Chapter 466 Donkey and Carrot
The person who sent the message was Fan Honghui, the second son of Duke Jingguo, and the deputy commander appointed by the emperor this time.
Gong Jingguo once followed the current emperor to pacify the world. He was the emperor's brother through life and death. He was also seriously injured because the emperor blocked an assassin's poisonous arrow. As a result, his hands and feet were paralyzed and half of his body could not move. Now he has to go in and out. Relying on a wheelchair.
Jingguo Gong has two sons and one daughter. The eldest son Fan Hongyu is currently the Minister of Household Affairs and is in charge of the world's money for the emperor. The second son Fan Honghui is in charge of the Imperial Guards in the capital and protects the emperor's safety. Even his daughter Fan Jinglan She has the right to enter and leave the palace at will. She is deeply loved by the Queen Mother and her status is no different from that of a princess.
It can be said that the emperor trusted Jing Guo Gong and his family and loved them very much.
At this time, the emperor sent Fan Honghui to be the commander of the Western Frontier Army. He was nominally an assistant, but in fact he wanted to take over the Western Frontier Army that he had worked hard to build.
An Leiting's face became increasingly ugly.
My hair had turned a lot of gray because of An Jingzhong's incident, and I couldn't eat or sleep because I was worried day and night. My body looked a little rickety, and now I looked even more depressed.
So much so that when he received the order, his voice was hoarse and his movements were slow, making him look senile.
Idiot!
Fan Honghui twitched the corner of his mouth.
Let’s not talk about the son’s fault of not being a godfather. If An Jingzhong is like this, An Leiting should also look at his own faults. Among the things An Jingzhong has done, what are some of the things that you, as a father, should not do? Do you know?
And it has become like this at this time. As a father, as a commander, and as a minister, I should be loyal to my duties and do my duty well.
Who are you trying to show to yourself by showing off your weaknesses and shortcomings like this?
If one commander is like this, how can the entire Western Frontier Army have morale?
What's more, even if you are the commander of the chamber, even if the legitimate son is about to die, you are still the emperor's minister, and it is your duty to be loyal to the country. Such double-mindedness...
< br>No wonder the emperor sent him here in a hurry.
The Western Frontier Army needs to be reorganized.
Fan Honghui looks down on An Leiting very much, but he still has to say what he needs to say, "Since I will work with Commander Xiang in the future, Commander Xiang will also become my top boss. There are many things to say." I won’t hide it anymore.”
< br>"The Emperor has also received a lot of information about Commander Anxiang's participation in the performance, detailing the various crimes and faults of Commander Anxiang. If the Emperor really wants to pursue the case, I am afraid that one more person will be added to the prison in the middle of the capital. ”
"To be honest, the emperor is just a nostalgic person. He still remembers the great contributions made by Commander Anxiang over the years, and gave Commander Anxiang a chance to make meritorious service."
"After all, Mr. An will not be executed until March next year. In such a long time, there is no guarantee that something will happen. Whether we can seize this opportunity or not depends entirely on the commander Anxiang."
After Fan Honghui said these words, he glanced at An Leiting.
When An Leiting heard this, his mind suddenly moved.
This means that An Jingzhong can still be saved?
An Leiting's originally cloudy eyes became a little brighter. After thinking for a moment, he finally regained some energy and said to Fan Honghui, "Don't worry, deputy commander, I know what to do."
" As the saying goes, an old man has great ambitions. Although I am old, I still have the ability to serve the country loyally and serve the emperor faithfully."
"That's very good." Fan Honghui nodded slightly, "I am new to the army. I am not very familiar with the affairs, so I need to trouble Commander Anxiang a lot."
"Commander Fan is so polite..."
An Lei thought that there was still some hope for An Jingzhong here. Ting suddenly regained a lot of energy, cheered up, and summoned a group of army commanders to the general station to introduce Fan Honghui to the specific situation in the army in detail. At the same time, it was also the duty of Zhao Gao to Fan Honghui in the army to cleanse him from the dust.
At this time, Xiao Luoan and Cui Wenshuo were sitting opposite each other in the Qinglian Villa in Changzhou City, drinking tea and talking.
"The third prince is still used to living here?" Cui Wenshuo asked with a smile.
"Qinglian Villa is spacious and elegant, and it is well hidden from the city. It is very good." Xiao Luoan handed over his hand, "Thank you Master Cui for your troubles."
Fan Honghui arrived in the army, this new There are three fires in the official position, but there is no guarantee that the fire will not burn irrelevant people.
What's more, all the princes are loyal to the emperor, and the princes are not allowed to plan for the throne among themselves. They are also dissatisfied with the power of the aristocratic family, so Xiao Luoan is no longer suitable to stay in the army.
During this period, Xiao Luoan did a lot of things that were beneficial to the Cui family. Cui Wenshuo was not stingy and only gave Xiao Luoan the Qinglian Villa that Cui Wendong originally bought.
This is also used as a quiet place for people to meet and talk.
“You’re welcome, Third Prince.” Cui Wenshuo picked up the tea cup, “The Third Prince has been working hard recently and needs to take a good rest. I also think this place is quite suitable. The Third Prince doesn’t dislike it. This is the place. What a blessing."
Xiao Luoan smiled and nodded, and then sighed after a moment, "It's a pity that Anjia..."
He looked at Cui Wenshuo again, "What are the Cui family's plans to do?"
"An Jingzhong has been convicted, so the marriage with him will naturally not count." Cui Wenshuo thought for a moment and said, "Just watch Is there any promising person in the An family? "
"To make Mr. Cui laugh, why do I feel that the An family is about to run out of energy?" Xiao Luoan asked tentatively.
Cui Wenshuo was silent when he heard this.
Indeed, the future of Anjia is uncertain.
An Jingzhong's beheading is scheduled for March next year. In the eyes of others, there are many variables, but they can clearly see that this is just a carrot hanging in front of a donkey like the common people.
With An Jingzhong as a carrot, An Leiting as a donkey can work diligently to calm down the war at the western border. But after the war is completely calmed down, it depends on whether the carrot will be given to the donkey. The emperor means.
When Fan Honghui arrives here, if he can quickly establish a foothold, the Western Frontier Army will have nothing to do with the An family.
At that time, not only will the carrot not be given, but the donkey will be killed, and it will not be impossible.
When we were opening up territories, we relied on the families of military generals. After the world was calmed down, we were afraid of the huge power of the heroes and families, so we dealt with them one by one.
This kind of thing happens in every dynasty and every generation, and there is never an exception.
Today’s saints are probably not exempt from vulgarity.
This is why these aristocratic families have to stand in line early, choose the people to support, and continue the lifeline of the aristocratic family.
If you do it well, you can use the emperor to command the princes. Even if you do it worse, as long as you have a good vision and make the right choice, you will be prosperous and wealthy for decades before starting the next round of choices.
If things go on like this, even hundreds of years later, they will still be able to stand firm.
Real success requires a wealthy emperor and a solid family.
It’s Friday, happy weekend everyone~