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Chapter 80 Lao Ba's Guilt

When Yinsi heard what Li Yan said, he stood up anxiously and raised his hand to swear: "Tenth Brother, sometimes I do do some tricks with you without telling the Ninth Brother, but that is to hide it from the Emperor, not you."

"You also said that this incident happened a long time ago, and there was no one else in the room. If it was really me, Big Brother, who did it, even if I admitted it, what would happen? But Big Brother, I can swear that this incident was not done by me."

Seeing Yinsi's serious look, Li Yan also said with a serious face: "It really wasn't you, brother?"

"It's absolutely true. If it's really the assassin I sent, then God will not bless me, the eighth old man, and I will never have a chance to be crowned the emperor in this lifetime." Yinsi swore to the sky.

Li Yan was secretly happy when he saw Lao Ba's unlucky look as if he had eaten shit.
Sure enough, Lao Guo once said that the person who wronged you knows how wronged you are better than you do.

This feels like throwing shit on someone else's head!
It's pretty cool.
"That's a problem. I always thought it was you, Big Brother, who did it. I was afraid you would be embarrassed, so I never asked you. If it's really not you, then this is just Old Four crying thief, and his purpose is to frame you, Big Brother."

Yinsi's face was filled with anger, and he lowered his voice: "It must be. You may not know this, Tenth Brother, but I once sent someone to sneak into Fourth Brother's house, and no one ever came back. Even if Ninth Brother arranged an insider, it would be extremely difficult, and he had to pay a huge price to buy him off. Fourth Brother's house is really locked!"

"I heard from Lao Jiu's insider that Lao Si has some capable people in his mansion. So, I infer that Lao Si must have raised a lot of assassins, who are specifically used to do some shameful things."

Li Yan looked surprised: "I never expected this to happen. Fourth brother usually acts like he is working for the country and the people, but he also does this kind of thing."

"And Zheng Chunhua, who was implicated in the last incident when the crown prince was deposed, suddenly died in the Lucky Storehouse a few days ago. The people who were there reported it to Lao Jiu later. The afternoon before Zheng Chunhua died, Lao Shisan went there, and Zheng Chunhua died the next day. How could it be such a coincidence? Moreover, he was taken to Zuojiazhuang and burned before dawn the next morning. Lao Jiu rushed there as soon as he heard the news, but he didn't see anyone. Aren't these all the sins they did!"

Li Yan thought that with the death of Lao Jiu, Lao Ba would push all the spies and traitors onto Lao Jiu, thus clearing himself of all charges.

However, Lao Ba has told me many things that he had never told me before. This is also a good sign. It shows that Lao Ba has begun to rely on me, and I also need to repair my relationship with Lao Ba.

Even if not for now, it is necessary to do so for the future.

The fourth brother is so cunning that he might deceive me at any time. I have to leave him an opponent. The eighth brother is quite suitable. The eighth brother and the fourth brother have been fighting for a lifetime. It can be said that they are evenly matched, but they are incompatible. With these two people in the court to check each other, I can rely on the fourth brother to carry out drastic reforms without worrying about the power falling into the hands of others and losing control, so that the fourth brother will undermine me.

If you want to use the fourth child, you must keep the eighth child
Although he was just a student before and didn't understand these power matters, he had been in this world for two years and was influenced by what he saw and heard. There was also a shrewd Wu Sidao at home, who followed him to study all day. The two of them were together every day, thinking about the thoughts of Kangxi and his brothers, as well as some ways of governing the country, and naturally understood some ways of using people to control the balance.

So, don't underestimate yourself. Anyone has the potential to become a talent. It just depends on whether you have the opportunity to be nurtured and trained.

Thinking of this, the smile on Li Yan's face became more friendly, and he said sincerely: "Eighth Brother, Ninth Brother is gone. In the future, we must be more united and stop being suspicious of each other, so that we will not be completely defeated by the Fourth Brother and his men."

"Eighth brother, Tenth brother, I want to apologize to you. Before, I always felt that among the three of us brothers, you valued Ninth brother more. Some people told me that you only regarded me as a chess piece with a deep background. You valued me on the surface, but in private you always thought that I was stupid and useless, and didn't treat me as a brother at all. But I never took it to heart. I thought that since we were brothers, we shouldn't be suspicious of each other." "Later, Fourteenth Brother became close to us, and you ranked Fourteenth Brother ahead of me. Ninth brother is also my elder brother, and you valued him more. I had nothing to say, because I am the youngest. But Fourteenth Brother is younger than me and joined us later, but you actually valued him more than me. You even planned some things with him in private and deliberately bypassed me. I felt resentful, and I became estranged from you, Eighth Brother, and gradually distanced ourselves from each other."

"It's all my tenth brother's fault for being a bastard and listening to other people's slander. Brother Eight, don't blame me. I, the tenth brother, will apologize to you today."

Li Yan made a sincere statement, and then he made a gesture as if he was about to kneel down and apologize.

When Yinsi heard this, he was shocked. He didn't expect that the Eleventh Brother's words would stir up the rift between the two brothers, and what he said was so harsh that he even wanted to apologize to him.

Yinsi stepped forward with a guilty look on his face, and held Li Yan by his arm, and said excitedly: "Tenth brother, I don't want you and Eighth Brother to apologize. It is Eighth Brother who should apologize!"

"It's all my fault. I was too close to Old Ninety and Old Fourteen and ignored your feelings. It's all my fault. It's not your fault. I didn't care about you enough and we brothers never really talked to each other. When you were sad and distant from me, I secretly blamed you. What you said today really made me feel ashamed."

"My Eighth Brother, don't say that. It's because we don't communicate enough that others take advantage of us and make the Eighth Master's party, which has always been powerful, scattered, dead, and defeated. My Eighth Brother, we can't go on like this. Otherwise, we will fail completely. If the fourth brother becomes the crown prince, we won't be able to be a leisurely prince in the future!" Li Yan said excitedly.

"Tenth brother, now that we have talked it out, let's put the past behind us, no matter who was right or wrong, and don't mention the past anymore. From now on, if we have anything to say, we should talk openly and don't hide it, so as to avoid misunderstandings between each other."

After such a frank exchange, the subtle rift between the two brothers seemed to have melted away, and they became closer, no matter what everyone thought in their hearts.

But in this time of crisis, both of them needed each other's support, and they inadvertently drew closer to each other.

Li Yan thought of something and said with an embarrassed look, "Eighth brother, there is one thing I need to tell you. When the new crown prince was recommended last time, Ninth brother asked me to bring the Taoist priest Zhang Demin to Eighth brother's house. I was petty and took advantage of the situation to rob your Wanyong Pawnshop. It's all my fault, Tenth brother."

"When I get back home later, I'll have someone bring the pawnshop's title deed over and return it to you. You're a magnanimous person, so don't hold it against me, your tenth brother."

In this situation, Li Yan proposed to return the pawnshop, which was simply a slap in Lao Ba's face. There was no way Lao Ba would accept it no matter what.

really
"Hey, Tenth Brother, don't say that. There are many people in your house, and you don't have any business. You even borrowed money from the national treasury to live. I, Eighth Brother, was indeed negligent. It's my fault."

"This Wanyong Pawnshop is a business given to you by my brother. You should run it well in the future to supplement the expenses of the mansion. Don't mention anything about not paying it back again. If you say that again, it means you want to create alienation between you and me, my brother, and I will be really angry." Yinsi said generously with a magnanimous look.

(End of this chapter)