Chu Sui's conscience trembled, his eyes twitched, he stared at Xiao Yu and asked, "What does the Duke of Song mean by these words?"
Xiao Yu drank tea, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "This time we are recruiting private soldiers to go north to Tongguan, with the Xiao family as the main force. Now that Jiangnan has been defeated and the army is in disarray, the navy is bound to counterattack, and the Xiao family is naturally the first to fight against oppression.
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Chu Suiliang remained silent.
This is obvious. Your Xiao family is on the front line against the prince. Now that Jiangnan is defeated, you will naturally bear the consequences. So what did you just say that the Xiao family and the Chu family are the first to bear the brunt?
The first one to bear the brunt is just your Xiao family...
Xiao Yu continued: "But the Xiao family is the leader of Jiangnan. Their strength, background, and influence are not second thoughts. No matter how angry the navy is, it is impossible to seriously ignore the situation in Jiangnan, let alone to kill the Xiao family.
Since Jiangnan was completely plunged into turmoil, and the Xiao family and the Fang family were in-laws, although Fang Jun turned against each other, he doted on Shu'er, and Shu'er has now given birth to Lin'er in Huating Town. The two families
There is a deep entanglement between them."
In short, it seems that the Xiao family will bear the punishment of the navy, but this is not the case. But this time the private army from the south of the Yangtze River gathered to go north to Tongguan, there must be an explanation. If it is not the Xiao family, who can it be?
Chu Suiliang's face turned pale.
Since they are worried about the situation in Jiangnan, they will not pursue the Xiao family and kill them all. The other powerful clans actually have the same meaning. Most likely, the navy chooses one or a few families that are not so tyrannical, but
Go to a wealthy family with a loud enough reputation to scare the monkeys and serve as a warning to others.
After all the calculations, Qiantang Chu family is extremely suitable...
Chu Suiliang felt his lips were a little dry. He looked at Xiao Yu and said in a deep voice: "If the Duke of Song Dynasty can ask the navy to be open to the Qiantang Chu family, the Qiantang Chu family will definitely follow the Lanling Xiao family's lead in the future, no matter what the cost."
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The advantage of clan politics is that people have been getting along with each other for decades or hundreds of years, and they are often deeply entangled with each other through marriages, alliances and other means.
They change and become hostile to each other, but as long as the winner is determined, they will not be killed.
Now Fang Jun supports the prince, and the Xiao family supports the prince of Jin. It seems that they are fighting to the death for the throne, but in fact they are not fighting to the death. If the Xiao family has a certain influence on Fang Jun, this is almost certain.
The only question is whether the Xiao family can pay enough.
In the entire Jiangnan, the Xiao family is probably the only one who can influence Fang Jun and the Navy...
Xiao Yu nodded naturally and said: "Of course, otherwise why would I call you to talk so much? But you also understand that at least in Jiangnan, we are at a disadvantage right now. In other words, people are just knives and soldiers, and I am fish and meat."
It’s not an exaggeration to say that if you want the navy to show your favor, you have to pay a high price.”
More than just a lot of money?
When a steel knife is placed across your neck, if you want to survive, you have to let anyone decide the conditions, and you can't bargain.
The truth is very clear, so Chu Suiliang smiled bitterly and said: "If we can prevent the Chu family of Qiantang from being exterminated because of me, no matter how high the price is, we have to pay. What exactly do I and the Chu family need to do? I ask Song Guogong to speak frankly."
He didn't take any chances, because his relationship with Fang Jun had always been bad. If there was a chance that Qiantang Chu would have an operation, how could Fang Jun let it go?
Changing places, Chu Suiliang felt that he would not spare Fang Jun lightly.
And once Fang Jun attacks Chu, it will be a thunderous force. Chu will never be allowed to have the slightest ability to come back from the dead to retaliate against him in the future. The Lu family of Wu County back then is a lesson learned...
He did not dare to take any risks and had to rely on the power of the Xiao family to nip all dangers at the earliest possible stage.
Xiao Yu drank tea and was silent.
Chu Sui's conscience was burning. After waiting for a long time, Xiao Yu didn't speak, and he said curiously: "At this critical moment, the Xiao family can give the Chu family a chance to survive. The Chu family is grateful from top to bottom. No matter what the price, they will not hesitate to pay."
, I can only be grateful for the Xiao family... Song Guogong does not need to mind, please speak frankly."
He felt that Xiao Yu was probably going to offer a sky-high price, but he also felt that he was taking advantage of others, so he didn't want to say anything for a while.
But where is the room for bargaining on my side?
Since Xiao Yu analyzed the situation in Jiangnan today and pointed out the possible disaster that the Chu family in Qiantang might encounter, he must resolve this crisis.
Otherwise, even if Fang Jun had no intention of targeting the Qiantang Chu family, he might have it once Xiao Yu passed the word on...
This is a blackmail. The problem is that I can only be blackmailed honestly and I have to be grateful.
Damn it! Chu Sui cursed fiercely in his conscience, but there was a look of sincerity and fear on his face...
Having said this, Xiao Yu naturally stopped hiding it and said solemnly: "There is no fifth ear here. Let me get straight to the point. Your claim that His Highness the Crown Prince poisoned the late Emperor was treasonous and treasonous. It is just speculation and there is no evidence at all, right?"
Chu Suiliang nodded, this is what you forced me to say, why bother asking more?
Xiao Yu continued: "However, the right and wrong are no longer clear at this time."
Chu Suiliang: Isn't this what you want? If you don't smear the prince, how can you raise your troops with righteousness?
