Competing

Chapter 327 Suspicions
When Yin Xu heard the guard's report, he smiled at the corner of his mouth, which happened to be discussing how to deal with the Zhou and Xu families.As a result, at this time, the Xu family wanted to see him.What is their purpose?Do you want to plead with yourself?But isn't it too late?Thinking about how arrogant the Xu family was in the valley of Kuaiji Mountain back then, together with the Zhou family they wanted to completely stay in the green mountains and green waters, it was really well-intentioned.

Yin Xu didn't ask the guards about other things that the Xu family wanted to see him, instead he asked: "You said that the Xu family met the widow, why?" "

Su An smiled lightly: "Could it be that the Xu family came to intercede?"

Zhong Yin snorted coldly; "Pleading? Your Majesty is in danger because of this, almost... What's the use of pleading?"

Su An was also very annoyed by this, and said: "Thinking about how arrogant the Xu family was in Kuaiji Mountain that day, I didn't expect that they would be so humble today?"

Gao Yi, who was sitting on one side, couldn't help laughing. When Yin Xu saw it, he asked with a smile, "Gao Yi, the expression thing makes you so funny?"

Gao Yi pursed his lips lightly, and said: "My lord, everyone, I'm sorry, I'm being rude. I just remembered a funny thing, and I couldn't help laughing."

"What's so funny? Could it be related to the Xu family?" Yin Xu asked with a slight smile.

Gao Yi nodded and said, "Your Majesty, Miss Xu, have you seen her before?"

Yin Xu nodded and said, "But that woman in red? You're so arrogant and arrogant!"

Gao Yidao: "That's right, that's true. This woman usually wears red clothes. The daughter of the head of the Xu family, Xu Ming, is named Xu Tong. She is also considered a beauty in Shanyin City. However, he is most famous not for his beauty, but for his unruly willfulness." , relying on the power of the Xu family, rampaging in this mountainous city, like a flame, no one dares to rob its edge!"

Yin Xu smiled and said: "Oh, so the name is so famous. I have seen it that day. It seems that the Xu family is really good. It is so arrogant that no one can steal the edge."

Pu Jun on the side asked: "So that's the case, but I don't know what's so special about this savage girl from the Xu family, so it's so funny." This is what everyone cares about the most. That's all.

Everyone laughed, but it was difficult for the guards who came to report the news. They didn't want to leave or stay. They were in a dilemma.After Pu Jun saw it, he waved slightly, and the attendant walked to the door of the study as if he had been pardoned.Standing quietly, waiting to be summoned at any time.

Gao Yidao: "The funny thing is this. On the day your Majesty went to Kuaiji Mountain to visit Mr. Zhu, Xu Ming, the Patriarch of the Xu family, dragged someone to see me. Do you know why he came to me?"

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Gao Yi asked himself and answered: "At that time Xu Ming said that if he wanted to submit to the king, he would still... still..."

Gao Yi hesitated to speak, looked around, observed everyone's expressions, smiled without saying a word.

Su An scolded with a smile: "Gao Yi, what's the matter? Just say it straight, why bother people's appetite?" Su An is a straight-tempered person, seeing Gao Yi hesitate like this, naturally he couldn't bear it.

Gao Yi was slightly embarrassed, and said: "That day Xu Ming said that he wanted to dedicate his daughter to the king, and it was the woman in red, Xu Tong."

Everyone was overjoyed when they heard it, it was really funny, here Xu Minggang wanted to present his daughter to the King of Yue.But over there, Xu Tong personally offended Yin Xu in Kuaiji Mountain. It was really a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple, no wonder Gao Yi thought it was funny.But this matter involved King Yue, although everyone was happy, they couldn't laugh directly.

Yin Xu was also amused, and said with a smile: "Dedicating his daughter to a widow? Xu Ming really has a heart, but his daughter is not blessed to be a widow."

After everyone heard it, they laughed together. Because of his special status, Chen Ping was more courageous, and said with a smile: "It's a bit unruly, but she is also a beauty. It's a pity that the king missed such a beautiful blessing!"

Su An smiled at the corner of his mouth, and said in a low voice: "It's not a pity at all, what is that unruly girl from the Xu family? Don't forget there is... Lu..."

