Chapter 4: Family, Country, World

In ancient times, those who wanted to make clear virtues of the world first govern the country. Those who wanted to dominate the country first controlled their families first; those who wanted to dominate the family first cultivate their bodies; those who wanted to dominate the body should first correct their hearts; ... The mind was correct and then the body was cultivated, and then the family was unified and then the country was governed and then the world was peaceful.

This is what is called correct mind and self-cultivation, self-governing the family, governing the country and pacifying the world.

However, when a conflict occurs between the interests of the family and the country, it is to sacrifice the small family and take care of the whole family (the country), it is to sacrifice the whole family (the country), and to form a small family, becoming a fierce conflict point.

The Dou family began to rise one after another. During the Sui and Tang dynasties, it finally became one of the famous wealthy families in the world. Regardless of the fundamental survival of the country or the country, to put it bluntly, it lies in the word "faith". People cannot stand without trust, and careers cannot prosper without trust. A country cannot decline without trust.

The Dou family had a relationship with Hou Mo Chen family, mainly in the previous dynasty. Dou Wei's father Dou Chi retreated in the Battle of Heqiao in the first year of Datong, but Dou Chi only led two personal soldiers to be pursued by the enemy. Dou Chi fled to Mangshan, and Dou Chi was forced to fight off the horseback mountain. However, as more and more enemies, Dou Chi was surrounded by the enemy on three sides, and the arrow was raining. Dou Chi was in danger. At the critical moment, he was rescued by Hou Mo Chen Chong, who was then General Jianwei.

Dou Chi vowed to repay Hou Mo Chen Chong, but Hou Mo Chen Chong enjoyed his career all the way and did not give Dou Chi the opportunity to repay him. However, when Yuwen Hu was afraid of Hou Mo Chen Chong and therefore killed Hou Mo Chen Chong, Dou Chi did not stand up to avenge Hou Mo Chen Chong.

Until Dou Chi died, he left a regret in his heart.

"A meal will be rewarded, and a grudge will be rewarded." This is a sentence from "Records of the Grand Historian: Biography of Fan Sui and Cai Ze". For some reason, it became the family motto of Houmo Chen. The children of Houmo Chen will repay those who have been kind to them and take crazy revenge for their enemies. However, the only person who will not remember that they have been kind to them will not force others to repay them.

When Dou Chi was about to die, he gave Hou Mo Chenrui an Ice and Snow Iron Knife, which was the one in Dou Wei's hand. Dou Chi left his last words, as long as the children of Hou Mo Chen appeared with this Ice and Snow Iron Knife, Dou Chi's descendants would unconditionally agree to Hou Mo Chen's affairs besides rebellion.

It was not until thirty-nine years later that the ice and snow iron knife appeared, but it proposed a condition that was not considered a condition, that Dou Wei would not interfere with the revenge of the Hou Mo Chen family.

From this point, we can see the determination of Hou Mo Chen Qianhui.

But Dou Wei also knew very well that once Hou Mo Chenqian would use any means to get rid of Chai Shao, it would easily cause a fierce struggle between Hedong and Guanlong nobles. Regardless of victory or defeat, Hou Mo Chen's family would be cleansed by Li Yuan. Under this purge, it is difficult to keep the foundation of Hou Mo Chen's family in Guanzhong, and at most it can retain the Lingnan branch.

At this time, it would definitely not be a time when Hou Mo Chenqian acts in a voluntary manner. It is easy to kill Chai Shao, but it is inevitable that the entire Hou Mo Chen family will be buried with him. If not, it will be dead and destroyed.

After a brief thought, Dou Wei issued an order to Yuan's escort without hesitation: "The order to kill Chai Shao!"

Chai Shao is also a nobleman, and it is not enough to kill him. But as long as Chai Shao lives one more day, Hou Mo Chen Qian will take risks and try every means to kill Chai Shao. If the person who attacked him was Dou Wei, it would not cause a decisive battle between Guanlong and the Shandong clan group. Especially Dou Wei's identity as Queen Dou's uncle and relative, may reduce Li Yuan's anger.

