The Counterattack of the Villains

Chapter 460 Qingzhou Conspiracy

Author: Ning Shen Wu Mo

Chapter 460 Qingzhou Conspiracy

After Li Mu pondered for a while, he finally looked at King Jing'an and frowned: "Back to my lord, the arrival of Xu Fengnian is really an embarrassing thing for me in Qingzhou."

A flash of admiration flashed in King Jing'an's eyes. Li Taibai had never let him down, and I believe this time will be no exception.

He asked calmly: "Oh? Why are you so embarrassed?"

Li Muzheng said sternly: "From our standpoint in Qingzhou, it is most beneficial to us if Xu Fengnian dies, Beiliang rebels, and the world is in chaos. After all, only by causing chaos in China can we profit."

"But the problem is, if Xu Fengnian really dies in Qingzhou and the 350,000 Northern Liang cavalry rebel, we, Qingzhou, will be the first to bear the brunt."

"Although we in Qingzhou now have strong troops and strong horses and occupy a geographical advantage, the Beiliang cavalry is not a vegetarian."

"If we really go to war with Beiliang, there is a high probability that both sides will lose. Even if Qingzhou can win, it will be a miserable victory. In this way, we, Qingzhou, will lose the capital to compete in the world."

King Jingan looked at Li Mu calmly and asked: "In your opinion, Xu Fengnian cannot die?"

Li Mu shook his head and said: "No, Xu Fengnian must die, but he cannot die in Qingzhou, especially not in the hands of the prince."

King Jing'an nodded in approval, and then asked: "So, I can only let Xu Fengnian pass through Qingzhou?"

Li Mu smiled and said: "That's true, but there is something important about how to let it go. Xu Fengnian can pass Qingzhou, but he can't live in peace and quiet."

"We still have to fight. Even if we can't kill Xu Fengnian, we still have to make him bleed."

"This will not only avoid offending Beiliang, but also give an explanation to the capital. When Xu Fengnian passes Qingzhou, I will find a way to let Xu Fengnian die in the hands of the right person."

When Xu Fengnian passes Qingzhou, Prince Jingan and his son will have no value in living, so Li Mu can write this blank check at will.

A smile finally appeared on King Jing'an's calm face. As always, Li Taibai did not disappoint him. With this one person, he was better than an army of 100,000 people.

He looked at Li Mudao with relief: "I, Taibai, are so powerful, but I don't know who Taibai thinks is the right person?"

Li Mu smiled and looked at King Jing'an, and said confidently: "What about Cao Changqing, an old minister of Western Chu and ranked third among the top ten masters in the world? People's hearts are in the game and the official is invincible?"

"The remnants of the Western Chu are lawless and assassinate the Crown Prince of Northern Liang. Your Majesty, please write to the court, blaming the remnants of the Eight Kingdoms as the cause of the troubled times, and propose to launch a purge against the remnants of the Eight Kingdoms, to avenge the Crown Prince of Northern Liang, and at the same time save the face of the court."

"This is what the prince needs to do openly. As for secretly, we can secretly send a message to the King of Beiliang and tell him that Xu Fengnian's death was planned by the royal family."

After hearing Li Mu's words, King Jing'an was filled with joy and the smile on his face got a little bigger. If he hadn't always been steady, he would have been unable to help but laugh out loud at this moment.

If what Li Mu said can really come true, then it can be foreseen that Beiliang will definitely fight to the death with the imperial court, but Qingzhou will be taken out of this matter.

After all, Tai'an City is in the northeast of Beiliang, but Qingzhou is in the southeast of Beiliang.

To get to the capital, the shortest route is to take the Quanzhou, Dengzhou, and Xiongzhou roads. They are completely opposite to Qingzhou and are very far away. Even if Qingzhou wants to intercept the Beiliang army, there is nothing they can do.

The one who determines the movement of Beiliang's 350,000 cavalry is the hand Xu Fengnian dies at.

Just when King Jing'an wanted to ask in detail how to make Beiliang believe that Xu Fengnian died at the hands of the royal family, a guard's announcement suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Report to the prince, Mr. Wang Linquan wants to see you."

King Jing'an temporarily stopped discussing the matter about Xu Fengnian and responded: "Let him come in."

"yes."

When Li Mu came, he said "invite him in", while Wang Linquan said "let him in", which shows the difference.

Soon, the door opened again, and Wang Linquan walked in holding a stack of account books.

After placing the account books on the table aside, he bowed to King Jing'an with clasped fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Lin family's property in Qingzhou is now under control."

He pointed to the pile of account books and continued: "The amount of property transfers among them is all recorded here. Does the prince want to take a look at it?"

Of course, King Jingan would not go and check the accounts in person at a low price. Moreover, he would choose the Wang family instead of the Lin family to control Qingzhou's financial power for him, and he would naturally trust Wang Linquan.

