The Book of Troubled Times

Cui Wenjing's calm expression finally became a little weird. She looked Zhao Changhe up and down for a while, feeling surprised that you, the kid, could see through me so clearly.

When you borrowed the sword, you had already predicted the ending, and were you already thinking about adapting to the new era? So what is he doing now, and what is everyone arguing about on offense and defense?

Who dares to make such a judgment, but Zhao Changhe does.

Even Cui Yuanyang was holding his chin and wondering who Brother Zhao was dating... It seems that I don't know my father as well as you do.

And since you came here, the sum total of what you said to me is not more than one percent of what you said to my father...

But this understanding is true.

A long time ago, Cui Wenjing said this: "I, Cui Wenjing, think I am not worthy of the Qinghe Sword. How many of the Cui family know this? When the Divine Sword is gone, they don't want to think about the reason, but use it instead." The most disgusting meaning of Excalibur is used as a bargaining chip in the struggle for power. Even if the spirit of Excalibur is still there, we should still cry!"

If others are said to be unworthy because they are like flies and dogs, Cui Wenjing is actually pretty good, but why does he think he is not worthy of the Qinghe Sword?

Because he knew in his heart that Qinghe Sword was not inherited by one family. There is a fundamental conflict between the meaning represented by the Divine Sword and their heritage as a family. His one-third-acre land, which his son-in-law said was "not very high-end", is not worthy of Qinghe.

Even if what he does is much more upright than others, he still cannot echo Qinghe's intention, because as long as he still has this kind of consciousness of one family and one surname, it must be contrary to Qinghe. The reason why the children are recognized is because they happen to be doing things to protect the family and the country, but this is not the Cui family's practice. They can be recognized for a while now, but they will lose it in the future, or the next generation, and the next generation... Clearing the river is a matter of time.

Cui Wenjing has been thinking about what the family would do without Qinghe for a long time.

He likes to watch the flowing water in the pavilions, and he often looks at it for a whole day. What he sees is not the flowing water, but a world that seems to be unchanged, but in fact has long been different.

This is a resurgence of gods and demons, a major change that has not happened in thousands of years. Every moment, the earth may be turned upside down, and Qinghe cannot respond to this change.

His white head may not be due to his body.

"One sword can protect your family at most. If you want to restore the old checks and balances, you need four swords. Uncle, do you think all four families can do it?" Zhao Changhe said slowly: "If you can't do it, your family will do it." In the end, the sword has only a role of inheritance. What is the difference between it and the inheritance of Shenhuang Sect? It may not be as good... Even if I give you the same treatment as before, can you keep it... Similarly, that unknown god What's the use of the devil's promise? This god and devil came from the north of Burma?"

Cui Wenjing: "..."

"Since you regard me as the spokesperson of the gods and demons, then everyone weighs the chips on the same scale. Let's talk about it one by one. First of all, on the matter of restoring the Qinghe Sword, I can provide him with equal benefits. Does a promise count as reciprocity?”

"Calculate."

"Secondly, the new dynasty promised that my uncle's original title of Marquis of Ji would not change, that he would be hereditary, and that he would retire with the country. On the contrary, he would not assume the original rights and responsibilities, and would only have an empty land to collect money. In short, as long as this court is still there , there will be food for the descendants of the Cui family."

Cui Wenjing was startled, and then heard Zhao Changhe continue: "We can only guarantee this food. As for our own rights, we have to fight for them. With such a strong family foundation, making preparations before anyone else, this is It is to be the first in the world and to be ahead of the trend. I don’t understand family management, but my uncle should understand. If you can’t grasp this kind of trend, then Qinghe Cui, what are you talking about? If you really have the nerve to wait for death, just Relying on a sword? If this is the case, we will die today and tomorrow. I believe my uncle knows it very well."

Cui Wenjing swallowed what he wanted to say.

I did want to ask, what about the power in the future?

But when I think about it, I don’t have the shame to ask, how much will the ancestors have to worry about if future generations are unworthy? A gentleman's zeal has been killed for five generations, and it is enough to ensure that he can eat a meal.

No matter how fanciful other people's guarantees are, Cui Wenjing knows that they cannot be guaranteed.

It's just that for this kind of thing, it's not enough to agree with it yourself.

Huge families, people who can eat a lot of food with their eyes closed under the old system, will not be willing to accept such a future. They will only agree with promises that others may not be able to fulfill, and they can still maintain the past by doing so. Brilliant dreams.

