After all, Gu Cheng is a member of the Zhengtian Alliance, and he still has some face, so Li Xiaowu is willing to give him this opportunity.
If anyone else had dared to say that, they would have been beaten out long ago.
"Have you ever heard of the fact that the deputy leader of the Maitreya Cult was killed by Feng Taisu, the Grand Master of the Great Qian Dynasty?"
Li Xiaowu thought for a while and said: "It seems that there is indeed such a thing, but neither Daqian nor the Maitreya Sect has made it public.
Although Feng Taisu killed the deputy leader of the Maitreya Cult, his method was not so glorious, so he did not publicize it.
The Maitreya Sect suffered a big loss, so naturally they would not publicize it. In addition, this matter was not seen by too many people, so such a big thing did not cause much waves in the world.
But what does any of this have to do with me?”
Gu Cheng squinted his eyes and said, "It has a lot to do with it.
My people previously discovered the whereabouts of the Maitreya Cult in the Eastern Region. I investigated this situation and reported it to Jingyesi Headquarters. However, the commander asked me to suppress this matter first. This is obviously something wrong.
Many people know the behavior of the Maitreya sect, and Daqian would not be unaware of it, but in the end, the commander did not take it seriously, so the most likely possibility is that the imperial court is making arrangements to prepare for the ancestor worship ceremony. Go up to the pit and give Maitreya a lesson.
If you are willing to take the bait, as long as the Maitreya Sect dares to cause trouble at this time, the capital will definitely give them a huge blow.
Only a thousand days of being a thief does not mean a thousand days of guarding against thieves. The imperial court did this to completely defeat and scare the Maitreya Cult people at once. This is the most correct decision. Instead of guarding against the Maitreya Cult all day long, , it is better to take advantage of the opportunity of the ancestor worship ceremony to solve it.
However, Your Highness thought about it carefully. On the day of the ancestor worship ceremony, the Maitreya Cult took action. Even if there was an ambush in Daqian, the ancestor worship ceremony would definitely not be able to proceed.
In this way, it is inevitable to wait until the Maitreya Cult is eliminated before choosing an auspicious day to hold an ancestor worship ceremony.
According to the rules, the prince who read the memorial text could not read it again and had to be replaced by a substitute, although this was not his fault.
I asked you, Your Highness, to give up something because of this. Even if you win that position now, once the Maitreya Cult takes action and the ancestor worship ceremony is held on a different date, everything will be completely in vain."
After hearing what Gu Cheng said, the fourth prince and the ninth prince looked at each other with a look of horror in their eyes.
If it is true, as Gu Cheng said, that this ancestor worship ceremony is a trap to seduce the Maitreya Cult, then even if they really fight for this position, they will end up losing more than they gain, or even suffer heavy losses.
Heaving a sigh of relief, Li Xiaowu said in a deep voice: "But there is no evidence for what you said. They are just things you deduced based on some clues. What if the Maitreya Cult did not come and the ancestor worship ceremony was successfully held? "
Gu Cheng spread his hands and said: "So I didn't say it too fully, I just said I was 90% sure.
But this kind of thing cannot be verified. According to my guess, only a few commanders in the Jingyesi Division know about this matter.
The Longxiang Guards are responsible for guarding the imperial city and should know that. If you, the fourth prince, can get a being of this level to speak out and verify this matter, then you are almost sure of it.
So now I can only take a gamble. I trust my judgment. I am 90% sure that it is worth the gamble.
Now it’s up to you whether His Highness believes me or not.”
Li Xiaowu frowned, there was no way to verify this kind of thing.
Of course, he cannot reach the commander-level existence. The last time he made Gu Cheng the commander of the Eastern Territory, it was because Duan Jingang owed him a favor for some reason before. The two sides had some transactions, so he made Gu Cheng the leader of the Eastern Region.
It's open.
At this time, he wanted to ask, but the other party would never tell him such a confidential matter, even the prince.
As for the military, one of the generals of the Imperial Guard, Song Zhenqing, was his, but unfortunately his rank was not high enough. Song Zhenqing was only the lowest-ranked general in the Imperial Guard.
Li Xiaozhun on the side wanted to believe Gu Cheng after hearing this.
He understands Gu Cheng's ability. Gu Cheng will not be reckless in this kind of matter, but will be cautious. He said 90%, but actually it should be 99%. The remaining 10% is God's will.
And even if they continue to fight, they probably won't be able to compete with the Second Prince's lineage. They are already at a disadvantage during this period. The reason why they haven't given up is just because they have invested too much before, and the loss of giving up will be too great.
But unfortunately, Li Xiaojun's words don't count in this matter, and it is Li Xiaowu who makes the final decision.
After pondering for a moment, Li Xiaowu did not answer directly, but asked Gu Cheng: "Master Gu, there is no subordinate relationship between you and me, but you took the initiative to come to me today to help me solve this matter. What do you want?