He just sighed softly and said with emotion: "It's pitiful to say that such a big family was destroyed in one day. I don't know how many members of the Lin family are left alive now?"

He said he was pitiful, but his words clearly meant to kill them all, which made Wang Linquan secretly feel cold in his heart.

However, there was no change on his face. He just said: "Wang is investigating and will definitely eradicate the root cause so that the Lin family will not have a chance to rise again."

King Jing'an smiled with satisfaction, quickly turned the beads in his hand, and said: "Compassion is the best, compassion is the best."

His so-called compassion is of course not meaning not to kill people, but to allow Wang Linquan to strike more swiftly so that people can die happily without any pain. This is his compassion.

Anyone who can sneak into King Jing'an's side has already maxed out his skill of guessing.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open with great force, making a clanging sound.

King Jing'an was not angry, because the only person in the entire Prince Jing'an's palace who could break into his room without going through a notification and act in such a arrogant manner was his son, the Crown Prince of Qingzhou, Zhao Xun.

Sure enough, after the door was pushed open, Zhao Xun strode into the room excitedly and called: "Father."

Seeing that Li Mu and Wang Linquan were there, he nodded to them and said, "Mr. Li and Mr. Wang are also there."

When he came in, Li Mu had already stood up. Wang Linquan bowed, while Li Mu just held his fists. They both said in unison: "I have met the crown prince."

King Jing'an sighed helplessly. This child was already quite old, but he was still so irritable. It seemed that he would have to wait a few more years to take over the power of Qingzhou.

The joys and sorrows between people are not the same. King Jing'an and King Beiliang have always been worried about their successors.

But what worries Xu Xiao is that even though his son is so good, he just doesn't want to take over the banner of Beiliang.

What worries King Jing'an is that his son's cultural and martial arts are not bad, but his character is unsteady and he thinks about things one by one, making it difficult for him to take on a big responsibility.

He looked at Zhao Xun with a slightly worried expression and asked lightly: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Xun seemed to know that he had been too impatient just now, which made his father dissatisfied.

At that moment, he clasped his fists respectfully and said in a serious tone: "Father, there are students from Shangyin Academy who have come to offer advice and ask to see my father."

Seeing that his son could realize his mistake in time, King Jing'an was quite satisfied, and his face couldn't help but look better.

He looked at Zhao Xun with a half-smile, and said slowly: "You recommended it yourself, and what the student said may coincide with you, right?"

"Uh..." Zhao Xun's face showed a hint of embarrassment, and he didn't know how to answer this.

Seeing this, King Jing'an lowered his eyelids and said, "Forget it, just bring him over."

"yes."

Zhao Xun turned around and left the room, and soon brought a handsome young man wearing the uniform of Shangyin Academy.

"Father, this is the student from Shangyin Academy."

The student's movements were quite elegant. He cupped his fists and bowed, saying, "Zhao Kai, I have met King Jing'an."

At this moment, Li Muna's vague voice sounded in King Jing'an's ears: "Your Majesty, I have learned a piece of information."

"The mysterious sixth prince in the capital is named Zhao Kai. He worships Han Diao Temple as his teacher. He holds the red armor of the general in his hand and studies at Shangyin Academy."

A bright light flashed in King Jing'an's eyes. Li Mu moved his mouth slightly just now, but judging from the reactions of Wang Linquan and the other two people, they didn't hear the words. They knew that he was using a device that concentrated sound into a line and transmitted sound into the secret.

means.

However, what moved his heart was not the method that only a great master of this level could master, but what Li Mu said.

Before, they were still discussing how to make Beiliang believe that Xu Fengnian's death was what the royal family claimed. Now Zhao Kai came to the door. Could it be that it was fate that was mine?

No matter how intense his mental activities were, King Jing'an always remained calm, making it impossible to guess what he was thinking.

He looked at Zhao Kai calmly and said, "Do you want to offer advice?"

Zhao Kai stood up, turned his head slightly, and glanced at Li Mu and Wang Linquan from the corner of his eye.

Li Mu just smiled slightly and sat there without moving.

It is not modest to say that he is the chief counselor under King Jing'an, and King Jing'an will never avoid him when it comes to making suggestions.

Wang Linquan bowed wisely and said: "Wang has something to do, so he will leave first."

King Jing'an said: "Mr. Wang, let's listen together."

Then he looked at Zhao Kai and said, "You say what you want."

Seeing this, Zhao Kai naturally understood that these two people present were the confidants of King Jing'an and there was no need to avoid them.

In fact, in the trust ranking in King Jing'an's mind, Wang Linquan was even higher than Li Mu.

Therefore, Wang Linquan could control the financial power of Qingzhou, but Li Mu was just a retainer and aide. Although he received generous rewards, he did not hold any real power.

