Xiao Mo hurriedly waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang, you misunderstood, that's not what you meant, I've been explaining for a long time just now, your family has fallen to this step today, mainly because of your own choice, which really has little to do with your aunt, who would have thought that a smart person like you wouldn't come to Yang Guang for refuge for so many years?" ”

Wang Shichong snorted heavily, stopped talking, but began to evaluate Xiao Miao's proposal in his mind, in fact, according to his own discussion with Wei Zheng, if he encounters such an ambitious local powerful faction, cooperation is unwanted. %

But Wang Shichong really hates this Xiao Miao, he is different from Liang Shidu, Xue Ju, and even Dou Jiande he met before, even Xu Gai, who is not in the same sky as Da Sui, will only choose to lurk and wait when he has no chance, if he has no chance in his life, he can only put away his ambitions and live his whole life.

But the Xiao family is desperately trying to stir up trouble if it is nothing, and it has to make the world chaotic, the war and disasters together, and the lives are ruined, just for the sake of their family's imperial dream, this person's ambition is too great, and he is afraid that it will be difficult to control it in the future, and he will not even form an alliance with himself like Dou Jiande, who is angry, thinking of this, his eyes flashed green, and his hands unconsciously clenched their fists.

Xiao Mo is such a shrewd person, even if Wang Shichong's eyes were only a flash of murderous intent, he was also seen in his eyes, he smiled slightly, and said: "If Brother Wang needs Xiao's life, just take it." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head and said, "Mr. Xiao, although Wang despises you as a person and hates your Xiao family's calculations, he doesn't want your life now." In your words, it is your Xiao family that is still useful to our Wang family now. We also need you to help me, Wang Shichong, through this difficult time. ”

Xiao Miao's face was happy. said: "So Brother Wang is willing to cooperate with us?" ”

Wang Shichong's voice revealed a cold chill: "Then it depends on your ability." Just now you said that your aunt is extremely powerful in the harem, and if you can drive Mrs. Xuanhua and Mrs. Ronghua, the two concubines of the former emperor, out of the harem, I will admit her control in the harem. ”

Xiao Miao's face changed slightly, Wang Shichong didn't wait for him to speak, raised his hand slightly, and stopped him from speaking: "I haven't finished talking yet." This requirement is not difficult for a strong man, but your aunt is reasonable and modest, according to the laws of this dynasty. After the death of the first emperor, his concubines should go out of the palace to live separately, or even escape into the empty door, and pray for the death of the first emperor. The emperor's occupation of the emperor's favorite concubine is not in accordance with the etiquette law, only barbarians like the Xiongnu and the Turks would do this. ”

"I think that the first emperor had a one-night affair with that Wei Chi Nu, and the next day Queen Dugu could take advantage of the first emperor to go to court and directly kill the Wei Chi Nu who seduced the first emperor, which is called the control of the harem. This control force includes both intelligence and means, if Empress Xiao doesn't even have the ability to expel the two former emperor's concubines according to the law. Then I won't admit her harem dominance, let alone believe what Mr. Xiao said. ”

Xiao Mo gritted his teeth. said: "Let me discuss this matter with my aunt, and Brother Wang will wait to see the result." ”

Wang Shichong nodded and continued: "Just now it was just the first one. This second article is to see if what you just told me is true, you said that you can definitely be a county magistrate or a governor in Jingzhou or Xiangzhou in the south, or an official position such as a governor or a state horseman, right? ”

A hint of pride flashed on Xiao Miao's face: "Yes, this is something that I have agreed with my aunt a long time ago, it is unlikely that there will be changes, Yang Guang will not care too much about who makes a small county order." ”

Wei Zheng said suddenly: "Then why don't you let Xiao Yu, who has already served as the internal history, release the Chengzhou Assassin History?" Wouldn't that be more beneficial to your plans? ”

