"Then how do you determine that it's the Duan clan?" Su Yunfan listened to Su You's rejection of his reasons, but gave the same conclusion, so he asked strangely.

"Because Bai Man and Wu Man have a feud, sooner or later the two of them will fight, no matter which one wins, the strength will be greatly reduced, and the Duan family may not be the only one at that time, but it is definitely the strongest party"

Su Yunfan nodded, and said with some worry, "What Dad can think of, I'm afraid some of them will think of it." ”

"Judging from the development trend, Duan is the most likely to stand out, but who can say well in terms of timing? How can Duan Ruqi afford to wait? After we appear, the situation in Nanzhong is going to be reshuffled, although we don't have any strength, we can't stand up to it."

Su You talked eloquently, the king of Nanzhong's intention to curry favor with the Great Sui can be seen by anyone with a discerning eye, before this, Jiao Ziheng also threw an olive branch to Su You, and only the Duan family has not moved until now.

Su You can probably guess one or two, the old treacherous and cunning like Duan Ruqi probably knows the consequences of wooing Su You, which is likely to eventually prompt Dong Yao and Xi Yao to turn their rivalry into jade silk again and unite to clean up the Duan family.

In other words, Su You can choose to go to the east or to the west.

Judging from the current situation, it is obviously more advantageous to fall to the king of Nanzhong, first, the king of Nanzhong has a reputation, and Su You can get more benefits; The second is that the king of Nanzhong is not as good as the old man of Zhao, and it is obviously easier for Su You, who has gained benefits, to get rid of the king of Nanzhong.

However, if you want to get the maximum benefit, you also need to take greater risks, if Su You makes it clear that he falls to the king of Nanzhong, it is likely to cause the embarrassment of Duan Ruqi of the Showa Kingdom of Nanzhong, and then fight with the king of Nanzhong

When Su You's father and son were talking, Jian Guozhao was also riding a carriage with his son Jian Ziheng to the Zhenxi Palace.

Fu Ziheng looked at his father's angry face, and asked with some curiosity, "We just heard that the sound in the study was a little loud, I don't know what happened?" ”

Jian Guozhao immediately said indignantly, "Duan Ruqi, this villain! After the Sui envoy left, he pointed out to the king that Jiao Xi was our man, and after some arguments, the two of them united and asked us to hand over Jiao Xi as soon as possible, so as not to anger the Great Sui! ”

Then, Fu Guozhao learned what Su You had just said to his son, and briefly explained the current predicament of Nanzhong.

"Their temporary alliance is still for the fundamental interests of Nanzhong, should we just be arrested? This is Dali after all. Fu Ziheng nodded, and said with a fierce look in his eyes.

Seeing that his son's eyes were full of murderous intent, he couldn't help glaring at him, "Don't mess around." If they dare to reach our realm, how can they have no other arrangement? However, it is obviously not my will to hand over the person, if the person is handed over at this time, who will dare to do things for us in the future? ”

After listening to his father's warning, Fu Ziheng quieted down, and proposed, "Then I will send someone to inform him later, and let him avoid the south first, so that not only can I bury a nail in the territory of the Duan clan, but also lead the water to the east."

"That's all there is to it." Fu Guozhao pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Sui envoy over there, it is inconvenient for my father to come forward." You can find an opportunity to feast on him, and you can tell him about the escape. The money that should be spent should be spent, and the gifts that should be given should be given, so let's do twice as planned. ”

"Didn't Father think of another way?" Fu Ziheng shook his head and asked cautiously.

The solution to the problem can be money or a knife.

Jiao Ziheng obviously felt that the price of spending money to buy Su You was too huge now, and at this time, Su You could obviously be solved by another way.

That is to let Su You die.

"Your vision is still too small! As long as you can send these plague gods away, it's worth the amount of money. He shook his head and said with a wry smile. Why hadn't he thought of this way? But behind Su You is the Great Sui Dynasty, not only can't they provoke them, but if they do, they can't even hide.

Jian Ziheng thought about it too, so he was a little embarrassed, after all, he was still a martial artist, and he thought about fighting and killing all day long, and his vision was too narrow.

Ji Guozhao looked at his son with a face full of shame, and said, "I see that Ji Guoming still has no idea of joining the Great Sui when he died, and when he met the envoy today, he wore a Sui Dynasty robe, who can he hide from his thoughts?" If you really want him to rely on the Great Sui, we will be passive. ”

"Surrender to the Great Sui, how can we turn over? I think it's only the United Duan clan that grabbed this initiative."

"Duan Ruqi probably thinks the same way, the key depends on the attitude of the envoy."

After King Nanzhong sent Su You and the two powerful ministers away one by one, he moved to the quiet room, then lit sandalwood, sat cross-legged on the futon, and slowly fell into contemplation with a rosary in his hand.

The inheritance of the throne in Nanzhong, the story of Zheng Guo happened, but in the end, it was not Zheng Boke Duan, but the Shu people who won the victory.

Fifty or sixty years have passed since this happened, and at that time, the king of Nanzhong was the grandfather of Jian Guoming, and when this grandfather died, his wife hung the curtain to wait for the prince to grow up. But the queen mother, who listened to the government, liked her second son the most, so the authority of Nanzhong fell into the hands of Jian Guoming's uncle and grandfather.

