The Imperial Study of the Kyoto Imperial Palace.
Emperor Chengping paced back and forth in his study, rubbing his temples with a headache and snorting coldly: "Outrageous! Who exactly is behind this, swallowing up Prince Rong's assets?"
"Your Majesty, the chaos in the capital has been basically brought under control. On the surface, Your Majesty is the biggest beneficiary. However, the repeated occurrence of massacres caused by the use of magical potions has damaged Your Majesty's benevolence."
Privately, some people are spreading rumors that the royal family is carrying out a major purge of powerful officials..." Xie Ming sat aside analyzing the situation, revealing a sense of worry.
In fact, Emperor Chengping originally intended to eliminate some powerful ministers and weed out those restless aristocratic families to avoid potential threats.
But these things can't be rushed; it's just a matter of putting them on the agenda.
The reason was that Emperor Chengping had just quelled the chaos in the capital and needed to consolidate his power, ease relations with all parties, and seize the opportunity to carry out a ploy to eliminate enemies and balance the power of the country.
They secretly amassed a powerful army, waiting for the right moment to strike.
After all, Emperor Chengping's immediate priority was to seize Prince Rong's assets, control the purse strings, and then plan for other things.
However, just as Emperor Chengping sent people to take over Prince Rong's assets, the massacre of the entire family in the capital occurred, and major cases of Qinglong and other forces swallowing up assets broke out in other towns, bringing disaster to the whole country.
Emperor Chengping ordered the Ministry of Justice to investigate the case, and the results showed that the Demonic Sect was causing chaos in the world.
Has the Demonic Sect truly emerged?
Or is the Demonic Sect the work of that man?
Xie Ming was also confused. Emperor Chengping sat on the dragon throne in a huff, looked at the mountain of memorials on the table and said, "I have become a scapegoat for some people."
"If even my purse is stolen, what am I?"
"Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to fight back. We cannot be passively controlled by others, otherwise it will endanger Your Majesty's throne," Xie Ming advised reluctantly.
Emperor Chengping gritted his teeth, forcing out a resolute statement: "I will immediately issue an edict ordering Fu Ya to travel south to welcome the bride..."
"Uh, does His Majesty think Fu Ya is up to no good in the dark?" Xie Ming couldn't figure out what Emperor Chengping was thinking. Why did he suspect Fu Ya?
Fu Ya was, after all, a lone wolf.
Even if Fu Ya's true form was an immortal master who enslaved a demonic dragon and brought disaster to the world, the assets of Prince Rong cannot prove that the massacre of the entire family in the capital was related to Fu Ya!
Emperor Chengping shook his head slightly and transmitted his voice: "Protector Xie, don't you think that the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is secretly pushing things along behind Fu Ya's back?"
"Well, if the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is secretly using the name of the Demonic Sect to seize Prince Rong's assets and undermine His Majesty's benevolence, what would they be after?" Xie Ming felt that this possibility was unlikely.
The immortal sects despise the demonic sects and would never stoop to such a level.
Emperor Chengping shook his head in denial: "No, Protector Xie has misunderstood what I meant."
"I believe the immortal sects and the demonic sects are irreconcilable. The demonic sects have always been ruthless and unscrupulous; it's not surprising that they would impersonate disciples of the immortal sects to carry out their duties, is it?"
"Hiss, does His Majesty mean that the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is actually a demonic sect, acting under the banner of an immortal sect and then secretly using its demonic sect identity to stir up trouble? That's quite possible!" Xie Ming stood up in surprise, revealing an incredulous expression.
Emperor Chengping nodded slightly and transmitted his voice: "Yes, that's exactly what I mean."
After all, creating an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 with a wave of the hand is an incredible feat, something only the Demonic Sect could accomplish.
Fortunately, I didn't leave behind thirty or forty thousand invincible troops, otherwise they might have been the main force attacking the palace!
"Well, if the invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 were to cooperate with the Demonic Sect's current scourge on the major powers in the capital, it would not be impossible for it to incite civil and military officials to force the emperor to abdicate."
"If that's the case, could it be that the Demonic Sect has transformed into the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect and is secretly supporting Wu Wei's ascension to the throne? Is that even possible?" Xie Ming's words became increasingly outrageous and unbelievable.
