The temple of the Tantai family is located in the southernmost corner of the mansion, with solemnity in the white walls and gray tiles, the family emblem engraved on the cornices carved railing, the three-legged golden crow, and the shrine of the main hall is placed on the spiritual seat of the family members of the past generations, and the temple will gather all family members only on the day of worship and important family meetings. The Tai family has been inherited for a hundred years, starting from the military, all the people who are skilled and have outstanding military achievements can enter the temple, leaving a life-size portrait, so the family is not like the family of the Central Plains to completely refuse women to enter the temple, from the existing life-size portrait can be seen that there have been a few women who have made outstanding contributions to the family in the history of the family.

Today is not a day of worship, and the three sons under his knees have been summoned to the temple, and the three of them have already prepared in their hearts.

"Father, we have heard about the eldest sister," the first to speak was the eldest son Wengu, who was slender and graceful, and stood there, with a scholarly temperament all over his body, "There must be something strange in this fire in the East Palace!" ”

"Father, you should write a letter as soon as possible, ask the court to investigate thoroughly, return the prince and the eldest sister at the same time, and return our Shantai family an innocence!" Compared with the calmness of Tangtai Wengu, the second son of Tangtai Qiu'an is a little frizzy, and his sturdy and upright physique can't hide his young and immature face, he also inherited his father's handsomeness, and he was born with a talent, but he is impulsive when he speaks, "Our family has guarded the border for so many years, and there is no merit and hard work, Your Majesty is so hasty, it is really chilling!" ”

"Shut up!" Yutai Guizong scolded with a straight face: "Your Majesty, but you can talk about it casually? You know the courage of the horseman! Learn from your eldest brother, even your third brother is stronger than you! "Tai Guizong hated that iron could not be made of steel, so he withdrew his eyes on the second son and turned to the third son.

If it were judged by outsiders, no one would think that these three sons would be the people of the Shantai family, and would be the biological son of the Shantai Guizong, he did not have the handsome face and sturdy and tall figure of the family at all, the few yellow withered hair was very reluctant to hang on the head, a pair of thin needle eyes, weak, as if open and closed, his face was yellow, he sat on the wooden wheelchair, and his two withered hands held the wooden wheels on both sides.

When he heard his father talking about himself, he raised his head, deliberately avoiding the unconvinced gaze mixed with disgust projected by his brother, and thought for a while before he spoke: "The reason why Your Majesty did this must be for a purpose, either to calm things down, or to cover up the truth, the prince is the country's capital, Fang Jin's court deliberately magnified the death of Princess Tang to divert the attention of the people from the fire in the East Palace, the son speculated that it was only His Majesty's intention, and the reason behind this should be the choice of the prince." ”

In just a few words, he made the Tantai Guizong smile, and praised him with great satisfaction: "If Xiru is a rare woman in my Tantai family, Kamato, you are really a gift from God!" ”

That's right, this third son is called Yutai Weasel, and as his name suggests, he is ugly but thoughtful. In the face of his father's praise, the weasel was expressionless and unfazed; Wen Gu smiled and bowed slightly; And Qiu An gritted his teeth with hatred.

"Today I came to the three of you brothers for this important turning point in our family, Xiru has become a victim of the struggle, I am very sad and guilty for my father, and your mother is even more ill because of this! At this juncture, Liu Yi had already come to visit. ”

"Liu Yi?" Yutai Qiu'an grabbed the conversation: "What is he doing here?" He is the assassin of Jiangzhou, and he can't control our Jinchang City! ”

"Liu Yi should be the Lingwang Party, could it be that the Lingwang sent him?" Tantai Wengu tentatively analyzed, "But, what is the matter with King Ling?" ”

"Father, you originally fully supported the crown prince, but now do you want to switch to the king of Ling?" What kind of emotion was revealed in the gray eyes of the Yutai Kawasa, everyone present could not discern.

Yutai Guizong nodded and said: "That's right, Liu Yi's purpose is this, King Ling wants to get our help in the army so that he can increase his chances of winning in the succession, and King Ling's promise of fame and fortune, glory and wealth will make a heavy mark on our family." ”

"What a calculation! Father, I think I rejected it directly, among the princes now, it is obvious that King Xiang and King Yu have a better chance of winning, if it is a pearl secret investment, will our family's century-old foundation not be ruined? ”

Tantai Guizong tried to restrain himself from scolding this second son, but his tone was still difficult to hide his disgust: "You, use your brains more in everything before you speak!" Listen to your eldest brother and third brother's opinions, and you won't open your mouth! "Tantai Qiu'an still wanted to refute, but was pulled by Tantai Wengu.

