Jiankang, the abandoned house in Wuyi Lane, the bottom of the dry well, the secret palace of the mafia.
Several giant butter candles were burning, and the sound of sparks popping occasionally sounded. The atmosphere was unusually weird and dull. Around the round table, the four mafia giants were wearing masks and sitting in their seats. Only the other three people looked at them.
They all stared coldly at Xuanwu and Xie An, who were sitting on the seats in the north. The once powerful prime minister of the Jin Dynasty was now showing signs of fatigue. The sharp eyes in the past were all gone now.
Not much, but just like the way he still held himself up while sitting at the table, he maintained the old man's final dignity and stubbornness.
Bai Hu spoke first and said coldly: "Xuanwu, now that things have happened, do you have anything else to say?"
Xuanwu gritted his teeth: "I can't believe that you could actually stab the things that were agreed upon at the mafia meeting in the back. The rules of the four major families for so many years have been destroyed in one fell swoop. From now on, what trust can there be?"
Qinglong's eyes flashed coldly: "Xuanwu, others can say this, but you are not qualified. Don't forget, you did the same thing when Huan Wen went on the Northern Expedition more than 20 years ago. The same thing happened at that time
In this hall and at this table, you were the first to agree with the Northern Expedition, but what did you do after that?"
Xuanwu's eyes turned to Qinglong, like cold lightning: "Is Huan Wen one of us? He is a traitor who wants to usurp the throne. Naturally, we cannot let him succeed. But you tried your best to protect him at that time. I was afraid that you would cause trouble.
It can only be done in secret. You were the one responsible for what happened this time. Is this considered revenge for me back then?"
Qinglong smiled slightly and raised the corner of his mouth: "Xuanwu, what you said today is not up to standard. We are guarding the four sides and have equal status. No one can be superior to the other three families. This time you are targeted, and it is not me who is the instigator.
It’s the common opinion of the three of us. You want to put the Xie family above us through the Northern Expedition. Do you think we can’t see this? If you were really dedicated to serving the country, how could you have prevented Huan Wen from succeeding? That was done outside.
There is no need to lie to us here."
Xuanwu's eyes almost burst out with fire: "Huan Wen never really made the Northern Expedition. He just wanted to gain political achievements and prestige in order to usurp the throne. We all know this. And my Northern Expedition is not a child's play, it is
After decades of accumulation of our Xie family, no matter what the outcome, we can regain the country, but it was destroyed by your personal calculations. Have you forgotten the original intention of our fathers and grandfathers to establish this mafia? It is to protect the mafia.
Make great progress and regain lost ground!"
Qinglong laughed: "To protect Jin Jiangshan or to fight for your Xie family to conquer the world? You know it yourself. If you didn't abandon us in this Northern Expedition and only rely on your own Beifu army, why should we stop you? Xuanwu, what happened now
, do you still want to continue to fight against the three of us?"
Xuanwu gritted his teeth and turned to look at Suzaku sitting opposite: "I can understand Qinglong and Baihu harming me, but I never thought that even you would join them and become my enemy!"
Suzaku said calmly: "Master Xuanwu, I must protect the interests of the family. Your actions will only make our family trampled under your feet in the future. No matter how much friendship we have in the past, I will not help you. In fact, this time
We have shown mercy to you. If it weren't for our plan, your Beifu army would have been wiped out by Murong Chui, and not even the remaining bones and blood would have been spared. This is because of our long-term friendship.
, I will leave some wealth to your Xie family. If it weren’t for this, you wouldn’t be sitting here now. Just like our four-party guard, haven’t there been several changes in the family? Even the seat of Northern Xuanwu that you sit on, you didn’t sit here at the beginning.
It’s not the Xie family, right?”
Xuanwu's eyes sparkled, and finally he sighed: "You want to say that you won't completely kick out the mafia in our family, and you will continue to retain Xuanwu's position, right?"
Zhuque nodded: "This is the consensus of our three families. After all, the Xie family is a top family. As long as there is no wrongdoing, they can still join hands with us to support Dajin. However, you can't stay in this position anymore.
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Xuanwu said in a deep voice: "Why? I am the head of the Xie family. If I am not here, who else can I be?"
Bai Hu said coldly: "Master Anshi is famous all over the world and has great power in the government and the public. Now you are still the official secretary and the governor of ten states. You even have Huang Yue in your hands. You have the right to kill first and report later. After you leave this door, maybe your heart
One stroke will kill all three of us. So, in order to make us feel at ease, we have no choice but to wrong you."
Xuanwu gritted his teeth and turned to look at Qinglong: "Is this what you mean again? You want me to give up all the power in my hands, right?"
Qinglong smiled slightly: "I think you should have been very clear about the result since you knew the news of the defeat. Back then, when you spread the idea that there would be no way to save the world, we all worked together to build momentum for you and publicize it.
At this time, if you want to resign, you'd better take the initiative to resign. We don't want people to publicize your negative news anymore, which will not look good when both the government and the public are resentful."
Xuanwu sighed: "Well, now that things have happened, I have to take responsibility for the failure of the Northern Expedition. Since I can't kill you for revenge, I have to retreat by myself. But before I retreat, I have a condition, Liu
Yu must get it back."
Bai Hu sneered: "Get it back? How to get it back? He was burned to death long ago. Don't forget, he was hit by the black demon water. This is how thousands of Beifu troops perished. He is not a god, so naturally he is.
The burn is gone.”
Xuanwu gritted his teeth and said, "I don't believe it. Liu Yu has a strange destiny. He survived so many times before. I believe he can escape death this time. It's okay for you to target my Xie family. I admit it, but Liu Yu can
The person who will lead me to regain the lost territory of the Jin Dynasty. Our private fights cannot ruin the national affairs. If we want to regain the Central Plains in the future, we must have this son!"
Zhuque shook his head and sighed: "Xuanwu, we didn't lie to you intentionally. Liu Yu is indeed dead. And we didn't want his life, it was Murong Chui who wanted his life. The only thing to blame is your prospective grandson-in-law.
He was so sharp that if he wanted to stand out in Wuqiaoze, he had to defeat the Yan army's 3,000 infantry and cavalry with 500 remnant troops, and even defeat the invincible armored cavalry. This was something even Huan Wen couldn't do.
Wouldn't Murong Chui be afraid of what happened? So he set a trap and burned Liu Yu to death with black demonic water. This is what we saw with our own eyes!"
Xuanwu said sternly: "Don't lie to me anymore! If Murong Chui wanted Liu Yu's life, he could just kill him in the army. Why bother? It will never be Murong Chui who harms Liu Yu, but you!"
Qinglong's voice sounded sinister: "Yes, it was us who did it. Do you think if I were the one to take action, it would leave Liu Yu a way to survive?"
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