Xu Jin told Sun Sui that he was in the palace prison that day, and Song Yifang, the prefect of Nanchang, hinted that there was something in the well in the backyard of the palace.

After hearing this, Sun Sui's expression suddenly became solemn, and he was silent for a long time before he said: "In this way, Lord Song has hidden something important in the well of the mansion. ”

Xu Jin nodded and said, "That's true, the student thinks that the thing in the well is probably related to Ning Wangfu, and it is not trivial." ”

Sun Sui's heart moved, in fact, before he came to Nanchang to take office, Song Yifang was imprisoned by King Ning, and he had not seen this Nanchang prefect since he took office.

Because of this incident, Sun Sui also negotiated with Zhu Chenhao, the king of Ning, but the king of Ning ignored it at all, and Sun Sui had no choice but to report it, but after the book was sent, it was sunk in the sea, and he couldn't help King Ning at all, and in the end he had to give up.

At first, Sun Sui thought that Song Yifang was unwilling to attach himself to King Ning, and he was the chief executive of Nanchang Mansion, which caused a lot of constraints to King Ning's Mansion, so he was placed under house arrest by Zhu Chenhao, King of Ning, and now it seems that this is probably not all the case.

"Ziqian thinks that Song Yiqing (Song Yifang's character) is hiding something in the yajing?" Sun Sui asked.

Although Xu Jin in front of him is only a fifteen-year-old boy, he is young and old, and he always looks calm and comfortable, and he can hold back such an important matter until now to tell himself in private, his calm and sophisticated can be seen, and he can't be regarded as an ordinary teenager at all.

Because of this, Sun Sui also spoke to Xu Jin in a discussion tone at this time.

Xu Jin frowned lightly and said: "Since it is hidden in the well, it must not be afraid of water soaking, as for what it is, it is difficult to say, Lord Sun will find a chance to catch things, but this matter must be kept absolutely secret." ”

Song Yifang was imprisoned by King Ning, and he didn't even dare to say it directly in prison, but told him in a hintful way, which shows that the things in the well must be very important, and naturally they must be kept absolutely secret.

Sun Sui nodded and said: "What Ziqian said is very true, but now there are Song Yiqing's family members living behind the palace, and there are many people, and the person who controls the government is Tongzhi Kezheng, this person is King Ning's lackey, and it is difficult to secretly salvage things from the well in the backyard of the palace...... This is a matter that needs to be considered in the long term. ”

Xu Jin nodded, he was only responsible for informing him of the news, how to get the things in the well, that was what Sun Sui was going to have a headache, and asked casually: "Lord Sun, is this just coming back from outside the city?" ”

Sun Sui's face sank when he heard this, and the anger that had just calmed down rose again, and he told him about the recent suppression of bandits.

After hearing this, Xu Jin couldn't help but be secretly frightened, King Ning was really arrogant, even if he openly harbored thieves, he even cut off the arm of the Ming army Qianhu, which can be described as extremely strong, fortunately this guy is not in Nanchang City, otherwise it is unknown whether he can leave King Ning's mansion that night.

Sun Sui said in a deep voice: "King Ning is arrogant, openly harboring thieves, arsonists robbing wealth everywhere, and the anti-intention is clearly revealed, but my emperor is deceived by traitors and villains, and he can't help it." Ziqian is resourceful, can you teach me? ”

Xu Jin was taken aback, and hurriedly stood up and said, "How can the student be a student!" ”

Just kidding, I'm just a young scholar, where did I get the qualifications to "teach" the governor of a province.

Sun Sui also felt a little excited, smiled and waved his hand, and said in a different tone: "What does Ziqian think about the situation in Jiangxi today?" ”

Sun Sui and Fei Hong are good friends, and when they were in Shangrao, they often talked about current affairs with Fei Hong, and Fei Hong praised Xu Jin a lot, and even said in private that Xu Jin had the talent of a public secretary.

Of course, Sun Sui disagrees with Fei Hong's words, Xu Jin's talent is worth gambling, and he is far more calm than his peers, but in the end he is just a fifteen-year-old boy, how much of the world can he see, let alone experience in governance, saying that he has the talent of a minister, Sun Sui naturally does not believe it.

