Yinshan Record

Chapter 425 The Demonic Atmosphere of the East Sea is Aimed at Lord Su (Part 1)

I don't know how long Su Che has been gone.

The night breeze rustled the banana leaves, and Zhu'er frowned as she looked at the greenery in the corner of the wall.

She didn't like the young lady cooperating with those people. Those people had also participated in and contributed to the old story of the ancestors being sealed away.

They are all part of the same group as Huangtiandao, Tianshidao, Shenxiaodao, and that damned Xuandu Palace.

"We should kill him."

Zhu'er said fiercely, "That kid has a Buddhist aura about him; he must taste delicious."

"Not necessarily. We can't tell how powerful this person is. He may have other abilities. Besides, this is Cizhou. If we alert Su Che and he realizes what's going on here, it will only cause trouble."

Madam Xie said with a mixture of sigh and relief, "If this scheme fails to trap him, I'm afraid we won't be able to outmaneuver him in the future."

"Ok?"

Zhu'er is a descendant of the ancient Zhu Yan, a strange beast that feeds on the evil spirits of war and loves to spread chaos and disaster. She is naturally combative, and the tranquil life in the courtyard makes her feel restless.

However, this kind of spreading of conspiracies suited her nature, and she listened to Madam Xie's story with great interest.

"It's probably no secret that the Prince of Wuling is a demon child. The reason the emperor hasn't taken action is because his son needs to be put to use. Even if he's dead, he should die with value."

"So he sent the Prince of Wuling to Cizhou to deal with Su Che?"

Zhu'er's question elicited a soft chuckle from Madam Xie, who was reading in the room.

"The Six Harmonies Azure Dragon is just the Six Harmonies Azure Dragon." Madam Xie smiled. "From Jiankang back then to Cizhou now, neither Bailudong nor the Prince of Wuling would have invested such a huge amount of money."

"If it's not Su Che, then it's..."

“Su Gui”.

Madam Xie's calm voice carried a chilling undertone: "If it weren't for this old Su, how could His Majesty in Jiankang have invested so much?"

"Su Gui? Impossible! Isn't he the most capable fourth-rank general in the Great Liang right now? Without Su Gui, who will hold off that Grand Tutor from the Northern Wei?"

“I’ve told you many times that one’s vision should not be limited by rank. These are the result of ordinary people setting their own barriers. Su Gui is indeed the most powerful fourth-rank official in the court at present, and only he can compete with Yuwen Rui to a draw. But the question is, is there any difference between an invincible Lord Su and a Grand Tutor Yuwen who plans for the future?”

"The difference? One of them entered the Dao through martial arts, while the other still insists on using martial arts as the foundation. Moreover, one is in the south and the other in the north. They are basically..."

"They're exactly the same. One Yuwen Rui is enough to control half of the Northern Dynasty, forcing all sorts of talented people to bow down. He's praised and honored without even mentioning his name, and he can wear a sword and shoes in the palace. How far is he from changing the dynasty? As for that Lord Su, given time, after the Crown Prince ascends the throne, won't his power rise even higher? And if the current Crown Prince becomes the late emperor, won't he be just another Yuwen Rui?"

"But...without Su Gui, how will the Southern Dynasty..."

"Resist the Northern Wei?" Madam Xie liked Zhu Yan's purity very much.

Beneath her mischievous and gloating nature lies a simple, almost comical, simplicity that makes all the effort I've put into her over the years worthwhile.

"Do you think Yuwen Rui's real enemies are these people from the Southern Dynasty, the emperor of the Northern Wei, or those elderly ministers who are not convinced by him?"

"The emperor can tolerate Wei Huaiwen because Wei Huaiwen is a general, and his life's achievements are all in the emperor's hands. As long as the emperor wants to destroy him, he only needs to cut off his food for a few days and remove a few of his core subordinates, and he can suffer another great defeat at Fangtou, making Wei Huaiwen's life's work go down the drain. The more illustrious his reputation was, the more miserable his later end will be."

“Su Gui is different. Su Gui is a sharp sword, and a sword with its own thoughts. Today he can clear obstacles for the emperor, and tomorrow he can also hold the sword to the emperor’s neck.”

"so……"

"So the purpose of taking action against Su Che back then, and now sacrificing the Prince of Wuling, is nothing more than using Su Che, this embroidered pillow, to bring out Su Gui in the end."

Madam Xie laughed heartily: "I'm afraid the Emperor didn't expect that the Third Young Master Su, who was so incompetent in Jiankang, wasn't the complete good-for-nothing he imagined. He actually became Huang Tiandao's disciple, hahaha, Master Yu Lizi is really quite interesting. I really want to see the expression on the Emperor's face when he hears this news."

"With Su Che in the middle, Su Gui can connect the major sects of Xuanmen. Meanwhile, the Su family is already eroding the foundation of imperial power through the Imperial Guards. Su Gui has been in the Imperial Guards for so many years. If something really happens in the future, will these Imperial Guards listen to Lord Su or the Emperor?"

Madam Xie's words were interconnected, prompting Zhu Yan to carefully consider each point.

The things in this world are indeed interesting, but she still doesn't understand.

"Miss often told me that if you treat others with kindness and generosity, making them work for you, the effect is sometimes better than killing them. Didn't Miss use both persuasion and coercion to get the Wang and Xie families to work for us? Why did the Emperor..."

Why didn't the emperor treat the Su family well?

Madam Xie looked at the Zhu Yan in the courtyard outside. Monsters lacked a direct understanding of the rights and wrongs of the human world; they played everything in a simple and brutal way.

Some things, even if you break them down into pieces, may not be understood.

"Su Gui was a well-to-do rich young master. His entire family was almost wiped out in battle because of the emperor's selfish interests, and he himself was sent to the palace and killed. Do you think he will be grateful for the emperor's mercy in sparing his life and become a great loyal and filial son, or will he think about revenge every moment, to avenge his family and himself?"

"Then this Su Gui is no good either; he's truly Yuwen Rui from the Southern Dynasty."

"If you treat him as Yuwen Rui, then naturally he will look like Yuwen Rui no matter how you look at him." Madam Xie felt that some things didn't need to be said too clearly, since the little maid wouldn't understand anyway.

"What kind of person is the emperor? He's someone who would sacrifice everything for power. He doesn't trust Su Gui, so naturally Su Gui is just another Yuwen Rui to him. And what if he trusts Su Gui? Can he trust Su Gui today, or will he trust him in the future? What if one day Su Che suddenly raises an army and rebels with dozens of children somewhere? Do you think Su Gui will ruthlessly kill all his nephews and nieces, or simply push them all away?"

"With so many dynasties changing hands in the Southern Dynasties, didn't the founding emperor of the Great Liang Dynasty ever think of being a loyal and capable minister? Some things cannot be decided by one person alone. However, the emperor was indeed too selfish. Su Che alone made him lose his composure. Su Che is a disciple of Huang Tiandao, and ultimately an outsider. Don't the Wang and Xie families have immortal masters? Once you embark on this path, you are destined to give up some things."

Madam Xie sighed.

It seems to be lamenting a past era.

(End of this chapter)