Lu Hanjiang had a good rest that night. He slept until he woke up naturally. Then Huangfu Xiaoyuan came to his door and brought him bad news and even worse news.
Shuo Xuan is missing, so it is impossible for Xi Qiu and others not to be anxious. After all, a snake cannot survive without a head. After all, their group of disciples of Xiaoyao Sect still need a leader to lead them.
More importantly, only Shuo Xuan knows the secret of the seven jade stones. Only Shuo Xuan knows how to unlock the secrets after getting the jade stones.
Now that the senior brother is nowhere to be seen, they are naturally all confused.
Based on this, the first bad news Huangfu Xiaoyuan brought to Lu Hanjiang was that because they couldn't bear to wait any longer, several members of the Xiaoyao faction decided to take a risk.
It is said that the little demons in the temple are powerful, and the bastards in Chi Qian are many. In this small group of seven, there are quite a few factions. Of course, there are only six people left now.
The first is Lu Hanjiang, whose pseudonym is Qiao Cunsi. He is naturally the most evil sect among the six, because he neither wants to live forever nor has revenge to avenge, and he is not a serious disciple of the Xiaoyao sect. He is a Jinyiwei.
The second group is Xi Qiu and Chu Wei. They are both staunch supporters of Shuo Xuan. They advocate gathering jade stones secretly to crack the method of immortality and then fly away.
The last faction is the other three people that Lu Hanjiang has not met yet. They are swinging between the imperial court and the Xiaoyao faction. On the one hand, they long for immortality, and on the other hand, they pursue fame and wealth.
Their idea is the most outrageous, that is, to seek refuge with any one of the seven Highnesses, including His Highness Yu, to help them conquer the world, share the secret of jade, and then gain glory, wealth, and immortality at the same time.
It is said that just a few decades ago, this old senior of Xiaoyao Sect learned the lesson of family destruction. This history made of blood feud did not serve as a warning to future generations at all. Instead, it gave these three people a sense of one moment and another.
the illusion.
But Lu Hanjiang couldn't say that they just cared about eating and not fighting. After all, even a worldly master like Bei Mingzi had fallen into the trap of fame and fortune, not to mention these juniors who were originally from official families.
As Meng Yuan once taught him, no one in the world can refuse the merit of support.
Talking about the Xiaoyao Sect, what they are going to take risks this time is to try to seize the crown prince's position.
Of course, this is a big goal, and before working towards this goal, there is still a small prerequisite to decide, which is which His Highness they will choose.
Several people thought about it, and although they didn't decide which one they should support, they unanimously chose to exclude the fourth prince first.
The reason for everyone is very simple. What they want to do is a great thing that will leave their name for eternity. If they support a loser, won't they lower their own standards?
From about this moment, Lu Hanjiang completely saw the pattern of these people. They were undoubtedly a group of idiots who wanted to take over the world, but they couldn't even let go of their dignity. They were nothing but idiots.
Compared to the other highnesses with different prefectures and cities, isn't it the best to control the trash-like Fourth Prince? He didn't want to use the ready-made rubber stamps, but had to compete with several hungry wolves and cunning foxes for meat.
But then again, if Lu Hanjiang were to do this by himself, he would not choose the fourth prince. It is not because this person is not smart, but because his conditions are too poor and there are very few supporting forces behind him. He Yu
His Highness ranks second in the ranking.
Even if the Xuantian Sect is included, His Highness the Fourth Prince is not even as powerful as Qin Yu who has just returned, and is only one title away from the polished commander.
But if there is anything worse than the Xiaoyao faction trying to help seize the heir, it is that these people plan to start the emperor's birthday banquet first.
Although several people agreed that the fourth prince was a waste, they all admitted that at this stage, only this waste prince was the best to fool, so they planned to trick the fourth prince into mentioning the prince's position at the emperor's birthday banquet.
