Bai He looked at the medicine bottle in Gu Pingxiu's hand, swallowed hard, and broke into a cold sweat.
There are only two roads before him, one is a dead end, confiscating his family and exterminating his clan.
A seemingly dead end, but with a chance to escape.
Moreover, Liang Xiao currently has an excellent reputation among the people in the capital, and at least he values credibility more than those big aristocratic families.
As a businessman, he certainly knows what choice he should make.
Bai He gritted his teeth and begged: "My father has always been at odds with me, but my wife and children are different! I am willing to cooperate with all the actions of the Marquis, but if the Marquis still refuses to let me go in the end, please at least Let my wife and children go!"
Liang Xiao nodded and said: "Don't worry, as long as you cooperate well, Xuanwei will escort you back safely, and then add another 10,000 taels of silver and leave you with 20,000 taels. When the matter is completed, I will give you another 10,000 taels in private." . Thirty thousand taels is enough to nourish your family for a lifetime. From now on, as long as you stay on your own terms, I will keep your family safe."
"Deal!" Bai He was ecstatic.
Gu Pingxiu saw this and had to admire Liang Xiao's wit and shamelessness.
If he had promised to leave 30,000 taels of silver for Bai He's family property from the beginning, Bai He would definitely not be satisfied and might have to add another 30,000 taels.
But at first Liang Xiao promised to only give 10,000 taels, and now he adds another 10,000 taels, and there are also 10,000 taels of painted cakes. Bai He almost cried with joy...
It's all day and night!
Bai He was unexpectedly straightforward, which made Liang Xiao worry a lot.
Gu Pingxiu took out a pill, put it directly into the mouth of Baihe River, drank it with warm water and swallowed it.
Bai He felt a strange feeling in his throat and vomited all over the floor on the spot.
Seeing Gu Pingxiu's frown, Bai He was so frightened that he quickly said: "Seven Insects and Seven Flowers Pill, I, I will take it again... Is there anything left?"
Gu Pingxiu's expression brightened slightly and he fed him another one.
This time Bai He took the food into his stomach easily. After a while, he started to feel sick and retched. After scratching his ears and cheeks, he felt itching everywhere. He only felt burning and pain in his internal organs. He was afraid that Liang Xiao would be displeased, so he could only grit his teeth and endure it.
Gu Pingxiu fed him another "relief pill". After Bai He took it, he felt much better.
Liang Xiao saw this and finally felt relieved, saying: "I will keep the antidote. From now on, Xuanwei will protect you closely and provide you with relief medicine regularly until you complete your mission."
In addition to Xuanwei and the fake Seven Insects and Seven Flowers Pill, Baihe's wife and children are also controlled by Xuanwei, triple insurance.
Bai He asked: "Master Hou, isn't it difficult to find Tuoba's token?"
Liang Xiao said: "My emperor has his own arrangements for this matter. You just have to act as ordered. In the meantime, practice your courage. Don't go to Liaodong again like tonight."
Bai He patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Lord Hou! Tuobating has a close relationship with me and will not harm me casually. I'm just afraid of death, but it's not that I won't act when the situation arises! Lord Hou is also a businessman, so he naturally understands!"
Liang Xiao just smiled, noncommittal.
After Gu Pingxiu returned with Liang Xiao, he said excitedly: "Master Hou, can Tuobating fall into the trap?"
Liang Xiao warned: "Don't talk about Tuoba Ting, even Tuoba Jun can only run away in the face of this situation. This time, we are fighting for the information gap. It is a pity that Tuoba Jun has left Beijing, otherwise we could have Tuoba Jun." Ba Shi will cut the grass and root it out!"
"Lack of information?" Gu Pingxiu was confused.
But Gu Pingxiu thought of Zhuge Hui and couldn't help but look forward to it.
This old prime minister has always made clever plans. After listening to Liang Xiao's arrangements, he couldn't help but marvel that "this plan is very poisonous."
The night is dark and windy.
Tuoba Lie was in his ancestral home, frowning.
"Is the Tuoba clan going to be in ruins? But now the clansmen in the capital are closely monitored by the Hunjun's people, and it is difficult to move forward..."
After saying this, Tuoba Lie sighed helplessly.
He was more than ten years younger than Zhuge Hui. He originally thought that if Zhuge Hui and other veterans were killed, he and the Tuoba family would be able to succeed.
