Chapter 1302 1302: Mind-set (Part 1) [Please vote for me]
"My son is not convinced."
Cui Xiong blatantly talked back to him.
The next second, the tea cup exploded next to his legs.
Cui Zhi's eyes were so sinister that he said: "Cui Houbai!"
Cui Xiong stood up from the ground and looked directly into Cui Zhi's eyes without fear: "My father just asked his son who he was hiding for, and now his son also wants to ask his father, are you the one who knew the truth from the beginning to the end?"
"You already knew that Baojun's identity was wrong!"
"If that's not the case, why would father bother to ask this question?"
"Even your son is going to be manipulated by you?"
At first, Cui Xiong tried his best to restrain his emotions from losing control, so as to prevent the father and son from getting into a real argument. However, after a few questions, he became more and more angry and couldn't hide his resentment, so he simply stopped hiding it.
Cui Zhi said nothing, wanting to hear what his son had to say.
Cui Xiong said: "Who is she?"
Cui Zhi was off guard by those three words. He laughed angrily and said in a strange tone: "Why do you ask this? Why, you are being played around by your father. You can't bear it. You are being played by a woman of unknown origin." Can you bear it in the palm of your hand?"
The atmosphere between father and son became even more tense.
In the end, Cui Xiong took a step back.
"Being both sides does not work every time. My father supported the king openly, but secretly gave Kang Guo an advantage and turned a blind eye. If he wanted to use this favor to save the whole Cui family, It would be too simple to think of Kang Guo."
Cui Xiong knew his father's plans and arrangements, which were nothing more than - his father retired, he came to power, the Cui family changed to a new head, and in the future, with the help of Ermi in the court, all the old things would be over.
But, can it really be changed?
Cui Xiong felt that he couldn’t turn it over!
My father has a close relationship with the Society of Gods, which is really difficult to separate. Moreover, the Cui family is huge, and a single move can affect the whole body! There is not only the clan leader in the Qi Kingdom, but other branches are also intertwined. The clan leader of the Kang Kingdom cannot move. One branch cannot be used to move the other branches. After all, they are blood relatives of the same race who have broken bones and connected tendons. How can we tell them clearly? If one is damaged, both will be damaged.
The strength shown by Kang State in this battle far exceeded expectations.
The allied forces of the southwestern countries lasted less than a year even though they were fully engaged.
This little time is not enough for Shen Youli to govern Heyin.
"Hmph, you are very thoughtful. Cui didn't know when his son had such a scheming mind. No matter how bad I am, I have eaten more grains than you for more than 20 years, so you don't need to worry..."
Cui Xiong's plan was not wrong.
It can even be called meticulous and thoughtful.
However, he didn't know Cui Hui's true position, let alone the existence of his grandfather Cui Xiao. The relationship between Cui and Kang Guo was far closer than Cui Xiong had seen. This closeness would allow Cui to buy more time to change. , and retreated calmly.
Cui Zhi became a little annoyed when he mentioned this.
His old man, Taishan, treated his son-in-law with eyes that were not eyes and a nose that was not a nose. During his house arrest, he never showed a good look to his son-in-law. When he heard that Cui Xiong was ill, he immediately summoned Cui Zhi to come over and put pressure on him.
Is Lao Taishan afraid that something bad will happen to Cui Xiong for his mother-in-law?
Hearing that Cui Zhi was confident, Cui Xiong didn't say anything more.
"The son will ask his mother about her matters."
His mother, Cui Hui, has a very good relationship with You Bao. In many cases, they don’t look like mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, but like old friends who have known each other for a long time. Cui Xiong used to only think that the two of them were destined, but when they jumped out of the fence, the truth was far more complicated than he thought. His mother couldn’t explain it either.
, he looked for Ermi.
There is always one that comes in handy for the whole family.
Cui Zhi watched his son bow and leave, his blood pressure was a little high.
But, still the same sentence——
The qualified heir is Cui Xiong.
No matter how angry he was, Cui Zhi still had to hold his nose and clean up the opponent's mess. The news that the leader of the Qi Kingdom was assassinated could not be announced truthfully. He could only say that he was too worried and suffered a severe illness. It also happened to coincide with Mei Meng's death in battle.
, Cui Zhi thought about it and came up with the perfect words: "It can be said that 'the Xiaoxiang water breaks, the Wanwei mountains collapse, the beads sink and round, and the jade breaks into pieces'."
The king lost his best friend and lost his spirit.
In just a few days, his condition worsened and he passed away.
Cui Zhi showed up, and the guard, as a disciple promoted by the Cui family, naturally stood on his side. With the shock of military power, the news of the death of the king did not cause turmoil among the courtiers. With the support of all the courtiers, Cui Zhi was responsible for dealing with the death of the king.
to elect a successor.
"The Lord has just passed away, and the matter of his successor..."
Cui Zhi didn't want to get involved in the latter matter.
But other ministers didn't think so.
Someone said: "Cui Gong, a country without a king will be in chaos."
There are also people who have their own thoughts.
They wanted to choose an adult lord from within the clan.
