There was no emotion on Pei Zhanzhou's face, and there was no change in the aura around him, as if he was just passing by and watching a show casually.

But those eyes were extremely deep.

"You personally lead your men and destroy all the forces of the Treasure Pavilion in the Imperial City."

Zhou Zhi suddenly looked up, his face full of surprise.

Over the years, the master has experienced countless assassinations, and after catching the murderer, he always handled it in a low-key manner. None of them caused such a big commotion.

He has accompanied his master step by step to where he is today, and he knows better than anyone how difficult it is for his master to obtain the position of National Master. In order to gain the trust of that person completely, his master has never abused his authority as National Master.

But why now...

Zhou Zhi hesitated for a moment before asking, "Master, didn't Miss Jiang just say that the time is not right yet?"

Pei Zhanzhou turned to look at him, his tone indifferent, "What does this have to do with her? This national teacher simply dislikes the Seventh Prince."

He deliberately took out Su Huanyu's token, hoping to take the opportunity to catch a bigger fish. He came here in person for this purpose, but still let him escape.

He knew clearly that it was Su Huanyu's doing, but he couldn't find any flaws in the other party. What's wrong with him retaliating from other places?

Zhou Zhi: "..."

Is it such a simple reason?

He always felt that it was not that simple, but after thinking about it, it seemed that this was the only reason that made sense.

Although Zhou Zhi was confused, he never hesitated to follow his master's orders.

He was efficient and quick in his work, and the news of "Zhenxiu Pavilion being closed down" spread throughout the imperial city the next day.

Many people had heard about the assassination of the State Master in the Treasure Pavilion, but so many days had passed and no news had been heard. The Treasure Pavilion was also operating normally, and everyone thought the incident was over. Who would have thought that the State Master would suddenly attack?

It was said that when the officers and soldiers broke into Zhenxiu Pavilion to arrest people, there were still many guests eating and listening to music. With so many people witnessing this, the news naturally spread at the fastest speed.

"Your information is so out of date! I heard that the soldiers who went to the Treasure Pavilion to arrest people were not government soldiers, but soldiers from the Imperial Master's Mansion."

"Palace soldiers? Why would the Imperial Master need to send his own men to catch an assassin?"

"I know that! I heard that the Treasure Pavilion is actually an organization that specializes in gathering intelligence. In order not to alert the enemy, the Imperial Master used his own people."

"I saw this with my own eyes. At that time, people from the Imperial Master's Mansion carried out several large boxes from the Treasure Pavilion. It was said that they were full of various intelligence collected by the Treasure Pavilion."

"Oh my god, no wonder Zhenxiu Pavilion, a restaurant with no big names backing it, has been able to stand firm in the Imperial City for so many years. It turns out they have other businesses behind the scenes."

……

Discussions about the Treasure Pavilion have become the hot topic of conversation for almost everyone in the imperial city these days.

As the mastermind behind the topic, Su Huanyu in the Seventh Prince's Mansion smashed countless sets of tea sets.

"Damn Pei Zhanzhou! He's already traced the case back to the Crown Prince, but why doesn't he bother with him? Why is he still targeting the Treasure Pavilion?"

"Wow--"

Another set of tea sets was smashed to the ground by Su Huanyu, and the flying fragments left a thin blood mark on the back of his hand.

Everyone around me stood in the corner with their heads down. No one dared to speak, and no one knew what to say.

Those who work under the master all know how important the Zhenxiu Pavilion is, especially this Zhenxiu Pavilion in the imperial city. The master spent a lot of effort to build it to its current scale.

But now everything has been burned. Even if the master has a very patient temper, he can't help but be angry.

Seeing that no one spoke, Su Huanyu became even more angry. "Are you all speechless? Can anyone tell me what to do next?"

Everyone shrank back and hesitated for a long time before someone finally plucked up the courage to speak up: "Actually, this might be a good thing for us."

Su Huanyu looked at him fiercely, but did not get angry. Instead, he gestured for him to continue.

The man quickly said, "The clues we left behind made Pei Zhanzhou believe that the prince was behind the Treasure Pavilion, but he still chose to attack the Treasure Pavilion. Whether it was as a warning or for other reasons, it shows his attitude towards the prince."

"And the person behind Pei Zhanzhou is the Emperor. He caused such a big commotion, it's impossible for the Emperor to be unaware of it, but he has no intention of punishing him. This proves that the move against Zhenxiu Pavilion was also the Emperor's intention."

"In this case, the Crown Prince, as the 'man behind the Treasure Pavilion,' will undoubtedly arouse the Emperor's suspicion and fear. This is good news for us. If the Third Prince can seize the opportunity, it is not impossible for him to dethrone the Crown Prince from his position in the Eastern Palace."

As he spoke, the ugly expression on Su Huanyu's face lessened a little, and the people around him also breathed a sigh of relief.

Taking this opportunity, the others immediately echoed, "That's right, our Treasure Pavilions are spread throughout the entire Southern Su Kingdom. We only lost the one in the Imperial City. We had already secretly transported those important items away. If we can use this to bring down the Crown Prince, it won't be a loss for us."

"It was thanks to the Seventh Prince's brilliant foresight that he had the items shipped away early on that the losses were reduced to such a low level."

"Yes, if it weren't for the Seventh Prince, our losses would be much greater than this. This is truly a blessing!"

The words of several people gradually became flattering, and Su Huanyu's expression obviously improved, but there was still a bit of gloom in his eyes.

If he hadn't seen his token appear in Pei Zhanzhou's hand, he wouldn't have reacted so quickly. Unfortunately, he still failed to save Zhenxiu Pavilion in the end.

Su Huanyu frowned and waved his hand, "Okay, stop flattering me."

He knew that what everyone said made sense, but he had been doing things smoothly for years, but this time his plan failed and he suffered such a big loss. He couldn't help but feel angry.

His anger was vented, and he also had to make plans for the future. "Notify all the Treasure Pavilions in various places to evacuate. After a period of quiet time, we can rebuild in other forms."

After this incident, the name "Zhenxiu Pavilion" can no longer be used. We can only wait until the storm has died down and then rebuild it in a different form.

He needs to think carefully before making any specific arrangements.

What is more important now is something else.

Su Huanyu turned to look at the man who had been standing silently behind him like a shadow, "Changshun, did you find that thing?"

Changshun is Su Huanyu's personal servant. He always keeps his head down and gives people a low sense of presence. He is the type of person who will be ignored if there are more people around him.

This was the case at the moment. If Su Huanyu hadn't suddenly called him, everyone would have almost forgotten his existence.

Changshun still lowered his head, his voice giving off a very calm feeling, "Master, I haven't found it yet, but I can confirm that the thing is in the imperial city."

Su Huanyu frowned upon hearing this not-so-good news.

He had been setting up the plan in Jianzhou for so long, but when it came to the most critical moment, things started to go wrong.

The assassination attempt on Pei Zhanzhou failed, and he lost the Zhenxiu Pavilion in the imperial city. Even the most important thing was lost. Just thinking about it made him feel upset.

"We must find that thing and never let it fall into the hands of others. Also, it's time to close the police in Jianzhou."

"Yes."

Chang Shun agreed and was about to do it when he was suddenly stopped.

"and many more."

Su Huanyu didn't know what he was thinking about, and the gloom between his brows dissipated a lot. "There is something that you must do in person."

Other matters can be planned slowly, but Zi Han’s matter is the top priority.

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