Pan Weixing sighed: "Since Duke Cheng and the Zhao family were executed, you are afraid and have turned against you?"
Qian Guiting sneered: "The Xiahou family took over the household department, and in those two years they began to exploit the powerful people in Jiangnan. If She Yue hadn't taken over the inner treasury, the seven surnames in Jiangnan would have become the Xiahou family's meal.
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"It seems that you still know that the princess saved you."
"Yes, She Yue saved us." Qian Guiting was not grateful: "But in the following years, if it weren't for us, how could the Neiku have been able to compete with the household branch? Without the Jiangnan family behind the scenes, we would have been able to transfuse blood for the Neiku.
How can She Yue have the current strength in the court? We have repaid her kindness to us long ago."
Pan Weixing frowned and said: "The princess is the daughter of a saint, with golden branches and jade leaves, how can she lose her power?"
Qian Guiting looked at Pan Weixing with a strange look, and suddenly smiled and said: "Master Pan, after all, you have also stayed in Kyoto, but why are you so confused?"
Pan Weixing smiled bitterly and said: "In this case, you should not repay kindness with kindness to the princess."
Qian Guiting shook his head and said: "There is no need to retaliate with kindness. We lured her to Jiangnan. As long as she is willing, we are willing to respect her as the master and eradicate Kyoto. This Tang Dynasty belongs to the Li family. Taking back the chair that should belong to her from the Xiahou family is not
It's only natural?" He snorted coldly and said: "Whether she wants it or not, the Jiangnan family cannot sit still and wait for death. How long can She Yue be in charge of the inner treasury? Once she loses power in the court, the Jiangnan family will be in catastrophe, so we can't wait forever.
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Pan Weixing's body was shaken.
Today's saints can inherit the throne because the late emperor did not have a prince, otherwise it would not be the saint's turn to succeed to the throne.
"What do you mean?"
"Let me ask you, it has been seventeen years since Yaohu ascended the throne. Has she ever appointed a prince?" Qian Guiting stared at Pan Weixing and sneered: "Only when a prince is appointed and his inheritance is famous, the country will be stable. If Yaohu dies, who will
Come to succeed?"
No one in the court dared to mention the matter of the crown prince. Fortunately, the saint was less than fifty years old and was in good health, so it did not show how important the crown prince was for the moment.
Pan Weixing looked solemn, bowed his head and said nothing.
Although the current saint gave birth to two princesses for the late emperor, he did not have a prince, and none of the other concubines of the late emperor survived. Therefore, an extremely dangerous thing has happened in the current court, that is, there is no heir apparent.
After the saint ascended the throne, he used Lu Junzhong of the Ministry of Punishment to almost bloodbath the Li family. Only a few of the Li family survived today, including the two princesses born to the saint.
"Of course it's impossible." Qian Guiting sat up straight and said, "The demon fox comes from the Xiahou family. Does she want the Xiahou family to exterminate their descendants?"
Pan Weixing's lips moved, but no sound came out.
"Lord Pan, you don't think that the demon fox will appoint She Yue as the crown prince, right?" Qian Guiting said calmly.
Pan Weixing sighed: "Since the saint set a precedent and ruled the world as a woman, it is not impossible for the princess to succeed to the throne."
"The demon fox is She Yue's mother. Even if She Yue is resentful, she will naturally not do anything to her mother. But for these two deep grudges, She Yue will definitely blame the Xiahou clan." Qian Guiting said clearly:
"These years, Musk Moon and Xia Hou
The family has been fighting openly and secretly, not only because of the struggle for power, but also because of the two blood debts. Master Pan, what do you think will happen to the Xiahou family if She Yue really takes the throne one day?"
Qian Guiting glanced at Pan Weixing and said slowly: "She Yue is a member of the Li family. This is an irreversible fact. The Li family was bloodbathed. On the surface, it was the Ministry of Punishment, but behind it was the demon fox.
