Chapter 456: Fanning the Flames (Part II)
Sun Tu's last few words really hit the nail on the head, not only the fine seal Chang, but also the fine seal cloud's face changed instantaneously after listening to it, knowing that he had ignored this crucial point in a hurry, if he really did what he wanted before, he was afraid that he would completely offend Mo Yuhe, a powerful minister in the court!
And the power behind Mo Yuhe is far stronger than the crown prince, once he is an enemy, it means that he will be an enemy of more than half of the officials in the DPRK and most of the party clan in the court, this is not an existence that his fine seal clan can contend with, and even the fine seal clan itself belongs to this power group.
After being stunned for a long time, he said a little bit: "Qianli, according to what you mean, we shouldn't help the prince......"
"The prince has long been hostile to us, how can it be so easy to repair? So I thought that it was time to take advantage of the situation and help Mo Yuhe deal with the crown prince, even if you have no intention of getting into the dispute between them, it won't stop me from standing up and testifying! Sun Tu looked at the fine sealing cloud again as he spoke, and simply put his attitude on the bright side.
After staring at him for a moment, he suddenly smiled and said: "I didn't expect that your Sun Qianli is not only good at martial arts, but also has such a shrewd mind, and what is even more valuable is that even your eloquence is good, it seems that I really underestimated you before." After a pause, he squinted his eyes with some doubts: "But there is one thing I have never been able to figure out, why are you so active and always want to provoke disputes between my Xifeng clan and the crown prince?" What are your intentions? ”
Obviously, with Sun Tu's excellent performance, he finally made Xi Fengyun doubt his intentions. After all, if it is an ordinary subordinate, when such an accident occurs, especially when the matter is still closely related to the prince, the wisest choice should not be to follow the orders of the master?
Sun Tu looked directly at the other party's gaze, with a calm look: "The eldest prince's words are wrong, if you don't have this bit of brains and eloquence, you won't be able to help your son overcome the hardships and dangers when he is in Shunjun City, and you won't be able to get such trust from your son!" These words were immediately recognized by Xi Fengchang: "Yes, I know that Qianli is both civil and military, courageous and knowledgeable, so I will keep him by my side!" ”
Sun Tu smiled, and then put his face on the plate again: "As for why I have to be the enemy of the prince, the eldest prince is wrong, it's not that I want to do this, but the prince, or the people who seal Yao, refuse to let go of the prince and me!" As soon as we entered the city the day before yesterday, we were treated like this by the fine seal Yao, forcing us to kill the horses to protect ourselves. Today, I finally thought of asking for the Buddha treasure from Guru Yusang, but I was robbed and killed by someone sent by the prince. Can I only be beaten passively, and I can't stand up to resist? Even though he is the crown prince, in my eyes, only the prince is the object of my allegiance, as for the prince or something, since he is harmful to the prince, he should give a counterattack, is there anything wrong with this? ”
These words were said loudly and without any taboos, so that Xi Fengyun didn't know how to refute it. After all, the Xia Kingdom is different from the Han dynasty like the Great Song Dynasty, especially a force like the Xifeng clan that has a certain degree of independence and autonomy, in fact, it may not be able to say how loyal to the imperial power, let alone just a prince. It is that Xi Fengyun seems to be an official in the court, but the real starting point of everything he does is still on the interests of the Xi Feng clan itself.
Seeing that he was speechless for a while, Sun Tu continued while the iron was hot: "As for the eldest prince's concern that this matter will involve the entire Xifeng clan because of the fine seal Yao, it is not difficult to do, just push all the sins on the fine seal Yao." I think Mo Yuhe's target is not in the Xifeng clan, and he will definitely cooperate with us at that time, and the so-called threat will no longer exist! ”
"Hmph, do you know that Xi Feng Yao is also my younger brother, do you dare to calculate him so much in front of me, aren't you afraid that I will punish you?" Xi Fengyun asked very unpleasantly.
"As I said, my allegiance is only to Childe, and since Xifeng Yao has repeatedly wanted to attack Childe, he is my enemy. What's more, as long as the emperor believes that the crown prince is behind all this, then even the crime of sealing Yao will be much lighter, and with Mo Yuhe's cooperation, I believe it will not be too difficult to protect him. ”
"Eighth brother, since he is your person, it is up to you to decide what to do." Xi Fengyun knew that it was impossible for him to convince Sun Tu, and he couldn't use force at this time, so in the end, he could only push the decision to Xi Fengchang: "You have to think about it, once you make a choice, there is no possibility of repentance." If we offend the prince this time, it means that we will fight him to the end! With that, he walked out of the hall, looking like he couldn't accept the fact that he couldn't make the decision.
