Gu Helian was a little surprised by Xiao Yan's calmness, but after a moment she felt that it was reasonable. Since he revealed his identity today and there were things he couldn't hide even if he wanted to, it would be better to just tell him directly and gain three points of favor.
Gu Helian raised her eyes and looked at Xiao Yan's extremely skillful cooking of tea, and said slowly: "Then what are you going to do next?"
Seeing Xiao Yan looking at him, Gu Helian leaned on the soft cushion.
"Don't look at me like that. I'm not interested in your royal family's affairs at all, and I don't want to know what your revenge is for. But since Tang Ning has chosen you, and she is the one Rong Yue will protect to the death, you Whatever she does will implicate her and Rongyue."
"Since you didn't guard against me, you also told me your identity frankly. You have some thoughts about me, or the Gu family behind me."
Xiao Yan chuckled: "The head of the Gu family is wise."
Gu Helian rolled her eyes: "Don't praise me so falsely. There's no point in praising me."
Xiao Yan didn't refute when he heard the words, he just took the boiling tea soup and scalded the tea cup next to the stove.
After pouring out the tea in the cup and adding new water to the pot on the stove with a small ladle, Xiao Yancai said seriously:
"I want to represent my father Wang Zhaoxue, uncover the old conspiracy case, seek justice for the lives of more than a thousand people in the He family, and don't bother others with the recruitment of troops, but I do have something to ask of the head of the Gu family..."
Seeing that Gu Helian wanted to speak, Xiao Yan said calmly: "Of course, I won't ask for the Gu family's things in vain."
"You and Mrs. Rong Guo are your own business. My relationship with Tang Ning is not enough for you to sacrifice the entire Gu family to help me. You prefer Tang Ning because of the old kindness of the Rong family. If I use this to coerce the Gu family If you help me succeed, then I will be really shameless."
"How about I make a deal with the Gu family?"
Gu Helian narrowed her eyes and looked at him: "What deal?"
Xiao Yan said calmly: "Gu's family lives in Zuozhou. Although he is an uncrowned king, he cannot be regarded as legitimate."
"If you help me, when things are done, the Gu family will be ennobled. Zuozhou and the surrounding Hetai and Ximin areas will become the Gu family's fiefdom. Moreover, the Gu family will be the royal merchants and will be allowed to use the royal business channels to trade with other countries, except for normal interests. You only need to pay business tax."
Gu Helian's heart moved.
He has been with the Gu family for many years, so he naturally knows the situation of the Gu family. Although the world's richest man has everything he wants, in reality it is full of crises.
Although the Gu family has been inherited for hundreds of years and is comparable to those aristocratic families, the members of the Gu family have been in business for generations and their status is not high, and the family background is far inferior to those of those famous aristocratic families. Moreover, the Gu family has no right to raise troops. Although they maintain guards, they also have people secretly, but there are many Everything is kept secret, and the clan's huge wealth has attracted countless people who covet it.
The Gu family has been entrenched in Zuozhou for many years and has not dared to move out because only Zuozhou can protect the Gu family. Once they leave there, the Gu family will be the golden cake that everyone wants to snatch, and everyone wants to get in and take a bite.
But if the Gu family can be ennobled and the area around Zuozhou, Hetai, and Ximin be designated as fiefdoms, the Gu family can legitimately raise troops. Although it is not many, it is enough to give the Gu family enough strength to deal with some desperate powerful men.
Most importantly, Royal Trade Road.
That is equivalent to using the trade routes opened by the strong soldiers of the Wei Dynasty to benefit the Gu family. Compared with the dangers that the Gu family caravan can encounter at any time every time they go for business, if there is the power of the Wei Dynasty as the backing, the business the Gu family can do That’s a lot.
But similarly, once this is done, the Gu family will be tied to the Wei royal family.
If the emperor is smart and tolerant, everything will be fine for the Gu family. But if someone is narrow-minded, suspicious, and jealous in the future, and if the Wei royal family is unstable in the future, then the Gu family's wealth and money will be in danger. It will become a hook that kills everyone in the Gu family.
Gu Helian never revealed her thoughts, she just frowned and said, "The Gu family does not lack titles, and the skill of following the dragon is not that good. With what the Gu family has now, there is no need to wade through this muddy water."
Xiao Yan raised his sword eyes lightly: "Under the overturned nest, there are intact eggs. If the Wei Dynasty is gone, can the Gu family maintain their current wealth?"
