"Zhibo promises that if your sister Ji Ying can marry the Zhi family and the Zhao family, you can use the in-laws as a link to get the friendship of the Zhi family......"

Until the eve of the wedding on the second day, Zhao Wuxian's ears still rang with this sentence.

Last night, Zhao Ying gathered the core retainers around him and held an impromptu meeting in the main hall.

Zhao Ying sat on a high seat, with Zhao Wuxian next to him, and the retainers sat on the left and right sides.

Among them are Sima Youwuzheng, who is sitting in a precarious position, Fu Suo, who is old but still shrewd, Yang Hu, who is covered with a mask on his face and can't see his expression, Yang Yin, who is polite, and Zheng Long, who is dressed in black and armor......

The silk books sent by Zhisong were passed in their hands, and everyone could interpret different meanings from them. They each had their own thoughts, Zhao Ying sat quietly, listening intently, while Zhao Wuxian's face sank like water, and his eyes swept over the faces of the retainers from time to time, or looked at his father's face.

"This is blackmail, this is blackmail!" You Wuzheng is very calm on weekdays, but after reading it today, he was the first to stand up and express his opposition.

You Wuzheng is the master who taught Zhao Wuxian how to arrange troops, and his heart has always been biased towards this little gentleman who knows the soldiers. What's more, Zhao Wuxian will become Zhao Ying's successor, which has been generally accepted by the core retainers. It is said that the eldest son Bolu has followed the example of Han Wuji back then, saying that he was weak and talentless, and took the initiative to resign from Zhao Ying as the heir, and recommended Zhao Wuxian, the younger brother of the Tianzhong Wizard.

Now that the matter has just been settled, the Zhi clan has come to intervene? In his opinion, he should have burned this silk book directly, and categorically rejected Zhi's conditions!

Takeo's idea, it's that simple. If you want to fight, you will fight, and you want him to bow his head. No way!

"But the Zhao clan really needs the friendship of the Zhi clan." The sound of the Yang Tiger urn sounded, and it seemed cold and ruthless. He analyzes the problem purely from the perspective of interests.

"The accumulation of grudges is too deep, there must be a battle between the Zhao family and Fan and the Bank of China, if you count the two Zhao of the East and the West, it is almost the same as the strength of the combined forces of Fan and the Bank of China, but the Eastern Zhao still has Qi, Wei, and Zheng to restrain them, even if the Song State restrains Zheng and the Cao State restrains the Wei, they have to leave troops to defend the Qi State, and at most 15,000 people can be invested in the Jin State. The center of gravity of Xizhao is in Jinyang. It is naturally possible to sweep the territory of Fan and Zhongxing west of Taihang, but it is not easy for soldiers to attack Chaoge and Dongyang across Taihang Mountain, so once the war starts, the victory or defeat may be between five and five......"

"If you add the Han clan who controls many dangerous roads in Taihang, the victory or defeat will be ****, and if you talk about the Wei clan, the victory or defeat will be seventy-three! This is the most ideal situation, according to the plan, let the prince of Weiguo and Handan Wu denounce Fan and the Bank of China for treason. Then gather the power of Zhao, Wei and Han to force the monarch to admit it, and order a crusade, so that the Zhao family can be invincible! ”

"But only if you try to keep the Zhi clan neutral!"

You Wuzheng objected: "Although the Zhishi is Zhengqing. But it is not strong enough to control the three armies and say one thing or another, Yoko said. That's an exaggeration! ”

"Otherwise, the power of the Zhi clan should not be underestimated. Counting the hatred, the Zhi clan has eleven counties. There were nearly 30,000 soldiers, and they held the area east of Jinyang. Although the position of Zhengqing is far less powerful than before, after all, the Zhi clan occupies the righteousness of etiquette and law, and also coerces the monarch and controls the people. In case he falls to Fan and BOC in a fit of anger, Zhao's advantage will disappear completely! ”

Zheng Long, the head of the black-clothed guards, couldn't help but say, "Isn't there still the Wei and Han families?" Sanqing to Sanqing, I think it's about the same! ”

