Yefutidaolu

Chapter 158 Finalizing the Plan
Gao Jian took Shu Jian into the secret room.

Although there are many people in the temple, they are quiet and the confidentiality measures here are still quite good, so Gao Jian is not worried about the possibility of ears through the walls.

After entering the secret room, Gao Jian casually placed a piece of gold on the formation.

The national destiny on the Divine Dynasty's treasure money activated the formation, and the entire room was immediately blocked to the outside, ensuring that no sound could be transmitted.

This can be regarded as a unique anti-counterfeiting mark of the Divine Dynasty. It is also used in Yuezhou. The Divine Dynasty's precious coins are attached with the Divine Dynasty's national destiny. By detecting this thing, the formation can be directly activated. This technology makes the Divine Dynasty's self-service equipment quite popular.

But it is not popular among ordinary people.

As for the secret room in front of them, its confidentiality level is also very high. If someone can eavesdrop successfully under such circumstances, it means that Gao Jian has spent too little money. There are even higher-level secret rooms in Jin Youzhai, and it costs hundreds of gold just to use them once.

As for higher levels... you'll have to prepare them yourself. A secret room of that level isn't something that ordinary people can use, and those who can use it don't even dare to think about the things they're plotting.

Then he told us his plan.

Gao Jian said: "The Zuo family has fallen into internal strife because of the conflict between the two leaders. This kind of chaos cannot be solved in a short time, but the Zuo family will not stop because of this. It is normal for different people to be responsible for different things."

A big family, like a small country, is made up of many people and many departments.

The struggles at the top will affect the efficiency of the family's operations, but it does not mean that the Zuo family will stop operating.

There are many things that have to be done that do not involve struggle, such as collecting rent, making money, daily maintenance of the weather, appeasing the gods and so on.

Gao Jian said to Shu Jian, "So, the selection of students for the Imperial College will not be neglected. For the direct descendants of the noble families, the status of students of the Imperial College is very important. It is a bargaining chip for them to increase their own value."

"Under such circumstances, the direct descendants of the Zuo family will still participate in the competition despite the internal strife among the upper echelons. This will greatly increase my chances."

"The most important thing is that the Zuo family will be the one presiding over the year-end festival. At that time, what methods and means will the Zuo family use to maintain the New Year's Eve festival? Will it be Zuo Qing's plan or Zuo An's plan?"

The New Year’s Eve festival at the end of the year is an important node. As the head of the sacrifice, the witch must be fully responsible. Even the Shui family must temporarily listen to the arrangements of the Zuo family on this matter.

The Zuo family has never disappointed anyone, and there has never been any problem. What to do every year and what to arrange for others to do are all in order and very stable.

Shu Jian gritted his teeth and said, "So, during the current period of civil unrest in the Zuo family, it is very likely that the intensity will continue to increase?"

Gao Jian nodded and found a place to sit down. "That's right, and we must intensify our efforts. Whose method will be used to carry out the New Year's Eve Festival? Zuo An or Zuo Qing? Both sides must have their own opinions. This struggle cannot be delayed. The New Year's Eve Festival is an extremely important node. No matter which side completes the New Year's Eve Festival in their own way, it can establish the legitimacy of their subsequent actions."

"At this critical juncture, the Zuo family is already under great pressure, so they will definitely not have that much energy to pay attention to the Imperial College selection. For the Zuo family, I have already succeeded once and have already caused internal strife in the Zuo family. I no longer have the chips to participate. The next time I take action, I should plan for a long time. This is what a wise man should do."

"So, at this moment, the most advantageous option for me is to withdraw immediately. After all, if you want to target or even destroy a noble family, it is not something that can be done overnight."

"From the perspective of the Zuo family, I think that in order to prevent revenge from the An-wei family, the best way is to flee in time while the Zuo family is in turmoil. And the perfect opportunity to withdraw is right here. As long as I participate in the Imperial College selection and get selected into the Imperial College, I can flee to the Divine Capital Yangjing in a logical way, and the Zuo family will not be able to catch up!"

"No matter how you look at it, my best option now is to quickly leave Cangzhou, this troubled place, and find enough space for myself to grow, and then make plans in secret."

“So here’s my chance.”

As he said this, Gao Jian showed his big white teeth and gave a thumbs up: "I have never been a wise man--"

Gao Jian is a reckless man!