Xiao Mo sighed and said: "You may not know much about my cousin, he is so pedantic, even my aunt doesn't dare to tell him too clearly, let alone let him go, his best position is to stay in the court like now, draft some edicts, and know some of Yang Guang's plans for the first time." ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly and said, "Are you saying that your cousin is too nerdy, not as dark as you, and not a person who does big things?" ”

Xiao Mo smiled and said, "Brother Wang can understand it like this. Recruiting troops and horses in the local area, raising dead soldiers, and hoarding weapons, these are not things that people who only read dead books can do, and now our Xiao family only has this ability and ability, so my aunt also saw the achievements that Xiao has made in Yingzhou in the past few years, and she will rest assured that she will hand over the power to me. ”

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "Speaking of which, I suddenly thought of a question, are you Xiao Clan so united?" It seems that in my impression, the two most famous things of your Lanling Xiao family are that they are talented and have always been literati, and the other is that between brothers, cousins, uncles and nephews are like enemies, constantly attacking and killing. If it weren't for this, how could the once powerful Southern Liang fall into such a field? ”

Wang Shichong glanced at Wei Zheng with a smile, this question was also what he was going to ask Xiao Miao, but this time Wei Zheng took the lead. So Wang Shichong turned to Xiao Miao, who had a gloomy face, and said, "What does Mr. Xiao think about this?" ”

Xiao Mo wanted to kill Wei Zheng at this time, but his face couldn't show any intention in this regard, he laughed and said: "Mr. Wei only knows one thing, but he doesn't know the other, Xiao Mou's ancestor back then, Emperor Wu of Great Liang (Xiao Yan), although he has become a martial artist all his life, he has made a mess in the choice of heirs when he is old. ”

"First adopted his nephew as a righteous son, and then did not appoint the emperor's grandson, but changed another prince to the crown prince, which provoked all the princes to have the heart to seize the throne. Xiao's grandfather and father, including his aunt, were heartbroken and remorseful every time they talked about this matter with Xiao. ”

"Therefore, since Xiao's ancestor, Emperor Guoxuan of the Great Liang Dynasty, died of illness, he once summoned my descendants of the Xiao family and set up an ancestral precept, requiring our descendants of the Xiao family to never forget the lessons of fratricide and fratricide in the future, leading outsiders to take advantage of the situation and destroy the country and destroy the family, we must be united, and we must not make the mistakes of our predecessors again."

Wang Shichong laughed and asked, "Then may I ask Mr. Xiao, what is the purpose of your incident?" Just kill Yang Guang and restore your homeland in the Houliang hometown of Xiangzhou, Jingzhou. I still want to simply dominate the world. Overthrow of the Sui Dynasty. Fill somebody's shoes? ”

Xiao Miao's head began to sweat, he barely squeezed out a smile, and his voice was as calm as possible: "Does this make a difference?" If it comes to troubled times, the heroes are everywhere, and it is natural that those who have the ability and virtue to take the world, Xiao is not talented, but he just wants to restore the homeland of Liang first and fulfill the last wishes of his ancestors. As for the successor, it depends on the exhibition at that time. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Then what good is our Wang family?" When the time comes, your Xiao family will return to the country, what will our Wang family get? took a huge risk and conspired with you to rebel, and finally you returned to the country, and there is still a question mark over whether our Wang family can survive at that time. It's really not worth it. Mr. Xiao, if you were in my position, would you do this loss-making business? ”

Xiao Mo smiled slightly, and said, "At that time, Brother Wang would also be the hero of the uprising, with the wealth of your Wang family." If you are a general with a brilliant general, are you still afraid that you won't be able to fight a world? It's better than this. If after the matter is completed, we take the Yangtze River as the boundary, the land north of the Yangtze River, our Xiao family will not set foot in a single step, and the affairs of the south of the Yangtze River will also trouble Brother Wang not to interfere, what do you think? ”

Wei Zheng said coldly: "Brother Xiao is really courageous, good means, he doesn't blink when he blows his eyelids, it seems that Jiangling City is in Jiangbei, is it possible that Brother Xiao is so generous, ready to give up the capital of your Great Liang Kingdom?" ”

Wang Shichong's sharp eyes stared at Xiao Mo like two cold arrows, and he saw that cold sweat was breaking out on his back, and even fine beads of sweat began to appear on his head, completely losing his initial composure.

