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

"Your Highness, is it convenient to talk here?"

Wang Hao's expression turned serious as he looked at Murong Yu and asked.

"Minister Wang, you can speak freely."

"This is my residence; it's not safe for anyone to eavesdrop here."

Murong Yu smiled calmly and said to Wang Hao.

"I am relieved to hear Your Highness's words."

"Your Highness, I have come today to join forces with you to eliminate Chu Xiu!"

Wang Hao said with a serious expression.

"Minister Wang has probably come to the wrong place."

"I am the King of Qi of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the Marquis of Champion is an important minister of the Great Zhou Dynasty."

"Minister Wang has come to my residence seeking to join forces with me to assassinate a high-ranking official of my Great Zhou Dynasty. Aren't you afraid that I will capture you and hand you over to His Majesty?"

A murderous glint appeared on Murong Yu's face as he stared at Wang Hao with chilling intent and said in a cold voice.

"Your Highness, you regard Chu Xiu as an important minister of our Great Zhou Dynasty, but he has never taken you seriously."

"As far as I know, Chu Xiu has never given up investigating Your Highness because of the Qitian Chamber of Commerce."

Wang Hao said calmly.

"Tell me, Minister Wang, how you wish to cooperate with me."

Murong Yu frowned and looked at Wang Hao, asking.

"Your Highness, what I mean is that we should unite our two families to kill Chu Xiu together."

"Chu Xiu's strength is no weaker than Yang Xuance's, and may even be slightly better."

"Even a peak ninth level Celestial Immortal would not be his match."

"But now that the great struggle has begun, what is the peak of the ninth level of the Celestial Immortal Realm?"

"Without the Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation, with our strength, we will surely be able to easily kill Chu Xiu."

"And now is the perfect time."

"Chu Xiu is growing too fast. I believe Your Highness has always been focused on Chu Xiu."

“Chu Xiu’s cultivation level makes a leap every now and then. If we don’t get rid of him now, it will be difficult to get rid of him later.”

"The price we pay then will certainly be much higher!"

Wang Hao said with a sincere expression.

"What's your plan?"

Murong Yu remained silent for a long while before looking at Wang Hao and asking.

"Please rest assured, Your Highness, I have made all the arrangements."

"We will definitely get Chu Xiu to take action."

A glint of light flashed in Wang Hao's eyes as he spoke with an air of confidence.

"I hope you will not disappoint me."

Murong Yu gave Wang Hao a deep look and said in a deep voice.

"I will certainly live up to Your Highness's trust."

Wang Hao slowly rose and bowed to Murong Yu.

"Yang Yun".

Murong Yu said calmly.

Swish!

Yang Yun, the chief steward of the Prince Qi's residence, appeared in the hall and said to Murong Yu with a humble expression, "Your Highness."

"I'll leave this matter to you and Wang Hao."

Murong Yu stood up, left the hall after uttering a single sentence.

"Yes, I obey my orders."

Yang Yun responded with utmost respect.

After a cup of tea.

The headquarters of the Embroidered Uniform Guard.

Lin Huaiyu strode to the courtyard of the Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard and bowed respectfully, saying, "Reporting to the Marquis, I have important matters to discuss with you."

The voice just fell.

crunch...

The door to the study of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard slowly opened.

Chu Xiu came out of the study, looking at Lin Huaiyu with a calm expression, and said, "What is it?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, Minister of Rites Wang Hao has just gone to visit Prince Qi."

Lin Huaiyu said with a solemn expression.

"Oh?"

Chu Xiu raised an eyebrow and said with interest, "Do you know why Wang Hao went to visit the King of Qi?"

"Reporting to Your Excellency, I have not yet found out."

"It's just that I have a feeling that Wang Hao's trip is very likely aimed at the Marquis."

Lin Huaiyu considered it for a moment and then spoke to Chu Xiu.

“How come you see?”

Chu Xiu smiled and said.

"My lord, our Embroidered Uniform Guard has never relaxed its surveillance of the Prince Qi's residence and the Ministry of Rites' residence."

