The boat returned to the south bank, and the boatman wearing a bamboo hat led two horses away, but he didn't care much about the boat.
The people of the Yulingwei Department of Natural Resources were really miserable. The former commander Wang Lian died just after arriving in Yunzhou, and the successor commander Bai Shengman died before arriving in Yunzhou.
Wang Lian was very strong, so strong that even if Zhuang Junji, who had already reached the third level of Wuyue Realm, wanted to kill him, it would not be easy, and it might even be a lose-lose situation.
Bai Shengman is stronger, but he is not strong enough. His strength is actually about the same as Wang Lian, but he is more sinister.
If Salang hadn't appeared with the knife, Zhuang Junji would have died at the hands of Bai Shengman.
If these two people were Lin Ye's direct opponents, then given Lin Ye's level and strength at this time, it would be difficult for them to win.
Especially Bai Shengman, Wang Lian can easily suppress Lin Ye in the realm. Bai Shengman's insidiousness will make people even more difficult to guard against.
But they were all dead. Originally, it seemed that this situation should have been presided over by Yu Lingwei, because one person and one sword were completely useless.
In this vast world, in a certain story in a certain period of time, there will be some people who stand in a high position and think that they are the protagonists.
Wang Lian is, so is Bai Shengman, but at most they are just guest appearances, and the guest appearances will die quickly.
If the Jade Emperor who was strategizing in Geling far away knew about it, he didn't know how angry he would be.
If he had known about it, he would have noticed that besides Tuoba Lie, whom he was afraid of, there seemed to be some other force quietly emerging in Yunzhou.
Emperor Jade's plan to get rid of Prince Cheng could no longer continue at this time.
The people sent by Yu Lingwei suffered heavy casualties, and all evidence was destroyed.
Unless the governor who is currently in Yunzhou goes directly to Linmanting City to get people.
But he didn't know what happened in Linmanting City. The news he got was that those Lou Fan spies had been delivered.
His duty was to keep an eye on Tuoba Lie, Lin Ye, and those who might disrupt the emperor's plan in Yunzhou.
But he was looking at the wrong one.
Two days later, Lin Manting City became the palace of the county prince.
This man wearing a bamboo hat appeared in the backyard of the palace. I don’t know when he came in. When someone found him, he was standing in the pavilion in the backyard looking at the blooming lotus in front of him.
Xie Fulan, the king of Chengjun, heard the news and rushed to the backyard. When he saw the man in the pavilion, he immediately waved his hand to signal all the servants to leave.
He walked to the pavilion and said, "Why are you becoming more and more unruly?"
The man raised his head and glanced at Prince Cheng, but did not answer.
Prince Cheng asked: "Is the matter settled?"
The man nodded slightly.
Prince Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He had actually seen the situation in Linmanting City.
As the only one among Yu Tianzi's brothers who could barely compete with Yu Tianzi in terms of wisdom, how could he not have his own preparations.
He knew his brother too well, that's why he was afraid.
But given his character, he would not even tell his own daughter most of these secrets.
"Next, you should go to Yunzhou."
Chengjun Wang said: "Lu Gang, the governor of Yulingwei Town, is in Yunzhou City, trying to find a way to make something happen to him. It seems... he died at the hands of Tuoba Lie."
The man in a bamboo hat remained silent.
Prince Chengjun said: "You don't want to?"
The man in a hat shook his head.
Prince Chengjun said: "Every time I finish the work, I will ask someone to deposit the benefits you need into the bank. If you are worried, you can go and have a look first."
The guest in a hat said: "No money this time."
Prince Cheng: "Then what do you want?"
The man in a bamboo hat put the knife in his hand on the stone table: "This kind of knife cannot kill Lu Gang."
Prince Cheng frowned: "You are greedy."
The guest in the hat said: "You should know about Lu Gang's level. Apart from him, who can suppress that person in the Department of Choices?" Prince Cheng fell silent, his eyes flickering with a bit of reluctance and a bit of chill.
"Okay, I'll give it to you."
He looked at the man in the hat: "But if you take this knife, in addition to killing Lu Gang, you will also have to do three things for me for free in the future."
The man wearing a hat: "One piece."
Prince Cheng: "You have gone too far."
The man in the hat said nothing.
After a while, Prince Cheng said: "Two pieces."
The man in the bamboo hat replied: "One piece."
Prince Cheng took a deep breath, his face already full of displeasure, but he finally nodded in agreement.
"Just one thing."
He turned and left: "Wait."
About a moment later, Prince Cheng came back from the front yard, holding a long wooden box in his hand.
He put the wooden box on the stone table: "This is Liuya, the fifth most precious sword in the world. It is also one of my favorite collections. I never thought that one day I would give it away."
The man in the hat stretched out his hand to grab the wooden box and disappeared in a flash. He was completely uninterested in hearing what the prince said.
Looking at the direction in which the man in a bamboo hat disappeared, Prince Cheng was stunned for a while.
This prince, who is known for his elegance and has a wide circle of friends in Geling City, can finally end with two words.
"Oh shit."
He muttered to himself and turned back to the front yard.
In the study, Prince Cheng sat down and exhaled heavily.
Yu Lingwei's people in Linmanting City are no longer a problem. If these people are poisonous snakes, even the snake's head is gone at this time, what else is there to care about.
What he cares about is what Tuoba Lie thinks.
He asked the man in a hat to kill Lu Gang in Yunzhou because Tuoba Lie's performance made him dissatisfied.
Even if Lu Gang is not dead, Tuoba Lie will still not be firm. If Tuobalie is not firm, no matter how long he plans, no matter how safe the preparations in other places are, there is no chance of winning.
