While the Zhou Residence was being massacred, the Star Lords and Marquises under Zhou Zhao's command also suffered a mutiny at the same time. Almost all the main generals of the Road of Wei were massacred and exterminated. The storm came and went quickly. Within a day, the entire Road of Wei had changed its leader. Their actions were swift and nimble, like a thunderbolt, making it hard for anyone to react.
Soon, the Western Army announced that Zhou Zhao had led his army to besiege the Residence of Heavenly King Guang in an attempt to rebel. He had been captured and his accomplices had all been executed!
Everyone knew that this was an excuse. Bringing an army to besiege the Heavenly King's residence? It was more like Zhou Zhao was courting death. It was obvious that he wanted to get rid of Zhou Zhao's people. At the same time, there are rumors that the reason why Guang Tian Wang got rid of Zhou Zhao was because the matter of Long Xin relying on the Ghost City's Zongfu had angered Guang Tian Wang. Guang Tian Wang didn't expect that the Zhou family could really do something like snatching his subordinate's woman, so he got rid of Zhou Zhao to restore the morale of the army.
At the same time, the Western Army announced that Heavenly Star Lord would temporarily take over the position of Marshal Wei Lu in Gu Yu City.
Everyone knew that with Heavenly King Guang's support, it was only a matter of time before Gu Yu City sat on the position of Marshal Wei Lu. If it was anyone else, it would be courting death.
In short, as soon as the news spread, it quickly spread across the world. The entire western army was shocked, and the entire world was shocked. They were shocked by Heavenly King Guang's powerful control over the western army. He had taken down a marshal just like that. It should be known that the number of people involved in a marshal was no small matter. If they were not careful, the western army would be in chaos. However, Heavenly King Guang had done it, and he had calmed the storm so quickly.
As soon as the news broke out, Lord Qing, who was hiding in the Manor of Zhanping, could no longer sit still. He quickly returned to the Heavenly Palace and ordered people to investigate the matter.
However, before the members of the Right Supervisory Department could see Zhou Zhao's face, Zhou Zhao 'committed suicide' in prison, slamming his head into the wall and committing suicide.
Many people guessed that it was Guang Ling Gong who gave the order to kill Zhou Zhao, but in actual fact, there were some discrepancies. Gou Yue only said one sentence to Zhou Zhao in prison, and after passing on the words of his wife, Lan Ling, before killing herself, he asked Zhou Zhao, "Are you going to write down the crime yourself, or are we forcing you to write it down?"
"Madam …" Zhou Zhao howled at the sky. He turned around and slammed his head into the wall. His head burst open and he died on the spot.
At this point, why would he help the Guang Ling Gong write a crime report? Even his wife wasn't willing to be humiliated, so why should he be humiliated? Knowing that he was going to die, he might as well die with a bit of backbone and follow in his wife's footsteps.
Gou Yue, who was standing outside the cage, did not stop them. He flicked his sleeves, turned around, and left, waiting for the people from the Right Supervisory Department to come and investigate. It could be said that he killed without leaving a trace.
The illustrious Marshal Wei Lu had completely become a thing of the past, and all the glory and splendor of his family had vanished into thin air.
Inside the forbidden garden of the Albatross Mansion, under the shade of a towering tree, Xiahou Tuo was dozing off on a deck chair. Leaves would drift down from time to time.
Wei Shu walked to the side. Seeing that he was sleeping soundly, he didn't want to disturb him. Just as he was about to turn around and leave, he suddenly heard Xiahou Ta ask softly, "What is it?"
Wei Shu turned around once more and presented a jade archive to Miao Yi. "The list of names of the people who will be filling in is out."
He reached out to receive the jade archive. After invoking his arts to look through the list, Xiahou Tuo slowly opened his eyes and sighed softly, "Defying the might of the heavens above, suppressing the generals below, resolute in killing! The old man who conquered the world in those days has been through many storms. Indeed, he's not someone the younger generation can compare to. "There was a hint of regret in his words, but it was unclear if he knew something else. He paused for a moment before continuing, "The Guang Ling Gong's actions can't be missed by the other three. It seems that the four of them are about to start reorganizing the four armies. Right now, they're just missing an opportunity."
Wei Shu asked, "What opportunity?"
Xiahou Tuo: "If they want to stir up trouble, they must find an upright reason that they can say. Otherwise, how can they convince the masses? They're just missing a list of names. They're missing the list of the one hundred thousand elites of the Ghost City's main government office. Once the list is out, it'll be time for the four of them to slam the table. In short, Niu Youde won his gamble. For those four, the positions of the four Marquises are no longer the most important. The most important thing is to take this opportunity to stabilize their own foundations. Otherwise, they won't be able to find such a good excuse in the future. It's just that I'm afraid Hao Defang will have a headache, hehe! "
Wei Shu quickly understood what he was referring to. He said with a smile, "That's right. Long Xin's matter was in any case caused by Zhou Zhao. Zhou Zhao has already been purged by the Guang Ling Gong with a thunderous momentum. But Hao Defang's matter is in his own hands. I'm afraid he doesn't have the confidence to slam the table with the recruitment of the Ghost City's main government office. Qing Yue is such a conspicuous lightning bolt. He's the first to bear the brunt. It's really embarrassing for him."
