It would be fine if Chao Shenghuai was just his grandson, but he was still a disciple of the Wanshou Sect. The Wanshou Sect never got involved in the battles between countries. In the final analysis, it was all about the business of monks in the world.
It was his grandson who violated this taboo. How could he, the elder of the Ten Thousand Beast Sect, explain this to everyone above and below him?
Qiu Shan comforted him: "Brother Chao, it's useless to be angry now. I asked Chao Shenghuai that he accidentally met Tu Huaiyu and his party when passing through Jinzhou. Tu Huaiyu took the initiative to invite him to go with him. Tu Huaiyu said he knew you and moved you out. He
It was not convenient to refuse. When the attack came suddenly, he was in a very dangerous situation and fought desperately. It happened that one of the assassins he had met before."
"I almost lost my life. Anyone would be angry. How could he resist telling who the assassin was on the spot? He didn't know that he could cause such a big thing. When he found out that something was wrong, he immediately changed his story and said that he remembered it.
Wrong, but the people from the Song Dynasty mission did not allow him to change his story and detained him on the spot. This is what happened. He really had no idea that he would cause such a big trouble."
Xihaitang said solemnly: "We know that he is innocent and useless. The Song envoy was assassinated at this moment. It was obvious that he wanted to provoke the Song State to intervene in the affairs of the Yan State. Chao Shenghuai jumped out to testify at this time. Do you want to doubt our Wanshou Sect?
It’s difficult to participate.”
Chao Jing pondered: "If Sheng Huai did not lie, that is to say, Tu Huaiyu's death may indeed be the result of Yan's envoy Gao Shaoming venting his personal anger."
Xihaitang: "Does it make sense to say this now? The imperial court, Lingxiao Pavilion, Blood Temple, and Split Heaven Palace are all greedy for the Yan Kingdom. They will not allow Chao Shenghuai to change his mind. Can we confront them on this matter? Ten Thousand Beasts
After all, the gate is within the Song Kingdom!"
Chao Jing sneered again and again, "Haha, it was obviously that Young Master Gao who secretly vented his personal anger and ruined the affairs of the Yan Kingdom. Now he came out and said that Sheng Huai framed him, and took advantage of the opportunity to kill him completely and attack my Wanshoumen.
I think this bitch is getting impatient, does he really think that my Wanshoumen is made of mud?"
Xihaitang immediately warned: "Don't act recklessly. Chao Shenghuai's emergence has made Xiaoyao Palace and others focus on us. In this storm, once people of our level are involved rashly, Xiaoyao Palace, Zijin Cave, and Lingjian Mountain will not
Sit back and watch, the Lingxiao Pavilion, Blood Temple, and Split Heaven Palace here are probably eager to clear us out of the Song Dynasty, let’s take a look at the situation first.”
Qiu Shan: "For the same reason, even if the Yan State knows the truth now, it will not allow Gao Shaoming to tell the truth, and will definitely kill Shenghuai for framing him. The leader is right, Shenghuai is afraid that he will return now
He’s not coming, but senior brother Chao, don’t worry too much, they won’t be reckless with Shenghuai, they are just holding him back temporarily to prevent him from changing his tune.”
Chao Jing said bitterly: "Why come back? I wish that evil beast was dead!"
…
In the Imperial Palace of the Jin Dynasty, on the high pavilion in the imperial garden, Tai Shuxiong leaned on the railing and looked far into the distance.
Shao Pingbo climbed up the pavilion and came behind him to greet him, "Your Majesty."
"How's the view here?" Tai Shuxiong waved his sleeves.
Shao Pingbo: “It’s like looking at the world!”
"Haha!" Tai Shuxiong looked up to the sky and laughed, very boldly. After laughing, he clapped his hands on the railing, "The king has paid attention to the people you brought from Beizhou, and they are all capable officials.
Once you try them out, you will know that they are all talented people who can be put to great use given time!"
