Sheng Xiang secretly orchestrated a scheme, causing various factions of the Dali Dynasty to gather in Yanhai City, while others dispersed around the outskirts of the Inspectorate to watch the show.
Among them, the royal family made the most offerings, totaling twenty-one.
The leader, Master Tianyuan, sat cross-legged on the roof of a wooden building and sent a telepathic inquiry: "Have the Embroidered Uniform Guard found any information?"
"My lord, our informant has sent word that the people of the Prince of Donglin are the most active in this conspiracy to seize the Dai family's secret realm."
Even if that person secretly fueled the flames and forced the Prince of Donglin onto the path of rebellion, based on the number of troops and retainers the Prince of Donglin had secretly cultivated over the years, he would have long since become powerful. If he hadn't been forced onto the path of rebellion by that person, it would have been only a matter of time before the Prince of Donglin rebelled. The Second Retainer sat cross-legged on the roof ridge to the right of the Heavenly Origin Master, revealing a terrifying truth.
Having grown strong, the Prince of Donglin possessed a number of supporters comparable to the Zheng imperial court, as well as the army and resources to overthrow the Zheng imperial court.
This is terrible, as it confirms that the Prince of Donglin was plotting a rebellion.
Master Tianyuan was horrified: "How is this possible?"
Where did the Prince of Donglin gather so many tributes? Could it be that the Prince of Donglin is colluding with foreign enemies and plotting something sinister?
Because the royal family has spies monitoring the entire world, any cultivator with the ability to serve as a retainer will be recruited by the royal family.
For a powerful family to attempt to recruit worshippers is tantamount to rebellion, and no family would dare to easily recruit worshippers.
However, while the emperor had policies to restrict the growth of family power, family power would also play tricks, secretly supporting and supporting their families.
This kind of thing is kept secret; everyone knows what's going on.
Even though the emperor was very dissatisfied with this, he was also wary of his family's power falling into a situation of shared misfortune and potentially turning against him. Therefore, the emperor could only pretend to be unaware of the situation.
The emperor was good at balancing power and often instigated hostility between family factions, which made it easier for the emperor to play the peacemaker and cause internal strife among the family factions.
The second retainer shook his head slightly and sighed: "The Prince of Donglin is now openly ambitious and no longer hides the number of retainers. It is known that there are eighteen retainers."
Besides these, no one knows how many other offerings there are.
Furthermore, most of these offerings came from the desolate islands of Mangshan, and were mostly fugitives wanted and hunted by the dynasty…
"How could that be? Those fugitives were all criminals who were discovered by the royal family, recruited but failed, or were prisoners who had been offered sacrifices by their destroyed families and were now on the run."
"They hate the royal family to the bone, this is going to be a big problem..." Realizing the unprecedented crisis, Tianyuan Shangren felt a chill that went straight to his bones as the protective shield of the Inspector's Mansion was shattered by the magical attack.
Those who cultivate the Tao speak of cause and effect.
More than half of the cultivators, once they set their sights on a particular family or power, may never change their original intention throughout their lives in order to avoid karmic retribution and obstacles to their cultivation.
If you add the element of enmity with someone to the mix, it becomes a fight to the death.
After all, about 30% of the cultivators are fence-sitters.
Considering the small number of the offering groups, this number is really not many.
It should be understood that cultivators are opportunistic; as long as they don't betray the core secrets of the faction they are loyal to, it's not a big deal. Earning resources for cultivation and selling off insider information is not shameful.
No one can guarantee whether such opportunistic individuals are actually counter-surveillance and infiltration agents.
Excluding this type of person who accounts for 25%, those who are truly turned against their own people and worshipped are less than 50%.
Otherwise, those opportunistic and unreliable figures kept by the royal family would probably have been eliminated by the two emperors long ago.
How can I tolerate someone else snoring beside my bed?
The number of people present to offer sacrifices may not be as large as the number of people in the Donglin County Prince's offering group, which is what worries Master Tianyuan the most.
