The room fell into silence, and Su Zhou felt as if a huge stone was pressing on his heart, making it difficult to breathe.
If everything is as Su Shi speculated, then this Pei Xuan is really terrible.
However, even if he thought Su Shi's speculation was reasonable, he still couldn't believe that all of this was Pei Xun's plan. If Pei Xun really had no plans left, he could be called a land god.
Su Shi also fell into deep thought, because there were several key points that he still couldn't figure out, guess, or even assume.
After a long time, Su Zhou said in a hoarse voice: "All of this is just your speculation and there is no solid evidence."
Su Shi said slowly: "Before he died, Pei Xun said that he also left a book. I believe this book recorded everything."
"Where is the book?"
Su Shi shook his head: "I don't know."
Speaking of this, he suddenly remembered something and asked, "Have you found the young man named Feng Ke?"
"No, after that day, this person seemed to have completely disappeared. There is no news about him anymore."
"Where is his origin?"
"I can't find out. This person seems to have jumped out of the cracks in the rocks."
Su Shi was not surprised by this result, but he still felt a little regretful. Since Feng Ke was Pei Xun's disciple and had been by his side all these years, he should know some secrets about Pei Xun.
But now there is no news from this person, and I am afraid that I will never see him again in the future.
At this time, Su Zhou hesitated for a long time, and finally asked: "If it is as you speculated, where do you think Pei Hyunbu's chess piece will land in half a year?"
Su Shi pondered: "The decline of a dynasty is due to two reasons, internal troubles and external troubles."
Then he looked at Su Zhou. Su Zhou knew what he meant and immediately said: "Daqian is adjacent to the sea to the east. Although it is harassed by pirates from time to time, these pirates are just scabies and cannot be affected by the weather. The south is a land of southern barbarians. Although there are occasional They rebelled, but they could not affect the overall situation. The Hu people in the north were watching with eager eyes, but their father led one hundred thousand elite troops to guard the border, so they did not dare to act rashly. Although there were many countries in the Western Region, their national power was very weak. It was too late to make friends with the great officials, so how could they dare to do so? Let’s fight.”
"So, at least there is no external trouble in Daqian for now."
Su Zhou said: "No foreign enemy will dare to invade Daqian within three years."
"If there is no external trouble, it must be internal trouble."
Su Zhou couldn't help but sigh: "I have no clue about this internal worry. I can't guess where it lies."
Su Shi said lightly: "The position of prince."
Su Zhou was shocked: "What did you say?"
Su Shi said: "The decline of a dynasty must begin with civil strife. Currently, Daqian is in a period of peace and prosperity. It seems that the people are not in dire straits yet and will rise up, so the biggest hidden danger comes from the royal family."
"Since the death of the prince, His Majesty has not established a prince for ten years for unknown reasons. This has become a hidden danger. It is impossible for Pei Xun not to see this and not to take advantage of it."
Speaking of this, Su Shi sighed: "The position of the prince is the ladder leading to the highest power, and there can only be room for one person on the ladder. Since this position is empty now, it would be strange if those who want to climb up don't fight to the death." , Da Qian will also enter a period of turmoil due to the dispute over the prince. If this period of turmoil lasts longer, the greater the impact on Da Qian will be, and it is even very likely that Da Qian will really decline from this."
Su Zhou felt that the boulder pressing on his chest was getting bigger and bigger, almost suffocating him.
Su Shi smiled bitterly and said: "If the strength of the people vying for the crown prince's position is very different, the period of turmoil will be very short and the impact on Daqian will be very small. But the trouble now is that the eldest prince and the second prince who are most likely to compete for the crown prince's position will The princes are equally powerful, and if a fight breaks out between them, the consequences will be disastrous."
At this time, Su Shi couldn't help but rub his forehead, because his head hurt now.
"That's not the scariest thing."
Su Zhou was shocked: "Isn't this the most terrifying thing?"
Su Zhou sighed: "I don't know what the prince thinks, that he would do business with the ministers of the aristocratic family, and I don't know why your majesty divided the prince's original property into two and handed them to the eldest prince and the second prince respectively."
Su Zhou asked hurriedly: "What's wrong with this?"
"What's wrong?" Su Shi said helplessly: "It's simply wrong. Because there are countless forces behind every industry, and these forces are equivalent to becoming a community of interests with the prince. Everyone will be prosperous and everyone will suffer. damage."
"Originally, when the eldest prince and the second prince competed for the position of prince, they only had to bring their respective younger brothers to kill each other. The one who won the top position would be killed, and the loser would be killed. The other forces only had to watch the battle and kneel down to lick the winner. , No matter how chaotic Da Qian is, it won’t cause any chaos.”
"But now that various forces are involved, the problem cannot be solved by just killing each other. This chaos will only lead to chaos in the world."
At this time, Su Shi's expression became condensed, and then became extremely strange, because he suddenly remembered what Pei Xuan said to him.
"Everyone in this world is within the cause and effect. Perhaps only those outside the cause and effect can change their destiny."
Su Zhou had a strange look on his face when he saw Su Shi, and asked continuously, "What did you think of?"
Su Shi shook his head slowly, forced out a smile, and said, "I was distracted just now. It's nothing."
"What should we do now?" Su Zhou asked anxiously.
"What should we do?" Su Shi said: "The best way now is to tell your Majesty that the Qian Dynasty is about to be in chaos, and the root cause is the position of the prince. You should establish the prince as soon as possible, and then put the other princes into fiefdoms."
Su Yiyi was stunned and couldn't help but said: "It is still taboo for ministers to participate in the establishment and removal of the crown prince, for fear of making the crown prince angry and losing his head."
“Isn’t this method possible?”
Su Zhou shook his head like a rattle: "This method is absolutely not feasible."
Su Shi sighed: "Then you have to try my method."
Su Zhou was overjoyed and said, "Second brother, what's the method?"
Su Shi said: "I said that if the battle for the prince is limited to the eldest prince and the second prince fighting each other, then the impact on Daqian will be minimized. The problem now is how to separate other forces from the eldest prince and the second prince. Separate it from the second prince and ask them to try not to get involved in the prince's fight."
"What to do?"
Su Shi said slowly: "The reason why those ministers from the aristocratic families stand beside the eldest prince and the second prince is because they have common interests. If there is no profit, they will naturally fall apart."
"So my plan is to block the industries under the prince's name, either make them lose money or let them go bankrupt, and then pull those forces over to separate them from the prince. Dongyuan Quality Library is the first target."
Su Zhou opened his mouth wide and couldn't say a word. He had no idea that the reason Su Shi wanted to fight Dongyuan Zhiku had such an amazing purpose.
