Everything starts from Menghualu

Chapter 540 Zhen Ping Enters Beijing
"I understand, mother. But if I don't go now, how should I respond to Xie Yu?" the prince said in a deep voice.
"Reply? Why should you reply? Son, you are the prince. Who is Xie Yu? Is it necessary for you to reply to him? You don't have to pay any attention to him at all."

"Besides, he may not have the time to wait for your decision right now. Son, sometimes, ministers are not always the same. They also have their own ideas."

"So what you have to do now is just to wait and see. When everything is settled, it will not be too late for you to take action, because you are the prince."

"As long as you can keep yourself steady, no matter how Prince Yu tries, he will never be able to get past you. Don't worry, I understand your father's temperament."

"He is suspicious by nature. This time, it is not your turn to take action. Your father will lose control first, so don't worry. Just wait patiently and wait for your father to take action." Concubine Yue said
After hearing what his mother said, a satisfied smile appeared on the prince's face. He really didn't expect that things could be done this way.

In fact, at this moment, Idea Xie Yu really had no time to wait for the prince's decision, because he had not yet done the task that Tazi had just assigned to him.
As soon as he returned to the study, he called Zhuo Dingfeng and his son over.

"Brother Zhuo, this is what happened. Shen Zhui has been pursuing this matter and Your Highness is in a passive position now, so I want to get rid of him. What do you think?" Xie Yu said
"Um, Lord, I have also heard of Shen Zhui. He has always had a good reputation as an official. If this matter really has nothing to do with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I believe he will not do anything rash." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Brother Zhuo, of course I know what you said, but you have to know that people will change, and Shen Zhui is no exception. After all, he is also a human being, and humans will change."

"Don't forget what time it is now? This is the battle for the throne. If he stands there and does nothing, no matter if he becomes the Crown Prince or Prince Yu in the future, they will not let him go."

"After all, he is in charge of the Ministry of Revenue, a position that not everyone can hold. If something goes wrong, he will be the first to be punished."

"Brother Zhuo, what do you think he will choose in this situation?" Xie Yu asked directly
"My Lord, do you mean that he has joined Prince Yu? Why would he choose this? After all, no matter from which aspect, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is the one who has the upper hand." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Brother Zhuo, you are a man of the underworld, so you don't understand the situation in the court. Yes, on the surface, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince does have the advantage, but it's only a little bit."

"The advantage of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is that he has the support of nobles and generals behind him, while Prince Yu's side is exactly the opposite. His side is full of court officials, that is, scholars."

"You should understand that military commanders in all dynasties are naturally incompatible with civil officials. If you were in Shen Zhui's shoes, what would you choose?" Xie Yu said
"Yes, Lord, don't worry, I know what to do." Zhuo Dingfeng said

After hearing this, Xie Yu nodded directly, and then Zhuo Dingfeng took his son out of the study. After the father and son left, a strange expression appeared on Xie Yu's face.

At this time, the Zhuo father and son had already returned to the room and were discussing what had just happened.

"Father, do you really think what father-in-law said is true? Do we really want to assassinate Shen Zhui?" Zhuo Qingyao said

"Qingyao, we have no way out now. In this case, we can only do it. After all, he is your father-in-law, and our two families are relatives. Besides, Jing Rui..."

"Some things can't be avoided. Our two families are too deeply tied together. There is no way around many things. We can only go on with it."

"If the prince wins in the end, then our family will naturally prosper. But if the prince loses in the end, then your father-in-law will be unlucky, and our family will naturally be unlucky too."

"For many things, once your father-in-law supported the prince, there is no turning back." Zhuo Dingfeng said

After hearing this, Zhuo Qingyao didn't say anything for a while, but his attitude said it all.

"Qingyao, the investigation of Shen Zhui's matter is now handed over to you. Remember, don't rush into it. Wait until we are ready." Zhuo Dingfeng said

After hearing this, Zhuo Qingyao nodded directly and then left the room. Looking at his son's departing back, Zhuo Dingfeng shook his head helplessly.

