In the power struggle, there is a clever method called leading but not provoking, that is, when a big case occurs, do not rush to deal with it, pull the case up first, maintain a high-pressure situation, wait and see what happens, and once the time is ripe, strike a thunderous blow.

Now Yang Yuanqing's method is to lead but not provoke, on the one hand, not to deal with the Wang family's alcohol ban case, and on the other hand, to let public opinion continue to speculate, under this kind of high pressure, there will definitely be cracks within the Wang Party.

Xue was worried when he went to Wang Xu's mansion, but when he came back, he became frightened, and until he returned home, his twin strands were still trembling.

He could never have imagined that Wang Xu was secretly meeting with the envoys of the Tang Dynasty, which gave him a feeling that he had been hit by a blow in his head, and that Wang Xu's pretext of attacking the Central Plains would lead to a large loss of tenant farmers, and he needed to safeguard the interests of the landlords in Hedong and oppose the Central Plains campaign.

Xue Shui also knew that Wang Xu actually wanted to take revenge on Yang Yuanqing and vent his anger at being dethroned, as a protégé of the Wang family, as a member of the Wang Party, Xue Shui also did his best for him, visited, persuaded, moved with affection, knew with reason, and walked all over his father's former protégés, and pulled more than 20 friendship signatures.

But Xue Shu never expected that Wang Xu would collude with the Tang Dynasty, and everything they did was not to help Wang Xu vent his anger, but that the Tang Dynasty arranged tasks for Wang Xu, and they were all deceived by Wang Xu and became spies of the Tang Dynasty.

This discovery made Xue Shui angry and regretful, he almost stretched his neck into the noose, once the matter was revealed, could he also flee to the Tang Dynasty?

Xue Shu sighed and fidgeted in the room, when his wife, Bai, entered the room with a cup of hot tea.

Bai was also born in a famous family in Zhao County, her father Bai Fengyi and Xue Daoheng were classmates and friends, and the two elders hit it off, and they got married as early as when they were young.

Married at the age of sixteen. The two have been married for more than ten years. He has a son and a daughter, the eldest son Xue Jiang is 14 years old and talented. Bright and hardworking, just like his father.

has been with her husband for more than ten years, and Bai knows her husband very well. When her husband returned, he was anxious, something he had never seen before.

I don't know what happened, Bai was a little worried, so she used the excuse of sending tea to visit her husband.

Bai put the tea bowl on the table, and when she saw her husband sitting down and standing up, pacing back and forth in front of the window with his hands behind his back, and sitting down again and sighing lamentingly, she couldn't help but ask, "Husband, what happened?" ”

"Nothing. Women, don't ask too much! Xue Shui replied impatiently.

Bai walked up to her husband and sat down, took his hand and said softly, "We have been married for fifteen years. I've never seen you so nervous and anxious. Something big must have happened, you tell me. We will take on the big things together. ”

Held by his wife's smooth and warm hand, Xue Shu's heart calmed down a little, and he sighed, "I was deceived by Wang Xu, I don't know if I will be beheaded all over the house, now I am very anxious, I don't know what to do." ”

Bai Shi was taken aback, "Did the husband also participate in making moonshine?" ”

"It has nothing to do with moonshine, it's something else."

Xue Shu smiled bitterly, "Even you know about the Wang family's brewing of moonshine?" ”

The Bai family has no good impression of the Wang family, especially the women of the Wang family are very arrogant to her, thinking that her jewelry is not expensive enough, and that her dress is not bright, which makes the Bai family very disgusted.

She sneered and said: "Who doesn't know that his Wang family brews moonshine now, Taiyuan City has long been rumored, and everyone knows it, now I am waiting for how to deal with the sons of the Wang family, and they all say that officials and officials protect each other, and such a simple thing is still delayed for two days, I don't know what to wait for?" ”

The speaker has no intention, but the listener has a heart, but his wife's casual complaint made Xue Shu's heart move, it is true, the Wang family brews moonshine and the evidence is complete, it is a very simple matter, why doesn't the king of Chu deal with it?

The king of Chu investigated and dealt with the Wang family vigorously, but he dragged on when dealing with it, why is this? Could it be.......

Xue Shu suddenly came to his senses, could it be that the king of Chu wanted to take advantage of the topic and use the matter of moonshine to deal with the Wang family, so he delayed launching.

Thinking of this, Xue Shui gasped, after the King of Chu came back, he didn't mention the petition of the hundred officials at all, this does not mean that he will not deal with it, he must be waiting for the opportunity, it is very likely that the Wang clan's henchmen will be wiped out, then this includes himself.

The sweat on Xue Shu's forehead began to flow, he realized that the problem was starting to be a little serious, Bai Shi hurriedly wiped the sweat for him with a handkerchief, and persuaded softly: "Husband, although the Wang family is a famous family, but Wang Xu is really not kind, his wife is a very snobbish person, dressed brightly, wearing expensive jewelry is a distinguished guest, dressed plainly, she looks down on her, from the wife can see the husband, Wang Xu is indeed not a backstage worthy of your reliance, this time he is deceiving you, next time is to kill the husband, the husband still listens to my persuasion and leaves him, Pledge allegiance to the king of Chu. ”

What kind of person is the king of Chu, Bai doesn't understand, but she likes Princess Chu very much, Princess Chu advocates diligence and thrift, opposes luxury and waste, no matter inside or outside the house, she wears linen clothes, wears ordinary silver jewelry, is diligent and thrifty, and leads by example.

From Princess Chu, Bai felt that the King of Chu must be good, why didn't her husband be loyal to the King of Chu, but what kind of royal party she wanted to do, she had long wanted to persuade her husband.

