Text Chapter 2009 Opportunity Not to Be Missed
Yuan Gong's sudden disappearance caused people here to fall into panic and uncertainty.
There was silence in the hall, everyone was thinking about it. After a long time, Miao Yi stared at Yang Qing. Seeing that Yang Qing was silent, he took the initiative to ask: "Stop, or continue?"
At this time, I still want to hear Yang Qing’s opinion.
Yang Qing obviously hesitated. He pondered again and again and said slowly: "We can rule it out a little. There are only two possibilities for Yuan Gong's disappearance. The best outcome is that something happened by chance, and the worst outcome is that Yuan Gong disappeared on purpose. The good results will not affect the adults' plans, so we can ignore them, so we can make plans based on the bad results. Why did Duke Yuan choose to disappear on purpose at this time? There are only two possibilities for our plan, one of which could be him. The disappearance has nothing to do with our plan. Secondly, if it has nothing to do with our plan, then we can ignore it. If it has something to do with our plan, then we can only get one result. Duke Yuan knew about it, and Duke Yuan knew that he had been exposed. There are only two possibilities for Duke Yuan to know, one is that Duke Yuan found out, and the other is that someone found out and told Duke Yuan to disappear. "
Yang Zhaoqing asked: "Could it be Cao Man who leaked the secret?"
Yang Qing hesitated and said: "The Xiahou family's secret arrangement was obviously carefully designed by Xiahou Tuo. It not only maintains their independence, but also has a certain check and balance effect. If everyone knew each other's identities, they would have been overthrown by the previous overlords. Following the clues and rooting them out, it can be deduced that Cao Man may not know that Duke Yuan has disappeared. The only person in the Xiahou family who knows the identity of the secret influence in the family is Xiahou Ling. At most, Cao Man knows that the Xiahou family is around him. This has something to do with the fact that he didn't dare to agree to the Lord before. To say the least, even if Cao Man knew the identity of Duke Yuan, if Cao Man really leaked the secret, he would not only leak the secret but also let the Lord take action. It would be such an obvious way to alert the Lord. Are you a fool? Therefore, it is unlikely that Cao Man will leak the secret."
Yang Zhaoqing said suspiciously: "According to this, there are only two possibilities left. Did Duke Yuan show up by himself, or did Xiahou Ling show up and then notify him?"
Yang Qing frowned and shook his head slowly, "It's hard to say, there are no clues for us, there are all kinds of possibilities!"
Yang Zhaoqing: "Could there be a third-party force involved?"
Yang Qing said decisively: "This possibility is unlikely. The things that the Xiahou family secretly wants to control at critical moments are the top secrets of the Xiahou family. I am afraid that not many people within the core of the Xiahou family know. Such a top-secret Xiahou family It is impossible to tell outsiders. Without knowing this premise, it is impossible for outsiders to see through the master's intention. Only the insiders of the Xiahou family who can see through it... I am now worried that the Xiahou family and forces we don't know about are involved in this. thing."
Miao Yi's eyes flashed and he immediately asked, "How?"
Yang Qing: "First, if Xia Houling knew about it and informed Duke Yuan to disappear, it would be equivalent to letting you know that the plan was broken, and making you dare not touch him again. In this way, there would be no possibility that Xia Houling was planning to frame you. There is also no injustice in trapping Cao Man. Xiahou Ling should know that Cao Man will not get any handle on this matter. Cao Man can't make it known to everyone in the world and let the entire Xiahou family know that he killed the head of the family. Then Cao Man's position as the head of the family is also unstable. Xia Houling knows that Cao Man must be using the master's hand to act. Secondly, Cao Man still wants to take action without revealing it. I don't know that the master Yuan has disappeared. Is there a logical contradiction?"
"There are some contradictions." Miao Yi scratched his forehead in confusion, and finally confessed: "But I am almost confused by you, can you make it simpler?"
Yang Zhaoqing pursed his lips and smiled.
"..." Yang Qing also became speechless, and immediately returned to the topic: "Your Excellency, you might as well put aside all the doubts in front of you before going to see Xia Houling and Cao Man. Is there any difference between Yuan Gong disappearing and not disappearing? Xia Houling's side Except for some of our speculations, there seems to be no movement. Cao Man still wants to kill him. Yuan Gong also has a lot of power in the Xiahou family. His disappearance did not cause any abnormalities on both sides. It seems that everything remains the same, which is a bit. It’s not normal, it’s more like Yuan Gong’s disappearance has been hidden from both of them!”
Miao Yi raised his eyebrows, "Are you saying that Xiahou Ling doesn't know that Duke Yuan has disappeared?"
Yang Qing: "If this is true! Without outsiders knowing and only the Xiahou family knowing, the disappearance of Duke Yuan is nothing more than two situations. Duke Yuan disappeared on his own initiative, or someone else from the Xiahou family made Duke Yuan disappear."
Miao Yi: "What does this have to do with other people's interference that you suspect?"
Yang Qing: "Sir, please don't find it troublesome for me to go around here. We are peeling off the cocoons to analyze... If Yuan Gong knows about it, what does it mean to disappear on his own initiative? Unless he doesn't want to get involved in fratricide between brothers, and the two don't help each other. , so he uses this method to break the situation and make the master stop, so he cannot be the one who wants to compete with the snipe and the clam to benefit. "
Miao Yi and Yang Zhaoqing both nodded thoughtfully, feeling that it made sense. If Duke Yuan wanted to make a profit, he could pretend that he didn't know anything and let Xia Houling and Cao Man kill each other. To disappear now is tantamount to breaking the situation. .