At the same time, Mei Changsu also received a message after returning to his mansion.

"Hmm? Has the person arrived? If so, then we should not leave him alone. Since the underworld forces have taken action, we naturally cannot just sit there and wait for death."

"Let Zhen Ping come and challenge us according to the rules of the martial arts world. He must make sure that everyone is crippled. Humph, if we really want to talk about the power of the martial arts world, what does a mere Tianquan Villa count for?" Mei Changsu said directly.

After hearing this, Li Gang naturally hurried out to give orders. At this time, Mei Changsu continued to read the book with a calm expression, as if he had never spoken just now.

Zhen Ping acted quickly. Within a few days, he began to challenge masters everywhere. Of course, most of them were from Tianquan Villa.

All those who were challenged ended up with a miserable result. Their right hands were crippled and they could no longer use weapons.

This naturally made Zhuo Dingfeng very angry, and at the same time he was very worried and called his son back.

"Father, you called me here so urgently, did something happen?" Zhuo Qingyao asked

"Qingyao, something terrible has happened. All our people have been found and killed." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"What? This? Who did this?" Zhuo Qingyao asked in surprise.

In the current capital, who else would have the guts to attack our Tianquan Villa, except the Jiangzuo League? We have to be careful in the future.

Especially you, Qingyao, you must be careful these days. Since Mei Changsu has asked someone to take action, he will definitely not let it go so easily. He will definitely have a back-up plan.

"If he sets his sights on you, it will be troublesome, so you must be extra careful, or you might as well stop targeting Shen Zhui now."

"I have already written a letter. When the people arrive, you can go and keep an eye on them. If there is a chance, we can take action directly at that time." Zhuo Dingfeng said, "Don't worry, father. I know the seriousness of the matter. I will be careful. But if we stop now, what will my father-in-law say?" Zhuo Qingyao said

"Don't worry about your father-in-law. I will talk to him. Just wait patiently. Qingyao, remember, the more you have to stay calm at this time, you must not act rashly." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"What did you say? All the hands were disabled? Who did it? Jiangzuo League?" Xie Yu said
"My Lord, who else could be in the capital right now besides the Jiangzuo League? It can't be the Xuanjing Division, right? Besides, if they were to take action, they wouldn't use this method, right?" Zhuo Dingfeng asked

"Well, Brother Zhuo, you are right. It seems that the people who took action this time are indeed from the Jiangzuo League. How many people do you have now? Can you still do it?" Xie Yu said
"My Lord, we can certainly do it, but it will only take our father and I to do it ourselves. That's not a big deal, the key is that there are only two of us."

"Recently, when Qingyao was watching Shen Zhui, he found that there were always many people guarding him. It's easy for us to go, but it's unlikely to stop him from escaping." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Well, I just lost one. I wonder when the new people will arrive?" Xie Yu asked

"Don't worry, Lord Marquis. I have already written a letter back to the villa. According to the time calculation, they will be here in half a month at most. But I am worried that if the Jiangzuo League takes action again by then?"

"My people are no match for them. Even if I am good at martial arts, there are many masters in Jiangzuo League. Even if they are not as good as me, I won't be able to cope with more of them." Zhuo Dingfeng said

"Okay, I understand. If that's the case, then let's do this. Brother Zhuo, please get some help as soon as possible. I'll consider the issue of the Jiangzuo League." Xie Yu said in a deep voice.
After hearing this, Zhuo Dingfeng naturally stood up quickly, turned around and left the study. After he left, the calmness on Xie Yu's face was no longer there.

He turned gloomy and scary. He really couldn't understand why everything had changed so suddenly when everything was fine before? Jiangzuo League, Mei Changsu!

When he thought of this name, he felt uneasy and gradually started to have other thoughts.

At this time, Mei Changsu had already received the news.

