In the study, Xiang Guogong deliberately showed the content of the edict to the gentleman on Liang.

Because they need to let Qiu Yexian know the main content of the edict, but they can't make the edict public yet.

Once the emperor's edict was made public and known to the whole world, Qiu Yexian had no way to retreat and be prepared, either to abdicate the throne, or to launch a bloody war and completely eradicate his political enemies, and obviously, he would definitely choose to fight to the death

And the current situation in Shangguo is quite stable, coupled with the civil strife in neighboring countries has given Shangguo the opportunity to become bigger and stronger, from top to bottom, no one will want to see a large-scale civil war, even if they want to fight, they can only fight behind their backs, and even if they want to fight, they can only fight locally and within a limited range.

If they make this edict public at a time when no one wants to see a large-scale war, and force Qiu Yexian, who has a good reputation in the hearts of the people, to start a war, the result will be a defeat for both sides, and both sides will lose their vitality and reputation, and their common political enemies or enemy countries will take advantage of them in vain.

Therefore, they cannot make the edict public.

But they can't keep it under wraps. This edict should have been made public when the crown prince was killed, but it has been delayed until now, and it has been confirmed in terms of the time limit, and if it is concealed, it will only give the opponent the handle of "the statute of limitations has expired" and fight back in public opinion.

Moreover, the longer the time drags on, the more stable the position of the autumn night strings may become, and the guide zhì shape shì is not good for them.

Also, he can wait for Qiu Guhan, but he can't wait for the matter of Yin Nine Killings.

Once the Yin Taifei dies of illness, no one knows what will become of the Yin Nine Killing, who has lost her spiritual support, and what she will do.

If the Yin Nine Killing is completely out of control, he will simply send troops to attack the palace and forcibly take away his sister's body, causing turmoil in the situation

Or Yin Jiu killed and did stupid things, abandoned military power, and left this world with his sister

Or Yin Jiu Kill simply degenerates into a demon and pulls the person he wants to pull to his sister to bury him

Or Yin Jiu Kill died and never asked about the world again, including ignoring military affairs, giving Qiu Yexian an opportunity

And Feng Jinghua's thoughts and actions must be greatly affected by the Yin Nine Killing, and at that time, no one knows what she will do.

In short, considering the unstable factor of Yin Jiu, the current first general of Shangguo and the first military power figure, he can't wait.

Of course, he can also choose to conceal the existence of this edict with all his might, while secretly recruiting troops and expanding his power, and then make this edict public when the time is ripe, and challenge Qiu Yexian, however:

As soon as the paper couldn't contain the fire, he and Feng Jinghua, Xiangguo Gong, and the Xia family secretly formed a gang, how long could they hide the autumn night

Once Qiu Yexian is aware of their actions, but he does not know the existence of the edict, he will definitely think that they are going to rebel, so Qiu Yexian will still launch a justifiable war to suppress the rebellion, and they will not be reasonable in public opinion.

Second, the most important point is that in addition to Feng Xiangkong and Ji Heng, who have a clear position, and Yin Jiu Kill, who can only remain neutral, there is only one support criterion for the other "referees" in the end, who is stronger

That is to say, who is the strongest between him and Qiu Yexian, the imperial relatives and ministers headed by Qiu Heming and Qiu Mianmian will finally choose who is the new emperor, no matter who they support at the beginning, and no matter who they prefer and who they appreciate the most, when it comes to deciding the winner, they will only choose the strongest person

Including Xiangguo Gong, who is obviously supporting him now, if he finds out that he can't defeat Qiu Yexian in the end, then, in order to keep his clan, it is also possible to give up on him.

In the same way, although the Lan family is Qiu Yexian's henchmen, they will definitely fully support Qiu Yexian from the beginning, but in the end, if they find that Qiu Yexian is not strong enough, they will still give up Qiu Yexian in order to protect the whole clan.

For these elites, it doesn't matter who they like, who they have good friends with, and who is more reasonable, only the interests that really matter

Whoever is stronger, who has a better chance of being the emperor, and who can give them greater benefits and guarantees is the criterion for who they choose to be the emperor.

Therefore, if he wants to be emperor, he must prove one thing to these people that he is stronger than Qiu Yexian and has a better chance of becoming emperor

And this kind of proof can only be produced from his contest with Autumn Night String, so he wants to have an "open" and "fair" contest with Autumn Night String, show these people their abilities, strength and future, and let them make judgments and choices from them.

"Publicity" here refers to the fact that the parties have to know what is going on, and they can only be a supporting role and a person who plays tricks, and it doesn't matter if they know it or not.

The "fairness" here refers to having to let Qiu Yexian know the existence of this edict, and then the two of them will rely on their abilities to strengthen their power to see who can win more power and who can win the hearts of the people.

To sum up, the best way for him is not to disclose this edict, but to let Qiu Yexian know the existence of this edict.

Of course, considering that Qiu Yexian already held the imperial power and was in an absolutely dominant position, for the sake of "fairness", he secretly acted a month in advance, and did not let Qiu Yexian know the names of the other two "referees".

I don't know who the other two "referees" are, but it just allows Qiu Yexian to spend more time and manpower to investigate, and it will not have any impact on Qiu Yexian's status and situation, after all, "strength" is the key to victory.

Therefore, what Qiu Yexian has to do now is to win over the real power figures and master enough military power like him.

Or, kill the other person.

That's all.

In the palace, Qiu Yexian asked Xie Yong: "Who is Xiangguo Gong approaching recently?"

Xie Yong reported a list of names.

After pondering for a long time, Qiu Yexian named a few of them: "Secretly send people to keep an eye on these people." ”

Xie Yong: "Yes." ”

After pondering for a while, Qiu Yexian said: "I will find a way to lure out the whole family of Xiangguo Gong, and then you will personally lead people to search the Xu Mansion and be sure to find the whereabouts of the edict." ”

It is also a shortcut to destroy the edict before it is made public.

Although ambitious people will not settle down because they don't have an edict, at least, he has taken advantage of the reason, and it is justified to fight or kill.

Xie Yong: "Yes." ”

Qiu Yexian just wanted to wave his hand to let Xie Yong retreat, but suddenly his heart moved and asked, "How is the movement in Fengfu?"

There are many people he has to guard, but perhaps, the one he should guard against the most is the Feng family.

Xie Yong said: "A while ago, a few people pretended to be neighbors and sneaked into Feng Mansion, intending to assassinate Feng Xiangkong, but fortunately, the guards noticed it in time and did not let the assassin succeed, but Feng Xiangkong was stabbed and slightly injured. Feng Jinghua was furious because of this, so he closed the door, no more neighbors were allowed to come to the door, and outsiders were not allowed to enter the house lightly, and some of the guards and subordinates in the house were dismissed, and a new group of people were recruited. ”

Autumn Night String twisted his eyebrows: "You know who the assassin is"

Although Feng Xiangkong has a high reputation, he has fought for so many years and killed people for so many years, and there must be many enemies.

I heard that Feng Xiangkong likes to visit the door, and often drinks and plays chess with his neighbors, which will inevitably give the enemy an opportunity.

Xie Yong said: "The assassin's kung fu is extremely high, and he took advantage of the chaos to escape on the spot, leaving no clues, only that I heard that it is likely to be a spy of Fei Guo." ”

The matter that came from the "supposed" was unfounded, and he would not report it to the emperor unless it was a serious matter