As for the Kou Clan's juniors, when they saw the black-cloaked figure striding across the square, it could be said that they had a new feeling. They realized that this Grim Magistrate was really not someone they could provoke. He actually dared to kill his way to the Kou Clan's front door, and even the old man had to retreat three feet.
Of course, everyone could understand that the old man had no reason to be afraid of Gao Guan in the Kou family's lair. There must be some other reason.
Yun Zhiqiu's gaze also followed Gao Guan's departing figure. Today, she finally experienced the arrogance of this Cold Magistrate!
In any case, the tense situation just now was finally resolved, and everyone secretly heaved a sigh of relief.
Kou Qian, who had been worried for a long time, quickly walked towards her husband, Chu Jian.
Chu Jian saw his subordinate's gaze and looked back. He understood the hidden helplessness in Kou Qian's eyes, and his heart warmed …
Heavenly Palace, Sunset Garden. On top of a pavilion, Qing Zhu stood on a high place and leaned on the railing, his eyes deep.
Shangguan Qing, who was by his side, knew that he had been in a bad mood recently. Some things that could be covered up on the surface were now torn apart. The Four Heavenly Kings had actually been gathering their troops to protect themselves, but this time they finally showed it in the open. It would make His Majesty look bad.
In fact, the Four Heavenly Kings couldn't be blamed. When the Six Sages were overthrown, His Majesty and the others didn't have many subordinates. To put it bluntly, they didn't have much power, and they couldn't develop too much power under the Six Sages' eyes. Thus, they urgently needed allies. Back then, His Majesty and the others promised the Four Heavenly Kings that they would share the world and rule by dividing the borders, establishing a Heavenly Court in the form of vassal kings, and encouraging them to recruit troops everywhere. However, His Majesty and the others went back on their words after the matter was completed.
First, they used the excuse that the world wasn't at peace to unify and coordinate to eliminate the rebels. When Lord Buddha's side was settled, he gathered a huge force, and his guards were strong enough. Lord White ran around and pulled out the Demon Lord's troops, they immediately turned hostile. What dividing the borders? Was that a joke?
Under strong suppression, they basically integrated into the current embryonic form. After the interests of the Four Heavenly Kings were stabilized. Then, he joined forces with the Four Heavenly Kings to suppress the Xiahou family that supported him and forced the Xiahou family to hand over the Great Ensemble. He removed the military power that the Xiahou family had on the surface and completely wiped out the Xiahou family's forces in the open.
After that, he used the excuse that Lord White and Lord Demon didn't have much influence. Saying that the two of them intended to redivide their sphere of influence meant that they wanted to carve out a sphere of influence from the Four Heavenly Kings' sphere of influence. The Four Heavenly Kings naturally did not wish to see such a thing happen, and His Majesty had once again won the trust of the Xiahou family, agreeing to make Xiahou Chengyu the Empress. In the end, Lord White and Lord Demon's forces collapsed in one fell swoop.
However, His Majesty's consolidation of the world's forces did not stop. It was just that after a few times, the Four Heavenly Kings also learned their lesson and began to band together to protect their own interests. They knew that if one of them fell, it would be the next one's turn to fall. Thus, the current situation of the world was formed.
Actually, this time, there wasn't much of a change. It was just that the current situation of the world was laid out clearly.
Sima Wentian's arrival broke the silence in the lofty pavilion. Shangguan Qing tilted his head to look at Sima Wentian, who was walking over, and found that he seemed to be in good spirits.
Sima Wentian was indeed in good spirits, and he had to admit that Shangguan Qing was right. Gao Guan was indeed capable. Before the Left Division could figure out what exactly had gone wrong, Gao Guan had already found out that something had happened during the Dark Spring Hunt. At the same time, he had a rough idea of what had happened.
This time, he owed Gao Guan a huge favor. Gao Guan fulfilled his promise and directly gave him the results of his investigation. He said that the results might be a little rough, and asked him to go and verify it to avoid any mistakes. Naturally, he immediately mobilized the secret agents of the various families to conduct a targeted investigation. He found that the people who had participated in the Dark Spring Hunt had indeed disappeared. He also caught an eyewitness at the fifth level of the Dark Spring Hunt, which confirmed Gao Guan's information.
"Your Majesty, the cause of this incident has been investigated." After Sima Wentian bowed, he presented two jade archives with both hands. "The cause of this incident was the Dark Spring Hunt. The hunting party was ambushed by a large number of Celestial Court troops. If I'm not mistaken, almost all of the Celestial Court's ministers, ranging from Heavenly Kings to Celestial Sovereigns, lost their lives at the Dark Spring Hunt. The tens of thousands of troops who had participated in the Dark Spring Hunt were wiped out. From the eyewitness testimony, the attackers were wearing Celestial Court armor and wielded Mage Breaker Bows. For example, the Imperial Guards. The men sent by the Left Division to investigate the incident also discovered traces of Mage Breaker Bows being used. After the incident, the Four Heavenly Kings probably misunderstood that it was Your Majesty who ordered them to do so. That's why they mobilized so many troops. "
"The Imperial Guards?" Receiving the jade archives, Qing Zhu grew furious. He asked loudly, "Was it the Imperial Guards who did this?"
Sima Wentian replied, "The attackers are suspicious. Although they were impersonating the Imperial Guards, they were all masked. I've already verified with the Imperial Guards. Recently, none of the Imperial Guards have been to the Dark Spring Hunt. Out of all the hunting parties, only the Xiahou Clan's troops were unharmed. Combining all the clues, I'm afraid that the Xiahou Clan is involved in this incident."
Qing Zhu quickly checked the jade archives in his hands. At the same time, he asked, "Where did the Xiahou Clan get so many Mage Breaker Bows?"
