Chapter 20

Xie family

In the quiet room in the main courtyard, the Xie family's father and son were playing chess, and everyone waiting in the room withdrew.

Xie Mingtang and Xie Zhan sat opposite each other, one holding a white stone and the other holding a black stone. In the entire quiet room, there was no other sound except the sound of falling stones.

After an unknown amount of time, Xie Mingtang dropped a white stone and asked the eldest son of Yushu Linfeng across from him, "What do you think of today's morning meeting?"

Xie Zhan was holding on to a black stone and looking at the three places on the chessboard that were suitable for placement. Without saying a word, he looked at the chessboard with his eyes, as if he was troubled by something.

Xie Mingtang didn't rush him and waited patiently.

All the pictures in Xie Zhan's mind were finally fixed on the scene that day when Lu Songli slapped the Zhao family's messenger in the face. He finally decided on the position. He was still a little uncertain when he made the move, but when

The closer the chess piece is to the chessboard, the stronger the force of his move becomes.

After settling down, Xie Zhan said, "The Zhao family has been along for the ride for too long and underestimated the enemy too much."

Xie Mingtang nodded. Indeed, in the past, Lu Desheng, a big troll, had never touched anyone from the Zhao family. Of course, he had never touched anyone from the Xie family. This was the first time that Zhao Wenkuan had faced him directly.

Lu Desheng's attack was a disastrous failure.

"It's one thing that the Zhao family underestimates the enemy, but isn't Lu Desheng too dangerous?"

It stands to reason that the stronger the in-laws are, the happier they will be rather than worried. Xie Mingtang's words are actually a test, and he is also worried that one day when the Lu family stands on the opposite side of the Xie family, they will face such an uncontrollable person like Xie.

How should the family respond? As the saying goes, there are no permanent enemies and no permanent friends.

In the past, when faced with similar issues about his father, Xie Zhan usually stayed silent because he felt there was no need to discuss it. Because of Lu Songli's original temperament, the possibility that the Lu family would be willing to cancel the engagement was very low. In this case,

The Lu family will be his in-law family, and he will not let the Lu family and the Xie family have the possibility of turning against each other.

Xie Mingtang was used to the silence of his eldest son. In the years before his death, his old father often told him that Xie Zhan, his eldest grandson, was the most like him among all his descendants. He had many excellent qualities.

His qualities are that he knows everything from the smallest detail, is thoughtful, and makes decisions before taking action. He is indeed the Qilin son of the Xie family. Now that he is well-read and knowledgeable, it is only a matter of time before he joins the cabinet and pays homage to the prime minister. With Xie Zhan in the Xie family, at least

There will be no worries within three generations. This was not only said to him, but also several clan elders who are currently in charge of the Xie family have heard of it. Because of this sentence, the family spared no effort in cultivating Xie Zhan.

For such a good person to have such a marriage, many people in the clan were dissatisfied with it. But because this marriage was decided by his father, they didn't say anything.

As one of the principals of the family, Xie Mingtang knew more and was even more dissatisfied with this marriage. His son was so outstanding, and he hoped that his son would also have an outstanding legitimate son in the future. He knew that his father had arranged this marriage for his son in the Lu family.

There are also forced factors, and you may not be truly satisfied with the Lu family.

In fact, the Xie family has many ways to force the Lu family to renounce their marriage. However, after realizing this, the eldest son Xie Zhan repeatedly stopped and warned him, asking him to restrain his clan members and not to take action against the Lu family. Lu Desheng is said to be very smart. Yan

If you leave traces, as long as you use your hands, there is no guarantee that someone will not find out. He has listened to these words, and has done so these years.

Now that the Zhao family has intervened, the Xie family has another choice, and it does not damage their reputation. When the Zhao family came to find him, he was moved, but his son still looked unshakable.

Just when Xie Mingtang thought that it would be impossible to wait for his son to speak this time, Xie Zhan said, "Father, don't worry too much. To put it bluntly, Lu Desheng is just a knife in the hands of the Lord. The reason why Lu Desheng's impeachment is so effective

So good, obviously the Holy One has been dissatisfied with their Zhao family for a long time, but the Holy One just took advantage of the situation through Lu Desheng's hand."

