The rumor campaign against the Prince of Wuwei has been going on for half a month. Especially because the Prince of Wuwei has not responded, it has become more and more intense.
Including those people in the seventeen northern regions who believed in King Wuwei the most, they also had some doubts in private.
But today, all rumors and rumors were shattered by King Wuwei's powerful move.
More than one person has witnessed the Jingguan with the heads of thousands of northern barbarians placed at the north gate of Wuwei City.
Some people in the world have also investigated and discovered that beyond the northern border, there are traces left behind after the war.
Next, news came out that a few days ago, three armies under King Wuwei's command came out in unison, and together with those from the Sihai Gang who came to seek refuge with King Wuwei, they launched an attack on the Jiuying Tribe, one of the ten royal families of the Northern Barbarian Alliance.
The Jiuying tribe suffered tens of thousands of casualties, so they moved the tribe's headquarters deeper into the north. As for the veteran members of the Sihai Gang, who were known as traitors, not a single one of them survived after the war.
This was a slap in the face to the people in the world who clamored that King Wuwei was a rebellious Daxuan.
In addition, the collusion between the Sihai Gang's elders and the Northern Barbarians was left unsolved. After all, the elders were almost dead, but they still died in the battle with the Northern Barbarians.
King Wuwei did not take advantage of this victory to do anything, nor did he make any public statement. Just like when he faced rumors, he continued to choose to remain silent.
But the shocking crowds outside Wuwei City have proven how ridiculous those rumors are.
It was also because of King Wuwei's performance that his reputation became even higher, and many people in the world took the initiative to join him.
But in today's world, no matter how unpleasant the words used to criticize King Wuwei were, now there is no limit to the number of people who criticize King Wuwei.
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Xuanhuang Domain-Xuanyan City-White Crane Tower.
After receiving this news, Yue Piaoling was a little confused. After all, he knew very well that there was definitely collusion between King Wuwei and the Northern Barbarians. So what does it mean to do this now? Is it a breakup?
"It's strange." The blood widow, who had always been casual, now looked serious.
Yue Piaoling said angrily: "Of course it's strange. It's probably the people outside who think they have misunderstood a real hero."
Blood Widow shook her head and said:
"What I mean is that the whole process of this war is very strange.
Outside the northern border is the territory of the Northern Barbarians. Even if King Wuwei directly dispatches three armies, the Jiuying tribe will not be caught off guard.
What's more important is that this war ended too quickly, especially since the three-party military forces also brought with them those from all over the world who don't understand war."
Yue Piaoling frowned slightly and said:
"You mean there's a mole inside, uh, no, it's an outsider."
Blood Widow nodded:
"This is probably the only possible outcome. This can indicate that the ten royal families of the Northern Barbarian Alliance are not of the same mind, especially when it comes to their attitude towards King Wuwei.
But the problem is that this move has further aroused internal conflicts, and has even caused a rift."
After thinking for a while, the Blood Widow sighed helplessly, and then began to concentrate on taking care of her nails.
"Um, so what?" Yue Piaoling asked.
The Blood Widow rolled her eyes: "If I could have thought of this, I wouldn't have been so desperate that the entire Wuye Huafang was merged into the Ye Mansion."
Yue Piaoling curled her lips:
"Anyway, there must be a conspiracy in this matter! I will write a letter to inform the Lord now."
Blood Widow yawned and said lazily:
"Even if there is a conspiracy, it has nothing to do with us. That Prime Minister Yu..."
Before she finished speaking, the Blood Widow suddenly looked serious. Yue Piaoling, who was sitting opposite him, was originally a little carefree, but her expression became serious.
Then they both looked out the window and saw a man in white walking towards the White Crane Tower step by step. The silver scabbard on his waist shone with dazzling light under the sunlight.
And when he appeared, the surrounding people had all dispersed, because as he got closer to the White Crane Tower, the unstoppable sword power on his body became more and more powerful!
"Silver Feather Swordsman Bai Feisheng..." After Yue Piaoling took a deep breath, she jumped down from the White Crane Tower, and her own energy was completely locked onto the opponent.
Blood Widow followed closely behind, her right hand hidden in her sleeve already concentrating her fists, preparing to strike preemptively.
Bai Feisheng's hand shook, and a white light flashed across the sky, hitting the two of them!
Yue Piaoling took a step forward, and the energy around his body flowed like a whirlpool. As he stretched out his left hand to grasp the incoming object with two fingers, he frowned slightly and said:
"Is it a letter?"
