Since the founding of the Dayou Empire, apart from His Majesty the Emperor, who is aloof in the palace, the most powerful people are the nine princes who sit on one side. They are Murong Yan, the Marquis of Dongche, Wu Kuang, the Marquis of Nanzhao, and Wu Kuang, the Marquis of the West.

Liehou Ji Yuan, Beiyuhou Mu Qingen, Haihunhou Liu He, Yunjiuhou Yunlan, Xuanpinghou, Gongyang Shuquan, Pingjinhou Ximen Huanghuang, Wei Qihou Su Menghui. With the passage of time, Dongchehou Murong Yan has become

In the past...now in the eyes of the world, the most powerful person in the Great You Empire is no longer His Majesty the Emperor who lives in the palace, but the remaining eight princes.

However, this is just what the world thinks. At least it is not the case in the territory of Xuanpinghou. Although Gongyang Shuquan is the nominal Xuanpinghou, his younger brother Gongyang Shumou's performance in all aspects

They are all stronger than him, and their reputation among the people and soldiers is much higher than him. To put it bluntly, if Gongyang Shumou really wants to take his position as Marquis of Xuanping, I am afraid that the Marquis of Xuanping will be in trouble in the blink of an eye.

You can change the sun and moon between them.

Gongyang Shumou is in his forties this year. Logically speaking, at this age, he should be in the golden age of a man, both mentally and in other aspects. However, his appearance and posture seem to be in line with this age group.

It doesn't match. He is not very tall, and his appearance is not outstanding. The only distinctive feature is his cheeks. His cheeks are very thin, and this is not ordinary thin. How to describe it?

It was as if a piece of human skin had been covered on the dried skeleton. Moreover, he still had a goatee, and there were already a few strands of gray hair on the temples on both sides of his cheeks... Of course, his appearance was familiar to everyone.

In his eyes, instead of feeling out of place, they would feel that this is all because he has been too busy with political affairs for so many years. Especially since a year ago, his brother Gongyang Shuquan, the Marquis of Xuanping, suddenly contracted a serious illness and became bedridden.

, all the affairs of the Xuanping Hou Mansion, big or small, were all placed on his shoulders.

But strangely enough, although Gongyang Shuquan, the Marquis of Xuanping, has behaved a bit absurdly in the past years, his physical condition has always been very good. Although he is a few years older than Gongyang Shumou, he can combine the two.

If we really want to compare people together, he looks much younger than his younger brother Gongyang Shumou in terms of appearance or other aspects... But he is such a man who doesn't worry about anything all day long.

The wealthy prince who only knew how to enjoy himself and cherish his own body suddenly became paralyzed a year ago.

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Xuanpinghou Mansion.

Gongyang Shumou walked in the inner courtyard of his brother Gongyang Shuquan's house as casually as if he were walking in his own home. And the maids and servants in the courtyard seemed to be used to this, and they were all excited when they saw him.

He bows down and salutes, and then respectfully calls him "Second Master".

In the past, Gongyang Shumou would smile and nod when the group of maids and servants saluted him. However, today, he kept a straight face all the way without a smile.

I didn’t dare to let out any air.

After walking through the corridor and passing through the courtyard, Gongyang Shumou also came to the courtyard where his brother Gongyang Shuquan lived.

"See you, Second Master." The two armored guards guarding the door saw Gongyang Shumou coming and quickly knelt down to pay homage.

"Did anyone come to see the Marquis while I was away from the house during this period?" Gongyang Shumou asked.

"No." The two guards replied.

"Then the Marquis has ever wanted to go out?" Gongyang Shumou asked again.

The two guards thought for a moment, then shook their heads and said, "No. But this morning, the Marquis asked the villain to go to the Third Young Master and call him to come. But when the villain went to call him in the morning, the Third Young Master was there.

I was still hungover last night, so I left it alone."

"Yes." Gongyang Shumou nodded and ordered: "Stand guard outside. No one is allowed to come in without my order, not even the young master. Do you understand?"

"I would like to obey the Second Master's order." The two guards responded with cupped hands.

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In the room, Uncle Gongyang was paralyzed on the bed. However, the strange thing was that the person serving him in the room was not a maid, but a man with exquisite features and handsome appearance.

