big week bad guy

Chapter 329 Planning Palace Changes (a super chapter of nearly 20000 words)
In Zhao Xun's view, in order to make the alliance more competitive, he must have a full understanding of the members of the alliance.

Not just one or a few of them, but all members.

The Dragon Clan was the first to arrive at Mount Zhongnan, so Zhao Xun and Luo Lun were the first to make friends.

Later, Zhao Xun had an in-depth understanding of the elves and dwarves. It cannot be said that he fully knew their history, but he already had a certain understanding in general.

This understanding is enough for them to keep pace when facing the enemy.

Next is the human race, which is really a tribe that makes people feel dizzy and troubled.

Although the human race in Ellenlore Continent and the human race in Dazhou can be said to be of the same origin, Zhao Xun did not feel that strong bond and connection.

On the contrary, he felt that he could not see through the tribe at all.

Especially their leader--Prince Harry Portsman, who is completely a brat. This guy has never been beaten by the society.This crazy look made Zhao Xun think of an old acquaintance.

That's right, Emperor Xianlong.

There are many people in this world who are crazy, but some people have the capital of madness, and some people are delusional and frivolous.

Zhao Xun couldn't figure out why Prince Harry Portesman was so crazy. Is it just because of his status as a prince?
If so, Zhao Xun really didn't know what to say for a while.

Prince Harry Portsman may be a high-ranking prince in the continent of Allen Lore, or in his Kingdom of Casper, but here in Zhongnan Mountain his status is worthless.

This is Zhao Xun's attitude.

If you want to talk about cooperation, that's great, everyone is happy.

But if you can't talk about cooperation properly, if you have an attitude that Lao Tzu is number one in the world and everyone here is trash, then I'm sorry, Zhongnanshan doesn't welcome you, and the academy doesn't welcome you either.

Zhao Xun felt that it was time to clearly express his attitude to Prince Harry Portesman and his confidant, Baron Goose.

Sometimes the attitude is to be firm. The more you worry, the more unpredictable the situation will be.

And cutting the mess quickly can often have unexpected effects.

The human race's residence is in a corner at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain.

After setting foot in this station, Zhao Xun immediately smelled a sour smell in the air.

Zhao Xun couldn't help frowning.

Good guy, this human camp is in stark contrast to the dwarf camp and the elf camp.

The camps of the elves and dwarves were much neater in comparison, but this human camp looked dirty and messy, and the strange smell could be clearly smelled hundreds of meters away.

This is really worthy of being the knight of the first great kingdom of Ellen Lore, that's it?
In terms of this quality, can you call yourself the number one?

Are you really not afraid of the strong wind flashing to your waist?

Zhao Xun felt helpless for a while.

Hey, it's really too difficult.

For Zhao Xun right now, there is only one way to successfully suppress the opponent.

"Teach without discrimination."

Zhao Xun recited the formula without hesitation, and then Pippi Xiabai Jiaolong flew out of the chessboard space.

As soon as Pippi Shrimp came out, he moved towards Zhao Xun excitedly, and kept rubbing his head against Zhao Xun.

"Well, good, the child is so good."

Zhao Xun is also constantly stroking Pippi Shrimp to enhance the relationship between the two.

Zhao Xun is well aware that body movements and communication play a pivotal role in the process of maintaining the relationship between animal groups.

To a considerable extent, this can enable individuals in ethnic groups to better understand each other, and it can also make them stand on the same front for a long period of time.

Although Zhao Xun is a human being, he still needs to learn this way of communication between animals and beasts.

Pippi Shrimp was obviously very excited, and kept snorting to express his joy.

Zhao Xun scratched Pippi Xia's chin and joked with him.

Of course, Zhao Xun released Pippi Shrimp Bai Jiaolong from the chessboard space at this time not just to enhance his relationship with it, but to interact with Pippi Shrimp to the maximum extent, so that he can understand that this time is to give some benefits to the human race. Time for a color look.

"Pippi Shrimp, let's go."

Zhao Xun jumped onto Pippi Shrimp's back without hesitation, straddled the white flood dragon and patted it on the head.

Bai Jiaolong had a spirit, and immediately understood Zhao Xun's meaning, and immediately responded.

"Good boy, you did a great job."

Zhao Xun stroked the cheeks of Pippi Xiabai Jiaolong, giving him enough safety and feedback.

The height of Bai Jiaolong's flight is neither too high nor too low, it can be said to be just right.

From this height, Zhao Xun can clearly see the scene below.

At least he thought so.

Zhao Xun, including the small hill-like tents of the human race, can see them clearly.

This is the benefit of becoming a practitioner, especially a high-level practitioner.

Vision and hearing have been greatly improved, so that objects can be distinguished from a long distance.

This is not very obvious in daily life, but it can often play a decisive role in fighting the enemy.

Zhao Xun is very clear about the meaning of doing this.

It is better to strike first, and start to implement the beheading operation after determining the position of the enemy. There is no doubt that it can inflict heavy damage on the enemy in the first place.

This is crucial, because it can send a strong signal to the enemy from the very beginning that I am the protagonist of this war and the real king.

Of course, right now Zhao Xun doesn't really want to fight with the human race in Alan Lore, he just wants to let these human race know what should be done and what should not be done.

Be humble, keep a low profile, and don't be so arrogant, especially when you don't have the capital to be arrogant.

There's nothing wrong with being low-key.

Zhao Xun, who was far away, could feel a strong breath.

This is the breath from the human race.

The breath of the human race in Ellen Lore is so strong that it can be clearly smelled from a long distance.

Of course Pippi Shrimp Bai Jiaolong also smelled this strong taste.

It responded instinctively, snorting and sounding the alarm.

Generally speaking, a creature like Bai Jiaolong issued an alarm with two meanings, one was to show closeness, and the other was to warn of danger.

Now of course the latter.

Zhao Xun patted Bai Jiaolong's head lightly, saying that it doesn't need to worry, everything is under Zhao Xun's control.

Pippi Shrimp then relaxed.

Zhao Xun wasn't hostile this time, he just wanted to show off the people.

That's it.

He deliberately let Pipi Shrimp hover over the territory of the human race. Obviously, the human race did not notice them at first.

Zhao Xun had no choice but to let Pippi Xiabai Jiaolong fly lower.

In this way, the human race on the watchtower can always see it, right?

The humble human beings are really lacking in the six senses.Humans are far inferior to animals in this regard.

"Your Highness, there is a dragon above our camp."

Baron Guos was the first to discover this situation and promptly reported it to Prince Harry Botsman.

Prince Harry Portsman was reading a book at the moment, and he couldn't help frowning after hearing this.

"The dragon clan has been dishonest again in just a few days? If I remember correctly, didn't they attack the camp of the elves not long ago?"

"good."

Baron Guos nodded and said, "Lawren, the leader of the dragon tribe, rode Dark Wings to the camp of the elves not long ago, and used the dragon flame. The dragon flame was very powerful, and it caused a big fire in the camp in an instant. If it weren't for the elves The family used magic to extinguish the fire in time, and the consequences were unimaginable. But..."

"But what?"

Prince Harry Portesman asked with a frown.

He hates half-talking, because it makes people have to guess.

"This dragon doesn't seem to be the Wing of Darkness, or even a dragon in our world. The dragons in our world are basically the same, so I shouldn't be mistaken. This dragon seems more like an earth dragon in this world?"

"Oh?"

Prince Harry Portesman was a little confused for a moment.

Earth Dragon?

In fact, he has never really seen a dragon in this world, only some sketches in some classics.

The sketch is of course not very clear, but Prince Harry Portesman can still see some outlines from the sketch.