Since the former lord had an heir, it would be easy to provoke criticism by recommending someone else over the heir. Cui Zhi’s support would be no problem: “A country cannot live without a king for a day, let alone in troubled times with internal and external troubles. It is even more important for a king to stabilize the hearts of his subjects.
!”
Cui Zhi chose to pretend to be deaf and dumb on all these topics.
If you really can't fool him, just pretend to be fainted.
He himself was bedridden because of the death of his mother-in-law, and now he is holding on to his weakness to stand up and preside over the funeral of the king. In addition, the king is still his ex-wife, so it is logical that he cannot bear multiple blows and cannot afford to fall ill. There are many times.
Well, the ministers also knew that Cui Zhi did not want to go into this troubled water, so they could only send people to check Cui Zhi's words.
Cui Zhi doesn’t have to join, but he has to express his stance.
Regardless of whether they recommend a young leader or an adult clan leader, Cui Zhi cannot express dissatisfaction. Otherwise, if they choose a candidate and Cui Zhi jumps out and says no, wouldn't it cause trouble? Cui Zhi also gave them reassurance, regardless of whether the new leader is the first
It doesn't matter whether he is a descendant of the master or a descendant of another clan, and then he will continue to be the boss.
The current situation was special, and the body of the king did not remain alive for long.
However, Shuangqi decided to support the spirit and bury it.
The ministers of the Qi State also urgently arrested a thirty-year-old male clan member to succeed the new master. The new master was having a romantic affair at home and was almost stunned by the big pie falling from the sky. When people sit at home, the throne comes from the sky! In this world,
Is there such a good thing?
He hurriedly ascended the throne and immediately made the former master's heir.
When the king received the news, several male favorites who had heirs wanted to fight for power and support their daughters as the country's leader. They had been addicted to listening to the regent's wife from behind the curtain. However, the civil and military ministers of Qi State on the front line blocked the death of the former lord.
Due to the news of his death, the male favorite had just made a move and the new owner had been decided. They had to be kicked out of the royal court and their daughters were taken under protection.
It's more like house arrest than protection.
The first thing the new leader does when he takes office is to send people to negotiate peace.
He said: "Let's not fight this battle for now."
Before the peace envoy could step out of the city gate, Kang State sent an envoy to express condolences. Qi State was in mourning, so Kang State temporarily suspended its attack on Qi State and focused on attacking Qi State's allies. Kang's territory belongs to Kang State every day
All are expanding.
The new owner regretted it just a few days after he was introduced.
When the leader's fresh energy wore off, what was left was endless trouble. He thought he had picked up a big leak, but he didn't expect to get into big trouble. Qi State suffered heavy losses in the last battle, and now it has no troops.
There is no general, no general, no food...
How can we fight this battle?
Kang Guo wanted to annex the southwest?
Just chew it lightly and you don’t have to chew hard.
The leader of the country wanted to use a delaying strategy. He would first surrender and show weakness in exchange for living space and time, and use his interests to stabilize Kang Guo. Give him a few years to recover, and then he would make other plans. This idea cannot be said directly. As a last resort, the new leader can only find Cui.
end.
Cui Zhi still practices Tai Chi with his new master.
Don't ask, just ask because he is seriously ill and his brain is shutting down.
The new owner was rejected twice, and when he was about to go for the third time, he saw the condolence messenger sent by Kang State, and immediately gave up the idea of visiting, feeling resentful of being fooled.
Without him, the envoy’s surname is Cui, from the Cui family.
Cui Zhi’s second son, Cui Mi!
For a moment, the mourning hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop. No matter whether they were civil or military, everyone showed hatred on their faces, wishing to kill Cui Mi in front of the mourning body!
"This messenger looks good and kind."
As he spoke, he used his peripheral vision to observe Cui Xiong's expression.
"You are indeed kind-faced. I remember meeting you at the banquet held at Cui Gong's house. Speaking of which, Cui Gong's second son seems to have the same name as the envoy?"
Cui Xiong said without changing his expression: "It's my younger brother."
Cui Mi bowed his hands to Cui Zhi and saluted: "I have met my father."
Then he said to Cui Xiong, "I've met my eldest brother."
The civil and military officials of Qi State, including the new ruler, all had distorted faces.
He looked like he had swallowed a fly.
Cui Zhi and his son never mentioned that Cui Mi was loyal to Kang Guo!
The Cui family, father and son, openly admitted their relationship with each other in public, which made the other people seem to be different people inside and outside. Cui Zhi's son defected to the Kang state, but this does not prove that the Cui family also defected to the Kang state? It is not a new thing for children of aristocratic families to make long bets.
Now that Cui Mi has two legs, can Cui Zhi still care about which lord he is loyal to?
Cui Mi doesn't care what other people's reactions are.
When he was holding incense and worshiping, other pictures flashed before his eyes, and he felt quite emotional in his heart - he had seen the leader of Qi Kingdom die in more than a dozen different ways, and he had also seen the future in which she survived. Only the one in front of him, his
The eldest brother is safe and sound.
Cui Mi respectfully handed the incense to the chamberlain and bowed again.
