"Brother Shi, have you ever thought about what would happen if the son of King Hengshan succeeded the first emperor and ascended to the throne according to the old lady's plan?" Liu Jingcheng squinted his eyes and did not answer the rhetorical question.

Shen Biansheng looked at him with a smile and said, "Didn't you turn around and find the Su family?" Speaking of which, I have to congratulate you, you have to hire Fufengtang's daughter as a wife! ”

Liu Jingcheng avoided the topic of marriage with a smile, and said: "It's not a good way out to find the Su family - if the king of Su is supported by the Su family, even if our Liu family has meritorious, but there is an example of the first emperor, who would dare to count on the conscience of the royal family?" It's the Su family, I don't believe they're not interested in Burning Quinoa! This is a tiger skin! ”

"Don't you still have the King of Shu and the King of Xiang?" Shen Biansheng sneered, "Why did you go around in such a big circle, and after a battle, you finally decided to kill the king?" Although Yanhou's power is not as good as the Su family, but in the future, above the court, I am afraid that there is no hope for you to cross him? After all, it's not that you can't take the lion's share? ”

"Brother Shi, in the final analysis, we don't want the old thing to happen again, and give the royal family another chance!" When Liu Jingcheng heard this, Zhengse said, "The King of Shu and the King of Xiang are either mediocre or have no strong outsiders, if they ascend the throne, no matter which of us is, it will not be difficult to blackmail the Son of Heaven to make the world - so what next?" ”

He sneered, "What must be the intrigue between us next!" ”

"Isn't that what the royal family wants to see the most?"

"Aren't the two lessons of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Xian enough?"

"So you chose King Su?" Shen Biansheng raised his eyebrows and said, "Because King Su has good qualifications, and he is the grandson of the Su family, after he ascends the throne, he poses a great threat to our family, so we must only let go of each other's contradictions and conflicts, and join forces to limit the royal family and imperial power?" ”

Liu Jingcheng bowed: "In the case that none of us can replace the Lu family; In the case of the six valves due to grievances in recent years, such as Wei Su, who is simply not in the same place, does the world brother think there is a better way? ”

Although the Lu family has only been in the world for decades, it is precisely because Darui is still young that his achievements in ending the troubled times have not been forgotten by the people. Even if Emperor Huizong after Emperor Taizu is not very reliable, the palace rebellion and the dispute between the princes for decades have all been intrigued at the upper level, and they have not involved the middle and lower classes - in today's world, the prestige and popularity of the Lu family are still very high.

What's more, the first emperor Xianjia has governed the country for 20 years, and Da Rui is now in the prime of peace, even if Emperor Duanhua has nothing to say since he came to power, he has not done anything angry and resentful.

The people in the country are living a good life, how can they like rebellious ministers and thieves? Although the six valves have a profound background, they also don't have the ability, and they are spurned and opposed by the people of the world.

Therefore, the old lady Duanmu wanted Jian Xubai to take the young lord to the throne and usurp the throne in the future...... It can really only be said that the old lady was carried away by hatred, and the mood to take revenge on the royal family was too urgent, so she would put forward such an unrealistic idea.

Shen Biansheng knew all these in his heart, and he couldn't help but be silent when he heard it.

After a while, he said: "Since Yan Hou is because the current usurpation road is impassable, he chose King Su to come out, lest we intrigue now weaken each other, so that the royal family will have the opportunity to destroy us - so he is still on our side after all?" ”

"The grievances between Yanhou and the royal family are not that I haven't heard the old lady Duanmu say, and now if he is willing to let go of the Empress Dowager and Her Royal Highness the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, he is already kind-hearted." Liu Jingcheng chuckled, "It's hard to expect him to do his best for the royal family?!" ”

His expression became serious, "In fact, the reason why my family is willing to obey Yanhou's orders this time is that the most important thing is what he said: He, Wei, and Xiyong, in addition to the six valves in the sea, there are only the families known to the whole country, there are Xilin Zhou, Youzhou Pei, Yunxia Huo, Rongcheng Deng, Xinghe Qian, Imperial Capital Gu, Hongzhou Gu, Jinggi Zhang, these eight surnames, and there are more anointing Jiadi under them - but now in this world, how many people can trace back to their ancestors who have been rich and noble for hundreds of years? ”

Shen Biansheng's face changed slightly, and he bowed his head and said, "There are indeed fewer and fewer people in my generation!" ”

"If there are fewer people, there is little power!" Liu Jingcheng said, "Yiyanhou thinks that not only can we not fight among ourselves now, but we should join forces, advance and retreat together, and work together!" ”

He sighed, "Taking the imperial capital Gu as an example, when the Dongyong royal family attacked them, how could we all be at a loss, or powerless to protect them?" Wasn't it because he wanted to carve up several important positions of the Gu clan in the opposition at that time, so he sat back and watched their downfall? ”

"And Yan Hou Yan, this is the stupidest thing that the family gate valve has done!"