After he left, he was stunned for a long time, his face full of confusion. To be honest, he really didn't think he would face such an important choice. This is not a battle with the fine feudalism in the Shunjun City, but it is related to the future rise and fall of the fine seal clan. All this was only in his thoughts, which made him feel a sharp increase in pressure, and it was naturally difficult to make a decision for a while.
Sun Tu was not in a hurry to ask him what his decision was, so he just stood there with a smile and waited. After a long time, he finally spoke quietly: "Qianli, is it really okay to befriend the prince this time?" ”
"If you want to say that there is always an influence, but if you make a mistake, you must gain something, so we will also become allies with Mo Yuhe, as for which of the two is more beneficial to Childe, at least for now, it's hard to say." Saying that, Sun Tu took two more steps forward, lowered his voice and said: "But there is one thing that I can be sure of, this will be of great help to the improvement of Gongzi's status in the Xifeng clan......"
"You mean to take this opportunity to get rid of the fine seal Yao?" When mentioning this name, the fine seal is often gnashing his teeth. In the past, when he was in Shunjun City, the fine seal Yao and the fine feudalism had been suppressing themselves with the power at hand. Unexpectedly, he finally defeated the fine feudalism, and after coming to the capital, he was targeted by the fine seal Yao, especially after knowing that Sun Tu, who he trusted the most, was intercepted and killed by the person sent by the fine seal Yao, he hated this brother more and more!
Sun Tu nodded and shook his head: "This is only one aspect, the more important thing is the eldest prince." ”
"Huh?"
"Have you thought about it, Childe, who is the biggest obstacle for you to become the successor of the Xifeng clan?" Sun Tu didn't wait for the other party to answer, so he followed: "It's not fine feudalism, because he is finished, and it's not fine sealing Yao, in fact, even if he doesn't have this accident, he is not qualified enough." The only one who can really compete with the eldest son is the eldest son. He is not only the eldest son, but also has always helped the patriarch in his work, and he has long had an extraordinary status in the clan. This time, if he really stood on the side of the prince according to what he said, and did it afterwards, then his position would be more and more consolidated, and it would be too difficult for the prince to defeat him to gain the trust and appreciation of the patriarch.
"But if you cooperate with Mo Yuhe to deal with the crown prince in turn, then the dominant power is in the hands of Gongzi, and all the benefits obtained by the Xifeng clan after the matter is completed are also attributed to Gongzi, that is, your light has overshadowed the eldest prince. Therefore, in my opinion, such a choice has all the benefits and no harm, and even if there are some future troubles, they can be overcome and solved. ”
These words were said in a daze, and then he looked at Sun Tu with some emotion: "Qianli has seen things much farther than me, and it is indeed more beneficial for me to do this, and I can let out a bad breath!" In that case, then everything is according to what you say, and this time the prince will pay the price! In the end, his expression was determined, and it proved that he had made up his mind completely.
When Xi Feng Chang came to his brother and explained his decision, Xi Feng Yun didn't show too much surprise, but just glanced at Sun Tu deeply, and then said, "Since you have made up your mind, I will naturally support you." As for the prince, he didn't care. Someone came, sent Helian to escort him out, and said that I was ashamed of him this time, and I hope he doesn't mind. "Now that he has decided to turn his face, there is no need to make any more superficial politeness, and he no longer even has the intention of seeing Helian Jinshi.
"Since you have decided to testify, are you going back to Moyuhe tonight?" After letting people send Helian Jin Shi away, Xi Fengyun looked at Sun Tu again and asked.
Sun Tu nodded casually and said, "If you want to reassure Mo Yuhe, it's good for me to go back." It just so happens that the people who sent me here are still waiting outside, and now they are going back with them. With that, Sun Tu gave a slight salute to the fine seal, and wanted to say goodbye and leave.
I didn't want to seal Chang but suddenly said: "Slow, it's almost midnight now, what are you going to do when it's cold?" As for Moyuhe, I will go with you to-morrow, and let his men go back by themselves. I want to hear from you about the beauty of the Buddha Jewel! ”
Sun Tu actually didn't care much about whether to stay here, since Xi Feng Chang said so, of course he couldn't insist, so he nodded again.
As for Xi Fengyun, he didn't say anything more when he saw this, but just sighed a little and said, "In this case, you guys are careful, and I will go back and make some arrangements first." I'm afraid that there will be some chaos in the DPRK and China this time......" he said, glanced at Sun Tu again, and hurried away.
Sun Tu and Xi Feng Chang accompanied him out together, and then after saying a few words to the people waiting outside, and asking them to bring the news back, they watched the two people gradually disappear into the darkness ahead.
"Let's go, go back and see the Buddha treasure you got from Guru Yusang, and then rest well for the night, and tomorrow I will go to see Mahazuhe." After calming down, he said with a smile.
Sun Tu didn't respond immediately, looking at the two parties who had parted ways in front of him, he somehow felt a little strange in his heart, and always felt that tonight's change didn't seem to be over yet!