I rely on the collapse of people to set my life in the hands of the male protagonist

Cao Lao waited for a while before gradually regaining his composure. He already knew that Chu Lishu would definitely not kill anyone in the palace in the short term, because if he did, it would only increase the strength of other forces, as if he had been fooled. The knife in the hands of others clears obstacles for others.

Chu Lishu only needs to stay in the dark all the time, increase the chaos, and watch them devour and weaken each other. This is the best way to defeat the strong with the weak.

Thinking of what happened just now, Elder Cao couldn't help reminding: "Your Highness is very thoughtful, the people in the palace must not be able to see the truth, but Yuechen came to me not long ago, and happened to ask when you came to my house that day. He asked you specifically, presumably because he suspected you, that kid is so clever that even I feel ashamed, I dare not answer, I can only tell the truth, this..."

"His suspicion is not based on the suspicion of the matter itself, but his suspicion of my true identity. His intuition is very accurate. He thinks that if I am really that person, I will definitely do this. What he wants to investigate is not today This matter, otherwise he can directly intervene in Shaoqing's investigation today, he just wants to force me to admit my identity. It will not harm me for the time being, so you don't need to worry about him."

"Those two children have admired you since they were young, if they can be subdued..." Mr. Cao couldn't help but said.

Chu Lishu's face darkened and he didn't answer.

Mr. Cao knew that after going through such a tragic event, the master's disposition had changed long ago, and it was impossible to trust anyone easily, no matter how loyal the other party showed, it was useless. rise.

"The Lanxi Yue family, the Huo family, a family of military generals, I have no way of determining what role they played in the events of those years. As for Yue Chen and Huo Luo, they are the figures held in the hands of these two families, and they are also Bearing the fate of the family, it is impossible to do things according to one's own preferences." Chu Lishu analyzed calmly.

Even if one day they know their identities and want to follow them because of admiration, they may betray him one day for the sake of the family's future. It's not like he hasn't experienced this kind of thing before.

But I still remembered a few years ago, in a young man's fight, Yue Chen and Huo Luo stood out from a group of noble children and came to him to beg for reward.

The two knelt side by side on the ground, raised their heads, and looked at him with piercing eyes, their eyes full of admiration, hardly concealed.

They said that they didn't need any rewards, they only wanted one thing, and hoped that they could follow His Royal Highness and help him with things in the future.

At that time, there were too many people who wanted to follow him, but Chu Lishu was still very optimistic about the combination of Wen and Wu, so he encouraged them with a few words.

To this day, these two people have not entered the court to shine, and the reasons they gave are very high-sounding, so they are wandering on the edge of power.

Chu Lishu knew that this should be Yuechen's idea. Yuechen is very sensitive to the current situation. His approach is similar to An Nanhou's, that is, he does not stand in line or participate in the struggle, because they have no way of knowing who will be the next master. who is it.

And the difference between them and An Nanhou is that they don't want to gamble with the lives of their own family members for the success of the dragon, so they don't go to pave the way to test one by one, and live as they please. When a master of the world appears, they can still rely on their own ability to continue the glory of the family.

Represented by the two of them, any family member who still holds a position in the court must also follow the path of the mean, only do things honestly, and never form a party. This is indeed the smartest way nowadays, and it is also The reason why the emperor has always been lenient to them is that as long as they don't rely on any prince, it is essentially tantamount to relying on the emperor alone.

If it was just two ordinary disciples from poor families, perhaps it would be easier for Chu Lishu to find a way to subdue them, but with their identities here, no matter how capable they are, they have to be cautious.

Lin Qingyang in the house had already found the book, and sat aside to read it.

This travelogue is like an ancient travel guide, it easily aroused Lin Qingyang's interest, thinking that he will go to the mountains and rivers when he thinks he will be free in the future.

I was watching with gusto, when a voice came from the door.

When Lin Qingyang turned his head, he saw Chu Lishu smiled and said, "Cousin, is he reluctant to come out of Mr. Cao's library?"

Lin Qingyang raised the book in his hand, "It is indeed a good book, and I fell in love with it accidentally, so shall we return it?"

Walking out of Mr. Cao's compound, through the corridor, and back to Riyuezhai, Lin Qingyang couldn't help taking a peek at Chu Lishu. He was really curious whether what happened today was done by the male lead. Points are stuck with the male lead every day. If such a big thing is really done by the male lead, how could he not notice it at all?What's more, he has no one else available at hand now, could it be that the old Cao with gray hair helped him arrange it?

It is impossible to think!

Sensing Lin Qingyang's gaze, Chu Lishu turned his head to look at him, and asked naturally, "What's wrong?"