Of course, this was what Li Mu himself wanted, so he was too lazy to take care of any specific matters.

Because King Jing'an is coming to an end, he will become the new King Jing'an and only needs to control the general direction.

Zhao Kai did not hesitate and immediately asked a question to King Jing'an: "Have you ever thought about taking a step further after your prince has been in charge of Qingzhou for nearly 20 years?"

"Ha..." King Jingan chuckled, then closed his eyes and shook his head gently, as if he was very disdainful of Zhao Kai's words.

Zhao Kai's face changed slightly, King Jing'an did not speak, and the room became quiet. Both Li Mu and Wang Linquan had their eyelids drooped and remained silent. The scene became very embarrassing for a while.

Seeing this, Zhao Xun had no choice but to save the situation himself. The two of them started talking like cross talk, and Zhao Xun became a compliment to Zhao Kai.

He asked Zhao Kai: "What do you mean by going further?"

Zhao Kai glanced at Zhao Xun gratefully and began to talk: "The imperial court allowed the prince to take charge of Qingzhou in order to use the power of Qingzhou Navy to intimidate Beiliang."

"If Beiliang is destroyed, the prince has done a great job, how can he not rise so high?"

Zhao Xun secretly glanced at King Jing'an, but saw that he still closed his eyes and said nothing, so he could only continue to praise him.

"Who can move Beiliang's 350,000-strong army?"

"If you want to destroy Beiliang, you don't need to fight. Just kill one person."

"Who to kill?"

"Xu Fengnian."

When Zhao Xun heard this, he looked at King Jing'an hopefully and asked, "Father, what do you think?"

King Jing'an finally opened his eyes and said calmly: "It's just nonsense to confuse people."

Zhao Xun said anxiously: "But he is right."

King Jing'an said calmly: "Kill Xu Fengnian, Xu Xiao will rebel."

Zhao Kai calmly continued: "Xu Xiao's rebellion is not a bad thing."

King Jing'an said: "The world is in chaos, what's the benefit?"

Zhao Kai said with a smile: "Only in great chaos can great peace be achieved. Only in troubled times can the prince have a chance to fight for...the supreme position."

The Buddha beads spinning in King Jing'an's hand suddenly stopped, he took a deep look at Zhao Kai, and said expressionlessly: "Blast him out."

"Father..."

Before Zhao Xun could say anything else, King Jing'an already continued: "If you come again, I will behead you in public."

Zhao Xun's face became very ugly. Zhao Kai sensed King Jing'an's murderous intention and did not dare to say any more. He just clasped his fists and turned around to leave.

Zhao Xun had no choice but to turn around and follow him. At this moment, he looked at King Jing'an with a look that was a bit ridiculous and angry at him.

The two left one after another, and Zhao Xun slammed the door angrily.

King Jing'an looked at the door and said meaningfully: "The ambition in this child's eyes is exactly the same as mine back then."

Wang Linquan smiled and said: "The prince has been taught by the prince, and naturally he has ambitions as a young man."

King Jing'an did not comment on this, but simply said: "Mr. Wang, please go and do your work first."

Wang Linquan bowed and said: "Yes."

After saying that, he picked up the stack of account books and left the room. Only King Jing'an and Li Mu were left in the room again.

King Jingan looked at Li Mudao: "Taibai, what do you think?"

Li Mu smiled and said: "This ambitious sixth prince came at the right time. I see that he has a tall and straight figure and an extraordinary bearing. He is very suitable for... taking the blame."

Hearing Li Mu's words, King Jing'an, who had always kept his emotions secret, also chuckled.

This Li Taibai really has won my heart.

After laughing, he said to Li Mu: "With Xun'er's character, I am afraid that she and the Sixth Prince will play some tricks in private, and it is inevitable that they will find you."

Li Mu smiled and said: "This is not a bad thing. The prince wants to play, so I just stay with him. It's just a good time to test it out. There are some masters around Xu Fengnian to protect him."

"In this way, when we actually take action in the future, we can make targeted arrangements to ensure that there are no mistakes. Your prince can rest assured that I will control the situation and not let the prince go too far."

King Jing'an said happily: "Then it's all thanks to you for taking so much trouble."

…

On the street outside the palace, Zhao Xun and Zhao Kai walked side by side.

At this time, Zhao Xun still had an angry look on his face, complaining: "My father has been at ease all year round, and his courage has become weak."

On the contrary, Zhao Kai explained for King Jing'an: "If you kill the prince of Beiliang without permission from the capital, the prince will always have some concerns."

Zhao Xun shouted: "It's a great opportunity, don't let it go."

Zhao Kai's eyes flashed and he asked Zhao Xun: "Your Majesty, I wonder where the person sitting below the prince comes from?"

(End of chapter)