Xue Shu nodded, "This matter makes me think about it again." ”……

Xue Shu walked slowly on the street with his hands behind his back, but he was thinking about the causes and consequences of this incident in his mind, and he had already made it clear that Wang Xu was indeed colluding with the Tang Dynasty, and the moonshine incident was also very likely to be Yang Yuan's countermeasure.

The question now is their own attitude, what can they do to protect themselves and stand by from the royal party? It seems to be a little too late now, the point is that he has done something he shouldn't have done, and he has to do something to atone for his sins.

As soon as Xue Shui raised his head, he found that he had come to the door of the Chu Palace, Xue Shui sighed secretly in his heart, this was because he was thinking in his heart, and he was attracted by the gods like ghosts.

Xue Shu looked at the three seals of the Chu Palace's Mansion on the gate, and he remembered what his father had said to him, 'Yang Yuanqing is a very powerful person, ruthless, and will either ascend to heaven and attain the Tao in the future, or die without a place to die.' ’

This was the conclusion that his father came to after Jiang Ning and Yang Yuanqing got along for a while, and Xue Shu firmly remembered it, and today's results proved his father's judgment that Wang Xu was far from being Yang Yuanqing's opponent, and he could only take the road of betraying the Great Sui by following him.

And now it seems that the final result is that Wang Xu went to the Tang Dynasty to be promoted and made a fortune, and finally let their henchmen become sacrifices in the power struggle.

Thinking of this, Xue Shui gritted his teeth, walked up the steps quickly, and said to his guard: "Please tell His Royal Highness the King of Chu that Taichang Shaoqing Xue Shui has a confidential matter to ask to see!" ”……

Yang Yuanqing is going to set off tomorrow to inspect the six counties of Guanbei, he has already given Wang Xu's henchmen two days, if these people still don't know each other, then don't blame him Yang Yuanqing is not polite.

In the study, Yang Yuanqing put a few books into a suitcase, which was something he must bring, put some of his beloved books, as well as arrows, tokens and the seal of the king of Chu.

Other things are not his consideration, clothes, utensils and the like, his wife Pei Minqiu will pack them up and hand them over to his own soldiers.

At this moment, a report from the pro-soldiers came from outside the door, "Chief Qiqi, Xue Shaoqing of Taichang Temple is here, saying that there is a confidential matter to ask for!" ”

Yang Yuanqing was stunned, then smiled slightly, and sure enough, he ordered: "Take him to the outer study and wait, I'll come right away." ”

Yang Yuanqing took a sip of tea and walked to the outer study, he knew very well that Xue Shui was one of the important backbones of the Wang Party, born in a famous family in Hedong, and the son of the great Confucian Xue Daoheng.

It's a pity that Xue Daoheng has a strong personality, offended Yang Guang, and was finally strangled to death by Yang Guang, his son doesn't seem to have his stinky temper.

Walking into the outer study, Xue Shui was already waiting, and when he saw the King of Chu coming in, Xue Shui hurriedly gave a deep salute, "Your Royal Highness the King of Chu is your Royal Highness!" ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled slightly, "Xue Shaoqing rarely comes to my mansion, and he came here today, what a rare guest!" ”

Xue Shui sighed ashamedly, "Xiaguan has too little contact with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, and he has lived up to His Highness's love." ”

Yang Yuanqing waved his hand, "It's a long time coming!" Xue Shaoqing, please take a seat. ”

Xue Shui sat down, he was about to speak, but Yang Yuanqing smiled and said, "Don't worry, take a sip of tea." ”

A maid came in with two cups of tea, Yang Yuanqing picked up the teacup and said: "This is the tea fried with the Tiger Run Spring in Taiyuan Xishan, the new spring drawn from this morning, fried with the Wujun purple clay pot with three points of fire, I have heard for a long time that Lingzun is a master of tea, Xue Shaoqing should also know a thing or two, taste it, how does the tea taste?" ”

Xue Shui does know sencha and tea very well, but he is in no mood to taste tea now, he took a sip casually, and said with a wry smile: "The tea is indeed good, but the lower official is in a more anxious mood, can you allow the lower official to come to drink tea next time." ”

Yang Yuanqing smiled, "It seems that Xue Shaoqing is also anxious, okay!" Xue Shaoqing is in a hurry to find me? ”

"Your Highness, the lower officials have important information, about half an hour ago, Wang Xu secretly received the envoy of the Tang Dynasty in the mansion."

Yang Yuanqing didn't think that this matter was related to the Tang Dynasty a few days ago, but now he had thought that Wang Xu launched a battle against the Central Plains, and it was very likely that it was related to the Tang Dynasty, and now Xue Shui's words confirmed his guess.

Yang Yuanqing asked quietly: "Who is the envoy in the Tang Dynasty?" ”

"I don't know about this lower official, because the lower official went to the palace an hour ago and met Wang Ling at the door......"

Yang Yuanqing interrupted him and asked, "Is that Wang Ling who is enshrined in the East Palace?" ”

"It is this person, he and Xia Guan have been classmates for many years, and his tone revealed the news of the arrival of an envoy from the Tang Dynasty."

Yang Yuanqing walked a few steps with his hands behind his back, and then asked, "Why did Xue Shaoqing tell me about this?" ”

Xue Shui sighed, "When His Royal Highness was in Jiangdu, he had a life-saving grace for his father, and my father later told our brother that if there was a chance, we would repay His Highness's kindness back then, but unfortunately I only remembered the kindness of my master, but I forgot His Highness's virtue and did something detrimental to His Highness, I have woken up and begged Your Highness to understand!" ”

After speaking, Xue closed his hands into fists and knelt down in front of Yang Yuanqing