Wanqingsi

Chapter 121
"If this matter is ordered by the emperor, I'm afraid some things are out of his control." I calmed down and felt a little suspicious. Based on my understanding of Mr. Yu, he would never arrange such a stupid thing as assassination. "Maybe there's a third party involved."

"Why?" Yun Zheng raised his eyebrows and smiled.

"Although the emperor is afraid of the Yun family, he doesn't have the opportunity to attack rashly now. With his scheming, he will gradually disintegrate the Yun family's power, and will not do stupid things like assassination and rashly intensify the conflict to the surface." I thought to myself, "He doesn't have the certainty of victory in a direct confrontation with the Yun family, so it is absolutely impossible for him to take this move."

"Smart." Yun Zheng rubbed my head approvingly, "What else?"

"The Wuji Gate disappeared for a while after being wiped out by the imperial court. If the assassin who assassinated me this time was really a member of the Wuji Gate, there should be two possibilities. One is that the imperial court took it for his own use, and that would be a good explanation for this time." Before, I heard one of the assassins say, 'the assassination was not arranged for this operation', which means that the assassination was decided by those people without permission." My thinking became clear, and I continued to talk while sorting out the clues "However, well-trained assassins usually only act according to orders. If there is no order from above to assassinate, they will not act without authorization. Then there is a second possibility that the Promise Gate was not subdued by the court, just to avoid The roundup of the imperial court was hidden, and it was very likely that there was internal strife for some reason, maybe it was to fight for the position of sect master, or maybe it was controlled by some other powerful person, and this person might be the instigator of this incident. "

The reason for this guess was guessed from the simple conversation between Yin Gui and the man in black.The tone of the two people was obviously wrong, and they actually committed a big taboo when they acted, talking so much nonsense to the target of the assassination.If Yin Gui is really Yue Niang, based on her relationship with Chu Shang, if the sect master changes positions, she will definitely not be convinced. Still holding back the man in black, it is obvious that he has a lot of fear of the new sect master.Under the rule of the new leader, the Wuji Sect was clearly divided into factions, and the struggle might still be fierce. The man in black should be the kind of one who seeks merit wholeheartedly, otherwise he would not organize the assassination on his own.

Yunzheng smiled and listened to my analysis, and nodded: "The analysis is thorough. Maybe there is indeed a third party. If so, this matter will be much more complicated. We still need to find out who the third party is. But The emperor's attitude towards this matter is the same regardless of whether there is a third party. If this matter was ordered by him, it can only be said that he could no longer bear it and began to attack the Yun family. If he was really impatient, On the contrary, I am not afraid. If it is done by a third party, the emperor is optimistic about it, and it will still achieve his goal, which is terrible."

"When the snipe and the clam fight, the fisherman wins?" I understood, and took a breath. This might be something Yu would do.

"Well, however, we are well aware of the emperor's fear of the Yun family, so we can take precautions early. This third party, whose motives are unknown, is easy to hide, but hard to guard against. It seems that the Yun family is indeed a big hitter." Yun Zheng His eyes were a little cold, "So this mine accident was not an accident, it was man-made."

"What?" I raised my head in surprise, "artificial?"

"Well, I had someone go into the mine to check, and found a lot of doubts. There are many signs of man-made damage to the stressed wooden piles in the mine." Yun Zheng sighed softly, "It seems that this time someone is determined. We are asked to hand over the mining rights of iron ore."

I nodded. If this mine accident was man-made, then the person who instigated it was really vicious. I leaned into Yun Zheng's arms and said softly, "Then what are you going to do?"

"What do you mean?" Yun Zheng asked without answering.

"If what they want is the mining right of iron ore, just hand it over." I pondered, "If the imperial court wants to take it back, it will definitely make a big fuss about the mine disaster. Instead of being passively beaten, it's better for us to put on a high profile. After going to Beijing, I took the initiative to return the mining rights to prevent people with ulterior motives from taking the opportunity to make trouble." Looking up at Yun Zheng, I felt a little apprehensive. Giving up the mining rights of iron ore is a major event after all, involving the interests of many people. It is also necessary to appease many people who have made profits here for a long time. I don't know if Yunzheng will agree.

"Well, the power of the Yun family is too conspicuous. Let the emperor take back some of his rights and let him relax a little bit towards the Yun family." Yun Zheng said indifferently, as if giving up the right to mine iron ore was just a trivial matter, and his His eyes flashed immediately, "If the imperial court is allowed to take back the mining rights, there will inevitably be third parties competing for this source of income. When the time comes to see who wants to compete for the mining rights of this iron mine, we can analyze who is most likely to be the The mastermind of the mine disaster, the Yun family had better plan ahead."

My eyes lit up, yes, using benefits to attract people who want benefits, after all, my husband is smarter and knows how to put a long line to catch big fish.Although the Yun family is rich as a country, but the tree is big and attracts the wind, it must be a piece of fat that is watched by evil wolves.I frowned and said, "Yunzheng, I have never understood why the Yun family can manage water transportation and mine management rights at the same time?"

"Huh?" He knew that I hadn't finished speaking, so he only made a simple voice to indicate to him to listen.I continued to express my doubts: "If the lifeblood of a country is handed over to outsiders, the emperor of this country is either crazy or stupid. No normal emperor would sleep peacefully with such a big hidden danger."