Gu Helian's eyelids twitched: "Don't be alarmist."
"Whether this is alarmist or not, the head of the Gu family should be able to tell clearly."
Xiao Yan looked indifferent: "When I went to the northwest this time, I learned that the new emperor of Beiling had ascended the throne. , but now that they have been unified, after the spring of next year, Beiling will definitely reorganize the army and march south."
"I have already set up a trap to expose the old affairs between Prince Ru and the He family. Within a month, the southern region will be in chaos, and then the capital will be affected."
"Di An's control over the court was insufficient. The aristocratic families were eyeing him, and the vassal kings from all over the country were also ambitious and uneasy about their status. It's just that they lacked a legitimate excuse."
"Once the old conspiracy is revealed, there will be many people who want to take advantage of the troubled waters. If I cannot gain a foothold in the court within half a year, I will even be able to suppress those with evil intentions."
"By then, before Beiling's army goes south, the Wei Dynasty will be riddled with holes. Under the chaos in the court, the imperial power is unstable, and powerful families are fighting each other. How can you, the Gu family, guard Jinshan and stay safe outside."
Gu Helian's face was slightly cold: "Are you threatening me?"
Xiao Yan shook his head: "I'm just telling you the truth. No matter whether the Gu family helps me or not, I have to do it. But if the Gu family helps me, maybe it can be done faster."
Gu Helian glared at him: "You have a wonderful idea. You have been dreaming about seizing the imperial power for half a year."
He said unceremoniously:
"When Prince Ru died, all the courtiers in the East Palace lineage had died long ago. Now, in addition to the courtiers from those aristocratic families, how many in the Wei Dynasty can still remember who Prince Ru is? Once your identity is exposed, Emperor An will definitely not Just sit back and wait for death, since you already have a bad reputation, he will kill you at all costs."
"Emperor An has been in power for many years, and there are many people in the court who are loyal to him. Moreover, the family was also involved in the incident of the violent prince. They may not be willing to see you take the throne."
"Even if you gain military power in the northwest, the Di family is willing to help you, but you also said that Beiling has changed, and the border troops cannot move at all. What can you do to fight Emperor An?"
Gu Helian only felt that Xiao Yan was a little fanciful. The old events had caused chaos in the court, but he, the former emperor's eldest grandson, might not be able to fight against Emperor An.
Since ancient times, winners and losers have always been victors. If Emperor An was determined to kill him, regardless of his so-called reputation and the chaos in the world, and just wanted to risk everything and drag Xiao Yan to death, break the net and perish together, what could Xiao Yan do?
Will he still be able to stop An Di by then?
Xiao Yan said: "So Emperor An will only know that I am the orphan of the He family."
Gu Helian was stunned: "What do you mean?"
Xiao Yan looked at him: "The He family was wiped out back then, but luckily some of the bloodline escaped. After the old story is revealed, I only want to clear things up for the He family."
He took a teaspoon and poured the boiling tea soup into the cup. Under the sound of gurgling water, he said:
"Di An will risk his life to kill Prince Ru, but he will not risk everything to deal with the He family."
"As long as he pushes past events onto others, the orphan of the He family will not be able to shake his throne. If he asks himself for the benefits, and the He family can compromise, what does the head of the Gu family think of Emperor An?"
Gu Helian opened her eyes wide.
If Prince Ru's son is alive and Emperor An's throne is unstable, he will naturally be desperate to die.
But if he was just a member of the He family, Emperor An would definitely weigh the pros and cons and be considerate. He couldn't make up his mind to deal with Xiao Yan at the risk of ruining his reputation and losing his throne.
But……
"You are crazy. If you admit that you are a member of the He family, how will you regain your identity in the future?" Gu Helian stared.
Xiao Yan raised his lips while holding a cup filled with tea soup: "What I want is for Emperor An to compromise and admit that the past happened, and for Wei to overturn my father's case without too much confusion. The old things of those days are revealed one by one."
The tea cup landed on the table in front of Gu Helian and made a soft sound.
"As long as the old case is overturned and Emperor An can be forced to give in, and I can get what I want, then what difference does it make if I am a member of the He family or the eldest grandson of the emperor?"
"When Beiling is defeated and the Wei Dynasty is regained, I will have the final say which ancestor will be worshiped in the Imperial Ancestral Temple."
