Chapter 286: A naked conspiracy

Autumn permeated the mansion of the Wei Duke, Dugu Zhao. The old locust tree in the courtyard dropped a ground full of broken gold. Where the wind passed, it rolled up withered leaves that swirled and hit the vermilion pillars, making a fine sound.

Gilded copper bells hung under the flying eaves covered with blue tiles, but they were blown low and hoarse by the autumn wind.

In the main hall, although the paintings on the beams were a bit mottled, one could still see the hunting scenes painted in the past—steeds leaping, arrows on the string, hiding the ferocity in their bones.

What was burning on the desk was not precious incense, but mugwort for refreshing the mind. The smoke, carrying the slight bitterness of grass and trees, floated heavily in the air.

"Master, Old Pillar of State Zhao, Li Zhuan has already controlled the Wei Duke's mansion....."

Xi Poluo held the newly transmitted secret report with both hands, his expression extremely serious, and said in a low voice: "And he has taken the Wei Duke and is on the way back to the Mingjing Si!"

"So fast?"

Dugu Zhao was wearing a dark-patterned brocade robe, his fingertips pinching a chess piece, but he didn't drop it onto the chessboard for a long time. He looked at the flags fluttering in the wind outside the window, his voice very low: "Chen Tongyuan didn't put up any resistance?"

In his words, besides confusion, there was also shock and surprise that was hard to detect.

At the first moment of learning about the change on Zhuque Avenue, Dugu Zhao invited Zhao Qian to discuss countermeasures together, to see how to mediate for the Wei Duke......

As a result, not long after, he was taken down???

Chen Hu's legitimate eldest son, Chen Yan's biological father, couldn't have no blood at all, right?

Sitting there waiting for death?

Then what is the significance of Chen Tongyuan's existence?

The hub between two generations of heroes?

"The Wei Duke wanted to fight for it....."

Xi Poluo shook his head, his eyes showing a different color, and said truthfully.

After a pause, the conversation turned, and he continued: "But the private soldiers in the mansion were taken down without a fight by a handwritten letter from Chen Yan!"

Blood is there, and when forced to a dead end, he also knows to gamble.....

But unfortunately, the Tao is one foot high and the devil is ten feet high.

The change of allegiance of the private soldiers caused him to lose the capital for resistance.

"A mere handwritten letter....."

Zhao Qian heard this, his brows suddenly furrowed, his brow center twisted into a deep ditch, as if he wanted to use this ditch to lock the coldness of the whole room, and asked suspiciously: "Can it be so powerful?"

He raised his hand to press his temples, and when his fingertips rubbed over his brow bone, he could clearly touch the tense muscles, full of disbelief.

A handwritten letter, without moving weapons, lightly took down the elite left by Chen Hu?

"Old Pillar of State Zhao, you forgot that Chen Yan is also the legitimate grandson most loved by the Old Pillar of State Chen, and also the successor established when he was alive!"

Xi Poluo's gaze froze, organized his words slightly, and said word by word: "Holding the righteous name and status!"

If it were someone else, wanting to take down the Wei Duke's mansion, they would definitely have to experience a bloody battle.....

But it just so happened that Chen Yan was also their master!

From this aspect, taking it down was actually not difficult.....

Xi Poluo could probably guess what was written in that handwritten letter.

Eight or nine out of ten were moving with emotion, reasoning with logic, recruiting in the name of the Old Pillar of State Chen, and then assisting with heavy profits to lure them!

"No wonder Chen Yan could be so calm, always sitting still, neither dealing with A Zhang, Qingshi, and the others, nor opening redemption conditions as in the past......"

Dugu Zhao finally dropped the chess piece, "clapped" onto the chessboard, shaking the copper candle stand beside it, "So it was waiting for us here!"

At that moment, this Old Pillar of State finally saw through Chen Yan's intention clearly.....

He didn't want to deal with it, cashing in the younger generation of his own family he held in his hands into tangible interest chips.

But was waiting.....

Waiting for a timing when the benefits could be maximized, using them to restrain himself and Zhao Qian!

Such a temperament, truly not simple.....

"In the past, I only knew this kid was powerful, but I didn't expect him to be so powerful....."

Zhao Qian also suddenly realized, his eyebrows suddenly raised, the originally furrowed brows suddenly relaxed, but a stormy sea surged at the bottom of his eyes, and he said in a low voice: "This is forcing us to choose one of two!"

That kid surnamed Chen gave them a multiple-choice question they had to choose from.....

There are only two options, one side is the blood relatives and descendants of Dugu Zhang, Zhao Qingshi, Zhao Tishou, Gao Jiong, etc., and the other side is Chen Tongyuan.

And they can only protect one side.....

The key is, that kid probably calculated this step while sitting still!

"Zhao brother, what do you plan to do?"

Dugu Zhao exhaled a turbid breath, his gaze was cold, and he asked.

"What else can I do?"

Zhao Qian suddenly clenched his fists, his knuckles turning white, and gritted his teeth: "I can't just abandon those few kids, right?"

When the two options were thrown out, even if Zhao Qian was violent again, how could he not understand Chen Yan's calculation?