This caused the Blood Widow, who had already appeared behind Bai Feisheng, to stop punching her.
Bai Feisheng nodded, keeping his gaze on Yue Piaoling, as if he didn't care about the danger behind him.
"This is a letter from the Lord to Emperor Ye."
Then he turned around, and the sword power suddenly exploded in horror. Blood Widow stepped on her foot, and nine phantoms appeared around her, but in that instant, eight of the phantoms were shattered by the unparalleled power of the sword.
The remaining figure frowned slightly and took the initiative to get out of the way.
Bai Feisheng just glanced at the Blood Widow lightly, and then continued to walk out of the city in silence as he had come.
"Can you bear it anymore?" Yue Piaoling wanted to go up and give this guy a big showdown, but after analyzing the combat capabilities of both sides, he decisively gave up.
The Blood Widow didn’t take it seriously and said:
"I've long since passed the age of youth and vigour. If I can't beat him, I just can't beat him. Besides, his moves are somewhat restraining me."
Yue Piaoling said with a serious expression:
"Even I can't figure out which of your nine spiral shadows is your real body so quickly. How did he do it?"
The Blood Widow gave the moon a wandering look:
"Loyal to the sword, sincere to the sword, this is a pure swordsman, so this type of person can usually see through the illusion in the shortest time.
And Marshal Ye like you, who knows a little bit about everything but is not proficient in anything, is not the same person as him."
Yue Piaoling curled her lips:
"Although I am not pure, I know someone who is more pure than him. It's a pity that his level is a little lower. Otherwise, no one will win or lose in a fight."
"More pure than Bai Feisheng, but a little lower level?" Blood Widow asked curiously.
Yue Piaoling stopped in time and said, "I'll check if there is anything wrong with the letter first."
Then the two returned to the White Crane Tower again, and a crowd of melon-eaters once again gathered on the originally empty street.
"There is no problem with the letter for now." Yue Piaoling frowned slightly.
Blood Widow raised her eyebrows and said, "Do you want to open it and take a look?"
"I want to, but I can't." Yue Piaoling put the letter away decisively, and then began to record the information collected by Ye Mansion about Prince Wuwei's Mansion.
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Xuanhuang Realm-Prime Minister's Mansion
Yu Cangmiao was still concentrating on fishing, and the news from Prince Wuwei's Palace didn't seem to have any impact on him.
Until an old man hurriedly entered the Prime Minister's Mansion.
"Mr. Li, why are you here?" Yu Cangmiao glanced at Li Taike who looked a little anxious, and then his eyes were still on the fishing rod that was standing still.
Li Taike looked at Yu Cangmiao, who was as steady as a mountain, and felt that the emperor was not in a hurry and the eunuch was in a hurry.
"My Lord Prime Minister, what time has it been and you are still fishing here!"
Yu Cangmiao looked calm and said:
"Wait a minute."
Li Taike only felt a little overwhelmed. He was happily studying at home, but Nie Yunhua, the bloody-robed god hunter, found him and informed him of the Six Sects' investigation into King Wuwei and the Northern Barbarians.
The cooperation between King Wuwei and the Northern Barbarian Alliance has become an established fact, but the attitude towards King Wuwei within the Northern Barbarian Alliance is divided into three polarities.
Some people think that Daxuan people are not trustworthy, so they can just use it to get some benefits.
Some people feel that King Wuwei is trustworthy, and this is also the only opportunity that the Northern Barbarian Alliance can seize in so many years.
The last part felt that King Wuwei was too ambitious, and they believed that the conflict with Daxuan could actually be resolved through peaceful means.
The Jiuying tribe is the one with the firmest attitude in the last part, but on the surface, the ten royal families all seem to be close to King Wuwei.
In particular, the Jiuying Tribe also used the Wuwei Palace to successfully send several royal families to the Daxuan Land, and got in touch with Yu Cangmiao.
The leader among them was Yin Wumei, who was beaten to death by A Da's punch.
But after Yin Wumei's death, the line between the two parties was severed. As a result, this time King Wuwei suddenly attacked the Jiuying tribe, and even secretly had the acquiescence of other tribes. This was undoubtedly the worst result.
(See Chapter 14 for some details.)
The fishing rod suddenly began to shake. Yu Cangmiao swung his hands hard, and a koi fell into the fish basket in a perfect arc.
At this moment, Yu Cangmiao raised her head and looked at Li Taike beside her and said:
"Nie Yunhua asked you to come."
Li Taike nodded. Nie Yunhua had asked Yu Cangmiao how to deal with it before, but Yu Cangmiao kept silent and sent him away. Nie Yunhua had no choice but to ask Li Taike for help.
