Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 852

The back garden of the palace, the heart garden.

Ye Ansheng came to Duan Zi's side, leaned over and saluted, "Holy Ancestor, those two servants have already been sent away."

Duan Zifang nodded with approval, turned to look at the stone pagoda in front of him, and sighed: "The resentment is enough, but the resentment of Qiancheng Kingdom is not enough. The resentment accumulated for hundreds of years is about to be defeated by Xu Zhiqiong." It's gone."

Ye Ansheng raised his head slightly, glanced at Duan Zifang, and then lowered his head again.

Duan Zifang smiled and said to Ye Ansheng: "You usually don't talk much, if you want to ask something, you must have been wondering for a long time, just ask."

"Holy Ancestor, since Xu Zhiqiong is the culprit, why didn't he get rid of him?"

Duan Zifang shook his head and said: "You have fought against him, you should know that you can't kill him, even if you join forces with Shui Ling, it will be difficult to kill him."

"But..." Ye Ansheng hesitated to speak.

What he meant was that if I couldn't kill him, why didn't the Holy Ancestor do it himself?

Duan Zifang knew what Ye Ansheng was thinking, and said with a smile, "If I kill Xu Zhiqiong in Qiancheng Kingdom, I'm afraid he will notice."

He refers to the evil spirit of Qiancheng Kingdom.

Ye Ansheng still didn't understand: "Holy Ancestor, since you want to wake him up, why are you afraid that he will notice?"

Duan Zifang still shook his head: "If I provoke him, he will vent his anger on me. If I ignite resentment and wake him up, he will be used by me."

Ye Ansheng's eyes moved slightly, but he didn't make another sound.

Duan Zifang smiled: "If you want to accumulate resentment, you don't have to kill Xu Zhiqiong. The resentment of the people of Qiancheng dissipated, but some people still have a lot of resentment. Tonight, let's go to visit some friends."

Duan Zifang took Ye Ansheng to Lu Wangfu.

After Hong Juncheng passed away, the missing Hong Zhenkang was sent back to Prince Lu's Mansion and continued to be his prince.

As a pro-picture faction, Hong Zhenkang has completely lost power, and all the officials in the court kept a distance from him, so the money was naturally hard to find.

The business of the Yamen in Anshi is deserted, and the subsidy can't come down. The food town has been deprived one after another by the court, and now they can only live on their salary.

In fact, his salary is considered generous, but it is far from the usual luxury of the prince.

Hong Zhenkang ate dinner and sat silently in the bedroom, lamenting the hard life.

When the servant came to report, Duan Zifang, a businessman from Tunu, asked to see him.

Duan Zifang?
It is not easy for someone to come to the door, but this person, see or not?
Hong Zhenkang was squeezed out because of his kinship. Wouldn't it make things worse if he saw Duan Zifang again at this moment?

But even if he doesn't see him, the current situation won't get better. If he can get a sum of money from Duan Zifang, wouldn't it be a good thing?

Of course, a businessman wants to pursue profit, and if the matter is not done for him, Duan Zifang must not be willing to let it go.

What can I do if I don't want to rest?

I am still the prince of Qiancheng Kingdom, what can he do to me?

Hong Zhenkang invited Duan Zifang in, and Duan Zifang first offered 1 taels of gold to Hong Zhenkang.

Seeing Jin Zi, Hong Zhenkang showed a relieved smile, and the communication between the two parties became much smoother.

After the cold and warm question, Duan Zifang sighed: "The king has no way, but he made the king suffer."

Hong Zhenkang was startled: "Mr. Duan, speak carefully."

Duan Zifang sneered: "What do you have to fear from a usurper? The first emperor wanted to pass on to the second son, and everyone knows that,
Hong Zhenji, a sycophant, tampered with the imperial edict, stole the country, did not follow the ancient system, and acted recklessly, so that the loyal and the good suffered. "

Hong Zhenkang was so frightened that his face turned ashen, and he waved his hands again and again: "I am loyal to the gods and have no second thoughts. Don't mention such rebellious words in front of the widows. Please go back, Mr. Duan."

Rather than returning the gold to Duan Zifang, Hong Zhenkang didn't want to hear another word from him.

Duan Zifang laughed loudly: "The King of Lu is worrying too much."

While speaking, Ye Ansheng, who was sitting next to Duan Zifang, took a look at Hong Zhenkang.

There seemed to be ripples in the pitch-black eyes.

Hong Zhenkang, who was originally flustered, suddenly calmed down a lot, and even felt that Duan Zifang's words were somewhat believable.

However, his words clearly contradicted the descriptions of the officials.

"Mr. Duan, I heard from the ministers that before the late Emperor passed away, he appointed King Shu as the crown prince. There is an imperial edict for this."