It looks like there are two choices, but in reality, there is only one.....

He couldn't choose not to protect his own legitimate son and grandson for the sake of protecting Chen Tongyuan, right?

And this just happened to hit his, Chen Yan's, target!

Even if he knew clearly that Chen Yan wanted this result, he couldn't make any resistance.

"At the same age, not yet weak, compared to Chen Yan, our children and grandchildren are truly too far behind!"

Dugu Zhao's fingertips unconsciously rubbed the edge of the chessboard on the desk, where shallow marks from the previous move remained.

He suddenly exhaled a long breath, the breath mixed with the lingering scent of mugwort, scattering into a white mist in front of the candle flame.

Without comparison, there is no harm.....

At a similar age, with similar family backgrounds, the ones on his side were making schemes, stealing chickens but losing rice, all planted in.

But the other side was taking advantage of the situation, guiding the situation, and then setting up another game.....

The gap!

If Chen Yan were the children and grandchildren of their two families, why worry about not being able to defeat Yuwen Hu?

"I really don't understand, Chen Tongyuan is Chen Hu's son, and can give birth to a kid like Chen Yan....."

Zhao Qian patted his forehead with one hand, confused, and asked: "Why can he be so stupid and useless?"

"He encroached on civilian land, and he killed people, but he couldn't even wipe his own ass clean, and could be turned over by Chen Yan with such a handle!"

Human life or something, this Duke of Chu didn't care at all.....

What puzzled him was that in the three generations of the Chen family, the grandfather and grandson were all heroes, but the one connecting the past and the future was a straw bag and a waste.

He didn't even kill people thoroughly, burying such a big hidden danger for himself.

"Who knows?"

Dugu Zhao exhaled a turbid breath and shook his head helplessly.

Zhao Qian was thoughtful, his brows furrowed again, and he worried: "But there are quite a few people in Chang'an who know that Chen Tongyuan defected to us....."

"Are we really going to watch and do nothing?"

These are two cups of poisonous wine, how to choose is very difficult.....

Abandoning Chen Tongyuan will inevitably shake their prestige and be cut by a soft knife again.

Who else would be willing to defect to them in the future?

A naked conspiracy!

"No matter how ruthless and cold-blooded Chen Yan is, Chen Tongyuan is his biological father, which is an unchangeable fact!"

Dugu Zhao was thoughtful, his gaze flickering, as if he realized something, clenched a chess piece, and said coldly: "He absolutely will not, and dare not kill his father!"

Don't bet on Chen Yan being soft-hearted and caring about family affection.....

Bet on him caring about his reputation and cherishing his feathers!

After all, once he bears the name of killing his father, who else would be willing to follow him?

Dugu Zhao didn't believe Chen Yan didn't know the pros and cons of this......

"What you said makes sense!"

Zhao Qian nodded, agreeing: "As long as Chen Tongyuan is alive, the impact can be minimized!"

"At most, he will be dismissed from office and stripped of his title....."

Chen Tongyuan doesn't die, everything has room for maneuver, they can take the opportunity to create that they tried their best to protect him.

As for Chen Gubai's life or death, it is fundamentally insignificant, Chen Tongyuan has more than one son.....

"Chen Yan is truly the sharpest knife in Yuwen Hu's hand!"

"With him for one day, Yuwen Hu is like a tiger with wings......"

Dugu Zhao suddenly clenched his fist slowly, his knuckles cracking, and the gaze that had just carried a hint of gloom now resembled a blade quenched in ice, slicing straight toward the northeast.

The morning sun spilled over the white hair at his temples, but couldn't shine into the bottom of those eyes that suddenly turned cold.

The warmth remaining when the candle flame went out had been crushed to pieces by this murderous intent.

A very light cold snort came from his throat, the sound carried no emotion, but made the chill in the hall seem to freeze a bit.

"This kid is the biggest stumbling block to defeating Yuwen Hu....."

A flash of ruthlessness also flashed in Zhao Qian's eyes, and he said coldly: "Absolutely cannot be left!"

The two reached a high consensus.

Chen Yan is not important to them, but not having Chen Yan is very important to them!

"Poluo, go draft a plan to get rid of Chen Yan!"

Dugu Zhao rubbed the chess piece in his hand, looked at Xi Poluo, and ordered decisively: "All resources of the Wei Duke's mansion can be mobilized!"

That kid's schemes are one after another, absolutely cannot give him time to grow.

"The resources of the Duke of Chu's mansion can also be mobilized!"

Zhao Qian raised a finger and said in a low voice: "Buy the most elite experts in the Jianghu!"

"Don't be afraid that there isn't enough silver!"

The two great Pillars of State had completely made up their minds to physically destroy the body of that stumbling block.

"As you command!" Xi Poluo nodded and responded.

Dugu Zhao dropped the black piece in his hand onto the chessboard, smiling but not smiling: "However, before that, we still have to redeem A Zhang, Qingshi, and those few kids from Chen Yan's hands!"

"I'm afraid he will open his mouth like a lion again......" ===== CHAPTER 287 =====