() In the Wang family hall, the atmosphere was solemn.
After a moment of greetings, Wang Zhoushan, Fu Jianfei, Liang Dong, and Wang Shixun were all silent.
Liang Dong looked sideways at Wang Shixun, a little annoyed.
"Ahem. You two adults, I think you are both tired, so go back and rest first. After I heard that something happened to the prince, I was running all the way and am a little sleepy. How about we discuss it after I have a little rest?"
Liang Dong slightly cupped his fists and smiled.
Wang Zhoushan and Fu Jianfei looked at each other and laughed in unison: "Okay, let's say goodbye."
After saying that, Wang Zhoushan and Fu Jianfei exited the hall.
"Ask your servants to step aside as well."
Liang Dong leaned forward, leaning on the carved rosewood chair, and shouted loudly.
"As commanded."
At that moment, Wang Shixun walked to the door and waved.
The servants around him retreated one after another, and then closed the door.
"Pa"
A beautiful ancient porcelain tea cup was thrown into a fan.
Porcelain shards flew everywhere, dampening the exquisite ancient spirit beast blanket on the ground.
"Plop"
Wang Shixun knelt on the ground, lowered his head, trembling all over, and did not dare to say a word.
"You bastard! You are so brave! Do you think your Wang family can really cover the sky with one hand? Ah? Have you ever thought about the families in the northwest? Have you ever thought about the Holy Religion? Do you know that what you are doing now?
Are you trying to push our northwest family to the forefront of the imperial court?"
Liang Dong was furious, the veins on his forehead popped out, and he drank with a ferocious expression.
"I have no choice, otherwise I would never have taken this step. Our Wang family has gone through thousands of years of ups and downs, and we can't just be destroyed in the hands of a boy like Liu Xia!"
Wang Shixun lowered his head and said tremblingly.
"Liu Xia wanted to investigate, but he did it. Even if he caught the clue, what would happen?"
"Sir, you don't know something. Liu Xia can control the military power of the border guarding armies in the three northwest provinces. I really have no choice!"
"It's a joke, so what if you can control the military power of the three northwest provinces? If the world falls, there will naturally be someone to support you. Besides, it's not Liu Xia who has the final say on the northwest border guard army. A mere kid can scare you to death.
This virtue is really useless! It’s useless!!”
Liang Dong took a deep breath, calmed down his anger, and sat on the chair.
"Sir, please calm down! I deserve death for my crime."
Wang Shixun said anxiously.
"So Liu Xia, how is it now?"
"Sir, Liu Xia has been executed by me. The chance of survival is extremely slim."
"It's trivial? How dare you say it's trivial at this time?"
Liang Dong's face seemed to be even more angry.
"Weichen deserves to die. Weichen will definitely make him a dead person. Please don't worry, sir."
Wang Shixun said firmly.
"Wang Shixun, this matter is not only related to you as the Wang family, but also related to the future of our holy religion and the survival of the entire northwest family! You should weigh the importance of this yourself. Do you know how much you have accomplished this time?
The disaster?"
Liang Dong looked at the white-haired Wang Shixun kneeling on the ground and trembling. After all, he was a family friend for several generations. He couldn't help but feel a little unbearable. He suppressed his anger and asked calmly.
"Please make it clear, sir, that Liu Xia is just an imperial envoy and a newly promoted prince. Please forgive me for my stupidity."
Wang Shixun was also curious, why was the Liang family so angry if he just killed Liu Xia?
"Idiot! Don't you think it's strange that he, as a prince, is given military power to a prince who has never even met him?"
"This, Wei Chen really doesn't understand."
Wang Shixun said calmly.
"Then you should think about what happened to the Holy One in the northwest fourteen years ago."
Liang Dong said slowly.
"You mean?"
At that moment, Wang Shixun raised his head and looked at Liang Dong in shock, then lowered his head and said nothing.
"In the past few years, I have been working as an official in Longdu, and I have also heard some rumors. Thirty-five years ago, the late emperor became a monk in the Cihang Yin Sect. At that time, the six sons of Longdu seized the throne. Although you and I were in the northwest, we all felt the bloody storm.
As a member of the Holy Sect, Prince Wei was the first sibling persecuted by Prince Wu. Rumor has it that when Prince Wei was expelled from the palace, he was no longer a man!"
"What, what about Liu Xia?"
Wang Shixun couldn't help but be startled, and cold sweat fell on his forehead.
"When the Holy One was in the northwest, he went to visit Prince Wei who had become a monk in the Shangqing Palace. Before Prince Wei came to the Northwest, his family had been massacred by Prince Wu. Do you remember the woman who was with the Holy One at that time?"
"Remember, the Holy Spirit brought four people out at that time. Two masters from the palace, Zhao Zhiyu, the then chief minister of the cabinet, and a maid."
Wang Shixun replied hurriedly.
"Yes, that's the maid. Then she stayed with Prince Wei to serve Prince Wei."
Liang Dong said softly.
"Oh my God! Sir, are you saying that Liu Xia is the prince?"
Wang Shixun said dumbfounded, unable to react for a long time.
