Xiao Huaijin walked to the side, pulled over the chair and sat down, and said in disbelief: "Dad, do you mean that the Qingguo Hou Party deliberately sabotaged Qingguo's alliance with my Dayan behind his back?" This...... How is this possible? Isn't the people of Qingguo self-defeating? ”

Taishi Xiao's expression was gloomy, and he said lightly: "If it sounds at first glance, nine out of ten people will say that the Qingguo Hou Party is crazy, but it's just ...... If you think about it carefully and understand the current situation in Qingguo, it is also relieved."

Xiao Huaijin was stunned and looked at Taishi Xiao suspiciously

"The party of Qingguo is now in Qingguo, it is the strongest party" Xiao Taishi sneered: "Emperor Chongren is lustful, but he is extremely cowardly, according to my knowledge, Qingguo's current government is half in the hands of Qinghou Qinghou said, Emperor Chongren is □□□ obeyed, and because of this, over the years, the party has become more and more prosperous, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition......"

Xiao Huaijin touched his somewhat messy beard, frowned slightly, and said: "Dad, even so, then Qinghou will not do this, and the party will control the government of Qingguo, naturally hoping that Qingguo will be as safe as possible, only then will it be of great benefit...... If this is the case, why should he go all out to form an alliance with my Dayan, but why should he obstruct it and sabotage the negotiations? This...... It doesn't make sense."

Xiao Taishi pushed the teacup on the table over, Xiao Huaijin was not stupid, he hurriedly stepped forward, picked up the teacup, went over to pour tea for the teacup, and then served it with both hands

Mrs. Xiao took the teacup, took a sip, moistened his throat, and said, "Because Shang Zhongli is away."

"Shang Zhongli?"

"Shangjing Shengjun Shang Zhongli, that's not in vain" Xiao Taishi said slowly: "Qingguo seems to have a vast territory, rich in products, and countless money and grain, but this is only the surface of the noble officials of Qingguo, that is far from catching up with my Dayan is incorruptible, the luxury of life, is that my Dayan officials can not compare with the vassal elegance of Qingguo people, everything has to be pompous, it is a small county order, it is said that the pomp is as good as my county guard, so exhaustive and extravagant, no matter how vast the land is, it can't withstand their squandering"

Xiao Huaijin immediately said: "Dad, I really know about this I heard that Zhongshan County in Qingguo is sitting on dozens of large gold mines, and the Qingguo Imperial Court clearly prohibited local officials from mining, but the officials of the three counties of Zhongshan County turned a deaf ear and mined on a large scale...... The magistrate of the three counties, competing for glory and wealth, everywhere compares, this matter later alarmed the Qingguo government and the opposition, the court sent the Qin to investigate, it is said that the results came out at that time, the Qin Cha was shocked for an hour and could not speak The three counties and county orders were compared with the concubines, the most one, there were as many as thirty-seven people, and each of them bought a house, and any one of those houses was taken out, it cost thousands of taels of silver, which can be described as extravagant. More than a dozen people who were on the road by them got the news and were about to go to Beijing to file a complaint were beaten to death in broad daylight in front of hundreds of people" He said it, he actually looked a little angry, in fact, he also did a lot of things to bully and embezzle, but when he talked about those county magistrates, Xiao Huaijin's eyes showed anger

Maybe in his heart, those big greedy things can only be done by a high-ranking and powerful person, and a small county order is so extravagant and vicious, but it is very unsuitable

"Later, when this matter was found out, the Supervision Yuan of Qingguo's management of officials wanted to investigate, but for some reason, the investigation was suddenly suspended, and the three county orders were not punished, and they were still lawless" Xiao Huaijin clenched his fists and said: "Naturally, they bought off the people in the court, and ...... They all seem to be post-party too."