"Then I am very interested today. I want to see what the earth dragons in this world look like."

Soon Prince Harry Botsman could clearly see the appearance of the earth dragon, because Zhao Xun had come to him on the dragon.

"tsk tsk"

Prince Harry Portsman couldn't help admiring when he saw the white dragon.

"It's really a good dragon."

Although he had never seen a real dragon in this world, he still felt the difference between the two after seeing it.

"Your Excellency Zhao Xun, why are you here? Is it still in this way?"

Zhao Xun spread his hands and said, "Come and have a look around, is it okay?"

"Of course it doesn't matter."

Prince Harry Portsman smiled lightly: "This is perfectly normal. If you don't come, I will go to you in a few days."

Zhao Xun thought to himself, forget it.

If this guy came to the academy on his own initiative, he really didn't know what kind of upside down it would be.

Zhao Xun didn't want the brothers and sisters who had no reason to be annoyed, and instead vented their anger on him.

It's better to chat in the camp of the human race.

"That's a coincidence. I also want to have a good chat with the prince. Well, shall we chat here or go in?"

"Let's go in and talk."

Prince Harry Portsman obviously did not intend to chat in such an empty environment.

Because in his opinion, this is very rude.

Etiquette is a compulsory course among nobles, and it is impossible to ignore it anyway.

If you ignore etiquette, you will be sneered at, and you will even be regarded as a pariah.

It is naturally impossible for the noble prince to make mistakes in this regard.

Zhao Xun jumped off Bai Jiaolong's back neatly, and then walked towards the direction where Prince Harry Botsman invited.

After walking to the big tent, the guests and hosts were seated, and Zhao Xun tried his best to calm down.

The purpose of his trip is still very clear and naturally cannot be changed in the slightest.

Zhao Xun could clearly feel that the other party was very curious, but he still had to speak according to the established plan.

"The Corruptor should have come to our world through the Portal of Darkness, the prince must have known about this, right?"

"Well, it's a matter of time."

Prince Harry Portsman nodded and said, "Why, did your Excellency Zhao Xun get any new news?"

"That's not there."

Zhao Xun spread his hands and said: "But I want to understand the history of the human race first, and see what better way to deal with the Corruptor."

"Oh? What do you want to know?"

Harry Botsman asked with great interest.

"No, it's not about how the human race resisted the invasion of the Corruptor. The fact that the Casper Kingdom can survive to this day must be something unique, right?"

"really."

Harry Botsman nodded slightly and said: "We can survive until now, of course it is magic, to be precise, the great magician."

"A long, long time ago, when the world was still in darkness, people discovered magic. The existence of magic is much longer than the history of human beings. Therefore, at most, people are the discoverers and users of magic, but they cannot be said to be magicians. Creator."

Prince Harry Portsman has been observing Zhao Xun's reaction, seeing that Zhao Xun is not surprised at all, so he said to himself: "Since the first great magician mastered magic, he has mastered all the magic that he can master. It was recorded, and there was a magic book. The first magic book was not as thick and complicated as people imagined, it was just a thin booklet. Under such circumstances, it would not take long to learn magic. The more More and more people are interested in learning magic, they know that magic is powerful and can change their life."

"So you learn from generation to generation through magic books? Instead of word of mouth?"

This answer was somewhat beyond Zhao Xun's expectations.

Because in his view, the development of history has an inherent process.

It may have been passed down by word of mouth at first, but it was not recorded in books until later.

But listening to what Prince Harry Potsman meant, it seems that this is not the case at all.

"That's right. Word of mouth is too primitive and unstable. Books are relatively stable."

Harry Botsman said without hesitation: "Why do we choose an unstable mode to pass on magic? After all, this is the foundation of our human race. Our physique is not as strong as that of half-orcs. Our strength We are not as powerful as trolls, our firearms are not as sharp as dwarves, and all we can rely on is magic. So we must use magic to the extreme."

Zhao Xun understood now.

He said in a deep voice: "In this case, why did many kingdoms fall one after another, and only a few kingdoms survived?"

"Because the guardians of the fallen kingdom rebelled, that is, the leader of the magician."

Prince Harry Botsman said in a deep voice: "The dark wizards you see now are all the former great magicians of those kingdoms. Their rebellion made their kingdom lose its barrier, and they could no longer resist the invasion of alien races, so they perished It’s just a matter of time.”

I see…

It turned out that not all the blackened magicians were there, but only a small part of them.

But this small part happened to be the leading one among the magicians and played a vital role.

So when these magicians became black wizards, the kingdom they guarded fell apart.

The Casper Kingdom can survive because they have enough magicians.

Their kingdom may not have black magicians, but the blackening of individual magicians cannot affect the entire kingdom.

So big countries have more fault tolerance.

"So did you bring a magician this time? If the Corruptor really invades, are you capable of resisting it?"

When Zhao Xun said these words, he stared at Prince Harry Portesman very seriously.

"Of course. There is more than one top-level great magician in our tribe."

Prince Harry Portesman said firmly: "The reason why we didn't explain it at the beginning was because we wanted to hide ourselves deliberately to avoid exposing our strength. But since you have made a special trip here on purpose, if I don't tell you In the end, there is something unreasonable anyway.”

This Prince Harry Portsman is a bit interesting.

Zhao Xun secretly commented in his heart.

"So what is your main attack direction? Undead or demons?"

The concept of a Corruptor is simply too broad.

Zhao Xun felt that it was necessary for Prince Harry Portesman to clarify who his target enemy was.

If this is not clear, all is for naught.

The three monks have no water to drink, and sometimes too many allies can be counterproductive.

Once the situation of shirking responsibility occurs, it will no longer be difficult to control.

So Zhao Xun wanted to kill the signs in the cradle to prevent the situation from getting out of control.

"It's still undead."

Prince Harry Portsman gave Zhao Xun a definite answer.

"Only magic can defeat magic. The magic of the undead is closer to that of humans. The magic of the demons is closer to that of the elves."

"Tsk tsk..."

Zhao Xun nodded in satisfaction.

He's happy with Prince Harry Portesman's attitude.

This guy is very honest.

The information that the elf king Odysseyka gave Zhao Xun before was that the demons were split from the elves.

Therefore, it is most appropriate for the demons to be fought by the elves.

Therefore, it should be the best solution for the undead to fight together with the human race and the dragon race.

"It's not easy to deal with the undead, so my plan is for you and the Dragon Clan to work together. This may be able to get twice the result with half the effort."

"Dragon?"

Prince Harry Portsman frowned and said, "Are you really going to join forces with them? Dragons are a bunch of violent people."

"It's true that they have a violent temper, but they really want to fight with the Corruptor. To say that the most harmed by the Corruptor's invasion is the Dragon Clan. They are eager for revenge. If they see the Corruptor, they will definitely die."

Zhao Xun said seriously.

"Okay, let's do this first."

Prince Harry Portesman said reluctantly.

"One more thing, I hope you maintain a good relationship with other tribes, especially the dwarves. Everyone is working together to fight against the enemy, and there is no need to mix personal emotions into it."

Zhao Xun was still very worried about this.

"Don't worry, I can take care of the priorities."

Prince Harry Portesman nodded.

"That's good."

Zhao Xun let out a long sigh of relief: "Since that's the case, I won't bother you anymore. Let me leave."

For some reason, he felt that staying here was very depressing, and he couldn't wait to leave here and return to the bamboo building.

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...

"Little Junior Brother is back!"

Seeing Zhao Xun's return, third senior brother Long Qingquan immediately approached him and handed him a cup of milk tea.

Zhao Xun: "..."

These three senior brothers... might as well endorse milk tea in the future.