When the point was reached, Chen Ping's eyeballs moved, and he suddenly realized: "That's right, that's right, I actually forgot..."

Yin Xu naturally knew that they were talking about Luluo, but that woman was beautiful, gentle and virtuous, and she was really heart-warming.It's just that they are meeting each other for the first time, they haven't had much contact with each other, and they haven't written their horoscopes yet, yet they are used as a joke by such courtiers.Immediately his face darkened, pretending to be angry.

Chen Pingdang didn't say anything, and immediately changed the subject: "Gao Yi, this matter is a bit intriguing. You said that Xu Ming came to you to express that he wanted to join the king, and he wanted to offer his daughter to the king. According to what you said , What is the purpose of Xu Ming's move? To confuse the king, let us relax our vigilance? Or is it just a coincidence that the accountant mountain, the children of the Xu family did not know the king, so there was a conflict, and it was later realized that it was too late, so they had to be forced to go Way to go dark?"

After hearing Chen Ping's analysis, everyone felt a little more skeptical. Both possibilities existed.If it is true that the Xu family came to offer their daughter or surrender, it is completely reasonable. Everyone knows that as long as the daughter enters the palace, she will be considered the head of the country, and her future status and benefits will be immeasurable.

If this is the case, what happened in Kuaiji Mountain can be completely understood as a coincidence and misunderstanding.At that time, it was better for Miss Xu's family to play in the valley, and she was well-known in the whole Shanyin for being unruly and willful, because it was entirely possible for friction to arise over trivial matters.Unknowingly, the Xu family participated in the pursuit of King Yue, so they had no choice but to go all the way to the dark side.

The most obvious evidence of this is the performance of the Xu family in Shanyin City. Except for Xu Xuan who participated in the pursuit of Yue King, the rest of the Xu family did not evacuate, but stayed in Shanyin all the time.When the soldiers went to surround Xu's mansion, they didn't have any preparations, it seemed a little sudden.If it is a premeditated plan, there should be some preparations and precautions in advance.

Of course, there are many suspicious things in this. When King Yue just went to Kuaiji Mountain, the Xu family happened to go too.What's even more promising is that the Zhou family and Xu's parents and sons also went there afterwards, and those they brought with them could be regarded as elite generals.And they were all targeting Yue King Yin Xu, perhaps this was their original purpose of entering the mountain.

Xu Tong was asked to go there because she wanted to use her savagery to cause trouble. They didn't bring many people with them. After realizing that they couldn't deal with Yin Xu's guards, they mobilized other forces in the family to come to help.The clue can be seen from the army led by Zhou Hao and Xu Jian.In this way, it seems that it can be explained as an accidental misunderstanding, so as to achieve the goal, and it is better to say the final result.

The Zhou and Xu families were already connected. As for the so-called Xu family's indecision, it can be completely understood as a smoke bomb, just to cover up the facts and confuse others.Because of Pingwu's existence, at least the Zhou family knew Yin Xu's identity, so what about the Xu family?Xu Tong, a savage girl, might not know it, but as the sons of the head of the family, Xu Jian and Xu Xuan, the two sons-in-law, it is impossible not to know it.Of course, it is also possible that only the Zhou family knew Yin Xu's identity, and it was entirely for the purpose of dragging the Xu family into trouble.

It's just that Miss Xu's family provoked this matter, and the Zhou family somehow got involved afterwards.This coincidence is too coincidental for him, and all the signs are hard to tell, and it is inevitable to make people suspicious.

As for why the Zhou family and Xu family didn't evacuate, or why they took some precautions beforehand, it can also be explained.In case there is a disturbance in Shanyin City, if they listen to the subordinates of the King of Yue, they may frighten the snake, and all previous efforts will be wasted, so they did not take any action.Perhaps it was also because they were confident enough that they could kill Yin Xu directly. As soon as King Yue died, Shanyin would be in chaos.I have to say that the Xu family can be regarded as a bold person with high skills, and others may not dare to do this.

