Chapter 105: The World Is So Small
Zhanyu was stunned for a moment, and then he realized that he really hadn't thought about this, but he refused to admit defeat easily.
"It's very unlikely, the two princes are healthy, and they are under the care of the imperial doctor......
Xiao Feng smiled: "Wasn't the prince healthy before?" Isn't there a royal doctor by the prince's side?
I went out for a round and came back sick and died. Who can guarantee that these two will be fine? ”
Zhanyu can only admit that what Xiao Feng said makes sense: "Even so, the possibility is very small!" ”
Xiao Feng nodded: "Then even if this possibility is only two percent, then your two-choice gambling will become a forty percent winning rate, right?" ”
Zhanyu nodded reluctantly.
Xiao Feng took another sip of tea: "If the prince wants to become the emperor, he will have to face competition, except for his own illness and death, the biggest possibility is to be assassinated."
If you want to assassinate the prince, it must be a master who shoots, and the first person to die at this time is the guard. As the number one guard, you are of course the number one risk.
So even if your forty percent bet is right, you have at least half a chance that you will die for him before he becomes emperor, is this risk ratio high? ”
Zhanyu wanted to shake his head, but he knew very well that King Yu and King Jing had not been assassinated in all these years, and a large reason was because the situation was barely evenly matched.
If there is hope on both sides, there will be no risk. But if one of them loses hope completely, then it's hard to say.
This is different from when the crown prince was alive, the prince was widely recognized as the future emperor, and no force would try to change this.
But King Jing and King Yu already have a group of people behind them, and this group of people is gambling like themselves, and if they lose the bet, they are likely to lose.
Therefore, even if the prince doesn't want to do it, there will definitely be people behind him who will jump over the wall.
At that time, the guards around the prince will be the meat shield, the meat shield that will be sacrificed at any time.
Zhanyu nodded with difficulty.
Xiao Feng smiled: "So you have a maximum of two percent of the winning rate left." ”
Zhanyu said stubbornly: "That's also two percent, not one percent!" ”
Xiao Feng looked at him quietly: "In the end, with your winning rate of 20%, the prince you took refuge in became the new emperor." ”
Zhanyu slapped his palms: "Isn't this enough!" ”
Xiao Feng nodded: "Then there is a half chance that this new emperor will kill you." ”
Zhanyu laughed and pointed at Xiao Feng.
"You can't afford to lose, I've already won, what else is the new emperor going to kill me, why would he kill me......"
Zhanyu's voice became lower and lower, and finally stopped awkwardly.
He is not a stupid Bai Tian who is ignorant of the world, he is a child of a martial arts family, and he has seen the disputes of various gangs in the rivers and lakes. Even in his own family history, there has not been a scramble for killing.
Heroes, especially those who know too many secrets, the possibility of being rewarded and eliminated is indeed divided into half, all depending on their own luck and the other party's mind.
Xiao Feng raised a finger and made a conclusion: "So, one percent of the winning rate." ”
Zhanyu was silent for a long time: "King Yu won't." ”
"It's normal for every gambler to feel that their chips are the best. Let's not discuss this matter, now let's talk about it, why did you become Yuwang's guard? ”
Zhanyu frowned and thought for a while, it was not that he didn't want to say it, but he was thinking about where to start, and finally he decided to start from the beginning.
"When I was an eight-year-old child, my grandfather was the patriarch of my family and the head of our 'Phantom Knife Sect'. At that time, I dreamed of becoming the patriarch and head of the clan in the future. ”
This kind of family is the situation of the sect, Xiao Feng has heard of it.
Some families practice martial arts, and then their children and grandchildren also practice martial arts, naturally forming a sect; There are also marriages between martial arts families, and a big family has gradually formed.
"Because at that time, in my heart, the head of the family and the patriarch was the most powerful person in the world. You may think it's ridiculous, but it's completely understandable when you think I was eight years old at the time. ”
Xiao Feng nodded, indicating that he could fully understand the dream of an eight-year-old child.
"Then I grew up and started traveling at the age of thirteen.
Those people from the Jianghu sect, and even the people on the green forest road, heard about my origin, especially my grandfather's name, and they were very embarrassed. This made me even more determined to be the head of the family and the patriarch.
Then one day, a magistrate came to our house with a servant and asked my father to hand over my sister because Jiajing was going to recruit beautiful girls. ”
Xiao Feng stopped nodding and looked at Zhanyu. Zhanyu didn't realize it, he was already immersed in his own memories.
