"boom!"
An exquisite teacup was thrown to the ground and the pieces scattered everywhere. The tea inside got on the feet and robes of the people in front of them, but no one dared to reach out and wipe it. They all stood with their heads lowered and their hands tied.
"Who is plotting against me?! Huh? Don't you have any news at all?"
Another loud shout came from Spirit King Yang Shu, who was sitting at the top with an angry look on his face. He has rarely been as angry as he is now. Due to his personality, he is more accustomed to handing knives to others while laughing rather than being as crazy as he is now. You can see how angry he was.
Standing in front of Yang Shu are his counselors. The most important people are all here now. There is also a concealing array in the study to explain that the matter is confidential. In fact, outsiders can guess 70% of the content of the discussion.
Yang Shu's situation has been very bad recently. After changing the good trend of the dark horse, he suddenly became the target of public criticism.
The strength of the remaining five princes, including Yang Shu, is all relative, a one-to-one comparison, and there is no situation where one is fighting several. So even if Yang Shu was blessed by luck all the way in the "big test" and surpassed him in strength, how much better than his elder brothers could he really be? That's hard to say.
At least on the surface, it seems that the eldest prince Yang Baicheng can surpass Yang Shu by half a street. What's more, now that the boss, third boss, fifth boss, and sixth boss have all come together to play together, how can Yang Shu be able to withstand this combined force?
Now, not only is there a layer of ice in the imperial city, making Yang Shu feel cold and difficult, but even businesses in various places are now beginning to be jointly suppressed.
Don't think that Yang Shu only has many merchants in his hands. Although the other princes are not mainly recruiting merchants, how can they lack ways to bring in money among their forces? More or less, there will be respective companies as downstream support. Now that all the families unite together, they are a powerful force that cannot be ignored, and it is equally uncomfortable to attack Yang Shu side by side.
The force within the organization counterattacked even more fiercely. In the past, the nobles of the major aristocratic families hid in the corners, unwilling to stand up to Yang Shu, who had the power to tighten money and food, fearing that others would take advantage of him to reap the benefits, but now it is very different, and they are jumping out arrogantly For fear of not being able to trample Yang Shu to death, the scene was described as violent.
Finally, there was some improvement within the organization, but now in just a few days, Yang Shu felt some signs that he was about to be overwhelmed.
The most obvious and direct "attack" was the newly acquired defenders at the south gate of the imperial city and the local government office of the imperial city.
The guard general of the South Gate came out yesterday, saying that the voice against him in the Ministry of War was suddenly very high, and that several of his lieutenants were all screwed up, and a lot of dirty things were revealed, and some of them were even The matter of going around the corner to a distant relative and forcefully talking about it clearly shows that someone is unreasonable and wants to smear him.
This sign is very unusual. Generally speaking, the more important a position is, the more stringent it needs to be. Regardless of whether it is high or low, it is no child's play. It is impossible to pull down the person in the position just by smearing someone. But it’s hard to say which way the trend will turn now. Except for Shangshu Wen Mingju, everyone in the Ministry of War has secretly formed a team. It is not impossible to attack in groups.
The situation in the local government offices of the Imperial City was similar to that of the south gate defenders, or even more dangerous. Because it was Bai Changqing who helped Yang Shu negotiate a deal with the local government and then turned to him. Several huge donations were involved, and even Bai Changqing was involved. Once the local government was leaked, it was likely that not only the local government would suffer losses. The yamen itself, even Bai Changqing may not be able to escape unscathed when the time comes, which can be described as a dilemma.
In addition to the highlights of these two sides, the surrounding military officials also reported that the number of unidentified monks wandering around the palace in the past few days has been several times greater than before, and their cultivation levels are getting higher and higher. Yesterday, there were already masters of the Yuan Dan Realm coming to court arrogantly. The Spirit King's Mansion has penetrated the senses, and it can be concluded that there will be more pressure in the future.
At the critical moment, it was difficult to tell whether those who gathered around would also join forces to send in force to kill him. This was a fatal matter. Yang Shu was extremely vigilant, and all the guests did not dare to slack off at all.
However, the situation has been deteriorating for many days without any way to counterattack. This is unacceptable to Yang Shu, and it is also the reason why he was furious today.
You are not angry if you are hit, but you are very angry if you are hit and cannot fight back.
Yang Shu got angry and threw the cup. None of the counselors below dared to speak. The only one who could have taken the initiative was to hand over his hand and reply: "Your Majesty, please calm down. The situation is difficult now, and let's not let your anxiety affect your judgment."
This is considered admonishment, it is the duty of a counselor, but there are only a few people who dare to push back like this when their master is angry.
A trace of murderous intent flashed in Yang Shu's eyes, which quickly dissipated. He took a deep breath, and his chest rose and fell violently several times before he regained his composure. He snorted, but his tone was still unkind, and he said, "Anxious? If you can't come up with any countermeasures, then you won't just be anxious. It's hard to say whether you can get into the coffin or not."
It is easy to behead someone who kills someone. Only in this way can the person's life be taken away without fear of any trickery. That's why Yang Shu said, "It's all in the coffin." At the same time, he was also reminding his subordinates that if he was killed like this, you counselors would also be killed. There can be no happy ending.
"My lord, I'm afraid the only plan for now is... to strike first."
"Huh? Keep talking!"
The mastermind was also furious. He barely slept a wink these days, spending all day studying how to break the situation with his colleagues. Of course, they knew that if things got difficult to deal with, they would end up in dire straits, and decades of work would be ruined. However, it is almost impossible to cleverly avoid the situation of a group attack. Cleverness or tricks are no longer useful in this kind of thing.
Only courage is the basis for breaking the current situation.
If you keep going forward and fight to the death, you may still have a chance of survival, otherwise you will soon be tied up and torn into pieces.
Therefore, the words of the conspirator are not only his personal thoughts, but also the thoughts of all the main counselors present. They have basically reached a consensus. What is needed now is to see whether the Spirit King Shu will agree to this rather risky idea. Behavior.
After a pause and careful consideration of his words, the conspirator stepped forward, raised his hands and said: "Your Majesty, a group of hungry wolves are surrounding us. All we have to do is cut off the head of the wolf king to disperse the wolves. Now we have no choice but to rise up and give it a try." There is a glimmer of hope!"
"Wolf King? Are you talking about my eldest brother Yang Baicheng?" Yang Shu frowned deeply. He understood, but in his heart, he didn't want to confront his eldest brother so early, because he might be taken advantage of by others.
"Yes, Your Majesty. King Jing is the most powerful now, and his subordinates are the ones leading the charge during this siege. As long as we can defeat King Jing or cause him to lose his arm and suffer serious damage, we will be able to change the situation and get out.
And if King Jing shows his cowardice, then it is not impossible for us to turn against the guests! "
