Above the stars

"Why not?"

Shen Boyu looked at Shen Xinglan in surprise, not expecting that his grandson, who had always been gentle and calm, would say this.

Strong and domineering, no doubt about it.

Shen Xinglan lowered his head and played with the Ru porcelain cup from before the Blue Star Catastrophe in his hand, and said softly: "Is the royal family using the Tang bandits as swords to kill the Lu family first and then the Yu family just to establish prestige? I don't think so, he This time we have to take action for real.”

"The entry of the Yu family feels a bit sudden and unexpected to us, but the situation is developing towards another dangerous situation."

"Due to the chaotic situation during the Great Migration Era and the reorganization of forces after years of fighting, the nine major families have deep roots in the empire and affect all aspects of the people."

"The current king can be regarded as a heroic leader. When he was in power, he was able to make use of the conflicts and grievances of the various forces to make arrangements, either to win over or to suppress, to use both kindness and power, to manipulate and control, and to use the emperor's mental skills to the extreme."

"As long as the major families do not harm their own fundamental interests, they are also willing to act with him to protect the face of the royal family."

"However, Zhong Tianque only has mid-level qualifications. If he ascends to the throne and inherits the throne, will the nine major families be able to be controlled by him? Will the person named Zhong be the master of the huge Phoenix Empire, or will the nine major families be the master? Co-governance?”

"It's time to make some preparations for the crown prince's succession. Cut down all the big trees that may obscure the crown prince's glory. Either cut off their lush branches or uproot them."

"In this country, there can be only one big tree and only one voice."

"Haha, are you serious? Isn't he afraid of backlash for attacking the nine major families in such a big way?" Shen Boyu sneered, looked at Shen Xinglan and said, "As you just said, without hurting yourself As long as the fundamental interests are at stake, everyone is willing to act with you."

"Aren't you afraid that the Shen family and the Lu family will join forces? If so, let's tear it apart and bite it with the Lu family. We will take the initiative and get rid of all the core direct descendants of the Lu family in the military."

"The Lu family obviously knows how to cooperate. Every time when military equipment is distributed or advanced weapons are replaced, the Undead Army is always the last one to get it, and they have to keep arguing with them and litigating with them. In the end, Zhong Daolong Only by personally adjusting and urging can we succeed."

"The same goes for the Yu family and the Qin family. These two families are at loggerheads in the political circles. If you take one of my soldiers, I will immediately remove a piece of yours. There is a bone hanging from the rope of the roof beam, and the nine major families stretch out together. Grow your neck to fight for it.”

"During the fight, they defended each other and stabbed each other. You kicked me, and I ripped off a handful of your hair."

"For what? The reason is to let the royal family see that we have conflicts. We have a blood feud and it is impossible to stay together."

"But what if it hurts the roots of each family? You chop some branches, and I will endure it for a while, retreat for a while, and say nothing. If you want to dig out my roots and knock down the tree, wouldn't that mean that Are people being forced to death?"

"Can the Lu family bear it? Can the Qin family bear it? Who among the other families can bear it? There will be big trouble."

"That's why I said that Tang Bandit and Sheng Xinhuai were kidnapped. Someone was behind it." Shen Xinglan took a sip of tea and said loudly: "Tang Bandit is someone the royal family wants to use. Sheng Xinhuai herself is insignificant, but her My father, Sheng Jing, is the money bag of the empire. Although he is a bit pedantic, he is loyal to the royal family."

"If something happens to these two people, or they are even killed, what chain reaction will there be? The royal family will definitely be furious, and they will suspect that it is the work of the nine major families. After all, there are nine families in the nine major families, and everyone will be suspicious of each other and be on guard against each other. , wondering who did it."

"At that time, the two sides were in the same situation, and there was no possibility of easing. The situation became more and more chaotic. How will we act in the middle of the situation?"

"Listening to what you said, the situation is not good for us. Why do you want us to do this?"

"It's too gentle." Shen Xinglan raised his head, looked into Shen Boyu's eyes, and said, "The royal family has now boiled a large pot of boiling water and said I would use it to cook a frog. What's the result? The nine major families Everyone is waiting and watching, hoping that the boiled frog is from someone else."

"Every family was waiting and watching, hoping that the other families would be the first to stand up and resist. Then, the situation became like this, with the royal family taking action one after another, and other families kneeling and being beaten."

