236: The real murderer behind the scenes, the artifact of the Wu Dynasty
"he?"
Zuo Chongming laughed out loud: "He thought he was the mastermind behind the scenes, but he didn't know that he was just a puppet on strings, with the mantis stalking the cicada and the oriole behind."
"Is there anyone else behind the scenes?"
Ouyang Yu frowned: "Is he just a chess piece?"
"You'll know if you think about it carefully."
Zuo Chongming sneered: "How can a Guiyuan realm warrior deliver information to the three major holy places and major Buddhist temples in a short period of time?"
"He can hire someone." Ouyang Yu thought of a possibility.
"Don't take those bald donkeys for fools."
Zuo Chongming shook his head: "The extreme west is my territory. It is easy to follow the clues. If I really want to do this, he will be out of touch."
"Why?"
Ouyang Yu asked.
Zuo Chongming: "Although we all eat fast and recite the Buddha's name, there is more than one Buddha, and different people read the same Buddhist scriptures and understand different principles."
"So, the group of bald donkeys in the far west are fighting each other lively. They use common methods such as planting spies and spies."
"If Liu Binghui really does this, the news will spread soon, and then those bald donkeys will think that he is deliberately trying to make trouble."
For the person who is trying to make a fire, it is still an ant, and no one would mind squeezing it to death first.
Ouyang Yu shook his head and returned to the topic: "Who is the mastermind behind this?"
Zuo Chongming curled his lips: "Liu Binghui's family committed the crime of deceiving the emperor, and they should have been executed long ago, but now he is alive and kicking. Who do you think he is?"
Ouyang Yu's heart skipped a beat, and she turned pale in horror: "You mean...hiss...you can't, right?"
"Why not?" Zuo Chongming was quite puzzled by her surprise.
Ouyang Yu stammered: "He, doesn't he think highly of you, even marrying a princess and making a champion? How could..."
"But that doesn't make him afraid of me."
"But why is he afraid of you? You are only in the Guiyuan realm."
Zuo Zhongming said something shocking: "Because he... is about to die."
Ouyang Yu was stunned for a few seconds, and then asked in a solemn voice: "Huh? Are these two things related?"
"I am seventeen this year."
Zuo Chongming pointed to himself: "I have already paid homage to the prince, and am also the envoy of the town. I am riding a dragon to my son-in-law, and I will arrive at the realm of Guiyuan..."
"Xiyun Mansion is located on the border, next to Congyun Mansion, and beyond that is the Southern Border Wilderness. I will have a lot of opportunities to make meritorious deeds in the future."
"Based on my ability, as long as nothing unexpected happens, it is possible for me to be a county guardian envoy, a state pastoral envoy, or even a command envoy."
Ouyang Yu suppressed the shock in his heart and squeezed out the question through his teeth: "So?"
"The territory of the Wu Dynasty was too large."
Zuo Chongming showed a hint of sarcasm: "It takes at least ten years for the new emperor to become familiar with government affairs and stabilize the government after he ascends the throne."
"Ten years is too long. How far do you think I can go if you give me ten years? A county guardian or a state pastor?"
"By then it will be too late to touch me, because as long as I don't make any big mistakes, the new emperor will not be able to touch me."
"The most critical thing is that I am from the Zhenfu Division. It is impossible to use civil and military bureaucrats to play checks and balances."
Ouyang Yu gasped hard, feeling ridiculous: "Emperor Wu was worried that the new emperor couldn't deal with you, so he took this opportunity to attack you?"
"That's right."
"absurd."
"Of course it's ridiculous, otherwise how could there be an old saying, a king's heart is unpredictable, and accompanying him is like accompanying a tiger."
"..."
Ouyang Yu rubbed his head, digesting this huge amount of information.
After a while, she asked: "What are you going to do with those barbarians?"
Zuo Chongming thought for a moment and said, "Tonight I will pretend to be Ji Changyun and go there as the leader of Liansheng Cult. You go and prepare."
"Fine."
When Ouyang Yu heard this, he ran out as if he had been pardoned.
Officialdom is too scary, it's better to just hang out in the world.
Even though she has made great progress now, she is still far from being a pervert like Zuo Chongming who can deduce a whole chain of events based on just one piece of information.
Just listening there made her head hurt.
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It was evening, and the sky was filled with red clouds.
Zuo Chongming changed his attire, wore a bamboo hat in a low-key manner, and walked side by side with Ouyang Yu on the street.
"correct."
Ouyang Yu glanced at the shops on the street while transmitting: "I forgot to ask something before. How did you know that Emperor Wu was about to die?"
Zuo Chongming replied: "Rather than death, it is better to say that the sacrifice failed."
"Eh? Sacrifice?"
Ouyang Yu subconsciously thought of the southern wilderness, where the tribes still maintained the activity of offering sacrifices to the gods.
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "You also know the art of divination. You should know that destiny can be known, that power rises and falls, and that luck is impermanent."
"The Taizu of the Wu Dynasty launched an army to rebel. The reason why he was able to make comebacks from desperate situations was not only due to his personal abilities, but also because he had a magical weapon."
Ouyang Yu was confused: "Sacred weapon? Divine weapon?"
"It's not the same thing."
Zuo Chongming rolled his eyes: "The so-called divine weapon, as the name suggests, is a divine weapon. If you get it, you can become a god."
"Is there a god in this world?"
"Had."
"Hmm...huh? Are you kidding me?"
"There are not only gods, but also Buddhas and immortals...but now they are gone."
"died?"
"You can understand it that way."
"Can the immortal Buddha also die?"
"Everything is subject to birth and death, and no one can escape it. It is nothing more than the length of life."
The corner of Ouyang Yu's mouth twitched, and he said with empty eyes: "It sounds like it's true, let's just say sacrifice."
