In Chang'an City, reconnaissance cavalry appeared in all directions. One after another, embroidered messengers escorted a eunuch and rushed out of the palace. They flew in all directions and soon disappeared into Chang'an City, also disappearing among the eyeliners.

Changsun Wuji's mansion has become the command center of the entire Guanzhong family. This time it is related to the life and death of the Guanzhong family. In the rich and vast land of Guanzhong, there are hundreds of families in Qinchuan, which is 800 miles away.

The families are all divided into three, six or nine grades. The Changsun, Wang, and Wei families are all first-class families and are the leaders of the Guanlong Group. The rest, such as Yuwen, Dugu, etc., are secondary.

In this catastrophe, if some small aristocratic families were lost, even if dozens of small aristocratic families were lost, Changsun Wuji would not even frown. These aristocratic families were just a handful, even if they were all dead.

, Changsun Wuji and others can spend several years cultivating another one. But if one of the three giants is missing, Changsun Wuji does not have the ability to cultivate another one. A very large aristocratic family is not

Simple power can create a family. It takes countless years of accumulation to create a family. The reason why these old families are called aristocratic families is that the most important thing is the existence of foundation. A family without foundation can only

Being called a nouveau riche, Changsun Wuji would not care about such a family at all, nor would he take it lightly. Only a family like Wei's could become allies, echoing each other and supporting each other in the court. There was no such thing at the beginning

Changsun Wuji thought of abandoning Weishi together with Wang Gui, but now the situation has changed. Wei Wang Lu Chengtai actually participated in the Luoyang case, which really gave Weishi a chance to survive. Changsun Wuji

Not daring to neglect, he quickly invited all the heads of the Guanzhong family to prepare a letter together, asking Lu Zhaoci to pardon Wei Wang Lu Chengtai. As long as Lu Chengtai is pardoned, Wei Ting will be fine.

"The King of Wei, Lu Chengtai, is still young and sickly. Although he has some talents, as you all know, he is just a child. He cannot clearly distinguish between what is beneficial to the court and what cannot be done.

Logically speaking, we ministers should guide the king well and let the king of Wei thrive and become a wise king of the Tang Dynasty. However, what we didn't expect was that Zheng Renji, a thief, not only used his daughter to confuse the king, but also wanted to have sex*

The King of Wei. The King of Wei was deceived by Zheng Renji and participated in the Luoyang case. Everyone, at this time, we ministers have to play our role and expose Zheng Renji's conspiracy." Wang Gui looked at the more than a hundred people in the hall.

, with a proud look on his face. These people are all members of the Guanlong Group, and they are all following their orders implicitly.

"Yes, what Mr. Wang said is true. Those Guandong aristocratic families have long had ulterior motives. Seeing that the imperial court is about to move the capital this time, they jumped up again, fearing that the world would not be in chaos. If possible, this time they would take advantage of the opportunity to report to the emperor that he would

The entire Guandong family has been wiped out, so that we can enter the imperial court, assist the emperor, and create a prosperous age." A middle-aged scholar with an elegant appearance said with a smile, holding a folding fan in his hand.

Changsun Wuji saw this and frowned secretly. This person came from Ningzhou, which was a remote and remote area. The people who came out were all unskilled. Although the Guandong family and the Guanzhong family defended their enemies, they had to admit that the two interest groups

At a certain time, they also watch each other. Thinking about how strong Lu Zhaoci is, why he still allows these aristocratic families to exist now is because the two aristocratic family groups can check and balance each other. He is not sure that he can catch all the aristocratic families in one go, so he can only

It is a balanced strategy. If one family group is annexed by another family group, then the remaining family group will also be the target of the court. Even Changsun Wuji has never thought that he can completely destroy the Guandong family group.

The person in front of me actually has such courage. It is simply dumbfounding...

