Chapter Seventy-Two: After the Assassination
Zang's Tianjiao was innocent, and Gao Tanghua happened. Bloody tears, silent swallowing, resentment in the heart. Forget yesterday's sins, only remember today's hatred. Hatred rushes to the clouds, the sword is out of the sheath, where is the enemy?
Zang Tie blushed and sat in the silent study, his eyes were filled with strong hatred, and the whole study was filled with bloody murderous aura. The green tendons on the back of his hand burst out, and his five fingers penetrated a blood book with eight large characters written in the blood of Zang Shengdao.
When he received the news that Zang Shengdao was killed in the Heavenly Apocalypse Temple, Zang E couldn't believe that this was true, and after seeing the blood book that exuded the breath of Zang Shengdao's bloodline, Zang E finally believed the news of Zang Shengdao's fall, Zang's Tianjiao had not grown up and fell inexplicably, and the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, which is the most tragic thing in the world.
After a furious Zang killed a servant girl who happened to hit the muzzle of his gun, he finally calmed down. The girl's body was still lying at his feet, and he was trampling on it with his foot, and the girl could no longer feel the slightest pain. Zang looked at the girl's begging eyes, and got the pleasure of revenge from it like a pervert. Listening to the girl's screams getting lower and lower, Zang finally calmed down.
Looking at the Mohs written in the blood book, Zang Yi remembered the long-standing and prominent Mohs Gate Valve. Back then, the lady of the Zang family was favored by the emperor, and after one of Zang's ancestors actually became the white-clothed holy sacrifice of the Tianqi Hall in Jiunao Prefecture, the status of the Zang family rose. However, there is still a big gap between it and the power of the top ten gate valves of the Xia Geng family, and the Mo family has always been in the top three among these gate valve families. And these ten gate valves are mostly related to each other, and their forces are intertwined, or marriages, or interest exchanges form a huge community.
Until one day, the ancestor in the Heavenly Apocalypse Hall sent back the news that there were infidels from the Anti-Heaven Alliance hiding in the Mo Clan, and at that time, even if the Mo Clan was in the Heavenly Apocalypse Hall of Jiu Nao Prefecture, it could not be exterminated alone, and the ancestor of the Zang family did not want to report to the temple, for fear that people would share the credit, so he transmitted the news back to the Zang family and got the support of the entire Zang family.
Immediately, the patriarch of the Zang clan, Zang's father, Zang Zhi, said that the monarch at that time was moving, and Xiao connected the remaining nine gate valves with interests. On the night of the battle to destroy Mo, the remaining nine gate lords first secretly executed all the people related to the Mo clan, and finally sent the generals to send troops, with the forces of the Zang family and the guards of the Apocalypse Hall as the main force, to break through the Mo clan, and wipe out all the Mo clansmen, leaving no grass to live. And in this battle to destroy Mo, all parties involved have received corresponding benefits in return, and the Zang family is the biggest beneficiary in this war, from a third-rate family to squeeze into the Xia Geng family, and after the planning of the two generations of the Zang family, it finally has its current status.
Zang Forehead thought back to the past, and looked at the blood book again. More than ten years ago, there was an assassin from the Dark Moon Tower, under the banner of revenge for the Mo clan, assassinated more than ten members of the Zang clan, and finally was seriously injured by the master of the family and fled without knowing where to go.
Close your eyes and ponder the current forces competing with the Zang clan above the Xia Geng clan's court. The more I thought about it, the more I realized that someone had taken advantage of the events of the past to weaken the power of the Zang family. Over the years, the power of the Zang clan has increased day by day, and it has indeed touched the interests of the rest of the family. And these people are afraid of being retaliated against by the Zang family, and they want to use the Mo family, who has become a lonely soul and wild ghost in the Nine Netherworlds, to completely destroy the Zang family. Zang's thinking became clearer and clearer, and he targeted the Cui's Gate Valve, which was once ranked first, and the Muhamme's Gate Valve and Lu's Gate Valve, which were the ninth and tenth. These three have been getting closer and closer recently, showing a trend of merger, and the forces after their merger are already able to compete with the current Zang family. Zang opened his eyes, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he said to himself in a cold voice: "Cui Hongjing, if it is really you, the old horseman, who killed my Zang family, the old man will let you bury the entire Cui family." ”
Zang got up and walked out of the door of the study, and found that it was already the middle of the moon, and a couple of men and women were kneeling outside the door. The man's appearance was white and clean, and his face was ancient at this time, and there was a hint of schadenfreude under a closer look, and after seeing Zang's forehead come out, his face immediately changed to a sad color. And the woman is like a wave, her body is well-proportioned, her facial muscles are as white as mutton fat, although the color is sad, it adds a bit of pity to me.
