Chapter 8 Chapter 8 The world, only three people

After returning to the capital, Xu Jie began to work in a new unit. His job was to wash horses in the East Palace and attend the Imperial Academy. Simply put, he was a princeling and a student of the prime minister training class. Ten years later, he entered the power center of the empire again. But this time he is no longer as complacent as he was ten years ago, because along the way, he has paid the price for his arrogance, and he also learned that he was able to turn around from a dead fish, and it was actually thanks to that Xia Shoufu blessing. It was hard for him to believe that in the officialdom of the imperial court, there was such a person who disregarded past suspicions and acted impartially. Xu Jie was filled with gratitude, so he decided to bring a gift and pay a visit to this senior.

But when he saw Xia Yan, he realized that he seemed to have miscalculated.Mr. Xia was very indifferent to him and refused his gift. He just looked at him with a straight face. Before he could finish his thank you speech, he waved him off and let him go: "I don't have a good impression of you. Calling you back to Beijing is just to select talents for the country. You don't need to thank me, and you don't have to come again in the future." Xu Jie took back the gift, but a smile appeared on his face, because he already understood that the old man in front of him who did a good deed and refused to admit it, although he looked rigid and serious, was an out-and-out good person.

Xu Jie's judgment was correct. Since entering the imperial court, Xia Shoufu had personally questioned him about his work many times and praised him full of praise.But he never mentioned all this in front of Xu Jie. In this way, Xia Shoufu, who was in his sixties, and Xu Hanlin, who was in his thirties, established a strange relationship, a sincere relationship without interests and transactions. Xia Yan is a person with firm moral principles. Although he is well versed in the principles of officialdom, he is not afraid of the emperor or the powerful.So he is willing to promote those who are capable, even if he doesn't like this person - such as Xu Jie.

In addition, Xia Yan has another characteristic - he never joins cliques, no matter how many people take the initiative to join him, he will refuse them, he is a solid official bachelor, but if you think this is a noble character, That would be dead wrong. You know, Mr. Xia Yan is also an old fox in the officialdom. He doesn't run small groups, it's for the emperor to see. The emperor is the biggest polished commander, and he only likes people who are more polished than him. Ordinarily this trick was correct, but Xia Yan went too far. He never united with his comrades at work. Respect each other".

If you get mixed up in this, you are not far from death. Relatively speaking, Xu Jie's situation is better. He can somehow establish relationships and make a few friends. The asylum of words, only relying on the existing resources, to deal with the terrible enemies that are approaching, the end can only be a dead end. But God seems to have always blessed this man. Since the day he stepped into the East Palace, a powerful and mysterious political organization has been closely watching his every move. At that time, the Eastern Palace gathered the elites of the imperial court. Most of them were from Hanlin, and they were not very old. They had not been in the officialdom for a long time, so they were relatively simple.However, Xu Jie, who was keen, was surprised to find that there seemed to be a secret political organization active here, and the members had very close ties with each other.

Out of curiosity, he made friends with two of them, one named Zhao Shichun and the other named Tang Shunzhi. As a Tanhua in the second year of Jiajing (1523), Xu Jie was a bit flaunting his capital when displaying his qualifications.But if you look at the resumes of these two people, you will find that there are people outside the people who are not empty words. Zhao Shichun, a native of Pingliang, won the imperial examination at the age of fourteen, and won the first place in the examination in the fifth year of Jiajing (1526), ​​Huiyuan. Tang Shunzhi, born in Wujin, won the first place in the examination in the eighth year of Jiajing (1529), Huiyuan.

The reason why Xu Jie approached them was mainly out of curiosity, because he found that the speech and behavior of this group of people were very strange, different from ordinary people, but when he touched each other carefully, he realized that these two people had the same strong affection for him. interest. Zhao Shichun and Tang Shunzhi warmly accepted him and quickly became his friends. As they got to know each other better, Xu Jie was surprised to find that he had a lot in common with these two people, from principles of dealing with affairs to political opinions. Surprisingly similar.Soon, they turned from friends to comrades.

The so-called comrades refer to like-minded people. But in this harmonious atmosphere, Xu Jie became increasingly suspicious. His intuition told him that this similarity was by no means accidental, and there must be something hidden behind it. It was not until one day that he heard Tang Shunzhi's words that he finally solved this doubt. "I am Wang Ji's disciple." Xu Jie smiled. Nie Bao had mentioned this name to him a long time ago, and he remembered very clearly that Wang Ji was Wang Shouren's direct disciple. They come from all corners of the country, but they come together because of a common identity-Wang Xuemen people.

