Douluo Continent: This Soul Master is Too Bizarre and Unpredictable

The reason why Emperor Xueye thought this way was mainly because these high-ranking officials and generals who had been promoted were not only conscientious and responsible, but also rarely showed any signs of corruption. They were truly good officials and generals of the empire.

This should have been a good thing, but the problem is that it was too good.

The Spirit Hall's plan to usurp the throne was not simply about having Qian Renxue replace Xue Qinghe and ascend to the throne of the Heaven Dou Emperor.

It can be said that Qian Renxue's infiltration plan was only the surface; the deeper issue was that the Spirit Hall had been secretly infiltrating the Heaven Dou Empire for years.

With the Crown Prince of the Empire working in the inner circle, as long as the officials and generals placed in the palace are good enough, promotions will be a piece of cake.

By quietly replacing the high-ranking officials and generals of the Heavenly Dou Empire with their own people, Qian Renxue will be able to completely control the Heavenly Dou Empire's court, local governments, and army with the cooperation of these spies after ascending to the throne.

Once the plan is fully completed, even if Qian Renxue's identity is exposed in the future, it will not cause too much of a stir, and the Heaven Dou Empire will remain absolutely stable.

After all, all the high-ranking officials and generals are his own people. By then, the Heaven Dou Empire will have already completely transformed into the Spirit Hall, except that it will still be called Heaven Dou.

In order to better assist Qian Renxue in completing her plan to usurp the country, the agents that the Spirit Hall planted in the Heaven Dou Empire were all carefully trained elites, and there were no useless or mediocre ones at all.

As for why they are fair and honest?

Just kidding, you're here to be a spy, not to enjoy yourself!

Even if no one in the Heaven Dou Empire is watching you, your former employer, the Spirit Hall, will always be keeping an eye on you. If you're not going to do a good job, then you might as well just disappear.

Of course, the most important thing is that these spies are loyal to the Spirit Hall.

After all, the primary prerequisite for being eligible to join this secret project is loyalty.

A combination of factors led to these agents planted by the Spirit Hall becoming good officials and generals of the Heaven Dou Empire.

But as a qualified emperor, how could Emperor Xueye not know the nature of most of his empire's officials and generals?

The vast Heavenly Dou Empire has officials who do not accept bribes or line their own pockets, and generals who do not embezzle military funds or resell military supplies, but there are definitely not this many.

You can believe in the strength of an ancient empire, but you absolutely cannot believe that there is little corruption within it.

As the saying goes, "There must be something fishy about things that happen out of the ordinary." Although there is no direct evidence, Emperor Xueye has reason to suspect that these promotions are abnormal and that the fair and honest high-ranking officials and generals are very likely not "one of his own."

Prince Xue Qinghe's charm was so great that they couldn't help but become fair and honest.

Such a wonderful thing is just something to dream about; even the emperor doesn't have that much ability or influence! Let alone a young man like Xue Qinghe.

If nothing is unexpected, these people are very likely to be conspirators and rebels planted by other forces in the Heaven Dou Empire, with the intention of overthrowing the rule of the Heaven Dou Empire!

His eldest son, Xue Qinghe, the crown prince of the empire, played a role in this collusion.

However, Emperor Xue Ye still couldn't understand why Xue Qinghe would do this. Didn't he know that even if he succeeded in his rebellion with the help of outsiders, the Heavenly Dou Empire would no longer be his Heavenly Dou Empire?

Throughout the entire process, Emperor Xueye never realized that his eldest son, Xue Qinghe, had been switched with someone else more than a decade ago!

"The Star Luo Empire? The Spirit Hall? The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

Emperor Xueye secretly speculated about the forces that were colluding with Xue Qinghe.

It seems that only these three forces on the mainland can pull off such a feat.

The first two are rivals, while the latter is an ally.

After some thought, Emperor Xueye ruled out the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as a suspect.

Ning Fengzhi is a smart man, and the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is a large and powerful family. What the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School wants is not profit, but the strength to protect its own interests.

If one's wealth is disproportionate to their own strength, it will inevitably turn into a disaster sooner or later.

Assisting Xue Qinghe in his rebellion will not increase the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School's strength; at most, it will only allow them to take a larger share of the spoils.

After a moment of contemplation, Emperor Xueye took out paper and pen, wrote a secret letter, and then had his shadow guards secretly deliver it to the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School.

Xue Qinghe, the eldest son, is poised to seize power. Since he has poisoned himself, he will definitely make some big moves later. Regardless of whether the forces he is colluding with are the Spirit Hall or the Star Luo Empire, it is very necessary for him to bring in the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School as an ally to resolve this crisis.

Although Ning Fengzhi and his eldest son Xue Qinghe are master and disciple and belong to a community of interests, Ning Fengzhi will inevitably disregard this master-disciple relationship when it comes to matters of great importance.

Ning Fengzhi could lose Xue Qinghe as a disciple, but the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School could not lose the Heaven Dou Empire as an ally.

Of course, if Ning Fengzhi had truly lost his mind and it was the master and disciple who conspired to rebel, then Emperor Xueye would have no choice but to accept it.

Even on his deathbed, he would help Xue Qinghe remove the accusation of treason, so that it would not spread and damage the reputation of the royal family.

Anyway, losing to one's own son isn't too shameful.

Two days later, in the morning, news spread from the Heavenly Dou Imperial Palace that Emperor Xueye was critically ill.

Inside the East Palace.

Upon receiving the message, Qian Renxue immediately took out a token engraved with an angel pattern from her storage soul tool, handed it to "Overlord Flower," and instructed, "Notify the four elders outside the palace to proceed according to the original plan."

"Yes, young master!"

Upon receiving Qian Renxue's Martial Soul Saintess Token, "Overlord Flower" bowed in response.

"By the way, young master, what about the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School?"

"The Queen of Flowers" said hesitantly.

This rebellion will undoubtedly involve some major actions, and a bloody battle is inevitable in the palace.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is not far from Heaven Dou City. Even if they didn't know beforehand, they would definitely send someone to investigate.

The Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School is quite powerful; if we don't take precautions, it could become a variable.

"It's alright. Thirty percent of the royal guest advisors are our people. The Third Legion stationed in the military camp outside the city is already under our control. Moreover, the three thousand soul masters that my grandfather transferred have already secretly infiltrated Tian Dou City. In addition, there are four elders as backup. With our intentions in mind and our surprise attack, the plan will surely succeed."

Once we've quickly captured the palace and established a fait accompli, given the relationship between my teacher and me, the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile School will not only not oppose me, but will actually support me.

Moreover, to outsiders unaware of the full story, this action appears to be a necessary measure taken by me to maintain the stability of the empire.

Qian Renxue waved her hand and said confidently.

On a snowy night, the Emperor fell critically ill. Crown Prince Xue Qinghe led his men to seal off the palace to prevent him from missing out on the throne. What could be wrong with that?

This is only natural, and it's also to ensure that he, as the crown prince, can smoothly ascend the throne and prevent chaos during the transition of power. Who would have thought it was the crown prince plotting a rebellion? (End of Chapter)