"The Yun family's ability to manage water transportation and mines is related to some royal family secrets." Yun Zheng smiled, and when I heard it, I regained my spirits and grabbed him to gossip: "What secret? Can you tell me about it?" Royal family secrets, definitely broke the news.

"Too much curiosity will kill people." Seeing my gossip, Yun Zheng scratched my nose funny, and finished a story that should have been long in a few words.

The ancestor of the Yun family was very talented in business. He was already a small fortune in the previous dynasty. Later, through speculation, he got the mining rights of the current silver and copper mines and became a wealthy businessman.In times of troubled times, there are many heroes everywhere. Xuanzu got acquainted with Emperor Taizu, the founder of Tianzhao Kingdom. The two hit it off, cherished each other, and became brothers with different surnames. Xuanzu devoted all his family wealth to help Emperor Taizu win the world. After winning the world, Xuanzu was granted the title of Marquis of Yongle, which was inherited from generation to generation. The silver mines and copper mines of the previous dynasty were awarded to the ancestors as private property.

The Yun family was enshrined as a marquis, and everyone in the family was honored. Xuanzu's daughter was also named a concubine, and by the generation of the great-grandfather, she was already a queen.Uncle Guo got a fat job in weaving.Then came the generation of grandfather Yun Chongshan, who was in charge of water transportation because he helped the late emperor win the heir.In the current generation of Zijun Beiyu, Fujun Beiyu is also in charge, and the emperor promised to give the Yun family the right to mine iron mines across the country.

"It's so simple and it's over?" After listening to Yun Zheng, he finished the history in a few words, and there was only one simple sentence for each dynasty and generation.Yun Zheng didn't want to talk about it, and I didn't ask any more, just jokingly said: "It turns out that my husband is somewhat related to the emperor, so he can be regarded as half of the emperor's relatives, right?"

Yun Zheng laughed and pinched my nose: "I can't beat my relatives, silly girl."

I smiled and sighed: "Yunzheng, the Yun family holds so many powers and is glorious on the surface, but these things are more like poisonous flowers, which will bring disaster to the Yun family sooner or later, why should they be caught?" Don't let it go?"

Yun Zheng was silent for a while, sighed softly, and said in a helpless tone: "Ye'er, after so many years of operation, the Yun family's interests are intertwined. It doesn't mean that if you want to let it go, you can let it go. Sometimes, giving up means disaster. .”

I understand that these powers are poisonous fruits, but they are also life-saving cards. If the Yun family will lose everything one day, the fate may be... "Is there really no end to people's desire for money? Or..." I bit my lip, feeling a little uneasy, "Or, is it true that the Yun family has ambitions for the world as the emperor fears?"

He fixed his gaze on me, without getting angry, instead, there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips: "If the Yun family has such ambitions, what would you do?"

"I..." I didn't expect him to be so straightforward, and I was stunned.Staring at his hazy eyes for a while, he said softly: "I don't care what kind of ambitions the Yun family has, I want to know what you think. If you want this world, I will take it with you. If you don't, I will take it with you." you go."

The hazy look in his eyes swayed away, like a deep pool thrown by fine stones, the ripples spread out in circles, clear and moving, with a faint smile on his mouth: "Ye'er, I met you in this life, It’s God’s kindness to me.”

His hand gently caressed the tiny wound on my face that was cut by the thatch, his lips fell slightly, rolled to his ear, and said softly: "Don't worry, if I win the world with my body, I'm afraid I won't be able to bear it... "

I trembled, pushed him away angrily, stared and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Angry?" Yun Zheng smiled lightly, and I pinched his chest in anger, "Are you still laughing?"

He grabbed my hand and said softly, "Fool!"

"I'm stupid, you are not allowed to say such things in the future." I drooped my eyelashes and my throat choked.I can't bear to lose anymore, I will go crazy, Yun Zheng, I want you to accompany me to grow old slowly.

"My silly Ye'er..." He sighed and kissed my lips, I responded to him eagerly, I don't know if it was to forget the faint anxiety in my heart, or something else, his kiss was as clear as sweet spring , I greedily sucked the sweetness in his mouth, only to feel my body warm up, as if soaked in hot spring water, softening inch by inch.I gently reached out to caress his skirt, and unbuttoned it. He held my hand tenderly: "Ye'er, you have injuries..."

"It's on his feet, it doesn't matter..." I kissed his neck, Yun Zheng raised his head, closed his eyes, my tongue fell on the artery in his neck, and slid down the slightly trembling blood vessel , winding and leaving a bright and moist trace, slowly sliding down to his chest.He took a deep breath, turned over and held me down, being careful not to touch my bun's feet, and gently unbuttoned my cloak.

I looked at him tenderly, there was a strange look in his eyes, I brushed off the gauze curtain in front of the bed, and the snow-white gauze covered the beautiful spring light all over the bed like a cloud.

We have been doing it for a long time, like two vines that cannot be untied for thousands of years, in the boundless ecstasy, the feeling of being closely related is constantly accumulating like a tide, which makes me feel happy and at ease, as if there are only two of us in this world.Yunzheng, Yunzheng..., you are my last dream of love, a lake that can calm my body and mind.The piece of water in my heart can give me eternal peace, maybe I should really believe it.I don't think about what's on the road ahead, and I don't think about what will happen to the Yun family in the future, Yun Zheng, as long as I have you, I'm not afraid of anything.

——2006, September, 12
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