The Zhenbei Hou Mansion is like a sieve, with holes drilled everywhere, and you are always under the eyes of others.

Looking at the entire Northern Xinjiang, how different is it from the Beihou Mansion in this town?

The next day, in an elegant teahouse in Furong Canal, Yangcheng City.

Yan Qing and Guo Jia sat opposite each other, while Qiu Sang and Hongzhuang were waiting outside.

The teahouse built next to the lake has an arm facing the lake and is connected to a small building on the lake.

The small building is four stories high, with only one room on each floor. It is located deep in the lotus pond, blocking out all the hustle and bustle of the world.

"This is a good place to discuss matters."

Yan Qingqian sipped her tea and said, "Miss Guo, thank you for your trouble."

"This is such a big deal that I don't want to worry too much about it, because I'm afraid I won't even know how I died."

Changing from yesterday's arrogant and willful look, Guo Jia was sitting in the clean room, holding tea. At this time, Guo Jia was so dignified and quiet that she seemed like a different person.

"It's just that even if you hide in this isolated tea shop, you can only get away from those people for a while."

Yan Qing put down the teacup gently and raised her eyelashes to look at Guo Jia, who was still thoughtful, "We don't have much time. Miss Guo had better keep her words short."

Guo Jia glanced at Yan Qing and wiped the rim of the cup with her fingertips, "Let's start with the 'Five Families' Covenant'."

"The previous king was tyrannical and unkind, and the five families of Wen, Xu, Yan, Guo, and Li joined forces to overthrow the previous rule. Except for the Xu family, each of them controlled one side."

Guo Jia used his finger as a pen and water as ink to draw a simple distribution of forces on the table, "Dong Wen, Xi Yan, Bei Guo, Nan Li, this has been the pattern since then. And those who seem to have the least influence

The Xu family, however, single-handedly controls the political power in the mainland. In addition, except for the Yan family in the west, the other three families all started with the help of the Xu family."

"At that time, the Xu family was the most powerful force. According to common sense, the Xu family should be the one who ascended the throne."

Having said this, Guo Jia paused for a moment, raised his eyelashes and glanced at Yan Qing, and said meaningfully, "It's just that if the Xu family came to power at that time, there would have been trouble among the five families. The ancestors of the Xu family were willing to give up the imperial power they were about to gain for the sake of the people of the world.

, promoted the weakest Wen family to the throne, divided the territory into five parts, and made each family's power hereditary."

"In this way, the current Wu'an Kingdom was finally established."

When he said this, Guo Jia kept staring at Yan Qing's calm eyes.

"The power of each family is hereditary, which is not a policy that benefits the people."

Yan Qing opened his eyes and said casually, "After the Xu family pushed the Wen family to the throne, the power in the mainland will inevitably be divided by the Wen family. Although the prime minister is hereditary, if the emperor can get the support of the other four families, the Xu family will be the first

One uprooted."

"A gentleman would not stand under a dangerous wall. He could single-handedly support three families. The ancestors of the Xu family should not have thought of this. Was there another reason for the Xu family's concession back then?"

Guo Jia's eyebrows were slightly curved, "What do you think the reason is?"

Yan Qing glanced at her smiling eyes and said, "Yan family."

Guo Jia raised her eyebrows slightly, a little surprised, "How could you guess so?"

"The three families of Guo, Wen, and Li are all supported by the Xu family. If the Xu family wants to ascend to power, the other three families, even if they do not fully support it, at least will not oppose it on the surface. Only the strong Yan family is the only obstacle to the Xu family's advancement."

Yan Qing said his guess in a calm tone, but then turned his eyes and focused his attention on Guo Jia, "You want to say that the decline of the Yan family, the rebellion of the Li family, and the decline of the Wen family's royal family... were all caused by

Xu Xiangfeng planned it all?"

Guo Jia was stunned. After a moment, he nodded, but then shook his head. His beautiful eyebrows were deeply furrowed, with a bitter look on his face. "After the Guo family was ruined, I didn't have many available people, and I didn't know much. I just

We know that Wu Fang’s fault was caused by the Guo family, and Wu Fang is Xu Xianfeng’s dog.”

As he said that, Guo Jia glanced at Yan Qing with a complex expression and said, "I actually hated you at first. If I didn't want to make way for you, Wen Zhemao wouldn't have dared to attack my father so early. At least he would have to force him back to the snowfield.

He wouldn't dare to do it before others."

"I was so sure at the beginning."

"But after knowing your ending, I'm not so sure anymore."

Guo Jia's eyebrows were a little confused. Looking at Yan Qing's eyes, there were indescribable complex emotions, "It was already a must-win situation. As long as the people of the Snowy Plains 'take advantage of the victory' to pursue them, they would get into the situation that had already been won."

The trap that was set was caught in one fell swoop. At this moment, Wen Zhemao issued several imperial edicts to summon you back to Beijing and charged you with treason."

"Wu Fang's command was unfavorable, the gates of northern Xinjiang were wide open, and the snowfield army seemed to have entered an uninhabited land... but all of this is blamed on you."

"Because of your treason."

When Yan Qing heard Guo Jia talk about the past life, she thought she would feel somewhat resentful, but she was unexpectedly calm, which even surprised her.

Is it because Wen Zhemao is dead and what happened in his previous life will no longer happen again?

Or is it because I have experienced too many great sorrows and great joys in two lifetimes?

Yan Qing always felt that her recent emotional ups and downs were getting weaker and weaker, and there were very few things that could make her feel upset.

Therefore, listening to Guo Jia talking about his past life at this time is like listening to other people's stories.

Guo Jia couldn't get the proper emotion from Yan Qing's calm brows, and frowned slightly. She felt that Yan Qing was a very deep man in the city, and it was too difficult for people to see through.

If she wasn't the only one who would believe what he said, if he wanted to get the Guo family out of Wu Fang's control, he would have to rely on her help, and I'm afraid he wouldn't have anything to do with this person.

Guo Jia collected her thoughts and then said: "The Snowy People went all the way south, and Wen Zhemao had no one to use. Under the instigation of the ministers, he personally led the expedition. Although he won, nearly half of the territory in northern Xinjiang was assigned to the twelve tribes of Snowy.

.Also due to fighting in the cold areas of northern Xinjiang, he contracted cold illness and died soon after."

"Wen Zhemao was arrogant, extravagant and rebellious during his lifetime. If Xu Xianfeng had not tried his best to correct it, Wu'an would have fallen apart before the Xueyuan army invaded. Wen Zhemao had no heirs. After his death, Xu Xianfeng naturally took charge of state affairs."

"Afterwards, it was spread that the five families agreed that if no one from the Wen family could inherit the throne, the descendants of the five families could take his place. And someone found the documents agreed by the five families from the five family ancestral halls. Xu Xianfeng

He ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor."

After listening, Yan Qing said: "The document may be fabricated."

Guo Jia took a sip of tea, looked at Yan Qing's calm eyes, and said in a deep voice, "I went to the Guo family ancestral temple and found the document of the 'Five Families Covenant'. If you don't believe it, ask someone to return it to you.

Go to the Yan family ancestral temple to check."

Yan Qing's eyes flickered, and his gaze fell on an empty space in the Accord. After a moment, he said: "Even if the document is true, what does it mean? Just based on this, it is not enough to prove that Xu Xiangfeng is the mastermind of all this. Wen Zhehan

He is his only descendant. He killed Wen Zhehan to ascend to the throne and made wedding clothes for people from his side. What is he trying to do?"

Guo Jia was silent.
Chapter completed!