Dynasty Call: Low-key Struggle for Hegemony

"I learned that on the same day and died that night. You are decisive. You are indeed the one I chose!"

In the courtyard, Xu Fengwu praised the news after learning that the Ximen family had been wiped out last night.

"But miss, what should we do now?"

Aunt Shan showed concern. Their biggest advantage now is that they can help King Chu deal with the Zhou family.

Now that the Ximen family has been wiped out, it is useless for the Zhou family to set foot in Lingzhou, so what should they do?

"It's okay. I had no intention of using this matter to force King Chu."

Xu Fengwu lightly hooked her ink-like hair with her jade fingers, showed a proud smile, and said in a leisurely tone:

"King Chu, this little girl sincerely comes to propose marriage. Even if you haven't thought about it yet, you can always cooperate."

………………

Three miles ahead of the Huanzhou border is the Lingzhou border.

The group of people stayed in place quietly. Each of these people had a strong aura. Among them, the two men next to an extraordinary temperament young master showed their Dharma Master Realm cultivation.

"Young Master, last night Chu King Li Yuan suddenly sent Yuwen Chengdu and Liu Qingquan to destroy the Ximen family."

This young master was dressed in dark blue robes, his hair was tied up, his face was handsome, and his eyes were like deep pools, making it difficult to look at him.

Zhou Yan, the young master of the Zhou family!

"The Ximen family was destroyed?"

The tone was very calm, but there was still a hint of surprise.

"It seems that King Chu already knows that the Ximen family is looking for us. King Chu has great intelligence, or someone informed him!"

When Zhou Yan said the last sentence, the air around him became cold.

Zhou Yan looked at the messenger and continued to ask:

"Have you found any trace of Xu Fengwu?"

"Since Ms. Xu separated from the Alliance, no trace of her has been found, and everyone who followed her has lost contact."

The messenger half knelt on the ground and said respectfully.

"Interesting, keep looking until you find her traces."

Zhou Yan's deep eyes showed a cold light. Only Xu Fengwu was worthy of him in Huanzhou. Whether it was for the Zhou family or for his own ambition, he must get Xu Fengwu and control her whereabouts in his own hands!

"Young Master, are we still going to Lingzhou?"

A man in gray robe walked out. He exuded an extremely sharp aura, which made the messenger who was half-kneeling on the ground feel faintly frightened.

Leng Aojian, the famous genius of Huanzhou, once killed a strong man in the early stage of Tianwu Realm with one sword at the peak of his master's cultivation, which shocked the world!

Then he was subdued by Zhou Yan for some unknown reason and became loyal to Zhou Yan, which made the young master of the Huanzhou family become even more frightened by Zhou Yan's image.

At this time, a young man who looked like Zhou Yan stepped out, looked at Leng Aojian and mocked:

"What are you going to do? Now that the Ximen family has been destroyed, what's the use of going to Lingzhou with a small number of us? Can the army under the Ximen family obey our command? We can't send a large army into Lingzhou.

Want to raise hundreds of thousands of troops to fight against Li Yuan in Lingzhou?

With Chu King Li Yuan's current reputation, who dares to go against him in Lingzhou? "

This person's name is Zhou Qing, the third son of the Zhou family, and the half-brother of Zhou Yan. He has always wanted to be the young master of the Zhou family. He was very unhappy when he saw Zhou Yan, and he was very happy when he saw that Zhou Yan was defeated.

"I have long said that the group of people who assassinated Chu Junyan have returned, and the people who were ambushed by King Ming have also left long ago. I have to wait until today, and let the Ximen family pretend to be that the ancestors are still here, and they are on guard. appearance.

It's okay now, who can you deceive? The King of Chu will not care about you. He will send two Dharma Masters to destroy the Ximen family. "

Zhou Yan turned to look at Zhou Qing, his eyes were cold, and his tone was calm and he said:

"Zhou Qing, don't think that because Grandpa supports you, you can run wild here. I can't kill you now, but I can break your legs. Please try again."

