There is a stone table in the water pavilion, and there are crystal cups on the table, and there is wine in the glasses.

The wine was amber and fragrant, and when King Zheng Yang turned around and was about to return to the table, he found that someone was already tasting wine.

Wearing a bronze three-color ghost mask and a long black cloak, it is like a mountain, and when it sits at the table, it is like a Buddha statue on the altar, presenting a solemn and quiet divine might.

He was sipping the wine in the cup, tasting and sighing, as if there was infinite taste in the cup.

King Zheng Yang approached the table with a smile, bowed down and said, "King Zheng Yang sees the Grand Master." ”

The ghost-faced man laughed "hehe", his laughter was loud and powerful, compared to the cold yin owl on the side of the mountain road, there was a world of difference.

The ghost-faced man took off the mask on his face, and removed the black hood, revealing a clear face, only to see that he had white eyebrows and white beard, his shoulders were raised like an eagle falcon, and a pair of eagle eyes looked forward to it, and he had a terrifying domineering aura that subdued the world.

But it was Sima Canglong, the imperial master of the dynasty who fell off the cliff after being besieged by Cai Xun's hundred first-class masters at Tiangou Peak half a year ago!

Sima Canglong drank all the wine in the crystal cup, and said with a heroic smile: "It's been a long time since I've drunk such a mellow wine, and Yuntang's good wine seems to be hidden deeply!"

King Zhengyang (word: Yuntang) said: "The wine tasted by the Taishi was transported by foreign merchants from the sea, and it was made from grapes. ”

Sima Canglong said: "The wine with sufficient stamina is good wine, if it is not drunk wine, you have to do it! Yuntang is full of stamina, and it is also a good wine full of fragrance!"

"If there is no support from the Taishi, the student is still a down-and-out scholar in Jizhou Mansion, and the Taishi is in the middle of my family's road, he will guide me to the maze, teach me to learn martial arts, and recreate with the grace, I Zhengyang Wang will only be the Taishi in his life, and there is no other way. King Zheng Yang kept standing and talking, and his attitude towards Sima Canglong was extremely humble.

Sima Canglong's respectful attitude towards him was also accepted calmly, as if a king was facing his courtiers.

King Zheng Yang asked: "Taishi, the student has always had something unclear, and he can't understand it for a long time, so please give me advice." ”

"You say!"

"Since Yang Heng entered the Great Treasure, the power of the Taishi has leaned towards the government and the opposition, and it is the time to make great achievements, why did he suddenly choose to cheat death and disappear at this time? Is it because of Cai Xun?"

"Cai Xun?" Sima Canglong laughed: "He wants to kill me, and he is almost on fire!"

"Then why do you want..."

"Yuntang, do you know what it's like to be in power and the opposition, and to be a master of high merit?"

"The students don't know. ”

"Even if there are countless pairs of eyes in the court, the power in your hands will be stared at at you, and if your words and deeds are slightly wrong, you will fall into a situation from which you will never recover. What's even more terrifying is that among these countless pairs of eyes, there is also a pair of current emperors. ”

"So the Taishi had to die, because only the dead are the most reassuring. ”

"It's just that how did the Taishi deceive Cai Xun?"

Sima Canglong sighed: "Cai Xun is extremely smart, and he has always been cautious, it is indeed not easy to deceive him." ”

"It was indeed me on the Sky Hook Peak that day, and I deliberately let them shoot me with two arrows, and then took the opportunity to jump off the cliff. After that, I had to sacrifice a stand-in that looked exactly the same as me to make the same scars as me, and fortunately, the corpse would be slightly deformed due to snow soaking, so that Cai Xun could be convinced. ”

"For your disappearance, the intensity of chasing the murderer is not as great as it seems on the surface, and now there are even more signs of silence, it seems that Yang Heng does know some inside information. ”

"Exactly. Otherwise, with Cai Xun's power alone, without Yang Heng's acquiescence, how dare he touch me!"

King Zhengyang sighed: "Accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, the Taishi has made immortal feats for the Dajing Dynasty, and he is still so suspicious!"

"The sword has two edges, there are pros and cons to things, and my death this time is also worth it. ”

"Now that our power in the court has almost collapsed, what does the Taishi mean by value for money?" asked King Zheng Yang puzzled.

"If I don't die, how can Cai Xun believe that the Lima Qiu Chi in my hand is real?

King Zheng Yang asked: "Even if Shen Weijing dies, it will not do us any good, this position will still be taken away by the crown prince or Cai Xun's people, just a different person." ”

Sima Canglong stood up and said with a smile: "Yuntang, you still don't know much about the court situation. ”

"The student is stupid, and he asked the master to explain his doubts. King Zhengyang said respectfully.

"The power of the DPRK and China is only the prince and Cai Xun can fight against us, and the only way to reap the benefits is to let them compete with each other, the prince's financial and tax focus is on the Jianghuai salt and iron envoys, and Cai Xun's influence is on the governor of Caoyun, but in these two places, their forces are monolithic, and it is difficult for others to intervene. ”

"If you want to disrupt their overall deployment, you must break through these two iron plates and let these two places mess up first. Sima Canglong smiled.

"So Shen Weijing must die, and his death must be blamed on Wei Wenting's head, otherwise how could the two factions be suspicious and fight each other. And with Wei Wenting's ability to lead Cao Yun, if you want him to step down, how can you get your wish without some ruthless moves?"

"Shen Weijing's death, and Wang Bingwang took his head to Huaiyin Mansion to frame Wei Dezhao for the arrangement of the Taishi?!" asked King Zhengyang.

Sima Canglong stroked his beard and smiled: "Naturally, these things are not done by me, have you forgotten that we still have an ally of the Tianwen Sect? Their methods are also very clever, and it is not easy to start with Wei Wenting, so they actually thought of Wei Dezhao's breakthrough." Duan Yuhuang, I am really a master of playing power schemes, I finally didn't find the wrong person!"

"The attack on Princess Gaoyang and Princess Fengzhi was the last straw that overwhelmed Wei Wenting, and this raid arranged by the Tianwen Sect was also clever. King Zheng Yang said suddenly.

In this attack, his beloved daughter Zheng Bingrong was also among the victims, but he did not have the slightest sense of accountability.

Sima Canglong glanced at him and said meaningfully: "Yuntang, that attack was not arranged by the Tianwen Sect, but I sent someone to arrange it. For this reason, I have put an end to the principal. I'm sorry for you. ”

King Zheng Yang hurriedly said, "The Taishi doesn't have to apologize. My Zheng family, who is favored by the Taishi, are all slaves of the Taishi, and they have no distinction between each other, although the Taishi is sent. Don't say that the little girl is fine, even if she dies, she should do her part for the grand cause of the Taishi. ”

Sima Canglong nodded with satisfaction and said, "As soon as Shen Weijing dies, the prince will inevitably suspect that it was Cai Xun's hand." And the relationship between Cai Xun and Wei Wenting is very delicate, and seeing that Shen Weijing's death is related to Wei Wenting, there are many suspicions. ”

King Zheng Yang answered at this time: "Taishi wants to plunge Jianghuai into chaos, and only when there is chaos can we take advantage of it." ”

"Exactly! The first thing we want to fight for this time is the position of Cao Du. This position is related to the stability of the world, we are determined to win, if we can also win the position of Jianghuai salt and iron transshipment envoy, it will be more ideal. ”

"Jianghuai salt and iron transfer envoy, Taishi also has arrangements?" asked King Zhengyang in surprise. "Who is it?"