Princess Promotion

Although Lu Yun is simple-minded, has a quick temper and tends to act impulsively, he is an easy-to-control chess piece.

But it must be said that Lu Yun still holds an important position in the hearts of Duke Li and Li Xinghan.

Only Lu Yun's death could make Duke Li and Li Xinghan so angry that they became more dissatisfied with Fu Hongxuan.

According to the original plan, Lin Qingzhu would take the evidence to Li Xinghan, and then rely on the prestige of Duke Li Guo over the years to mobilize troops to fight Fu Hongxuan.

If these two people fight, the best outcome will be one wins and one loses, or both lose.

Yao Chuguang can only choose one of the two sides. Whether killing Fu Hongxuan or Duke Li, it will be good news for Emperor Qi and others.

Anyway, Yao Chuguang's two right-hand men are thorns in their eyes and thorns in their flesh that they want to get rid of.

At this point, Zhou Chengxi couldn't help but complain: "It's just greed that leads to failure..."

Emperor Xi Zhou used his eyes to stop Zhou Chengxi from saying the next words.

We are now in a cooperative relationship. If we keep dwelling on a small setback, the subsequent cooperation will simply not be able to proceed.

Emperor Qi was not angry at Zhou Chengxi's sarcasm. This time he was indeed a little too eager for quick success.

The previous plan went too smoothly, so we wanted to press on with the victory.

Drag Yao Chuguang's right-hand man, General Park, into the water.

As long as the matter gets big enough, Yao Chuguang won’t be able to clean up the mess and balance the two sides.

At that time, you will be forced to choose to take one side. Once you give in for the first time, there will be countless choices and sacrifices later.

When she was left alone, that was the time for them to take action.

This plan will take time, but that’s okay.

Now they have plenty of patience to fight with Yao Chuguang.

Managing and protecting the world is difficult, but destroying it is easy.

Luckily they were the attackers!

What Emperor Qi did not expect was that the biggest failure of this plan was General Park, whom he had always ignored.

Among all the generals under Yao Chuguang, General Park can be said to be the most mediocre.

Whether in military strategy, martial arts or reputation, he cannot compare with Fu Hongxuan and Li Guogong.

But General Park was Yao Chuguang's most trusted general. Every time he went on an expedition, General Park would charge ahead for Yao Chuguang.

But Yao Chuguang's military talent was too dazzling, so dazzling that everyone felt that they could win the battle under Yao Chuguang's command.

I feel like I can do it too.

The Emperor of Qi liked to judge others by himself, and he felt that people with deep scheming minds often liked subordinates who were simple-minded.

The fact that Yao Chuguang brought General Park with him to the battle just confirmed the Emperor of Qi's idea.

Although working with smart people can sometimes get twice the result with half the effort, one characteristic of smart people is that they tend to overthink.

When your decision goes against his ideas, you often need to spend time explaining.

Disagreements are likely to occur anyway.

The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and what Yao Chuguang needs is a general who will follow his orders mindlessly.

I didn't expect that I had misjudged General Park, and he turned out to be a man of deep thoughts.

General Park was skeptical about Lin Qingzhu's words from beginning to end, but he did not show any distrust.

Lin Qingzhu mistakenly believed that he had gained his trust, but he didn't expect that General Park was secretly monitoring him.

That idiot Lin Qingzhu actually revealed his true colors, which ultimately led to the failure of the plan.

In the past, people like Lin Qingzhu who messed up would have no chance of surviving to the next day.

Now the number of people around Emperor Qi is decreasing, even though Lin Qingzhu can no longer show up.

But he is good at martial arts, so he can be used to run errands and kill people.

At this moment, King Ada suddenly interrupted the Emperor of Qi and said, "The woman next door has been screaming for over an hour. If she continues, won't she be exposed?"

The topic jumped too quickly, and everyone looked silently at the slender Prince of Yan, who exuded the elegant temperament of a scholar.

After pondering for a moment, Emperor Qi nodded in agreement and said, "It's been a while!"

As he said that, he walked to the wall and knocked twice.

The moans of the woman opposite gradually stopped!

The Prince of Yan felt a little embarrassed. What was that look in the Emperor of Qi's eyes?

If it weren't for decades of self-cultivation, he really wanted to prove it to them on the spot.

Is he durable or not?

At this time, there was a sound coming from a secret door. Emperor Qi walked over and took down a black box from the bookshelf.

Inside was a hollowed-out hole in the wall, with a letter placed at the entrance.

Emperor Qi took it out and glanced at it quickly, his face suddenly turned extremely ugly.

Finally, he sighed deeply and handed the letter to King Yan and others for circulation.

I didn’t expect Yao Chuguang to react so quickly. After realizing something was wrong, he immediately sent a special envoy.

