Letting the ruler of a country personally intervene in the hinterland of an enemy country sounds somewhat conspiratorial.
Hearing that the three people made such a request, Yu Lingyi's face instantly became very ugly.
If he had left it to his own devices, he would have said "Absolutely not" now.
In Yu Lingyi's view, the key to Jue's northern expedition plan was Duanmuyu himself, and other military resources, troops, intelligence, etc. were just external forces. Even if there were no soldiers and horses from the Xu family, no information from Zhaixing Pavilion, and no money from Tongdui Bank, as long as Duan Muyu was in charge, Jue Guo would be sure of victory in the battle against Dahua.
Exchanging Duanmuyu's safety for the allegiance of the Xu, An, and Chen families is by no means a good deal. Perhaps it should be said that there is nothing in this world that can be exchanged for the safety of the emperor of Jue Kingdom.
"Mr. Xu, do you know what you are talking about?" Yu Lingyi stared at Xu Xiaoyu, frowned and snorted.
Hearing the non-negotiable tone in Yu Lingyi's mouth, Xu Xiaoyu became furious, looked at him, and shouted loudly: "Our three families are prepared to risk tens of thousands of lives to plot against the country. If we can't see the plan in person, How can you feel at ease as a person? How can you explain to the old and young in the clan? Jue Kingdom wants to conquer Dahua in the north, but doesn’t the Lord even have the courage to visit his homeland!"
"Buzz~~~"
Yu Lingyi finally couldn't help it, drew his sword out of its scabbard, and shouted sternly: "How presumptuous!"
... ...
Although Emperor Yonghua's condition has not been disclosed to the public, anyone with a discerning eye knows that he must be in death. If the emperor had not been terminally ill, Prince Duan would not have dared to regent in court, and the palace would not have been put under martial law.
Xia Muyan is now the eldest son of the emperor and the only prince among the six princes. With the status of his mother, Queen Hu, he can directly take over as emperor once Emperor Yonghua dies.
What if Xia Muyan dies?
Several princes are widowed kings, and even if the throne is given to them, they would not dare to sit on it.
The only three princes and sons who can compete are Xia Chenghuan, Xia Chengcan and Xia Chengxuan.
"Ascension to the throne at a critical moment?"
Ran Jingru thought about it carefully for a long time and felt that this was quite possible.
"Chengxuan went out early in the morning, thinking that he was going to contact those houses. Although the three kings have been fighting for many years, they have never developed much resentment. If the Jaw Palace has done something powerful at this critical moment, their great revenge will be avenged. , maybe he is really willing to support Seunghyun’s ascension to the throne.”
"This Zhang Suiguang has so many extremely hidden objects in his hands. He is by no means an ordinary Jianghu gang leader. He wants nothing but a handle from the palace, and he must be thinking of blackmailing Chengxuan to do something for him in the future. This man is very ambitious, and he was He will cause endless troubles if he holds the handle..."
This thought is just a cup of tea.
"What leverage do you want?" Ran Jingru finally made up her mind to make this deal with him.
She wants to kill Xia Muyan for revenge!
She wants to push Xia Chengxuan for the throne!
As long as these two things can be achieved, what's wrong with drinking poison to quench thirst?
"What handle do you want?" Ran Jingru asked again.
... ...
Xia Muzhou was surprised when he heard that Xia Chengxuan was here.
In the past eighteen years, Xia Chengxuan went to Prince Duan's Mansion only twice, once three years ago and the other thirteen years ago. The first time was King Duan’s birthday, and the second time was his seventieth birthday.
"What is he doing here at this time?"
The first thing Xia Chengxuan did after entering the mansion was to see Prince Duan. King Duan was his ancestor and his tutor. Knowing that he was seriously ill, he had to go see him first no matter how busy he was.
I heard from the newspaper that King Duan was seriously ill, and they even said that he was "out of fuel" and "precarious." Unexpectedly, when he walked into King Duan's room, he was sitting down.
Being able to sit alone instead of lying down shows that his illness is by no means as serious as the outside world reports.
