The person who came was none other than Cen Gang, the personal bodyguard of the Eighth Prince.
At first, the Eighth Prince suspected that this person was the eyes and ears placed by the Emperor of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty, so he was quite wary of and hated him.
But all this changed after the death of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Emperor.
At that time, the court was in chaos and the situation was unstable. Someone secretly organized experts to assassinate the Eighth Prince. It was Cen Gang's desperate protection that cost him his life, and the Eighth Prince saved his life.
After that, the Eighth Prince regained his trust in Cen Gang. Because if the other party was the hidden target of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty Emperor, the former was already dead, and there was no need to fight for himself.
With the power of the Eighth Prince, Cen Gang's status has also risen. Now he is not only a personal guard, but also responsible for the collection of various intelligences. Even the actual control of Tianzhao falls into his hands.
This is probably the benefit of risking your life.
After receiving the information handed over by Cen Gang, the Eighth Prince quickly looked at it.
Not only does he pay attention to the situation of the war, he is also very interested in some information about the world and the market, especially what happened in the imperial city. The last time he was in danger, it was because the intelligence work was not in place.
Halfway through the reading, the Eighth Prince's pupils suddenly shrank like needles, and the fingers pinching the paper turned a little white. He raised his head and said in shock, "Has Zhuo Mufeng entered the realm of unity?" His tone was very urgent.
Cen Gang had already guessed that the prince would ask this question, so he hesitated for a moment and replied: "I'm not sure yet, but that thief Zhuo Mufeng caught Dongfang Changsheng's sword head-on and was only slightly injured.
This news came from the Dongfang Family, and it is now known all over the world and is being discussed endlessly everywhere. The news should be true. Many people now judge that he is already the 42nd super master in the world."
boom!
The Eighth Prince slapped the table with a heavy palm, and said with an ashen face: "Don't you people in the world say that it is difficult to break through the Hexiang Realm? What is going on now?"
"Your Majesty, calm down." Cen Gang quickly took a step back and lowered his head, not daring to bear the growing power of the Eighth Prince, but secretly sighing in his heart.
Today's prince is undoubtedly more stable and mature than in the past, and his temperament has become more cold and sharp. But when he heard about Zhuo Mufeng, he lost all his cultivation and could easily lose control.
For example, last time, when I heard that Zhuo Mufeng had become the governor of Baijiang Prefecture, the prince almost turned over the table and cursed the entire Zhang family bloody.
Of course Cen Gang understood that these were all the shadows and resentments left behind in the Witch Mansion.
From birth to now, the Eighth Prince has almost never suffered a loss. However, he was tricked by Zhuo Mufeng one after another in the Wu Mansion. He was humiliated and was once controlled by others. He could only rely on the pills given by the other party to save his life.
Although he relied on the water elder in the palace to concoct an antidote and successfully escaped Zhuo Mufeng's control, the prince was such a proud man and so shameful that I'm afraid he will never forget it in this life.
Feeling the Eighth Prince's intimidating gaze, Cen Gang gritted his teeth and said, "I don't know the specific details. But I am certain that Zhuo Mufeng, that thief, will never reach this point on his own. Maybe he will do it again."
What kind of bad luck did you step on?"
In fact, he himself didn't believe this. Once or twice was a coincidence. Could it be that Zhuo Mufeng was lucky every time he made a breakthrough? How could there be such luck!
But he couldn't say it was due to Zhuo Mufeng's talent in front of the Eighth Prince. This was not how he was looking for death.
The Eighth Prince had a dark face and leaned stiffly on the back of the chair, with an expression as if he wanted to choose someone to devour.
When Cen Gang was almost out of breath, he picked up the information on the table and asked word for word: "I remember ordering you to send people from Tianzhao to sneak into the Baijiang City Lord's Mansion at all costs to find Du Zhuo.
Mu Feng had the opportunity to take action, how did things go?"
Hearing this, Cen Gang felt weak again in his heart, but he had to answer, so he could only hold his breath and said: "Your Majesty, that dog thief is very afraid of death and cannot easily leave the city lord's mansion. Inside the city lord's mansion, there is a whistle every two steps and a whistle every three steps.
All the servants recruited by the company have gone through strict investigation at all levels.
The three waves of people sent by my subordinates in the past few days were all people who were good at disguise and there were no problems with their identities, but still... they were all killed... I suspected that there must be an expert in the city lord's palace controlling all this. Please also ask.
Your Majesty, please give me some more time, and I will swear that I will live up to your orders!"
In front of the Eighth Prince, Cen Gang could only express his position like this, otherwise he was afraid that he would not be able to leave the study. But he had no idea whether he could send someone to sneak into the Baijiang City Lord's Mansion.
To put it more harshly, he felt that the prince was a bit over the top. With Zhuo Mufeng's current martial arts skills, what was the use of sending people in? They were just giving away people's heads.
"Okay, I will give you another month. If you can't do it, you can do it yourself!" The Eighth Prince forcibly suppressed the word "waste" that came to his mouth.
Cen Gang agreed with a wry smile.
After browsing the information again, the Eighth Prince frowned again: "What's going on with Dou Laide? Didn't I order him to stop attacking the Jianghu forces? Now it's time to win over the Jianghu warriors and fight against the chaos together.
When he was in the army, did he still think that the troubles caused by the court were not big enough?"
Speaking of this, Cen Gang was also very angry. He suppressed his previous depressed mood and said: "My subordinates have given orders repeatedly to convey the prince's wishes. But that Dou Laide seems to be relying on the prince's favor and favor.
Prince Jiao, you have to guard against this person!"
Dou Laide was originally the person in charge of Tianzhao in Guangxing Dao. Because of his outstanding ability, he gained the trust and promotion of the Eighth Prince. He is currently in charge of the Tianzhao forces of the three roads at the same time and is considered to be a high-ranking official.