Lin Qingyang came back to his senses and was about to answer when he suddenly ran into a student.

The student sneaked up to them and said in a low voice, "I happened to meet you, and I was going to find you?"

Isn't this guy the dealer who gambles in the daytime?

I saw the student with a happy face, and while taking something out of his pocket, he said: "So many times in gambling, this is the first time I have encountered this kind of situation. It's shit luck. One pays three, Mr. Lin, you won 60 taels."

The man took out 60 taels to Lin Qingyang, and then looked at Chu Lishu excitedly, "And you, Mr. Chu, I really admire you, your luck is really amazing, but no one can With your courage, in order to support your cousin’s team, you actually bet 500 taels. At the beginning, other people laughed at you, and even I thought you were a fool to give away free money. Now it’s all right, all their money is in your hands It’s up. When I went to collect the money just now, many people’s faces were so ugly, haha, take it, 500 taels.”

500 taels, this is simply a huge sum of money for Taixue students, even the richest students may not have so much money together.

Looking at the three 500 tael banknotes, I have to admit that Lin Qingyang was a little jealous.But when Chu Lishu took it very calmly, Lin Qingyang suddenly had a flash of inspiration, and the way he looked at the 500 taels changed instantly.

When they saw Chu Lishu's bet on the ledger, they only thought that the male protagonist did this to support them and help them regain some face.

At that time, Chu Lishu's behavior made Lin Qingyang feel a little naive, basically equal to Qi Yan.

But thinking about it now, how could the hero be so stupid as to give money to others for nothing, unless he knew he would definitely win.

Winning is not necessarily Qi Yan's team winning. This is an uncontrollable factor, and there is no 100% certainty.The only controllable thing is that he knows that the game will end, so he can play small games with everyone harmlessly, and help his team regain some face by the way.

So... the matter of poisoning Yuan Ye was really planned by him? !

Lin Qingyang instantly felt a shiver in his back, and even felt a little scared.After all, he couldn't figure out how the hero did it even though he was thinking about it.

Even if it breaks away from the original plot, the hero's methods and abilities still give people a feeling that there is nowhere to escape and he is in control.

But what is the main purpose of doing this?Just kill Yuan Ye and blame the third prince?Probably not, there are many opportunities to kill people directly in the original text, but the hero has never done this before, and it is impossible now.

He couldn't stop looking up at Chu Lishu, only to see Chu Lishu was greeting someone with a gentle expression.

Seeing him look over, he asked, "What's wrong?"

"Hehe... I regret not betting more." Lin Qingyang laughed dryly.

Chu Lishu couldn't help laughing.

"It's good to win. Only four of you have won the money in the entire Taixue." The student said with a smile, and then complimented: "But I really didn't expect that Mr. Lin could play so hard. I waited with admiration, if it wasn’t for the end of the game, it’s really not sure who will win the final, if there is another game in the future, I will definitely be the first to bet on you.”

Lin Qingyang said absently and politely: "It's all thanks to everyone."

"Don't be humble. After the game is over, everyone is discussing that the cooperation between you and Xu Wenze is perfect, especially the last goal. It is the best cooperation in these two games. The tacit understanding between the two of you is legendary. Middle..." The more the student spoke, the more excited he became.

The little gossip between Lin Qingyang and Chu Lishu may only be known to a few people, but the gossip between Lin Qingyang and Xu Wenze was known by all imperial scholars.

So the tone of this student's speech was wrong. Maybe he wanted to tease and amuse and get closer, but one of the subjects was obviously out of state to deal with it, and the other had already turned black in the process of his speaking.

Before he finished speaking, he met Chu Lishu's eyes that were so cold that it made people tremble. Those eyes, as if looking at a dead person, made the student who was still talking just now dumbfounded, as if something came from Chu Lishu. The body overflowed, forming palms around his throat.

Did he say something wrong?

"Uh……"

"Just now I saw that you were in a hurry. You must be busy. You don't need to chat with us anymore, please." Chu Lishu made a gesture of invitation with a smile on his face.

But no matter how the student looked at it, he felt that this posture seemed to make him roll.

This oppressive aura made the student unable to stay any longer, so he quickly found an excuse and ran away.

Lin Qingyang was not thinking here at first, but when he heard that Chu Lishu was not very polite, the student ran away, looked at Chu Lishu suspiciously and said, "Did he offend you? He gave you so much money. "

Chu Lishu blinked, dispelling the coldness in his eyes, "He talks a lot of nonsense. What's the matter? Do you want to continue listening to him?"

"What did you say?" In fact, he basically didn't think about what the person said just now. All he can think about now is what Chu Lishu did.

