Chapter 321: The Net of the Old Ministers
If Dauria and Feng Guyan are accomplices, or allies, then the reason why Daouria can rejuvenate must be with the help of Feng Guyan.
Although Daouria ostensibly objected to the old clan king cooperating with the bone hunters to seek the art of immortality, the purpose of doing so should be to deliberately keep himself out of the matter, so that he would not be easily suspected in case of an accident.
At the same time, Dauria's daughter Suman was also the personal maid of Queen Durantuya, and this relationship allowed Dauria to help Feng Guyan monitor the queen's every move, especially everything that happened during the queen's pregnancy in October.
However, what made Tang Xiaohao even more puzzled was that since Tang Anshu was suspicious of Daouer, why did he choose to be a chess watcher? And not in person?
Faced with Tang Xiaohao's question, Tang Anshu did not answer directly, but after bringing Gu Huaiyi here, the conversation between him and Gu Huaiyi was repeated again, and he also told Tang Xiaohao about Gu Huaiyi's belonging to the two organizations.
Tang Anshu said: "In addition to Yanxiazhi, what is the other organization and what kind of people are composed of, he didn't tell me, the only person in the world who knows his other identity is Sangluo."
Sang Luo formed a strategist organization called Yanxiazhi, which made Tang Xiaohao feel reasonable and unexpected.
Although Tang Xiaohao never thought that Sang Luo was a good person in his eyes, he would not be in the company of those powerful ministers above the court, he had ideals, but the way he realized his ideals was not quite the same as others.
It should be said that although Sangluo is elegant, he is also fierce.
Tang Xiaohao said, "The second organization that Gu Huaiyi mentioned, I suspect it should be related to the Nanrong family."
Tang Anshu was puzzled: "What do you mean?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "The existence of Yanxiazhi is because it is hidden in the imperial court, and the people of this organization must be the strategists and military advisors who must come and go in ordinary times by the great strategists, so no one will doubt that Sang Luo is justifiably with them. It is precisely because of this that I feel that the second organization that Gu Huaiyi belongs to should use the Nan Rong family as a cover."
Tang Anshu said, "That means the second organization is hiding in Nanrong's house?"
"That's right," Tang Xiaohao analyzed, "If it were me, I would do the same, because that would be the safest, even if something went wrong, the first one to be suspected would be the Nanrong family, not the organization, just like a worm parasitic on an animal."
Tang Anshu asked coldly, "Horse, what do you think is the most important thing in the world of Jiuyuan today?"
Tang Xiaohao didn't hesitate: "Unification...... But it's difficult, because they don't have the same heart, and what's worse, there are too many selfish people, so they will do everything they can to divide the people of the Nine Plains."
Tang Anshu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and a slight smile appeared on his face: "I am more relaxed talking to you than I am talking to Gu Huaiyi, and I don't need to explain too much. My brother was still blind, and he didn't even find the treasure that was close at hand."
In fact, Hu Shen had already found out, but under Tang Chen's pleading, and unwilling to involve the relationship between the Nanrong family, Hu Shen could only pretend to be stupid and not see Tang Xiaohao's baby.
Tang Xiaohao said with a smile: "Even if I have the opportunity to enter Jixian Academy, I will not go, let alone take the examination to gain fame, or borrow my father's hand to enter the court."
Tang Anshu nodded and said, "Character?"
"Yes, it's a matter of character," Tang Xiaohao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "It's not that I'm not interested in the affairs of the court, but I only want to understand, not to be trapped in it, the sea is endless, and I will never be able to land."
Tang Anshu said, "Then why do you still care about the world?"
Tang Xiaohao said, "I don't know, because of my personality?"
Tang Anshu smiled: "Yes. So, what are you going to do next?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "Everything is connected with Antai Datong, she is like a thread, connecting everyone and everything, if she is willing to speak, everything will be easy to do."
Tang Anshu shook his head and said, "She won't speak, even when facing me, she doesn't want to say too much, let alone you, so I suggest you don't put your hopes on her, but I think that since you have found out that the death of the eldest prince and the second prince is different."
Therefore, it is better to find a new entry point, and this entry point will also mislead the mastermind behind the scenes, so that they will think that your investigation is completely wrong."
Tang Xiaohao thought for a while and said, "I don't really understand what the seniors mean."
Tang Anshu said: "Right now, the little prince Gurke is still fighting against the corpses, but the first expedition failed, and the losses were heavy, according to the information I received, now the Torsi Department is in a mess, and there is news that the corpses will attack Hacha City, but I think that's a cover."
Tang Xiaohao said, "You mean, I am looking for an opportunity to intervene in Prince Gulke's current conquest war?"
Tang Anshu nodded and said, "That's right, although it is very dangerous, but if you do what Prince Gulke can't do, you can win the respect of the entire army of Torsi's department, plus you have already passed the refining Boda, in this way, the situation will inevitably fall to your side, and when the time comes, the person who should appear will definitely appear."
Tang Xiaohao pondered for a while and said, "If it was really all this arranged by Feng Guyan, then he definitely wanted Bao Meng to succeed him as the clan king, but why did he control Gurke to do all this? And why did Gurke do what he said?"
