Chapter 182: Separation of the Five Parties, Three Pillars
Mu Zichen had no interest in fighting for power. He had frantically pulled out the foundation of the Dongfang family just to vent his anger.
No matter how much he disliked Mu Cunyi's methods, there was no doubt that everything Mu Cunyi did was for the sake of the Mu family, and in the end he even risked his own life.
Looking at the entire Mu royal family, only Mu Cunyi could do this, so Mu Zichen was willing to take huge risks and let those people be buried with his nephew!
Anyway, according to the investigation, none of those people were clean, and they all had committed many injustices to some extent, and they had no guilt in killing them.
On this day, Mu Zichen suddenly remembered the concubines in the harem who had been defiled by his negative feelings, so he entered the palace to arrange them properly, but was told that the concubines had been executed by His Majesty.
After hearing the news, Mu Zichen was furious, pushed away the guards who tried to dissuade him, broke into the imperial study room, and shouted, "Why did you die as a concubine?"
The young emperor, who was reviewing the memorial, raised his head.
He was still very young when he came to the throne, but now he has become a green young man, with bright eyes and a majestic look on his body. He put down his pen after hearing the words. Although several guards chased him in, they did not dare to scold Mu Zichen.
His eyes flashed slightly and he waved his hand.
The guards were already wary of Mu Zichen, and if he really wanted to harm His Majesty, they couldn't stop him, so they hurriedly retreated.
After the others left, the young emperor stood up, walked to Mu Zichen, and said calmly: "Grandpa Huang, please calm down. Those women are an insult to the country. If they are not eliminated, they will become the laughing stock of my Mu family."
"The laughing stock?" Mu Zichen was deeply stimulated and laughed wildly: "It's not them who make the Mu family the laughing stock, but us useless men!"
Suddenly he felt his mood waning and his whole body was cold. He looked at the young emperor's handsome and young face. At such a young age, he had learned to be so ruthless. Is this the royal family?
The young emperor sighed: "I don't want to do this, but I can't help it. I couldn't stop Bian Huiqing from entering the palace at the beginning. Even today, I can't make the decision on many things, otherwise..."
Hearing that he was implying that Mu Cunyi, or even himself, had deprived him of the power of the emperor, Mu Zichen felt inexplicably angry.
What kind of person is he? When his momentum was slightly released, the entire imperial study room was filled with depression. The young emperor's expression suddenly changed. He took a step back and pretended to be calm: "What does the emperor want?"
Seeing his stern reaction, Mu Zichen's anger dissipated a lot, replaced by a kind of sadness: "Without you, Uncle Eight Emperors, you would have died countless times. I took advantage of this opportunity to uproot the foundation of the Dongfang family. Not only did you
You're not grateful, but you think I'm in the way, and you probably wish I'd die early so that you could take charge of the country, right?"
The young emperor wanted to defend himself, but Mu Zichen chuckled and said, "Your Eighth Emperor uncle did a lot of things wrong, but you are the only one who has no right to criticize him! During this period, I have also heard a lot of gossip about me.
Mu Zichen wants to rebel and usurp the throne, kicking his grandson down to sit on the throne, are you afraid?"
He took a step forward, and the young emperor took a step back, his face turned pale.
Mu Zichen looked sarcastic and finally stopped: "If I want to sit in that seat, you can't stop me. No one can stop me, but I'm not interested. If you think someone is in the way, I will leave the imperial city today."
, From now on you can wander around the world, no one will stop you anymore, let’s see how far you can go!”
After that, he ignored the young emperor, whose face was turning red and white, and turned to leave. The young emperor's struggling voice came from behind him: "Grandpa Huang, stay and help me."
Mu Zichen thought it was ridiculous. He was willing to be a child and work as a guard for Mu Cunyi in order to repay the royal family's great kindness. Now that the kindness has been repaid, who in the world is qualified to keep him?
Pushing open the door and coming to the corridor, he saw the magnificent palace city, which was magnificent and beautiful. But in his eyes, this was just a prison that blocked his path, making everyone in it become a prisoner.
Selfish, cruel and heartless.
The great emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty was like this, Mu Cunyi was like this, and the young emperor is like this now.
He just glanced at it, then laughed and flew away. From then on, until the imperial city changed its owner, no one saw this legendary prince again.
"Are you leaving?" In the pavilion in the middle of the lake in the Eighth Prince's Mansion, Le Qian looked at Mu Zichen who came specially to say goodbye to him.
On Mu Zichen's face, he didn't know whether it was loneliness or sadness: "It's probably bad luck if I can't find anyone for so many days. In fact, I had a premonition when the incident happened that day. Since he is gone, I can't keep him.
significance."
Leqian was silent.
"By the way, I specifically asked people to find the people from Songya Yuefu, but no one knows where they are being held. You have to find the details yourself." Mu Zichen suddenly said apologetically.
This statement proved that he had not forgotten that the reason why Le Qian served Mu Cunyi was because the people in Songya Yuefu were controlled.
But what Mu Zichen never knew was that the people from Songya Yuefu had actually been sent to the hidden village a long time ago. Mu Cunyi's order was true, but it was Cen Gang who did the work, and he immediately reported the news
Notified Zhuo Mufeng, who had been transferred many years ago.
To put it bluntly, the two super masters recruited by Mu Cunyi were all sent by others. One was following orders from the Dongfang Family, and the other was assisting Zhuo Mufeng.
It's just that Dongfang Changsheng moved faster, so that when the situation evolved to this point, Zhuo Mufeng didn't find a good opportunity to take action.