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Every family of aristocratic clan must have guests and servants in their families, so naturally there are dead soldiers. The blood handprint has too great intimidation, so Chai Heng was not so arrogant that he could escape the assassination of the Soul-Surprise by relying solely on the dead soldiers and entourages in the Chai clan. If you want to say the safest place in the world, it is undoubtedly Chang'an City.

The safest place in Chang'an City is naturally the Chang'an Palace. However, Chai Shao is not qualified to live in Chang'an Palace for a long time, but as Chai Shao's identity, he can live in the Prince's Mansion. Princess Pingyang's status in the Tang Dynasty was a super princess, and he was the same as the prince. Therefore, Princess Pingyang enjoyed the treatment of a guardian. In Chang'an City, Princess Pingyang's guard protection is almost no need to worry about safety issues.

On the rockery of the Prince Consort's Mansion, Chai Shao looked at the bright red sunset and was filled with emotion for a moment. He did not expect that a casual assassination would cause such a big disaster. In fact, no matter how Chai Shao thought about it, he could never figure out why the Soul-Current Post took care of Chen Ying? Or this so-called Soul-Current Post was completely non-existent.

But the past is vivid, and Chai Heng dared not take Chai Shao's life to bet on this soul-stimulating sticker. Now there are too few people who can know about the soul-stimulating sticker in detail.

Just then, a small stone jumped up and the sound of it.

The guards of the surrounding prince consort's mansion immediately became nervous: "Who?"

"Is it me?"

A guard from the Prince Consort's Mansion came slowly from a distance.

Chai Shao sighed. Although he could escape his life in this son-in-law's mansion, he was like a cage bird. God knows how long this kind of life will take.

“How to say it?”

Chai Shao really wanted to exchange Zhelouqi from the Dali Temple prison by bribery. He didn't care even if he paid the big price.

The guard shook his head and said, "They dare not collect money!"

When Chai Shao heard this, he felt even more disappointed.

Zhelou Qiji's mouth was very hard, and although he was beaten to pieces, he never betrayed Chai Shao a single word.

Chai Shao took a shower, and after dinner, he lay on the rocking chair, and a huge question mark appeared in his head: "Will Zhelou Qiji confess him?"

Chai Shao thought about what if Zhelou Qiji couldn't stand the torture and torture and betray him, what if he betrayed him?

It is precisely because he cannot grasp his fate that Chai Shao always thinks about it, and the more he feels he feels more confused.

"what to do?"

"what to do?"

Chai Shao felt very depressed in the room. He wore a thin shirt and walked from the room to the pavilion to sit down. Looking at the endless night sky, Chai Shao suddenly felt that someone seemed to be coming from behind him. He turned his head and saw a sharp horizontal knife.

"There is someone who comes, there is..."

Chai Shao's kung fu is not weak, at least not weaker than Chen Ying. But he was holding his hands at this time, without any warning against this shiny horizontal knife. With just one knife, he drew a bloodline on Chai Shao's neck.

Gradually, the bloodline became thicker and bigger, interrupting Chai Shao's words.

Dou Wei's Yuan Sui was descendant of Yuan Sui who grew up with the Dou Chi era. Everyone was loyal to Dou Wei. After receiving Dou Wei's orders, he would never give up until he achieved his goal.

After fierce fighting, Dou Wei's Yuan escorts finally took Chai Shao's head out of the Prince Consort's Mansion.

Half an hour later, Chai Shao's head appeared in front of Dou Wei.

Looking at the shocked expression on Chai Shao's face, Dou Wei said calmly: "Send this head to Hou Mochen's mansion to prepare a car. I will enter the palace overnight!"

...

The next morning, Chen Yingyi woke up and received an extremely unexpected news.

Chai Shao was killed in the son-in-law's mansion by Dou Wei's Yuan escort, and Dou Wei surrendered himself to Li Yuan. Dou Wei did not throw the problem to Li Yuan, but instead paid Chai Shao's life by hitting the pillar and dying.

"How is this possible?" Even if Chen Ying wanted to break his head, he didn't expect that such an ending would be.
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