Tiantang Splendid

4176 The Road to Retreat

Chu Suiliang's heart was shocked, and the corners of his eyes twitched. He stared at Xiao Yu and asked, "What does Duke Song mean by this?"

Xiao Yu drank his tea, pondered for a while, and said slowly: "This time, the Xiao family is the main one to recruit private soldiers to go north to Tongguan. Now that the troops in the south of the Yangtze River are defeated and defeated, the navy is bound to counterattack. The Xiao family is naturally the first to fight against oppression. .”

Chu Suiliang was silent.

This is obvious, your Xiao family is on the front line against the prince, now Jiangnan's defeat will naturally bear the consequences, so what did you just say that the Xiao family and the Chu family bear the brunt?

The first to bear the brunt is only your Xiao family...

Xiao Yu continued: "But the Xiao family is the leader of the south of the Yangtze River, and their strength, background, and influence are not second-guessing. No matter how angry the navy division is, it is impossible to really ignore the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, and it is even more impossible to kill the Xiao family. Jiangnan was completely in turmoil, and the Xiao family and the Fang family were in-laws. Although Fang Jun turned his face and refused to recognize anyone, he loved Shu'er very much, and Shu'er has now given birth to Lin'er in Huating Town. Between them, the entanglement is extremely deep."

In short, it looks like the Xiao family will be punished by the navy, but it is not.But this time, there must be an explanation for the gathering of private troops from the south of the Yangtze River to go north to Tongguan. If it is not the Xiao family, then who is it?
Chu Suiliang's face turned pale.

Since he is afraid of the situation in the south of the Yangtze River, he will not pursue and kill the Xiao family. The rest of the powerful families actually have the same meaning. Fame goes to those who are loud enough to make an example of others.

After all the calculations, the Chu family of Qiantang is very suitable...

Chu Suiliang felt that his lips were a little dry, looked at Xiao Yu, and said in a deep voice: "If Song Guogong can ask the navy to be lenient to the Qiantang Chu family, then the Qiantang Chu family will definitely follow the lead of the Lanling Xiao family in the future, no matter what price you pay. .”

Clan politics has the same advantage. Over there, everyone has been getting along for dozens or hundreds of years, and they often have deep entanglements with each other through marriages, alliances, etc., forming an alliance of interests, even if sometimes due to the situation. They change and become hostile to each other, but as long as the winner is determined, they will not kill them all.

Now Fang Jun supports the crown prince and the Xiao family supports Jin Wang. It seems that they are fighting for the throne, but in fact they will not stop dying. If the Xiao family has a certain influence on Fang Jun, it is almost certain.

The question is whether the Xiao family can pay enough.

In the whole of Jiangnan, the only ones who can influence Fang Jun and the navy are probably only the Xiao family...

Xiao Yu nodded naturally, and said: "That's natural, otherwise why would I call you so much? But you also understand that at least in Jiangnan, we are at a disadvantage right now, saying that people are swordsmen, and I am fish and meat." It’s not an exaggeration, if you want the navy to hold you high, you need to pay a lot of money.”

More than a lot of money?
When the steel knife is across the neck, if you want to survive, the conditions have to be opened by others, and you can't bargain.

The reasoning is very clear, so Chu Suiliang smiled wryly and said: "If I can prevent the Chu family in Qiantang from becoming extinct because of me, no matter how high the price is, I have to pay it. Please tell me what I need to do with the Chu family."

He didn't take any chances, because his relationship with Fang Jun had always been bad, if there was a chance that the Qiantang Chu family would operate, how could Fang Jun let it go?
Changing places, Chu Suiliang felt that he would not spare Fang Jun lightly.

And once Fang Jun makes a move against the Chu family, it will definitely be a thunderbolt, absolutely not allowing the Chu family to have the slightest ability to revive him and retaliate against him in the future. The Wu County Lu family back then is a lesson from the past...

He didn't dare to take the slightest risk, and had to rely on the strength of the Xiao family to kill all dangers at the possible stage.

Xiao Yu drank the tea and pondered silently.

Chu Sui's conscience was burning, and he waited for a long time without Xiao Yu saying a word, and said strangely: "At this critical moment, the Xiao family can have the chance to save Chu's life, the whole Chu family is grateful, no matter what the price is. , I can only be grateful for the Xiao family...Song Guogong doesn’t need to mind, please speak bluntly.”

He felt that Xiao Yu was probably going to ask a sky-high price, but he also felt that he was suspected of taking advantage of others, so he didn't feel like opening his mouth for a while.

But where is there any room for bargaining on my side?

Now that Xiao Yu has analyzed the situation in the south of the Yangtze River today and pointed out the possible catastrophe that the Chu family in Qiantang may encounter, then he must resolve this crisis.

Otherwise, even if Fang Jun didn't have any thoughts about Qiantang Chu, when Xiao Yu passed on the word, I'm afraid there will be...

This is a blackmail, the problem is that I can only be knocked out honestly, and I have to be grateful to Dade.

Damn!Chu Suiliang cursed fiercely in his heart, but there was a look of fear on his face...

Having said that, Xiao Yu naturally wouldn't hide it any longer, and said solemnly: "There is no fifth ear here, I'm straight to the point, what you said about His Highness the Crown Prince poisoning the late emperor and treason is just guesswork, no evidence at all, right?"

Chu Suiliang nodded, you forced me to say this, why bother to ask?
Xiao Yu continued: "However, it is not clear what is right and wrong at this time."

