Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 42: The Power of the King and the Power of the Ministers, Yin Zhongye Talks

"Ah? The Qinglong Society is behind Jianghu Monthly? If that's the case, then they're your subordinates, godfather!"

"Yeah! Are you still going to deal with Jianghu Monthly?"

Zhou Ming naturally didn't dare to say that he would deal with it, but then he thought about it and felt that this was also a good thing.

Jianghu Monthly has a strong propaganda capability.

If you use Jianghu Monthly to promote your new book, what's the point of riding on the popularity?

I am the heat myself!
Thinking of this, Zhou Ming hurriedly said, "In that case, godfather, when my new book is released, can you ask Jianghu Monthly to help me?"

"Still mentioning your lousy book!"

Pei Ju slapped out with his palm, and invisible energy came bombarding him.

Zhou Ming misstepped and dodged sideways.

"Ok?"

Pei Ju's eyes focused and he swung his hand back. The energy he had just released made a circle and came back.

Zhou Ming seemed to have eyes behind him. He turned around and dodged it again.

"Lingbo Weibu... you've already mastered it? And you can even perform it with ease and dodge my attack?"

Pei Ju said: "Humph! You only have some talent in martial arts!"

Although it was just a casual attack from him.

But considering the distance between the two sides now, even a Grandmaster might not be able to dodge it given his level of strength.

Zhou Ming was only at the Xiantian Qi realm, but he was able to dodge his attacks easily.

It can be seen that his lightness skills are superb.

Zhou Ming smiled and didn't dare to mention his novel or Jianghu Monthly anymore, so he quickly changed the subject.

"Foster father, now that power has been returned to the emperor, I'm afraid Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi won't be willing to accept this, right?"

"Not bad." Pei Ju nodded.

Zhou Mingdao: "Then godfather, what are your plans?"

"What are you planning? Just sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight..."

"Godfather is wise."

Zhou Ming now understands that Pei Ju's current situation in the court can be said to be in an invincible position.

The power in the court can be simply divided into the power of the monarch and the power of the ministers.

The world was ruled jointly by the emperor and his ministers, and his adoptive father Pei Ju, as the chief minister of the cabinet and a representative of the civil officials, could be said to have firmly grasped the power of the ministers.

As for the imperial power, before this, it was divided among Cao Zhengchun, Zhu Wusi and Pei Ju.

Returning power to the emperor now is nothing more than returning to him what originally belonged to the emperor.

And it is only paid back little by little, not all at once.

Pei Ju returned the royal power, but still held the power of a minister.

In contrast, Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi, although one has the East Factory and the other has the Hulong Villa, in fact, they have no other rights.

The East Factory has only a few hundred people.

The Huolong Villa may be more powerful, but it only has a few thousand people on the surface, and there may be more than ten thousand people in secret.

But what's the use?
If the two of them return the power in their hands, they will have basically nothing left.

So when Yang Yuxuan wrote to the emperor for the first time, requesting to return power to him, Pei Ju agreed, Zhu Wushi was ambiguous, and only Cao Zhengchun sternly rejected it.

Because Pei Ju was a minister, Zhu Wusi was the emperor's uncle, and only Cao Zhengchun was a eunuch.

If he handed over the power in his hands, he would be nothing more than a dog under the emperor. However, the ministers jointly submitted a petition, Pei Ju supported it, and Zhu Wusi seemed to have changed his mind during the Lantern Festival.

Cao Zhengchun was the only one left and was forced to agree.

However, how could Cao Zhengchun be willing to do so?

He will certainly take revenge fiercely.

Even Zhu Wusi is the same.

It's just that the two have different personalities and situations. Cao Zhengchun's revenge may be open and aboveboard, but Zhu Wusi's revenge will only be carried out in secret.

As for the emperor, although he regained some power, he offended Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi at the same time.

Who can he rely on in this situation?
Naturally, there was only one person who supported his return to power.

The current Grand Tutor and Chief Minister of the Cabinet is Pei Ju!

This was Pei Ju's plan.

The so-called retreat in order to advance is nothing more than this!
"In the next few days, these two will definitely take action. Whether you can find out the true identities of the four secret agents of Hulong Villa depends on you."

Pei Ju said, "If you do well, it would be okay to ask Jianghu Monthly to help you."

"Yes, foster father."

Zhou Ming left the study and headed towards his living area, but ran into Yin Zhong head-on.

"Second uncle."

"It's my dear nephew!"

Yin Zhongdao said, "Have you mastered the Sword Energy Finger that my second uncle gave you? I told you that if you have any questions, you can come and ask me directly. Why haven't you come in all these days?"

Zhou Ming clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your concern, uncle. I am just a nephew with a little talent in martial arts. I have already learned the sword energy finger."

"Oh?" Yin Zhong asked in surprise, "Is that so? Then let's practice it and let me see, how about that?"

"It is my blessing that my second uncle is willing to guide me."

The two men came to the martial arts training ground, and Zhou Ming began to practice the sword energy finger. In the blink of an eye, sword energy flew across the sky, and true energy traveled through the five internal organs, bursting out sword energy with different attributes of gold, wood, water, fire and earth.

Then he mastered the seven sword styles and their various uses.

Yin Zhong was amazed and said, "Excellent! I never thought my nephew could cultivate the Sword Qi Finger to such a high level in just ten days. If he hadn't reached the Xiantian Gangqi realm yet, he would probably have been able to gather Qi into a sword, right?"

"Thank you for the compliment, Uncle. I just have a little talent in this area."

"Hahaha, you're not just slightly talented, you're incredibly talented. Even in other areas, you're not weak either, much stronger than Tianqi!"

Yin Zhong said, slapping his head and saying, "Oh, right, you know what I mean by Tianqi, right?"

"I know. My second uncle mentioned it before. It's my eldest uncle's son, the heir to Yujian Villa, Yin Tianqi!"

Yin Zhong nodded, "Yes, he is the heir of Yu Jian Villa. It's a pity that Tian Qi's martial arts talent is not good and his strength is not enough. That's fine, but he is also not good at business and even has a naive mind. He is almost twenty years old, but still... doesn't understand the dangers of the martial arts world!

I once told my eldest brother to let Tianqi go out and gain some experience, to start a business. Regardless of success or failure, he can always gain some experience."

Having said that, he couldn't help but look at Zhou Ming.

"My dear nephew, I shouldn't be saying this, but as an elder, I still have to say a few words... Your situation is actually similar to Tianqi's, but even more precarious. I see you every day... Young people, sometimes, should have some ambitions. Don't be afraid of failure. With your adoptive father behind you, what is there to be afraid of?
Even if it's not for anything else, just for yourself, you should do something. As the saying goes, it's better to have it yourself than to have it from your parents. There are some things that your parents don't understand or support, but you want to do it yourself. You can't just give up, right? You have to do it yourself!

"Ah! When you get old, you like to nag about all sorts of things. If you don't like to listen, just pretend you didn't hear."

Zhou Ming clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, second uncle, for your teachings. I have benefited greatly from them!"

"Hahaha, I said you are much better than Tianqi."

Yin Zhong smiled and said, "When you have some free time in the future, you can come to the Yujian Villa in the ancient Shu Kingdom to find me. I will then introduce you to Tianqi. In addition, there are still some follow-up parts to the Sword Energy Finger. If you go, I can ask my elder brother to teach you."

"Thank you, Uncle, I will go there later!"

(End of this chapter)