Invincible son

Chapter 999 1000 [Fate Like Weaving]

"Why so surprised?"

Chen Xizhi didn't take it seriously, and his tone gradually returned to calm: "These words have been hidden in my heart for too many years, and I have never said them to others. Even Ye Qi doesn't know about Ning Rou'er's affairs. If you hold them down for too long, you will inevitably feel depressed. You just appeared at this time , it’s hard for you to listen to my complaints.”

Pei Yue pondered and said: "Although I can't accept your later behavior style, I can understand that what happened to you back then led to a big change in your temperament."

Chen Xizhi wrinkled the tip of his nose, tasted some deep meaning from his words, and couldn't help but coldly said: "Do you think I want to ask for your forgiveness and support when I tell these past events? Or do I throw myself into your arms like a little woman?" Crying? Pei Yue, you're not the kind of man who pretends to be passionate, and I'm not that childish and stupid."

Pei Yue has long been immune to sharp words of this level, and he will not talk like those dudes, so he changed the subject and said, "Is Lingtang a member of the Southern Zhou royal family?"

Chen Xizhi's temperament was cold and stern, as if wrapped in a thick cocoon, and the sarcasm just now was just an instinctive reaction. She never thought about fighting with Pei Yue on this occasion that might be the only goodbye, so she said softly: "It can be said, it can also be said No. My mother didn’t tell me about it. After all, I was still very young at that time, and I didn’t have the chance to listen to her later. When I was 13 years old, Uncle Yu took me to the Southern Zhou Dynasty, where I met Fang Xiexiao. I learned some past events from my mouth."

Pei Yue nodded slightly, so many questions that had troubled him had been answered.

Chen Qingchen is not from Liang, and her background is related to the Southern Zhou royal family, which can explain why she did not marry the first emperor.Although many people, including Ye Qi, thought that Chen Qingchen didn't enter the palace because he didn't want to give up the Chen family business, but Pei Yue would not think so, because as her identity, she didn't need to do it herself at all, even if she entered the palace, she could control everything behind the scenes .

If Chen Qingchen entered the palace with the late emperor, with her ability, not to mention absolutely suppressing Wang Pingzhang, at least she could control the palace, and there would be no absurd incident of the emperor being poisoned.

Chen Xizhi couldn't help but said, "Why are you so naive? Even if Liu Zheng dies, it's not your turn to succeed Pei Yue. No matter which prince ascends the throne, how can they tolerate you for the rest of your life? It's nothing more than the recurrence of old things, or your death and reputation will be ruined." , or you succeed in the rebellion. But judging from your planning in the past two years, you are not very interested in that position, you just want to have enough self-protection ability."

Pei Yue didn't ask her why she did this, he just stared into Chen Xizhi's eyes with a little puzzlement.

Chen Xizhi paused for a moment, and then said softly: "Even if I didn't know it at first, I must know it later. After decades, the relationship between the Chen family and the Southern Zhou royal family has been far away, but my great-grandmother is the daughter of the clan after all. It was him at the time. During the critical period of competing with Liu Zheng for the crown prince, my mother did not want to bring him a fatal hidden danger, so she insisted on refusing to get married. After giving birth to me, it is even more impossible for my mother to choose to enter the palace."

Pei Yue looked at the look in her eyes, and suddenly interjected and asked, "Does the late Emperor know the details of your Chen family?"

Pei Yue nodded in agreement, and said calmly: "So your idea is to give me one more choice, to establish contact with the Pingjiang Fang family, to take advantage of the chaotic situation in the Southern Zhou Dynasty to seek benefits, and at the same time to ensure that the Southern Zhou Dynasty will not be affected in a short time. will fall."

Chen Xizhi frowned slightly, and said in a cold voice: "Are you suspecting that I have ulterior motives? Forget it, you will know after reading the letter."

Seeing this, Chen Xizhi raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "You are now living in the five states in the southern region, so naturally you can't ignore the existence of the Southern Zhou Dynasty. I know that you hooked up with the Nandu family through that little girl Xu Churong, but you can't overestimate those literati Strength and integrity. They may be able to add to the cake, but they will definitely not be able to help."

Thinking about it for a while, Chen Xizhi's cold voice came from next to his ear: "Are you regretting that you didn't discover this secret earlier?"