"Uh, third senior brother wouldn't be like this, right? Although this milk tea is a good thing, it won't taste good if you drink it every day."

It seems to be the case.

Long Qingquan thought about it carefully and said: "Then what do you want to drink, little brother?"

"Just a cup of hot tea, by the way, no salt and spices!"

Zhao Xun suddenly remembered something and quickly reminded him.

He actually resists and even fears the brewing of tea in this era. He really doesn't understand why so many condiments are added to good tea to drink.

So many condiments are mixed together, covering up the fragrance of tea leaves.

The taste...is indescribable.

As a person who is used to drinking clear tea, I really can't accept the taste of brewed tea.

"Okay, okay, I'll make you green tea. Junior brother, I didn't say that, only you and the head of the mountain like to drink green tea in such a big academy. It seems that it's not unreasonable for the head of the mountain to like you and love you. After all, you are too much like the mountain." When you grow up, people like young people who are similar to themselves, don't they?"

"That is indeed..."

Zhao Xun was extremely embarrassed for a while.

The third senior brother is really good at focusing on the key points.

Taking advantage of the time when the third senior brother Long Qingquan left, Zhao Xun hurriedly cleared up his thoughts.

Well, the current plan cannot be said to be perfect, but at least it can be said that every aspect and every detail has been considered.

In this way, even if there are various emergencies, they can have a plan.

Academy disciples are not gods, and neither is Zhao Xun.

Therefore, he must plan everything in advance as much as possible to be prepared.

The third senior brother Long Qingquan quickly made a pot of hot tea, trotted all the way towards Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun thought to himself, good guy, he shouldn't be so excited, right?

"Why... are you so excited?"

"Hey, this hot tea feels hot when you drink it. If it gets cold when you drink it, the taste of the tea will be greatly reduced."

The third senior brother Long Qingquan argued hard, poured a cup of tea for Zhao Xun, and said leisurely: "Quick, try it, your third senior brother brewed it himself."

Zhao Xun had no choice but to drink the tea himself.

Now that the third senior brother Long Qingquan really brought him the tea, it is impossible for him not to give the third senior brother some face, right?

Zhao Xun took the teacup and took a full sip.

Then something very exciting happened, and the third senior brother said proudly: "How about it, is this cup of tea full of grandeur?"

puff!
Zhao Xun couldn't hold back, and spat out.

Good guy, third senior brother Long Qingquan can't be a human being.

What kind of arrogance is there at this time?

A glass full of arrogance.

Isn't Haoran Qi just true Qi?Can it melt into the water?

This is too outrageous, right?
Zhao Xun was so choked that he coughed repeatedly.

Third senior brother Long Qingquan hurriedly stepped forward to pat him on the back.

"How are you, are you not choking?"

"Uh, it's okay, it's okay..."

Zhao Xun was speechless.

Even if he has resentment in his heart, he dare not say it.

Good guy, the third senior brother is the one who holds grudges the most. If Zhao Xun's complaints are written down in a small notebook, he may be "revenged" at some point.

Although Zhao Xun knew that the third senior brother would not "revenge" him so harshly, there was still a possibility of pranks.

Although the third senior brother is so old, he is still a little childish sometimes.

Zhao Xun didn't have any good solutions, he could only follow the third senior brother's wishes as much as possible.

The third senior brother Long Qingquan is a donkey, it is much easier to do things according to his wishes.

"Then tell me, is this human prince a good friend?"

"Well, it's really not easy to get along with..."

Zhao Xun spread his hands, and said truthfully: "This prince is probably pampered, and everything is self-centered, and he doesn't care about other people's feelings at all. If I didn't try my best to explain the relationship with him this time, I'm afraid he would would not choose to take on that responsibility."

Judging from Zhao Xun's current communication with several major tribes, the human race is the most difficult and the most doggy to communicate with.

This is mostly because the upper beam is not straight and the lower beam is crooked.

"However, I am satisfied that he can achieve this level. I don't expect him to be the leader, as long as he doesn't drag his hips and hinder his legs."

In just a few words, Zhao Xun gave Prince Harry Portsman an evaluation position.

The third senior brother, Long Qingquan, is the best among individuals. Of course, he could tell that the foreign prince was a dandy, so he nodded and said, "From this point of view, it can be regarded as consummation of merit. As long as everyone can perform their duties , In fact, there is nothing to be afraid of. I am afraid that when the time comes, there will be a fight to shirk each other's responsibility, and the battlefield will be a mess."

Third Senior Brother Long Qingquan's worry is not unreasonable, but Zhao Xun still has basic confidence in these allies of his.

"Don't worry, third senior brother, not to mention being flawless, but at least it won't be as bad as you imagined."

"Hey, maybe I've been too nervous recently, maybe I've been under too much pressure recently. In short, I feel like I can't sleep well. I hope I think too much."

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After the meeting with the prince in Dongshi, the bad handsome Feng Hao and the internal servant Zheng Jie immediately began to prepare nervously and busyly.

In their view, in order to be foolproof, the previous preparations must be done well.

The main force of the army they control is in the east, and they don't have to worry about this part.

But the entire Daming Palace is not just the East Palace Gate.

The west gate, the south gate, and even the north gate are very important, and the control of these gates is currently not in the hands of Zheng Jie and Feng Hao.

In order to win the control of these palace gates, one must try his best to win over the generals stationed at these palace gates.

It is not easy to do this, because basically the generals who control the palace gates are the confidantes of Emperor Xianlong.

Emperor Xianlong never treated them badly, and it can even be said that the emperor's grace is mighty.

Although the prince is the crown prince, he has not yet ascended the throne.

And to put it bluntly, even if the crown prince eventually ascends the throne, it will be difficult for the new king to offer more than Emperor Xianlong.

It took a lot of thinking to successfully buy these goalkeepers.

"Duke Zheng, what should we do now?"

The bad handsome Feng Hao felt very confused, he instinctively set his sights on Zheng Jie, hoping that Zheng Jie could clear up his doubts for him.

"For the current plan, we can only focus on one person. If we can take down the other city gate, our chances of winning are at least [-]%. This matter is of great importance, and it should not be known by too many people. Otherwise, it will be easy to leak the news and waste all previous efforts. "

Zheng Jie is still very experienced.He knew that too many people should not know about the coup.

The more people who know about it, the more dangerous it is.

The lives of tens of thousands of people are at stake, and there is no room for carelessness.

"Well, I just don't know which person to attack."

"Dugu Yan, the guard of Shenwumen at Beigongmen, has an old relationship with our family, so it's better to focus on attacking the palace gate."

Since he had to choose one, it would be better to choose someone with whom he had an old friendship.

The friendship between Duguyan and Zheng Jie can be traced back more than ten years ago.

At that time, Duguyan was framed because he offended the left prime minister, and he should have been sentenced to death in prison. It was Zheng Jie who stood up and spoke out to save Duguyan's life.

It can be said that Zheng Jie is Duguyan's reborn parents.

Without Zheng Jie, the grass on Duguyan's grave would be as tall as a person.

So Zheng Jie wanted to rely on the kindness of the year to get Duguyan to agree to join them and join their Gongdou coup plan.

This is of course not a joke, and Zheng Jie is not absolutely sure.

Although he has great kindness to Duguyan, but it is about the lives of the whole family, everyone must think carefully and not make a rash decision.

But Zheng Jie will do his best to lobby.

"Well, Duguyan is indeed the best candidate, it's a good choice."

Feng Hao nodded in agreement with Zheng Jie's decision.

"As long as His Highness the Crown Prince ascends, I believe there will still be many followers."

The princeling party is the most powerful party in the court, far surpassing the Qi royal party, Chu royal party and other vassal parties.

