The counterattack of the villains

Chapter 459 Qingzhou Conspiracy
After contemplating for a while, Li Mu finally looked at King Jing'an, frowned and said, "My lord, the arrival of Xu Fengnian is really embarrassing for me in Qingzhou."

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

He asked calmly, "Oh? Why is it difficult?"

Li Mu said solemnly: "From my standpoint in Qingzhou, Xu Fengnian's death, Beiliang's rebellion, and chaos in the world are the most beneficial to us. After all, chaos can only benefit."

"But the problem is, if Xu Fengnian really died in Qingzhou, and 35 Beiliang cavalry rebelled, I, Qingzhou, would bear the brunt of it."

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

"If we really want to start a war with Beiliang, both sides will be hurt in all likelihood. Even if Qingzhou wins, it will be a miserable victory. In this way, Qingzhou will lose the capital to compete in the world."

King Jing'an looked at Li Mu calmly, and asked, "In your opinion, Xu Fengnian can't die?"

Li Mu shook his head and said, "No, Xu Fengnian has to die, but he can't die in Qingzhou, especially not in the hands of the prince."

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

Li Mu smiled and said: "That's true, but how you let it go is also important. Xu Fengnian can pass through Qingzhou, but he can't live in peace and tranquility."

"It's still a fight. Even if it doesn't kill Xu Fengnian, he still has to bleed."

"In this way, Beiliang will not be offended, and at the same time, an explanation can be given to the capital. When Xu Fengnian passes Qingzhou, I will find a way to make Xu Fengnian die in the hands of the right person."

When Xu Fengnian passes through Qingzhou, Prince Jing'an and his son will no longer be worth living, so Li Mu can write the empty check as he pleases.

A smile finally appeared on King Jing'an's calm face, Li Taibai did not disappoint him as always, winning this one person is better than a hundred thousand troops.

He looked at Li Mu with satisfaction and said, "This king has gained Taibai, like a tiger with wings added, but I don't know who Taibai thinks is the right person?"

Li Mu looked at King Jing'an with a smile, and said confidently: "The old minister of Western Chu, ranked third among the top ten masters in the world, how about the invincible Cao Changqing, who has entered the game?"

"The remnants of Western Chu were lawless and assassinated the son of Beiliang. Your lord, you wrote to the court, denouncing the remnants of the Eight Kingdoms as the cause of the troubled times, and suggested that the remnants of the Eight Kingdoms be wiped out, avenge the son of Beiliang, and at the same time save face for the court."

"This is what the prince needs to do on the bright side. As for the secret, we can secretly send a letter to the king of Beiliang, telling him that Xu Fengnian's death was planned by the royal family."

After hearing Li Mu's words, King Jing'an was overjoyed, and the smile on his face grew a little bit. If he hadn't always been steady, he would not be able to hold back his laughter at this moment.

If all of what Li Mu said can be realized, then it is foreseeable that Beiliang will fight to the death with the 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 Quanzhou, Dengzhou, and Xiongzhou. It is the opposite of Qingzhou, and the distance is very far. Even if Qingzhou wants to intercept the army of Beiliang, there is no way.

It was who killed Xu Fengnian that determined the movement of Beiliang's 35 cavalry.

Just when King Jing'an wanted to ask in detail how to convince Bei Liang that Xu Fengnian died at the hands of the royal family, a message from the guards suddenly sounded outside the door.

"Report to the lord, Mr. Wang Linquan asks to see you."

King Jing'an temporarily stopped discussing about Xu Fengnian, and responded, "Let him 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 with a stack of account books.

After putting the account book on the desk beside him, he clasped his fists and bowed to King Jing'an, saying, "My lord, the Lin family's property in Qingzhou is under control now."

He pointed to the pile of account books, and continued: "The number of property transfers among them is all recorded here. Do you want to have a look at it, my lord?"

Of course, King Jing'an would not go to check the accounts in person at a lower price. Moreover, he would choose to replace the Lin family with the Wang family and control Qingzhou's financial power for him. Naturally, he trusted Wang Linquan.

He just sighed softly, and said with emotion: "It's pitiful to say the least, such a big family was destroyed once, and I don't know how many members of the Lin family are still alive today?"

He said that he was pitiful, but in his words he clearly wanted to kill them all, which made Wang Linquan feel a chill in his heart.

However, there was no change on his face, he just said: "Wang is investigating, and he will definitely eradicate the grass and roots, so that the Lin family will not have a chance to recover."

King Jing'an smiled in satisfaction, and quickly turned the beads in his hand, but said in his mouth: "Compassion is the most important thing, and compassion is the most important thing."

His so-called compassion above all, of course, does not mean not to kill, but to let Wang Linquan do it more quickly, so that people can die happily without any pain, this is his compassion.

Those who can get along with King Jing'an, guess that Shangyi's skill is already full.

At this moment, the door was suddenly pushed open vigorously, making a bang.

King Jing'an was not angry either, because the only one who could break into his room directly in the whole Prince Jing'an mansion, and act in such a hurry, was his son, Zhao Xun, the eldest son of Qingzhou.

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

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

When he came in, Li Mu had already stood up, Wang Linquan bowed, and Li Mu just clasped his fists together, and they both said in unison: "I have seen the prince."

King Jing'an sighed helplessly. This child is not young, but he is still so frizzy. It seems that he will have to wait a few more years to take over the power of Qingzhou.

The joys and sorrows of people are not connected. King Jing'an and King Beiliang have been worrying about their successors for a long time.

It can be said that what Xu Xiao was worried about was that his son was so good, but he just didn't want to take over the banner of Beiliang.

