Three generations of the Yun family were silent.
They have always been worried that their great achievements will overwhelm their master, and they began to curb their sharpness in the early years. But even so, more than ten years later, they will end up with everyone being copied.
Throughout thousands of years of history, many generals died at the sword of the kings they had been following after becoming famous.
They couldn't help but sigh when they saw those generals who died in vain in the history books, but they knew that one day in the future, such a thing would happen to the Yun family.
They died in battle, and they deserved their death.
But being falsely accused of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and having more than a hundred members of his family beheaded, who can accept such a thing?
"Since it is confirmed that what happened in Chu'er's dream will happen one day, we, the Yun family, cannot just sit back and wait for death." Yunze said slowly, "Father, why don't we return our military power, disarm and return to our fields."
As long as you hold a large number of troops, you will one day achieve great success and be feared by the emperor. In this case, if you hand over the military power, won't everything in the future not happen?
"I'm afraid the emperor will not agree." Yun Silin shook his head, "Until there is someone who can take over my position, the emperor will never allow the Yun family to disband and return to the countryside. Moreover, small border countries have repeatedly tried to test it. If I just abandon it like this, , I don’t know how many people will suffer..."
Yun Chu smiled bitterly.
Yes, when the Yun family is still valuable, why would the emperor let him go?
However, when the Yun family has no use value, many things are not decided by the Yun family.
It is difficult to move forward, and it is also difficult to take a step back.
The Yun family was placed in such a position that on the surface it looked like a cluster of flowers, but in fact, there was a stove underneath, roasting everyone in the Yun family.
"My Yun family has been in the army for generations. How many men died on the battlefield. In the end, all the women and children were beheaded. It really hurts my heart!" Old General Yun said coldly, "Since delegating power is not possible, then choose good trees. Qi... Our Yun family originally only loyal to the emperor, but now we can only be forced to get involved in the struggle for the throne. The eighth child is the blood of my Yun family, so..."
"Lao Ba is so innocent and kind." Yunze shook his head, "My aunt has no intention of competing for the throne, so why let them get involved."
Yun Silin looked at Yun Chu: "Have you ever dreamed who became the emperor in the end?"
Yun Chu thought for a while before saying: "In the dream, the fourth prince died, the fifth prince became disabled, the sixth prince was exiled, the seventh prince supported the second prince, and the eighth prince died... The position of the prince of the East Palace was in danger, and the third prince was also suspected. Rebellion... I really can’t say who will take the final throne, after all, there is a prince who is also growing up."
Several people's expressions were a little solemn.
If you choose to surround the prince, you must choose carefully. If you are not careful, just like Chu'er's dream, you will lose everything.
"It's been more than ten years since the accident happened to the Yun family. Why are you all crying and mourning?" Old General Yun snorted, "I've got this thing in my stomach, don't show it on my face, and make the women and children at home worried. . There is still time left and right. Let’s think about what to do specifically. With me as an old ginger here, don’t worry, our Yun family won’t end like this.”
"Be prepared." Yun Silin said, "I will train a person who can take over my position as soon as possible. Yunze, you have more contact with several princes in private. No matter which one you choose, try them all. Let's choose the best one." suitable person."
Yunze nodded: "Don't worry, Dad, leave this matter to me."
Yun Chu paused and said, "So Dad, you still have to go to Southern Xinjiang, right?"
She picked up the pen and paper on the desk and wrote: "It is extremely dangerous to go to southern Xinjiang. After my father took the people to set off in September, he lost news for two months. When he returned to Beijing, it was already two years later. This time A lot has happened in two years..."
The men of the Yun family would never tell women what happened in the court or on the battlefield. For example, at such an important moment, her mother and sister-in-law were not here, and she was here only because she had such a dream. Participate in the Yun family’s decision-making...
The reason why she knew about her father's experiences in southern Xinjiang was because one day he drank too much and recounted his experiences in those two years intermittently.
"Dad, you must remember that there is a woman named Qiuxiang." Yun Chu pursed his lips and wrote the name Qiuxiang on the paper, "This woman was accidentally saved by my father on the road, and she became obsessed with him. Later, she took advantage of the situation and became my father's concubine. It was because of this woman that my father was introduced to South Vietnam and put under house arrest by the King of South Vietnam..."
Before Yun Chu could finish speaking, General Yun raised his hand and slapped Yun Silin on the back of the head: "You still want to have a concubine, what the hell?"
General Yun Silin, who was majestic in front of an army of 300,000 people, was holding the back of his head with an aggrieved look on his face.
Something that hasn't happened yet may not happen in the future, so why should I be slapped...
Yun Chu had no sympathy for his father at all.
She, a junior, would not say anything about an elder taking a concubine, but after returning to Beijing, my father did not tell my mother about this matter. From the beginning to the end, my mother did not know that my father was miserably deceived by a woman...
"Chu'er, just a few of us know about this, don't tell your mother." Yun Silin said with an embarrassed look, "Dad, I promise you, as long as the woman named Qiu Xiangxiang in your dream appears, Dad will kill her!"
Yunze said quietly: "Chu'er only said it once, and dad remembered that the woman's name was Qiuxiang."
Yun Silin: "..."
Can we still have a good chat?
The family chatted for more than an hour before finally saying everything they needed to say.
After the official conversation was over, Yun Chu took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Yun Silin: "Dad, please put this letter in Prince Consort Liu's study for me."
Yun Silin frowned: "Why do you have contact with Liu's consort?"
Consort Liu was the husband of the eldest princess. After becoming the consort, he ignored many people by virtue of his status as the emperor's son-in-law, and his reputation was extremely bad.
"This is a letter I wrote in imitation of the handwriting of Marquis Xuanwu." Yunchu said quietly, "To be honest with my father and brother, Marquis Xuanwu once humiliated me. My move is to make Marquis Xuanwu's mansion disappear from the capital."
The three men of the Yun family looked horrified.
Chu'er is a generous and tolerant person, and she never takes it to heart even if those blind servants bump into her.
Some ladies in the capital said behind their backs that Chu'er was not worthy of the title of the most beautiful woman in the capital, but Chu'er just laughed it off.
But now, Chu'er wants to make Xuanwuhou Mansion disappear.
What did Marquis Xuanwu do to make Chu'er do this cruel thing?
Humiliation, how humiliating...
The three grown men didn't know how to ask, and they didn't dare to ask.
"Chu'er, why didn't you tell me earlier?" Yunze took a deep breath and said, "Although I am only a seventh-rank official, remember, I am the eldest son of the Yun family. Even if my father does not return to Beijing, I am still capable of dealing with him. Xuanwuhou Mansion."
"I'll kill him!" General Yun stood up from the couch and picked up the long knife, "That guy's name is Qin Mingheng, isn't he? He's really tired of living!"
"Grandpa, please just lie down alive." Yun Chu took out the long knife from the old man's hand, "Why use a knife or a gun when a matter can be solved with a letter? Don't get into trouble."
In his previous life, Consort Liu's desecration of the palace would soon be discovered, and the Xuanwu Hou Mansion would disappear along with it.
