Chapter 120 Fighting wits, luring the snake out of the hole, counter-scheming, the emperor calculates step by step
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The matter of Xu's staff has actually been investigated. "The only thing I don't understand is why he framed the Xu family, and there is no benefit for him to do this in this matter......"
As soon as Xu Shuying heard Xue Yinong's words, she just confirmed her guess, and couldn't help but feel dizzy, it was him! Sure enough, it was him! "Our Xu family didn't treat him badly, why did he do this, why did he hurt his father and mother who regarded him as his own son!" Xu Shuying was indignant.
"This ...... I don't know, after many years, no matter how you say it, there is a feeling of itching in the boots, sister-in-law, are you okay? β
Xu Shuying breathed a sigh of relief and said, "I'm fine, have you sued Sister SΓΉ about this matter?" β
"Not yet, I'm afraid that she will be sad and hurt after hearing this, so I don't plan to sue her." Xu Shuying nodded.
"Then please don't let the emperor know that my sister is very bad to others, but she refuses to let us suffer a little grievance to her own people, if she knows about this matter, she will find a way to deal with it herself, and she would rather fall into a place of injustice than protect me, I don't want her to worry and make her sad."
Xu Shuying had the intention of leaving the palace, she was going to kill the traitor, but Xue Yinong saw through her thoughts and didn't allow it.
"Shuying, if you don't want your sister to worry, can I watch you die? Even if you kill him, your parents, your Xu family will not be able to come back to life, and I will not tolerate you killing people casually, there is a law, there is me, if you recognize me as a member of the Xu family, then this matter will be handled by me, I will give you justice, or that sentence, give me a little time, I will give you an answer, give it to my brother-in-law, okay? β
Xu Shuying was stunned for a moment and said, "Okay." But if you want to be my brother-in-law, it's too early for you! Look at the table xiΓ n. She swished away with a gust of wind.
Xue Yinong smiled softly.
After this incident, Xue Yinong found time to announce the 'Respect to the King' into the palace, and when he saw this stand-in, even Xue Yinong was amazed, although he was an impostor, but these mannerisms and demeanor, this person also spent a lot of effort to learn.
When the fake prince entered the door, he glanced around vigilantly and found that there was no one else in the room, and Xue Yinong watched his every move in the dark. "Sit!" β
A red lacquered wooden chair was placed in the middle of the room, and the fake prince sat down with a fist, and he looked ahead, only to see a person sitting in the black and white place.
Xue Yinong clapped his hands a few times, the door closed, and the room looked even darker than before. However, in an instant, the lights in the room were lit, and Xue Yinong's face became clearer and clearer.
"Respect the king, long time no see."
The fake prince stood up and replied: "Weichen has seen the emperor. His voice is very similar to Xue Qingqiu's, but no matter how similar it is, there are flaws, it is the tone, the tone is different. Xue Qingqiu saw her, even if he was respectful, his tone was full of arrogance and disdain for her, and the one in front of him seemed too obedient.
If he really respects the king, then it is still very likable. Xue Yinong said: "Sit, I invite the eldest brother to come over today, but gossip is commonplace, don't be so strict." β
"Yes."
"Still in good health?"
"Yes."
"Or is it alone?"
"Yes."
Xue Yinong smiled and said: "The eldest brother has not yet married a wife in order to share my worries, and I am very uneasy, why don't you take this opportunity to arrange a suitable family affair for you?" β
The fake prince immediately excused himself, "Thank you, the emperor, no need." β
"How can you say no, you don't know how many noble ladies in the capital are waiting for you to visit. You are not young anymore, even I have married a wife, the so-called: there are three unfilial pieties, and no queen is the greatest. If the emperor is still alive in this world, he is reluctant to leave you alone, so let's find a chance to meet those famous ladies. β
Xue Yinong didn't give him a chance to excuse himself at all, because she knew very well that this fake prince would not dare to agree. Then she naturally told a story, "I recently heard a news, why don't I tell King Jingjing, that there was once a man whose family was very poor, so poor that he needed to sell his body to bury his mother, and at this time, a noble son walked by this person, took out a few taels of silver and threw it in front of this young man, and said to him, take it, bury your mother, if there is nowhere to go, come to my house......"
Xue Yinong spoke slowly, as if she didn't find the nervousness of the fake prince, she happily described this story of 'helping others', only the fake prince understood that this was talking about him, he was the young man, and the son was respectful to the king.
He looked at Xue Yinong, and didn't understand what she was going to say about it, what was she talking about, since she had seen through him, if she killed him, why bother making so many detours?
The fake prince's eyes narrowed, as if he couldn't see through the person in front of him, and he wanted to observe it carefully.
