364: The emperor star is dim, the demon star shines in the world
Jiang Fenglong, who was waiting outside the hall, looked back as if aware.
But Zuo Chongming was seen standing in the middle of the steps, looking thoughtfully at the gray sky.
A majestic palace stood behind him, like a crawling, heavily wounded, crumbling beast.
The noisy and harsh sound coming from the hall was like the wail of a giant beast on its deathbed.
"Could it be..."
Jiang Fenglong's heart trembled violently, and a terrible conjecture came into his mind for no reason.
"Lao Jiang?"
"Lao Jiang..."
Zuo Chongming's shouts from far to near reached his ears.
Jiang Fenglong's confused eyes gradually became clear, and he shuddered for no reason.
His lips moved, as if he wanted to say something.
But when the words came to my lips, I felt speechless.
"Let's go."
Zuo Chongming patted him on the shoulder and said softly: "Go back and order people to prepare vegetarian food, plain silk and... sacrificial incense."
"Yes, Lord Marquis."
Jiang Fenglong responded softly, his hand holding the reins subconsciously tightened, veins appeared on the back of his hand, and he was trembling faintly.
Zuo Chongming opened the car door and looked at him funny: "Are you scared?"
"No, no."
Jiang Fenglong took one last look at the palace and drove out without looking back: "Did the Marquis succeed?"
Zuo Chongming thought for a while and sighed: "Absolutely."
"almost?"
Jiang Fenglong was stunned: "But the tone of your voice makes me feel disappointed."
"It's not that I'm disappointed."
Zuo Chongming looked out the window and said calmly: "According to the assumption, there will be unexpected gains, but it's just a bit melancholy."
Jiang Fenglong was silent. In fact, his mood was also very complicated.
After all, he never imagined that the prosperous Wu Dynasty would collapse in his lifetime.
He never thought that he would be on the same boat as the mastermind behind all this.
"Master Hou, what kind of unexpected gain is this?"
Jiang Fenglong calmed down and took the initiative to discuss this somewhat heavy topic.
"I didn't expect that Emperor Wu would act emotionally..."
Zuo Chongming squinted his eyes and sighed softly: "Is it true that the old saying is that people are more affectionate?"
Jiang Fenglong couldn't help but be stunned: "What do you mean?"
Zuo Chongming lamented: "The appearance of Hu Mei and Nan Yu greatly stimulated Emperor Wu, which was a bit beyond my expectation."
After hearing this, Jiang Fenglong thought carefully: "Maybe he never thought that one day he would be stabbed by his own son, right?"
"perhaps……"
Zuo Chongming nodded first, then shook his head: "No, it's not Nan Yu. I feel it's mainly because of Hu Mei..."
"Hu Mei?"
Jiang Fenglong was a little confused. Compared with his own son and his subordinates, the betrayal of his own son was a greater blow, right? Why did Hu Mei get involved?
"If you think about it carefully, it actually makes sense."
Zuo Chongming smiled and analyzed thoughtfully: "First, Chen Xingzu went against his will, and then Zuo Zonghe found another way to make a living."
"Compared to these two people, Hu Mei, the half-demon, is actually the most loyal to him and executes his orders meticulously."
"Is she...loyal?"
The corner of Jiang Fenglong's mouth twitched and he couldn't help showing a strange expression.
This guy seems to be the fastest to rebel, right?
He rebelled while still in Xiyun Mansion.
"Ha~"
Zuo Chongming chuckled: "At least in Emperor Wu's eyes, Hu Mei is very loyal, more loyal than the previous two commanders and even his own son."
Jiang Fenglong was stunned when he heard this, and said: "Perhaps, because of this, Emperor Wu cannot accept Hu Mei's betrayal?"
"Um."
"Master Hou, what was your original idea?"
"The original idea..."
Zuo Chongming lowered his head and sighed: "Thinking about it from another perspective, from the perspective of Emperor Wu, there are three theoretical solutions."
"The first is to pass the blame on the third prince, and then re-establish the crown prince, and use the differences between the Bachelor's Pavilion and the Prime Minister's faction to encircle and suppress one of the factions."
"The second is to put the blame on himself, thus clearing the name of the third prince Nan Sheng and allowing him to continue to hold the position of crown prince."
"The third method, compared to the first two, should be more perfect, but the risk is also greater, and it will collapse if you are not careful."
Jiang Fenglong couldn't help but click his tongue when he heard this, and felt a numb scalp in horror: "Master Hou... actually has three ways? So many?"
"first……"
Zuo Chongming continued: "Emperor Wu will first assume the responsibility of the internal guard, and then temporarily depose the crown prince because of Nan Sheng's lack of ability."
"Because he is the emperor, he can completely withstand this pot without being crushed. Even if Hu Mei and Hu Mei are included..."
"On the other hand, without the big hat of internal guard, Nan Sheng is at most careless and cannot be held responsible for framing his brother."
"I see."
When Jiang Fenglong heard this, he suddenly said: "What you mean is that Emperor Wu's seemingly deposed action actually preserved Nansheng."
"That's right."
Zuo Chongming nodded slightly and continued: "Emperor Wu will promote one of the fifth or thirteenth princes to the crown prince on the spot."
"Behind the fifth prince stands the bachelor's pavilion, and behind the thirteenth prince stands the prime minister's faction. If one of them becomes the crown prince, the other will become his enemy."