Zuo Chongming said: "The Taizu of the Wu Dynasty was very ambitious. He wanted the Wu Dynasty to last forever, so he made an ancestral precept before he died."
"All the emperors of the Wu Dynasty must light the soul fire and sacrifice the artifact while their fate is still alive, in order to continue the national destiny of the Wu Dynasty."
Ouyang Yu was greatly shocked when he heard this, and couldn't help complaining: "This is too... Anyone who knows a little bit about divination wouldn't believe this kind of nonsense, right?"
Zuo Chongming smiled: "If you read more history books, you will know that these words are not false."
Ouyang Yu pouted and hummed: "Just think what you said is true, so Emperor Wu plans to sacrifice himself?"
Zuo Zhongming replied calmly: "He is not that high-minded, he is just self-defeating."
"He used the move of establishing a reserve government to bring trouble to the bureaucracy and eradicate the cancer once and for all. Unfortunately, it is easy to light a fire but difficult to extinguish it."
"When the situation becomes increasingly chaotic and even uncontrollable, he will use magical weapons to break the situation."
"But he doesn't know that there is something wrong with the artifact now, and the sacrifice is doomed to fail."
In the previous life, the Wu Dynasty collapsed so quickly because something went wrong with the divine weapon. Emperor Wu wanted to sacrifice himself to turn the tide, but he never thought of losing his life.
The Wu Dynasty was already in chaos, but Emperor Wu suddenly hiccupped, which led to the chaos getting worse and worse, and ultimately unable to end.
"hiss……"
Ouyang Yu's eyes widened and he asked in a sleepy voice: "How come you even know this?"
Zuo Chongming smiled: "I also know that you have a mole under your left breast."
"you……"
"arrive."
Looking at the back of Shi Shiran, Ouyang Yu stamped her feet angrily, wanting to bite him to death.
…
Crunch~!
The door opened with a sound.
Zuo Chongming raised his hand to take off his bamboo hat and looked at them silently.
Five people, three men and two women, all made exquisite disguises. At first glance, there was indeed no flaw.
It's a pity that their identities were exposed by their actions such as squatting on chairs and using small blades to cut meat.
But this is in the guest room, so they don't need to pretend.
Seeing Ouyang Yu following him, the bearded man at the table stood up and asked hesitantly: "Are you the new leader of the Liansheng Sect?"
"Ji Changyun."
Zuo Chongming walked in and inadvertently passed by Liu Binghui.
"Ha ha……"
A bald man who was eating vegetables from a plate suddenly laughed and said: "It seems that the Liansheng Sect has indeed been deeply affected, and can even become the leader of the Guiyuan Realm."
When the other barbarians heard this, they all laughed in agreement.
Liu Binghui frowned when he saw their behavior. They were really a bunch of vulgar, barbaric, and brainless idiots.
Zuo Chongming's eyelids drooped and he retorted: "No wonder he was sent to die. It seems he really has no brains."
The bald man's face suddenly turned livid, he crushed the chair with a bang, and growled with a ferocious look on his face: "You bastard, how dare you scold..."
"Ho~tui."
Zuo Chongming smiled disdainfully, and even spat arrogantly: "This leader is standing here for you to beat a dog-like thing. Do you dare?"
The bald barbarian couldn't bear it anymore, rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward: "What don't I dare to..."
"Shut up."
The bearded man suddenly took action, pressed his shoulder, and stared at him coldly.
The bald man stiffened his neck and breathed heavily: "But brother, he..."
"Shut up."
The bearded man narrowed his eyes, and the tattoo on his forehead trembled, making him even more ferocious and fierce.
"oh."
The bald man shrank his neck in fear, glared at him threateningly, and retreated silently.
"Master, please forgive me."
The bearded man picked up a bowl of wine and said apologetically: "My brother has never been out and is not sensible. I will apologize to the leader on his behalf and give myself a bowl of wine as punishment."
After finishing the wine, he turned the bowl over to show his sincerity.
The beard wiped his mouth and went straight to the topic: "I just heard the leader said, no wonder he sent us to die. What does this mean?"
"That's what it means literally."
Zuo Chongming sighed sadly and asked, "Do you know that Zuo Chongming is proficient in divination and he has figured out that someone is going to kill him recently?"
"Um?"
The bearded man frowned, they really didn't know this.
Zuo Chongming continued: "Although he doesn't know who they are or how many people there are, it does not prevent him from asking for reinforcements."
"Reinforcement?" Liu Binghui's face changed slightly, and doubt appeared in his eyes.
Zuo Chongming said solemnly: "We can't find out the specific origin for a while, but our strength should be guaranteed."
"It's not that I look down on you, but with just one Yuanhai realm and a few Guiyuan realms, it's just a fool's errand to deal with him."
This is such an unpleasant thing to say.
When the female barbarian heard this, she sarcastically said: "He is only in the early stage of Guiyuan Realm, just like you."
Zuo Chongming laughed out loud: "But he fought alone against more than twenty geniuses in the capital, and he seemed to win. There was also a barbarian among them, right?"
"you……"
The barbarians were once again breached, and they all stared at him angrily.
Liu Binghui coughed lightly and came out to smooth things over: "Master, there is no need to worry. Since we dare to come here, we will naturally have something to rely on."
"Are you..." Zuo Chongming showed a confused expression at the right time.
Liu Binghui modestly held up his hands and said: "I am a nobody, but like the leader, I have a blood feud with Zuo Chongming."
"Have a grudge?"
Zuo Chongming looked at him for a few times, frowned and said, "Why does your accent sound like Beijing? Are you from Beijing?"
Without waiting for Liu Binghui to answer, he muttered to himself: "Being from the capital, with brown eyes... I feel a little familiar, as if I've seen them somewhere."