Rebirth of The Deer and the Cauldron, Wei Xiaobao Becomes a God

Zheng Kezang continued to taunt, "Also, your eldest nephew has become very capable, bragging every day that he killed Chen Jinnan. Now, he must have been fed up and came to attack us."

"You...are making up groundless arguments!" Minister Tang was so angry that his face turned blue. He pointed at Zheng Kezang's nose and cursed, "How dare you, a lowly bastard, slander the legitimate prince!"

"Haha, slander? Do you think I don't know what your Tang family is thinking? Aren't you thinking that once the king passes away, your Tang family will support the second son Zheng Keshuang as king? Unfortunately, your wishful thinking is too loud, and now it's time to settle accounts." Zheng Kezang laughed.

"You..." Minister Tang was so angry that he had nothing to say. He didn't expect that Zheng Kezang could understand the Tang family's plan so well.

"There are only two options now. Either you hand over your military power and I will send troops to fight Wei Xiaobao back; or you hand over the murderer of Chen Jinnan to Wei Xiaobao. You choose!" Zheng Kezang looked at Shangshu Tang coldly, with a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.

"Huh, so you're waiting here. You want to take this opportunity to cause chaos? You're dreaming!" Minister Tang suddenly understood Zheng Kezang's intention. He shouted angrily, "Don't think I don't know what you want to do. You want to take this opportunity to deprive my Tang family of their military power and kill the second son! Just dream on!"

After saying this, Minister Tang turned around and walked out of the palace. He decided not to get entangled with Zheng Kezang any more and to leave this dangerous place as soon as possible.

However, at this moment, Zheng Kezang suddenly shouted: "Where are the Elite Eagle Guards?"

Upon hearing this, Minister Tang was shocked and thought: It's over, I will have to die here today. I should not have come to the royal palace to discuss matters. This young master had the intention of killing me before I even entered the room.

The "Jingyingwei" was founded by Zheng Jing. It was similar to the Jinyiwei during the Ming Dynasty. Its members were all martial arts masters recruited by Zheng Jing over the years.

The organization operates in secret and specializes in carrying out shady tasks such as surveillance, assassination and kidnapping.

The vast majority of officials who disappeared or died inexplicably were related to the Elite Eagle Guards.

Minister Tang didn't have time to think about it, as he saw two black shadows suddenly leap down from the beam above the palace.

They were so fast that they flashed past Minister Tang in just a moment. The next moment, Minister Tang's carotid artery was severed.

He immediately fell to the ground, his body twitching continuously, and soon he completely lost consciousness.

Zheng Kezang walked to the body of Minister Tang and reached into his pocket, but did not find the military token he was expecting.

So, he turned to the two elite eagle guards and said, "Take more people with you, sneak into the Tang Mansion quietly, search carefully, and make sure to find the military token."

"Yes, sir!" the two Elite Eagle Guards responded, then turned and walked out of the palace.

In the evening, Tang Shangshu's family hurriedly found Zheng Keshuang and anxiously told him that someone from the palace had come to tell him that Tang Shangshu had been summoned to the palace, but he had not returned yet.

Zheng Keshuang immediately realized the seriousness of the situation and quickly found his master Feng Xifan to discuss the matter with him.

(Some readers may ask, wasn’t Feng Xifan arrested and thrown into prison by Wei Xiaobao? When Mao Shiba was about to be beheaded, didn’t Xiaobao use Feng Xifan to switch the bag on the execution ground, rescue Mao Shiba, and then behead Feng Xifan in public?

Indeed, the original novel says so. The space that Wei Xiaobao traveled through had some changes. The Zheng family group on Dongzhou Island did not surrender to the Qing court, so Feng Xifan did not die.)

"Master, I sent people to the palace to inquire. The gates of the palace were closed and no one was inside. My father was still sleeping in the palace. Zheng Kezang, the incestuous son, has returned to his mansion. My uncle seemed to have disappeared from the face of the earth and cannot be found." Zheng Keshuang said to Feng Xifan anxiously.

"How could this happen?" Feng Xifan frowned, feeling a sense of uneasiness in his heart.

Zheng Keshuang continued, "The guards on duty at the palace gate said that my uncle went in with the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict in the afternoon, and he has not been seen coming out since entering the palace. The eunuchs in the palace said that my uncle went directly to the palace, and the only people who went to the palace today were Luan Lunzi and Chen Hanwen."

Hearing this, Feng Xifan's eyes became gloomy, and he realized that things might be more serious than they thought.

"It seems that Zheng Kezang is going to take action in advance. I guess your uncle has met with an accident." Feng Xifan said in a heavy tone.

"Ah!" Zheng Keshuang was shocked and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

"Don't panic. Did your uncle secretly leave the military token with you?" Feng Xifan suddenly thought of something and asked hurriedly.

Zheng Keshuang calmed down and replied, "It's with me. My uncle said that since you are by my side, the tiger talisman is safest with me."

Feng Xifan breathed a sigh of relief, but the worry on his face did not disappear.

"Well, we will go to the camp outside the city immediately and transfer the Shenji Camp into the city overnight. We will first arrest Zheng Kezang, then enter the palace to force the officials to abdicate your father. Then we can kill all the old men of the Southern Ming Dynasty, establish our own Dongning Kingdom, and you will ascend the throne as the emperor. How do you think?"

Zheng Keshuang was overjoyed when he heard this, and replied happily: "It's all up to you, Master. Even if I become the emperor, I will never forget your kindness in giving me a new life. I will respect you as the Grand Master, make you a king and a prime minister. This Kingdom of Dongning will belong to us, master and disciple."

"Okay, it's worth it that I've loved you all these years." Feng Xifan smiled relievedly.

This night was destined to be an uneasy night. A group of unidentified thieves suddenly broke into Tang Xianyue's mansion and Shangshu Mansion. They rummaged through boxes and cabinets wantonly and carried out large-scale robbery. Once discovered, they mercilessly killed people and robbed their property.

At the same time, Zheng Keshuang's Prince's Mansion was also attacked by unidentified men in black.

Since Zheng Keshuang and Feng Xifan were not at home, these people also acted recklessly in the Prince's mansion, frantically searching for some important items.

"What? Zheng Keshuang and Feng Xifan are not in the Prince's Mansion?" Zheng Kezang asked in surprise.

"Yes, we have dispatched hundreds of Elite Eagle Guards to the Prince's Mansion. Even if we encounter a master like Feng Xifan, we are confident that we can kill him. Unfortunately, after a careful search, we still haven't found any trace of the two men." The commander of the Elite Eagle Guards answered truthfully.

"Have you found the tiger talisman?" Zheng Kezang asked impatiently.

"No, we have conducted a comprehensive and detailed search of the Tang Mansion, the Shangshu Mansion and the Prince's Mansion, but we have not found the whereabouts of the tiger talisman." The commander of the Elite Eagle Guard shook his head helplessly.

"Eldest Master, the tiger talisman cannot be found, and the second master and Feng Xifan are missing again. These two things combined, the worst thing is that the second master took the tiger talisman to the suburban camp to mobilize troops into the city and stage a mutiny." Chen Hanwen analyzed anxiously.