Chapter 470: Borrowing a Knife to Kill
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Yin Huaixi threw the book in his hand aside. Out of sight, out of mind. “How’s the situation in the capital?”
Feeling that he was about to walk through the gates of hell again, Yin Qi’s scalp went numb again. He could only bite the bullet and say, “After the imperial examination was released, there was an open and secret struggle in the court, and there were frequent changes. Marquis of Ninevuan’s familv was
suppressed by the court officials led by Xia Yansheng. Many people have already been implicated in the old kings case.”
When newcomers entered the court, it was often the best time for the powerful ministers to eliminate their dissidents and nurture their henchmen. There was an excellent opportunity in front of Xia Yansheng.
It was the case of King You.
Concubine Lu (Concubine Lan) had yet to completely fall out of favor, and the Marquis of Ningyuan was still angry. After all, he was a new noble personally promoted by the emperor. It was a pity to abandon her.
Naturally, Xia Yansheng would not interfere with the emperors interests.
Yin Huaixi’s lips curled up slightly. “I’ve already sharpened the knife and handed it to Xia Yansheng. How can this knife not move?
If he couldn’t touch the Marquis of Ningyuan, he would start with his subordinates.
Now that the situation in Shandong was clear, he, the heir of King You, was famous in the world. The case of King You was also bright and had to be investigated clearly.
The evidence was all readily available.
Yes, he had colluded with the Marquis of Changxing to persecute the royal family.
After weakening the power of the Marquis of Ningyuan’s faction, the Marquis of Ningyuan was nothing to be afraid of. When the Marquis of Ningyuan was completely weak, the emperor would give up on him. Real powerful ministers were the best pig hunters.
Patience was a must for a hunter.
Yin Huaixi chuckled. “With the butcher’s knife in hand, Xia Yansheng should remember who the owner of this butcher’s knife is. If he’s smart, he should understand that what he borrowed has to be returned sooner or later. If he wants to take advantage of it, he has to be prepared to suffer a backlash.”
He had long known that it was actually not easy to successfully clear the crimes of the father and son.
The greatest resistance was the current emperor, and even more so the court officials.
Fighting the rebellion in Shandong was killing two birds with one stone.
With a clear move, the arrow pointed at the current emperor. With the credit and influence of this battle, the emperor saw his value. With the general trend, it would be more logical to redress the rebellion.
The resistance of the court officials was no less than that of the current emperor.
This hidden move was to “borrow a knife” to kill.
He had lent the “knife” to Xia Yansheng to help him eliminate his accomplices. After that, Xia Yanshen had to return the ” knife” to help King You successfully redress his crime.
Xia Yansheng knew very well that he had used the power of Shandong to suppress the rebellion and King You’s case to deal with the Marquis of Ningyuan. Smart people should know that power was often borrowed and returned.
Yin Qi said respectfully, ‘Young Master’s plan was flawless, but he also calculated that Xia Yansheng would be in charge of the cabinet. Naturally, he’s a smart person.”
Now, the Marquis of Ningyuan was human meat and Xia Yansheng was a butcher.
However, Xia Yansheng’s knife was borrowed from Young Master.
There were probably only two types of people in this world to Young Master.
One was a chess piece that could be used, and the other was a worthless piece.
Mr. Xian Yun and Xia Yansheng were the most important chess pieces.
Yin Huaixi couldn’t deny it. “Whether you’re smart or stupid, since you’re a chess piece, you have to be controlled by me. There’s no other choice.”
Yin Qi was impressed. Young Master’s plan had never failed. He had really calculated everything.
He thought of the stack of books he had handed to Young Master just now!
This was definitely not within Young Master’s plan.
Tsk, tsk, tsk. Could this be the only “loss” for Young Master?
As a result, to Young Master, it was everyone in the world or his lover?!!
What was going on? Why did the words suddenly jump out of her mind?!
Young Master clearly just liked Young Miss as a family friend! Although this love had already reached the level of “preference”, This was inexplicable. Why did he suddenly think this way?
Yin Qi quickly shook his head to get rid of the messy thoughts in his mind. How could a subordinate like him think about his master’s matters?
Yin Huaixi did not comment. He frowned and asked, “Previously, I asked you to send someone to keep an eye on Song Mingzhao. Has he been acting strangely recently?”
Song Mingzhao was not on his chessboard. He did not care about him. The only thing he was more concerned about was that Song Mingzhao was Mr. Xian Yun’s disciple.
Previously, when Yu Youyao had mentioned Song Mingzhao in her letter, he had been a little worried, so he had specially sent someone to investigate Song Mingzhao. He realized that without his knowledge, the little girl and Song Mingzhao had actually interacted so much.
He had a bad feeling
As their interactions became more and more frequent, the relationship between Yu Youyao and Song Mingzhao would become deeper.
It was as if an invisible force was stirring the long river of fate, forcefully tying the two of them together.
This was probably what people often said
Yin Huaixi muttered, “Fate?”
He, Yin Huaixi, did not believe in fate in his life. He only believed in himself.
The subordinate’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, “After the Mid-Autumn Festival, Song Mingzhao used the excuse of saving his life to bring a gift to the Yu Residence to thank Young Miss. Young Miss did not owe him a favor for saving her life. After that, when Young Miss sent Song Mingzhao out of the residence, I don’t know why the two of them didn’t part on good terms.”
The Song and Yu families were long-time friends. Even though Young Miss was related to Song Mingzhao, it was only natural that they were not deeply involved.
Why was Young Master so wary of Song Mingzhao?
Yin Huaixi’s expression was inexplicable. “Didn’t part on good terms?” He placed the words in his mouth and chewed on them one by one. There was an indescribable gloom. “Yao Yao has always been the type of person who doesn’t offend others unless thev Drovoke her. Since this Sone fellow is so insensible, let’s teach him a lesson!”
He lowered his eyes and rubbed the cool summer beads on his wrist.
Since she did not care about this person, there was no need to guess why Song Mingzhao had provoked Yu Youyao.
Since she was with him, he naturally wouldn’t let others wrong her.
Those so-called ties would be cut off one by one. Song Mingzhao was not magnanimous, but he prided himself on being a gentleman. His thoughts were as deep as a ditch. It was better for him not to be too involved with Yu Youyao.
Otherwise, he would hurt others and himself.
Yin Huaixi’s lips twitched slightly. “I remember that there’s a direct descendant of the Song Clan called Song Xiuwen. He’s currently in charge of the capital of Zhejiang and is also a general. He’s in charge of the war in the coastal areas of Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Taizhou. He fights with the pirates all year round and has outstanding military achievements. He’s also accumulated a lot of prestige for the Zhenguo Marquis Residence.”
The subordinate in black lowered his head, not even daring to breathe loudly.
The governor-general was already the top presence among the external officials. He was also a high-ranking official. He was an official at the border of the town, and he was also a fourth-ranking general..
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