fifth form

Chapter 2298 Opportunity
Zhang Xuezhou has always believed that his martial arts practice in the real world is a little bit off, but he doesn't know where.

It was not until Jinchang was facing a situation worse than death that Zhang Xuezhou realized something was wrong.

If Jinchang takes advantage of the Huainan Kingdom and fails to defeat the King of Huainan, the opponent's fate may be the same as Zhang Xuezhou's tomorrow.

He took some of the luck that Huang Daoxian sealed in Dongshan. If Zhang Xuezhou was cursed by Huang Daoxian using this, his luck level would certainly be difficult to resist.

His current level of martial arts skills can barely defeat Zuo Quan, but there is no way he can defeat Huang Daoxian.

Zhang Xuezhou had benefited from Zuo Quan's lucky jewelry, and Zuo Teng had suffered from magic torture that was dozens of times more severe than Jinchang's. Zhang Xuezhou did not doubt whether Huang Daoxian had the ability to cast a magic curse.

Dong Zhongshu's face turned pale when he thought about the King of Huainan who was well versed in the art of fortune-telling, and Zhang Xuezhou's situation was no different when he thought about Huang Daoxian.

"Master, I'm afraid you are in some risk," Zhang Xuezhou whispered.

"What about you?" Dong Zhongshu whispered, "Have you practiced the art of movement?"

"I have been promoted to the rank of 'Jieshi Zhong', so naturally I have practiced a little bit," Zhang Xuezhou replied.

"To be able to get the position of a Taizhong doctor out of nowhere, your skill level must be more than a little bit!"

The previous person to serve as Taizhong Daifu was Shen Peigong, the leader of the Confucian faction, and before that was Tian Fen, the empress dowager's younger brother.

If we follow the normal promotion system of the imperial court, a minor official like Zhang Xuezhou would never be ranked first.

However, if the power of the court was divided based on the major families, schools, etc., it would not be Zhang Xuezhou's turn to be Taizhong Daifu.

As for Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation strength, he is certainly a leader among the younger generation and is common in the court. He will not be placed in a frontline official position, especially since he is in poor health and it is difficult to place him in a key official position.

But Zhang Xuezhou suddenly came to power.

Dong Zhongshu realized later that Zhang Xuezhou's martial arts skills were probably not weak. It was very likely that he had just happened to get the right opportunity, which led to this extraordinary gift.

"The King of Huainan is not as easy to talk to as you and me," said Dong Zhongshu.

If the King of Huainan's luck is very weak, it won't be a big deal.

If Zhang Xuezhou's martial arts skills were also weak, it would be impossible for Dong Zhongshu to join forces with Zhang Xuezhou.

The bad thing is that the King of Huainan's military skills are unfathomable, and Dong Zhongshu can only look up to him at present. The good thing is that Dong Zhongshu is not fighting alone, and he at least has a helper in front of him.

Even though Zhang Xuezhou had to give up from time to time, he was still a real practitioner of the art of movement, and he even got close to the new emperor.

Dong Zhongshu realized it belatedly and even felt that Zhang Xuezhou had promoted the art of movement earlier than him, which reminded him of some strange things about the practice of art of movement in Jiangdu.

Zhang Xuezhou did not ruin Dong Zhongshu's practice of Yunshu in Jiangdu, and Dong Zhongshu would not ruin Zhang Xuezhou's practice of Yunshu in Chang'an City.

The two of them even have a common target to guard against or even target.

"In a battle of martial arts, it's a matter of life and death," Zhang Xuezhou whispered.

“We can get along with the King of Huainan, but do you think he is willing to get along with us?” Dong Zhongshu said solemnly, “His luck is so powerful that he is likely to want to compete for the Han Dynasty. Once the Majesty you chose is destroyed by him, the luck you rely on to practice will be gone, and you will fall into the bad luck of the backlash of your luck!”

"Can we target the King of Huainan?"

Zhang Xuezhou asked with great interest.

From yesterday to today, Dong Zhongshu finally built consistent content with him, instead of falling into contradictions and conflicts like yesterday.

Perhaps at this time, Dong Zhongshu had a high probability of understanding why he was blocked by Zhang Xuezhou when he came to Chang'an City.

"We practice the art of movement only to change the predicament we are facing, but a vassal king like the King of Huainan must have evil intentions of rebellion when practicing the art of movement!"

Even without any grudges or hatred, Dong Zhongshu had to raise a big banner to make the King of Huainan a powerful enemy.

If they practiced the art of movement, it could only be considered as stealing, while a person like the King of Huainan was an unstable traitor. His family was huge and it would be difficult for him to retire like Zhang Xuezhou and others, and he had nowhere to escape. Once he was discovered by the new emperor, he might be forced to participate in the competition.

