Back in Daliang City, Lu Longguang asked Chu Xiu: "Is there really something strange about the prince?"
Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Eunuch Li and others have also seen the news. Your Highness can just ask Eunuch Li directly."
Eunuch Li cupped his hands to Lu Longguang with a somewhat ugly look on his face and said, "Your Highness, this old slave has neglected his duty. The prince has indeed made big moves recently.
Since the last time the prince was punished by His Majesty to reflect at home, on the surface the prince seems to be very honest and low-key, but in fact the prince has sent people to secretly contact a group of reckless forces in the southwest, including the five sects, eight families, eleven factions and twenty-three villages.
, wanting to bring them all under his command.
Once successful, the prince will completely control the southwest, and even control most of the trade routes between the entire Western Chu and our Eastern Qi!"
The southwest land mentioned by Eunuch Li is an area in the east Qi Dynasty close to the west and close to Shiwanda Mountain. Although the area is large, it is vast and sparsely populated, making it appear desolate and barbaric. There are no counties or counties in it, it is just a collective name.
In the southwest, there are only a few state capitals.
Originally, this place could be said to be looked down upon by everyone, but in recent hundreds of years, it has become an important trade route between Western Chu and Eastern Qi. Although there are many barren mountains and dense forests, the road is difficult to travel, but the distance is still long.
It's very close, so there are quite a few business travelers coming and going.
After this place gradually became popular due to the business travelers coming and going, it naturally formed a force, which is what Eunuch Li called five sects, eight families, eleven sects and twenty-three villages.
Although there are nearly fifty of these forces in total, they are not very strong. After all, the oldest among them is only a hundred years old.
But regardless of whether these forces are strong or not, once they join the prince's command, it will be a huge improvement for the prince's power.
And because the prince has controlled a powerful trade route, his own income will also increase crazily, which is definitely not a good thing for Lu Longguang.
Lu Longguang sneered: "Colluding with Jiang Wenyuan before didn't count, but now my eldest brother dares to collude with these reckless martial arts forces in the southwest. He really doesn't know how to live or die. I will go to my father to sue him again and keep him alive."
I can’t walk around in circles!”
At this time, Chu Xiu said calmly: "Your Highness, it's better to calm down first. It's useless for you to go. You might even be reprimanded by Your Majesty."
Lu Longguang frowned and said, "Why?"
Chu Xiu said: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's behavior this time is different from last time.
Jiang Wenyuan has a special status. It would be taboo for the prince to cooperate with him. But now that the prince recruits these fools, the meaning is completely different.
Although Jianghu and Chaotang are in opposition, cooperation is not impossible. Your Highness, please do not forget the battle between Beiyan and Dongqi in the past.
Beiyan was able to win in the first place precisely because the Beiyan royal family joined forces with Beiyan's martial arts forces to achieve this.
And now His Majesty has realized his previous mistakes and started to take the initiative to join forces with the martial arts forces in Dong Qi. Even the White Tiger Hall has been merged into Dong Qi. You should also know this, Your Highness.
So now the prince's behavior is no longer a big deal in His Majesty's eyes, and he will even praise the prince for knowing how to be flexible.
And if, Your Highness, you take this matter to complain now, I’m afraid you will be the one who gets reprimanded because you failed to understand His Majesty’s meaning.”
Lu Longguang is not a stupid person. He understood after Chu Xiu explained it like this. Lu Longguang was so angry that he directly crushed a tea cup and said coldly: "This plan is definitely not something that my good-for-nothing brother can come up with. His side
Someone must give him some advice!"
Chu Xiu said calmly: "Don't worry about whether anyone gives the prince advice. Anyway, as long as the matter is completed, the prince's power will definitely increase."
Lu Longguang waved his hand, focused on Chu Xiu, and said in a deep voice: "I can give you whatever power you want. There is only one condition, and that is to completely mess up the prince's matter!
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Chu Xiu squinted his eyes and said: "Of course they are elite forces. The Dragon Riding Forbidden Army under Mr. Fang and Eunuch Li should also have a group of talents. Lend them all to me, and I promise to give you a satisfactory result, Your Highness."
result."
This time, Lu Longguang did not hesitate. He waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Okay, from today on, the forces under Fang Zhenqi and Eunuch Li, including the two of them, will listen to your orders!"
After walking out of the palace, Eunuch Li asked Chu Xiu: "Master Chu, what should we do now?"
Regarding Feng Manlou, Eunuch Li himself made a mistake, and his attitude toward Chu Xiu was much lower at this time.
Fang Zhenqi on the side did not say anything. The Dragon Cavalry Imperial Army ordered the ban. Since His Highness has told him to listen to Chu Xiu, then naturally he will do whatever Chu Xiu asks him to do. As long as Chu Xiu does not threaten His Highness's interests, he will do it.
There will absolutely be no objections.
Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows and said: "Five sects, eight families, eleven sects and twenty-three villages, these forces are, to put it bluntly, just a bunch of rabble and local chickens and dogs.
If His Highness's subordinates use all their strength, it will not be difficult to strangle them.