She is the Xiahou clan. The Xiahou clan and the Li royal family have a blood feud. Also, She Yue married into the Zhao family of Duke Cheng. They were originally harmonious, but within a year, the Zhao family was executed and She Yue became a widow. Later, the Xiahou family
Just controlled the household department, do you think She Yue will forget this grudge?"
Pan Weixing let out another long sigh, feeling very sad.
Seeing that Pan Weixing was silent, Qian Guiting said leisurely: "It seems that Master Pan already knows the result. The Demon Queen comes from the Xiahou family. Do you think she will be willing to see that after her death, the Xiahou family will end up with no humans or animals left? So she
It is absolutely impossible to pass the throne to She Yue, and She Yue is destined not to sit on that chair."
Pan Weixing sighed: "According to what you say, after the saint really dies, who will inherit the throne?"
This is of course a question that does not require an answer.
When that time comes, the tragic situation of the Li family being bloodbathed will happen again to the Xiahou family.
Qian Guiting laughed and said: "What Mr. Pan said is exactly what we meant. People are already dissatisfied with the Demon Fox's accession to the throne, let alone the choice of the crown prince from the Xiahou family. But don't forget, Sir, if the Demon Fox succeeds to the Xiahou family,
The family selects people and adopts them to the Li family. The Xiahou family members suddenly become members of the Li family. At that time, they can still claim to be members of the Li family and ascend the throne." After a pause, he said: "There is another way, and it is not impossible.
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"What method?"
"If it's not the Li family, it can only be the Xiahou family." Pan Weixing said with a smile: "Unless the demon fox dares to defy the rule of the world and give birth to a son with another man, and has the courage to let her son ascend the throne,
If the world is in chaos at that time, the Xiahou clan will be the first to unseat the new emperor. Maybe She Yue will join forces with the Xiahou clan to hack that evil bastard to death. This is of course impossible.
.If the demon fox wants to keep the Xiahou clan, it can only give the Xiahou clan the power after death."
"If someone from the Xiahou family is really elected, no one in the world will be convinced."
"Otherwise we don't know how we died." Qian Guiting said: "No matter what method is used, as long as the Xiahou clan sits on the dragon throne, the seven surnames in Jiangnan will suffer disaster. If we are always just money bags, then
We can only become fish meat and let the Xiahou family slaughter us." His expression became grim: "Master Pan, do you think our Jiangnan family should wait for the Xiahou family to chop off our heads, or should we make plans in advance and control our life and death?
Better in hand?”
Pan Weixing fully understood at this time.
"Choose someone from the Xiahou family to marry She Yue and become the son-in-law of the Li family." Qian Guiting said: "There is no prince in the Li family. It is not impossible for She Yue's husband to inherit the throne."
Pan Weixing looked at Qian Guiting and said with emotion: "You really know the situation in the court well."
If this is indeed the case, and the seven surnames of Jiangnan have secretly formed an alliance, then the problem will not only be in Suzhou, but also the three states in Jiangnan will soon be involved in the rebellion. This is of course an unimaginable situation for the Tang Empire.
Before Qian Guiting could speak, he saw a person hurriedly running in outside the door. When he saw Qian Guiting, he knelt down on the ground and was out of breath: "Second...Second Young Master, Liu...
..Liu Tong led his troops into the city and surrounded the governor's office."
The Jiangnan family planned for a rainy day and conspired to rebel. In the final analysis, it was to protect themselves and prevent him from dying without a burial place.
"So, it's not just your Qian family who is involved in this matter?" Pan Weixing suddenly thought of something, his body shook, and a look of horror appeared on his face: "Could it be that... the other six surnames are also...
..!”
"Do you want to report it to father?" Qian Guiting said to the man: "Follow me and go see father quickly."
The Suzhou Governor's Mansion was now surrounded by people, with soldiers blocking the front and back doors, and the doors were tightly closed.
Qian Guiting stood up suddenly and said in surprise: "Who asked him to lead troops into the city?"