Chu Suiliang: Isn't this exactly what you hoped for?If you don't discredit the prince, how can you raise your troops to revolt?

Xiao Yu glanced at Chu Suiliang, looked at each other without any embarrassment, and said, "But justice lasts forever in the world, so I want you to write a letter of love, record the truth of the matter, and when the right time comes, make the secret known to the world." , so that the truth will not be obliterated and right and wrong will be confused."

Chu Suiliang: ...!
Hearing these words, he was dumbfounded. You, Xiao Yu, are the most powerful support around the King of Jin. It is your full support that made the King of Jin dare to raise his troops to revolt. Actually hiding the intention of retreating?
motherfucker!

You retreated, what about King Jin?
So immoral!

Although he didn't say a word, it was hard to hide what he was thinking. Xiao Yu could see it clearly, but she didn't show any embarrassment. Going all out to put life and death aside, this battle for the throne is very likely to fail... But my life and death are minor matters, and the family's survival is a major issue! When Wang Shoushi is threatening you, why do you care about yourself? Life or death? Isn’t it worried that you will be charged with all the crimes and spread to the whole family!”

With a face full of pain, he sighed endlessly: "We children of the aristocratic family have enjoyed the various conveniences of the family since we were young, so that we can stand out and become famous, but at the same time, the fetters with the family are also very deep. Watching the family suffer half a loss? Therefore, even if I bear the infamy, I can't turn a blind eye and must be fully prepared."

Chu Suiliang empathized with Xiao Yu's words. This is the sorrow of the children of the family. While enjoying the family benefits, they must be prepared to sacrifice for the family at any time, and at the same time understand what Xiao Yu wants to do.

It is inevitable to support the King of Jin, otherwise, if he abandons the King of Jin at this time, he will be stigmatized for thousands of years, and the world will be shameless. It will damage the family's reputation.

He wanted to reserve a second hand, in case something goes wrong, relying on such a piece of evidence that can return the prince's innocence, in exchange for the prince's forgiveness of the Lanling Xiao family...

Chu Suiliang's first thought was that since Xiao Yu could do this, why didn't he do it himself?

But soon after he realized that no one with Xiao Yu's prestige and status at the top of the world had endorsed it, this so-called "Chen Love Letter" would be like a piece of waste paper, and its credibility would be greatly reduced. The public announcement, at least in the entire Jiangnan, will completely cleanse the crown prince of the crime of "big treason and immorality".

Obviously, Xiao Yu was well prepared. If King Jin wins, he will naturally push the clan politics to the extreme, even compared to the Guanlong clan in the early years of Zhenguan. The "sage" enshrined, the status of Lanling Xiao's family has jumped to "the first in the world".

And if the King of Jin is defeated, Xiao Yu can rely on such a "Chen Qing Letter" to obtain the prince's forgiveness from the Xiao family, and he only needs to resign from office...

Seeing Chu Suiliang's complexion changed, Xiao Yu obviously understood his intentions, and said, "Dengshan may wish to think about it, and give me an answer in a few days."

Chu Suiliang let out a long breath, and said with a wry smile: "I have been dragged here, and I have already been trapped in the mud, and I can't extricate myself. I don't dare to hope to escape the cage and clean up my innocence. If I can win your support from Duke Song for the family, what else can I do?" Consider it?"

Xiao Yu clapped his palms and was overjoyed: "Dengshan is decisive in dealing with things, he is worthy of being an outstanding person, and the Chu family of Qiantang has Dengshan in preparation for him, and he will surely be famous in the world and be blessed forever! Come!"

Called his servants who were close to him, prepared pens, inks, papers and inkstones, and said to Chu Suiliang: "Please!"

What else could Chu Suiliang say?I had no choice but to get up and come to the desk, pour some water into the inkstone, grind the ink, pick up the brush and dip it in the ink, think for a while, and swipe it on the white paper, then put down the pen, blow on the paper, When the ink stain was half dry, Xiao Yu was invited to read it: "Song Guogong, please take a look, how can it be done?"

Xiao Yu picked up the paper, looked at ten lines at a glance, and praised: "Dengshan has a brilliant literary talent and strong writing power. He is worthy of being known as 'Yu Chu Ouyang Fang'."

Today, Yu Shinan, Chu Suiliang, Ouyang Xun, Fang Jun and others have already become famous calligraphers all over the world. Skillful in writing, thin and firm, unique in style, even compared with the "two kings", it is very easy to identify, it is difficult for others to imitate, it can be used as the most direct evidence...

Chu Suiliang let out a breath himself, as if the boulder on his heart had loosened, and he was not as out of breath as before.

As Xiao Yu said, in this era, the honor and interests of the family are above all else. Even the head of the family or the most outstanding children in the family must be ready to sacrifice at any time when necessary in exchange for the continuity and prosperity of the family.

With this "Chen Qing Letter", even if the prince ascends the throne in the future, he will inevitably let the past go, so that the Qiantang Chu family can be preserved.

As for my own life and death... just leave it to fate.

It's just that this "Chen Love Letter" was held in Xiao Yu's hands, which caused some subtle changes in the situation. In the past, even if the king of Jin was exhausted, Xiao Yu could only be willing to be a dog and follow him to the death, but now there is a turning point. There is room for Xiao Yu to have another choice if the battle goes wrong on King Jin's side.

The King of Jin does not have the upper hand. If he cannot unite and fight desperately, can he seize the throne instead and repeat the story of His Majesty Li Er?
(End of this chapter)