Chen Xizhi said word by word: "If you want to take advantage of the power of the Southern Zhou Dynasty, you can't get around the Pingjiang Fang family."

Pei Yue fell into deep thought when he heard this.

Chen Xizhi gave him a sideways look, and then continued to explain: "My great-grandfather married the daughter of the clan, but he offended the emperor and many people in court disputes, and finally escaped from the Southern Zhou Dynasty with the help of Fang Xiexiao's father. I lived in the capital incognito. My great-grandfather founded the Chen family business. After two generations of hard work, the business gradually took shape, and then thrived in the hands of my mother, becoming the richest business in Daliang.”

As for the identity of Condensed Zhou, in fact, it has always been a very obvious clue. Pei Yue himself made the mistake of being dark under the lamp.If he could have realized this early, then his planning in the Southern Zhou Dynasty last year would have been more calm and perfect. Even if he figured out the joints after the war in the southern border was over, it would be very important for his arrangements in the five states in the southern border benefit.

She gently turned the empty teacup, and said unhurriedly: "Until you can protect yourself, the Southern Zhou cannot be destroyed. On the contrary, its existence can provide assistance for your southern border planning. It cannot be too strong nor too weak , and at the same time guard against ambitious people like Xian Chunqiu, who want to do this only by relying on Xu Churong? You have too much faith in that little girl's ability, but you must know that an old fox like Xu Huiyan is not so easy to get along with."

Chen Xizhi raised his eyebrows, looked at Pei Yue's handsome face, and said with some disgust, "As for how to check and balance the various forces in the Southern Zhou Dynasty and make them work for you, this is your field of expertise. You probably don't need me to give advice. Or I don't have the leisure and elegance. I can only write a letter to Fang Xiexiao at most, and I believe he can understand my painstaking efforts. This is not just for your consideration. It is the trend of the times. It is the best choice to join hands with you to survive and even restore the glory of the past."

Pei Yue narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "What do you want to say?"

Although there was speculation, but now it is confirmed from Chen Xizhi's mouth, he has to think about the possible impact of this matter on the overall situation.

It's a pity that there is no if in history.

Pei Yue's heart moved, and he quickly understood what the other party wanted to say, but after thinking about it, he shook his head and said, "I killed Fang Yunhu and Fang Yunsong, and broke the camp outside Jiangling City. How could the Fang family cooperate with me."

Pei Yue said slowly: "But you also said just now that Wang Pingzhang will not endure to the end. There will definitely be a direct conflict between him and His Majesty."

There was a long silence.

Another doubt is that after killing Fang Rui, he couldn't figure out how much benefit Chen Xizhi had promised Nan Zhou, and how to fulfill it. He could even persuade the Pingjiang Fang family to send [-] children into Hengduan Mountain to assist her. Train dead soldiers to complete the plan to destroy the imperial tomb of Xingliang Mansion.

"That's it."

Seeing that Pei Yue was silent, she continued: "Liu Zheng wants to regain his homeland, but you can't completely follow his will. Believe me, once the northern border is pacified and the southern Zhou Dynasty is destroyed, and there is only one Western Wu left, it will be fine." You are lucky not to become the second Wang Pingzhang, and the best ending is to retire in the capital. Not to mention Xiangyun and Qinyuan, you can't even keep the Zangfengwei."

Pei Yue said frankly, "I do regret it."

Chen Xizhi said indifferently: "If the Fang family was still in its heyday, they would definitely not bother to bow their heads to you. After all, the Fang family is the second surname under the royal family on an acre of land in the south, not even the Qinghe Xu family. But You won the southern border with a clean hand last year. As far as I know, the situation of the Fang family is going from bad to worse. Xian Chunqiu has finally risen, Fang Xiexiao has lost the post of Prime Minister and Minister of Military Affairs, and the strength of the Fang family in the army has suffered a heavy loss. Lowest."

Pei Yue shook his head slightly, and asked curiously: "I haven't thought about this question, but I have doubts about one thing."

Chen Xizhi asked, "What's the matter?"

Pei Yue said leisurely: "Sir Shen is so kind to you, even the crows in Taishitai Pavilion are used by you? It shouldn't be, even if he wants to win your trust, he doesn't have to go to this level."

Chen Xizhi was stunned.

(End of this chapter)