Protect King Zhou?
As they walked out of the main hall, Si Zang and the others suddenly felt a sense of oppression.
It didn't come from Wu Ming, nor from Lin Feng, but rather from the fact that such a clear situation made them increasingly unable to recognize the changes around them, giving rise to a confused illusion.
"Whatever, you want to sever ties with Wu Ming?" Sun He suddenly spoke, drawing everyone's attention.
"You noticed?" Lin Feng did not deny it.
“We could have acted alongside them, no matter what happened… our gains wouldn’t have been any less than Shen Gongbao’s,” Sun He replied. “At most a million, at least a hundred thousand… but you said you were going to protect King Zhou. While what you said is true,… you must have had other motives, right?”
"Hmm..." Lin Feng nodded again.
"Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say a word, he just kept asking us questions. I think he saw through your thoughts, but he didn't say anything, which seems... to be his purpose as well." Sun He asked doubtfully, "I don't understand what you're thinking?"
"It's very simple." Lin Feng glanced back at the main hall, then summoned a carriage and led everyone inside.
“At first I didn’t understand either, but the appearance of Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian made me realize something was wrong.” Lin Feng said, glancing at Wang Yangming, who was following behind them: “You should know very well, right?”
Wang Yangming was curiously observing Lin Feng as he summoned the car. Upon seeing the other party's question, he immediately put on a gentlemanly smile and said, "Indeed."
"Oh?" Si Zang immediately poked his head out from beside Wang Yangming: "What are you plotting?"
"No, no, no."
Wang Yangming surprisingly uttered a few English words.
"Uh..." Si Zang was speechless, and everyone else who had entered the car felt a little awkward for a moment.
“This matter needs to be viewed from a holistic perspective.” Lin Feng interrupted the silence of the crowd, stepped into the car, and entered the Ghost Realm: “Zhu Yuanzhang’s thoughts are similar to ours, but he can’t do whatever he wants like we do, nor can he place all his hopes on this.”
"And Zhang Juzheng, Yu Qian, they..."
As the car door closed, Lin Feng asked the group in a low voice, "Do you think that if all the emperors of the Ming Dynasty were wise rulers, they could really have replaced Zhu Yuanzhang?"
“Of course not.” Yuan Qixuan plopped down on the chair the paper figure had brought and replied casually.
"Zhu Yuanzhang is irreplaceable. If this is what these ministers think, what will they do?" Lin Feng said. "Zhang Juzheng and Yu Qian's goal is very simple: they will not allow the Wu Ming dynasty to undergo uncontrollable changes. The emperor must be Zhu Yuanzhang!"
"Wait, do you mean that Zhu Yuanzhang summoned us here to make us see this matter clearly?" Si Zang asked immediately after a moment's thought.
“Yes.” Wang Yangming nodded in agreement.
“You…” Si Zang glanced at this Wang Yangming. He really wanted to know if the historical Wang Yangming was like this.
“If Zhu Yuanzhang were to abdicate and truly hand over power to someone else, the political landscape of the Ming Dynasty would immediately change,” Sun He murmured. “Even if he were watching from behind the scenes, these people would know very well that Zhu Yuanzhang would not intervene unless absolutely necessary.”
"So, what task did he give you?" Lin Feng asked Wang Yangming, who had sat down. "Or what message did he leave behind?"
“He didn’t leave a message,” Wang Yangming said with a smile.
Didn't you send a message?
Lin Feng breathed a slight sigh of relief: "Actually, he saved me, so he must have some request, which I will not refuse."
Wang Yangming continued, "He knows you won't refuse, but this matter doesn't require too much external force."
"He must have foreseen the current situation." Lin Feng said helplessly. In a sense, his words in the main hall just now could be considered a rejection of the other party.
Sensing the pressure within, he immediately led everyone to retreat.
The other side had naturally anticipated this, so they sent Wang Yangming to join their ranks early on, seeking some opportunity.
