Emperor Xuanwu wanted the territory of the Mo clan and the "Seven Kills Piano Score" in his hand, but he didn't want Mo Ling to hate him deeply, so he quietly placed the knife in Xiao Yuchuan's hand.
On the day Xiao Heng was buried, Emperor Xuanwu specially asked Xiao Yuchuan to stay and have a long talk with him, just to test Xiao Yuchuan. Xiao Heng's death not only weakened the Xiao family's power, but also caused the Xiao family to lose a talisman. Xiao Yuchuan would definitely find an opportunity to propose to Emperor Xuanwu that Rong Ming be canonized as the prince.
But that day, Xiao Yuchuan didn't mention this matter at all.
Xiao Yuchuan knew in his heart that Xiao Heng's body was still cold. If he proposed to Emperor Xuanwu about canonizing the prince at this time, his intention would be too obvious. No king would be willing to see a military general wielding power. When the time comes, Emperor Xuanwu will not only postpone the matter on the grounds of Rong Ming's filial piety, but will also make him wary of the Xiao family, so there is no guarantee that something will not happen in the future. So he could only stand still and secretly clear all obstacles for Rong Ming.
In Xiao Yuchuan's view, the reason why Emperor Xuanwu loves Mo Ling so much is because she has the backer of the Mo Clan. As long as the Mo Clan falls, Emperor Xuanwu's favor will fade away. The people in the palace always act according to the changing circumstances, and since Mo Ling has been favored for so long, the people in the harem have long been jealous, so naturally someone will take action against her. She will be walking on thin ice in the palace in the future, and her position as a noble concubine will naturally be unstable. Mo Ling, who has lost her backer, has no power and power, so she cannot pose a threat to Rong Ming's position as crown prince.
When Emperor Xuanwu saw that Xiao Yuchuan did not mention a word about the canonization of the crown prince, he knew that Xiao Yuchuan had other thoughts and that he had the opportunity to kill someone with a knife.
But if Xiao Yuchuan wants to eradicate the Mo clan, how can it be so easy? This not only requires a suitable reason, but also a suitable opportunity.
When Emperor Xuanwu learned that Xiao Yuchuan had secretly bribed the generals of the northern garrison to place his own people in the northern garrison, he gave him a push without hesitation in secret.
——Emperor Xuanwu had left a secret chess piece in the Black Ink Clan during his previous layout, in order to sow discord between the grassland tribe and the Black Ink Clan in the future, and it was just the right time to do so.
As expected, not long after, the grassland tribes secretly formed an alliance and raided the Black Ink Clan. The Black Ink Clan was caught off guard and had to ask Beiming for help.
Unexpectedly, the general of the northern border garrison was ill due to cold during the days when he was delivering the news to the Black Ink Clan. Only the deputy general handled military affairs on his behalf, and the information from the Black Ink Clan happened to fall into the hands of the people placed by Xiao Yuchuan. How could Xiao Yuchuan's people let this news spread back to Shangyuan City? They concealed the matter and sent false information about "catching a turtle in a urn" to the Black Ink Clan.
All of this happened overnight, and it looked like it was planned by Xiao Yuchuan. Unexpectedly, a series of coincidences in the northern garrison led to Xiao Yuchuan's people intercepting the information. They were all secretly ordered by Emperor Xuanwu. However, Xiao Yuchuan was secretly ordered by Emperor Xuanwu. It's just dark.
This plan successfully allowed the Mo clan to open the city and let the tribal alliance cross the border when they were desperate. Not only did the Mo clan suffer heavy casualties, but the Mo clan was also known as a "rebellion on the battlefield." This just provided Xiao Yuchuan with a reasonable basis for annihilating the Mo clan in the future. excuse.
But Xiao Yuchuan's people did not expect that the tribal alliance was not interested in drinking. Under the banner of attacking the Mo clan, their real purpose was to capture the Beiming border city.
At this time, Emperor Xuanwu had already dispatched another army to the southern border to replace Xiao Yuchuan's garrison, while Xiao Yuchuan was ordered to lead his army north to fight against the tribal alliance.
