After Jiang Wang uncovered Zheng Shangming who was following him, he did not boast that he had handled the matter perfectly. Instead, he communicated with Chong Xuansheng as soon as possible after returning home.
Zhongxuansheng understood Wen Lianmu's plan on the spot and rushed to Beiya to tell Qing Qing's interests face to face. Only then did Zheng Shi take action in time.
Zheng Shi didn't even have time to change into his official uniform, so he rushed to the Grand Marshal's Mansion in person, and then brought Zheng Shangming back intact.
Wang Yiwu made a feud with the captain of Bei Ya in vain, but he did not achieve the set goal. It can be said that stealing a chicken but losing a lot of rice.
Zheng Shi led Zheng Shangming directly back to the inspection office in the north of the city. The reason why he did not let his son go home first was because he wanted him to thank Chongxuan Sheng and make friends with him.
After this incident, he was naturally dissatisfied with Wang Yiwu, but if he really wanted to face the Grand Marshal's Mansion head-on, he didn't seem to have reached that point. After all, Zheng Shangming came back intact, and Jiang Mengxiong, who was behind Wang Yiwu, was regarded as a military god by the entire Qi State.
He had the embarrassment of being the captain of Bei Ya, so his attitude towards Chong Xuan Sheng was actually somewhat contradictory. On the one hand, it was certainly a thank you, but on the other hand, did he really end up participating in the confrontation between Chong Xuan Sheng and Wang Yi Wu, the dignified captain of Bei Ya?
Their contemporary Zheng Shangming is undoubtedly a good buffer. No matter what Zheng Shangming did, as a father, he still had room to hide everything.
After making careful plans and returning to the inspection house, the inspection soldier informed Zheng Shi that Zhong Xuansheng and him had left immediately without waiting at the inspection house to claim credit.
"What did he say when he left?" Zheng Shi asked.
The patrolling soldier replied: "Master Sheng said, it's a trivial matter, don't worry about it! What else can you say, he is not trying to help others, but to help himself."
This is really said openly.
Zheng Shi touched it for a while, then looked at his son and said nothing more.
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The Generalissimo's Mansion.
Faced with Wang Yiwu's question-why Zheng Shi could arrive in time to prevent them from using Zheng Shangming as a bargaining chip to borrow the power of Beiya.
Wen Lianmu could only reply with a bitter smile: "I think Zhongxuan Sheng must still be in Beiya by this time."
Wang Yiwu understood the meaning of this wry smile.
Chong Xuan Sheng’s sense of conspiracy is too keen! It's so slippery that it's hard to get involved in any scheme.
And it is obvious that he also knows enough about Zheng Shangming, as well as Wen Lianmu. Only in this way can we understand his plan in time.
If he were in a different place, he thought he would never be able to respond so quickly.
The reason why I don't think it was Jiang Wang who thought of this step is because if Jiang Wang could have thought of it, he would not have let Zheng Shangming go at all, let alone give Zheng Shangming the opportunity to come to the Marshal's Mansion to surrender.
When Wen Lianmu failed to plot against Zhongxuan Sheng for the first time, he even made a sarcastic comment. It was because he had considerable confidence in Wen Lianmu at that time and did not think that a temporary defeat was a big deal.
This time the loss was more serious, but he didn't feel any resentment at all. He just asked: "What other plans do you have?"
Wen Lianmu wiped away his bitter smile. His eyes were not depressed, but rather full of energy. He really liked this feeling of fighting with others.
This makes him passionate.
"I'll let you offend everyone!"
Wang Yiwu didn't even bat an eyelid: "If you offend me, you'll offend me. There's no such thing as a great person."
This is true for both Bao Zhongqing and Zheng Shi. The former is far from his opponent, and the latter will be surpassed by him sooner or later.
Wen Lianmu chuckled: "Fishing is no longer feasible. He can always eat the bait but not bite the hook. To catch this fat fish, it is better to dig dikes, release water, and dry the pond!"
"Conspiracy is useless, use conspiracy!"
"How to dig embankments, release water, and dry ponds?" Wang Yiwu asked.
"From the research on Chong Xuan Sheng during this period, we can know that the person he trusts most now is his personal death warrior, Shi Shi. The other is Jiang Wang, who is said to come from Zhuang State in the Western Territory. It can be said that he is His right-hand man."
