You can hear a needle drop in the hall, and you can even hear your heartbeat and breathing.
Nanchuan was sitting on the throne, staring down at Hu Mei.
Hu Mei played with the precious tea lid, raised her head slightly and looked at it without any timidity or dodge.
In fact.
When Hu Mei expressed her intention, Nanchuan had already agreed.
The subsequent seemingly harmonious exchanges were actually bargaining.
Nanchuan found various reasons to try to lower the price, while Hu Mei pointed out Wu's various difficulties and said that lowering the price was impossible.
Neither side is a fuel-efficient lamp, and both are fighting for their own interests.
A full quarter of an hour passed.
"well……"
With Nanchuan sighing softly, the almost solid depressive atmosphere in the hall dissipated for the most part in an instant.
He looked at Hu Mei complicatedly, and couldn't help showing helplessness: "That guy Zuo Chongming really doesn't want to suffer a little loss."
It seems that Zuo is talking about him, but in fact he is submissive secretly.
Hu Mei smiled softly: "The Holy Lord is wise and wise, and this little girl admires him very much."
"Yeah?"
Nanchuan said jokingly: "Since you admire me so much, why not lead the Tianhu clan to join us? I can promise that I will give you double what Zuo Chongming can give."
“The Holy Spirit’s good intentions are appreciated by Hu Mei.”
Hu Mei stood up apologetically and bowed: "What the Marquis gave me, the Holy Spirit really cannot give."
Nanchuan raised his eyebrows slightly, curious: "Oh? I'm a little curious, what did he give you?"
"hope."
"...I really can't give you this."
"This is our price."
Hu Mei returned to the topic and took out a book: "The Marquis said that business is fair, so we won't ask for excessive prices."
Nanchuan took the book from the eunuch out of curiosity.
Good guy, you won’t know if you don’t look at it, but you will be shocked when you look at it.
The content in this book can be roughly divided into three categories, one is personnel data, the other is industry reserves, and the third is personal connections.
The direct disciples of Shenjian Villa, including names, ages, marriages, children, relatives, strength levels, martial arts achievements...
Let's put it this way, this data is as detailed as the color of the underwear.
Regarding industrial reserves, this aspect covers the overt and covert industries of Shenjian Villa, including but not limited to mineral veins, banks, etc.
The most important thing is the personal connections, which clearly lists the forces, officials, etc. that have a stable relationship with Shenjian Villa.
"you you……"
Nanchuan Rao was well prepared, but he was still shocked by the level of detail in this book.
It is almost as difficult to find out the details of Shenjian Villa, a powerful force in the world, as it is to find out the palace.
Zuo Chongming was able to achieve this, doesn't that mean...
For a moment, he felt a little creepy and felt very insecure.
After a while, Nanchuan gradually calmed down and asked in a deep voice: "What exactly do you want to do?"
"It's just a play."
Hu Mei showed a meaningful smile and whispered the detailed plan.
After saying that, she got up and left without any hesitation.
When she was approaching the door, she suddenly thought of something and patted her forehead lightly.
"Your Majesty."
She looked back and smiled: "The Marquis has ordered that if the Holy Emperor is easy to get along with, he will give you a message for free - do you think the Prime Minister really wants to kill the king?"
After saying that, without waiting for Nanchuan to speak, he left a string of silver bell-like chuckles and left gracefully with a tap of his toes.
Huh…….
A gray shadow suddenly appeared, raising his hand to grab Hu Mei.
But at this moment, Nanchuan, who looked solemn, suddenly said: "Slow down! Let her go..."
The man in gray looked at him in disbelief: "But Your Majesty..."
Nanchuan shook his head and said in a tone that left no doubt: "I know what you want to say, let her go."
"According to the decree."
The man in gray slowly let go and retreated to his side.
"Alas~!"
Nanchuan stood up and came to the entrance of the palace, stood with his hands behind his hands and looked up into the night: "It seems that I was right, there is indeed something fishy about this matter."
Although the investigation shows that all Wei Tao's actions are reasonable, it does not mean that Nanchuan really believes it.
The reason why he knew there was something fishy and still determined to kill Wei Tao was to make the Prime Minister's faction leaderless and fall apart...
The man in gray frowned and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty, if Wei Tao didn't do this, who else could it be?"
"Who else could it be? There are too many suspects."
A cold smile appeared on Nanchuan's face: "It can even be said that everyone is suspected of regicide, except Wei Tao."
The man in gray was stunned: "Why? Didn't he want to kill the king and support the new emperor, so as to integrate the factions and take charge of the power of Wu?"
"This is just for outsiders to hear."
Nanchuan shook his head and said: "In fact, Wei Tao's son Wei Wen had a sweetheart before he died, and that woman gave birth to a son for him."
"Wei Tao is already old, and his thoughts on fighting for power and gain have long since faded away. He thinks more about the only child of the Wei family, his grandson."
"Under this premise, Wei Tao's first consideration is not about factionalism, but how to escape from the political whirlpool."
"You should still remember that when the imperial guards went to the Prime Minister's Mansion, only Wei Tao and some servants were left, and his family members disappeared without a trace."