Xiao Mo cleared his throat and said, "Just now, Xiao lost his words for a while, and let Brother Wang and Brother Li see the joke, don't be surprised." The matter after this army is naturally easy to discuss, in principle, my Liang Xiao clan only wants to restore the old country, and I will never dare to compete with Brother Wang for a while. ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly: "Oh, Mr. Xiao can make the decision this time, or is it the aunt who is sure to convince you?" Besides, what about your aunt's two biological sons, if the emperor can bear to grit her teeth and give up, but the two sons are the meat that fell off by herself, and she can be so ruthless? ”

Xiao Mo gritted his teeth and said: "After all, my aunt is a woman, and the affairs of my Xiao family are in charge of the man, and now I, Xiao Miao, am the patriarch of the Xiao family, and I am in charge of all major matters related to the future of the whole clan!" If Brother Wang doesn't believe it, we can make a blood alliance! ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand and said with a smile: "Mr. Xiao, I, Wang Shichong, am not a three-year-old child, and this set of tricks like oaths is useless to me." Cooperation is based on strength, if you are useful to me, then we will cooperate; On the other hand, if you are useless to me, or threaten my safety, then I will give up cooperation or even get rid of you, this is the essence of an ally, right? ”

Xiao Mo smiled: "You don't need to say it so bluntly, listen to what you mean, someone has already cooperated with your brother Wang?" I don't know where it is sacred, can you introduce it to Xiao? ”

Wang Shichong secretly shouted in his heart, Xue Ju, Dou Jiande, Xu Gai and others must not let an ambitious wolf like Xiao Mo get acquainted now, otherwise the consequences will be unimaginable.

His mind changed quickly, he laughed, and said: "It's not a secret, this time I, Wang Shichong, came to Yingzhou, originally to establish a friendship with the current assassin Shi Han Shige and the governor Shi Hu Sizheng, but I only heard about Brother Xiao after coming here, so I temporarily changed my mind and came to visit Brother Xiao first." ”

Xiao Miao's face changed slightly, and in an instant, he returned to normal, and said: "It turns out that Brother Wang also had a plan, it seems that Brother Wang is really unwilling to sit still and want to fight." ”

Wang Shichong nodded: "The rabbit will bite people when he is in a hurry, people are cornered, and he will also think of his own way, he used to go to the Turks, this time to pacify Yang Liang, my Wang Shichong's prestige in the army is not what you can imagine, the emperor himself has not really been on the battlefield as a commander, and when you live and die, he may not be able to control the army." ”

"Just like the incident in Daxing City last time, Changsun Sheng chose the strategy of not moving and looking forward, if the troops are really exchanged in the city, then the time can unite the family soldiers of the generals of Guanlong, and the number can also surpass Xiaoguo, not to mention that even if it is Xiaoguo, who will serve it at that time, don't forget that my Wang Shichong's arm is still stabbed with the bloody eagle of the Xiaoguo army!"

Xiao Miao's face was overjoyed, and he said, "So as long as Brother Wang is willing to take the lead, can he control the situation lightly?" That's great. If that's the case, my aunt will definitely respond to you. The world can be passed on! ”

Wang Shichong sneered twice and said, "Mr. Xiao." Wang is not stupid. Even if we succeed in doing so. What can my royal family get? In addition to the notoriety of a rebellious minister and thief and murderer, he will also become the public enemy of the whole world! I'm afraid that when the time comes, your brother Xiao will definitely raise troops in Jingxiang, and in the name of avenging Yang Guang, and careerists who have the same idea as you all over the world, come to besiege me, the murderer of kings. ”