What's the point of planning or not? What are you doing? At this time, you just have to rush in and add fuel to the fire for the Zuo family!
"At this time, I just need to kill all the heirs of the Zuo family. The already high-pressure situation within the Zuo family will only explode more severely!"

Yes, the former and current helmsmen had a falling out, the Zuo family was in a pressure cooker because of the dispute over the route, and suddenly all the younger heirs died!
This is a super turbo, it can blow up the Zuo family in one wave!
Moreover, the Zuo family cannot get angry.

Because the real bomb is right above your head!
On the New Year's Eve, no one dared to let anything go wrong. The capital Yangjing just didn't want to pay attention to Cangzhou. The nobles in the capital were just fighting among themselves and didn't have the time to care about Cangzhou. As long as Cangzhou continued to pay taxes and transport resources over, everyone would be safe.

But if you mess up the New Year's Eve festival, the gods will definitely spare a hand to deal with the Cangzhou families.

By then, the Zuo family will be able to witness the true power of the Divine Dynasty.

The Zuo family would not be so stupid.

Therefore, they will prepare for the New Year's Eve sacrifice in this pressure cooker-like environment and will no longer have the energy to pay attention to Gao Jian. Gao Jian can then naturally pass the selection ceremony and escape successfully!
However, there are risks.

For example, Gao Jian was beaten to death in the trials.

But that kind of risk must be taken. If you want to do big things, there is no such thing as a 100% sure thing in this world.
Gao Jian made a promise to Bai Xingzhi.

Gao Jian told this old man who wanted to leave a name for himself: "I will make the Zuo family explode, and put your name at the front."

This was Gao Jian's promise to Bai Xingzhi to take action.

Gao Jian is not going to break his promise!

Shu Jian looked at Gao Jian from the side, his eyes darting around, and said, "It sounds like there's no problem. We can use the New Year's Eve festival to force the Zuo family to not have time to deal with you. There are just some risks, but these risks are where you need to use me, right?"

"That's right." Gao Jian smiled, "I killed all the members of the Zuo family in public during the Imperial College selection. After this incident, there is no place for me to stand in Cangzhou anymore. My career as an official is almost over. I just feel a little sorry for Lord Sima. I will keep it in mind and repay him in the future."

"After that, how I escape will depend on Elder Shu. This is what I would like to ask Shushan...or rather, ask Minister Li Zuofang."

When Gao Jian said this, he put away the smile on his face and became serious.

Although Shu Jian is very cute, he has not forgotten that Shushan is actually a chess piece planted by Li Zuofang in Cangzhou. Although Li Zuofang himself does not have enough energy to intervene in these things for the time being, he has not relaxed his power in Cangzhou.

Including Gao Jian, Shushan, and countless other things, they are all Li Zuofang's pawns.

Gao Jian never felt that he was acting alone. To be precise, these were actually some small moves made by the upper echelons of the Divine Dynasty against Cangzhou, and he was just a part of it.

It was just that he was particularly aggressive in this part. Li Zuofang must have never thought that Gao Jian could do things so quickly and efficiently. But no matter what, when Gao Jian really killed all the members of the Zuo family in public during the Imperial College selection, regardless of whether he had any relationship with the Zuo family, the whole Cangzhou would regard him as a dangerous person.

He is too jumpy, simply lawless. This dangerous person must be killed immediately, otherwise it will be the Zuo family today, who will be tomorrow? Who can guarantee that Gao Jian will never have a seizure? Or should he be worshipped as a grandfather?
It's impossible, so when Gao Jian really did these incredible things, he would only be destroyed by the Cangzhou family.

In this case, you need to run away.

This is also the reason why Gao Jian is sure that the Zuo family will not be overly defensive.

Who would have thought that Gao Jian would really give up everything? Giving up everything was the best outcome, and the worst outcome was dying right where he was.

After hearing Gao Jian's words, Shu Jian was a little confused: "You...really want to do this? If you do this, the Zuo family will definitely suffer a great loss, but there will be no benefit for you, right?"

Yes, this matter... For Gao Jian, there is no benefit at all. Why do he do this? Why do he do this? What is the meaning? In fact, everything Gao Jian did before has gained practical benefits. It can even be said that Gao Jian got his current position by opposing the Zuo family.

