Not long after Mo Ya and others returned to the General's Mansion, Han Fei and Wei Zhuang also returned to Zilanxuan.
Although Han Fei and Wei Zhuang left first, their horses were all killed and Han Fei had no means of transportation, so the two returned very slowly.
If Han Fei hadn't revealed his identity to the government in the next city, obtained two military horses, and had a means of transportation, the two of them might not have been able to return to Xinzheng at dawn.
It was already late at night when the two arrived at Zilanxuan, and most of the people in Zilanxuan had fallen asleep.
Zi Nu was a little worried about the two of them because they did not come back on time. When she heard that the two of them had returned, she immediately got up from the bed, put on a purple house robe, and went to see the two of them without any makeup.
When she saw Wei Zhuang's embarrassed appearance, Zi Nu was startled and quickly asked what was going on...
Wei Zhuang said nothing and went to the inner room to change clothes and treat his wounds. Han Fei, who was left behind, had to briefly explain what happened.
Zi Nu's expression changed after hearing this. The process was really thrilling. It was the biggest crisis. She almost couldn't come back from it.
Even if he was lucky enough to escape, if it hadn't been for an accident, at least he wouldn't have been able to come back tonight.
If you can't come back tonight, then there are still variables. The longer the delay, the more variables there will be and the more dangerous it will be.
"In the future, try to leave Xinzheng as little as possible. Even if you have to leave, you should take more people with you." Zi Nu persuaded her with Yuji's heart.
What happened tonight really scared her. If something happened to Han Fei and Wei Zhuang, others would not end well.
For Zilanxuan, the best outcome is to close down shop as soon as possible, abandon its fixed assets, and run away.
She can still run away, after all, she is good at martial arts, but it is difficult for Zilanxuan's sisters to run away.
Although they are also good at martial arts, they only have a little bit of it. They mostly use sneak attacks when the target is relaxed.
Ye Mu will never sit back and watch the people of Zilanxuan escape. When the time comes, the people who are caught in Zilanxuan will end up very tragic.
Huh?
Maybe it's not necessarily true. She has the jade pendant in her hand given by the man from Qin. If what he said is true, then maybe she can be protected in Zilanxuan.
But even if she can be protected, it is not what she wants to see. If she accepts the protection, Zilanxuan will definitely have to pay a price, and she, the owner of Zilanxuan, will have to pay an even greater price.
She didn't believe that that person was purely out of kindness...
"I know." Han Fei said with a serious face.
What happened tonight also shocked Han Fei greatly. He had never been so embarrassed in his life, and he had never been so close to death.
He is not afraid of death, but of a meaningless death. He still has many things to do.
Apart from being shocked, Han Fei was also very angry and had to fight back!
"How is Li Sima's situation?"
"Have the arrangements with the Wei State been completed?"
After thinking about this, Han Fei asked.
"The injuries on Li Sima's face have basically healed. You can wear a human skin mask. Unless you look closely, you won't be able to see any flaws."
"On the Wei side, through your relationship with Honglian and the power of Queen Mother Leling, the Pang family has agreed."
Purple Girl understood the situation, handed her a glass of orchid brew to calm her nerves, and reported everything.
Han Fei nodded slightly and said: "Go and finish tonight's matters tomorrow. The day after tomorrow is the court meeting. Zuo Sima's position will be decided by us in quicksand."
Because of his philosophy, Han Fei's counterattack would not involve physical destruction like the birds did. This violated the law and was unacceptable to Han Fei.
This is one of the reasons why Han Fei is not suitable to be a king, but is only suitable to be a prime minister. Before his great cause was achieved, he put many shackles on himself.
Of course, Han Fei cannot be wrong in doing so. In the anime, Han Fei once said: His law requires a powerful king.
Han Fei did not want to be a king at all, but wanted to be the prime minister of South Korea, and wanted Wei Zhuang to be the general of South Korea. The generals and ministers could work together to make South Korea strong.
If it really succeeds, and if it can control substantial power, and Han Fei can be cruel enough to oust Han Wangan, and if Qin doesn't intervene, there is still a chance of success, but it's not big.
Han Fei's method somewhat describes the king, but it is still unknown whether he can achieve this by advocating the centralization of power and violating his own ideals...
Zi Nu nodded slightly in agreement, and then said with a thoughtful look on her face: "Who do you think is attacking the birds?"
"I don't know. Anyway, it's not a force in South Korea."
"There should be no force in South Korea that can defeat hundreds of birds and call for help."
"I hope that mysterious force can severely weaken the power of Bainiao, which will also be of some benefit to us."
Han Fei shook his head, with a gloating smile on his face, which made you arrogant. Now you are kicking the iron plate. Someone will finally take care of you.