All the information was in his mind. Wen Lianmu didn't need to think about it and said directly: "I found a very interesting detail. When Jiang Wang participated in the Tianfu Secret Realm, his hair was still white, but now it has returned to black. Again. Related to Chong Xuan Sheng’s fight for the longevity fruit during that time, we can easily draw the conclusion that Jiang Wang once suffered from a loss of longevity for some reason!”
Wang Yiwu studied under the military god Jiang Mengxiong. Naturally, he was very aware of the negative impact of longevity loss on his practice: "It is not easy for him to achieve his current strength. It shows his diligence."
For Wang Yiwu, this is a rare evaluation.
Of course Jiang Wang may not need it.
"And I also discovered that Chongxuan Sheng is now collecting treasures to increase longevity. Chu Liang does not need Chongxuan, and Bowang Hou no longer needs it. Then there is only one possibility. He is preparing it for Jiang Wang. It is very difficult to Maybe Jiang Wang’s lifespan has not yet been filled up.”
Wang Yiwu asked: "What can be used in this?"
"The Qixing Building in Daze County will be opened." Wen Lianmu said.
"It doesn't mean anything to me." Wang Yiwu paused and asked, "Do you want to go?"
If Wen Lianmu really wanted to go to the Seven Star Tower, he would have no choice but to put this matter aside and go on the defensive.
To this day, no matter how proud he is, he still doesn't think he can defeat Chongxuan Sheng without using force. However, Linzi is not a military camp or a battlefield. It's not a simple city either. It's like a dragon bound and awkward everywhere.
Wen Lianmu shook his head and said, "There are treasures in it that can increase longevity."
Wang Yiwu frowned and said, "I haven't heard about this news."
"You will hear about it soon." Wen Lianmu smiled and added: "Same goes for Chongxuan Sheng."
Wang Yiwu understood that Wen Lianmu wanted to get rid of Jiang Wang and directly cut off Zhongxuansheng's right-hand man, leaving Zhongxuansheng alone.
This news may not be true, but Wen Lianmu can definitely make people believe it.
Seeing Wang Yiwu's understanding, Wen Lianmu added: "Only you and Chongxuan Sheng can know this news. Jiang Wang has no way of knowing it on his own."
"Have you reached a cooperation with the Tian family?"
It would be impossible to control the news about Seven Star Tower to the extent expected without the support of the Tian family.
"He's not giving me face, he's giving you, Wang Yiwu, face." Wen Lianmu said.
But he didn't say who that "he" was.
Wang Yiwu only asked: "If Zhong Xuansheng knew the news and kept Jiang Wang in Linzi to help him at such a critical time and kept it secret, you have already thought about how to let Jiang Wang know without leaving any trace, right?"
Wen Lianmu did not deny: "It is impossible for him to have a grudge when it comes to his own path. It would be better to make them feel dissatisfied than to get rid of him directly. Of course, if Chong Xuan Sheng tells the truth, Jiang Wang will go to great lengths. Zejun is also the result we want."
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Xiashan Beppu.
Because Jiang Wang refused to go out to play with him, Xu Xianggan pestered him for a while to no avail, and then went to the Mansion of the Marquis of Chengcheng, saying that he was looking for Li Longchuan.
Of course, there may not necessarily be reasons for not wanting to delve deeper into the competition between Chongxuansheng and Chongxuanzun. After all, they had just arrived at Xiashan Villa when they saw Chongxuansheng raising an army and mobilizing a large number of people.
If something really happened, would it be better for him to help or not to help? The best option is simply to take action.
Chong Xuansheng said he would come back as soon as he went, and indeed he didn't waste much time. But when he came back, Xu Xiangqian had already left.
He didn't take it seriously and just picked up Zheng Shi's reaction and talked to Jiang Wang.
When Jiang Wang came back to his senses, he realized that there were so many schemes hidden behind a simple following.
"Are you going to keep showing off your tricks like this?" Jiang Wang said with some fear: "People like you have too many twists and turns in your mind. I can't guarantee that I won't be fooled every time."
"Of course I'm ready to take action..." Chong Xuansheng said, coming back to his thoughts and raising his voice: "What kind of people are we?"
