The most intelligent general in the world

If that person was really Yun Zhongjun, then he didn't need to hide it at all. He could have just let Zhang Liang know that he was the one who issued the assassination mission. Wouldn't that have made revenge more satisfying? Why bother killing people to silence them?

Besides, most assassin organizations issue missions in cash. Yun Zhongjun left in a hurry, how could he raise 30,000 gold coins so quickly?

"Who is plotting against our Zhang family? Or who wants my grandfather to die so much?" Zhang Liang couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

Ordinary assassins could not get close to Zhang Kaidi in the face of the tight defense of Zhang Mansion. However, 30,000 gold coins were enough to make a master-level assassin excited and take action. As for the means of killing, it was not limited to martial arts. Poison and hidden weapons could also take people's lives.

"Where is my grandfather now? Does he know that someone wants to kill him?" Zhang Liang asked the question in his mind.

"He is receiving guests. The newly appointed Zuo Sima was promoted by you, the patriarch, before, and he is now coming to pay a visit to you, the patriarch." Zhang Li replied immediately.

Zhang Liang frowned and asked, "Does Grandfather still have any contact with officials of the imperial court?"

"The head of the family no longer interferes in the affairs of the court, but officials still visit him from time to time. Young master, you don't usually care about the affairs of the court, so you don't know that the Korean court is in a very chaotic situation now. Those who originally followed the head of the family often come to him for advice, to show their closeness to our Zhang family." Zhang Li explained with a smile.

"Then tell me in detail what happened in the Korean court recently." Zhang Liang said with a frown.

"Young Master, do you suspect that the person who issued the mission to assassinate the head of the family was a Korean?" Zhang Li asked in surprise.

"It's not impossible. Only Koreans can erase all traces in the shortest time. Mr. Straw Raincoat, you must investigate this matter carefully!" Zhang Liang ordered in a cold voice.

"Yes, sir!" the man in the straw raincoat replied respectfully.

"Go on!" Zhang Liang turned and looked at Zhang Li.

"It's like this. After Ji Wuye's death, the head of the family retired from the court. At first, Han Fei, Han Yu and the crown prince each had their own faction, and the officials from our Zhang family were still watching."

Zhang Liang frowned slightly and then asked, "Are the officials who originally belonged to the Zhang family still waiting and watching?"

"That's right. Now the Zhang family is growing stronger and stronger, and its prestige in Xinzheng City is even not inferior to that of the royal family. Those officials will certainly not easily side with others." Zhang Li answered with a hint of pride.

"Then if grandfather dies, will those officials remain in their current positions?" Zhang Liang continued to ask.

Zhang Li was stunned for a moment, then replied, "I'm afraid not. If the head of the family unfortunately passes away, and you do not get involved in politics, and do not establish deep relationships with those officials, they will lose the opportunity to cling to the Zhang family and will naturally choose to leave."

"Then if my grandfather really passed away, who would benefit the most?" Zhang Liang continued to ask.

In response, Zhang Li lowered his head and said awkwardly: "This... I don't know. I don't have a comprehensive understanding of the situation of the Korean court."

This made Zhang Liang very angry. Now it seems that the mission to assassinate Zhang Kaidi was most likely done by Koreans, with at least a 60% chance. However, Zhang Liang himself did not care much about the political situation in Korea, and now the other party has seized the opportunity and erased the clues, making it difficult for Zhang Liang to judge the real purpose of the person who issued the assassination mission - perhaps he really wanted to kill Zhang Kaidi, or he might take this opportunity to arouse Zhang Liang's anger and then direct his hatred towards political enemies.

"There must be a lot of people in Xinzheng city who know about this now, right?" Zhang Liang asked again.

"Han Fei and Han Yu should both know about it. I guess the King of Han should have heard about it too," Zhang Li replied.

"In that case, there is no need to investigate. Pick out those officials with bad reputations from these three factions, and kill one from each faction as a warning!" Zhang Liang ordered in a cold tone.

Everyone around was shocked. They didn't expect Zhang Liang to execute these people without hesitation.

"Don't hesitate. Nine out of ten Han officials have brought this upon themselves. Killing a few more of them can be considered as getting rid of harm to the people!" Zhang Liang said coldly.

"As you command, sir!" Zhang Li replied immediately: "I guarantee that one official from each of these three factions will die tonight!"

"No need to wait until night, let's go now!" Zhang Liang ordered decisively: "Yan Lingji, Wushuang Gui, and Suo Yike, each of you deal with one, and bring their heads back to me before sunset!"

"Yes, sir!" the three responded in unison.

"I'll help you kill one too!" Mo Yu Qilin couldn't help but speak.

Hearing this, Zhang Liang couldn't help but smile, and the murderous aura on his body also subsided a lot. His eyes became softer. He turned to Mo Yu Qilin and said, "You don't need to take action this time. Lin'er, just follow me. You don't need to take those assassination missions anymore."

Zhang Liang understood that the Black Jade Qilin became an assassin to improve his own strength on the one hand, and to make money on the other hand, so as to obtain the resources needed for cultivation. Zhang Liang had no shortage of common cultivation resources, so having one more Black Jade Qilin was nothing.

"Yeah." The black jade Qilin nodded gently, his voice was very low, but it was obvious that he agreed.