Don't forget, there are other powerful factions outside, eyeing us covetously.
The second priest replied uneasily, "We can't let ourselves be used as pawns!"
After all, the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect is hidden in the shadows; how many retainers does that one figure possess, we have no idea?”
"You may have guessed the source of the crisis wrong."
On the surface, it was that person who secretly orchestrated and fueled this grand scheme.
In reality, that one might just want us to fight each other, weaken the patron group, and make it easier for him to take advantage of the situation. Tengensho-sama began to consider withdrawing.
But things have come to this point, and there's no turning back.
After all, that person had mobilized the entire patronage of the Prince of Donglin and other powerful families.
Such a large group of worshippers would be unwilling to accept the loss of some of their resources if a fight broke out.
Weakening the number of enemy offerings, seizing the Dai Clan's secret realm, quelling the rebellion in Jiangnan, taking control of Jiangnan's finances, and intervening in Jiangnan's political power are all tasks that all factions must contend for.
In particular, the Imperial Court, carrying the mission entrusted to them by Emperor Chengping, had no way out.
The second elder's face darkened: "It seems that not only do we have no chance to retreat, but we also have to stand up against the wind and wipe out the rebel faction of elders."
Is this the only way to demonstrate the authority and prestige of imperial power?
"Yes, this is the one who predicted our deadly battle against the Prince of Donglin!" Master Tianyuan stated his position directly, leaving no other choice.
The worshippers present all turned pale; were they about to fight to the death?
The second priest smiled sadly: "Now it seems that the one who devised this scheme was just trying to be the one who stalked the cicada."
However, His Majesty may have already taken advantage of Fu Ya, that fisherman.
If Fu Ya and the immortal masters of the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect were to interfere, it would be truly difficult to say who would emerge victorious!
"Yes, His Majesty has never offended Fu Ya or the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect. They must know who is secretly sowing discord between them."
Judging from the fact that the immortal master rode a demonic dragon to rescue the second prince, they clearly have no hostility towards the royal family and could very well become a surprise force to crush that one's last straw! "Tianyuan Shangren imagined.
The royal entourage was immediately filled with confidence and had nothing to worry about.
To be fair, it has always been the retired emperor who has been plotting against the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect, trying to eliminate this threat.
Meanwhile, the retired emperor was captured by Emperor Chengping, and they began to befriend the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect.
Furthermore, the Great Li Dynasty was in turmoil and suffered from excessive internal strife. Even if the Qian Yuan Immortal Sect seized the Zheng family's imperial power and obtained a broken dynasty, it would not fare well in the face of a strong invasion from external enemies.
Given Fu Ya's support for the royal family, he might not choose to overthrow the Zheng dynasty's imperial power.
On the contrary, they may become the ones who assist the royal family in eliminating the high-ranking members of the villainous forces in Jiangnan, pacifying Jiangnan, and accomplishing a great feat.
Many leaders of various factions have recognized this and are preparing to act.
At that moment, just as Earl Dai activated his ultimate killing formation and was about to self-destruct, Zheng Ya raised his hand and pointed: "Buzz!"
The plan accelerated, and in an instant, the master's body was controlled, assisting him in awakening as a congenital martial artist, achieving instant success.
The advisor was stunned, while Daiyu watched with great interest.
Earl Dai paused for a moment, then snorted indifferently, showing no sign of stopping the self-destruction of the ultimate killing formation. Zheng Ya waved his hand with amusement: "Earl Dai is willing to sacrifice the Dai clan for loyalty and reputation. What courage!"
"How about this?"
"Ah, hmm." Daiyu awakened her supernatural abilities under Zheng Ya's sudden attack, along with the more than 30,000 soldiers gathered in the Inspectorate, some of whom also awakened supernatural abilities and martial arts physiques.
This invisibly disrupted the operation of Earl Dai's deadly formation: "Despicable and shameless, even if I die, I will make sure you die without a burial place..."
"Father, do you really want to destroy the Dai family?" Dai Shi desperately tried to salvage the situation...
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