"I want to kill Sun Yingzhi, the young minister of Taichang Temple."
"What did you say?" Nie Zhongyou said in a hoarse voice.
"Brother, you can speak now!" Lin Zi was startled, and when he came back to his senses, he was startled again, "What did Xiao Langjun just say?"
Li Xia said: "Kill Sun Yingzhi."
Han Chengxu was also surprised.
He first felt that even if Li Xia trusted people like Beigui, it would be too bold to say this directly.
But after glancing at the people in the room, he didn't think anyone would betray Li Xia...
After Li Xia came back, he asked Nie Zhongyu about the details of the case in which he was imprisoned at that time.
He can be sure that this case did not arise out of jealousy.
Sun Tianji's capture of Tang An'an was more like blackmail...but what he was blackmailing was still unknown.
This is also the reason why Li Xia returned Tang An'an's money. Whether the girl was hypocritical or playing with her feelings, she was the one who was implicated in this matter, and there was no reason to take her money again.
I was worried that she would expose the secret of rebirth in the future, so I just stopped contacting him.
And some other things should also be settled.
"If I kill Sun Tianji, Sun Yingzhi will not let me go." Li Xia said: "He will send someone to assassinate me at any time because of his revenge. It may be in Lin'an City or on my way to my post."
Han Chengxu muttered: "Young Master has a sense of propriety in doing things. He must have thought clearly about the reasons for killing Sun Yingzhi. I will give you a few reasons for my objections. I hope Young Master will be cautious."
Li Xia said: "Mr. Han, please tell me."
"Are you too worried? No matter what the differences are with each other, Sun Yingzhi is a high-ranking official in the imperial court. He will kill people and destroy his own future. He should not be so unrelenting. And the young man will get an official position in half a month and leave Lin'an then.
That’s it.”
"No, the Sun family is already fighting to the death with me." Li Xia said, "They hired murderers to kill me while I was in prison, and even set fire to my house."
Han Chengxu said: "But Xiaolangjun has returned from his service and is no longer a death row prisoner. He is no longer what he used to be. I don't think a high-ranking official dares to take such a risk."
Li Xia judged that Li Yong and his son had a deep conflict with the Sun family on some important matter, but he didn't know what it was and couldn't tell Han Chengxu.
"I don't bet on this, I don't take chances, I just strike first to gain the upper hand."
Han Chengxu asked again: "What should I do if something happens? If you assassinate a high-ranking official in the dynasty, are you not afraid of losing the official position you worked so hard to get before you get it?"
"Be more secretive."
"No, the young man has already killed Sun Tianji. If Sun Yingzhi dies again, others will easily become suspicious."
"So, if you want to kill, kill as soon as possible. No matter how bad the grievances are later, things will be more difficult to handle."
Han Chengxu solemnly saluted Li Xia and said: "I am still opposed to this matter. The young man is about to become an official. He is different from being a spy in the north. If he still puts assassination first in everything, there will be no harm in the long run."
One profit."
"I know, thanks to Mr. Han for reminding..."
Li Xia actually agreed with Han Chengxu's warning.
Only in this matter did he have the last resort.
What he hates most is the unknown, knowing nothing about the situation before his rebirth.
There are huge risks involved. For example, if someone discovers that he does not remember the past and happens to have returned from the north, they can say that he is the fake Li Xia and a spy sent by the north.
What's more, I don't know what kind of disaster it caused in the past.
Hearing the sentence "Your Majesty is a Jinshi in Ding Weinian" today, the more Li Xia thought about it, the more he felt that he was being targeted by Sun Yingzhi, and felt unusually uneasy.
In fact, if he had come back first and asked Nie Zhongyou about the case at that time, sooner or later he would have found out about Fenglian Tower.
But being recognized by Nian'er on the street amplified this uneasiness even more, because he realized that he would be recognized by more people at any time...
"I still want to kill Sun Yingzhi." Li Xia said.
"Just kill." Gao Changshou suddenly said, "This is a simple matter, ahem... Tonight you are going to the Ding Mansion for a banquet. I will climb over the wall and kill Sun Yingzhi. No one can doubt us."
"I'll go too," Liu Jinsuo said.
"No." Gao Changshou said: "Ahem... you and Lin Zi are talking loudly here, so that no one can doubt you."
"But your injuries are not fully healed."
"I'm almost healed... It's just that I'm injured, but it's inconspicuous so others won't suspect it."
Gao Changshou was injured in Yizhou. After that, he traveled all the way and fell into desperate situations. He lost his will to save life and his injuries kept recurring.
It was not until Li Xia came back with Gao Mingyue that he cheered up a lot and his injury began to improve, but it was not yet healed.
However, he tried hard to stop coughing and said something solemnly.
"In the Battle of Jiuhe, my father suffered dozens of wounds on his body, but he still fought hard and killed three Mongolian soldiers before he died... I just went to kill an old civil servant, just like killing a chicken."
Liu Jinsuo almost wanted to say, "So your father died in the war," but luckily he swallowed the words and swallowed heavily.
"How do you plan to kill?"
"Go in over the wall, kill Sun Yingzhi, and come out over the wall."
"The Sun family has a nursing home."
"In peacetime, how prepared can an official of Taichang Temple in Lin'an City be?"
Liu Jinsuo said, "I'll go and you can pretend to be me and talk in the courtyard."
"I can't pretend to be you."
Li Xia said: "I also plan to let Muru go, but not to the Sun Mansion for assassination. It would be too risky. I have a plan... Zhong You, please help me with the details..."
A piece of paper was spread out on the table, and everyone sat around the table.
Li Xiati made a few strokes with his pen.
