Aojian Tianqiang

"Snapped!"

Wei Feng slapped the table in front of him hard, causing the pen container and inkstone above to rattle.

At this moment, Wei Feng lost his usual grace, his face was livid, he gritted his teeth, and his cold voice seemed to come out from between his teeth: "Xu Luo...it's you again, damned little bastard, if I can't put you down In death, the Wei family will fall into your hands sooner or later!"

Wei Ziting stood aside, not daring to say a word. Hearing this, he raised his head in surprise, and asked cautiously, "Father, are you sure Xu Luo did this?"

"Why are you so stupid?" Wei Feng glanced at his son with resentment, and sighed in his heart: If you can be like that Xu Luo, even if you ask me to hand over your aspect now, I would be willing!

The muscles on Wei Ziting's face twitched violently a few times, and he retorted somewhat unconvinced: "Maybe Xu Su did this..."

"Is there a difference?" Wei Feng looked at Wei Ziting angrily: "Although Xu Su is known as a wise general, he is good at leading the army and fighting! This kind of vile and obscene trick, besides Xu Luo, that little bastard, there are others Who can use it?"

Wei Ziting closed his mouth, but he was slandering in his heart: Don't you also be able to use it?Otherwise, how did those two civil servants fall?

Wei Feng stood up, walked around the room, and murmured: "This can't go on like this, the two brothers Xu Luo and Xu Su have become a big deal, and the Xu family has become a serious problem. If they can't be eradicated completely, Sooner or later, they will completely suppress our Wei family."

"The Xu family should be eradicated..." Wei Ziting agreed with this very much. He also hated the Xu family, especially Xu Luo, a young man who embarrassed him and covered up all the light that belonged to him. The most hated person.

Wei Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, flashing a cold light, and said slowly: "Using power... It seems that it is difficult to overwhelm the Xu family. I originally thought that gathering those wealthy families in the imperial capital could oppress them. Now it seems Well, the Xu family has that little bastard Xu Luo who doesn't act according to reason, so they don't care about these things at all. So, now we can only use that trick!"

Wei Ziting looked up at his father in a daze, "What?"

"Assassination!" Wei Feng's eyes were full of horror, and he slowly spit out two words.

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"Royal father, I want to sue the eldest son of Xu, Xu Su, for being lawless and deliberately killing the children of the royal family in the street." The sixth prince knelt in front of his father, with a sad face, and said in a deep voice.

On the dragon chair, Huangfu Haoran looked at his son calmly, and said lightly, "Do you have evidence?"

"Of course there is. Countless people on Qinglong Street have seen it with their own eyes." The sixth prince raised his head, with anger and sadness in his eyes: "Although the little emperor uncle is cold and arrogant, he has a noble character and comes from a big sect. Going to do something like robbing women? This is clearly because Xu Su picked up the underground forces in the imperial capital and hurt his lover before, and used this method of framing... to retaliate!"

Huangfu Haoran nodded lightly, and then said: "Then, what are you going to do?"

The sixth prince's gaze was firm, and he gritted his teeth and said: "The prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the people!"

"That's right." The emperor nodded, with no emotions on his face, he just said softly: "I will leave this matter to you to deal with. But, listen carefully, don't listen to one-sided words, I hope you can After thoroughly investigating the matter, we can make a conclusion, understand?"

The sixth prince's expression turned serious, and he said respectfully: "I obey!"

"Go." Huangfu waved his hands grandly, letting the sixth prince leave.

Afterwards, the prince who was standing aside stepped forward and said softly, "Father, my ministers have different opinions on this matter."

"Say." Huangfu glanced at the prince arrogantly.

"All civil and military officials in the court know that Wei Xiang and the Xu family have always been at odds. Those two civil servants who were imprisoned by Wei Xiang before, everyone with a discerning eye knows that they were wronged; Wei Ziting brought someone to trouble the Xu family and sealed the Xu family name. Go down to a few shops; Huangshu Huangfu Haoyue's actions are even more unreasonable..."

"Why is that unreasonable? Shouldn't those underground forces hiding in the dark corners and being as hateful as rats be eliminated?" Huangfu Haoran said indifferently.

The prince nodded: "It should be eliminated, but... I dare to ask my father, since the founding of the sky, it has been 400 years... But when will there be no underground dark forces at all?"

"That's not a reason." Huangfu Haoran said calmly, neither happy nor angry.

"Yes, this is indeed not a reason, but the gang had a lot of evil deeds before. After being subdued by Guo Ying, they have become more disciplined, and there is no such thing as bullying the weak and dominating the market..." The prince said: "So, son I think that since gangs cannot be completely eradicated, it is better to let such gangs exist, at least to contain other forces."

"Your thinking is quite similar to when I was young..." Huangfu Haoran suddenly said with some emotion, and then changed the subject: "However, you must know that there is a strict discipline and an organized gang. It is a big taboo in the heart of any high-ranking person! Do you know why I abolished your crown prince in a fit of anger?"

The prince was slightly taken aback, then fell silent.

It's not that he didn't expect this, it's just that he is very confident in his loyalty to the Xu family, but since his father raised it, he naturally couldn't continue talking.

