Chapter 57: Gu's Secrets

From the point of view of the location of the capital of the Jin Kingdom, it is actually not far from the sea, so throughout the year, there is a breeze constantly blowing from the east, which lasts for a long time, especially now that it has just passed the spring, the weather has not completely warmed up, sitting in this kind of hollow hall on all sides, the coolness is coming from all around, if it is not for the stove next to it to keep warm, I am afraid that the two people in the house will be frostbitten, which is why when Wu Heng came in, Chen Jing and Zhu Fengxian had already started to drink tea to warm up their bodies, in addition to giving him a dismount, it was really because the people of the Jin Kingdom were like this。

Outside the house, the branches of the newly sprouted trees shivered gently in the cold wind, and the two people in the hall were talking about deciding the future situation in the Southlands.

Regarding what Wu Heng said, Chen Jing was actually quite curious in his heart, and because this matter was related to the national fortunes of the two countries after all, and he couldn't be sloppy, so he thought about it again and again, and still took the initiative to ask: "What Mr. said, it seems that Weiguo has already made all preparations, but Mr. just said that the two armies can be protected from each other, I don't know, which side is it, Youzhou, or Yanzhou? This so-called big man is at the border pass, or in the court? Could it be that one。。。。。。 ”

It's just that before he could finish speaking, Wu Heng had already shook his head heavily, and interrupted: "This matter still needs to be operated again, if you say it in advance, it will be useless in this matter, Dazai only needs to know in advance It is enough, and it will not delay the rest." ”

Chen Jing bowed slightly, since the other party didn't want to say it, he just didn't want to say it because this matter didn't work out, so he didn't continue to ask, but said calmly: "Three plans to extinguish the cold, I think it can be done, and I don't want to just watch from the wall, this first plan, let us do it." ”

Wu Heng's first plan was to support the other princes of the Liang Kingdom, so as to achieve the goal of disturbing the internal affairs of the Liang Kingdom.

Since ancient times, the battle between the young and the young has been the most dangerous and the most depleting of national fortunes, and many times, it is because of a competition for favor between the young and the elderly, secretly fighting with each other, and even fighting openly, resulting in the collapse of all major forces, and the national strength has since begun to decline.

Because the princes compete with each other for the position of prince, and even in the future for the throne, it will be a huge storm that will sweep the entire court and even the country, when the time comes, most of the officials, and even the family, will more or less participate, and the major forces, none of them are spared, even if you are on the edge of the storm, you can't stop the pull of people with hearts, and you will be involved in it, and it will be difficult to get out.

In officialdom, you are either friend or foe, even if you don't want to participate in the fight, can you control what others think?

If you can't win over, then you can only destroy, this is the most common idea of the vast majority of people, in short, it is impossible for you to throw yourself into the enemy camp, as long as you have a heart to calculate, how will you be hit, the so-called open guns are easy to dodge, hidden arrows are difficult to prevent, as long as you are attentive, you can always find an opportunity to pull you into this kind of battle, and then force you to make a choice, stand in line.

This is driven by interests, whenever the right is replaced, the courtiers want to keep what they have, and even go further, and then climb up, then they must choose a prince to support, the reason is very simple, there are so many official positions, once which prince ascends the throne, it must be used to reward the people who have helped them a lot in the process of seizing the heir, that is, the so-called ministers from the dragon, which is equivalent to reshuffling the entire officialdom order, this kind of change, who can avoid it? It's not something you can do if you are willing to sit at home and not fight or grab.

The so-called is a son of heaven and a courtier, the emperor must also support those who listen to him, no matter how great your ability is and how good your reputation is, all promotions and transfers are not still a matter of the emperor's words?

When the big storm comes, it is a big ship like Zhang Boren, and even the respected Zhongshu Ling Su Ruwen is also involved in this royal struggle because of his daughter's marriage, and even directly helped the current emperor Gu Yi to win the throne?

Even the emperor himself can't do whatever he wants, so can the courtiers be left alone?