The Eighth Prince shook his head irritably and said in a cold voice: "Pass this king's order to ask Dou Laide to stop all actions immediately. Otherwise, I can help him up, or I can tell him to get out at any time!"
"I obey my orders!"
Not long after, a white dove soared into the sky from the Eighth Prince's Mansion and disappeared among the densely packed eaves and corners of the imperial city.
Cen just came out of the study and it was already dark.
He left the Eighth Prince's Mansion and walked on the snowy streets. Due to the weather and the fact that the palace was in a prime location, the nearby residents were all high officials of the imperial court, so there were very few pedestrians.
When passing by an alleyway, Cen Gang stopped, his expression changed dramatically, he looked left and right, quickly stepped into it, and stared at a thin man standing in the alleyway.
"Are you desperate for your life? How dare you come to a place like this? If you are discovered by the prince's spies, you will die without knowing how!" Cen Gang roared in a low voice.
The thin man chuckled lightly: "Don't worry, Guard Cen. It's just an imperial city. You can't stop me."
A mere imperial city? The other party's words made Cen Gang's mouth twitch. Everyone knew that Zhuo Mufeng was crazy, but he didn't expect his subordinates to be so crazy. They really had the same origin.
"What on earth do you want to do?" Cen Gang said with hatred on his face.
He will not forget that when he was in Gusu City, he went to Nuanyang Mountain under the order of the Eighth Prince. However, on his way back, he was controlled by this guy and his junior sister and was forced to feed him poison, which was exactly the same as what happened to the prince.
He had secretly obtained the antidote from Elder Shui before. But before that, in order to save his life, he had cooperated with Zhuo Mufeng and done many things to betray the prince, and he could not look back.
The Eighth Prince would probably never guess that the last time he was assassinated was planned by the guy opposite him. The purpose was naturally to help Cen Gang secure his position as the Prince's confidant so that he could do things more conveniently for him!
Every time he thought about this, Cen Gang felt scared and powerless. The Eighth Prince tried his best to plant a traitor next to Zhuo Mufeng, but little did he know that his own number one confidant had already been controlled by Zhuo Mufeng.
The thin man was Barong. Hearing this, he smiled and said: "Brother Cen, don't be afraid. I came here this time to ask you to take my men to Tianzhao's file room to get something. Now you are Tianzhao's.
The number one, I guess shouldn’t be able to trouble you.”
Cen Gang's expression changed: "That file room is one of the most important places in Tianzhao. No one is allowed to enter. Every time you enter, you need to go through multiple interrogations. You suddenly sent people to follow me because you wanted to expose me to
In front of the prince?"
The smile on Barong's face gradually faded.
He has been with Zhuo Mufeng all year round, and of course he knows what Zhuo Mufeng cares about most, which also means that there is no room for error in this matter. He said in a serious voice: "Cen Gang, I am not discussing with you, but ordering you!
If you don’t want to die, you’d better make arrangements for me.”
Seeing that the other party would fall out with each other immediately, Cen Gang felt angry and angry, but more importantly, he was still afraid.
This is all because he knows very well that he has already been unable to help himself. Once the secret is leaked, the Eighth Prince will be able to get rid of him without waiting for Zhuo Mufeng to take action.
"Tomorrow morning, send someone to wait for me at the door of Juxian Inn." After weighing the situation, Cen Gang gritted his teeth and accepted his fate.
Barong laughed again, stepped forward, and patted Cen Gang on the shoulder: "That's right. Don't worry, brother Cen, as long as you do things well for the master, the master will never treat you badly, and you will be yours in the future."
The place to go.”
Perhaps knowing that it was not suitable to stay here for a long time, after saying this, Barong withdrew his hand, turned around and quickly disappeared into the corner of the alley.
Cen Gang raised his head and looked at the dark, starless night sky above his head, feeling that his future was gloomy...
At Chen time the next day.
Cengang walked to the door of Juxian Inn as promised. This was the place where he often met with his spies. Meeting here would not arouse suspicion.
When Cen just passed by, he turned around slightly and saw a strange man following him. Knowing that the man was from Barong, he could only endure his anger and move forward.
After wandering around in the city, Cen Gang and the two came to an ordinary rouge shop. They walked to the backyard without any obstruction, and some people came forward to salute.
Cen Gang nodded and led the strange man into the side room on the left. Then he moved the porcelain bottles on the wooden cabinet. The wall facing the wooden cabinet suddenly separated from both sides.
The two walked in and the wall closed again.
In the passage, there are two guards standing every ten meters, and there are many forks in the passage, extending in all directions. It is conceivable that if an outsider wants to enter this place, it will be difficult to find Tianzhao's file room.
Even though the person who came was Cen Gang, he was questioned a lot along the way, mainly asking about the strange man. Cen Gang only said that the other person was his confidant. This time, because of Dou Laide's matter, he needed help in obtaining information.
Cen Gang's identity helped a lot. Now who doesn't know that he is the prince's number one confidant, and he is also the top leader of Tianzhao. After a routine interrogation, the two of them successfully entered the file room.
When the stone door closed, the strange man's eyes were like lightning, and he quickly scanned the rows of wooden cabinets. The names of each Eastern Zhou Dynasty were posted on the sides of the wooden cabinets.
The strange man quickly found the wooden cabinet where Wei Yudao was located. The partitions of the wooden cabinet on each floor were densely marked with names.
After a while, his eyes narrowed and he finally found the three words Zhuo Mufeng. He quickly reached out and pulled out the corresponding file, tore open the cover, took out the papers inside and started browsing.
After a long time, the strange man let out a long breath and used his power to shatter the file into pieces and turn it into powder.
At this point, the historical record that Zhuo Mufeng had worked for Tianzhao was completely gone.