The commander of the Imperial Guard, Bai Yehan, personally rushed to the border to investigate the matter thoroughly.

On the first day at the military camp, it was discovered that Lu Yun was killed by Lin Qingzhu.

The reason is simple: Lu Yun and Fu Hongxuan are not on good terms with each other, and everyone who is familiar with Lu Yun knows it.

No matter what the reason was for Lu Yun's conflict with Fu Hongxuan, he should not be defenseless when facing Fu Hongxuan.

If it was Fu Hongxuan who took action, even if Lu Yun couldn't make any noise, he would not be unable to struggle.

Lu Yun only had one fatal wound, which was on the front.

Those generals who deal with weapons every day and kill more people than chickens can see it at a glance.

Lu Yun was killed by a direct blow without any preparation.

The person who can make Lu Yun face him head-on and feel completely defenseless must be someone he is familiar with and trustworthy, but Fu Hongxuan does not meet this requirement.

On the contrary, Lin Qingzhu and Lu Yun, who escaped from the military camp, became close friends who called each other brothers.

No matter how unwilling you are to believe it, Lin Qingzhu is far more suspicious than Fu Hongxuan.

Following closely, General Park also rushed to the military camp and confirmed Lin Qingzhu's identity as a spy.

The Emperor of Qi's plan completely failed.

Now, not to mention framing Fu Hongxuan, even many of the people he had placed around Duke Li over the years were discovered by Bai Yehan.

The loss was huge and I didn’t get anything!

The Western Zhou Emperor's expression also turned gloomy, as usual.

After Yao Chuguang gave the order, Fu Hongxuan had to write back to Yao Chuguang regardless of whether he carried it out or not.

After this order was issued, Fu Hongxuan did not take any action.

The Emperor of Western Zhou could not arrange for his subordinates to write a reply to Yao Chuguang in Fu Hongxuan's handwriting.

It is easy to deal with one or several stations on the same road.

But it was impossible for the Western Zhou emperor to take charge of all the post stations that delivered letters.

At this time, Fu Hongxuan did not reply, but suddenly an urgent letter from Baili arrived at Yao Chuguang.

This is no different from self-destruction, and it will be clear once you check.

Therefore, Fu Hongxuan’s failure to reply was also a way of conveying information.

Yao Chuguang immediately realized that something had gone wrong, and that the problem was with the post station that was delivering the letter.

The subsequent letters continued to be sent, and the military camp was designed to get the people behind the scenes moving.

The more they do, the bigger the flaws they reveal.

Therefore, not only the Emperor of Qi suffered heavy losses, but the Emperor of Western Zhou and the King of Yan also suffered great losses.

Almost all the secret agents involved in this plan were implicated.

The King of Yan sighed deeply, looked at the Emperor of Qi with resentment, and complained, "When Yao Chuguang was born, what did you wish for from the heavens? Wouldn't it be good enough to be a beautiful vase? Why ask for intelligence?"

The Emperor of Qi never dreamed that he would be blamed in his life because his daughter was smart.

King Ada added, "Are you sure Yao Chuguang is your biological child?"

Although it is said that the waves behind push the waves in front, I have never seen one that kills the waves in front.

Emperor Qi took a deep breath and said, "He is definitely his biological child. If there really is someone as enchanting as Yao Chuguang, how could he be so unknown?"

When everyone thought about it, it was true. In the past fifty years, they had not found anyone like Yao Chuguang.

In the past, we all hoped that our children would be successful and better than ourselves.

It seems that being too strong is not a good thing now. Emperor Qi is a living example.

The Emperor of Qi looked at these people with a grim face. Every time they disagreed with him, they started to poke his lungs.

If possible, he would like to share some of Yao Chuguang's brain with his other sons.

Is this something he can decide?

Emperor Qi sternly brought the topic back to the topic, saying, "There's no point in talking about this. What we need to discuss now is what to do next!"

Given Yao Chuguang's cautious personality, he must have noticed something after this incident.

It is even possible that suspicion is directed at them.

After all, such a grand project is not something that ordinary people can accomplish.

The most urgent task is to distance themselves from the matter and prevent Yao Chuguang from suspecting them.

The King of Yan said calmly, "The best way to cover up something is to create another one to draw everyone's attention to it."

Emperor Qi shook his head and said, "It's useless. The more we do, the more we'll reveal our true intentions. From what I know about Yao Chuguang, she will definitely not give up until she finds the mastermind behind this."

The King of Yan said cryptically, "Are you planning to fabricate a mastermind to act as a shield?"

Emperor Qi sneered and said, "What kind of shield do you think can fool Yao Chuguang?"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was silence!

