The poorest member of the Imperial Guard, the Empress begged me to embezzle.

"Does Lord Li mean to use the Qin family of Huaiyin to obtain intelligence on the Wang family of Taiyuan?"

"To completely bring the Qin family of Huaiyin into our Embroidered Uniform Guard?"

Fang Heng's heart stirred, and he tentatively asked Li Jingtian.

Nie Kuangren and the others were stunned for a moment, looking at Li Jingtian with surprise.

Is this really feasible?

"It's not impossible that there's no such opportunity."

"Although we already know from the Imperial Observatory that the Imperial Preceptor killed Qin Yuan, the Grand Elder of the Qin Clan of Huaiyin, and an elder named Qin Hu."

"It was precisely because of the Grand Preceptor's threat that the Qin family of Huaiyin dispatched Qin Lie to the capital to protect the Marquis's safety."

"I'm just worried that something might happen to the Marquis, and I'm afraid that the Imperial Advisor might really take this opportunity to wipe out the entire Qin family of Huaiyin."

"It seems that everything started because of us, the Embroidered Uniform Guard."

"But think about it carefully, although our Embroidered Uniform Guard killed Qin Yu and his two sons..."

"Because of Qin Yu and his son, the Qin family of Huaiyin lost another elder and an elder in the end."

"The losses can be described as extremely heavy."

"However, they are all dead after all!"

"Dead people have no value!"

"Why should the Qin family of Huaiyin drag their entire clan down for the sake of a few dead people?"

A glint of light flashed in Li Jingtian's eyes, and he spoke in a powerful and resonant voice.

"Of course, the most important point is that Qin Zhan, the patriarch of the Qin family of Huaiyin, is a smart man!"

"If Qin Zhan weren't a smart man, he would definitely hate the Marquis immensely."

"Even with the threat from the Imperial Advisor, they certainly wouldn't send an elder to the capital to protect the Marquis."

After a pause, Li Jingtian continued, "Since he is a smart man, he understands even more the Marquis's status and position in our Great Zhou Dynasty, and he understands even more just how extraordinary the Marquis's talent and aptitude are."

For them, following the Embroidered Uniform Guard and working for them is by no means a bad thing.

It might even bring them enormous benefits!

"A tremendous benefit?"

"Give them the opportunity to join our Embroidered Uniform Guard's Imperial Household Department?"

"But, can this one opportunity really make them betray the Wang family of Taiyuan?"

Nie Kuangren said with a look of surprise and doubt on his face: "You should know that the Wang family of Taiyuan is one of the five surnames and seven noble families. They have extremely strong strength. At present, our Jinyiwei is far from having the strength to contend with the Wang family of Taiyuan."

Will they really choose us instead of standing with the Wang family of Taiyuan?

Fang Heng and the others nodded slightly; in fact, that was indeed the case.

Although the Embroidered Uniform Guards have great potential and a very high ceiling.

However, at least the current Embroidered Uniform Guard is not even in the same league as a behemoth like the Wang family of Taiyuan.

They are aware of this.

"Why not?"

“You’ve overlooked one point: the marriage alliance between the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Qin family of Huaiyin.”

"It seems that the Wang family of Taiyuan attaches great importance to them."

"But did the Wang family of Taiyuan really value them so much?"

"I don't think so!"

"The Wang family of Taiyuan only wanted to use the Qin family of Huaiyin as their henchmen."

"The marriage alliance between the Wang family of Taiyuan and the Qin family of Huaiyin has lasted for many years, and the Qin family of Huaiyin has always remained a family of martial arts practitioners, without any change from beginning to end!"

"Given the power and influence of the Wang family of Taiyuan within our Great Zhou Dynasty, if they truly wished to help the Qin family of Huaiyin transform from a Jianghu (江湖, the martial arts world) family into a powerful and influential clan, and to enter the military or the imperial court, it would be an incredibly easy task!"

"However, the Wang family of Taiyuan did not do that at all!"

"If they wanted to do that, they would have done it already!"

"It's not just the Wang family of Taiyuan; other prominent families among the Five Surnames and Seven Clans are also trying to win over the Nine Great Families of the Jianghu with the same attitude."

"They also did not allow these martial arts families to enter the army or the imperial court."

"Even now that Qin Yu and his son are dead, the Wang family of Taiyuan will likely continue to select eligible women from the collateral branches of the Wang family of Taiyuan to join the Qin family of Huaiyin in order to strengthen their kinship ties with the Qin family of Huaiyin."

"But they still won't give what they're owed!"

Li Jingtian smiled calmly and said.

"I understand what Lord Li means."

“Following the Wang family of Taiyuan, they will never gain any substantial benefits.”

"And if our Embroidered Uniform Guard is willing to give them the opportunity to join our Embroidered Uniform Guard's Hall of Worship."

"That's a real benefit."

"These two are completely different."

Nie Kuangren said with a look of sudden realization.

Fang Heng and the others also smiled. If that were the case, the Qin family of Huaiyin would still appear to be on the same side as the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Therefore, the Qin family of Huaiyin might be able to obtain some intelligence for their Embroidered Uniform Guard from the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Moreover, it can add a large number of skilled fighters to the entire Embroidered Uniform Guard, which is not harmful to the Embroidered Uniform Guard at all.

All they gave up was a place in the Hall of Worship.

In any case, the positions of honor in the Imperial Guard's Hall are used to win over people in the martial arts world.

Anyway, it's all about winning over people in the martial arts world; it doesn't matter who you win over.

Li Jingtian smiled, put his hands behind his back, and looked in the direction of the number one manor in the world.

The next day.

Noon.

The number one estate in the world.

A martial arts arena.

On the high platform.

Swish!

A figure seemed to appear out of thin air.

It was Qin Yun, the master of the number one manor in the world, with a long sword hanging at his waist and dressed in a green robe.

"Greetings, Master Qin!"

Upon seeing Qin Yun appear, the once bustling and noisy martial arts arena, resembling a marketplace, immediately fell silent. Countless martial artists stood up and bowed to Qin Yun.

This is respect for the strong!

Qin Yun was, after all, a master at the Human Immortal Realm.

Such a master is rare in the entire martial arts world.

Just as Qin Lie had guessed, those at the Celestial Realm were already the most powerful beings participating in this martial arts tournament.

Of the thousands of martial arts practitioners, nearly a third were at the Nascent Soul Realm or the Immortal Ascension Realm, with only a few dozen at the Celestial Realm.

The rest are all below the Nascent Soul Realm.

There are quite a few even below the Grandmaster level.

"It is a great honor for Qin Yun that all the heroes and valiant individuals have traveled from afar to participate in this martial arts gathering!"

"I'm sure all the heroes and valiant warriors who are participating in this martial arts tournament already know that Chu Xiu, the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, has gone too far and killed my master Qin Yu and his entire family."

"The Qin family of Huaiyin is afraid of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and Chu Xiu, but I, Qin Yun, am not!"

"I, Qin Yun, simply cannot swallow such a deep-seated blood feud!"

"If I cannot avenge my master, I, Qin Yu, will have no face to meet him even in the afterlife!"

Qin Yun took a deep breath, his eyes filled with tears, and his expression was one of intense emotion as he said, "Therefore, even if it costs me my life, I, Qin Yun, will avenge my master and seek justice for his family!"

However, with my own strength and the strength of the number one manor in the world, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven to eliminate Chu Xiu!

Therefore, today Qin Yun earnestly requests that all heroes and valiant men lend me a hand and eliminate Chu Xiu, this lackey of the imperial court!

After speaking, Qin Yun bowed deeply to the thousands of people in the martial arts world.