From this point of view, it proves that Marquis Xuanping likes men's special taste.

Gongyang Shuquan's appearance and body shape are completely different from Gongyang Shumou's. He looks more obese, but his facial features make him a handsome man. Although he has collapsed on the bed, his hair is

She was meticulously combed, her clothes were neatly dressed, and her face looked good.

With a "creak" sound, Uncle Gongyang pushed the door open and entered.

The handsome man who was sitting beside the bed and drinking with Uncle Gongyang saw a look of fear on his face when he saw Uncle Gongyang suddenly come in. He was about to go down to the ground to salute, but he never expected to be stopped by Uncle Gongyang.

Quan grabbed his wrist and stopped his movement.

Gongyang Shumou glanced at the bed, thought for a moment, smiled slightly, cupped his hands, and said, "Brother."

"Come, drink this glass of wine with me compassionately." Gongyang Shuquan turned a deaf ear to Gongyang Shumou's arrival, only minding his own business and drinking wine with the handsome man.

The handsome man held up the wine glass while forcing himself to be calm, while on the other hand, he carefully peeked at Gongyang Shumou who was standing beside him with the corner of his eye.

Gongyang Shumou didn't seem to mind at all about Gongyang Shuquan's behavior. Instead, he waited for them to finish the glass of wine in their hands with a smile on his face.

"Come again...pour me some wine with compassion." After Gongyang Shuquan drank the wine in the glass, he still ignored Gongyang Shumou.

The man who was called Lian Xin was frightened and had already held the wine bottle in his hand, and a drop of cold sweat broke out on his forehead unconsciously.

Seeing this, Gongyang Shumou smiled slightly, stepped forward, took the wine bottle from Lianxin's hand, poured a glass of wine for Gongyang Shuquan, turned his head and gave Lianxin a disgusted look, and said, "You

Get out first."

"Yes, Second Master." Lian Xin was relieved when she heard this and quickly stood up to leave.

But I never thought that Uncle Gongyang would pull Lianxin back to the bed again and said: "Second brother, if you have anything to do, just tell me. Lianxin and I are one and the same, he doesn't need to go out."

Gongyang Shumou didn't say anything after hearing this, but just stared at Lianxin with interest.

When Gongyang Shumou saw Lianxin like this, she quickly freed her hand from Gongyang Shuquan's hand, bowed to Gongyang Shumou, and quickly went out.

With a "crash", Uncle Gongyang overturned the small table beside the bed to the ground and shouted angrily at Lianxin: "Come back here, am I the Marquis or is he the Marquis?"

Lianxin trembled slightly after hearing this, but she didn't even dare to look back, but instead quickened her pace.

"Come here..." Gongyang Shuquan shouted towards the door. When no one paid attention, he suddenly cursed loudly: "Rebellion, rebellion... Everyone is going to rebel..."

"Brother, please don't get angry." Gongyang Shumou said, but he did not have the slightest tone of comfort. Instead, he turned over and pulled a chair and placed it next to the bed, then sat on it himself.

Looking at Uncle Gongyang with interest

After the young master Shu Quan cursed for a while, seeing that no one paid attention to him, the curse gradually became quieter.

Young Master Shumou waited until Gongyang Shuquan had completely stopped, and then he said calmly: "Brother, you still don't know, right? The great general Xiahou Xuanba was executed by the young emperor in the study room a month ago, and what was announced to the public

The crime was treason, but his younger brother Xiahou Wenyuan escaped early and quietly entered Qinlu. And Situ Buqi also secretly escaped from Fengling City with his daughter. Although his whereabouts have not yet been revealed to me,

However, if you think about it, you will either go to Nanzhao or Beiyu. In other words, the world is already in chaos..."

After hearing this, Gongyang Shuquan suddenly smiled sadly, looked at his younger brother Gongyang Shuquan and said calmly: "It seems that you are here to send me on my way today?"

Gongyang Shumou looked at his brother Gongyang Shuquan calmly, neither admitting nor denying.

When Gongyang Shuquan saw this, he laughed at himself, smiled at Gongyang Shumou and said, "Why don't you take action? But don't tell me that you will be here now."