The purpose was naturally to force the old emperor to express his position. It would be best if the old emperor decided on the crown prince in court, so there would be no need for them to choose. But if that failed, the second step would be to instigate the four princes to snatch the crown prince.
position, or even simply the throne.
These people didn't really expect the fourth prince to do anything, but they were banking on the old emperor's anger. These people planned to do the opposite. Since the emperor didn't choose, then they would kill all the princes one by one.
Instigate to go out and seize the throne.
In this way, apart from those who were deposed by the old emperor's anger, treated coldly, or even killed directly, wouldn't the last remaining one be the legitimate prince?
Even Lu Hanjiang was stunned by such an idea. Let alone how difficult the operation of this plan was, the logic of selecting people by elimination was not something that ordinary people could think of.
Naturally, this crazy method will not be approved by everyone. For example, Xi Qiu and Chu Wei are firmly opposed to it, but they are weak and unable to defeat the other three.
So the pressure at this time is on Lu Hanjiang's side. Even if it is calculated on a head-to-head basis, it is now two to three. He, who has not expressed his position, is crucial.
At this time Huangfu Xiaoyuan spoke, she said: "Sir, in view of my humble position, it is better to call these people to a secluded place in the name of Xiaoyao Sect and capture them all."
She was really thinking about Lu Hanjiang when she said this. After all, Commander Meng had said that the way to deal with the Xiaoyao Sect was to ignore them before and after the birthday banquet, and then deal with them one by one after this period of time passed.
But the reason for Meng Yuan's order this time was to consider His Majesty's face. However, if these people were allowed to instigate the Fourth Prince to cause trouble at the birthday banquet, His Majesty's face would probably be thrown to the ground and brutally beaten, not to mention losing face.
Stomp hard a few times.
The lesser of the two harms, on balance, it would be more appropriate to directly imprison these families than to seize the legitimate sons among the seven sons.
Lu Hanjiang was silent for a long time, but shook his head, and suddenly asked: "If Qiao Shifang were still alive, which side would he support?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan was speechless, not because she had any opinions on this, but because she knew very little about Qiao Shifang's affairs and had nothing to say at all.
Lu Hanjiang didn't care, but continued talking to himself: "Qiao Shifang has connections with the Xuantian Sect and the Huangfu family, and he also wants to help His Highness Yu win the land south of the Yangtze River...
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"So, Qiao Shifang's plan is similar to that of those three people. Is he planning to help His Highness Yu ascend to power?" Huangfu Xiaoyuan said.
"The Xiaoyao sect only has one person left alive, Shuo Xuan. He personally selected these six people before accepting them as disciples. But why do these six people have different ideas? Logically speaking, if he is an incompetent person, how can he plan?
Even Uncle Meng has not noticed it for more than ten years, but if he is capable, how can he not even be able to control his subordinate disciples..."
Lu Hanjiang frowned and thought hard. After hearing this, Huangfu Xiaoyuan was slightly shocked and said, "What do you mean, sir, is Shuo Xuan deliberately indulging other people?"
"Shuoxuan is dead."
Lu Hanjiang stared at the big tree in the courtyard and said in an indifferent tone: "The Kungfu of Xiaoyao Sect and what he said that day are not false. It is undoubtedly Shuoxuan himself...unless there is someone behind Shuoxuan.
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Huangfu Xiaoyuan was stunned and said: "The Xiaoyao sect has been destroyed long ago, who else can be behind Shuoxuan?"
"No, no, it may not be the Xiaoyao Sect," Lu Hanjiang's eyes lit up, and he seemed to understand something. He asked with a smile: "Why do you think I want your brother to confront Xuehua Palace?"
Huangfu Xiaoyuan's face struggled for a moment under the mask, and she said firmly: "...There is no reason."
"Yes, it means 'no reason'."
Lu Hanjiang narrowed his eyes and smiled meaningfully: "Guess again, if the person behind this really exists, how likely is it to be your sister?"