Sima Wentian replied, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten about that batch of equipment from the Chaotic Astral Seas? To this day, there are no traces of it at all. In this world, there aren't many people who have the ability to obtain that batch of equipment without anyone knowing. The Xiahou Clan definitely has the ability to do so. Combining all the clues, I'm afraid that the equipment has already fallen into the Xiahou Clan's hands! "
After Qing Zhu read through the detailed interrogation report in his hands, his face darkened. Gritting his teeth, he spat out a few words, "Treacherous traitors! I have never treated the Xiahou Clan poorly. How dare they deceive me like this! "With a loud crack, the jade archive in his hands shattered into fine powder.
Sima Wentian fell silent. In any case, he was finally free from this ordeal.
Shangguan Qing sighed inwardly. He realized that the Xiahou Clan was truly ruthless. Earlier, when His Majesty summoned Xiahou Ta to the palace, the Xiahou Clan declared that they were on His Majesty's side. However, they secretly colluded with the Four Heavenly Kings to exert pressure on His Majesty. Not only did they tear apart the shroud that covered the Celestial Court, they even demanded eight million Mage Breaker Bows from the Celestial Court. Now that he had investigated, it turned out that the Xiahou Clan was the cause of this incident. It turned out that the Xiahou Clan had already obtained eight to nine million Mage Breaker Bows.
But then again, didn't His Majesty also go back on his word to the Xiahou Clan? The Xiahou Clan might not think that he was a treacherous traitor.
There was no way to verify this matter with the Xiahou Clan. Even if he did, there would only be one answer — no! False accusation! The Xiahou Clan would definitely not admit to it.
The reason was the same as the Four Heavenly Kings suspecting that they were attacked by the imperial guards and did not verify it with His Majesty. Regardless of whether His Majesty did it or not, he would not admit it. Even if His Majesty did it, would he admit it? The consequences of admitting it would require them to pay a huge price as compensation. That was not something that could be solved with eight million Mage Breaker Bows.
No matter what the truth was, it couldn't change what had already happened. Even if the Four Heavenly Kings knew that it was the Xiahou Clan who did it, they wouldn't spit out the eight million Mage Breaker Bows that they had eaten. They also wouldn't go to the imperial court and put themselves in a potentially dangerous situation. They would definitely use this opportunity, the opportunity that His Majesty had already agreed to, to carry out the various tasks. Otherwise, they wouldn't have such a good excuse next time. Most importantly, even if the Four Heavenly Kings knew that it was the Xiahou Clan who did it, they couldn't do anything to the Xiahou Clan, especially now when they needed the Xiahou Clan's support.
At this moment, Pojun and Wuqu Yi, who were clad in battle armor, arrived together. After they saluted, they noticed the dust on Qing Zhu's hand after he crushed the jade archive. They couldn't help but look at each other. They didn't know what kind of report Qing Zhu had received, but they were sure that it wouldn't be good news.
"Your Majesty!" Finally, Pojun cupped his fists and reported, "The four armies of the North, South, East, and West have begun withdrawing in accordance with Your Majesty's decree. The Imperial Guards are closely monitoring their movements."
This could be considered good news. Qing Zhu's gloomy expression softened a little. After he walked out of his bad mood, he regained his composure. He turned to the outside and sighed softly, "It's easy to conquer the world, but it's hard to sit on it. The ancients didn't lie to me!"
Did he not have the chance to get rid of the Four Heavenly Kings? That wasn't the case. He had plenty of chances to do so in the past. It was just that he couldn't do it so easily. Otherwise, he could proudly say that the Four Heavenly Kings combined weren't a match for him, Qing Zhu. He could single-handedly slaughter all four of them. However, before he gathered all the forces under the Four Heavenly Kings, the moment he did so, the former subordinates of the Four Heavenly Kings would first have to consider whether they would be punished for their actions.
No matter how much he tried to appease them, it would be useless. After all, which ruler would be willing to see the forces of other factions continue to gather together? Wouldn't that be a joke? After that, they would have to be purged or replaced with new birds before they could feel at ease. Wasn't this the reason why the people of the Ten Elemental Palace were abandoned? With the death of the Four Heavenly Kings, his subordinates would be worried about what would happen in the future. There was a high possibility that they would gather together and form another force to fight against the Heavenly Court. Or perhaps, they would all side with the Xiahou Clan or that person from the Spiritual Mountain in the Western Paradise. If that happened, Qing Zhu would immediately become weak and powerless. On the other hand, keeping the Four Heavenly Kings alive would at least allow him to maintain the current state of affairs. They could also continue to provide him with the benefits of the world. Wasn't this what he wanted? This was also the prerequisite for him to tolerate the existence of the Four Heavenly Kings.
After thinking about it for a while, he remembered that he still had a jade archive in his hand. He picked it up and took a look. Gradually, the corners of his lips curled into a smile. He turned around and tossed it to Shangguan Qing. "Take a good look at this. This is my right-hand man!"
Shangguan Qing glanced at Sima Wentian. He knew that this was what Sima Wentian had just presented to His Imperial Majesty. He thought that Sima Wentian had done something good to make His Imperial Majesty happy. However, when he took a closer look, he realized that it had nothing to do with Sima Wentian. Instead, it was a report from the secret agent of the Left Division regarding Gao Guan's havoc in Kou Manor.
From forcefully breaking into the northern army's formation, to killing the guards at the gates of Kou Manor, to finally pointing a sword at Kou Lingxu and forcefully snatching the spy from the Right Division from Kou Lingxu's mouth, causing Kou Lingxu to lose a great deal of face. Even Shangguan Qing was secretly shocked when he saw this. The situation was delicate at this time, but Gao Guan was really bold!
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