The relationship between Chu Xiu and Wushang Taoist is known to many people in Beiyan.
It was Xiang Long who originally asked Taoist Wushang to go to the Zhenwu Hall to check and balance Chu Xiu. As a result, Taoist Wushang failed to live up to his expectations and failed to fight against Chu Xiu. Zhenwu Hall became Chu Xiu's one-note hall, and the two sides became grudges over this.
No one could have imagined that Taoist Wushang would be frightened by Chu Xiu. The two parties even cooperated secretly once, and the so-called enmity has long since disappeared.
So when Taoist Wushang came to seek refuge, Xiang Chong looked excited. He directly took Taoist Wushang's hand, pulled him into the house and said: "I am really lucky that Taoist Master can come to help me. Ah, I have long admired Tao's name."
Although there are many people leaning towards Xiang Chong now, they are all people from the Northern Yan court.
In fact, those people are not considered to have taken refuge. It can only be said that they recognized Xiang Chong's position as the Prince of Beiyan and showed their favor to him.
If Xiang Long throws the crown prince position to someone else the next day, these people will leave immediately, just like Xiang Li now.
But this time when Taoist Wushang came to join him, he was like a retainer. He was one of his own, so Xiang Chong's attitude towards him was of course extremely enthusiastic.
A smile appeared on Taoist Wushang's gloomy old face and he said: "Your Highness, you are too polite. To be honest, I am a poor Taoist who works with your Majesty.
Now that Your Majesty has given the position of Crown Prince to His Highness, I should naturally turn to Your Highness. Your Majesty may no longer need me."
The meaning of Wushang Taoist's words is that Xiang Long is about to die now, so of course he has to find another supporter, and Xiang Chong is an excellent choice.
This explicit way of showing loyalty made Xiang Chong very satisfied. He liked such honest people.
"Taoist Priest, take a good rest first. I will come back to arrange a reception banquet for Taoist Priest in the evening."
After sending the Wushang Taoist away, Xiang Chong's guest, Lin Fengyu, whom Chu Xiu commented was an old cow eating the tender grass among the tender grass, came over and whispered: "Your Highness, this old Taoist priest of the Yinshan Sect is nothing." You have to be careful, Mr. Yi Yu."
Of course Lin Fengyu didn't see Taoist Wushang's flaws, he was just worried that his position would be affected by Taoist Wushang.
He is Xiang Chong's retainer. In fact, he was Xiang Chong's retainer when Xiang Chong was still the thirteenth prince.
Of course, this can also prove how miserable his life was in the past, and he could only become a retainer of a down-and-out prince who was suppressed.
Although the Thirteenth Prince has now become the Crown Prince, he still has a sense of crisis. In his opinion, he is His Highness's guest commander. After all, he is the first person to recognize talents and rely on His Highness.
Of course, if it weren't for Li Qiudi's presence, he wouldn't even be in his current position. He's just an innate warrior and would have been kicked away by Xiang Chong.
However, this is indeed the case. Now that Xiang Chong keeps him and gives him a high position, it is also for Li Qiudi's sake.
Lin Fengyu didn't feel at all that he was a freeloader. In his opinion, he was repaying a debt of love to his ancestors.
Although based on his age, Li Qiudi could be regarded as his great-grandmother, but she is a strong person in the True Fire God Refining Realm. According to the longevity of the True Fire God Refining Realm... Although she is not young, she is not too young. Too old, right? Anyway, it's the same even with the quilt on, but Lin Fengyu doesn't feel aggrieved.
Xiang Chong waved his hand and said: "Don't worry, my father, Wushan Taoist, has been using it for so many years, why can't I use it?
You don’t know the details of this Yinshan sect. The other party’s ancestor once offended the Kunlun Demon Cult, and he was also hated and targeted by the Taoist sect. Not to mention that everyone in the world is shouting and beating him. Only I, Beiyan, can protect him. .
Now that my father is ready to pass on the throne to me, he will naturally come to me as soon as possible."
Having said this, Xiang Chong snorted coldly and said: "Chu Xiu doesn't know faces, but his old enemy does.
Jianghu people have the advantage of being Jianghu people. In the struggle for fame and fortune in the court, the other party will generally not participate. Compared with other military generals and nobles, they are easier to control.
In the past, my father's cooperation with Beiyan Jianghu was a clever move in my opinion. In the future, I can also consider cooperating with Jianghu people more, no, I should accept some Jianghu people."
Xiang Chong had longed for Jianghu before, and almost none of the royal nobles or military officials in Beiyan had taken refuge with him. This also made Xiang Chong a little disgusted with each other, even though now they all favor him. , but Xiang Chong still doesn't like them. Instead, he prefers to recruit Jianghu people as his customers.
But one thing Xiang Chong forgot was that the Northern Yan court was not composed of those Jianghu people, but the military, the Xiang royal family, noble officials and other forces.
At the reception banquet in the evening, Taoist Wushang began to compliment Xiang Chong crazily. Although his acting skills were not very good, he had a gloomy face most of the time, which made it difficult for people to see the embarrassment.
Although Xiang Chong said he was humble, he was still a little proud in his heart.
Currently in the Crown Prince's womb, his only subordinates are Lin Fengyu and other people who had defected to him before. Their strength is limited, and even flattering him gives him no pleasure.
