Sun Tu and the others entered the city in the afternoon, and the conflict ensued. And before it gets dark, this matter has already been known to many interested people in the city. After all, it involves the prince and the king of Yue, which is enough to arouse the imagination of many people.
At this time, deep in the courtyard of a mansion that was no less impressive than Prince Yue's Mansion, in a room decorated with many exquisite animal skins, swords, bows, and weapons, a fat and bloated man in his fifties was listening to the report of his subordinates, frowning or frowning. Or Shu, after a while he smiled softly and said: "Interesting, I was worried that I couldn't find a way to deal with Li Ren'ai, but the King of Yue really helped me a lot!"
This man who dared to call the prince by his real name in private was not inferior to the crown prince, and in terms of the power he held, he was above the prince, because he was the current Zhongshu Ling and Ning Ling of the Xia Dynasty. Mo Xihe was truly a person who was inferior to ten thousand people in the Xia Dynasty.
After the founding of the Xixia Kingdom, they actually chose an official structure similar to that of the Liao State, that is, Han officials and officials of their own ethnic group worked in parallel. However, unlike the Liao Kingdom, which has maintained its own characteristics for hundreds of years, due to several large-scale changes, Han officials have occupied a dominant position, and the most common official positions in the officialdom have become Zhongshu Ling and Privy Council. . Correspondingly, the official positions set up by the Dangxiang clan themselves, such as Ning Ling, Lu Ze, Shu Ming, etc., were abandoned by others, and sometimes even became only an additional title or an honorary title.
The result of this is that the Dangxiang clan has accelerated the process of Sinicization. Now Han officials in the DPRK are almost accounting for more than 30% to 40%, and this has aroused the vigilance and dissatisfaction of many Dangxiang clan leaders. Among them The leader of the group is the powerful Zhongshu Lingmo Xianhe in front of him.
In fact, Mo Xinghe was also Li Qianshun's staunchest supporter and beneficiary when he eradicated the Liang family and other party dignitaries. It was precisely because of his great help that Li Qianshun dared to launch a coup at the age of less than 20 and eradicated all his enemies. In return, he became a member of the Xia Dynasty whose power was only under the emperor. Big shot.
But times changed, and as the emperor's power grew stronger, life for Mo Chihe, the Zhongshu Ling, gradually became difficult. Especially in the past two years, after the emperor vigorously suppressed all the Dangxiang tribes in order to concentrate the imperial power, as a Dangxiang noble, he felt more and more that the crisis was approaching, and he had to be prepared to defend himself and fight back.
Of course, when facing Li Qianshun, the British master of the Zhongxing Xia Kingdom, he would not dare to make any move even if he gave Mo Qishihe the courage to do so. But for the man who seemed to admire Han culture more than his father, he was determined to continue After taking the throne, he continued to deepen and even completely Chineseize the entire Xia Kingdom's Crown Prince Li Renai, so he didn't have too many worries.
In fact, in the past few years, Mochihe did not overtly or covertly apply eye drops to the prince to make him stumbling. However, the effect was limited after all, and it was far from being able to make the emperor and the prince suspicious of father and son, so that he would have the intention to abolish the throne. Come. The only gain is that in the past few years, he has become the backbone of the party nobles and high-ranking officials in the court, making his position more stable and more powerful. But at the same time, he is also more eager to replace this person who will be the leader once he takes the throne. The Crown Prince of Xia will definitely attack him!
At first, he was still struggling to find the right time, but now, after hearing from his subordinates about the incident near the south gate today, he suddenly became interested: "
Has the prince actually begun to take action against the King of Yue? It seems that my previous thoughts were indeed in vain. There is finally a rift between the brothers. "
"Ning Ling, should we meet with the King of Yue and let him know that I want to help him seize the throne, so as to completely draw him to our side?" A dark and muscular man immediately shouted anxiously, gearing up. asked. This person was also an important minister in the Xia Dynasty. He was worshiped as Sizheng, the Commander-in-Chief of the Army, and Puchada, who held the title of Priest of the Party. However, because he was a warrior, his behavior was a bit shaky.
Mo Chihe's eyes flickered, but he shook his head and said: "It's too early to go see the King of Yue now. He has been in Dingzhou all these years and we have had little contact with him, and we don't know what kind of person he is. Let's wait and see. "After all, the King of Yue is also a prince, and he has received a Chinese education since he was a child. Who knows if he will be the second prince? If we get rid of Li Renai and replace him with Li Renyou, wouldn't it be a waste of effort
After a pause, he glanced at several other confidants and said: "But we can still do something with this. For example, in the capital, the rumors of the prince's discord with the King of Yue will be aggravated and then spread. It would be best to Let their brothers completely turn against each other, and let people come in contact with the people of the Xifeng clan. Xifeng Yechang has always stayed out of the court, and only thinks about self-protection. That will not work. In the past, with It’s okay if he has nothing to do with it, but this time, both of his sons are getting involved, so the Xi Feng clan has to take sides.”
