Having said this, Uncle Chu raised his head, looked at Huang Qiong's calm face, and sighed slightly: "Whether they like it or not, the Chu family has boarded the King of Shu's ship. It's easier to get on the ship than to get off. So, I'm sorry. Then I became somewhat interested in the King of England at that time. Although you are decisive and ruthless in your actions, your character is also determined. But in terms of strategy, you are better at plotting than conspiracy."
"This is exactly the opposite of the King of Shu. Therefore, you may not really guess the thoughts of those who are good at conspiracy, let alone how ruthless their methods are. Although I don't know much about the King of Shu. , but you also know that he has been painstakingly planning for many years, and there are experts around him who make suggestions. Even if you have wiped out all his power on the surface, it is only a corner of his power. "
"His secret power cannot be eliminated by anyone in a short time. If nothing else, he may not have a secret stronghold in the Chang'an Mansion alone. Although you are good at generals, but for this People who do this may not be really good at it. Not to mention, the North and South Zhenfu Division has always been a little half-hearted in cooperating with you to eliminate the secret forces of King Shu, and is not really working hard."
"As for the Fan family in Xiangyang, I don't know what means you used to make them cooperate with you like this. But I am also a businessman, and I know the style of businessmen at both ends. As long as you haven't boarded Dabao for a day, They may not sincerely rely on you. Even now, as long as Fan's vital interests are not harmed, they are indeed quite cooperative with you."
"But if you let them fully cooperate with you to eliminate the secret forces of King Shu. First, they do not have this ability. Even if their detailed works are spread all over the northwest, they may not be able to really discover all the things hidden underground. After all, they are businessmen, and their meticulous work is more for the convenience of doing business. It is not for the purpose of competing for the world, and their abilities are not as strong as you think."
"Secondly, don't forget that although the King of Shu is now far away in the Western Regions, he still controls Yizhou, an important town on the Silk Road. But the Fan family is very dependent on the Silk Road. It can even be said that most of their profits come from On the Silk Road. Once the King of Shu who occupies Yizhou cuts off the Silk Road, the Fan family themselves will be in chaos. Therefore, the Fan family can cooperate with you secretly, but they will definitely not do anything overtly."
"His Royal Highness, although you seem to be ruthless in your methods, in fact, judging from what you do, you are still a kind-hearted person after all. You never know how terrifying the King of Shu is in the dark and how many spies he has. Take action. We may not necessarily kill all the Chu family, but if the King of Shu knows the truth, the Chu family may not be able to survive. It's not that I don't want to agree, but I really don't dare."
"Because you won't tell it. This is naturally clear to me. But among the people around you, who can guarantee that there is no spy from the King of Shu? If the King of Shu knows about our cooperation, the Chu family will Exterminating the family is the lightest thing. I know his methods very well. Although I also know that cooperation with His Highness is the only way to preserve the Chu family, but I have to leave a root for the Chu family."
After saying these words, he closed his eyes and made it clear that he didn't want to say any more. Huang Qiong, who was sitting opposite him, looked at Uncle Chu's posture, but was not angry or angry. Because just now, when Uncle Chu was talking about the secret forces of King Shu, he pretended to be calm. But the flash of fear in his eyes did not escape his eyes.
Huang Qiong stood up and looked at the room with his hands behind his back, except for a straw couch and two chairs that were moved in after he entered. On the empty walls of the house, there was only a large calligraphy written in an unknown year. On this large character, except for the word "Shen", there are no other characters. For a moment, the room seemed extremely quiet except for the sound of two people breathing.
After a long time, Huang Qiong turned around and looked at Uncle Chu, who still looked like an old monk in trance, silent and no longer saying a word, but he smiled faintly: "It seems that the Chu family is afraid of the King of Shu, even more than the widow and the emperor." The law of the imperial court. Since Mr. Chu Da is too afraid of the King of Shu and does not dare to gamble with this person. Instead, he takes the whole family to bet with me, so I can only deal with official business. "
"Mr. Da, do you really think that there are things that the King of Shu can do that I can't do? Since Mr. Da doesn't care about the Chu family, why should I care about the life and death of the Chu family? I originally thought that Mr. Chu Da will take care of his family. He is so good, he can be regarded as a person who values friendship and loyalty. But now it seems that he is just a cold-blooded and ruthless person, and his life is nothing in front of the whole family."
Regarding Huang Qiong's words, Uncle Chu still closed his eyes and said nothing. But in his hand, the string of beads that he had been carrying since they were confiscated from the Chu Mansion were spinning faster and faster. There was also a faint cold sweat oozing out from the tip of his nose. Seeing him in such a posture, I know that this guy's defenses have begun to loosen, but it has not yet reached the point where he has truly completely compromised.
Huang Qiong, who decided to give him a strong dose of medicine, said calmly: "I have sent people to pick up the mother and son from Yongpingfang. They must have arrived by now. Although it is just an outer room, it is still As a member of the Chu family, it is better to stay with the Chu family. Otherwise, if such a charming and charming lady is left outside, many people will miss her, and something will happen to her sooner or later. "
When Huang Qiong mentioned Yongpingfang, the face of Uncle Chu, who had been barely calm before, suddenly changed. Although he still managed to maintain his composure and said: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I am thinking about you, but I don't know anyone in Yongpingfang, let alone the mother and son there. I have always kept myself clean, except for my old wife and two people at home. Apart from my concubine, I have never kept any other wives."
