Just as Gu Changsheng and others were heading to Linggu Pass.
the other side.
In the inner city of the Imperial Capital, the Zhang clan's clan is stationed.
After Gu Changsheng led his troops to various places in Kyushu a few days ago, the entire Kyushu Kingdom has been greatly reshuffled.
The major aristocratic families that originally held a lot of power in the Kyushu Kingdom disappeared overnight, and all the children of the aristocratic families, big and small, were reduced to withered corpses.
Even the Fengzi clan, which has been in the history of Kyushu for thousands of years, has been reduced to the situation of being executed by everyone.
As for why the Zhang family, one of the two most powerful families in Kyushu, is still standing, it seems that it has not been disturbed by the slightest attack.
The reason is very simple. It's not that Gu Changsheng doesn't dare to touch the Zhang family.
Rather, the Zhang family had a deep connection with Beiliang. After the Zhang family promised not to interfere in worldly affairs and sent many of their direct lineage men to the battlefield to kill.
Gu Changsheng decided to let the Zhang family go for the time being.
It is no exaggeration to say that after the war to clean up the aristocratic families, the Zhang family was the only one left to survive in the vast capital of Kyushu.
But today, the current head of the Zhang family received a piece of news.
After this news reached the ears of the contemporary family head, the entire Zhang clan was in great turmoil.
An emergency meeting was held immediately.
In the ancestral hall of the Zhang family, an old woman with white hair and childish face was sitting on the main seat.
Although the woman is old, her eyes are still full of wisdom.
His thin body just sat there quietly, but he was filled with rich majesty, keeping the entire ancestral hall filled with people absolutely quiet.
The old woman is none other than Zhang Qingwu, the contemporary head of the Zhang family and a heroine of her generation!!
After a long while, Zhang Qingwu raised her eyes to look at everyone present, and then spoke to break the silent atmosphere.
"Is everyone here?"
Zhang Qingwu's fluttering voice echoed in the ancestral hall.
As soon as he finished speaking, a slightly flattering voice came out immediately.
"For the record, my lord, all the powerful people in our Zhang family are gathered here!"
After saying that, as if he had thought of something, the man immediately added:
"No one left behind!"
"Um!"
After nodding calmly, the old woman suddenly changed her subject, and her tone instantly became cold.
Boom!
Zhang Qingwu held a dragon-head crutch and struck the ground suddenly, making a dull sound.
Then he shouted angrily.
"Zhang Qiming, get out of here!"
This old woman, who usually has an iceberg-like face, even broke out in swear words at this time.
One can imagine how angry she is now.
Zhang Qingwu's sudden and violent shouting made all the Zhang family disciples present tremble.
Zhang Qingwu's majesty is always rooted in the hearts of these young disciples.
Any patriarch of a large family is not a mortal, let alone the old woman in front of her who has been the head of a behemoth family like the Zhang family for more than thirty years.
Zhang Qingwu's terror is far beyond ordinary people's imagination.
"Master of the family, I am here, what do you want from me?"
"Don't you know what I want to do with you?"
"I don't know! I've been listening to you, Master, for the past few days, and I haven't even taken a step towards the front door!"
Zhang Qiming spread his hands with an innocent face.
Seeing Zhang Qiming's posture in front of her, Zhang's grandmother suddenly became even more angry.
"Okay, okay!"
"Since you insist on pointing it out, I will tell you!"
"I ask you... on October 4th, did you send the two strongest warriors of our family to assassinate Gu Changsheng?"
"say!"
Zhang Qingwu's eyes widened, and his whole body was filled with a strong sense of oppression.
Hearing Zhang Qingwu's words, Zhang Qiming's previous innocent attitude instantly disappeared, replaced by a gloomy face.
"Master Zhang, the assassination on October 4th was indeed arranged by me!"
"It's a pity that the two of them are still too useless. In that situation, they didn't succeed in killing Gu Changsheng!"
"Gu Changsheng is the enemy of all the powerful families in our family. Head Zhang, you ordered us to attack and kill all the powerful families in the Beiliang Army a few days ago and just stay put!"
"You actually want to favor Gu Changsheng now?"
"Master Zhang, please don't forget that Gu Changsheng is a member of the Northern Liang Army. Although he has temporarily agreed not to touch our Zhang family, you can really guarantee that when his strength expands in the future, he will not touch our Zhang family.
Catch them all in one fell swoop?"
Zhang Qiming was different from other Zhang family members in that he was not afraid at all when facing Zhang Qingwu.
"Besides, the identity of the killer I arranged is extremely concealed. Even if it fails, Gu Changsheng and the others will not be able to obtain enough evidence to accuse our Zhang family!"
Seeing Zhang Qiming's aggressive appearance in front of him, Zhang Qingwu did not respond angrily.
On the contrary, after Zhang Qiming admitted the matter head-on, Zhang Qingwu fell silent.
"well!"
After a long time, Zhang Qingwu sighed softly.
"The conference is over, you all go back!"
"yes!"
The ancestral hall that was originally crowded with people instantly became extremely deserted, leaving Zhang Qingwu alone slumped on the throne of the family leader.
Leaning on the antique head chair, Zhang Qingwu couldn't help but let out a long sigh.
After this sigh, Zhang Qingwu seemed to be much older.
The desolate words of an old woman echoed throughout the huge ancestral hall.
"I'm afraid the glory of the Zhang family will be ruined in the hands of the old man!"
...
Jiuzhou Kingdom, Linggu Pass.
There is a thick city wall standing here, and the city wall is now filled with soldiers. These soldiers are well-equipped and tense, and they seem to be preparing for the upcoming battle.
Outside the thick city wall is a flat and open plain.
There are no green grass and wild flowers on the plain, only the corpses of ferocious beasts that constantly emit a foul smell, and the dark brown lumps of coagulated blood.
At this time, there were many troops stationed at Linggu Pass, and they were all ready to attack.
And in the middle of the city wall, four figures were standing upright.
They are the leaders Gu Changsheng, Xia Ming, Xu Chu, and Qiao Feng.
As for Wang Tiezhu and even Chu Feng and Hua Tianxing, they were sent by Gu Changsheng to help other areas and took command positions.
Although Linggu Pass is indeed important, the other slightly inferior important places cannot make mistakes either.
Phew~~
At this time, a strong wind suddenly roared.
The originally bright sky suddenly turned pitch black.
Black clouds suddenly condensed, and the strong smell of blood drifted in the hot air.
It made everyone present feel even more nervous.
At this time, the entire Linggu Pass was filled with the feeling of an impending war.