"Why?"

"Because even if the Dongyong Emperor who destroyed the imperial capital Gu died in the assassination of the secret son of the imperial capital Gu - but in addition to this assassination, the imperial capital Gu still has the appearance of revival?!"

"Three hundred years of the sect is gone!"

"From this matter, the royal family sees the hope of completely eradicating our lords!"

"That's why there is the matter of Jiangnan Hall - Brother Shi doesn't know, when Yan Hou said, if I don't stop this time and join forces, then the ending of Jiangnan Hall must be the tomorrow I am waiting for, I almost couldn't stand firm!"

In fact, there was no need for him to emphasize, Shen Biansheng's face was pale at the moment, and he muttered: "Imperial Capital Gu...... Jiangnan Song ...... I see! I said, why did the first emperor fall into the well in the first place, and Shi En will take revenge...... Originally...... It turns out that his real purpose is not to eradicate a noble family, or not all to eradicate a noble family! ”

"It's also to test the reaction of other people in the six valves in the sea!!"

Liu Jingcheng laughed miserably and said, "That's right! At that time, we were fighting fiercely for each other, and it was too late to intrigue with each other, how could we think that this opening could not be opened?! ”

"Actually, since the imperial capital Gu, our ancestors have been wrong!!" Shen Biansheng paused almost in pain, "The stronger the Shu clan becomes, the more we must watch and help each other!" If there are few people, the strength is weak, the strength is weak, and the decline is extinction - this opening is true, and it can't be opened at all! ”

However, they have been wrong twice: once they happily divided the imperial capital Gu behind the Dongyong royal family, and once they happily pit Jiangnan Hall behind the Su family and Emperor Xianjia - the number and power have not recovered the prosperity of previous years, and they have to fight with each other, such a class is still delusional about wealth and longevity? !

"It's not all to blame for the fact that the ancestors couldn't think of this problem at the time." Liu Jingcheng smiled bitterly to comfort him, and said, "If you want to blame it, you can blame Qianyong for not being angry, the alien race is raging in the Central Plains, and the dragons are leaderless, so of course you can only take care of yourself for the time being!" ”

At that time, the royal family was in turmoil, and each family was too busy to take care of itself, so how could they protect and help other people's families?

Xiliang Shen, Donghu and Liu even lost Sangzi, how many clansmen would rather die than abandon their ancestral land, and blood was spilled on the battlefield.

Both of them recalled the retreat when their parents told them about their childhood—their great-grandfathers and grandfathers, many of whom had been tied all the way to the south.

Because he refuses to go, because he doesn't want to go, because he wants to die on the battlefield with his other brothers and sisters...... However, for the continuation of the family, the head of the family at that time specially selected a group of people, took the family property that was hastily packed, escorted by his henchmen, and went south in a hurry, thinking that the family would leave a hope.

In the end, this hope succeeded in driving out the alien race that had invaded their homeland, but it finally fell short in the race for the world.

Shen Biansheng and Liu Jingcheng did not personally experience that troubled era because of their age.

But I also want to know that Xiliang Shen and Donghu Liu are certainly one of the six valves in the sea, and they are famous all over the world - but when they are reduced to the point of tossing and turning, it is good to ensure that the inheritance continues, so how can they spare their spare strength to help the imperial capital Gu at that time?

As for the others, although such as Jiangnan Song, Qingzhou Su, and Sangzi were originally in the south, and the members of the lineage were not directly affected by Bingxie, their industries in the north were also destroyed!

The overall strength of the family naturally declined.

To be honest, at that time, the wang family actually didn't have a particularly good life, good enough to meddle in things.

Therefore, their ancestors may not have understood the importance of unity, but when it was too late to shelter their own family, they chose to divide the imperial capital Gu in order to obtain more resources and use them in their own family, so that more clansmen could survive and live well.

And if they chose to help the imperial capital Gu at that time, even if they would get a certain amount of compensation from the imperial capital Gu clan, they would face the pressure of the Dongyong royal family - for the Wang clan who was already struggling to support in the war and chaos at that time, this pressure was very worth considering.

What's more, even if the head of the family knew the severity, under the pressure at that time, it was difficult for ordinary clansmen to understand why they still had to pay all kinds of benefits and even the lives of their clansmen to help other families when their own family was already very difficult?

