Three days have passed, and Zhao Sheng has been secretly waiting for something big to happen, but Zhoucheng is peaceful as usual, with no strange movement at all!
But at night, Zhou Zhongyu suddenly found him, said that the master of the family had summoned him, and after that, he took him and rushed to the master's mansion.
Zhao Sheng didn't ask what it was about.
Seeing his friend's solemn and nervous look, he was afraid that he wouldn't tell him if he asked.
For a moment, two streams of light fell side by side into a magnificent mansion in the center of Zhou City.
The two quickly walked into the lobby of Zhou Mansion.
As soon as he entered the door, Zhao Sheng was suddenly shocked and saw that all the eight Ji-building clan members who had not gone out from the Zhou family had arrived.
At this time, the atmosphere in the lobby was very solemn.
Zhao Sheng was speechless and sat down next to Zhou Zhongyu, waiting silently.
After a while, Zhou Yingze walked out of the back hall with an expressionless face, followed by a handsome man with a feminine temperament.
Zhou Yingze sat on the main seat but ignored the feminine man.
The man was not angry. After smiling, he walked to stand next to Zhou Yingze. He was neither too far nor too close. His posture and expression were very natural. He looked like he was used to serving people for a long time.
“Everyone, let’s take a look!”
After speaking, Zhou Yingze took out a folded ball of bright golden brocade silk and handed it to the clan elder at hand.
When he said this, his tone was extremely solemn, and there was a hint of sternness on his face.
The man took it and unfolded it, his expression changed drastically.
Zhao Sheng looked sideways and saw that the thing looked like a robe, with large three-color clouds embroidered on it. A lifelike black dragon with distinct scales was shuttled through the clouds, swimming like a living creature.
Zhao Sheng was surprised at first, and then overjoyed. If he saw it correctly, "This robe is clearly the prince's dragon robe, but now it is in the hands of the Zhou family. What does it mean?"
Zhao Sheng originally only guessed three points, but now it has been raised to seven points.
After the clan elder looked at it, he passed it to the next person with an ugly expression.
When the man took it over and took a look, his expression also changed drastically, and his expression was the same as that of the clan elder.
"This... this is impossible!" This man had gray hair and was quite old, but his concentration was weak, and his lips were trembling with fear.
"Second uncle, let me take a look!"
Another Zhou Jiji Zhu grabbed the robe, read it over, and passed it to the next person silently.
Repeatedly, the atmosphere in the lobby became very strange, and an invisible storm kept building up, as if it would erupt at any time.
The robe was quickly passed to Zhao Sheng.
He opened it and saw that the robe was bright red, with lines of blood written all over it.
Zhao Sheng took a rough look at it and found that it was not beyond his expectation.
This is a blood letter written by the prince himself, also known as the Blood Robe Edict.
The general content of the Blood Robe Edict is that the demon concubine committed adultery in the harem, murdered the Virgin, colluded with the second prince to commit adultery, secretly kidnapped the Holy Emperor, committed cholera in court, and murdered the ministers.
The prince was deeply persecuted and couldn't bear it. He didn't want to see the story of the previous dynasty repeat itself, so Tai'a rebelled against him!
Therefore, he wrote a blood-robed secret edict to summon loyal ministers and righteous men to rescue the Holy Emperor and revive the imperial court.
At the end of the edict, it is written that after the great achievement is completed, there will be a heavy reward, and the leader with the highest achievement can split the earth and seal the territory.
Zhao Sheng was secretly happy after reading this, and noticed that the coup was scheduled to be launched tomorrow.
Calculating the time, it now takes about a day to drive from Hongyangzhou to Yongjing.
"This prince is quite interesting, the time is just right!" Zhao Sheng thought to himself.
Zhao Sheng stood up and sent the blood-robed edict back. Zhou Yingze grabbed the robe as if it were a hot coal.
"The prince's attack is about to begin! What is the attitude of our Zhou family? Let's discuss it now!"
After he finished speaking, a clan elder immediately asked: "Ancestor, what do you think?"
Upon seeing this, Zhao Sheng secretly praised, "This person is on to something."
The opinions of other people in the Zhou family are not important. What matters is whether Zhou Xilai supports it or not.
