Five days later, Fan Zeng led his people to count a batch of supplies that had just been shipped from Chu State, and asked several military secretaries following him to sort the supplies into the warehouse.
At this time, an attendant hurried over and saluted: "Military advisor, my lord asked me to call you over. He said that the matter has come to a conclusion, and I need you to follow me for more details."
Fan Zeng sighed slightly when he heard this. Xiong Xin's conspiracy against the Xiang family finally came to fruition, but he didn't know what would happen to Xiong Xin?
In the past few days, Fan Zeng also tried to persuade Xiang Ji again, trying his best to save Xiong Xin's life.
However, as soon as Fan Zeng opened his mouth, Xiang Ji turned around and talked about him, giving Fan Zeng almost no chance to persuade him.
Even if Fan Zeng pushes him into a hurry, Xiang Ji will get angry and say: "The matter has not yet been resolved. What's the point of making a decision so early?"
"Go," Fan Zeng replied, waving his hand to the secretary standing in front of him to disperse, and strode towards the meeting hall.
As soon as he stepped into the meeting hall, Fan Zeng felt that the atmosphere was a bit solemn, and his heart suddenly sank. However, his face did not show any abnormality. He saluted Xiang Ji and said, "Greetings, my lord."
Xiang Ji, who had a cold face, saw Fan Zeng coming over. The ice on his face melted a little, and he said in a calm tone: "My father came just in time. Wu Bing has just returned from Kuaiji, and the whole matter has been investigated clearly.
"
"Wu Bing, inform the military advisor of the results of your investigation. There must be no omissions."
Wu Bing bowed and responded: "I will obey my lord's order."
Wu Bing then clasped his fists towards Fan Zeng, pointed at the person behind him and said, "To the military advisor, this person is the one who found out the news about King Chu's plot against the Xiang family."
"According to him, the King of Chu dismissed the guards and servants that day, and had a secret discussion with a man named Lu Chen in the study for half an hour. As usual, he hid in a secret corner of the study and eavesdropped. The King of Chu and Lu Chen
He heard every word of what I said."
"Because the King of Chu and Lu Chen talked too much, he didn't remember much at the same time. But according to his understanding, every sentence was related to plotting against the Xiang family, and even mentioned finding other masters to deal with the lord."
"Because he is the only one who knows the content of the conversation besides the King of Chu and Lu Chen, there is no way to verify the authenticity. However, the King of Chu and Lu Chen had a secret conversation. I found out from the guards and chamberlain that it was indeed true. That night, the King of Chu
I made an exception and allowed Lu Chen to stay in the palace, showing my utmost kindness."
Xiang Ji added at the right moment: "The spies stationed in the palace are all dead men trained by the Xiang family since childhood. Their loyalty is unquestionable. Besides, if he hadn't planned for the Xiang family to regain power, how could Xiong Xin think so highly of Lu Chen?"
"First, Song Yi fought for military power, and then Lu Chen plotted to kill the Xiang family. Xiong's heart was determined to kill my Xiang family."
At the end of the sentence, Xiang Ji had a sneer on his face, followed by a strong murderous intention.
Fan Zeng lowered his head and thought for a moment, then raised his head and asked: "As the secret agent said, Xiong Xin is plotting against the Xiang family, but for such a big thing as the Xiang family, you can't just rely on words. What has Xiong Xin been doing during this time?
Something strange?"
Xiang Ji couldn't help but admire him and said, "You are really talented. You can even guess the movements of a bear's heart. Wu Bing, didn't I tell you not to miss anything? Why don't you tell your military advisor to be more careful?"
"I obey," Wu Bing lowered his head slightly and continued: "After that day, Xiong Xin expressed his opinions for the first time in the court meeting, took the initiative to ask about the situation of the lord, and ordered the Xiang family to be rewarded."
Xiang Ji couldn't help but interrupt again: "Listen, if Xiong Xin didn't have a guilty conscience, how could he think of rewarding the Xiang family? Wu Bing, please continue."
Wu Bing continued: "On the third day, Xiong Xin took the initiative to pay attention to the lives of the people of Chu State, and insisted on taking a team of guards out of the palace to inspect the people's situation."
"When the people of Chu State heard that the King of Chu was inspecting the people's sentiments, they immediately knelt down and kowtowed in excitement and shouted long live."
Xiang Ji chuckled and sneered: "Buying people's hearts and trying to use them to fight against the Xiang family, do you think others can't see this kind of crude method?"
"Father, the evidence of Xiong Xin's conspiracy against the Xiang family is conclusive. I want to eliminate future troubles. Please help me, Dad."
Fan Zeng said with a wry smile: "But..."
Xiang Ji's face darkened and he ordered: "You guys should step aside first. I want to talk to the military advisor alone."
Wu Bing decisively reached out and dragged the dazed spy out, and even closed the door of the conference hall in a sensible manner.
When the door was closed tightly, Xiang Jifang said, "You want to say that it's better to keep the bear's heart than to kill him, right?"
Fan Zeng nodded: "In order for my lord to control the Chu Kingdom more smoothly, it would be countless times better to keep him."
Xiang Ji shook his head and said: "I feel that killing him and monopolizing Chu will do more good than harm."
Seeing that Fan Zeng wanted to speak, Xiang Ji said first, "Father, don't rush to refute. Let me finish what I have to say first."
"In Yafu's view, which one is more important in today's world, a peerless strong man or a kingdom that works together? In other words, which one is more important, compared to my own cultivation and the Kingdom of Chu?"