Xiao Yu glanced at Chu Suiliang, looked at each other without any embarrassment, and said: "But justice will last forever, so I want you to write a love letter to record the truth of the matter. When the time is right, the secret will be made public to the world.
, so that the truth will not be annihilated and right and wrong will not be confused.”
Chu Suiliang:......!
He was dumbfounded by these words. You, Xiao Yu, are the most powerful helpers around King Jin. It is your full support that makes King Jin dare to raise his troops. Now King Jin and the prince are fighting each other, life and death. You
Are you actually hiding your intention to retreat?
Mother!
If you retreat, what will King Jin do?
So wicked!
Although he didn't say a word, it was difficult to hide what was in his heart. Xiao Yu could naturally see it clearly, but without any embarrassment, he sighed: "Maybe you have some criticism of me, Dengshan. I also know that if I can't
Go all out to put life and death at risk, this fight for the throne is very likely to fail... But my life and death is a small matter, and the survival of the whole family is a big matter! When Wang Shoushi, the eunuch, threatens you, what do you care about yourself?
Life or death? Aren’t you worried that all the crimes will be pinned on you alone, thus bringing disaster to the entire family?"
He looked sad and lamented: "We, the children of the aristocratic family, have enjoyed all the conveniences of the family since childhood, and have become prominent, and become generals and prime ministers. However, at the same time, we are also deeply bound to the family. Even if we die, how can we survive?"
Watching my family suffer half a loss? Therefore, even if I am burdened with infamy, I cannot turn a blind eye and must be fully prepared."
Chu Suiliang felt the same as Xiao Yu's words. This is the sorrow of the children of aristocratic families. While enjoying the benefits of the family, they must always be prepared to sacrifice for the family. At the same time, he also understood what Xiao Yu wanted to do.
It is inevitable to support the King of Jin. Otherwise, if you abandon the King of Jin at this time, you will be infamy for thousands of years and will be shameless in the world. I am afraid that the prince will not accept such a "second minister". His reputation will be ruined in his life, his future will be ruined, and even more.
It will damage the family's reputation.
He wanted to keep a back-up plan in case something went wrong. With such evidence that could restore the prince's innocence, he could exchange for the prince's forgiveness for the Lanling Xiao family...
Chu Suiliang's first thought was that since Xiao Yu could do this, why didn't he do it himself?
But even if he wakes up, no one with Xiao Yu's reputation and status can endorse him. This so-called "love letter" is like a piece of waste paper, and its credibility is greatly reduced. And if Xiao Yu will
This public announcement will, at least in the whole of Jiangnan, completely cleanse the prince of the crime of "treason and immorality".
Obviously, Xiao Yu has made two preparations. If the King of Jin wins, he will naturally push the clan politics to the extreme, even worse than the Guanlong clan in the early years of Zhenguan, and Xiao Yu is the common one among all the clans in the world.
The respected "saint", the Lanling Xiao family's status has risen to "the first family in the world".
And if King Jin is defeated, Xiao Yu can rely on such a "love letter" to obtain the prince's forgiveness for the Xiao family, and he only needs to serve as an official and leave the country...
Seeing Chu Suiliang's expression change, Xiao Yu clearly understood his intention and said, "Dengshan might as well think about it and give me a reply in a few days."
Chu Suiliang exhaled a long breath and said with a bitter smile: "I have been trapped so far. I have been trapped in the mud and cannot extricate myself. I don't dare to hope to escape from the cage and clear my name. If I can win the support of Song Duke for my family, what else can I do?
Are you considering it?"
Xiao Yu clasped his hands and was overjoyed: "Deng Shan is decisive in dealing with things. He is worthy of being an outstanding person among people. If the Chu family of Qiantang has prepared for Deng Shan, he will definitely become famous in the world and be blessed for generations to come! Come on!"
He called his servants who were close to him, prepared pens, inks, paper and inkstones, and said to Chu Suiliang: "Please!"
What else could Chu Suiliang say? He had to get up and go to the desk, pour some water into the inkstone, grind the ink, pick up the brush and dip it in the ink, think about it for a moment, write it on the white paper, and then put down the pen
, blew on the paper, and waited until the ink stain was half dry, then asked Xiao Yu to read it: "Song Guo Gong, please take a look, how can it be done?"
Xiao Yu picked up the paper, glanced at the ten lines, and praised: "Dengshan has great literary talent and strong writing power. He is worthy of being known as the 'Yu Chu Ouyang Fang'."
Today, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Ouyang Xun, Fang Jun and others have already become famous calligraphers all over the world. Each of them has its own merits and is sought after and respected by people all over the world. However, Chu Suiliang's calligraphy is empty.
He has a good writing skills, is thin, strong and straight, and has a unique style. Even compared to the "two kings", he is not far behind. He is very recognizable and difficult for others to imitate. It can be used as the most direct evidence...
Chu Suiliang himself also let out a breath, as if the big stone pressing on his heart was loosened, and he was no longer out of breath like before.
As Xiao Yu said, in this era, the honor and interests of the family are above all else. Even the head of the family or the most outstanding child in the family must be ready to sacrifice at any time when necessary in order to exchange for the continuity and prosperity of the family.
With this "letter of love", even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will definitely forget the past and save the Chu family in Qiantang.
As for your own life and death...just leave it to fate.
It's just that this "love letter" was held in Xiao Yu's hand, which caused some subtle changes in the situation. In the past, even if Jinwangshan was exhausted, Xiao Yu could only follow him to the death, but now there is a change.
If things go wrong for King Jin, Xiao Yu will have one more choice.
The King of Jin already has an advantage. If he cannot unite as one and fight to the death, can he seize the throne and repeat the story of His Majesty Li Er?