To put it mildly, it means that the Soul King is planning to "capture the thief first", or to put it nicely, it means "to use a point to break the face".
However, what makes Shen Hao feel funny is that the news of King Jing's habit of cutting sleeves was actually announced by King Ling, and even spread to the market. This is a proper gossip offensive, and the intention is very obvious, which is to make a bad reputation. King Jing.
Don't talk about the "elegance" of the habit of cutting sleeves. No matter when it is used, it is a partial thing, and in many cases it is not even accepted by the general public. That is to say, King Jing's status is noble. Even if the upper class circles knew about it, they would not publicize it everywhere or use it to criticize and ridicule. For ordinary people, this would be a scandal that is notorious in the world.
Now that things have reached the streets, their nature has completely changed.
First of all, the emperor must have many children. Is this a consensus? If a man with the habit of cutting sleeves becomes emperor, how can he guarantee "many children"? How can we even ensure that the future prince is a blood relative of the Yang family and will not be impersonated by someone?
Furthermore, the public's view on the cut sleeves is not popular. The majority of people are curling their lips. Will they accept the rule of an unpopular fan with all their heart?
In the end, this is definitely a great damage to the reputation of the royal family.
Reputation is a very important thing for ordinary people. It is related to face and life. This is especially true for the king of a country. Therefore, King Ling directly ruined King Jing's reputation, which was equivalent to taking the fuel out of the cauldron.
Regarding assassinations or revenge by merchants, these are not so fatal.
The rage was certain, and even compared to the besieged Spirit King, King Jing, who was now notorious in the streets, was even more furious. Because as rumored in the streets and alleys, no prince with a habit of cutting off his sleeves had ever ascended the throne in the old Jing Dynasty.
After the rage comes revenge, revenge that almost removes all fig leaves.
In the early morning, at the entrance of the Lingwang Mansion, nearly a hundred monks on both sides fought. Half of the Lingwang Mansion was destroyed, and nearly thirty were killed or injured.
Only the houses around the Lingwang Mansion that had been protected by defensive formations were undamaged. But the street looked like a disaster, and the damage was extremely serious.
In the end, the result shocked the jaws of many people who were prepared to see the Spirit King suffer.
"Win? There are actually more monks in Prince Ling's Mansion than those under King Jing? This..." Shen Hao was still a little unbelievable when he got the news. Because monks are not short of money, it stands to reason that the force in the hands of King Jing, who has close ties with more monks, should be far more powerful than that of King Ling who only relies on money to hire people. But the fact is that King Ling won, and King Jing won. Lost.
There is absolutely no opportunistic approach to this kind of collision of hard power. Now that the facts are in front of us, we must admit that at least in terms of military force, King Ling is unexpectedly stronger, stronger than the eldest prince Jing Wang who has always been considered the most promising.
"Where did King Ling get his manpower? It couldn't be that he hired the manpower from Yueying Tower, right? Or was it someone who was lent to him by Yueying Tower?" Shen Hao put down the information in his hand and asked directly to the king who was standing in front of him. Thrifty. At present, Shen Hao still feels that the news coming from Heishui is the most reliable one in the imperial city.
Wang Jiancai was also shocked when he got the latest news, but Blackwater IV quickly used the fragmentary intelligence collected in the past to piece together and restore the result that shocked most people.
Just listen to Wang Jian and say: "Sir, King Ling's strength actually took advantage of the death of King Qian and King Lu to grow rapidly, especially in terms of force."
"How to say?"
"After the death of King Qian and King Lu, the monks under their command were scattered except for the royal family's internal guards. The other princes almost all focused their energy on gathering the power left by King Lu and King Qian. For the two princes, the monks were scattered. The manpower did not pay much attention.
From the beginning, King Ling did not participate in the struggle for the remaining forces of King Qian and King Lu. Instead, he took the next best option and focused on those monks and counselors who "no one paid attention to". A few of them, but the vast majority of the casual cultivators went to other places and entered the Lingwang Mansion.
According to Heishui's document information, King Ling now has five more Yuan Dan realm masters than King Jing, and eleven more monks in the God gathering realm. Therefore, King Jing did not lose this fierce battle unjustly. King Jing even did not have a clear understanding of the force in King Ling's hands, otherwise he would not have been so reckless. "
King Jing was indeed reckless, but it had to be said that King Ling must have deliberately downplayed his actions of absorbing manpower from his two dead brothers this time.
"Now it's fun. Does the Spirit King successfully break the situation?"
Wang Jian smiled and said: "It doesn't count. King Jing lost a battle, but it didn't completely shake his foundation. His overall strength is still the strongest among the princes. But after losing so many monks and his reputation this time, It really stinks, the situation is really highly variable. It’s hard to say what will happen next.”
What Wang Jian said was not only his own opinion but also the opinions of the four Blackwater tribes on the situation in the imperial city.
One is King Jing who should be in the leading position, and the other is King Spirit who should be in the desperate position. But in just a few days, the situation between the two sides changed drastically. The leader appears to be strong on the outside but capable at the same time, while the team in desperate situation appears to be extremely fierce and difficult to deal with. Faced with this situation, what should the three princes who are watching on the sidelines choose? Are you continuing to boo behind King Jing, or are you doing something else?
"Do you think that if we help King Ling try harder, will the other three princes stand on King Ling's side and stab King Jing?" Shen Hao looked at Wang Jian with a smile and asked.
"Sir, are you talking about the incident about you being like a thorn?" Wang Jian responded quickly. He knew it well as soon as Shen Hao said he wanted to help the Spirit King.
"What? Do you think it's inappropriate?"
"No, my subordinates think it is very suitable. Those evidences can definitely be used to make an ironclad case. Once they are in the hands of King Ling, it will be great. Moreover, once the matter is made public, King Shou will definitely jump up and stand. On the Spirit King's side, it is more likely to form a new joint force in the future." Wang Jian's biggest advantage is that he always speaks from his own position and will never help Shen Hao make decisions.
Hearing this, Shen Hao nodded. Indeed, the last time he was assassinated, it was obvious that the eldest prince wanted to kill him and then blame Shou Wang Lin. Once the truth is revealed, Shou Wang, as a potential victim who was almost plotted, will definitely not Give up and give up. Once King Shou takes the lead and changes the direction of the attack, the situation will be really difficult to predict.
Does this count as taking sides? Shen Hao didn't think about it at all. King Jing wanted to kill him before, as if he wanted to trample an ant to death, but now he just retaliates. King Jing can do it in the first grade, but Shen Hao can't do it in the fifteenth grade? He has always been an extremely stingy person.
"Find someone to send a message to the Spirit King, and then hand over the file. If you ask why, just ignore it. Just give the thing and leave."
"What about our identities?"
"You can show your identity to him, but don't say anything else."
"Okay, sir, I will take care of it right away."
