nashuaworldcup Chapter 900 Will he betray the Great Zhou Kingdom in the future?
Chapter 900 Will he betray the Great Zhou Kingdom in the future?
Xiao Yu turned around and walked into a narrow alley. Jiang Fenghua was riding in a carriage, so she didn't follow him.
She watched Xiao Shang, in disguise, follow her into the alley.
She said to Aoxue, "Let the secret guards follow and protect Minister Xiao's safety."
Aoxue also looked over and saw that Minister Xiao was no longer in their sight. He seemed to know that someone was following him and deliberately walked into the alley.
After walking for a while, Xiao Yu noticed something strange behind him. The faster he walked, the faster the other person walked, and the slower he walked, the slower the other person walked. When he turned two streets, he suddenly stopped and hid, and the other person also found a dark place to hide.
Xiao Yu suddenly said, "I've been following you all the way. You must be tired!"
A low laugh came from the depths of the alley, and a tall figure walked out slowly, "Hello, Master Xiao!"
Xiao Yu was filled with anguish. "Prince Xiao followed me all the way here, didn't he just want to ask me how I was?"
Although Xiao Shang had changed his appearance, he did not hide his voice. He said, "Of course not. I came to see Master Xiao to reminisce with an old friend."
Xiao Yu's expression remained unchanged, but his right hand had already quietly pressed on the hidden weapon at his waist. It was the signal device given to him by the emperor to communicate with the secret guards.
He said, "I'm afraid your Highness is mistaken. I am the Minister of Rites of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I don't know the Highness of the Northern Xiao Kingdom. How can you say they are old friends?"
Xiao Shang took a step forward. "The Xiao family of the Great Zhou was originally a branch of the royal family of our Northern Xiao Kingdom. A hundred years ago, they migrated south due to civil unrest. According to seniority, you and I should call each other cousins."
Xiao Yu clenched his fists and suddenly laughed. The smile didn't reach his eyes, but it made people feel unfathomable. "The story the eldest prince wrote is indeed very interesting, but it's a bit outrageous."
Xiao Shang was stunned. "Lord Xiao, you don't believe me? You think I'm making this up. Aren't you surprised that you share the same last name as me, Xiao? You were originally a prince of the Northern Xiao Kingdom, so your status is very noble."
Xiao Yu said calmly, "Prince Xiao, you probably don't know much about the history of Beixiao Kingdom. Beixiao Kingdom was founded only a hundred years ago, but my Xiao family tree can be traced back five hundred years. So, to be precise, my Xiao family is not descended from the royal family of Beixiao Kingdom. Rather, your royal family of Beixiao Kingdom may have blood flowing in my Xiao family. Of course, these are all possibilities. After all, there are so many people with the surname Xiao in the world that I haven't even counted them. I don't know which branch of the Xiao family your royal family of Beixiao Kingdom belongs to."
When Xiao Shang heard him say this, he felt his pupils suddenly constrict, his eyes filled with gloom, the muscles on his cheeks twitched and twisted, and he shouted angrily, "Nonsense."
Xiao Yu had researched the history of the Northern Xiao Kingdom. Seeing him getting angry, he continued to attack: "More than two hundred years ago, the Central Plains was engulfed in war. One branch of the Xiao family defected to the Central Plains, but only a few dozen people escaped at that time.
Although I don't know the specific relationship between the Xiao family and the royal family, but if we trace back hundreds of years, the Xiao family's surname was not Xiao, but Helian. The surname Xiao was bestowed by the royal family. One of their ancestors was an official who served as the General Zhenbei and was very famous. As for why the Xiao family was defeated, I guess it was also because of the involvement of the side branches.
I heard that the Xiao family's branch later fled to the desert north and formed a small caravan. That place was extremely cold and miserable, but unexpectedly, after a hundred years, the branch had prospered. Returning to the ancestral home is impossible, as they were expelled from the family tree long ago. To ensure that future generations will remember this incident, the name of the Xiao family traitor is still copied to this day. It seems his name was Helian Ming, and he later changed it to Xiao Ming. If he claimed to be a royal family member, he should be King Xiao Ming.
Xiao Yu spoke in a very serious manner, and it seemed as if this was really the case.
