"Otherwise, Yu Hanhai is not a fool, and he doesn't want to continue to humiliate himself here."
Guan Shaojun rolled his eyes at his son angrily. Now that he and Yu Hanhai had broken up with each other, he didn't bother to pretend to be respectful anymore.
"I don't care about Yu Hanhai in advance, Palace Master Guan, let's go in and talk."
After hearing Wei Zong's words, Guan Shaojun realized that this was not the place to talk, so he quickly brought Wei Zong and others to the mansion.
"By the way, Master Guan is going to the imperial capital soon, but I still don't know anything about the princes! Which prince will our Ningxi Prefecture assist, and what will the princes use to compete with each other?
In what way?"
As soon as he sat down, Wei Zong asked Guan Shaojun a lot of questions like a barrage of questions. Originally, Guan Shaojun wanted to ask Wei Zong who the old man next to him was, but now seeing Wei Zong's eager look, he still answered patiently first.
Wei Zong’s problem.
After thinking for a moment, Guan Shaojun suddenly smiled bitterly and said: "Wei Zong, you must also know that our Ningxi Prefecture is the weakest among the twelve prefectures. And there are only nine princes, and those princes usually go there
By contacting the stronger states, they established an alliance long ago. In the end, only the three weakest states were left that did not form an alliance with the prince, including our Ningxi state."
Hearing what he said, Wei Zong frowned. He had long known that Ningxi Prefecture was weak, but he didn't expect that it was so weak that there was no prince to choose.
"So that means we in Ningxi Prefecture can't actually participate in the battle of the princes. So what's the point of the Black Sun Tower trial?"
"That's not the case!" Guan Shaojun quickly denied: "Every state must participate in this kind of thing. Even if we really can't find a cooperative prince, the emperor will personally assign one to us. But still
Well, Yu Hanhai paid a high price before, allowing our Ningxi Prefecture to join a stronger prince."
Having said this, Guan Shaojun smiled bitterly again. They want to join others, but they have to pay the price. What is this?
After hearing what he said, Guan Feiyue said thoughtfully: "In this way, Mr. Zhou Mu has done some good things!"
Guan Shaojun said angrily: "He is doing this for himself. If you can help that prince ascend to the throne, he will be the one who benefits the most. He is doing this only for himself."
Wei Zong thought for a while and asked: "Then who is the prince we need to assist? Forget it, Lord Guan, you should tell us about all the princes and their strengths. This will be more convenient for us.
"
"It should be so." Guan Shaojun nodded and expressed his understanding: "The prince we are going to assist is Qing He. His overall strength ranks second among all the princes. In fact, the most powerful prince should be
We belong to Qinghong. The first person Yu Hanhai contacted was also Prince Qinghong. Unfortunately, he doesn’t think much of us at all, and he didn’t even bother to pay attention to Yu Hanhai’s request.”
"Yu Hanhai's situation is quite miserable!"
Wei Zong shook his head, it was enough for the dignified state leader to be like Yu Hanhai!
"That's it. Fortunately, Prince Qinghe is kinder and willing to accept us." Having said this, Guan Shaojun continued: "In addition to these two, there are two more powerful princes, one is Prince Qingpeng, and the other is Prince Qingpeng.
It is Prince Qingheng. As for the other princes Qingsong, Qingyan, Qingjun, Qingning, and Qingzhou, they are relatively weak..."
"Qingheng!"
Hearing this familiar name, Wei Zong's eyes narrowed. As far as he knew, wasn't Qing Heng the grandson of the emperor? How could he be counted among the princes?
With such doubts, Wei Zong spoke softly, interrupting Guan Shaojun's chatter.
"Master Guan, are these princes you just mentioned... all the sons of His Majesty the Emperor?"
This question was asked very strangely, even a little treacherous. People who didn't know the truth thought that Wei Zong suspected that these princes were not the emperor's biological children.
However, regarding such a weird question, Guan Shaojun gave Wei Zong a strange look: "It's not true. These princes are called princes, but they are actually the grandsons of His Majesty the Emperor. His Majesty the Emperor only has one son, named Qing Jue.
Xin. Logically speaking, the throne should be inherited by His Highness Qing Juexin. There is no dispute about this. It is a pity that His Highness Qing Juexin died unexpectedly ten years ago, so this scene happened..."
Guan Shaojun said slowly with some regret.
"In other words, those nine princes are all Qing Juexin's sons?"
"Indeed, the nine princes are all born to His Highness Qing Juexin and different princesses. This means that the power of the princes' natal families is very different. Some princes' natal families are very powerful and can get more support. For example,
That Prince Qinghong, his mother's family is the Mu family among the seven major families, and is extremely powerful."
"Mu family? Seven major families? What is this? In addition to the royal family, are there any other families in the imperial capital?"
Wei Zong couldn't understand something.
"This... it's been a long story." Guan Shaojun took a sip of tea, moistened his throat, and then explained: "Actually, when our Cangqing Dynasty was established, in addition to His Majesty Taizu, there was also his
Seven sworn brothers. Ten thousand years ago, they overthrew the rule of the previous dynasty and established the Cangqing Dynasty. At the same time, they also changed the name of this realm to Cangqing realm. Due to the outstanding achievements of the seven sworn brothers, plus
They had a close relationship with His Majesty Taizu, so His Majesty Taizu specifically allowed them to form a family in the newly established imperial capital, and together with the royal family, they would defend the Cangqing Dynasty."
"However, after so many years of development, each of the seven families back then has become a behemoth in the empire, with influence touching every aspect of the empire. Almost all members of these families hold important positions in the empire. Each of them only needs to step on
Stomping one's feet can make the empire tremble. The patriarchs of the seven major families are also the most powerful people in the empire besides the emperor. However, after so many years, almost all the seven major families are fighting overtly and secretly, and are at odds with each other.
There will no longer be the harmony of their ancestors."
Wei Zong knew this very well. He nodded and said:
"It's normal. After all, so many years have passed. What does the friendship in the past mean in the face of real interests?" Thinking of this, he suddenly became curious: "So, Lord Guan, among the seven major families, except the Mu family you just mentioned,
, what other six families are there?”
"Other families?"
Guan Shaojun thought for a while and said:
"There are also the Qin family, the Shi family, the Changsun family, the Chen family, the Ruan family and..." Guan Shaojun paused, looked at Wei Zong with some unknown meaning in his eyes, and then spoke slowly.