Zhu Tian: A journey of spiritual practice starting from Joy of Life

Chapter 216 Uesugi Tora's Rebellion
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Leng Feibai sprang up from the ground with a somersault and asked, "So, did your junior nephew go to see Si Gu Jian?"

Haitang Duoduo no longer wanted to ask Leng Feibai how he knew, and directly said, "Um, are you sure Sigu Jian intends to hand over Dongyi City to Fan Xian?"

Leng Feibai yawned and nodded, saying, "Madam, if you're worried, I'll go out with you for a walk. Let's see what Fan Xian and your Emperor are up to."

It was just after nightfall, and Haitang Duoduo, who already had nothing to do, became interested.

The two then used their light-footed skills to rush towards Fan Xian's room.

But when the two arrived, the room was empty.

"You were right, Fan Xian has his own plans too!"

Haitang Duoduo turned to Leng Feibai and asked, "So, where do we go now?"

Before Leng Feibai could speak, a sword intent of ice attribute soared into the sky, originating from the northwest direction of Dongyi City.

Leng Feibai and Haitang Duoduo exchanged a glance, then both took to the air, like two giant birds, one red and one black, flying out.

Meanwhile, on the other side of the city, Fan Xian held Frostmourne in his hand, with an unconscious figure lying behind him. Upon closer inspection, the figure was none other than Wang Shisanlang, who had a good personal relationship with Fan Xian.

After returning to Dongyi City from Da Dongshan, Wang Shisanlang continued to enter Qing Kingdom again at Si Gu Jian's request to inquire about Fan Xian's political achievements during his tenure and whether he was qualified to take over Dongyi City.

After half a year of investigation, Wang Shisanlang watched as Fan Xian gradually stabilized the political situation of the Qing Kingdom and gradually gained control of the entire Qing Kingdom. He then told his master what he knew.

After Si Gu Jian learned of this, he sent Wang Shisanlang to Qing Kingdom again to discuss some matters with Fan Xian.

Only the two of them know the specifics of their discussion.

As night fell, Fan Xian changed into casual clothes, took his sword, and left the inn, arriving at a small courtyard on the outskirts of Dongyi City.

That was Wang Shisanlang's residence in Dongyi City, and many plum blossoms were planted around the courtyard.

When Fan Xian entered, he felt that the courtyard was very quiet and there was no trace of Wang Shisanlang.

Fan Xian immediately sensed something was wrong and was about to leave when four or five sharp and chilling sword intents seeped in from all directions.

"Damn it, Fei Bai is right! This godforsaken place, Dongyi City, really does produce ninth-rank experts in large numbers!"

Fan Xian cursed, drew his Frostmourne, and blocked the sword energy aimed at him.

On the other side of the yard, a bat the size of a palm was hanging upside down on a tree branch.

This bat was none other than a clone sent by Leng Feibai.

"Five people, four of whom are ninth-rank experts!"

The clone thought to itself and relayed the current situation to the main body.

Leng Feibai didn't say much, but simply instructed his clone to keep a close eye on Fan Xian.

He then led Haitang Duoduo and proceeded at a steady pace toward where they were.

At the same time, Leng Feibai received messages from several clones he had left behind in Northern Qi.

"Uesugi Tora has made a move!"

The story begins twenty days ago, when the young emperor of Northern Qi went to Dongyi City to attend a ceremony.

Therefore, all the affairs of state in Northern Qi were once again entrusted to the Empress Dowager to rule from behind the curtain. But at some point, several storytellers came to the capital and spread the story that the patriarch of a wealthy family died young, and the matriarch of the family had to disguise her newborn daughter as a boy in order to protect the family property.

In the story, the mother and daughter joined forces to eliminate the old steward who coveted the family business and weaken the head of the guards who also plotted to seize the family's assets.

In order to inherit the family business, the daughter, disguised as a man, had to pretend to frequent the entertainment industry and choose a man of exceptional literary talent to conceive a child with, ultimately leaving the father behind.

For a time, the story became a hot topic of conversation among the city's residents and officials, who talked about it with great interest and mirth.

At first, no one noticed anything was wrong.

But as time went on, the city's officials and some wealthy households noticed that something was amiss.

The stories these storytellers are telling sound a bit like royal tales.

Therefore, several loyal officials immediately went to the palace and told the Empress Dowager about it.

The Empress Dowager of Northern Qi was greatly alarmed upon hearing this, but she maintained her composure on the surface and dismissed the officials, saying that it was just idle gossip from common people and should not be taken seriously.

But in private, they still used the power of the Embroidered Uniform Guard to investigate the origins of those storytellers.

However, the elite members of the Embroidered Uniform Guard all followed Lang Tao to Dongyi City to protect Zhan Doudou.

The remaining Imperial Guards were just a bunch of brave but reckless fools.

After investigating for several days, nothing of value was found.

To avoid alerting the enemy, the Imperial Guards dared not arrest the storytellers.

After all, if something really happened to them, wouldn't that be an admission that those storytellers were real?

But just because the Embroidered Uniform Guard won't do something doesn't mean that Uesugi Tiger will.

Uesugi Tora personally intervened, concealing his identity, and escorted one of the storytellers back to the manor.

Before he'd even cracked the whip a few times, the storyteller had already spilled the beans.

He claimed to be a spy for the Surveillance Bureau, because the Bureau had discovered that the young emperor of Northern Qi was a woman disguised as a man, so they sent them to the capital to spread rumors, thus causing turmoil in Northern Qi.

He revealed everything, including that the current Crown Prince of Northern Qi was the son of the young Emperor of Northern Qi and Emperor Fan Xian of Southern Qing.

Upon hearing this news, Uesugi Tora was overjoyed, but reason told him that he couldn't act recklessly. After all, last time, it was because he acted too hastily that he fell into Shen Zhong's trap, which resulted in the deaths of his adoptive father and a bunch of his good brothers.

To this end, Uesugi Tiger secretly found several Northern Qi ministers who had long been dissatisfied with the young emperor of Northern Qi, including the Nine Gates Commander who guarded the nine gates of the imperial city and one of the two deputy commanders of the Imperial Guard. He promised them high-ranking positions and great benefits to help him storm the palace, kill the Empress Dowager, seize the Northern Qi throne, and then prepare his troops to march south and reclaim the state that had been taken by the Northern Qing.

But what Uesugi Torato didn't know was that one of these people had already been bribed by someone from the Surveillance Bureau.

After the meeting ended, the man immediately contacted the Supervisory Board and informed them of Uesugi Tora's intention to rebel.

Upon receiving the news, the head of the Surveillance Bureau in Northern Qi was overjoyed and immediately mobilized all of the Surveillance Bureau's resources in the capital to help Shang Shanhu and his group conceal their movements and prevent the Embroidered Uniform Guard from discovering their actions.

After preparing for almost half a month, we finally took action tonight.

As night fell, Uesugi Tora, with the help of the Nine Gates Admiral and his hastily assembled 9,000 troops, successfully stormed into the Imperial City, causing a huge uproar.

However, there were still people loyal to the Northern Qi royal family within the Imperial Guard. They relied on their numerical advantage to temporarily hinder Shangshan Hu's actions.

(End of this chapter)