Yang Qing continued: "If it is true that someone else in the Xiahou family made Duke Yuan disappear, then this matter is worthy of consideration. Even Xiahou Ling and Cao Man may not be able to make Duke Yuan obey. Who in the Xiahou family has such a big family now? Deterrence? If Yuan Gong disappeared because he was killed, it is really unlikely. Yuan Gong had people from the underworld to protect him openly, and he also had people from his own Xiahou family to protect him secretly. It is unlikely that he was killed quietly. The possibility of being persuaded to quit is very high!”
The expressions of the two people watching became solemn. If this was true, someone was using Xia Houling and Cao Man as pawns, and even Duke Yuan had to obey orders.
Yang Zhaoqing said: "There should be no such person in the Xiahou family now. Maybe as you said, Duke Yuan really doesn't want to see brothers killing each other."
Yang Qing: "The crux of the matter is that your being a member of the Six Paths is extremely confidential in the Xiahou family, and Duke Yuan may not know about it. Without knowing this premise, how could Duke Yuan see through your intentions?"
Miao Yi: "So you still tend to have unknown forces from the Xiahou family intervene?"
Yang Qing nodded in recognition.
Yang Zhaoqing: "Who in the Xiahou family can have such great influence?"
Yang Qing: "If there is only one person, then the person with the greatest suspicion is Wei Shu, the steward of the Xiahou family!"
The two observers frowned at the same time. This man had been following Xiahou Tuo for so long that it was difficult to understand. His qualifications and prestige were extraordinary. Thinking about it, it was really possible.
Yang Zhaoqing: "Your speculation must be based on one premise, that is, Xia Houling really doesn't know that Duke Yuan has disappeared!"
Yang Qing: "We can give it a try. If we go according to plan and Xia Houling doesn't dare to come, it means that he did know about it. If he still comes, it means that he did not know and was used as a pawn. There is really someone else. Intervening."
Miao Yi touched his chin and said thoughtfully: "You mean to continue taking risks and act as planned?"
Yang Qing: "My lord tested Cao Man with the sacred grass. Now it seems that Cao Man did not surprise us and did not tell us about the sacred grass. Otherwise, the Xiahou family will definitely find you. Your Majesty has what the demon monk Nan Bo wants." Thing, how could the Xiahou family let this thing fall into the hands of the demon monk? Even if things go wrong, there is still room for change, and if you miss this opportunity...you must not miss it, and you will never come back!"
This obviously means that there is not much risk.
Yang Zhaoqing: "It is better to try to cooperate directly with Xia Houling than to spend so much effort to support Cao Man."
Miao Yi shook his head: "Xiahou Ling was designed by us to prevent us from unifying the power of the Xiahou family for so many years. For all the princes of the Xiahou family, they have long lost their prestige. They want to rely on Xiahou Ling to gain the full power of the Xiahou family. Support is a bit dangerous, and our plan this time must have the full support of the Xiahou family to be successful. Currently, Cao Man is the best choice."
He was pacing back and forth with his hands behind his hands, thinking about it. He suddenly stopped and turned around, staring at Yang Qing with a determined expression, "Then give it a try! You can come up with a detailed plan."
Yang Qing cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"
On the plain table, the clay stove is simmering to make tea. Xiahou Ling is sitting upright, making elegant tea and water.
Wei Shu came to the side from outside the house and said respectfully: "Master, what are your orders?"
Xia Houling stretched out his hand and motioned to sit across from him.
Wei Shu lifted up the hem of his gown, knelt down and sat across from him, watching Xia Houling pour tea gracefully.
After two cups of tea, one was given to the other person, and he took a sip slowly. Xiahou Ling Fang Yun said lightly: "Niu Youde just contacted me."
Wei Shu, who was drinking tea, was stunned, "Why did Niu Youde contact the master?"
Xia Houling: "The third child really hid something from me. This time Niu Youde talked about it and I found out that Niu Youde had already fought against the demon monk Nanbo. It was also through Niu Youde that the third child knew about the demon monk Nanbo and the Ying family. The remnants are involved!"
Wei Shu asked strangely: "The demon monk escaped from the trap and didn't see any movement elsewhere. How could he get involved with Niu Youde first?"
Xia Houling asked back: "Do you find it strange?"
"It does feel strange."
"It's not that Niu Youde wants to fight him, but the demon monk Nan Bo has come to find him."
"Why did the demon monk find him?"
"The demon monk asked him for something. Niu Youde once fought with the blood demon and was trapped in the blood demon's blood demon formation. When the formation broke, Niu Youde took away a blood lotus. If not The demon monk mentioned that Niu Youde had almost forgotten about it, so Niu Youde was very surprised. How could the demon monk Nan Bo know about this? He didn't know that the blood demon had been trapped in the sealed place, but we knew it. "
"Blood Lotus?" Wei Shu muttered suspiciously.
Xiahou Ling nodded and said: "What the demon monk wants from him is the blood lotus. Niu Youde still can't figure out why the demon monk wants this. He thought that the Xiahou family was well-informed, so he asked the Xiahou family, but the third child... He didn't tell us about this, and he didn't give Niu Youde a definite reply. Niu Youde came to me again to inquire." After saying this, he snorted, obviously very dissatisfied with Cao Man's concealment. (To be continued.) 8
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