Fish swimming around the world

Jiaxu said: "Then, we have to speculate as to why the Empress wants to occupy Taihua. Is it simply for Jiang Fan, or is there a premeditated plan with Gu Qingshan, or does the Empress want no other forces in Qin?"

Geng Wu said: "If you are Jiang Fan, you only need to attack but not occupy. If you are Gu Qingshan, you should not just attack Tianjian Peak. If you are eliminating dissidents for Western Qin..."

Jiaxu said slowly: "Then Jiang Fan is the excuse and Gu Qingshan is the helper."

Geng Wu looked stern: "You mean...she is going to take this opportunity to destroy Taihua Holy Land?"

Jiaxu said: "Perhaps it is true that she is angry with Jiang Fan, but a king like her has the world in her eyes. She will not just care about her personal emotions. What she will do is to turn disadvantages into conditions and seek benefits as much as possible."

Ding Mao took a breath of air: "In this way, it is really in line with Ying Wushuang's character."

"Look at people and their hearts. I don't know where Ling Yun's impulsiveness comes from, but I understand that Ying Wushuang is not impulsive. You can see that she takes every step and does everything in a way that makes us powerless to refute. This is unusual in itself."

Ding Mao frowned: "But, she handed over Tianjian Peak to Gu Qingshan..."

Jiaxu didn't say anything, but Gengwu seemed to react: "This further shows that we work step by step and leave no excuses. Gu Qingshan has already stood with her and left it to Taihua to walk. The world will not slander her, but in essence, she is in her hands."

Ding Mao finally came back to his senses: "Yes, so when Ling Yun caught Gu Qingshan in the end, he reacted and wanted to restrain him?"

Jiaxu shook his head: "Of course it would be best if this were the case, but we didn't understand Ling Yun thoroughly, not even the Holy Lord at the beginning, and isn't it the same with the Jiazi World Lord?"

"So, in the final analysis, what does Ling Yun think?"

"Yes, if she is on our side, that's okay. What if, I mean, if she is on Gu Qingshan's side? Will she take this opportunity... to enter the Sword Tomb?"

Ding Mao and Geng Wu were shocked at the same time, and even Jiazi was moved.

"This is impossible. She and the Empress are really fighting. The four elders can all prove it, and the breakup between the Empress and Jiang Fan is also known to everyone..."

"Proof, common knowledge... I only know one thing. What everyone in the world thinks is clear is often not the truth. Then Jiang Yulang has a saying that I really agree with. The truth is in the hands of a few people."

Jiazi finally couldn't hold it any longer: "You mean, Jiang Fan and the Empress weren't real from the beginning?"

"No, I dare not say. After all, there is so much evidence out there that even I can't find any flaws. All of this is just the worst guess, but what we need to know most is the worst guess, isn't it? "

Jiazi took a slight breath and nodded: "Yes, for everything, you have to think of the best way and prepare for the worst."

Jiaxu said: "Assuming that Ling Yun entered the Sword Tomb to save the Holy Lord, then the artifact will be unstable and our foundation will be lost. At the same time, the Holy Lord will leave the seclusion and our name will be lost. We will be nameless and have no real identity. The martial alliance will fall apart. Tai General Hua is controlled by Gu Qingshan. At this time, he and the empress are allies..."

"It's equivalent to being controlled by the empress!" Ding Mao said in shock.

Geng Wu's expression also changed drastically: "In this way, one of the two holy places... will return to Qin!"

"Could it be that...she and Jiang Fan have been planning Taihua from the beginning?" Ding Mao was shocked.

Jiaxu shook his head: "I dare not say it. Jiang Fan's identity as the prince is too sensitive, and no one else can accept it. This is not an emotional issue for the empress, but a matter of the country's great cause. It is also difficult for me to imagine that she would use This matter was set up. But... what if she and Jiang Fan reached some kind of agreement? For example, Jiang Fan helped her take Taihua, and she gave up attacking Yuzhou, and even gave up pursuing Jiang Fan and even the imperial court... "

"It's not impossible!" Ding Mao said with emotion: "Taihua can definitely hold up half of Mount Li!"

"The entire Lishan Mountain is worthy of it!" Geng Wu also looked extremely ugly.

"So let's reframe our thinking using worst-case scenarios."

Jiaxu suddenly coughed again, even coughing up blood.

Jiazi stepped forward with great concern: "Brother Xian, your body can't be delayed any longer..."

Jiaxu took a deep breath: "It's not time to relax yet, please listen to what I have to say. Assuming that the empress and Jiang Fan are a deal, then Ling Yun and Jiang Fan have been talking for seven days. It can be understood that they are not deceiving Ling Yun. They are trying to win over them, and obviously, they cannot stand in their own position, so they just take advantage of Gu Qingshan's desire to reach the top of Taihua. It is conceivable that Gu Qingshan will definitely take us into custody of Shengzun and others. Leave it to her, and at this time, Ling Yun has two choices, us or Gu Qingshan. The worst outcome is that he chooses Gu Qingshan. Then, if Ling Yun chooses him, he will definitely enter the Sword Tomb with thoughts that are not good for us. These are the three major consequences mentioned by Elder Gengwu.”

"I understand, so what we have to consider is how to deal with the worst outcome. Everything else is fine."

"Yes, if even the worst possibility can be dealt with, the others will be easier to solve, and the Taihua crisis can be passed."

Jiazi nodded: "As expected of a wise man from Taihua. Now the problem is very clear, which is to avoid this possibility."

Ding Mao nodded: "By what means?"

"Negotiation. The Qin army has not left, and may be waiting for us."

"What about the conditions? You just assumed that the empress wants to swallow Taihua. What conditions can make her give up?"

"There are no conditions that can satisfy the empress's appetite. The only way is..."

He looked sternly: "Threat, threat of death!"

Ding Mao gasped: "How to threaten?"

"The three main goals of destroying them are very simple. The artifact is still controlled by us. We will destroy the artifact itself and threaten to destroy the sword tomb. We will burn the stone together!"

Looking at the shocked looks on the three people's faces, he slowly said: "I don't think they can accept it."

Of course this is unacceptable. On the one hand, there are artifacts. There are also Sheng Zun, Ling Yun, Gu Qingshan, and another key figure from Taihua faction in the sword tomb.

The three of them were very frightened. This method was cruel, but it was absolutely effective.

Ding Mao and Geng Wu both looked at Jiazi. At this moment, it was up to him to make the decision.

Jiazi fell into deep thought, and after a long tea scene, he narrowed his eyes slightly: "More than half of the elders can control the artifact, and we still have three people to go."

When he said this, everyone knew that he had made up his mind, and the most important issue at the moment was how to send in the three elders.

This question is really not difficult. If it is difficult for a large number of experts to sneak into Taihua, it is easier for the three top experts. After all, no one is more familiar with Taihua than them.

But Jiazi has always been a very cautious person, so he sent five people to sneak in from five directions.

Actually, there are only four elders left in Jiazi, because Yichou does not associate with him, the seventh elder is in northern Xinjiang, Bingyin has been killed, and after excluding himself, there are exactly four. And his actions were not unreasonable. Within ten days after Bingyin was killed, he selected another person to replace him and gave him the elder staff.