Wang Yangming casually made a helpless expression, then suddenly asked, "Are you really going to protect King Zhou?"
“Of course we’ll go.” Lin Feng nodded. “But before that, we need to go to the Heavenly Court.”
Heavenly Court?
Wang Yangming nodded calmly, and then asked no further questions.
As the Ghost Domain, transformed into a vehicle, headed towards the Heavenly Court, Liu and his two companions quietly found Lin Feng and took him to a small house nearby.
"Going to the Heavenly Court to protect King Zhou, I want to know your specific plans?" Liu, the shadowy figure, half-closed the door and waited for Sun He, Tang Hong, and Wen Chen to enter before closing the door and setting up a sealing barrier.
“Brother, the situation is completely out of our control now. You need to give us at least a definite answer, otherwise we will have no choice but to flee overseas and wait for the war to end.” Jianzhi Sang smiled and leaned closer: “You have sent out almost all four lists. Although it is not much different from our original plan, but... this is not fair.”
Lin Feng replied with a smile, "Back then, you entrusted me with the authority to handle all four lists."
"Hmph, yes, but what you're doing now makes me uneasy!" Puppet Zhang immediately leaned closer with an angry face.
"I see..." Lin Feng said helplessly, "So what are your thoughts?"
"Brother, are you testing us?" Paper-cutting Sang's expression immediately changed: "Do you think the three of us can outweigh your ideas?"
Lin Feng seemed not to have heard: "I plan to send the Demon Sealing List to the Heavenly Court."
"Um?"
The three men, including Dengying Liu, were stunned. Even Sun He and the others were dumbfounded for a few seconds.
"Send it to the Heavenly Court?" Paper-cutting Sang momentarily forgot what was on her mind and asked incredulously, "You think they would use it?"
"Yes, I will." Lin Feng offered no further explanation.
"Enough with the nonsense, just get to the point!" Puppet Zhang had no intention of listening and grabbed Lin Feng, saying, "Kid, let's be frank. Tell me how you plan to end the war? Or who you're going to help and who you want to win!"
“Yes, brother.” Paper-cutting Sang suppressed his surprise: “We can’t help Xian Qin, but Wu Ming… why did you abandon Wu Ming? I thought you were going to help Wu Ming. Even if you can’t defeat Xian Qin, at least we can rest easy. But now you’ve gone to protect King Zhou. This can’t be done so carelessly.”
"If it were only Xian Qin, they would definitely be the winners. But with Wu Ming around, they can't win this war against anyone." Lin Feng said with certainty, "If this continues, it will take at least a thousand years. Are you going to keep waiting like this?"
“If other participants get involved, the fighting could go on for ages,” Sun He warned from the side.
"No matter how many thousands or tens of thousands of years pass, this matter will eventually come to an end," Liu Dengying said slowly. "The struggle for humanity is the struggle for humanity, and the Investiture of the Gods is the Investiture of the Gods. Give King Zhou to them, and this matter will soon be over!"
The voice of Liu, the Shadow of the Lamp, startled Lin Feng. This was indeed the simplest method.
After all, their mission had nothing to do with humanity, and Zhu Yuanzhang's thoughts had nothing to do with them!
Even if Zhu Yuanzhang saved them, he only saved Lin Feng and helped Lin Feng repel the Xian Qin who had provoked him. It had nothing to do with the three of them and would never have anything to do with them!
"All three religions are watching King Zhou," Lin Feng said, enunciating each word clearly. "How will you make your move?"
These three men didn't care about King Zhou's life or death, nor did they care about humanity; they only thought about throwing him out to complete their mission.
In that case, they are very dangerous, acting exactly like the Foundation.
Upon careful consideration, no one would dare to easily kill King Zhou at this time. Bringing the Human Emperor down from the throne was a matter of course, but killing the Human Emperor could very likely result in a humanitarian backlash.
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