However, looking at the entire Nanchang officialdom, except for Xu Kui, it is difficult for Sun Sui to find officials who can be discussed, and he was deflated at King Ning not long ago, so he couldn't help but "confide" with Xu Jin.

Xu Jin glanced at Sun Sui quietly, and said respectfully: "Xu Jin is just a scholar, how dare he speak presumptuously." ”

Sun Sui waved his hand and said: "It's okay, just talk to each other, out of your mouth, into my ears!" ”

Xu Jin nodded when he heard this, since Sun Sui could say the above words in front of him, he obviously didn't regard himself as an outsider, not to mention that he was taken care of by Sun Sui during this time, but he didn't mind reminding him.

"Now within the boundaries of Jiangxi, it is not an exaggeration to say that King Ning is covering the sky with one hand, forcibly occupying people's land, robbing and looting, and killing local officials without permission, so lawless, why can he still stand?"

Sun Sui said in a deep voice: "It was King Ning who colluded with the magnates in Beijing to deceive the current emperor, and the local officials reported that the impeachment of King Ning was intercepted by traitors such as Qian Ning. ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "So the problem is not in Jiangxi at all, but in the court, even if Lord Sun purges all the bandits in Jiangxi, he can't solve the problem of Ning Wangfu!" ”

Sun Sui shook his head and said: "This official and Ru Deng (Xu Kui) have also discussed this matter, and the crux of the problem seems to be in the court, but it is actually in Jiangxi. King Ning relied on a large amount of money to make friends with the magnates in Beijing, and most of the money and silver he befriended the magnates were looted by bandits, as long as the bandits in Jiangxi were exterminated, it was equivalent to cutting off King Ning's siblings and wealth. ”

Xu Jin couldn't help but be speechless, Sun Sui and Xu Kui's thinking was indeed correct, but they didn't grasp the main contradiction.

"Master Sun also said just now, King Ning's rebellion is obvious, why does King Ning dare to rebel? is not holding military power, even if Lord Sun exterminated the bandits in Jiangxi and cut off King Ning's financial route? ”

Sun Sui retorted: "King Ning has no money to deal with the magnates in Beijing, and without them to interfere with it, it will be easy to ask the emperor to cut King Ning's military power." What's more, the excuse for King Ning's request to restore the three guards of the palace was that there was a serious bandit in Jiangxi, and the palace needed to have the strength to protect itself. If the bandits in Jiangxi subsided, King Ning would have no excuse to hold the three guards anymore! ”

Xu Jin has a feeling of egg pain, this method of "saving the country with a curve" is really "curved", and when you exterminate all the bandits in Jiangxi, you don't know that it will be the Year of the Monkey, not to mention that King Ning can watch you eliminate the bandits in the territory?

Of course, Xu Jin naturally couldn't directly say that Sun Sui's method was a futile and foolish method, so he could only say euphemistically: "Lord Sun's thinking is not wrong, but there is actually a simpler and more effective way to defeat King Ning." ”

Sun Sui's heart moved, and he hurriedly asked, "Ziqian, please speak!" ”

Xu Jin smiled and said: "The reason why King Ning can be lawless is because there are people in the capital who have acted and deceived the current emperor. ”

Sun Sui nodded and said: "That's right, such as Qian Ning, Lu Wan, the secretary of the history department, and Zang Xian, the lingren, are all in cahoots with King Ning. Especially Qian Ning, a thief, is very favored by today! ”

Xu Jin said lightly: "Master Sun, the student has the courage to ask, does that Qian Ning have no opponent in Beijing?" ”

Sun Sui's eyes flashed, and he glanced at Xu Jin in surprise, now by the emperor's side, there is indeed a celebrity who can be with Qian Ning for a long time, that person's name is Jiang Bin, but he is also a traitor, Sun Sui is also quite disgusted with this person, so he never thought of contacting this person.

Xu Jin smiled and said: "Master Sun, although the student thinks that the enemy of the enemy may not be a friend, he can also be guided by the situation, and the gentleman is round on the outside and square on the inside, so why bother sticking to it!" ”

Although Sun Sui is an upright person, he is not an old-fashioned person, and when he heard the words, he couldn't help but live, and suddenly raised his head and smiled: "Zichong (Fei Hong) once said that Ziqian has the talent of a minister, and now it seems that Ziqian is indeed suitable to be an official." ”