Chapter 307 Knocking on the Mountain and Shocking the Tiger
However, things in the world are not always icing on the cake. When Fu Yueming arrived, he brought him bad news.
"Jiang Yan, we don't have enough money, we can only last for half a month at most!"
"What did you say?" Jiang Yan confirmed again.
Isn’t it enough? That’s nearly a million gold, and it’s been gone just half a year ago? But then I thought about it, the number of refugees was huge, and they didn’t know how to farm but only fished and hunted, so their daily expenses were an astronomical amount.
"I have a few paintings here. If you don't have enough money, come to me, but try not to let them rob passers-by."
For painters, as long as they have pen and hard work, money has never been a problem, but the refugees have become a cancer in Daxuan City and aroused public indignation.
Nowadays, Jiang Yan has reached the Huiyang realm and has strong spiritual power. His paintings have already touched the threshold of high-quality paintings. Coupled with his fame, they are enough for several months.
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After sending Fu Yueming away, Jiang Yan went to find Peng Li alone.
General Wuwei is in charge of the royal palace and city guards of Daxuan City. He can be regarded as a high-ranking official.
Peng Yi told the doorman that if Jiang Yan came to the door, there was no need to report it. He just waited in the middle hall for a while, and then Peng Yi ran over quickly.
"Young Master, I was always on tenterhooks until you went to Jiugong Mountain. Now that I see you coming back safely, it's finally an eye-opener." Peng Li said excitedly.
"The Jiugong Mountain group narrowly escaped death, but it was not without gain. I found a secret book written by Zu Dashou in Zu's tomb."
"Have you discovered anything, young master?" Peng Yi asked tentatively.
"Zu Dashou made it clear that the Tianshe Mansion was powerful and oppressed the royal family, so he plotted a rebellion. However, in order to deal with the Tianshe Mansion's lack of external power, we must rely on internal power..."
"It also records some people involved in it, but I don't believe everything Zu Dashou wrote, so I want to go to General Peng to verify it. After all, you were my grandfather's chief chamberlain at the time. There are many things you should do.
It’s the clearest.”
As Jiang Yan spoke, he paid attention to Peng Yi's expression, which was obviously a little unnatural.
"The Tianshe Army on the border was blocking the tents of the three kings of the Hu people. At that time, the emperor sent Zu Dashou to labor the army on the border.
After Zu Dashou arrived at the fortress, he challenged Tianshe Mansion in every possible way, and his arrogant attitude caused a lot of dissatisfaction among Tianshe's army.
The old prince was kind and generous, so he turned a blind eye to the barbarians entering the fortress to do business in exchange for food. He never thought that Zu Dashou would use this as an excuse to frame Tianshe Mansion as a collaborator.
What caused the conflict between the two parties to break out completely was the envoy sent by the emperor, who died suddenly and inexplicably in the pass. This led to the Tianshe Mansion's rebellion and led to the Gengxin Jiazi Rebellion."
"Did the two sides not conduct negotiations and directly meet each other in battle?"
"Over the years, I have carefully reviewed the great chaos of that year. Our Tianshe Mansion had millions of soldiers, dominating Yuling Continent, and even the Jiang family's status in Xuan Kingdom surpassed that of the royal family.
Emperor Tianzuo is different from his father in that he has no tolerance for others. You can see the fate of Zu Dashou recently."
"You want to say that all this is Emperor Tianzuo's conspiracy?"
"This is just my guess. The Zu family and the Jiang family are old enemies, but the emperor asked Zu Dashou to go. What does this mean?
Moreover, I was also deeply impressed by the emperor's envoy who died suddenly in the pass. He died of poisoning. There are no masters of poisoning in our Tian'an Army. I highly doubt that he was already poisoned before he went to Tian'an Mansion.
Just now you also said that when external forces are insufficient, internal strength must be relied upon. I guess this person is He Jizhen. Wufu and Tianshefu have a close relationship. He Jizhen was the strong man sent by Wufu to Tianshefu and had close contacts with Zu Dashou.
There is also the most important third doubt. Even if Emperor Tianzuo is a villain, the old prince is not confused. The Jiang family and the Zhao family have been in harmony with each other for hundreds of years, so they cannot directly quarrel with each other."
Although Peng Yi did not say it explicitly, he secretly suggested that perhaps Emperor Tianzuo was the initiator.
"It wasn't until I heard the old prince mention once that there were several people who worked with Zu Dashou in the army at that time, and they stole several things from the Tianshe Mansion. This made the old prince make up his mind to march south and approach Daxuan City!
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Jiang Yan really wanted to know what it was, but he didn't dare to show it. He was originally trying to trick Peng Yi, but now he acted too hastily and it was easy to expose his flaws.
"These people are also mentioned in Zu Dashou's secret records, He Jizhen, Wan Qirong, Yu Lie, and one person. I don't think General Peng must know it in his heart."
As expected, Peng Yi finally looked a little nervous after hearing this, and the remaining person was naturally himself.
"I must take away the things from Tianshe Mansion, and I have already obtained them, General Peng, so that I can take care of myself."
After Jiang Yan said this meaningfully, he stood up and left.
As soon as he left General Wuwei's Mansion, a paper crane landed on his shoulder, and another person followed behind the paper crane.
"You're looking for me?"
"Steal something for me"
The person who came was none other than Shi Minzhi, the thief who had become enlightened.
"What, this is my strength," Shi Minzhi said proudly, "But I don't steal everything."
"I know thieves have their ways."
Jiang Gu whispered a few words in Shi Minzhi's ear, and a smile appeared on Shi Minzhi's face.
"No problem, wait for my good news"
Shi Minzhi's body disappeared silently in a dark corner. The thief became enlightened and came and went without a trace.
Peng Yi was sitting in the middle hall, looking a little nervous. Of course he had many secrets.
Then Peng Li got up and left, walked around the house, dismissed all the servants, and finally came to a rockery.
There was a palm-sized place in a secret corner in front of the mountain. Peng Li put his palm inside, and then spat out his spiritual power.
With a creak, a stone door opened and a small passage appeared, allowing only one person to pass through. Peng Li ducked in sideways, but what he didn't know was that a black shadow also slipped in along the gap in an incredible way.
Peng Li was a master of the Qianyuan Mirror and was extremely sensitive to his surroundings, but he was completely unaware of anyone sneaking in after him.
This is what Jiang Yan wants to do. The opportunity is not waiting for it, but created by himself. Jiang Yan just wants to knock the mountain and shake the tiger, so that they can expose their flaws.
No one knew that there was a treasure room in the middle of the rockery. Peng Li quickly came to an inconspicuous corner and took out a box. After opening it, the contents were still there, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"If I didn't have this amulet, I'm afraid it would be my turn after Zu Dashou."
Peng Li put it back in its place and then left carefully. In the treasure room, Shi Minzhi walked out of the shadows and took something off the shelf. A bright pearl was the size of a fist. It was a rare treasure.
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"This Peng Li is really rich."
Shi Minzhi discovered that whether it was calligraphy, painting, or jewelry, these things were tributes from the royal family.
When taking away the treasures, Shi Minzhi did not forget Jiang Yan's instructions, and he also put the wooden box into his arms.