Xiahou Tuo chuckled, "This isn't something for us to worry about. We'll just continue to watch the fun from the sidelines."
Wei Shu: "Will Lord Qing let them smoothly unite the four armies into a monolithic block?"
Xiahou Tuo chuckled, "At most, he'll find some trouble. He won't hurt the foundations of those four. That person from the Heavenly Temple is also watching the fun from the sidelines."
Wei Shu hesitated, "He's not afraid that the four of them will have too much control over their subordinates and pose a threat to him?"
Xiahou Ta slowly closed his eyes and smiled. "He has a lot of tricks up his sleeves. On the surface, no one is a match for him. He is just pretending to be ignorant. Otherwise, why would the Xiahou family help him up in the first place? If they really thought that he was easy to fool, then they would be fools. The current situation in the world was deliberately created by him. The four families had always maintained a competitive relationship, thinking that it was the way to protect themselves. Little did they know that it was actually the most beneficial to him. It was all within Master Qing's plan. * * * An elephant is invisible. That person who sits on the world is using the world as a chess piece! "
Wei Shu looked at him with a complicated expression. He found that the topic of conversation between him and the Old Master had gradually entered an unprecedented realm. He faintly suspected that the Old Master had already begun to make arrangements for his funeral. So he asked in a timely manner, "Why?"
Xiahou Ta said slowly, "As long as the four clans continue to transfer benefits to Master Qing, he won't completely destroy them. Haven't you noticed that the strength of Lord Qing's personal guards is getting stronger and stronger? "
Wei Shu: "As time passes, their cultivation improves. The strength of the personal guards is naturally getting stronger and stronger."
Xiahou Ta: "Then why hasn't the strength of the four armies improved much?"
Wei Shu was silent for a moment before replying, "There is constant internal strife. The people below want to go up, but the people above are not willing to go down. Naturally, there will be conflicts. In order to protect their own interests, the four Heavenly Kings are afraid that the people below them will threaten them. They also have the need to exchange the old with the new. For example, this time, Zhou Zhao went down and Gu Yu City went up."
Xiahou Ta grunted in agreement. "This is the crux of the problem. It is also where Master Qing's control over the overall situation is so strong. Master Qing doesn't need to care about the other minor issues. He only needs to hold on to the personal guards. He doesn't occupy any territory in the world and gives it all to the four armies. Not only can he throw the troublesome burden of governing the world to the four Heavenly Kings, but he can also use benefits to entice the four armies into constant internal strife. The personal guards don't occupy any territory, so they completely rely on him to provide resources to support them. Naturally, it is easy for him to control them. And in order to protect their own interests, the four Heavenly Kings not only have to work hard to help Master Qing govern the world, but they also have to continuously provide benefits to Master Qing. Master Qing can easily support the personal guards with these endless benefits, and on the other hand, he can use the personal guards to pressure the four Heavenly Kings. Why not? "
Wei Shu exclaimed in surprise. "If this continues, the personal guards will sooner or later grow too big. At that time, will he be able to control them?"
Xiahou Ta chuckled. "Isn't that simple? When the personal guards' strength really reaches that level, it will be time for Master Qing and the four Heavenly Kings to settle the score. With strength in hand, he can easily pick out a point of conflict and find an excuse to eradicate the four Heavenly Kings' power. Then, he can use the benefits of the world to lure them away and disperse the personal guards that can't be removed. Then, he can rebuild a new structure of the four Heavenly Kings, allowing them to continue competing with each other and leaving a portion of the personal guards' strength to continue rebuilding the new personal guards. This cycle will only continue for the people of the world, and Master Qing will always be high and mighty. Who do you think is the smart person and who is the fool?"
Wei Shu sucked in a breath of cold air. He anxiously asked, "If that's the case, then why is he always inserting people into the four armies? Why did he create this bet to seize the positions of the four Marquises? Isn't this a deliberate attempt to weaken the power of the four Heavenly Kings?"
"Yes! That's right, he wants to weaken the power of the four Heavenly Kings. "
"Then there seems to be a conflict with what Master said earlier?"
Xiahou Ta opened his eyes and chuckled. "That's why I said that those who want to play mind games with Master Qing are still too inexperienced. He is using the world as a chessboard, and everyone is a chess piece in the game. There is no way to stand at his height and look down on the world. As a chess piece, they happily fight with him and think that they are powerful. Little do they know that Master Qing is just playing along to find fun. No matter how the people below move, they are all chess pieces on the chessboard, and no matter how he moves, they are all chess players. Let me ask you, who can win against him? Is it possible for him to win? He can sweep away the chess game at any time with a wave of his hand. "
Wei Shu pondered for a moment and hesitantly said, "I still don't quite understand what Master is referring to."
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