Chapter 508: The Turmoil in Luoyang
“Boom boom boom!”
Chen Xi knocked on Cai Yong's door with his grand plan.
"Prime Minister Chen, you are here!" The Cai mansion's butler, who was originally beaming with joy, suddenly turned helpless the moment he saw Chen Xi.
"I am here today for serious business. Please convey to Mr. Cai that this matter cannot be delayed!" Chen Xi said righteously. The housekeeper of the Cai Mansion had no choice but to invite Chen Xi into the main hall of the mansion.
After a while, Cai Yong came to the main hall with a scroll.
"Greetings, Prime Minister Chen!" Cai Yong bowed indifferently. Since Chen Xi came as an official, he would naturally treat him with courtesy.
"No need to be polite. Master Cai is a great scholar of the time. I am here on behalf of the general to ask you to preside over the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the tripod after the New Year. I wonder if Master Cai is qualified for the job!"
Chen Xi spoke in an official tone. Although he did have other purposes, he still had to put on a show of pretending.
Cai Yong frowned, took the plan from Chen Xi, and became more and more frightened the more he looked at it.
He originally thought that Chen Xi had other purposes, but he didn't expect that he actually came for serious business.
When he saw the last line of words, the bamboo slips in his hand fell to the ground, scaring the housekeeper next to him so much that he quickly picked them up. At the same time, he was also curious about what Cai Yong had seen.
But he knew Cai Yong's character. His love for bamboo slips and books could not be inferred by common sense. It must be an earth-shattering event for him to throw away the bamboo slips.
"Is this true?" Cai Yong stared into Chen Xi's eyes.
"Seriously!" Chen Xi looked at Cai Yong without any psychological pressure.
"Okay, leave this matter to me. Come back with the detailed plan in three days. Butler, please show him out!" Cai Yong acted decisively. He immediately implemented the plan and turned to leave. He was going to find Lu Zhi to discuss important matters.
Chen Xi looked at the butler standing beside him, and the butler made a gesture of invitation with an embarrassed look on his face.
Seeing that Chen Xi didn't seem to want to leave, the butler had to add one more sentence.
"The eldest lady is not in the mansion. She went to visit relatives with the second lady!" Upon hearing this, Chen Xi could only leave in disappointment.
He hadn't taken a few steps when he heard a laugh. When he looked in the direction of the sound, a familiar figure appeared before him.
"Hey, Zichuan, have you been kicked out by the Cai family again?" Guo Jia's frivolous and exaggerated teasing voice sounded, followed by joyful laughter.
"You're not here just to laugh at me, are you?" Chen Xi sighed and said helplessly.
This kind of thing cannot be explained. The more you explain, the more confusing it becomes. Especially in front of a bad guy like Guo Jia, it can easily become new gossip.
"Ahem, there's something we need to understand first!" Guo Jia brought Chen Xi to a restaurant, and then casually set up a mental barrier to prevent prying eyes.
"What's the matter?" Chen Xi was confused. What could happen during the New Year?
"You made such a big noise yesterday, you didn't think no one noticed?" Guo Jia was helpless. You don't have to cause trouble on the streets.
He and Xu You had been bombarded countless times by countless intelligence spies in the middle of the night. It was the first time for both of them to realize that the intelligence organization in Luoyang had developed to this level.
Because the leadership of all intelligence departments is very clear, when the spies think it is an absolutely serious matter, they can directly find a way to report it directly to the higher level.
"Xuan-Yuan Sword! Do you know how many spies revealed their identities and came to find Xu Ziyuan and me last night? Especially the spies who didn't know the general, and the spies planted in other families."
Guo Jia slammed the table helplessly. He hadn't slept all night just to figure out this matter, and the dark circles under his eyes hadn't gone away yet.
A man holding the Xuanyuan Sword appeared on the street. How terrifying is this information? Anyone who knows the Xuanyuan Sword understands its significance.
"Did so many people see it yesterday?" Chen Xi was stunned. He and Guo Hao didn't think there was anything shameful, so of course they didn't cover it up.
"Not only that, I guess the whole Luoyang knows about the Xuan-Yuan Sword now!" Guo Jia said helplessly, covering his head.
"Knock knock knock! Guo Fengxiao, let me in!" There was a knock on the door, and the person who came was Xu You.
"What does the general mean? What's the matter with the Xuanyuan Sword?" Xu You went straight to the point and asked, staring directly into Chen Xi's eyes.
There are too many things involved in this matter. To put it simply, this involves the change of dynasties, and every time there is a change of dynasties, some people will die.
At times like this, no matter whether you have talent , no matter whether you are capable or not, if you stand on the wrong side, you are really dead.
It was New Year's Day, and everyone in Luoyang who received the news couldn't help but become nervous.
"The general exchanged the Tiger Soul Blade from Emperor Zhuanxu!"
Chen Xi looked at Xu You and Guo Jia, and thought of the crux of the problem. He couldn't help but test Guo Hao's attitude yesterday, let alone these guys who didn't know what was going on.
"Hiss..." Guo Jia and Xu You took a breath of cold air.
"Authentic?" Guo Jia still had a glimmer of hope.
"It's a genuine item. It can boost the country's destiny and imperial will. It's more effective than the imperial seal." Chen Xi repeated expressionlessly.
"The destiny is clear! The destiny is clear!" Xu You murmured to himself. With this decisive move, changing the dynasty might not be a difficult thing.
There is no way. First, there is no crown prince, and secondly, the other royal relatives are incompetent.
Next, the general had outstanding achievements. His base in Liangzhou was as stable as a rock, and he also took over the entire Western Regions, thus defending the country and expanding the territory.
Then the country is at peace and the people are at peace. Life in the thirteen provinces is much better off than in previous years. Means of production are distributed in large quantities, and basically everyone can make a living in every place, even if they are in the worst situation.
What's even more outrageous is that he first forged the Nine Cauldrons and then obtained the Xuanyuan Sword, which he got from the Five Emperors.
Now that Guo Hao wants to get promoted, there can be basically no resistance. Even the most picky Confucianists will be unable to say anything.
It is nothing more than following the example of the ancient sages and directly asking the eldest princess Liu Ying to abdicate.
Military power, political power, and the hearts of the people were all in Guo Hao's hands. Neither Guo Jia nor Xu You could think of any reason to lose.
"Don't worry, the general doesn't want to take the last step, so he'll stay the same!" Chen Xi waved his hand to stop the two from having wild thoughts.
"Marry into the wife's family? Establish a crown prince?" Guo Jia frowned slightly.
The reason why he was so concerned about this matter was that he had no sense of belonging to the previous dynasty at all. It would be strange for him to be loyal to Liu Hong since he came from a poor family.
If you insist, his loyalty to the Han Dynasty is stronger than Liu Hong's. Coupled with Guo Hao's promotion of him, he wholeheartedly supports the change of dynasty.
Xu You also frowned. He was even more excessive than Guo Jia. He had helped Yuan Shao plan the attack on the imperial palace. It was impossible for him to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
"There's no need to say more. The general is not interested in this. It's enough for you to know that." Chen Xi shook his head, not wanting to argue about this issue with the two of them.
"The Xuanyuan Sword will appear at the Jiuding sacrificial ceremony in two days, so you don't have to be too nervous."
