jdhmnovel Chapter 895: The Venomous Snake Li Yifu
Chapter 895: The Venomous Snake Li Yifu
Changsun Wuji also had to admit that Li Yifu was an extremely talented young man.
Especially when it comes to calculating people's hearts, he seems to have an innate keen insight and a sense of the overall situation, which are the two most important things to be an outstanding conspirator.
"What you said...may be right." After a long silence, Changsun Wuji heard his throat make a sound again: "It's just...since you can think this through, then you should know that if this matter is exposed, it will only hurt the enemy by a thousand and hurt yourself by eight hundred for your family master - don't forget, the Queen and I are siblings!"
"Yes," Li Yifu nodded when he heard this, "Then the world will think that you, Duke Zhao, are ungrateful, and the Queen will probably be implicated - but Duke Zhao, why don't you think about why the Five Surnames and Seven Families abandoned Gao Shilian and chose you instead?
Isn't this exactly what they had planned long ago?
You think you can have the best of both worlds, but in fact, you are just a chess piece. Don't you believe it? Don't you know that the Qinghe Cui family has long since surrendered to Your Majesty, so Your Majesty is naturally aware of your dealings with the Five Surnames and Seven Families?
But Duke Zhao, don't you find it strange that His Majesty turns a blind eye to these things? "
"..." At this moment, Changsun Wuji's heart was like a huge wave surging.
Because through Li Yifu's step-by-step guidance, Changsun Wuji only thought of one possibility.
He thought that he and the Five Surnames and Seven Families were using each other, but in fact, he was just a chess piece in the hands of the other party, a cicada targeted by the mantis - and the oriole that was really playing against him had been sitting on the Diaoyutai in the deep palace.
"You are indeed very good at bewitching people." Changsun Wuji knew that the more it was at a time like this, the more he could not admit defeat: otherwise the other party's demands would definitely be even more excessive.
"It is your ability to deceive people, Duke Zhao, not mine." Li Yifu has been keeping a humble smile on his face since he met Zhangsun Wuji. "But Duke Zhao, I have to remind you: the Five Surnames and Seven Famous families, the reason why they can exist for a long time is not because of one or two outstanding people in a certain generation.
As the saying goes, 'running water never rots, door hinges never rot' - if an ancient family wants to continue better, it must learn to adapt to the changes of the times, and learn to compete with external rivals of the same size while maintaining tacit cooperation.
This is their law of survival.
Therefore, when you fail to reach the level of becoming a rival of the Five Surnames and Seven Families, they will not treat you as an equal.
The reason why these people were willing to cooperate with you before was because they had already made plans to turn against Your Majesty - do you think they have something on you to blackmail you?
No, of course not. They just wanted to have more ways to protect themselves if His Majesty turned against them in the future.
Of course, now that His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu is here, even if they have the leverage over you, they wouldn’t dare to use it.
But even if you are spared from this incident, you should be smart for once - what position do you hold in the eyes of His Majesty? A childhood friend? A partner who once shared the same ideals? Or now, a confidant who can be used at will, a minister who can be sacrificed as long as the price is right?
If you don't consider these things, then the future disaster of the Changsun family will be inevitable. I have finished my words here, and I will take my leave. "When Li Yifu finished speaking, he saw that Changsun Wuji's face was pale, and he immediately sneered in his heart: It seems that the more selfish a person is, the less he can see the situation clearly when it concerns himself.
Of course, no matter what Changsun Wuji thought afterwards, I did not lie to him anyway: Ever since His Majesty tacitly allowed Changsun Wuji to have close contacts with the Five Surnames and Seven Families, the knife hanging over their heads would fall sooner or later.
However, because he has a troublesome son at the moment, Emperor Li II has no intention of caring about these things that are completely under his control.
"Wait!" Just as Li Yifu was about to leave again, Changsun Wuji stopped him again: "Boy, do you think you can scare me like this?"
"That's definitely not possible." Li Yifu shook his head. "But if I can't scare you, then I have to take some practical actions, such as going to talk to your uncle Gao Shilian. Not only did you, your good nephew, cut off his beard, but you also planned to keep this matter secret. For example, I have to discuss with Dou Gong and see if I should find an opportunity to expose your use of Changsun Anye to plot against the Queen in public?
I think, without the support of the Queen, Duke Zhao's future life will be difficult, right? By the way, I don't know why the Crown Prince and the King of Wei spread rumors that the Queen agreed to the marriage after they learned that Changsun Anye was severely injured by His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu.
And the truth behind this... is actually that you, Duke Zhao, were using someone else's knife to kill someone..." When Li Yifu said this, he saw that Zhangsun Wuji's eyes were full of shock, so he continued with a smile: "Duke Zhao, don't look at me like that. If you are allowed to do it on the first day, you should allow us to do it on the fifteenth. Since you insist on making things difficult for His Royal Highness the King of Chu, then we have no choice but to... make things difficult for you!"
As Li Yifu finished speaking, Changsun Wuji's defenses were finally completely broken!
"Whatever you want, I will agree to it!" Changsun Wuji didn't want to admit defeat, but if he didn't, he would be doomed!
It turns out... Dou spent such a huge price this time just to force him to bow his head and surrender!
"Please choose a suitable day and tell His Majesty that you want to resign from the position of Shangshu You Pushe. As for the reason, you can think of it yourself. I am too lazy to waste my brain on it." Li Yifu spoke politely at this time, but when he occasionally stretched out his hand to adjust his green official robe of the seventh rank, the Duke of Zhao, who was dressed in a purple robe, subconsciously began to twitch the corners of his mouth.
Damn it... People from the Dou family really know how to find ways to irritate people!