Raid

Everything was done as Li Shengxi originally imagined. In the end, the royal family of the previous dynasty split up and distrusted each other.

And at this moment, Xiao Yuandao came to the door, Xiao Yuandao was the former King of Wu.Later, he became the Duke of Wu after the demotion. After the demotion, he voluntarily handed over all his family wealth and title, and was unwilling to enjoy the support of the new court.

No matter how the imperial court rewarded him with gold, silver and silk, Xiao Yuandao refused to accept it. In the end, he just lived in seclusion in the mountains on the outskirts of Beijing. Speaking of which, Rong Zhi hadn't seen him for a long time.

Xiao Yuandao's energy is still good, but not as energetic as before, Rong Zhi was very surprised when he came.

"Wu Xiaogong, why are you here?" Rong Zhi hurriedly asked someone to serve tea.

Rong Zhi did not open up his own mansion alone, as Li Shengxi's long history, he naturally lived in Li Shengxi's mansion.

"Recently, the downgrading has intensified, and Duke Hui was even imprisoned. Some nobles found me."

It seems that he came here for the matter of downgrading, Rong Zhi smiled slightly, "Duke Hui Guo was imprisoned because he disrespected the first emperor and King Ning, and it has nothing to do with the matter of downgrading."

Xiao Yuandao took a deep look at Rong Zhi, and suddenly remembered that Rong Zhi claimed to be a disciple of Duke Meng. It is hard to say whether it is true or not, but it has to be said that Rong Zhi's methods are quite different from those of Duke Meng.

After the news of the downgrading reached his ears, he asked someone to check it out, and once the ins and outs were clear, he understood it, and couldn't help but lament how old and spicy King Ning and Rong Zhi are.

"Naturally." Rong Zhi nodded.

If he said no, Li Shengxi never thought of picking up this matter high and putting it down gently.

"From this point of view, His Royal Highness King Ning is very clear about rewards and punishments." Xiao Yuandao said with emotion.

"If you have a clear conscience, you will naturally feel at ease. Your Highness acts vigorously and decisively, but he is by no means a person who makes trouble out of nothing. For example, Kang Guogong and German Duke, His Highness has never been in trouble. Although Hui Guogong was exiled, it was not because of The downgrading is something to hide. It's because of other reasons." Rong Zhi said carefully.

Rong Zhi didn't intend to tell Xiao Yuandao about the matter, he said meaningfully: "It's nothing to cause trouble for His Highness, His Highness is broad-minded and won't care about it, but if it causes trouble for the people, then don't say that it was the previous trouble. The nobles of the Northern Qi Dynasty, even the nobles of the Great Jin Dynasty, I am afraid His Highness will not let them go."

This question is really hard to answer if you want to answer it honestly.

There are also rumors that Chu Fu Yin and Ning Wang are at odds, and I am afraid that it is also a trap set up by them, in order for the old nobles to spit out the fat that they ate in their mouths that did not belong to them.

After Emperor Hongxing succeeded to the throne, he was merciless towards the nobles of the Jin Dynasty. After the end of the Rebellion of the Four Kings, the four instigators naturally needless to say, but the best results for other clans with a little relationship with SLR are Demotion first class.

Xiao Yuandao's words were not cryptic, Rong Zhi immediately understood that Xiao Yuandao was worried about whether Li Shengxi planned to drive the clan of the previous dynasty to extinction.

Xiao Yuandao had heard about these things before, "I have long heard that His Royal Highness King Ning has the legacy of the former emperor, but now it seems that his reputation is well-deserved."

Northern Qi was indeed good to Xungui, but Li Shengxi and Emperor Hongxing treated Xungui differently.

So, could the clan have done something?

"I don't know about these unworthy descendants, but what trouble have they caused His Highness?" Xiao Yuandao said tentatively.

But Northern Qi is different.

"It turned out to be in the play, but nowadays, the downgrade is the most lively thing in the capital. Even if such a noble person is imprisoned, even if it has nothing to do with the downgrade, it is inevitable that people will think about it. Xiao came, It is really entrusted by others, I want to come to Rong Changshi to ask the bottom line, for peace of mind."

Although Xiao Yuandao's expression didn't change, he felt uneasy in his heart.

Rong Zhi's words can be regarded as the truth, most of the clan's fate is about the same as Hui Guogong.

He really doesn't know if the clan has done anything bad.According to what Rong Zhi said, if he didn't do anything, King Ning would not pursue too much responsibility.

It is said that Emperor Hongxing was strict with Xungui, but the final result of the strictness was that the expenditure for supporting the clan was reduced, and the treasury was greatly enriched by the inspection of Xungui's family.

If it's just downgrading, he doesn't plan to care about it, but King Ning obviously intends to divide the clan, which makes him wonder whether Li Shengxi wants to kill the clan of the previous dynasty.

But if the clan did something, King Ning would never let it go.

He didn't know what the clan had done, but he knew clearly that the clan must be corrupt now, otherwise the matter of downgrading wouldn't have lasted so long.

Rong Zhi nodded, "His Royal Highness has always distinguished rewards and punishments. Those who have meritorious service will be rewarded generously, and those who are guilty will not be lightly forgiven. Those who have no merit or fault will not suffer innocent disasters. Since Xiao Gong cares about the clan, it is better to ask them to cooperate with the Royal Highness to come down." Wait, in this way, both sides will benefit, if you play any tricks, the end will not be any better than that of Duke Hui."

If it is said to be true, it is also a real mistake made by the clan.

Now Xungui is [-]% less than Hongxing Emperor when he first came to the throne, and everyone behaves with their tails between their legs. Not to mention committing crimes, even if they violate the rules, they have to worry for a long time, for fear that their home will be ransacked in the next moment.

Xiao Yuandao was not relieved by Rong Zhi's words. Others might pass them by after hearing these words, but Xiao Yuandao heard them strangely, especially the sentence "With a clear conscience, the heart is naturally at ease".

Later, whenever there was trouble, Emperor Hongxing would definitely take advantage of the problem to reduce the nobles.

He didn't have much dealings with this Prince Ning, and he didn't know how he behaved in private, so he wanted to come and try him out, but with his current status, he was afraid that he would not be able to deal with this very popular prince in the new dynasty, so he asked to see Rong Zhi.

Back then when Xiao Zeqing was in power, the court was in chaos, he was busy fighting with eunuchs and aristocratic families, he didn't care much about the clan affairs, so he didn't know what was going on in the clan.But from the fact that the clan refused to be lowered even when it died, and was fooled frequently, and was played around by the people of Qi, he probably knew how corrupt the clan was probably.

Xiao Yuandao's gaze sank slightly.

Moreover, if the Northern Qi clan had really done something, Li Shengxi would definitely kill them all, and there was no need to think about it.

Xiao Yuandao fell silent all of a sudden.

"Duke Xiao will turn this word back to the nobles, and they will definitely feel more at ease." Rong Zhi said with a smile, after thinking for a while, he continued: "Duke Xiao still needs to persuade the clan to facilitate the matter of downgrading. Once this matter is over , isn't it a good fit for both?"

Xiao Yuandao nodded, he felt apprehensive, but he didn't say anything else, if the clan really did something, I'm afraid he can't do anything, and he doesn't want to do anything.

Qi died, actually died inside.