The Grandmaster Strategist

Taking advantage of the chaotic moment when the troops who attacked Chencang were returning to camp one after another as it was getting dark, Shangguan Yan returned to the camp where he shared with Xiong Bao uneasily after meeting Zhang Han in private. Although the two were actually hostages now, However, Huo Yi did not treat them badly and allowed them to live together. He did not humiliate them at all on weekdays. If it weren't for the looming sword hanging over his head, Shangguan Yan would be more grateful and respectful to the shrewd and capable Huo Yi. Unfortunately, he knew very well that with just one order, this young man who seemed to take good care of the two of them would execute them without hesitation, so Shangguan Yan never dared to take it lightly. Especially when Zhang Han told him that the situation had changed and that he and Xiong Bao needed to escape immediately, he was even more worried. Although Huo Yi didn't say it clearly, one of him and Xiong Bao must be at his side at all times and cannot leave his sight. How can both of them escape safely? Shangguan Yan thought hard. But no matter what, now he needs to explain the matter to Xiong Bao. It is the rest time before dinner in the army. Xiong Bao should have left Huo Yi and returned to the camp, and he will go to Huo Yi after dinner to listen to him. , although I only have half an hour, I believe I can make it clear to Xiong Bao, so that once things change, Xiong Bao will not fall into someone else's trap casually.

Walking into the tent, Shangguan Yan felt his heart shake. He saw Huo Yi standing in the tent with his hands behind his hands, but Xiong Bao was not there. Could it be that the news that his foster father and others were here has been revealed? Shangguan Yan thought in his heart, but he couldn't He stepped forward and saluted: "I have seen the young master before. Why did the young master come here? Is there something urgent?"

A cold smile appeared on Huo Yi's simple face, and he said: "The leader of the alliance has issued an order. You all need to stay and listen to it tonight. If you violate it, not only will you be severely punished, but your family will also be affected." After that, he began to play with a jade pendant in his right hand, with a strong sense of threat in his eyes. Shangguan Yan took a closer look and felt a chill in his heart. He recognized the jade pendant. It was the one belonging to Zhang Han who had just broken up with him. This jade pendant was a gift given to him by Shangguan Yan on Zhang Han's 40th birthday. . Because Zhang Han favored Shangguan Yan a lot on weekdays, Shangguan Yan specially bought a piece of Chinese jade, which is said to be able to ward off evil spirits, as a gift to express his gratitude. Zhang Han was so impressed by Shangguan Yan's filial piety that he almost never left the jade. Shangguan Yan also saw this jade hanging on his waist. Now that the jade was in Huo Yi's hands, Zhang Han had fallen into the tiger's mouth in just a moment, and Xiong Bao had also been detained. He couldn't help but press the hilt of the sword at his waist, and blood surged into his heart.

Huo Yi seemed unaware of the change in his heart, and still smiled: "By the way, we have found your brother. He is young after all, and he went to intercept Mingjian Division's spies privately, but was captured. Fortunately, Mingjian Division wanted to get rid of him. He asked about our secrets, so he didn't kill your younger brother. This time Luo Jianfei led his men to destroy a secret rudder in Mingjian Division, and rescued your younger brother. Although he suffered some grievances, he was in good spirits. You two Don’t worry, your family will be reunited in just a few days.”

These words were like a bucket of ice water being poured over his head. Shangguan Yan regained his composure and felt a sense of sadness in his heart. He never imagined that he and the others would not be able to escape from the control of the Splendid Alliance. The will that he had struggled to support for many days finally collapsed. He said dejectedly. : "Young master, if you have any other instructions, please tell me. It's just that the leader of the alliance treats us allies like this. It's really chilling."

Huo Yi smiled faintly, and his simple face seemed to be a little more cunning. He said to the aggrieved Shangguan Yan: "Actually, it is you who have been unwilling to obey orders. If there is no hostility in your hearts, why should the leader and deputy leader have trouble with you? , now your foster father and several others are also under our surveillance, and they can be captured with just one order. By the way, they kidnapped the king and the queen mother, and even if I detained them, no one would cry out for them."

Shangguan Yan said angrily: "If you hadn't forced my foster father to commit regicide, how could my foster father have rescued the king and the queen mother? You can kill them if you want, why bother to frame my foster father."

Huo Yi chuckled.

Said: "It turns out that you have indeed seen Zhang Han. It seems that my guess was not wrong."