After the woman saw Zang Forehead come out, she couldn't cry anymore, and said in a choked voice: "Ask my father-in-law to avenge Dao'er!", Zang Forehead stepped forward to help the woman up and comforted her. He also glanced at his own son, but his eyes were full of disgust. He said, "Get up too!"
The man looked sad, squeezed out two tears, and cried: "Ask my father to avenge Dao'er." Zang opened his mouth and reprimanded: "Do you know who the enemy is? Zang Er said again: "Okay, you two go back to the house first! ”
The white-faced man didn't say anything more, so he had to help the woman out of the courtyard, and then Zang called his cronies and servants to carry out the body of the maid in the study, destroying it.
The next day, the early dynasty of Xia Geng's kingdom was a little more lively than before, and Zang first folded up to join Cui Hongjing, the object of his suspicion, to test his reaction. Cui Hongjing sneered at each other on the spot, poked at the sore spot of Zang's forehead, and said: "Zang Xiangguo, you can't become a mad dog and bite people when you die!"
The angry Zang forehead aura went violent, wanting to kill Cui Hongjing in the court, and it took a lot of cultivation effort to hold back, but the suspicion of the Cui family increased a little.
There were officials who were attached to the Zang family, and immediately came out to attack and annihilate the Yayi in front of Cui Hongjing's palace, and even listed several charges against Cui Hongjing. And the Mu family and the Lu family, who were united with the Cui family, also came out one after another, and the court was like a vegetable market, but Li Degong did not stop it, and those ministers who were not from these two factions watched the excitement with great interest. It wasn't until I felt bored that I stopped the quarrel between the two groups. After appeasing Zang Forehead and giving Zang some compensation, Zang Forehead suppressed his anger, but he was already thinking about a plan to deal with Cui, Mu, and Lu in his heart.
Immediately, Li Degong talked about the marriage with the Jinhai clan, and discussed with the important ministers of the court who should be sent to go to the Jinhai clan with Li Chengji to seek marriage. Marriage between the two countries is not just a matter of marriage, but also involves the political interests of the two countries, and it is necessary to send a competent person as a chief envoy to negotiate.
Zang Er immediately recommended Zang Lijue to Li Degong, and Zang Er said eloquently: "Virtuous do not avoid relatives, Zang Lijue has many envoy experience, and has the experience of jointly envoying Zhao Xin's country with Yuanyou King Li Chengji, so I think I will definitely be able to be qualified for this mission." ”
Naturally, some people will oppose it, and people can see vested interests in it, so they are willing to let this opportunity go. This time, not only can he befriend the increasingly prestigious King Yuanyou, but he can also seek his own benefits from it. All of a sudden, there was a lot of noise in the court. Li Chengji, who was becoming more mature and steady, looked at the chaotic court and frowned his good-looking eyebrows, and then stepped out and said: "Father, the son wants Cui Yan and Cui Shilang to go to the Jinhai clan with me, and I hope that my father will allow it." ”
Zang Er listened to Li Chengji's recommendation of the Cui clan who had just clashed with him, and a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, could it be that this Li Chengji had already joined forces with the Cui clan. In fact, this is not the case, Li Chengji has his own considerations, he watched the Zang clan gate valve grow stronger day by day, and he was a little worried in his heart, when he ascended the throne, wouldn't he be constrained by the Zang clan everywhere. Therefore, he began to sell well to Cui's, hoping to suppress Zang's development with the help of Cui's power.
After Li Degong took a deep look at Li Chengji, he immediately nodded and agreed to Li Chengji's invitation. At this time, what Li Degong had in mind was completely different from Li Chengji. Li Degong's throne was not right, and he thought that Li Chengji had already begun to want to cultivate his own power. However, Li Chengji, as his favorite son, and now he is an important bargaining chip in his marriage with the Jinhai clan, he didn't want to provoke Li Chengji's resentment because of this trivial matter, so he agreed to Li Chengji's invitation.
The sedan chair is carried by everyone, so Cui Hongjing saw that King Yuanyou actually took the initiative to sell it to himself, how could there be any reason not to continue, and glanced at Li Chengji who was looking at him gratefully. Under the signal of Cui Hongjing's eyes, Cui Yan, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, immediately came out to thank Lord Longen. This Cui Yan is not a candidate recommended by Li Chengji at will, this person has served in the Ministry of Rites for many years, has many eloquent talents, and is an important member of the Cui family, so he entered Li Chengji's sight. And Li Chengji has been concentrating on cultivation for so many years, paying attention to the political affairs of the Three Kingdoms in his spare time, and seeing that the Zhao Xin clan is getting stronger and stronger, it is said that Li Degong agreed to marry the Jinhai clan, temporarily put aside the feud between the two countries, and form an alliance to resist the Zhao Xin clan whose national strength has far surpassed the two countries.