Duan Zifang shook his head and said: "The imperial edict is a forgery, and Hong Zhenji used the power of Xuanren to force the officials to testify for him.

There has never been a precedent for the emperor of Qiancheng to be from father to son, and there has never been a precedent for brother to brother. Such a clumsy deception, the king of Lu did not suspect it? "

Hong Zhenkang has also been wondering why Hong Juncheng insisted on passing the throne to Hong Zhenji instead of passing on the throne to his two sons.

He glanced at Ye Ansheng again.

He now feels that Duan Zifang's words are more and more credible.

Duan Zifang went on to say: "Since the death of the eldest son Hong Huaxiao, King Lu has always regarded the second son as the crown prince and supported him everywhere. If the second son Huayun becomes the great treasure, King Lu will be an important minister of the auxiliary country. , why should you be left out in the cold?"

Hong Zhenkang bowed his head in silence, all the resentment and unwillingness flooded into his heart for a while.

After a long silence, Hong Zhenkang raised his head and said, "Brother Huang, do you really want to pass it on to Huayun?"

He only wants a trace of evidence now, even if it is only a trace.

Duan Zifang stared at Hong Zhenkang and said: "This is what King Lu saw with his own eyes, but did King Lu forget?"

"The widow saw it with his own eyes?" Hong Zhenkang looked blank, and Ye Ansheng's eyes were fixed on him.

The waves in the eyes became more and more intense, as if countless waves were rolling, forming a huge vortex, pulling Hong Zhenkang's consciousness to the center of the vortex little by little.

Yes, this is what the widow saw with his own eyes.

The emperor's brother wants to pass it on to Huayun. I saw the will and heard the words of the emperor's brother.

Hong Zhenkang became more and more determined that Hong Huayun was the one who wanted to be the god.

Duan Zifang continued: "The two holy sons want to send troops to kill the faint king, and wait to regain the position of the great treasure. They are willing to divide half of the country into the king. If the king has this good opportunity, he should follow the holy son and do great things together!"

Make a big deal together!

Hong Zhenkang nodded, picked up his pen, and wrote a letter to Hong Huayun.

Duan Zifang took the letter and came to Hong Huayun's mansion.

The situations of Hong Huayun and Hong Huaheng are different. Hong Huaheng has gained Xu Zhiqiong's trust to a large extent, but Hong Huayun is the object of Xu Zhiqiong's key precautions. If he is not careful, he may be killed.

Hong Huayun usually never sees any guests, and for some reason tonight, Duan Zifang suddenly entered his mansion.

Frightened, Hong Huayun was about to call for someone, but Duan Zifang said: "This old man risked his life to come here, and is willing to help the god to regain the Ninth Five-Year Plan."

It took less than a cup of tea, Hong Huayun looked at Duan Zifang and Ye Ansheng with bright eyes.

Under Ye Ansheng's gaze, he recalled some things.

He is the crown prince of Qiancheng Kingdom. His father personally issued an edict to let him be the crown prince. He said more than once in front of the ministers that he would be the heir of Qiancheng!
"I am a god, and I am the Lord of Thousand Vehicles! I want to kill that traitor Hong Zhenji immediately!" Hong Huayun trembled all over. He believed that all the memories were true. shame.

According to Duan Zifang's instructions, he wrote an imperial edict ordering Zhao Zhipeng, the commander of the imperial army, to gather troops and enter the palace three days later.

Next, Duan Zifang and Ye Ansheng found Zhao Zhipeng, and with Hong Huayun's edict and Hong Zhenkang's letter, they reshaped the memory of the commander of the Imperial Army.

The commander of the Forbidden Army immediately agreed, and three days later, he raised his troops, broke into the palace, and killed the faint king.

Back in the back garden of the imperial palace, Ye Ansheng asked Duan Zifang: "Holy Ancestor, what are Hong Huayun's chances of winning this battle?"

Duan Zifang shook his head and said: "Hong Huayun has no chance of winning. With this stupid person's mind and methods, how can he be Xu Zhiqiong's opponent."

Ye Ansheng was surprised: "Since that's the case, what happened tonight was not in vain?"

Duan Zifang said with a smile: "Qiancheng has 80 troops, and less than 40 are capable of fighting. There are still three days to win 20 of them. It is still possible to fight.
Three days later, there is no doubt that Hong Huayun will be defeated, you will lead troops outside the city to support him, and I will help him escape in the city, and the great battle will start from then on. "

Ye Ansheng said: "With this 20 army, Hong Huayun might win?"

"It doesn't matter whether you win or lose, and it doesn't matter who is the emperor."

Ye Ansheng understood Duan Zifang's intentions.

