People in the early Tang Dynasty: I compete with Wu Zhao for the throne

Chapter 269 Killing and Silencing, Bloody Family Fighting

The bright moon shines across the courtyard, and the night wind blows people's faces.

At some point, Li Xuan was already standing at the gate of the courtyard, watching Yao Zhi and Hu Yu leave.

Yu Ze sent it all the way outside the post station, and then returned.

Seeing Li Xuan waiting at the courtyard gate, he immediately came to Li Xuan's side quickly, bowed his hands, and then got up and asked in a low voice: "My lord, is this the end of the Xia family's affairs?"

Li Xuan nodded, and snorted coldly: "So what if it doesn't end, Yao Changshi has already promised to hand over part of the Xia family's property to this king, if this king still doesn't stop, then the one who should be purged is this king." When the king is king, people must be content."

"The property of the Xia family?" Yu Ze was stunned, thinking back to the end of the conversation between Li Xuan and Yao Zhi, Yu Ze suddenly understood: "So what did the prince and Yao Changshi say just now?"

"It's just a transaction." Standing in the courtyard, Li Xuan raised his head, looked at the bright moon above his head, and said softly: "We are not officials in Hangzhou, and the fate of the Xia family depends on the Xia family and the sky." How deep is the connection between Yin religions.

If the connection between them and Tianyin Sect is light, then the price to be paid is naturally small; if the connection between them and Tianyin Sect is heavy, then the price to be paid is naturally heavy, and Yao Changshi does not know the details of the inside story , Everything depends on the investigation. "

"But how can we confirm the connection between the Xia family and the Tianyin sect? If they cheat on this matter and keep the leeway, and we don't know anything about it, wouldn't we lose a lot of benefits?" Yu Ze was a little worried. Looking at Li Xuan, she said in a low voice, "My lord, these people are willing to do anything for profit."

"So, keep an eye on the Xia family, and how many people died. The more people died, the deeper their connection with the Tianyin Sect, and the fewer people died, it means that their connection with the Tianyin Sect The shallower it is." At this point, Li Xuan paused for a while, shook her head lightly, and said with a sneer at the corner of her mouth, "Don't worry, they will never let any damned person live in this matter."

Yu Ze was silent for a while.

Most of the time, the internal strife in the aristocratic family is more cruel and bloody than people can imagine.

Even among the same clan, when it comes to the conflict of rebellion and interests, they are merciless and even more ruthless.

This point can be understood by looking at the fate of Li Jiancheng and Li Yuanji.

All the sons were killed, and the wives and concubines were brought into the harem to be pampered by others...

……

Under the cold moonlight, no one continued to speak for a long time.

Finally, Li Xuan broke the silence, and said quietly: "For hundreds of years, the Wuyue families have been connected to each other by marriage, blood, mutual support, and common external affairs, so, easily, the Wuyue families will not allow Xia's So down.

They can allow the Xia family to decline, but they can't accept the Xia family's destruction because of this. This is the bottom line for the survival of the aristocratic family, and it is also their way of production and the way of survival in the officialdom.

Of course, the cancerous tumors that should be cleaned up still need to be cleaned up, and the branches that need to be pruned must also be pruned, and it must be thorough. "

"Yes." Yu Ze recalled his previous experience, and sometimes it was true.

Turning his head, Yu Ze looked at Li Xuan, feeling a sigh in his heart.

He had to admit that, compared to Li Xuan, a son of the royal family, although he himself was a Jinshi, his insight into human nature was seriously lacking, except for some behaviors in the officialdom.

Of course, Li Xuan has experienced a lot during this period from Luoyang to Yangzhou, and then from Yangzhou to Hangzhou, and has grown up.

"By the way, my lord, is this the end of Mr. Qi's matter?" Yu Ze changed the subject easily.

Compared to the Xia family, Mr. Qi is indeed not worth mentioning.

"Of course, it's nothing more than a small person. This bit of face should be given to Inspector Yuan." Li Xuan turned around, looked in the direction of the Inspector's Mansion, and said softly: "Inspector Yuan didn't want Mr. Qi to be arrested, that's why he wasn't caught. , Governor Yuan didn’t even want any relevant inside information to be revealed, so he sent the prostitute Shu’er to this king.”

Speaking of this, Li Xuan showed a slight sneer, and said: "Our Inspector Yuan, he is still counting on Shu'er to lure Mr. Qi to this king, and then let this king help him take him away. All future troubles. From this point of view alone, our Inspector Yuan is really a good name and cold-blooded!"

Great justice kills relatives, clean and honest.

These two seemingly opposite terms hung on Yuan Jiazuo's head at the same time.

However, Li Xuan was not disgusted with these things. A person should not only be judged by his methods, but also by how he treats the people under his rule.

He is ruthless towards the big family and his relatives, but treats the common people like a warm wind.

Such people are not uncommon in history, but they are all famous officials in history.

Such as Bao Zheng, such as Hai Rui.

"Uncle Yu, tell me later, let the night watchmen in the mansion go away, I have a feeling that Mr. Qi might come to the door by himself." A sneer appeared on the corner of Li Xuan's mouth.

His gaze passed Yu Ze and landed on Shu Er on the left side of the courtyard, who was on the prison cart.