"Is there anyone else?" Xu Jie finally understood what connected these irrelevant people together. "Yes, there are many more people." Tang Shunzhi replied meaningfully. In this way, Xu Jie became one of them, because they uphold the same belief and obey the teachings of the same person. This is a special group, and what brings them together is not interests, but a common political philosophy. Unexpectedly, Xu Jie, who was late, quickly became the leader of the group, and often organized activities for everyone (learning and exchanging psychology). This is a rather strange phenomenon, because according to seniority, Tang Shunzhi is the real first Three generations of direct disciples, and Xu Jie's teacher, Nie Bao, did not formally become a teacher (self-appointed), so it is impossible for Xu Jie to come to Xu Jie in terms of seniority.

But everyone has no objection to this, because they know very well that Xu Jie, who is in the rising stage of his career, is their best choice. In this way, Xu Jie had his first team member, but this period of his experience was often ignored by people. This is not surprising, because compared with the numerous political gangs at that time, no matter in terms of manpower or material resources, this organization was a little more powerful. It is also inconspicuous, but it turns out that it was this seemingly insignificant group that launched the decisive blow at the last moment of that decisive battle.

There was nothing to do in the East Palace, so Xu Jie stayed in Wang Shouren's theoretical training class for four years, waiting for a new position. In the 22nd year of Jiajing (1543), Xu Jie was appointed as Guozijian Jijiu, which is roughly equivalent to the president of the National School of Administration today. Students here can become officials without taking the civil service examination. Although the number of places is limited, as long as they can get out, The career prospects are pretty good, so naturally you have to respect and salute when you see Principal Xu. This is Xu Jie's second network resource. Speed ​​up, Xu Jie, your pre-war preparation time is running out. After the two-year tenure as the principal, Xu Jie got a crucial job - Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Officials, the deputy director of the Ministry of Personnel. Xu Jie should really feel lucky. If he didn't have this job, he would most likely lose his qualification to stand on the duel stage, be killed cleanly, or be reduced to a humble supporting role for the rest of his life. Scientific research has proved that no matter which country or era, the personnel department is the best, from the three emperors and five emperors to the 21st century, as far as the cannibal tribe in the African jungle, and as close as the old aunt's neighborhood committee at your doorstep. Just mention you, if you tell you to go, you have to go. Therefore, the official department in the Ming Dynasty has always been the most difficult yamen. The so-called ugly words and ugly faces are true. If a small sixth-rank chief dares to scold the local chief envoy, you still dare not talk back. Honestly give If you become a grandson, if grandpa is not happy, write two strokes on your kid's file, and you will be guaranteed to stop for 20 years. Xu Jie was the only exception. Since he entered the Ministry of Officials, he had never trained a single person. Whenever a local official came to see him, as long as he had time, he would personally receive him and talk for more than ten minutes, which made a lot of trouble. People are terrified and excited.When I went back, I was full of snot and tears and told everyone, brother, when I was in the Ministry of officials, what happened to Xu Shilang, that's enough for a buddy. However, according to my calculations, according to Xu Jie's work intensity, it is estimated that it is very good to remember the names of those people, and the ghosts remember what they said, but in any case, Xu Jie has gained a broad mass base through this and has become a A popular figure in officialdom. Keep working hard, that big change is coming soon, and there is still one year left. At this time, Yan Song is also planning closely, the situation has reached an extremely dangerous point, Xia Yan occupies a high position, his disguise has been exposed, the picture is poor, and measures must be taken to get rid of him. But Yan Song has no confidence, because Xia Yan is much stronger than his predecessor Zhang Cong. He is talented, has a city, and is never afraid. He is good at fighting, so he is too powerful. However, at this time, a person stood up and told Yan Song that Xia Yan was actually easy to deal with. This man is Yan Shifan, the son of Yan Song.This person looks very characteristic-fat head and big ears, and he is blind in one eye, so he is considered semi-blind.With this appearance, walking on the street will affect the appearance of the city, but the facts have proved that he is indeed an extremely powerful person. "Xia Yan is talented and good at making decisions. He looks tough, but he is hesitant and indecisive. Although he is in a high position, he is actually not terrible. He is not a great person." Yan Shifan looked at his father confidently, and continued: "The so-called universal genius, looking at the world today, there are only three of them!" "The first one is Yang Bo, the censor of the