An hour after leaving Zhuwu, Wei Changtian once again entered this very impressive palace.
Different from yesterday, there was a tense atmosphere everywhere in the palace today. Even the maids and servants who came and went lowered their heads, as if they did not dare to express their anger.
The reason for this is actually because Gongsun Yan will officially "announce" his participation in the battle for the throne today.
Of course, this is not the presidential campaign in his previous life, and he still has to submit applications and so on.
Even the word "announce" is just a metaphor.
A more accurate statement should be that Gongsun Yan will deliberately leak the news today to let everyone know that he is planning to compete for the throne.
only......
A businessman with the surname Wang.
Neither his surname is Lu nor he married a wife named Lu. It can be said that the entire Gongsun family has no blood connection with the Lu family.
Under such circumstances, it is undoubtedly against the law for Gongsun Yan to fight for the king, and it is destined to be difficult to gain the support of the people.
But it doesn't matter.
For Gongsun Yan, all he needs is the support of Wei Changtian.
On the other hand, Wei Changtian also did not expect Gongsun Yan to play a big role in this great struggle.
All he wants is for Gongsun Yan to set up a "flag" and not to hold him back.
As for anything else...
To be honest, it doesn't matter what Gongsun Yan's status is, whether he can get the support of the people, or the support of the court.
Anyway, after all the competitors were dead, Prince An was the only candidate.
...
"Sir, from today onwards, my life will be in your hands..."
In the study, Wei Changtian was sitting and Gongsun Yan was standing, one with a calm expression and the other with complex eyes.
It can be seen that although Gongsun Yan decided to take this gamble, he actually had no idea.
But regardless of whether he regrets it or not, he can no longer retreat to this day.
"The villain has recalled more than a hundred masters from various places, including four of the third grade and one of the second grade."
"Although these people are not very strong, they are all loyal and may be able to help the young master."
"Oh, by the way, this is the information you asked the villain to check before..."
Bowing and placing a stack of paper in Wei Changtian's hand, Gongsun Yan returned to his original position and stood still.
Wei Changtian picked up the information casually, flipped through it and said:
"Just keep those people to protect you."
"The people on Longshou Mountain will definitely try their best to take your life, and I can't always protect you. You have to find a way on your own."
"Yes, I understand."
Hearing this, Gongsun Yan responded seriously: "The villain will not give them any chance."
"Well, that's fine..."
Wei Changtian nodded, but his eyes remained on the letter paper in his hand filled with words.
This is the information about other "competitors" he asked Gongsun Yan to compile, as well as the power these people hold.
As mentioned before, since Lu Yuansong's death, there are only four people left who are still trying to compete for the throne.
The eldest prince, Lu Yuanjin.
The third prince, Lu Yuanhong.
Xian Wang, Lu Tingzhen.
Kang Wang, Lu Xiangshan.
The first two are Lu Hongji's sons, and the latter two are Lu Hongji's brothers.
All four of them control considerable power, with the eldest prince Lu Yuanjin being the most powerful.
If Lu Yuansong had not died, he might still be able to compete with Lu Yuanjin.
But it is a pity that the former died "inexplicably" like that, so in the eyes of most people, the winner of this great battle will most likely be Lu Yuanjin.
"My lord, who do you think is best to start with?"
Looking up, Wei Changtian suddenly asked Xiang Gongsunyan: "Or among these four people, who do you want to die first?"
"This...it all depends on the master."
Gongsun Yan hesitated for a moment and replied in a low voice: "The four of them must be very cautious now. Perhaps only King Kang's defense will be relatively loose."
"Is it?"
Wei Changtian nodded noncommittally, and responded casually as if deciding what to eat tonight: "Okay, let's start with him first."
"yes!"
Gongsun Yan's expression instantly became serious, and he asked seriously: "Master, what do you need me to do?"
"unnecessary."
Wei Changtian waved his hand and stood up: "You just have to follow the plan. I'm going to Prince Kang's Mansion now and I'll be back in about an hour."
"..."
His eyes widened slightly, Gongsun Yan didn't expect Wei Changtian to be so "violent and resolute" that he would kill someone now.
"Mr. Gongzi, do you need to make another plan for this matter..."
"Need not."
Wei Changtian shook his head and interrupted with a half-smile: "Your Majesty, I'm not boasting, but killing Lu Xiangshan really doesn't require any planning."
"Just wait at home, I'll be back as soon as I can."
"Squeak~"
Under Gongsun Yan's shocked gaze, Wei Changtian opened the door and left without saying another word, and soon disappeared.
Looking at the sun that had just risen outside the house, Gongsun Yan first felt that Wei Changtian was a bit arrogant to kill people in broad daylight, but then he thought about what the latter had done on the Xinfeng battlefield, and he suddenly felt that it was quite normal.
...
really.
A mere Luxiang Mountain should really be nothing to Mr. Wei.
Withdrawing his gaze, Gongsun Yan stood in the room for a while, and then went to arrange the "flag setting" matter.
Almost two quarters of an hour later, Wei Changtian was already standing outside the door of another palace in the east of the city.
"Dong dong dong."
He stretched out his hand and knocked on the copper ring on the vermilion door. Soon the door was pushed open a small crack, and a door servant stuck his head out and asked:
"May I ask who the young master is?"
"Your prince's old friend."
Wei Changtian asked with a smile: "I wonder if the prince is in the house now?"
"this......"
The doorman was stunned for a moment and did not answer the question. He just stared at Wei Changtian and asked again: "Does the young master have a name card?"
"have."
Wei Changtian took out a name card from his arms and handed it over, his hanging hand just holding the hilt of the sword at his waist.
It's just that the doorman didn't notice his movements. At this moment, he just opened the gold-gilt name card in his hand and looked at the name written in it.
Then the next moment, his eyes widened suddenly, and the name card fell to the ground with a clatter.
"you you......"
His knees went weak, and the doorman opened his mouth wide as if he had seen some kind of monster.
"You, you are Wei Yanluo!"
"Yama?"
Wei Changtian smiled: "Isn't it written on the name card? My name is Wei Changtian."
"..."
Looking at the smiling man opposite him, the doorman felt that his mind went blank and his crotch suddenly became warm.
Wei Changtian, on the other hand, didn't talk nonsense to him anymore, pulled out Longquan with a "canglang" sound, and immediately stepped into Prince Kang's Mansion.
"call!"
The invisible dragon-locking formation rises from the ground, and the golden sun above the head is dazzling.
During the day, there is no obstruction from the magic array, and it is still in the bustling market with people coming and going.
If the last killing of Lu Yuansong was an "assassination", then this time Wei Changtian was a blatant "explicit killing".
There is no doubt that after this time, more people will guess his identity.