In the meeting hall of the Ten Thousand Blades Main Building, an important meeting of the core members of the clan is being held.

Sun Huanghe sat in the center. There was an old man sitting in the first seat on the left side of him, looking at his face and some portraits of Sun Huanghe, it was his fourth brother Sun Huangsha, and then Sun Chongyuan. Sun Xiuxiu and Sun Xiuyun are also listed. There is a middle-aged man sitting in the chief on the right, his face is somewhat similar to Sun Chongyuan, and there are several people below, all of whom are important figures of the Sun family.

Sun Chongyuan finished telling the story of the attack in the Zhuyue Mountain Range, and then said: "Our escort team suffered more than 60 casualties, and there was also an instrument construction supervisor who was forced to escape into the deep forest, and his whereabouts are unknown. It was precisely because Director Su led away the senior brothers of Xi Yunlong that the enemy's strength weakened and we repelled it, otherwise the number of casualties on our side would be even greater, and it would even be difficult to predict the outcome of the victory! ”

The crowd was silent. The middle-aged man sitting at the head of the right side spoke: "The third brother was plotted by the Zhuo family this time, but fortunately, the auspicious people are natural, and the Zhuo family and the Spirit Dao Sect have not been favored. But the more than sixty Ten Thousand Blade guards can't be sacrificed in vain, so let's write down this revenge for the time being. The Zhuo family and us have already torn our faces, and there will inevitably be conflicts in the future, and this feud will have a chance to get them back. ”

It was Sun Chonglou, the lord of the main building of the Purple City of the Ten Thousand Blades Commercial Building, the eldest son of the patriarch Sun Huanghe, and the eldest brother of Sun Chongyuan.

The most obvious aspect of his face is the pair of beautiful eyebrows that fly diagonally into the sideburns, and the eyes are bright and narrow, shining brightly. Sun Chonglou and Sun Chongyuan are compatriots, three years older than Sun Chongyuan, and they are fifty-two this year.

He glanced at Sun Xiuxiu on the other side and said, "Zhuo Quanyu, that kid has come to know each other, since Xiuxiu came back from the Golden City, he hasn't come to pester Xiuxiu again, otherwise I will break his legs." ”

Sun Xiuxiu's face was calm, she bowed her head, but she didn't answer her father's words. She and Sun Xiuyun both inherited the advantages of their respective fathers' eyebrows, and their eyebrows are picturesque. Compared with Sun Xiuyun's beautiful eyes like autumn water, Sun Xiuxiu's eyes are a little colder.

Sitting next to Sun Xiuxiu is a young man with a majestic spirit, maturity and stability. He spoke: "The little sister has already told Zhuo Quanyu not to be delusional. We and the Four Seas Commercial Building are already competing with each other and relying on their own abilities, but we will have to meet each other in the future. ”

The people sitting here are all important people in the family, and they don't simply see the attack as a means of competition between the two families, and they all know that there is a deeper meaning in this. They all realized that the imperial capital was eventful from then on.

Sun Huangsha was not without worry: "If this is a means to attack the opponent's henchmen, but none of our Sun clan is in the camp, doesn't it mean that others have labeled us as the second prince?" Isn't it wronged to be targeted and suppressed like this in the future? ”

Sun Huanghe did not speak. Sun Chonglou said: "The fourth uncle is too worried. This country is still in charge of the emperor, we remain neutral, as long as we act loyally, we will not be wrong. ”

Another middle-aged man said, "We think so, but others don't see it that way." In the eyes of outsiders, we have long been the people of the second prince. In the past two years, many of our businesses have had the influence of the second prince, and they have long been branded as the second prince. Not to mention ......" He glanced at Sun Xiuxiu and Sun Xiuyun and stopped. He is the son of Sun Huangsha, Sun Chongqing.

Sun Huanghe was still silent and did not say anything. Sun Chongyuan shifted the topic to Wanjian Management at the right time.

Sun Xiuyun glanced at his cousin and said, "The missing artifact maker Su You, this person is extremely talented, you have also seen the Panlong Knife, Yifeng Sword and Genghu Sword designed by him, and the mold manufacturing is also from him. This time, he and another instrument maker, Bai Shan, came to the imperial capital main building with the team, which was to let them open a mold workshop in the main building and train mold masters and instrument makers. Then I started to make various molds, as well as a flower loom. In this way, in addition to utensils, we can also deal in cloth and clothing, and we can comprehensively counterattack the four seas merchant buildings and rob them of their business. Now Bai Shan, who designed the flower building machine, is here, and Su You's whereabouts are unknown. ”

Sun Xiuxiu's face was a little pale, and the others were solemn.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a little heavy, Sun Huanghe spoke: "You don't know, in the last few days I went to the Golden City, I had several contacts with Su You. This man is gifted, very intelligent, and has a personality that suits my heart, and I have instructed him a few times. I look at his face, he is not a person who died young, and he will definitely return safely. In addition, his wolf pet is also an extraordinary beast, and he is deep into the deep forest month by month, and the disciples of the Spirit Sword Sect may not be able to win steadily, so you can wait for the news with peace of mind! ”

Hearing Sun Huanghe speak like this, Sun Xiuxiu and Sun Xiuyun obviously felt relaxed and surprised, it turned out that his grandfather had instructed him, no wonder his strength had improved so quickly.

