On the other side, Yanyang Kingdom.
Liu Zhang and Murong Yan were still in the private room of the tavern, and they ordered a pot of sweet wine to get drunk.
Talking about the masked master.
"Lord Liu has been investigating for so many days, do you have any clues?" Murong Yan picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
This wine is not really top quality. It tastes a bit sour compared to honey water, and not as mellow as fine wine.
But Liu Zhang was very greedy. After only sitting down and talking for a few words, he had already drunk three cups.
Maybe he really likes that girl from the southern border.
"Yes, I found it." Liu Zhang nodded and took out a book from his sleeve pocket. It was "Joining the Army for My Father"
"I suspect the spearmanship used by that masked expert must have come from the Dongyi Black Sail Army."
Liu Zhang stated his inference slowly and unhurriedly. General Yuewei passed on his ancestral Overlord Spear Skills to the Black Sail Army of Dongyi.
General Yuewei, employing less than 10,000 elite Black Sail land troops, once used this spear technique to slaughter a hundred thousand strong army of the Haoyue Kingdom's Dongning Army. Those in the martial arts world who were dissatisfied with his skills often came to challenge him, but were always defeated by this spear technique.
However, the Black Sail Army was ripped off by Jiang Yulou, killing two hundred thousand men, and the Overlord Spear Technique was nearly lost. Later, those who followed General Yuewei's spear technique often failed to grasp its essence.
Currently, only a few Dongyi veterans can use this set of spear techniques.
"I've heard that His Highness's secret guard, Prince Ling, was personally taught martial arts by Uncle Ling, and is practically unbeatable throughout the entire Yong'an Imperial City. Even when he teamed up with Miss Jiang Rao that day, they still couldn't defeat that masked master."
"So, I infer that the master was definitely using the long-lost Dongyi Overlord Spear."
Murong Yan nodded and said leisurely, "So, Third Brother, are you really colluding with the Dongyi?"
Liu Zhang told Murong Yan about his plan to gain the Third Prince's trust and lure the snake out of its hole. Murong Yan twirled his cup in thought for a moment, then said dissatisfiedly, "Why does this plan involve Ah Xu as well?"
Liu Zhang replied, "The secret guards around Prince Shen are highly skilled in martial arts and can ensure that nothing goes wrong."
Murong Yan agreed hesitantly.
"Then, Your Highness, please wait for good news." Liu Zhang stood up, bowed to Murong Yan, and said goodbye immediately.
After Liu Zhang returned to the Liu Mansion, he went straight to his father's study.
At this moment, Murong Yao was plotting something with Minister Liu in the study. When they saw Liu Zhang come in, they immediately stopped talking.
"Father, the Third Prince." Liu Zhang entered the study and bowed to the two of them.
"Zhang'er, what are you doing here?" Minister Liu was a little surprised. His son was buried in piles of case books all day long and never cared about other people's business. Today he had time to come to see him. He wondered what had happened.
"Well, I want to discuss something with my father." Liu Zhang replied calmly.
Minister Liu was in no hurry to get him to speak, and asked, "I heard that you went to the Second Brother's house a few days ago and punished several of his guards. Is that true?"
"Um."
"Zhang'er, you're meddling too much in other people's business! Even if Chun'er was provoking trouble in the street, it's not your place to be the one giving rewards and punishments!"
Liu Zhang did not explain and let Minister Liu scold him.
Minister Liu scolded him harshly and asked, "What's the matter with you coming to see me?"
"Father, let's call off the marriage between my son and Xu Yufu. Don't mention it anymore."
Minister Liu was slightly surprised and sighed, "I believe you already know that Envoy Xu proposed to His Majesty the title of Crown Princess, and His Majesty agreed."
"Father has long told you that Xu Yushi is a conservative and will definitely support the Crown Prince."
"Um."
"It's good that you know how to give up. You're not a child anymore. You can't be kept hanging forever. As your father, I will find another marriage for you. Start a family and give up those unreasonable thoughts."
"Hmm." Liu Zhang only responded lightly, following his words, "Father, in a few days, choose an auspicious day to go to the Tingnan Marquis's Mansion to propose marriage on my behalf. I want to marry Jiang Rao, the mansion's top guard."
"What are you talking about?" Minister Liu frowned. "Who are you going to marry?"
"I want to marry Jiang Rao, the first-class guard of the Marquis' Mansion."
"Have you gone mad from investigating? Even if you've fallen for a concubine's daughter, I can accept it. But now you're telling me you want to marry a maid?"
"No, father." Liu Zhang replied calmly. He explained the reason, "Aren't you planning to achieve great things? I will help you deal with the southern border."
Murong Yao immediately became interested when he heard him say that: "Cousin, what are your plans?"
"Marry Jiang Rao, gain her trust, and obtain intelligence about the southern border."
"What? Are you serious?" Minister Liu obviously didn't believe his ears and confirmed again: "Marry a maid?"
"Yes, my father has already said that Xu Yushi will not agree to our marriage. Instead of keeping him hanging forever, why not change our strategy and start from the Marquis' Mansion?"
Murong Yao nodded and agreed, "I completely understand why my cousin has this idea. Although I don't know how Murong Yan was able to gain the support of Master Shen, Master Shen's stance and attitude are very subtle."
"The servants of the Marquis' Mansion basically acted out of the interests of the Southern Territory, and would even disobey Master Shen's orders. That's why Master Shen treated them very poorly. But Master Shen treated this personal maid named A Rao differently."
Liu Zhang said indifferently, "Your Highness the Third Prince is very observant."
"Prince Shen always holds this A Rao in his arms, completely ignoring the scolding of the housekeeper. He also takes her with him wherever he goes. This A Rao might be his bed-maid, and she must know a lot of secrets."
Murong Yao stood up and patted Liu Zhang on the shoulder. He was deeply moved and said, "Cousin, you are truly righteous. In order to achieve the great cause of our Liu family, you are willing to sacrifice your own marriage happiness and marry the maid who accompanied Master Shen."
Liu Zhang's face suddenly turned dark. He wanted to refute, but he heard Minister Liu shout angrily.
"That won't do!"
Minister Liu immediately objected, "How much information could a lowly maidservant possess? How could she be qualified to be the legitimate daughter-in-law of my eldest son? Let the second and third wives do the marrying."
"Father!"
Liu Zhang's voice suddenly rose considerably. "I have to ensure the success of this plan. Besides, I've already had physical contact with her, so I have to marry her to gain her trust."
Minister Liu and Murong Yao looked at each other in surprise and asked in unison, "When did you do this?"
Liu Zhang snorted coldly, and Murong Yao suddenly realized, "So my cousin had already planned everything when he crippled that maid's martial arts. Cousin, why didn't you inform us of such an important matter in advance?"
Murong Yao explained the whole story of the brothel boy case to Minister Liu and expressed his support for Liu Zhang to get married.
Minister Liu frowned in surprise and asked, "Don't you like Miss Xu the most? How could this be?"
"But Miss Xu doesn't like me."
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