Guan Ya said: "My father told me that the Queen Mother didn't want the Shenrui Army to march north because she was worried that Wu Xin's achievements would overthrow the emperor, and that the Shenrui Army would grow and threaten the imperial power!"
"But there is a more important reason. The two dynasties have been at war for several years. The farmland has been barren and the population has shrunk. The national treasury is empty. The Southern Dynasty's imperial iron armored camp needs to recuperate and can no longer support the national war!"
"Wu Xin was a master at military affairs, but he was a green hand at politics. He did not understand the court's hints and repeatedly denounced the court in public, accusing the Queen Mother of interfering in politics and harming the country and the people."
"When Wu Xin was ordered to return to the capital, he was placed under house arrest before he could see the Queen Mother. Two days later, he died in the post house. The court announced that he died of illness! Afterwards, the subordinates who followed Wu Xin back to the capital gathered to cause trouble, but they were suppressed forcefully!"
Zhang Yuanqing interrupted when he heard this: "I remember Brother Hongji said that some were killed, some were detained, and most were dismissed."
Guan Ya sneered, "Dismissed? How could the court dismiss them? They escaped. Dismissal is the court's way of saving face. Of course, these people are not important. After reviewing and analyzing the incident, I found that the person who really deserves investigation is Zhao Kai!"
"Zhao Kai?" Zhang Yuanqing was puzzled!
"After the news of Wu Xin's death in the posthouse spread, the generals of the Shenrui Army who followed him back to the capital began to make trouble. The imperial court seemed to have anticipated this and quickly surrounded and wiped out those soldiers. Zhao Kai was in charge of leading the team!" Guan Ya talked freely.
"Zhao Kai was born into the royal family. He is your cousin in terms of seniority! At that time, he was the commander of the city defense army's armored battalion. The year after Wu Xin's death, he was promoted to the Ministry of War by the Queen Mother. Within three years, he was promoted three levels and became the Minister of War!"
"After the Queen Mother died, Zheng Wenhan took control of the government and began to suppress the royal family. Zhao Kai was dismissed from his post and became an idle prince in the capital!"
"Zhao Kai's father is a prince, and the previous emperor's younger brother Zhao Kai is not the son of Chang, so he cannot inherit the title of prince. He was granted the next level of rank, the title of Prince of a County, and the title of Yongyan!"
Zhang Yuanqing fell into deep thought after hearing this, and summarized all the information: "Concubine Wan told me that it was Zheng Wenhan who killed Wu Xin. This was not the Queen Mother's original intention. The Queen Mother was coerced by Zheng Wenhan to kill first and report later."
"After discovering that her brother had killed Wu Xin on his own initiative, the queen mother, who had been in charge of government for many years, knew that there was no turning back, so she informed the royal family member Zhao Kaicheng and ordered him to eliminate Wu Xin's subordinates!"
"After that, in order to prevent the Shenrui Army from rebelling thousands of miles away, she can only collude with the Northern Dynasty to destroy this invincible army!" Guan Ya thought for a moment and added, "Collaborating with the Northern Dynasty to destroy the Shenrui Army is a taboo. Who do you think the Queen Mother will give it to?"
Zhang Yuanqing said, "Zheng Wenhan!"
This answer does not require any thought. After all, Shi Xin was killed by Zheng Wenhan, so it is safest to let Zheng Wenhan handle this matter!
"So Zheng Wenhan had colluded with the Northern Dynasty military more than a decade ago, which allowed Wanyan Rentu to reach a private agreement!" he added!
Guan Ya nodded and commented: "Zheng Wenhan killed Wu Xin that year because he felt threatened by Wu Xin. He couldn't suppress a general who was so powerful that he threatened the emperor! If he is not eliminated as soon as possible, he will definitely become an obstacle to his monopoly of power!"
"So they used their family ties to kidnap the Queen Mother and killed her first and reported later, leaving her with no way out and no choice but to give up the Shenrui Army! Zheng Wenhan is the biggest beneficiary of this incident! Um~ and Zhao Kai!" Guan Ya pulled the words back and said: "Go check Zhao Kai, he is a participant and should know the most about Wu Xin's death! The Queen Mother ordered him to handle this matter back then"
"It shows that he has great trust in this old prince from the royal family."