As for the marriage with the Jinhai clan, Li Chengji also has his own selfishness. After Li Chengji planned to form an alliance with the Jinhai clan, he found an excuse to go to the Jinhai country to inspect in person, but in the Jinhai country, he met the Yulan princess who made him excited, and Li Chengji, who stayed in the Jinhai country for many days, said that he moved the top and bottom of the Jinhai clan, and after reaching a preliminary alliance intention, he immediately proposed a marriage to the king of the Jinhai clan to stabilize the alliance between the two countries.
After all, the monarch of the Jinhai clan also looked at the growing Zhao Xin clan and was worried, so after careful consideration and after asking his daughter's opinion, he initially agreed to Li Chengji's request, and after Li Chengji returned to China, he tried his best to promote the talks between the two countries.
In the imperial city of the capital of the Zhao Xin clan, Zhao Lingyun looked at the information from the Xia Geng clan. The recent events in Qingling City are recorded in detail in this report, including what happened in the court of the Xia Geng clan after the assassination of the Zang family. Seeing Zhao Lingyun with a smile on his face, when he heard Zhao Qin'er tell him about the assassination of her and Qianyuan to Xia Geng's country, Zhao Lingyun was also worried that this matter would affect the plan he was about to launch, but he didn't expect that this Zang was smart but was mistaken by being smart.
And what Zhao Lingyun was thinking about at this time, how to use this matter to make the court of Xia Geng's country even more chaotic. But they can't be in a hurry, they must wait until their contradictions reach the peak, and then send someone to pierce that layer of diaphragm, take advantage of the chaos, and fish in troubled waters.
When he saw the report that Xia Geng's country was about to send an envoy to the Jinhai clan to ask for relatives, Zhao Lingyun's face also became a little unsightly, the alliance between the two countries would indeed affect his own deployment, and he saw that this suggestion was actually put forward by Li Chengji, the king of Yuanyou, who had been an envoy to Zhao Xin's country eight years ago and had been unknown since returning to China. I attached a little importance to the name Li Chengji in my heart, and immediately called people to come, and an old eunuch pushed the door in, but it was the eunuch Wei Gonggong with palm prints. Immediately, Zhao Lingyun instructed Gonggong Wei: "Send someone to infiltrate the Yuanyou Palace, and become a close attendant who can influence Li Chengji." Father-in-law Wei immediately took the order and left.
In a room in the Hall of Elders of the Tianqi Holy Mountain of the Apocalypse in Zhongyang Prefecture, an old man with white hair and wearing bright red sacrificial clothes was the old ancestor Zang Gu in Zang's forehead, the biggest feature of this person's face was a hooked nose on his face, and he looked at two letters with a gloomy face, one was a letter from Zang Shengdao, which contained Jiang Chen's information and how he discovered Jiang Chen. After Zang Gu received this letter, he checked the files in the temple eight years ago, and found that there was no discrepancy, so he didn't take it to heart, just because Zang Shengdao couldn't accept the fact that he was defeated by this young man named Jiang Chen, and took revenge on him as a childish way.
But three days ago, after receiving a message from the family and getting the news of Zang Shengdao's death, Zang Gu was shocked at first, Zang Shengdao was an important chess piece for him to reach the pinnacle of power, and now his sudden death was not good news for him.
Zang Gu took out the letter from Zang Shengdao that he had received earlier and analyzed it carefully. Although the letter he received three days ago described in detail what happened in the family, Zang Shengdao's assassination method was indeed the consistent style of the assassins of the Dark Moon Tower. And Zang E also told him his guess in the letter, but Zang Gu had a hunch that Zang Shengdao's death was not so simple.
Zang Gu looked at Zang Shengdao's letter, his handwriting was indeed not much different from Zang Shengdao's usual, but these two things happened too closely, so Zang Gu couldn't help but be suspicious, since then Jiang Chen's name was remembered by Zang Gu, but he didn't plan to make his suspicions about Jiang Chen public before he had any evidence, and then sent a letter to Zang to ask him to help find the young man named Jiang Chen, and keep an eye on his every move.
Zang Gu stood in front of the window and looked out at the palace where the Elder of the Apocalypse was located on the top of the mountain, and there was a hint of fanaticism in his eyes, a fanaticism for the supreme right.