Sun Huangsha also said with surprise on his face: "To be able to enter the eyes of the eldest brother, this person is not only a material for instrument making, but also a talent for cultivation. Such a talent is extremely important to our commercial building, and we can send a team of guards to find him month by month and bring him back thoughtfully. ”

Sun Chongyuan said: "Thank you for your care." The mountains are covered with forests, the plains are vast, and fierce beasts are infested, and there are many dangers. How difficult it is to find someone in this place. We can't send other guards into danger anymore, so let's wait a little longer. ”

Sun Chongqing's voice was a little gloomy, and he said coldly: "Uncle mentioned just now that wolf is extraordinary, I heard that Xi Zuping of the Spirit Dao Sect is very concerned about this wolf, and he wants to capture it in every possible way." He should have known the origin of the little wolf, and he led the people from the Four Seas Commercial Building to sneak attack Brother Yuan's convoy, and there was also a reason why he coveted this wolf. In addition, in order to save Su You, Captain Xiao Qiang was killed by Xi Yunlong, Xiao Qiang's brothers and relatives will definitely be angry with Su You, and this matter needs to be handled carefully in order to eliminate internal hidden dangers! ”

Sun Xiuyun immediately frowned, Sun Chongqing had something to say, accusing Su You's wolf pet of the Spirit Dao Gate attack, and also provoking the conflict between Su You and Xiao Qiang's relatives.

Sun Chongyuan's face was calm, and he said lightly: "What Brother Qing said is very true, Xiao Qiang is loyal, has served the commercial building for more than ten years, is conscientious and conscientious, and fulfills his duties. I should give Xiao Qiang's relatives an explanation, give enough supplements, and not chill the hearts of the guards who serve the commercial building! ”

Sun Huangsha also frowned, he knew that after his son Sun Chongqing lost to Sun Chongyuan because of the competition for the master of the Golden City Branch, he was dissatisfied with Sun Chongyuan, and from time to time he found fault with him, and he did so for decades. Fortunately, he is still measured, and he will only catch some excuses to make some trouble for Sun Chongyuan, and he will not lose money. Sun Huangsha is also competing with the juniors, and he estimates that the eldest brother also has this kind of mind, so he does not favor anyone and does not interfere.

"Chongyuan's actions have always been reassuring, and there is no need to say more about this matter. At this point, how to deal with the prince's struggle for the throne in the future should be carefully discussed. After this incident, others obviously put us under the second prince's door. Someone else has already done it, and it's unlikely that we want to be neutral! Now the factions have openly attacked their opponents. At this time, the situation is clear, even if we don't have the idea of selling at the right and left, we must plan early. Big brother thinks that in the current situation, we can still stay out of the situation and wait and see what happens? ”

Sun Huangsha interjected at the right time. He has his own plans and wants to take advantage of this family meeting to finalize his position with his eldest brother.

When the elders spoke, everyone remained silent. As if he felt that it was difficult to decide, Sun Huanghe was silent in thought. still spoke: "Let's discuss it after the second child comes back from the palace in a while." The second eldest waits on the side of the monarch and knows a lot about the emperor, so listen to his opinion first! If in my opinion, we still wait and see what happens, but whatever the emperor supports, we will support, just follow the holy will! However, for the Zhuo family and the Spirit Dao Sect, there is no need to scruple, and when it is time to make a move, otherwise anyone will come to my grandson clan to break ground. ”

There was a sound of footsteps from far and near, and with the strength of everyone, they naturally sensed that it was Sun Chongshan in the mouth of the patriarch who had returned. Sure enough, the door of the council hall opened, and the housekeeper opened the door to lead the second grandfather and grandson Chongshan in, and then took the door and retreated. Sun Chongshan is Sun Huanghe's second son, and he is indeed not a sibling with Sun Chonglou and Sun Chongyuan, but was born to Sun Huanghe's concubine, and he is just fifty years old this year. He has been smart and studious since he was a child, Sun Huanghe focused on cultivating him to enter the office, and he also lived up to his father's expectations, and he was already a bachelor of the Taixue Palace at this time. Taixue Palace, also called Zijin Palace, is the emperor's think tank department, Taishu is the emperor's staff, is the minister of auxiliary government, Taixue Hall is also in charge of the world's schools, is the holy land of students. Taixue Hall Si Cheng is a member of the third grade, and Sun Chongshan is also in an important position from the fourth grade.

