Dao Fruit

"What should we do now? Just let the Xu family and the Cai family be arrested by Qiu Yan? And then accuse them of collaborating with the enemy and treason? The funniest thing is that this enemy has clearly surrendered and become one of our own. This makes it easier for our own people to , being said to be treason is a big joke!”

At the same time, in a prosperous mansion in the inner city of the capital, a dozen well-dressed men were conversing. These people were generally around forty years old. A sense of nobility. ⊙

Zhang Xiping, the son of the old prime minister Zhang Lian, was also among them.

Since Zhang Lian returned to seclusion, Zhang Xiping has become the official manager of Zhang Mansion. He has the highest official position. He was originally a minister. Now he has gone to the north to serve as an observer and is a feudal official. Now it is because of the changes in the world. Was transferred back to Beijing.

When he appears here, the status of the others will naturally not be lower than his. They are all the helmsmen and talkers of aristocratic families. They are gathered here for a major case that is currently shocking the capital - —

A case of rebellion between two families!

The two families in the case refer to the Xu family and the Cai family!

These two families are the original families of the two current prime ministers. The prime ministers are extremely powerful, and their families will naturally rise. However, these two families were originally aristocratic families with huge power. They also had ministers in history. Now, But the icing on the cake.

Just a few days ago, the two main prime ministers were suddenly imprisoned, causing chaos in the family. However, Xu Yingjian and Ji Lu came forward to take charge, saying they wanted to fight back.

But as soon as they made a move, the person who made the move was caught again. The news had spread to the capital, causing the two families to be in chaos. You must know that this matter, other aristocratic families are waiting and watching, all the people. It was the Xu and Cai families who were involved, but now that they were caught, their power was suddenly stretched thin, and they no longer had the energy to fight back.

But this matter was also known to several major families, and this meeting was held just now.

Zhang Xiping and others were discussing when a servant's voice sounded outside the door: "Masters, Xu Yingjian and Ji Lu are here, saying they want to meet you."

"Sure enough, they are here anyway. Counting the time, they should be here too."

Zhang Xiping said this. He turned around to take a look and asked: "Brother Yuan, let the two of them wait in the main hall now. We can call them in again after we have discussed a countermeasure."

The man he called Brother Yuan was named Yuan Hao, and he was the head of the Yuan family, a large family at that time.

The Yuan family is one of the seven families with five surnames. It is one of the largest families with a continuous inheritance. Prominent from generation to generation, the civil servants and generals from our ancestors emerged one after another. Even in this dynasty, they are ranked among the best. There is a saying that there are four generations and three princes. Among the many families gathered today, the Yuan family has the highest status and the most seniority. Yuan Hao is the helmsman. Of course, he had the greatest say, even Zhang Xiping wanted to ask him for instructions.

"Let's do it this way," Yuan Hao nodded. Guozi's face was full of majesty, "After these two families, even if they survive this difficulty, their vitality will be severely damaged. The most important thing is that Qiu Yan is ruthless in his actions and knows people's hearts well. When the news came, They also let people spread the word in the capital. Now, everyone from the 70-year-old to the five-six-year-old knows that the Xu family and the Cai family are in contact with the rebels. Even the rebels have come forward to testify. Even if they change their words, their reputation will be ruined. The damage is too great, and it will take many years to restore our reputation. Today they are visiting our house, and we bear the risk, so naturally we cannot get too close."

As soon as he said this, everyone else nodded, including Zhang Xiping, but a hint of disapproval flashed in his eyes, but he did not show it.

Then, someone said angrily: "But why don't we say more about the Xu family and the Cai family? Qiu Yan has already made it clear that he is going to make things difficult for us. How can we still tolerate him?"

"Yes, we cannot let this matter continue to ferment, otherwise it will shake people's hearts."

"In my opinion, we might as well capture Qiu Yan before the enthronement ceremony, and kill him first and then report him. The queen mother and empress in the palace don't understand political affairs, and the prince is young. Even if he is dissatisfied, he still has to rely on us."

"Yes, even if the prince has hatred in his heart, as long as we guide him, it is not difficult to make him an inactive king, providing food, drink and fun, and then threaten him with Qingshi's notoriety to force him to continue to submit."

"Yes, it will be beneficial to us if the Emperor dies at this time!"

…

A bunch of people were chatting away and expressing their opinions.

They didn't necessarily regret the decline of the Xu family and the Cai family, but after all, they would inevitably hurt others, and they hated Qiu Yan deeply. They just talked about it, but in the end they didn't take any concrete measures.

Yuan Hao also remained silent and did not express his position. He looked like he was sitting firmly on the Diaoyutai, apparently letting everyone vent.

Zhang Xiping, on the other hand, listened for a long time and shook his head secretly, but he also knew that these people were talkative people from aristocratic families. They had been cultivated by various resources since childhood, and their vision and knowledge were superior to others. Even ordinary people could not see what they saw. If you want to be better than ordinary people, your ability to handle things will not be low. The reason why you are just going around in circles now and not being practical is that you don't want to take things into your own hands.