This seemed like extreme reliance on Xiao Yuchuan and recognition of his ability, but in fact it was the last of three birds with one stone in Emperor Xuanwu's plan.
The prestige accumulated by the Xiao family three hundred years ago has gradually faded with the passage of time. Since the Xiao family's ancestors made great contributions in the Four Kingdoms War, no one in the later generations can surpass their great achievements. They all just abide by their duties and do nothing. Back then, the late Beiming Emperor wanted to take the opportunity to take back the military power of the Xiao family. Unexpectedly, the Xiao family produced a brave and capable Xiao Yuchuan. His illustrious military exploits also gained him a lot of reputation, which revitalized the prestige of the Xiao family, and showed the potential to surpass others. That's why the late emperor sent Xiao Yuchuan to guard the southern border before his wings were full, in order to force out the Xiao family's military power.
Xiao Yuchuan was a soldier and had been stationed in the Southern Territory for many years. He was deeply supported by the people in the Southern Territory. His prestige among the people in the Southern Territory had long surpassed that of today's people, and his influence was even more deeply rooted in the Southern Territory. If some high-sounding reasons are found to transfer Xiao Yuchuan away from the southern border, it will definitely arouse dissatisfaction among the people in the southern border and even trigger riots. Therefore, Emperor Xuanwu found such a legitimate reason to withdraw Xiao Yuchuan from the southern border and replace the garrison with another army. This would stop the crowd and the forces in the southern border would be reshuffled, and Emperor Xuanwu could take advantage of the situation to take back control of the southern border. power, this will also severely damage the power of the Xiao family.
Emperor Xuanwu dispatched Xiao Yuchuan's army to the northern battlefield, but did not let Xiao Yuchuan take over the northern garrison, just to leave Xiao Yuchuan with nowhere to defend after the battle and could only lead his army back to Shangyuan City.
For a general with a large number of troops, only the sky is high and the emperor is far away, so it is possible to cultivate his power. Once Xiao Yuchuan leads his army back to Shangyuan City, he will be back under the control of Emperor Xuanwu. As time goes by, the prestige of Xiao Yuchuan and the Xiao family will naturally be replaced by other generals. At that time, Emperor Xuanwu will be able to dispatch and reinforce his soldiers to other places under various names. In this way, one day, Xiao Yuchuan will be completely eliminated. The military power in Yuchuan's hands.
After Xiao Yuchuan arrived in the north, Emperor Xuanwu ordered Xiao Yuchuan to keep the Mo clan alive and bring him back to Shangyuan City for interrogation. On the surface, it was to find out the truth about the Mo clan's rebellion and to protect the Mo clan in disguise, but in fact, it was against the Mo clan. A reminder was cast. It was this imperial edict that intensified Xiao Yuchuan's determination to destroy the Mo clan.
Soon after, Xiao Yuchuan annihilated the Mo clan by killing first and then showing off as expected by Emperor Xuanwu.
And all of this went so smoothly that Xiao Yuchuan couldn't help but have doubts in his heart, as if there was a pair of invisible hands pushing the development of the entire situation.
Xiao Yuchuan had always known that Emperor Xuanwu was secretly looking for something. As for what it was, no one except Emperor Xuanwu's cronies knew. He only knew that this thing was extremely important to Emperor Xuanwu. While annihilating the Mo clan, Xiao Yuchuan accidentally discovered a few soldiers in his army searching for things in the Mo clan city. Only then did he suddenly realize that there was something fishy.
It turns out that all of this is a plot set up by Emperor Xuanwu!
The real purpose of Emperor Xuanwu is not only to make himself a sharp blade for him, so that he can get rid of the Mo Clan without bloodshed and bring them into Beiming's territory, but also to get the coveted item from the Mo Clan. thing, and invisibly weakened the power of the Xiao family. He even wanted to force him to return to Shangyuan City through this battle, so that he could gradually lose his military power!
What a kill and kill three birds with one stone!
Xiao Yuchuan was furious, and at this moment, he discovered Liu hiding in the cellar.
Emperor Xuanwu had calculated everything but failed to realize that Xiao Yuchuan would bite him in the end.