Sun Chongshan has a long and thin body, a jade crown on his head, and an elegant appearance, which shows that he must be a chic and handsome person when he is young. He has a long beard under his chin, flowing and extraordinary, with a scholarly temperament.

The juniors stood up and saluted. Sun Chongshan also said hello to his father, uncle and brother, and then sat down under Sun Chong's building. Then he said, "What my father said is very true. As far as the dispute between the prince and the prince is concerned, we still only obey the emperor's orders, support orthodoxy, and maintain neutrality! For those who dare to bully the door, there is no need to leave your hands. The emperor will not allow the princes to turn the secret dispute into an open fight, and no means can hide it from the emperor. In my opinion, the emperor will soon punish the prince who is too blatant. So, we don't need to worry about being targeted. ”

He made the final decision, and no one else objected. Sun Xiuxiu's eldest brother Sun Tianci first proposed to attack the Zhuo family, not only to attack the Zhuo family in business, but also to retaliate for a tooth and avenge the sneak attack. Sun Chongqing immediately responded, and the two of them put forward various strategies, such as ambushing the Zhuo family's caravan, robbing the Zhuo family's goods warehouse, and ending a secret workshop of the Zhuo family.

It wasn't until Sun Huanghe looked over that they stopped talking. The topic returned to business, and when the person in charge of the mold was not there, the weaving workshop was built first. Everyone discussed the venue and manpower, and decided to take Sun Xiuyun as the mainstay, supplemented by Baishan, and arrange several senior weavers to build the weaving workshop.

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Under the guidance of Ou Keren, Bai Shan saw the hidden red smoke again in a secret location. After arriving in the imperial capital, on the second day, Ou Keren contacted the hidden red smoke through a secret message, and on the third day, the three of them were already sitting at the table for a secret meeting.

Bai Shan said first: "I haven't seen you for many days, but the demeanor of Qianbo is still the same!" Qian Hongyan smiled, "The young master has won the award, you are the one who is magnificent." After many days of not seeing, I clearly feel that you have rebuilt your fire vitality, and your strength has increased by leaps and bounds. Congratulations to the young master! ”

Bai Shan knew that with the strength of the late stage of the Hidden Red Smoke Spirit, he couldn't hide this bit of cultivation from him. After the cold noise, Qian Hongyan said with a solemn face: "I have already learned from Ke Ren's mouth about the attack on the young master in Zhuyue Mountain, and now the Four Seas Commercial Building has fully assisted the four princes, forming gangs for him, fighting and killing dissidents, and is unscrupulous." Emperor Xinhao is old, and his control over power is not as good as before, and all the princes are cultivating power in secret, and the contest has gradually come up from the dark to the open. And His Majesty did not restrain them because of this, it seems that the succession will be within this year, so the princes have made noise. ”

Bai Shan pondered for a moment and asked, "The Four Seas Commercial Building supports the Four Princes, the Ten Thousand Blades Commercial Building favors the Second Prince, and the Golden City Yao City Lord is the ...... who is on the side of the Third Prince." Why didn't I hear that anyone supported the Five Princes, and the Five Princes had no ambitions? What is the current strength comparison between the four princes? ”

Qian Hongyan replied: "The fifth prince is relatively low-key, so I haven't heard that he is cultivating power, maybe he feels that his chances are slim and he has given up the fight for the throne." Therefore, his three royal brothers are trying their best to win him over in order to gain his support. In addition, on the surface, it should be the strongest of the four princes, not only does he have the full support of the Zhuo family of the four seas merchant Lou and the Lu family of the cloth merchant, but also there are many sect forces like the Spirit Dao Sect working for him, and there are many important ministers in the court standing behind him. ”

"But the strength of the second prince is not weak, in addition to the officials of the court and China, there are also several guards of the big city, and some families and scholars stand in line, but the Sun family has not publicly expressed their support for him. However, Wan Jian did not express his submission to other princes, so it is puzzling? ”

Next to him, Ou Keren said: "I think the Sun family is very smart, this is the way to protect oneself, no one supports it, and everyone supports it." That is to say, as long as the emperor passes on the throne, they will support whom! There should be many people who think like this, so whichever prince can get the support of the emperor will be able to win the allegiance of all the neutrals. ”