Shangguan Yan was stunned. What was going on? Uncle Zhang had been caught by them, hadn't he? Suddenly, he suddenly realized and looked at the jade pendant in Huo Yi's hand. Huo Yi smiled and threw the jade pendant over. Shangguan Yan caught the jade pendant and took a closer look. It turned out to be an imitation jade pendant. Although it was lifelike, Shangguan Yan still copied some of the jade pendants. The slight difference showed that it was not the real thing. He was just too anxious to see through it just now. After seeing through the trap, Shangguan Yan did not feel much relieved. Judging from this imitation jade pendant, Huo Yi and even Chen Zhen and Huo Jicheng were wary of him and others. Once launched, it would be a thunderous strike and failure would never be allowed. Otherwise, how could this jade pendant be copied? Now that Huo Yi is interviewing, he must be well prepared. At this time, Shangguan Yan felt relieved. He knew in his heart that Huo Yi would never waste his efforts on useless people. Since he used methods on himself, there was still room for change. Shangguan Yan is not a person who refuses to admit defeat. He sighed and said dejectedly: "Regardless of intelligence and force, we are willing to be defeated. Please make it clear, Mr. Huo. No matter what, as long as Shangguan Yan can do his best, he will do his best. I only hope that the leader of the alliance will do his best." I can be merciful and let my adoptive father and two uncles go."

Seeing him like this, Huo Yi smiled slightly. Shangguan Yan was indeed smart, but unfortunately he was not ruthless enough. This was also the reason why he found him. Such people were easier to control. Although he wanted to indulge the Gu family, he could not let them escape control, so It is necessary to arrange a nail in the Gu family, and Shangguan Yan is the best candidate. He is shrewd enough and aware of current affairs. As long as the lives of the Gu family are saved, he will obey orders. If he wants to hide it from the eyes of Gu Ning and others, he will also Only Shangguan Yan has this ability. Xiong Bao is rude and Gu Ying is hot-blooded, so they are not good candidates.

Huo Yi pulled Shangguan Yan and asked him to sit aside and said: "Actually, the leader of the alliance will not embarrass your Gu family. This time, after Chen Cang's affairs are over, the Jinxiu Alliance will also disappear. You, the Gu family, can also go back to the mountains and forests and never come out. However, the Gu family has taken away the remnants of the King of Shu's royal family, which will cause endless disasters after all. Therefore, the alliance leader wants you to monitor him at all times. As long as your Gu family does not use the remnants of the King of Shu to restore the country, I can guarantee on behalf of the alliance leader that we will never I won’t hurt anyone in your Gu family.”

Hearing this, Shangguan Yan was shocked. Although he was very critical of Huo Jicheng and others from the Jinxiu Alliance, he never thought that Huo Jicheng and others would collude with Dayong. However, listening to Huo Yi's words, he actually revealed this. The information was unbelievable to him. He looked at Huo Yi in shock, not knowing what to say.

Huo Yi smiled lightly and said: "You don't have to think too much about these things. If we are determined to wipe out all the remnants of the old Shu, we will not leave Meng Xu alone. As long as your Gu family behaves themselves from now on, you can keep peace. How can you contact me in the future?" I will tell you in detail. Now you go with me to do a big thing. When it is completed, you can escape with Xiong Bao. As for Gu Ying, I will tell you where to save him. If you don't follow my orders, that's The whole family will die. If you follow my fate, in the worst case scenario, you will die a few years later. Don't worry, I won't let you do unnecessary things, let alone use you to lure those who are loyal to the restoration of the country. We The Lord has ordered that we will not be involved in the affairs of the Splendid Alliance in the future. We are leaving you this clue just for precaution. You can ask Gu Ying for the specific situation in the future, but you can't let others know."

