Neither he nor Young Master Chu Ran could give a clear answer to this question raised by the eldest young master.
It is very embarrassing to say that they have been tracing the person behind this plan for many years. Not only do they not know what the other party means by setting up this plan, what is their purpose, they even don’t know what this person looks like. I don’t know what it looks like or where it comes from. They had speculated that maybe this was not a person but an organization, but this was just speculation without any evidence at all.
The two people looked at each other for a long time, showing a wry smile at the same time.
"Hey, it's too early to say this. Forget it, forget it." Young Master Chu Ran waved his hand, "Asking this kind of question is just to disgust yourself, and it makes you more and more incompetent." He sighed softly, "When I think of this, I feel sorry for my grandfather and brother. We have betrayed their trust in us."
"You can't say that. The other party is like a rat in the gutter. He never shows his face. It's not easy for us to get to where we are today. Don't belittle yourself. I believe that the emperor's grandfather and brother will be very considerate of us. "The eldest young master picked up the stack of papers thrown by the young master Chu Ran on the table and browsed through it quickly, "Huh? What happened to the housekeeper and the personal servant in Yan Yuan's house? Did you persuade Yan Yuan to sell this house? If I remember correctly, this house was left to Xiaofeng, right?"
"Yes!" Young Master Chu Ran nodded, "The housekeeper and the boy are both greedy for profit. Behind Yan Yuan's back, they sold a lot of calligraphy and painting collections left by Yan Yuan. Yan Yuan paid off those foreign debts, but in fact most of them lined their own pockets and benefited themselves." He raised his eyebrows at the eldest young master, "Brother, you still don't know, right? These evil slaves who cheated on their masters have set up their own houses in the south of the Yangtze River. After leaving the house, they can wait until the Yan Mansion has declined to pieces, and then they can go back and become masters."
"Being a master? They don't deserve it!" The eldest young master sneered, "But why are they suddenly thinking about this house in the suburbs?"
"It's not sudden, right? After all, Lao Yan doesn't have much collection. He can't bear their troubles and has sold them all long ago. Yan Yuan's foreign debts have almost been repaid, but if he can't handle it, there will be a steady stream of new debts. Isn't that right? Yan Yuan loves to gamble, and he hasn't stopped gambling for so many years. If he doesn't sell his house and land, I'm afraid he really won't be able to continue."
"So you have Xiaofeng's idea?" The eldest young master shook his head, "Tell our people to let a few children know about these evil slaves who betrayed their masters in a secret way, and don't let them do such unworthy things. Things are distracting.”
"Okay." Young Master Chu Ran nodded, "Besides these things, there is one more thing. Xiaojue, Haolin and Xiaocha have already negotiated terms with Wanyanxi. If they can help Wanyanxi return to Yi Qingfu, if Wanyanping dares to come out from the palace, the Kingdom of Jin will hand over the fifteen border passes to us as reward, and guarantee that there will be no war between Xia and Jin in the next hundred years."
"Fifteen border passes?" The eldest young master frowned slightly, "Are they ceded to us? Can the golden people of these fifteen ceded passes agree? Is this a reward for us, or is it a hot potato for us? This We won't have to fight for a hundred years, and quelling the civil strife is enough of a headache for us." He looked at Master Chu Ran, "How can the children not see such a big trap?"
"Of course I can see it." Young Master Chu Ran sighed, "Brother, don't underestimate our children, they are all smarter than monkeys, but they just like to act stupid on weekdays. "
"What kind of description is this?" The eldest young master didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "The children are all monkey spirits, so who are we? Old monkey spirits?"
"Isn't it?" Young Master Chu Ran smirked, "They did not agree to cede it, and proposed to take care of it. When the border returns to normal, they will return it to the Kingdom of Jin."
"Agent?" The eldest young master thought for a while and nodded slightly, "That's a good idea."
"Yes!" Young Master Chu Ran smiled, "I said they are monkey spirits, right? The hosting of this kind of thing depends entirely on the mood of the hosting party. The sovereignty is in our hands. How comfortable are you? , I just reluctantly took a look, and when I was unhappy, I gave up my choice. Moreover, these children are much more thoughtful than us, and even if they are escrows, there are conditions."
"What other conditions are there?"
"They proposed that before the Daxia side officially takes over the selected fifteen passes, they need to obtain the household registration lists of the permanent residents of these fifteen passes. The Jin side must obtain the consent of these permanent residents and let each of them Everyone has signed the consent form, and they will check it against the household registration list. If one person is missing, the matter will be dropped."
"Sure enough, it's the work of the monkey spirit. Such a destructive trick cannot come from such well-behaved children as Haolin and Xiaocha. In all likelihood, it was thought up by Xiaojue and Xiaobaizi, or it was Xiaoyun. Children are all quirky kids.”
"Brother guessed wrong this time." Young Master Chu Ran waved his hand, "This is Xiaocha's intention. Our people said that she never believed in Wanyanxi from the beginning to the end, and she only cooperated with him to get Wanyanxi to work." Yan Ping came down here just to protect the peace of Daxia border for decades."
"The people of the Wanyan family are even less trustworthy than the people of the Yelu family of Liao. At least the people of the Yelu family can keep their word and keep their promises. Therefore, Xiaocha has no friendship with Yelulan and Yelunan. They objected and did not interfere. But the Wanyan family is different. Going back on one's word is engraved in their bones." The eldest young master sneered, "Looking at what Wanyanping did during this period, doesn't it illustrate this point?"
"Brother said that the Wanyan family members are not worthy of anyone's trust." Master Chu Ran nodded, "Now that they have decided, should we cooperate with them in the next step?"
"Well!" The eldest young master picked up the hot tea he had just added and took a sip, "Tell our people, there is no need to stop Xiaocha's people from doing what they want to do, just let them do it. Wanyan Ping is now The situation is already not very good, so let’s add some fuel to make her more miserable.”
"Brother, I think what the emperor and brother Dai Wang said is absolutely correct." Young Master Chu Ran shook his head helplessly, "Xiao Jue really followed your whim!"
"Isn't it good for me to do this?" The eldest young master chuckled, "Also, find an opportunity to beat the Teng family so that they can recognize their identity and not do anything that exceeds the rules. If they have other small thoughts, it's completely Yan Ping is their fate."
"yes!"