What is more difficult to explain is how the Zhou and Xu families knew about Yin Xu's whereabouts.That day when he decided to go to Kuaiji Mountain, only a few close relatives knew his identity, and those who followed him were all absolutely loyal and tight-lipped subordinates among the guards. Where did the news leak out?Could it be that Yin Xu was discovered after leaving the palace?After all, when he first arrived in Shanyin, he rode a tall horse into Shanyin City, and some people had seen his appearance.

If there is a problem with the people around him, it will be troublesome. After Yin Xusi thinks about it, this point can already be ruled out.Could it be that all of this is just a coincidence? Regarding this assassination, he hadn't thought about it before, but now that he thinks about it carefully, there are indeed a lot of doubts.

There are also those mysterious assassins who suddenly appeared. It was their joining that caused the entire assassination situation to undergo earth-shaking changes.With the protection of Deng Lingmo's masters, although Zhou and Xu's family had hundreds of generals, they were no opponents at all, and they couldn't hurt Yin Xu.It was the addition of those mysterious assassins that restrained Zhong Yin's subordinate Deng Lingmo.

Only then did Yin Xu fall into isolation and helplessness, so he had to break through and evacuate, and it was thanks to them that Yin Xu was hit by an arrow and fell off the cliff.It can be said that the purpose of these assassins is to assassinate Yin Xu, and the overall quality and combat effectiveness are also very good, and they can compete with Deng Lingmo's masters. From this point, we can see one or two.

What's even more intriguing is that after they assassinated Yin Xu, they evacuated quietly.He didn't stay at all to determine the specific life and death of Yin Xu, but handed over the matter to Zhou and Xu's family.That is to say, they are unwilling to stay in the country of Yue so as not to be discovered by others. It can be seen that they have special identities and have ulterior secrets.If they participated in chasing and killing the injured Yin Xu, it's hard to say what the result will be, maybe they will succeed, and it's unknown if they can complete the mission thoroughly.It's a pity that they left, so the result fell short.

And their identities are even more suspicious...

For now, they may be assassins from Dongou or Minyue in the south.The Zhou family and Si Yao had colluded in the first place, and Si Yao's ability to dispatch troops so quickly this time may have been premeditated.If it is speculated in this way, Zhou Xu's family and Si Yao's assassins knew each other and cooperated with each other to complete the mission.In other words, the assassination of King Yue was completely a planned conspiracy.

It is also possible that these people did not know each other at first, and had no relationship with each other. The reason why they were able to be together was because they had the same goal and coincided with each other.Their respective original purpose was to assassinate the King of Yue, and they formed a temporary strategic alliance when they met, and they each withdrew after they were done.

If this is the case, the identity of the group of mysterious assassins is even more confusing. They are not Si Yao and Wu Zhu, and they have nothing to do with Shanyin.Then, these people could only come from the north. Because of his special identity and experience, Yue Wang Yinxu offended many enemies and received a lot of suspicion. There are quite a few people who want to kill them quickly.

Who sent to assassinate Yin Xu?Obviously, the opponent's intentions are very sinister, and his strength is not bad, so people have to guard against it.According to common sense, the biggest suspect may be Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu.Now that he is going to war with Qi State, he must be worried about the safety of the southern border, so he tried to provoke Dongou and Minyue to support Yue State, and at the same time, he came up with some assassination tricks.But if not, then it will be difficult to determine the candidate for a while. The so-called open gun is easy to hide and hidden arrow is hard to guard against, it is really hard to guard against.

Yin Xu doesn't want to intervene in the affairs of the Central Plains prematurely yet, but this is completely an extravagant hope.Since the enfeoffment of Guanzhong, when he became the king of the princes and could compete with the princes of the world for hegemony, this was already doomed.What happened in the Central Plains is not only related to the Central Plains, it can be said that the world is closely related. As a powerful, capable, and ambitious prince, the relationship is even more closely related, and it is inevitable.

But these don't matter, since the incident has come, it can only be blocked by soldiers and covered by water and earth.Yue Wang Yinxu has never been afraid of things, and he will definitely meet the challenge of competing in the world with a strong attitude!
It can be said that this small assassination that took place in Kuaiji Mountain was directly suspicious, and the scope of possible involvement was very wide.At this time, it is also announced that Yin Xu's peaceful days in Shanyin are completely over, and Yue Kingdom and Jiangdong will not be peaceful either.But the war between Qi and Chu in the north has formally and far-reaching influence, and the world of Chu and Han has finally begun to turbulent.However, it will no longer be Xiang Yu of Western Chu and Liu Bang, the king of Han, who will be the ones who are competing for the top spot...