"Master Duan!" Xia Chengxuan called out naturally.
According to etiquette, he should have called King Duan "the great uncle of the emperor".
"Sit down!" King Duan pointed at the brocade stool beside the bed and told him. His expression at the moment was no different from when he was in charge of teaching at the hospital.
"Are you here to see me today?"
To be honest, Xia Chengxuan didn't know that Duan Fuzi's condition improved so quickly. He originally came to see Prince Duan's crown prince Xia Muzhou today.
"Master, I'm here to see Uncle Wang today." Xia Chengxuan replied softly.
The three princes have been fighting for the throne for many years, but Prince Duan's palace has always stood in the middle and not helped each other. But he didn't believe that at this time, Prince Duan's Mansion could stay out of the matter. His only purpose here today is to get Prince Duan's Mansion to join his camp.
Xia Muzhou on the side interjected: "Chengxuan, if you have anything to do, just tell your father directly."
Xia Chengxuan turned around and glanced at him, then stared at Prince Duan and said, "I'm afraid it will delay the master's rest."
Although King Duan can sit still and looks good, he is still ill after all and has passed his seventies, so it would be better to rest more.
"Muzhou, go outside and take a look." King Duan nodded and said to Xia Muzhou.
This move is naturally to prevent someone from eavesdropping outside the door.
"I'm fine now. If anything happens, just tell me!"
After King Duan fell down yesterday morning, both Xuan Xin and Xuan Ning checked his pulse. It was indeed true that his body was weak and his essence was exhausted. It was like he had run out of oil. When the family members of the family heard the bad news, they all knelt on the ground and prayed for help with the overall interests of the country in mind. The inner strength of Xuan Xin Washing Marrow Meridian has not been reached to the highest level. It is really because the mind is too weak and the strength is not enough.
Master Xuan Ning in the room didn't listen to anything. At this time, how could he feel any dissatisfaction with King Duan because of Xuan Yue's death? Inside, he listened quietly to Xia Muzhou's words about the current crisis, and gradually realized that the reason why King Duan was in such a state of exhaustion was because he had been unable to sleep day and night for twenty days in a row, and he had devoted himself to worrying about state affairs.
Although it is said that the Buddhist monks practice Zen for the sake of a pure mind and few desires, it is by no means ruthless and unrighteous. After listening to Xia Muzhou's explanation, the old monk Xuan Ning immediately locked the door, helped Duan Wang up, and used his inner strength of the marrow washing skill, which he had mastered over sixty years, to help him circulate qi, blood, and warm his essence. Last night, King Duan was able to get up and eat. After another night's rest, his body was fine and he looked even stronger than before his illness.
"Master, what's your illness?" Xia Chengxuan asked tentatively.
There were some tears in King Duan's turbid eyes, and he sighed softly: "Master Xuanning risked his life to save me, how could I dare to get sick again?"
Xuan Ning is already an old man, and his strong body and bones are all due to his profound inner strength of marrow cleansing technique. In order to save King Duan, he had exhausted all his energy and injured his meridians, and he was dead at that time.
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Why did you come here today?" King Duan asked in a deep voice.
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"Don't you, my lord, even have the courage to visit your homeland!"
Xu Xiaoyu's words were not polite at all. No wonder Yu Lingyi couldn't help but draw his sword.
An Wuyu stood between the two of them at the right time and comforted them: "Sit down, everyone. Don't hurt the harmony."
Yu Lingyi slowly calmed down at this time, "Yes, the three families' family backgrounds are all in Dahua. Let them spend all their money to plot things with Jue Guo, and just relying on a few words is really not sincere. Once the three families are determined to do something for them, If we serve the country, there will be no way out. If any clues are discovered by the Great China court, the consequences will be disastrous."
Thinking this way, it is not too much for the three of them to meet the Lord of Jue and prepare the decree in person to keep what they promised.
