Liu An has always wanted to ascend to the throne of God, but he just didn't find a suitable way.

Even if this can be hidden from Liang Xiao, it cannot be hidden from Huan Yuan. Huan Yuan is a general under Liu Bi, the king of Wu, and Huan Yuan is clear about the connection between Liu An and Liu Bi back then.

Huan Yuan knew, Liang Xiao didn't know for no reason.

Therefore, although Liu An was a little nervous about Liang Xiao's words, he was not surprised.

But from another point of view, Liu An is a scholar, but he is not stupid. Although he made an appointment with Liu Bi to raise troops together, he still didn't do it in the end, because he realized that even if Wu Chu was powerful, in the face of the imperial court, the chances of victory were still limited. This was true then, and even more so now.

There is no chance at all, so Liu An's plan is to take it by chance. Before that, the Son of Heaven had no children, and as the longest-ranking and most famous virtuous king among the kings, he undoubtedly had a chance to rule the world—at least he thought so. Now, although the Son of Heaven is still childless, he has a daughter, and his hopes have been dashed.

If it is not feasible to take it by the way, there are only two paths left: either give up or take it backwards.

Give up, Liu An is unwilling. Reverse taking, insufficient strength, too risky. Therefore, Liu Ancai has been hesitating, has not put into practical action, all the plans are hidden in his heart, hidden in dreams, only dreamed back at midnight, and secretly pondered where no one was.

Now, Liang Xiao has pointed out another way for him: in the name of conquest, he will set up another hole overseas. Entering can forcibly take the world -- such a large piece of land, with the descendants of merchants, is much stronger than Huainan, and the probability of success in reversing it has greatly increased. Retreat can be self-reliant as a king -- the turmoil is thousands of miles, the court whip is beyond the reach, and the risk of rebellion is greatly reduced. No matter how bad it is, he can still sail overseas, establish himself as a king, and continue to live his own free life.

Huan Yuan was right. This is the only way to get your wish and be blameless.

Liu An didn't think of such a plan, but he never knew that there was such a big piece of land overseas. He would definitely not want to let him go to the land of barbarians, but if there was a piece of land that had been developed as early as the Shang Dynasty, he would naturally not refuse.

"Really?"

"The king doesn't believe me. Can you still not believe in the lord? ”

Liu An hesitated for a moment and turned his gaze to the brocade box in Huan Yuan's hand. "What kind of profit is the trend?"

Liang Xiao smiled. He got up and walked to Huan Yuan's side, opened the brocade box, took out the silk book in the book bag, walked to the bronze palace lamp, opened the lamp door, and stretched the silk book in. The flames ignited the silk book, and quickly burned it to ashes. Liang Xiao closed the light door again and returned to Liu An.

"The king chose to avoid harm. It's providence, so why care about other choices? Liang Xiao smiled slyly. I fell in love with the lord at first sight, and even if the king was willing to marry me another daughter, I would not accept it. So, that dowry, let it turn into smoke. ”

Liu An stared at Liang Xiao and was speechless for a while. Originally, he thought it didn't matter, but now he knows that "avoiding harm" is such a big plan. How could he not be curious about "profit-seeking"? The two dowry gifts should always be the same amount. "Avoiding harm" is a way out. That "profit-seeking" should also be an amazing benefit.

It's just that he never had a chance to know what this benefit is.

"You ......"

"Don't ask, my lord." Seeing that King Huainan was still not giving up, Liang Xiao smiled even more proudly. "This strategy, I will pick a suitable opportunity to hand over to Lord Weng, as for whether she is willing to tell you. Then I don't care. ”

The king of Huainan breathed a sigh of relief, and finally got some comfort.

The king of Huainan agreed to the family affair, Liang Xiao was satisfied, and left the palace with Huan Yuan. Although he wants to go through all the procedures in one go, the rules are the rules. No matter how anxious he is, he has to come step by step. The rest of his speed is fast enough, the dowry is given, Nacai, the name, and Najib are equal to the completion, and the rest of the questioning period and personal welcome are also pushed down the river.

After Liang Xiao left the palace, Liu Qian rushed to the king of Huainan as soon as possible and asked about the result. King Huainan didn't tell him directly, but asked him a question: "What kind of dowry do you think is worthy of your sister?" ”

Liu Qian was stunned and pondered for a long time. "A thousand pounds of gold?"

King Huainan sneered: "The two businesses in your sister's hands have thousands of gold in the account a year, do you think I am tempted by the daughter?" ”

Liu Qian was a little bored, thought about it for a while, and suddenly slapped his thigh. "That's definitely jade. Liang Xiao returned from the Western Regions, and there must be a large amount of beautiful jade from the Western Regions. ”

King Huainan sighed, undisguised his disappointment. "Although the beautiful jade of the Western Regions is precious, can't you buy it with money?"

Liu Qian was dumbfounded. He really couldn't think of what kind of dowry Liang Xiao could come up with. When King Huainan saw it, he reminded: "What is the greatest hope of our father and son now, and what is the greatest worry? ”

Liu Qian's eyes rolled and he suddenly realized. He knows this, his biggest hope is to be the emperor, and his biggest worry is that the emperor will not be done, but will be destroyed by the emperor. Rebellion is a life-or-death affair, and there is no middle ground.