As long as Lu Gang, the commander of Yu Lingwei, dies in Yunzhou City, and no matter how you look at it, he dies in Beiye Prince's Palace...
One hundred thousand Kitano troops.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door outside the study.
"Come in."
Prince Cheng looked up and then stood up to greet him: "Mr. Dongfang."
This old man usually does not have a high status in the Chengjun Prince's Mansion. He is just a bookkeeper. His biggest job is to distribute monthly money to other servants.
But as long as there were no outsiders, Prince Cheng had special respect for this old man.
This old man has been by his side for more than ten years. Over the past ten years, 90% of Emperor Jade's plans against Prince Cheng were seen through by the old man, allowing Prince Cheng to save himself from danger time and time again.
His name is Dongfang Su.
After the old man entered the door, he still bowed to Prince Cheng in a polite manner as he had done for so many years.
Prince Cheng sighed: "I have told you so many times that you don't have to do this when there are no outsiders."
Dongfang Su said: "Rules are rules. Without rules, the world will be in chaos."
Prince Cheng went over to support his arm and sat down on the chair: "Sir, Lin Manting City's affairs are basically out of the question. I will send someone to kill Lu Gang."
Dongfang Su hummed: "Your Majesty, please leave for a few days."
Prince Cheng asked: "Why do you want to leave?"
Dongfang Sudao: "I heard that there is a Ningxu Mountain more than thirty miles east of Linmanting City, and there is a Youfang Valley in the mountain. At this time of year, the flowers in Youfang Valley are in full bloom and stretch for dozens of miles."
Prince Cheng frowned slightly: "Going to enjoy the flowers at this time... seems inappropriate?"
Dongfang Su said: "Let's go to enjoy the flowers at this time, or take the princess with us to relax."
He looked at Prince Cheng: "Your Majesty, there are too many people that you need to meet. Youfang Valley is packed with tourists right now, so it's a good place to go." Prince Cheng looked happy: "Mr. Dongfang, have you persuaded Momen?"
Dongfang Su nodded: "There were a hundred letters exchanged, and the leader of the Mo Sect finally agreed to meet with the prince."
Prince Cheng took a deep breath and couldn't hold back his excitement. He got up and paced back and forth in the study.
"If we get the help of Momen, we will have a better chance of winning in big events."
He turned back and looked at Dongfang Sudao: "The gates of Geling City, the design of the mechanisms, and the secret techniques of palace defense are all made by the Momen. If the people of the Momen help, it will not be that difficult to get Geling in the future.
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Dongfang Su said: "Your Majesty, set off as soon as possible. After all, the flowering period is short. After three or five days, there will be no such excuse."
Prince Cheng nodded: "I will go and talk to Tan'er now. She will be happy after hearing this. We will set off to visit Fanggu early tomorrow morning."
Dongfang Su leaned over and said, "The old man will leave first."
Early the next morning, Prince Cheng took his daughter Xie Yatan and hundreds of followers to escort him, and left Linmanting City to the east.
What a coincidence, it was sunny and windy when we set out in the morning, but in the afternoon it was rainy.
The rain started after noon and continued until night. The rain was not heavy and pattered, as if Zhentian saw the dirt in Linmanting City and planned to wash it off.
Bai Shengman has been away from Yu Lingwei's station for a few days. The remaining Yu Lingwei have nothing else to do and dare not leave at will. They can only wait here for news.
Everyone is very scared, and they have not been having an easy time these past few days.
The Lou Fan spies were all dead and the evidence was lost. What they were afraid of was that the blame would eventually fall on them.
But they didn't dare to escape. Everyone in Yu Lingwei knew that defecting would mean the destruction of the three clans.
And it is impossible for them to escape, precisely because they are from Yu Lingwei, so they know Yu Lingwei's methods very well.
Especially, the Department of Trade-offs.
Over the years, defections have happened. The commander of the Investigation Department escaped quietly for unknown reasons. That commander was praised by the governor as the strongest commander of the Investigation Department in history.
But three days later, the head of the most powerful commander was sent back and placed in the yard for everyone to take a closer look.
According to rumors, it was the Department of Choices and Decisions that took action to arrest people, and it was said that there was no need for the commander of the Department of Choices and Decisions to personally take action.
Among the Yu Ling Guards, someone explained that the meaning of the Department of Taking and Shedding is... Take, if I want it, I will take it, and if I don't want it, I will erase it, and no one else can have it.
This night, people from the Department of Natural Resources were sitting under the eaves, looking at the rain curtain. Everyone looked sad and gloomy, almost like the clouds in the sky.
At this time, there was a sudden strange noise in the yard. They all looked towards the place where the sound came from, and saw that there seemed to be an extra person lying on the ground.
Several Yu Lingwei bravely went over with their hands on the hilts of their swords.
Before they even got close, there was another bang, and this time the thing fell not far from them.
Everyone went to look, and then their expressions changed. What fell was a corpse. It was the person they had arranged to guard in the dark outside.
Bang, bang bang...
Bodies were thrown in one after another, and there were more than a dozen secret sentries, no less than one, they were all there.
Immediately afterwards, three men in black fell from the sky. The moment they landed in the yard, it seemed that the rainy night had become colder.
When they landed, the water on the ground moved away in all directions. When the rain fell, it was bounced away about an inch outside of the three of them.
They were in the rain, but there wasn't a drop of rain on them.
The night passed quickly. In the early morning, the dark clouds dispersed and the bright red sun rose from the east.
A salesman who got up early passed by here and saw that the door of this house was open, so he just subconsciously glanced in the door.
Then he left.
There was nothing in the yard, no one, no blood, and no bodies.
It was as if no one had ever lived in this yard, it was empty and like hell.