Giving gifts is a kind of attitude. As for whether the other party accepts them or not, that is another matter. Therefore, even before sending Fu Zhangyi to the Jinyi Guards to report the news, Shangguan Shaoqin had already begun arranging a plan to seize the Gongsun family's inheritance.
plan.
Gongsun Huan is not a fool. Once he discovers any clues, he will immediately take countermeasures. The current "cooperation" between the two is based on a special tacit understanding, that is, they cannot kill each other and can only live in peace.
Neither Gongsun Huan nor Shangguan Shaoqin was sure that they could defeat the other in one go, so they had no choice but to reach this wonderful cooperative posture.
Shangguan Shaoqin may still have some scruples. After all, Gongsun Huan's talents are there, and his ability to "resurrection from the dead" is indeed quite terrifying, so even if he has the intention to kill, he may not be able to be so ruthless.
Gongsun Huan, on the other hand, did not have so many scruples, but for him, even with a strong man like Thousand-faced Dharma King as his helper, it was not that simple to take down the unfathomable Shangguan Shaoqin.
Therefore, no matter what arrangements Shangguan Shaoqin made for the Gongsun family, Gongsun Huan might ignore him or get angry, but he would not break up with him.
It's just that Shangguan Shaoqin would not place his chances of victory on others, so he had already started his own plan while the world was still shocked by the news that the Gongsun family had suffered another disaster.
The first person he has to deal with is naturally Gongsun Yi. Although this person seems useless after Gongsun Yao's death, he is the only remaining expert in the Gongsun family. Once he regains his composure, he will fight Shangguan Shao no matter what.
Qin's plans pose a threat.
So since the other party wanted to drink away his sorrows, Shangguan Shaoqin simply showed mercy and helped him.
On this day, Shangguan Shaoqin called his master Yu Cheng and ordered him to take some medicine and put it in Gongsun Yi's wine.
Yu Cheng was shocked after hearing this: "Master, this - this is..."
Like Lin Jia, although Yu Cheng was good at martial arts, he was not a direct subordinate of Shangguan Shaoqin, so he knew nothing about his nature. It was inevitable to be shocked when he suddenly heard of such a terrible plan.
In fact, Shangguan Shaoqin was helpless. This incident happened suddenly and he had no time to bring more confidants. Fu Zhangyi was sent to do more important things by him again, and he had no one to use.
Choosing Yu Cheng was also a compromise after careful consideration. After all, this time was not as simple as attacking Gongsun Yao before, and the probability of something going wrong was not low. Since Shangguan Shaoqin didn't intend to get his hands dirty, he could only choose from among his subordinates.
After all, Yu Cheng was a retainer of the Shangguan family, and he was better than an ignorant outsider, so Shangguan Shaoqin chose him.
Yu Cheng did not disappoint him. In other words, the group of masters who worked for the Shangguan family were more or less separated from the traditional knights and knights.
Faced with Shangguan Shaoqin's plan to rob him, Yu Cheng quickly agreed after a brief shock.
"Don't worry, head of the family, my subordinates will do things beautifully!" Yu Cheng boasted, but soon he made Shangguan Shaoqin realize that choosing him was a mistake.
Yu Cheng was highly skilled in martial arts and boasted that he could definitely deal with a drunkard. However, he never expected that he had been drugged on the first day and Gongsun Yi would realize something was wrong the next day.
It is true that Gongsun Yi gave up on himself, but this does not mean that he is deaf and blind. In front of him, a master of medical skills, Yu Cheng's tricks are no different from the shallowness of a child's graffiti.
Gongsun Yi only took a small sip and roughly tasted how many herbs were in it.
So he immediately took out the detoxifying pill and relieved himself of the crisis without any effort. Not only did the bottle of wine fail to defeat him, but it actually made his somewhat groggy head instantly clear.
Unfortunately, Gongsun Yi, who had returned to his senses, quickly did another suffocating thing. He privately reported the abnormality of the drink to Shangguan Shaoqin.
"Mr. Shangguan, although this wine is an ordinary thing, it is still stored in the clan's warehouse. It is not a place that everyone can enter. I guess there is a traitor in the clan."
After Gongsun Yi finished speaking angrily, he calmly analyzed: "I am afraid that if I come forward in this matter, I will alert the snake. I have to ask Mr. Shangguan to take action. Just check who has been in and out of the warehouse recently, and the truth will be revealed!"
Shangguan Shaoqin nodded solemnly: "Please rest assured, since I have taken on this responsibility, I will naturally not let these monsters and monsters cause trouble under my nose!"
Gongsun Yi breathed a sigh of relief. He solemnly clasped his fists and said, "In case the other party notices, I plan to continue to be 'depressed' for a few days. I have to leave all important matters in the clan to Sir."
"A gentleman's promise is hard to follow. Please rest assured that this kind of thing happened. It was due to my oversight. I almost harmed you this time. I am really ashamed."
Shangguan Shaoqin said, turned around and took two glasses of wine, handed one of them to the other party's hand, then raised his head and drank the other: "I will apologize first."
"Why is this so? The thief is cunning, how can you blame sir!"
Gongsun Yi was greatly moved, but when he saw Shangguan Shaoqin's tone was heavy and his eyes were full of self-blame, he had no choice but to praise him again in his heart for being a benevolent and righteous gentleman... that's all.
Knowing that he would not be able to appease Shangguan Shaoqin's heart without drinking this glass of wine, Gongsun Yi smiled and took the drink and drank it in one gulp: "Please be patient, sir, I have no intention of accountability. In any case, this time Shangguan family is helping us out of a sense of justice.
My Gongsun family is all... grateful... endlessly..."
Gongsun Yi's complexion turned a bit unusually pale. He covered his chest and suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood. The wine glass in his hand fell to the ground and shattered.
thump--
Gongsun Yi unconsciously knelt forward and knelt on the ground. He covered his chest and spit out blood. The blood turned from dazzling red to terrifying black, which was a sign of being poisoned.
"What's going on? Could it be that there is another reason for the poison in the wine this morning...?"
The shocked Gongsun Yi reluctantly raised his head, and when he was about to call for help, he only saw Shangguan Shaoqin's smiling expression. After a moment of silence, a creepy suspicion slowly came to his mind.
"Shangguan Shaoqin, you...!"
Gongsun Yi's wide eyes were full of disbelief and fear. Shangguan Shaoqin just lowered his head and then looked away: "Keep an eye on him."
"Yes, Master."
Yu Cheng walked out of the darkness, drew his sword and put it across Gongsun Yi's neck. He didn't want to kill this guy who had made him humiliated with one sword, but unfortunately, the other party couldn't die with the sword.
"you--!"
Gongsun Yi coughed up blood, and too many things flashed through his eyes in an instant. Shangguan Shaoqin took action against him. Did he start plotting against the Gongsun family after the death of the eldest lady, or did the other party have this idea for a long time.
If it was the former, then they were blind. If it was the latter, could it be that the death of the eldest lady... Gongsun Yi suddenly figured it out. Regardless of his poisoned body, he started laughing crazily until he died of exhaustion.
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Yu Cheng leaned down and checked Gongsun Yi's breath and pulse. After confirming that the other party was indeed dead, he stood up and nodded to Shangguan Shaoqin, who had been waiting for a long time.