Do you care about the fraternal ties and cannot bear it?"

Gongyang Shumou looked at Gongyang Shuquan and said calmly: "Brother, don't blame me. Everything I did today was for the sake of our Xuanping Marquis Mansion. You should ask yourself, since you inherited this position.

What have you done for the people in the territory? I am not the one who has really been working for the Marquis these years... But even so, there are still some stubborn people who think about the so-called 'orthodoxy'

'. Today, the world is in chaos, and what will follow is a world of great strife. You and I both know that the Xuanping Hou Mansion is not qualified to watch from the sidelines, and sooner or later it will be involved in this torrent. Since we can't be alone, then, let's go out

The two are taboos for military strategists. Therefore, for the future of the Xuanpinghou Mansion, I have no choice but to ask you, eldest brother, to take the first step. This can be regarded as the only good thing you have done for the people since you became Xuanpinghou."

"Haha..." Gongyang Shuquan couldn't help but burst into laughter. After tears and snot flowed from his eyes, he pointed at Gongyang Shumou and said, "I really admire your level of hypocrisy. However,

It also makes me feel sick. Over the years, I have treated you with brotherhood and given you endless power without restriction. Although some people have persuaded me, I have never had the slightest doubt about you... but I have never thought,

What you got in the end was your wolfish ambition..."

As Gongyang Shuquan spoke, he burst out laughing again. Finally, he patted his chest and laughed at himself: "That's it! 'There is no way to have good fortune and misfortune, only people call it upon themselves.' Everything that happened to me today is...

I asked for it all... Just kill me and inherit my position!"

Gongyang Shumou smiled slightly and said: "Brother is joking. Since ancient times, the change of power has always been 'the father dies and the son succeeds'... Your position should naturally be taken by Kuo'er."

When Gongyang Shuquan heard this, his eyes lit up at first, and then he seemed to suddenly remember something. His eyes lost color in the blink of an eye. He pointed at Gongyang Shumou with trembling fingers, and his face became angry.

He was so red that he couldn't even speak for a while.

Seeing this, Gongyang Shumou smiled slightly and said calmly: "You are right, the rumors in the market are all true. If not because Kuo'er is my biological flesh and blood, why would I have to work so hard to plan all this for him?"

"You...you inhuman bastard, I will kill you..." Gongyang Shuquan said, and rushed towards Gongyang Shumou.

However, with his legs paralyzed, he posed no threat to Gongyang Shumou at all. Gongyang Shumou just stood up from the chair and quietly took a few steps back, easily avoiding his attack. On the contrary, he

He fell to the ground. If his eyes could kill people at this moment? I'm afraid Gongyang Shumou has been killed by him countless times.

Looking at Gongyang Shuquan's vicious gaze, Gongyang Shumou suddenly laughed, and said while laughing: "Actually, brother, there are still many things you don't know. Your paralysis of both legs is also a poison secretly planted by my order. For several years,

Some time ago, your biological son Tian Kuo fell into the lotus pond and drowned, which was also related to me..."

"Then... what about Tian'a? Is it because of you that he is in this state?" Gongyang Shuquan said hysterically.

Gongyang Shumou smiled when he heard this and said: "Brother, you have underestimated your son in this regard. I did not expect that he would be so precocious. In the first few years, he was actually pretending to lie to me.

After that... I have to say that your son may even be smarter than my son. But it's a pity that he has such a useless father like you. If he were my flesh and blood, why would he accompany you to death?

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"I beg you, let him go. He won't fight with Kuo'er..." Gongyang Shuquan begged bitterly.

Gongyang Shumou looked at Gongyang Shuquan and said playfully: "Brother, do you think it is possible? The grass will not be removed until the roots are removed, and the spring breeze will grow again... You know that I will not allow such a thing to happen. Besides,

You two, father and son, will not be lonely if you have a companion on the road to hell, right?"

"How did you do it? He is your nephew, and you are his uncle..." Uncle Gongyang said with tears in his eyes.

Gongyang Shumou looked at Gongyang Shuquan with a smile, walked to the bed and pulled off a curtain, gently wrapped it around Gongyang Shuquan's neck, and murmured in a low voice: "It's getting late.
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