Pan Weixing also changed his face suddenly.
Liu Hongju shook the reins of his horse, but without dismounting, he rode straight into the courtyard. He held a sword in his hand, raised his arm, pointed at the wall and shouted sternly: "If you don't want to die, get out of the way, otherwise you will be killed without mercy!"
The officers and soldiers did not push away, Liu Hongju's face darkened, and he waved his sword to let his soldiers rush over. He led thousands of troops into the city, and hundreds of people had already rushed in from the main gate. Outside the Yamen of the Governor's Mansion, there were even densely packed elite soldiers of the Suzhou Battalion.
, with spears like a forest, more than 20 officers and soldiers of the governor's office blocked them, no doubt they were mantiss using their arms as chariots.
, Liu Hongju was riding on the horse with a gloomy face, watching his soldiers carrying a huge tree and hitting the gate. Finally, with a "bang" sound, the heavy gate of the Governor's Mansion was finally knocked open. The Suzhou Camp, which had been prepared for a long time,
The soldiers rushed in and rushed into the courtyard.
Inside the compound, more than 20 officers and soldiers left behind to guard the Governor's Mansion were arranged in two rows, holding swords in their hands, forming a human wall.
Ma Xingguo did not leave, but stayed in the governor's mansion.
The two looked at each other. After a moment, Liu Hongju finally got off his horse, put away his sword, took two steps forward, cupped his hands and said, "Lord Chang Shi!"
"Get back!" A voice came from behind the officers and soldiers of the Governor's Mansion. Hearing the order, the officers and soldiers separated to the left and right, and only one man wearing armor and a war helmet was seen walking forward slowly.
Liu Hongju's eyes twitched slightly when he saw the other party. Of course, the person coming towards him was Suzhou Governor Shi Ma Xingguo.
Ma Xingguo smiled coldly, suddenly raised his hand, took off the helmet on his head, threw it on the ground, then raised his hand, slapped himself in the face with great force,
Half of his face suddenly turned red, and his voice was calm and he said slowly: "This slap has blinded me. I don't know people at all. Over the years, I have actually regarded you as my brother."
The corners of Liu Hongju's eyes twitched and his face looked ugly.
"You don't have to be so polite." Ma Xingguo said calmly with his eyes like a knife: "I am an official and you are a thief. We are incompatible with each other. One of us will die here today, so there is no need to be so polite."
Liu Hongju sighed and said: "I don't dare to make things difficult for you. I only ask you to do me a small favor. Please tell me where She Yue is now. As soon as you inform me, I will evacuate the Governor's Mansion immediately."
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Liu Hongju looked at Ma Xingguo and said: "Brother Ma, come with me. Let's do something big together. The demon fox in Kyoto is causing trouble in the world. We are the ministers of the Tang Dynasty and our allegiance is to the Li family. Let's make the princess the emperor together."
Help the Tang Dynasty. As long as the eldest brother agrees, Suzhou Camp will still obey your orders. The younger brother will continue to obey the orders of the eldest brother!"
"Are you farting?" Ma Xingguo said with a smile: "It smells bad, it smells bad!"
"Snapped!"
Ma Xingguo slapped the other half of his face again, and still said calmly: "This slap shows that I am so stupid, and that I have harmed the country and the people, and actually handed Suzhou Camp into the hands of an ambitious beast like you."
"choke!"
Ma Xingguo sneered and said: "Stop calling me eldest brother. I am not as despicable a brother as you. Liu Hongju, you know that even if I die, I will not be complicit with you. If I can really be persuaded, then
You have been persuading me for many years. You know my temperament and will never betray the Tang Dynasty, so you never dare to win over me. In this case, why bother talking today."
"Brother, what do you mean?" Liu Hongju's face sank.
Ma Xingguo had already drawn his saber, raised his arm, and pointed the blade at Liu Hongju: "If you were still a man, we would fight to the death here today. Our grudges will be settled today!"