After experiencing the defeat in the Lu State, Yang Hu no longer has trust in the relationship between people, and there is only power and scheming left in his heart, he said disapprehantly: "Han not to mention, Wei and Zhao are not close enough to share weal and woe, I heard that the gentleman and the Wei family are about brothers, although he and Zhi Yao have a dirty relationship, but it does not affect the Wei family and the Zhi family are very close." Verbal promises are not credible, and once the Wei clan sits back and watches the success or failure, the Zhao clan and the Han clan will be surrounded by the monarch, the Zhi, Fan, and the Bank of China, and their future will be in jeopardy! ”

Post Wuzheng sneered: "So Yoko thinks that the Zhao clan should agree to the Zhi clan's proposal. Could it be that with the strength of the Zhao clan now, the lord has defeated the prestige of the Qi country, and the little gentleman has subdued the power of Sishang, and he can still only accept it? Zhibo only needs an empty promise to make the Zhao family give up their consistent family policy, and then obediently send hostages? He was very angry, and he just spat on Yang Hu's face.

"At least you can't refuse and force the Zhi clan to the opposite side of the Zhao clan." Yang Hu also does not let the size.

What followed was a continuous quarrel that lasted until late into the night. Each retainer has the right to speak, and they have their own opportunity to do their best......

"Zhibo's actions are false and real, it is difficult to judge the authenticity, this time, the conditions are true or false?" In the end, Zhao Ying knocked on the case, interrupted the dispute, and set his eyes on Fu Suo, who knew a lot about Zhibo, he was quite calm and had the demeanor of a gentleman, which was Zhao Ying's growth over the years.

Fu Suo got up tremblingly and said, "In the opinion of the old minister, Zhibo may really have a neutral heart, so that the Zhishi can protect himself in this chaos. ”

"Why?" This was Zhao Wuxian's question, this was the first time he had spoken since the meeting, and he knew when to pay attention to listen, which was quite fatherly.

"Isn't Zhibo's request excessive?" He gritted his teeth, and both the first and the second had already broken through his bottom line.

Fu Su said: "It's excessive, so it's more like it's true, if Zhibo just wants to paralyze the Zhao family, he can make some painless requests, but from this silk book, he is indeed very jealous of the gentleman's return to Jin." Based on the old minister's understanding of Zhibo, he was probably afraid that Fan and Zhongxing would be wiped out, and after the reunification of the East and West and the two Zhaos, the balance within the Jin Kingdom would be completely broken, and even if the Zhi clan wanted to rely on the Marquis of Jin, it would be impossible to win over the Wei clan and the Zhao clan to confront each other. ”

"Then why doesn't he directly join the side of Fan and Bank of China and start a war with the Zhao clan?" No rhetorical question.

Fu Sue showed hesitation on his face: "Maybe it's because the Zhao clan is powerful, while Fan and Zhongxing are getting weaker and weaker, and they have enmity with Han Wei, joining will make the Zhi clan fall into the abyss of war that they can't get rid of." You must know that Zhibo is a cautious and cautious person, and rarely makes a move, and once he does, he must be sure of victory......"

"Having said all this, it's still speculation." Zhao Wuxian rubbed his temples. Extremely troubled.

Authority, the authority of the Jin State is still in the hands of the consul. The rest of the Qing clan will be the first to attack, and they will be begged by the king. The odds of victory have dropped sharply, and in all the civil wars of Jin, the ruling secretary is the one who is sure to win.

Zhao Wuxian thought of Dong Anyu again, if he was here, what did the sentence "It's better to strike first" that is completely contrary to the principle of "the first disaster is dead"?

At this moment, Yang Yin, who had recently become Zhao Ying's confidant, also touched the slender beard on his chin and said: "Based on the opinions of the second and third sons, it is not feasible to reject the Zhi clan in one go, at least until Fan and BOC are accused of treason, the Zhao family cannot turn against the Zhi clan." Actually, in my opinion. There is no need to accept it all, the so-called promise that the gentleman will not return to Jin, and the east and west will not be one, and it will take effect when Zhibo is still in power, and when the monarch succeeds to the secretary of the Jin State, who can stop it? Even as long as you defeat Fan and BOC, you can tear up this condition immediately! ”

"So you might as well agree first, as for the second ......" he smiled, very disapproving: "The gentleman and daughter have also reached the age of marriage." In the past, those who came to propose relatives were always not in the right household, but the grandson of the Zhi family can be a good son-in-law, which can not only complete a marriage, but also make the Zhi family temporarily feel at ease. Why not ......"

……

Bang!

Yang Yin had just finished speaking, but he heard a loud noise, which was caused by Zhao Wuxian's shooting.