After listening to many discussions, Yin Xu already had enough energy in his mind. The matter this time was too complicated to explain clearly.As for the Xu family, the mistake has been discovered, even if it is just a coincidence, it cannot escape responsibility.It's alright if his injury can't be saved, King Yue's dignity and face must be maintained.

It's just how to deal with this, hehe... Let's see why the Xu family begged to see me first?Explanation has become futile, and now he wants to know if the Xu family can come up with something that can impress him, to see if he can reduce the Xu family's guilt by one or two points, and give them a glimmer of hope for life.Of course, if the Xu family still wants to dedicate their women to the palace, there is no need to talk about it.Such a savage woman is really unlucky.Even if they are beauties, now that there is a beautiful woman and talented woman Luluo in the palace, Xu Tong only has that little bit of beauty, which is no longer attractive.

Yin Xu said softly: "Since that's the case, we can't confirm the situation yet, so let's meet the Xu family and see what they want to say."

Chen Ping nodded and said, "Alright, meet the Xu family and see what they want to do."

Yin Xu raised his head and looked towards the door, Pu Jun immediately waved his hand, and the attendant who was waiting at the door saw this, and immediately walked up with a smile.After waiting for so long, it was finally time to answer the question myself.

Yin Xu asked: "Who in the Xu family wants to see the widow, what do you want to say? Do you know?"

The attendant replied: "Reporting to Your Majesty, today the brother guarding the Xu family's mansion came to spread the word that Xu Jian, the eldest son of the Xu family, wanted to see His Majesty. He didn't elaborate on what he wanted to do, but he once said, There is something important to tell the king, and it is something that the king is very interested in and wants to know."

"Oh? Something I really want to know?" Yin Xu was suddenly curious, his eyes flashed, and he and Chen Ping looked at each other, showing expectations and doubts.The Xu family opened their mouths and didn't say anything about pleading, obviously they also knew that pleading was useless.Since the roll call is that the King of Yue wanted something from kindness, that is to say, the Xu family now intends to use things in exchange for survival.What Yin Xu is now curious about is what the Xu family can come up with that he wants but can't get. If he can really impress himself, then he can consider being a little looser in dealing with the matter of the Xu family's life and death.

Yin Xu raised his head and said to the attendant: "Okay, you go to the Xu family's mansion and bring Xu Jian, the eldest son of the Xu family, to me. Remember to be careful in everything and cut out any extraneous branches."

The attendant was able to wait in front of him, so he naturally understood the rules, so he nodded and obeyed.

In the study room, Yin Xu said with a faint smile: "Then let's wait and see what conditions the Xu family can come up with that will make us feel tempted?"

It didn't take long for the attendant to arrive with a man in his thirties. From the first moment he entered the door, Yin Xu recognized at a glance that it was the young master of the Xu family who arrived later that day and directed the Xu family to besiege him. Xu Jian.It stands to reason that the enemy is extremely jealous when they meet, but Yin Xu's identity and experience determine his demeanor, so naturally he will not have any conflicts or unhappiness with Xu Jian at this time.

In contrast, the courtiers of the Yue Kingdom were not so friendly. Except for Chen Ping, there was anger and displeasure in their eyes.

Xu Jian was calm and composed. He came here for the survival of the Xu family. Anyway, the Xu family is now in crisis.Anyway, it's dead, let Sima be a living horse doctor!So there was no psychological pressure on the contrary, he walked up to him and knelt down in the tunnel: "Xu Family Xu Jian came to plead guilty to King Yue!"

"Apology? What is the crime of the Xu family? Why are you willing to condescend and come to plead guilty to the widow?" Yin Xu seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and his words were not angry and prestige, which shocked Xu Jian.

Before waiting for an answer, Yin Xu snorted coldly: "Let's see what happens. I don't want to waste time. You said you have something that I want. Take it out and see if it catches your eye?"

(End of this chapter)