"Your Majesty is so complimentary." Shao Pingbo said modestly, but he knew it well.
Those people were all selected by him personally. When they were honed in the local area after their studies, they were eliminated one after another. When he fled Beizhou, the ones who arranged the retreat were the elites among the elites. He was reluctant to abandon them even if he ran for his life.
How could those people be mediocre?
But after all, this is not the time in Beizhou where he has the final say. After these people were placed in various places, they were subject to various constraints and were unable to let go and do anything.
Tai Shuxiong sighed: "In these troubled times, there are not many common people who are even literate, and the children of wealthy families... It is not easy to find so many talents. By the way, King Gu heard that these people are all yours."
A trained student?”
With just this sentence, Shao Pingbo felt what it means to accompany a king like a tiger, and replied: "When Beizhou was first established, everything was waiting to be done. The ministers suffered from the lack of talents, so they had to waste time and effort to open a school and personally
nourish."
"This method is good. King Gu plans to imitate it in the Jin Kingdom. You have experience. How about you preside over it?" Tai Shuxiong asked.
Shao Pingbo was silent for a while and said slowly: "Your Majesty, Beizhou was destroyed and then established, and there was no resistance. If the Jin State opened a school here, it would be very difficult to select all the students. Wei Chen felt that it was better to hold off on enrolling.
It’s not too late to wait for a while and consider this matter again when there is a suitable opportunity.”
Tai Shuxiong was silent. He knew the deep meaning of his words. If you were to set up any school at this time, everyone would know that he was selecting talents. He was afraid that they would squeeze people in, let alone selecting talents. They were afraid that the quota would still be limited.
There are not enough princes and ministers to stuff their own children there. Will he stand up to all the princes and ministers, or will the powerless Shao Pingbo in front of him stand up to oppose him? If he can't stop stuffing people in, recruit those who are flirting with women.
Is it necessary to set up any kind of educational institution?
He nodded, "Yes, the time is not yet ripe. There must be a suitable reason and a rule that no one can object to. It is the lonely king who is impatient. Let's talk about it!" He waved his hand and had to give up for the time being.
"By the way, have you seen the news from East Shikoku?"
Shao Pingbo: "I've seen it. As soon as this matter came out, I was worried about not being able to fight."
Tai Shuxiong: "The lonely king really wants to see them dog bite dog, but it is not in the interest of the lonely king to fight now, and it will be easier for them."
Shao Pingbo smiled and said: "At least your Majesty can understand that the Eastern and Four Kingdoms are like dry firewood sprinkled with oil. A spark can set them ablaze. It's just for Your Majesty to light the fire in the future."
Tai Shuxiong laughed loudly, "That's right. It's just that King Gu doesn't understand why Wanshou Sect would be involved in such a thing?"
Shao Pingbo said calmly: "It's not that the Ten Thousand Beast Sect is involved, but someone is causing trouble behind the scenes. That Chao Shenghuai is Niu Youdao's man. After this incident, Wei Chen has become convinced that Chao Shenghuai is controlled by Niu Youdao. Everything is wrong."
Niu Youdao is behind the scenes!"
"A Niu Youdao person?" Tai Shuxiong turned around in surprise, with a slightly scrutinizing look in his eyes, and a trace of suspicion flashed in his heart, wondering if the other party wanted to put all the shit on Niu Youdao's head.
"Before the Spiritual Beast Conference, Wei Chen arranged for someone to assassinate Niu Youdao. The first person he instigated to attack Niu Youdao was Chao Shenghuai..." Shao Pingbo knew that he was suspicious, so he explained the cause and effect clearly, "In hindsight,
, not only Chao Shenghuai was controlled by Niu Youdao, but something went wrong with the two monks around Wei Chen, Song Shu was killed, and the only one left was Chen Guishuo."