Without enough information, no matter how smart and wise Han Fei is, he is still a human being and not a god, and it is impossible to blame the Iron Blood Alliance or Luo Sheng out of thin air.
Zi Nu also had no clue. Her face without makeup was a little less charming and more enchanting than usual, and a little more clear and elegant. A trace of worry flashed in her watery purple eyes.
"I hope this mysterious force is a friend rather than an enemy, and at least remains neutral."
"You don't need to think too much, it's just the soldiers coming to cover up the water and the earth."
Zi Nu rolled her eyes at Han Fei and said angrily: "To put it lightly, you are still in trouble. Have you found any trace of Baiyue's murderer?"
Han Fei shook his head and said: "No, they left no useful clues. They hid them very deep and couldn't find any trace."
"But I have a solution. It's just that the solution is more passive. The initiative lies in the hands of others. There's nothing I can do."
Wei Zhuang walked out of the room, his muscular upper body wrapped in several bandages, and spoke expressionlessly.
"Are you going to lure the snake out of its hole, or are you going to wait for it?"
Han Fei spread his hands and said with a wry smile: "I want to lure the snake out of the hole, but I don't even know the logic of their actions. How can I lure the snake out of the hole?"
"So I had to resort to stupid methods and just wait and see."
Zi Nu blinked her beautiful eyes and chuckled, "Then who is that root plant?"
"Not one, but many."
"Tianze hates South Korea to the core and is madly retaliating against South Korea. However, the death of those noble officials cannot make South Korea feel the pain."
"The figures who conquered Baiyue back then were already the leaders of South Korea. Taking revenge on them would not only relieve the hatred to the greatest extent, but also make South Korea feel the pain and completely fall into chaos."
"Tianze didn't show up earlier or later, but he showed up at this time..."
"Although there is no evidence to prove it, I guess it was probably released by Night. They have enough strength and sufficient motivation."
"Brother Wei Zhuang, this is not an investigation. Guessing is still very helpful."
Wei Zhuang glanced at Han Fei coldly when he heard this.
The boy is quite vindictive. Didn't he just say "guessing has no substantial help to the truth" before? Is it worth paying it back to him now?
"Cooperation between jackals, tigers and leopards?"
"interesting."
Zi Nu smiled meaningfully.
"The purple girl is an apt metaphor."
"Tian Ze hates South Korea, and he hates Ye Mu even more. Once he gets out of trouble, he will definitely not let Ye Mu control him. He will definitely try his best to get rid of Ye Mu's control."
"If you want to get rid of Ye Mu's control, you have to hit Ye Mu's key points. What kind of key points can allow Tianze to get rid of his control?"
Zi Nu, Wei Zhuang looked thoughtful, thinking about the weakness of the night and the chips he cared about...
"It goes without saying that Ji Wuye's weight is sufficient. Bai Yifei is one of the four evil generals in the night. Chao Banshee's weight is definitely enough. It's unknown whether Raincoat Guest and Emerald Tiger's weight is enough..."
"However, Ji Wuye and Bai Yifei are very strong in themselves and in the forces under their command. Tianze should not take the initiative to seek death."
"Mrs. Mingzhu, the identity of the coir raincoat guest is unknown. Tianze has no choice but to take action."
"The Emerald Tiger is a target that can be dealt with, but its existence is replaceable."
"If the portion is not enough, there will be no chance. Tianze should not risk his own freedom."
"Who should Ze look for that day to be confident enough?"
After analyzing it, Zi Nu didn't think of an answer. She frowned slightly and felt a little distressed.
"You forgot someone..."
"That person is the hope of the future, and I have a lot of connections with him."
Wei Zhuang had already thought of an answer and looked at Han Fei for advice.
Zi Nu was very smart. After Wei Zhuang suggested something, an idea flashed in her mind, her brows relaxed, her eyes widened, and she blurted out.
"Prince!"
"As long as the prince is in hand, then Tianze will most likely be able to escape control."
Compared with the Baiyue refugee queen Tianze who kidnapped the Korean prince in the anime, it was so sudden that it was difficult to analyze and there was not enough time to analyze it.
In this world, Tianze, under the command of Cheng Xi, is assassinating noble officials who do not deal with the Qin State. In short, they are hard-line foreigners.
The time span is long, and if there is enough time to investigate and analyze, we can only know the identity of the murderer. It is not difficult to analyze and infer many things.
On the surface, Tian Ze is retaliating against South Korea; on a deeper level, we can see that Ye Mu is using Tian Ze to eliminate dissidents and attack political opponents; and on the third level, Ye Mu is preparing to show his own importance.
The deepest purpose, including Han Fei, was not seen through by all the smart people in Korea.
