"Dead?" In the pavilion surrounded by flowers, Long Xiu, the Sect Leader of Xiao Yao Palace, was surprised to receive the news.
The disciple who brought the news, Yi Shu, said happily, "It's good that he's dead. That dog finally got his retribution!"
Thinking of someone's touch, she was so ashamed and resentful that her teeth itched.
Long Xiu knew that she always disliked Niu Youdao, so he was used to it. He looked at the news again and frowned, "Don't you know how he died?"
Yi Shu said, "I don't know. They are still investigating. The current news came from the Purple Golden Cave. The Misty Pavilion has sent people to the Purple Golden Cave and ordered them to send out the candidate to enter the Sage Realm. In this way, Niu Youdao's death can be confirmed. After all, no one dares to talk nonsense about the Misty Pavilion. "
Pacing back and forth! Long Xiu paced back and forth for a while and suddenly stopped. "Niu Youdao's death is sudden. I'm afraid his subordinates are panicking, and the Southern Region is also caught unprepared. This is a good opportunity for Xiao Yao Palace to intervene. Whether we can succeed or not, we can't miss it!"
"Go quickly. Invite the Elders to the meeting hall for a discussion."
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In the Northern Region Provincial Governor's Mansion, Shao Dengyun, who was sitting behind the desk, held a piece of information. After a long time, he finally sighed and said, "Dead!"
Housekeeper Yang Shuang also sighed, "Yes, he's the backer of the Prince. His death will have a huge impact on the Prince's side."
Putting the information on the table, Shao Dengyun quietly said, "The impact on the Prince is inevitable. What I'm most worried about now is the Heavenly Jade Sect in the Northern Region. With Niu Youdao's death, I'm afraid the Prince can't control the Heavenly Jade Sect. With so many brothers under him, I'm afraid I'm in a difficult situation."
Yang Shuang hesitated, "After all, the Prince is Sect Leader Peng's grandson-in-law. Hasn't the relationship been repaired? How could he not give him face? "
Shao Dengyun shook his head. "I'm afraid Sect Leader Peng has no choice. With Niu Youdao's death, will the Purple Golden Cave rush to intervene in the Northern Region? Would Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain take this opportunity to make their move? Without Niu Youdao nailed to the Zijin Cave, would Peng be able to withstand the pressure? Our only hope now is that the Prince has a strong army and can be used as a bargaining chip. I don't know if the Prince can stabilize the situation! "
That was indeed the case. Yang Shuang's expression gradually turned grim. Once the situation changed and a storm came, the South State and the North State were too far apart. If they could not support each other in time, the people of the Shao lineage would be forced to make a choice. Who knew how many lives would be involved in this choice.
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In the imperial palace of the Song Nation's capital city, the Song Emperor, Wu Gongling, who had received the news of Niu Youdao's death, curled his lips into a smile. In the end, it turned into a chuckle.
It could be said that he was relieved of a heavy burden. Otherwise, he would still be afraid.
For a long time, he had been deeply afraid of Meng Shanming and his people, and those people were in the hands of Niu Youdao. Therefore, he was quite afraid of Niu Youdao.
Although he was afraid, it was nothing. They were all people who competed for the world, so there was no need for Niu Youdao to make things difficult for him for no reason.
However, the problem was with the Empress that he divorced. Based on the care that Niu Youdao gave to Hui Qingping, he saved Hui Qingping at all costs. He was really afraid that Hui Qingping would use Niu Youdao's power to retaliate against him. One could imagine how much that woman hated him.
Now that Niu Youdao was dead, Niu Youdao's power could not protect itself. Without Niu Youdao, Hui Qingping wouldn't be able to incite Niu Youdao's forces to do anything to him. Just Hui Qingping alone wouldn't be able to do anything to him. She wouldn't even have a chance to get close to him.
At this moment, it could be said that there was one less trouble. He was very happy and loudly called for beautiful concubines to come and celebrate …
In the Prime Minister's Residence, Zi Pingxiu and Jia Wuqun sat facing each other.