"Where is Prince Zhao Kai's palace?" Zhang Yuanqing asked bluntly!
"The Yongyan Palace on Anle Street!" Guan Ya said!
"Go find Sun Miaomiao and ask her to prepare to sneak into the Prince's Mansion!" Zhang Yuanqing said, "I have to go out for something!"
Although Sun Miaomiao is in the enemy camp, her main and side quests do not conflict with the tyrant camp, so Zhang Yuanqing is not in a hurry to change her camp!
In the eyes of the national teacher, his disciple Sun Miaomiao had died in the assassination attempt by the Yang family. Sun Miaomiao was a chess piece outside the enemy's sight.
Zhang Yuanqing thinks it is more beneficial to keep it "secret" than to make it public!
"I'll take you there!" Guan Ya stood up!
Zhang Yuanqing put the trumpet into his arms, followed Guan Ya out of the spacious bedroom, got on the carriage that Guan Ya had prepared for him and left Yang's house!
After the carriage had been rumbling along the street for a quarter of an hour, Zhang Yuanqing took out his trumpet and told the driver to "go to the outer city!"
Under his guidance, the carriage drove around and stopped outside a large mansion with two entrances in the outer city. The plaque read "Xu Mansion".
"Wait for me here!" Zhang Yuanqing jumped off the carriage and knocked on the door of the mansion!
The person who opened the door was a simple and honest young man. He looked at Zhang Yuanqing and saw that he looked pale, with dry hair and a cold body. He was immediately shocked.
"Who are you looking for?"
"Is Gang Leader Duan at home?" Zhang Yuanqing asked!
"Who are you?" Ah Niu did not answer and repeated the previous question!
"Please tell Gang Leader Duan that I have fulfilled my promise. Is he willing to help me, a poor boy whose family has fallen on hard times?" Zhang Yuanqing said, adding, "I am Wang Beiwang's friend!
When Ah Niu heard this, his vigilance disappeared a lot and he said, "Wait here!" After that, he closed the door and hurried into the house!
A quarter of an hour later, Yang Zhang Yuanqing heard hurried footsteps again, and then the door opened and A Niu respectfully made a gesture to invite him in: "The gang leader wants to see you!"
Zhang Yuanqing led the way across the threshold and entered the house!
Behind the threshold is a large front yard with a stone-paved road extending to the lobby 20 meters away!
"Boss Duan is in the hall, please come in!" Ah Niu bowed as he entered the lobby.
Zhang Yuanqing walked forward and pushed open the lattice door of the lobby. As the light poured in, he saw Duan Huoshen, who had dark red hair and a square face, sitting in the hall opposite the door!
The reckless, irritable, and strong temperament almost comes from outside!
Next to him sat the swordsman Xu Chang Lao, who was dressed like a Taoist priest in a Taoist robe and a Taoist hairpin.
Zhang Yuanqing raised his trumpet and said with a smile, "I have heard of you for a long time. The name of Duan Huoshen is well-known!"
Zhang Yuanqing said, "I have no way out!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a reminder sounded from the spirit realm in Chang Yuanqing's ears: "Ding, congratulations on completing the side quest: Conquer the Qinglong Gang!"
[Ding side quest location: Eliminate Zheng Wenhan!]
Tianji Building!
A bright star appeared on Zhang Yuanqing's forehead, and his eyes shone with a clear and majestic starlight. The power of the moon poured into the cells in his body, absorbing the spiritual power eagerly!
The power of the Phantom God's Heart was also unlocked simultaneously!
When he returned to level six, his side quest was to kill Zheng Wenhan.
Zhang Yuanqing was pleasantly surprised. His core plan was to eliminate the overlap between the Zheng family's side quests and their goals, which would save him a lot of time and energy!
After thinking about it, he became a little worried. He was already level 6 now. According to the progress and level of the dungeon, he would be back to the master level after eliminating the Zheng family. This meant that after eliminating the Zheng family, he would face the national master, the level 8 master!
The Imperial Master is probably trying to reach level nine, so the realm he is facing now should be the peak of level eight!!
At the early stage of level 7, there is no chance of winning against the peak of level 8, even in a dual-class faceoff, unless Xiaoyuan and the Palace Master can keep up with the progress of their tasks. If they can't, things will be bad.