Fan Zeng's expression changed drastically and he quickly asked: "Why did my lord say this?"
Xiang Ji said seriously: "If I don't hide it from my father, I will be able to break through to the divine soul realm within half a year."
Fan Zeng said with a look of surprise: "This is a good thing."
Xiang Ji shook his head and said: "It's not that simple. The key to breaking through the divine soul realm from the master level is to transform spiritual thoughts into divine souls. Similar to how spiritual thoughts require faith, condensing the divine soul also needs to be in line with the way of the warrior's mind before it can be successful."
"Unfortunately, I am practicing domineering. A domineering person is most afraid of being suppressed by someone, especially one with status. Therefore, the bear's heart will not die for a day, pressing on my head. I will break through the dangers of the Soul Realm and will
It will be infinitely amplified.”
"Between breaking through the Soul Realm and Xiong Xin, I will have to make a choice sooner or later. And there is almost no suspense about this choice. It is impossible for me to cut off the path of martial arts for Xiong Xin, so Xiong Xin must die."
Fan Zeng was startled and sighed: "In this case, we can only let Xiong Xin die. However, since Xiong Xin is the king of Chu, even if he wants to kill him, he must plan carefully to reduce the impact to the lowest level.
lowest."
Xiang Ji acknowledged with a face: "What you said makes sense. I'm really not good at this kind of thing, so please take care of me. I will ask Wu Bing to assist you. Wu Bing has a group of masters who are proficient in assassination."
, absolutely reliable.”
A look of determination appeared on Fan Zeng's face: "In this case, I will leave this matter to me. Please rest assured, my lord, this matter will be properly handled within ten days."
To be honest, Fan Zengda didn't want to give up the plan he had originally drawn up, but now that things have happened, he can no longer carry it out.
As Xiang Ji said, he alone is far more important than the state of Chu.
Moreover, if this matter is planned well, the impact will not be too great.
A quarter of an hour later, Fan Zeng took Wu Bing and left the meeting hall.
Then Fan Zeng and Wu Bing chatted alone for a whole day, and it was not until evening that Wu Bing took his leave.
That night, Wu Bing and his people left Shouchun and rushed to Kuaiji.
…
Although it is the harsh winter season, when the sun rises completely, there is still a touch of warmth in Kuaiji City, which is located in the south.
On the street, a young man wearing brocade clothes, leading a group of knights, rode forward.
This young man is Xiong Xin, the current King of Chu.
While Xiong Xin was enjoying the fun of galloping horses, he shouted loudly to Lu Chen beside him: "Sir, are we still going to the farm outside the city today?"
Lu Chen smiled slightly and said: "Report to the king, you have been to the farm several times. It is not a good thing to go too much. Today we are going to the military camp at the foot of Kuaiji Mountain. As the king of a country, the king should pay attention to the military affairs.
"
Xiong Xin laughed and said, "What you said is absolutely true. King Gu is going to see our warriors from Dachu."
While he was talking, Xiong Xin had already led a group of knights out of Kuaiji City.
In the sky that he didn't pay attention to, a figure flew quickly, much faster than him riding a horse.
When Xiong Xin came to a mountain forest, he suddenly had a frightening feeling.
At this moment, the two knights behind him suddenly looked at each other, nodded, speeded up, passed Lu Chen, and stood between the two.
Before Lu Chen could sense something was wrong, several sharp arrows suddenly appeared in the forest, pointing at the vital part of the bear's heart.
Poor Xiong Xin, she was herding cattle before the age of thirteen and had never been exposed to martial arts.
Since he succeeded to the throne as King of Chu, although he has achieved a breakthrough to the second level of martial arts with the accumulation of resources, he has not even the slightest experience in combat.
Facing the secret arrows released by the sixth-grade warrior, Xiong Xin didn't even have time to dodge, and was pierced by the sharp arrows, falling straight from his horse.
Lu Chen wanted to save Xiong Xin, but because two knights stood between them, he couldn't get through.
When I saw Xiong Xin being pierced through the brain and through the heart by sharp arrows, I felt cold all over. Xiong Xin was dead, and his future was ruined.
It wasn't until Xiong Xin fell from his horse that the group of knights reacted and exclaimed: "Oh no, the king has been assassinated."
The two knights who separated Xiong Xin and Lu Chen immediately attacked, pointing at Lu Chen and saying: "This matter is definitely premeditated. The king was deceived out of the city by him, and he must be the one who wants to harm the king."
"Catch him, he is a Qin spy."
Lu Chen was suddenly startled, recalling the strange behavior of the two knights just now, he didn't know that he had been plotted, and immediately retorted: "You are the spies."
But the pale words of Lu Chen, a newcomer, were nothing compared to those two knights.
Or in order to evade responsibility, the other knights surrounded him with bad expressions.
Lu Chen knew that if he was caught, he would die, so he immediately burst out and ran away.
The knights were unaware and escaped from the encirclement by him.
At this time, the knight, who was just a little suspicious at first, immediately became convinced that Lu Chen was up to something, and immediately chased after him, shouting: "Catch him."
The remaining few knights did not move, but protected Xiong Xin's body in the middle to prevent the body from being damaged.
One of the two knights who isolated Xiong Xin and Lu Chen said to the others: "When this happens, you and I cannot avoid the responsibility. For now, the only way is to pass the news to Wu Xinjun immediately and ask him to come back.