Chapter 1137 1138 [Father and Daughter]

Author: Shangtang Doumiao

Xu Huiyan slowly lowered his raised right hand.

In two months' time, Xu Churong will be eighteen years old after her birthday.

If you were an ordinary woman from a small family, she would probably be the mother of a child at this age and need to bear the burden of family and life. But for the beautiful daughter of the Xu family in Qinghe, she naturally has willful capital that ordinary people cannot imagine.

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In fact, in the past ten years or so, Xu Churong's life was generally so comfortable. He was always surrounded by a group of dandies who flattered and flattered him. He could even enter the palace at will. It can be said that he was full of glory and wealth.

but--

Looking at the determination in the girl's eyes at this moment, Xu Huiyan finally felt a little guilty in his heart.

He walked to the stone table in the pavilion and sat down, motioning for Xu Churong to sit opposite him, and then sighed: "What if Pei Yue is taking advantage of you?"

Xu Churong brought a pot to pour tea for him, and poured half a cup for herself. When she heard her father's direct question, she couldn't help but think of the past meeting Pei Yue in the garden in Puqi City on that early winter morning.

There seemed to be a warm current flowing through my heart.

She sat down across from the stone table and said calmly: "He won't."

Xu Huiyan showed a hint of confusion.

Xu Churong explained: "Dad, if Pei Yue wanted to lie to me, he could have coaxed me to go to Beiliang Kyoto with sweet words as early as when you and Your Majesty used me and the princess sister as bait. No one has any behind-the-scenes knowledge and would not know.

The story will happen in the future, so at that point in time, if he really intends to use me, the best way is naturally to keep Xu Huiyan’s daughter by his side.”

After she returned from the North Bank last year, the gap between father and daughter was very obvious. Therefore, Xu Huiyan did not object to her leaving home and living in Bihu Courtyard permanently, nor did he stop her from wooing the middle- and lower-level officials in the court, and even gave her a certain amount of money.

Convenience and help. Later, Pei Yue gradually gained momentum and handed over all channels of contact with the south to Xu Churong. Her identity was no longer just the daughter of the Xu family.

However, Xu Huiyan did not expect that his daughter would trust that Northern Liang dignitary so much that she would send the most important secrets of the imperial court to the north without consulting him.

At least so far, the strategy of Lian Wu to attack Liang is still kept highly confidential. Including Emperor Qingyuan, there are only a dozen or so people who know about it. Regardless of whether Xu Churong deduced this result by herself, when she informed Pei about it

If it is exceeded, the kings and ministers of the Great Zhou Dynasty will fall into an extremely passive situation.

This is what he meant just now.

Xu Churong looked at his solemn expression, and gradually realized the deeper meaning of "Did Pei Yue lie to him?", and said calmly: "Dad is worried that Pei Yue will make this matter public? If he really does this, not only will His Majesty and Daddy

His plan will be in vain, and the Xu family in Qinghe will also become a traitor accused by thousands of people. At that time, my father will inevitably lose his official position, and the court will be even more turbulent."

Xu Huiyan frowned slightly and said, "Since you know..."

Xu Churong's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he smiled and said: "Dad, I just said that Pei Yue would not do this."

Xu Huiyan sighed.

Of course he understood that Xu Churong's transformation stemmed from the Battle of Jiangling last year, but he also had a last resort. If he could not win Pei Yue's trust, Fang Xiexiao would not be able to recapture Jiangling City. Although Pei Yue saw through this plan in the end,

But Emperor Qingyuan could only use Princess Qinghe and Xu Churong as bait at the beginning of his plan.

At this moment, he also realized that Xu Churong did this not only out of love for Pei Yue, but also because he wanted to tie the Qinghe Xu family to the boat.

So he said slightly seriously: "Chu Rong, do you know what the words loyalty and filial piety mean to our Xu family?"

Xu Churong said softly: "The foundation of a foothold."

Xu Huiyan said: "The ancestors set the name of 'loyalty' for the Xu family in the hope that our descendants can remember that if we want to maintain the foundation in the long years, we must never betray people's hearts. Farming, reading and passing on family traditions, loyalty and filial piety are the foundation, this is Qinghe

The Xu family's family motto has lasted for thousands of years. Now that you have informed Pei Yue of the secrets of the imperial court, no matter whether he will lie to you or not, the Xu family has lost the confidence to inherit it. Can you understand?"