Sometimes I feel really desperate. Yao Chuguang is like a worm in my stomach. How come he knows everything?

King Ada said anxiously, "This won't work, and that won't work. Are we going to surrender?"

The Emperor of Qi spoke coldly after a long while: "For now, the only solution is to cut off the tail to survive!"

Lin Qingzhu has been exposed, and even if Emperor Qi says something fancy, he can't deny the connection!

Lin Qingzhu is Duke Li's man, but Duke Li can definitely not be the mastermind of this incident.

Lu Yun and Lin Qingzhu are close friends. There is no conflict between them, so there is no possibility of impulsive killing.

The only possibility is that Lin Qingzhu was sent here from the very beginning to lurk beside Duke Li.

In the past, the Emperor of Qi could have pushed a few aristocratic families out as scapegoats.

Because the aristocratic families saw that the Emperor of Qi wanted to get rid of Duke Li, and wanted to get rid of Duke Li to establish his own achievements.

Therefore, it is normal to send people to lurk around Duke Li and cause trouble.

But the situation is different now. If the aristocratic families get rid of Fu Hongxuan for whatever reason, or if Duke Li lets them dominate alone, it will not be good for them.

Because it was impossible for them to get rid of Fu Hongxuan and Duke Li at the same time and let their own people take power and control the military power.

Moreover, if one is not careful, it will be a serious crime of confiscation of property and extermination of the clan.

The current emperor doesn't care who your ancestors were. He even punished his own father when he caused trouble. He is so hateful.

The income and effort are not proportional at all.

The only ones who can benefit from getting rid of Fu Hongxuan and Duke Li are the former emperors like Emperor Qi who want to restore their country.

Lin Qingzhu is a blatant label that says "I am the Emperor of Qi's man."

He could only be the Emperor of Qi's men.

Since he couldn't clear himself of suspicion either way, he might as well maximize his benefits.

At the very least, they must not let Yao Chuguang realize that they have joined forces.

Otherwise everything is over!

The fact that the Emperor of Qi was willing to sacrifice himself could not be a sign of selfless dedication.

It was because he had to do this. If he didn't take on all the responsibility, Yao Chuguang would find out and take everything away from him.

Then he really has no chance of turning things around.

They won, and the Emperor of Qi was at least of some use to them.

There is a possibility of a comeback.

Falling into the hands of Yao Chuguang would mean the end of the road.

King Ada asked in a deep voice, "So what are you going to do next? Are you going to go directly to Yao Chuguang and surrender yourself?"

Emperor Qi rubbed his aching temples and for the first time thought that it might be too hasty to treat King Ada as a collaborator.

Emperor Qi said patiently, "It's definitely not possible to admit it directly. Yao Chuguang will immediately realize that something is wrong."

So Emperor Qi planned to pretend that Yao Chuguang had not yet suspected him, and then continue to let his men do more things.

Let Yao Chuguang think that she has found the mastermind behind the scenes. People will only believe the truth they find.

And this is what Yao Chuguang has always wanted to find out.

Emperor Qi knew very well that the reason Yao Chuguang kept him alive and did not kill him was not because he did not want to leave a reputation of patricide in the calendar.

It’s not because of the illusory father-daughter relationship.

She kept him alive for the sake of her good uncle, Duke Li!

Yao Chuguang knew that Emperor Qi had been plotting to get rid of Duke Li for so many years, so there must be people planted by Emperor Qi around Duke Li.

These people remained motionless, and Yao Chuguang had no way of knowing who they were.

If Yao Chuguang killed Emperor Qi easily, what if the Emperor Qi's last will was to instruct his spies to kill Duke Li at all costs?

It is easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against a hidden arrow, let alone those brothers who live together day and night.

As long as you want to take action, just like Lu Yun, you don’t even need to make careful plans. As long as the timing is right, it is a good opportunity to take action.

The reason why Emperor Qi did not kill Duke Li before was to save face, and he was not forced to that extent.

If Duke Li is killed easily, Li Xinghan and Li Yinhan will also be able to mobilize the army to rebel.

Therefore, Emperor Qi would not resort to any method until the last step.

The Emperor of Qi became the knife hanging over Duke Li's head. Smart people can understand each other's meaning without saying anything in many things.

The Emperor of Qi dared to take all the blame because he was sure that Yao Chuguang cared very much about Duke Li.

Even if there is only a 10% chance, Yao Chuguang would not take the risk.

After all, that child is a very cautious person!

As long as Yao Chuguang is not sure that she has removed all the obstacles around Duke Li, she will not dare to touch Emperor Qi easily.

The Emperor of Qi sometimes felt that it was fate that was playing tricks on him!

The enemy he had been planning to deal with for most of his life actually became his life-saving talisman in the end!