Wang Jing'an's worry is that his son's cultural and martial arts are not bad, but his character is not stable, and it's really hard to take on a big responsibility when he thinks about doing things one by one.

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

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

At that moment, he cupped his fists respectfully, and said solemnly: "My father, a student from Shangyin Academy came to offer advice and ask to see my father."

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

He looked at Zhao Xun with a smile that was not a smile, and said slowly: "You personally recommended, what the student said probably coincides with yours, right?"

"Uh..." Zhao Xun's face was filled with embarrassment, and he didn't know how to answer these words.

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

"Yes."

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

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

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

At this moment, Li Mu's vague voice sounded in King Jing'an's ears: "My lord, 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 Talisman in his hand and studies in Shangyin Academy."

There was a flash of light in King Jing'an's eyes. Li Mu moved his mouth slightly just now, but seeing the reactions of Wang Linquan and the other two, he didn't hear these words. means.

But what moved his heart was not the means that only a great master of this rank could master, but what Li Mu said.

They were still discussing before, how to convince Bei Liang that Xu Fengnian's death was what the royal family said, and Zhao Kai sent him to the door. Could it be that my destiny is really my destiny?

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

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

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

Li Mu just smiled and sat there without moving.

To put it bluntly, he is regarded as the chief counselor under King Jing'an's command. King Jing'an will never avoid him in such matters as offering advice and suggestions.

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

King Jing'an said, "Mr. Wang, let's listen to it too."

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

Seeing this, Zhao Kai naturally understood that the two present were both King Jing'an's confidantes and there was no need to avoid them.

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

Therefore, Wang Linquan can control the financial power of Qingzhou, but Li Mu is just a retainer and staff member. Although he receives a lot of rewards on weekdays, he has no real power.

Of course, this is what Li Mu himself wanted, so he didn't bother to take care of any specific affairs.

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

Zhao Kai didn't hesitate, and immediately asked King Jing'an a question: "My lord has ruled Qingzhou for nearly twenty years, have you ever thought about going further?"

"Heh..." King Jing'an laughed, then closed his eyes and shook his head lightly, as if he was very disdainful of Zhao Kai's words.

Zhao Kai's face changed slightly, King Jing'an didn't speak, the room fell silent, Li Mu and Wang Linquan both lowered their eyelids and said nothing, the scene became very awkward for a moment.

Seeing this, Zhao Xun had no choice but to save the scene by himself, and the two of them seemed to be talking about cross talk, Zhao Xun became a fan of Zhao Kai.

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

Zhao Kai glanced at Zhao Xun gratefully, and began to talk eloquently: "The imperial court let the prince enter Qingzhou to scare Beiliang with the power of Qingzhou navy."

"If Beiliang perishes, the lord will be a marvelous achievement, how can he not skyrocket?"

Zhao Xun peeked at King Jing'an, but saw that he still closed his eyes and said nothing, so he continued to be his flattery.

"Beiliang's 35 troops, who can move?"

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

"Kill who?"

"Xu Fengnian."

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

King Jing'an finally opened his eyes, and said calmly, "It's all just bewitching people."

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

King Jing'an said calmly: "If Xu Fengnian is killed, Xu Xiao will definitely turn against him."

Zhao Kai continued calmly: "Xu Xiao's rebellion, it might not be a good thing."

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

Zhao Kai said with a smile: "Only in great chaos can there be great order, and only in troubled times can princes have a chance. Let's fight for it again...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..."

Without waiting for Zhao Xun to say anything else, King Jing'an has already said: "If you come to the door again, you will beheaded to show the public."

Zhao Xun's complexion became very ugly, Zhao Kai felt King Jing'an's killing intent, he didn't dare to say any more, just clasped his fists together, then turned and left.

Zhao Xun had no choice but to turn around and follow him. At this time, he looked at King Jing'an with a ridiculous sense of indifference.

The two left one after another, and Zhao Xun slammed the door heavily in anger.

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

Wang Linquan said with a smile: "The son is taught by the prince, so naturally he has ambitions."

King Jing'an didn't comment on this, but said: "Mr. Wang, let's go to work first."

Wang Linquan bowed and said, "Yes."

After speaking, 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 Jing'an looked at Li Mu and said, "Taibai, what do you think?"

Li Mu smiled and said: "This ambitious sixth prince came at the right time. I see him tall and straight, with an extraordinary bearing. He is very suitable...to take the blame."

Hearing Li Mu's words, King Jing'an, who was always indifferent to emotions, not only let out a chuckle.

This Li Taibai really won my king's heart.

After laughing, he said to Li Mu: "With Xun'er's personality, I'm afraid he will play tricks with the sixth prince in private, and he will inevitably find you."

Li Mu smiled and said: "It's not a bad thing. The son wants to play, so I just accompany him. It's just a good time to test it out. Xu Fengnian has some experts around him to protect him."

"In this way, when we actually do it in the future, we can make targeted arrangements to ensure that there will be no mistakes. Don't worry, the prince, I will control the situation well and not let the prince play too far."

King Jing'an said happily, "Then there is nothing to worry about but Lao Taibai."

……

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

At this time, Zhao Xun was still full of resentment, and complained: "Father is at ease all year round, and his courage has become smaller."

On the contrary, Zhao Kai explained for King Jing'an: "Without the capital's order, the prince will always have some concerns about killing the prince of Beiliang without the will of the capital."

Zhao Xun yelled: "It's a great opportunity, let's let it go."

Zhao Kai's eyes flashed, and he asked Zhao Xun: "My lord, what is the origin of the one who sits at the head of the prince?"

(End of this chapter)