Chapter 536 - Chapter 536: Why Don ‘t You Go to Heaven
Chapter 536: Why Don ‘t You Go to Heaven
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Right on the heels of that, Yu Youyao continued, “Internally, there’s fighting between Qingliu and the Zhejiang capital, and externally, there’s riots by the pirates. With the chaos in Zhejiang, Ye Hanyuan will be much less restrained. It’s only a matter of time before he makes a comeback with the navy under his name.”
This was her cousin’s plan to disrupt Zhejiang.
Often, before it happened, no one could guess her cousin’s entire plan.
Zhou Linghuai nodded. “That’s right!’
Yu Youyao’s heart skipped a beat. “Zhejiang’s capital is under the jurisdiction of the Left Military Governor’s Residence. I remember that the Left Military Governor’s Residence is controlled by Ning Yuanbo. Although Ning Yuanbo has been demoted, a starving camel is still bigger than a horse. The many years of management can’t be underestimated. This time, Ning Yuanbo threw out Song
Xiuwen because he was worried that Song Xiuwen would implicate Shandong and Zhejiang so he wanted to deal with Song Xiuwen first…”
Zhou Linghuai smiled again. “This is only one of the reasons. Ning Yuanbo has repeatedly been demoted and has lost the trust of the emperor. For a new noble like him, who has no foundation and is relying on the emperor’s promotion, only by relying on the emperor can he enjoy wealth and glory. Therefore, he threw out Song Xiuwen because he wanted to use this as an excuse to help the emperor manage Zhejiang and gain the emperor’s trust and importance again.”
Yu Youyao’s eyes widened in shock. “I have to say that Ning Yuanbo’s actions are indeed very brilliant. Although he has been demoted, he still has control over the Left Military Governor’s Residence. Zhejiang’s capital is under the jurisdiction of the Left Military Governor’s Residence. He threw out Song Xiuwen and gave the Imperial Court a chance to manage Zhejiang. If it succeeds, he will indeed have contributed greatly. The emperor will definitely reward him.”
But!
Ning Yuanbo probably never dreamed that from the moment he threw out
Song Xiuwen, he would fall into his cousin’s trap.
Her cousin first led Yu Zongzheng to investigate the entire Zhejiang navy.
Then, he encouraged the navy in Zhejiang to be dissatisfied with the capital.
This way, all the officials in Zhejiang were involved. All the officials in Zhejiang felt threatened. In order to deal with the Imperial Court) they had no choice but to threaten it.
Everything was out of Ning Yuanbo’s control.
Zhou Linghuai nodded. “Ning Yuanbo is a new noble with a shallow foundation. He has a lot of chips in his hands, but not many. He wants to be favored again but the emperor doesn’t care about him. Only the huge benefits of the navy can satisfy the emperor’s appetite. I calculated this long ago.” This scheme was too deep. She had actually never discovered it!
Yu Youyao pouted. “Cousin’s goal was Ning Yuanbo from the beginning, right?”
After taking such a big detour, from the Marquis of Changxing to Li Qiguang to Song Xiuwen, no one noticed that her cousin had secretly aimed an arrow at Ning Yuanbo from the beginning.
Zhou Linghuai did not deny it. “I’ve always been a vengeful person.”
Revenge was not a good word, but Yu Youyao did not feel that something was amiss. “The reason why Cousin did not attack Ning Yuanbo from the beginning is because there are benefits to be gained from him. Cousin wants to remove all the advantages from Ning Yuanbo’s side first before killing him, lest he benefits the dog emperor!”
Only today did she realize that her cousin was still a black-hearted person.
However, back then, it was still the Marquis of Weining’s Uncle Ningyuan who had borrowed the opportunity to help the North to steal the military power of Youzhou and commit all kinds of monstrous crimes with the Marquis of
Changxing and the others.
Now, her cousin was just giving him a taste of his own medicine.
The tides were changing.
In addition, they should use extraordinary methods to deal with corrupt officials like Ning Yuanbo and the Zhejiang capital.
After all, Song Xiuwen had the old and noble Zhenguo Marquis Residence behind him. Although the Zhenguo Marquis Residence had declined, it was still the most deeply rooted faction in the royal family.
Song Xiuwen’s methods were a little lacking, which was why he had fallen to this state.
Zhou Linghuai’s lips curled up. “The situation in Zhejiang has already been set up, and the current plan has come to an end. Next, we just have to sit this one out and reap the spoils later.” At this point, he added, “When Ye Hanyuan arrives in Zhejiang, he will reorganize the navy in Ningbo, Shaoxing, and Taizhou Prefectures as soon as possible. He will build an army that can resist the pirates. Although it can’t eliminate the pirates and pirates, it can at least protect the peace of these three lands. I…” He pursed his lips slightly and said, “I can only try my best to do this.”
Yu Youyao was kind-hearted and virtuous. This time, because of his scheme, the commoners of Zhejiang would probably not be peaceful.
Yu Youyao understood what he meant. “It’s obvious that the Zhejiang capital has colluded with the pirates. Even without Cousin’s scheme, the pirates still disturb the borders often. At the very least, Cousin can guarantee the peace of these three counties. It can be said to be righteous.”
The capital of Zhejiang was so bad that countless people died every year because of the pirates.
It wasn’t because her cousin had schemed.
Instead, it was like this every year.
Her cousin had only done what he had to do. This wasn’t her cousin’s fault. The one in the wrong was this Imperial Court. They raised traitors and harmed the commoners, disregarding human lives.
Zhou Linghuai understood this logic better than anyone else. He also knew that Yu Youyao was deep and righteous. She might understand this logic, but he was still worried that Yu Youyao would misunderstand.
He was not an arbitrary person. He felt that there were some things that the other party would understand, so he did not waste his breath and cause unnecessary misunderstandings.
Why did others have to guess what could be explained in a few words?
Yu Youyao rested her chin on her hand and sighed. “What a pity. I’ve been looking forward to it from the beginning of the year to the end of the year, but it’s not peaceful at all. The capital of Zhejiang is really too detestable.” Zhou Linghuai had also guessed that the capital of Zhejiang would make a move.
Unexpectedly, they had directly given the Imperial Court an opening gambit. Their actions were as fierce as a tigers, making everyone dumbfounded and shocked until their eyeballs fell to the ground.
The more Yu Youyao thought about it, the angrier she became. “Since he’s so capable, he should rise up with the wind!”
In other words, why didn’t he go to heaven?
Zhou Linghuai couldn’t help but laugh. “He might not really be capable. To put it bluntly, King Li’s tragedy was caused by the military. As soon as your father investigated the Zhejiang navy, not only the Zhejiang capital, but all the officials in Jiangnan had goosebumps. The military salary that Zhejiang greedily stole every year is enough to support 300,000 troops in Youzhou.”
Yu Youyao thought for a moment and understood. “When I think about it, more than a thousand people who were killed because of the King Li of Zhou’s case and more than a thousand people who were exiled to the Shangyang Castle because they were implicated. Many of them are nobles, powerful officials, and high-ranking officials. All the officials in Jiangnan are also worried that the emperor will use the King Li of Zhou’s case to vent his anger on the entire Jiangnan. That’s why they used the invasion of the pirates to show the importance of the navy.”
Once it was related to King Li of Zhou, anyone would be wary.
The officials of Zhejiang could only come up with this plan. It was not necessarily a bad idea. The importance of the Zhejiang navy to the Great Zhou Dynasty was obvious.
It was both a threat and for self-preservation..