capital of the Metropolitan Procuratorate." Yang Bo, a native of Puzhou, was a Jinshi in the eighth year of Jiajing (1529), and his test scores were mediocre. After the college entrance examination, he was assigned to a remote place as a county magistrate. The thing in the pool turns over when it rains. He has a lot of brushes. Although he is a civil servant, he is also proficient in military affairs. Later, for some reason, he was taken by Zhai Luan, a cabinet scholar at the time, and transferred to the capital. The Wuxuan Division became the director, and then went to the Zhifang Division (commonly known as the poorest and busiest) as the director. Many people were dissatisfied because he was promoted too fast, but the facts proved that the vision of the senior leaders could not be wrong. Yang Bo is indeed a genius. He has a very special ability--photographic memory. National affairs, as small as the topography of various places, as long as he has seen it once, he can memorize it by heart.In addition, he can speak several local dialects, which would probably be a golden collar with a monthly salary of over 10,000 today. Therefore, in addition to doing a good job in daily work, he often works as a secretary for the leader and goes out to inspect.And his most glorious experience happened when he was a secretary. Once, Xueshi Zhai was ordered to patrol the border, which is the so-called inspection of the national border and condolences to the officers and soldiers. This was a hard job, and there were no helicopters back then. It's better to go and have a cup of tea when you go to someone. Fearing that he would never return, Xueshi Zhai decided to take Yang Bo with him. Facts have proved that this move is very wise.It's really not very bright tomorrow, not to mention the wind and rain along the way, but when I arrived in Suzhou, I ran into a robber. This is really strange, the second person in the imperial court (Zhai Luan's cabinet ranked second) was actually robbed by robbers, but in those days, no matter what cadre you were, the robbers were doing their jobs, in a word, pay the money! What's even more strange is that none of Xueshi Zhai's bodyguards stood up when he saw this group of robbers, and Xueshi Zhai himself was dumbfounded, because this was a group of robbers with political background - Man Fan. The so-called barbarians refer to the local minority or uncivilized people. This group of people rely on mountains and mountains. When they hear that the high officials have arrived, they are not only not afraid of sharing money (there is nothing good in poor places). The spirit of big robbing, small officials and small robbing enthusiastically mobilizes everyone to rob the road. Anyway, the sky is high and the emperor is far away. Of course, they do robbery first with courtesy and then with soldiers. They send people to contact them first. The so-called "invitation and reward" is the best way to give money. If they can't be invited, let's go home and fuck the guy. After thinking about it, Xueshi Zhai decided to use force to solve the problem, but the guards around him did not carry out his order. The reason was simple: there were many people on the other side, really many (hundreds of people blocked the way). This is the first one, and people specially let go of the message that the seven aunts and eight aunts have not arrived yet, and they will come after dinner. Trouble, there are not many people in the local yamen in this remote place, and if they need to send troops to rescue, I'm afraid that by the time someone arrives, Xueshi Zhai's head will already be used as a chamber pot. At the critical moment, face is not important anymore. Since he couldn't fight, Xueshi Zhai planned to run away, but at this moment Yang Bo stood up: "With me here, I will keep you safe and sound!" Zhai Luan looked at Yang Bo very curiously, and stopped in his tracks. In fact, in this world, as long as you dare to fool around, any miracle is possible.As the saying goes: only unexpected, nothing unexpected. Yang Bo summoned all the guards, asked them to dress up and get their ceremonial equipment, and then walked out of the barracks in a majestic manner. Before Man Fan could react, Yang Bo yelled at them: "Line up to welcome!" This voice confused the robbers, how dare the robber be so arrogant? The arrogant one was still behind, Yang Bo then shouted: "Lord Zhai is a scholar of the cabinet. He personally led the army here first. When you came out to greet him, only these few people came. Where did the rest go?! If you still dare to be so contemptuous, I will arrest you all!" Once you were robbed, you thought we were short-handed?Now the robbers were at a loss as to what to do. When they were hesitating, Yang Bo spoke again: "For the sake of coming out to welcome you, I will give you some rewards, pay attention next time!" This is the legendary fight and pull. Brother Yang Bo is extremely smart. You must know that the robbers also pay attention to auspiciousness, and they never take time off. Giving some money is also a good idea. Xueshi Zhai finally returned to the capital safely, and Yang Bo became famous because of this, and became the top minister in the court. "The second person is Lu Bing, Commander of the Jinyiwei, and the commander-in-chief." Dingmao in February of the eighteenth year of Jiajing (1539). There are four drums in the