If your son or daughter is promising, then you don't care about others, right?

You have a title inheritance, what about others?

Cui Wenjing sometimes feels... very tired.

If the family is regarded as an empire, then Xia Longyuan, who has only force, cannot make the entire huge world system follow his footsteps. Now he, Cui Wenjing, is also facing the same problem. Some things must be broken before they can be rebuilt. It is very difficult to implement things from the top down.

He said a little tiredly: "Not enough."

Zhao Changhe turned his head and looked at him for a while, then suddenly said: "Uncle, does he know something?"

"What?"

"On my way here, I was assassinated."

Cui Wenjing was stunned and frowned tightly.

The assassination was so small that it wouldn't even be enough to squeeze Zhao Changhe's teeth, but the reflection was very interesting.

The assassination was aimed at the envoy. Zhao Changhe was not sure whether the order was issued by Cui Wenjing, so he would not tell him about it directly. But now looking at Cui Wenjing's attitude, he is obviously waiting for a price and weighing the chips on both sides. It is impossible to assassinate the imperial envoy at this time, so the order was not given by him.

Since he didn't place the bet, who was sabotaging his act of waiting for a price?

Wang, Yang, and Li families? Or someone else from the Cui family?

In the short path from the capital to Qinghe, other families may not be able to intervene. The Cui family's control is not that weak. In other words, the Cui family has the highest possibility.

If it is the Cui family, does it mean that in addition to the original Cui Wenjue, a new small group has emerged in the Cui family. Before the head of the family has made a conclusion, it has already leaned on others and tried to forcibly promote it by assassinating the messenger. The owner’s choice?

Cui Wenjing is very opinionated and will not be easily swayed by someone's words, but others may not be so. Once others accept other options, they will definitely worry that the family head will have undue tendencies due to his relationship with Zhao Changhe, and will try to nip the matter in the bud.

Zhao Changhe smiled: "This proves two points. First, the other party actually knows that his promise may not be effective, and even knows that he is just deceiving him from beginning to end. He has no confidence in competing with me head-on for my uncle's preference. He must use a different approach. Brain. On this point alone, my uncle can tell him to get out..."

Cui Wenjing smiled: "Not bad."

"Second, I am very dangerous now. Now that the other party knows that I have arrived in Qinghe, he will definitely come to kill me. As long as I die, there will be no trouble."

"So? You want me to help you?"

"No, uncle just needs to pretend that he doesn't know anything." Zhao Changhe's voice became colder: "There are some people who are actually no longer loyal to uncle... Of course, to uncle, that may not be considered betrayal. It may not be easy to handle, so let me handle it. Since you are planning to assassinate me, you have to pay the price."

Cui Wenjing squinted his eyes and did not express his position.

Zhao Changhe said lightly: "Since we are looking at this matter in terms of a game between gods and demons, we must have the appearance of gods and demons. This is the first war between gods and demons. It is useless to rely on words. After all, it depends on who has the stronger fist. ... They want to help you make decisions that are difficult for uncle to make, and I want to help you make them too. Uncle can just wait for the outcome before making any decisions - strength is the third bargaining chip."

Cui Wenjing stared closely into Zhao Changhe's eyes, while Zhao Changhe looked at each other calmly. The atmosphere suddenly turned from a tense exchange of words to mutual attack and defense, to arranging conditions, to mutual understanding and sympathy.

Cui Yuanyang didn't even understand what was being said here. He only understood that Zhao Changhe was in danger here and there would be gods and demons trying to kill him. Then the atmosphere suddenly became like this...

Her heart skipped a beat and she subconsciously said, "Dad..."

Cui Wenjing suddenly said: "Yangyang, go and send a message to the clan elders that my father is not feeling well, and ask Wenwei and the others to invite King Zhao to have lunch. Don't go to accompany him either. The girl who is getting married disappeared before Yili's wedding. Who is like you?" You rush to the city gate to see your husband in such a hurry, why do you want to show off your face? My daughter from the Cui family has no one to care about her! Ridiculous!"

Cui Yuanyang: "?"

Why did you suddenly start scolding me...

But he looked at Zhao Changhe for help, and Zhao Changhe just smiled slightly: "Yangyang, go prepare for the wedding. I said that I will not take you to elope and will only marry you in an upright manner."

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