C85 Digging Trap

When Xiao Wen left with Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, it suddenly occurred to him that he was missing a person.

Usually, Xiao Wen would always have three followers by his side. One was the unparalleled Guan Yu, while the other was the astute Zhuge Liang. As for the other one, it was naturally the adorable Shangguan Wan'er.

But today, he discovered that the usually obedient Shangguan Wan'er had disappeared.

So he looked at Guan Yu and asked, "Why didn't you see Wan'er come today?" Could he be sick? "

"I don't know." Guan Yu shook his head.

Considering that Guan Yu seemed to be a bachelor dog in history, Xiao Wen felt that this little guy wouldn't care about such things.

Therefore, he turned to Zhuge Liang and asked, "Xiao Liang, did you see Wan'er today?"

After all, Zhuge Liang was the Prime Minister of the Han Dynasty, and Shangguan Wan'er was also the Prime Minister of Wu Zetian. Thus, they were rather close in nature and were usually quite familiar with each other.

Asking Zhuge Liang should be easier than asking Guan Yu for an answer.

Sure enough, Zhuge Liang revealed a helpless expression and said, "Wan'er's parents said they knew what you were doing, so they thought you were playing with fire. If it was a normal day, they would not mind giving you Wan Er. However, this is an extraordinary time, so it's safer to stay with them. "

Hearing this, Xiao Wen became speechless.

However, considering that Wan-Er's family had the background of a spy from the Tang Country, the Tang Country had maintained the status of a bystander in this war of the Seven Kingdoms. Thus, it wasn't good for Xiao Wen to say anything.

After all, he was able to use his intelligence and benefits to pull the spies from the Song Kingdom into the water. However, if the Tang Kingdom did not move, they would have no desire. It was just like a turtle hiding its head, making it impossible for Xiao Wen to do anything.

Helpless, Xiao Wen could only say to Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, "Since that's the case, it's better if you don't go and find Wan'er before the plan is completed. [Wan-Er is safe with her parents after all.]

There must be a way for a spy to have a foothold in the clouds.

No matter whether it was Cai Zhen before he was dragged into the water by Xiao Wen, or Wan'er's parents, they were confident that they would be able to resist the Manchu Manchu constables.

Although the Manchu cavalry outside the city walls were unable to enter the city, it posed a threat to the people of the city. But Heshen, who was in the city, had not yet caught him.

He still had a chance to harm the people of the city before Heshen was captured.

That included Wan-Er without her parents' protection.

The reason why Xiao Wen and Guan Yu dared to cause trouble in the Cloud City with Zhuge Liang was because no matter what they did or whether they did it or not, He Shen might harm them.

However, as long as Shangguan Wan'er didn't leave her parents, she wouldn't be harmed.

He was not like Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang, who had no third option but to be enslaved and resist. After a round of teaching, Xiao Wen didn't want to drag the child into the water.

Obviously, Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang also understood this point.

Zhuge Liang patted his chest and said, "Mister, you can rest assured! I won't let Wan-Er get hurt no matter what. [I am a man after all. How could I let a weak girl like Wan-Er take the risk?]

Guan Yu also nodded his head with determination, agreeing with Zhuge Liang's words.

Xiao Wen smiled. He patted the heads of the two little guys and said, "War, let the women go."

"Now, we have evidence that Heshen was a spy. But, as Tsai said, we cannot afford the political risks of toppling Heshan. Therefore, we need to pull the others into our chariots, and then jump down from them to let them fight for us. "

Xiao Wen was very clear that the first point of the political struggle was the word spoken by the ancestors of this dynasty: unite the majority, and strike at the minority. As long as he could unite more forces than the enemy, then dealing with them would be as easy as reaching out his hand.

As for the second point, he had to conceal himself and not shoot the bird in the head. Only in this way could he preserve himself as much as possible in the midst of political struggles — after all, politics, to a large extent, depended on who was more capable, more able to live, darker frames, taller belt than anyone else, better able to recite poetry than anyone else …

"Then what is mister planning to do?" Zhuge Liang asked.