Now that he is successful and has a lot of money, why is he still working so hard?
"Haha, Elder Shu." Gao Jian smiled and said, "I am just a country bumpkin from the countryside. I didn't have it to begin with. So, what does it matter if I lose it or not?"

"Besides, I got a lot of things."

"A lot? What did you get? Fame? You are wrong." Shu Jian frowned.

It can’t be fame, right? Those knights like to leave their names in history, often abandoning their families and children, or even their lives, for the sake of fame.

But if Gao Jian really did this, his reputation in Cangzhou would become extremely bad. Those aristocratic families would definitely describe Gao Jian as a madman who took revenge on society and ruin his reputation.

Gao Jian looked at Shu Jian's eyes as he was looking at him, and he rarely showed a serious expression.

“That’s what little people do,” he said.

"People like me are supposed to be so weak in front of the powerful families. No matter what efforts we make, the price we have to pay is huge. In order to throw that fragile punch, kindness, chastity, love, ideals and other precious things have to be discarded and finally swept into the garbage dump."

"But even so, we still have to take action. Someone has to take action, otherwise it will be over."

"A small shot... Never mind, let's not talk about this." Shu Jian waved his hand. He was not used to heavy topics, so he immediately changed the subject.

Shu Jian changed the subject and said, "Now I know what you are thinking, but speaking of this, I think you might as well go with the flow."

Gao Jian raised his eyebrows: "Hmm? How do you take advantage of the situation?"

"Just do it, and then go directly to Imperial College." Shu Jian said.

Gao Jian was stunned: "Can you go to the Imperial Academy even if you killed someone in public? This is a huge violation of the rules, even the rules of the entire Divine Dynasty. If someone dies during the Imperial Academy selection, then the direct descendants of the major families will be easily in danger. This... can Lord Li suppress it?"

Yes, that's the biggest problem.

During the Imperial College selection, killing people is absolutely not allowed.

If someone is unlucky and dies, there is nothing we can do but say it is God's will. We should hold those responsible accountable and sigh over it, but there is nothing else we can do.

But if someone was deliberately killed in such a situation, it means that everyone may die, and every child of aristocratic family may die here.

This is absolutely unacceptable to the aristocratic families.

This is not only the demand of the Cangzhou families, but also the common demand of all the families in the Divine Dynasty. No matter which family it is, they will never allow human lives to be lost in the Imperial Academy selection.

If the murderer who caused a death went to the Imperial College to study and attend classes after the incident was over, the pressure he would have to bear would be huge.

Even the Divine Dynasty court can't withstand this kind of pressure, right?
Therefore, as long as Gao Jian did it, even if Li Zuofang came forward in person, he probably wouldn't be able to settle these things.

"What are you thinking about? How could a coward like Li Zuofang show up for such a thing?" Shu Jian spoke with disdain for his boss behind the scenes, without any fear at all.

Then, the rat continued, "But you can make this an unsolved case. Just like what you just said, this matter has no benefit to you at all. You have no motivation to do this. You are the general of the Gou family, a genius who broke through the fourth realm at a young age. Although you have some conflicts with the Zuo family, they are also aimed at the blood sacrifice. No matter how you look at it, you don't have so many reasons to do this."

"This is quite risky." Gao Jian smiled.

It is indeed quite risky. If you want to keep the case unsolved, you have to commit the crime without anyone noticing you, and you have to avoid subsequent investigation.

Very difficult.

Shu Jian said, "Make preparations for both situations. If you fail, you can just run away normally. I will still arrange a way out for you. But the officialdom of the Divine Dynasty may have nothing to do with you. After all... do you know the Monster Star?"

"Demon Star?" Gao Jian tilted his head. He knew what a demon star was, but he didn't know why the other party mentioned it at this time.

"The demon star is protected by some kind of luck, which may be useful when the time comes. You don't have to worry about your luck."

"What does that have to do with me?"

"I don't know either. Li Zuofang said so."

"I see. Then let's do as Shushan said." Gao Jian nodded.

The conversation between the two reached this point, and Gao Jian did not delay too much. He did not say anything more and just started practicing in the secret room.

He still needs to familiarize himself with the divine gate.

An hour passed in a flash and the time was up.

It's time to sell all the groceries in your pocket and turn them into cash.

(End of this chapter)