Wishful Things

He and Zhen Guogong are both people who are unwilling to be with Xia Tingzhen, and they are both dissidents in Xia Tingzhen's eyes.

If it was said that he was only dissatisfied when facing Xia Tingzhen in the previous year, then now, under the dissatisfaction, he has a real sense of crisis.

"Speaking of the old thief Xia Tingzhen, it can be said that he has been targeting this official everywhere recently..." Ji Xiu narrowed his eyes slightly, and said: "Although I have never dealt with him, this official still feels that there is something strange about it."

He can't say how sharp he is, but he and Xia Tingzhen are too familiar.

Naturally, he could clearly feel the change in the other party's attitude.

Also because he was aware of the other party's targeting, he became more and more intolerable, and the dissatisfaction in his heart was written on his face-if he didn't be tougher, the old thief might really think he was easy to bully!

"Could it be related to Xia Han's matter?" the young man whispered.

Ji Xiu put down the teacup.

"I've also thought about this possibility, but in Xia Han's case, I just gave Xu Ying a reminder—what happened after that has nothing to do with me at all."

He had already revealed this matter to the young man in a previous conversation.

This person came to recommend himself. Although he has not completely believed in the other party, but in his house, whether he leaves, stays or dies is all under his control——

Anyway, the other party is already dead.

It's not that he doesn't know the purpose of the other party, but it just so happens that the two of them have the same goal now, so he can barely use it with confidence.

"Perhaps Xia Shoufu relied on that clue to suspect that the whole thing was planned by the adults, so it is unknown to blame Xia Han's death on the adults..."

Ji Xiu felt annoyed when he heard this.

"The co-author is incapable of himself, and he can't find out who the enemy behind it is, so he uses the official to vent his anger?!"

He has lived most of his life, and this is the first time he has been misunderstood by his arch-enemy!

But he can't go to the other party to explain, can he?

Tell the other party - I was just leading the way with your son's matter at the beginning, and there is someone else who is really scheming behind the scenes? Otherwise, why don't you check it out again?

How is this different from kneeling in front of the other party and begging for mercy?

What's more, explaining to this kind of person that begging for mercy is useless at all - even if there is no such layer of grievances, depending on this person's ambition, sooner or later he will be attacked in the future.

In the end, it's useless to be soft, and he will never choose to be soft with this treacherous villain!

However, there is one thing that is worth pondering——

"In Xia Han's case, someone must be behind the scenes to fuel the flames."

If the rescue of Xu Ying by the soldiers and horses of the five cities was just accidental, then what happened after that was definitely not something that Xu Ying could do alone.

Even if the lightning strike in Fengtian Temple is enough to make Xia Han no longer exonerate, no matter how good the opportunity is, someone needs to be able to connect these two things together—that Taoist Xuanqing, who is the current national teacher, is the key to this opportunity.

Thinking of this national teacher, Ji Xiu couldn't help frowning slightly.

He always felt that the other person acted as if he knew him...but he had never had any interaction with this person before.

Of course, he is the minister of the Ministry of War, so it is not surprising that the other party wants to make a close show of friendship with him.

"I still can't figure out who the planner is." Ji Xiu had a thoughtful look in his eyes.

He also speculated on some people, but ruled them out one by one.

"If even the Xia family can't really find out, I think this person has a lot of tricks." When the young man spoke, there seemed to be a vague smile in his eyes.

It is also normal to find out.

When he was so close to her, how did he ever think that it would be her doing it?

Even he was deceived by her...

In terms of judging people's hearts, he has not yet fallen so far.

This memory is really too deep.

Enough for him to remember this life.

but……

He didn't intend to tell Ji Shangshu about these so-called truths.

Once people know too much, it is easy to distract their eyes, which is not conducive to making up their minds to move forward.

Therefore, he continued to speak in a slow voice: "But now it seems that this person is not our enemy at least for the time being - what adults should really think about right now is how to deal with self-protection."

Ji Xiu's hand clenched into a fist.

Self-preservation?

Thinking back to when the first emperor was in power, he held the strength of the three major battalions of the Beijing Army, and Xia Tingzhen didn't even dare to fart in front of him!

But now, he wants to seek 'self-protection' from this treacherous villain? !

The sense of humiliation brought about by such a gap made Ji Xiu's eyes colder: "In the past, I was too lazy to argue with him, but I told him to make progress every step of the way! Now that we have to fight, let's settle the old and new grudges together! This time, I will definitely vent my anger!"

The young man smiled from the bottom of his heart.

There is no need to be so blindly confident and bragging——

"Your Excellency still needs to deal with this matter calmly." After a word of persuasion, he asked, "I don't know if Your Excellency is in the palace tonight, but what kind of conflict did you have with Xia Shoufu?"

Ji Xiu sneered.

"If he dared to confront this official once in the open, this official would still look up to him—it's a pity that he only dared to play those insidious tricks in secret. As for today, it's just a few words."

A war of words?

The young man thought of Ji Xiu's annoyed look when he just came back, and said: "As far as I know, Xia Tingzhen is not someone who likes to talk and talk."

This scheming Chief Assistant, restrained and vicious, has always disdained to argue with these meaningless words.

"You have never been in the officialdom, but you know a lot." Ji Xiu couldn't hear praise or criticism in his tone. He glanced at the young man and asked, "But so what?"

"I believe that Xia Shoufu probably intended to provoke your lord with his words. If there is an act of impeaching your lord before, he must also know that the contents of that scripture alone will not shake your lord's fundamentals—so I judge that this is just to make your lord angry and disturbed. If your lord really falls into this trap and acts impulsively, it is a big taboo."

Ji Xiu's complexion didn't change much, but after thinking about it for a moment, he could tell whether what he said was right or wrong.

"In my humble opinion, adults need to calmly and carefully plan this matter, and not confront him head-on." The young man said, "In the final analysis, if you want to deal with Xia Shoufu, the key lies in His Majesty's views and decisions. This is the most energy-saving and self-destructive way."

Ji Xiu frowned subconsciously.

"This official will definitely not be able to do such insidious actions as provocative words behind the scenes."

The young man laughed again from the bottom of his heart.

Can't do it?

Then how to explain the use of Xu Ying earlier?

Therefore, it's not that it can't be done, it's just that it can't be done - the emperor has reused Xia Tingzhen for many years, and it is definitely not something that can be easily provoked by Ji Xiu's few words.

"My lord, we need to outsmart in the dark."

Under the lampshade painted with green bamboo, the flames flickered slightly.

Someone knocked on the study door, interrupting the low conversation.

"Who—" Ji Xiu asked.

"Father, it's me."

What answered him was a girl's clear and melodious voice.