When Zhou Qing heard Zhou Yan's words, he felt angry in his heart, but when he met Zhou Yan's cold and ruthless eyes, he extinguished it like cold water being poured on him, but his face was still filled with disdain.

"Okay, just wait!"

Zhou Qing snorted coldly, turned around and left.

"Third Young Master." A Dharma Master behind Zhou Yan spoke up and wanted to stop him.

"It's okay, let him go, he can go anywhere, as long as he is still in Huanzhou, no one dares to touch the Zhou family."

When Zhou Yan saw Zhou Qing leaving in embarrassment, he expressed disdain. If it weren't for the support of that old guy, his great grandfather, he would have killed him long ago.

Except for the three people who followed Zhou Qing and left, everyone looked at Zhou Yan, waiting for his decision.

Zhou Yan raised his head and stared in the direction of Lingzhou with his eyes without any warmth.

"No matter what the reason is, since King Chu already knows about the Zhou family, it means that he has become enemies, so I will give him a gift!"

"Proud Sword!"

"Here!" A terrifying sword intent emanated from this gray-robed figure!

"The next step for the King of Chu is to manage the various mansions, so one of his subordinates will become a key figure.

Killing him would delay his ability to take control of Lingzhou. "

"who?"

"Xun Yu!"

"yes!"

"Qiang!"

The sound of the sword trembled, full of murderous intent, and a gray shadow swept across the sky like a sword, reaching the limit of speed!

"Let's go back."

The trees swayed, the grass blades flew, and the robe floated, but Zhou Yan's stern face did not waver at all.

………………

After everything was ready, Li Yuan's army finally set off.

Boom!

The army of Lingrong Mansion moved into action, with flags covering the sky and the sun.

Chen Wei, who was guarding Lingyang Mansion, led an army of 100,000 to join the Chu army in Red Eagle City.

There were 300,000 Chu troops plus 200,000 Lieyan Sect troops. A total of 500,000 troops were divided into four groups and set off from the border of Lingrong Mansion.

Yuwen Chengdu and Liu Qingquan were in charge of Lingyan Mansion and Linghao Mansion respectively.

Xu Chu and Ma Chao led an army into the two mansions respectively.

As soon as they reached the city, all counties and cities surrendered and welcomed the arrival of the army.

Zhong Limei led another army into Ling Cang Mansion.

Li Yuan, Jia Xu, and Chen Wei led the main army and slowly drove to Linghong Mansion.

Xun Yu was left by Li Yuan in the capital of Lingrong Prefecture, and now the Chu Palace is also preparing to move to the capital of Linrong Prefecture. After all, the entire Lingzhou is roughly centered on Lingrong Prefecture, with Lingyuan Prefecture and Lingyang Prefecture to the east, and Lingyang Prefecture to the west. Facing it are Ling Yan Mansion and Ling Hao Mansion, to the north are Ling Yun Mansion and Ling Lie Mansion, and to the south are Ling Hong Mansion and Ling Cang Mansion.

The main army led by Li Yuan marched all the way to Linghong Mansion and Linghong Capital City. At the center of the march, neatly organized black-armored soldiers supported a huge carriage.

Inside the carriage, incense curls up, and the shaking outside the carriage must not affect the balance inside.

On the small table, Zhou Wanting's slender jade-like fingertips were making tea like flowing water, and she was carefully pouring tea for everyone.

But the eyes of everyone in the carriage were all focused on the game between the two.

Snapped! Snapped! Snapped

The sound of chess playing continues, and the situation on the chessboard becomes more and more dangerous.

Li Yuan is wearing a platinum robe, which is simple but has a sense of grandeur. His posture is calm and upright, his temperament is calm, and his brows are domineering.

Xu Fengwu was still dressed in fiery red clothes, exquisite and seductive, with a high hairpin and long boots, which vividly outlined her hot and plump figure, and she seemed to be frowning slightly because of the chessboard.

