Daqian Night Emperor

Chapter 190 The "truth" of the father-son fratricide

Zhao Wanjin cannot mobilize the Longyuan Guards.

Even if he tried his best to pry open some generals in Longyuan Guard, Zhao Qi'an, who was far away in Kyoto City, would immediately know the loyalty values ​​of the generals of Longyuan Guard and would send people to deal with it.

It is for this reason that, even though he knew that his father was not at peace, he still stayed firmly in Kyoto City and was not very worried about his rear base.

It seems that there is a fire in the rear now, but Zhao Qi'an is confident that all problems can be solved the moment he returns to the East China Sea.

Unless... the Dingbo Hou that Zhao Wanjin found has a way to make him stay in Kyoto City forever and never be able to return to the East China Sea.

But Dingbo Hou himself did not come to Kyoto City in person, but only sent a disciple. Does Ruan Yu have this ability?

Zhao Qi'an didn't think so, and because of that, he wasn't actually in a hurry.

It won’t be too late to return to the East China Sea after the birthday banquet is over. There is no need to rush.

Seeing Zhao Qi'an's confident look, Zhao Nishang felt less worried.

But when she thought of Ruan Yu who was still jumping around in Kyoto, her eyebrows were immediately tangled together: "That being said, how should Ruan Yu be dealt with?"

Zhao Qi'an pondered for a moment and said, "Do nothing for now and wait for two more days."

Zhao Nishang was puzzled: "What are you waiting for?"

"Let's wait for Master Chu to recover first."

Zhao Qi'an felt somewhat helpless when he said this.

The high-end military forces he can mobilize now are indeed a little less.

After all, Ruan Yu was a third-grade supernatural power, and he brought with him six fourth-grade celestial warriors in the Yuantai realm.

With this kind of combat power, one can walk around freely in Kyoto City.

It was impossible for Zhao Qi'an to send Elder Nie to keep an eye on these people, so he could only wait for Chu Xuan to recover his cultivation to its peak in the next few days.

Even though Chu Xuan always looks like an inexperienced person when he is around Zhao Qian'an, he is actually a Nine-Line Yuantai who has reached the peak of the supernatural power realm.

King Chu Renwang, the "Sword King" among the three swordsmen in the world, is not someone that just anyone can mess with.

However, Chu Xuan has been haunted by demonic energy for many years, and his Dantian has been severely eroded by the demonic energy over the years. If he wants to recover to his peak level of cultivation, it will take more time than expected.

Zhao Nishang saw the helplessness on Zhao Qi'an's face and couldn't help but clench her fists.

She felt that she was becoming less and less able to help her adoptive father.

Just think about it, Lian Guanxiang has already entered the realm of heaven and man, while I am still stuck at the peak of the fifth level...

This made her very discouraged.

"By the way, send someone to inform Gou Xiangxi and ask him to put aside the matter at Baiyun Temple and come to see me at my house."

After Zhao Qi'an gave the order, he noticed Zhao Nishang's mood change.

He stood up, walked to her side, and patted her shoulder: "Don't think too much, just do your work with peace of mind."

"Yes."

Zhao Nishang responded unhappily.

She secretly made up her mind to practice hard after returning and strive to enter the realm of heaven and man as soon as possible.

……

The next day, Ruan Yu still did not come to the princess's mansion to meet Zhao Qi'an.

However, Zhao Linyuan came to the princess's residence, and when he saw Zhao Qi'an, he immediately bowed excitedly. "Boss."

Although he was Zhao Qi'an's cousin, he never dared to show off his status in front of Zhao Qi'an, and like everyone else, he called Zhao Qi'an "Boss".

When Zhao Qi'an saw Zhao Linyuan, whom he hadn't seen for a long time, he smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work on this trip, cousin Linyuan."

Zhao Linyuan suddenly felt ashamed and said, "I dare not say it was hard work. I was delayed for a long time on the road."

Zhao Qi'an was not surprised and said, "Tell me, where did Ruan Gongfeng go?"

"Yes."

Zhao Linyuan did not dare to hide anything and told everyone what had happened since he set out from the East China Sea.

Then, he took out a document from his bosom and handed it to Zhao Qian'an respectfully: "During this journey, which county towns did the fleet stop at, which noble families and local officials did Ruan Gongfeng meet... I have memorized them all, please have a look."

Although he looked rough, he was meticulous. Knowing that he could not stop Ruan Yu, he recorded everything Ruan Yu did along the way in detail, waiting to meet Zhao Qi'an in Kyoto City and let him make the decision.

After Zhao Qi'an took it, he just glanced at it briefly and sneered, "I didn't realize that Marquis Dingbo still has such a wide network of contacts after being away from the court for so long."

He closed the document and put it aside, then looked at Zhao Linyuan again and asked, "I have not been in Donghai for these years. Has there been any changes at home?"

Zhao Linyuan heard this, but there was a flash of surprise in his eyes: "I send people to deliver letters to Kyoto every year. Could it be that the boss has not received a single letter in these years?"

Zhao Qi'an couldn't help but frown.

He did receive news from Haiqing City every year, but he had never received a letter from Zhao Linyuan.

Zhao Linyuan understood immediately and laughed self-deprecatingly: "It seems that the letters I sent out of Haiqing City were intercepted by the old patriarch."

He leaned down towards Zhao Qian'an and said respectfully, "I dare not hide it from you, Master. Most of the people from your Master who stayed in Haiqing City over the years have been driven out to sea. The few who stayed in Haiqing City, like me, were entrusted by you to take charge of Haiqing City's defense. My family could not take the initiative to stop me, but gradually their people replaced my people and sidelined me."

Zhao Qi'an nodded and had a general understanding of Zhao Linyuan's situation.

This is not just Zhao Linyuan's situation. The confidants appointed by Zhao Qian'an in Haiqing City are probably in the same situation.

He asked, "Is this what happened after I left?"

Zhao Linyuan shook his head. "Not that long ago, only about two years ago. It was after that Ruan Gongsheng came to the Zhao family."

In this way, the cooperation between the Duke of Donghai and Marquis Dingbo has only happened in recent years.

After that, Zhao Qian'an asked a few more questions, but did not get much useful information.

But one thing Zhao Linyuan said caught Zhao Qi'an's attention:

"By the way, before Ruan Gongsheng came to Haiqing City, a woman once lived in the Zhao family's ancestral home. Afterwards, all the servants and slaves in the Zhao mansion were purged and replaced, and I could no longer find out any news about the main house."

"Last year, I entered the ancestral house in the name of offering sacrifices to the ancestral tablets, and heard a baby crying in the backyard. I wanted to see what was going on, but Ruan Gongfeng and his men angrily drove me out."

woman?

A crying baby?
Zhao Qi'an seemed to be thinking about something, and he seemed to understand why his father was determined to deal with him, his "only son" this time.

Zhao Linyuan mentioned these specifically, and it was obvious that he had some guesses. After saying this, he carefully observed Zhao Qi'an's expression.

But Zhao Qi'an's expression did not change, he was so calm that it was hard to tell what he was thinking.

Just then, someone hurried over and interrupted their conversation.

"Boss, the family's priest has gone to pay a visit to the Second Prince, and the Second Prince asked you to go there in person."

(End of this chapter)