"Of course the Guandong family has His Majesty to make the decision, but the gangsters of the Guandong family are trying to use His Highness the King of Wei to seize the position of Prince of the East Palace. Although these guys are hateful, my eldest grandson, Wuji, is eager to eat their flesh and sleep on their skin. But we are just

A minister? How these people should be dealt with is the final decision of His Majesty and the laws and regulations of the court." Changsun Wuji waved his hand, and there was a sudden silence in the hall. Changsun Wuji shook his head and sighed.

: "I just feel sorry for His Majesty the King of Wei. He is young and doesn't understand the world, but he is taken advantage of by others. According to the laws of the court, he will be given a cup of imperial wine by His Majesty."

When everyone in the hall heard this, they immediately stopped talking. To be honest, these people really had a bad impression of Lu Zhaoci, but there was nothing they could do about it. Who made him the emperor?

They have the slightest sense of resistance. It’s okay if they don’t dare to resist on weekdays. At this time, King Wei is going to be killed. These guys should be very happy in their hearts. But after listening to Changsun Wuji’s intention, I’m afraid they have to save someone. Suddenly

It made everyone very embarrassed.

"Although the King of Wei deserves it, your Majesty has to bear the crime of killing his son. As ministers, how can we let your Majesty bear such a bad name? So today I and Brother Fu Ji convened to discuss it. If we can take the opportunity

Presumably even His Majesty will be grateful to you all for saving the life of King Wei. Although Your Majesty is the Emperor and is high and mighty, he is still born from the human heart. How could he let his own son be killed by himself?" Wang Gui swept away.

Everyone glanced at each other and took their expressions into consideration. They frowned secretly, but they had no choice but to tell the story about Wei Ting, so they had no choice but to blame Lu Zhaoci.

"Didn't the emperor also kill his sworn brothers back then, force his father-in-law to abdicate, and then kill his younger brother and uncle? What's so strange about killing a son who committed a heinous crime now?" Among the crowd, there was an old man with a gloomy look.

He said coldly. He is the Zhang family in Huoyi. Lu Zhaoci killed his son back then, but Lu Zhaoci is the emperor now. He dare not take revenge, but he saw that Lu Zhaoci wanted to kill his son with his own hands.

, he was still very happy and happy to see the success. But what he didn't expect was that Changsun Wuji, the leader of the Guanzhong family, actually wanted to mobilize the entire Guanlong family to protect Lu Chengtai from death, which made him feel very sad.

sad.

"Humph, everyone, let me tell you the truth. The life and death of King Wei is indeed not important, but the life and death of King Wei is related to the life and death of our Guanzhong family." Wei Ting, who had been sitting for a long time, saw that everyone was not following the way, and coldly snorted: "Wei

If the king dies, our Guanzhong family will also fall apart, and the business from Guanlong Road to the Western Region Road will be forgotten. From now on, everyone will make a living based on their own abilities." At this time, Wei Ting was really anxious, because he had already done it.

He was prepared to be killed. If so, the funeral arrangements have been settled anyway, and the bloodline has been left. I believe that in the near future, even if you can't enjoy the glory of half the city, you can still become a noble family. But what I didn't expect is

, now things have turned around, something happened to Lu Chengtai. As long as Lu Chengtai can be saved, the emperor will obviously not be able to kill him. The original desire to die disappeared without a trace in an instant, but the belief in survival is even stronger. Now suddenly

Seeing that everyone was unwilling to contribute, I felt a little anxious and couldn't help but tell half of my story.

"Everyone, the imperial court is powerful, and your majesty has conquered a kingdom with the sword in his hand. Although we aristocratic families have some power and status, to be honest, in the eyes of your majesty, if he were not worried about the turmoil of the country and the people saying he is a tyrant, I am afraid that he is a tyrant.

We have already been wiped out by families like ours two or three times. Who makes the army listen to your majesty? Since your majesty cannot kill us all, the only thing you can do is to restrict us, but restricting us blindly cannot stop us.

He entered the court as an official and manipulated the power of the court, so while weakening us, he came to check and balance us. Those who can check and balance us are not only those poor scholars, but more importantly, the two famous families of Guandong and Jiangzuo. Your Majesty is checking and balancing us.

