Cui Wenjing's expression, which had been expressionless until now, finally became a little strange. He looked Zhao Changhe up and down for a long time, with a kind of surprise as if to say, "How could you see through me so clearly, kid?"
When he borrowed the sword, he had already anticipated the outcome and was thinking about adapting to the new era? So what is he doing now, and what are the arguments about offense and defense
Who dares to make such a judgment, but Zhao Changhe does.
Even Cui Yuanyang was holding his chin up and wondering who Brother Zhao was dating... It seems that I don’t understand my father as well as you do.
And since you came here, the amount of words you've spoken to me is less than one percent of what you've spoken to your father...
But this understanding is true.
A long time ago, Cui Wenjing said this: "I, Cui Wenjing, believe that I am not worthy of the Qinghe Sword. How many people in the Cui family have any self-awareness? The spirit of the divine sword is gone, and they don't want to think about the reason. Instead, they use the despicable intentions that the divine sword hates the most as a bargaining chip to fight for power. Even if the spirit of the divine sword is still there, it should cry!"
If others are unworthy because of their petty and despicable ways, then Cui Wenjing is actually quite good. But why does he also think that he is not worthy of the Qinghe Sword
Because he knew in his heart that the Qinghe Sword was not a legacy of one family. The meaning of the magic sword and their meaning as a family legacy were fundamentally in conflict. He, who was described by his son-in-law as "not that high-end", was not worthy of Qinghe.
Even if what he did was more upright than others, it could not resonate with Qinghe's intention, because as long as he still had this kind of family consciousness, it would definitely be contrary to Qinghe. The reason why his children were recognized was because they happened to be doing things to protect the country, but this was not the practice of the Cui family. They could be recognized now, but they would lose it in the future, or in the next generation, or the next generation... Losing Qinghe was a matter of time.
Cui Wenjing had long considered what would happen to his family without Qinghe.
He liked to watch the pavilions and flowing water, and he would often spend the whole day watching. What he was watching was not the flowing water, but a world that seemed unchanging but had actually changed a long time ago.
This is a major change that has not happened in a thousand years, with the revival of gods and demons. Any next moment may see the world turn upside down, but in this change, Qinghe will not respond.
His white hair may not be due to his body.
"One sword can only protect your family at most. If you want to restore the old balance of power, you need four swords. Uncle, do you think all four families can do it?" Zhao Changhe said slowly, "It's impossible. Your family has one sword, and in the end it will only serve as a legacy. What's the difference between it and the legacy of the Shenhuang Sect? Maybe it's even worse... Even if I say that I will give you the same treatment as before, can you keep it... Similarly, what's the use of the promise of that unknown god and demon? This god and demon is from northern Myanmar?"
Cui Wenjing: “…”
"Since you also regard me as the representative of gods and demons, then everyone should weigh the chips on the same scale. Let's discuss one by one. First of all, in the matter of restoring the Qinghe Sword, I can provide an equal commitment to him. Does it count as an equal?"
"Calculate."
"Secondly, the new dynasty promised that your uncle's original title of Marquis of Ji would remain unchanged, and would be inherited by his descendants, rising and falling with the country. In contrast, the original rights and responsibilities would not be assumed, and there would only be an empty city and money. In short, as long as this court is still there, the descendants of the Cui family will have food to eat."
Cui Wenjing was stunned for a moment, then Zhao Changhe continued, "We can only keep this one bite of food, as for your own rights, you have to fight for them yourself. With such a strong family foundation and making preparations before anyone else, this is to be ahead of the world and to be ahead of the trend. I don't understand family operations, but uncle should understand. If you can't even grasp this trend, then what are you bragging about, Qinghe Cui? Do you really have the nerve to eat and wait for death, relying on a sword? If that's the case, then if you don't die today, then tomorrow. I believe uncle knows it very well."
Cui Wenjing swallowed back what he was about to say.
I really wanted to ask, what about power in the future
But I don't even have the face to ask. If my descendants are not good in the future, how much will my ancestors have to worry about? The grace of a gentleman will be cut off after five generations. It is enough to guarantee a meal.
No matter how good other people's promises were, Cui Wenjing knew that they could not be kept.
But for this kind of thing, it is not enough to agree with it yourself.
