Chapter Eighty-Six: Return to the Imperial Capital
Wu Zun has never been Zhou Qian's opponent.
Not in the past, and even less so now.
As Zhou Qian said to Zheng Song before, if it weren't for the friendship of the same sect and the internal friction of the sect, the Qingyuan Sect would not have a three-legged situation.
Zhou Qian can make repeated forbearances, but you can't challenge the bottom line.
Wu Zun challenged his bottom line.
Wu Zun moved his apprentices, colluded with foreign enemies to move his grandson, and even used external forces to seize the power of Qingyuanmen.
Any of the three was enough to make Zhou Qian turn his face.
When Zhou Qian killed Wu Zun, he didn't leave any hands, and he was clean and neat.
The moment the head hit the ground, Wu Zhen and Wu Zheng were stupid.
Wu Zhen was incontinent on the spot, he knew that he would also follow in his father's footsteps, he wanted to struggle, wanted to speak, wanted to ask for mercy, but unfortunately he was controlled, unable to move or speak, like a lamb staying, sad and desperate to the extreme.
Wu Zheng was no better than his father, I saw him sitting on the ground with his eyes full of fear.
After Wu Zun's death, his magic weapon was taken away by Zhou Qian and handed over to Chen Yuannan, and then said: "I'll go back first, and you can handle the rest." ”
As soon as the words fell, Zhou Qian turned around and left, accompanied by Elder Taishang Zheng Song.
Chen Yuannan looked at the elders of the torture hall and arranged: "Take these two comrades down and deal with them according to the door rules." ”
The elders of the torture hall got the order and arranged for his subordinates to take Wu Zhen and Wu Zheng away, Wu Zhen couldn't struggle, resigned himself to fate, Wu Zheng turned around and fled outside the mountain gate, hoping to escape from here, but it's a pity how could one of his juniors escape the palm of the elders?
Wu Zheng, who would shine in Tianchen, had no power to resist at all in front of the human immortal elders, and was captured in front of him.
"Don't kill me! Don't kill me! I don't want to die! ”
After Wu Zheng was captured, he cried and begged: "I know it's wrong, I'm willing to make meritorious contributions, as long as I don't kill me, I'm willing to dedicate my life to the sect, don't kill me!"
Seeing this, many disciples inevitably felt pity for Wu Zheng, but because the interpersonal relationship with their classmates was not good on weekdays, they did not come forward to intercede at all. Some of the elders of the original Wu family were also unbearable, but it was a pity that they were lucky not to be held accountable, where did they dare to meddle in their own affairs?
"Your Highness! You let me go! From now on, I am willing to saddle your saddle for you. ”
"Please! Cut me some slack. ”
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Wu Zheng desperately pleaded with Li Zhen, hoping that Li Zhen would let him go, but unfortunately he asked the wrong person for this move.
The destruction of the Wu family Li Zhen is the main participant, that is to say, Li Zhen is responsible for the death of Wu Zun and Wu Zhen, such a causal relationship, how could Li Zhen leave Wu Zheng?
Raising tigers?
Li Zhen has always been hard-hearted towards the enemy.
In the end, Wu Zhen and Wu Zheng were both escorted down, and what was waiting for them would be the butcher's knife of the torture hall.
At this point, the interior of Qingyuan Gate was completely unified.
Chen Yuannan asked everyone to return to their respective posts, and Li Zhen took the ghost ancestor to see the next internal meeting.
"Zhen'er! What's next for you? ”
Chen Yuannan asked.
Li Zhen had a plan, and said: "I will follow the ghost back to Donghua City, and then the ghost will go back to report it, and say that Qingyuanmen has successfully fallen into the hands of the Wu family, and the master must cooperate with the announcement that Wu Zhen will take over the position of the head of the house, but at the same time, he must also control the people in the door and not disclose today's affairs." ”
"You don't have to worry about this, from today onwards, the sect will be closed."
Chen Yuannan was a little uneasy, and said, "You follow back to Donghua City, is it too early, do you need to wait?"
"There's no need to wait any longer."
Li Zhen folded his fingers and calculated: "Now that the seven major sects have formed an alliance, most of the cultivation world supports me, and the strength of the cultivation world no longer needs to be accumulated. The apprentice returned to Donghua City, preparing to secretly contact those courtiers who had supported me, after all, it was not enough to rely on the cultivation world alone, and the strength within the imperial court was also crucial. ”
Chen Yuannan had no opinion on this, and then discussed the details of the future development, and then in the afternoon, Li Zhen said goodbye to the outside world and went to Donghua City with the ghost ancestor.
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A few days later, Li Zhen came to the outside of Donghua City.
Four years ago, Li Zhen walked away in embarrassment and lost everything.
Four years later, Li Zhen returned to this sad place with hatred and ambition.
