Zuo Zonghe sat at the table and listened quietly to Hu Mei's report.
After listening, he was silent for a long time, and then he frowned and said, "Is this the truth of the matter?"
The ‘truth’ reported by Hu Mei is not complicated.
Chen Xingzu, the former commander of the inner guard, sent her to carry out the assassination mission, but there was a strong Dharma Realm person in the champion house, so Hu Mei did not dare to act rashly.
So, she contacted the Liansheng Sect, and both parties used Gui Yibo's younger brother as bait and secretly laid out a plan to invite you into the urn.
Coincidentally, during this process, Hu Mei happened to meet Hu Yingying, the seven-tailed sky fox who came from Qingqiu to look for the blood of the sky fox.
Hu Mei felt that with the help of this big boss, the success rate of the plan would be greatly improved.
But he never expected that Ouyang Yu went wrong during the poisoning process and was captured and interrogated by Zuo Chongming instead of being captured alive when he escaped.
After Zuo Chongming learned about the plan, he secretly directed the plan to be implemented.
It seemed that Ji Changyun had led him out of the city and into an ambush, but in fact, he was secretly protected by four Dharma Realm bald donkeys...
In this way, the plan will naturally fail.
If Hu Yingying hadn't attracted most of the attention, Hu Meijian would never have been able to escape successfully.
"etc!"
Zuo Zonghe frowned and asked suspiciously: "That's not right. I heard that Zuo Chongming came back with a sky fox on his back that day. Wasn't that you?"
Hu Mei was well prepared for this and replied with a wry smile: "Commander, this is a secret technique of the demon clan, a method of surviving by cutting off the tail, and the golden cicada escapes from its shell."
Zuo Zonghe had some realization: "In other words, you only have four tails now?"
"yes."
Hu Mei nodded, her thoughts moved slightly, and four big furry tails floated out from behind her.
Seeing that she indeed only had four tails left, Zuo Zonghe breathed a sigh of relief.
If Hu Mei was in his prime, he could rival a warrior in the late stage of the Starry Realm, not to mention that this guy was a half-demon, so Zuo Zonghe had no confidence that he could suppress him.
Now seeing that her strength was declining, Zuo Zonghe felt relieved and started to win over her.
Thinking of this, Zuo Zonghe calmly comforted: "The failure of this assassination is not your fault. There is no need to blame yourself. The only fault is that Chen Xingzu is cunning..."
The most common way to win people's hearts is to unite the front with the other party and establish a common enemy.
Ever since, the former commander Chen Xingzu was honored to take on this role.
In Zuo Zonghe's eyes, if it hadn't been for this guy's cunning and shunning, he would never have been taken out of office, and he wouldn't have had the chance to jump into the fire pit of the leadership position.
In Hu Mei's eyes, Chen Xingzu gave her the task and asked her to come to Xiyun Mansion to be the one who would die. This was exactly what she deserved to be punished by Ling Chi.
Zuo Zonghe wanted to win over him.
Hu Mei also wanted to get close to her.
The atmosphere quickly became harmonious.
Zuo Zonghe slowly elaborated: "After Chen Xingzu's affair was exposed, the Holy Emperor was furious and had no hope of assassinating Zuo Chongming."
"But fortunately everything can turn for the better. Zuo Chongming himself didn't expect that his plan to take advantage of the situation would allow the Holy One to seize the opportunity."
Hu Mei frowned and said, "But it's true that the princess was poisoned."
Zuo Zonghe curled his lips and sneered: "Whether it is true or not, what does it have to do with us? Princess Yuyan's father is the Holy Emperor."
"Even if Zuo Chongming wants to explain, he still has to explain it to His Majesty. We just need to take him back to Beijing. What happens next has nothing to do with us."
Hu Mei asked hesitantly: "The city of Zuo Chongming is very deep. I am deliberately delaying today. Are you planning to escape?"
"No way, he is a smart man."
Zuo Zonghe shook his head: "If he runs away, he will be defying the emperor and deceiving the emperor. He will be guilty of conspiracy. Not only will his glory be lost, he will even be criticized by thousands of people."
"He has offended too many people. Without the status of the imperial court, there would be no place for him in the world, and the monks in the far west would not help him."
Hu Mei's eyes showed admiration: "No wonder the commander-in-chief agreed to him. It turns out that you have thought of this a long time ago."
Zuo Zonghe smiled and sighed: "Alas, if I didn't pay more attention to sitting on the stove, I would have died a long time ago."
At this point, he lost interest in talking. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, you can go down and rest. It's important to recover from your injuries first."
Hu Mei nodded obediently: "Yes, I will resign."
Looking at her leaving figure, Zuo Zonghe's eyes flashed with sparkle.
If you don't have to compare money with money, Hu Mei's rhetoric is indeed perfect.
But if you think deeply, you will find that there is a fatal flaw in this rhetoric.
——How did Hu Mei contact the Liansheng Sect?
——Strictly speaking, how did Hu Mei contact Ji Changyun and persuade the Liansheng Sect to implement the plan?
After all, the identity of the inner guard cannot be exposed. As a guy with unknown origins and great strength, how can Hu Mei win the trust of the rebels?