"This is Qinghefang, this is Yujie, Ding's house is here... Zhong You, where is Sun's house?"
Nie Zhongyou took the pen and drew several more lines, adding great detail to the map.
Li Xia said: "Tonight, I will go to the Ding Mansion for a banquet. When I arrive, I will tell Ding Daquan that I once killed a Sun family member out of jealousy. I want to apologize to Sun Shaoqing in person and ask him to be a peacemaker for me."
Han Chengxu pondered: "Can he agree?"
"Yes, now I am obviously one of Ding Daquan's people. Even if he wants to avoid having bad relations with Sun Ying, he has to ask clearly about this matter."
"But I didn't send an invitation in advance. Will Sun Yingzhi go?"
Li Xia said: "Sun Yingzhi was not in Xuande Hall the day before yesterday and didn't know that I came back alive. Today, it is impossible for him not to know. With a normal reaction, he should ask why the death row prisoner who killed his son can perform meritorious service, but he didn't, which means he is watching.
Follow me. Invite him and he will go."
"What if you don't go?"
"Then let him go tonight and find another chance."
"If he goes away, how can we kill him?"
"Lin'an City is very congested." Li Xia said, "Let's take advantage of this."
He traced his finger across the map he had just drawn.
"Sun Yingzhi accepted the invitation and took a sedan chair. He went out from Sun's mansion and passed through the Imperial Street. We blocked him here.
Ming... Miss Gao, find a cart for pulling goods and park it near Wangxian Bridge. When you see Sun Ying approaching, put down the cart and block the road.
This is not far from Ding's house. He will get off the sedan and walk through the alley to Qingwazi Street. This alley is not long, but very narrow. His entourage cannot be shoulder to shoulder. Muru, you ambush here and stab Sun Yingzhi to death.
There are busy streets on both sides of the alley. If you kill someone, you can just blend into the crowd..."
After Li Xia finished speaking, he solemnly explained: "Remember, Sun Yingzhi can be killed next time, and your safety is more important. If there are any changes, give up immediately."
In fact, the Gao Changshou brother and sister were able to escape Lu Fengtai's arrest in Luzhou City. Li Xia was very confident in their abilities, so he made this arrangement.
"Okay." Gao Mingyue responded softly.
Gao Changshou asked: "Is it that simple?"
"Of course not, there will be various accidents, and we need to supplement our plans to prevent accidents."
Everyone discussed various details, such as at what time tonight Liu Jinsuo and Lin Zi should go out and show their faces to the people watching Dengwick Lane; how the Gao brothers and sisters could climb out from the courtyard wall without being noticed.
Li Xia hoped that after killing Sun Yingzhi, some of the problems left over from the past would be reduced and fewer people would know him.
He wanted to be low-key and unobtrusive, waiting for his official position in Shu in this half month...
Lonely mountain.
Gushan is an isolated island in the West Lake.
This place is surrounded by blue waves, with luxuriant flowers and trees in the mountains, unique pavilions and pavilions, and elegant scenery.
Uncle Xie Fang and Jiang Wanli stood side by side in Fan Gong Pavilion, looking at the West Lake.
“When I read Lin Hejing’s sentence ‘The sparse shadows are slanting across the clear water, and the faint fragrance floats on the moon at dusk’, I have been thinking of admiring plum blossoms on Gushan for these years.” Uncle Xie Fang clasped his hands and sighed: “It’s a pity that I can’t see Gushan this winter.”
Jiang Wanli smiled and said: "I know you like to raise cranes, so I invite you to a meeting today at the secluded place of Lin Hejing, the 'Plum Wife and Crane Son'."
"I'm determined."
The two seem to be old friends, but in fact they have different political views.
In the fifth year of Chunyou, it was Jiang Wanli who persuaded the officials to appoint Zhao Kui despite the opposition of the Zhuhe faction, which enabled the Main War faction to be in power for a time. Therefore, he was repeatedly criticized by the Zhuhe faction and lived idle for nearly twelve years.
Jiang Wanli was three years older than Uncle Xie Fang. At that time, he was said to have "a majestic appearance, elegant demeanor in discussion, and moved the times." Twelve years later, Uncle Xie Fang became prime minister and then resigned, but he had just come back to power and had not yet begun to display his ambitions.
The officialdom is ups and downs, and destiny is unpredictable.
"Master He, you and I have been arguing about the main battle for many years, but I didn't expect that we both lost to 'Yan Martin Dang' in the end. Now, there are only a few matters related to the country that I can't let go of, so I can only entrust them to you." Thank you.
Uncle Fang said.
"I know." Jiang Wanli said, "That's why I came to see you today."
"Those six imperial students must be rescued. Don't commit any crime because of your words. Once this happens, the consequences will be endless."
Jiang Wanli said: "I will do my best on this matter."
"You have always cherished talents, so I guess you will do it even if I don't tell you. However, traitors are powerful and must not be allowed to persecute the Imperial Academy."
"Yeah, I'm worried about this too."
Uncle Xie Fang sighed and said: "When I become the Prime Minister, Yu Hui will be dismissed, but Zhang Shi is not good at water warfare. The battle in the southwest..."
When he said this, he shook his head and said: "Cheng Yuanfeng is good in everything, but his temper is a bit softer."
Jiang Wanli smiled bitterly and said: "How can I interfere in the affairs of the Privy Council? It is useless to say more."
Uncle Xie Fang said: "The fault lies with Ding Qingpi. If things cannot be done in the future, you can plan to appoint Wu Qian as prime minister. Don't let traitors take power."
"Speaking of Wu Qian's resurrection, there is one more thing." Jiang Wanli said slowly, and then got down to the topic...