Chapter 22: Xiao Ding’s true face!

Although the Huns were invading at this time, Xiao Yan was not anxious at all.
Because the war could not be settled overnight, he believed that Li Guang had the ability to do so.
Night, Hu Mansion.
"Sir Prime Minister, I will set off tomorrow to fight the Xiongnu bandits, so I came to visit you tonight."
"If it weren't for your recommendation, I'm afraid I wouldn't have this opportunity!"
Hu Zhenghe smiled slightly, but the trust he had before was gone.
If it were according to Xiao Yan's style, he would never allow people from his side to interfere in this matter.
"You deserve this. After all, you have extensive experience fighting the Huns. No one can compare to you!"
"If not, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would not have let you go!"
Wu Ping naturally understood the meaning of these words.
"Your Excellency is right. The Crown Prince is only interested in my experience. I don't think he is sincere!"
"Don't worry, Prime Minister. After this battle, the credit will naturally be yours. I will not take credit for it."
Wu Ping's heartfelt words regained Hu Zhenghe's trust. After all, it was true that Xiao Yan might not be sincere to him.
"Sir, should we go into battle this time..."
Looking at Hu Zhenghe who was thinking in front of him, Wu Ping had some ideas.

"The overall situation is at hand. We cannot let our affairs affect the battle situation. Of course, if it does not affect the overall situation, we can still manage the small situation ."
"Such a great achievement in defeating the Xiongnu cannot be attributed to a small imperial guard commander."
"You too, how can you be inferior to a mere commander of the imperial guards, and yet you let him shine in front of the soldiers."
Wu Ping lowered his head in shame.
"I am ashamed. I thought Li Guang, who has been in the deep palace for many years, would not have any ability. I didn't expect that he actually has special skills."
Hu Zhenghe also nodded: "This is indeed unexpected, but it's not a big problem. We can just trip him up and take him down as the commander."
"When the time comes, you just need to turn the tide, and all the credit will naturally be yours!"
"Do you understand?"
Wu Ping remained silent after hearing this, then nodded silently.
Hu Zhenghe was also quite satisfied with this.
"Well, I wish you a triumphant return. Go back. You don't know when you will be back. Stay with your family for a while. We will set off at dawn!"
Only then did Wu Ping stand up and say goodbye.
"Thank you, sir. I will take my leave now!"
After Wu Ping left, another person came out from behind the screen.
"Second Prince, what do you think of Wu Ping?"
Xiao Ding smiled disapprovingly and shook his head.
"This person is completely clueless and can't be used for anything!"
Hu Zhenghe didn't expect Xiao Ding to evaluate Wu Ping in this way. After all, he was his own man.
"Wu Ping is indeed not very scheming, but people like him tend to be very loyal to others."
"We don't lack strategists, but we lack loyal executors. If we hold power, Wu Ping will be a loyal follower!"
Xiao Ding nodded and said, "This time, no matter what, we must get the military power. I feel uneasy without a sword in my hand!"
"In the past, the Xiongnu only plundered some resources and could not cause much trouble. We can take advantage of their southward march this time to firmly seize military power."
"Even if someone supports Xiao Yan, they still have to consider whether they are qualified."
Hu Zhenghe was actually quite disappointed when he heard this. In terms of overall perspective, he was far behind Xiao Yan.
Hu Zhenghe only has short-term interests in his eyes. In fact, he is serious about the Huns. Even though he longs for military power, he still has to ensure that the Huns are defeated.
But Xiao Ding didn't care about all that. All he wanted was power. He didn't care how many people would be sacrificed in the process.
A completely selfish person can never achieve anything great, and can't even be considered a hero.

"Fortunately, I have my own plan. If I really support him to sit on the throne, the Great Zhou would have perished."
Although Hu Zhenghe is a treacherous minister, he has a bottom line. At least he will not use the lives of the people in the world as bargaining chips.
This is also why he was able to establish his position in the court within a few years, because of his outstanding governance skills.
Otherwise no one would be so convinced of him.
"Of course we have to get the military power, otherwise we have no bargaining chips, but everything else is just empty talk until His Majesty dies."
Hu Zhenghe hit the nail on the head with one sentence.
At this point, Xiao Ding also frowned: "This old immortal, if he honestly goes to see the King of Hell, he will pass the throne to me, which would save trouble, but he must suffer."
"As a son, I feel so sad!"
Hu Zhenghe cursed him deeply in his heart.
"Bah, everyone is a villain, why are you pretending to be a gentleman!"
Of course, you can't say what you think in your heart.
"Second Prince, since the Imperial Concubine has failed this time, we still have to make a new plan. I'm sure His Majesty has already been prepared, so it may be difficult for us to take action."
The second prince shook his head and said, "What kind of waves can an old man in bed cause? The focus is still Xiao Yan."
“I didn’t expect that he could actually subdue Ye Youyue, and I didn’t expect that Ye Youyue would have such a skill and even know medical skills.”
"But this also gives us an opportunity. As long as we use it well, we can put all the blame for our father's death on the Eastern Palace!"
Hu Zhenghe nodded in agreement. This was indeed a good opportunity.
"Then how do we do it? After all, I'm afraid it's difficult for us to get close to the people around His Majesty."
"There are quite a lot of people sent to the Ministry of Punishment this time. I wonder if they will find out about us."
Xiao Ding shook his head and said, "There's nothing to be afraid of in the Ministry of Punishment. What's scary is the human heart. It depends on whether these people will think about their families."
"But it doesn't matter. Even if they investigate, they can't trace it back to us. This matter was done cleanly. The person who poisoned has already drowned in the well in the cold palace."
Hu Zhenghe didn't expect that Xiao Ding was also a cruel and ruthless person.
However, if you want to achieve great things, it is naturally impossible without ruthless means.
"According to my news, Ye Youyue prescribed some prescriptions for my father to recuperate. You also know that medicine is three-quarters poisonous."
"If a few ingredients are missing or wrong, the effect will be different. Xiao Yan has offended all those old guys in the Imperial Medical Bureau!"
"If we threaten them, they will compromise. Then, Xiao Yan, I'll see how you get away!"
Hu Zhenghe has reached his current position through his own means, so he is naturally a little arrogant. Today, both Xiao Yan and Xiao Ding have overturned his cognition.
It seems that these two people are not as simple as they think.
"Xiao Ding, Xiao Ding, I hope you will be obedient and don't play any tricks, otherwise I will not be able to touch you."
On this day, Hu Zhenghe officially changed his mindset.

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