"Of course, this is just a rumor. I also accidentally heard Zhao Tingxuan talk about it. At that time, the Holy War was about to happen, and I felt uneasy. I also saw Prince Wei living alone for him. I couldn't bear it, so I left the maid to serve Prince Wei. At that time
, that maid was already pregnant. At that time, the Holy Spirit was thinking, once he came, he would be of Prince Wei’s lineage and stay.
He is a descendant. It can be regarded as repaying him for everything he did for the Holy One. Secondly, the battle was against Kuxuanzi of Tongtian Temple, and the Holy One was not sure of victory. He was worried that if he died in the battle, Longdu would be in chaos. He
I am afraid that none of the princes can be saved. Therefore, leaving the maid in the Shangqing Palace can be regarded as preserving his own bloodline."
"Weichen deserves to die. This time he really made a big deal. Weichen will try his best to make up for it."
Wang Shixun wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said tremblingly.
Killing a prince and killing a prince are completely different concepts.
"Originally, these were just rumors and not worthy of belief. However, my father said at that time that if the Holy Spirit returned victorious from Kuxuanzi, the Tianji Dynasty would be blessed with double happiness. It can be seen that my father had already seen that at that time.
The maid was pregnant. As a result, when the Holy Emperor returned to Longdu, he
There is no news of the birth of the prince. In addition, Liu Xia was crowned king this time, and the emperor granted him military power. This article is very big. Therefore, my father and I have concluded that Liu Xia is most likely to be the emperor.
His bloodline. Otherwise, the Holy One would never hand over military power to a stranger he has never met."
Liang Dong said firmly.
"The humble minister deserves to die. Please, for the sake of our family friendship, please find a way to preserve the foundation of my Wang family. As for me, I have nothing to fear even if I go up the mountain of knives or into the sea of fire!"
Wang Shixun kept kowtowing and then begged for mercy.
"Get up. I came back from Longdu to deal with this matter. Now that I've done everything, what's the use of being afraid now? You just need to guarantee one thing now, that Liu Xia must die. As for the rest, I
I will find a way to settle things for you. Who else is following Liu Xia?"
Liang Dong asked.
"Reporting to your lord, the people following Liu Xia are one of the monks from the Cihang Yin Sect and the other is Zhang Tianhu."
"I'll deal with Zhang Tianhu, but this monk from the Cihang Yin Sect is a bit tricky. Do you have any way to get rid of him in an honest way?"
Liang Dong frowned slightly, leaned on the back of the Grand Master's chair, and asked thoughtfully.
"There is a way. The man Liu Xia caught alive is my great-nephew. We can use him to frame this monk."
Wang Shixun said softly.
"Well, just go and handle this matter. Remember, it must be done in a solid manner. It is best to blame Liu Xia's death on this monk. In this way, this matter will be considered a thing of the past.
Yes. However, you, the Wang family, are afraid that your Majesty will be angry with you. After all, Liu Xia disappeared from your place. You have to be prepared."
When Wang Shixun heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, clasped his fists and said:
"The Wang family has gone through ups and downs for several generations, but I am not afraid of it. Thank you for everything, Sir. On behalf of my Wang family, I am very grateful."
"Get up. In addition, there is one more thing to note. Zhao Yong is difficult to deal with. And the others are members of the Zhao family, and neither you nor I can afford to offend him. If he wants to make trouble, let him make trouble."
"Wei Chen knows."
"The current Holy Lord has great talents and strategies, and he is in his prime. He has always been worried about the chaos among the clans in the northwest thirty-five years ago. The new policies implemented in these years also intend to reduce the control of the clans over the court. We cannot give
Any chance he has
There will be excuses, otherwise, there will be no eggs left in the nest. If the northwest family is implicated, you, the Wang family, should not try to be alone. This time, it is a warning. If trouble occurs again, the northwest family will not tolerate you."
When Wang Shixun heard this, he couldn't help but shudder.
The struggle between royal power and family is no longer a day or two.
This concerns more than just the Wang family. Wang Shixun knows in his heart that if these families are really pushed into a hurry, they will do anything.
"Wei Chen understands."
Wang Shixun immediately knelt on the ground again, kowtowed and shouted.
"It's good to understand. Okay, I've been traveling for days and I'm tired. Arrange a place for me to rest first. If there's anything else, we'll talk about it tomorrow. Remember, what I want to see is Liu Xia's body. Otherwise, before that, I
It won’t do anything.”
After saying that, Liang Dong stood up and walked outside.
"Wei Chen will take care of it now. Please don't worry, sir."
Wang Shixun got up from the ground and hurriedly sent Liang Dong out.
Back in the hall, Wang Shixun sat on the chair tiredly, feeling confused!
He really didn't expect Liu Xia's life experience to be so bizarre.
An unknown boy first rose from the northwest sect, and then suddenly became a prince.
Now, his other terrifying identity is that of a prince.
The current emperor has not established a prince, which means that if Liu Xia survives, he may become the emperor of the Taiji Dynasty. Wang Shixun couldn't help but shudder.
"Liu Xia, Liu Xia, it's not that I insist on killing you. It's that I really can't afford to offend you. If you are alive, sooner or later my Wang family will be driven out and exterminated by you."
Thinking of this, Wang Shixun headed towards the ancestral hall of the sect master, feeling heavier than visiting the grave.