If Feng Zhen wanted to plot against Lady Qiu, he wouldn't do it himself, lest he expose himself.
All he had to do was send someone to instruct his superiors to deliberately make things difficult for him, and that was enough to incite the other party's resentment.
Qiu Shi was originally a person who was sitting on the fence. Seeing that Yang Tao's chances of winning were getting bigger and bigger, while she was being suppressed everywhere, her mentality suddenly became unbalanced.
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have spent so much effort to seek refuge with Liu Xi." Old Master Qiu's son was called Qiu Meng. Because he was an old man, he was very doted on by others. Because of this, he developed an arrogant character and could not tolerate the slightest grievance. Moreover, he was the one who had been criticized the most. One could imagine how angry he was. "If I stayed with Yang Tao, at least I could secretly borrow Yan Lin's power. Maybe …"
Before he could finish, Qiu Meng was glared at by Old Master Qiu, scaring him so much that he swallowed back whatever he was about to say.
"There's no turning back. What's the point of saying all this now?"
Old Master Qiu's hair and beard were all white. His face was old, but his skin was ruddy. One look and anyone could tell that this old man had lived an exquisite life.
"Father, we have to think of a way," Qiu Meng said hurriedly. "Liu Xi can't defeat Yang Tao, and they are in a stalemate. He will definitely withdraw his troops. Now that Yang Tao had a chance to catch his breath and recuperate for a few years, he would definitely be in a different situation. In addition, Liu Xi's subordinates were all from poor families and even commoners who were not worthy to be mentioned in public. How could they be willing to help their sons? You kept suppressing your son. How could your son endure such grievances? "
Old Master Qiu had been worried about this matter recently, and his son's words made him even more upset.
Jiang Pengji favored the poor too much. In the eyes of the gentry, it was like squeezing the cake that belonged to the gentry. It was indeed not pleasing.
The gentry had always thought of themselves as more valuable than the commoners, and it was a great humiliation for them to be on par with each other, not to mention being under someone else.
Old Master Qiu said grumpily, "What do you say then? Could it be that he had to rely on Yang Tao again? This is courting death! "
They had just betrayed Yang Tao and thrown themselves into the arms of the enemy. If they turned back now that the situation was not good, they would not be able to please either side.
Just look at the Zhao Clan. They were obviously used by others, and in the end, their entire clan was annihilated.
Old Master Qiu didn't dare risk it.
Qiu Meng said, "Why not? If we perform a meritorious service for Yang Tao, not only will we be able to leave Liu Xi, but we will also be valued by Yang Tao. "
Old Master Qiu retorted, "How?"
Qiu Meng looked around and had the servants move further away. Only then did he feel at ease to whisper in the old man's ear.
The more Old Master Qiu listened, the more shocked he became. He couldn't help but ask, "Are you going to drag the entire clan down with you?"
"Father, nothing ventured, nothing gained! If I stay here, I don't know when I'll be able to make a name for myself! " Qiu Meng's personality was greedy and reckless. He could be considered a person blinded by greed. His every move and thought process were all within Feng Zhen's calculations. He said, "How can adding icing on the cake compare to providing timely help? As long as we help Yang Tao defeat Liu Xi, wouldn't the benefits be better than wasting our time in Liu Xi's camp? "
Old Master Qiu was hesitant.
Compared to his youngest son's "selfish" thoughts, he had more to consider.
They were born and raised in Zhangzhou and naturally belonged to Yang Tao's camp, but in the end, they sided with Jiang Pengji.
For Yang Tao, this was a betrayal. Since ancient times, which feudal lord would tolerate a fence-sitter who did not have a firm stand?
Qiu Meng had also carefully considered Old Master Qiu's concern.
He said, "What's there to worry about? We just need to get enough information to move Yang Tao and help him defeat Liu Xi. We can say that we sided with Liu Xi to gain her trust and make it easier for us to act. No matter how suspicious Yang Tao and the others are, they won't burn the bridge after crossing it. "
"No … Even so, Yang Tao and the others won't trust us easily … No, no …"
Old Master Qiu was still hesitant, so Qiu Meng used his trump card.
"Father, have you forgotten that you have a good grandson? Don't look at him for the sake of Buddha. Doesn't Yang Tao trust him the most?"
The good grandson that Qiu Meng mentioned was "Yan Lin."
At the mention of this grandson, Old Master Qiu felt a little embarrassed.
He had shamelessly proposed to recognize his grandson, but Yan Lin had rejected him directly. Yan Lin didn't even want to see him.
Old Master Qiu had a temper. He had swallowed his anger and recognized the son of a concubine's daughter because he wanted Yan Lin to support his maternal family. If it wasn't for that, he wouldn't have been willing to lower his voice to the descendant of a concubine's daughter. Who would have thought that Yan Lin would go even further?
Old Master Qiu was so angry that he almost died.
From then on, he treated his grandson as dead and didn't want to talk about Yan Lin anymore.
"Why did you mention that heartless ingrate?"
Old Master Qiu was furious.
Qiu Meng had to use his silver tongue to persuade the old man.
Was a moment of pride more important than the family?
Of course, it was the family!
Everything was within Feng Zhen's calculations. It went so smoothly that it was unbelievable.
Yang Si wasn't surprised at all, because he had seen through the Qiu father and son. Rather than saying that Feng Zhen had set them up for death, it was more accurate to say that their ambition had pushed them into a dead end. The Qiu family was different from the Zhao family. When the Zhao family sought refuge with Jiang Pengji, they brought their entire family with them. Only the main members of the Qiu family had come. Therefore, it was more convenient for Qiu Meng to send a message back.
"What's this?"
Qian Su said, "My lord, someone threw it here on purpose."
Yang Tao read the letter over and over again and said, "It was signed by Qiu Meng. Do you know him?"
Of course, Qian Su had read the letter. He had investigated Qiu Meng in advance and was surprised to find that he had already sought refuge with Jiang Pengji.
Yang Tao laughed. "That's interesting. He's under Liu Xi's wing, but he's still flirting with me. His stance isn't firm."
Qian Su said, "What a greedy person."
Yang Tao said, "Qiu Meng said that they're pretending to seek refuge with Liu Xi. Do you think that's believable? I don't believe it anyway. "
Such a clumsy trick. Did they really think that he didn't have a brain?
Qiu Meng also knew that he wouldn't be able to win Yang Tao's trust if he confessed openly, so he quickly wrote another letter.
Yang Tao stared blankly at the second letter. He wondered, "The Qiu family is Shaoyang's maternal family? I've never heard of it. "
Qian Su also sneered. "Maybe they're just trying to claim relatives."
Even so, Yang Tao still sent someone to ask Yan Lin, who was at the mouth of the river. Yan Lin's expression changed as soon as he read the letter. He quickly wrote a reply.
As a junior, Yan Lin couldn't tell Yang Tao all the secrets of his elders, even if he was the lord.
He briefly told Yang Tao about the conflict between him and the Qiu family. Many parts were vague, and Yang Tao didn't want to get to the bottom of it.
Yang Tao then asked Yan Lin, "Can this person be trusted?"
Yan Lin pondered for a long time and carefully analyzed Qiu Meng's personality. He said, "Most likely. Qiu Meng is blinded by greed. He probably saw that Liu Xi didn't put him in an important position, so he felt unbalanced and wanted to turn back. "
Yang Tao could tell that Qiu Meng wanted to use Jiang Pengji and Yan Lin as a stepping stone.
"Although it's true, we still have to be cautious. My lord, just believe half of it."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