Jiajing Palace every night. Jiajing, who was out on a tour, was sleeping peacefully in his palace. At the same time, wisps of black smoke began to rise in the dark corners. In an instant, the fire started. Because the wind was strong and the sky was dark, the fire spread quickly and was difficult to control. The guards were in a hurry and were not familiar with the direction (this is the palace), and the emperor could not be found. Seeing that the fire was getting bigger and bigger, many guards I have given up hope, and I am going to the street to buy white cloth to plan the memorial service. At this moment, I saw that it was too late to say it, but it was too soon (Pingshu terminology, borrowed from the use), a brother suddenly got his shirt wet, and rushed into the sea of ​​fire with his shirt off. Everyone was dumbfounded. Not long after, the firefighter The team members rushed out with another person on their backs. Everyone was lamenting how stupid this guy is, he dared to risk his life for tens of taels of silver a year, and when he saw the person on his back clearly, everyone lamented in unison that this life was really worth playing, and it was worth a lot. Emperor Jiajing was carried out of the sea of ​​fire in this way, and it can be said that he escaped death. When the guards settled the emperor and the savior washed his face and showed his true colors, everyone completely lost the courage to sigh, and immediately dispersed, running as far as they could. Because this is a person with a special occupation and not easy to provoke, he is Lu Bing, who was then the chief executive of Jinyiwei South Town Fusi. Throughout the Ming Dynasty, secret service organizations emerged in endlessly, but there were only two consistent ones, Jinyiwei and Dongchang. Jinyiwei has the longest history, but Dongchang has come from behind, because the person in charge of Dongchang is an eunuch. Although he was stabbed unfortunately, his physical strength is often not as good as ordinary people (except for those who have practiced the Sunflower Collection), but he is easy to become the emperor's confidant, and the chief of Jinyiwei The command makes the body have no obvious defects, so it is naturally inferior. Over time, Jin Yiwei's status became lower and lower, and a few unsatisfied chiefs would even take the initiative to kneel down to the eunuchs of Dongchang. Since Yongle, Dongchang has always occupied an overwhelming advantage most of the time, and Jin Yiwei can only helplessly playing a supporting role. There is only one exception. It seems to be a deliberate arrangement of the heavens. In this turbulent era, Lu Bing appeared. In the hands of this terrible person, Jin Yiwei will become the most terrifying weapon in struggle. But what is even more interesting is that Lu Bing, the well-known and feared Jinyiwei who has been powerful in the world for more than ten years, is not actually a bad guy. Lu Bing was born in an extraordinary family. The family has been officials for generations. Please pay attention to the word "generation". This is where the power is. How long is this "generation"? Generally speaking, there must be a hundred years, right? a hundred years?That is the starting price, starting from 600 years!No discount yet! It is said that his family has been an official since the Sui and Tang Dynasties. Countless people went up and down in the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Song, Meng and Yuan Dynasties, fighting and killing. It seems that they have little to do with his family. But basically, you can always get a solid job, and its tenacity is beyond the reach of Feng Dao, the super old fried dough stick from the Five Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, the family was even more important. Lu Bing's father, Lu Song, took over the position of his ancestors and became a guard of honor in the court. Not long after, he was selected by a vassal king and became a personal entourage. It should be said that in the Ming Dynasty, there was really no great future for mixing with the vassal kings. Either they followed the rebellion and were hacked to death (only Mr. Zhu Di succeeded), or they stayed in a small place and suffocated to death.But this vassal king is an exception - King Xingxian. His son is Jiajing, everyone knows this, but although Lu Song is lucky, his wife is even more lucky - he was called into the palace to be a nurse, why is it lucky? Because the child she fed was Jiajing. But Brother Lu Bing was still young at that time, and he couldn't leave it to the kindergarten, so Lu Bing had to follow his mother into the palace, and he played while his mother was breastfeeding. A few years later, he still played there, but there was an extra friend next to him. Mr. Lu Bing spent his childhood like this. The partner who played with him later went to Beijing and became the emperor, and Lu Bing always followed him and protected him. To briefly summarize, Lu Bing and the emperor grew up eating the same milk and playing the same games. In today's terms, they are naked friends. So you can rule out the possibility of his speculation. The main reason why this brother went to play a guest role as a firefighter is that the person inside is his friend. This is Lu Bing's family situation. The seven or eight generations of his ancestors were either bureaucrats or landlords. If it is to catch up with