"Hmm? Has everything been dealt with? Not bad, not bad. But you said that Zhuo Qingyao has set his sights on Shen Zhui? When did this happen?" Mei Changsu asked
"Master, this was only discovered recently. He had been keeping an eye on Shen Zhui before, but he has stopped doing so in the past two days. He must have received the news that his manpower was disabled." Li Gang said
"Okay, I understand. So, you ask Zhen Ping to protect Shen Zhui. If someone assassinates him, try to leave him alive. If that's not possible, you must confirm his identity." Mei Changsu ordered.

After hearing this, Li Gang naturally bowed, then stood up and left. After he left, Mei Changsu said to himself, "Xie Yu, I wonder what you are going to do next?"

At the same time, Qiu Yuan was always paying attention to what was happening recently. He didn't want to be so active, but he couldn't stand the urging of someone around him.

"Madam, I have told you many times that this is really the latest news. Apart from this, there is nothing else. Why don't you believe me?"

"How about this, you go ask Gong Yu, maybe she has some new information." Qiu Yuan said
"Husband, I've already told you that there is no relationship between Mei Changsu and me anymore, and I won't contact him anymore, so don't think too much about it." Nihuang said
"Madam, you were the one who brought this up. I didn't say a word. Don't wrongly accuse me. I didn't say there was anything going on between you two." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

Nihuang felt helpless after hearing this. She knew very well that although her husband seemed to be indifferent and didn't care about anything, she knew it was all fake.

Every time something like this happened before, she was the one who suffered in the end. Now when she thought about her previous experience at night, she felt cold sweats on her back.

So now she is a little nervous. As long as something is related to Mei Changsu, she has to explain it first, otherwise she will really feel uneasy.

And every time she did this, the response she got was always this, a seemingly nonchalant sentence, but this sentence was fake and should never be taken seriously.

She had taken it seriously a few times before and was retaliated against that same night. She really didn't want to experience that horrible scene again.

"Okay, Madam, this is what happened. Judging from the current changes, Mei Changsu has already started to take action. I just don't know how Xie Yu plans to respond." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

"My husband, no matter how Xie Yu responds, his plan may go wrong. After all, Prince Yu and Prince Jing have joined forces now, and he will not be able to get that position." Ni Huang said
"Yes, judging from the current situation, he really can't get that position. If you were in his place, Your Majesty would definitely secure Meng Zhi's position at this moment."

"After all, in his majesty's eyes, compared to the other two, Meng Zhi is the one he can trust, and this is Mei Changsu's purpose." Qiu Yuan said with a smile

After hearing this, Nihuang said nothing but just nodded. Seeing this, Qiu Yuan smiled and nodded, not knowing whether he was happy about Madam Zijie'ai's attitude towards the matter or something else.

In fact, at this time, Emperor Liang had actually been waiting for someone, and that was the crown prince. He had been waiting for the crown prince these days, waiting for the crown prince to come to the imperial study to find him.

According to his calculations, the prince should have arrived long ago, but something went wrong and the prince didn't come for a long time, which made Emperor Liang a little confused.

After all, why would the prince be so unreasonable? Normally, shouldn't the prince rush to me to complain? Why didn't he come?

In fact, the prince at this time did have this idea, but his idea was disrupted by a piece of news.

"What did you say? You can't kill him. How can you not kill him? Didn't you do a good job before? Why can't you kill Shen Zhui now?" the prince questioned.
"Your Highness, I was also caught off guard by this matter. I also did not expect that the Jiangzuo League, which had been silent all this time, would suddenly take action."

"And this time he used martial arts methods to cripple all the good fighters of Tianquan Villa. By the time I reacted, it was already too late."

"Now only the Zhuo family father and son can take action, but they are too few in number. If they fail, they will definitely alert the enemy, and it will be difficult to take action at that time." Xie Yu said
"Waste, waste! They are all a bunch of waste. Anyway, I don't care about these. Before Shen Zhui reports to my father, I must get rid of him!" The prince said angrily

After hearing this, Xie Yu could only bow his head in agreement, and then silently endure the prince's outburst of anger.

(End of this chapter)