After a moment of silence, Jia Wuqun wrote a line of words and turned the board to show the other side: It's a pity that he died!
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In the Yan Capital City, in the Great Minister's Residence, under the quiet eaves, Gao Jiancheng looked at the moon with his hands behind his back. After a long time, he sighed. "He died just like that?"
Steward Fan Zhuan, who was silent at the side, also spoke. His face was full of worry. He whispered, "Now that Niu Youdao is dead, Young Master is still in the hands of those people."
Slowly, Gao Jiancheng said, "Shaoming's safety is not a problem. Whether Niu Youdao is dead or alive, those people under him will not kill Shaoming. There is no benefit in doing so. Now that they have been driven away by Zijin Cave, it is hard to predict where they will go. I am afraid that these people will be desperate and use Shaoming to do something. Once Shaoming is exposed, once the imperial court finds out, the Gao Residence will be in danger! "
Fan Zhuan: "What should we do now?"
Gao Jiancheng: "Don't act rashly. First, send someone to watch where those people are going. See the situation before making a decision."
"Okay, this old servant will arrange it now." Fan Zhuan responded and quickly left.
"Sigh!" Alone in the night, Gao Jiancheng suddenly sighed and murmured to himself, "This master's death will affect the situation of the entire Yan Residence."
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Guang Province was originally a part of the Zhao Kingdom. After the war between Yan and Zhao, it was considered as a benefit for Waning Moon Pavilion to ask the Yan Kingdom to send troops. Now, it was transferred to the Yan Residence and belonged to the sphere of influence of Zijin Cave. It was under the control of Great Zen Mountain, which was kicked out of Nanzhou Province by Niu Youdao.
"Dead? Niu Youdao is dead? "Huang Lie, who was outside the sect's meeting hall, saw the news and burst into laughter.
Elder Zhong Yangxu, who was on the side, had a deep impression of Niu Youdao. He was originally in charge of the Northern Provincial Governor's Office. He had experienced the huge impact of the conflict between Niu Youdao and Shao Pingbo on Great Zen Mountain and himself. He let out a sigh of relief: "Our Great Zen Mountain was kicked from the Northern Province to the Nanzhou Province, and then thrown to Guang Province, but we couldn't do anything to him. I have to admit that this Niu Youdao is indeed quite capable. But it is good that he is dead. His death is a good thing for our Great Zen Mountain."
Huang Lie nodded: "Yes! If he was still here, he would have used Nanzhou and Jinzhou to suppress our Guang Province. Plus, he was an elder of Zijin Cave, so our Great Zen Mountain didn't dare to go against his will. But now that he is dead, we don't know which of the three great sects will belong to Nanzhou. There will probably be a fight between the three great sects of the Yan Sect. Without Niu Youdao suppressing all sides, under the competition of the upper echelons of Zijin Cave, it is a problem if the alliance between Nanzhou and Jinzhou can continue. "
"In the current situation, as long as our Great Zen Mountain's attitude is vague, the three great sects of the Yan Sect will have to express goodwill towards our Great Zen Mountain. Those unnecessary pressure will disappear. Our days in the future will be much better, and we won't have to be like a little wife who has to listen to others."
"Inform the spies in Jinzhou and Nanzhou to pay more attention to the two provinces. Report to us immediately if there are any strange movements. The two provinces are under Niu Youdao's faction. Now that Niu Youdao is dead, we may have a chance to pressure them and benefit from the interference of the three great sects. "
"Look after the family. I need to go to Zijin Cave and see if the Elder Council of Zijin Cave has any ideas that we can use."