Shangguan Yan was confused. He naturally did not know what Chen Zhen and others were thinking. He handed over the Jinxiu Alliance to Xiahou Yuanfeng, so that Mingjian Division could control all the resistance forces in old Shu. In order to prevent Xiahou Yuanfeng from being too proud, Chen Zhen and Dong Que designed Gu Ning to kill Meng Xu. In fact, both of them had already guessed that Gu Ning would be difficult to kill, and rescuing the Queen of Shu mother and son became the only option. In this way, although Xiahou Yuanfeng achieved the goal of quelling King Qing's rebellion, he allowed the remnants of King Shu to escape. He had merits and demerits, and his merits were not obvious but his faults were obvious. He was bound to be attacked by people who did not know the details. Although Xiahou Yuanfeng took control of the Jinxiu League, he also took over the heavy responsibility of tracking down the remnants of the King of Shu. Chen Zhen and others believed that Gu Ning had his own way to escape Xiahou Yuanfeng's pursuit. After all, Gu Ning had a very high status in the Jinxiu League. , is very popular, and has deep roots in old Shu. Coupled with the secret help of Chen Zhen and others, it is very likely that Gu Ning will escape justice. Of course, just in case, they decided to leave a chess piece beside Gu Ning, and Shangguan Yan was the best candidate. Although it is possible that Shangguanyan will try his best to escape from their control in the future, this is no longer relevant. As time goes by, Meng Xu's importance will gradually decline, and Shangguanyan and others have no intention of restoring the country. Therefore, Chen Zhen and others are not worried that it will be difficult to control the Gu family in the future. As for Gu Ying, because he already knew the truth and it was inconvenient to kill him, he was simply included.

As Huo Yi walked out of the camp, Shangguan Yan was at a loss. Naturally, he didn't know that at this moment, dozens of miles away, Gu Ying was being persuaded by Liu Hua and became the second chess piece to control the Gu family. This was not difficult. Ever since Gu Ying was placed under house arrest by Liu Hua, Liu Hua had used various means to tame this vigorous young man. The threat of death, coupled with the fact that Liu Hua was the leader of the Hidden Group among the Eight Horses and had the most affinity, easily made Gu Ying regard him as his brother and confidant. After Liu Hua tactfully explained his good intentions to protect the Gu family, how could Gu Ying Will it be enough?

King Qing was sitting in the tent, remembering that today's attack on Chencang was in vain, and his emotions were all gone. Although the Jinxiu Alliance promised to wait for an opportunity to assassinate the defender of Chencang, there was no movement for several days. Instead, the city was damaged due to the continuous siege. He had many close soldiers, and he was quite dissatisfied. It was a pity that Ye Tianxiu was left to guard Sanguan. Otherwise, Li Kang really wanted Ye Tianxiu to come and secretly check whether the Splendid Alliance was deliberately delaying so as to make some excessive demands. But Sanguan had just been obtained, and although the deputy general had surrendered, he still needed to be careful. If he had not wanted to leave a reputation for killing and surrender, and did not want to shake the morale of the army, Li Kang would have wanted to kill the deputy general for the sake of safety. While Li Kang was thinking worriedly, someone outside the tent said: "Your Majesty, there is good news coming from Chen Cang."

When Prince Qing looked up, he saw Huo Yi hurriedly walking in, followed only by Shangguan Yan, holding a round green satin package still dripping blood in his hand. Li Kang was overjoyed and said almost in disbelief: "But the big thing has been accomplished."

Huo Yi stepped forward and bowed down and said: "Your Majesty, the leader of the alliance has personally taken action and has taken the head of Chencang guard Yin Jie. Now Chencang City is in chaos. Please send troops immediately to attack Chencang, and we will surely defeat him in one fell swoop."

Li Kang suppressed the joy in his heart and said: "Bring the head to me, I know the prison."

Huo Yi walked forward on his knees, holding the head and handing it over, his face full of joy and excitement. Li Kang thought that he must be excited because he was about to capture Chencang. In the alliance with the Jinxiu League, if the Jinxiu League succeeded in assassinating the general of Chencang, , then the power that the Jinxiu Alliance will gain is not trivial, and Huo Yi is one of the people who will benefit the most. However, Li Kang remained calm, and when he stood up to take the head, he still maintained a vague vigilance, just like usual. At this moment, a trusted general of Li Kang rushed into the tent and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, the lights in Chencang City are brightly lit and there is chaos." Li Kang arranged for him to monitor the situation in Chencang City at any time, and now that he has come to report it in person, it has been confirmed. As expected, the Jinxiu Alliance succeeded in assassinating Yin Jie.

