Chapter 274

"But if the rebellion is truly suppressed successfully, the imperial court can't possibly not offer rewards, right?"

"By then, if they don't want to continue promoting the Lord's military rank, they will have no choice but to have the Lord enter Luoyang and promote the Lord's civil rank!"

"This, in fact, is not a good thing for the Lord."

"If that were to happen, most of the successful development in Nanjun would have to be abandoned!"

"Moreover, many of the things we have hidden that cannot see the light of day would likely face a huge risk of exposure."

"Therefore, even if the Son of Heaven is willing, I do not suggest that the Lord truly exert effort to suppress the rebels and build merit."

"There will be plenty of opportunities to build merit in the future, and besides, the Lord's current position and power are already sufficient!"

"For the sake of prudence, it is better to wait until the world is truly in great chaos before expanding our power!"

"For now, we should still focus on burying our heads in our own development and solidifying our foundation."

Su Xuan and the others all nodded one after another upon hearing this.

"Tian Yuanhao's words have awakened the dreamer; you are right! At this time, it is indeed no longer appropriate for us to send troops to build merit!"

"Indeed!"

"Agreed!"

Everyone spoke up one after another to express their approval.

Su Xuan finally spoke: "Since that is the case, I will first submit a memorial to the imperial court, and additionally, have Jia Yi go and move about in Zhang Rang's residence."

Although Guo Jia and Tian Feng had already analyzed that it was highly probable that various factions would not allow him to suppress the rebellion and build merit this time.

But for the sake of prudence, Su Xuan still prepared to play it safe, letting Zhang Rang also help out by speaking ill of him in front of the Son of Heaven to break the momentum.

This would avoid the Son of Heaven having a sudden lapse in judgment and truly issuing an order to him.

At that point, he would truly be riding a tiger and unable to get off; he would have to go whether he wanted to or not.

And with the capabilities of him and his troops, wouldn't a mere Qu Xing be easily captured?

He couldn't just deliberately slack off at that time just to avoid building merit, could he?

If he did that, he would likely provide others with a handle against him and anger the Son of Heaven.

Instead, he would end up being punished himself.

The cautionary examples of Lu Zhi and Huangfu Song were still there.

"The Lord is wise!"

Xun You and the others smiled and praised him upon hearing this.

Their Lord really had utilized the eunuchs to the extreme!

He asks them for help when he wants to build merit;

He also asks them for help when he doesn't want to build merit.

They suddenly discovered that, in fact, eunuchs were still very useful and easy to use.

Afterward, Su Xuan did not submit the memorial immediately.

After all, under normal circumstances, he shouldn't have received news of Qu Xing's rebellion in Changsha so quickly.

He had to wait at least two days.

The intelligence system of the Secret Guards and their ability to transmit information could not be exposed.

Therefore, Su Xuan waited two days before submitting the news to the imperial court, and deliberately requested to send troops to suppress the rebels.

More than a day later,

Su Xuan's memorial had already arrived in Luoyang.

Not only did the Son of Heaven know immediately, but the Yuan clan, He Jin, and others also knew immediately.

"This time, we absolutely must not let Su Xuan build merit again! Otherwise, he will become completely entrenched in Southern Jingzhou!"

"Or perhaps he will grasp greater military power and be transferred into Luoyang!"

"These are not things we want to see."

"Therefore, Grand General, I hope that tomorrow we will together oppose letting Su Xuan suppress the rebellion and let His Majesty send someone else."

Yuan Kui found He Jin immediately and said this to him.

"That is my intention as well!"

He Jin nodded repeatedly, then frowned slightly and said: "However, who should we recommend? His Majesty trusts Su Xuan's ability very much; if there isn't a suitable candidate, His Majesty may not necessarily listen to us."

"That is natural!"

Yuan Kui nodded with a cold sneer: "How about Sun Jian? This person's bravery is not inferior to Su Xuan's, and he himself is a native of Yangzhou, so he is actually quite familiar with the terrain of Southern Jingzhou."

"Recommend him as the Administrator of Changsha, let him go suppress the rebellion, and take the opportunity to plant a nail next to Su Xuan in Southern Jingzhou to pin Su Xuan down, so as to avoid him becoming entrenched in Southern Jingzhou!"

"Moreover, our Son of Heaven does not truly trust Su Xuan that much; otherwise, why not let him come to Luoyang to serve as an official?"

"I fear His Majesty is also somewhat wary of Su."

"He both wants to use him to balance you and me, and worries about him becoming entrenched in the imperial court, growing too large to be controlled, and becoming another you or me."

"The matter of Zhao Ci's rebellion last time was unavoidable; Nanyang was too important."

"Zhao Ci was also too swift and caught us all off guard!"

"Who would have thought that this fellow was such a piece of trash, and was easily annihilated by Su Xuan in just a few days!"

"He was completely here to cause us trouble and deliver merit to Su Xuan!"

"Therefore, this time I believe that as long as we stand up to oppose it, His Majesty will certainly agree to it!"

Yuan Kui considered himself to have a deep understanding of the Son of Heaven.

His judgment would absolutely not be wrong.

Moreover, with him and He Jin united in opposition, even if the Son of Heaven truly had a different opinion, he would have to hold it in.

"Good!"

He Jin heard this and immediately slapped his hand down: "Then let's do it this way!"

"This time, no matter what, we must suppress this little brat Su Xuan!"

While He Jin and Yuan Kui were conspiring here,

Jia Yi also quietly brought local specialties to Zhang Rang's residence and met with Zhang Rang.

Zhang Rang saw him and immediately squinted his eyes and smiled: "You have arrived right on time! Is it that your Lord wants me to help him fight for the opportunity to send troops to Changsha this time?"

To tell the truth, this matter was really not easy to handle.

Like Yuan Kui, Zhang Rang also considered himself to have a deep understanding of the Son of Heaven.

He was especially clear about the Son of Heaven's complex psychology toward Su Xuan.

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