"Palace Master Li, I will resign from the position of Prime Minister later due to my lack of ability."
Li Taike and everyone were dumbfounded. After all, Yu Cangmiao had always been determined to restore the glory of the Daxuan Dynasty, but the internal conflicts in the court had just been resolved.
Now we have finally begun to deal with this biggest trouble, but before any turmoil is caused, something suddenly breaks down.
"Prime Minister, why?"
Yu Cangmiao sighed helplessly and said:
"Because King Wuwei's move completely exceeded my expectations, I consider myself inferior to him.
So before things get too big, wouldn’t it be good to let more capable people handle it?”
Li Taike opened his mouth, not knowing what to say for a moment.
"Dianzhu Li, actually with your connections, you can try to compete for this position."
"Master Prime Minister, you must give me a reason today, otherwise I won't leave!" Li Taike sat down on the boat. He now only felt as big as one head and two heads.
Yu Cangmiao said: "If there is a reason... it can actually be seen from Nie Yunhua's actions.
Don’t forget, the six gates are not directly under the Prime Minister’s Mansion.”
Li Taike was not a fool either. He frowned slightly and said:
"The Prime Minister is worried about His Majesty?"
"I have done enough, haven't I? Next, prepare to deal with a war that will sweep the world."
"War?" Li Taike looked surprised.
"After all, the Jiuying Tribe is one of the top ten royal families. No matter how close the other royal families are to King Wuwei, there is no way they can just watch the Jiuying Tribe suffer heavy losses.
But this time they not only watched it, but even pushed it secretly.
This can only mean one thing. King Wuwei gave them a reward they couldn't refuse.
The Northern Barbarians have always coveted my rich land of Daxuan, and this is probably the only benefit that King Wuwei can get."
Li Taike's brows frowned more and more. He didn't think King Wuwei would be stupid enough to donate his territory.
Immediately, the space ring in Yu Cangmiao's hand flashed, and a map of Daxuan Jiuzhou appeared in front of his eyes.
One of the marked routes bypasses the northern border and leads directly to the Land of the East.
“Although there are a lot of waste among the Sihai Gang’s veterans, there is no shortage of real talents, especially in certain aspects.
With so many members of the gang dying this time, I'm afraid it's also a selection process.
In order to show their worth, the remaining survivors will completely give up everything, including their dignity and pride as Daxuan people.
This is probably one of the reasons why King Wuwei knew at first that someone was taking advantage of him and still accepted them."
Li Taike looked solemn and said: "Sihai Gang... Sihai... damn!"
"I've given you all the answers you want, but it's difficult for you to get support from more people for this guess.
After all, you are just the master of the Wen Temple now, an old scholar."
Yu Cangmiao took a deep look at Li Taike.
"I...you...hey..." Li Taike sighed.
"But just because you are the master of the Wen Temple, some things are easy for you. Besides, Daxuan needs a hero now."
Yu Cangmiao raised her head, and the smile on her face was surprisingly similar to Qin Fan's.
"Of course, this is just a wild guess on my part, and it may not become a fact.
Okay, I'm going to continue fishing.
Tomorrow morning, I will formally resign to the Holy Father."
Seeing Yu Cangmiao's eyes staring at the calm lake again, Li Taike sighed deeply, bowed his hands, and disappeared.
At this moment, there was only a swaying boat on the quiet lake, and Yu Cangmiao, who rarely showed a trace of joy while sitting on the boat.
...
Three days later, Wuyou Villa.
Qin Fan sat on the rocking chair in the back garden, watching the withered peach petals falling.
He had received the information about King Wuwei two days ago, and he also came to the conclusion that King Wuwei was in a hurry.
Obviously he could have had more time to prepare, but the previous rumors still forced him to start his original plan in advance.
Although the entire world now praises King Wuwei, in Qin Fan's view, King Wuwei has already lost to Yu Cangmiao.
One day ago, he received another message.
That was when Yu Cangmiao asked Emperor Xuan to resign as prime minister. Although Emperor Xuan tried to persuade him to stay, Yu Cangmiao felt that he was not capable enough. This matter of voluntarily abdicating the throne in favor of a worthy person also shocked the entire Daxuan.
Then Qin Fan reluctantly took out another letter. This was the letter that Yu Cangmiao asked Bai Feisheng to give to Yue Piaoling. There was only a brief sentence in it.
[When the matter on the junior brother's side is settled, I will visit the third senior brother in person, probably in two months.]