"They can cook the Lu family, cook the Yu family, or they may not be able to cook the Shen family. They must be given a strong dose of medicine. Don't they want to set up a pot to boil water? Let's add a handful of firewood under their pot. a bucket of oil."

"The hotter the fire, the better. When the water boils, those frogs can feel the pain. Only then will they realize that swimming in this pot is life-threatening."

"In this way, it will be conducive to breaking the situation. Therefore, I think there is nothing wrong even if the person is kidnapped by the Shen family."

"I understand what you mean." Shen Boyu nodded and sighed: "It's a pity that the situation is unclear now. The royal family must have the confidence to dare to do such a thing. Where does his confidence come from? "

Shen Xinglan looked at Shen Boyu and asked aloud: "Whose side is the Shen family on?"

Shen Boyu's eyes were deep, he was silent for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "The Shen family is on the side of the Shen family."

Shen Xinglan understood the second grandfather's attitude, did not answer, and lowered his head to sip the tea.

Shen Boyu looked at Shen Xinglan with a smile and said aloud: "If you have nothing to do, come out and drink tea with the second grandpa and have a chat. Once I talk to you about some things, my heart will feel much clearer."

Shen Xinglan said modestly: "Second Grandpa is surrounded by a cloud of wise generals and a sea of ​​counselors. Why do you need to ask me for advice? I can just chat with you and talk about unimportant things."

Shen Boyu shook his head and said: "There are indeed many people who eat from the Shen family, but how many people can be trusted?"

"They don't believe in Shen. The blood flowing in their bones is not the blood of the Shen family. How can I hand over the wealth and life of the Shen family into their hands?"

"The fate of the Shen family still has to be decided by the Shen family. I know that you are usually busy practicing, so I don't come to you for trivial matters. I only come to talk to you when I encounter difficult problems."

"After all, you are a member of the Shen family and the light of our Shen family. You have to be responsible for the Shen family and yourself."

Shen Xinglan hesitated for a moment and said, "Can Qingping come back?"

Shen Boyu paused while cutting tea, looked up at Shen Xinglan, and asked, "Has he contacted you?"

"Never contacted." Shen Xinglan said aloud: "I think he has been punished enough. These are troubled times, and recalling him can also help the family."

Shen Boyu shook his head and said, "It's not easy for him to survive in that kind of place, and I heard he's doing well. It's precisely because of this that I'm not in a hurry to transfer him back."

"As the old saying goes, mediocre people come out of good times, talents come out of adversity, and geniuses come out of desperate times. At this point, you must be questioning it. Even though I have always had smooth sailing, don't I still follow my own path?"

"People are different. He doesn't have your self-discipline and ambition. If you relax a little, he will grow crookedly. Since he can grow up in Guishan, let him stay there for a while. Now he is still It's not the best time to bring him back."

"Yes, since Second Grandpa has already made considerations in his mind, let's do it according to Second Grandpa's ideas."

"It's you." Shen Boyu squinted his eyes and looked at Shen Xinglan, and said: "Your junior brother joined the Supervisory Yuan, first attacked the Lu family, and then the Yu family, and made a great success in the supervisory system. The current national recognition How about very high? Don’t you have any idea of ​​coming out and doing something?”

A faint smile appeared at the corner of Shen Xinglan's mouth, and he said: "This is because the imperial family and Yan Wenli want to cut off their escape and are determined to tie them together. What I don't understand is that he obviously has other options, so why did he choose the last one?" The most stupid way?"

"The news coming from the palace is for Her Royal Highness the Princess. This move is to please the Lord." Shen Boyu explained.

Shen Xinglan shook his head and said, "Second Grandpa, you don't have much contact with him, so you don't understand his personality."

"What? Do you think he has other plans?" Shen Boyu looked at Shen Xinglan with a puzzled expression and asked.

"How should I say it?" Shen Xinglan considered the words in his mind. He found that it was difficult to describe Tang Bandit, or that he was a person who was difficult to define.

It's complicated and contradictory.

However, he is definitely a smart man.

"He is not the kind of person who would risk his life for a woman. He is an extremely cautious person. From what I know about him, there is nothing more important in this world than his personal safety."

"That's strange." Shen Boyu frowned and said loudly: "Then what is the purpose of pretending to be alive or dead?"

"When things go wrong, there must be monsters." Shen Xinglan said aloud: "However, this is Xinxing after all. He is completely broke here and has no foundation. Even if he has any ideas, it will be difficult to realize them."

