Chapter Twenty-Six: A Turning Point? (b)
"What do you mean by that? - Can't you just shut up and not speak? Xie An looked at the eldest grandson Xiangyu with some anger.
It's no wonder that Xie An is angry, after all, just now he, Li Shou, and Wang Dan are looking forward to the grand blueprint in the future, but they didn't expect that the eldest grandson Xiangyu poured a basin of cold water on his face.
Eldest Sun Xiangyu sneered and sneered, "If I don't interrupt you at this time, you'll die, you know?" β
"What do you mean?"
"Don't you notice it yet?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head in disappointment, glanced at Li Shou and the other three who were stunned, and sneered, "A cowardly prince who has been placed outside the palace since he was a child and doesn't know about the intrigue in the palace, an opportunistic and rude family who has not studied for a few years and only relies on articulate words, plus a poor sour scholar who came out of nowhere, just like you, still plan to learn from others to win the heir?" β
"You ......" Xie An couldn't say a word angrily, and the rest of Li Shou and Wang Dan also had ugly expressions on their faces.
"Alas," sighed slightly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu shook his head and said, "Originally, your life or death has nothing to do with the slave family, it's just ......" As she spoke, she looked at Xie An, frowned and said, "Xie An, Miss Ben is quite interested in what you said that day, yes, you'd better listen to me, and don't mix with these two guys who have not achieved enough things and have more than enough failures!" β
"Hey!" Xie An stood up with an unswerving face, and was about to speak, but was stopped by Wang Dan.
I saw Wang Dan clasping his fists and giving a salute to the eldest grandson Xiangyu, frowning and saying, "In Xia Wang Dan, I know that Miss Changsun is only eight buckets, a pedantic celestial, and has a collection of thousands of books, but I still have to ask Miss Changsun for advice, I don't know what are the shortcomings in those suggestions, so that Miss Changsun is so slanderous!" β
"Oh?" The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, snapped open the folding fan in his hand and shook it, and said jokingly, "Those stupid suggestions, you put forward them?" β
A trace of anger flashed in Wang Dan's eyes, his face did not change, and he said in a heavy tone, "Yes!" ββPlease also ask Miss Changsun for some advice! β
"Huh!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu chuckled, she knew very well that the scribe in front of her was not convinced, and she didn't care when she heard the words, and said lightly, "Since that's the case, you just listen carefully!" β
"Listen to me!" Wang Dan said in a deep voice, and it could be seen that he was very dissatisfied with the eldest grandson Xiangyu's evaluation of his suggestion as a stupid thing.
Glancing at Wang Dan, the eldest grandson Xiangyu slowly put away the sneer on his face, and said with a chuckle, "I remember, you used to be a staff member of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, right?" β
"Not bad!" Wang Dan vaguely showed a bit of conceit, putting aside the character of the crown prince Li Wei, how could he not be proud of being the staff of the prince of a country?
Without real talent and learning, how can you stand out next to the prince?
"That's it," Eldest Sun Xiangyu shook his head slightly, and said lightly, "The biggest negligence under the foot is here...... In the little woman's opinion, most of the feet are following the path of assisting His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to help the current master, that is, His Royal Highness the Nine......"
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"Have you ever thought that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is different from His Royal Highness the Nine, not in terms of strength, but in terms of identity! - His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can blatantly solicit forces, because he is the crown prince and the prince, and he has this qualification! - But His Royal Highness the Ninth is not, His Royal Highness the Ninth is a minister, as a courtier, forming a party for personal gain, are you really the imperial historian in the court is an ornament? ββDo you think that those Imperial Historians did not come to trouble the crown prince, so you confidently think that they will not come to your trouble either? It's ridiculous! β
Under the stunned gazes of Li Shou and Xie An, Wang Dan was speechless, and after half a sound, he defended, "Naturally, you are acting cautiously, how can you let the Imperial Doctor know?" β
The eldest grandson Xiangyu laughed when he heard this, and said disdainfully, "Where do you think this is?" This is Jijing! At the foot of the Son of Heaven, the land of Gyeonggi! - The Guard's Office, the Imperial Historian's Prison, the Great Temple Prison, how many pairs of eyes are staring at this city? Even if you are cautious, can you guarantee that you will not leak the news? ββExcept for the crown prince, the fourth prince Li Mao, and the eighth prince Li Xian, do you think the rest of the princes have no special thoughts about the throne? Why don't they dare to act rashly? It's nothing more than because there are too many eyes staring! β
"......" Wang Dan only heard cold sweat on his forehead, his face turned red, and he was speechless.