"If your majesty has not practiced the art of movement, it would be fine. Once your majesty has practiced the art of movement and has reached a certain level, with the evil spell of the art of movement he cast on Jinchang, he has the ability to strike your majesty in Chang'an City in Huainan." Dong Zhongshu said in a deep voice: "Such people will ruin you and me, and we will have to face this inevitable dispute!"

"Then how can we defeat him?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

Zhang Xuezhou mentioned a very practical problem. Thinking and doing are two different things. At present, they are hiding behind the scenes and have the advantage of being the first to attack, but it is difficult for a small horse to pull a big cart. It is extremely difficult to practice against the King of Huainan who has practiced the art of transportation for decades.

Judging from the physical strength of each other, Zhang Xuezhou did not think it was possible to defeat the King of Huainan head-on.

However, Huainan's national fortune is not going away. Once they clash with the enemy in the Han Dynasty, they will inevitably be defeated even if their physical fitness level is high.

It is too rare and too difficult to pull the King of Huainan out of the borders of the Han Dynasty and cut off his ability to continue his national destiny.

As for the head-on battle between the two, the King of Huainan had tens of thousands of retainers under his command. If it was the King of Huainan's turn to take action, it would mean that the Kingdom of Huainan was almost destroyed.

"Eliminating all the factors that led to the Prince of Huainan settling in Chang'an City, if he cannot enter Chang'an City with righteousness, even if he kills Your Majesty, he will be a usurper of the throne and will be unpopular and condemned by people all over the world!" Dong Zhongshu said.

All Zhang Xuezhou was thinking about was how to defeat the King of Huainan.

When Dong Zhongshu opened his mouth, he couldn't help but feel that Dong Zhongshu's ideas were completely different.

This is to dig up the roots of the King of Huainan, leaving him with strength but unable to display it, thus restricting him to the land of Huainan.

"But this is just a preventive strategy, the risk still exists," Zhang Xuezhou reminded.

“This requires an opportunity!”

Dong Zhongshu thought for a long time before he spoke.

If we start from the level of fortune-telling, people like them who do not have the qualities of an emperor or a king have no foundation for national destiny and have almost no chance of fighting against the King of Huainan.

But the battle of life and death is not limited to sportsmanship. In addition to sportsmanship, there are too many other ways to influence it.

"What opportunity?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Your Majesty knows that the King of Huainan is a deadly threat and wants to eliminate him, but the King of Huainan is not prepared for this opportunity!"

Dong Zhongshu whispered.

He looked at Zhang Xuezhou, thinking that Zhang Xuezhou could make some slanderous remarks about the King of Huainan to the new emperor, thus making the new emperor guard against the King of Huainan.

As for the many subsequent measures, they need to be promoted according to the situation.

Only when everything is just right, and the timing and location are favorable, can the King of Huainan be successfully targeted.

The various conditions involved are undoubtedly harsh, but after all, the chances of winning are greater than defeating the King of Huainan in a competition of tactics.

"If you don't want to rely on fate for everything, the most important thing is that Your Majesty needs to promote luck and have a high level of luck so that you can target people like the King of Huainan who have great luck," Dong Zhongshu added.

"The King of Huainan will certainly pay close attention to your Majesty's practice. Once he finds that your Majesty has made progress in his practice..."

"In a battle of luck, it's a matter of life and death. There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Once you make a choice, there is no turning back, Your Majesty. You will definitely fight to the death!"

Dong Zhongshu's eyes lit up slightly.

Zhang Xuezhou raised his head and looked towards the palace.

As the son of Emperor Jing, the new emperor might have known about the situation of King Huainan before Emperor Jing was on the verge of death.

The new emperor did not need him to give him slanderous advice, so he must have been targeting the King of Huainan.

And the new emperor who pushed forward to enter the realm of supernatural powers has also practiced the art of movement.

Many of the things that Dong Zhongshu sought have actually been promoted.

The reason why the King of Huainan was hesitant to take action was because of the eight words "It's a life or death battle".

King Liang was beheaded by the Chixiao Sword. King Huainan was afraid of the new emperor holding the fake Chixiao Sword and dared not take any action, thus falling into an extremely embarrassing situation.

"Princess Liu Ling...it turns out that she came to Chang'an City for this matter!"

After a series of discussions, even before Zhang Xuezhou visited the Huainan Palace, he already understood the purpose of the princess's visit to Chang'an City.

Either Liu Ling could tell whether the Chixiao Sword was real or fake, or Liu Ling took the Chixiao Sword back to Huainan. This would most likely become the opportunity for the conflict mentioned by Dong Zhongshu.