What a lucky world!

Chapter 244: I can hide for a while again...

In the spring of the second year of Chiyang, an earthquake struck Zhongjing. A thunderous sound resonated, and thunderbolts clashed continuously. Smoke and dust obscured the sky, obscuring the daylight. Over ten thousand civilians perished, and countless others were injured. The destruction was particularly severe in the west of the city, where zombies lay tumbling. Rumors circulated that "a fake dragon had taken over, and the broken dragon formation had collapsed." That same day, Censor He Qiong submitted a memorial accusing the Cabinet's Chief Minister, Zhang Taiyue, of failing to uphold his authority, treating the emperor like a child and refusing to return power, leading to this catastrophe. The Empress Dowager withheld the order, and Zhang Taiyue banished He Qiong three thousand miles away. Officials were enraged, and numerous protesters rose up, leading to widespread opposition to Zhang.

Three days later, the Empress Dowager issued an imperial decree dismissing Zhang Taiyue from his position as Prime Minister and stripping him of his title of Prince. An angel entered the Prime Minister's residence, but Zhang Taiyue was nowhere to be found. Only the Prime Minister's seal hung high above the rafters...

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Taiping County, Qianyuan Mountain.

Zhang Mu closed the information sent by Wang Wenlu from the county town and seemed to be lost in thought.

Qianyuan Mountain's advancement to a prominent power is no secret. The Buddha Chanting Lotus Formation is only a protective formation and does not have the effect of shielding luck. As long as someone with the ability to see luck looks at Qianyuan Mountain from a distance, they can know the current level of luck of Qianyuan Wuzhai.

Therefore, Zhang Mu has been paying close attention to the news from the county town.

Zhang Mu thought that the only force that posed a real threat to Qianyuan Mountain in Taiping County was the county garrison. Considering that the Dumu prince was the son of the guerrilla general, this threat intensified.

Zhang Mu was ready to rely on the Buddha's Chanting Lotus Formation to fight a battle with the garrison in Qianyuan Mountain.

However, no one expected that Zhongjing City would undergo such changes.

The storm of the times, no matter how far away it is, will eventually crush everyone.

Dismissal of a prime minister is a major event at any time, let alone this time it was Zhang Taiyue who was dismissed.

That is the white jade pillar that supports the sky and the purple gold beam that spans the sea of the Dayun Dynasty!

Forget it, it's like a hammer hitting a load-bearing wall!
Of course, Zhang Mu was only the leader of a small martial arts camp, so he didn't need to speak up for the prime minister of the dynasty, but he had to consider the impact of this incident on Qianyuan Martial Arts Camp.

But after some thought, Zhang Mu found that this seemed to be good news for Qianyuan Wuzhai!

First of all, Zhang Taiyue's dismissal from his post as prime minister was bound to leave a huge power vacuum.

Who doesn’t want the power of the prime minister and regent?
Although the emperor is about to take power, does he still need the guidance of his ministers?
As long as you perform well at this time and win the emperor's trust, you will have power for decades to come!

Therefore, the bigwigs in Zhongjing City must be using all their brains to compete with anyone who has the possibility of sitting in this position, and they will mobilize all their forces to compete at all costs.

Then, other things will be far less important.

With layer upon layer of pressure coming down, it was no problem for him to advance from Qianyuan Wuzhai to a famous force.

Secondly, Zhang Taiyue's dismissal from the position of prime minister was very sudden. Even Zhang Taiyue himself was probably very hasty, so many things must not have been perfect.

What stands out the most is the personnel.

During Zhang Taiyue's administration, he promoted a large number of officials who did not have aristocratic family backgrounds. This was fine while Zhang Taiyue was in power, but once he lost power, these people would have no backing. They might still be able to stick together for warmth, but they would definitely be stripped away layer by layer.

Political struggle is always the core of the core.

Therefore, in addition to the people at the top fighting for the biggest piece of cake, the people below will definitely not be at peace either.

Especially officials under the new legal system.

The new law can be retained, but the person enforcing it does not have to be a Zhang Dang.

Even Taiping County cannot avoid this point. It is estimated that by now, the county level has already started to fight.

In this case, who has the time to take care of his Wuzhai?

Finally, it’s the attitude of the wealthy families.

Zhang Mu didn't care about other aristocratic families, but he had to care about the Yang family where Master Dumu came from.

Zhang Taiyue was dismissed from his post as prime minister, and the emperor was about to take power. This opportunity was a rare speculative opportunity for many people, but for Prince Duan, he had to be more cautious.

At this time, if you, Prince Duan, make any move, what do you want to do?
Are you in such a hurry to get promoted?
Therefore, the best strategy for Prince Duan was to hide himself. As the relatives of Prince Duan, the Yang family, no matter what plans they had before, had to stop at this time and hide themselves like a turtle!

In other words, the Taiping County garrison will not take any action until the new prime minister is determined!
Otherwise, there would be no need for Zhang Mu to take action. Someone from the Yang family would naturally take the guerrilla general Yang Lingchuan and his beloved son, the governor's son Yang Xuan, back home. The best outcome would be for them to kneel in the ancestral hall.

"So..." Zhang Mu touched his chin, "I can hide for a while..."

"Then this opportunity can be tried."

“It’s just too expensive!”

Zhang Mu's mind moved, and the shadow of the Tai Chi diagram and a line of text appeared before his eyes -

"After advancing to the Condensed Gallant Realm, I should find myself a sword that suits my needs."

"The Tiger Sword, one of the Shushan Sword Sect's twelve earthly weapons, appeared in Feng'an County."

"To exchange for a complete opportunity, you need 10,000 One-Pattern Luck Coins."

"In exchange for clues to the opportunity, you need one thousand luck coins."

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Taiping City, Sunset Peak.

Young Master Yang Xuan looked at the setting sun, his pair of enchanting eyes reflecting a flaming light.

"Qianyuan Wuzhai is so lucky." Yang Xuan smiled, "To think they were the ones who encountered the dismissal of the prime minister."

After learning that Qianyuan Wuzhai had been promoted to a famous family, Yang Xuan gave his father three suggestions.

First, under the pretext of the threat from mountain bandits, he asked wealthy families in various prefectures to contribute funds to reorganize the garrison and solve the problem of food and salary for the garrison.

Second, he and the county governor jointly submitted a memorial requesting the provincial government to send an elite force trained in military tactics to garrison Taiping City. The elite force named had close ties with the Yang family.

Third, let the Yang family start to operate, and wait until Qianyuan Wuzhai is wiped out in one fell swoop, and then promote Yang Lingchuan from General Youji to a higher rank based on his military merits.

However, not long after the letter was sent, he learned what had happened in Zhongjing.

"What did my father say?" Yang Xuan asked.

The burly man behind Yang Sun bowed and said, "My lord, the general said the timing is sensitive, and military matters are even more sensitive."

"Many eyes are on the Yang family."

"At this time, it is better to stay still than to move!"

Yang Sun nodded: "My father is right!"

"Until the dust settles on this phase, it's best for my Yang family to remain silent."

"Never mind, let's keep them for a while longer. Maybe they'll be fatter when we kill them."

"Go back and tell my dad not to play the drunken prostitute trick. It's useless and will easily lead to gossip."

"Just practice military training honestly."

The visitor bowed again and turned to leave.

Yang Xuan continued to look at the afterglow of the setting sun, and suddenly heaved a deep sigh.

"Dayun, is it sunset time too?"

(End of this chapter)