Only then did Li Kang feel relieved. He took the package with both hands, held it with one hand, and unwrapped it with the other. When he saw the head with disheveled hair, he did not feel disgust at all, but stretched out his hands to push away the messy hair. , that face with closed eyes and a ferocious expression was exactly what he remembered as Yinjia, and Li Kang was overjoyed. Just when he felt relieved, Huo Yi, who was kneeling on the ground, jumped up. Li Kang instinctively hit Huo Yi with the head in his hand, and stepped back. The color of his hands suddenly turned golden. The dagger held in Huo Yi's hand was like a rainbow piercing the moon, crushing the head into pieces, but that was it. A thin line. When Huo Yi's dagger stabbed Li Kang's lower abdomen, Li Kang's right hand firmly grasped the sharp blade. The sound was like gold and iron. Although Li Kang was bare-handed, there was no trace of blood on his hands. Li Kang's eyes were cold. In a flash, he punched out with his left hand, forcing Huo Yi to abandon the dagger and retreat. He saw a projectile shot out of Huo Yi's hand. The projectile made a slight crackling sound, and green smoke immediately billowed out of the tent. Li Kang was frightened, fearing that the smoke was poisonous, so he backed away quickly and made a backhand stroke with his left hand, raising his palm like a knife. He opened a big hole in the tent an inch behind and retreated out. Although his sight was obscured by green smoke, he still noticed that Huo Yi was not pursuing him. Instead, there was a muffled groan in his ears. He could hear the sound of his lover being killed. The man actually Not even a scream came out. Li Kang felt a pain in his heart. He knew the martial arts of Huo Yi and Shangguan Yan quite well, and knew that neither of them could kill the general with one move. They must work together. Although Li Kang did not have much fighting experience, he immediately thought that if Huo Yi did not pursue him, there must be another ambush. Otherwise, if he summoned the guards, they would definitely die without a burial place.

This thought is a long story, but it was actually just a flash of inspiration. Just as Li Kang was about to move away, a sharp object pierced a key point in his back. Li Kang felt his true energy leaking out, and he fell down. Before he fell to the ground, someone flew past him, caught him, passed through the cracked tent, and sent him back to the tent. Li Kang only felt that his body was stiff and could no longer move. He couldn't help but let out a sigh. Just as he was about to shout for help, the person who held him hostage had already cut his throat with his palm. Li Kang felt a sharp pain coming and he could no longer move. Shout out. At this time, the green smoke had gradually dissipated. Li Kang looked with his eyes and saw that his trusted general had fallen to the ground, his right hand still pressed on the hilt of his sword, and blood was flowing from his ribs. Shangguan Yan was standing at the tent door. The sword in his hand was dripping with blood, and there were obvious finger marks on the general's throat, indicating that someone had cut his throat with the wind of his palm. At this time, the person behind Li Kang put him on a chair and walked up to him. That person was Chen Zhen.

Li Kang only felt bitter in his mouth. Although he knew it was useless to ask, he still managed to ask: "Why?"

This time Chen Zhen did not stop him from speaking, because he knew that Li Kang would not shout loudly this time. He smiled slightly and said: "Huo Yi, take the prince's command arrow and summon all the generals to the big tent to wait for orders. .”

Huo Yi smiled slightly, walked to the desk, picked up a golden order arrow, turned around and walked out. Shangguan Yan's eyes flashed with an inexplicable look. He glanced at Chen Zhen and calmly wiped the blood from the sword on the dead general. He wiped off his shirt and followed Huo Yi out.

Chen Zhen dragged a chair and sat across from Li Kang. He took out a jade bottle from his arms, poured a pill from it and stuffed it into Li Kang's mouth. Li Kang was unable to resist. As soon as the pill entered his abdomen, Li Kang just felt... The true energy is gradually lost as if the spring snow is melting. He gave up the idea of ​​using his secret luck to force out the hidden weapon on his back, pain flashed in his eyes, and he asked again: "Why?"

Chen Zhen smiled faintly and said: "Your Highness, why bother to ask more questions? The monarchs and ministers who want to come to Dayong also want to ask Your Highness why the good prince did not do anything but raised an army to rebel."

Li Kang didn't seem to hear Chen Zhen's rebuttal and continued to ask: "I ask myself that I am extremely benevolent to you, the Splendid Alliance. If not, how could you control me so easily? If I fail, what good will it do to the Splendid Alliance? Don't you think so?" Don’t you want to restore your country?”

There was sarcasm in Chen Zhen's eyes, and he said: "The restoration of the country is something that you princes and nobles talk about. Chen is just an ordinary person in the world. If there is peace and happiness, who would be willing to do those big things that are in vain?" Yong unified the world and his power is irresistible. Even if you succeed in your rebellion, it will be good for you, and it may also be good for the royal family of the King of Shu, but what good is it for us people? Glory and wealth can make everyone bow, but for the life and death For those who are struggling to survive, it is just a mirror in the mirror.”

Li Kang said angrily: "No, since your Jinxiu Alliance is not doing this for the sake of restoring the country, it must be in collusion with Li Zhi. Otherwise, why would you do this? What Li Zhi can give you, I can also give, why do you want to betray?" This king."