"Could it be that Liang Xiao is talking about...... This thing? "Liu Qian is very unhappy." My sister is really dizzy, and she can tell others such things. ”

"Liang Xiao is no one else, he is Huan Yuan's disciple, and Huan Yuan is the general of Wu State." King Huainan smiled bitterly: "He invited Huan Yuan to propose marriage, I'm afraid it was because Huan Yuan knew about my agreement with King Wu back then." If you don't agree to him, you might get into trouble. ”

Only then did Liu Qian know that Huan Yuan still had such an identity, and he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat.

King Huainan said: "Tell me, how can you achieve your wish so that you don't lose everything?" ”

Liu Qian was once again confused. How could he have such a strategy? If he knew, he would have done it a long time ago, so why wait until now.

"Between you and Liang Xiao, there is a distance of two directions." King Huainan handed the map to Liu Qian. "This is one of the 'avoidances', give you ten days to see if you can think of another 'profit'."

Liu Qian held the map, so depressed that he almost vomited blood. Daddy's words are too devastating.

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It only took Liang Xiao a few days to complete a few procedures and rush back to Chang'an with Huan Yuan.

In Balingyi, Liang Xiao unexpectedly met Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen. Yan Zhu was dusty, but his face was red and his spirit was high. Especially the moment he saw Liang Xiao, he exchanged a look with Zhu Maichen, showed a knowing smile, and greeted him proudly.

Liang Xiao didn't plan to ignore Yan Zhu, but when he saw Yan Zhu coming up, he didn't want to ignore it, and his chin gestured with a faint expression, which was regarded as a greeting, and led Huan Yuan to prepare to enter the station. Although he did his private business, his title and reputation were enough for him to enjoy the official services of the inn.

Yan Zhu saw that Liang Xiao ignored him, and he couldn't save face. He grabbed two steps and stopped Liang Xiao. "Liang Junhou, where are you going on official business?"

Liang Xiao frowned. "It's not official business, it's a private matter."

Yan Zhu was prepared. It is no secret that the Son of Heaven intends to suppress Liang Xiao, coupled with the things that Liang Xiao did in Jiangdu this time, how can the Son of Heaven arrange any official duties for him. Just look at his entourage and know that this is definitely a private matter.

"Since it's a private matter, I'm afraid it's not suitable to live in the inn, right?" Yan Zhu pretended to be regretful. "It is said that the status of the prince is different, even if it is not an office business, he can live. But you have so many entourage, I'm afraid it's not very convenient, and the post house can't receive it. ”

Liang Xiao rolled his eyes, looked at Yan Zhu and Zhu Maichen's expressions, and couldn't help but want to laugh. It's really like things gather and people are grouped. These two people got together, and it was not just as simple as being a fellow villager. After Yan Zhu developed, he wanted to take revenge on the young people who were young, and he was a member of the Taishou. Zhu Maichen was even more excessive, he became too guarded, and it was just enough to take revenge on his colleagues back then, and he deliberately humiliated his divorced wife, leaving the so-called legend of splashing water in front of the horse.

In the eyes of the literati, Zhu Maichen's splashing of water in front of the horse is a legend and a good story. In Liang Xiao's view, it is just the perverted psychology of a literati. Killing people is not enough, what kind of ability is it to bully honest people? Although his wife is divorced from him, she is not kind to him, and he is too inferior to do so.

Now, these two people actually fell into his head, which is really unbearable for aunt and uncle.

Liang Xiao reined in his mount and gave Pang Shuo a look. Pang Shuo understood and galloped away with the knights. Yan Zhu saw it in his eyes, his eyebrows raised slightly, but he was indifferent. He knows what Pang Shuo is going to do, but what's the use of this, do you think you can get it first-come? How to snatch it, how to let it out later.

Liang Xiao smiled slightly: "I went to Huainan to ask for relatives." ”

This sentence is a bit clueless, and it doesn't match Yan Zhu's words at all. However, when Yan Zhu heard this, he felt that his face was hot, as if he had been slapped by Liang Xiao.

Others don't know, but Liang Xiao is clear, Yan Zhu was quite fond of Liu Ling back then, and he showed off his literary talents in front of Liu Ling several times, but it was a pity that Liu Ling never looked at him squarely, but put all his heart on Liang Xiao, who was still an ordinary official at the time.

What else can Liang Xiao mean when he says this sentence at this moment? Naturally, he was ashamed of Yan Zhu's frivolity back then.

"Even if you go to Huainan to ask for relatives, it's a private matter......"

Liang Xiao once again said to himself, and the contempt on his face became more straightforward. "I am a story, only the Marquis can still be the princess and the lord."

Yan Zhu's face is red, this is his weakness, even if he is favored by the Son of Heaven, he has no military merits, he cannot be a marquis, and there is no possibility of Princess Shang and Lord Weng. As soon as he mentioned this, he was a cut short in front of Liang Xiao. Annoyed, he unconsciously raised his voice. "Lord Shang Weng is also a private matter."

Liang Xiao ignored him and said to himself: "Actually, even if I don't make a marquis, it's the same." What the lord hates the most are those sour people who are self-righteous after reading a few sentences. can't even cultivate one's own family, what else do you talk about governing the country and leveling the world? As for those villains who don't have the ability to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield and can only make ghosts behind their backs, she is even more disdainful. ”

"Poof!" Yan Zhu's throat was sweet, and his eyes were black for a while.

Zhu Maichen was stunned for a moment, and his slightly dark face instantly turned red, and even turned a little purple. Is this Liang Xiao crazy, you and Yan Zhu are scolding, why are you even scolding me? It just doesn't make sense.

(To be continued.) )