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Chapter 205 Pressure
Prime Minister Lu, this old fox who has been maneuvering in the court for many years, usually speaks in a roundabout way and moves step by step when confronting and talking with his political enemies, and every word he says is full of mystery.

But at this moment, the girl sitting in front of him was just an unmarried girl, so he subconsciously ignored her and asked directly: "Princess, I want to ask, can you negotiate with me on behalf of Xi Nan?"

Su Qingwan had expected this in her heart. She was calm as water, but her face showed a surprised expression at the right time. She said, "Master, I don't quite understand what you mean. Can you explain it more clearly and specifically?"

Prime Minister Lu has indeed been forced into a desperate situation recently.

Although he is the eldest prince's grandfather and wants to ensure that the eldest prince ascends the throne smoothly and consolidate the power of the Lu family, he does not want to put all his chips on the court.

After all, the Lu family is a powerful clan that has been passed down for hundreds of years. It is extremely prosperous and has many talented people. It has produced several generations of queens. The heirs to the Li family's empire also have the blood of the Lu family flowing in their veins.

In the power struggle for hundreds of years, the Lu family has never lost, and thus has gradually developed into the first clan of Dayuan. Now the situation is changing, and he has to make preparations for the future of his family. If the court loses in the battle with the southwest and the Li family is destroyed, he has to find a way out for the Lu family.

What if the Southwest wins in the end? The country is still ruled by the Li family, but the Southwest has 200,000 cavalry troops. The areas north of Zhongzhou and Huainan have long respected the King of the Southwest, and his foundation is very deep. Moreover, the Southwest army marched south without harming a single soldier or civilian, and won the hearts of the people.

In this way, if the people also lean towards the southwest, they can just cross Zhongzhou and march straight into the capital. Prime Minister Lu knew that he had to make plans as soon as possible.

As the head of the Lu family, he must be loyal to the monarch and the family. No matter who finally ascends the throne in the Li family's fight for the throne, it will not have much impact on the clan. But as the saying goes, a new monarch has a new minister. If the Lu family has no contribution in the process of winning the throne in the southwest, they will definitely be liquidated in the future, and the family will definitely go downhill.

Therefore, Prime Minister Lu wanted to get in touch with the Prince of Southwest through the Princess of Southwest in front of him.

Su Qingwan looked calm and said slowly, "Lord, the eldest prince is your grandson. You subscribed to gold and silver notes before, and the amount was not small. Now you want to surrender to the southwest. This is a two-pronged approach. No matter who wins or loses between the court and the southwest, you will not lose. You are really fair. Fortunately, the eldest prince is still young and does not understand the interests involved. If he knew that his grandfather had betrayed the court like this, how sad he would be."

Prime Minister Lu's face darkened and his tone became colder as he was mocked by these words. He said, "My Lady, you Li family members are fighting for the throne. In order to ensure the prosperity of our family, our clans have always stood on both sides. After all, this is just a civil war, not a defense against foreign invasion. We don't want to see people suffer. Think about it, if our clans are united and fight to the death, it will not be so easy for the southwest to enter Kyoto. The power of our several major clans is spread all over Kyoto and Jiangnan, and they are flourishing. , most of the officials in the court are from the clan. If we all stand on the side of the court, this civil war may last for several years, with countless casualties. Even if the Southwest Army enters Kyoto, it still needs court officials to stabilize the situation and truly govern the world. Most of those who can understand people's livelihood and govern the country are civil servants. Can the Southwest kill all the officials of our seven major surnames? Only by cooperating with us can we achieve a win-win situation and end this melee as soon as possible! "Su Qingwan laughed in her heart, feeling that all this was so ironic.

The Southwest Army wanted to enter Kyoto, but these clans were thinking of playing both sides and had no loyalty to the emperor. If they really had loyalty to the emperor, they should have united at this moment, guarding the city gates at all costs and resisting the Southwest. As the head of the clan, Prime Minister Lu obviously regarded the interests of the clan as much higher than the imperial power.

The imperial power will always be under the Li family name, but if the clan's power declines, it will disappear in just a few decades. It is true that if a man does not care about himself, he will be punished by heaven and earth.

"Lord, I'm afraid you will be disappointed." Su Qingwan's tone was still light, "Southwest wants absolute loyalty, not half-hearted loyalty. I know that the clans are flourishing, and most of the important officials in the court come from them. You control the most fertile land and the best resources in the world, almost monopolize the path of advancement for the poor, and even control the imperial examination. There is a saying among the people that it is easier to break into the capital than to pass the exam to enter the capital. If Southwest breaks into Kyoto, it will definitely reform the system. If the clans get in the way and refuse to obey, then it will be much easier to solve, just kill them!"

"What did you say?" Prime Minister Lu's face changed instantly, and his gaze seemed to be real, like a huge rock pressing heavily on Su Qingwan's heart.

Su Qingwan had a gentle smile on her face, but her words were chilling: "I said, those who don't obey will be killed. You are all well-known and well-known clans. It's easy to kill all the men according to the family tree, and make the women slaves. If I win in the southwest, with hundreds of thousands of troops in hand, will I still be controlled by you unarmed civil servants? What are you thinking? Do you think that the blades of the soldiers have never drunk blood, or do you think that my brother is the reincarnation of a bodhisattva, who is kind and soft-hearted? How can there be no bloodshed and sacrifice in the change of dynasties? You think too much of the power of the clan."

"You..." Prime Minister Lu felt a chill in his heart. The girl in front of him was so young, yet so calm. She had a vigorous vitality, and also exuded a chilling aura of killing, as if the bloody killings were not worth mentioning in her eyes, and human lives were like ants to her. "Ridiculous! You from the southwest who broke into the capital, would never dare to act so recklessly and take human lives so lightly!"

"Why not?" Su Qingwan said calmly, "Huainan clan has lost thousands of lives, and they can be killed at will.

Twelve years ago, the Huainan Su family was the number one clan in Dayuan, and you were the first to raise the butcher knife. Now you hope that Southwest will put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha on the spot, which is too ridiculous! "

Prime Minister Lu's face turned extremely ugly, and he was panicked for a moment. The plan to kill the Huainan clan was promoted by the entire civil service group and acquiesced by the emperor.

Southwest China has also been asking for a reversal of the case in Huainan. Could it be that they really want to reject the surrender of the civil servants group? "Princess, you are just a woman, how can you be the master of Southwest China!" Prime Minister Lu was full of contempt. "If your brother came to talk, he would never dare to speak so recklessly. This is the only chance for you in Southwest China to subdue the civil servants group. If you miss it, there will be no more. If you can't be the master of Southwest China, contact someone who can be the master to talk to me!"