After all, the crown prince occupies the Crown Prince Zhengshuo, so as long as he doesn't go too far and doesn't do too much, he is the one who has the best chance of inheriting the great treasure.

Therefore, most of the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty would choose to invest in the prince.

Because the possibility of investment loss is the smallest.

Of course, there are risks in investment, so you can't put all your eggs in one basket.

Even for these princelings, most of their families only invest their sons in the prince's side, while the rest of the family's sons will follow each other as the followers of the vassal kings.

In this way, no matter which vassal lord comes to Dabao in the end, these big families will not suffer, and there will never be a situation where the bamboo basket fetches water in vain.

If the big family wants to continue, they have their own way of survival. Zheng Jie knows this well, and he will not force it.

However, the composition of the princelings is very complicated, and some of them are the backbone and the main force, and they are worth relying on.

Another group of people waved their flags and clamored to eat and wait to die. These people must not be reused.

The coup d'etat pays attention to efficiency, and the number of people is fine but not large.

No matter how many people there are, it is useless to hide behind.What Zheng Jie and the others needed was someone who could charge forward and fight desperately.

It was a great test for all of them.

If it can be successful, it will have the merit of following the dragon's decision.If you fail, you will be thrown into a place of eternal doom, and you will never be able to stand up again.

This is a one-shot deal, winner or loser.

Well, Zhao Xun still thinks that cooking is more suitable for him.

If there is a God of Cooking system in this world, Zhao Xun will definitely be able to reach the realm of a great master.

Because Zhao Xun cooks with emotion and soul.This is far more advantageous than some people who cook for profit.

Those guys bind cooking and making money.

To put it bluntly, cooking is just a craft and skill for making a living in their eyes.

Of course, making money to survive is not shabby.

But Zhao Xun always feels that the dishes made in this way have flavor but no soul.

Cooking should be done with emotion no matter what.

Today, Zhao Xun is going to make a spicy hot pot, to open the eyes of the brothers and sisters.

Spicy hot pot is Zhao Xun's favorite dish.

Different from the general hardcore Sichuan dishes, the recipe of Mala Xiangguo is not complicated, and even ordinary cooks can make it delicious as long as they master the right method.

So Zhao Xun classified it into the category of home cooking.

But don't use bean buns as dry food, home-cooked dishes can still be delicious.

Before making spicy pot, the ingredients must be prepared.

There are no fixed ingredients for this dish, and you can match it according to your dietary preferences.

In Zhao Xun's view, Flammulina velutipes, lotus root slices, and potato slices are must.

Without these three kinds of spicy hotpot, there is absolutely no soul.

Especially potato chips, with special spicy sauce, that taste.
Tsk tsk, it's absolutely amazing.

Fungus, tofu skin, and cauliflower can also be added.

These three are basically dishes that belong to the taste of the public, and there is absolutely no mistake in adding them.

Zhao Xun knows very well that in order to make a dish that satisfies everyone, he must spread the taste as much as possible.

There can't be too many choices.Because of this, it is likely to violate some people's taboos and lead to unpleasant results.

Although Zhao Xun has lived in the academy for so long, it is impossible for him to know the eating habits of the brothers and sisters in the academy.

Judging from the current situation, brothers and sisters are still not able to accept dishes that are too meaty.

Therefore, before Zhao Xun made the spicy pot, he mainly chose vegetarian dishes in the selection of ingredients.

As for accessories, green peppers, Chaotian peppers, Chinese prickly ash, minced garlic, and sliced ​​ginger are definitely essential.

Various seasonings are mixed together and fried, and then tasted
Tsk tsk Just thinking about it makes Zhao Xun salivate.

This taste is absolutely perfect.

Of course, how much dried chili powder, bean paste, hot sauce, vanilla, cardamom, cumin, cloves, aniseed, etc. are added.

According to Zhao Xun's experience, whether a spicy hot pot is delicious or not, its sauce occupies a large proportion.

If the sauce can conquer a person's stomach and mouth, then the taste of this spicy hot pot must not be bad.

First fry the bottom material and sauce.

After it is fried properly, put in the various ingredients prepared in advance.

Then stir-fry, toss.

Even an inexperienced eater can appreciate the soul of the dish in a flash.

Not to mention a top gourmet like Zhao Xun.

Zhao Xun is very confident about Mala Xiangguo, so from the very beginning he made a big deal.

Zhao Xun has already started frying the base and sauce. The aroma of various spices overflowed during the frying process, which made Zhao Xun feel wonderful.

How can the world be so delicious?

Zhao Xun felt incredible.

"What's so delicious?"

The third brother Long Qingquan's nose is like a dog's nose, and he can smell a fragrance from a long distance.

He sniffed around and was sure it was in the south, so he followed the smell all the way to find it.

"Well, it seems to be in this direction."

Long Qingquan made repeated confirmations as he walked, and accelerated his pace after confirming that there was no mistake in the route.

The smell became more pronounced as he walked forward, and Long Qingquan could clearly smell all kinds of spices.

Strange, is someone cooking?
But the types and quantities of spices added are too much, isn't it, the taste is so strong?

For a moment, Long Qingquan's curiosity prevailed.

He must see with his own eyes who is cooking and what kind of food he is cooking.

Long Qingquan walked forward quickly, and soon saw a small kitchen.

Basically, no one comes to this small kitchen except the younger brother Zhao Xun.

Could it be the junior brother who is cooking?
Curiosity gained the upper hand for a moment, Long Qingquan walked up to him and pushed the door open without hesitation.

Sure enough, Zhao Xun was shaking the spoon in the kitchen!
Seeing Zhao Xun dripping with sweat, Long Qingquan was taken aback.

Good guy, my junior brother's culinary skills are really getting better and better.

There is really no one who can cook for this sake.

"Little brother, what is the name of the dish you are cooking, why is it so delicious?"

"Uh"

Suddenly a person appeared from behind, Zhao Xun was frightened half to death.

He turned his head and saw that it was the third senior brother Long Qingquan, he couldn't help but smiled wryly, "Third senior brother, why are you here? Why is there no sound when you walk? But it scares me a lot."

"Hahaha, why do you need to make noise while walking? Don't you know that I am very good at lightness kung fu? You are right if you can't hear the sound. If you can hear the sound, it means something is wrong."

The third senior brother, Long Qingquan, put his hands behind his back very stinkingly, and walked leisurely.

He walked behind Zhao Xun, and stretched his neck curiously to look at the food Zhao Xun was cooking himself.

"Little brother, you haven't answered my question yet, what is the name of the dish you are frying?"

"Uh"

Zhao Xun introduced while shaking the spoon: "Senior brother, the name of the dish I'm making is called spicy hot pot, it's a Sichuan dish. Er, it's a Sichuan dish. It uses the ancient craftsmanship of the ancient Shu Kingdom, and it takes seven or seven 49 kinds of spices are fried at the bottom of the pot, and then the ingredients are put into the pot for continuous frying, so that the ingredients are fully flavored. The essence of the spicy hot pot lies in the bottom of the pot. The taste of the spicy hot pot fried with different bottoms is also completely different .”

As he spoke, Zhao Xun himself was drooling.

Originally, Long Qingquan thought this dish was delicious, and he came here looking for delicious food all the way.

After Zhao Xun said this, he felt that this spicy hot pot was the best of the best, and his throat moved slightly and he began to swallow foam.

"Little brother, you have such a good skill, why didn't you show it earlier? Tell me, are you hiding something?"

Facing the questioning from the third senior brother Long Qingquan, Zhao Xun only felt aggrieved.

"Where is it? Third senior brother, I was really wronged!"