This thing looks like a big gamble.
If you win, you will get a huge profit!
You lose,
The best outcome is that the Zhou family's vitality is severely damaged. As for... the worst?
Zhou Yingze's ability to summon people has in a sense represented the attitude of Zhou Xilai, the ancestor of the Zhou family.
In fact, Zhao Sheng can be sure now without waiting until the end.
The Zhou family will definitely be involved in the prince's coup, but they will never lend their full support.
Just like eggs can't be put into one basket.
The best way for the Zhou family to deal with this is to split into two parties, with one party fully supporting the prince and the other "unaware".
The two parties cut off in advance to ensure that even if it fails, the other party will not be implicated.
Zhao Sheng even thought more maliciously that the Zhou family might split off a third party and take the initiative to serve the second prince, and informing him was the best way to surrender.
Of course, the timing of reporting must be accurate, neither too late nor too early.
As expected!
Zhou Yingze avoided answering the clan elder's question, and then repeated what he had just said in a serious tone.
No heavy hammer is needed to play the drum!
As soon as everyone present saw the appearance of the family master, they understood it instantly.
Then, things turned out as Zhao Sheng expected.
The Zhou family quickly split into two parties. One side supported the prince, while the other insisted on sitting on the sidelines and watching the fire.
The two sides were quarreling fiercely.
Zhao Sheng was a guest, so he did not participate and just watched with a cold eye.
Soon, he discovered that the feminine man was too deep in the city. Seeing the Zhou family making a fuss, the expression on his face did not change at all, as if he was an outsider.
However, this person is obviously the prince's confidant.
Suddenly, Zhao Sheng had a flash of inspiration, and he had a clear understanding in his heart, "How can this person be the prince's confidant? He is clearly a "witness", a chess piece, and a sharp knife that stabs the Zhou family's confidants."
From the first moment he saw the blood-robed edict, Zhao Sheng had realized that all of this was a plan, a shocking plan specially set up to destroy the Zhou family.
Because He Ying said three days ago that the wolf-slaying operation will officially begin in seven days.
At this critical juncture, the prince's impending coup unexpectedly happened by coincidence.
So this is not a coincidence at all, but a conspiracy.
The prince's coup will definitely fail in the end, and it will inevitably involve the Zhou family.
In this way, the Zhou family naturally became "rebellious" ministers.
If it were an ordinary family, the crime of treason would be enough to implicate the nine clans.
But for the Zhou family, this crime is not enough to confiscate the family and exterminate the clan.
Zhao Sheng guessed that a bigger "crime" would be pinned on the Zhou family.
This meeting of the Zhou family related to the fate of the family did not last long.
The head of the family, Zhou Yingze, quickly made the final decision and ordered the three clan elders who supported the prince's side to lead a hundred Qi Lian clan members to rush to Yongjing immediately.
In addition, Zhao Sheng will also go to Yongjing with him.
He was not surprised by this.
Guest, you are in danger! If you have a narrow escape, you must be the first to go!
It's a pity...I'm afraid these people will never reach Yongjing!
Zhao Sheng secretly glanced at the feminine man, and a strange color flashed in his eyes.
Time is tight, and secrets must be prevented from being leaked.
Zhao Sheng was left in the family head's mansion waiting to set off.
Only two quarters of an hour later, the three elders of the Foundation Establishment Clan each returned to the Patriarch's Mansion with a group of close clan members.
In a short while, a twenty-foot-long gray cloud boat suddenly rose into the sky from the center of Zhou City, passed through the defensive light barrier, and sped towards Yongjing.
A quarter of an hour later, Yunzhou flew away from Hongyangzhou and broke into the wild Gobi.
The night is already dark, there are few stars in the sky, and the vision is dark.
An hour later, Yunzhou was already seven or eight hundred miles away from Hongyangzhou.
Just as Yun Zhou was flying over a rocky beach with jagged rocks, Zhao Sheng suddenly noticed a fluctuation in his consciousness, and then a large piece of information was transmitted into his mind.
Zhao Sheng's eyes flashed with a sharp look, and he looked up at the feminine man on the bow of the boat.
Just at this moment, the man looked back with a smile on his face and nodded slightly at him.