the time when the division was made, it may take two or three months to parade through the streets. The so-called rich family has many losers, but Lu Bing, who grew up in this environment, is an unusual person, so unusual. Sometimes you will meet such a person in your life, who is better than you in study, better in sports, richer in family, and more handsome than you... Well, I won’t list them here. In a word, they are not better than you mad at you. Lu Bing generally belongs to this type. The young man is handsome and has a good physique. What's more special is that he has a unique walking posture - "walking like a crane". You are really talented. Just go home and look through Mr. Zhao's animal world and see how cranes walk, and you will understand that Mr. Lu Bing is really not simple.If you want to change to an ordinary person, you have to die of exhaustion. Rich and powerful, outstanding in appearance, and "elegant" in posture, with such conditions, it's hard for you not to be arrogant, but this brother has another characteristic - modesty and prudence. Contrary to many people's expectations, Lu Bing, who came from a noble family, is a very low-key person, and he is very polite to the people around him, without any airs of a high-ranking official.What is even more surprising is that this brother's official position was obtained by himself. There were two types of imperial examinations in the Ming Dynasty, and Wenju was one of them. People from all over the country competed for hundreds of places, which was extremely difficult. However, there was another kind of examination that was more difficult than this thing, and that was Wuju. The Wen Kao is a single-plank bridge with thousands of troops and horses walking, so the Wu Kao is roughly considered to be walking a tightrope.Exams also depend on luck. There are a lot of things like psychological quality, nutritional level, and the examiner's preferences. But this set will not work in the martial arts test, because it is to copy real guys to fight. The content of the test is rich and colorful. In addition to horse combat and foot combat, bow and arrow shooting skills are also tested. The copied materials in these games are It's useless, if you don't, don't play as soon as possible, maybe you will be scrapped. But the most unfortunate thing is that even if you pass the physical fitness test and show off your martial arts, at the last moment, there is still a wicked level-policy theory. The so-called policy theory is to give you a question and ask you to write the answer, such as what is the military situation around our country and so on. This is embarrassing. People in this industry are basically from the family of military generals. To put it bluntly, they are professional military illiterates. You still expect these people to write policy theory? Of course, there are many masters, and Lu Bing is one of them. This man participated in the examination in the eighth year of Jiajing (1529). Such an elite talent, who is also the emperor's iron brother, naturally does not need to be assigned a place. After the exam, Lu Bing was awarded a special position--Deputy Qianhu of Jinyiwei.He has been a member of this mysterious organization ever since. From then on, he worked hard and worked hard all the way to the top. In the eighteenth year of Jiajing (1539), after this man picked the emperor out of the fire, he finally went up to the next level and became a special agent among the secret agents—a great spy (Jin Yiwei Commander) . Facts have proved that this Commander Lu is really an extraordinary person. Generally speaking, the main work of a spy is nothing more than probing around, making small reports, planting and framing, etc., but the first thing Commander Lu did after taking office was really. Let the subordinates be dumbfounded - rehabilitate the unjust prison. Jinyiwei has two town governors under it, the South Town Governor and the North Town Governor. The South Town Governor manages Jinyiwei's daily affairs, while the North Town Governor only manages one prison—the famous "Zhao Prison" , also known as "Jinyi Prison". "Prison" is commonly known as hell on earth. Once you squat in, if you don't leave some souvenirs from your body, it may be difficult to get out. In the early stage, it was mainly officials and dignitaries. Later, the threshold was lowered, and Zhang San Li Si Wang Ermazi could also come here a visit. The quality of the people in charge of the prison is indeed not high. They always do some things like extortion. Regardless of whether they are guilty or not, they beat them as soon as they are locked up. When Dou E came here, she didn't feel wronged.Moreover, this group of people is very serious, and the unjust case can be done seamlessly, with all the documents, and no flaws can be seen at all, so there is no way to punish them. So all the commanders of Jinyiwei in the past knew about it and didn't care about it, so Lu Bing came to take care of it. One day, he suddenly summoned the investigators to a meeting. When the gang of unjust cases arrived, Lu Bing first entertained the guests, greeted them, and then very politely named a few cases and asked them to explain the situation of the cases. These old fritters naturally don't tell the truth, they talk nonsense, come and go, and don't say anything. Lu Bing was not angry at all, he just called a subordinate