Chapter Ninety-Eight: Conspiracy
Chu Muhan didn't look up, he just turned over a page with one hand, his fingers were extremely slender and white, his bones were distinct, and when he spread out, there was a white handkerchief, and the light in the quiet library was elegant, and his figure became soft.
"The younger brother just got the news today, the prince of Nanxun has come with the envoy, probably to revise the treaty between the two countries, this matter, probably King Duan of Xiang has also known."
Seeing that Chu Muhan knew that it was him without looking up, Chu Jingxuan was not surprised, so he pulled over an embroidered stool and sat in front of the bookcase, and slowly expressed his thoughts after a moment of silence.
Chu Muhan nodded, put down the book in his hand, and habitually sorted out the messy furnishings on the table, then slowly got up, and after going around in a circle, he leaned on the bookcase to face Chu Jingxuan.
"Brother Wang asked you to come here today for this matter, if the King of Xiang gets the support of the eldest prince, it will be extremely disadvantageous to us, but fortunately, this matter is not difficult, and when we plan well, we will definitely be able to contact the eldest prince before the king of Xiang."
Chu Jingxuan was slightly stunned, why didn't he mention King Duan? After thinking for a while, it became clear that at the queen's birthday banquet before, King Duan had already thrown an olive branch to Chu Muhan, and after that, Chu Muhan's figure that had disappeared for many years gradually appeared in the court, and repeatedly assisted King Duan to fight King Xiang, these changes have explained everything.
"Brother Wang has already decided? The subordinate brother refers to the ...... of King Duan"
His words had another deep meaning, and Chu Muhan naturally knew it.
Such a rebellious person who is unwilling to bow his head is willing to bow down to others? This is something that Chu Jingxuan could never have imagined no matter what.
Chu Muhan looked at Chu Jingshuo fixedly, waiting for his next sentence, his slender fingers lightly tapped on the bookcase, making a "tuk" sound, and in a moment of silence, only this sound was the most deafening.
"Brother Wang, you know that we don't have to be like this, after years of planning and planning, the two of us have joined forces, and the current situation is enough for you and me to show our talents, why did you wronged yourself so much?"
After enduring it for a long time, Chu Jingxuan still opened his mouth and said, in his impression, Chu Muhan would never compromise on everything, even in the face of their father and emperor, but now, this surprised him very much.
"Jing Shuo, who do you think is more powerful than King Duan and King Xiang?"
"If you compare it with the vassal strength of the family lineage, King Duan is naturally inferior to King Xiang, and Concubine Sun is not easy to deal with!"
"Then this is the reason for making such a choice for my brother, Duan Wang is not in trouble, our number one enemy is the King of Xiang, if we first assist Duan Wang to destroy the King of Xiang, wouldn't it be easier to free up our hands to deal with Duan Wang in the future? They're in the light, we're in the dark, and we're the one who has the upper hand anyway.
The two of us have been dormant for many years, at this time the succession has entered the white heat, few of the ministers in the court will think that we will win, so most of them have chosen the master, as far as I know, more than half of the ministers in the court have already bet their lives on the king of Xiang, the rest except for some righteous ministers who know right from wrong and do not want to form a party, most of them have fallen to the king of Duan, if the brother of the king helps the king in name, you can get close contact with these ministers, and then they will be under the wings of the hand.
In addition, there are still many honest and selfless virtuous ministers in the court, just like Feng Ye, the imperial historian, Zhuo Yuan, the general of Huwei, and Nie Yun, the Zhongshu Ling, are all worth befriending, you have to move around more, you don't have to worry about those dark things, just leave them to Brother Wang! ”
At this time, it was close to dusk, the light in the library was dim, and the shadows of the two overlapped together for a long time, Chu Muhan paused for a long time and didn't hear the person opposite reply, thinking that he was thinking about something, and after a closer look, he found that Chu Jingshuo was looking at the dim shadow in front of him intently.
Light and shadow overlap and intertwine, and the shadow is in a trance.
Chu Jingxuan didn't answer because he felt guilty.
He has always disdained to associate with those ugly corrupt officials or hypocritical "loyal" people, and he does not want to cover his fist heart with sewage for the sake of power, so even if he has lived a very hard life and climbed very hard over the years, he has never thought of forming a party for personal gain and falling with those people.
And now the situation no longer allows him to have lofty thoughts, the so-called sincerity and so-called loyalty are just ideals that everyone yearns for, Chu Muhan has been dormant in the shadows all these years to recuperate, isn't it because he is also the same as Chu Jingshuo, unwilling to be attached to any faction?
The book pavilion became more and more silent, Chu Muhan's good intentions, Chu Jingxuan, who was a younger brother, naturally knew that it was obviously a dangerous road, but it was so simple in Chu Muhan's road, he was clearly just letting Chu Jingshuo relax!
"Brother Wang......"
Maybe only in front of his brother, Chu Jingxuan will take off his armor and return to his most primitive side, he will also be hurt, sad, distressed, and will also feel indebted and ashamed.
He snorted for a long time, his voice was a little choked, but after he said two words vaguely, there was no more follow-up, and the cold on his handsome face was no longer cold, replaced by a little suppressed helplessness and sadness.
"It's no big deal, after all, Brother Wang, I used to be a person who was floating in the temple, how can I make others look down on me? You do your thing, by the way, the prince of Nanxun may arrive in a month, you try to find a way to win the right to receive it, then I will arrange a meeting, just try your best, if you can't get it, you don't have to force it, anyway, the result is the same! ”
Chu Jingshuo, who was still immersed in sorrow just now, was in a fog just now, and it took a long time to understand what Chu Muhan meant.
"Listening to Brother Wang's words, must he have crossed paths with the eldest prince?"
Chu Muhan smiled slightly, but did not answer immediately, Chu Jingshuo already understood.
If you talk about the origin, the two do have some.
Where there are big countries, there are always a few small vassals who are trying to survive in the cracks, and it is normal for them to pay tribute every year, and the big countries will also fulfill their promises to give these small countries protection, but in order to show loyalty, small countries often send the underage princes in the royal family to the big countries as protons, and then send them back when they are adults.
Six years ago, Chu Muhan was still the mighty general God of War, and he became famous all over the world after sweeping the surrounding countries, when Nanfeng was sixteen years old, he had been in Qiyue Country for five years, although he did not suffer too much humiliation and hardship in a foreign country, after all, he was under the fence, and it was really a lot of torment for such a prince who had the ambition of the world and was difficult to reward.
It stands to reason that these two people didn't have a chance to intersect, but the accident may happen in a moment.