"He seems to be an ambitious little guy. We are not afraid of others being ambitious, but we are afraid that they do not have the wisdom to match their ambitions."

"Hopefully he doesn't let us down."

"We'll see." Shen Boyu thought for a moment and said, "Your father sent me a letter saying that the king wanted him to come back and report on his duties."

Shen Xinglan's mind moved slightly and asked aloud: "The royal family wants to negotiate with the Shen family?"

"There should be plans in this regard." Shen Boyu nodded and said, "If that's the case, then we have to offer a good price."

"That's natural." Shen Xinglan nodded and agreed: "Although we all know that this is just an expedient measure by the royal family to appease the Shen family. However, we cannot let go of such a good opportunity to get some resources from the royal family. Pass."

"Don't worry, I will make an offer that they can't refuse." Shen Boyu said with a smile.

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Sheng Xinhuai had a dream.

In the dream, her body moved forward and backward.

Turbulent and undulating, swaying.

Very exciting.

Shaking and shaking, a primitive instinct came out.

Then a body that was not strong but extremely strong appeared behind her, and then that familiar face appeared.

She was frightened when she saw that face, thinking what should she do?

Surprised by this, she opened her eyes suddenly.

His forehead was dripping with sweat, and even his clothes were soaked through.

She looked at her surroundings with a blank look on her face, and what she saw was a vast expanse of white.

The strong body and familiar face disappeared, and he was also wearing clothes.

Seeing Sheng Xinhuai open his eyes, Mei Yuyin who was guarding him was ecstatic and shouted excitedly: "Xinhuai, are you awake? Are you okay? Do you feel uncomfortable anywhere?"

"Mom" Sheng Xinhuai opened her mouth and asked, "I didn't talk in my sleep, did I?"

"I told you." Mei Yuyin said aloud: "My mouth kept muttering, and my body kept twisting."

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Sheng Xinhuai's heart suddenly rose to his throat.

Did my mother see the way I was posing?

Did I call the wrong name?

"I asked the doctor, and the doctor said that this is a normal reaction during detoxification. Once the toxins in your body are eliminated, the inflammation disappears, and the fever subsides, you will feel stable."

"Oh." Sheng Xinhuai felt relieved that his old mother had not discovered any clues and avoided the danger of "social death" in front of his family.

"Heart, are you hungry? Do you want to eat anything? Are you thirsty? I'm going to get you some water. The doctor said that you can only drink nutrient solution and boiled water during this period, but you must not drink alcohol."

"I'm not hungry or thirsty, so I don't feel uncomfortable. You don't have to worry. If you let me drink, I can drink half a bottle in one gulp."

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Mei Yuyin held Sheng Xinhuai's hand and said loudly: "Xinhuai, you scared your mother to death. You are so good, why were you kidnapped?"

"Where's Bandit Tang?" Sheng Xinhuai interrupted Mei Yuyin's chatter and asked, "We both came out of the palace together, and then we met the robber. I don't know what happened next. Is Bandit Tang okay?"

"He's fine. He saved you." Mei Yuyin grinned. She was quite satisfied with this "prospective son-in-law."

What do women care about most? It's whether a man can give her enough sense of security.

When encountering danger, Bandit Tang did not choose to escape alone, but tried every means to protect his daughter and send her back intact.

For this alone, he was worthy of their family's trust.

"Oh." Sheng Xinhuai nodded and said, "He should have told you how things developed, right? Then let his answer prevail."

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Mei Yuyin looked at Sheng Xinhuai with a serious expression and said loudly: "Your father and I have discussed that we can't let you live outside alone. It's too dangerous for the little girl to show up again." Can your father and I survive such a thing?"

Sheng Xinhuai had a headache. She really didn't want to go back to live with her parents.

Her temperament is relatively wild, and her parents' personalities are more traditional.

Who can bear the quarrels that last for three days?

If nothing else, she couldn't stand the fact that she wasn't allowed to drink.

Life is boring. If there is no more wine, what else in this world is worth missing?

"Who said I have to live alone outside?" Sheng Xinhuai said loudly: "Tang Bandit and I have already discussed it and are preparing to move in together."

Mei Yuyin looked at Sheng Xinhuai with wide eyes and asked anxiously: "You two want to live together?"

(ps: Today is February 1st, the first day of the new month.

With your wisdom, you must know what I want to say, right?

Asking for a monthly ticket! )