"Tell me how you and Xu Wenze have a tacit understanding, how you have a tacit understanding, how you cooperate closely in the Cuju field..."

Although Lin Qingyang didn't listen to his heart, he was not deaf. If the student had said so many disgusting things just now, he would have had goose bumps all over his body. "real or fake?"

But Chu Lishu turned to look at Lin Qingyang, with a pair of black and white phoenix eyes, staring straight at him, and then said solemnly: "You said you only played the last ball once for Xu Wenze, but But you can play together on the court. Isn’t there a tacit understanding? It is difficult to form a tacit understanding between people. I really didn’t know that my cousin and brother Wen Ze had such a tacit understanding before. But since my cousin has repeated It shows that I don't have any thoughts about Brother Wen Ze, so it's better not to have such a tacit understanding, or else I will be ridiculed like just now."

Lin Qingyang was stunned by the words, all the serious topics in his mind were related to this guy in front of him, related to human life, related to the overall situation, related to the future.But what is this guy saying to him seriously?

Male lead, you have just completed such a big conspiracy, shouldn't you put on a wave now?Is it appropriate to say this?It's good to spoil the atmosphere a little bit!

Well, this atmosphere is just the atmosphere in Lin Qingyang's mind because he thought things through.As far as Chu Lishu was concerned, just hearing others talk about the match, he thought of Lin Qingyang and Xu Wenze hugging and hugging each other on the court at that time, and the agitation in his heart turned up again.

"What the hell? It's just a coincidence of ideas. It can only be called a coincidence."

Chu Lishu shrugged, "I think the vast majority of people in Taixue who saw the match would not think it was a coincidence, but would only think that you have a natural understanding."

The corner of Lin Qingyang's mouth twitched, why was Chu Lishu's words so ambiguous.

But thinking about the gossip of that student just now, it might seem ambiguous to others.

Lin Qingyang's heart is tired, black history is a pain that will never be erased, it is so difficult to be a straight man and make friends.

Seeing Lin Qingyang's speechless and depressed expression, as well as the slightly tired eyes, Chu Lishu couldn't help but wonder if he had said too much, after all, he also knew that Lin Qingyang just wanted to enjoy it to the fullest. Just one game.

"I just saw the reaction of that person just now. I just said it casually. The important thing is that you played a happy game today. The hard training these days is worth it, isn't it?"

When Lin Qingyang heard this, he finally felt a little better. The period of training and competition was almost equivalent to his only vacation since he came to this world. He devoted himself to doing what he wanted to do, although he was disturbed by other things later on. But it still made him really happy for a while.

Seeing that Lin Qingyang's face turned better, Chu Lishu reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "You really did well today."

Lin Qingyang froze for a moment, a warmth surged up in his heart instantly, and he let go of the uncomfortable feeling in his heart just now.

Although the hero's methods of dealing with people are frightening and his thoughts are treacherous, he is still very warm.

But when Lin Qingyang went back to the room to rest alone, the remaining warmth turned into uneasiness, and the matter of poisoning Yuan Ye would keep popping up in his mind.

There was a voice inside him that seemed to tell him something.

On the second day, following the return of Wang Tongen and Cheng Yi, many news spread.

The case is closed.

What I heard was a little funny. An old eunuch who served Concubine Pei was pulled out as a scapegoat, saying that he had lost his mind and wanted to murder Yuan Ye for the third prince, so he did such a thing, and Concubine Pei He and the third prince were completely unaware.

When the eunuch was caught, the eunuch had already acted insane, and found all kinds of evidence in his personal belongings.

The clerk of Pei's charcoal fire shop also claimed to have seen the old eunuch's sneaky behavior.

It was a gathering of witnesses and material evidence, so the eunuch was directly executed, and all the people who handled the shop were killed, and the branch personnel of the Pei family who were in charge of the business were arrested, demoted and exiled.

Concubine Pei and the third prince took off their fine clothes and apologized. Concubine Pei knelt in front of Empress Cheng's palace, while the third prince knelt in front of the East Palace, showing enough face.

The emperor punished them for the crime of not being strict with his servants. Concubine Pei was banned for three months, and the third prince was punished for copying the rules of rites a hundred times.

Naturally, this was not enough. The emperor gave several undecided official positions to the Cheng family, and gave the charcoal fire business to the Cheng family as the Pei family's apology to the Cheng family.

This time it can be said that the Pei family lost a lot.But without touching the foundation of the Third Prince, everything is easy to talk about.

The Cheng family also received due compensation. Yuan Ye's condition was fed with good medicine, and he could recover in about a month.