Chapter 782: World Drama
The side hall was tall and empty. Although there were a few bright lamps on, the flames were not enough to illuminate the entire room.
Wei Changtian and Chu Xianping sat opposite each other on both sides of the tea table. The pot of tea on the table had gone cold, with only a few wisps of faint tea fragrance left.
"Sir, I did act on my own initiative before."
Looking at Wei Changtian calmly, Chu Xianping said slowly: "But I can explain everything."
"Really?"
Wei Changtian shook his head without comment: "Then you can tell me."
"yes"
“.”
The candlelight flickered and there was silence.
In the next quarter of an hour, Wei Changtian didn't say another word. Only Chu Xianping's voice echoed in the side hall.
He told Wei Changtian a story, a story that could explain everything.
Of course, this could also be true.
Whether it is a story or a fact, perhaps only Chu Xianping himself knows the truth.
As for Wei Changtian, he just listened silently without saying a word, his expression never showing any emotion.
About Du Chang.
In fact, Chu Xianping had already begun to suspect Du Chang when Old Zhang got into trouble.
This suspicion became even more certain after he found out that Lu Hongji was Elder Huangtai.
However, it must be said that Du Chang hid very well, so he was unable to find any evidence.
Because of this, Chu Xianping never acted rashly and never told anyone about this matter.
But looking back now, it is not difficult to find some clues from his past actions.
For example, Chu Xianping always controlled the distribution of black gunpowder and did not completely hand over this powerful weapon to the Tengu Army for control.
For example, he personally led the team in the "surprise attack on Xianchi" and directly excluded Du Chang.
For example, he placed many spies like Wang Kang, who had been secretly monitoring the situation of the Tengu Army.
All of the above proves that Chu Xianping has long been suspicious of Du Chang.
But suspicion is just suspicion after all. It will take an opportunity to confirm whether Du Chang is a spy.
And this opportunity came during the time when he stayed in Dajue as a "hostage". About the test of Yan Huaiqing.
How could a strategist with such meticulous mind betray his enemies just because of a few words from the enemy?
In fact, when Yan Huaiqing "instigated" Chu Xianping to rebel, the latter almost immediately guessed that Wei Changtian was testing him behind the scenes.
However, Chu Xianping still pretended that he could not stand the test and acted out a play with Yan Huaiqing.
The purpose of acting out this scene was naturally to make Wei Changtian more suspicious of him, and thus pave the way for the two of them to become enemies later on.
Wei Changtian was also very "cooperative". Shortly after the army left Liangzhou, he seized his power and sent him to find the swords.
As the war was about to begin, the strongest strategist was suddenly sent away.
In fact, at that time, many people, including Li Zimu and Han Zhao, had already realized that something was wrong.
And this is exactly what Chu Xianping wanted.
He just wanted everyone to have an expectation first, and then when the day came when he actually "betrayed", everything would become reasonable. About the night of "betrayal".
Looking back now, the trigger that ultimately led to Wei Changtian's decision to turn against them was actually those Qianhui envoys.
It was the Dahui envoy who survived in the end who personally gave out the name of Chu Xianping, and it was verified by Tang Chen's mind reading.
Before that, remember that in Qingzhou City, Xuan Jingsi had followed Chu Xianping to meet someone secretly? That's right, that person was actually a spy from Dahui.
Chu Xianping deliberately revealed a flaw to Wei Changtian in order to "force" the latter to take action against him earlier.
Because only in this way can his entire "betrayal" process be perfect.
Including the 500 Xuan Jingsi officers who died, they were just the price that had to be sacrificed for this grand drama.
And the message "Everyone has their own aspirations" Later facts proved that with so much preparation, this play was indeed very successful.
Not only Wei Changtian, but also Yang Liushi, Li Zimu, and even the whole world thought that he had really betrayed.
This naturally includes Lu Hongji.
At this point, Chu Xianping could finally "naturally" go to Dahui and get close to Lu Hongji.
And he spent so much effort, the ultimate goal is naturally not just to find out whether Tang Chen is a spy . About the purpose of getting close to Lu Hongji.
From the moment Chu Xianping found out that Lu Hongji was the elder of Kuilong Huangtai, he had two choices.
1. Tell Wei Changtian about this.
Second, don’t say.
Obviously, Chu Xianping chose the latter.
The reason is very simple. After Chu Xianping had come into contact with Zhuang Zhiming and Lu Hongji, and learned more about Kuilong, he realized more and more how terrifying such an ancient organization is.
So, in order to prevent Wei Changtian from being drawn into such a huge whirlpool again, Chu Xianping decided to solve it all by himself.
He also has two choices on how to deal with Lu Hongji.
1. Make use of it like Zhuang Zhiming did.
Second, kill him.
Taking into account Lu Hongji's status as the emperor and its possible impact on the Xinfeng war, Chu Xianping still chose the latter this time.
So, from the day he found out Lu Hongji's identity, what he actually wanted to do was to kill people. About Lu Hongji's death.
Strictly speaking, Lu Hongji died at the hands of Zhuang Zhiming.
However, the opportunity to kill was entirely created by Chu Xianping.
Why did he make such a deal with Lu Hongji that he would only profit if the Qianhui army was defeated? Why did he repeatedly "remind" Lu Hongji that Wei Changtian was not easy to deal with? Why did he help the Qianhui army stabilize its morale so that it would not collapse before Kuilong's people arrived?
All of the above was only because Chu Xianping wanted Lu Hongji to "believe" one thing -
That means I may not win this battle, and there is a high possibility that I will lose.
If Lu Hongji really had such concerns, he would definitely make preparations for both scenarios.
The other plan was to kidnap Xu Suisui. Therefore, it seemed that the decision to "capture the leader first" was made by Lu Hongji himself, but in fact it was Chu Xianping who fanned the flames behind the scenes.
Let others make the decisions you want without you noticing.
Compared to Tang Chen's move, perhaps this is the real "mind control" technique. Things after that will be simple.
The Three Thousand Crossroads Formation was "borrowed" from Yan Huaiqing, allowing Zhuang Zhiming and others to wait in the palace ahead of time.
When Lu Hongji came to the Xinfeng Palace thinking he was smart, his fate was actually already doomed.
All Chu Xianping had to do was to save Xu Suisui or Li Zimu with a few words, and Zhuang Zhiming would take care of the rest.
And with Lu Hongji's death, this drama that deceived everyone finally came to an end.
Gongs and drums stir up the wind and clouds, tigers roar and dragons roar, and the sounds of Huangzhong and Dalü shake the universe.
The singing and recitation are profound, the high and low notes are pure and mellow, and the Kunlun Mountains are displayed in the world.
The big red curtain slowly closed, separating the upper and lower sides of the stage.
At this moment, the "actors" behind the curtain may suddenly realize something, or feel angry about being teased.
The "spectators" outside the curtain may applaud or remain confused.
As for the protagonist of this scene, he just cupped his hands and said softly:
"Sir, that's it."
(End of this chapter)
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