Tuobajie's capture was so unexpected, and it also implicated the Tianri Sect lurking in the territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty.
That was the strong support that Tuoba clan finally found, so Tuoba Lie even did not hesitate to let Tuoba Jie join.
But now, the eldest son Tuoba Jun is not at home and can't help much.
"No, we absolutely cannot sit back and wait for death! But now there are Xuanwei guarding the mansion, what should we do..."
Just now, Duan Yunyi asked Xuanwei to tell him that as long as the Tuoba clan was wise enough, as the king of a country, she would consider the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty and re-enable the Tuoba clan.
But for some reason, Tuoba Lie always felt that things were not simple, and he was worried that the empress would drive the tiger to devour the wolf, draw the Tuoba family against other big families, and disrupt the relationships between several families.
Just when Tuoba Lie was hesitating, the bodyguard came to report: "Your Majesty, Duanmu Yuncheng wants to see you!"
Tuoba Lie frowned, thinking about it.
In the secret room, Tuoba Lie knelt down towards Duanmu Yuncheng.
Duanmu Yuncheng was flattered and said: "Why is uncle like this??"
Tuoba Lie sighed: "Right now, I, the Tuoba family, are in critical danger and I dare not act rashly. I hope you guys can understand our difficulties!"
"That's natural, uncle doesn't have to be like this..." Duanmu Yuncheng responded with a smile, but did not help him up.
Tuoba Lie explained: "My dear nephew! I recently discussed with my clansmen that we need to pretend to swear allegiance. For this reason, I will inevitably offend your family publicly, alas..."
After saying that, Tuoba Lie held back the tears that were brewing, and in the blink of an eye, he was in tears.
"Well, I was originally entrusted by my father to discuss with my uncle how to help you make a comeback. As long as we have the support, you will not dare to embarrass you all the time, right?" Duanmu Yuncheng was depressed.
Tuoba Lie broke out in a cold sweat: "Absolutely not! The Hunjun is still keeping an eye on my family. You must not act too close to my family at the moment, otherwise I'm afraid she will find trouble again..."
Duanmu Yuncheng curled his lips and said, "Then our business..."
Tuoba Lie took out the prepared land deed from the box on the ground and handed it to Duanmu Yuncheng: "All of these three hundred thousand taels of property will be given to my nephew. I will rely on you in the future..."
Duanmu Yuncheng took the box with a smile, nodded and said: "Uncle, don't worry, our family will definitely cooperate with uncle, and we will not just sit idly by! After all, it's a shame!"
The two families hit it off immediately.
After Tuoba Lie saw Duanmu Yuncheng away, he walked back to the house with a gloomy face.
"A small impatience will ruin a big plan. One day, I, the Tuoba clan, will rule the world!"
Duanmu's family was overjoyed as they had earned a lot of land deeds.
A land deed worth three hundred thousand taels is indeed a big expense for the Tuoba family today, which is enough to show their sincerity to the Duanmu family.
The next day, Tuoba Lie asked Xuanwei, who was monitoring him, to enter the palace to meet the saint.
In the imperial study room, Duan Yunyi stared at Tuoba Lie in the audience, his expression much calmer than usual.
"Your Majesty, the common people are incapable of discipline and know that they have committed serious sins... After learning from the pain, the common people hope to serve the country again and donate one million taels of silver!"
Duan Yunyi's expression remained unchanged as he said, "The Tuoba Qing family has finally figured it out?"
Hearing Duan Yunyi's change of address to him, Tuoba Lie was overjoyed and said: "I care about the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the sun and the moon can tell you! Your Majesty, if you can prevent me from sitting together, I will shed tears of gratitude day and night..."
Duan Yunyi looked at Tuoba Lie who suddenly burst into tears and felt his scalp numb.
This old thief always has emotions at his fingertips. You need to be extra cautious when dealing with this kind of person.
"In Tuoba Qing's family, Liang Aiqing is a talented person, extremely loyal, and young... I put him in such high regard, don't you understand my deep meaning?"
After saying that, Duan Yunyi blushed in a rare blush and looked a little shy.
She originally just wanted to hint to Tuoba Lie that she intended to recruit Liang Xiao as the prince's consort.
Both her sister and Zhuge Hui felt that it was not enough and should add fuel to the fire, suggesting that she hint to Tuoba Lie that she intended to recruit Liang Xiao as the emperor of the Zhou Dynasty...