He glared at Yang Yin angrily: "In exchange for the temporary neutrality of the Zhi clan." Do you want the Zhao family to show weakness? The price is too great! ”

Yang Yin thought that this was a deep relationship between sister and brother. It was Zhao Wuxian's maintenance of his sister, and he explained bitterly: "If not. Zhao may miss out on Zhibo's friendship and shake his resolve to be neutral. ”

Zhao Wuxian raised his eyebrows slightly, and replied, "Zhibo's friendship is poisonous, and it is not credible at all. It makes no sense for them to pretend to be neutral today, and they will be able to take up arms again tomorrow and return to the battlefield to confront the Zhao clan. I hereby assert that even if the Zhi clan is neutral today, sooner or later, they will have a battle with the Zhao clan, that day may be the Ming Dynasty, or the day after tomorrow, when the two masters will face each other in the field, how do you let my sister deal with herself! ”

After Zhao Wuxian finished speaking, the hall was silent.

Yang Yin was expelled by the villagers three times, and was snubbed by the lord five times, although this person is talented, but his emotional intelligence is very low, and now he can say this in front of Ji Huan's father and younger brother. He slowly stretched out his hands from his sleeves, rested calmly on the table, calmly looked at Zhao Wuxian, who was gloomy, and said slowly:

"The servant thinks that in exchange for a daughter for time to destroy Fan and Zhongxing, I think this sacrifice is worth it......"

"Shut up! This is my Zhao family's family matter, you are a diner who has to talk nonsense! Zhao Wuxian was very annoyed in his heart, once the reverse scales were revealed, if there was a cadre sword by his side now, he would definitely pull out and behead Yang Yin!

"It's you who should shut up! Shirtless! Behind him, there was another loud shout.

But Zhao Ying's eyes were full of disappointment: "I'm not dead yet, and you are not the sect master of the Zhao family yet, it is not your turn to call the shots in this matter!" ”

"Why don't you make amends to Mr. quickly, and then go down to me and prepare for tomorrow's marriage!"

Zhao Wuxian clenched his hands into fists, stood in place and did not move, and after taking a few deep breaths, he slowed down his voice and saluted Yang Yin: "Mr. Yang, Fang is careless and rude, and I apologize to you here." ”

Yang Yin didn't expect that Zhao Wuxian, who had always been iron-blooded and ruthless in the country of Lu, treated Song Lu Zhuqing with his hands turned over for clouds and rain, and he would have such a big reaction in the face of sending his sister to marry, he was a little at a loss, and he returned the salute with a smile, and he didn't even dare to say it.

Zhao Wuxian raised his gaze, looked at the people in the hall, and also looked at Zhao Ying, and said loudly: "But! I have something to say to my father privately today, and I hope that the second and third sons will go out for a while, can you? ”

The retainers looked at each other, this was the first time they had seen the Zhao father and son have a dispute over something, and they didn't know who to listen to.

"Okay, the second and third sons should step aside for the time being."

In the end, although Zhao Ying's face was pale, he still nodded and let everyone go out first.

Yang Hu walked at the back of everyone, and at the moment before the door of the main hall was slammed shut, when he turned around, he saw that the shadows of the Zhao father and son standing one by one were distorted.

The figure of the son standing with a standing figure seems to be a little deeper and more hideous than that of the father......

……

The warm breeze outside the window is gentle, and the candlelight in the hall flickers, like a beating and restless heart, but also like a future with an uncertain future.

"What do you want to say when you let the ministers avoid it?" Zhao Ying's face was stiff, he had never been so serious to him since Zhao Wuxian rose up in the Mianshang Hunting Garden.

No. If you think about it carefully, there have been. That was when Le Qi was detained by Fan Ying's design during the Winter Solstice Audience, and the Zhao family was humiliated. Zhao Ying almost raised troops in anger and fought with Fan and the Bank of China.

Today's grudge between the Zhao family and Erqing is just a legacy of six years ago.

