Exiled to the Frontier, He Became the Empire’s Most Powerful Lord - Chapter 5
As night fell, the other princes’ residences each had their own plans to assassinate Zhou Lingfeng.
Because he had been practicing the Nourishing Life Technique, his internal energy was constantly replenished, so he didn’t feel much hunger.
“Hmm, there are actually martial arts experts lurking nearby, and more than one group! The strongest one should be a second-grade grandmaster!”
Zhou Lingfeng detected the fluctuations of true essence nearby.
He was somewhat surprised.
Even in Shengjing, a second-rank expert is extremely rare.
However, as long as these people do not threaten his life, he naturally will not worry about them!
Moreover, he believed that Emperor Yuanwu had also arranged for people to be nearby, so it was impossible for anyone to kill him at will.
After all, he is currently the most valuable bargaining chip in Emperor Yuanwu’s hands.
Once he dies, Tie Xuan will have no scruples and may even lead 300,000 Northern troops in a rebellion.
Perhaps some people even hope that Tie Xuan will really rebel, splitting the mighty Zhou Dynasty apart to profit from it!
Zhou Lingfeng sensed that more than a dozen martial artists were secretly approaching, most of whom were at least at the third rank.
Don’t assume that the abundance of third-rank experts and cabbages in Shengjing is simply due to Zhou Lingfeng’s exceptionally sensitive identity…
“Hong Jiuming, if Your Highness’s plan succeeds, then we’ll be leaving Shengjing very soon!”
Inside a small inn in Shengjing, Mo Li was wiping away tears.
“Yes!”
Hong Jiuming hurriedly tried to comfort her.
Mo Li suddenly stopped crying and started laughing.
She had long since grown tired of Shengjing, that ruthless, man-eating prison.
Seeing that Mo Li had finally stopped making a fuss, Hong Jiuming breathed a sigh of relief!
He walked out of the inn with a sullen face, and a figure approached him like a ghost.
“Is everyone assembled?”
Hong Jiuming asked calmly.
“My lord, the 108 elite warriors have assembled and are ready to sacrifice themselves for their master at any moment!”
The dark figure looked at Hong Jiuming with a fanatical and worshipful gaze.
They were the most destitute people in the world. Over the past three years, Zhou Lingfeng had made arrangements, saving every penny to provide them with a stable life and teaching them martial arts. Now it was finally time for them to put in their best efforts.
“Very good, you will all lie in hiding and follow my orders!”
After Hong Jiuming finished speaking, the figure disappeared like a ghost.
Meanwhile, the Left Chancellor Chang Yan sat upright in the main hall of the mansion, his cheek resting on his hand as he pondered.
Zhou Lingfeng’s performance in front of Emperor Yuanwu today surprised him somewhat.
Putting aside other factors, Zhou Lingfeng’s courage to look directly at Emperor Yuanwu and then refuse him was enough to put him far ahead of the other princes.
Although Emperor Yuanwu was used to being the only one who mattered, he always appreciated those who had a backbone.
“Father, what are you thinking about so intently?”
Chang Ningshuang’s sweet voice suddenly rang out.
“I think that choosing Zhou Lingfeng back then might have been the right thing to do.”
“You don’t have to endure so much pain!”
When Chang Yan saw his daughter return, he sighed and said…
As the most beautiful woman in the Great Zhou Dynasty, although she was nominally the Fifth Prince’s wife, she did not have a marital relationship with the Fifth Prince and spent most of her time returning to the Prime Minister’s residence.
“The former deposed crown prince is now a pathetic beggar on the street, worse than a dog… Do you think our daughter would ever be interested in him!”
Chang Ning said through gritted teeth.
“No, maybe we’re seeing things, but unfortunately there’s no going back!”
“By the way, are the Seventh Prince’s legs really crippled? Is there any chance of recovery?”
Chang Yan asked in a deep voice.
“Back then, that good-for-nothing was poisoned by the Mandragora Cherry, and it was already about to invade his heart meridian! If he hadn’t attacked me, and my palm strike had just hit his heart meridian, causing the Mandragora Cherry to flow back, he would have died long ago!”
Mentioning the past stirred up murderous intent in Chang Ningshuang’s heart once again.
“So his leg disability is due to the accumulation of mandrake blossoms, and even a god couldn’t save him?”
Chang Yan finally felt relieved.
Zhou Lingfeng currently has nothing; the most precious thing he possesses is his bloodline!
Of course, becoming a cripple was no different from being dead for Zhou Lingfeng!
“What is Father worried about now?”
Chang Ningshuang immediately tensed up.
“I know you’ve always looked down on Zhou Zhen, and you’ve never even let him touch you.”
“However, His Majesty is currently in the prime of his life, and it’s not impossible for him to continue as emperor for another thirty years! Do you think we can wait that long?”
Chang Yan sighed.
Chang Ning was stunned. Although she was a third-grade expert, her future was limitless.
But ultimately, he is still young and his thinking is not mature.
“In truth, in the struggle for imperial power, no prince is the greatest enemy! The truly powerful enemy is the person sitting in that chair!”
Chang Yan looked at his daughter and said in a deep voice.
He couldn’t understand this principle when he was young, but only now, with age and experience, does he truly understand it.
“Therefore, Zhou Lingfeng must die! But not so that he can compete for the position of Crown Prince, but to become a pawn to disrupt the world’s situation!”
Chang Ningshuang immediately realized what was happening.
“Using the Great Zhou Dynasty as a chessboard, Your Majesty is the one who plays the grand chess piece! As for the rest of us who are qualified to play the chess piece, we can only play the small pieces for now!”