"People don't dare to move, but it's good for you to say anything to recruit down-and-out soldiers, and what to say to contact the generals in the army, what do you want to do? I'm afraid people won't notice you, right? -- Let me tell you, you have a drink with those generals in the army, and before you finish eating, this news will have already been written in a piece of music and placed on the Prime Minister's desk today! Speaking of this, the eldest grandson Xiangyu couldn't help but feel a little depressed, after all, she had thought about escaping from this dull Jijing several times, but unfortunately, she was sent back by her grandfather Yingong every time.
Thinking of those things, the eldest grandson Xiangyu was depressed in his heart, and his tone was even more harsh, and he was intimidating, bluffing Xie An, Li Shou, and Wang Dan into horror.
"Seeing that you intend to compete for the throne, I also said that you have some skills, but I didn't expect it to be some stupid ideas! - Wouldn't it be better to keep to yourself? With an ironic remark, the eldest grandson Xiangyu sat down on the chair next to Xie An, revealing a look of contempt.
"Hey, are you saying enough?" Xie An scolded angrily.
"Xie An, don't be rude!" Stopping the indignant Xie An, Li Shou stood up, clenched his fists and said, "If it weren't for Miss Changsun's words, I'm really ...... waiting."
Wang Dan also said with a bitter face, "I have heard for a long time that Miss Changsun is very smart and full of talent, and I saw it today...... Alas, I was offended just now, and I hope Miss Changsun doesn't care! In short, thank you Miss Eldest Sun for your advice, if it weren't for Miss's words, it would have almost caused a catastrophe! β
However, although Li Shou and Wang Dan's expressions were sincere, the expression on the face of the eldest grandson Xiangyu did not change by half a minute, and he said lightly, "Don't care!" -- The little woman just can't get used to stupid people and can't listen to stupid words, and she can't help but want to remind them not to make stupid ...... again."
The irony in her words made Li Shou and Wang Dan look embarrassed.
Looking at the eldest grandson Xiangyu calmly sneering at the three of them, Xie Anxin was furious, and opened his mouth to say, "Don't be self-righteous!" - You say we're stupid? Good! I'd like to hear what you think! β
The eldest grandson Xiangyu looked at Xie An with a smile, played with the folding fan in his hand, and said lightly, "Can the slave family understand that you plan to ask the slave family to give advice for you?" - Oh, why did the slave family help you? β
"Humph! Actually, you don't have any good ideas, do you? Xie An said with a sneer.
"Giggles," the eldest grandson Xiangyu smiled when he heard this, shook the folding fan in his hand, and sighed lightly, "What a blatant agitation!" - Xie An, the slave family thinks that you can cover it up better......"
Xie An's face turned red when he heard this, and he said, "Less nonsense!" ββYou said that you want me to accompany you to relieve your boredom, and you have to take care of your food and drink, so you have to pay some money, right? β
The eldest grandson, Xiangyu, raised his head and glanced at Xie An deeply, and pondered, "Since you talked about this...... Well, I'll give you some advice! β
When Li Shou and Wang Dan heard this, they couldn't help but show a little joy.
I saw the folding fan in the hand of the eldest grandson Xiangyu knocking on the table, looking at Li Shou and Wang Dan, and said with a chuckle, "Right now, don't be in a hurry to recruit people, learn from the rest of the princes, they are actually more anxious than you!" - Who, the suggestion you said just now is generally good, but it is a little quick to achieve quick success, since you know that His Royal Highness Nine's [advantage] is that he does not have the slightest power, then you should know that you should continue to maintain this advantage...... The crown prince is left to the four princes and the eighth prince, and the four princes and the eighth prince are left to the rest of the princes......"