Yes, the rebels, the Liansheng Sect is a rebel organization, and they are incompatible with the imperial court!!
According to normal logic, even if Hu Mei has a plan, the first thing he should think of is to cooperate with his own people, that is, the internal guards, to promote the plan.
No matter how much imagination you have, you should not think of the Liansheng Sect at the first moment...
This vulnerability is fatal!
As an experienced veteran, Zuo Zonghe quickly understood this point, but he did not point it out.
Because, he suddenly remembered three things.
one!
——Not long ago, the internal guards received a secret report that one of Prime Minister Wei's confidants left the capital and went to Xiyun Mansion to have secret contacts with the Liansheng Sect.
——Not long after, a large amount of expenditure was suddenly allocated in the accounts of the Prime Minister's Mansion.
——Later, many forces on the verge of collapse in the Xiyun Mansion suddenly received a windfall and were able to survive.
At that time, the internal guards felt that the money should be given to the Liansheng Sect, and the Liansheng Sect injected many forces into it to prevent them from completely burping and letting Zuo Chongming eat them all.
It's a pity that Wei Tao is a veteran and can be said to be impeccable in his work.
Although the internal guards found clues, they could not obtain any more evidence and had no impact on Wei Tao at all, so the matter was exposed.
two!
After Chen Xingzu passed the task to Hu Mei, Hu Mei did not set off immediately, but made excuses to delay for a few days.
In the past few days, her whereabouts had been somewhat mysterious and she was often nowhere to be found. At that time, Chen Xingzu thought that Hu Mei was afraid of death and had absconded secretly.
three!
Not long after, the Seventh Prince suddenly visited the Prime Minister's Mansion and had a detailed talk before leaving.
Brackets ~ The seventh prince has a special hobby, he likes half-demon women, especially fox girls, cat girls... reverse brackets.
Four!
Just a few days before the news of Xiyun Mansion reached the capital, Wei Wen, the son of the prime minister, committed suicide in the street. The cause turned out to be a bowl of jelly.
The most bizarre thing is that after the incident, various forces in the capital mobilized to find the murderer involved, but until now, they have found nothing...
This result made everyone feel that Wei Wen's death should be the result of deliberate calculation, and the murderer had made complete preparations in advance.
five!
Not long after Wei Wen's death, various forces in Beijing came to express their condolences.
The champion also sent someone to go on his behalf, and also gave... a bowl of jelly.
It is said that after Prime Minister Wei saw the jelly, he was so angry that he spurted blood and fainted on the spot. It took him three days to save his life.
…
Originally.
These five things are completely unrelated, and the internal guards are not connected together.
But after today's exchange with Hu Mei, Zuo Zonghe instantly understood that this was all involved.
First, Wei Tao sent people to fund the Liansheng Sect and secretly plotted against Zuo Chongming.
Secondly, Emperor Wu wanted to kill Zuo Chongming and sent his internal guards to handle the matter. Chen Xingzu passed the blame on Hu Mei, but Hu Mei did not want to take the blame and die.
Hu Mei, who was alienated, found out about the seventh prince's hobbies, so she wanted to join him. The mysterious days were probably at the seventh prince's place.
The seventh prince wanted to win over Wei Tao's faction. Hu Mei's mission inspired him, so he visited Wei Tao to discuss the next plan.
Naturally, the Seventh Prince also obtained the contact information of the Liansheng Sect from Wei Tao and informed the executor, Hu Mei.
In the end, the plan failed.
Zuo Chongming also had eyes and ears in the capital and noticed the meeting between the seventh prince and Wei Tao, as well as the news he got from the mouth of the saint Ouyang Yu.
Then, Zuo Chongming made a guess and pinpointed the murderer on Wei Tao, so he planned the revenge action of "Liangfen".
This should be the whole process!
The narrative in the text is quite complicated. In fact, Zuo Zonghe had a flash of inspiration and quickly connected them.
After sorting out his thoughts, he came to the conclusion that Hu Mei was not a fool, but rather smart, and had long since boarded the ship of the Seventh Prince.
Based on this conclusion, Zuo Zonghe's attitude towards her changed, revealing his obvious closeness and intention to win over her.
Because Zuo Zonghe didn't want to sit on the throne, nor did he want to be settled by the new emperor Qiu, he wanted to find a way out.
Judging from the current situation, if we can use Hu Mei, a half-demon, to board the Seventh Prince's ship, it is indeed a good choice.
Of course, although Zuo Zonghe had this intention, he also knew not to act too hastily.
The most important thing at the moment is to get Zuo Chongming back to the capital first, and the second is to win over Hu Mei, such as asking her to do a small job.
…
somewhere.
Hu Mei leaned against the wall and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief: "Huh..., I'm exhausted."
A man walked out of the shadows and took off his cloak, revealing Jiang Fenglong's face: "How is it?"
"It's exactly what the Marquis expected."
Hu Mei said with complicated emotions: "When I told Zuo Zonghe the story compiled by Mr. Hou, he obviously felt close to me."
"The Marquis rarely makes mistakes."
Jiang Fenglong was not surprised at all by this, and calmly looked at the bright moon in the distance.