Even if they understand, it's hard for them to recognize.

After all, survival is a human instinct.

Of course, if the person in charge at that time had enough courage, he might not be able to suppress these objections - but these have already passed, and Liu Jingcheng had no intention of accompanying Shen Biansheng to accuse those ancestors of short-sightedness, so Yuanchang said: "At that time, even if our ancestors' generation saw the consequences of standing by and watching the fall of the imperial capital, it was difficult to lend a helping hand under the influence of all parties. ”

He reminded, "What's more, how well guarded that Emperor Yong was after the fall of the imperial capital Gu clan? With the secret son of the Gu family in the imperial capital alone, he may not have the opportunity to kill the monarch - there may be the help of other family valves in it! ”

"That's right!" Shen Biansheng calmed down and said with a wry smile, "However, our current situation is really worrying!" ”

Liu Jingcheng said: "After all, it is not a desperate situation with no vitality, not to mention that even if the current situation is worrying, it is difficult for the world brother to accept his fate like this?!" ”

"Zizheng, why do you provoke me?" Shen Biansheng exhaled and said, "I'm just worried, how can I be helpless?!" ”

After figuring out why the Liu family was on Jian Xubai's side, he couldn't help but complain a little, "Speaking of which, I'm not an unreasonable person!" Why didn't you tell me about such a thing? ”

Liu Jingcheng said in his heart: Of course, this is because this matter can be done simply by joining forces with our Liu family, so why drag you again? Isn't this just a benefit to your Shen family?

Although the six valves have barely reached a consensus at the moment, that is, they can't fight among themselves anymore.

But this is actually a relatively high bottom line, not that they are really close to each other like a family from now on - this is also unrealistic - so small actions can still be done.

For example, now that Shen Biansheng asked, he actually knew what was going on in his heart, so he sighed: "That's it, it's not interesting to talk about it now, if there is anything that needs our Shen family's help in the future, don't forget it!" ”

Liu Jingcheng responded with a smile, seeing that he seemed to be a little depressed, his eyes flashed, and he said, "There is another matter, do you want to refer to it together?" ”

Shen Biansheng didn't expect his reply to be so fast, and said unexpectedly: "What's the matter?" ”

Liu Jingcheng raised his chin towards Miyagi behind him, and said softly: "King Su has been married so far, but the princess is alone in the backyard. At present, King Su is about to practice Zuo, and the blood of the first emperor is very withered, this heavy task of spreading branches and leaves, I am afraid that Princess Su is alone, but she can't afford it! ”

Shen Biansheng's heart moved, and he whispered: "Yan Hou has no opinion?" Although Princess Su is the biological daughter of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom, it is rumored that she has an excellent relationship with Grandma Song - even if Yan Hou knows her life experience, she no longer cares about the love of her brother and sister, but as long as Princess Su is in her heart towards Yanhou Mansion, it is always a friendship, and it is said that Princess Su is King Su himself! ”

Liu Jingcheng chuckled lightly and said, "Although Yan Hou is the grandson of the old lady Duanmu, this time he is so good at making claims, the old lady's mood can be imagined!" Although many things are now in the boat, it is useless for the old lady to be angry again. But with such a trivial matter as adding two people to the new monarch's harem, Yan Hou will be embarrassed to refute the old lady's face? ! It's Grandma Song, it's hard to say anything! ”

"In that case, let's just let the old lady nod, isn't that it?"

He snorted slightly, "Don't you forget how the Lord of Yishui died?" The old lady is only afraid that the biological daughter of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom will have the same experience, how can she disagree?! ”

Shen Biansheng's eyes flashed, and he suddenly said: "Speaking of which, although we don't know if Yanhou will avenge the Lord of Yishui, even if he wants to avenge his mother, it is very rare for the Empress Dowager and the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom to treat him in the past?" ”

"Brother Shi is saying that he is worried about Yanhou?" Liu Jingcheng smiled and shook his head, "I thought so too—but then the people around me reminded me that Old Lady Duanmu and her old man are still there, in case her old man wants to settle this grievance in person, we will have a lot of trouble!" ”

"That's right!" Shen Biansheng nodded, thoughtful, "I don't know what will happen to the two of them...... The palace gate has arrived, Brother Zizheng, say goodbye first! ”

Liu Jingcheng arched his hand: "Brother Shi, go slowly!" ”

When they said goodbye outside the palace gate, the carriage that the old lady Duanmu was riding had just stopped in front of the mansion of the eldest princess of the Jin Kingdom.