At the same time, we are also used to check and balance the Guandong family and the Jiangzuo family. Once we sit back and watch the Guandong family being destroyed by His Majesty, let me ask, by then, will there be room for our Guanzhong family to survive in the entire imperial court? We Guanzhong

Not only has the family lost its meaning, but it has also lost someone to balance it with. Your Majesty will definitely not let us exist." Changsun Wuji quickly took over Wei Ting's words and said with a smile...

"Lord Changsun, what does this have to do with Lu Chengtai?" Another family head said dissatisfiedly: "Since this King of Wei can get involved with the Guandong family, he is obviously not one of our kind. How can we save him? What does it have to do with us?

What about the relationship?"

"If your majesty kills King Wei Lu Chengtai, your majesty will do anything in the pain of losing a son. If he loses a son, he will ask other people to bury the king of Wei with him." Wang Gui snorted:

"This person may be from the Guandong family, but he is also from the Guanzhong family. Maybe it's me, maybe it's you." Wang Gui was angry. Naturally, he did not dare to tell Wei Ting's story. The reason why he was so angry was that

Because these people in front of them are not as obedient as before. It seems that their prestige has dropped a lot. Of course, after careful calculation, all this is the fault of the emperor. If the emperor had not dismissed them from office, where would these people be?

would be so bold.

"Haha, since Mr. Wang said so, then just do it." When everyone saw that Wang Gui was angry, they didn't dare to say more, so they nodded quickly and said.

"I am reporting to you sirs that dozens of riders rushed out of the palace and have left Chang'an City. Most of them are heading towards Luoyang." At this time, a spy came to report.

"Action" Changsun Wuji stood up and said, "Victory or defeat depends on this."

"Obey to Master Changsun's orders." No matter what, these people stood up and said loudly. They could not listen to anyone's words, but they had to listen to Changsun Wuji's words. Changsun Wuji was the leader of the Guanzhong family.

A character, once he has decided it, will not change.

"Fu Que wrote a letter." Listening to the voices of more than a hundred people in the hall, Changsun Wuji seemed to have returned to the past. He was high-spirited and said loudly: "This is the battle for the rise of our Guanzhong family. We must also let those people

Look, the Guanzhong aristocratic family will exist forever. There is only a thousand-year-old family but not a thousand-year dynasty. Today can prove all this."

"What the auxiliary machine said is true." Wang Gui said loudly: "Let's go to Zhuque Gate. We will submit a letter to Fu Que, respectfully requesting His Majesty to remove the punishment for King Wei." Wei Ting also nodded repeatedly, his face flashing red,

Maybe you can save your life this time. Look, we Guanzhong aristocratic families helped you save your son's life. You can't kill us Wei Ting anymore.

At that moment, the group of people all left the Changsun Mansion, riding in their own carriages, either for dignity, luxury, etc. Hundreds of carriages roared past and headed towards the Zhuque Gate along the Zhuque Avenue. The majestic movement attracted the people of Chang'an.

Surprised, they gathered around one after another. This kind of situation probably only occurs when civil and military officials go to court. At that time, hundreds of civil and military officials go to court one after another, and thousands of households open their doors one after another and roar by.

There are carriages all over the imperial street. I didn’t expect this situation to happen again today.

"My lord, Sun Wuji, led the officials, gentry, and gentry in Guanzhong to respectfully invite your majesty to pay your respects. This is King Chengtai of Wei, who is smart, obedient, and respectful. He is a talented person in the royal family. When he was young, he was seduced by treacherous people and made a big mistake.

I thought..." Changsun Wuji and others took the lead and bowed to Zhuque. Changsun Wuji held the memorial in his hand and read it loudly, regardless of the countless officials, students and people watching around him. In fact, in his heart, he wanted to

What is important is momentum. The greater the momentum, the more it will reflect his loyalty to Lu Zhaoci. At that time, even if Lu Zhaoci wants to kill himself, he will have to consider whether it will cause public reaction. He

I also believe that the most important thing for a founding king like Lu Zhaoci is reputation.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it's not good, it's not good." In the imperial study, Lu Zhaoci was resting when he suddenly heard Qin Jiudao's panicked voice.