Bai Shan and Qian Hongyan also felt that what he said made sense. Qianhong Yan said: "Now we hope that the princes will fight each other and fight." The young lord had a small chance, but the emperor delayed the crown prince, but let it develop, wanting to pick the winner from it. But because of this, the power of the princes gradually rose, and when the heir is determined in the future, how will the loser be willing, and there will definitely be a fight. If the emperor can't control the situation, Xinhao will be in chaos, and then it will be the opportunity for the young master ....... ”

The more he spoke, the more excited he became, and continued: "We, the Fire Guard, can play a role in fueling the flames, stirring up trouble and making them suspicious of each other, and even fighting. ”

Bai Shan hurriedly said: "Don't act rashly. We are weak, and any prince can easily crush us. Huowei has been lurking in Xinhao for many years, don't take risks easily, this matter needs to be considered in the long run. ”

Qian Hongyan also knew that he had gone too far, and remedied: "The old slave obeys the orders of the young master. Over the years, we Huowei have collected a lot of confidential information of Xinhaoda, nobles and wealthy families, which can be used well. Now the young master has an advantage, you are in harmony with the Sun clan, and when the time comes, you can find out your identity, if you can get the support of the Sun clan, plus the courtiers who supported the lord in the past and the forces that we have secretly cultivated over the years, it is not completely impossible to seize the throne. ”

Bai Shan is not so strong to fight for the position, since he knew his identity, what he wanted to do most was to save his mother, and nothing else was considered for the time being. And the emperor is too far away from him. The big things I said when I chatted with Su You before, I just bragged, cheered myself up, and entertained myself, but I didn't take it seriously.

Zhuo's family is in the secret room of the main building. The head of the Zhuo family, and several family members including Zhuo Quanyu, Xi Zuping and Wan Guoshi of the Spirit Dao Sect, plus representatives of the four princes and several officials of the DPRK and China were also gathering to discuss.

Because Sun Chongyuan arrived in the imperial capital, the Sun clan naturally knew that the attackers were them, and they also had to discuss countermeasures. After listening to the report of the Spirit Sword Sect on the battle of the sneak attack, although Zhuo Wujie was not happy, he could not blame the master of the Xi Sect. Xi Zuping was the first to ask for the guilt, and then he turned to the representative of the four princes and said respectfully: "Xi is ashamed of His Royal Highness, please Brother Lin pass it on, and ask His Royal Highness to give Xi Zuping another chance to make meritorious service on behalf of the crime." ”

The representative of the four princes frowned slightly and said: "The Sun clan is not the primary target, His Royal Highness the Four Princes didn't want to take this risk, it was the Lord of the Xi Sect who offered advice, and he took the initiative to ask for help." But you missed, and let the Sun family know that it was His Highness who wanted to deal with them, and the Lord of the Xi Sect was indeed to blame. Lin will pass the word for the Lord of Ximen, and I will inform you again after receiving instructions from His Highness. ”

Xi Zuping hurriedly said: "What Brother Lin said is true. However, this is not a failure. Yun Long and several junior disciples chased into the forest in order to complete the goal of killing Su You, and I think there will be news back soon. As long as you kill Su You and capture the little white wolf, you can exchange it for a chance to make a move from the Ten Thousand Beasts Gate, and Xi can also offset the merits. ”

Naturally, he would not explain Wan Shaojie's death and the loss of contact with others one by one, he couldn't afford to lose this face. He also didn't believe that it was Su You who killed Wan Shaojie, thinking that Wan Shaojie might have died at the hands of some strange beast. After all, the Moon Mountains are vast and deep, and wild beasts are rampant, and accidents are inevitable. He thought that even if Su You had not yet been ambushed, he would be in a panic and flee, and it would be a matter of time before he and the little wolf were captured, and he was very confident in his son.

When Zhuo Quanyu heard that Su You was being chased and killed by Xi Yunlong's senior brothers, a sinister look flashed in his eyes and a smile flashed. It would be fun if Su You could be captured alive and brought back to kneel in front of him.

The representatives of the four princes also laughed when they heard this, and several people lowered their voices and discussed ...... secretly.

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When the forces were secretly discussing, the artifact maker Su Yougang said goodbye to Chen Chongzhi and hurried in the mountains and forests of the moon.

After walking for a while, he suddenly stopped, looked at Xiao Bai and said, "Now that the tapir leopard is dead, we should go to his cave to see the remaining Five Elements Fruit." If the fruit is ripe, we should pick it immediately, otherwise the cave will be discovered by other beasts, and the fruit will be eaten or destroyed by other beasts. ”

Thinking that there was no danger in the Tapir Leopard Cave Mansion, his mind became active, and he began to fight the idea of the remaining two Five Elements Fruits, and had already forgotten Chen Chongzhi's explanation that he wanted him to leave the forest as soon as possible.