People in the rivers and lakes, they can't help themselves, that's what they say.

Once this matter is done, the blow to Liang Guo will be very huge, and once the internal friction begins, it will be impossible to stop unless His Majesty the Emperor of the current dynasty presses it with great majesty.

Wu Heng was interested at this time, and opened his mouth to propose: "It seems that Dazai has already made up his mind, and he has already made a choice in the future, why don't you and I say it at the same time, and compare the two with one or two?"

Chen Jing naturally had no reason not to agree to this, and after nodding lightly at the moment, the two of them spoke at the same time.

"The fourth prince Gu Hai. ”

"The Sixth Prince Gu Chuan. ”

When Wu Heng heard this, he was slightly surprised, and then suddenly realized: " No wonder Dazai would think of Gu Hai, this person has low eyes and a high spirit, and he has always regarded himself as the best candidate for the position of prince, but unfortunately he is now suppressed by the two elder brothers, no one pays attention to him, and he is the most aggrieved, of course he is the most easily moved, but he is backed by the big family, there is always help, we are really difficult to interfere, and Gu Chuan, although he is not interested in the throne, but the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce behind him is huge, and he has already planned for this, this matter, he can't help it!"

Where did Chen Jing know these things, he couldn't help frowning and said, "I want to hear about it." ”

Wu Heng knew that he didn't know these secrets, and now that it was a period for the two sides to work together, he didn't bother to hide more about these meaningless things, and continued to explain them at the moment.

"Dazai has never been to the atrium, but I don't know how powerful this Qiankun Chamber of Commerce is, although the status of the merchants has never been high, but this Qiankun Chamber of Commerce, rich and rival the country, the power is all over the Western Continent, and even will do business with the foreign races on the East Continent, the merchants have reached this realm, then it is considered the top, money, for them, is just a number, now what they want is nothing more than greater rights, but the atrium has, well, there are high-ranking people in charge, they can't get into it at all, so they will lay out the south in advance, this Liang country is also the place they picked earlier, even the young daughter of the head of the Chamber of Commerce has married, if the Liang country will dominate the south in the future, but Gu Chuan can't sit on the throne, so what's the use of it, the unification of the south is not beneficial to them, only the land of chaos, that is the best time to make money, so they will definitely fully support us to stir up the situation. ”

"With their support, this matter is very promising, because no one knows how much money they have, and these so-called wealthy families in the south, in their eyes, are like the natives in the countryside, and they can just take out a little treasure, so that these so-called loyal ministers in the court can bow their heads and kowtow, and 10,000 taels of real money is enough to buy a six-rank official, or 20,000, 50,000, 100,000? They can completely use the money to break the backbones of these people, break their legs, and make them fall to their knees. As for those who don't love money, what about the beauties? The descendants of the nobles of the Atrium, the slaves of the Spirit Clan in the Eastern Continent, you can choose. Don't love beauty, all kinds of antiques, calligraphy and paintings, jade treasures, as long as you want it, there is nothing they can't find, this is the power of the Qiankun Chamber of Commerce. ”

Wu Heng is originally from the atrium, not from the south, and has been recruited into the Illuminati by the master since he was a child, and the famous master teaches the art of vertical and horizontal, in essence, he is actually looking at the people in the south with a high eye, if he is not really afraid that he will not be able to fight a few senior brothers and sisters, and he will be a stepping stone for others in vain, he will never come to a remote rural place like the south to choose the master.

The atrium, from ancient times to the present, has always been the orthodoxy of the human race, for them, the southern land is not much different from some barbarians around the atrium, the princes of the atrium, they don't even have the interest in looking at the southern land, they look at the southern land, just like the Liangguo treats the Rakshasa clan, that is a kind of pride hidden in the bones, not deliberately looking down on you, but from the bottom of their hearts, they feel that each other is not the same kind of people.