"Next, all we have to do is wait for the Prime Minister's Faction and the Academic Pavilion to fight to the death, and then the Emperor Wu will come to an end at the right time and clean up both of them."
Jiang Fenglong sighed: "This is a strategy to divert trouble to the east. The last step is for Emperor Wu to clear the officialdom and then push the third prince up."
Zuo Chongming clicked his tongue: "The method seems perfect, but it has harsh prerequisites and an impossible difficulty."
"time."
Jiang Fenglong uttered two words without even thinking.
"That's right, it's time."
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "Emperor Wu must survive until both factions are defeated, then clean up the mess, and finally push the third prince to the throne."
"But the Prime Minister's faction and the Bachelor's Pavilion are both deeply rooted. They have been arguing with each other for countless years. How could they decide the winner so quickly?"
"That's right."
Jiang Fenglong was sincerely convinced: "Once the Emperor Wu does not last until the end, it means that the Wu Dynasty will split, which he will not allow."
At this point, he was a little confused: "Master Marquis, you just said that there is another difficulty that is impossible to achieve. What does this mean?"
"Nan Yu, the Seventh Prince, and Hu Mei, Commander of the Internal Guard."
Zuo Chongming smiled and said: "The two of them know too many secrets. Emperor Wu can't get around them at all except using the first method."
"So, even if Emperor Wu chooses two or three, he is destined to fail. It will only delay for a few days at most, which is meaningless."
Jiang Fenglong frowned and said thoughtfully: "According to you, can the first method be successful?"
Zuo Chongming smiled and retorted firmly: "I can only say it's possible, but then again, even if he knew, he wouldn't choose it."
"Why?" Jiang Fenglong couldn't understand.
"It's very simple."
Zuo Chongming said quietly: "Because the third prince is the only prince who is not involved with the two factions, only if he ascends the throne as emperor can he ruthlessly clean up the officialdom."
"Ah this..."
Jiang Fenglong opened his mouth and was speechless.
Zuo Chongming lamented: "The only surprise for me is that Emperor Wu actually spurted blood and fainted on the spot because of Hu Mei's appearance."
"As the old saying goes, everyone is afraid of death. As death approaches, the mentality will become more extreme and fragile."
"The Emperor Wu has been hit one after another during this period. He doesn't even have a chance to breathe. He may have reached a critical point."
A moment of silence.
Jiang Fenglong struggled to digest the huge amount of information and couldn't help but feel curious: "Master Hou, I have a question."
"speak."
"The seventh prince's fall has nothing to do with you. Why was he still persuaded by Hu Mei to cooperate with you in entering the palace?"
"Because my hatred towards him is less than his desire to live."
"Um?"
"not understand?"
Zuo Chongming sneered and said, "Only because of the crime of colluding with demons, Nan Yu is unlikely to end well. Whoever ascends the throne will kill him."
"His only way to survive is to give it all he has. Only by sitting on the 95th position can he survive..."
"And I asked Hu Mei to go find him and take him to the palace to go to court, just to give him such a chance to fight. Do you think he will refuse?"
Jiang Fenglong shook his head blankly: "No."
Only now did he fully understand that Zuo Chongming had given everyone a question.
These seemed to be multiple-choice questions, but there were no other options at all. Either because of their ambition or because of their interests... they finally made the choice Zuo Chongming wanted them to make.
After hesitating for a long time, Jiang Fenglong asked worriedly: "Master Hou, will Emperor Wu..."
Zuo Chongming didn't even think about it and answered directly: "Definitely."
Jiang Fenglong suddenly stirred up his spirit, with a bitter look on his face: "Then what are we waiting for? Let's run away quickly?"
Zuo Chongming sneered: "Don't panic, Emperor Wu will be the first to deal with it...it must be Prime Minister Wei Tao."
"Why are you so sure?"
"Because I am alone, but the Prime Minister is the core of a faction. In terms of priority, he is far ahead of me."
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at the same time.
Those leaders who were good at fortune-telling, stargazing, divination and other side arts all left the secluded place in unison and looked towards the capital.
Those with advanced cultivation have extraordinarily sharp perceptions, and they even have so-called whims.
Just now, they clearly noticed a change in their hearts, and after deducing using secret techniques, they unanimously came to a conclusion.
——The emperor's star is dim, and the fortune of the dynasty collapses.
Explain in vernacular: Emperor Wu is dying, the fortune of the Wu Dynasty has begun to collapse, the overall situation is going downhill, and troubled times are coming.
A strong man who was proficient in divination and deduction techniques even calculated a hexagram that caught them off guard.
——The demon star shines in the world, and its momentum has been achieved.
The meaning of the hexagram is that there are evildoers appearing in the world, and they have grown to a considerable extent and have the ability to shake the entire world.
The reason why this hexagram shocked them was that... from ancient times to the present, this hexagram seemed to have only appeared once.
Not long after this hexagram appeared, a natural disaster occurred that destroyed the ancient times.
"not good."
"The world is going to be in chaos."
"Damn it, who is this demon star?"
"Could something go wrong?"
"How could such a hexagram appear?"
Questions, doubts, and murmurs resounded from all over the world.
These strong men who usually show no expression of joy or anger and whose mentality is as stable as an old dog, their moods continue to rise and fall in just half a quarter of an hour.
Some people want to get a glimpse of the secret of heaven, but unfortunately the secret of heaven is chaotic and obscure, and the forced peek will only end in backlash.