Uncle Chu was so eager to deny it, but Huang Qiong smiled faintly and said: "Whether the mother and the three people in Yongpingfang have anything to do with you will be known later when they arrive? And have you ever been a sponsor?" I'm afraid you know it, I know it, and the mother and son also know it. Although you are a businessman, you are as afraid of your wife as a tiger. Do you need me to send your old wife over?"
"You are worried about being wiped out by the King of Shu. It is not just the Chu family. I am afraid you are more worried about your two sons who are raised outside. You are fighting against me. I am afraid you think that even the Chu family The palace has been punished by the imperial court, and the two sons you left outside are enough to inherit the incense of the Chu family. And you think I don't know about this, but you are afraid that you can't hide it from the King of Shu."
After Huang Qiong's words completely exposed Uncle Chu's background, Uncle Chu, who had been holding on until now, could no longer bear the fear in his heart. His knees softened and he knelt down in front of Huang Qiong. He no longer had the strong support before, but said with a sad face: "Prince, what do you want? So what if I agree to you? If I don't agree to you, how will you treat people like the Chu family?"
Facing this Uncle Chu, Huang Qiong finally surrendered completely. Huang Qiong smiled lightly and said: "Don't worry, I haven't done anything to the orphans and widows yet. I promise that as long as you agree to do things for me, you will work as an undercover agent for the King of Shu." , no one in the world can touch these two children. Even the people of the Chu family, except for your fifth brother, can’t be saved. "
"If you continue to resist. Indeed, it is impossible for me to completely exterminate your Chu family. Some people are not subject to the law, but as the current prince, I still have to abide by this law. So according to the law, except for you The five brothers, plus all the men of the Chu family, will accompany the fifth master Chu to the execution ground. All the female relatives will be sold by the government."
"I have met all the female members of the Chu family, and they are all pretty good-looking. If they were sold to brothels and tile alleys, they would definitely be very popular. As for the children? Send the girls to the Jiaofang Department, and the boys It would be good to purify oneself and enter the palace to become a eunuch. In order to prevent the palace from recruiting eunuchs, it has to recruit eunuchs from among the good people, causing harm to those simple and kind-hearted people."
Looking at the prince in front of him, who still had a faint smile on his face when he said these words, Uncle Chu found that he seemed to have made some mistakes in his judgment of the prince's character. He still somewhat underestimated the prince's methods. As expected, he and the King of Shu are direct brothers. Although this man is better at using yin and scheming, when it comes to plotting, he is not much different from the King of Shu.
He has always been a little confused about the fact that the one he raised in Yongpingfang gave birth to two sons for him. Except for his two best confidants, no one in the Chu family even knew about it, including his old wife. His brothers didn't even know that he had two sons outside. My original intention was to prevent today's occurrence, and also to leave a root for the Chu family.
In the heart of this Uncle Chu, the King of Shu is certainly a great supporter. But once the battle for the throne is involved, no one can guarantee who will come first tomorrow or the accident until everything is finally settled. The Chu family attached themselves to the King of Shu, and they certainly relied on the power of the King of Shu over the years to earn a lot of wealth. But who knows if the Chu family will one day be implicated by the King of Shu and have their family confiscated and exterminated.
Therefore, he hid it from his family, raised an outhouse, and gave birth to two sons. Of course, the woman he kept outside was extremely beautiful. Although she was just a widow, she still fascinated him in all kinds of ways. In contrast to the old wife who is already old and has a bad temperament at home. The young woman was considerate and made him feel even more comfortable.
And the woman didn't know his true identity, she just thought he was a small businessman. In order to hide this outer room from being discovered by his old wife at home, and even more so from the secret forces of the King of Shu in Chang'an. He even went there only twice a month and never spent the night there. He thought he had been able to hide it perfectly, but he didn't expect that he would still be discovered.
He really couldn't figure it out, his two confidants who knew about it. One is still working for the Chu family in other places, and the other has been a life-saving grace to his family. Even if these two people beat him to death, they don't believe they would betray him. But how did the prince discover this? The two sons he raised outside were his only thoughts during these days after the Chu family was confiscated.
Now these last two thoughts have fallen into the hands of the prince. Although he won't be cut off to the root, he can be sent to the palace to be a eunuch. What's the difference between that and being cut down to the root? Even more vicious. You can not care about other people, but you can't care about your son. Of these two sons, he is the only son who is frail and sick, and his only hope is for this lineage.
If he really had his penis cut off and was sent to the palace to become a eunuch, what hope would the Chu family have? Do you really want to cut off the Chu family? Thinking of this, Uncle Chu gritted his teeth and said cruelly: "As long as the Crown Prince can save my two sons and preserve the Chu family's incense, I will agree to work for His Highness. I just hope that His Highness can say To do it.”