There is also Li Qiudi. Although she joined the crown prince's uterus because of Lin Fengyu, with her character, it is considered good to not be so vicious as to offend Xiang Chong. How could she possibly compliment others?
As for Kang Dongming, he was just a sign to scare people. Although he was nominally Xiang Chong's teacher, he never said a word to Xiang Chong.
So now that Taoist Wushang, a powerful and prestigious person, was complimenting him so much, Xiang Chong was very satisfied.
After drinking for three rounds, Taoist Wushang said with a smile: "His Highness doesn't care about the status of such reckless people, but is willing to accept us. I am really grateful.
Our Yinshan sect has experienced the ups and downs of the world, and the only people who are willing to accept our Yinshan sect are Your Majesty and His Highness, father and son. This kindness will be remembered by our Yinshan sect for generations to come."
Xiang Chong waved his hand boldly and said: "Taoist master, please don't say that. Although I was born in an emperor's family, I have always yearned for the world.
Moreover, I have never cared about the divisions between Jianghu and Jianghu factions. As long as you join my subordinates, you are one of my own. I don’t ask or care about what you have done before.”
Taoist Wushang's heart moved, and he immediately said: "Your Highness is really generous! In fact, there are many people like our Yinshan sect who are not worthy of being in the world. Although those people are not weak in strength, they have lived a miserable life in the world.
If His Highness does not dislike them, Pindao can help His Highness get them to work under the Crown Prince's command and only ask for His Highness's protection."
Xiang Chong's eyes suddenly lit up: "Taoist priest, don't worry, no matter whether Taoist, Buddhist or demonic, anyone who is willing to join me will be treated equally by me."
Xiang Chong also didn't expect that his acceptance of Wushan Taoist would actually play the role of buying horse bones for a thousand gold.
Even if these people were thieves, thieves or abandoned disciples of the sect, he doesn't care, as long as they can be used by him.
There was a strange look in Taoist Wushang's eyes. After the banquet was over, he immediately asked the disciples of the Yinshan Sect to secretly send the news to the Zhenwu Hall.
At this time in the Zhenwu Hall, Chu Xiu received the news from Taoist Wushang, and a sharp edge appeared in his eyes.
Things went very smoothly. Chu Xiu asked Taoist Wushang to join Xiang Chong's command, not to do anything to Xiang Chong at the critical moment, but to add a few more people to Xiang Chong's side.
Don’t you, Xiang Chong, want your subordinates to grow in strength? Don’t you want strong men from all over the world to join you? Chu Xiu can satisfy you now.
The Northern Yan court has never been owned by Xiang Long or Xiang Chong alone. If Xiang Chong follows Xiang Long's plan and waits for a period of time, he will naturally succeed in inheriting the throne.
But it is a pity that the desire for power can cause great changes in a person. Xiang Chong has changed from a down-and-out prince to a prince. He can't wait to express himself, so Chu Xiu's first step is to let Xiang Chong Clash against the Northern Yan court and all the forces in Northern Yan, completely alienating one another!
With Xiang Long here, no one can say anything even if Xiang Chong goes too far. But when Xiang Long dies, can a prince who is not recognized by any department in Beiyan still succeed to the throne? This is uncertain. of.
Mei Qinglian was by Chu Xiu's side, and she probably knew Chu Xiu's plan, but Mei Qinglian was still confused: "Who are you going to insert into Xiang Chong's side?
If someone from the Hidden Demon lineage is not good enough, Li Qiudi is right next to Xiang Chong. If you put someone from the Hidden Mo lineage next to Xiang Chong, it will be easy for her to recognize him.
It's not possible to install people from the Blue Dragon Society. The ordinary killers from the Blue Dragon Society can be used, but their strength is too weak, and those at the level of the Seven Dragon Heads are not unknown people, and they can be easily detected."
Chu Xiu smiled and said: "You have forgotten one place. There are many powerful people in Green City who can take advantage of them. Who can recognize them?"
Mei Qinglian's eyes suddenly lit up, she had really forgotten this place.
Although the warriors born in Green City cannot compare with the warriors of the same level in the outside world because they have stayed there all their lives, no matter how weak the true elixir is, it is still a true elixir, and no matter how weak the real fire god refining realm is, it is also a true fire refining god. , where the realm lies.
But Mei Qinglian then frowned and said, "What about your identity?
If you only put one person next to Xiang Chong, it would be fine. Just say that the other person is some kind of master of secluded cultivation.
But if you place several people around Xiang Chong, but all of them have no identities at the same time, as if they appeared from the cracks in the rocks, everyone will be suspicious."
Chu Xiu waved his hand and said: "My identity is simple. With Feng Manlou here, why do you still need to worry about your identity? Just let Feng Manlou make up one at will."
"But Feng Manlou won't listen to you so easily. Feng Manlou still has some credibility. Forging identity information is a taboo for Feng Manlou. No matter how much money you spend, Feng Manlou will still have a lot of credit." The bottom line will not be breached even if the building is full.”
Chu Xiu said lightly: "Bottom line? There is no such thing as a bottom line in this world. If you can't do it, it's because the benefits are not enough.
If the benefits are enough, I will ask Feng Manlou to say that pigs can fly, and Feng Manlou will actually record the appearance of flying pigs in their intelligence information."