Chapter 63 Plan
After the palace banquet, Zhao Yuzhang took his men back to the Shanglinyuan camp, while the Ministry of Justice and the Yiluansi began to investigate the death of envoys from various countries.
To prevent the matter from being leaked and spreading to the envoy's country, thereby triggering a war, the two departments sealed off the Sifang Pavilion and conducted a secret investigation.
However, when the ministers saw that the interpreter from the Sifangguan had just reported to the court and was thrown into prison the next day, they couldn't help but talk about it and ask around.
Since the death of the previous emperor, Empress Dowager Chi has taken power. In less than a year, she has swiftly deposed Prime Minister Li and executed Zhen Ruicai. Her decisive and ruthless actions have gradually made those ministers who originally did not take her seriously become wary and fearful of her.
Everyone in the court, whether civil or military, was worried about offending Empress Dowager Chi and losing their heads.
But this also gave rise to an anti-Chi force that was quietly brewing and surging undercurrent.
Zhao Mingyue was completely unaware of this and was still immersed in the joy of the Jinwu Guard's victory.
After all, aren't all the big and small matters in the court under A Niang's control? What does she have to worry about?
Zhao Mingyue came to the back hall. The first thing she saw was Chi Qie, wearing a dark silk robe. She was sitting quietly on a chair behind the desk, with her eyes slightly closed, as if she was asleep.
She walked lightly, and before she got close, Chi Li opened her eyes, alert. But the moment she saw her, her eyes softened and she smiled, "It's Mingyue, what's going on?"
Zhao Mingyue walked over to the table, placed her palm lightly on it, and said aggrievedly, "Do I have to have something to ask for before I can come to my mother?"
Although she complained like this, she did come to see Chi Lan for something.
Ever since she heard what Zhao Yuzhang said at the palace banquet, she has been wanting to push for the enlistment of the new recruits of the Jinwu Guard.
Then he continued, "I want to formally enlist the new recruits of the Golden Crow Guard. This way, they can become independent households like male soldiers, own their own land, and no longer be burdened by families."
"Oh?" Chi Li looked up at her and smiled faintly, "This isn't your idea, is it?"
Zhao Mingyue was shy and immediately blushed in shame, but she tried to hide it, mumbling, "Mother always looks down on me. Can't I have such thoughts? Mother taught me to put my stance first. I think it would be great to recruit more female soldiers for our use."
Chi Qi looked at her softly, the smile on her lips deepening. A year had passed, and the child was indeed smarter than before.
At least, his eyes were richer and deeper than the original clear and pure ones, and contained his own observations and thoughts.
She actually felt a little emotional.
"Of course, my mother's Mingyue has grown up and can already stand on her own." As she said that, she stretched out her hand towards Zhao Mingyue.
Zhao Mingyue was startled for a moment, then leaned forward slightly. Chi Yan then touched her hair as she had done in the past. Zhao Mingyue felt the warmth and broadness of her palm, and her heart warmed.
For the past six months, she has been busy with the affairs of the Jinwu Guard, and it seems that she has not been so close to her mother for a long time.
But before she could feel it for a while, Chi Li withdrew her hand and said in a serious tone, "This matter won't be accomplished overnight, so there's no need to rush. But since you want to do it, I naturally support you. I'll have Wu Shishu draft the imperial edict, and then have the Ministry of Revenue cooperate with you. Go ahead and do it, but remember to proceed cautiously."
"Yes! I'll remember it!" Zhao Mingyue said happily.
She stood up and looked up at Chi Lan's face. She felt a hint of fatigue between her brows and couldn't help feeling a little worried. She was about to say something when she heard the sound of boots at the door.
"Your Majesty, the Chief Inspector of the Armament Bureau requests an audience."
Chi Li closed her eyes and said, "You can leave now."
Zhao Mingyue had no choice but to bow and leave the hall, but she didn't notice that the moment she turned to leave, Chi Lu opened her eyes again, with a cold look in her eyes.
When Liu Shen Ai walked in, she heard Chi Yan's command: "Open the data panel."
Liu Shen'ai was stunned for a moment, then opened the data panel, which showed that Chi Li (the vicious stepmother) had obtained 8261 points.
Chi Li's eyes stopped precisely on that line of numbers. "Why haven't my points increased?"
Liushenai analyzed, "Maybe it's because the heroine's trust in you is already full."
"Maybe?" Chi Li glanced at her. She didn't like such an ambiguous answer.
"Even the system cannot fully understand and grasp human thoughts." Liu Shen'ai crossed his arms and said expressionlessly.
Just like the host, she had no idea what she was thinking.
Chi Li lowered her eyes in thought and murmured softly, "Is this the upper limit?"
Compared with the more than 50 million points that Xie Qinjian has, this is really too little. It is impossible to deal with him with these points.
Unless... Chi Qi turned her gaze to Liu Shen Ai.
Liu Shen Ai took a step back cautiously, "What are you doing? The rules for obtaining points are set by the Lord God. Look at me, there's nothing I can do."
"But as a subsystem, don't you already have self-awareness? Why can't you try to modify the settings? For example, control or replace the main system." Chi Li's tone was cold.
Liu Shen Ai sternly refused, "That's impossible! The main system is much more advanced and powerful than me. If I try to control the main system, I will definitely be retaliated."