and gave him the following order: "Go out and close the door, and don't let a single one out without my order!" Then he sat down contentedly, and looked at the earth-colored subordinates leisurely. The meaning has been made clear. If you don’t clarify the problem today, everyone should stay away. Anyway, I live here, let’s see who can survive. This group of brothers really didn't care, as soon as they saw this posture, they quickly confessed honestly. The matter was settled, but they still couldn't figure out one thing, the case file was made airtight, more than enough to deceive the upper and lower, how could it be seen through? In fact, Lu Bing didn't read the case file, he just went to the prison. The prison was full of flies and insects, and the stench was pungent. Except for the prisoners, the guards were unwilling to stay in it for a long time, but Lu Bing went. He carefully interrogated many prisoners in the prison, listened patiently to their grievances, and then recorded them one by one for careful interrogation. The grievances are cleared up. From this point of view, Lu Bing seems to be a good person. But at the same time, he also has another side - a dark side. Because he was promoted too fast, when Lu Bing became the highest officer of Jinyiwei, many of his subordinates were his former leaders, so he was naturally very dissatisfied with this brat and never obeyed him.Lu Bing knew this very well, but he never got angry, and he respected his seniors very much. But all this was an illusion. When these old comrades were dazed by the ecstasy soup, Lu Bing made a move and remained calm. Soon, those veterans who disobeyed the leadership were transferred away or ordered to retire. Many people were at a loss in a hurry, but there was nothing they could do.This completes Lu Bing's plan to seize power. The so-called things can be done absolutely, but words cannot be said absolutely, that is true. "The third person is me." Yan Shifan finally said. It should be said that he did not brag. Yan Shifan looks inconspicuous, he is not as quick-witted as Yang Bo, nor as profound as Lu Bing, he is very arrogant and domineering in his dealings with others, and has never been liked by others, but he is most likely the most powerful of the three . Because although his advantage is simple, it is very practical-smart. He is really an extremely smart person. It is said that when he talks to people, he knows what the other person will say next. Can't escape his eyes. In addition, he also has a unique skill, which is beyond the reach of the other two, and that is writing Qing Ci. Yan Song couldn't write Qing Ci well. Although he worked hard, he couldn't write well. In desperation, he found his son as a ghostwriter. The result was unexpected, and the Qing Ci he sent was praised by Comrade Jiajing.It should be said that Yan Song can be favored largely thanks to this shooter. However, Yan Shifan, a world-renowned genius, was able to be promoted entirely because of his father. This is not surprising. It seems normal to specialize this kind of special talent. So under the support of his father, Yan Shifan became the left servant of the Ministry of Industry and the Shaoqing of the Shangbao Department, roughly equivalent to the Deputy Minister of the Ministry of Construction and the director of the Confidential Office. It is estimated that in the imperial court at that time, these two positions were the most fattening. They were engaged in projects every day and dealt with contractors. It was commonplace to get kickbacks. In addition, he was also in charge of confidential seals, and he hit it off with Father Yan. The son reported the news, and the father asked for bribes and accepted bribes, and he was extremely greedy. So in Yan Shifan's view, although the world is big, there are only three people: Yang Bo, Lu Bing, and himself, Xia Yan is not worth mentioning. That's what he said, but Yan Song responded to his son with a sneer: "Xia Yan is the Chief Assistant. He has a high position and authority, and his promotion is only a matter of raising his hand. What can you do with him if you talk nonsense?" Yan Shifan smiled confidently: "Although Xia Yan is powerful, he is not invincible. As long as one condition is met, within three years, this person will die!" Yan Song finally got excited, he was curiously waiting for Yan Shifan's condition. "Among the three, if you get the second one, you will definitely be able to defeat Xia Yan!" Yan Song was discouraged. "I have been in contact with Yang Bo several times, and this person is unwilling to join us." That's right, brother Yang Bo has a strategy in mind, and likes to stay in the Ministry of War to draw maps on weekdays, so naturally he didn't come to this muddy water. "What about Lu Bing?" Yan Shifan was still full of hope. "Don't you know, he belongs to Xia Yan." Yan Song replied with a wry smile. This is true. Brother Lu Bing was born as a nobleman since he was a child. He still has some political ideals. He admires the upright Xia Yan very much. Although he is indeed greedy for money, he also looks down on Yan Song who has a bad reputation. Say hello, never get in touch with each other. So Yan Song and his son went back to the starting point, but it is gratifying that as long as Yan Shifan's head does not suddenly enter the water or something, one of the three will still stand by their side.