Zhao Xun couldn't laugh or cry: "Even if I want to cook all the special dishes for my brothers and sisters to eat, I have to cook them one by one. I can't make a mess of them. After all, Xiao 72 only has one pair of hands."

"Uh, little brother, brother is joking with you. Don't worry about it."

The third brother Long Qingquan quickly spread his hands and explained: "Okay, I won't disturb you, I'll go out first, you cook slowly."

After finishing speaking, Long Qingquan retreated sneakily.

Zhao Xun was helpless for a while.

Sometimes the third senior brother often feels like a child.But the third senior brother is already in his thirties after all.
How should he say hello to Third Senior Brother?

Ugh.
Forget it, let's not think about it for now.

Cooking matters, cooking matters.

Malaxiangguo is easy to say, but difficult to say.

The key is that you must not be distracted when making it, and you must concentrate on stir-frying non-stop.

Only in this way can the fried spicy hot pot taste pure and delicious.

And if distracted, even for a moment, the consequences are fatal.A delicacy can be completely mediocre because of this.

This is definitely not what Zhao Xun wants to see.

He hopes to make dishes that can directly touch people's hearts.

Alas, it would be great if the third senior brother didn't show up.

The third senior brother suddenly jumped out and made such a move, Zhao Xun now has to readjust his mentality.

If the mentality cannot be adjusted well, this dish will be very difficult.

"I'm a man who wants to be a master of cooking. I can't be affected by my mood so easily. I must adjust it carefully."

Zhao Xun kept giving himself psychological hints, hoping to adjust to the best state as soon as possible.

He knew it would be useful to do so.

As long as time allows, he will be able to return to his previous peak sooner or later.

Cooking is similar to spiritual practice, and the state can directly determine many things.

Zhao Xun is not a hypocritical person, but he must try his best to make himself in the best condition.

The third senior brother, Long Qingquan, was not idle at this time either, he had already spread the news to a group of academy disciples while he was cooking for Zhao Xun.

"I really didn't expect that my little brother could make such a delicious dish. You guys haven't smelled that smell. The smell of that sauce directly hits people's inspiration. I can feel that the primordial spirit seems to have come out of the body I’m really not lying to you. If you can see it with your own eyes, you will definitely feel extremely shocked.”

Beside the bamboo grove, Long Qingquan, the third senior brother, was talking eloquently, spitting and staring all over the place for a while, full of high spirits.

"Uh, third child, isn't that a little exaggerated? Although it's true that the younger brother is a superb cook, it's not as exaggerated as you said, is it?"

The elder sister Xiao Ning was the first to raise doubts. In his opinion, no matter how powerful the cook is, it is impossible to cook the superb dishes described by Long Qingquan.

Long Qingquan quit after hearing the words.

"Oh, senior sister, what do you mean by that? It's fine if you don't believe me, but you can't disbelieve me. Junior brother is a top chef. The most important thing is that his little head doesn't know I was thinking about something, but I was always able to collide with something surprising.”

Long Qingquan swallowed a mouthful of spit, and then continued: "Elder Sister, it doesn't matter if you don't believe it, when the younger brother cooks this dish, you only need to taste it to know if I am lying to you."

"Uh"

Elder Sister Xiao Ning knew that Long Qingquan seldom made a promise so straightforwardly, so it seemed that this dish should be really delicious.

"Well, let's all taste it later and then make an evaluation."

Long Qingquan's words immediately aroused the interest of all the academy disciples.

The second senior sister, Liu Yingying put her hands on her hips and said, "Second brother, then I can say my ugly words first. If this dish tastes mediocre, I will only ask you."

"No problem, I can assure you, Second Senior Sister, this dish will definitely conquer your stomach. This is the bottom of the pot fried with 49 kinds of spices from the Western Regions. It can be understood or unspeakable."

"Okay, I'll just trust you for a while, second child, don't let us down."

The waiting time was long, the third brother Long Qingquan's glutton was hooked out by Zhao Xun, and he was looking forward to it all the time.

As for the other disciples of the academy, they were also very much looking forward to being aroused by Long Qingquan.

Finally, after nearly an hour, Zhao Xun finally came out with the prepared spicy pot.

Seeing Zhao Xun dripping with sweat, the instinctive reaction of all the academy disciples was to exclaim.

"Oh, what's wrong with you, little brother? It's like taking a bath."

"Yes, little brother, what happened?"

"Little brother, isn't it just cooking a dish, there is no need to work so hard, right?"

"We can eat later, little brother, you make us feel very sorry for you."

Brothers and sisters, Zhao Xun didn't know what to say.

Good fellows, brothers and sisters, you should give me a chance to speak.

Zhao Xun secretly cursed.

"Well, it's really nothing. I just concentrate more on cooking. Actually, I'm not that tired. Because I'm fully involved in cooking."

Zhao Xun spread his hands and smiled back.

"Brothers and sisters, come and try it. This spicy hot pot tastes best when it is just out of the pot. The taste will be greatly reduced after a long time."

In fact, this is true of any dish.

So it’s best to eat it while it’s hot.

"By the way, junior brother. What's the best way to eat this dish?"

"Uh, I almost forgot to mention it. Mala hot pot is perfect with white rice, it's a divine dish."

Zhao Xun quickly added.

"Well, are you ready for the white rice?"

The third brother Long Qingquan asked casually.

"of course."

Zhao Xun patted his chest and said, "I've considered these things a long time ago. Brothers and sisters, go and fill up the rice. White rice pays for the spicy pot. Trust me, nothing can surpass this combination."

Zhao Xun is very confident in his cooking skills, and he is even more confident in the dishes of Mala Xiangguo.

In his opinion, there is basically no dish that can surpass the popular reputation of Mala Xiangguo.

"Okay, then let's try it now. After you say that, junior brother, the gluttons are completely hooked."

The third senior brother, Long Qingquan rubbed his palms repeatedly, and said happily: "We each have a bowl of white rice, and each of us has a small portion of spicy hot pot. Let's eat together. Let's eat first and then comment. After we finish eating, everyone will summarize their opinions. Take a look at this How does the spicy pot taste?"

The proposal of the third brother Long Qingquan was unanimously approved by all the disciples in the academy.

"Well, just follow what the third child said. Let's start. Junior brother, do you want to come too?"

Senior sister Xiao Ning made a final decision.

She turned to Zhao Xun and kindly asked Zhao Xun for his opinion.

"Uh, there's no need for that. Sister, to be honest, the general cook doesn't want to eat just after cooking. Because he has no appetite. Uh, I didn't mean that, I mean it's too late just after cooking. Tired and just want to rest."

"Well, this matter is up to you, I will not force it."

Senior sister Xiao Ning nodded upon hearing this.

Zhao Xun walked to an open space by the bamboo forest and sat down, watching from a distance the group of brothers and sisters fighting for food.

Hmm, this feeling is really amazing.

After about a stick of incense, all the hot and spicy pots were robbed, and there was not even a dregs left.

Almost all the academy disciples licked their mouths, as if just reminiscing about it would make people happy.

"Hey, it seems that these delicacies I have mastered are a blow to dimensionality reduction in this era."

Zhao Xun felt that he was invincible for a while.

Invincible is lonely, because he really has no opponent.Now it seems that there is really no one who can match him.

After all, the dishes mastered by Zhao Xun have been selected, evolved and revised for thousands of years.

After so many years of improvement of a dish, the taste is naturally at its peak.

It can be said that it is basically impossible to preserve any dishes that are not tasty or that do not meet the taste of the public.

Those that can be preserved are the best of the best.

And cooking technique is also very important.

Zhao Xun is sure that many of the dishes he has mastered are still popular even in the Northern Song Dynasty.