"It can be seen from this that in Wei Tao's heart, the blood of the Wei family is far more important than his own life. It is much more important."
The man in gray nodded and said thoughtfully: "So that's the case, but who is the murderer? Will he plan again..."
The corners of Nanchuan's eyes trembled, and a name blurted out: "Nanyu..."
"ah?"
The man in gray eyes widened, dumbfounded.
Nanchuan pondered and said, "Don't you think Nanyu's behavior was strange that day?"
"Ah this..."
The man in gray opened his mouth, speechless.
Nanchuan didn't expect him to speak, and said to himself: "If I remember correctly, someone from the Divine Phoenix Sect seemed to come to visit her the day before the incident."
The man in gray nodded and confirmed: "Yes, I remember this."
Nanchuan pursed his lips and couldn't help but narrow his eyes: "Nanyu is very clear about my fear of sects and aristocratic families."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "So according to common sense, what she wants to do is to find an opportunity to ease my suspicion and estrangement towards the Divine Phoenix Sect?"
The man in gray suppressed the shock in his heart and nodded: "This... is indeed true."
Nanchuan changed his voice and said softly: "Then my assassination is indeed a good opportunity, isn't it?"
"If Nanyu brings them into the palace and comes to see me in the name of escort, they will be able to gain a good impression on me."
"If they can find some clues again, I will definitely look at the Divine Phoenix Sect with new eyes. Such an opportunity...is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
The man in gray hesitated and said, "But the eldest princess came alone that day, without anyone from the Divine Phoenix Sect."
(Useless trivia: The emperor’s sister is the eldest princess.)
"That's why it's strange."
Nanchuan murmured: "My sister has been extremely intelligent and quick-witted since she was a child. She couldn't have thought of this, unless..."
The man in gray struggled to speak out: "Unless there is something wrong in his heart, he instinctively wants to avoid suspicion."
"Pass my secret decree and send someone to monitor you secretly."
"According to the decree."
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On this day, several reports appeared.
The "Homeward Bound" game forum once again caused huge waves.
The first report was "Zuo Chongming delivered an important speech on the development plan of Xiyun Mansion".
Soon after Zuo Chongming came out of seclusion, the story of using the Excalibur Villa to scare the monkeys has already spread throughout the gaming forums.
Players are arguing that Zuo Chongming is still the same Zuo Chongming, and his acting style is still so domineering and strong... Zuo Zuo is a great critic.
However, no one expected that Zuo Chongming would immediately announce a new initiative at the meeting - education!
That's right, it's education.
First Xiangming has been working intensively for more than a year, and I don’t know how many professional experts have been hired from the real world, and finally it is ready.
Immediately afterwards, Zuo Chongming finalized the promotion of education.
If it's just reading or something, players will definitely not be interested.
What really makes players stunned is that Zuo Chongming's education system actually includes "Martial Arts Major".
Moreover, it is still new, optimized, and even more awesome... Rune Martial Arts.
In the eyes of players, this news is equivalent to the game opening up a job transfer system, where ordinary warriors can transfer to more powerful rune warriors.
Although the threshold for rune warriors is extremely high, don't forget the players' incredible skins. They can upgrade their skills by brushing monsters and gaining proficiency.
So this so-called threshold seems normal to players.
After all, the more powerful the profession, the more prerequisites it has. This is quite normal, isn't it?
For a time, the game forum was turbulent, and the game world exploded again.
…
The second piece of news that makes players crazy is also about cultivation.
However, this news came from Cong Yun Mansion. To be precise, it should be released by the Liansheng Sect.
If we say that the rune warriors in Xiyun Mansion are equivalent to job changes, they will be of greater benefit to players who have already achieved something.
Then the "Monk" profession announced by Cong Yun Mansion is completely considered for newbies, and is very suitable for players who have just created a character and have nothing.
According to legend, the way of monks originated from ancient times and has a long inheritance. Monks can control the five elements, blah blah blah...
In short, players think this is a new profession, or a hidden profession.
In order to demonstrate their abilities, the umbrella of the Wives Guild mobilized the resources of the guild and spent huge sums of money to produce a promotional video.
Good guy, the monk in the promotional video is really graceful and handsome. He comes with a sword and rides on the wind, rides on the clouds and rides on the crane...
With a wave of his hand, the wind and clouds surged, the rivers and seas were turned upside down, the prairie land was set ablaze, the earth collapsed, thousands of swords returned to the clan, and thunder illuminated the world...
Summed up in one word - awesome!
Warriors are so vulgar. They can't fly when in the blood coagulation state. In the early stages of fighting, they all rely on fighting.
Look at how dashing our monks are, how we scatter beans to make soldiers, exorcise gods and control ghosts, and slay demons.
Once the news went viral, players immediately lost their minds.
Players with small capital went straight to Xiyun Mansion, eager to change their profession to rune warriors and become more awesome and domineering...
Meng Xin, who had nothing, went straight to Cong Yun Mansion, eager to become a cultivator of immortality and become more powerful and tall.