But if you do that, firstly, the movement will be too loud and easily noticed by the prince, and secondly, it will have some impact on His Highness's reputation."
Eunuch Li frowned and said: "You also said that there are no top factions among those dozens of forces, they are just rabble-rousers. What impact can they have on His Highness's reputation?
Chu Xiu raised his eyebrows and said: "Don't forget your highness's identity. The imperial court's massacre of Jianghu sects is a very sensitive matter. Unless your highness does not want to have any cooperation with Jianghu sects in the future, otherwise, this will
It’s better to be more cautious about this matter.”
Eunuch Li was born in the imperial palace. Dong Qi trained eunuchs in batches. The main thing they were taught was how to serve their masters, and the second was martial arts.
As for abilities and such, no one can teach you that. It all depends on your own understanding.
So even though Eunuch Li is much older than Chu Xiu and has stayed with Lu Longguang for so many years, he is really not as good as Chu Xiu in terms of understanding the overall situation.
Hearing that Chu Xiu was thinking more than him, Eunuch Li simply stopped talking and said directly: "Since you have considered these things, Mr. Chu, then tell me your plan. Our family and Mr. Fang are standing by."
Just assist Mr. Chu."
Chu Xiu squinted his eyes and said: "Don't worry, there are five sects, eight families, eleven sects and twenty-three villages, and dozens of forces. It is impossible for them to have the same mind. Sometimes it is easier to defeat the enemy from the inside than from the outside.
The information Feng Manlou gave us is very complete, and it even contains general information about dozens of forces. Let me pick a few targets first, and then slowly lay out the plans. I have enough time."
Chu Xiu's expression at this time was a bit sinister, and Eunuch Li, who was always known for his feminine temperament, felt a little chill in his heart.
In terms of murder, Eunuch Li, as Lu Longguang's personal eunuch, may not have killed fewer people than Chu Xiu.
But when it comes to those who died indirectly at the hands of Chu Xiu, Eunuch Li is not as good as Chu Xiu.
Three days later, in Cuiyu Pavilion, one of the largest brothels in Daliang City, Chu Xiu, Fang Zhenqi and Eunuch Li were sitting in a private room drinking, but they didn't want any girls.
Fang Zhenqi was fine, but Eunuch Li felt uncomfortable sitting here.
Why would he, a eunuch, come to a place like this? If His Highness hadn't told him to listen to Chu Xiu, Eunuch Li would have thought that Chu Xiu was humiliating him.
Just when Eunuch Li felt extremely awkward and wanted to ask Chu Xiu what he was doing here, Chu Xiu knocked on the table and made a silencing gesture.
With his eyes slightly closed, a powerful spirit burst out from Chu Xiu's body, spreading out in all directions like threads. At this moment, Fang Zhenqi and Eunuch Li were shocked.
What a terrifying mental power!
Fang Zhenqi and Eunuch Li are both great masters in the realm of unity between man and nature, but even they can feel the power of Chu Xiu's spiritual power. It is so powerful that it makes people tremble. It is estimated that even a person from the Xiahou clan Come on, among the same level, their mental strength is not as good as Chu Xiu!
In fact, although Chu Xiu's mental power was strong before, it was not as strong as this.
But after killing Zhang Chufan and obtaining the Demonic Heart Hall's orthodox inheritance "Heart Demon Revolving Technique" and "Nine Soul-Captivating Styles", Chu Xiu's mental power can be said to have skyrocketed to a new level.
The martial arts of Mo Xintang can be said to coexist with evil and supernatural powers. The Demonic Wheel of Heart is a method that specializes in spiritual power, while the Nine Soul-stirring Styles combine spiritual power with martial arts and even Buddhist and Taoist martial arts. Existence is even more magical.
If Chu Xiu now fights Xiahou Wujiang again, even if he only uses his mental power, he can completely crush Xiahou Wujiang.
At this time, Chu Xiu's mental power also underwent all kinds of strange changes. His mental power was like a coil of silk thread, extending overwhelmingly to other places in the Jade Pavilion, like a spider coiling silk, light but tough, except for the martial arts master. Or a master who specializes in the realm of the unity of heaven and man, no one can detect this change, and there is naturally no such person in the Cuiyu Pavilion at this time.
This move is the soul-pulling net among the nine soul-stirring techniques. According to the inheritance of the technique, after you have mastered the technique and used it with all your strength, everyone within a radius of several hundred feet will be enveloped by this soul net. A single thread can wrap around a warrior's spirit, drain away the soul, and kill a person in an instant.
Of course, the current Chu Xiu is still far away from this level. At present, this technique is only used by Chu Xiu for eavesdropping.
All the sounds in the Cuiyu Pavilion were transmitted to Chu Xiu through the silk soul net, and reflected in Chu Xiu's mind. Chu Xiu then separated two channels of spiritual power and transmitted them to Fang Zhenqi and Eunuch Li.
After blocking out all the messy sounds, what appeared in the ears of Chu Xiu and others again were two familiar voices, one was Eunuch Chen and the other was Li Yuan.