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Gu Cheng narrowed his eyes and said, "What I want has actually been achieved through this plan, which is to completely suppress the third prince.
During this period, His Highness has been busy competing with the second prince. In fact, the third prince has also done a lot of things recently, and they are all related to me.
I had no intention of participating in the battle for the heir, but ended up being regarded as a thorn in the side of the third prince for various reasons. I was helpless.
He is the prince, and I am just a little person from Jingyesi. Of course, I cannot defeat him. The only one who can deal with the prince is the prince, so I came to see you, Your Highness.
As long as this plan succeeds, the third prince and his family can be completely excluded from the power system.
Moreover, I have other plans for the Third Prince that can be used in this plan. When the time comes, His Highness only needs to do one thing well, and that will be the greatest help to me."
"Oh, which point?"
"To add insult to injury!"
A smile suddenly appeared on Li Xiaowu's lips.
"If you can make the third child unlucky and get involved in this matter, don't think I will add insult to injury. Some people may be more active in adding insult to injury.
But there is still a loophole in your matter, the second brother is very shrewd, and if I suddenly gave up the fight with him, he would definitely feel that something was wrong."
Although Li Xiaowu did not directly agree to Gu Cheng, the words he said at this time could already show his attitude.
Gu Cheng showed a smile: "Don't worry, Your Highness, I am also prepared for this situation.
Of course, you cannot give up so easily. Your Highness, tell me what conditions you need, and I will find an intermediary to negotiate with the second prince.
In short, it is enough for you, Your Highness, to act like you don’t want to fight but just want to stop the loss.”
Li Xiaowu didn't ask who the middleman was. He directly told Gu Cheng some of his conditions.
"These conditions are fine as long as they come to you. It doesn't matter if you delete some of them."
Gu Cheng cupped his hands and said, "Okay, I'll take care of this matter now. Your Highness just needs to cooperate."
After Gu Cheng left, Li Xiaowu and Li Xiaozhun fell into silence at the same time.
After a moment, Li Xiaowu suddenly said: "Ninth brother, do you think he will agree to my recruitment of Gu Cheng?"
Li Xiaozhun was stunned for a moment, then smiled bitterly and said: "Fourth brother, please stop joking. He is from the Zhengtian Alliance, but you want to recruit him privately. Isn't this equivalent to offending those people from the Zhengtian Alliance? For one person
Will Gu Cheng offend the entire Tiantian Alliance by leaving?
You know that I have always taken good care of Gu Cheng, this person is definitely a talent, but no matter how outstanding he is, he cannot be compared with the entire Tiantian Alliance."
Li Xiaowu also shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "That's true, in that case I would have really made a big loss out of a small gain.
But if Gu Cheng were stronger, I would rather offend the Tianzheng Alliance than recruit him into my service."
Before, Li Xiaozhun had been saying good things about Gu Cheng in his ears, how capable he was, etc., but Li Xiaowu didn't pay much attention to it.
After all, for a powerful prince like him who is qualified to compete for the throne, a leader of the four realms or a practitioner of the sixth level is really not worth his efforts. Only those at the master level are qualified.
As a result, when I met him today, I realized the true value of Gu Cheng.
Some people can fight, some can plan, and some can do things.
The fourth prince has all these people under his command, but Gu Cheng is rare in that he is proficient in almost everything.
He came up with the plan and took care of the things. All he had to do was nod his head, and there was no need to work hard at all.
Who wouldn’t want such a subordinate?
It's a pity that Gu Cheng has been captured by the Tianzheng Alliance first, which makes Li Xiaowu feel a bit regretful.
At the same time, Li Xiaowu also had to admit that the guys from the Zhengtian League did have good vision.
He has been cooperating with the Fighting Sky Alliance for some time, but he actually doesn't know all the details of the Fighting Sky Alliance. He doesn't even recognize the core of the Fighting Sky Alliance, the seven members of the Gang of Heroes.
But as long as the people of the Zhengtian Alliance are exposed to him, it can be said that no one is mediocre.
"Struggle for Heaven Alliance."
Li Xiaowu murmured these three words, but his eyes showed an unexplained smell.
After leaving Prince Yong's Mansion, Gu Cheng was ready to find the 'middleman'.
This person is none other than Hong Dingshan, whom Gu Cheng met yesterday.
Gu Cheng found Hong Dingshan to be the middleman simply because of his identity.
Hong Dingshan recognized the second prince and owed him a favor. With his status, he was qualified to speak in front of the second prince.
Of course, the most important point is the relationship between Hong Dingshan and Gu Cheng.
What happened in Donglin County is not a secret, most people will know it if they inquire about it.
In the eyes of outsiders, it was Gu Cheng who killed Hong Dingshan's wife and son, and there was a deep hatred between the two parties.
Therefore, outsiders would never imagine that Gu Cheng went to Hong Dingshan to be the middleman to connect all this at this time.