Zhao Wuxian lowered his head and said, "Father, I just want to finish what is in my heart." “

"Say what? Six years ago, I treated you differently, precisely because you said something to me: Those who can endure humiliation and bear heavy burdens can achieve great things, Jin Wengong was expelled from the country, and after nineteen years he returned, and Chengpu dominated the first battle; King Chuzhuang was overthrown by the Dou clan. If you don't sing for three years, you will win the Central Plains! ”

"You told me that the dispute between the six kings is not an overnight battle, but a century-long confrontation...... I appreciate your insight, and I am ashamed to be a father. ”

"Compassionless, what was said that day, what was extraordinary insight that day. Have you forgotten about it? Now that this century-old game has reached its final moment, you are hesitant, weak, you have disappointed your father too much! ”

Facing Zhao Ying's eyes. Zhao Wuxian was silent, he understood Zhao Ying's mood back then.

How he wished. The current Zhao Ying is still the same love and righteousness. Someone who puts their family, friends, and family first...... However, Zhao Ying. The old boy has grown up, and the frustrations and experiences of these years have smoothed his edges and corners.

It was a rainy winter night, and a furious Zhao Ying put his sword on his calm son's shoulder and threatened him to get out of the way.

Now, the situation is completely reversed, it is the son who wants to be angry, and the father is incredibly indifferent.

Maybe it's not so indifferent, but he just hid his soft heart in his stiff armor, Zhao Ying let out a long sigh, and the whole person looked very tired: "Say it, say whatever you want to say." ”

"Father, it is impossible for the Zhi clan and the Zhao clan to coexist, there must be a battle between the two!"

Zhao Ying nodded: "I know, I am afraid of Zhibo, and Zhibo is also deeply jealous of me." ”

"If your sister really marries the Zhi family, and the Zhao family will destroy the Zhi family, what will you do, will you be merciful because the Zhi family is an in-law?"

"I'll ......" Zhao Wuxian paused, is this the inertia of history, or is it a joke with him, always thinking about the fate in front of him?

"What will happen to you?" Zhao Ying stared at this most promising son, and he wanted to know how big his weapon was.

The scales were touched, Zhao Wuxian now hated the Zhi clan deeply, he gritted his teeth, "I will take away their land, exterminate their clan, smash Zhixiao's head with copper, and make Zhiyao's skull into a wine vessel, so that Zhibo can see the loss of his heirs with his own eyes, I will not hesitate to do these things...... But Sister, if Sister Auntie marries into Zhishi, when the time comes, with her temperament, she will not be able to have both, I am afraid that she will die of grinding! ”

"So no matter what, this in-law can't be agreed!"

Zhao Ying smiled, the laughter was small at first, but gradually it became louder, and he laughed heartily, resounding through the hall.

He laughed breathlessly, laughed with tears in his eyes, got up and walked to Wuxian's side, held his shoulder and said, "Okay, good, so I can rest assured, the amount of Wuxian has not become smaller, and after a hundred years, I can rest assured that the future of the Zhao family will be handed over to you...... Don't worry, Zhibo's first request, the Zhao family will only make a false deal with them, and the two Zhao of the east and west are all yours! ”

"That sister......

"Put away the love of children and sisters in your heart!" Zhao Ying's tone turned cold.

He said coldly: "Poetry and words, those who travel a hundred miles, half of them are less than ninety, and the Zhao clan is now only one step away from defeating a strong enemy and monopolizing the position of Shangqing." The Zhao family needs the neutrality of the Zhi family, and I will agree to marry, even if it can be exchanged for half a year of paralysis of the Zhi family. After the extinction of Fan and BOC, you must remember the hatred of being coerced and blackmailed by the Zhi clan today, and do not hesitate to exterminate the enemy who wants to choke my Zhao clan today! ”

Although it was March, Zhao Wuxian felt that everything around him was frozen.

He felt that Zhao Ying had become strange for a while, but at this moment he was sure that this was Zhao Ying, yes.

This is the Zhao Jianzi in history, who married Ji Ying to Daiguo, and instructed Zhao Xiangzi before he died, "There is a treasure talisman in Changshan, I die, and I will climb Xiawu Mountain to look north".

There was his beloved daughter, and the land he had coveted for a long time......

He loves Ji Huan and his baby daughter, but he loves Zhao more and loves victory even more!

Poor Hongyan always has a thin life, and he is the most ruthless emperor's family...... The price of becoming a qualified politician is called ruthless helplessness.

But shirtless, it's not the same shirtless anymore!

Zhao Wuxian shook Zhao Ying's hand on his shoulder.

"Father."

"If there is no sister, even if I am the secretary of a great country, I will get this splendid mountains and rivers, who will I talk to?"

(To be continued.) )

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