"I went to Hanhong, recorded my merits and forgot my faults. If I can return home early, I will definitely be a general." [History of the Yuan Dynasty·Biographies No. 50]
There was silence in the military camp late at night, and the moonlight was as cool as water. Cai Yong simply blew out the lights and sat in the tent, immersed in the bright moonlight. He held a yak knot in his arms and gently used silk to
Wiping with a cloth, his solemn eyes seemed to caress his own life.
Jia Xu's late-night visit interrupted Cai Yong's ceremonial gesture. He looked at the knot in Cai Yong's hand and said with a smile: "I heard that Su Wu was unyielding in his integrity by chewing the snow felt. Look at Cai Gong's behavior.
You look like you are nostalgic for the ancients?"
"No wonder His Majesty said that the Colonel is a smart man. Sure enough, I was about to go looking for the Colonel, but I didn't expect that the Colonel came to him first." Cai Yong held the knot with both hands and motioned for Jia Xu to take a seat.
"How lucky is it that my name is known to the Emperor?" Jia Xu sat opposite Cai Yong, raised his eyebrows, and said meaningfully: "Your Majesty is really an extraordinary master."
"Your Majesty is wise and decisive, and his words and deeds are all like masters. Only when Captain Tulu has experienced it personally in the future will he believe that I am not just talking empty words today." After Cai Yong finished speaking, he raised his eyes and looked at Jia Xu; "Jia Xu;
I'm afraid the school captain Weiye came here not just to tell Su Wu's story, right?"
Jia Xu nodded and said, "I do have a few questions that I can't figure out, and I would like to ask Mr. Cai to clarify them."
Cai Yong straightened his back, sat upright and said, "But it doesn't matter."
"If what I have predicted is correct, His Majesty should be in charge of the court at this time, and the Taiwei and others are just in name." Jia Xu calmly looked directly into Cai Yong's eyes and said slowly: "In this case, why did Cai Yong
Instead of telling everyone clearly, the Duke allowed them to misunderstand that the Taiwei was in charge of the government?"
Cai Yong said: "If it is said that all this was done by His Majesty, would they believe it? Even when I was in prison, I didn't believe that today's young people would be so skillful, carefully planning to depose Wang Yun, and ordering Wang Yun to be deposed in a short time
All ministers bow their heads and all generals obey orders."
Jia Xu remained silent. In fact, he had already figured this out in his mind. Otherwise, he would not take the risk to come to Cai Yong.
"With Jia Xiaowei's intelligence, these questions have already been answered. There is no need to ask or answer them again." Cai Yong said lightly: "In my opinion, Jia Xiaowei came here just for one thing, and that is to think
You know what the imperial court wants."
Just like talking about tomorrow's weather, Jia Xu casually pointed out the plan thought up by the emperor and others, with a relaxed expression, not caring at all that as the planner of the rebel counterattack on Chang'an, he was also on the list of 'rewards' for entering the city.
"With His Majesty's skill, it is very clear what he wants to do. Fan Chou and the others thought they were pardoned, and happily prepared to enter the city to receive rewards. But who knows whether they will become fish on the anvil and be slaughtered after entering the city?"
Cai Yong's expression did not change. He had already been reminded in front of the emperor when he arrived. Although Jia Xu was loyal to the imperial court, he always put his own life first. At this time, although Jia Xu exposed the conspiracy behind the imperial court's pardon of everyone, but
Cai Yong knew that Jia Xu did not go to tell Li Jue about this matter, but came to him instead. It was obvious that the other party was leaning towards the imperial court.
"The emperor intends to pardon the generals, and this is by no means a lie." Cai Yong said firmly.
Seeing Jia Xu's suspicious eyes, he added: "But you are right. Some of them will indeed be liquidated by the court after entering the city. People like Hu Zhen and Yang Ding who have repeatedly betrayed the emperor
How could the imperial court pardon Li Jue, Guo Si and other treacherous and cruel people and let them remain in the army? Wang Yun refused to pardon the generals, which was indeed the imperial court's fault. However, they rebelled one after another and tried to
When the time comes, if there is an edict from the imperial court that is not conducive to them in the future, wouldn’t they want to rebel again?”
"So what does Your Majesty mean?" Jia Xu asked softly, but he already understood in his heart.
"It is necessary to apply virtues and establish prestige at the same time." Cai Yong actually took a big risk by telling the emperor's plan. If the emperor had not analyzed Jia Xu's character thoroughly and was clear-headed, if not for Jia Xu,
With today's performance, Cai Yong may not necessarily do what the emperor said.
Jia Xu is the brains and soul of the rebels. Cai Yong only discovered this when he went to the rebels today. The emperor had never seen Jia Xu before, so where did he learn about Jia Xu? How?
Are you confident that Jia Xu is the key to this plan?
Putting aside the doubts in Cai Yong's heart, Jia Xu was slightly surprised after hearing Cai Yong's words. He killed the chickens to scare the monkeys, got rid of a group of dishonest people, and pardoned the honest ones, so that they would fear the court in their hearts and dare not make mistakes.
, and be grateful to the court.
This is not blindly killing and suppressing, nor is it blindly compromising and subduing. Killing and appeasement go hand in hand, and it is divided and divided. It is indeed not something that ordinary people can do.
Why did you tell him such an important thing simply?
Cai Yong wanted to use this to win over Jia Xu, and wanted to use Jia Xu's status to persuade the peace-seeking faction in the army such as Fan Chou. This makes sense, but what even the resourceful Jia Xu didn't understand was why Cai Yong
The plan was revealed exactly as it was without even a hint of probing.
Why were they so sure that Jia Xu would help the court?
How do they know that Jia Xu is not someone who followed Li Jue all the way to the dark side? What is the basis for this?
This was the real doubt in Jia Xu's heart, and even Cai Yong had only a partial understanding of it, saying that if he met the emperor in the future, he would naturally have a reasonable answer.
It's the little emperor again, Jia Xu said in his heart. This little emperor didn't seem to have any ability when he was in Luoyang. He didn't expect that he had been holding back until Dong Zhuo died and caused such a turmoil.
Seeing Jia Xu's silence, Cai Yong persuaded him: "Why should Lieutenant Jia hesitate? Just imagine if Li Jue and others captured Chang'an and took control of the government in this battle. With their tyrannical nature and a large army in hand, they would still attack Jia Xu."
Do the emperor and the court take them seriously? At that time, where will the emperor's safety be placed? Where will the majesty of the court be placed? Where will the people of Guanzhong be placed? As a Han official, will the school captain continue to help the tyrants?
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"After all, I once worked with him, and I really can't bear to see him die step by step. It's just that the court... this makes me very difficult to handle." Jia Xu shook his head, neither agreeing nor rejecting.
How could Cai Yong not understand the meaning of Jia Xu's words? How could someone who could raise an army to rebel and attack the capital without any scruples care about his old military friendship? This is just a pretense of coyness. It depends on Li Jue and Guo Si.
These stepping stones can only lift themselves up as high as they can.
He sneered in his heart, and even though he saw it, he didn't say anything, and simply used his trump card: "Do you know, captain, that a few days ago, your majesty had privately sent an emissary, Duan Xun, to Shaanxi County with an imperial edict, intending to pardon the generals?"
This time Jia Xu was really stunned. He had no idea: "Your Majesty has already sent a pardon edict? Why have I never heard anyone mention it?"