Xiao Mo suddenly told Wang Shichong what he was thinking, and he was shocked, but he was young and old. This time, there was no unusual look on his face, so he snorted and said: "Where did Brother Wang say, with Brother Wang's shrewdness and Brother Wang's wisdom, he would not be able to think of a way to coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes, as long as Yang Zhao or Yang Xuan was raised into a puppet emperor, he could avoid the infamy of this public enemy of the world." ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "You said it lightly, no matter how you set up a puppet, the emperor is the emperor after all." If you kill him, you will kill the king and usurp the throne, and everyone is not a fool. When the time comes, it will be in the name of a Qing monarch or revenge for the emperor, now the world is so peaceful, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the people's hearts are towards the court, just look at the results of Yang Liang's uprising. ”

Xiao Mo waved his hand and said, "Brother Wang's words are wrong! You ignore a premise, that is, to let Yang Guang go perverse, make the hearts of the people in the world lose everything, and become the only husband of the people, which is also the reason why I have repeatedly emphasized that you should first keep a low profile and wait and see what happens. ”

Wang Shichong's heart moved when he heard this, he didn't expect Xiao Mo to have this kind of insight, so he suddenly became interested and said with a smile: "What is Mr. Xiao's opinion?" But it doesn't hurt to say it! ”

Xiao Mo cleared his throat and said: "In Xiao's opinion, Yang Guang, as an emperor, has been acting carefully in front of his father for decades, and deep in his heart, he must be afraid and jealous of Yang Jian, Yang Jian has created such a big empire, implemented such a successful rule, and made great achievements, how many emperors can compare with it since ancient times?" It is only Qin Huang Han Wu, and Han Gao and Han Guangwu can be compared with it. ”

Wang Shichong nodded and said, "Yes, the greatness of the emperor is needless to say, but what does this have to do with the emperor?" ”

Xiao Mo said with a smile: "Brother Wang may not know much about the other side of Yang Guang, this person is extremely arrogant in his bones, and his competitiveness is unimaginably strong, do you know why he included Chen Guiren and Cai Guiren in his harem as soon as Yang Jian returned to heaven, and renamed him Mrs. Xuanhua and Mrs. Ronghua?" It's because the woman who possesses his father can make him regain some of his confidence that he is stronger than his father! ”

Wang Shichong never thought of this meaning, and was slightly stunned at first glance, and then asked: "This is your personal conjecture, I can't count it!" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head with a smile and said, "Xiao is a person living in seclusion in remote Yingzhou, how can I know about this palace matter?" It's not my aunt who sued me yet! She has been married to Yang Guang for decades, and she has long seen through what kind of person he is. That Mrs. Xuanhua is nearly thirty years old, and she can't be regarded as a national beauty, with Yang Guang's lustful personality, she should be looking for some smart little girls, but why did he spoil these two mature women? ”

"Isn't it because these two concubines are Yang Jian's women? Yang Jian's things are now owned by him, whether it is the country or a woman, he has to move, so that he can grow the evil spirit of not daring to take a breath for more than ten years, and wearing a mask all day long. ”

Wang Shichong completely understood, since the last Renshou Palace change, the contact between him and Chen Xuan'er has also been interrupted, and several times he wanted to restore the contact with Chen Xuan'er, but she took the initiative to refuse, thinking that he must have been occupied by Yang Guang, and he was deeply ashamed, so that he had no shame to face himself and his family.

Xiao Mo said proudly, and continued: "Not only that, I heard that he is also going to open the imperial examination and get a jinshi!" ”

Wang Shichong knew about this imperial examination system before the crossing, and people who don't know history also know the champions, lifters, and talents, and he only learned after the crossing that the Sui Dynasty inherited the nine-product Zhongzheng system similar to Cao Wei, which is basically the children of the official family for generations, and the people at the bottom, even if it is a middle-class like Wang Shichong's father, who has an official position and no title, if the son wants to be an official, there is basically only one way to make meritorious contributions to the army.