The key point is that the Five Elements and Eight Trigrams Demon-Suppressing Array was used to monitor the capital. It only discovered that conflicts and wars broke out between families, but no special person was found to have drugged the food and drinks to cause the family forces to fight each other. This is very strange.
This situation is like a celestial master creating an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 with a wave of his hand—mysterious, effortless, and untraceable.
"Your Majesty, a message has been sent by carrier pigeon from the border!" came the announcement from outside the Imperial Study.
Emperor Chengping and Xie Ming exchanged a glance, then with a wave of his hand, he released a burst of magical power, opened the door, and said, "Bring it up?"
"Yes, sir!" The captain of the guards presented a carrier pigeon.
Emperor Chengping waved his hand again, taking the letter tube that the man had held above his head into his hands. He took out the secret letter from the tube, unfolded it, and slammed his hand on the table: "Damn it! Wu Wei led the Invincible Army to fight against the Great Yan Dynasty's army. The bodies of the fallen Invincible Army soldiers have turned black and decomposed. They deserve to die..."
"What? So the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is actually a fake Demonic Sect?" Xie Ming exclaimed in shock, breaking out in a cold sweat in an instant.
If this is true, and if Emperor Chengping had left behind an invincible army of 30,000 to 40,000 three days ago, the massacre that broke out at this time might have been an attack on the palace.
Having received news of the chaos in Kyoto, Zheng Ya arrived through the air and was dumbfounded when he glimpsed the scene in the Imperial Study. What was going on?
This kind of framing and using someone else to do the dirty work is too vicious.
Unable to defend himself, Zheng Ya was so shocked that he didn't know what to say. He felt powerless and began to question the meaning of life.
You're still too young!
Despite having lived four lifetimes, his total age was no more than sixty, and the oldest he was currently experiencing life was no more than twenty.
As the saying goes, experience is the best teacher. If you experience too little, you won't be able to temper your mind and body. Even if you are familiar with all kinds of plots in online novels and have no shortage of schemes and tricks, your character will not grow enough and you will be far inferior to those who are skilled in scheming.
In this single battle, Zheng Ya was defeated.
The key issue is that he was successfully framed and didn't even know who the other party was.
This opponent seems to have a comprehensive plan, constantly updating its strategy, making it impossible to defend against.
In the imperial study, Emperor Chengping rose again and paced back and forth, trying his best to suppress his anger: "Does Protector Xie have any other ideas?"
"Your Majesty, based on the intelligence we have now, the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is the incarnation of the Demonic Sect."
However, Your Majesty, please don't forget that the man never showed up.
"Given that old man's cunning plan, it's not impossible that he might use someone else to do the dirty work and make the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect take the blame. Your Majesty, please reconsider?" Xie Ming was speechless, but he was certain of one thing: the opponent was Sheng Xiang.
Now that Fu Ya and Wu Wei have arrived, a four-way competition has been formed.
Xie Ming was confident that no one in this world could rival him. Therefore, in Xie Ming's view, Fu Ya was someone who had crossed over to the Demon Sect and joined forces with Wu Wei to plot a coup, but his power was not enough to overthrow the Zheng family's imperial power.
Otherwise, when Wu Wei commanded 30,000 to 40,000 invincible troops, he could have seized the throne. Why did he need to divide the forces and implement a two-pronged strategy?
Isn't this just asking for trouble, exposing their whereabouts, and courting death?
Based on this analysis, Xie Ming can be fairly certain that Sheng Xiang is behind this, and there is no other possibility.
Emperor Chengping, unaware of Xie Ming's thoughts, shook his head and transmitted his voice: "Protector Xie, no matter what, I cannot sit idly by and wait for my death."
Regardless of whether the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is an incarnation of the Demonic Sect, I will drive Fu Ya out of the capital to test the waters and do my best to promote the struggle between the Demonic Sect and that lord.
After all, they used the Demonic Sect to create chaos in the capital, which gave them the opportunity to plunder Prince Rong's assets scattered throughout the land..."
"Robbing resources, how ruthless..." Xie Ming realized belatedly...
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