Chen Zhen listened to the noisy sounds gradually coming from the camp and said: "Why should the prince get to the bottom of the matter? After today, you and I will never see each other again. The prince is a flesh and blood of the Tian family. Life and death are not the decisions of a villain." Lord, if the prince can still survive, it won't be troublesome if the villain talks too much."

Li Kang said sadly: "Why are you so cautious? Even if you don't tell me, I will eventually know. Li Zhi will always let me know clearly. But what do you want to do to my subordinates? Can you please make it clear?"

Chen Zhen smiled and said: "Idleness is also idle. Since the prince wants to know, I should talk more. The guards outside the prince's tent were all because I had given the secret medicine in their food. When I sneaked to the tent, , it was when their medicine took effect, and without an antidote, they would never be able to wake up, so they would not be able to protect the prince. The head was disguised, and the real General Yin was naturally still waiting in Chencang. . Just then Huo Yi went to summon the generals of the army, and then Mr. Xiahou of Mingjian Division will personally take action and kill all the prince's trusted generals. As for the generals and officers of the army, they are the children of Dayong. He only needs to appease them to make them submit. By the way, Mingjian Lord Si Liu will take action at Sanguan and cooperate with the deputy general Xianguan inside and outside. After Sanguan is obtained, Mingjian Division will sweep away the rebellion in Dongchuan with thunderous force, and it only takes ten days to pacify Dongchuan."

Li Kang felt a sharp pain in his heart, and a mouthful of blood spurted out from his mouth. He said fiercely: "Your Jinxiu Alliance is actually Li Zhi's lackey. Okay, okay. I didn't expect that the Jinxiu Alliance, which was nominally seeking to restore the country, turned out to be a member of the Communist Party of China." Yong's eagle dog, Huo Jicheng must be Li Zhi's confidant, otherwise how could he ruin all the Jinxiu Alliance? I understand, Huo Jicheng must have been instructed by Li Zhi in the past, and he deliberately colluded with Li An and killed the prince. Li Zhi was so cruel Means, such a cruel heart, such a Huo Jicheng, but it is a pity that his achievements cannot be announced to the world. Isn't Huo Jicheng afraid that the rabbit will die and the dog will be cooked, and the bird will be hidden? I am afraid that in the future, people in the world will laugh at Huo and say that he is short-sighted .”

Chen Zhen's expression remained unchanged and he said with a smile: "Your Highness is overthinking it. Firstly, this matter has nothing to do with the Emperor. Secondly, Huo Jicheng is already a dead man, and there is no need to cook it with rabbits and dead dogs. As for leaving an ugly name behind him, I am speechless." It was Huo Jicheng who met him, what does it have to do with Chen."

Li Kang misunderstood Chen Zhen's meaning and said sternly: "So you are the one who caused the rebellion. Could it be that you killed Huo Jicheng and secretly defected to Dayong?"

Chen Zhen was too lazy to say more to him and said calmly: "Maybe this is it. Your Highness should think more about yourself. I don't know how the emperor will deal with you, a brother who has added insult to injury. By the way, there is something that the prince may not know yet. The Northern Han Dynasty The defeat is just a rumor. His Royal Highness the King of Qi surrounded and annihilated the main force of the Northern Han army in Jishi. Long Tingfei died in Qinshui. Now the Northern Han Dynasty is already declining. We only need to wait for the emperor to personally conquer Jinyang to achieve success in one battle."

Hearing this, Li Kang felt his eyes darken, and he fainted with anger. He had always been conceited, and only said that he had to settle for Dongchuan because his father was partial. If he had the chance to become the crown prince, he would definitely beat Li An. , Li Zhi, who didn't expect to be played by these reckless people, was so angry that he passed out.

Chen Zhen smiled coldly. At this time, someone walked into the tent and said with a smile: "Brother Chen is really powerful, his tongue is as sharp as a knife, and his mind is deep. If Brother Chen is interested, there is still a vacancy in the Mingjian Department. I am waiting for you." Come in. The person in question was Xiahou Yuanfeng. He was wearing a light robe and ribbon, but his plain clothes were stained with a few dark red blood stains, giving his elegant face a faint murderous intent. Chen Zhen glanced at him and said, "Master Xiahou must have taken control of the overall situation in the army. If nothing happens, I will resign."