"Weichen never expected that a person who had a grudge against Niu Youdao before Niu Youdao knew me was actually Niu Youdao's spy who lurked beside me, which was the reason for Weichen's fiasco in Beizhou. If it hadn't been for Niu Youdao
Dao thought that Wei Chen would be put to death this time, but Wei Chen still didn't know that the people around him were actually Niu Youdao's informants. After this, Wei Chen also understood why those 30,000 war horses were killed by Niu Youdao.
If you have a way, you will be robbed."
Speaking of this, he still hated it with itch. Those two disastrous defeats were really unfair.
"Thirty thousand war horses? What's going on?" Tai Shuxiong didn't know this and asked out of curiosity.
"Back then, Beizhou was in urgent need of war horses, and the ministers had already been making preparations at the Qi State..." Shao Pingbo told the story carefully, and the matters involving Xiaoyue Pavilion were not leaked.
"That's it!" Tai Shuxiong nodded slightly. He had also heard about the Shang Chaozong's sudden acquisition of a large number of war horses. Unexpectedly, they were actually robbed from Shao Pingbo. This was a cheap deal, and even the capital was paid.
Save it.
Shao Pingbo returned to the subject, "The reason why Chao Shenghuai was involved in this matter was because of Chao Shenghuai's identity and background. Others could not get close to Tu Huaiyu at all. If they could not participate, they would not be able to give false testimony. This was a deliberate conspiracy. Chao Shenghuai suddenly jumped out, not Niu You.
If Dao is playing tricks on him, who else can he be?"
Listening to each incident, Tai Shuxiong was frightened. He robbed the war horses, turned the clouds and rain in the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate to resolve the crisis, forced Shao Pingbo to flee, and provoked disputes between Song and Yan. None of them were simple. Others kicked Tianyumen out.
I won’t mention things like leaving Nanzhou and accepting Yu Cang’s nephew as a student.
If it were his subordinates, whatever they accomplished would be considered a great achievement, and he would definitely reward them heavily. However, these things were all done by one person.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "With the help of this person, the Shang Dynasty Sect has become even more powerful. No wonder it can rise so quickly in just a few years. This Niu Youdao is too dangerous. If he can be used by the lonely king, it will be fine, otherwise he will become a lonely king."
If your troops advance eastward and cause trouble, you must not stay!"
Shao Pingbo looked calm, and deliberately brought up the incident of the horse's failure, taking the opportunity to lay out the things one by one, just to make Tai Shuxiong understand the dangers of Niu Youdao.
He has not yet gained a firm foothold and cannot use the power of the Jin State to deal with Niu Youdao, but there is someone who can use the power of the Jin State to deal with him, and that is the person in front of him.
In order to avoid suspicion, he instead advised: "There is no need for your Majesty to take action. From the current situation, Shang Jianxiong will not let him go!"
Tai Shuxiong shook his head and waved his hands, indicating that this was not what he meant. He looked into the distance with a melancholy look on his face and said: "He is really an unparalleled genius with the sun and moon in his mouth and the universe in his hands! Why worry about the injustice of the world after getting this person? The lonely king knew it too late.
, it is very sad to have eyes that do not recognize the true heroes! How can a child with a yellow mouth in the Shang Dynasty be worthy of his service? A good horse is equipped with a good saddle, and a good bird chooses a tree to roost. Is it possible that the lonely king is not as good as the child with a yellow mouth?
"
He suddenly turned around and said, "The lonely king wants to recruit me, but I don't know if Pingbo can tolerate him. Are you willing to put aside all the past grudges with him? If not, the lonely king will not be interested."
Shao Pingbo looked solemn and said righteously: "May I ask your Majesty, is it more beneficial to gain the world or to avenge personal grudges? Compared with the world, the loss of a mere Beizhou is nothing. Is it true that a humble minister is more important to your Majesty?
Do you think you are a villain who doesn’t know what to choose? As long as Niu Youdao is willing to obey Your Majesty, I am willing to put aside all the past grudges with him and be willing to work with him to assist Your Majesty!"