"We have not given up on investigating the King of Qi."

"However, we have made no progress regarding the Qitian Chamber of Commerce, or even the Tianyao Sect behind it."

"However, the less progress we make, the more I suspect that the Qitian Chamber of Commerce, and even the Tianyao Sect, have a great connection with King Qi!"

Lin Huaiyu said with utmost solemnity.

"go on."

Chu Xiu said calmly.

"Now that the great era of contention has begun, the Marquis has already demonstrated the strength to kill a peak ninth-level Celestial Immortal without even needing our Embroidered Uniform Guard's killing blade formation."

"Even Yang Xuance, who is ranked ninth on the list of geniuses, is no match for the Marquis."

"The Heavenly Secrets Pavilion has updated the list of prodigies."

"Now the Marquis is ranked ninth on the list of prodigies, and Yang Xuance has become tenth."

“Wang Hao will definitely be restless and even more eager to get rid of the Marquis.”

"With your talent, once you reach the Celestial Immortal Realm, even the True Immortal Realm might not be your match."

"To get rid of the Marquis, it would probably require a being at the Xuanxian realm."

"And those at the Xuanxian realm are extremely rare throughout the entire world."

“Such a person would usually be mindful of his status and would certainly not want to deal with a junior like the Marquis personally.”

"For those who want to get rid of the Marquis, the sooner they get rid of him, the easier it will be."

"Previously, even Celestial Immortals couldn't make a move because the Great Era of Contention hadn't begun."

"Without the intervention of a Celestial Immortal level expert, Wang Hao would be unable to eliminate the Marquis even if he wanted to. Therefore, Wang Hao could only choose to give up as the Marquis's strength grew, and wait for the arrival of the Great Era of Contention."

"After the great struggle began, Yang Xuance, on whom Wang Hao had placed high hopes, was unable to kill the Marquis."

After a pause, Lin Huaiyu continued, "Then, Wang Hao will have no choice but to take action himself."

However, given Wang Hao's personality, even if he were to actually take action, he wouldn't be willing to use all his own strength; instead, he would want to use someone else to do the dirty work.

Or rather, to use the power of the King of Qi to get rid of the Marquis.

"The Wang family of Taiyuan supports the Prince of Yan, right?"

Chu Xiu nodded slightly, then suddenly asked Lin Huaiyu.

The Prince of Yan he was referring to was Murong Jian, the third prince of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Of course, these are not the Third Prince.

After all, princes are usually the sons of the emperor. Now that the late emperor is dead, Murong Si has ascended the throne.

"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Wang family of Taiyuan has indeed always supported the Prince of Yan."

"The mother of the Prince of Yan was the most beloved daughter of Wang Yang, the head of the Wang family of Taiyuan."

Lin Huaiyu paused for a moment, then spoke respectfully.

"Have our Embroidered Uniform Guard been keeping an eye on the Prince of Yan's residence?"

Chu Xiu glanced at Lin Huaiyu and said in a deep and powerful voice.

He naturally knew that the Prince of Yan's mother was the daughter of Wang Yang, the head of the Wang family of Taiyuan.

Although Wang Yang had dozens of children, only three were legitimate sons and daughters.

They were Wang Mang, the governor of Bingzhou; Wang Hao, the minister of rites; and the last one was the mother of the Prince of Yan.

"Reporting to the Marquis, we have not been paying attention to the Prince of Yan's residence."

"The main reason is that the Prince of Yan is much more low-key than the Prince of Qi, and he never leaves his home."

"The King of Qi would hold poetry gatherings, while the King of Yan would simply close his doors to guests, and even civil and military officials who wanted to visit him could not get a meeting with him."

"Even Wang Hao, the Minister of Rites and the Prince of Yan's maternal uncle, never visits the Prince of Yan's residence on a regular basis."

"The Prince of Yan acted like a complete martial arts fanatic, a martial arts fanatic who was single-mindedly focused on cultivating martial arts and was indifferent to everything else except martial arts training."

Lin Huaiyu pondered for a moment, then spoke to Chu Xiu.