Because they could not detect the traces of Qin's actions.
Naturally, we cannot see the common characteristics among the dead noble officials, and cannot detect the deepest logic of action.
In this way, it is impossible to detect the mastermind behind the scenes. No matter how he plays, he is just a chess piece on the mastermind's chessboard. The only difference lies in the different functions.
"Miss Zinu, Bingxue is indeed smart. I also think Tianze's ultimate goal is the prince's brother."
"My father will not be in any danger. He is in a heavily guarded forbidden palace. An invasion would be very risky."
"With all due respect, the palace's ban can only be said to be passable. In fact, there are still many flaws. At least I have no problem with my freedom of entry and exit."
Wei Zhuang directly exposed the truth. The Han Palace could only say that it was not leaking from all directions and ordinary warriors could not sneak in.
This is still the credit of Cheng Xi. If it hadn't been for hiding the sun and scaring Han Wangan, Han Wangan would not have recruited martial arts masters to help blockade the palace.
Han Fei: "..."
"Don't deliberately try to tear me down. How many masters like you are there in the world?"
Wei Zhuang felt relieved when he heard the words, crossed his arms coolly, closed his eyes, and looked like he was listening attentively.
"The palace ban is the next best thing. The most important thing is that if something happens to my father, the person who will benefit the most will be Ye Mu."
"Once the crown prince ascends the throne, Ye Mu's strength will expand rapidly and reach an unstoppable level."
"There is no need to worry about my father's safety, but in addition to the final goal, it is not surprising that there are stage goals in the middle."
"For example, my fourth brother, me, Honglian, and my brothers who have not participated in government affairs and only enjoy the treatment of young masters."
"With Tianze's hatred, he would definitely not mind venting his hatred by killing the royal family."
"It's just that the children of the royal family who have no real power are less likely to be targeted, while the fourth brother and I are more likely."
"There is no need for me to worry about Fourth Brother. Others should probably arrange for more people to keep an eye on him."
Wei Zhuang opened his eyes and said coldly: "According to what you said, the important ministers in the court may also be targeted, such as Kaidai."
"There are a lot of people to keep an eye on. Not to mention the important officials in the court, even those you mentioned, we don't have enough manpower."
Han Fei smiled and said, "The Zifang family has a profound background, so there is no need to worry."
"As for the other important ministers, it depends on their own destiny. Anyway, the possibility of them being targeted is not high, and there are still the royal family's children in front."
"We really don't have enough manpower, so we need to ask for help."
"There's no way around it. It's a stupid way after all. It's better than doing nothing, right?"
As for who to ask for help, the three of them all knew very well that this kind of thing was really not something that ordinary people could do.
The people in the Iron Blood Alliance cannot be said to be the most professional, but in order to prevent both parties from defaulting on their bets, they must be able to keep tabs on them, and they are definitely not amateurs.
"We have to lose money again and owe favors again." Zi Nu said with a helpless smile.
If you want to ask someone for help, you must not let others be responsible for the expenses during the period of asking for help, and you also owe a favor, so others have no obligation to help you.
Not helping you is my duty, but helping you is my duty. If you don't realize this, the road will become narrower and narrower, and eventually you will have no way to go.
"There is nothing I can do. I have too many debts to bear. I will pay them back when I have the chance."
"How many people do you want?"
"Of course, the more, the merrier."
Hearing this, Zi Nu rolled her eyes at Han Fei and said, "To put it lightly, you don't know how expensive firewood and rice are when you're not a householder. Zi Lanxuan doesn't have a lot of savings."
"According to me, we should develop some financial resources."
"The results are too slow. After Li Kai takes over, we may be able to target the Emerald Tiger."
Wei Zhuang's meaning is very simple. He wants to rob the Jade Tiger. How can he do business quickly?
"Then it's time to block the target on the Emerald Tiger. Unless the core of Ye Mu is solved, Ye Mu will never be destroyed."
Han Fei nodded and agreed to rob the jade tiger.
It's just that the two people's understanding of robbery was different. Wei Zhuang was really robbing and doing business without capital, while Han Fei wanted to scratch a sufficient layer of profit from the process and results of destroying the Emerald Tiger.
"Okay, let's talk about this tonight. It's already getting very late."
"Tomorrow I have to go all the way in a carriage. If I don't rest, I won't be able to sleep."
"The palace gate has been locked. I will rest in Zilanxuan tonight."
"Miss Zi Nu, please make arrangements."
Zi Nu nodded slightly and stood up gracefully to make arrangements.
…
Early the next morning, Han Fei originally wanted to go to the palace to see Wang An of Han, but considering that today was not the day of the court meeting, his father probably had not gotten up yet.