Because stir-frying had just appeared in that era, almost everyone was still in the process of groping.

Since it is groping, it will naturally fall into the pit.

The result of entering the pit is constant adjustment.

And Zhao Xun can come up with the optimal solution after adjustment at once, which will naturally make people feel novel.

Zhao Xun saw that the heat was almost ready, so he immediately went to his brothers and sisters to ask for credit.

"How about it, does this dish still taste like the brothers and sisters?"

Faced with Zhao Xun's obvious behavior of asking for credit, almost all the disciples of the academy gave their thumbs up.

"Little brother, this is really the most delicious dish I have ever eaten in my life. To be honest, how did you research this dish? I want to learn it, and I have to learn it no matter what."

"Yes, junior brother, you must tell us the recipe of this base material. The third senior brother said that this base material is the soul of this dish."

"Junior brother, it is said that seven or seven 49 kinds of spices are used in this base? Is it true or not?"

"Tsk tsk, if that's the case, it's not surprising. No wonder the base material is so fragrant. It turns out that it is mixed with 49 kinds of spices."

"Hey, little brother, why didn't you make this dish sooner. We always feel that we have lost so much time in vain."

Zhao Xun didn't know what to answer for a while, so he responded with a naive smile.

When you don't know what to say, keeping a smile is the best choice.

"Little brother, you should say something. Everyone is so interested in this spicy pot, why can't you say a few more words? Everyone is tired of logging, and they are all a family. Naturally, there is no need to hide anything."

Seeing that the brothers and sisters were talking more and more outrageous, Zhao Xun knew that he couldn't go on like this.

He cleared his throat and said: "Actually, this dish is not as complicated as the brothers and sisters imagined. The reason why the brothers and sisters think it is complicated is because you have not mastered the recipe of the base material. The recipe of the base material is complicated, It's simple and simple. Don't worry, I can't hide it. I will write down this recipe soon and make it public to everyone."

Zhao Xun's statement immediately won the applause of all the disciples in the academy.

"Okay, junior brother, I really didn't love you for nothing all these years, good job."

"Junior brother, you are responsible, and I give you a thumbs up."

"That's right. Food is something that should be shared. What's the point if you only know how to cook it yourself? It's better to have fun alone than to have fun with everyone."

"Junior brother, don't worry, this delicacy of yours will not only become popular in the academy, but also in Chang'an, and will continue to be popular throughout the entire Dazhou. Walk out of the academy and go to the whole country!"

Facing the flattery of all the brothers and sisters in the academy, Zhao Xun only felt that his neck was red for a while.

Uh, is it a little too much?
Although he knew that the taste of this spicy hot pot should be really good, but he shouldn't exaggerate it so much, right?
"Brothers and sisters, let's stop here. I don't care if I go to the whole country or not, and I don't expect to make money from it. In my opinion, as long as the brothers and sisters eat happily. As long as you eat happily, then I am happy."

Zhao Xun knew that at this time, he needed to be sublimated.

Human hearts are fleshy, if you treat him well, he will treat you well.

White-eyed wolves are still a minority in this world after all, Zhao Xun still believes in the behavior of senior brothers and sisters.

"Well, what the younger brother said is good. Let's not put too much pressure on the younger brother. He is wholeheartedly for our good and for the good of the academy. If he wants to rely on this to make a profit, it will be too philistine."

The third senior brother Long Qingquan concluded: "We enjoy the delicious food, as long as we enjoy the delicious food."

"Other than this spicy hot pot, are there any delicious dishes that taste spicy like this?"

"Well, yes, there are, but won't it be too monotonous to eat the same flavor at the same time?"

Generally speaking, the diet is all about the combination of meat and vegetables, salty and light.

It's really unreasonable to eat all kinds of flavors all the time.

And the spicy hot pot belongs to the type of heavy oil and heavy salt.

It's okay to eat once in a while, but if you really eat it all at once, I'm afraid the stomach really can't bear it.

"No, at most, junior brother, you can make a soup to relieve your tiredness. By the way, junior brother seems to be missing a suitable soup."

"Well, let alone, I really forgot."

Zhao Xun scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Brothers and sisters, please wait a moment, I'll make a soup right now, it will be ready soon.

Zhao Xun ran away without giving the brothers and sisters a chance to react.

Making soup is one thing, but on the other hand, he really felt that the scene was too embarrassing.

Zhao Xun couldn't handle such an embarrassing situation.It's better to get away early.

Of course, Zhao Xun still had to take out a soup.

To relieve greasy, cucumber and egg soup is undoubtedly the best choice.

Zhao Xun really couldn't think of a better soup than this.

At this time, there is no need to hesitate, just do it.

Well, cooking makes me happy, cooking makes me immerse myself.

Zhao Xun kept doing self-hypnosis for himself.

Facts have proved that the effect of this is very good, and he is now completely immersed in the rhythm of cooking.

The production of cucumber and egg soup is very simple, and I don't know how many times easier than the production of spicy pot.

In fact, the difficulty of spicy hot pot lies in the frying of the bottom material.After all, the taste of frying with different base materials can be described as completely different.

Eating spicy hot pot is actually eating the base material, so Zhao Xun must ensure that the base material is authentic no matter what.

The cucumber and egg soup is not so much particular.

Zhao Xun even thinks that making the soup lighter can better neutralize the spiciness of the spicy pot.Otherwise, if you keep eating spicy things, your stomach will not be able to stand it sooner or later.

When Zhao Xun brought the ready-made egg drop soup to the brothers and sisters, almost everyone's eyes were full of longing.

The main reason is that Zhao Xun's spicy hot pot filled their expectations in an instant.

They will naturally feel that this cucumber and egg soup is not bad.

This undoubtedly put a lot of pressure on Zhao Xun.

In fact, even if it is a generation of famous chefs, there are only a few so-called specialty dishes.

A person cannot be at his peak forever, and cooks are no different from practitioners in this regard.

In terms of cooking, Zhao Xun can be said to be super god.

But the brothers and sisters in the academy don't think that Zhao Xun has performed super-level.

They think these are Zhao Xun's routine operations.

This is awkward.

Zhao Xun took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

Don't be nervous, you must not be nervous at this time.

I've done the best I can.As for whether the taste suits their preferences, it is not up to me to decide.

Zhao Xun silently waited for the senior brothers and sisters to give their evaluation after tasting, the look of eagerly looking forward to it was so cute.

"Tsk tsk tsk, this tastes very good. Although it's a bit bland, you can still feel your sincerity in the blandness."

The third brother Long Qingquan was the first to give an evaluation.

Then Second Senior Sister Liu Yingying also nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, Junior Brother, you really put your heart into it. I never thought that such a simple soup can be made so delicious by you. It's not easy."

"Little brother is doing well, please continue to maintain this state. I believe you can do better."

Even the elder sister who has always been taciturn stood up to praise Zhao Xun at this time, which made Zhao Xun feel a little flattered for a while.

He is really a group favorite, with his own koi attributes, I love this setting.

"Haha, I'm also taking advantage of this rare time to cook for everyone to ease the atmosphere. But we still can't spend too much time on cooking."

Zhao Xun said very proudly.

Cooking is to adjust the atmosphere and ease the atmosphere.

But the real test of the Academy is yet to come.

The Corruptors are watching and may invade at any time.

Emperor Xianlong, a dog emperor who is not a son of man, may also suddenly attack him, after all, Zhao Xun really knows this guy's character very well.

From Zhao Xun's point of view, there was nothing that Emperor Xianlong could not do.

As long as he is given a chance, he even wants to try to ascend to the sky.

"Well, of course you have to have some concerns, but you can't keep tightening the string. Junior brother, don't worry, with us here, the wicked will not be allowed to do evil."

