The princes from all walks of life are desperately trying to recruit talents, counselors, killers, thieves, and roosters and dog thieves, euphemistically calling them disciples. If there is a way out of the rivers and lakes, they may not be willing to work in the rivers and lakes with their heads raised. Except for some people who are born in the rivers and lakes.
Not wanting to live under anyone else's roof, most of them stayed under the sects of princes.
The General's Mansion has its retainers, and the Prime Minister's Mansion also has its retainers. This Wanhuxin is the retainer of the Prime Minister's Mansion. It is said that this man is very knowledgeable, has a photographic memory, and is very thoughtful.
"Your Highness, he may not be the person sent by the eldest prince, and the eldest prince may not know about this." Wan Huxin.
"What's the difference? We have to get to this point." Li Xingzai was still smiling, but it was impossible to tell what he was thinking from the expression on his face.
Generally speaking, the sons of Emperor Ming were still very harmonious with each other, and there were no such big troubles in the past. And Li Xingzai himself expressed his disinterest in the throne very early on.
But in this gambling situation, you either don't get involved at all. Since you get involved in the gambling situation, you have to be prepared to lose everything.
Wan Huxin silently exited the camp, and Song Youqu picked up a box to collect the head on the commander's case and dispose of it.
Li Xingzai and Song Youqu had met each other in Toad City, and their relationship was naturally not on good terms. But now Li Xingzai was isolated and helpless, and it was always a good thing to have someone he knew.
He put Cao Shiqi's head into the box, took a look, but stopped talking.
"What's wrong?" Li Xingzai asked.
"Your Highness, would you like to know how Cao Shiqi got his name?" Song Youqu asked.
Li Xingzai nodded and looked at the other person.
"There are rumors in the rivers and lakes that some people are raising dead people in the mountains. They are orphans found from all over the world. Boys have the surname of grass, and women have the surname of flower."
"Then this Cao Shiqi is one of them?"
Song Youqu nodded, then shook his head: "There is more than one person in Cao Shiqi. Among the dead soldiers, the strong will live and the weak will die, just like the Miao border raising Gu. If someone can replace him, then everyone can be Cao Shi.
seven."
Song Youqu continued: "So it doesn't matter who Cao Shiqi is, what matters is the person who raises Gu in the mountains."
"There are as many as eight hundred such rumors in the empire. Most of them are just rumors. Is there really any killer organization?"
"A lot of them are fake, but this one is real."
"How do you know?" Li Xingzai looked at Song Youqu and finally realized that there was something unusual about him at this moment.
In the military camp, Li Xingzai was regarded as a waste, and Song Youqu was regarded as a dandy. But waste is not necessarily a waste, and a dandy is not necessarily a dandy.
"If you want to know something, you can always know it. It's not too difficult." Song You said: "And I also know that Cao Qi died a long time ago."
"How did you die?"
"He was killed by the boss."
Li Xingzai was startled and looked at the other party playfully: "Who is the boss?"
Song Youqu realized that he had made a mistake, so he immediately shut up, and then said: "In the beginning, Cheng Dalei blocked the marriage, and various forces sent many killers to kill him, but in the end they were all killed by him, including this Grass Seventeen."
"How come I haven't heard Cheng Dalei talk about this before?"
"There were many masters at that time, and Cao Shiqi was not the strongest among them. I am afraid that even Cheng Dalei himself did not know the name Cao Shiqi." Songyou channel: "But since that incident, the real Cao Qiyi has become
He died, and then another Cao Shiqi appeared, and then he became a retainer of the General's Mansion, and then, this time he came to assassinate His Highness."
Li Xingzai sat on the chair, his mind short-circuited for a moment. He suddenly remembered something and said, "You haven't told me yet, who is the person who raises the Gu?"
"Your Highness already knows, why bother asking me again."
Li Xingzai nodded. He did have a guess in his mind, but it was a little hard to accept at the moment.
At the beginning, most of the people sent to the grassland to kill Cheng Dalei were Cui Xiang. It is very likely that the person behind the scenes was Cui Xiang. In this way, things became complicated.
After all, it was General Mansion, Yuchi Li who wanted to kill him...or maybe it was Cui Xiang who deliberately acted this way for him.
Li Xingzai sat there, speechless for a long time. After a while, he refused to think any more.
Because there is no point in thinking about it. I am alone and helpless. No matter how much I know, I can't do anything.
"Why did you tell me this?" Li Xingzai looked at the other party, and the truth behind this matter was Song Youqu's attitude that was more worth pondering.
Song You Channel: "Because His Highness needs to know, right?"
"But you, the Song family, are from the Prime Minister's Mansion, aren't you?"
Song Youqu nodded, then shook his head: "The Song family belongs to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and I may not support the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Li Xingzai was startled and didn't understand what he meant.
Song Youqu lowered his head: "The empire is too old. The new empire should be for young people. Some of the views of those old people have not kept up with the times."
"It's not just me, there are many young people who actually look down upon what the older generation does."
Li Xingzai stared at Song Youqu and saw a ball of fire in him, a burning fire.
"You... are too reckless. Prime Minister Cui is very loyal. You have to grow up to understand."
Song Youqu smiled and said: "The reason why I am willing to say this to His Highness is because I feel that Your Highness understands me. After all, we are from the same place."
Coming from the same place...from Toad Village. Li Xingzai really found it a bit incredible, what kind of magic power Toad City had. Lin Shaoyu was not a prominent figure in Toad Village, but when he was thrown out, he defeated most of the empire.
As for Song Youqu, who was being held hostage in front of him, if he didn't die early, he might not be a thing in the pond in the future.
As for myself...it seems that I shouldn't underestimate myself too much. In this future world, I may not be able to compete.
In fact, Li Xingzai has always been depressed. He is not that easy to be a puppet. Everyone wants to squeeze more resources from him, rather than giving anything in exchange. He wants to have his own men and win people's hearts, but he goes a little too far.
There are too many pairs of eyes staring at me.
After much calculation, it seems that if you continue to pretend to be a loser, you can live an easier life.
The Song Youqu in front of him brought him strength. Although the power was still very small and the flame was very weak, it might not be able to burn brightly in the future until all the ugly, disgusting, and dirty things were burnt to ashes.
"The future of the empire should be new and young, and it should also belong to young people." Li Xingzai stood up and said with a smile: "Maybe I really should thank Cheng Dalei."