"Qiu Yan attacked the Xu family and the Cai family, which certainly angered the aristocratic family, but after all, it also had the effect of killing a chicken to scare the monkeys and frightened a group of people. Now the aristocratic family can use their power to extinguish him, but before extinguishing it, Qiu Yan still fights after being trapped. A desperate counterattack will make one or two aristocratic families lose their skin, so of course no one wants to hit them on the head."

As soon as he thought about this, Zhang Xiping knew that after today's recall, he might not be able to come up with any countermeasures. The key decision still had to be made by Yuan Hao.

Sure enough, after a few breaths, Yuan Hao raised his hand to stop everyone from talking. Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Yuan Hao cleared his throat slightly and said, "Qiu Yan challenged the authority of the family and was bold and reckless. He must not be tolerated. But now he has caught the Xu family and the Cai family, and has also caught the pretext. It is difficult to reverse in a short time. It is very difficult to solve it through formal channels, so why not take other paths..."

Hearing this, everyone had an idea in their hearts.

"I heard that this person originally had cultivation, but now he has abandoned his martial arts, but the past cannot be erased. At the beginning, he deceived the emperor and let the emperor protect him, and no one investigated. Now think about it, the emperor's untimely death is likely related to these. In this case, we have no choice but to investigate the matter clearly!"

"So cruel! So vicious! What a plan!"

Hearing this, everyone was stunned at first, and then looked at each other, and saw a touch of joy and surprise in each other's eyes.

What made them happy was that they had found a breakthrough, and they didn't have to take the lead, but what shocked them was Yuan Hao's intentions, which were really vicious!

This was to accuse Qiu Yan of colluding with the outside world and plotting to murder the real dragon. Once it was confirmed, the punishment of the nine clans would be light, not to mention other things. Even if Qiu Yan could deal with it, his reputation would be ruined. By then, not to mention ascending to the position of prime minister, even the spread of Qiu's learning would be resisted.

But they were happy to see this situation.

"Since everyone has no objection, let's discuss the specific details. It would be best if the dust settled before the coronation ceremony."

Dong Dong Dong!

As soon as the voice fell, there was a chaotic noise outside the door, and everyone in the room frowned.

"Why are you making a fuss outside?" Yuan Hao said in a deep voice. This mansion was owned by the Yuan family, and the servants in the courtyard were all his slaves, so when he spoke, there was a sense of life and death.

However, in response to his words, there was a loud bang, and the door was knocked open. Then Yang Huang, dressed in military uniform, pushed the door open and held the hilt of a knife in his right hand.

Suddenly, a murderous aura came over them, making the aristocratic giants in the room feel a little breathless, but there was not much difference in the labels, and each of them was still full of grace.

Yuan Hao narrowed his eyes and looked at the person who came, but he didn't know his origin.

Like Zhang Qi, Yang Huang was promoted by Qiu Yan when he was managing Jiannan Shu. He was a trusted person. Now the capital is training the army, and the three new army towns are under the command of Zhang Qi, while Yang Huang was transferred to the Governor's Mansion, holding a tiger talisman, and also registered in the Privy Council. He is a real and powerful general, with Qiu Yan's support behind him, and his power is amazing.

It's just that Yuan Hao, like Zhang Xiping, was transferred back to the capital in the past two days to prepare for the next storm of the noble families. After the two prime ministers were imprisoned, the noble families responded. Not only did they let the two families deal with Qiu Yan, but they also prepared themselves by transferring the frontier officials back to the capital one by one under various names.

However, compared with Zhang Xiping, Yuan Hao, who has a more prominent family background, looked down on the newly rising Qiu Yan from the bottom of his heart. He thought that he might have talent, but he had no foundation. A mud-legged man from a poor family who stole a high position was tantamount to blaspheming such a position and bringing shame to the court.

He looked down on Qiu Yan, let alone Yang Huang?

The status of military generals was already very low in Yuan Hao's mind, and with the newly promoted, there was nothing worth paying attention to.

However, this is not the case for Zhang Xiping. He has been constantly reminded by his father Zhang Lian that he has never underestimated Qiu Yan, and even has a little fear of Qiu Yan in his heart. He has always repeatedly pondered and memorized Qiu Yan's various methods, and every time he sees a stroke of genius, he can't help but clap his hands.

Because of this, this time Qiu Yan is openly trying to embarrass the aristocratic family, Zhang Xiping is quite worried, but after seeing the reactions of several families before, he can't help but be disappointed.

In his opinion, to be an enemy of Qiu Yan, either simply admit defeat and go with the flow, or go all out and don't use any tricks, that is, use all your strength to put the other party to death, otherwise there will be troubles. As long as Qiu Yan is given a chance to breathe, the other party may turn decay into magic!

Unfortunately, although the Zhang family had the status of a prime minister before, now that Zhang Lian has retired, the Zhang family's voice in the aristocratic family alliance has also declined, and he can only play a supporting role now.

But...

"No matter how I think about it, I would never have thought that Qiu Yan would go to such lengths, not only directly attacking the Xu and Cai families, but even facing these many noble families without leaving any room for them!" (To be continued. Please search for Piaotian Literature, the novels are better and updated faster!