"Senior brother three is right, and I think so too. It's pointless to think too much, just follow your own heart. But do good things, don't worry about the future. This has always been my attitude."

Zhao Xun's words can be described as the finishing touch.

For a moment, everyone who said it was stunned.

"It's a good one but do good deeds, don't ask about the future. Junior brother, what you said is really dead."

"That's right, it's not easy to have your level of thought. Junior brother, we are optimistic about you."

Zhao Xun didn't expect that he would burst out a golden sentence with a casual sentence. It seems that he really has a koi physique.

"Thank you brothers and sisters, let's encourage each other."

Solitary House.

Duguyan is having a meeting with a mysterious visitor.

This mysterious visitor is none other than his benefactor Zheng Jie.

The great eunuch Zheng Jie is a super-grade cultivator who can appear anywhere without anyone noticing.

Even the most experienced spies in Chang'an City could not detect the change of Zheng Jie's whereabouts.

There is no doubt about that.

Of course, Zheng Jie still wore a mask to be cautious, so that even if someone bumped into him, he would not reveal his identity.

But now he has taken off the mask.

There is absolutely no need for him to wear a mask in front of his old acquaintance Duguyan.

And what he is going to say next is also a decapitation deal for Duguyan.

If the coup d'état is successful, everyone will be happy, but if it fails, it will be forever, and the family will be wiped out.

Duguyan controls the Shenwumen of Beigongmen.The Shenwu Gate connects Shanglin Garden and Daming Palace.

In terms of importance, the North Palace Gate is even more important than the East Palace Gate.

In Zheng Jie's view, if he could win over Duguyan and make Duguyan willing to work for him, then the possibility of success in this palace change would be at least [-]%.

That's why he lost his old face and made a special trip to visit Duguyan without hesitation, and persuaded him to join the ranks of the Qing emperor.

Zheng Jie felt that Duguyan would eventually agree.

Because now the court hall is polluted by that monstrous monk, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly.

Duguyan is not blind, presumably his heart is the same as the mirror.

What is there to worry about at a time like this?
What's more, Qing Jun didn't really want to kill Emperor Xianlong.

Not to mention Duguyan, even Zheng Jie couldn't do such a thing.

After all, Zheng Jie can be said to have served Emperor Xianlong for most of his life.

Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect.

Even though Emperor Xianlong was in a daze now, Zheng Jie never thought of taking his life.

What Zheng Jie wanted was to expel Master Huiyan as much as possible, because it was almost impossible to kill Master Huiyan.

As long as the demon monk is expelled, their goal will be achieved.

What Zheng Jie wants is to restore the political circle of the Great Zhou Dynasty to a bright future.

Of course, after this incident, Emperor Xianlong would definitely not be able to continue to be emperor.Otherwise, with his personality, he would definitely retaliate severely against the courtiers.

Everyone including Zheng Jie and Feng Hao could not escape death.

In order to protect themselves, they also had to force Emperor Xianlong to abdicate.

This is the fundamental reason why Zheng Jie wanted to show his allegiance to the prince at this time.

The prince is the most reasonable heir to the throne.

On the occasion of this major change, only the succession of the prince can stabilize people's hearts.

The political arena of the Great Zhou Dynasty was in turmoil, and it could no longer stand the toss.

This time Zheng Jie will never allow anyone to sabotage his plan.

This plan can only succeed, not fail.

It's just that this matter is very important after all, even if Zheng Jie had been kind to Duguyan, he was not sure that Duguyan would definitely choose to join them.

If Duguyan chooses to refuse, Zheng Jie will face a very difficult choice.

He may have to kill Duguyan for the big plan.

Because as long as Duguyan is alive, it is possible to leak what he discussed with Duguyan.

If Duguyan told all this to Emperor Xianlong, with Emperor Xianlong's character, one can imagine the result.

Of course, Duguyan may also remain silent, or even remain neutral.

But Zheng Jie can't gamble, he can't afford to gamble.

So he was very afraid that Duguyan would refuse.

He didn't want his former friends to turn against each other and part ways because of this incident.

"That's all I have to say, you should think about it carefully."

Zheng Jie didn't want to make it difficult for Dugu, but he had to get an answer today, a definite answer.

No matter what Duguyan thinks in his heart, he must give an answer.

Duguyan has been silent.

He really didn't know what to say, what to say.

Zheng Jie's visit was too sudden, and what Zheng Jie was planning was too unexpected.

Palace change?coup?
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, palace changes and coups were actually not uncommon, and could even be said to be commonplace.

Since the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, there have been palace changes and coups in almost every dynasty.

Politics has always been bloody, and the struggle for the throne has a strong dark atmosphere.

Courtiers have long been accustomed to this.

However, general coups and coups happened when the old emperor was seriously ill or passed away. At this time, the princes would put down all their cover-ups, reveal their true colors, and start a desperate struggle for the throne.

But that's clearly not the case now.

Although Emperor Xianlong was getting old, his body was free from illness and pain, so he could barely be considered a mature man.

How do you think about making a palace change at this time?

And it is still the crown prince who dominates the palace change?
The crown prince is the crown prince, won't the throne be his sooner or later?As for being so anxious, so impatient?
If it succeeds, it's okay, but if it fails, the throne will definitely be lost, and the crown prince's position will not be kept, and even his life may be lost.

What's the trouble with this?

Of course Duguyan knew that Emperor Xianlong favored Master Huiyan.

But in the final analysis, this is His Majesty favoring a courtier.

This is not a big deal. There have been many kings who favored their courtiers in history, and I have never seen them all become kings of subjugation.

In Duguyan's view, a dynasty has a strong self-correction ability.

Even if the emperor is a little stupid, it is actually not a big deal.

As long as the courtiers can work together and work together to assist the king, they can basically maintain the stability of the political situation.

I'm afraid that at this time, the opinions of the courtiers will diverge, and then they will be provoked by someone with a heart, resulting in a palace change.

In this case, the originally stable political situation will suddenly fall into desperate chaos.

In Duguyan's eyes, Zheng Jie is a staunch royalist, and can even be said to be Emperor Xianlong's confidant.

Duguyan never thought that Zheng Jie would become a princeling.

Or is it true that Zheng Jie has always been a princeling, but he has been hiding himself very well all the time, and only now has he revealed his true colors?
Duguyan didn't know, he felt that his mind was in a mess and he couldn't figure out many things.

Duguyan is very clear that he is now facing the most important choice in his life.

This choice will not only determine his own destiny, but also the destiny of his family, young and old.

This choice is so difficult, not only because it is about fate, but also because he has to carry out a fierce ideological struggle.

On the one hand, he is the king of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and on the other hand, he is his benefactor.

To which side is his allegiance?
No matter which party Dugu promised to be loyal to, he would eventually offend the other party.

So he is really difficult.

Zheng Jie could feel Duguyan's pain.

Duguyan has remained silent all the time. At this moment, he should be thinking about the battle between heaven and man, right?

Zheng Jie knew that this decision must be difficult to make.

Zheng Jie didn't force Duguyan to ask, he could give Duguyan time, he could give Duguyan enough time.

But he had to wait for a definite result today, no matter how late.

Duguyan kept rubbing his forehead, trying to relieve the huge pressure in this way.

It certainly works.

Massage can relieve tension to the greatest extent.

But this doesn't solve the underlying problem.

Because what really made Duguyan anxious was the incident itself.

If he followed the prince to raise troops, he would have no way out.

If he refuses the invitation of the prince and Zheng Jie, he will break with his former benefactor.

No matter how he chooses, he will not feel good.

Duguyan felt that it was too difficult for him, and wanted to speak several times, but the words were still swallowed hard.