"Mr. Xu, Master An, Master Chen, Yu has a suggestion." Yu Lingyi looked at the three of them separately and said, "If you three want to talk to the emperor about granting titles, why don't you come with me to Yin?" Yangcheng?" Seeing the three people frowning, he added, "The two countries are currently hostile, and it is really inappropriate for the Emperor to personally involve himself in dangerous situations!"
What he said was a compromise. He originally thought that the three of them would make concessions, but unexpectedly they all frowned and remained silent.
"You three, what do you think?" Yu Lingyi looked at the three of them with a look of inquiry.
Xu Xiaoyu took a deep breath, looked at An and Chen, and then replied: "Mr. Yu, please come to Dahua. The only request of the three of us is to hear his personal promise and prepare a decree to keep it." .”
disagree?
Yu Lingyi's expression finally softened, but then froze again.
"Although we people with the three surnames are descendants of the Duanmu family, our three family fortunes have been accumulated in Dahua for more than three hundred years. We are naturally willing to be the pawns of our country and seek prosperity. We are willing to spend all our family wealth. This is our sincerity. Shouldn't the court of Jue State also show its sincerity to us?" Xu Xiaoyu said in a deep voice, and when he saw Yu Lingyi, he was about to speak, and then said, "If the emperor comes to Dahua, the three of us will naturally do our best to protect him. Zhou Quan, with the strength of our three families, no one in the world can hurt the emperor even half a cent."
Are the three of them here to protect the emperor?
Yu Lingyi lowered his head and thought deeply. During this period, he hesitated several times and finally asked: "If Qing Xuanzi comes, can you withstand it?"
You know, Qingxuan killed Duanmulan in front of the top ten military officials in Jue Kingdom's imperial court.
Can the three families work together to control Qingxuan? This is what Yu Lingyi wants to know most.
"Even if Qing Xuan, Yi Qilin, Yun Xiaomeng, Zhang Suiguang, Jin Shenfeng and others all come together, none of them will be able to go back!" Xu Xiaoyu replied with a confident expression on his face.
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"This is absolutely not possible!" Ran Jingru said firmly. Although her words were sonorous, her face clearly showed the slightest hesitation.
Those things were too important, important enough to make her give up her position and put aside her humanity.
Zhang Suiguang was still tapping the table gently with his five fingers. The sound of "嘘嘚...嘚嘚" was in sharp contrast to Ran Jingru's expression.
"I'm going to give you so many things in exchange for an excuse. Of course, it's not that easy to do." Zhang Suiguang said with a chuckle, "The emperor's funeral should be in these days. You have to think carefully. Once you and I have not formed an alliance before then, , then no one can stop Xia Muyan from ascending the throne. Our Salt Gang is a Jianghu sect, and the worst thing we can do is not get involved in the affairs of the court in the future. I don’t know where else you can retreat to Prince Jia’s Palace?"
Ran Jingru naturally knew that what he said was true. However, his request was too difficult, "If you want to kill people from Mei Mansion, just send your own people there. I can pretend that I don't know." After saying this, , tears filled her eyes, and her nails dug into her palms.
Mei Siyuan has never had any second thoughts about Prince Jia's Mansion, and if he wants to see him die, Ran Jingru cannot remain indifferent.
"Haha, the princess was wrong." Zhang Suiguang said with a smile, "Prince Yun's palace sent more than two hundred dead men to kill Mei Siyuan, and I only sent a few hundred people to intercept him. Why would I want to kill him?"
Since Zhang Suiguang didn't want to kill Mei Siyuan, why did he ask Baiweitang to destroy Mei Mansion?
Without waiting for Ran Jingru to ask any more questions, he continued: "I want to tell the Prince's Mansion a reason, and this reason is that you killed Mei Siyuan's family!"
As soon as the chariot team from Prince Jaw's Palace arrived at the stable, Du Chong came up to him and told Xia Chengxuan about Zhang Suiguang's visit.
When Xia Chengxuan rushed to the side hall, he happened to hear Zhang Suiguang say these words——
"I want a clue from the Prince's Palace, and the clue is that you killed Mei Siyuan's family!"