Since then, the throne has been passed on to his uncle and grandfather, and the predecessors of the line of Jian Guoming have naturally suffered from various exclusions and vigilance, which is why he has been practicing in Buddhist temples since he was a child.

It wasn't until three years ago that because of the debauchery of the former Nanzhong King, he was pulled off the throne by the Great Prime Minister Duan Ruqi, and the throne returned to the line of Ji Guoming; In other words, he was pulled out of the Buddhist temple and sat on this throne.

But what power can this kind of emperor who is supported by ministers have in his hands?

And Duan Ruqi took advantage of the merit of supporting the establishment to grasp the power in one fell swoop, and since then he has greatly expanded his strength, and has become a strong country in the south in one fell swoop, and has the strength to compete with General Zhenxi.

Since the fall of the former king of Nanzhong, they have been scattered and fled, either to the Duan clan, or to one side, and the tribes that still support the royal family of Nanzhong are not even the original.

In this way, the strength of the royal family has become the weakest link among the three major forces in the south and China.

Wu Man and Bai Man have always had a feud, and the Duan family has the merit of supporting it, at the beginning, the first thing that Jian Guoming thought of was the Duan family, in fact, he also spent a lot of effort to win over Duan Ruqi, in order that he could contain the Western Bai Man for himself.

Duan Ruqi had already seen the situation clearly, how could he still play cards according to the idea of the king of Nanzhong?

Su You didn't need to spend too much energy investigating to know that Nanzhong was actually composed of three forces, and he also knew that Wu Man and Bai Man were natural enemies, but Duan Ruqi had always been scheming, and he was vain and wrongful to Ji Guozhao, and no one could see what his attitude towards Bai Man was now

Duan's left and right are coming together, and Jian Guoming finally saw it, but he has always wanted to restore the strength of the black people, so he can only pretend not to know; But now that he is surviving between the two powerful ministers, he really can't see a way out.

Even if he knew that the Duan clan was going to rebel, what could he do? Do you want to bow to the whites?

It wasn't until he heard that the Sui Dynasty had sent an envoy to Nanzhong that he saw a glimmer of hope, and immediately rushed to Dali with his henchmen regardless of any obstruction.

Of course, Duan Ruqi also waited for an ambush in Dali, and after he saw that Guoming had left the national capital, he also rushed over back and forth.

Long before Su You arrived in Dali, in fact, the king of Nanzhong and the two great gods under his command had a dispute, they naturally strongly opposed the annexation of the king of Nanzhong, and the reason for the opposition was because of their selfishness.

As long as Nanzhong was nominally not attached to the Great Sui, they still had the hope of seizing the throne by force.

Under their persecution, Jian Guoming could only swear to promise, otherwise Su You would not be able to see him when he came to Dali.

Jian Guoming had the heart to belong, but he couldn't speak, so when Su You arrived, he hinted everywhere, hoping that the latter could understand his mind. Unexpectedly, the two of them only said a few words, and Duan Ruqi and Jian Guozhao hurried over and held back his words.

After Su You left, the king of Nanzhong finally forced Duan Ruqi to suppress Guo Zhao by virtue of the residual power that Su You had just spoken.

Of course, this is just a small episode, and in the end, the three of them argued, and they actually took over the important task of receiving Su You, and they actually did not allow the king of Nanzhong to see Su You again.

Thinking that as an emperor, he was mixed up in this place, how could he feel good in his heart, and when he thought of the sadness, he couldn't help but shed tears.

Just when he was sad, Jian Guoming suddenly felt that the door of the quiet room was pushed open, and when he raised his head, he saw a beauty in palace clothes standing at the door, who was it not his sister Princess Biyun?

"Xiao Ming, it's me." The quiet room was a little dim, and Biyun, who had just come in from outside, saw his younger brother looking at him in a daze, and couldn't help but whisper.

"Sister, why are you here?" Jian Guoming wiped away the tears on his face imperceptibly and asked hurriedly.

Biyun found a futon and sat down, and said quietly, "I hid in the study early in the morning. ”

"You shouldn't worry about your country's affairs." Jian Guoming knew that his embarrassment just now had been seen by his sister one by one, and he couldn't help blushing at the moment.

"I also know that our blacks are now being bullied to death by them, and the various tribes are like a plate of scattered sand, do you want to use the canonization of the Sui Dynasty to reunite people's hearts?" Biyun looked at his younger brother and asked seriously.

"yes. The Celestial Empire has a lot of prestige in our southern region, and if we can get the canonization of the Sui Dynasty, our weight in the hearts of the tribe will be regained. Over the years, at most 10 years, we will be able to recover."

"But those two old ghosts also understand this truth."

"Yes, if it weren't for the Sui envoy, Fu Guozhao might have rebelled."

"Rebellion?" Princess Biyun covered her mouth in surprise and said.

"They not only trained the army and built weapons in western Yunnan, but also obtained the tacit approval of the Duan family. Sister, you pack your bags, and when the Sui envoys return, I will beg them to take you to the Celestial Empire."

"I'm the princess of Nanzhong, what Celestial Empire are I going to?" After Biyun said this, he said with a firm gaze, "They don't let my brother see the Sui envoy, I'll see it!" ”