Shendou Continent

Chapter 204 Conspiracy to Seize Power
Originally, the money and food deliberated by the cabinet were enough for the flood relief in the south, but the money allocated from the household department went to Nanou province, then to the state capital, then to the county, and finally to the victims of the disaster, and was deducted layer by layer , The relief received by the victims is pitiful.

However, the Ministry of Industry only sent a few construction supervisors to the disaster-stricken areas, saying only that the Ministry of Industry had no money, and asked the localities to raise money, food and manpower for repairing the river.In this way, Nanou Province, which was already suffering from floods and was unable to face it alone, simply let the floods go.Thus, a moderate flood turned into a catastrophe, which was accompanied by a catastrophe. In the end, 10 people died, shocking the government and the public.

Because of the excitement of the crowd, Emperor Xinfeng was not a fool, he dealt with several people who took the lead in corruption.But Emperor Xinfeng cared more about his own feelings than the lives of the common people. He was so tired of this matter that he only let the cabinet handle it with its own opinions.But the cabinet does not have the courage of the emperor, going around, everything is painless.Such an approach naturally aroused the dissatisfaction of the local people.So not long after, a lot of civil uprisings broke out in Chuzhou and other places, and one of the forces also captured the government office of Chuzhou and killed the magistrate appointed by the imperial court.When Emperor Xinfeng found out, Lei Ting was furious, and immediately ordered the Southwest Governor's Mansion to send troops to suppress it.For the rebels, he never asked the reason, and when he caught them, he would kill them all.

Soon, the army of the Southwest Governor's Mansion moved all over the state.The victims of the riots in this state were originally a group of mobs. Naturally, they had no power to fight back against the royal master, so they ended up being brutally massacred.Although it was a civil uprising, these people were also victims of disasters, and they all wanted to survive. Instead of providing relief, the court was so cold-blooded, which aroused stronger resistance from the local people and attracted more people with lofty ideals to participate in the resistance.The armies of the Southwest killed this side, and the people there came out again, and they couldn't kill all the local people, so it has been a long time before they can completely solve the people's troubles.

At this time, the Guangchu Empire heard the news and took the opportunity to send troops to attack Ouyue from the southwest.In this way, the southwestern army fought on two fronts, lacking in resources, and suffered repeated defeats on the frontal battlefield facing the Guangchu army.The news spread back to the Ouyue court, causing another uproar.

Emperor Xinfeng didn't know why there were so many unlucky things. He lost his temper in the hall and vented his anger on several unlucky ministers. a satisfactory result.

Throughout the history of the mainland, every encounter with powerful enemies, corruption in the government, incompetent rulers, and natural disasters can constitute a heavy blow to the dynasty.The Nanou flood was not a major disaster at first, but the government was corrupt and the government was corrupt, which intensified the contradictions and caused a catastrophe.However, the Ouyue Empire is a thousand-year-old foundation after all, and it is not so easy to shake the foundation of the country.It's just this incident that made Lu Wang's party see hope. They secretly planned to launch a coup after Ke Wuxin left Beijing.

The sixth day of June is said to be the Tianzhu Festival. It is said that the activities on this day will be blessed by God.That night, in the inner hall of King Lu's Mansion in Luzhou, four people were sitting in a secret room quietly planning something.

"Natural disasters and frequent visions. This is because God is dissatisfied with me, Ou Yue." A middle-aged man wearing a black gauze crown with folded horns and a red jacket with a collar and narrow sleeves spoke first.There is also a gold-woven dragon pattern on the front, back and shoulders of the robe on the man's body. Isn't this the crown dress of Prince Ouyue?The person who spoke was Qian Xiaowu, King of Ouyue Lu!At this time, sitting on his right was the grandfather who came from the capital a few days ago, the Ouyue Saint Warrior, and the protector of the country Lu Sheng.

"King Lu, what do you think of this situation?" Lu Sheng, who was dressed in black, looked old with gray hair, but he was a saint warrior after all, and his strength was unfathomable.The lineage of Duke Protector is the founding duke of the country. Thousands of years ago, he followed the Ouyue Taizu Emperor in the South and North Wars. He was born and died in the field of Shura, and only then did he earn the glory of the millennium.For thousands of years, Duke Hu's lineage has always enjoyed high prestige in the army, and the former emperor Qian Lu also took a fancy to this, so he asked to marry King Lu's mother.

