Zhou Yang said frankly: "I want you to help me take the position of the leader of Maple Grove Villa, and then the leader of the Wulin Alliance. I want the entire world to listen to my orders."
"I know that according to the rules of the world, with my current qualifications, I am not qualified to be the leader of the martial arts alliance, so I have to be the owner of Maple Grove Villa first to improve my status in the world.
Moreover, there are exceptions to everything, right? Who says that young people can't be leaders of the martial arts league? As long as the second prince takes the trouble to help me remove all those stumbling blocks, won't it be much easier for me to walk this path?"
Yu Xiunan looked indifferent. In fact, he had already guessed that Zhou Yang would propose this condition to him. Even if Zhou Yang didn't take the initiative to say it first, he would use this to induce him to cooperate with him.
Although Zhou Yang is ambitious, he is simple-minded. Even if he really dominates the world in the future, he will not pose much of a threat to the imperial court, so he does not need to take him seriously.
However, in order to appear solemn and make the other party rely more on you, you must first whet his appetite.
"This condition proposed by Zhou Shaoxia is not an easy thing to accomplish. I have to consider it carefully."
Zhou Yang originally thought that the other party would agree immediately. After all, he longed for the treasure, and what he wanted was nothing compared to the treasure. But unexpectedly, he hesitated.
Zhou Yang is indeed not a complicated person. Naturally, he cannot see through Yu Xiunan's thoughts and is confused. Of course, he does not show it. Instead, he is stunned for a moment, then happily puts on the scarf again and prepares to go out.
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"Okay, then I'll wait for the second prince's reply."
Early the next morning, Yu Xiunan left the villa, but it was not leaving in the true sense. He and his people were still outside the villa and seemed to have no intention of evacuating.
This made the old village owner, Ye Fuxun and others feel that he was brewing some conspiracy.
Ye Fuxun thought about it and said, "Perhaps Yu Xiunan has sent people to move reinforcements and prepare to attack Fenglin Villa?"
Bai Yuxian shook his head and said: "Probably not. He knows very well that the key to finding the treasure is not whether to break through the villa, but the wish of the old villa owner.
If he destroys the villa, not only will he not get the treasure, but he will never get it, so there is no need for him to do such a thing that harms others and does not benefit himself. I think he may have a countermeasure."
The old village owner nodded slightly and agreed with what Bai Yuxian said, but it was still unexpected how Yu Xiunan would play his cards next.
The three of them each had their own thoughts and fell into silence.
After a long time, Ye Fuxun suddenly asked: "Grandpa, do you know the origin of this treasure? Also, why is Maple Grove Villa the one who keeps the treasure and not others?"
The old village owner sighed and said slowly: "This started more than a hundred years ago. At that time, the Xiguo Kingdom did not exist yet. It should be said that this land in the Xiguo Kingdom still belonged to the Dongchen Kingdom.
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Everyone knows that the Western Kingdom was originally a part of Dongchen. The original Dongchen was the most powerful country on the land of Kyushu. Its territory covered almost the entire Jiuzhou and even extended to many places in the northern desert.
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Just because the emperor of Dongchen was ignorant and ignorant, he only wanted to enjoy himself and did not know how to take care of national affairs, which made the people complain and rise up one after another. The country was at war and finally fell into pieces.
Of the original vast country, only two-thirds of its territory was left, which is now Dongchen.
Among the revolting teams that year, the most powerful one was headed by a man named Yu Ying. In the end, he also relied on the team he built to seize the land of the Western Kingdom, and established himself as king and established the Western Kingdom.
The old village owner said: "The reason why Emperor Taizu Yu Ying of the Western Kingdom was able to successfully revolt and found the Western Kingdom was that in addition to having a group of supporters who would follow him to death, there was another very important person, and that was He Lianfu."
Bai Yuxian heard about this man's name and asked: "He Lianfu? Is he He Lianfu from the Helian family who was so rich in the past?"
The old owner nodded: "Yes, the Helian family has been doing business for generations, and their business has been huge. Especially in Helianfu's generation, their branches are all over Jiuzhou, and everyone in the world knows about it.
No one knows how much his family property actually is. People in the world only know that the Helian family's wealth is comparable to several national treasuries. It is said that Yuying revolted in the west of Dongchen with great momentum and excellent reputation, which could save the people from disaster.
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He Lianfu was also dissatisfied with the stupidity of the emperor at that time, so he went to find Yu Ying in admiration, joined the rebel army, and provided strong financial backing to the rebel army. With He Lianfu's joining, Yu Ying was even more powerful, and he quickly recruited more volunteers.
The team grew rapidly.
Considering the shortage of weapons, He Lianfu paid for the rebels to build batch after batch of high-quality weapons, making the rebels unstoppable for a time.
Yu Ying and He Lianfu hit it off immediately and got along very well. He Lianfu even betrothed his own sister to Yu Ying.
Yu Ying has lived up to his trust and expectations. After getting married, he has always been very good to his wife. Even when he became famous, he insisted on not taking concubines. He also treated his brothers who were with him through life and death as brothers and would not neglect her at all."
The old owner of the village told the story slowly and in a very calm tone, but at the end of the story, it was mixed with a little sadness and anger.
"However, everything changed after Yu Ying established himself as king and established the Western Kingdom.
As the saying goes, when the birds are gone and the bows are hidden, the rabbits are dead and the dogs are cooked. After sitting on the throne, Yu Ying began to be suspicious of his former brothers.
Due to the breakdown of trust and the instigation of treacherous ministers, Yu Ying successively eliminated those ministers who had contributed to the founding of the country one by one under various excuses."
What happens next is what many people don’t know.
When He Lianfu saw the heroes die tragically one by one, he felt disappointed and finally realized that he had misjudged the person. He guessed that sooner or later it would be his turn to be killed.
Although he is not in the court, he has huge wealth and can cause trouble at any time. With Yu Ying's suspicion, he will definitely not be allowed to survive in the world.
So He Lianfu closed down all his family's businesses and handed over all his property to the state treasury to show his loyalty. He also said in front of Yu Ying that he would retire from the world. He thought that he would be able to escape unscathed.
He was on his way back to seclusion with his family, but he didn't expect that since Yu Ying had sent a killer, no one of his relatives would be spared except him.
So he sneaked into the palace and assassinated Yu Ying, but was ordered to be beheaded by Yu Ying in public.
The Helian family, which was once very prosperous, suddenly fell into decline. Many people at that time felt sad for it.
After listening to the old village owner's story, Ye Fuxun and Bai Yuxian couldn't help but feel depressed. Since ancient times, people have said that emperors are ruthless and have terrible power. The tragic ending of the Helian family is the best portrayal of this.