The green and green jade fingers gently twisted the cold white pieces and placed them on the chessboard, but they did not drop them for a long time.

Li Yuan picked up the fragrant tea and took a small sip. The warm tea floated throughout his body along with the fragrance, making him feel comfortable.

"Your Highness, I lost." Xu Fengwu's voice contained a hint of sigh but also a hint of relief.

Zhou Wanting, who was serving tea next to her, couldn't help but raise her eyebrows. The two of them kept playing chess together, and this woman always lost.

"Concession, concession."

Li Yuan acted very relaxed.

"Come on." Xu Fengwu's eyes showed deep dissatisfaction. She didn't believe that she couldn't win.

"OK, no problem."

Li Yuan picked up the black stones one by one back into the chess jar and asked casually:

"We just talked about the Zhou family you mentioned. What kind of person is Zhou Yan?"

"Insidious and vicious!"

Xu Fengwu quickly cleared the board of white pieces without raising her head.

Jia Xu, who had been staying quietly next to Li Yuan, paused with his feather fan.

Li Yuan motioned for her to take the lead.

"Oh, then how are you sure it's him who will come to Lingzhou?"

"Because besides him, there is another person in the Zhou family who is more active. If he doesn't come, another person will come."

"I see…………"

Xu Fengwu raised her head slightly and glanced at Li Yuan.

"Actually, each state alliance has its own calculations. They are all stalling for time and do not want to be the first to defeat the three kings of the Dayu Dynasty."

"Oh, why?"

"Because the main army of your Dayu Dynasty is in Zhongzhou and has not moved yet."

Xu Fengwu's heart seemed to be clearer.

Li Yuan nodded slightly. If any of the princes failed, Li Yao would most likely take action. Although they had defeated one of the three kings, they would probably face the main army of the Yu Dynasty.

Li Yuan pressed the black stones on the chessboard at will, and Xu Fengwu became cautious in her heart. She now knew Li Yuan's style. Although the current chess pieces were nothing, they might become counterattack pieces in the future.

"But they're going to be faster now."

"Snapped!"

"Why?"

"Snapped!"

"Because Chu Junyan has returned to Zhaozhou, King Xuan is likely to be the first to fail. Once the imperial court sends troops, all forces will definitely use their full strength to deal with King Ming and King Yu."

"Oh, but I think the emperor's brother is more than capable."

"Snapped!"

"Of course, no one will underestimate the four kings of the Yu Dynasty."

"Snapped!"

Xu Fengwu suddenly frowned and frowned, as if her chessboard situation was at a disadvantage again.

"Then what do you think my next step will be after I unify Lingzhou?"

"Snapped!"

"Contact Emperor Yao and take control of Huanzhou in name only!"

"Snapped!"

"You four kings are both allies, but you are also opponents. You don't know how many of the enemies opposite them belong to them. You are the only one, King Chu, who has no trump card!"

"Snapped!"

"I lost!"

"Come again!"

"Snapped!"

………………

Linghong Dufu City, now inside the capital, the lights are shining brightly, and all the remaining high-level officials of Zhongyi Hall have gathered here, waiting to welcome the King of Chu tomorrow.

At night, the sky is cloudless, and the capital is bustling with singing and dancing!

In the main hall, dozens of dancers danced in the center of the hall, and the people sitting around the small desks watched with interest, all with smiles on their faces, drinking from glasses.

"His grandma's, I will be the one who eats royal food from now on!"

"Haha, that's right, we will be authentic court officials from now on!"

"Master Wu Banner is still awesome!"

"Shit, why should I call him Flag Master? He should be called Mr. Wu!"

"Prefect Wu!"

Wu Yao, with a smile on his face, sat in the main seat, smiling as he watched the leaders and big bosses fawning over him.