Seeing how opposed she was, Chi Qi had no choice but to give up the idea. After all, it was not easy for 006 to awaken consciousness. It was indeed inhumane to let her risk her own death to conquer the main system.
Before the player bound to the main god system died, she did not want to part ways with the system for the time being.
Then we have to think of other ideas.
"In that case, we have to find a way to consume more of Xie Qinjian's points."
Chi Qi picked up the bronze mirror that was upside down on the table and took in the situation of Xie Qinjian who was far away in Yanzhou.
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Xie Qinjian naturally didn't know that there was a pair of invisible eyes watching him.
After he replaced the male protagonist, he did not return to the capital according to the original plot, but went to Yanzhou.
Yanzhou is not far from the northwest border and its economy is not prosperous, so the governor, Prince Yu Zhao Zhuo, has always felt uncomfortable here.
His father was the third son of Rong Gaozu, who was exiled to Yanzhou after failing to seize the throne and died in depression. He not only inherited his father's title, but also inherited his father's ambition.
After Emperor Rong Ai passed away, he anticipated that the useless Zhao Chun would not be able to sit firmly on the throne, but he did not expect that in the end it would be the cruel and vicious Empress Dowager Chi who would take control of the government.
Even a woman can ascend to power, so why can't he, a descendant of the Zhao family, become the emperor?
The more Zhao Zhuo thought about it, the more indignant he felt, and the stronger his desire to become emperor became.
Unfortunately, in order to restrict the local areas and kings, the late emperor did not give him military power as a governor, nor could he mobilize the army. He only had a thousand palace soldiers to obey his orders, and he was unable to compete with the imperial guards.
He had no choice but to secretly recruit soldiers and train them privately, but in the end they were no match for the regular army of the court.
When Zhao Zhuo was at his wit's end, a talented person came to him.
This person was naturally Xie Qinjian. He said that he was the nephew of Zhen Ruicai and had served in the Left Eagle Guard. Later, he was persecuted by Empress Dowager Chi and had no choice but to seek refuge with him.
Zhen Ruicai is in charge of the imperial guards. If he gets his support, wouldn't it be a matter of minutes for him to take over the capital?
Zhao Zhuo immediately treated him as a guest of honor and asked him about the situation in the capital.
Xie Qinjian naturally picked up on what he wanted to hear, and then said that Zhen Ruicai was feared by Empress Dowager Chi, and he was afraid that he could not protect himself and would be harmed by her sooner or later. Moreover, the emperor was now imprisoned in the palace by her, and even if he wanted the princes to send troops to rescue him, he could not issue an imperial edict.
Zhao Zhuo was naturally filled with righteous indignation upon hearing this. "The late emperor's body is still warm, and yet Empress Dowager Chi is already wearing imperial attire to offer sacrifices at the ancestral temple. Her ambition to usurp the throne is obvious to everyone!"
"Poor Li Mian and other loyal ministers and generals all died tragically at her hands. Even the emperor... was imprisoned for her! Is it really fate that wants to destroy my great honor? Qin Jian, I want to send troops to the capital to rescue the emperor. Unfortunately, I only have a thousand soldiers. How can I resist the imperial guards?"
After hearing his advice, Xie Qinjian immediately said, "I do have a plan, but I don't know if Lord Zhao dares to use it."
Zhao Zhuo naturally asked him to speak quickly, so Xie Qinjian suggested that he assassinate the envoy of Xiqi and provoke a war between the two countries, thereby tying down the central military forces. It would be much easier to raise troops to support the king at that time.
This plan does not require any soldiers, only a few assassins, which is exactly what Zhao Zhuo wants.
Xiqi harassed the border every year anyway, and he was just catalyzing the conflict. When he became emperor, no, when he rescued the emperor, he would send troops to destroy Xiqi and reclaim the lost territory. That would be a great achievement.
The only difficulty is, how to find the killer? How to ensure that they will not give him away if they fail?
In order to gain Zhao Zhuo's trust, Xie Qinjian naturally took on the task and immediately selected ten men from Zhao Zhuo's palace soldiers for training.
It was called training, but in fact, they used points to exchange for props and turned all ten people into puppets. However, there was no clue from the surface, so naturally they were not afraid of being discovered.
Afterwards, he sent these ten puppets to the capital to assassinate the envoy. After they succeeded, he ordered them to commit suicide by taking poison. Once the poison was taken, the puppets would be corroded completely, leaving only a pool of blood.
In this way, the investigators will not be able to find the murderer even if they rack their brains.
Xie Qinjian was very satisfied with his perfect plan. The only thing he was dissatisfied with was that it cost him 10,000 points.
Fortunately, he still has 50 million points, so this amount of money is just a drop in the bucket for him. Besides, in order to become the main god, no matter how much he spends, it is worth it.
After all, he did this not to help Zhao Zhuo, but for himself.
In order to successfully play the perfect protagonist, one must complete the main tasks of the story. In "The Beloved of the Usurping General", he only has two main tasks.
One is to marry the princess, and the other is to usurp the throne and become emperor.
After all, a perfect protagonist must have a peerless beauty by his side before he achieves success, right?
Although the plot can be changed, the choice of the heroine cannot be changed, and the main task cannot be changed.
Therefore, this war is inevitable, and Zhao Mingyue cannot escape her fate of marrying off!
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