If you forcefully ask for an audience and disturb your father's sleep, you will definitely be punished.
So Han Fei went back to Sikou Mansion and left Xinzheng with enough people, planning to report to Han Wangan when he came back.
It is worth mentioning that the scene was protected last night, and Han Fei gave the order while passing by the horse in the next city last night.
As a secretariat of the Central Court of South Korea and a prince of South Korea, when Han Fei issued an order, local officials did not dare to openly disobey the order even at night.
We would not dare to damage or destroy the scene, because the incident involved the assassination of important officials of the imperial court and the nobles of the royal family. If there was an accident, local officials would definitely take the blame.
There is a difference in taking the blame. If it is a blame-free one, in order to please the master, you will take it.
However, local officials cannot afford to take such a big blame. They cannot just ignore it because of dereliction of duty. They are likely to be charged with conspiracy and rebellion against their fellow party members.
"The First Minister of the Ming Dynasty"
To assassinate an important minister of South Korea and a noble member of the royal family, is this not treason or something else?
Not only would you die for such a crime, but your family would also be implicated. Only a fool would take the risk.
Even officials from the Yemu department will either directly disobey orders or do so in a roundabout way. Even if Yemu is dissatisfied, at most he will get into trouble.
It’s not like the subordinates are unwilling to take the blame, so the whole family will die, right?
Once the news was leaked, the noble officials under Ye Mu fell apart. Who would dare to follow such a leader?
As a force that makes Han Wangan and Kaifang very fearful, the core reason is that Ye Mu has the support of many middle and low-level officials under his command.
Not long after Han Fei left, Zi Nu ran to the south of the city to find Cheng Xi.
Wei Zhuang will naturally not come. He is too arrogant and does not know how to ask for help...
After hearing this, Cheng Xi smiled and said: "It's a small matter. I wonder how many people Liusha wants?"
Zi Nu didn't answer but asked: "How many people can Mr. Cheng provide?"
"Oh, I have a big appetite!"
"I can provide as many manpower as you want, it just takes a little more time."
Zi Nu smiled sweetly and said: "It won't take too much. I wonder how many people Mr. Cheng can take out in his hands now?"
"Without affecting the protection of Nongyu and the Iron Blood Alliance's business."
Cheng Yu thought for a while and said: "About thirty people, do you want them all?"
"You don't need that many, twenty are enough."
"Okay, send me to Zilanxuan?"
"Zilanxuan people are too blind and unsuitable, so send them to Qijuetang's headquarters."
"Okay, when do you want it?"
"In the evening, Han Fei should be back by then."
"good."
"I'm disturbing Mr. Cheng, Zi Nu will leave first."
"If Miss Zi Nu comes to visit me, it's not too late for me to be happy."
"It would be great if I could see purple girls all my life."
Zi Nu's pretty face turned a little hot when she heard this, and two faint blushes appeared on her cheeks. She could see them for the rest of her life. Didn't she want to marry her?
As soon as she thought of this, Zinu felt restless, stood up in a panic, bent her waist slightly, and bowed gracefully.
"Zi Lanxuan still has many things to deal with. Zi Nu will leave first."
Seeing Zi Nu not answering, Cheng Xi was not surprised and did not continue to test. He stood up with a smile and extended his invitation.
"Wait a minute, purple girl."
"Tomorrow morning I would like to invite Miss Zi Nu to come over and enjoy Qin's latest dance."
"Miss Zi Nv, do you have any idea?"
Hey, you’ve done me a favor and sent out the invitation, so you’d be embarrassed to refuse, right?
It is not appropriate to mention this kind of matter in advance, otherwise it will be considered as a threat. It is appropriate to mention it afterward.
As expected, Zi Nu was too embarrassed to refuse, so she hesitated for a moment and then nodded in agreement.
Cheng Yu was so happy that he sent Zi Nu out of the house with a smile, but in his heart he was thinking about what it would be like to dance ballroom with Zi Nu.
This dance should be easy for Zi Nu to learn. Let alone someone like Zi Nu who has a good dance foundation, it won't take long for people with normal IQs to learn it.
After watching Zi Nu leave, Cheng Yu returned home happily, looking forward to tomorrow.
…
In the evening, Han Fei came back from handling the matter and went to the palace overnight to report what happened last night.
That night, father and son rarely talked for a long time.
No one except the father and son knew the specific content of the conversation, and the palace attendants who were responsible for serving were all driven far away.
In the Purple Orchid Pavilion, Li Kai has put on a human skin mask and put on a clean and gorgeous silk brocade robe, preparing to attend the court meeting with Han Fei tomorrow.
Tomorrow will be a day worth looking forward to and full of hope!
This chapter has been completed!