After taking a breath of cold air, Li Xingchen did not respond to Xu Ling, but just murmured: "Xu Xiaomu, add fuel to the fire, you are really skilled in this move."
If before, Li Xingchen would have regarded this as a lively event without paying much attention. Everyone has curiosity, whether it is Shen Jungao or Chen Bogu, it is reasonable for him to be interested in this scroll.
It is not impossible that the two sides will eventually turn into a confrontation, but this will not affect the overall situation.
After all, the game between the East Palace and the governor of Yangzhou is a grand chess game. Although the chess game often changes due to the gain or loss of a chess piece, it is obvious that the gain or loss of this "Lady Picture" is far from such a powerful effect.
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But now when Li Xingchen saw Xu Ling's smile, he had already realized that this was not just a small confrontation, but a trap set by Xu Ling, a trap that had already determined whether Shen Jungao and Chen Bogu would be together.
No matter what you sense, there is a high chance that you will walk into a trap.
Originally, with Chen Xu's suppression, the entire court had turned into a pool of stagnant water again, but neither Chen Xu nor Xu Ling actually wanted a pool of stagnant water. A pool of stagnant water in the court meant that they could only watch Yangzhou helplessly.
The governor continued to accumulate strength secretly.
This is certainly not a good thing for Chen Xu, who has always been afraid of his second son Chen Shuling, and is now even more suspicious. Chen Shuling is in Yangzhou, and the emperor is far away. Even though Chen Xu sent and installed many informants, his
It is also difficult for Chen Xu to know about some of Chen Xu's secret preparations. For example, Chen Xu only had time to know the news about the last assassination outside Guazhou, but was unable to stop it.
It can be said that Chen Shuling under a pool of stagnant water is the more difficult Chen Shuling to deal with, so what Chen Xu wants to do is to constantly induce Chen Shuling to take action, suppress him again, induce him again, and repeat this cycle, as Chen Shuling's secrets gradually emerge.
Once out of the water, Chen Xu could more clearly understand the context of his son's life.
If Chen Xu's suppression before was only the first step, what Chen Xu wants to do now is the second step. As the person in Nanchen who understands Chen Xu's thoughts best, Xu Ling will of course be the first to help Chen Xu do this.
thing.
Last time, Chen Xu made it himself. Xu Ling Feiwan did not help. Instead, he was warned by Chen Xu because of his hesitation, so this time he would never allow himself to fall behind.
We can only rush in front of His Majesty, but cannot wait for His Majesty to make a move before taking action.
Facts have proved that the effect of Xu Ling's plan is quite good. At least now Chen Bogu's appearance has completely turned the exhibition stand where the scroll is located into an arena, whether it is from the desire for this scroll in his heart, or from the prestige and reputation of the East Palace.
In order to save face, Shen Jungao will not flinch.
In addition, judging from Zhou Que and Fu Yi's firm steps forward, these two pillars of the East Palace did not allow Shen Jungao to retreat.
There are many officials present. It can be said that those who can gain a foothold here are either rich or noble. They are all prominent figures in the entire Jiankang Mansion. If Shen Jungao retreats at this time, it will be equivalent to telling so many onlookers that the East Palace and even Chen Bogu are not here.
He couldn't deal with him, let alone Chen Shuling.
Perhaps this method of purely comparing financial resources is a bit biased no matter how you look at it. Whether it is the East Palace or the governor of Yangzhou, who is strong or weak cannot be judged only by financial resources, but this financial resources is also an important part.
How much money you pay at this moment is not only a symbol of financial resources, but also a symbol of courage and strength.
This is a very important indicator for officials to stand in line.
Therefore, this simple bidding has become anything but simple in an instant, and Xu Ling's doing this is tantamount to adding fuel to the fire.
"When the snipe and the clam fight, who will gain?" Li Xingchen gently rubbed his chin and said in a deep voice.
Pei Zilie and Xiao Shilian both looked at him in surprise, and immediately understood what Li Xingchen meant, and could only look at each other and smile bitterly. The current situation of the East Palace and the governor of Yangzhou is actually a snipe and a clam fighting. Although Li Xingchen's description is not very pleasant, it is a fact.
"Even if it's a fight between snipe and clam, we have to win this one first." Fu Yi squinted his eyes. He was gently twisting the string of Buddhist beads in his hand, but he didn't know when he stopped and clenched it tightly, with blue veins.
exposed.
Li Xingchen sighed softly. Just as Fu Wei said, the East Palace now has no choice. Now that it has stepped onto the stage, there is no way out.
Really not wanting to look at the situation on the stage, Li Xingchen turned his eyes to the painting. The words of the shopkeeper of Jubaozhai were still echoing in his ears.
Yang Min's family...it's really a legendary experience.
"Brother, what are you thinking about?" Li Lian'er asked in a low voice at this time. For a girl who walked out of the mountains, the scene in front of her was certainly very grand, so since Li Lian'er lit the candle again,
He had been huddled behind Li Xingchen, and then he asked timidly.
Li Xingchen's slightly frowned brows relaxed and he said with a smile: "It's nothing, it's just that it's quite interesting to look at this painting."
"This painting..." Li Lian'er looked at Li Xingchen's eyes, gently grabbed his brother's clothes, and murmured, "Yes, he is just as wandering and unstable as us...
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Speaking of this, Li Lian'er thought of something and hurriedly stopped.
Brother A is now fighting for two people and has tried his best. Saying this is undoubtedly putting more pressure on him.
"Wandering around." Li Xingchen said in a deep voice. Although Li Lian'er received it in time, he still heard it clearly. Although he now has a place to stay, he is still attached to the Xiao family as a guest and aide.
Attached to the East Palace.
Although dodder can grow upward tenaciously, it will eventually be unable to grow into a big tree, and without a big tree to cling to, it will soon wither.
From another perspective, Li Xingchen is like a dodder now. Even if he is not "displaced", he still has no foundation of his own. Once something happens to the Xiao family or the East Palace, Li Xingchen will not even have room to protect himself, waiting for him
They can only perish together.
Reaching out and patting Li Lian'er's shoulder gently, Li Xingchen's voice was very low: "Lian'er, don't worry, I will do my best, no matter how displaced I am, no matter what life is like in this troubled world, I will leave us, far away."
us!"
Li Lian'er wanted to say something else, but seeing Li Xingchen's expression, he just nodded solemnly.
It was meaningless for her to say anything more at this time. All she could do was to silently support her brother. Taking care of her brother's daily life and not causing trouble for him was the only thing Li Lian'er could do now.
And Li Xingchen's eyes suddenly opened, and a ray of light flashed.
In troubled times, people are like dust, blown away by the wind, but Li Xingchen doesn’t want to be that dust!