When a strategist narrows his eyes, no one knows how many twists and turns are going through his mind.
Fang Zong laughed, because this was not Murong Zhen's usual behavior. It was as if Murong Zhen was always right when guessing his thoughts, and every time it was like a thunderclap in silence. He never showed any outward expression. This was an expression he was putting on for him, saying, "Look, honey, how hard I've been thinking. I'm really working hard for you!"
Fang Zong neither liked nor disliked this attitude.
After waiting only three seconds, Murong Zhen took out his own phone and opened the map navigation page.
“I roughly know who’s behind this dirty trick.” This time, Murong Zhen didn’t pretend to be profound.
He smiled and said, "Among the ghosts from before, apart from the Yinshan Ghost King and us, all the ones with any guts were wiped out by you last time. The rest are still observing, and their observation will continue for a long time. They may not be able to get out of the fear that Brother Zong brought them before they die. So this time, the ones who will make a move will only be the ghosts newly created during this half-ghost energy revival."
"Many new ghosts have appeared. Do you know which one it is?"
"Many new ghosts are created, but not many are born with supernatural powers. There are two possibilities: one is a ghost with extraordinary talent, and the other is a former emperor, general, or hero."
"But there are many like that, and those with extraordinary talent are even harder to find."
Basically, it's a conversation between the chief strategist Murong Zhen and the newly appointed advisor Wu Yongci; now it's their job.
They were deducing from each other, and their levels of expertise were clearly different.
Wu Yongci, who has not yet matured, is left with nothing but asking questions.
Murong Zhen laughed and said, "Ghosts with extraordinary talents have one thing in common: they have enough advantages. Such ghosts need time to become familiar with their new powers and to truly understand this world, so they can basically be ruled out. Then, emperors and generals... Brother Zong, it's only October 5th now. In just two or three days, you've already devised a great plan to kill two birds with one stone, and you've put it into action so decisively. What are the characteristics of such a ghost?"
Fang Zong yawned: "He's smart, but also reckless."
"Yes, it's intelligent, a very clever ghost, but it's also extremely arrogant and impulsive!"
Murong Zhen said confidently, "A ghost with profound background, who should have been an emperor or general in life, intelligent and impulsive. There are quite a few ghosts like this. In my records, there are eight. Of course, these ghosts may not have awakened, but the scope has been narrowed down to these eight. In addition, as everyone knows, although ghosts have no connection with their past lives, their personalities are still influenced by their past lives. So, given Brother Zong's current status and reputation, we can temporarily disregard those kings and generals. They will subconsciously be more cautious to avoid getting involved with Brother Zong. Therefore, we only need to start with the emperors."
"An emperor? Who?"
"There is only one: the last emperor of the Ming Dynasty, Emperor Chongzhen, Zhu Youjian!"
That's how you find out who it is? Is it really that simple?
Wu Yongci looked at Murong Zhen with admiration, though not with the same adoration as the Empress Dowager and the powerful demon corpses. Even Ou Zizhan felt the scroll in his hands getting hot.
He felt that compared to Murong Zhen, he had wasted hundreds of years of reading.
Fang Zong was also somewhat surprised. It seemed that Murong Zhen's strength was not just a matter of cleverness. However, his true level would depend on how accurate Murong Zhen's deductions were.
Under the gaze of everyone, Murong Zhen spoke eloquently: "The Ming Dynasty emphasized the idea that 'the emperor guards the country's gate and the monarch dies for the state.' In fact, in my opinion, the Ming Dynasty can be said to be the only empire in the past five thousand years that had the opportunity to last for a thousand or ten thousand years, or even truly become immortal. It's just a pity that there is no immortal empire in the world. When the sixteenth emperor came along, he encountered Zhu Youjian, a 'wise ruler' who was too radical!"
Was Zhu Youjian a good emperor? Yes!
He was a man of great talent and wisdom, but he had one flaw that made him unsuitable to be an emperor: he was too reckless and acted too hastily!
In the twelfth year of his reign, Zhu Youjian levied an additional several million taels of silver nationwide. What did he use the money for? Not to build palaces, but to train the army and strengthen national defense. This wasn't the first time; it was the fourth. His idea was to train the army and strengthen the nation. Unfortunately, while the idea was good, reality was harsh. It was like a famine relief effort: he himself tightened his belt, assuming the people would too, and didn't provide them with 100,000 taels of silver in relief funds, continuing his grand ambitions. As a result, the Ming Dynasty fell to the Ming, not the Qing… Today, he's doing the same thing, devising a brilliant plan to kill two birds with one stone, then immediately implementing it, ignoring my existence.”
After uttering a string of words, Murong Zhen pointed to his temple, his eyes shining, and said, "Five thousand years of history, countless events from ancient times to the present, are all here. If I say it's him, then it must be him!"
Fang Zong thought Murong Zhen's words made sense. Of course, it would be even better if he didn't say the last sentence, which was even more arrogant than a dead cat. He yawned and said, "What I need to know is the address of the mastermind."
"Here!"
Murong Zhen pointed to the map and laughed, "The most dangerous place is the safest place. He's in his own tomb."
Fang Zong glanced at it and found it to be just a desolate wilderness, not a famous place, and not far away, only about 800 li away.
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