"Father, King Ling has no strength in the army, if you take refuge in him, it will indeed increase his chances of victory, but King Ling is reckless, mean, and unkind, you can get a glimpse of one or two from the last fraud case, and my father still has to think twice." The Weasel made his point of view clear.

But he didn't notice that his father obviously didn't approve of him, but this subtle facial expression did not escape the eyes of Yutai Wengu, and he immediately said: "What the third brother said has some truth, but it is also a bit exaggerated. If you want to revitalize the Tantai family, you must rely on the power of the imperial family, this is my father's consistent style, and since the crown prince has fallen, we must find a new backer as soon as possible. At this time, since King Ling took the initiative to throw an olive branch, we have no reason to refuse, we can support it secretly, and at the same time move closer to the other two princes, which prince has the most hope of reaching the top of power, we can still think about it in the long run! ”

"Wengu has a good plan!" Wengu's plan secretly coincided with the thoughts of Wengu's return, and he finally made up his mind, "According to Wengu's plan, I will reply to King Ling first, as for the news of other princes, you still have to plan carefully!" ”

"Rest assured father, son should go all out!" What Wengu said was sonorous and powerful, but the scythe lowered his eyes and stopped talking.

"Your Highness" Zhang Huaiyuan waited by the lake for a long time, and finally waited for the king of Ling's boat to return, and immediately stepped forward to respectfully ask for instructions.

"How's it going?" On this day, the wind was beautiful, and the King of Ling, who had returned from boating in the lake, was full of interest, and did not notice the tiredness on the face of Zhang Huaiyuan, who had been slightly sweating in the winter sun.

"Back to Your Highness, after the envoys of the Lower Tang Dynasty left the capital, Weichen has already arranged for the 'waiting' all the way to ensure that they return to the grievances of the Lower Tang Dynasty."

"Good!" The good news made King Ling feel very good, "Then, is there any news from Jinchang City?" ”

"Your Highness, this is Lord Liu's letter" Zhang Huaiyuan carefully took out a carefully sealed letterhead from his arms and handed it to King Ling, who took it and opened it and was even more happy, "Great!" The Tantai family has already expressed their support for this king! ”

"Congratulations to Your Highness, congratulations to Your Highness!" Zhang Huaiyuan must not miss this good opportunity for flattery, "Thanks to His Royal Highness, he seized the opportunity, strategized, and used this opportunity to obtain the power of the Tantai family in one fell swoop, and His Royal Highness's power has been greatly enhanced, and it is not much better than King Xiang and King Yu!" ”

"Lord Zhang is still too happy!" King Ling was secretly happy that he could keep a clear head when things were going well. "Although the Tantai family expressed their support, they also said that they are currently in the dark, even if there is a god killing horseman, but the strength of this king is still not as good as my two brothers. What's more, now my father has let King Yu come to the dynasty and monopolize power! ”

"Your Highness, don't worry, in fact, this is a double-edged sword, which can kill the enemy and hurt yourself."

"Oh, what does that mean?"

"On the surface, Your Majesty is to let King Yu assist the government, but in fact, Your Majesty should want to observe King Yu's ability to handle political affairs, which can create an opportunity for us. King Yu expelled the envoy of the Tang Dynasty, and there was no clear statement about the princess of the Tang Dynasty, coupled with the efforts of Wei Chen, the Tang Dynasty would definitely not give up, and at that time, the improper handling of the affairs of the two countries would cause friction and even a war against each other, so how would Your Majesty view the ability of King Yu? ”

"That's right! Haha, Lord Zhang woke up the dreamer with a word! Such an explanation calmed down King Ling's heart, which was originally very jealous, a lot: "Lord Zhang is loyal to the monarch and seeks the country, so let's stay and eat together in the mansion today!" ”

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Zhang Huaiyuan's heart blossomed, today's hard work was not in vain, and at the same time, he was very grateful to the masters behind the scenes for their guidance.