Xie Mingtang was overjoyed by his son's loosening or change of attitude. He knew exactly what it meant, but he was immediately followed by deep worries, "Lu Desheng's knife is too sharp, it will burn people with fire."

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He has to worry about this. Lu Desheng is like a raging fire, and it is very uncontrollable. He is worried that one day, this fire will burn down the Xie family. Compared with the Zhao family, the Xie family's buttocks are probably not much cleaner.

Go, if Lu Desheng turns his gun and targets the Xie family, it will be a disaster.

Xie Zhan shook his head and said, "There is nothing to be afraid of Lu Desheng. The Lu family is like those rootless duckweeds. They may seem powerful, but they only play an extraordinary role in a specific position. In fact, it is not difficult to get rid of him."

Xie Mingtang asked, "How to say it? In what way?"

Xie Zhan said two words lightly, "Praise and kill!"

"Tell me carefully." Xie Mingtang motioned for him to continue. Didn't his son say it just now? Lu Desheng is the sword in the emperor's hand. Now that they want to abolish his sword, will the emperor be happy?

Seeing his father like this, Xie Zhan frowned slightly. It seemed that Lu Desheng had really put a lot of pressure on his father. This was not acceptable.

"Dad, have you analyzed the reasons why Lu Desheng is so powerful? It is not difficult to get rid of him by focusing on the reasons."

"Lu Desheng's power lies in his mouth!" Xie Mingtang said in a disdainful tone, but in his heart he had to admit that Lu Desheng had two skills in impeaching people.

"That's just because his knife is sharp and easy to use. These are just superficial reasons. Another reason is that the emperor needs a knife and is only loyal to his own knife."

Xie Mingtang knew that what his son said was right. If the emperor didn't need it, then no matter how sharp the knife was, the emperor wouldn't use it.

"Dad, there are many people in the court who hate Lu Desheng, right?"

"Duo, even if I don't hate him, I don't like him. If the emperor didn't protect him, he would have no place in the court."

"Those people should belittle him and suppress him in front of the emperor, right? But no matter what those people say, the emperor has always protected him, right?"

"exactly!"

Xie Zhan pointed out, "So, when they wanted to deal with Lu Desheng, they went in the wrong direction from the beginning."

Everyone has a rebellious mentality. There are so many officials in the court who always want to touch Lu Desheng. As far as the emperor is concerned, the more you oppose my people, the more I have to protect them. I don't believe that I can't protect a minister.

If Lu Songli were here, she would agree with him. The current situation of her father and the emperor is that the stronger the external force given to them by the courtiers, the more they unite to resist.

"Wrong direction?"

"The current Lu Desheng is one with the Emperor. If you deal with him, you are dealing with the Emperor."

Xie Mingtang's eyebrows widened when he heard this, "Son, I understand a little bit." He suddenly realized at this moment, no wonder they had a headache when dealing with Lu Desheng.

"So, the first step to deal with Lu Desheng is to separate him from the emperor and get rid of his characteristics as a 'sword'. The second step is not to ignore the emperor's needs and not to leave the emperor without a knife. Wait until the emperor adapts.

With the new 'knife', it will be easy to deal with Lu Desheng again." Xie Zhan gently dropped the last piece and ended the game.

"What a plan!" Xie Mingtang exclaimed, stroking his hands.

He didn't expect that the problem that had troubled him for a long time would be solved by his eldest son in a few words. Looking at the eldest son sitting opposite him who was calm and sharp, he couldn't help but feel full of pride in his heart. He was indeed the eldest son he had high hopes for.

son.

If Lu Songli and Xie Zhan heard each other's conversation with their fathers at this moment, they would definitely be shocked and be on guard against each other.

Their analysis of Lu Yushi was equally penetrating, and their methods of dealing with him were similar. They were almost attacking his seven inches. Lu Songli directly simplified it into specific steps, while Xie Zhan meant to give guidance.
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