Xiahou Yuanfeng stepped forward and bowed his head and said: "Brother Chen, although he is rich and powerful, a man cannot be without power for a while. Can you really let go of Hu Bainuo's power? Now the Jinxiu Alliance has become a passing cloud. Brother Chen From now on, I am just a servant beside Lord Jiang, indifferent, what's the fun? If I don't serve the royal family and win a wife, my life will not be in vain."

Chen Zhen looked indifferent and remained silent. Ever since Jiang Zhe handed over the secret camp to him, he had given his only loyalty to that person. If he wanted to be rich and powerful, with that person's prominent status, he could easily give it to him. A bright future, but Chen Zhen was tired of the secret spy career in the past. But under Jiang Zhe, as long as he could complete the tasks assigned by Jiang Zhe, he could do whatever he wanted. He asked himself: Better Lord, so he was not interested in Xiahou Yuanfeng's words at all.

Seeing him like this, Xiahou Yuanfeng smiled helplessly and said: "I will take over the next matter. Brother Chen can do whatever he wants. If there is anything else to explain, you might as well speak up now."

Chen Zhen glanced at Xiahou Yuanfeng. He knew that this man had a deep scheming. If he showed any concern, he would be unable to escape in the future, so he didn't want to say anything. He just said indifferently: "My lord, you can take action. Young Master's subordinates will be there tomorrow morning." Leave Dongchuan." After saying that, he walked out and never looked at Xiahou Yuanfeng again. He was still worried about Xiahou Yuanfeng's coercion of Jiang Zhe.

In the early morning of the next day, Chen Zhen, Dong Que, Bai Yi (Huo Yi), and Shan Zi (Huo Shan) stood outside Chencang City on horseback, watching the Yong army purge the army of King Qing of Dongchuan. Looking a little uneasy, Shan Zi saw this and asked with a smile: "Bai Yi, what's wrong? Are you reluctant to leave the Splendid Alliance?"

Bai Yi said: "How can I be reluctant to let go? I'm just worried about one thing. There is news from Hualiu that he actually let Ye Tianxiu escape with Mrs. Song. This will cause endless troubles after all."

Shanzi said: "It's just a weak woman and a swordsman. In the whole world, it's not the king's land. Where can they escape? At most, you can ask Hualiu to send more people to arrest them. But the Jinxiu Alliance Over there, I'm worried that some remnants will slip through the net."

Dong Que said calmly: "What are you afraid of? With the list and your diagram of the secret rudder, Xiahou Yuanfeng is enough to kill all the important figures in the Jinxiu League. Even if a few lucky people escape, can he still find us? What? By the way, how's Jian Fei's matter going?"

Chen Zhen said: "Jian Fei's affairs are going very well. Shangguan Yan and Xiong Bao have rescued Gu Ying. The Gu family has hidden into the mountains. Jian Fei can keep track of their movements, but when they settle down, Jian Fei will leave." , after all, Xiahou Yuanfeng is not a vegetarian, if he finds the Gu family through Jianfei, our plan will be in vain."

Everyone looked at each other and smiled, feeling satisfied and riding off in unison. Their direction was Chang'an, where they would wait for Jiang Zhe's arrival.

At the end of April in the first year of Longsheng, under Chencang City, the rebel forces of King Qing suddenly disappeared. At this time, King Qing of Li Qing vowed to restore the Kingdom of Shu. However, in just ten days, King Qing tied his hands and all the rebel generals were captured and killed. In the city of Nanzheng, King Qing of Shu Kingdom All the remaining ministers were beheaded, and rivers of blood flowed. The Jinxiu Alliance, the power of Shu's restoration, was also destroyed. These great changes made the Yongming Jiansi in charge of the affairs powerful throughout the world, and Xiahou Yuanfeng, who single-handedly put down the rebellion, became the target of public criticism. This farce of national restoration and rebellion ended in a hurry. However, what made the frightened Shu people a little relieved was that the new King of Shu, Meng Xu, also disappeared without a trace. In the midst of all this chaos, no one would naturally notice that one of King Qing's concubines, Mrs. Song, had disappeared without a trace. However, King Qing's confidant and bodyguard Ye Tianxiu, who disappeared at the same time as her, was rewarded with a hundred taels of gold.

Naturally, no one would notice that at the same time, the Dayong Harem also underwent a secret purge. Not to mention such trivial matters as the execution of several chambermaids, Huang Chong'ai of Zhaotai Pavilion was beaten because her father's family was involved in rebellion. Things like being in the cold palace are just passing by without a trace, and no one cares about them in the blink of an eye.