The suffering and resentment brought about by the fierce battle is what matters.

……

Three days later, Hong Huayun led two hundred soldiers to the south of the city, less than three miles away from the imperial palace, waiting for Hong Zhenkang and Zhao Zhipeng to come to meet him.

Duan Zifang prepared to respond in secret.

After waiting for about half an hour, Hong Zhenkang did not appear. Zhao Zhipeng led [-] soldiers and surrounded Hong Huayun.

But seeing Hong Zhenji riding a war horse to the front of the formation, he shouted loudly: "Hong Huayun, I have treated you leniently, but you have raised your troops to seek rebellion. What do you have to say now?"

Hong Huayun's face was pale, and he put his hand on the hilt of his sword, wanting to fight to the death.

Duan Zifang frowned slightly, trying to figure out the reason behind it.

Things were out.

Could it be that Xu Zhiqiong received the news in advance and took precautions?

He called Ye Ansheng with his breath and ordered him to get ready outside the city.

Ye Ansheng arrived in a short while.

In the past three days, Ye Ansheng recruited nine generals one after another by tampering with his memory. These nine generals led 22 troops and agreed to support the second son, Hong Huayun, as the successor to the throne.

Among them are two generals who are stationed near Shenlin City. They promised to lead [-] troops each to come outside the city to meet them tonight.

But why they didn't come, I don't know for now.

Duan Zifang was quite surprised. Could it be that the affairs outside the city are also under Xu Zhiqiong's control?
In fact, things are not so complicated.

Xu Zhiqiong hardly participated in the whole matter.

The reason why this incident came to light was because Duan Zifang made a wrong judgment on Qian Chengren's temperament.

Qiancheng is a land abandoned by the gods. Duan Zifang dared not come to Qiancheng country easily after leaving the mundane world. He didn't know much about the temperament of Qiancheng people.

Hong Zhenkang agreed to join the incident with Hong Huayun that night, but at dawn the next day, he sent a secret report to the palace to expose Hong Huayun's conspiracy.

In the memorial, he stated that Hong Huayun colluded with Tuan Zifang, a Tuan merchant, to conspire to usurp the throne, and coerced him into raising troops together.

Hong Zhenkang repeatedly stated that he wanted to sternly refuse, but he was afraid of making trouble, so he humiliated and agreed temporarily, with the purpose of completely exposing Hong Huayun's conspiracy.

When Qin Yan received the memorial, she didn't believe it at first, thinking that Hong Zhenkang and Hong Huayun were against each other because of personal grievances.

Not long after, the memorial of the commander of the forbidden army also came up, also exposing Hong Huayun's treason, and also submitted the imperial edict given to him by Hong Huayun.

Since then, Qin Yan realized that something serious had happened, and stepped up her surveillance of Hong Huayun.

After another two days, the generals from all over the country came forward one after another to expose Hong Huayun's treason. Only then did Qin Yan know that Hong Huayun had already stretched out his hand outside the city of Shenlin.

Hong Zhenkang, Zhao Zhipeng, and the generals from all over the country all agreed to the matter. Why did they agree afterwards and all go back on their word?
Could it be that Ye Ansheng failed to tamper with their memories?
Ye Ansheng successfully tampered with their memories.

In everyone's memory, Hong Juncheng established Hong Huayun as the crown prince.

But it is not important.

It doesn't matter who Hong Juncheng chooses as the crown prince, because Hong Juncheng is already dead.

The important thing is that Hong Zhenji is now a god, and there are gods, why should he work hard for the prince?
But since you don't want to work hard for the crown prince, why don't you refuse in person?

This is great wisdom.

The reason why he agreed face-to-face was to leave a way out for himself. In case Hong Huayun gained the upper hand in this battle, he would have room to maneuver if he waved the flag to follow suit!
This is Qiancheng dignitaries' understanding of righteousness and integrity.

Hong Huayun gave an order, ordering his own soldiers to fight a bloody path.

Two hundred soldiers put down their weapons one after another and knelt down to beg for mercy.

Ye Ansheng looked at Duan Zifang, who was asking if he should take Hong Huayun outside the city.

Duan Zifang smiled wryly and remained silent.

What's the use of taking it out now?

Keep it as a waste?
That night, Hong Huayun was captured alive, and all members of his clan were taken to death row, awaiting execution.

Duan Zifang took Ye Ansheng back to the back garden of the palace, and told Ye Ansheng to guard the stone tower and wait for news.

"Holy Ancestor, are you going to Tunu Country?"

Duan Zifang nodded and said, "It's time to start the war."

"According to the previous plan, Tunu should start the war with Daxuan."

"The situation has changed, first let Qian Cheng's resentment burn under Tunu's iron hooves."

(End of this chapter)