Xiao Shang had never heard of these things, and didn't know whether they were true. Even if he became the King of Beishang and occupied the Central Plains, he had never heard of these things. Now that he heard him talk about them with details, he was also very interested.
Because after he occupied the Central Plains and attacked the imperial palace of the Great Zhou Kingdom, he did think about expanding the genealogy of the Xiao family and finding members of the Xiao family like Xiao Yu to serve him.
Hearing Xiao Yu mentioning the "side branch" all the time, he felt uncomfortable. He said, "If the ancestors of the Northern Xiao Kingdom were members of the Xiao clan who defected from the Central Plains, it would be quite glorious for them to have achieved such an achievement of becoming a king on their own. The Xiao clan that stayed in the Central Plains were mediocre and incompetent.
Your father is only a prefect of a state. Compared with the high-ranking officials in Shengjing City, the Xiao family should be described as poor and destitute!"
Xiao Shang thought of Xiao Yu, who had also become a traitor to the Great Zhou Kingdom in his previous life. A cold smile curled the corners of his lips. "Minister Xiao's words and deeds show contempt for King Xiao Ming. Do you know that one day in the future, you might become a traitor like him, defecting from the Great Zhou and surrendering to the Northern Xiao Kingdom?"
Xiao Yu frowned, and suddenly heard the sound of tiles breaking from the depths of the alley. However, at this time, the two people were confronting each other and no one turned back.
Seeing his expression change, Xiao Shang added, "It turns out that the Xiao family's ancestral hall still enshrines the genealogy of the Xiao Ming lineage. It seems that the Xiao ancestors knew of King Xiao Ming's future achievements. Haha, based on this evidence alone, this king can make the Xiao clan a royal family. In the future, I am willing to share the glory and wealth with the Xiao family."
He extended an olive branch, thinking that Xiao Yu betrayed the Great Zhou Kingdom because of wealth and glory.
Xiao Yu simply disdained the throne of the Northern Xiao Kingdom and continued, "Prince Xiao, don't you understand? The Xiao Ming lineage continues to exist. The Xiao family wants the younger generations not to forget that they are traitors who have fled and are a disgrace. That's why they have been deliberately preserved."
He said in a deep voice: "The Xiao family has an honest and upright tradition. All descendants of the Xiao family consider themselves subjects of the Great Zhou. There will be no more traitors among the descendants of the Xiao family..."
Before he could finish his words, the hidden weapon in Xiao Yu's hand flashed across the sky like a bolt of lightning.
A chilling coldness flashed in Xiao Shang's eyes. "Minister Xiao is truly gifted with a sharp tongue, but I wonder what the Great Zhou Emperor would think if he knew that his beloved and capable general was actually related to the royal family of the Northern Xiao Kingdom, and that the Xiao family's ancestral hall even enshrines the genealogy of the founders of the Northern Xiao Kingdom. And those ministers in your Great Zhou Dynasty who see you as a thorn in their side, if they knew your identity, would you still be able to stay in the officialdom of the Great Zhou? Your father is the prefect, right? Your Xiao family is known as the honest officials of the Great Zhou! If they knew..."
At this moment, several sharp arrows shot towards Xiao Shang from the depths of the alley, interrupting his threat.
Xiao Shang glanced at the direction the arrow came from and sneered, "The hidden arrow has just been shot, and your people are here. They came really quickly."
He seemed to take it completely for granted, and glanced calmly into the darkness. Suddenly, a transparent ice wall appeared in front of him. Before the secret guards could get close to him, he leaped and disappeared at the entrance of the alley, leaving only his voice: "Xiao Yu, you will regret this. I just want you to think it through in advance, so that you don't wait until decades later when you are old and gray before you surrender to the Northern Owl Kingdom."
Xiao Yu watched the ice wall gradually disappear. He just felt weird and wondered what secrets the Beixiao Kingdom had.
And what does what he said mean? Will he betray the Great Zhou Kingdom in the future?
The person he wants to protect is Miss Jiang San's queen. Without Da Zhou, how can she be a good queen? How could he possibly betray Da Zhou?
In order to achieve his goal, Xiao Shang dared to make up anything.