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Inside the Jinzhou Provincial Governor's Mansion, Hai Ruyue was stunned. Her chopsticks froze in her hand as she said in surprise, "Dead? He's such a capable person, how could he die like this? "
Li Wuhua sighed. "So what if he's capable? Even if he goes to the Sage Realm, what is he in the Sage Realm? Killing him would be as easy as killing an ant. "
Hai Ruyue frowned. "Our Jinzhou, Shang Chaozong's Nanzhou, Great Zen Mountain's Guang, and Heavenly Jade Sect's Northern are all Niu Youdao's forces. Now that he's dead, I'm afraid that Zijin Cave will take advantage of the situation to intervene, and those Elders may want to divide it. Maybe Xiao Yao Palace and Spirit Sword Mountain will also take this opportunity to intervene. The situation is a bit troublesome. "
Li Wuhua said, "Yeah. I just got the news. Because I'm worried about this, the Sect Leader has already rushed to the Nanzhou to meet with those people in the Nanzhou to see what their attitude is. "
"Dead …" Hai Ruyue sighed.
Li Wuhua also shook his head helplessly.
From a stability point of view, they hoped to maintain the status quo and didn't want to face unbearable changes.
From an emotional point of view, Niu Youdao had saved Hai Ruyue and their son. The relationship between the two sides was good, and they still hoped to stand on Niu Youdao's side.
However, Niu Youdao was already dead. It was impossible for him not to face the changes that might occur.
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In a private school in a remote mountain village, a white-faced teacher was shaking his head and teaching a group of children to read aloud.
The white-faced teacher was none other than the former Emperor of Zhao State, Hai Wuji. Now, he had shaved off his beard and changed his appearance, as if he was a different person.
The teacher originally had another person, who was similar to Hai Wuji. He was a substitute secretly arranged by the Emperor, and the teacher himself didn't know about it.
Perhaps this substitute would never be used, but Hai Wuji had still come in the end. Thus, the real mister had disappeared.
The situation of the whole village, as well as the teacher's situation, had long been secretly grasped. Hai Wuji could read and memorize it directly. This was the absolute secret secretly arranged by the power of a country.
The class ended, and the children cheered as they left.
The peddler came to the outside of the school and met with the teacher who had just come out.
The peddler was a peddler in this village, and he often sold goods outside and rarely returned to the village.
However, this peddler's identity was the person that the Nine Saints had ordered to investigate. He was Hai Wuji's Chief Minister of Internal Affairs, Zhuge Chi.
Zhuge Chi's identity was real, and so was his identity as a peddler. He had always been a villager, and everyone in the village knew this peddler. It was just that this peddler had been doing business outside for a long time and rarely came back.
When Zhuge Chi was old, he was the Chief Minister of Internal Affairs in the palace of Zhao State.
When Zhuge Chi looked much younger, he was the peddler who returned to the village after going out to work.
Now, his legs seemed to be inconvenient, and he couldn't run around anymore. The peddler came back and settled down in the village to work as a farmer.
Everything was connected seamlessly. Cultivators had visited this village, and soldiers and spies had also secretly investigated this place, but no one had discovered anything out of the ordinary.
Regardless of whether it was the teacher or the peddler, they were all residents of this village. Everyone inside and outside the village knew of them, and even the surrounding officials knew of them. There was no problem at all.
All of this had been arranged by Zhuge Chi years ago. He had been through several dynasties, and besides strictly guarding his own secrets, he had also shouldered the mission of protecting the previous emperors. Similar arrangements had not only been made during Hai Wuji's dynasty, but also during the previous dynasty's emperors. He had personally made similar arrangements in other places.
He had been forced to do this. If not for the fact that he was worried about the dynasty's destruction, no one would have predicted that the great State of Zhao would collapse just like that.
Whether it was the previous emperors or Zhuge Chi himself, they all knew the consequences of Zhuge Chi's secret being exposed. Not only would Zhuge Chi die, but the emperor who had secretly given the order would also not be able to escape. Thus, they had forced out this secret arrangement.
Once exposed, they would have a place to hide after escaping. Otherwise, no matter how big the world was, it would be difficult for the Nine Saints to sweep through it.
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