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Chapter 4214 [Best of Both Worlds]

When we arrived at the back hall, we saw that the banquet had already been set.

Shen Hou, Yun Luo, Hai Tang, Xiang Nan, Cheng Shi Fei and others all took their seats.

"Haitang, you completed this mission very well. Thank you for your hard work." Shen Hou raised his glass to celebrate.

"Thank you, foster father." Haitang also raised her glass and said, "This time, thanks to Yidao and the princess's help, otherwise Haitang might not have succeeded."

"Yes." Shen Hou nodded, "Cao Zhengchun is getting more and more excessive now. I received news that he is now recruiting troops and intends to deal with our Hulong Villa."

"Father, don't worry. We at Hulong Villa are not ordinary people. It's not easy for him to harm us." Haitang comforted him, "I am more worried that he has the intention to usurp the throne and will attack the emperor."

Before, Cao Zhengchun had tried to harm Princess Yunluo many times, not caring that she was a royal noble. It was clear that this servant had been restless for a long time, and it was only a matter of time before he would take action against the emperor.

However, Xiang Nan did not agree with Haitang's opinion.

Because Cao Zhengchun's power comes from the emperor.

He was the supervisor of the East Depot and also in charge of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He seemed to have absolute power, but he was still a slave after all. His position and power were given to him by the emperor.

Therefore, if the emperor wanted to kill him, it would not be difficult to seize his power.

Just like Liu Jin, who was called the 9,000-year-old and established the emperor, but Emperor Zhengde issued an imperial decree to put him in prison and execute him by slow slicing; Wei Zhongxian once had great power in the court and all regions vied to build a shrine for him. But when Chongzhen wanted to kill him, he didn't even dare to resist and chose to hang himself directly...

Of course, the world of "Number One Under Heaven" is not real history. Cao Zhengchun possesses peerless martial arts, and ordinary people cannot kill him. However, he will not easily attack the emperor, especially when the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis is still there.

Because if he took action against the emperor now, it would only give Shen Hou an excuse to "clear the court and punish the eunuchs."

By then, if the Divine Marquis raises his arm and calls out, all the ministers will respond, and the ten generals will also announce their loyalty to the king, then Cao Zhengchun will have no way out, and one way is death.

However, although Xiang Nan understood, he did not say much.

On the one hand, he didn't want to alert the God of War. After all, Yidao's character was a cold-faced killer who was ruthless and unrighteous, a very useful tool, and he shouldn't have such avant-garde ideas.

On the one hand, the Divine Marquis was going to send someone to the Emperor, so even if he objected, it would be useless. So why bother asking for it? Anyway, this matter had nothing to do with him.

……

"You are right. I am worried too." Shen Hou nodded.

"Uncle, what should we do? Now my brother is surrounded by Cao Yangou's men. If he wants to attack my brother, wouldn't he be in danger?" Princess Yunluo said worriedly when she heard this.

"The Imperial Palace has always been under the charge of the East Factory. Even if I want to send someone to the emperor, I am powerless." Shen Hou groaned.

Of course, he wanted to send someone to the emperor's side to keep track of his every move, but this was not easy to do.

Because both the East Factory and the Emperor were extremely wary of him and didn't trust the people he sent. So even if he sent someone, it would be like sending a sheep into the tiger's mouth, and they would be eliminated in a few days.

"Hey, I have a way to have the best of both worlds." Yun Luo suddenly laughed.

"Princess, do you have any solution?" Haitang asked curiously.

The God of War also looked at her in confusion.

His original idea was to present the crabapple tree to the emperor as a concubine.

He knew that although the emperor was smart and knew how to use checks and balances to control him and Cao Zhengchun, he also had one biggest flaw, which was lust.

That's why he came up with the plan of fake Wuhuan and fake Lixiu, just to take advantage of the emperor's lust to kill him. But he didn't expect that the plan would fail in the end because of Cheng Shifei's interference. And this time he wanted to send Haitang to carry out this plan.

At that time, he would not need Haitang to kill the emperor, but as long as Haitang told him every move of the emperor and whispered some words into the emperor's ear, then he would succeed.

He also believed that with Haitang's beauty, it would not be difficult to charm the emperor.

He even thought about how he would convince Haitang if she was unwilling.

But now that he heard that the princess had a solution, he really wanted to know what her idea was.

"But I'm going to trouble our number one secret agent." Yun Luo looked at Cheng Shifei and said.

Shen Hou, Haitang, and even Cheng Shifei were all stunned when they heard her say that.

"What do you mean?" asked the God.

"It's simple. Just betroth me to Cheng Shifei. When the time comes, he will become the prince consort, and he will be by the side of the emperor, right?" Yun Luo explained with a smile.

"Good idea." Haitang clapped her hands and laughed when she heard it.

"But Cheng Shifei comes from a humble background, I'm afraid he is not worthy of the princess." The Divine Marquis frowned.

"That's easy. We can give him an identity." Xiang Nan said, "Let's say he is a prince from a certain overseas country, and he marries Princess Yunluo into the Ming Dynasty."

"Yes." Haitang nodded, "Let's go with Jiaozhi. The prince of Jiaozhi is a good match for the royal family."

"Let me think about it." Shen Hou thought for a while and said.

……

After the banquet, Xiang Nan returned to his room, cast a Muggle-shielding spell, and then used Apparition to arrive at Shennongjia, where the Tianxiang cardamom was farmed.

I saw that the cardamom had successfully taken root and sprouted, and a lush green seedling had grown.

This made Xiang Nan very happy. Since it could take root and sprout, it was possible for it to bloom and bear fruit.

Xiang Nan immediately applied some fertilizer to it. This fertilizer was made from the excrement of the Moon Crazy Beast, and it was very versatile and could be used on almost any herb.

Xiang Nan also hopes that the Tianxiang Cardamom can bloom and bear fruit as soon as possible.

After applying the fertilizer, Xiang Nan contacted Yagyu Tajima-no-kami again.

"Master~" Yagyu Tajima no Mori's face soon appeared in the two-sided mirror.

"Where are you now?" Xiang Nan asked.

"I am in Jiangsu and Zhejiang now. I have received an order to assassinate Cao Guangde, the eunuch of the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau." Yagyu Tajima no Kami explained.

Xiang Nan nodded. For the past three months, Yagyu Tajima no Kami has been controlled remotely by Tiedan Shenhou. He helped him to spy on the ministers and the ten generals in the court so that he could better control those ministers and generals.

At the same time, Yagyu Tajima no Kami also helped him assassinate people from the Eastern Depot and the Embroidered Uniform Guard, helping him to clip Cao Zhengchun's wings step by step.

The Jiangnan Weaving Bureau was in charge of all the imperial merchants in Jiangnan who supplied textiles to the palace. They wove various fabrics and made silk edicts, imperial decrees, and colored silks for use by the emperor and the court in sacrifices and awards.

Jiangnan silk embroidery was not only very popular in China, but also popular among royal relatives, civil and military officials, gentry and wealthy businessmen. Even foreigners liked it very much and were willing to transport it back from thousands of miles away via sea and the Silk Road for sale. One shipload of silk fabrics could earn ten thousand taels of silver.

Therefore, the Weaving Bureau can be said to be making a fortune. The eunuchs from the East Factory occupied the Jiangnan Weaving Bureau, which could also contribute hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to Cao Zhengchun every year, which was a great help to him. Therefore, Shen Hou ordered the killing of Cao Guangde and cut off one of Cao Zhengchun's arms.