Zongwu: Aspiring to be the mastermind behind the scenes

Chapter 57 The more escape routes you have, the more stable your path will be.
Although the current emperor is young, he is indeed capable.

They were completely suppressed before and had almost no power, so naturally they had no room to play.

Now that he has returned to power, he immediately shows his ability.

This method exceeded everyone's expectations, including Pei Ju.

Zhou Ming also thought of the plot of "Number One Under Heaven", in which Cao Zhengchun and Zhu Wusi fought against each other.

However, Cao Zhengchun was defeated by Zhu Wusi.

Zhu Wusi was dealt with by the protagonists.

The protagonists are a group of people who are just and not too greedy for power.

In this way, the emperor became the only guest at the table of power.

Although from the plot point of view, the emperor is a lucky man, who only benefits from the help of the protagonists.

But being able to sit firmly on the throne amidst the fierce power struggle between the two sides and ultimately achieve victory, how could this be described simply by the word "lucky"?
In the plot, the emperor has almost no power.

On the other hand, in this world, he has already taken over the Ministry of Justice.

Both Bu Shen and Zhuge Zhengwo are very loyal.

In addition, Jinyiwei Qinglong and Dali Temple's Guo Juxia are also loyal.

There is also no conflict with Pei Ju, so we can take advantage of the situation.

The power and chess pieces in his hands are far beyond the original plot.

How far can such an emperor ultimately achieve?
"Even so, there's no need to be afraid, right, godfather?"

“It’s not about fear, but about preparing for a rainy day!”

Pei Ju said, "As the art of war says, before you calculate victory, you must first calculate defeat! It's always better to prepare a retreat route in advance than to cram at the last minute. Besides, the more roads you have under your feet, the steadier you will be!"
Of course, you don't have to worry about anything. I'm just preparing a way out. It's not time yet!"

Zhou Ming nodded.

My adoptive father is much more reliable than I thought.

Even if he fails in the court struggle in the future, the Qinglong Society will be a way out for Pei Ju.

Even if the Qinglong Society betrayed him, he himself is still a grandmaster!

If it really doesn't work, you can just leave the Ming Dynasty and go to the Sui Dynasty to develop.

After all, Pei Ju's true identity is actually the evil king of the Sui Dynasty, Shi Zhixuan.

By the way, he is also proficient in Buddhism and has the alias of a great monk.

Even if all the above escape routes are gone, it is still possible to stay in Buddhism.

Zhou Ming sighed in his heart, he is indeed worthy of being his adoptive father.

The capital is too strong!

Compared with this, the power under his control is nothing.

A boss with a lot of money, the Chamber of Commerce is still in the preparation stage, and it is not even time to make money.

Although a black stone has some power, it is not even ranked in the top 100 in this vast world.

The assassination attempt three years ago seemed very serious, but it also directly led to the poor business in the past three years.

If it weren't for the fact that the leader, the Wheel King, had hidden his identity so well, this small black stone would have been found by the Azure Dragon Society long ago and eaten up without leaving even a trace.

With only these two forces in his hands, how could Zhou Ming have any right to be proud?
Still need to develop!
At least I have to have five or six escape routes like my adoptive father, so that I can feel safe.

"The Jewel Pavilion..."

Zhou Ming thought of the force that the Wheel-Turning King had mentioned before.

Just as the Chakravartin said, the Jewel Pavilion is incredibly rich and contains all kinds of rare and precious treasures.

If the collection of the Jewel Pavilion could be stored in the portable space, not to mention the gold and silver, just the rare treasures would be enough to greatly increase the types of Zhou Ming's projections.

His recipes could probably be expanded several times.

However, there is another faction that is even more coveted than the Jewel Pavilion. That is... Qingyi Tower!

The story of these two forces needs to start from a country in southern Xinjiang.

That country was called Jinpeng, the richest country in southern Xinjiang. However, despite its wealth, it was weak and was destroyed by other countries that coveted its wealth.

Before the country was destroyed, King Jinpeng divided the wealth in the Jinpeng national treasury into four parts and gave them to four people respectively, hoping that in the future, the four people would be able to use this wealth to restore the country.

One is his younger brother, Shangguan Jin.

Shangguan Jin fled to the Ming Kingdom with this wealth and the heir to the throne, the son of King Jinpeng.

The other person hid his wealth and then became a disciple of Emei.

He was originally good at swordsmanship, and later learned swordsmanship in Emei, combining the advantages of both, becoming an expert in both swordsmanship and sabers, and created his own 'Seventy-Seven Forty-Nine Styles of Sword and Knife Double Killing'.

He is the famous Double Flower Master of Mount Emei today - Dugu Yihe!
The third person is good at financial management. He used the wealth of the Jinpeng Kingdom in his hands to start a business. Now he is one of the richest people in the world and has built a pavilion to house rare treasures from all over the world.

That is the 'Jewelry Pavilion'!
This person is the owner of the Jewel Pavilion, Yan Tieshan!

The fourth person, with superb martial arts skills, built a killer organization from scratch, which is naturally the 'Qingyi Tower'!
This person is Huo Xiu!

However, only a very few people in this world know that Huo Xiu is the owner of Qingyi Tower.

There are 108 Qingyi Towers scattered across the country, with 108 people in each tower.

The higher the ranking of a building, the deeper its business is and the deeper its hidden secrets are.

No one in the world knows where Qingyi No. 1 Building is!

But in fact, the location of Qingyi First Floor is in the mountain behind the Pearl Pavilion.

The core locations of the two forces are so close.

How dazzling is the Jewel Pavilion, which houses countless rare and precious treasures.

This makes the small building on the hill behind the pavilion look inconspicuous.

No one would have thought that it was the location of the Qingyi First Building, which was even more feared in the martial arts world!
The reason why we are targeting these two forces is mainly because... they are almost gone.

As far as Zhou Ming knew, Lu Xiaofeng was very idle during this period and was wandering around.

Whenever he acts recklessly, something bad will happen.

Among the many legendary stories about Lu Xiaofeng, the story of the Jinpeng Dynasty is one of the most important.

Both of these forces are related to the Jinpeng Dynasty.

Once Lu Xiaofeng gets involved, what else will be good?
In the end, the villain's conspiracy will be exposed, and the villain's forces will naturally collapse.

Isn’t this a waste!
Rather than letting it collapse and leaving tens of thousands of Qingyi Tower assassins unemployed, it would be better for Zhou Ming to take over, pay them wages, and support their families.

Who made Zhou Ming kind-hearted!
Just as Zhou Ming expected, Lu Xiaofeng, who had nothing to do, was soon caught up in trouble.

And the matter that came to him was about the Jinpeng Dynasty!
a few days later.

Hua Manlou brought someone to Qianjin Pavilion.

Zhou Ming greeted, "Here comes Lao Hua!"

"Mr. Zhou." Hua Manlou clasped his fists.

"Hey, Old Zhou!" The man next to him also shook his head and stretched out his hand to greet Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming looked at him with a puzzled expression, as if to say, are we familiar with each other?

But as he watched, he was suddenly startled. He took two steps back and looked the man up and down carefully. He said, "You! You are actually Lu Xiaofeng! What a brilliant disguise! I didn't expect you to have such a skill!"

"I didn't change my appearance! I just shaved off my beard!"

"Really? Why did you shave off your beard for no reason? I can't even recognize you anymore!"

"Zhao! Why can't you recognize me after I shaved my beard? How on earth did you recognize me before?!"

(End of this chapter)