Xiao Taishi frowned slightly: "It can be seen that from top to bottom, Qingguo is rotten to the bones, there is Emperor Chongren is so faint, there are Diao officials who oppress the people, there is a chaotic government after the party, such a country, rotten to the foundation, the so-called state of the kingdom, it is just their own face, their bones, they are already weak" paused, and then asked Xiao Huaijin: "Such an unbearable country, why does the Wei State have to exhaust ten years of efforts to recuperate, and it is difficult to do so today?" Why did Huaiyu have 100,000 soldiers in his hands, but he didn't dare to go north? ”

"Because...... Shang Zhongli? Xiao Huaijin said cautiously

Xiao Taishi sighed: "Of course, because he Shang Zhongli is the last pillar of Qingguo, as soon as Shang Zhongli falls, the entire Qingguo will collapse" His eyes were like ice, but there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "I just said that the Hou Party controls half of the government in Qingguo, although it is extremely arrogant, but it cannot act recklessly, attributed to the reason, the other half of the government is Shang Zhongli's suppression...... In this case, the Hou Party naturally regards Shang Zhongli as a thorn in the flesh, and the queen who is about to Qingguo must also understand a truth, if she wants to take charge of the government and the power of Qingguo with one hand, she must get rid of this biggest obstacle."

Xiao Huaijin frowned and asked, "Isn't that self-cutting?" ”

"Sometimes because of some things, people will forget other things" Xiao Taishi sighed: "Power is really a good thing, and under its temptation, there will always be many things forgotten."

"Shang Zhongli is in the palm of Qingguo's soldiers and horses, and the military power of Qingguo is all in Shang Zhongli's hands" Xiao Huaijin said slowly: "Qingguo's five soldiers and horses, and the generals who command the army are all people who came out of Shang Zhongli's subordinates, and the power of the party is getting stronger day by step, just because Emperor Chongren obeyed Qinghou's words, and he became stronger step by step, but there is no military power in his hands, and the Hou Party is only afraid that Shang Zhongli can't help it, let alone get rid of Shang Zhongli" He clenched his fists and couldn't help but say: "According to the child's opinion, that Shang Zhongli is really too stupid and loyal, with the power he has at hand, As long as he waved his hand, led his troops to take the capital and replaced Emperor Chongren, who could stop him? At that time, the Hou Party was not Shang Zhongli's enemy at all."

"Presumptuous" Xiao Taishi shouted violently, pointed at Xiao Huaijin, and looked angry: "Do you still have brains?" How can such words be nonsense? ”

Xiao Huaijin was stunned, and he didn't know why Taishi Xiao was so angry

But soon, he understood a reason

Shang Zhongli of Qingguo is equivalent to Xiao Huaiyu of Yan State, Xiao Huaiyu is in Yan State, why doesn't he hold 100,000 soldiers in the Northwest?

Xiao Huaijinkou did not choose to say anything, saying that Shang Zhongli could rebel and replace him, if this was heard, it would be equivalent to saying that Xiao Huaiyu could lead the army to rebel, such words, Xiao Taishi was naturally extremely angry

The battle between the Yan family and the deceitful of others, the bright side and the dark side are naturally things that are known to the world

After all, this is a life-and-death struggle, everyone knows that under the national conditions of Yan Kingdom, if a family wants to survive, it can only strengthen its own strength and get rid of competitors

But usurping the throne and destroying the royal family, no one dares to talk nonsense

The emperor is the son of heaven, and the royal family is the heavenly family of the country

In the hearts of the people of the world, the country is in the royal family, the national lineage is in the Son of Heaven, only the royal family is the orthodoxy of the country, anyone who touches the royal family, that is the rebellious minister and thief, and the people of the world will be punished

Any family, even if there are countless thoughts in their hearts, but it is related to the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Dao, no one dares to reveal a single word

No matter how weak the royal family is, it is the orthodoxy of heaven after all

Whoever dares to defy the condemnation of the world and act against the royal family will inevitably be condemned by public opinion in the world and attacked by countless forces

Therefore, if you are not well prepared and strong enough, and want to replace the emperor, it is an extremely risky thing for all dynasties and dynasties

Even if it is in your own private room, this kind of words will always be forbidden

Xiao Huaijin knew that he had lost his words and didn't dare to say anything more