Xu Churong remained silent.

After a moment, she raised her head and looked at her father, with some confusion, and asked solemnly: "If dad said this, then why was the title of the Xu family not Qinghe but Qinghe when the Wei Kingdom fell a hundred years ago?"

Yaoguang?"

Xu Huiyan's brows wrinkled.

Xu Churong continued: "In the 294th year of the reign of Zuo of the former Wei Dynasty, the Xu family of Yaoguang enjoyed 294 years of glory and wealth. Although everyone in the world said that farming and studying would be the heirloom, the father should know better than the daughter that the Xu family was in

In nearly three hundred years, he has occupied a lot of land and fertile farmland, and has accumulated countless wealth through this."

She finally couldn't help showing some sarcasm, and said slowly: "Since the Xu family takes loyalty as its name, then why did my ancestors refuse to help the country when the former Wei Dynasty fell? No matter how bad it was, we should die to repay the king's kindness? However,

As far as my daughter knows, before the war broke out, the Xu family had already found an escape route in the south in advance, used a large amount of gold and silver to fund Zhou Taizu's rebellion, and finally coerced nearly a hundred aristocratic families to move south."

Xu Huiyan was not angry and said calmly: "This is not the case. In order to preserve the former Wei royal family, my great-grandfather has tried his best, but his manpower will eventually be exhausted. The building has collapsed, and the Xu family must find a way out for themselves."

Xu Churong shook his head and smiled, staring into Xu Huiyan's eyes and said: "At that time, at this moment, it was just another reincarnation. Dad, my daughter hates the intrigues in the court, including those who think they have worked hard to achieve nothing.

Your Majesty the Emperor. He sent the princess sister to the north to get married. If this was for the sake of the common people, my daughter would understand. But in fact, this was just a desperate and risky move by the Duke of Zhen to wash away the humiliation brought to him by Liang Jun.

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She paused slightly, and there was a hint of anger in her eyes: "In the battle of Jiangling, more than 70,000 soldiers of the imperial court were killed and injured. The 20 million taels of silver compensated to Beiliang, how much people's wealth and support does it contain? My daughter's life is not worth mentioning.

Presumably the princess sister is also willing to die for the country, and those soldiers are not greedy for life, but the final result shows that the sacrifice of so many people is just a joke."

"We paid such a heavy price before, and now we have to drive thousands of soldiers to die because of the Chen family emperor's selfish interests?"

"Isn't it ridiculous to repeat it this way?"

Facing Xu Churong's slightly angry last eight words, Xu Huiyan picked up the teacup and took a slow sip.

The tea had a faint aroma, but he tasted a strong bitterness.

"The reason why you want to do this is to make a choice for your father. Not only do you want to put the Xu family of Qinghe on Pei Yue's ship, but you also want to destroy the Great Zhou Dynasty from its foundation."

At this point in the conversation, Xu Churong stopped being secretive and nodded: "My daughter hopes that her father can change his ways, so as to avoid a situation where corpses are everywhere between the two countries. The Marquis of Jubei and the Duke of Zhen are naturally bent on seeking a war, especially the former.

There is no turning back. But if dad is willing to take action, Pei Yue can win the final victory at the minimum cost."

Xu Huiyan put down the tea cup and said meaningfully: "Pei Yue wants to replace him?"

Of course Xu Churong knew her father's palace. Although she seemed to have the upper hand in this conversation, it was just because Xu Huiyan felt guilty and never gave a clear answer from beginning to end, just like his behavior in the court these years.

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Faced with this sharp question, she shook her head and said: "My daughter doesn't know, but she has been to the Liang Kingdom and knows that with Pei Yue's efforts, the people's lives there are getting better and better. Therefore, whether in public or private, my daughter firmly believes that she

You can’t go wrong with your choice.”

Xu Huiyan said calmly: "Is it certain that nothing will go wrong?"

"Definitely not."

This sentence was not spoken by Xu Churong, but came from the mouth of a middle-aged man outside the pavilion.

Xu Huiyan was shocked. He turned his head and looked behind him. He saw that the person who came was not shocking in appearance, but he had a warm and gentle temperament that made people feel close to him.

Xu Churong stood up and said with a smile: "I have met Mr."
Chapter completed!