Chapter 610 610 chess pieces, everything is as expected
apocalypse, imperial city
The young emperor who was far away in the imperial city was also asking about Li Yuan's whereabouts.
"Have you not found Li Yuan yet?" Obviously, the young emperor was not ignorant about Blackstone Mountain, at least he knew very well about Li Yuan.
Li Yuan has sold his life for the royal family for twenty years. It is too easy for the royal family to install spies around him, not to mention that the Demonic Cult is originally used by the royal family. It is impossible for Blackstone Mountain not to have spies from the royal family.
It is impossible to hide what happened in Black Rock Mountain from the emperor.
Xiao Jiuan naturally knew this, so he did not use Yan Bei's army, but relied on Beichen's troops.
As for why he could invite people from Beichen?
As long as there are enough benefits, he believes that the emperor will understand this.
It doesn't matter even if you don't understand. Everyone in the world knows that King Yan Bei and Beichen have a blood feud. The two parties may have a tacit understanding to attack the same person for the sake of profit, but they can never collude.
The people of Tianqi believed that anyone in Tianqi could collude with Beichen, but the King of Yanbei would not, and the people of Yanbei would not.
There is a blood debt between Yan Bei and Beichen for nearly three hundred years. This blood debt cannot be easily erased.
"Returning to the Holy Emperor, both the leader and Li Yuan were seriously injured. Both of them are missing now. There is no news yet." The royal spy knelt in front of the emperor and reported in a low voice.
"Is his face ruined?" the young emperor asked, rubbing his sore eyebrows.
This matter has been involved for too long, and now it is finally coming to an end.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The leader of the Demon Cult has been poisoned since he was a child. Once he takes off his mask, the poison will slowly take effect and his face will not recover." The face of the leader of the Demon Cult is a huge hidden danger. The late Emperor was so...
How could a smart person not have a backup plan?
You must know that there has never been pure brotherhood in the Tian family. No matter how much the late emperor trusted his twin brother, he would never let him show off with that face.
It's okay that the leader of the Demon Cult always wears a mask. Once he takes off the mask, the poison that has been hidden on his face for more than forty years will act out, destroying his face bit by bit.
Or maybe his face has brought trouble to the royal family, and he has thoughts that he shouldn't have. The 'loyal servant' who has been lurking around him for more than forty years and has won the trust of the leader will immediately take action and destroy his face.
Make a face.
The late emperor was born as his legitimate son, but he only got this position after a lot of fighting with his brothers. The late emperor knew better than anyone how ambitious they were as they were born into the royal family.
They are both princes and grandsons, and no one is worse than the other. Who would be willing to live in darkness all his life and become a shadow that cannot be seen in the light?
Although the leader of the Demon Cult never revealed his ambitions in the early years, the late emperor never believed him.
Of course, whether you believe it or not, the use is still the same. The late emperor had many means to deal with the leader of the demon sect. He was not worried about the betrayal of the leader of the demon sect, and he was not worried even after his death.
In the eyes of the late emperor, the leader of the demon sect was just a person who was related to him by blood, had great abilities, and was relatively easy to use. If this person had been obedient, the late emperor would definitely keep using him for the sake of his brothers.
,but……
If this person is out of control, there is no need to live in this world.
The late emperor left in such a hurry that he did not have time to teach the current emperor how to be a wise and authoritarian emperor. However, the late emperor told the current emperor one by one about the things behind them and even arranged everything for the current emperor.
Even if the leader of the Demon Cult dies, he must die with value. Even if he dies, the royal family will squeeze out the last bit of his value.
In the late emperor's plan, the leader of the Demon Cult and Li Yuan were two pawns in his hands. Both of them had abilities and were easy to use, but both of them were huge hidden dangers to the royal family.
After they have no use value, or after they threaten the royal family, these two people should not exist.
Either of these two people is a powerful enemy. It is not impossible for the royal family to get rid of them, but it will definitely have to pay a huge price. The late emperor did not want to make a fearless sacrifice, so he kept raising them and waited for them to kill each other.
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Li Yuan has a blood feud with the Demon Cult. As long as the time is right, these two people will kill each other.
If two people who are not good at each other fight, the end result will be both losers. Even if they are not both losers, it is impossible for these two people to cooperate. Even if one is killed and the other is injured, the royal family can eliminate two hidden dangers at the same time without spending a single soldier.
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The late emperor never believed in the leader of the Demon Cult, and he never thought that he could hide it from Li Yuan for the rest of his life, and there was no need to hide it from Li Yuan for the rest of his life.
As Li Yuan grows older, his value will become lower and lower, and he will be able to do less and less for the royal family, making his existence unnecessary.
While Li Yuan still has the last bit of value, letting him get rid of the leader of the Demon Cult will maximize the interests of the royal family.
Although things are not going exactly as the late emperor expected, the final effect is not much different.
Regardless of whether Li Yuan knew it or not, whether he doubted the identity of the leader of the Demon Cult or not, Li Yuan and the leader of the Demon Cult would both end up losing in the end. Even if Li Yuan had resentment and hatred towards the royal family, he probably wouldn't have the ability to fight back.
You must know that the leader of the Demon Cult is not a vegetarian. Even if Li Yuan can kill him, he will not get any favors from him.
Everything developed according to the late emperor's expectations. Only one thing exceeded the late emperor's expectations, and that was the appearance of Xiao Jiu'an.
In the plan of the late emperor, once the leader of the Demonic Cult dies, the forces of the Demonic Cult will recruit his confidants who have been installed in the Demonic Cult to take over. At that time, the Demonic Cult can continue to be used by the royal family, occupy the power in the world for the royal family, and serve the royal family.
Dealing with some shady things, but...
Now that Xiao Jiu'an has taken action, the Demonic Cult's power may not be retained at all, and the late emperor's plan to swallow up the Jianghu forces may also come to an end.
As for Xie Yong’s existence?
To be honest, this does not affect the late emperor's plan. Li Yuan, who has grown old and was injured by the leader of the demon sect, is like a tiger with its teeth pulled out to the royal family, without any lethality at all.
The royal family would not take an old and injured man, the former number one master in the world, seriously.
At this time, the emperor was not afraid of Li Yuan coming to the imperial city, but he was afraid that Li Yuan would not show up.
As long as Li Yuan appears in front of people at this moment, there is only one way to die.
This was very clear to Li Yuan, who was seriously injured and fell into the sea at the same time as the leader of the Demon Cult, but was rescued by fishermen at the same time.
Indeed, he is still not sure whether the leader of the Demon Cult has anything to do with the royal family, but he is certain that the royal family has given up on him and even wants to take his life.
When he and the leader of the Demon Cult were both in danger, he sent a signal for help to the royal soldiers, but what he was waiting for was not rescuers, but killers... (To be continued)