I'm the villain in the book

Chapter 237 My Xu Family Will Never Live!
The next day, the Golden Temple.

In the early morning, there was one more vacant seat in the first row.

"Why didn't Master Xiang come to court today?"

"Maybe he went to Jizhou."

"So it's finally about to start?"

"Who knows, but I heard yesterday that Dafeng has begun to increase troops to the border"

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Taking advantage of Ning Yongnian's absence, everyone inevitably had to discuss a few more words.

Li Kan listened to all this in silence, and subconsciously cast his gaze on Ning Wenyu again.

Compared to the eldest prince Ning Wenjun, this second prince seems to be inferior in both literature and martial arts.

In addition, Ning Wenyu was born two years later than his brother, so most people in the court are not optimistic that he can defeat Ning Wenjun to ascend the throne in the future.

Of course, it's too far to think about these things now.

After all, with Ning Yongnian's physical condition, it is no problem to live another forty or fifty years.

At that time, the whole Daning is not sure what the situation will be like.

Even judging from the current posture, it is hard to say whether the emperor can die
"Go up!"

Just as Li Kan was thinking, Li Huaizhong's long-pitched shout suddenly sounded.

"kneel!"

"Mountain hoo!"

"Long live my emperor! Long live! Long live!"

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The deafening mountain cries resounded through the Golden Luan Hall, and Ning Yongnian sat on the dragon chair with a long-lost smile on his face.

Ning Yongnian managed to find out the nail that the Xu family had buried in the court hall with a little trick, and he felt that he had cleared the last stumbling block for suppressing the rebellion in Jizhou.

But he probably never imagined that there is more than one elaborator around him.

And the piece of information that was originally used as a bait has also been sent to Jizhou, and it has become an important bargaining chip for Wei Changtian to negotiate with the Xu family.

"Ms. Wei, you and I have been talking for so long, my Wei family has retreated again and again."

It was the same tea room as last night, still only Wei Changtian and Wei Yanyu were there.

The second round of negotiations has been going on for more than half an hour, but the progress is very slow.

But Wei Changtian was not in a hurry, he took a sip of tea calmly, looked at Wei Yanyu and said with a light smile:

"But ma'am, isn't it a bit too much for you to not give an inch?"

"Young Master Wei, you can't say that."

Wei Yanyu raised the pot to fill Wei Changtian with tea, and said softly, "I don't think my request is too much. Why don't you think about it a little bit more, my lord?"

"There's nothing to think about."

Wei Changtian shook his head: "It is absolutely impossible for the Wei family to openly rebel, at most we can only leave a retreat for the Xu family."

"My lord, the escape route you mentioned makes no difference to my Xu family whether it is available or not."

Wei Yanyu sighed softly, with a half-truth and half-false sorrow on her face: "If Jizhou can't hold it, then even if the Xu family can escape a few people, so what?"

"Ma'am, if you keep the green hills, you won't be afraid of running out of firewood."

Wei Changtian replied noncommittally: "It's better to be alive than to be dead."

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Sandalwood was lit on the low table in the corner of the tea room, but there was no green smoke, only a small red light proving that the incense was still alive.

Alive is better than dead.

Hearing this sentence, Wei Yanyu was stunned for a moment.

She was silent for a moment, stretched out her hand to caress a jade pendant on her waist, and then said calmly:

"Young Master Wei, although my Xu family belongs to the three major surnames of Daning, compared to Liu Wei, there are few people in the ruling and opposition parties who really think highly of us."

"The emperor wants to bring together the great power in the world, so he should take the Xu family first."

"People can't afford food and rice, so they say that my Xu family is black-hearted."

"Even those sour literati who want to scold those in power can only scold my Xu family."

"Who killed my husband? Does the Xu family really want to turn against me? I think you know it too, my lord."

"We've had enough of this miserable life."

"Now that the emperor is forcing my Xu family to rebel, then we will show him the rebellion."

"Young Master Wei."

Wei Yanyu suddenly raised her head, and her tone became decisive in an instant.

"The whole Xu family would rather die in Jizhou."

"I will never live!"

"pat~"

As if foretelling something, following Wei Yanyu's last words, a curved piece of incense ash fell into the incense burner at the same time, causing an undetectable sound.

But it was like the roar of a giant mountain collapsing.

My Xu family is going to exterminate the family, and I want to shake the country of Daning three times
Faced with such an almost angry motive, Wei Changtian couldn't help but slightly widened his eyes.

He didn't know if Wei Yanyu's words came from the heart.

but if so, then
"Dong Dong Dong~"

Suddenly, a slight knock on the door sounded from the ears of the two of them.

Wei Yanyu frowned, but still raised her voice and said something.

"Come in."

"Mother."

The door was gently pushed open, Xu Chengwen leaned into the room, followed by Chu Xianping.

"This Mr. Chu said that there is an important matter that must be discussed with Mr. Wei immediately."

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Wei Yanyu looked at Chu Xianping, then at Wei Changtian, and nodded slightly.

"Troubled madam."

Chu Xianping bowed his hands in a polite manner, and immediately walked to Wei Changtian's side, bending his ear to transmit the sound into a line:
"My lord, the same boat will send a letter, and one person is missing this morning."

"This person is also aware of the information from last night."

"It's Minister of War, Xiang Shiyuan."

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The corner of Wei Changtian's mouth moved slightly, and he calmly waved his hands.

"Understood, you go back first."

"Yes."

Chu Xianping came and went in a hurry, and after saluting the two of them again, he followed Xu Chengwen out of the tea room.

Wei Yanyu didn't know what he said to Wei Changtian, but she was a little confused about what was so urgent.

Wei Changtian, on the other hand, looked at the re-closed door, knowing in his heart that from this moment on, the initiative of this negotiation was already in his hands.

"Ma'am, you just said that the Xu family would rather die than live."

After pondering for a while, Wei Changtian finally said slowly, "I don't think so."

"Young Master Wei, what do you mean by that?"

The sudden change in Wei Changtian's attitude made Wei Yanyu realize something in an instant: "Please speak more clearly."

"Madam will understand after listening to me."

Wei Changtian shrugged his shoulders, and said in a relaxed tone, "There was one missing person in the capital today, and it was Minister of the Ministry of War, Xiang Shiyuan, Lord Xiang."

"Xiang Shiyuan"

Wei Yanyu's pupils shrank uncontrollably, and she clenched her palms slightly: "I don't know what the young master is doing with this."

"Of course you don't know, ma'am."

Wei Changtian smiled, and continued talking on his own.

"However, as far as I know, the reason Mr. Xiang failed to go to court is because the emperor found out that he was a spy."

"And as for why the emperor was able to find out about this matter, it was because Mr. Xiang just learned of a piece of information last night, and he couldn't wait to send it out, but he never thought it was a trap set by the emperor."

"lady."

Wei Changtian suddenly leaned forward to close the distance with Wei Yanyu, and said softly, "But the emperor didn't find out about me, so I know this information."

"Young Master Wei, you"

Wei Yanyu looked at Wei Changtian who was close at hand, and subconsciously wanted to say something.

However, when she opened her mouth, Wei Changtian directly interrupted:

"Madam, I think you should know how important this piece of information Mr. Xiang failed to send out."

"You can think about the price you can pay for it."

"But I suggest you don't think too long."

"Because there is really not much time left for the Xu family."

(End of this chapter)