[Shu'er, Shu Xueqing, Qing Guanren, 16 years old, a young student of Zhang Wanyu, the master of the Yuhang Branch of Tianyin Sect, who cultivates Qi the day after tomorrow. 】

Mr. Qi is nothing more than a common man, he may have some ambitions, and he may have some personal ability, but he can get to where he is today, thanks to the great help of Governor Yuan.

Once there is no support from Governor Yuan, everything he owns will be completely annihilated in a very short period of time.

At this moment, the only straws he can hold on to are his own aunt, and the other is Shu'er in front of him.

His aunt was Yuan Jiazuo's concubine no matter what, so Yuan Shishi would naturally pay attention to it when dealing with it.

As for her fate, maybe she was imprisoned in the backyard, maybe she was sent to a mountain temple to become a monk, or she was thrown directly into the bottom of the well.

But this Shu'er is related to the Tianyin sect, and she is a nobleman, so the fire in Mr. Qi's heart might become even stronger.

"Xiong Yan!" Li Xuan yelled, and Xiong Yan, who was wearing a black robe, came out from the darkness: "My lord!"

"Release her from the cage, feed her something to eat and drink, restore her spirits, and then have someone wash her up. When I leave Hangzhou tomorrow, I don't need to bring an ugly and ugly woman with me." As soon as Li Xuan's words fell, Shu Xueqing who was inside the cage immediately turned around, her eyes were full of anger.

Although her face is full of filth, but her fair skin, oval-shaped face, and dark eyes, one can tell that she is the embryo of a beauty.

There is a section in Tianyin Sect, which is dedicated to cultivating children in brothels, and then sending them to various princes and nobles, and officials and officials will be concubines and maids, and then use these women to control the entire family.

These are all common methods. Li Xuan once destroyed the Yunshao Academy in Luoyang, which was in charge of this matter.

However, this method is only effective for a while, and it will be much worse in the long run. After all, being an official is never an easy task, and if there is a slight flaw, it will be a fatal disaster immediately.

Unless it is a substitute that costs a lot of money at a very young age and is specially made for someone, of course, this is another profession.

I don't know how much effort it took for Shu'er to be trained by the Tianyin Sect to become a clean lady, let alone she is still a clean lady.

As a man, Li Xuan certainly knew what other men were thinking.

Especially Young Master Qi, Li Xuan has thoroughly understood his character.

As long as people are tempted a little, Mr. Qi will immediately pounce on him like a hunting dog.

"Here!" Xiong Yan bowed to promise, and then said in a deep voice: "My lord, there is another matter. Miss Wan'er's parents have been found and have brought them to the inn to meet Miss Wan'er."

"En!" Li Xuan paused for a moment, nodded, and said softly, "Let someone take care of you. After leaving Hangzhou tomorrow, I will see you again."

"Here!" Xiong Yan turned and left.

Turning around, Li Xuan returned to the house, took a sip of the tea beside her.

Looking at the official document on the table about the appointment of him as Captain Guoyi of the Procuratorate Kuaiji Prefecture, he lowered his head and thought.

While thinking, Li Xuan raised his head and looked at Yu Ze who entered the room with him: "Uncle Yu, the only thing that is uncertain now is where the main force of the Tianyin Sect is. Duan Duan asked someone to send this thing to me Here, the biggest reason is probably that even they don't know where the core power of Tianyin Sect is hidden. Therefore, they want to use this king's power to call out the main force of Tianyin Sect, or find out."

"Although Yao Sima said that Dongyang, Xiaoshan, Taizhou and other places did not find their traces after repeated searches, but my subordinates think that there are still clues to be found in the three places. I chose to hide in these three places."

Yu Ze said with emotion: "The topography of these three places is too sensitive. Once these three places are occupied, Hangzhou, Wuzhou, Yuezhou and Taizhou can be completely separated, so that all parties can't respond to each other. It is very likely that all parties will have to fight on their own, and finally catch them all."

"No, what I am most worried about now is that their actions are all a cover-up, and their real goal lies in Wuzhou. After all, Wuzhou is their most important first step.

If they can't even win Wuzhou, then the power in the future will not be able to be deployed, and it will be easier to be defeated one by one.Although now it seems that there is a great possibility that the three-way shot may directly win Yuezhou. "

Li Xuan sighed helplessly, and said: "Now I feel more and more that everything in front of me is like a fog, firmly covering everyone."

"But some key points remain the same, such as the specific location of the soldiers and horses in Zhechong Mansion in Kuaiji." Yu Ze stepped forward, pointed to the map of Wuyue on the wall, and finally clicked directly on the point of Yuezhou.

Li Xuan nodded in agreement, and said, "That's right, the most crucial point in this current battle is where the troops of Kuaiji Zhechong Mansion are."

"They not only need to guard against the Tianyin Sect's uprising, but also need to guard against the invasion of pirates. Now they are in big trouble." Yu Ze sighed with emotion, and a trace of worry flashed in his eyes.

"This kind of thing is a secret among the secrets. Didn't you see that Yao Changshi was here for a long time before, and the king didn't ask a single word?" Li Xuan sighed with emotion, and said softly: "The strength of Zhechong Mansion is still too small. It's no wonder Duan Duan would allow me to recruit troops on my own, if it wasn't for the support of Mr. Qi's wealth this time, I wouldn't dare to mess around."

At this moment, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, Li Xuan looked up, and saw Xiong Yan standing outside the door: "My lord, Young Master Qi has caught him."

Li Xuan smiled smugly.

(End of this chapter)