The huge families that could make a lot of money with their eyes closed under the old system will not be willing to accept such a future. They will only agree to promises that others may not be able to fulfill and dream of maintaining their past glory.
Your son and daughter are very promising, so you don’t care about others, right
You have inherited the title, what about others
Cui Wenjing sometimes feels... very tired.
If the family is regarded as an empire, then Xia Longyuan, who only has military power, cannot make the entire huge world system follow his footsteps. Now Cui Wenjing is facing the same problem. Some things must be destroyed before they can be rebuilt. It is very difficult to implement from top to bottom. He said tiredly: "Not enough."
Zhao Changhe tilted his head and looked at him for a while, then suddenly asked, "Uncle, do you know something?"
"What?"
"I was assassinated on my way here."
Cui Wenjing was stunned and frowned tightly.
The assassination was a small matter, not even enough to fill Zhao Changhe's teeth, but what it reflected was very interesting.
Zhao Changhe was not sure whether the order was given by Cui Wenjing, as the assassination was aimed at the envoy, so it was inappropriate to tell him about it directly. But now looking at Cui Wenjing's attitude, he was obviously waiting for a price and weighing the chips on both sides, so it was impossible for him to assassinate the imperial envoy at this time, so the order was not given by him.
Since it wasn't him who placed the order, then who was disrupting his attempt to sell it at a higher price
The Wang, Yang, and Li families? Or other people under the Cui family
In this short route from the capital to Qinghe, other families may not be able to intervene, and the Cui family's control is not that weak, which means that the Cui family has the highest possibility.
If they were members of the Cui family, does it mean that in addition to Cui Wenjue, a new small group had emerged in the Cui family, and that they had leaned towards others before the head of the family made a final decision, and tried to force the head of the family to make a choice by assassinating the envoy
Cui Wenjing is very opinionated and will not be easily swayed by a few words, but others may not be. Once others accept other options, they will inevitably worry that the head of the family will develop inappropriate tendencies because of his feelings for Zhao Changhe and will try to nip this matter in the bud.
Zhao Changhe smiled and said, "This proves two things. First, the other party actually knows that his promise may not be effective. He even knows that he was just fooling me from the beginning to the end. He has no confidence in competing with me head-on for my uncle's favor, so he has to think crookedly. Based on this alone, my uncle can already let him go..."
Cui Wenjing smiled and said, "Not bad."
"Second, I am in great danger now. The enemy now knows that I have arrived in Qinghe, and he will definitely come to kill me. As long as I die, all the trouble will be gone."
"So? You want me to help you?"
"No, uncle, just pretend you know nothing." Zhao Changhe's voice turned cold: "Some people are actually not loyal to uncle... Of course, for uncle, it may not be considered betrayal, and it may not be easy to deal with, so I will deal with it. Since they are trying to assassinate me, they must pay the price."
Cui Wenjing narrowed his eyes and did not express his opinion.
Zhao Changhe said calmly: "Since we are treating this matter as a game between gods and demons, we should behave like gods and demons. This is the first war between gods and demons. It is useless to rely on words. In the end, it depends on who has the stronger fists... It is not easy for uncle to make a decision. They want to help you make it and I want to help you make it. Uncle can wait until the outcome before speaking out - strength is the third bargaining chip."
Cui Wenjing stared at Zhao Changhe's eyes, and Zhao Changhe looked at him calmly. The atmosphere changed from verbal attacks and defenses to conditions, mutual understanding and sympathy, and suddenly became tense.
Cui Yuanyang didn't even understand what was being said here. He only understood that Zhao Changhe was in danger here and that there were gods and demons who wanted to kill him. Then the atmosphere suddenly became like this...
Her heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously said, "Dad..."
Cui Wenjing suddenly spoke up: "Yangyang, tell the elders that my father is not feeling well, and ask Wenwei and the others to invite King Zhao to have lunch. You don't have to go to accompany them. It is customary for a girl to get married not to meet her husband before the wedding. Who would rush to the city gate to see her husband like you? Do you still have the face to do it? No one wants my daughter of the Cui family! Ridiculous!"
Cui Yuanyang: “?”
Why are you scolding me all of a sudden
But she looked at Zhao Changhe for help, and Zhao Changhe just smiled and said, "Yangyang, go and prepare for the wedding. I said that I will not elope with you, but will marry you in an upright manner."
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(End of this chapter)