After thinking about the plan, Zhao Lei kept silent. The less people knew about this kind of thing, the better. It was best to be alone.
After all, Zhao Lei is still alone in the true sense. He has no confidants worth trusting his life, and no one in the Blood Knife Gang has the strength to act with him. Now one person is just fine, and bringing others with him will only be a hindrance.
It was getting late today, and although the night was dark and windy, it was a time for murder and arson, but Zhao Lei had no such plans tonight.
After Zhao Lei simply washed up, he began to rest. He practiced all day today, and later dealt with the Meng Bei matter. His spirit was already exhausted. Although his body could still bear it, his mind was already a little dizzy.
After getting on the quilt, slight snores came from Zhao Lei's mouth and nose, as if he had fallen asleep.
At this time, the lights in Prince Yan's Mansion were still brightly lit, and Zhao Xuan was too busy to keep his feet on the ground. Now he only felt a burning pain in his throat, as if he was about to smoke.
Even good tea can't alleviate this situation. In the past, this was unusual, but at this time, Zhao Xuan couldn't care about these trivial matters at all. Although he was physically tired now, his spirit was always high. His ambition of more than thirty years was about to be realized, how could he not be excited.
All the invitations have been distributed today, and a banquet will be held at Qian's house in three days. This will be the first step in his fight for hegemony.
Zhao Xuan understood that now was the best time. If this period of time passed, he would not know what year or month he would have to wait in the future.
Outside, Zhao State fought continuously with neighboring countries, and elite soldiers died on the front line one after another.
There were disasters every year and the people were displaced.
Some time ago, King Yan was even recruited to the front line and regained control of the military. In addition, Zhao Xuan's plea a few days ago finally got a reply. The right time, place and people were all on his side.
Zhao Xuan found that everything had gone smoothly since he was preparing to start the uprising. This was the best proof. However, a small incident happened two days ago, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
The person involved in this matter was Zhao Lei. Zhao Xuan had been in contact with Huang Meng for some time. He had originally persuaded him to join his camp, but unexpectedly, trouble arose again.
Of course, Zhao Xuan had no feelings about Huang Meng's death. Losers are worthless and they will die. It was a pity that he wanted to use the formation to train his own soldiers in the future.
Even Huang Meng's crooked subordinates can earn the title of Thirteen Evil Ghosts, let alone his elite soldiers and generals.
It's not that Zhao Xuan doesn't have combined attack formations, but those as subtle as Huang Meng's are indeed rare. What's more, those formations are in the hands of his father, King Yan. It's not like he doesn't know what his father thinks, so naturally he won't give it to him. his.
In Zhao Xuan's opinion, his father was too pedantic, otherwise it would have been King Yan who ascended the throne a few years ago, instead of the cowardly King Zhao now.
Even this time, Zhao Xuan did not tell his father about the preparations for the uprising, but he had already informed his subordinates to prepare. As soon as the news was received, Babaili would rush and the information would be handed over to King Yan first-hand.
As long as the raw rice has been cooked into cooked rice by that time, King Yan will naturally know what to do.
Rebellion is not about treating guests to dinner. Even if King Yan doesn't want to, he can't help it. His men will support him to get to that position. There are few people who don't want to make progress. There is no merit in the world that can compare with Conglong's merit.
Zhao Xuan's stay this time was also carefully planned. Originally, King Yan wanted to take Zhao Xuan to the front line with him, to take him to practice and become familiar with fighting on the battlefield. Not to mention making military exploits, it was also a kind of growth for Zhao Xuan.
On the last day of this expedition, Zhao Xuan unexpectedly fell ill and was not suitable for traveling and traveling. As a last resort, King Yan could only leave his son behind.
King Yan also had another consideration in taking Zhao Xuan away, because he always knew that his son was restless, and he could still control him. Once he left, Pingyang City would become his world.
There are no tigers in the mountains, but monkeys rule the roost.
However, Zhao Xuan just regretted the formation of Huang Meng's death and didn't pay too much attention to it. Otherwise, he would not have invited Zhao Lei to join him in accomplishing the great feat, but instead he took revenge.
Zhao Xuan wanted this technique to improve the strength of his personal guards so that he would be more confident when facing those people. If he doesn't get it now, it doesn't matter much. Anyway, after the incident, his father Naturally, I will give him other formations.
Thinking of this, Zhao Xuan became very interested in Zhao Lei.
As far as he knew, Zhao Lei came from outside the city a few days ago and should be an outsider. However, according to what the soldiers guarding the city said, they had not seen Zhao Lei.
Moreover, Duan Yong, the commander who was guarding the city, and one of the soldiers died in Duan Yong's house a few days ago. There was also a woman beside him, who died in a miserable manner.
Duan Yong, in particular, looked ferocious, as if he had suffered some extreme pain before his death. Even the police officer handling the case was frightened.
Because of this incident, a little anecdote arose. Zhao Xuan still vaguely remembered that Duan Yong seemed to be a cousin of the county magistrate's concubine.
Then because of Duan Yong's tragic death, the concubine begged the county magistrate to catch the murderer and avenge her cousin.
When a murder occurred on West Street, the county government would naturally investigate and deal with it. However, the county magistrate couldn't stand the concubine anymore, so he demoted her to a maid.
Because this concubine had enjoyed a life of glory and wealth, she was suddenly demoted to a maid, and was made things difficult and ridiculed by other servants. She couldn't bear it, so she immediately brought a cuckold to the county magistrate in revenge, and then hanged herself.
That's right, it's cuckolding. Originally, this was a trivial matter. A concubine was essentially just a maid. She had no human rights. She would die as soon as she died.
But Duan Yong's cousin was also a strange person. At that time, she was wearing a gauze and having an affair with several prostitutes, and then she was hanged there naked. This time, the whole city knew about it. .
The county magistrate was also distressed and was very embarrassed. In order to vent his anger, he ordered people to throw her into a mass grave and feed her to wild dogs. He also ordered his servants to drive a spike between her eyebrows and she would never be able to escape.
This matter has been making a lot of noise in the past two days, and even Zhao Xuan, who is only focused on big things, has heard about it. It is estimated that at this banquet, there are still many people who want to see the joke of the previously arrogant county magistrate.
The time when Duan Yong and others died coincided with the time when Zhao Lei appeared. Zhao Lei must be inextricably linked to their deaths.
From another perspective, Zhao Lei is the culprit behind the county magistrate's scandal.
If Zhao Lei is sensible, Zhao Xuan will naturally not hesitate to reuse him. He always values talents.
The details of the battle between Zhao Lei and Huang Meng were naturally known to Zhao Xuan. In his opinion, Huang Meng, who had used the thirty-six changes in the sky, had become a top master. There were not many masters of this level around Zhao Xuan. .
And since Zhao Lei can kill Huang Meng and Thirteen Evil Ghosts with overwhelming force, his strength is naturally much higher. With such a talent, Zhao Xuan will not retaliate against Zhao Lei because of some non-existent face, he can't bear it.