At this moment, Wu Yao was extremely proud. If he were in the former Zhongyi Hall, he would not be so prosperous.

In the past few days, everyone in Lingzhou knew that the King of Chu had accepted their allegiance. The King of Chu even praised Wu Yao, the banner leader of Zhongyi Hall, for his loyalty to the court.

Before arriving at Linghong Mansion, everyone in Zhongyi Hall knew that King Chu valued Wu Yao.

Wu Yao even received a reply from the King of Chu, asking him to be responsible for summoning the senior officials of Lingcang Mansion and Linghong Mansion to Linghongdu City to wait for the arrival of the King of Chu.

This was the first thing Li Yuan assigned him, so he naturally went all out to do it. As the first person ordered by the King of Chu, he has the prestige of being the first person in Zhongyi Hall. This will have a great impact on his future status in the heart of the King of Chu. Very important.

Wu Yao stood up, raised his wine glass and shouted to everyone: "Everyone, I have received news that the King of Chu will arrive at Linghong Capital City tomorrow. We must welcome the King of Chu with full enthusiasm and infinite loyalty. Your Highness!"

"Welcome to His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Everyone stood up one after another, looked at Wu Yao with admiration, and raised their glasses in toast.

Even Chen Feihai standing next to him also stood up. Through Wu Yao, he had already learned about the capable generals under the command of the King of Chu. If he did not cooperate with Wu Yao, he would probably be alienated by the King of Chu in the future.

"Come, let us respect His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

Everyone raised their glasses, their eyes burning:

"His Royal Highness the King of Chu!"

As Wu Yao drank it all in one gulp, everyone also laughed and drank the wine in the glass boldly.

Bang!

However, just when everyone had finished drinking, Wu Yao's face turned red and his eyes seemed to burst out. Before he could make any move, his head fell to the ground and he bled to death!

"Bang!"

"Wu Banner Master!"

Everyone was shocked, Chen Feihai rushed to Wu Yao's side and helped Wu Yao up.

"Wu Yao!"

"Wu Banner Master!"

Everyone who belonged to Wu Yao's lineage stood up in shock and rushed to Wu Yao's side.

Everyone looked at Wu Yao who was being helped up by Chen Feihai. They were horrified to find that Wu Yao was bleeding from all his orifices and had no breath.

"Master Wu Banner is dead!"

With one word, everyone in the entire lobby suddenly burst into aura, like a storm, the surroundings were in a mess, tables, chairs, bowls and dishes were flying everywhere!

Suddenly the lobby was filled with murderous intent!

"ah!"

The dancers in the middle of the lobby were stunned and fell to the ground by the collision.

"What's the matter?"

"Who poisoned Wu Banner Master!"

Chen Feihai's face was extremely gloomy, his murderous intent continued to solidify, and he roared:

"Call everyone in the house to me. No one is allowed to leave until the murderer is found tonight!"

"yes!"

One by one, the leaders rushed out and grabbed all the cooks and maids in the house.

"We must find the real culprit!"

"What the hell, who is it?"

"Who has a grudge against Wu Banner Master!"

In the lobby, the helmsmen looked around, their true energy continuously condensing, and their energy surrounding their bodies.

Soon, hundreds of maids and cooks stood nervously outside the court, and six helmsmen stepped forward to examine them one by one.

For a long time, no one found anything wrong with these people under everyone's gaze.

"Since we can't find out, then kill them all!"

A murderous helmsman stared at these maids and cooks and said fiercely.

"No, if we kill them, we won't find the murderer anymore." A helmsman was still awake.

"So what do we do now?"

Everyone quickly fell into silence, looking at each other, unable to think of any solution.

At this moment, a big boss belonging to Wu Yao's lineage suddenly stood up, stared at the crowd and said:

"If I'm not wrong, the person who poisoned the wine should be among us, because only Flag Master Wu has poison in his wine glass. As long as one of us colludes with the maid to secretly poison him, it can be easily done!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? How could anyone of us harm Flag Master Wu?"