Xiao Taishi sighed helplessly, and then said: "It is precisely because Shang Zhongli holds the world's soldiers and horses, and the party has nothing to do, so he wants to take this opportunity to make an obstacle and sabotage Yanqing's negotiations, only in this way, there may be a chance to bring down Shang Zhongli" He picked up the teacup, took another sip, and then said slowly: "Think about it, if my Dayan and Qingguo form an alliance, Qingguo will not have to worry about the future, with Shang Zhongli's ability, he may not lose in the hands of Sima Qingtian...... If it is not done well, Shang Zhongli led the Qing army to repel the Wei army, so that Shang Zhongli is meritorious and powerful, and the latter party faction will eliminate the other's strengths...... Under Shang Zhongli's military exploits, it will be difficult for Qinghou to show his hands and feet in the court" paused, and continued: "Take a step back, even if Shang Zhongli is invincible, as long as he resists Sima Qingtian's attack, it will be a great achievement, and when the time comes, the people of Qingguo will understand the importance of Shang Zhongli to Qingguo, so that the Hou Party will still not be able to take advantage."

Xiao Huaijin seemed to understand something, his eyes lit up, and he said: "But if Yan Qing's negotiation fails, my Dayan will form an alliance with the Wei State, and fight back and forth, with Sima Qingtian and Huaiyu joining forces, Shang Zhongli will not be able to resist it if he is afraid."

Xiao Taishi nodded and said: "Yes, Sima Qingtian led the Wei army to the east, Huaiyu led my northwest soldiers to the north, the two armies, the army of tigers and wolves, Shang Zhongli is just an empty Qingguo behind him, it is difficult to resist the attack of the two armies" He stroked his beard and said slowly: "As long as Shang Zhongli loses a few battles in a row, the Hou Party will definitely jump out to impeach Shang Zhongli and lose the city and land, and then Shang Zhongli is only afraid that it will be difficult for Shang Zhongli to be a face-saving person, and he will be defeated in a row, even if the Hou Party does not participate in him, I am afraid that he will take the initiative to ask the court for guilt, At that time, Qinghou made a hindrance from it, and Shang Zhongli's military power could not be preserved, if Shang Zhongli was under the attack of the two armies, blood was splashed on the battlefield, it would be in the heart of the party."

"I see, I see," Xiao Huaijin suddenly realized, "That stupid woman, don't you want to think that in this way, he Qingguo is in danger after all?" ”

Taishi Xiao shook his head and said: "The woman's scheming is unpredictable, maybe she has other tricks and I don't know if she can control half of the Qingguo, this Qinghou is naturally not an ordinary person."

"What can you do?"

"Don't you forget, it is the armies of Wei and Yan that attack Qingguo, once they win a succession, I am afraid that there will be some right and wrong between my Dayan and Wei State" Xiao Taishi was like an old fox, and said calmly: "The old man has always thought that even if this battle is won, Qingguo will be difficult to destroy, and Qinghou will ...... There's always room for manoeuvre."

Xiao Huaijin said with a smile: "No matter what, my Dayan will always take advantage of letting them fight to the death, the more fierce the fight, the more profit my Dayan will be" There was excitement on his face: "If the will from Qingguo is really to recall the Qingguo Mission, then Qinghou has helped our Xiao family a lot, and as soon as the Qing envoy withdraws, only the Wei people will negotiate with us, as long as we plan again, we will be able to form an alliance with Wei...... In this way, Huaiyu will be able to make great achievements, and my Xiao family will be in full swing."

Taishi Xiao coughed, then took out a handkerchief to wipe the corners of his mouth, and a gloomy look appeared in his eyes: "In the middle of the night, Han Xuandao entered the palace overnight, and the matter is naturally not simple, the old man really wants to know, what is Han Xuandao's way to reverse the situation?" He smiled coldly: "Tomorrow in the court, the old man knows the excerpts, see if the Han brothers still have the energy to take care of this matter?" Suddenly, he thought of something, handed the letter he had just packed to Xiao Huaijin, and instructed: "Seal it with fire and lead, send a competent person, send this letter to the border pass overnight, and hand it to Huaiyu."

"Father, ...... this?" Xiao Huaijin took the letter and wondered

"Wei Qing starts the war, the officers and men of our Northwest Army must always make some preparations" Xiao Taishi smiled faintly: "Let Huaiyu urge the household department to urge money, food, military salaries, and equipment and horses to the military department, and always let Han Xuandao and Fan Yunao be busy, so that they have no time to take care of other affairs......"

Xiao Huaijin couldn't help but say, "Dad, this hand...... It's really clever, the child is served."