"I heard that the young man has an aunt who takes good care of him, and a girl who is a childhood sweetheart......"
The fake prince Huo Ran stood up, "What happened to you?" β
"Hehe, I just tell a story, what are you excited about? You're not that young man, are you? β
The fake prince sat down, "Of course, Weichen is just too involved in listening to the story. β
"Yes, you are indeed too devoted, because you are too devoted, so you forget your original appearance Yang Tian."
Yang Tian was called out by name and instinctively agreed, but later found out that he was careless, and said in his heart: "It's dead." He knows everything. β
Xue Yinong stood up from the dragon chair at this time and walked over to Yang Tian, "How terrible is it for a person to forget what he really is, Yang Tian is right?" I know that you are not honoring the king, and killing you, but you have soiled your own hands, and other than that, your death is worthless, and my killing is only cruel. I just want to ask you, whether you are willing to be a lackey who respects the king, or a loyal servant of me, choose one of the two, when you can't make a decision, you can think of your aunt at home, and your childhood sweetheart's friends. β
The door opened suddenly, and the light from the outside came in, which was completely different from the gloomy atmosphere inside the house, Xue Yinong only left Yang Tian with a dark outline presented in the light, which seemed to be a black hole that would suck people in.
Yang Tian was silent for a long time, and finally stood up, left the palace, and returned to the official residence of King Gong in the capital.
Sitting alone in the hall, sullen.
Staff Xu walked by before knocking on the door, saw that he was not in the right situation, knocked on the door, and walked in. "Have you seen the emperor?"
"Yes."
"What did he say?"
"The emperor already knows my identity, what should Mr. Xu do now."
His identity was revealed, and the emperor threatened him with his family's lives, how should he choose, on the one hand, the prince who is kind to him, and on the other hand, the orthodox emperor.
Staff Xu was a little surprised, Xue Yinong knew about this matter so quickly, how much was the matter on the other side of the fiefdom?
He looked at Yang Tian who was frowning in front of him, "What else did he say?" β
"Said that they arrested the lowly aunt and friend, Mr. Xu, you must find a way to save them, they are the only reliance after the death of the lowly parents, if they have three longs and two shorts, then what face does the lowly have to live."
Yang Tian, a big man, almost cried because the incident came too suddenly and there was no way to deal with it.
Staff Xu reassured him and said, "Don't worry, let me think about it." He groaned, feeling that the current situation was really not good for them, but ...... If Xue Yinong can really kill Yang Tian's aunt and friends, it will not be a good thing, at least Yang Tian will be even more desperate to stand on their side, hate Xue Yinong, and will die for them. He said, "How could he know that he must have scared you and asked you to tell the truth, and you didn't admit it, right?" Yang Tian shook his head, "That's good, if you don't admit it for a day, the emperor can't do anything to you for a day, and you will have to return to the fiefdom in a few days, and you will be safe." β
Yang Tian thought about it and it made sense, he never imagined that Staff Xu was delaying the army, dragging Xue Yinong's time, provoking her to anger, and letting her kill Yang Tian's aunt and childhood sweetheart.
After a few words of comfort, Xu's staff went out, and after he returned to the house, he quickly wrote two letters, one to the fiefdom and handed over to the palace, and the other to the palace, telling Xu Muran not to worry, he had already escaped. Let her not show her feet because she is worried about herself.
His two letters were intercepted not far from the mansion, and the secret guard handed them over to Xue Yinong's desk. Xue Yinong read the two urgent letters and laughed.
She had long expected that things would go differently, and this trick 'luring the snake out of the hole' was just right, and the snake hiding in the dark was finally dispatched, and with these two letters, they were two powerful weapons.
Now that Xu Muran's identity is revealed, she doesn't have to bother to investigate, she is also clear about the movements of Xu's staff, as well as Xue Qingqiu's situation, it seems that she is a little seriously injured.
One of the letters was quickly handed over to Yang Tian, and Yang Tian also knew that Xu's staff planned to harm his aunt and friends, so that he could treat Xue Yinong as an enemy.
"His intentions are very deep, what do you think? Do you want to be his blade, or be my loyal minister, enjoy the glory and wealth, seal the wife and the shadow, with these can also repay the aunt who is good to him, life is short, some deaths are heavier than Mount Tai, some deaths are lighter than feathers, and your death is worthless. β
"Even so, I am willing, the emperor doesn't have to be a lobbyist anymore, I won't change, even if you know I'm fake, what if you kill me? The prince is thousands of miles away, and you can't touch him. β
Xue Yinong shook his finger, "Not necessarily!" I want him to die, it's actually a simple thing, but I don't want to cheapen him for nothing, like him, who doesn't take other people's life and death seriously, even if he dies a hundred times, it's too cheap, don't you understand? If you want to let you fly, it's just to show the heroic posture of my archery, you are not the protagonist of this scene, just my props. β
Yang Tian's eyes widened in horror, he didn't believe that the young man in front of him would say such a thing, it was too cruel.
