flstandardbreds Chapter 148 No 2 Candidates
Chapter 148 No 2 Candidates
When the Prince of Huainan learned of this, he simply took Quan Fuyue back without offering any further explanation.
It was only said that the man died protecting Quan Fuyue, but the man's sect did not believe it, thinking that the King of Huainan had staged a chase to kill their heir so that he could take his daughter away.
The Prince of Huainan had no intention of getting involved with people from the martial arts world, and he had already explained what needed to be explained, but those martial arts figures persisted.
The sect to which the man belonged kept sending people to harass the King of Huainan.
Originally, the Prince of Huainan intended to leave it alone, but unexpectedly, the martial arts figures became increasingly rampant. They not only came to assassinate him at first, but also targeted those around him, including his wives, concubines, and children.
The entire family of the Prince of Huainan appeared on the so-called Jianghu bounty list.
This is blatant provocation directed at the King of Huainan; there's no way the King of Huainan would tolerate it.
At first, there was a consideration of sending troops directly to wipe out the entire sect.
But what's the difference between this action and declaring war on the entire martial arts world?
Although the Prince of Huainan's mansion is heavily guarded and ordinary martial arts practitioners can't really do anything about it, even so, it can't stop the martial arts practitioners from chasing after them every day. Wouldn't that mean they'd be busy dealing with martial arts practitioners every day from now on? How could they possibly live like that?
The King of Huainan couldn't think of a good solution for the time being. He had originally considered discussing with the emperor how to deal with the Jianghu people, since they were also part of the people of the Great Xia Kingdom, and they couldn't be completely wiped out.
But when he thought of Xue Huaiyu, a useless emperor, and realized that he wouldn't get anything out of him even if he discussed it, he gave up the idea of going to him to discuss the matter and turned his attention to the prime minister.
The King of Huainan had also inquired about the Prime Minister and his son, and discovered that their lives were quite valuable on the Jianghu bounty list.
Therefore, the Prince of Huainan immediately sent Quan Yuyuan to the capital to investigate the strength of the Prime Minister's residence, intending to conspire with the Prime Minister to wipe out that arrogant Jianghu force.
However, it is definitely not acceptable to directly use the government's authority to arrest people. Directly arresting people is tantamount to the imperial court declaring war on the martial arts world. Once the balance between the imperial court and the martial arts world is broken, the country will be in chaos.
Therefore, the King of Huainan planned to send someone to infiltrate the organization, disguise themselves as a new Jianghu force, create conflict among other Jianghu organizations, and then make them fight each other.
To demonstrate his sincerity in seeking cooperation, the Prince of Huainan presented Wen Yixuan's head as a gift to Zheng Luoqi when he participated in the extermination of the Wen family.
Zheng Luoqi did not disappoint the Prince of Huainan. In the destruction of the Wen family, it is not hard to see that Zheng Luoqi is a capable person and very suitable to be an ally.
The Prince of Huainan could not openly approach the Prime Minister's residence. If he went directly to the Prime Minister to negotiate, how would that be different from conspiring to rebel in other people's eyes?
Therefore, the only option was to have his son create some friction with Zheng Luoqi, so that such contact would not easily arouse suspicion.
The Prime Minister's Mansion has a grudge against that organization in the martial arts world, and they also have a grudge against that organization. If they don't ally with the Prime Minister, who else can they ally with? Moreover, they are not unaware of the Prime Minister's methods. Therefore, the Prime Minister's Mansion became the only choice for the King of Huainan to form an alliance.
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Zheng Luoqi was leisurely on her way to Huainan, not like she was going to help, but more like she was there for sightseeing.
Along the way, we passed through towns where we ate, drank, and had fun, and slowly made our way to the Prince of Huainan's Palace.
After traveling for more than half a month, Zheng Luoqi and her companions finally arrived at the Prince of Huainan's residence.
At this moment, Zheng Luoqi and the others were all wearing strange ghost masks, and their clothes had also been changed to the attire of martial arts figures.
When the servants of the Prince of Huainan's mansion saw Zheng Luoqi and her companions arrive, they immediately stopped them, asking, "Where did you come from?"
“We are friends that the Crown Prince met in the capital. We received an invitation from the Crown Prince to travel to Huainan. Please inform him!” Zheng Luoqi said.
The servant listened with some skepticism, but without delay, he hurriedly went to report to Quan Yuyuan.
Quan Yuyuan had rushed back to Huainan from Beijing half a month ago to wait for Zheng Luoqi. Now he was finally waiting for her. When the servants said that she was a friend from Beijing, Quan Yuyuan immediately knew that Zheng Luoqi had arrived and hurriedly got up to go out and greet her.
At this moment, Zheng Luoqi and the others had been brought to the front hall. Quan Yuyuan saw their attire as soon as he entered the front hall.
He circled them a few times, his eyes seemingly lingering on their clothes and masks, and said, "You've been gone so long, I thought you'd been killed on the way! I didn't expect you to still have the leisure to travel!"
"Since we're all ready to venture into the world, shouldn't we be serious?" Zheng Luoqi said with a smile.
"We're officials, and we can't expose ourselves, so we have to be extra careful. We had to specifically learn how people in the underworld operate, otherwise we'd be recognized before we even got anything done," Zheng Luoqi explained.
Quan Yuyuan nodded in agreement and said, "What you said makes sense. I'll have to make one myself. Let's call it 'The Five Swordsmen of Great Xia,' what do you say?"
"What Five Swordsmen of the Great Xia?" The voice of the Prince of Huainan suddenly came from outside the door.
Zheng Luoqi and the others looked towards the door and saw the Prince of Huainan, dressed in magnificent robes, exuding a calm and imposing aura, walking in with a steady and powerful stride.
The Prince of Huainan glared at Quan Yuyuan, who immediately fell silent, lowered his head, and slunk away to the side.
Then he turned to look at Zheng Luoqi with an appreciative gaze.
Zheng Luoqi and the others bowed to the Prince of Huainan.
The Prince of Huainan gestured for Zheng Luoqi and the others to take their seats.
After everyone was seated, the Prince of Huainan slowly spoke: "I presume you have already learned some information from Yu Yuan, so I will not go into details here. I understand the sincerity of your Prime Minister's Mansion that you, Lord Zheng, have come in person. I should also show reciprocal sincerity, and my son will accompany you."
"Once this succeeds, I, the King of Huainan, will be at your beck and call!"
Zheng Luoqi nodded slightly, indicating that she understood what the other party meant: "Does Your Highness know the specific location of that organization, or where their transactions take place?"
"Where do these martial arts figures get their bounty posters?"
The Prince of Huainan sighed and said, "I have investigated before. These Jianghu people have a base in every prefecture when they go to find the bounty notices, but we still haven't found out where the organization's headquarters is."
Huainan frowned slightly and continued, "This situation is special. We cannot openly clash with them, nor can we blatantly send people to investigate. Otherwise, they will notice, and all our efforts will be in vain."
"But this has made our work extremely difficult and we are finding it hard to get started. So, with no other choice, I have to resort to this desperate measure."