He knew that he was not ready, and if he said this, he would never have a chance to regret it.

Therefore, Duguyan must think carefully, and must ensure that he has considered and weighed various interests before making a decision.

Lonely words recalled the scene when he first became an official.

At that time, he was still an extremely young boy, relying on the shadow of his parents to become a soldier of the imperial army.

At that time, Duguyan had only one thought in his mind, and that was to serve the emperor's kindness.

He wants to be loyal to the heavenly family like his grandparents and fathers, and fully demonstrate his ability and loyalty.

Duguyan is very hardworking, and will take the initiative to fight for the opportunity.

After more than ten years, Duguyan has matured day by day, and he has been promoted all the way through hard work.

But when his official career was going smoothly, he was framed and framed by villains.

At that time, Duguyan looked around, and no one in the court was willing to say a word for him.

Duguyan felt extremely hopeless in his heart.

Just when he was about to give up, it was Zheng Jie who stood up and spoke up for him.

It is precisely because of Zheng Jie's efforts to keep Duguyan alive.

If it weren't for Zheng Jie's protection, Duguyan would have been a dead soul by the sword now.

When thinking back on these, Duguyan would have a lot of weird thoughts, but generally speaking, it was destined.

Zheng Jie was destined to be his benefactor, his benefactor.

But it will also be the one who changes his destiny.

Duguyan knew that he definitely couldn't get around Zheng Jie.

Zheng Jie took the initiative to come to the door this time, because he was determined to change the palace, and he asked his opinion because he wanted to recruit people into the group.

If he refuses, Zheng Jie should silence him, right?
It's easy to do this with Zheng Jie's strength, but it's just a matter of hooking fingers.

How does Duguyan choose?
He knew that time was running out for him.

No matter how he chooses in the end, he still needs to give Zheng Jie an answer.

Duguyan's chest rose and fell sharply, and his veins jumped because of the tension.

It's so hard, it's really hard to choose.

Duguyan is very clear that the current situation is extremely unfavorable to him.

As long as he makes a wrong choice, he will be buried in the abyss.

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Duguyan exhaled a long breath of foul air, trying hard to calm down his mood.

"What about your majesty, what do you decide to do with your majesty?"

Finally Duguyan spoke.

Although he knew it was difficult, this moment was unavoidable.

Rather than procrastinating endlessly, it's better to point it out directly.

"We will let His Majesty abdicate and pass it on to the Crown Prince. Then we will respect Your Majesty as the Supreme Emperor, and everything will be provided according to the regulations of the Son of Heaven."

Zheng Jie had been waiting for Duguyan to speak for a long time. He had already guessed what questions Duguyan would ask, so he prepared the draft in advance.

"That is to say, you will not kill His Majesty, but only confine him?"

"Yes."

Zheng Jie said with certainty.

"Well, in this case, it is naturally the best. I agree to join."

Zheng Jie nodded slightly, with a smile on his face.

In his opinion, this is undoubtedly the best result.

He really couldn't imagine what he would do if Duguyan refused.

"Okay, our preliminary plan is to enter the Daming Palace through the East Palace Gate. The East Palace Gate is very close to the East Palace, and not far from the Jiacheng where the villain's office is located. All the villains are at the disposal of Mr. Hou Feng, there is no problem. After entering the Daming Palace from the East Palace Gate, our family will bring the inner guards to join us. Once our family joins up with Lord Feng, we will immediately head north."

Zheng Jie paused for a moment, and said in a deep voice: "At the same time, what General Dugu has to do is to lead the Shenwu army from the Shenwu Gate of Beigong Gate to the Daming Palace. We marched at the same time and finally met at Zichen Hall."

Zheng Jie's plan can be described as seamless.

There are more than [-] troops defending the capital Chang'an.But in the end, only the few thousand people of the Imperial Army played the decisive role.

Because other troops could not enter the imperial city at all, even if they were temporarily authorized to enter the imperial city, the daylily had already dried up.

So what Zheng Jie has to consider is the Forbidden Army.

As long as he can estimate the situation of the Forbidden Army, other things are not worth mentioning at all.

"No problem. Shenwumen is under my absolute control, and I can guarantee to lead the imperial army into Daming Palace. But..."

"But what?"

Zheng Jie frowned.

"But what about Ximen and Nanmen? Ximen and Nanmen shouldn't belong to us, right? What should they do if they hear the news and come to King Qin to save us after we enter the Daming Palace?"

Duguyan's worry is not unreasonable, but Zheng Jie still said confidently: "It's okay. Even if they are aware of it, they must be slower than us. As long as we can go to the Zichen Palace first and control His Majesty, even if they come later It's no use either. Then it's all over."

Duguyan admitted that Zheng Jie was right.

Whether it is a palace change or a coup d'état.

In fact, it was a time difference.

Their core purpose is also to end everything by controlling the emperor.

As long as Emperor Xianlong is under control, everything will be over.

"Okay, then this plan is tentatively decided like this. If there are any temporary changes, I ask Mr. Zheng to notify me in time."

Although he had finally made up his mind, Duguyan still felt that his palms were sweating.

After all, what he did was ransacking the family and exterminating the clan.One mistake, the whole family had to be buried with him.

It doesn't matter what Zheng Jie said, anyway, he is a eunuch and has no offspring, even if he dies, he has nothing to worry about.

And Duguyan knew very well that as long as Zheng Jie didn't want to die, at least he could get out of it.

This is the benefit of top practitioners.

Top practitioners can protect themselves to the greatest extent, unless they encounter a far superior opponent.

"There should be no changes, and our family hopes that there will be no changes."

Zheng Jie said meaningfully: "Sometimes no news is the best news."

After a short pause, Zheng Jie continued: "You can go on as usual these days. Do what you usually do now, and don't show your flaws and be seen through."

Duguyan nodded and said: "Duke Zheng, don't worry, I know it well."

"Well, in fact, you don't have to put too much psychological pressure. We do good things for the country and the people. Why doesn't our family feel heartbroken? Our family has followed His Majesty for so long. If we want to rebel against His Majesty, our family will It's like being twisted by a knife. But our family has no choice. If our family doesn't do it, no one will do it. Everyone is waiting for the country to die. So our family has to pick this one. We If the family picks the lead, many people will follow."

Zheng Jieyu spoke earnestly and thoughtfully.

This really moved Duguyan.

"Zheng Gong is able to make such a sacrifice, which makes me admire. Zheng Gong, please rest assured, I will definitely do my best to serve Zheng Gong."

"So good."

Zheng Jie nodded in relief.

"If this is done, the demon monk can be expelled in the worst case. If you are lucky, with the help of the Imperial Palace's prohibition, General Feng and I may be able to kill this demon monk. If you can kill the demon monk, it can be said to be once and for all. You don’t have to worry about him messing up the court anymore.”

Zheng Jie always felt that it would be a disaster to keep Master Huiyan, but his current strength could at most be tied with him, even if Feng Hao joined, he might not be able to gain the upper hand.

Their only advantage lies in the duel in the palace.

In this way, Master Huiyan is bound by the ban, and his combat effectiveness may decline to a certain extent.

So Zheng Jie will do everything possible to kill Master Huiyan.In order to prevent this guy from looking for opportunities to confuse the prince in the future.

If that's the case, wouldn't it be a waste of all their efforts to make any palace changes.

Of course Zheng Jie would not let such a thing happen.

So he will do everything possible to find every opportunity to kill Master Huiyan.

This would be his first fight against a master-level powerhouse since he fought against Dongyue sword sage Wei Wuji, and Zheng Jie was vaguely looking forward to it.

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(End of this chapter)