Tang Anshu analyzed: "The little prince Gurke is a pure and honest person, and he is also a filial person, this is a nice saying, to put it mildly, he is not smart, and he is easy to be deceived. As for the fact that the old clan king didn't die last time, I think it's worth investigating."
Tang Xiaohao was stunned when he heard this: "Do you also think that the old clan king is not dead?"
Tang Anshu asked, "You might as well make a bold guess, what is the motive for the little prince Gurke to be led by the nose by the bone hunter?"
Tang Xiaohao analyzed: "If the old clan king is not dead, then Gurke's purpose is to hope to fulfill his father's wish?"
Tang Anshu asked again, "What if the old clan king is indeed dead? You know, all of Rouyuan knows about this."
Tang Xiaohao seemed to understand something: "Gurke wants to resurrect the old clan king? Bring it back from the dead? If the old clan king is resurrected, he won't need to kill each other with the Baomeng brothers and sisters?"
Tang Anshu continued to remind Tang Xiaohao: "If the old clan king is not dead, where will he hide? What is the place where Gurke can go, but no one else can go?"
Tang Xiaohao got up slowly: "Mending Heaven Tower? Yes, the top of the tower is a place where only high priests can go, and it's still cold, and it's easy to keep the corpses hidden there at low temperatures."
Tang Anshu didn't draw a conclusion, but said, "Since there is speculation, the next step is to confirm it, but don't confirm it directly, you must use skills."
Tang Xiaohao understood: "What the senior means is that let me investigate Baoyin Borg in the name of investigating the death of the eldest prince and the second prince, because he is also a stranger, even if he is not, I must firmly believe that he is, so that the enemy can think that I am investigating in the wrong direction?"
Tang Anshu smiled and picked up the teacup: "The son can be taught, one point is clear, I respect you for this cup of tea."
Tang Xiaohao asked again, "Senior, since you have speculated on this, why are you indifferent?"
Tang Anshu said helplessly: "Even if there is speculation, it needs to be confirmed, and at least one identity is required to be confirmed, right? And I was already an opposition, without a title, without power, without any proper status."
Tang Xiaohao nodded: "It's still too stupid to be uneasy, Gurke."
Tang Anshu smiled and asked, "What do you say?"
Tang Xiaohao said: "When I was a child, I didn't understand why my father had to visit those former ministers of the previous emperor every once in a while, those people were old and had no real power in their hands."
Tang Anshu asked, "Then how did your father answer?"
Tang Xiaohao sat down again: "My father just asked me to think about how many people these old ministers had the grace of knowing when they were in the opposition, and these blessed people are now officials in the court, no matter what position the official resides, they are all pillars of the country, and the future is promising."
Tang Anshu smiled when he heard this.
Power is visible most of the time, but invisible power is also called influence.
Even if he is an old minister in the opposition, he must have students, former ministries, and military attachés.
Although these people will not directly intervene in certain matters, their words at a critical moment can change the minds of a large number of people, but once the thinking of opposition officials is changed, the situation will certainly be reversed.
The official system is the most important existence of a country, and for the emperor, there were too many civil and military forces in the Manchu Dynasty, and he could not remember much, and he could only divide these officials into two groups in his heart.
The first group is the old ministers, and the second group is the officials who take over the old ministers.
While those former ministers were still alive, the officials who were about to succeed them were far less important than these former ministers in the eyes of the emperor.
Just as the establishment of the Dachang Dynasty was inseparable from the old forces of the previous dynasty, such as the huge Nanrong family and other old ministers, even if the forces they formed were to be eradicated, they could not cut the grass and eradicate the roots, because the systematic relationship between teachers and students had long been deeply rooted in the land of Jiuyuan.
The emperor respects these people, but also fears them, don't look at them all with kind eyebrows, they used to be executioners who killed people without seeing blood.
Just like Tang Anshu, during the previous dynasty, he made great contributions, even if the previous dynasty was not destroyed, he would hide in the mountains and forests, otherwise the day of the merit was the time of death.
It is precisely because of people like Tang Anshu who have the ability and have personally woven a huge network of relationships, if they are not used by the later Dachang Dynasty, they must also die, and they must die completely cleanly.
This is also the most important reason why Sang Luo tried his best to find Tang Anshu.
Sang Luo knew very well that Tang Anshu was an idealist, so he would send Gu Huaiyi, who was also an idealist.
He thought that when two idealists collided together, even if there was no spark, something would have to burst out, right?
It's a pity that he underestimated Tang Anshu and overestimated Gu Huaiyi.
When Tang Anshu chose to retreat, he knew that the ideal was the ideal, even if he wanted to complete the ideal, he had to stand behind another idealist, and he must also be a sober idealist who did not play according to the routine and had a kind heart, but could be more cunning than those female ministers.
Therefore, Tang Anshu looked at Tang Xiaohao in front of him and thought: Will you be that person?
Corresponding with the same voice, feeling the same breath, relying on each other, synonymous and blind date, and helping each other with the same difficulties.
Like-minded!