Zhang Yuanqing, the Yin corpse in Xu's house, held the little horn and said without further ado, "Boss Duan, I plan to gather experts to attack the Zheng family. As long as we kill the brothers Zheng Wenhan and Zheng Wenshi, the power of the Zheng family in the capital will naturally disintegrate!"
Gang Leader Duan did not speak. Elder Xu Chang beside him pondered for a few seconds and said with a smile: "That's the truth. Are you sure? You must know that the National Master supports the Zheng family, and the National Master is a master, and he is also a Golden Crow. He may have master-level spirit servants and Yin corpses!"
"I can handle it!" said Gang Leader Duan!
Elder Xu Chang gave a bitter smile: "Even so, Zheng Wenhan has great power in the government, and his residence has countless guests and many junior masters. There are also many fighters in the city defense army and the Imperial City Division. Zheng's followers such as Tuo Chang are coming to support him. Except for Gang Leader Duan, everyone else will surely die!"
Zhang Yuanqing did not give any promises or guarantees, saying: "Born in troubled times, I have to die when I have to. It depends on whether Mr. Xu Chang is willing to sacrifice himself heroically for the people of the Southern Dynasty."
Xu Chang blew his beard and glared angrily, "Stupid emperor, don't try to provoke me with words!"
"I am the ruler of the Southern Dynasty. I am trapped in a situation where I cannot retreat. I should die for the country!" Zhang Yuanqing bowed as a ruler and said, "Please die for the Southern Dynasty as well!"
Tianji Building!
Zhang Yuanqing manipulated the corpse into the carriage and returned to Yang's Mansion. He immediately cut off contact with the corpse and concentrated on thinking about the "chess game". Only by knowing both yourself and the enemy can you win every battle.
He had to list out his own goals and the enemy's goals, so that he could understand how the enemy would plan and how he should respond!
His goal was clear. He would gather strong men to attack the Zheng family. After Zheng Wenhan died and the Zheng family's power was scattered, he would fight a decisive battle with the national teacher and completely control the capital!
These are not enough, so in order to bring the Shenrui Army into the camp and gain their support, the truth of the Wu Xin case must be uncovered!
The enemy's (national master) goal is to destroy the Southern Dynasty and use the Southern Dynasty's national destiny and dragon energy to reach a higher level!
Now that he has moved into Tianji Tower, his reputation among the people has improved, and the Imperial Master is very embarrassed. First of all, the Imperial Master cannot kill him personally, as the cost of the Five Sorrows of Heaven and Earth is unbearable!
Secondly, it is even more impossible to let the tyrant die in Tianji Tower. Once Zhao Shun dies, the imperial teacher will surely suffer from the aftermath. Although his reputation, which he has built for decades, will not be shaken by his one son, will most likely be ruined.
The Imperial Master is at a critical moment in his cultivation. Who knows what the consequences of unstable dragon energy will be?
After analyzing the enemy's goals and situation, you can actually know the enemy's moves clearly!
There are only three things that the national teacher can do: First, prevent Zhao Shun from continuing to gain the hearts of the people and compete for the dragon spirit! Second, prevent Zhao Shun from destroying the Zheng family and controlling the court! Third, wait for the Northern Dynasty army to overthrow the Southern Dynasty and seize the national destiny that has been scattered from the descendants of the Zhao family to advance to a higher level!
It can be concluded that the Imperial Master will take a defensive stance in this new game, destroying his fire plan and waiting for the Northern Dynasty army to arrive!
Then his focus is to ensure that every move he makes is successful and not disrupted!
The two most important steps at the moment are to ensure that the Palace Master and Xiao Yuan keep up with his progress in their tasks, otherwise he will be desperate when facing the peak level 8 master alone!
The next step is to pull the Divine Sharp Army into the camp. The Divine Sharp Army may not have a leader, but it must have a large number of high-quality saints with strong combat power, and there are definitely more than just the three that appeared a few days ago!
This is a force that cannot be ignored. At least in the process of destroying the Zheng family, the Shenrui Army is an extremely important force. Without the Shenrui Army, it would be difficult for the Zheng family's action to succeed!
Thinking of this, Zhang Yuanqing knew what to do next.