Martial arts immortality, I will eventually be invincible

A thousand-year family, a century-old dynasty.

The Gao family is truly a thousand-year-old family. It has lasted for several dynasties and has been rich for thousands of years. There are many talents in the family.

According to rumors, the Gao family has a grandmaster, two ninth-grade warriors, and several seventh- and eighth-grade warriors. There are as many first, second and third grade warriors as crucian carp crossing a river.

The Gao family's ancestral home is located in Nanhua Prefecture, but it also has centuries-old foundations in the capital. The direct descendants of the Gao family sit in the capital all year round to manage official connections.

Concubine Gao Shu was born into the direct branch of the Gao family. Prince Yan was Concubine Gao Shu's biological son and ranked ninth among the princes. He is famous for his righteousness, wealth and extensive knowledge.

Before King Zhong was deposed, the Gao family had always kept a low profile. The Gao family also maintained a low-key style in the officialdom, and Concubine Gao Shu had a good reputation.

Since King Zhong was deposed and the old emperor stayed in Concubine Gao Shu's palace for two consecutive nights, King Yan and the Gao family suddenly became prominent. You know, since the old emperor began to practice Taoism, he did not go to the harem all year round. The concubines in the harem are so wild that they are almost perverted.

The courtiers suddenly discovered that if compared to the power of the mother clan, King Yan was not inferior to His Royal Highness Prince Zhong at all. The queen mother of His Highness Prince Zhong actually had a first-come advantage. She grew up with the old emperor, and her family was noble, so she was granted the title of queen.

Now that King Zhong was deposed, King Yan's advantages suddenly became apparent, attracting the attention of the courtiers.

The Gao family obviously had other things on their minds. The Gao family in the officialdom began to take action and conduct a small test. Concubine Gao Shu, who is in the palace, is said to be a bit high-profile recently.

In fact, since King Zhong was deposed, the several princes who were eligible to compete for the throne were unable to keep a low profile even if their mothers and concubines wanted to. Who doesn’t covet the throne of the emperor? Who doesn’t want to be the Queen Mother!

A concubine who doesn’t want to be the Queen Mother is not a good concubine!

With the support of the Gao family, King Yan has great advantages.

However, a family like the Gao family that has been inherited for thousands of years will definitely not invest all their resources to support King Yan. They will definitely leave a way out. Even if they lose, the whole family will not be implicated.

Such a thousand-year-old family has a set of proven and stable operating rules.

If King Yan wants to get strong support from the Gao family, he must show enough sincerity.

I heard that King Yan was planning to marry the daughter of the Gao family as his concubine. If she can inherit the throne, this high concubine might have the opportunity to surpass Princess Yan and be canonized as queen. Of course, these are all things in the future and don’t count right now.

As for the Gao family trying to steal food from King Zhong, it might be a test.

Chen Guanlou didn't believe that such a mature family, which had always been low-key, would behave in such an irrational manner.

Master Du had a different view, "The power makes the mind dim, and no matter how wise a person is, there are times when he is confused. Your Majesty is a living example today. The people of this generation who sit in the Gao family in the capital are the third branch of the Gao family. And Concubine Gao Shu in the palace, The second brother of the Gao family is in a state of turmoil. The third brother of a family as big as the Gao family is really planning for the second brother. Maybe the third brother is planning for Gao Shufei? Holding back the Second Fang, and then holding back the King of Yan.”

Chen Guanlou:......

Suddenly, I felt like watching a movie from a wealthy family.

Du Fuzi then said: "If King Yan becomes emperor, it is a good thing for the Gao family, but it may not be a good thing for the third family of the Gao family. The Gao family is extremely rich, and if King Yan is not the emperor, all the three families of the Gao family will be rich." , they can all obtain their own interests. When King Yan becomes emperor, the real benefits will be to the first and second houses. At that time, the interests of the third house may be harmed, just like those in Beijing. It will become the second bedroom of the Gao family.”

Chen Guanlou laughed, "These are all guesses. Anyway, I only know that the more people there are, the more evil-minded people there are. People with the same surname have more evil-minded people. No matter how great the Gao family is, their resources are limited. After generations of reproduction, the population explodes. Not counting the side branches, the number of direct descendants alone is already terrifying.

With limited resources, we must first focus on the heirs of each house. The remaining resources that fall on a single individual may not be much, and may even be less than those of ordinary middle-class family members.

The internal competition in this kind of family is far more intense and cruel than that of ordinary families. Things that hold each other back are definitely inevitable. It's just that in the past, the Gao family was a secret, and we outsiders couldn't see the truth. Now that the Gao family is highlighted, some things will be magnified.

The Gao family took the lead in seizing food from the tiger's mouth and seizing the four links. This may be due to internal strife, or it may be that the King of Yan was behind it. But I prefer it to be a test. If they lose, the Gao family won't suffer much loss. If you win, you can get the four links, and you will have one more channel to make money. No matter whether he wins or loses, he can at least test out the old emperor's attitude and find out how many trump cards the loyal king has. You can achieve multiple things with one stone, so why not do it. "

After getting to know the Gao family and Queen Yan, Chen Guanlou no longer looked at Sitong simply. The second young mistress may have joined in the fun just for money, but the Gao family certainly didn't go there just for money.

The eldest son of the Hou Mansion did not come forward to stop the second young lady, probably because he wanted to take this opportunity to test the depth.

The chief butler is the absolute confidant of the great master.

The eldest master is not in the mansion, and the eldest steward is the spokesperson of the eldest master's will, and his words are more effective than anyone else. Many times, the old lady also wants to listen to the opinion of the housekeeper.

The second mistress has been struggling for such a long time, but the first housekeeper didn't say anything. He probably got the order from the first master, so that the second wife can take advantage of troubled waters to fish in troubled waters.

If it wasn't just a few dollars, if the old emperor really wanted to pursue the matter afterwards, he would probably spit out some of the money he had swallowed.

It is impossible to spit out all of it. After working hard, you should at least earn some hard work fee.

For this kind of thing, sometimes the old emperor can't do anything.

This group of nobles have done similar things. The old emperor shouted and killed civil officials, and there were criminals in jail every few days. However, when the old emperor was making the most trouble, he never thought of moving the nobles, but had to find a way to win over the nobles. Otherwise, it would not be so easy to depose the prince.

As long as the nobles are willing to unite to oppose the deposed prince, the position of the prince may be saved.

It's a pity that the prince is surrounded by a group of civil officials. He has learned too much, but has alienated himself from the real backer noble group.

In addition, Master Zhuang disappeared, and the other members of the Zhuang family were not qualified, had limited ability, and lacked the right to speak among the nobles. At the critical moment, no one came forward to contact the nobles and reach a consensus of interests, so that the old emperor took advantage of the loophole.

If the eldest master was in the capital at that time, if the deposed prince could win over the eldest master on weekdays, the position of the prince would most likely be saved.

Unfortunately, it was too late.

The elder master was not in the capital. He had been estranged from the Eastern Palace since he broke his leg, and Prince Zhong had not thought about repairing the relationship between the two sides. The elder master had a great appeal among the nobles, but he refused to cheer for Prince Zhong, but stood by and watched Prince Zhong being deposed.

Chen Guanlou was not clear about the grudges and hatreds involved.

But he was sure that the elder master was just watching the fun.