Chapter 348 Inside and Out

Changping Junfu.

Since returning from Huayang Palace that day, Lord Changping has not understood the meaning of Queen Mother Huayang's words. But what happened very quickly gave Mr. Changping a sense of enlightenment.

Empress Dowager Zhao, who had been imprisoned for a long time, was brought back from Yongcheng and entered the harem again. And those noble families, after Lu Buwei left Xianyang, not only pointed their finger at those guest officials, but also dealt a certain blow to the Chu forces headed by Changping Lord.

Obviously, after Lu Buwei left, Lord Changping became the object of fear for these families.

"Brother!"

Chang Wenjun walked into the study with a smile on his face.

"Brother, I have found out clearly that Wu Xiang is hiding in the Mo Family Guild Hall."

Chang Pingjun waved his hand.

"A little pawn, don't worry about him for now."

Chang Wenjun did not have the same sense of crisis as Chang Ping Jun. Instead, he was pleased with the expansion of their power after Lu Buwei's fall.

However, looking at Mr. Changping now, he could see his brows furrowed.

"Brother, what are you worried about?"

"The current situation in Qin is not good for us."

"this……"

Changwenjun was puzzled, but he listened to Changpingjun's explanation.

"Aristocratic families, foreign relatives, and guest officials formed the power map of the Qin State before the King of Qin came to power. But with the King of Qin taking office, Lu Buwei was exiled, and the power of the guest officials, who were originally the most powerful, became the weakest. And we and those noble families, in the Fighting for the power void left by Lu Buwei."

After hearing this, Lord Changwen seemed to understand what Lord Changping meant.

"Brother, do you mean that we have become the target of public criticism?"

Chang Pingjun nodded.

"The people of Qin have always been afraid of us Chu people. Especially me, as a son of the Chu State, I became the prime minister of the Qin State. After Lu Buwei left, I was regarded as a great enemy by those noble families."

"But they are not doing anything now."

"That's the problem."

Lord Changping looked solemn and his face looked stern.

"We are relatives. After Lu Buwei left, we were able to form an alliance with those guests to deal with those noble families, but the situation did not develop that way. Why?"

Changwenjun was stunned, but Changpingjun gave the answer directly.

"The most direct reason is that those hungry wolves are under control."

Chang Wenjun looked a little surprised and blurted out.

"Zhao Shuang?"

Lord Changping nodded and unfolded the map on the desk.

"Look, this is the trade route map that Zhao Shuang submitted to the Shaofu and Dianke."

The Shaofu is in charge of the royal family's property, and the Dianke is in charge of foreign affairs. If you want to do business with the Da Yueshi, you cannot avoid these two departments.

Chang Wenjun took a look at the map, which showed that the facilities along the route were very complete, including various narrow roads, inns, stables, and border settlements... From Xianyang to Didao, once they were all built, it would probably affect hundreds of thousands of people. even more.

However, Chang Wenjun still had some doubts in his heart.

"It's bitterly cold in the northwest. Are those descendants of the aristocratic family willing to work hard like this?"

After all, Xianyang is prosperous and Guanzhong is rich. Who would not want to stay here and go to the cold and cold place on the border of Longxi where barbarians and barbarians are mixed and prisoners are exiled.

"Those who have a way out will naturally refuse to go, but those bastards who can't get official positions in the court will naturally give it a try."

The eldest son inheritance system means that the vast majority of children of aristocratic families, when they leave home, will at most get a share of the property, or an official position that the family seeks for them. As for those who are more miserable, they can only find their own solutions. Those who are ambitious will naturally try their best.

Lord Changping shook his head.

"In any case, a considerable number of the descendants of the family have now been controlled by Zhao Shuang. The remaining ones want to make trouble, but they have lost their original momentum. The important thing is that people like Li Si and Han Fei have become the leaders of the new guest ministers. They are still weak and are not willing to get involved in the fight between us and the clan, so they have been restraining themselves."

"Then what should we do?"

Lord Changping has keen eyesight and is very accurate in his judgment of the situation.

"The clans of the Qin State have begun to split. Although Zhao Shuang is young, he is the head of the clan and has great influence in the army and the court. Especially after the Lao Ai Rebellion, his old tribe and the descendants of the clan There are many people who have been promoted in the army. However, during this year, Zhao Shuang did not take the lead against the guests and us as the old-school families wanted, and was resented by many people. And Zhao Shuang took over the property left by Lu Buwei in Guanzhong , but did not share a piece of their pie, even more so.”

"But those old guys may not be able to help us?"

Changwenjun said, but saw Changpingjun smile.

"That's natural. The more solid Zhao Shuang's foundation is, the harder it will be to deal with him. Once the trade route with Dayuezhi is established, his power will be stronger."

Changping Jun rubbed his hand on the map, feeling the texture of the map's delicate lines.

"But we can't stop this."

"You can't do it inside, but you can't do it outside."

Lord Chang Wen frowned and had many doubts about this, but he heard Lord Chang Ping explain.

"We haven't broken up with Zhao Shuang yet, so naturally we can't confront him head-on. But of course someone will do this kind of thing."

"Brother means snare."

The smile on Lord Changping's face became even wider, with a cold light in his eyes.

"Zhao Shuang has killed so many people in Luo Wen. As Luo Wen's strength recovers, he will definitely find a way to deal with this formidable enemy. Instigating the barbarians on the border and letting them cause trouble and destruction is Luo Wen's specialty."

Chang Pingjun put away the map on the desk, the smile on his face not diminishing.

"As for what we can do, it's still beyond Jianghu. Zhao Shuang's biggest weakness lies in the Mo family."

"Mo family?"

Chang Pingjun's words seemed to give Chang Wenjun a new idea, but Chang Wenjun still didn't understand.

"But the farmer family has already had a fight with the Mohist family before. If we fight again, we may not be able to gain the upper hand. Instead, it will affect our layout in the Central Plains."

"To deal with the Mo family, you don't have to be external. The Mo family has also been divided internally, and Qin Mo and Yan Mo are clearly divided. Qin Mo is headed by the leader of the Moh family, while the leader of Yan Mo is more mysterious."

"There are many speculations in the world, but the leader of Yan Mo seems to not exist at all. There is no leader in the Mo family who can compete with this force."

Facing Changwenjun's doubts, Changpingjun stopped smiling and his expression became serious.

"The reason why I can't find him is because this leader is not in the world, but in the temple. He is the prince of Yan Kingdom, Yan Dan!"

"What!"

This shocking information made Chang Wenjun's expression freeze. He did not doubt the reliability of his brother's words, but he was still shocked by them.

"The leader of the Mohist family is siding with Zhao Shuang, which means that he and Yan Dan are mortal enemies and are destined to be impossible to reconcile. In this way, we can make Tian Guang secretly befriend Yan Dan and help him expand his power, thereby splitting the Mohist family and finding Zhao Shuang. Evidence that you are happy to die.”

Lord Changping spoke slowly, clasping his hands and looking further and further away.