Chang Yan was instructing his daughter at this time.
Unfortunately, the Chang family had no sons, only a woman named Chang Ningshuang.
Otherwise, with the millennia-old heritage of the Chang family, they might not be unable to even dream of ruling the Great Zhou Dynasty.
However, as long as Zhou Zhen is placed on the throne, Chang Ningshuang can still act as the true Empress of the Great Zhou Dynasty from behind the scenes.
…
“Kill Zhou Lingfeng tonight, and let that idiot Zhou Zhen take the blame!”
“As long as Zhou Zhen cannot clear his name, he will bear the guilt of killing his brother, and the Left Prime Minister will also be implicated!”
“Yes, even if Xiao Qi is reduced to a beggar, he will always retain the most noble bloodline of our royal family!”
Inside the secret chamber, three young men dressed in yellow robes were holding a secret meeting, their eyes filled with a chilling killing intent.
Outside Shengjing City, Tie Xuan gazed at the closed city gates, a complex mix of emotions welling up within him.
“You all wait for me outside the city! If I haven’t returned after twelve hours, then carry out my previous orders.”
Tie Xuan dismounted and gave orders to the knights.
“yes!”
No one defied Cheol-hyun’s will!
Because Tiexuan is their only war god, as well as their elder brother, teacher, and benefactor.
His personal charisma was the spiritual belief of 300,000 Union soldiers, and no one ever questioned his words or orders.
A moment later, Tie Xuan appeared on a rooftop, glanced down at Zhou Lingfeng from afar, his eyes calm and unwavering.
Zhou Lingfeng suddenly opened his eyes at this moment, exchanged a glance with Tie Xuan from afar, and then closed them again.
“Could Feng’er sense my arrival? Or was it just a coincidence?”
Tie Xuan felt a chill run down his spine.
Although it was only a glance, he saw the calmness in Zhou Lingfeng’s eyes!
It wasn’t the numbness of being in a desperate situation, but rather a vibrant energy full of life.
“That’s Tie Xuan, my maternal uncle! I never imagined he would come to Shengjing alone for my sake! What incredible courage!”
With just one glance, Zhou Lingfeng confirmed that Tie Xuan was still the same tough man he remembered, unchanged.
What changed was the emperor’s cold-blooded and ruthless heart, and his suspicion of the world.
“Tonight doesn’t look peaceful at all!”
As a modern-day elite soldier, Zhou Lingfeng keenly sensed that at least a hundred high-level martial artists were lurking within a hundred meters of him!
These people were divided into seven or eight factions, and the strongest of them was the first second-grade grandmaster to arrive!
Zhou Lingfeng was certain that he harbored no ill will towards him!
Because if they came to kill him, they wouldn’t have remained silent until now.
Tie Xuan’s presence had vanished, and Zhou Lingfeng knew without guessing where he had gone.
It shouldn’t be long before he can leave Shengjing openly and legitimately!
He had confidence in Cheol-hyun, and he also had confidence in himself…
Inside the palace, a group of armored guards suddenly felt a gust of wind pass by, but when they stopped, they found nothing unusual.
Just around the corner, a glimpse of a blue garment could be faintly seen.
A few breaths later, Tie Xuan appeared at the door of the Imperial Study!
Before the two gatekeepers could react, they fell to the ground.
“Come in, I have been waiting for you!”
Emperor Yuanwu’s calm voice came from inside.
“I obey the decree!”
Tie Xuan said calmly, and then stepped inside.
Emperor Yuanwu slowly put down the memorial in his hand, his eagle eyes staring directly at the figure in blue robes who stepped into the imperial study.
With light steps, Tie Xuan was probably the only person in the world who could enter the Imperial Study with such ease and comfort.
An, dressed in red robes, stood behind Emperor Yuanwu, head bowed and silent.
“Get out!”
Emperor Yuanwu did not name anyone, but Manager An immediately ran out in small steps.
Tie Xuan casually picked a chair and sat down, and Emperor Yuanwu did not feel offended.
“I didn’t expect you to come in person!”
After a moment of silence, Emperor Yuanwu finally spoke.
“Because His Majesty has never trusted anyone!”
Tie Xuan said calmly.
Emperor Yuanwu remained silent for a moment, then finally said, “The fate of the nation rests on my shoulders; I dare not!”
Even the most loyal family, even the most virtuous woman, the Empress!
Tie Xuan said sarcastically.
“In the end, it was I who wronged the Empress!”
Emperor Yuanwu sighed.
His entanglement with the Tie family was so deep that it could ultimately be summed up in one sentence: his achievements overshadowed the emperor.
“There’s no point in saying all this! I’m here today to make a bet with you!”
Tie Xuan said calmly.
“What are we betting on?”
Emperor Yuanwu asked curiously.
“I bet your other sons won’t be able to kill Zhou Lingfeng tonight!”
Tie Xuan laughed.
What’s the stake?
Emperor Yuanwu stared at Tie Xuan and asked.
“Regardless of victory or defeat, I will retreat to the northern border and fight against the Turks. If Zhou Lingfeng survives, you shall grant him a fiefdom and bestow upon him a territory!”
Tie Xuan met his gaze without backing down.
“Fine! I’ll take the bet! But where Zhou Lingfeng will be enfeoffed is up to me!”
Emperor Yuanwu immediately agreed.
Because he also realized that the Great Zhou Dynasty absolutely could not lose Tie Xuan at this time.
The Left Wise King of the Turks has just ascended the throne!
This man is a man of great talent and ambition, and only Tie Xuan can be his rival!
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