The Eternal Beauty of the City of Wealth

Yan Ying stood up angrily: "Father saw that he was kind and loyal, so he supported him and made him the crown prince."

"I never thought he would become a treacherous villain, even repeatedly challenging the overlord of Jin."

"Now that City Lord Zixuan is unwilling to help, what should we do if Jin unites with the other vassal states to attack us?"

Cui Zhu also stood up, bowed deeply to Yan Ying, and said, "Pingzhong, what you said is exactly what Cui Zhu was thinking."

"Don't worry, no third person will know what you and I said today."

"The purpose of my visit this time is to discuss this important matter with you."

Cui Zhu took Yan Ying's hand and said, "Pingzhong, come, let's sit down and talk in detail."

He looked around, then leaned in front of Yan Ying and whispered, "Pingzhong, I plan to do this..."

Cui Zhu explained his plan to Yan Ying in detail.

Yan Ying was horrified after hearing this: "Master Cui, this, this is not allowed, if you do this, won't you..."

Before Yan Ying could finish his words, Cui Zhu covered his mouth with his hand: "Shh...be quiet."

"Pingzhong, think carefully. If you don't do this, once Jin and its allies invade, Qi will surely be destroyed."

"If Qi were to be destroyed, would we still have the wealth and glory we have now? Perhaps even our entire family would be wiped out."

"This...this...Master Cui, let me think about it."

Yan Ying stood up again and paced back and forth in the room with his hands behind his back.

A quarter of an hour later, he finally made up his mind: "Master Cui, I agree with you doing this."

"However... I will not participate in this matter openly, and you can't cross the river and destroy the bridge after it is accomplished."

Cui Zhu nodded heavily: "Don't worry, Pingzhong, I'm not Jiang Guang's kind."

"I will never do such a thing as abandoning the donkey after it has done its work. All you need is for you to defend me after the job is done."

Good! The two of them pressed their hands together tightly and burst into laughter.

Duke Zhuang of Qi has been in a good mood recently. Ever since he met Dongguo Jiang at Cui Zhu's house, he was immediately fascinated by her beauty.

Although there are countless beauties in his harem, he always feels that none of them is as good as Tang Jiang.

So, whenever he had time, he would go to Cui Zhu's house to meet her privately.

Dongguo Jiang had no choice. He was the king, so how could he dare to refuse? That would be courting death.

When Duke Zhuang of Qi saw that Dongguo Jiang did not reject him, he became more and more courageous.

He actually ran to Cui Zhu's house to have a secret meeting with Tang Jiang without caring about Cui Zhu's face.

Not only that, Duke Zhuang of Qi also had a quirk. Every time he left Cui's house, he would take away one of Cui Zhu's hats.

And give this hat as a reward to the people around you.

As time went on, the people around him and the ministers could no longer bear it.

Cui Zhu's good friend Qing Feng went to the palace to tactfully admonish Duke Zhuang of Qi.

"Your Majesty, I beg you not to give Cui Zhu's hat as a reward anymore. It's not good."

Duke Zhuang of Qi chuckled nonchalantly, "Haha! Doctor Qing, besides Cui Zhu, is it true that no one else can have such a hat? This is ridiculous!"

Qingfeng was unhappy. You, Duke Zhuang of Qi, used Cui Zhu's hat to give to others casually. Isn't this a mockery, ridicule and humiliation to my brother?

In anger, he ran to Cui Zhu's house to drink, and during the meal, Qing Feng cursed Jiang Guang.

"Damn Jiang Guang, what a piece of shit! How dare he use your hat to show off to others?"

What? He took the hat. I said I've been losing my hat lately, so I have to wear the remaining green hat every day.

"Master Qing, do you know why Jiang Guang gave my hat away?"

"Brother, I think Jiang Guang might be ready to get rid of him. What's with your hat? It's a symbol of power."

"He just took your hat and gave it away casually. The meaning is obvious."

"That is to say, he can capture you or even kill you at any time. You have to be on guard, brother!"

After hearing this, Cui Zhu suddenly realized and felt a chill down his spine.

Isn't it? Why didn't I think of this?

Think of me, Cui Zhu, who has been worrying about the development of your Jiang family's kingdom and has been working day and night.

In the end, I was humiliated by you and you even stole my hat and gave it to someone else. You really treat bean buns as dry food.

From now on, I, Cui Zhu, will never have any feelings of closeness towards you, Jiang Guang.

As a result, Cui Zhu pretended to obey Duke Zhuang of Qi but actually disobeyed him, and they would never again complement each other as they did before.

Soon he learned about the affair between Duke Zhuang of Qi and Dongguo Jiang.

This was like a sword of Damocles hanging over Cui Zhu's head.

After much deliberation, Cui Zhu decided to take another risk and get rid of Duke Zhuang of Qi.

Just as he was racking his brains over how to deal with Duke Zhuang of Qi, Jiang Guang's close bodyguard Jia Ju asked for a meeting.

Cui Zhu was very curious about what Jia Ju wanted to talk to him about, so he ordered his servants to invite Jia Ju in.

After paying their respects and sitting down, Jia Ju said, "Master Cui, I have a request for your assistance."

"Master Jia, please don't be polite. If you have anything to say, please feel free to speak up. As long as Zhu can help, I will definitely do my best to help."

"My lord, the king's temper has been getting worse and worse lately, and he often beats and scolds me for the smallest of things."

"I beg you to persuade the king not to beat me again."

Cui Zhu was delighted. He had just fallen asleep when someone came to bring him a pillow.

He asked Jia Ju, "Master Jia, let me ask you a question: Do you hate the king?"

Jia Ju was startled and looked at Cui Zhu with a puzzled look: "I wonder what your Excellency's intention is in asking me this question?"

Cui Zhu smiled and said, "Master Jia, please don't ask what your intention is. Just tell me the truth."

Jia Ju hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Master Cui, to be honest, I have long hated the king!"

"That time, because of a trivial matter, he beat me up. My injuries have not healed yet."

"Very good, Lord Jia, do you want revenge?"

Jia Ju nodded vigorously: "Of course I did!"

"Since you want revenge, why don't we work together to find a way to kill Jiang Guang? What do you think?"

"Ah! I dare not do this. I am afraid. I am afraid of death."

Cui Zhu smiled coldly: "Are you afraid of death? Don't dare to do it?"

"Do you know that just because you said you hated the king so much, I can report you to the king and have you killed?"

Jia Ju was startled and quickly knelt down to beg for mercy: "Master Cui, please don't tell the king. I am willing to cooperate."

Cui Zhu laughed heartily and reached out to help Jia Ju up. "Master Jia, as long as you obey me, I can guarantee that this matter will be absolutely safe."

So, the two of them began to plot secretly.

After sending Jia Ju away, Cui Zhu called his concubine Tang Jiang over and asked, "Jiang'er, I heard that your relationship with the king has been very ambiguous recently. Is this true?"

When Tang Jiang saw Cui Zhu knew about this, she panicked and knelt on the ground and kowtowed: "Master, the king is the monarch and I am the minister. I dare not disobey the king's will."

Cui Zhu hurriedly helped her up and said, "Don't be afraid, Jiang'er. The master doesn't mean to blame you."

Oh! Oh! Dongguo Jiang stood up tremblingly.