Li Zhen looked at the capital of Huaguo in a daze, and the ghost ancestor said beside him: "Young master! Subordinates retire first? ”
When Li Zhen heard this, he came back to his senses, nodded, and said, "How to explain to Li Xuan, you know it in your heart, I won't say much, if there is anything else, I will contact you." ”
"My subordinates understand!"
The ghost ancestor took a group of people to say goodbye and left, and after Li Zhen waited for them to leave, he took the 'Thousand Faces' to transform into an ordinary middle-aged man, walked into Donghua City, and started the next move.
In the past four years, Donghua City has not changed, Li Zhen walked on the street, and his spirit suddenly became a little trance, as if he had never left.
Li Zhen didn't put too much thought into emotion and nostalgia, he needed to meet an important person today. It's just that he can't move during the day, so he found an inn near the mansion of the person he saw, practiced behind closed doors, and waited for the night to move.
At the same time, the ghost ancestor secretly returned to the East Palace and brought good news to Li Xuan.
"Master has worked hard all the way!"
When Li Xuan saw that the master was back, he hurriedly flattered him, and then asked, "Is the matter of Qingyuanmen going well?" ”
"Haha! The old man is out of the horse, and he is nine out of ten. ”
The ghost ancestor looked smug and said: "Elder Taishang Zhou Qian and Sect Master Chen Yuannan also have some die-hard elders, about ten people, all of whom were killed by the old man, as for the other Supreme Elder Zheng Song, he chose to be silent, so far Wu Zun's family is dominant, Qingyuanmen has fallen into the hands of the Wu family, Wu Zhen has taken over the position of the head of the family, I am afraid it will not be long before the news will be announced to the world." ”
When the prince heard this, he was very happy, but more than ten elders died at once, which had to make the prince feel a little distressed, these are all human immortals!
According to the Ghost Ancestor, Qingyuanmen has lost at least a third of its strength, which as a ruler is concerned, this is what the prince does not want to see, but he definitely can't say these words.
"This time it's really Master Lao."
The prince expressed his gratitude again, and then said: "Since Qingyuanmen has fallen into his hands, then there is no need to hesitate on the side of Tiannanzong, I will send a letter to my uncle, and ask my uncle to go directly to Tiannanzong, if they don't know what to do, they will be punished by force." ”
After taking the Tiannan Sect, in the blueprint of the crown prince, the five major sects in the cultivation world fell into his hands, and he also had the absolute strength to turn against the Tianchen Sect.
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In the dead of night, Donghua City fell asleep.
Li Zhen woke up in retreat, opened his eyes, secretly left the inn, and galloped towards the home of the current secretary of the imperial court.
The current official of the imperial court, Zhang Zichen, was born 24 years ago, and was the first 'Sanyuan and first' since the founding of the Chinese Kingdom.
In just ten years, Zhang Zichen was promoted from a county official in Qipin to the secretary of the military department, and the speed of promotion is rare in China. Among them, many saints treat him differently, and it is closely related to his ability.
More than ten years ago, Zhang Zichen was already the secretary of the Ministry of War, and now he should be in a high position, and it is not surprising that he has entered the cabinet, but the reality is not so, all of this has to start from Zhang Zichen's entry into Beijing to take the exam 24 years ago.
Zhang Zichen is from a poor background, although he was born ordinary, but he is talented, he was praised as a prodigy since he was a child, he entered Beijing at the age of 20 to catch the exam, and that year happened to encounter a monster disaster, Zhang Zichen almost died in Huangquan, fortunately Li Zhen's mother happened to pass by at that time, so he rescued it, Zhang Zichen was grateful for the grace of saving his life, but unfortunately he could not repay it, and this kindness has been firmly remembered.
After he became an official, he started as a local official and was promoted all the way to the court as an official, and Li Zhen's mother was already a noblewoman in the dynasty at that time. Zhang Zichen remembered the life-saving grace of the year, and naturally leaned towards the thirteenth prince Li Zhen in everything.
Li Zhen has been smart and clever since he was a child, loved by his father and emperor, and assisted by his foreign minister Zhang Zichen, which can be described as a tiger with wings, and this is also one of the important factors why he can win the position of prince of the East Palace at the age of seventeen.
It's a pity that the world is impermanent, four years ago, the witch Gu case broke out, the mother committed suicide, Li Zhen fell out of favor, as Li Zhen's most relied on foreign minister, Zhang Zichen was also liquidated, but his father cherished talents, he was about to enter the cabinet not only did not receive much punishment, but transferred to the Ministry of Rites, but so far he has lost hope for promotion, and the road to officialdom has come to an end.
If Li Zhen wants to reunite the support of the courtiers, he must regain the support of Zhang Zichen.
Although Zhang Zichen fell out of favor, he is still an important minister of the court after all, and he has been an official for more than 20 years, and there are not a few of his protégés and former officials, not to mention that many friends in the same period now have a pivotal position in the court, Zhang Zichen will be the key button for him to get in touch with the courtiers again.
