All the strategists looked at each other in dismay, secretly lamenting Xu Pei's scheming nature.
He was ruthless enough, and his heart was black enough.
He had directed and acted out the assassination of Liu Xi. When the time came, all he had to do was push the blame onto Xu Fei and he would be able to clear his name in an instant. Not only would he create a strong enemy for Xu Fei, but he would also be able to tie the Liu father and son duo to Xu Bei's chariot and gain a good reputation.
Even if the negotiations between the Liu father and son and Xu Pei broke down, because of this scapegoat, the Liu father and son would not turn to Xu Fei.
Thinking about it this way, Xu Bei was the most suspicious. His motive was the strongest and he could be listed as the number one suspect.
Xu Fei stood still, snorted coldly, and asked the person beside him.
"Hmph, what is that hypocrite doing now?"
"First Langjun is holding a banquet for the allies."
"Eat, eat, eat. All day long, he sets up banquets, drinks, and presents beauties. Why can't he eat to death?" Xu Fei's expression was slightly twisted, and with a bit of savagery, he said with incomparable mockery, "This cousin is really capable. Bringing a group of dancers and singers to protect the emperor, giving him gold, silver, jewels, luxurious carriages, and beautiful women … For the sake of his reputation, he really is unscrupulous. Now, you even set up such a despicable trap to slander my innocence. Disgusting! "
The person beside her looked worried. He cupped his hands and said, "My lord, now is not the time to complain. With the support of the father and son of the Liu family, he has also roped in a bunch of forces. I'm afraid that the position of the Alliance Leader will fall into the hands of Elder Langjun … Even if we want to fight for it, the chances are slim. "
Xu Fei's heart was filled with anger. "I can see it."
He boasted that he was not weaker than his cousin, but his cousin was good at putting on a show, and he really could not compare.
"Do you have any good ideas? It would be best to drive a wedge between him and the Liu father and son."
Xu Fei was exasperated. If he couldn't get it, what right did his cousin have to get it?
Relying on gold, silver, jewelry, cars, and beautiful women to attract talents and accumulate reputation, what was there to be proud of?
Someone said, "We can't. If we do that, we will be at a disadvantage instead."
The anger in Xu Fei's heart was about to explode.
"This won't do, that won't do, then what should I do?"
"Why don't we prepare a generous gift and ask someone to apologize to Liu Xi on behalf of Eldest Langjun?"
Xu Fei was stunned. It was clearly Xu Bei's fault. Why did he have to send a gift and apologize?
The man continued his analysis, "My Lord, from what I've heard, Liu Xi and the Eldest Langjun did not have anything to do with each other. It's obvious that the Eldest Langjun has successfully framed you. If he tried to explain it to Liu Xi now, he would end up with a bad reputation for being a glib talker. Since that's the case, my lord might as well use the excuse of 'my brother's lax governance allowed an assassin to sneak in, so I'm apologizing to Liu Xi on behalf of my brother' to contact him and reveal some suspicious points appropriately. If Liu Xi wasn't stupid, he would naturally investigate. What you find yourself is far more trustworthy than what others say. "
If Xu Bei had acted appropriately, he might have shot himself in the foot.
Thinking of this, Xu Fei immediately sent someone to prepare a generous gift and sent a subordinate with authority to deliver the gift as a sign of solemnity.
Jiang Pengji felt that Xu Fei and Xu Bei were indeed cousins. Their imagination was top-notch.
After sending off Xu Fei's messenger, Yang Si and Feng Zhen looked at the lavish gifts that filled half the commander's tent. Their eyes almost popped out of their sockets.
"What do they mean?"
Jiang Pengji smiled and said, "It's most likely … they're suspecting each other."
Qingfeng Xueying: "Hahahaha — they're pushing the blame to each other and suspecting each other? There's actually such an operation? A new invention? "
Zuiyun Catyao: "Xu Fei suspects that Xu Bei is directing and acting on his own. Xu Bei suspects that Xu Fei is secretly cheating … It feels like a tongue twister."
Layman Houye: "I don't care if they're pushing the blame to each other. Anyway, our streamer is profiting from it.
That's right, after all this commotion, the one who benefitted in the end was actually Jiang Pengji.
If the Xu brothers knew the truth, would they shed silent tears?
"I keep having the feeling that today's alliance meeting will be a battlefield filled with the flames of war …"
Jiang Pengji clicked her tongue as if she was deeply moved.
Yang Si and Feng Zhen glanced at each other. They could see the helplessness in each other's eyes.
Shameless!
If it wasn't for their lord secretly pulling such a stunt, the brothers wouldn't have fought so fiercely.
Jiang Pengji was about to wash up and change into a new set of clothes when someone outside reported that Huang Song had come to visit.
"I heard that you were assassinated in Xu Bei's tent last night?"
This time, Huang Song didn't bring Cheng Jing along. Instead, he brought Feng Jue. Both of them were dressed casually. This time, they were also visiting in private.
Jiang Pengji leisurely greeted Feng Jue.
Then she said, "I can die under a peony flower and become a ghost in a romantic way. What's the big deal about being assassinated?"
Huang Song: "…"
"Xu Bei had good intentions. He wanted to gift that beautiful dancer to me. Who knew that the beauty was poisonous? She was actually an assassin."
Huang Song was speechless. Based on his understanding of Liu Xi, although he liked beautiful women, he had always restrained himself. He remembered that many years ago, when the three of them were still in Shangjing, the three of them would often hang out in brothels together. However, Liu Xi had never stayed overnight. At most, he would listen to songs and music.
Unexpectedly, after a few years, Liu Xi had also fallen into depravity. He had become a playboy who lingered among the flowers.
Feng Jue said, "You don't seem like such a careless person. You actually dared to enjoy a beauty gifted to you by a stranger?"
Jiang Pengji said with lingering fear, "Humans make mistakes, horses make mistakes … I was too careless. Last night was really thrilling …"
Huang Song also laughed and echoed, "Young and impulsive. Which man doesn't like beauty? However, everything has to be done in moderation. Don't go overboard. "
Huang Song and Feng Jue had only come over to take a look and make sure that she was fine.
After exchanging conventional greetings, Huang Song and Feng Jue were about to get up and leave when Yang Si entered the tent with a stack of bamboo slips. Seeing that there was someone in the tent, he was startled.
Seeing Huang Song's face, Yang Si's heart thumped.
He had one foot in the tent and the other outside. He was hesitating whether to enter or leave.
"You … I seem to have seen you somewhere before …"
When Huang Song had come to visit, Feng Zhen and Yang Si had been dealing with the matters of setting up camp, so they had not met.
Yang Si was strangely silent. Of course, he had met Huang Song before, but it had not been recently.
Thinking back to that time, he had jumped ship and kicked Prince Changshou out of the way, tricked his old master, and left with his page boy.
He had originally wanted to rely on Huang Song to see if he was a wise master. Who knew that the gatekeeper of Huang Song's manor would bully him and suppress Yang Si's visiting card? Later, Huang Song had chased after him on horseback. Yang Si's temper flared up, and he had arrogantly rejected the other party and even made up a fake name.
He had continued to head north and fallen into Wei Ci's trap. Step by step, he had been trapped by Jiang Pengji and Wei Ci into a bottomless pit called "overtime."
Thinking about it now, he could not help but sigh.
If he had directly obeyed Huang Song back then, perhaps he would not be so mentally exhausted now. At least Huang Song was much easier to fool than Jiang Pengji.
Huang Song also remembered Yang Si's identity. He called out with a faint smile, "Master Zhao, how have you been since we parted years ago?"
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