However, Emperor Xinfeng came from the empress, and the empress is a collateral line of the royal family, and the mother's family can directly affect the attitude of the royal family.Back then, in order to balance the two major forces, Emperor Changhua also gave King Lu a lot of care.That's why at this moment, King Lu felt that he had the capital to compete with Emperor Xinfeng.

"Xu Changshi, what do you think?" King Lu didn't answer directly, but asked a question to the seemingly uncultivated old man beside him.This person is called Xu Wei, and he is the long history of Lu Wangfu. Although he is a civil servant, he is able to make good decisions and is an important think tank of Lu Wang.Because he has no cultivation base and his face fades easily, although he looks quite old, his actual age is the youngest among the four.

"Emperor Xinfeng is obsessed with women, does not care about state affairs, favors traitors, and kills innocent people indiscriminately. After only five years in office, he has made the monarch and his ministers renounced, and the sky is angry and people complain. , the civil uprising caused by the disaster, and Guangchu took advantage of the situation to attack, Na Ke Wuxin must be very busy now. The timing is in my favour, the opportunity must not be missed, and the loss will never come again." Xu Wei looked around, his generous statement , Sure enough, everyone present was moved.So, he continued, "It's just a big plan, there is no turning back, and you have to be safe."

"What's the plan, Lord Changshi?" Xu Zhongxuan, the commander of King Lu's Guard, looked at Xu Wei and asked.

King Lu is different from other hereditary princes in that his palace guards are powerful.On the one hand, it was because he was favored by the first emperor and had some privileges; on the other hand, it was also because he wanted to fight against Emperor Xinfeng.On the surface, his guard has only 600 people, but in fact he has already recruited no less than [-] soldiers, and many of them are fighters with cultivation.As the supreme general of this army, Xu Zhongxuan's cultivation has also reached the Senior Profound Realm, and he is the pillar of King Lu's army.

"In today's situation, I have three strategies: upper, middle and lower. The best strategy is to follow the example of the previous emperor to seize power; the middle strategy is to raise troops to calm the situation, and the Qing emperor is on the side; the bottom strategy is to crack the soil and seal the borders as princes." Xu Wei followed the trend and threw out his strategy, and then continued. , "The best plan has the smallest movement, but find a reliable person to start it; the middle plan has the largest movement, and once it succeeds, it will enjoy glory forever; the worst plan has the smallest change, but the long-term hidden danger is the greatest."

"When you say that, I think of someone." Hearing this, the Duke Protector said thoughtfully.

"Who did grandpa think of?" King Lu hurriedly asked.

"Eunuch Xiao Zhou is in the hands of the Supervisor of Rituals!"

"Xiao Zhou? He is an interior minister, why is he willing to wade into this muddy water?"

"You don't understand human nature. If there is one, there are two. Back then, he was able to betray the Emperor Yongli who trusted him. How can he not do it again now? It's just a matter of bargaining chips and timing." Lu Sheng chuckled and said a word. Makes sense.

"What the Duke said is very true! The timing is easy to say. Compared with the past, the current situation is not bad for us. But when it comes to this bargaining chip, Xiao Zhou was in power back then, and later got what he wanted, why is it now? And he has already Entering the twilight years, I am afraid that my life will not be long." Xu Zhongxuan continued.

"What do you think people in their twilight years will think?" Lu Sheng asked with a weird smile.

"I see! He seems to be about to step into the highest level of the Profound Realm. If he can break through the Divine Lake Realm and upgrade his cultivation to the Holy Realm, he can live another 20 years!" Xu Wei still saw it through at a glance.

"So that's it! I almost forgot about his situation. But the God Lake Pill, could it be that my grandfather has..."

"I don't have it, but the treasury of the Ouyue Empire has it. Didn't Emperor Xinfeng give Ke Wuxin one?"

"That's true, but the one with Dan is Xinfeng!"

"Xinfeng won't give it to him, so he is very likely to cooperate with us."

"Oh?"

"Xiao Zhou's qualifications are too old and his cultivation level is too high. Xinfeng may not be able to fully control him. In order to balance the relationship between the inner court, Xinfeng appointed him as the eunuch of the palm seal. In fact, he has been guarding against him all the time. How can he help him?"

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In this way, after some conspiracy, the four decided to take advantage of the current opportunity to seize power.To be on the safe side, I plan to use the best strategy first, and Lu Sheng will come forward to contact Xiao Zhou, intending to seek opportunities from within.

(End of this chapter)