When Chen Jing heard this, he neither showed a shocked look nor was he annoyed by his rebuttal, but just said lightly: "It's okay, since Mr. has a plan, then I won't be ugly." ”

Wu Heng shook his head again, and then said in a sincere tone: "To destroy the Liang Kingdom, it is impossible to cooperate without the cooperation of all parties, Dazai's ability is obvious to all, you and I, each support one, in order to make the Liang Kingdom chaotic." ”

Since the other party said so, Chen Jing did not object, but said with emotion: "The battle for the heir has always been the most dangerous, once it starts, it will be like an oven, dissolving all parties, once it is done, the Liang Kingdom will definitely be greatly damaged." ”

Unexpectedly, after Chen Jing finished saying his opinion just now, Wu Heng shook his head again and said, "If it's so simple, it's fine, dare to ask Dazai where the bloodline of this Gu family comes from?"

Chen Jing was still indifferent to the several rudeness of the lobbyist in front of him, and said calmly: "I only know that the royal family of Liangguo originated in Liangzhou, and please make the rest clear." ”

Wu Heng showed a look of reminiscence and said with emotion: " This Gu family, in fact, is not a person from the south, its bloodline comes from the atrium of the Great Zhou royal family, is the former co-owner of the human race, but thousands of years have passed, the Great Zhou royal family declined, the ancestors of the Gu family because of the sharp edge, too dazzling, the then Great Zhou Emperor knew that at this time, the capable heir will only be assassinated by the surrounding princes try their best to assassinate, the Great Zhou State will not be a country, in order to protect his safety, so he deliberately exiled him to the south, it is rumored that the outside is a failure to seize the heir, and he ran away angrily, in fact, he changed his name and surname, from the atrium, has passed through the entire Western Continent, came to the south, and created the foundation of the Liang Kingdom, so the Liang Kingdom has been passed down to the present, it has been three generations, why I have never forgotten the heart of going north, it comes from this. ”

This kind of secret news is simply shocking, since the Gu family ancestor left, the Great Zhou has continued the national fortune for so long, until today, I am afraid that no one will ever think that the young man who left the capital of the Great Zhou Dynasty and went all the way south has earned such a big family business in the south, although it is far inferior to the powerful princes in the middle court, but at least, he has the capital to fight, and even if he has been dead for many years, he still has not forgotten to warn the children and grandchildren of future generations that he must go north to the atrium, rush to the aid of his family, and suppress the princes of all parties。

Even if it was just a few words, Chen Jing could fully imagine whether the southward trip was heroic back then, and how many intrigues and compromises should be made to allow him to cross the entire Western Continent, come here from the northernmost, and then from an outsider, starting from scratch, all the way to the strongest empire in the south, I am afraid that it is impossible to accomplish this feat if anyone else, he only hates that he was born decades late, and he has never seen such a hero.

"The Great Zhou Dynasty was changed to a certain situation, the princes arose, the national fortune dissipated, it has existed in name only, and there is no possibility of continuation, which is why I did not choose to go to Liangguo, a group of remnants of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it is impossible to succeed. ”

This is about the luck of the human race, and Wu Heng didn't say anything more.

Chen Jing understood what he meant, and immediately frowned: "What does Mr. mean, no matter who we support, once he takes the position, he will still lead the army north?"

Whether it is the elegant but rigid Gu Yuan, or the unpredictable Gu Cang, or the scheming Gu Li, or the low-eyed Gu Hai, no matter who it is, once he becomes the emperor of the Liang Kingdom, they will abide by the legacy of their ancestors, wave their troops to the north, and never stop!

Wu Heng sighed lightly: "This is only one of them, the second is that because of this Gu family ancestral teaching, the three generations of emperors of the Liang Kingdom are all people who are both literate and martial, not mediocre people who are addicted to fun, he has a strong control over his courtiers, once things go too far, he will definitely take the initiative to suppress the changes of the princes, what we can do is nothing more than to add a little more chance of victory to our side for the final decisive battle." ”