But the reason why he was abolished at that time was that he was wronged... It was because of that incident that the relationship between him and the sixth prince was completely broken. At the same time, the relationship between the prince and Wei Feng also changed. Extremely subtle.

Because he has too many reasons to believe that Wei Feng and the sixth prince joined hands to do that matter!

Fortunately, the emperor then issued an edict saying that the crown prince was wronged, and this matter... just let it go.

But deep in the prince's heart, a big knot was formed.

"For a long time, it is precisely because the leader of the gang is related to the Xu family that I have not touched it, but this does not mean that I would like such a force to exist in the imperial capital." Huangfu Haoran said softly, Taking a deep look at the prince, he said meaningfully: "How can you allow others to snore on the side of the couch?"

"I understand, I know I'm wrong." A layer of cold sweat oozes from the prince's forehead, and he quickly knelt down on the ground.

"Get up, these things have nothing to do with you, I just want you to understand, Zhen, there will be a day when you step down, this throne will be yours sooner or later, so, there are some reasons, you have to understand."

A look of joy flashed in the eyes of the prince. It seemed that it was the first time that the father had confirmed his identity so straightforwardly.

"I'm old too, but I'm not confused. I know very well what your sixth brother is doing." Huangfu Haoran said indifferently: "However, there are some things that must be done by him. You, the prince, should do it. Not suitable."

"My son understands."

"Nowadays, the Xu family does have some achievements, but I don't care, because I know that Xu Ji will not betray me, but this does not mean that Xu Ji's children will also be your good ministers." Huangfu Haoran sighed softly, stood up, walked to the Prince's side, and patted his shoulder.

"There is champion Hou Xu Zhongtian in the south, and Xu Ji in the north. It is the blessing of my sky empire, but a military family should do what a soldier should do!"

"I have always trusted the Xu family, but the power should not be overly tilted. Otherwise, when you are in power, what will you use to check and balance the Xu family? I heard that Huangfu Haoyue was injured by Xu Su, so Xu Su still Just a third-rank sword master, but now he can injure Huangfu Haoyue, do you know what this means?"

Before the crown prince could answer, Huangfu said again in a solemn voice: "Xu Luo was originally a person who could not cultivate, but in a short period of one or two years, he made so many great things, and became famous among the younger generation. This was originally nothing, but...his sworn brother is your elder brother...Huangfu Chongzhi! Do you know...what does this mean?"

The prince's body trembled slightly. Only then did he finally understand why his father turned a blind eye to Xiang Wei's actions against the Xu family. It turns out that the root cause is here!

"Governing the country is like playing chess. Every piece has its own use. The world is not black and white. So sometimes, you have to sacrifice some pieces to ensure the advantage of the whole game."

Huangfu spoke boldly, and then said lightly: "When necessary, no matter how good the chess pieces are, they must be sacrificed, because you are the one who plays chess! Do you...understand?"

"My son... seems to understand but does not understand." The prince said softly.

"In the future, you will understand." Huangfu sighed softly, walked back to the dragon chair, and said: "This position is not easy to sit in."

"Father, do you think the Xu family...will be disobedient?" the prince asked boldly.

"Not now, doesn't mean there won't be in the future. Some things must not be faced after they happen, otherwise, it may be too late." Huangfu said boldly, and then waved his hands: "Go down, think about it for yourself." Think, I'm tired."

The crown prince bowed: "My son and minister leave."

Seeing the leaving figure of the prince, Huangfu Haoran, who was sitting on the dragon chair, showed a tired look on his face, and stretched out his hand to rub his forehead, a lot of gray hair had grown on his temples.

After a long time, he murmured: "A person who is too good is always difficult to control. The Xu family of thousands of years... how did they give birth to such a freak? Why did they become close friends with Chongzhi?"

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"Xiao Luo, will our actions today anger the emperor?" Xu Su frowned slightly. It was refreshing to beat up Huangfu Haoyue, but after the incident, Xu Su was also faintly worried.

"Hehe, even if we don't do this, I believe the emperor will find a reason to trouble the Xu family." Xu Luo leaned back on the chair with some disinterest, and said slowly: "Our family is too dazzling now, the emperor... ...is getting old again."

"Don't spread such words to the outside world." Xu Su glared at his bold younger brother, and said, "Otherwise, people will think that we have some evil intentions."

"Whether there is any wrongdoing, it is not up to us, it is up to the emperor." Xu Luo smiled wryly: "Brother, haven't you seen that the current imperial capital is not what we want to do, but what those families and The royal family together, are you forcing us to do this?"

"Why?" Xu Su first asked subconsciously, and then smiled wryly: "Yes, father is already a master of merit, and now we two brothers have shown an excellent side. The most important thing is that you and The first princes are irreversible, and many people feel uneasy because of this incident."

"That's right. Originally, no one would pay attention to the eldest prince who has no status, but now, it's not the case. Unknowingly, the reputation of the eldest prince in the country has been faint, and some of them want to keep pace with the crown prince and the sixth prince. gone."

Xu Luo said, and then smiled lightly: "So, many people are afraid, including the emperor!"