"Now we are all relying on Wu Banner to surrender to the King of Chu. Who will poison Wu Banner at this time!"

Suddenly everyone saw his suspicious eyes and shouted angrily.

The big boss suddenly stared at Chen Feihai and said:

"Wu Banner Leader is dead, whoever benefits will be harmed!"

"Uh-huh!"

Suddenly half of the people looked at Chen Feihai, who had a gloomy expression!

When he said this, everyone understood what he meant. These days, Wu Banner Master's reputation far exceeds that of Chen Feihai. Now the King of Chu favors Wu Banner Master. Zhongyi Hall has almost become his one-spoken hall, the only second banner master. How could Chen Feihai feel comfortable in his heart? How could he feel balanced when someone who was once his equal suddenly became his subordinate?

If Lord Wu Banner dies, then he will be the biggest!

So he is the most suspect!

Immediately, Wu Yao's people looked at Chen Feihai with suspicion. Even Chen Feihai's people also had suspicion in their eyes.

When Chen Feihai saw that the big boss was doubting him, his face became angry and he shouted:

"What do you mean, you doubt me!"

Suddenly his figure flashed and he wanted to kick the big boss away!

Bang!

A figure appeared in front of the big boss and blocked Chen Feihai's kick.

Zhang Er, Wu Yao's closest helmsman, was slightly fat and had red eyes. He tried his best to block Chen Feihai's successful kick.

boom!

People belonging to Wu Yao's lineage rushed over to protect the two.

"Uh-huh!"

The people belonging to Chen Feihai also stood next to him. Suddenly, everyone's true energy continued to condense, and their energy surrounded their bodies. They looked at each other as if there was any movement, and the war was about to break out!

Chen Feihai's eyes were extremely gloomy. Facing the suspicious eyes of Wu Yao's people, his red hair turned bright red under his anger, as if he was about to bleed:

"Do you want to die?"

"I didn't poison Wu Yao!"

"That's right, how could our leader, Chen Banner, poison the leader of Wu Banner?"

"Do you want to frame our leader Chen Banner?"

"Find the evidence!"

Chen Feihai's people all said.

Zhang Er put down his hands that were in severe pain and stared at Chen Feihai closely, feeling the nervous emotions of the people around him.

Now that Wu Banner Leader is dead, all of them combined are no match for Chen Feihai. What if Chen Feihai gets angry and kills them all.

They are in danger, but Wu Banner Leader cannot die in vain!

Zhang Er's mind was running wildly, and suddenly he had an idea. He thought of Li Yuan's figure and said to Chen Feihai:

"Chen Banner Leader, every one of us is suspect now, but we can't find the murderer by relying on us. Why don't we wait for the King of Chu to arrive tomorrow and ask the King of Chu to help us find the murderer who poisoned Wu Banner Leader, okay?"

Wu Yao's eyes lit up, that's right, he couldn't deal with Chen Feihai, the King of Chu did!

They now strongly suspect that Chen Feihai did it.

Zhang Er saw that the people behind Chen Banner were also a little moved, so he struck while the iron was hot:

"Everyone, Flag Master Wu has found a way for us to survive. Shouldn't we find his murderer? We can also clear Flag Master Chen's name and not let the murderer escape."

"Otherwise, if he kills Wu Banner Leader today, he will dare to kill Chen Banner Leader tomorrow, and he will dare to kill us the day after tomorrow!"

When Chen Feihai heard this, his murderous intention slowed down, because it was true that Wu Yao was not killed by him. If he really couldn't find the murderer, he would be worried all day long. Besides, the King of Chu will come tomorrow, and he will kill these people again. I couldn't tell the yellow mud inside my crotch.

And the people behind him also relaxed.

"Okay, then let's stay as we are now and wait for King Chu's arrival tomorrow, so that His Highness the King of Chu can uphold justice for us!"