"Those officials are not vulnerable at all, and the magistrate is as thin as a monkey. However, none of our entire family dared to do anything.
Only my father and grandfather stopped at the door and bargained with the magistrate, who was so blatantly making an offer to my sister.
I happened to be home from wandering outside, and I loved my sister so much that in a fit of rage, I knocked down two of the officials.
The magistrate was furious and wanted to transfer the Jinyi guard to arrest me, but my grandfather had no choice but to take out a large sum of money to keep me and my sister safe.
Since then, I have decided to become an official, a great official. What patriarch, what head, a small magistrate can overwhelm a family, a sect is breathless!
I have taken the martial arts examination several times, but unfortunately, the imperial examination is not as easy as I thought. It's useless to just work hard, and I have to have a written test, and I can't pass the paper.
A few years later, I came to the capital, when King Yu had just been crowned king, and I went to the palace to enlist as a guard.
Do you know that it is very difficult to enter the palace as a guard, and the palace will send someone to check the background. My family has lived in the local area for many years and has a good reputation, so I passed the test.
The palace copied the genealogy of my family's three clans, and my family had to send someone to report to the local Jinyi guard every month, and if there was any change, the local garrison would immediately come to the door to surround and inquire.
That's the price my family paid for me, and in return, they would never again be oppressed by the magistrates. ”
Xiao Feng poured himself a cup of hot tea: "You are so good at kung fu, why don't you go and be a brocade guard?" I believe that as long as you are willing, Lu Bing will be willing to recruit you. ”
Zhanyu looked at Xiao Feng: "Because I know that even if I become a Jinyi guard, or even a deputy Qianhu, I may not be able to keep my family when facing more powerful forces." Only by betting on the emperor can it be. ”
Xiao Feng frowned, he knew that Zhanyu was talking about his father Xiao Wannian, but he was telling the truth.
"That's right, the higher your position, the fewer people can oppress you. However, even if it is as high as Xia Yan's position, it is difficult to escape defeat; Even if the emperor trusted Lu Bing to that extent, he was walking on thin ice.
If you are not an official, your family will only destroy wealth and eliminate disasters; If you become an official, even the three clans may be affected. Have you thought about this? ”
Zhanyu lowered his head and stopped talking. Xiao Feng didn't speak, and drank tea slowly.
"No matter what you say, I hope you can help King Yu, he may not be the best emperor, but he must be better than King Jing!"
Xiao Feng shook his head: "Of course I like Yuwang more, but good and bad are relative."
After this matter is clarified, it will naturally become clear who is good and who is bad. I won't help anyone, I promised someone else to be fair. ”
Zhanyu nodded: "That's enough." I believe that as long as fairness is guaranteed, Yuwang must be innocent. ”
Xiao Feng stood up and stretched: "You can also choose a room, as long as it is in the first row of houses, it will be fine." ”
Zhanyu was surprised: "You let me live in your house?" ”
Xiao Feng was also surprised: "You don't want to live in my house?" Are you going to go to a guest house? ”
Zhanyu hesitated: "You're not afraid that others will say that you and King Yu are in the same group?" ”
Xiao Feng smiled: "Who are you afraid of saying that?" ”
"Yan Dang! Hooray! ”
"If you don't live with me, won't Yan Dang say it? Long live believe me or not, you can influence it with a royal guard? ”
Zhanyu didn't take it seriously, but Zhanyu not only didn't get annoyed, but hung his head.
"I know I've never been very nice to you, and you probably don't know why."
Xiao Feng blinked: "Are you going to tell me?" ”
Zhanyu raised his head: "Yes, because I was very disappointed at the beginning, Xiao Wannian's son is not a hot-blooded man, but a liar who pretends to be a ghost."
But slowly, I think you may not be what I thought you were......"
"Wait, wait, you know my father?"
Zhanyu shook his head: "I haven't met, King Yu asked me to investigate you, I only knew that you are Xiao Wannian's son, and only then did I know that your father did it." ”
"Which thing?"
"The county magistrate who oppressed my family was later arrested and imprisoned by Jinyiwei, but he was soon reinstated. A few days later, he was killed again, and the murderer was never found.
So that time, Yuwang asked me to help you, and I was willing to do it myself. ”
Both of them were stunned for a while, not knowing what to say, the world is so small.
Xiao Feng suddenly patted Zhanyu on the shoulder: "So you and Qiaoqiao are fellow countrymen, I have to tell her mother, you still speak hometown, right?" ”