"Of course, let Heshen offend their interests." After a pause, Xiao Wen explained, "I have secretly sent people to force Heshen to take action. As long as this fellow was desperate, he would use any means at his disposal. At that time, as long as we give him a slight flaw, he will definitely jump into the trap that we set. "

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang was somewhat perplexed, but he seemed to have understood something. He thought for a moment, then raised his head and said in an uncertain tone, "Sir, something that was designed to leave Heshen no choice but to act, it should come in contact with Heshen. If you take us there, there will be danger. In your opinion, you shouldn't do such a thing. Are we going to dig a trap for Heshan and his dogs to jump into? "

"This kid is worth teaching." Xiao Wen looked at Zhuge Liang with a smile as if the words "you're awesome" were written all over his face.

Xiao Wen's affirmation brought Zhuge Liang to a sudden realization.

He said, "No wonder Sir wanted us to contact the children of those wealthy families last night and contact them. I didn't know at the time what purpose you were talking about. Now, I finally understand. "

Guan Yu was confused. He turned to Zhuge Liang and asked, "Liang, what are you talking about? I can understand every word you say, but when you put it together, it's like reading the Book of Heaven. Can you explain it to me? "

Although Guan Yu's intellect was not bad, he could be considered an existence with high intelligence even among the group of martial officers from the three kingdoms.

However, compared to Xiao Wen, who had gone through modern education, and Zhuge Liang, the genius of this world, there was still a huge gap.

Seeing Guan Yutian's natural ignorance, Zhuge Liang curled his lips helplessly and explained, "Mister wants us to find those rich and powerful people's descendants. Naturally, we need to use them in the near future. "According to what Mister Yin just said, if we make an opening and let Heshen fall into our trap, it's clear that these disciples are a trap meant to lure Heshen into the trap."

"Don't forget, He Heshen wanted to capture all the rich people in the city. Although a small portion of the rich are like the rich, and rely on technology and talent to get the wealth. However, most of the rich were able to earn a large amount of wealth by using methods such as plundering and colluding with the government. If they were captured and brought back to Manchuria, they probably wouldn't be able to help the whole city. Therefore, they captured these rich merchants to just force the families in the city to demand ransom. "

"Though because of what you did yesterday, the Tartars are no longer able to catch the rich merchants. However, if they captured the children of those merchants, they would also be able to earn a huge ransom. In this way, it would not be a loss for them to come to the Cloud Continent. "

After listening to Zhuge Liang, Guan Yu instantly understood everything. However, he was somewhat unconvinced and said, "Sir, isn't using this kind of thing that puts others in danger a little too immoral?"

After all, Emperor Guan had declared his loyalty unparalleled. Thus, in terms of morality, he was still a bit obsessed with cleanliness.

If he could, what he wished for the most was to fight in the arena and defeat Heshen in a fair and square manner.

Zhuge Liang shook his head helplessly and said, "Politics is always a filthy thing. In this aspect, if you don't try to do whatever it takes, sooner or later, you will end up as a failure."

Zhuge Liang had been good at internal affairs in history, after all. And any statesman, no matter how famous he was in history, would do something dirty behind the scenes.

After all, that was the rule in politics. As long as they entered this domain, no one would be able to escape.

However, after hearing Zhuge Liang's words, Xiao Wen shook his head.

Xiao Wen wasn't afraid of doing evil.

However, he didn't think that a person could brazenly say something like 'doing evil'.

Shame is an important motivation for human progress.

Therefore, Xiao Wen added, "In ancient times, there was a very small sect. They were thinking about one thing, procedural justice and the outcome."

"Procedural Justice means that when anyone is doing something, they have to ensure that every step is just. Even if it ends up in a tragedy, you can't do anything that goes against justice in the process. "

"Justice, on the other hand, is the opposite. Those who believe in the justice of the outcome believe that as long as the end result is good, it is worth encouraging by any means. If there is a process of justice, there is no need to do superfluous evil, but in cases where there is no choice but to do so, there can be no care for the means involved. "

"And I feel that there must be many regrets in life. It would not be worth it if he allowed such a small regret to happen. Consequently, justice in the end should be more important than justice in the procedure. "

"Moreover, amongst the rich people in the Cloud City, there are probably a lot of properties that are covered in blood. Let them be bait and take the risk to protect the people in the clouds from harm. This can be considered as giving them a chance to redeem themselves! "