The world of bad people is invincible

Chapter 326 Heroes Twilight
Xu Wen stayed in the mansion in Jiangdu City, and did not participate in Wu Gong's discussions.

However, he is the great prime minister of the state of Wu, arbitrarily arbitrarily arbitrating the military and political power of the state of Wu, and the results of the Wu palace's discussions must be sent to him.

Soon a herald came to Xu Wen's mansion with an order to ask for an audience.

The herald who came in was originally an official promoted by Xu Wen, so he naturally knew it.Xu Wen called him in, and when he got the decree, it turned out that it was the time and itinerary for him to go south to cross the river!
Xu Wen was shocked.Wu Wang Yang Pu bypassed him and made a private decision: go south to cross the river to protect the foundation!
Xu Wen looked at it carefully again, held the decree in his hand, and sat on a chair to meditate.

He sensed something was wrong.Yang Pu is weak and incompetent, like his two elder brothers, he cannot be called a qualified King of Wu, and has always been just Xu Wen's puppet.

With Yang Pu's personality, it is very unreasonable for him to dare to bypass himself and arbitrarily decide the court.

After a long while, Xu Wen lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly opened his eyes.

"Come on, call me Zhigao!"

……

After a while, a voice came to Xu Wen's ears.

"Father, you called me?"

A middle-aged man in plain clothes walked in and said softly.

The speaker was Xu Wen's adopted son, Xu Zhigao.

Xu Zhigao's original surname was Li, and his name was Li Min (Li Min was the father of Li Jing, the ancestor of the Southern Tang Dynasty in history, and the grandfather of Li Yu, the empress of the Southern Tang Dynasty).

Xu Zhigao was frugal by nature, but also virtuous in government, with both civil and military skills, and was deeply loved by Xu Wen.

Xu Zhigao was extremely talented, so naturally he had already taken up a half-time official position in Wu State.He has long been named the governor of Shengzhou, but he is just a remote leader.

In addition, he is also doing some copywriting work beside his adoptive father Xu Wen, which is more reliable than ordinary staff.

It can be said that although Xu Zhigao is Xu Wen's adoptive son, their relationship is stronger than that of his own father and son.

Xu Wen sat on the chair and responded without looking back.Then he showed the decree to Xu Zhigao.

After Xu Zhigao finished reading it, he was a little angry: "This group of people...these people are in vain as ministers!"

He originally wanted to blame Wu Wang Yang Pu, but as a courtier, he could not speak falsely about the king, so he shifted the responsibility to the courtiers.

Xu Zhigao muttered to himself, then quickly bowed his back and approached Xu Wen, shouting: "Father, you must quickly find an opportunity to report to the King of Wu, and try your best to deploy Jiangdu's defense. We can't just fight without a fight. Lost Jiangdu!"

But Xu Wen frowned and reprimanded Xu Zhigao: "Report? What should you report? How should you report?"

"Father, you... what's wrong with you?"

Xu Zhigao was stunned, and then said anxiously: "You have so many troops in your hand, and your position is so high, His Highness the King of Wu must not ignore your suggestion. It should not be too late, at the latest when the Jin army arrives in Jiangdu... "

Xu Wen immediately said sternly: "I'm afraid I'll be decapitated if I haven't reached the Wu Palace!"

"What?" Xu Zhigao was startled.

Xu Wen immediately sneered and said, "Do you think Yang Pu can make up his mind with his temperament?"

Xu Zhigao was puzzled and said, "Father, what do you mean?"

Xu Wen didn't go into details, but asked Xu Zhigao: "Do you know how the late king died?"

The former kings he was talking about were naturally not the two elder brothers of King Wu Yang Pu, but Yang Pu's father Yang Xingmi.

In Xu Wen's eyes, only Yang Xingmi is worthy of being King Wu.

Xu Zhigao was puzzled and asked doubtfully, "Didn't the former king suffer from illness?"

"No!" Xu Wen shook his head immediately, and then secretly sighed: "It won't be long, I'm afraid I will follow in the footsteps."

Xu Zhigao turned pale with shock: "You must never say that..."

"You don't have to make such a fuss."

Xu Wenwu shook his head, and said again: "I should have thought of that person a long time ago, ever since that Li Xingyun came to Jiangdu, I should have thought of it."

"Li Xingyun?" Xu Zhigao said with fear still on his face, "You mean Li Xingyun, the descendant of Li Tang's royal family? When did he come to Jiangdu?"

"Li Xingyun came to Jiangdu, only me and King Wu knew about it, and I didn't tell anyone."

Xu Zhigao was still puzzled: "Then what does this Li Xingyun have to do with your wealth and life?"

"Zhigao, you have lived in the south of the Yangtze River for a long time, and you know little about the secrets of the Central Plains." Xu Wen said slowly, "However, I don't intend to tell you, so as not to panic you."

Xu Zhigao suddenly felt that Xu Wen's words were too mysterious.

At this time, for some reason, Xu Wen unexpectedly mentioned Li Keyong to Xu Zhigao.

"King Jin's popularity, power, and achievements in the Central Plains were not taken lightly. Now, with the prestige of defeating Wu and Chu, and breaking the name of Wudu and Jiangdu, it is even more different. In the future, he will hold a heavy army, When the class teacher returns to Bianzhou, he will definitely ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor!"

Xu Zhigao was even more puzzled: "Father, what do you mean by that?"

"I'm going to die soon, and your brothers are no exception." Xu Wen's tone was a bit like a hero's twilight.This made Xu Zhigao even more puzzled and moved.

Xu Wen looked at Xu Zhigao at this time, and said: "Fortunately, you are only my adopted son in name, and I just asked you to help me with some paperwork. Others don't know the friendship between you and me. You just need to be with me. If I draw a clear line, I should still have a chance to survive."

Xu Zhigao became anxious immediately: "Father! What happened, you talk!"

Xu Wen glanced at Xu Zhigao, but this time he revealed something leaky: "20 years ago, bad people got rid of the former king, and now I want to follow in the footsteps of the former king."

After all, he sighed and said, "I just don't know if my lord will blame me for what I have done these years."

"Your prestige is all based on your military exploits, and your good reputation is also given to you by the people in Jiangdu. So what do you have to fear about the bad guys?" Xu Zhigao gritted his teeth immediately. Said: "As soon as you give an order, I will immediately lead my troops to destroy them."

"You don't know how scary bad people are." Xu Wen just shook his head.He knew that Xu Zhigao's loyalty and bravery were commendable, but his words really made people laugh.

Afterwards, Xu Wen immediately told Xu Zhigao: "You sneak out of the mansion now, and immediately announce your break with me, Xu Wen, change your name back to Li Min, and never come back again."

"In addition, you must not cross the river with Yang Pu south, and you must stay in Jiangdu no matter what. When the Jin King's army invades Jiangdu, you will immediately defect to the Jin King. your."

"Father" Xu Zhigao couldn't help shouting.

"This is an order!" Xu Wen scolded with a serious face first, and then said kindly and softly: "Let's go, don't be seen by anyone."

Seeing the changing expression on Xu Wen's face, Xu Zhigao finally understood that Xu Wen was not joking.

He turned his head every three steps, every five steps, and finally walked out of the mansion.

After returning to the gate of the mansion, Xu Zhigao immediately announced that he changed his name to Li Min, and released a speech among the officials, saying that Xu Wen had no king and was arbitrarily ruling the government. He was really a traitor and a traitor!
Two days later, Xu Wen died of illness.

(End of this chapter)