The officials of the Chinese imperial court, according to the level of their official position, the imperial court will have different degrees of protection, such as important ministers like the six Shangshu, they will basically have a robbery of human immortals to support.
With Li Zhen's current strength, it is not difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of a robbed immortal, so he basically sneaked into Zhang's mansion unimpeded.
Zhang Zichen has a habit, that is, he likes to read at night, and usually reads until the third watch before returning to the room to rest, which is a habit that he has developed since childhood. Because he was a poor child, he had to work in the fields most of the day, and only had time to read and write at night.
Li Zhen and Zhang Zichen have had a relationship for more than ten years, and they are also teachers and friends, so he knows Zhang Zichen very well.
When he came to the study, there was really a candle flame in the study, Li Zhen was overjoyed, and then quietly approached.
Zhang Zichen is dignified, has a short beard, and does not have the weakness of a scholar, but is as burly as a general.
A gust of night wind hit, the window was blown open, and there was a squeaky sound, Zhang Zichen frowned, and his heart was suddenly shocked.
"Who?!"
Li Zhen hurriedly smiled: "I haven't seen you for a few years, Uncle Zhang's cultivation has reached a higher level, which is gratifying." ”
The officials of the imperial court all practiced, and the imperial court would distribute pills every month according to the size of the official position to help them cultivate.
Zhang Zichen was only a cultivator in the Hundred Trick Realm four years ago, but now he has entered the True Yuan Realm, and his progress is not unpleasant. This may also have something to do with his current job, where the responsibilities of the Ministry of Rites are not heavy, and he can have more time for cultivation.
Zhang Zichen saw the person coming clearly, his eyes were round, he was shocked, hurriedly left the desk, and saluted: "Meet His Royal Highness Zhen for the minister!"
Li Zhen hurriedly helped him up and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders, so Uncle Zhang should not be polite." ”
Zhang Zichen was very happy to see Li Zhen, closed the window, invited Li Zhen to take a seat, and personally served tea.
"When did His Highness Zhen come back? Why didn't Wechen get any news at all? ”
"I sneaked back."
Li Zhen and Zhang Zichen had nothing to hide, and said bluntly: "Uncle Zhang! I'm coming back this time to get revenge. ”
When Zhang Zichen heard this, his brows frowned, he understood the meaning of Li Zhen's words.
The person who exposed the witch Gu case was the queen of the dynasty, and he knew very well that the witch Gu case was a frame-up move, and Li Zhen came back to take revenge, and he must have to deal with the queen and the prince.
"Your Highness! In the past four years, the power of the queen and the crown prince has long been entrenched, and it is not easy to bring them down. ”
Zhang Zichen sighed.
The prince has been trying to get rid of him for the past four years, but the saint does not allow it, so Zhang Zichen can continue to stay in the capital, but the other officials who supported Li Zhen back then are now dead and retired.
"Uncle Zhang! If you're not sure, do you think I'll come back? ”
Li Zhen smiled slightly, looking confident.
Seeing this, Zhang Zichen perked up and said, "Wechen is willing to listen to him."
Zhang Zichen is absolutely loyal to Li Zhen, not only because his mother has a life-saving grace for him, but also because Li Zhen's ability is beyond doubt.
There are seventeen princes in the saint today, and Li Zhen is definitely the most prominent and excellent one.
Li Zhen didn't need to hide it from Zhang Zichen, if he didn't have Zhang Zichen's full support back then, it would not be easy to live in the East Palace, after all, the seventeen princes, each of them was not good.
"Now I have the allegiance of the four major sects in my hands, and half of the dynamic cultivation world under my command, in addition, the shadow guard beside the prince is now also .................. by me."
Li Zhen said the power in his hand 1510, the more Zhang Zichen listened, the more shocked he became, he really didn't dare to imagine that in just four years, Li Zhen actually mastered so many forces to serve him. Among them, the most incredible thing for him is the core strength of the crown prince, he has actually rebelled and served him.
If Zhang Zichen knew that this was just what Li Zhen had done in the past six months, I am afraid he would be even more shocked.
"Uncle Zhang! Now you tell me, is it still difficult to bring down the crown prince and the queen?! ”
Li Zhen drank the tea with a smile.
Zhang Zichen nodded, with the strength of Li Zhen's hands, he fought hard with the prince, the prince was no longer an opponent, but the battle in the court was not a simple fight.
"Your Highness came to see Weichen tonight, does you need Weichen to regather the power of the court?"
"That's right! I want not only to take revenge on the crown prince and queen, but also to get back what belongs to me. ”
Even if Li Zhen killed the crown prince and the queen, but without the support of the imperial court, how could he return to the position of the crown prince? And how can you have the opportunity to go to the world?