There are words in my heart that I wish to be saved by the Lord of Qi State.
[Dead Taoist friend, immortal poor Taoist.]
[Compared with brother, you’d better rest in peace.]
If other envoys had come to express condolences, they might have been in danger for their lives, but Cui Mi felt as comfortable as if he had returned home. He walked in and out without worrying about his life. As soon as he sat down and wanted to take a sip of tea, the tea cup was grabbed by a hand.
Take away: "Brother, my tea."
He had long been thirsty after a long journey.
"Don't drink yet, answer first."
Cui Mi could only put away his noodle-like sitting posture: "Brother, what do you want to ask? Everything else is easy to say, sister-in-law, don't ask."
Cui Xiong was choked: "Er Moose!"
Cui Mi said earnestly: "Brother, please wake up!"
Cui Xiong said: "I should ask her clearly, what have I been to her all these years? Has she never been sincere?"
"You're in bad luck."
Cui Xiong: "..."
Cui Mi sighed: "Listen to my younger brother's advice, she is not a qualified clan wife, and being a clan wife is too much of a waste of natural resources. To put it bluntly, brother, you need a virtuous wife, someone who is not far behind you in brains and is willing to treat you as
First in life.”
Big brother can't even be ranked in the top ten in that person's heart.
Cui Xiong opened his mouth: "...but..."
He didn't want the other party to be a pure clan wife, and he didn't intend to restrain the person in the inner house. Couldn't these two elks see that?
After all, they are brothers, and they know what each other is thinking without opening their mouths: "Of course I can see it! But the person you like is different. I'm really afraid that one day you will fall for her..."
In terms of mind, the eldest brother has more eyes than the other.
But when it comes to decisiveness, it’s hard to beat him.
Human hearts are made of flesh. If an ordinary girl gets along with her eldest brother for a few years, her heart will be shaken even if she is secretly in love with him. But that person gives up at the drop of a hat. The gap between the two is too big! How can the eldest brother compare?
Not only are the melons not sweet, they may also be poisonous!
Cui Xiong looked at his younger brother, who looked at the ground.
at last--
Cui Xiong chose a curve to save the country.
"I'm asking, you just have to say yes or no."
Cui Mi raised his eyebrows inwardly.
Brother, do you think you can find each other this way?
Too naive.
After three rounds of questions, Cui Mi discovered that the naive person was himself.
Cui Xiong had a rough guess about You Bao's true identity, and he felt a lot more at ease. From the corner of his eye, he saw his brother's expression of confusion, and he said: "My father and I are different. Don't worry, my personal feelings will not affect the family."
event."
Youbao may be a key part of Cui's transformation.
"...I know why you do this..."
Cui Mi swallowed back the rest of his words.
In fact, he has always wondered why his elder brother did not end well in so many futures and died in a fancy way. Looking at it now, he really can't blame anyone else. He can only blame his elder brother for being too narrow-minded, and the opponents he provoked are the least likely to accept this...
…
Cui Xiong's eyes were confused: "What?"
Cui Mi said earnestly and sincerely: "Being more sincere can help you survive."
"Brother, I'm not sincere enough to you?"
How many misfortunes did Cui Mi cause by himself?
He hasn't asked why Cui Mi ended up in the Kangguo camp!
"Er Mi, weren't you originally loyal to Lady Zhongli? There was no news of Lady Zhongli's whereabouts before the formation. What are you..."
Cui Xiong thought that Zhonglifu was captured by the Kang State, so he simply surrendered to the Kang State, and Cui Mi was also packed into the Kang State camp.
He was not very surprised by this result.
He had long guessed that Zhongli Fu had a relationship with Kang Guo, and his father also reached a secret deal with Kang Guo through this person.
Cui Mi forced himself to laugh.
"This...it's a long story..."
Seeing that Cui Mi didn't want to go into details, Cui Xiong didn't continue to ask, and his heart dropped to his throat: "Brother, I am still worried about Cui's future, but I don't know that you have this relationship with Kang Guo. With this relationship,
, the situation will be much more relaxed in the future.”
Cui Mi knew what his brother was worried about as soon as he heard it.
He continued to sneer: "Brother, there is something I didn't tell you."
"What happened?"
"Don't we have an ancestor?"
"Of course we have maternal ancestors."
It cannot be that my grandmother gave birth to my mother, uncle, and others all by myself.
"My little brother just recently found out that my grandpa is also the number one figure in King Kang's court. Whatever you are worried about will not be a problem." Relying on these relationships, the Cui family had enough time to escape unscathed!
It fell in Cui Xiong's ears like thunder on the ground.
"How is that possible?"
The Cui family and Kang Guo, who have a good reputation, have been in secret communication for a long time?
No wonder his father still laughed at him?
Did the co-author’s father already know about it?
Cui Mi whispered: "I only found out recently, and - grandpa is planning to ask father for you or me..."
Both have the surname Cui, but have different ancestors.
"I want you?"
Cui Mi emphasized: "And you."
In the future he saw, his father almost exploded with anger.
No matter what kind of future it is, it will not be good for the relationship between Weng and his son-in-law.