"Ning Ling, Xi Fengyun has always been prudent and cautious, I'm afraid it will be difficult for him to make any real decision." Si Zheng of the Mokan Division said to Ye Cha with some uncertainty. Although Mo Xiahe also had the official position of Zhongshu Ling, at such gatherings, everyone only referred to him as a party official, otherwise they were afraid of incurring his anger.
"Xi Fengyun has indeed always been timid and afraid of getting into trouble, so there is no need to talk to him about this matter. However, Xi Fengyun, who has just arrived in the capital, is often a bit timid, so I thought I should start with him. As long as he nods, the next step Things will be much easier to handle." Moxuhe had already made a plan in his mind and immediately expressed his intention.
Several people pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement, but there was still a little difficulty: "That Xi Fengchang has now lived in the Yue Prince's Mansion. If we want to find him, don't we also have to contact the Yue Prince? If so, I'm afraid that It will attract the attention of the prince’s people.”
"Don't worry about it. In my opinion, it is impossible for Xifengchang to stay in the Yue Prince's house for too long. His identity is too sensitive, and even the Yue King does not dare to keep him in his house. He will stay in his house for less than three to five days. He will leave on his own. It won’t be too late for us to go talk to him then.”
Since Ning Ling spoke so confidently, everyone no longer questioned him. After discussing in depth what to do next, everyone dispersed.
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Under the same night sky, in the same city, many of the prince's confidants have gathered here.
At this moment, the prince's face was still very ugly. Although he was not present at the incident at the South Gate today, Sun Tu's knife struck him hard in the face like a slap, making him still angry to this day. .
Deeply influenced by the Han people, he had long regarded the rule of the monarch as the norm, but now that the people of the Xifeng clan were so disrespectful to him, it really hurt his self-esteem greatly. So after returning home today, he has decisively killed his people
They were summoned to discuss counterattack strategies.
However, even if his face was so gloomy that it was almost dripping with water, those under his command would only respond submissively. Even if they spoke, they would only criticize Feng Chang or Yue Wang, but they could not come up with any serious ideas.
In fact, it's no wonder these people are incompetent. It's really because these people around the prince are only marginal characters in the court. They don't have much power in their hands. Their status is quite embarrassing because they are all Han ministers!
Although three to four people in the Xia Dynasty are of Han origin, in fact, the power held by these officials is very limited, and they are often oppressed and suspected by the party members. This life is naturally very difficult. These Han officials in other countries would not dare to cause trouble like the Dangxiang people, even if they had the support of the prince.
Therefore, when faced with the prince's anger, the only thing they could do was to echo his words. As for countermeasures, even if they had any, they would not dare to say them in public. Who can guarantee that the matter will not be leaked? And once his conspiracy against the party nobles is revealed, it will be the death of the whole family.
"Why, you keep talking about being loyal to the emperor and worrying about your ministers humiliating their masters and their deaths, but now you are all mute? Is this what you Han people call loyalty?" I saw that these guys couldn't hit them with three sticks. Damn it, the prince finally broke out unbearably, and even his words became sharper.
"Prince, please calm down. In my opinion, it is not too difficult to deal with those bold and crazy people. As long as you send a letter to the King of Yue, you can ask the King of Yue to kidnap them. The Prince is the brother of the King of Yue, and he is the king of Yue. I absolutely dare not refuse." Seeing the prince getting angry, someone finally bit the bullet and came up with his own countermeasures.
But what he got in exchange was a sneer from the prince: "Then what if he doesn't do it? Didn't I lose face in front of him again? Also, my majestic prince of Daxia is actually going to have sex with a little person of unknown origin. If you care about it, if it spreads out, the world will laugh at you, right?"
"This..." At this time, everyone was really at a loss for words. Although these Han officials were well-read in poetry and literature, they were really not good at conspiracy and conspiracy. It was impossible for Li Qianshun to place people with ulterior motives around his successor, so the discussion at this time was naturally of no use.
The discussion in the hall also vaguely spread outside, reaching the ears of a young man with a tiger-like back and waist, a tall body and a handsome appearance. This caused his originally handsome face to be quickly filled with murderous intent.
Perhaps to those Han officials, worrying about the humiliation of their ministers was just talk, but to him it was a fact. For Helian Zhongyi, who has been with the prince since he was a child and was taught to be loyal to the prince since he was a child, the prince is his heaven and everything to him.
This time when the prince was humiliated, he was not at the south gate, so he could not help the prince. But now that he saw that the officials were helpless, he had to take action. After pondering for a moment, Helian Zhongyi came to the side hall in front. With a wave of his hand, he called one of his subordinates to him and whispered: "Starting tonight, you will lead people to keep an eye on Prince Yue's Mansion. In addition, As long as there is a chance to find out the exact identity of the person who killed the horse at the South Gate today..." Needless to say, just a sinister look in his eyes made this subordinate understand his boss's decision!