Xue Yinong smiled slightly, "In terms of imperial power, my naivety has always been limited, because the moment it began, I already understood the truth of it: it is you who live or die!" I've never been lucky, on the contrary, I've been planning, like spreading a net from the sky, closing little by little, and you've just found out! Even so, do you want to die for him? β
Yang Tian struggled repeatedly, he didn't want to be an ungrateful person, but how did others value his life, thinking about his aunt and childhood sweetheart, he was shaken. But he still said very stubbornly: "No matter what the emperor says, I will not change my decision." β
"It doesn't matter, you don't need to change, I just need you to do something, change or not change it's just for others, I never cared. By the way, would you like to meet your aunt and friends? They have also come to the palace, and now my concubine is greeting them, you should go and see them. Come on, take a look. Xue Yinong's words were very demagogic to Yang Tian, Yang Tian was now also shocked by what Xue Yinong said before, his head seemed not to be his own, she said a word, he moved, and he couldn't think of more.
followed Xue Yinong to the Splendid Palace, he rarely saw the gorgeous decorations in the palace, and couldn't help but look at it twice. A voice came from the house, it was his aunt and his childhood sweetheart, "It's so beautiful, when will we see Yang Tian?" β
"Don't worry, we'll see you soon."
Xue Yinong shouted, "Dredging." β
Xu Shutong said: "It's here." β
Aunt Yang and Miss Yang came out one after another, wanting to see their nephew and Fa Xiao, but after looking around for a long time, they didn't see anyone and didn't say anything, only to see two sons, one wearing a crescent white dragon robe, and the other was a little familiar.
Seeing the two 'nobles' arrive, the two of them only gave a rough blessing, looking for Yang Tian's traces everywhere.
Yang Tian saw this qiΔ in his eyes, he didn't care about his appearance, and in a trance, sadness overflowed his heart. Their relatives and people who grew up together are in front of them, but they don't recognize them. He seemed to have been abandoned by this world, Yang Tian had tears in his eyes, he couldn't speak for a long time, his head was goodbye, and he ran out.
Xue Yinong instructed Luo Yan, "Follow him." β
The wild goose was nimble and quickly followed.
Aunt Yang and Miss Yang didn't know what was going on, and asked, "This son?" Where is Yang Tian? β
"That's what I ran out just now."
"How so? My family, no, the nephew of the folk woman's family does not look like this, and it is impossible for him to wear such good clothes. β
Yes, she's right. It's just that the matter is too complicated, and Xue Yinong picked up the important ones and said: "He was changed by someone." Aunt Yang and Miss Yang were shocked, "I invited you to come this time, I hope you can persuade him not to do stupid things, to work for the king, to rebel, not to do things that are disloyal to the country, as long as he sincerely changes his ways, abandons the darkness and turns to the light, I will definitely give him a chance, otherwise he will be punished as a thief, beheaded and shown to the public, you tell him about the benefits and harms, I believe he will listen to you." β
The two of them 'oh oh' and kowtowed to thank them. Someone led him to find Yang Tian, leaving Xue Yinong and Xu Shutong in the house, Xu Shutong looked out of the door, the direction in which the two left, and asked, "Your Majesty, can they convince Yang Tian?" β
"I don't know, I think they are not foolish people, it is a matter of life and death, Yang Tian will also think clearly, what can be said and done, I have done my best, the rest is his own choice, with his surrender, I will be much more convenient in dealing with the matter of respecting the king."
Yang Tian inevitably bombarded with reason and emotion, and finally fell under Xue Yinong's command. and soon took the meeting gift to offer sincerity, Xu staff was arrested, and the rest of the henchmen who came to the capital were also imprisoned.
Staff Xu was naturally unconvinced and struggled. "Yang Tian, are you crazy, have you been brainwashed? What does that mean to me. β
"I haven't asked you what you mean, you want to borrow a knife to kill people, make me a scapegoat, and want the emperor to kill my relatives and friends, you have bad intentions, and today I will send you, a wicked person, to the palace to ask for guilt."
Staff Xu knew that 'the matter was defeated', and he was very scared, and said a lot of good things, asking Yang Tian to release him, "Good brother is my fault, I shouldn't be like this, you let me go, I will go back immediately to report your credit to the prince, every qiΔ is my fault, I am greedy for life and afraid of death, I am to blame, you let me go, okay?" β
"Not good."