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Chapter 61 General Dingyuan

As soon as the message was sent, No. 4 responded first: "No. 3, stop hiding in the mountains and refining poisons and never paying attention to the news from the outside world. Now Jinling is in chaos. It's too late to watch the fun, so who has time to collect the monster corpses?"

Damn it, did I ask you... Lu Zhan cursed and typed: "Oh? What happened?"

According to the conclusion of the recent group chat, Lu Zhan felt that No. 5 had some middle school characteristics, otherwise he would not have been so exaggerated when describing Lin Hongwen... If he was the one who led this matter, even if he did not admit it, he would not be able to help but show off.

as predicted.

[Black Water No. 5]: "Princess Changyi of the Pingnan Wang family is missing. Now all of Jinling is under lockdown. The Demon Suppression Division and the Chief of Police are working together to search. Everyone please be safe."

As soon as this news came out, the group chat instantly became lively.

This group of evil practitioners have always taken pride in opposing the righteous practitioners. Anyone who dares to offend the royal family will immediately be promoted to an idol in their eyes.

[Blackwater II]: "Which great person did this? I would call him a role model."

[Black Water No. 6]: "It was done by a monster. The Monster Suppression Bureau has even dispatched troops. It must be related to a monster."

Lu Zhan didn't say anything, just watched the group chat. No. 2 or No. 6 had laid the emotional foundation very well. Assuming No. 5 knew about it, based on his personality, he might not be able to help but refute it.

[Black Water No. 5]: "What monster are you bragging about? How dare a monster kidnap people right under the noses of the immortal sect? Why don't you brag about our sect? Our influence is so dense that we can even place chess pieces in Luyun Academy. This is the role model."

Well, it seems that No. 5 is very disdainful of the monster's actions. On the contrary, he brags about the sect. Either he is a middle school student who keeps saying that the sect is the most awesome, or he knows that it has nothing to do with the monster... Lu Zhan said: "No. 5 has a chess piece in Luyun Academy? A role model for our generation."

[Black Water No. 2]: "A role model for our generation! So, this incident is really related to our Black Water Sect? Which colleague did it? I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have not found a way to make a name for myself. If he doesn't mind, I would like to recognize him as my adoptive father."

Very good, number two also has a bright future... Lu Zhan stared at the soul bowl, wanting to wait for number five to reply, but was instead muted.

[Black Water Elder]: "Shut up, do what you need to do, and don't get caught by the Demon Suppression Division."

The old guy's sudden appearance and interruption of the spell further proved that this matter might be related to the Black Water Sect. He was afraid that the second attribute of No. 5 would explode, so he couldn't help but say it out loud, so he jumped out.

But if you think about it calmly, even if the Black Water Sect is extremely bold, they would not dare to declare war on the royal family easily.

It’s okay to provoke upright cultivators, at most you’ll be beaten up... But if you provoke the royal family openly, you’ll be beaten to your doorstep in minutes.

Moreover, the stable development of the Black Water Sect over the years and its ability to contend with the righteous sect could not have been achieved without the checks and balances of the royal family… These second-rate guys don’t understand, but the elders and the Sect Master certainly do, and they will certainly not let them do this.

Lu Zhan guessed that this matter was related to the Black Water Sect, but not much.

The Black Water Sect is probably not the mastermind, at most they are just an auxiliary. There may be a real mastermind behind the scenes, but we cannot find out through the Black Water Sect.

At this time, Lu Zhan received a private message from number two.

[Black Water No. 2]: "The elders are always in a bad mood for a few days every month, and can't even chat... I heard from No. 1 that the body-strengthening pills you have are very useful. When the storm has passed, can you sell me some?"

I feel bad for a few days every month. Could it be that the elder is a woman? I have never heard that the Black Water elder is a woman... Lu Zhan replied: "Okay."

Number Two did not reply, and Lu Zhan's consciousness left the Soul Bowl.

"Now it is basically certain that the book boy should be the chess piece of number five. It is very likely that he sent the letter to Princess Changyi... But I am not a gambler, so I can't put all my bets on this one line. What if I guess wrong..."

After Lu Zhan exited the group chat, he seemed to be thinking about something. This was also the reason why he came to find Chu Huaizheng.

Even though Shu Tong is the biggest suspect now, Black Water Sect should not be the dominant one, and Shu Tong is most likely playing a supporting role... What's important is not the support, but the output behind the support.

So no matter what the reason is, you can't put all your hopes on the book boy. What if this guy is killed after he helps?

...

About a quarter of an hour later, Chu Huaizheng came hurriedly over, his usually dignified face now full of worry.

Looking at this promising young subordinate, Chu Huaizheng's expression eased a little: "Is there any progress?"

"There is progress." But not much... Lu Zhan clasped his fists and saluted, saying: "Princess Changyi received a letter before she disappeared. I suspect someone used the letter to lure the princess out, so they could kidnap her quietly and create the illusion that she was abducted by a monster."

Chu Huaizheng's eyes immediately became sharp, and he asked, "Do you want to ask if Prince Pingnan has any enemies in Jinling?"

As expected of the Chief Director, his mind is very active... Lu Zhan said, "That's right."

The reason why I didn't ask Chu Wantang was because she was too young, and it would be more reliable to ask the elderly about some past events.

Although Chu Huaizheng was in Jinling, he had been stationed in Jinling for many years and was also the director-general. He had frequent contacts with Bianliang and might be aware of some past events.

Chu Huaizheng hesitated for a moment and said, "The King of Pingnan has been in power for many years, so he has many political enemies. But there is no need to take such a risk to kidnap the princess. Moreover, kidnapping the princess will not have much impact on the King of Pingnan."

Indeed...kidnapping the princess can only cause magical harm, making Prince Pingnan suffer for a while because of his family affection, but it cannot endanger Prince Pingnan's position.

Therefore, when political enemies fight each other, they rarely target their family members. Otherwise, if you kidnap me today and I kidnap you tomorrow...that would be a mess.

"But as far as I know, after King Pingnan returned to Beijing, many of his old subordinates were investigated, and the young and promising General Dingyuan was among them. If I remember correctly... General Dingyuan's hometown is in Jinling." Chu Huaizheng said.

"General Dingyuan?" Lu Zhan's eyes lit up.

"That's right." Chu Huaizheng continued, "General Dingyuan should be the most capable person under the King of Pingnan. When he was pacifying Nan, General Dingyuan rose from a small soldier to the position of general by relying on his military exploits."

"At that time, His Majesty praised him and called him the Son of Heaven's Soldier. He became so famous that even though I was far away in Nanjing, I could hear stories about General Dingyuan among the people."

"After the Pingnan King's army returned to the court, Your Majesty wanted to divide the Pingnan King's military power, so he first attacked his old subordinates, hoping to sideline the Pingnan King. No matter which position the official was in, they would not be able to withstand the investigation and would have some problems to some extent."

"At that time, many of his former subordinates were found guilty, some were dismissed from their posts, some were imprisoned, and some were exiled... But General Dingyuan was punished by the King of Pingnan himself. At that time, General Dingyuan was in high spirits. The King of Pingnan accused General Dingyuan of corruption and dereliction of duty. He was beaten with a stick according to military regulations, dismissed General Dingyuan, and sent him back to his hometown of Jinling. It is said that one of General Dingyuan's legs was crippled."

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