After calming down for a moment, Xiao Rui questioned: "Although I was young back then, I finally experienced that era. Five surnames and seven hopes to subsidize money and food, why haven't you heard of it? I only know that after Jinyang raised troops, Princess Pingyang broke through Guanzhong with lightning speed, took Chang'an, and seized countless grains and grasses, so that the strength of recruiting troops skyrocketed. ”

Cui Shouzhen nodded and asked, "What about after taking Guanzhong?" Li Tang's power expanded rapidly. The last three-legged stand, Chang'an Li Tang, Luoyang Wang Shichong, Hebei Dou Jiande. That's when we placed our bets. ”

Xiao Rui understood, "The Qinghe Cui clan is located in Hebei, and the Xingyang Zheng clan is located in the Luoyang territory, but in the end, you bet on Li Tang." It's really bold enough, so this matter is secret enough for outsiders not to know. So why was it built by the crown prince? If I'm not mistaken, at that time, King Qin had already made a name for himself, and he had a wide range of soldiers under him, so he seemed to have more potential. ”

Cui Shouzhen didn't speak, but just looked at Xiao Rui, as if with the eyes of the school exam.

Xiao Rui didn't ask, but fell into contemplation, he substituted himself into the role, into the position of five surnames and seven hopes, why did he choose the crown prince Jiancheng, instead of Li Er, the king of Qin?

Is it a distinction between civil and military? It's not like it, although King Qin can fight, but the crown prince Jiancheng has also led soldiers, and he still relies on his generals to fight...... That's right, the generals.

"Is it because of the common people and the scholars?"

"At that time, the King of Qin collected talents from all over the world, with strategists like clouds and military generals like rain, and half of the team were from poor families. Are you afraid that if you support him, he will become emperor in the future, and he will encourage the rise of the Hanmen and suppress the scholar class at that time? ”

Cui Shouzhen stroked his palm and praised: "He is worthy of being the champion Hou, the first talent in the world, and his reputation is well deserved." Sure enough, your quick thinking can't bother you. Yes, that's exactly what happened. Bet on Li Tang because we have considered the situation in the world and feel that Li Tang has a better chance of winning. ”

"After that, it is to find a way to get Li Tang to support the Shi clan gate valve. Every change of regime is a struggle for power, and the new aristocracy replaces the old one, as has been the case in all dynasties. And the reason why the five surnames and seven hopes can be passed on endlessly is because they can bet. ”

Xiao Rui suddenly realized, "I understand." At that time, the opportunity was very good, and the three parties worked hard, and Li Tang was not the strongest one. Only by destroying Wang Shichong of Luoyang can he have a chance to compete with Dou Jiande of Hebei. They are also in dire need of foreign assistance. ”

"But you still miscalculated in the end, I didn't expect that there would be a Xuanwu Gate, and in the end it was King Qin who sat in the world."

"No, no, even if there is no Xuanwu Sect, you may not succeed. The crown prince Jiancheng is not a mediocre talent, it can be said that Li Tang's four princes, each of whom is a dragon and a phoenix, are not things in the pool. Even if he sits in the seat, it is impossible for you to let him be an honest puppet and be at your mercy. ”

"Don't forget, if you talk about the struggle of the Shi clan against the common people, then Li Tang belongs to the Guanlong Group, and he is also from the Shi clan, with or without your support, he should represent the interests of the Shi clan."

"But they didn't. Because no matter who becomes the emperor, his identity will immediately change, and he will become to maintain his own dominance, and what nobles and common people are all forces that he wants to control. ”

"The gate valve of the scholar clan is too prosperous, so it is natural to use the common people's cold door to suppress it."

"This is something that even a talentless mediocre master will choose."

Cui Shouzhen nodded and said, "Yes, what you said is good." So in addition to the marriage layer, we also added a villain bet. ”

"Is there an agreement?" Xiao Rui was surprised, and wanted to slap his face after speaking, I really owe it, the secrets I know today seem to be a little too much, and it is not easy to digest.

