Ming Dynasty: pacifying the rebellion and defending the border, dominating the world

Chapter 159: Thousands of True and False, Azure Dragon Appears
"Hulong Villa gathers intelligence from all over the world. It has files on every department, every garrison, and every officer above the rank of captain. I believe the Divine Marquis has already obtained seven or eight pieces of information on the commanders of the Divine Marquis's imperial guards, the Five Military Camps, and the Imperial Guard."

"Plus, I have the military token in my hand."

“Maybe not…”

Wan Sanqian's voice is full of bewitching power.

But Zhu Wusi was not yet blinded by desire, he replied coldly:

"It's no use!"

"The military talisman is indeed in my hands."

"But you miscalculated one thing. Even if that little evidence is punishable by death, it's not enough to convince them to commit treason, a crime punishable by the death of nine generations of their clan. Without a legitimate reason, it would be extremely difficult for me to gain everyone's support."

This is not the world where everyone is the best. The disputes in the court are limited to Hulong Villa and Dongchang.

The waters of the Ming Dynasty in the world of Zongwu are terrifyingly deep.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty is where various forces, including civil service groups, noble families, and the power secretly controlled by the royal family, are intertwined and the interests involved are so deep that it is impossible to explain them in a few words.

Zhu Wusi did hold the military command and had the ability to mobilize troops.

But the biggest problem facing Zhu Wusi is how to gain the approval of officials, nobles, and aristocratic families and prevent the forces behind the Ming royal family from interfering.

Bad name, bad words.

Not to mention the distant ones, the royal attendants in the palace, Zheng He who was almost a god, and some of the hidden forces in the Chenghua Li Court back then were not something that Zhu Wusi could shake with the few troops he could mobilize with the military token in his hand.

unless……

Zhu Wushi himself became a land immortal.

Then, he would be able to suppress the voices in the court.

The recognition of the Ming Dynasty royal family will also increase. As long as he can seize the throne, they will have no choice but to recognize him.

Ironically, although Zhu Wusi has hundreds of years of skills and is hard to beat in the celestial realm, and can even fight against ordinary land immortals, he ultimately stops at the celestial realm.

"Is the Divine Marquis willing to just watch helplessly?" Wan Sanqian still refused to give up and continued to persuade: "Emperor Taizong dared to raise an army to quell the rebellion and eventually seize the world with only 800 soldiers."

"Now the Divine Marquis holds the military talisman and can mobilize a hundred thousand troops around the capital. Why are you still hesitating and afraid to move forward?"

"Are you afraid?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Wusi suddenly grabbed Wan Sanqian's neck, his face full of sinister intent and murderous intent: "You are not Wan Sanqian, who are you?"

The four ghosts from Xiangxi nearby wanted to save people when they saw this, but were frightened away by Zhu Wusi's wave of his hand.

"Why do you ask that, Lord Divine?" Wan Sanqian's face flushed crimson from lack of oxygen, but he remained calm and replied, "If Lord Divine doesn't believe me, you can check for yourself to see if I'm someone else in disguise."

"Humph!"

Zhu Wusi snorted coldly and threw Wan Sanqian out directly. He hit the corner of the wall heavily and then slowly slid down.

Just when Wan Sanqian thought Zhu Wusi was just angry, he heard him say coldly: "You are not Wan Sanqian. Although I can't see your disguise clearly, I know Wan Sanqian. With Wan Sanqian's cautiousness, he wouldn't speak so arrogantly in front of me."

"Although we have a cooperative relationship, he can only be considered my vassal. He may make some suggestions, but he would never be so presumptuous. And he certainly wouldn't incite me to act rashly when he knows my chances of winning are slim."

Zhu Wusi stared at the 'Wan Sanqian' and snorted coldly, "Who are you?"

"Ahem!" Wan Sanqian coughed twice, as if deflated. He smiled helplessly, "As expected of the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis, my ability to conceal my true identity is so powerful that even the immortals on earth have failed to decipher it. It's just a slip of the tongue, yet you're so certain I'm not Wan Sanqian."

Zhu Wusui treated him indifferently. Wan Sanqian's disguise was indeed flawless. Even his heartbeat and reaction when he pinched the other party just now were exactly the same as Wan Sanqian who had no martial arts skills.

However, there are indeed quite a few flaws.

For example, after he took action just now, the four ghosts from Xiangxi who were standing behind him were indifferent.

"My name is Gongsun He, from... the Azure Dragon Society!"

"Qinglong Society?" Zhu Wusi's pupils shrank. He didn't expect that the most mysterious organization in the world would meet him in this way. Over the years, he had tried many ways to find the trace of Qinglong Society.

Every time, we find a few insignificant little shrimps and the news suddenly stops.

Even if Zhu Wusi went to investigate personally, there were cases where his spies were silenced in front of him.

What's even more terrifying is that once when Zhu Wusi woke up, he suddenly found a mark of the Qinglong Society on the desk in his bedroom, as if warning him not to continue investigating. Otherwise, this time it was the mark, and next time he might not wake up.

Such a mysterious and terrifying organization suddenly came to his door, and pretended to be Wan Sanqian to instigate him to force the emperor to abdicate and rebel. Zhu Wushi had no choice but to be cautious.

"This time, I am here on behalf of the Azure Dragon Society and want to cooperate with the Divine Marquis."

Zhu Wusi didn't agree or refuse, but asked: "What about 13,000?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun He put on Wan Sanqian's signature fake smile and said, "Master Wan Sanqian is fine. Please rest assured, Lord Shenhou. After I leave today, he will return safely."

"Oh?"

A fierce look flashed across Zhu Wusi's eyes, but he quickly suppressed it. The purse of Wan Sanqian was related to his rebellion plan and he must not lose it. But this person had gone to such great lengths to pretend to be Wan Sanqian, so he was quite interested in the so-called cooperation.

"What cooperation?"

"What can I get?"

Gongsun He smiled brightly and uttered two words: "The throne."

Zhu Wusi had no expression when he heard this, just stared at him coldly.

"We've received news that Zhu Houzhao has gone mad for some reason and actually sent Su Wang Zhu Jinzhen an imperial edict to quell the rebellion..."

Before the other party could finish, Zhu Wusi could not help but exclaimed: "What did you say? The imperial edict to pacify the rebellion? To whom?"

Gongsun He replied in a deep voice, "Prince Su, Zhu Jinzhen."

"You didn't lie to me?" Zhu Wusi narrowed his eyes, full of murderous intent.

"Do you think that I would deceive you with a lie that would be easily exposed?" Gongsun He smiled frankly. This news could be concealed for a while, but not forever. It would surely spread throughout the court and even the entire Ming Dynasty in no time.

Zhu Wusi naturally understood this truth.

He suppressed the various complex emotions that surged in his heart like raging waves, lowered his voice, and said, "Go on."

What Zhu Wusi couldn't figure out before, he finally figured out now.

He understood why Zhu Houzhao had disregarded etiquette and directly broke off relations with him yesterday. He also understood why Zhu Houzhao was able to leave Jiayuguan safely and was personally escorted back to Beijing by a team of Cangyun Army.

The imperial edict to quell the rebellion?

Zhu Wusi couldn't help sneering in his heart. For Prince Su Zhu Jinzhen, how was this different from the imperial edict of abdication?
(End of this chapter)