"Leave the crown prince to the fourth brother and the starling brother...... In other words, do I do nothing? Li Shou frowned and asked.
Glancing at Li Shou, the eldest grandson Xiangyu said unceremoniously, "You don't have any hope, what's the hurry, if you're in a hurry, it's also those royal highnesses who have some hopes to become the prince...... Take advantage of this! β
Li Shou smiled bitterly and nodded slowly.
Looking at his expression, the eldest grandson Xiangyu frowned slightly.
On the other side, Xie An has been staring at the eldest grandson Xiangyu from beginning to end, and he has to admit that although this woman who is afraid that the world will not be chaotic is scheming, as if she has a bad stomach, but the accuracy of grasping the situation is far better than anyone in the house.
Suddenly, his heart moved.
If you can say that this woman is sincerely willing to help, with her intelligence, it will naturally be easy to overthrow the prince, and even maybe there is hope for Li Shou to become the prince......
Half an hour later, Xie An said goodbye to Li Shou and Wang Dan, drove the carriage found from the front yard of Donggong Mansion, and drove the eldest grandson Xiangyu slowly on the streets of Jijing, after all, it was not early, and he had to send this woman back to her own home.
Halfway through, Xie An, who was driving the carriage, couldn't help but think of that tempting idea again.
To tell the truth, Wang Dan's ability, Xie An is very clear, a well-educated person who is full of wealth, once stood out among the many scholars in the prince's mansion and became the staff of the prince Li Wei.
However, the woman in the carriage at this moment is even more powerful than Wang Dan, but not just a little bit more powerful, compared to Wang Dan, she is much more powerful......
It's just that how can you convince this person to give advice to yourself and others?
You must know that Xie An can see clearly that the woman is not interested in the matter of competing for the throne at all......
"Hey, where are you going to take me?" Suddenly, a voice behind him interrupted Xie An's thoughts.
Subconsciously raised his head, but saw the eldest grandson Xiangyu lifting the curtain of the carriage at some point, kneeling on the mat in the carriage, and looking at himself angrily.
"Where are you going?" With a puzzled face, Xie An looked around when he heard this, and he realized that he didn't know when he drove the carriage to a remote corner of the city.
"You...... You ......" The eldest grandson Xiangyu looked at Xie An's eyes, faintly showing a little frightened, his hands only covered his chest, faintly crying, and said, "Bring the slave family to such a no-man's land, you ...... You won't be thinking about ......."
Xie An picked at the green tendons on his forehead, and said angrily, "When is it, and it's still troublesome?!" - Hey, do you know where this is? β
"Wow, it's boring!" The eldest grandson Xiangyu pursed his lips, shook the long hair on the back of his head, approached Xie An, glanced outside the carriage a few times, and said calmly, "It should be a remote alley near Zuo'an Street, turn the carriage around and face north......"
When Xie An heard this, he immediately turned his horse's head and walked in the direction pointed by the eldest grandson Xiangyu.
"Na, do you have any grievances with that Li Shou and the prince?" Suddenly, the eldest grandson Xiangyu asked.
"......" Xie An, who was driving the carriage, was stunned when he heard this, turned his head and glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu, and said, "Why do you ask that?" β
"It's just strange, when you two mention the prince, there is always a deep hatred...... Thinking about it this way, it may not be a coincidence that you bumped into the prince that day to be unfavorable to Sister Wu, it is very likely that you followed the prince Li Wei from the beginning and came to that room all the way......"
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"You can't be looking for an opportunity to assassinate him, are you?"
"Hey, hey, don't look for a chance to detain me for this kind of murderous crime! ββThat's just your guess, right? β
"Giggles, the slave's guess has always been very effective! - Xie An, stay away from that prince, the power behind the prince's back is more powerful than the one on the table...... Unless you have the power of the Four Princes, you can't fight the Prince! - The slave family is interested in you, don't be in such a hurry to send you to death! β
"Hey, hey, hey......" Xie An couldn't cry or laugh when he heard this, and glanced at the eldest grandson Xiangyu angrily.
Is there a force behind the scenes......
If it was that, he and Li Shou had already met......
Ah, I ran into it......