"Why are you so nervous?" Lu Zhaoci frowned...

"Your Majesty, Changsun Wuji led the Guanzhong aristocratic family, and more than a hundred people from the noble family knelt outside the Zhuque Gate. They wrote to Fu Que, asking your Majesty to pardon King Wei's crimes." Qin Jiudao did not dare to neglect and said quickly.

"Changsun Wuji? There are more than a hundred people? Write to Fu Que." Lu Zhaoci climbed out of bed, lifted the quilt, and prepared to look outside without even bothering to put on his clothes.

"Your Majesty, clothes, clothes." Qin Jiudao saw clearly and quickly took the clothes and said.

"Walk slowly." Lu Zhaoci put his clothes on his body and was about to walk out when he suddenly stopped and turned to Qin Jiudao and asked, "What did you say they wanted to do just now?"

"They said that His Highness the King of Wei was young and ignorant, and was deceived by treacherous ministers. They begged Your Majesty to forgive King Wei's crimes." Qin Jiudao's expression changed and he said in surprise: "The news about King Wei has not been spread yet, how did they know about it.

"

"Yes, how did they know?" Lu Zhaoci's face was cold, he shook his clothes and sneered: "The auxiliary machine's ears and eyes are very good. He knew the news in the palace so quickly, and he also knew what I said.

, Is it even possible that he still has eyes and ears in this royal study?"

"This is impossible." Qin Jiudao jumped up like a cat that had stepped on its tail, and said loudly: "The slaves serving in the imperial study are all personally selected by the old slave. It is absolutely impossible.

Became Changsun Wuji's spy."

"Then how would he know?" Lu Zhaoci sneered: "Does he have spies around King Wei? If so, everyone around Chengtai has been sealed off at this time. Even around Xu Jingzong,

But how could the news reach Changsun Wuji so quickly?"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Xu doesn't have such a speed, and there is no one around Your Majesty. Could it be around His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, or around the Changsun Empress?" Qin Jiudao said cautiously.

"Have you, my slave, known this for a long time?" Lu Zhaoci reacted immediately and looked at Qin Jiudao coldly and said.

"I don't dare, I'm just guessing." Qin Jiudao's face turned pale with fright, and he quickly fell to his knees.

"Okay." Lu Zhaoci frowned and said coldly: "This Changsun Wuji has a good plan."

"Your Majesty, why don't you take the opportunity to pardon His Majesty the King of Wei for his crimes? I think after Lord Changsun caused such a fuss this time, the officials in the entire Chang'an City will think of it and follow suit. Why don't Your Majesty agree to these people in light of the public sentiment?"

Qin Jiudao glanced at Lu Zhaoci uneasily and quickly lowered his head.

"Well, in this case, he just fell into Changsun Wuji's plan." Lu Zhaoci sneered: "He came here just to let me pardon Chengtai. As long as he pardons King Wei, I will inherit his

If you don't respect his love, you can't care about the affairs of the Guanzhong family. Wei Ting and the Wei family can also escape a catastrophe. If I don't accept his love, I will become an ungrateful person, because the other party is doing everything for your son.

I begged for mercy, but you still want to kill the other person. Spread the word and let the world think of me. This Changsun Wuji is quite virtuous."

"This Lord Zhangsun is very calculating." Qin Jiudao took a breath and said in surprise: "He has planned everything, but he just won't let His Majesty deal with Wei Shi."

"He made a plan, but he forgot one thing, that is, I am the emperor." Lu Zhaoci sneered: "The emperor's rights are supreme. There is no need for an excuse to kill someone, and the same is true for saving someone.

.I have killed my sworn brothers, my own brothers, imprisoned my uncles, forced my father-in-law, and now I want to kill my own flesh and blood. Reputation has long been a bad thing, why should I pay attention to it?

He made a big fuss, which further strengthened my determination." Lu Zhaoci was filled with murderous aura, and Qin Jiudao next to him changed his face and trembled all over after hearing this.

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