Chapter 123
Although Wen Xiangwu did not allow me to speak in a low voice, his identity was there. Even if he asked me to speak normally, I could not speak in a normal voice. At most, I would not be humble and I would not dare to lose any respect.
"Yes, Mr. Wen."
"Sit down and talk!"
"Yes, Mr. Wen."
I nodded and sat back on the bed obediently.
"Boy, let me tell you something first." Wen Xiangwu said with a stern face, "The day before yesterday morning, the Yiwang Mansion was attacked. The Yiwang, Xuan Weihou, Xuan Yihou, and the third young man who had just been released died and Xuan Shenghou was injured. What do you think about this?"
"Uh, Mr. Wen... this... I don't know much about princes and nobles... so... this..."
Although I looked stupid and embarrassed on the surface, my heart was already filled with storms. If the Wing King did not die, my previous guess was just a guess. Now that the Wing King is dead, then the guess becomes a reality.
He...he actually killed his father!
"Then I will tell you that these marquises are all sons of King Wing. Among the four sons of King Wing, only the eldest son of King Wing, survived. The assassin first created chaos with bombs, and then shot and killed the four people in the chaos, injured Xuan Shenghou. After that, the assassin committed suicide.
After investigation, the assassins were all from the Yiwang Mansion. Now, those who are familiar with the matter say that this matter was done by the Liwang Mansion, and that you were kidnapped, whipped, and shot before, which was also done by the Liwang Mansion. Yesterday, I went to visit Mr. Xuan Sheng. Mr. Xuan Sheng said that you must have seen this matter clearly.
I didn't believe it, so Xuan Shenghou wanted to bet with me, saying that if you have seen this clearly, the person will belong to him, and if you don't see it clearly, the person will belong to me. Seeing that he is confident, I didn't make this bet with him. Although I didn't make a bet, I still want to see if you are as smart as Xuan Shenghou said.
Boy, don't pretend to be stupid. Now I'm leaving my words here. If you don't say a word to me today, I'm just pretending that I didn't see your previous performance. Wherever you like to go in the future, it will no longer have anything to do with me! Okay, that's all I'm saying, and now it's your turn to say it."
After saying that, Wen Xiangwu wrapped his hands in front of his chest and pulled the corners of his mouth downwards, looking at me like an audience waiting to listen to books. People of Wen Xiangwu at the same level will definitely not have the time to joke with me. I know that now is not the time to pretend to be stupid. Without the protection and importance of Wen Xiangwu, my future will be gone. So I can only smile bitterly and tell my guess truthfully.
"...This is just a boy's speculation. I hope Mr. Wen will not be surprised."
"Hmph, don't be surprised?" Wen Xiangwu's eyes stood up, "Good boy! Even I dare to lie! Didn't you just say that you don't know anything about princes and nobles!"
"Uh! I dare not! How dare I lie to you? I really don't know!" I waved my hands in panic, "My brother - I mean, my friend has some understanding of these things, but he only knows some basics. After you left the day before yesterday, my friend came to see me. He told me some things. I listened to these things and listened to what you said, so I guessed these things."
"Then tell me how you reasoned out these things."
"This... First, I have to know two things. The first is that the person who kidnapped me and whipped me was not from the Li Palace, but from the Yi Palace. The person who arranged the Li Palace in advance had been killed. When I was tied up, I seemed to hear Liu Qing's voice. I hesitated for a while before being tied up, so I had a deep impression of this.
Second, I need to know about the attack on the Yiwang Mansion. The day before yesterday, my friend and I couldn’t understand it when we were studying this matter. Yiwang Mansion was obviously very advantageous, so why did we kidnap me after killing the people from the Liwang Mansion? Is this good for them?
The most important thing is that when Xuan Shenghou found me, he had already told me the result of the incident clearly. Even though the incident was not over, Xuan Shenghou was already confident about the result. Isn’t this very strange? The result he said was also very strange. The Li Palace was about to be finished, and the Yi Palace was also about to be finished. Xuan Shenghou was a member of the Yi Palace. How could he say that the Yi Palace was about to be finished?
In my opinion, the only explanation is that whether it is the Yiwang Mansion or the Liwang Mansion, they are all plotted by Xuan Shenghou. Before I learned about the attack on the Yiwang Mansion, I couldn't understand what Xuan Shenghou wanted to do. After I learned about this, I suddenly realized.
You just said that everyone who knows the matter suspected that this was done by the Li Palace. Isn’t this the turnaround point of the Yi Palace? But after the turnaround, the Yi King has been killed, and only Xuan Shenghou is left with his son. In this way, the followers of the Yi King can only follow Xuan Shenghou.
Mr. Xuan Sheng is not the prince. If I remember correctly, I have studied the textbooks in primary schools, and my country’s titles and titles are all unsuccessful. If King Yi is gone, the Yi Wang Mansion will be gone, so what Mr. Xuan Sheng said is not bad at all. In the end, the Li Wang Mansion fell and the Yi Wang Mansion no longer existed. The final winner is not the Li Wang Mansion or the Yi Wang Mansion, but Xuan Sheng Hou and the faction that did not participate in the battle."
Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-pa-
As soon as he finished speaking, Wen Xiangwu slapped three times in the face.
"Okay! OK! Your boy's head is really good! Then tell me again, what will happen to the court in the future?"
"Uh, after that...Mr. Wen, I have never been an official in the court, nor do I know the situation in the court. I only know that once someone in the court falls, many people will be killed or removed from office, and a lot of positions will be vacant. The boy probably will divide the spoils after this - uh, not... that, I mean-"
"Well, there is no need to change, there is no need to change, just divide the spoils." Wen Xiangwu sneered, "There is one of them!"
"Uh...this...haha..."
I didn't know what to react, so I could only squeeze out a smile and then shut my mouth obediently.
"Boy, as you can see, things in the court are so ridiculous and cruel. Although your brain is very suitable for scrambling in the court, I still think that you should serve in the army more. Although there are also ridiculous things in the army, there are much less ridiculous things in the army than in the court."
Speaking of this, Wen Xiangwu shook his head with a wry smile.
"And, when you reach a certain level, you can't help but not get involved in the broken things in the court. If you want to enjoy a few more years of purity, just listen to me and stay in the army. It's easy to get a thousand troops, but it's hard to find a general. The 6th Army of Daxian has twenty-three legions. In my opinion, there are only five qualified legion commanders, and the rest are all native chickens and tiles.
One soldier is a beating, and one is a beating. Now, our first army organization and tactical thinking have kept up with the times, and the production capacity of weapons, equipment and arms has also kept up with the times. The only ones who are inferior are generals who can lead troops to fight. A man should have lofty ambitions and lead thousands of troops, either defend his country, or expand his territory, and leave a name in history. This is the greatest honor of soldiers.
Gunner, do you have this ambition?”
Wen Xiangwu has already said this. If I don’t say that there is, it would be too ungrateful. Let’s talk about his last sentence, leading thousands of troops, defending the country, or expanding territory, and leaving a name in history. I really heard it so passionate. With the passion of my brain, I stood up and answered in a firm voice.
Chapter completed!