"Hehe, yes, we asked him for an IOU." Cui Shouzhen recalled: "An IOU signed by Li Yuan and Li Jiancheng. King Qin didn't know. ”

"With that IOU existing, the royal family will always owe us favors, even if they don't support us, they don't dare to go too far."

"Do you think that the king of Qin at that time was invincible on the front line because he was strong? No, also because there is a strong logistics. The crown prince built this kind person, not too false in the accident world, in order to support his younger brother to win the war, sacrificed a lot and carried a lot of pressure. ”

"It is rumored in the world that half of the Tang Dynasty was brought down by King Qin. That's right, but the other half of the credit is built by the prince. King Qin may not have understood this at that time, but today, he must have understood it. ”

"It's a pity, the crown prince is dead. There was one less character in the world, and the IOU was buried in the dust, and the Emperor Taishang and we all tacitly did not mention it again. ”

"Since then, we have been guarding against the suppression of the imperial court. The world is peaceful, and people with five surnames and seven hopes are only officials, and they don't want to be involved with the royal family anymore. ”

Hehe, of course Li Er understands everything, so he can't sleep well every night, is it really because of the unjust soul asking for his life? No, it's because of the guilt in his heart about his eldest brother Li Jiancheng! With this guilt, he dreamed of sleeping at night, determined to govern the country to perfection, so as to prove to the world that he must do a better job as an emperor than his eldest brother as an emperor.

It seems that only in this way can he alleviate the guilt in his heart a little, give himself a justifiable reason, and face his eldest brother after death in the future.

Xiao Rui completely understood, and he would choose this way if he changed. Because you know that the emperor will suppress and marry your daughter, in the eyes of other families, you are climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and you want to break up. The alliance is no longer solid.

Once there is a split, it will be a catastrophe in the face of the emperor's suppression.

Seeing Xiao Rui's face, Cui Shou said sincerely: "Master Hou, you are a character, the reason why you are willing to talk to you today, without concealing it, is that I know that you are very human." If you were in this position, you would have chosen it this way. ”

"So, please be considerate of the hardships below, we just want the family to live, we don't have a choice."

"Ning'er and the prince are very compatible, purely as a father, I would like to see them together. But I'm the patriarch of the Cui family, so I can't do that. As a member of the family, Ning'er should also contribute to the family. Please understand, don't use any more means to persecute you. ”

At this time, the problem was thrown to Xiao Rui, and Xiao Rui looked embarrassed, "This ...... Ay! I knew that this trip was difficult, but when such a thing happened, I was also entrusted by others, and I was in a dilemma. ”

Although I, Xiao Rui, only play high-end games, this game is really a dilemma. How good would it be if you were Xingyang Zheng? The two sides are enemies, and I robbed people directly, and probably you won't think that you will destroy the alliance. It's just not, you are kind to the prince, and you have been questioned by several other families, if you get closer to the royal family, the five surnames and seven hopes will really be divided.

Cui Shouzhen smiled, "Sure enough, I didn't see the wrong person below." His Majesty made every effort to promote this matter, and more because he wanted to take the opportunity to disintegrate the five surnames and seven hopes. But Hou Ye is kind-hearted, and he still thinks that we are also part of the Tang Dynasty, and he doesn't want to be a killer. ”

Xiao Rui glanced at him, "It's good that you know." Although I can't get used to you family with big business and big power, but the natural nobility will always exist, although I Xiao Rui is jealous and hateful, but I am also reasonable, you are also the people of the Tang Dynasty, you can't kill them all indiscriminately in order to divide the interests, right? Don't say that you don't accept it, and you won't be able to convince the public if you say it. Will not everyone be in danger in the future? ”

Cui Shouzhen made a big salute, "Thank you Lord Hou for your understanding." ”

I thought that when it came to this, this matter would be over, but I didn't expect Xiao Rui to change his words and say something like this: "So, my approach is - killing people and punishing the heart!" ”

Burst...... What? Murderous heart? What do you want? Cui Shouzhen didn't seem to understand.

But he knew that Xiao Rui was afraid that something was going to happen again, just like before, he actually came up with a bad trick to kill the Taiyuan Wang family, who could do this as a normal person?