Wang Shichong didn't know when this imperial examination system was established, but at first glance it was Yang Guangchuang, and he was so shocked that he couldn't say anything at once.

Wei Zhengze's face also changed, and he hurriedly asked, "What does this imperial examination mean, what does Jinshi mean?" Is it similar to the opening of the department at the time of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and the selection of talents with articles and policy theories? ”

Xiao Mo smiled proudly and said: "Yes, this news comes from my aunt, it's true, it's just different from Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty back then, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty only took the best talents and directly promoted them to senior officials at the core decision-making level. ”

Wei Zheng gasped: "So, he is doing this to prepare to replace the current children of the family with commoners, so that the official positions of the entire imperial court will fall into the hands of these people who have been promoted by the imperial examination in ten or twenty years?" ”

Xiao Mo nodded, and said with a straight face: "Maybe that's it." Yang Guang is not too relieved about the Han family, such as people with five surnames and seven wangs, they are too powerful, and it is completely possible to put themselves in the air in the future, he can remove a few people, but he cannot replace all the high-ranking officials in the entire court. ”

"Because these big families, there is no idea of going down in history, and there is no impulse to make contributions, anyway, the title is passed down from generation to generation, as long as the eldest son of the lord is not too unsuccessful, he can always do something in his official career for decades, and rise back to his father's title, so that it can continue to be passed on to the next generation, so they wish that there was no change for thousands of generations."

"At that time, the five Hu were chaotic, and the north became the world of the Hu people, but the vast majority of the families did not move south with the Jin dynasty of the Han people, for what? It's just that those Hu dynasty also made concessions to them and allowed the Jiupin Zhongzheng system to continue, and they can continue to be officials in the Hu people's court, as big officials, and as big officials for generations!"

"So even when foreign enemies invaded, most Han families would rather cooperate with the Hu people than insist on the integrity of the Han people and give up their families to serve the country, let alone now."

When Xiao Mo said this, he obviously had a lot of anger, his eyes were wide open, and his head was about to stand up.

Wang Shichong listened quietly and said, "Mr. Xiao blames families like the Hongnong Yang family and the Zhaojun Li family for not adhering to integrity, crossing the river and moving south like your Lanling Xiao family, and would rather die than cooperate with the Hu people?" ”

Xiao Mo shook his head and said: "That is the choice of the ancestors of these families, and it has nothing to do with the current people, but with Xiao's understanding of the two, I am afraid that if I was in such a position back then, I should have made the opposite choice." ”

Wang Shichong lowered his head and let out a long sigh, his heart was also dissatisfied with the attitude of the five surnames and seven wangs who cooperated with the enemy and were willing to be traitors, but at this moment, in front of Xiao Miao, he couldn't follow his words, so that the strong position he had finally established in front of this person would be shaken.

Wei Zheng said: "Mr. Xiao, there is no need to make this assumption, we should not expose the shortcomings of others when we talk about cooperation, just like my lord just mentioned that the ancestors of your Xiao family led Western Wei soldiers to attack and kill their relatives, this matter is much worse than being an official in the Hu court, and it is still a matter of recent decades, is your Xiao family very glorious?" ”

Xiao Mo originally wanted to take the opportunity to attack Wang Shichong and redeem the disadvantage he had been in during today's conversation, but when Wei Zheng snatched it like this, he was suddenly dumbfounded and speechless.

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, and said: "Okay, there is no need to mention this matter again, let's go back to what I said just now, does Mr. Xiao mean that the Han family only cares about the immediate interests and does not want to make too many changes at home and abroad, so no matter how much the emperor has ideas, these people will not help him realize it, is that so?" ”

Xiao Mo took the words he gave Wei Zheng just now, and he couldn't fight back all of a sudden, and Wang Shichong helped him out of the siege this time. While secretly scolding this damn black and thin guy in his heart for going against me everywhere, he was also grateful to Wang Shichong for saving some face for himself today. (To be continued!)

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