Le Qian's expression changed slightly, he looked at Mu Zichen deeply, and said tentatively: "Today's young emperor has high vision but low hand, and lacks ability. There are many powerful officials in the court. Once you leave, I am afraid that the Mu family will be..."
Mu Zichen said nonchalantly: "A country can never belong to just one family. Those who are coming can't be stopped, and those who are going can't be kept. From today on, Mu Zichen is just Mu Zichen, and the Mu family's country is prosperous.
Come on, you have nothing to do with me anymore!"
Seeing his calm expression and his eyes as clear as a stream, Le Qian couldn't help but cheer in his heart and handed over his wine gourd: "Although you are a child of the royal family, you are more like a child of the world. This kind of place is not suitable for you. It's okay to leave.
,Congratulations."
"Congratulations?" Mu Zichen laughed loudly, took the wine gourd and took a sip, shouted happily, handed the wine gourd back to Le Qian, then turned around and strode away while singing wildly.
"Brother Mu, see you in the world." Le Qian shouted from behind.
A loud laugh resounded through the Eighth Prince's Mansion, and then slowly disappeared into the air.
"What a good-tempered person. Only such a person can more easily climb to the highest peak of martial arts, right?" The moment Mu Zichen left, Le Qian clearly felt that the other party seemed to have a stronger aura due to a breakthrough in his state of mind.
It was much more robust in the past.
In terms of martial arts, Mu Zichen at this time is probably enough to be among the top five in the world...
After Mu Cunyi's life and death were unknown and Mu Zichen left for the world, the originally arrogant Eighth Prince's Palace declined rapidly. The direct forces of the Eighth Prince's Palace were also faced with being divided and dismantled.
Originally, if Zhuo Mufeng was more ruthless, he could have made Cen Gang surrender to the young emperor, and then use the excuse of Songya Yuefu to insert Le Qian'an into the palace.
But Zhuo Mufeng was unwilling to really treat Leqian, his old friend, as a pawn. On the other hand, once Mu Cunyi died, there was actually no threat to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. The young emperor would probably not have power, and there was no point in keeping him under surveillance.
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Therefore, shortly after Mu Zichen left, Le Qian, a world-famous casual cultivator, also quietly left the city. What is ridiculous is that a group of people, including the young emperor, also tried to take over Mu Cunyi and put Le Qian
Collect it for your own use...
If Mu Cunyi's disappearance symbolizes the decline of the Eighth Prince's Palace, then the fierce party struggle that followed further weakened the Mu royal family's control over the country.
The young emperor's foundation was shallow and his abilities were far inferior to those of his father and uncle, so he was often unable to intervene in government affairs.
Although the major court officials wanted to stabilize the government, they had no choice but to lose Mu Cunyi and have no control over the various military governors under their jurisdiction. Those military governors even suspected that these courtiers were seeking power for personal gain, and the two sides did not trust each other, which led to the court
The situation is chaotic and I have no time to take care of myself.
But at the same time, rebels from various parts of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty began to accelerate their conquests.
In the north, Fang Zhaonan was as powerful as a rainbow, and backed by the Northern Qi army. Although he was intercepted and killed by the Northern Qi, his territory continued to expand. Later, he simply led his troops southward, with overwhelming momentum, and even captured the Eastern Three Roads. Counting the territory of the Northern Qi, the rest of the
The number of lands under its jurisdiction has reached as many as twelve, which has caused an uproar in the world, and its true strength has far surpassed that of the imperial court.
No one has ignored that behind Fang Zhaonan is the mysterious man from Dark Night Pavilion, so all parties are becoming more and more fearful of Dark Night Pavilion.
The Dongfang Family did not hesitate to make concessions. Taking advantage of the weakness of the imperial court and the intrigues between the upper and lower parties, they crazily encroached on the surrounding areas and even annexed the two tracts that originally belonged to the imperial court, bringing the number of territories under its jurisdiction to nine.
Followed closely by Cai Enping.
He has outstanding abilities, and the combat power of his soldiers and horses is astonishing. He is also escorted by masters of the magic sect, and he can collect, cause trouble, assassinate and other things that the army is not good at.
There was also Lou Linxuan secretly making plans, dealing with all parties in a vertical and horizontal way, advancing and retreating, making friends from far away, and attacking at close range. Time and again, he cracked Dongfang Changsheng's conspiracy to unite all parties to attack, and took advantage of the situation to tear apart Mu Cunyi's plan.
The dilemma below.
In the following years, the three Jinghua sects expanded at a staggering speed. When the Oriental Family was at its peak, Cai Enping's territory also reached as many as seven sects.
Of course, people know better that standing behind Cai Enping is Zhuo Mufeng, the master of the Demon Sect. This son is the real boss, and he and the Dongfang Family divide half of the world in Dongzhou.
Excluding Fang Zhaonan's territory, the remaining Eastern Zhou rebels were just three or two big cats and kittens. Although they formed an alliance, everyone knew that it would never become a thing and it would only be a matter of time before they were wiped out.
In other words, there are five forces entrenched in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty today. However, the rebel alliance and the imperial court are weak, and they can basically only fight on one side. What is even more ridiculous is that the two often cooperate briefly to resist the other three powerful forces.
enemy.
These three parties are the real contenders for the Eastern Zhou Dynasty. They are Fang Zhaonan in the north, Dongfang Changsheng in the south, and Zhuo Mufeng in the east.
Among the three, the strongest Fang Zhaonan can hardly destroy the weakest Zhuo Mufeng, and the Dongfang Family will not allow it. Therefore, they are stalemate with each other, and they always form a tripod.
If this trend continues, I'm afraid we won't be able to tell the winner within a hundred years.