Chapter 890  Isn’t He Afraid that I Will Kill Him?

Chapter 890 - Isn't he afraid that I will kill him?

In the palace, Zhu Houcong sat on his bed and flipped through the memorials in his hand.

Although he has been in charge of the Golden Book and Jade Book since he was promoted to the Divine Dynasty, he is not worried about losing the imperial power at all, and he has assured to hand over many things to the cabinet and the ministers of the six ministries.

However, all memorials need to be kept in the Silijian for backup, so that he can check them at any time.

The memorials placed here are some major affairs handled by the cabinet and the six ministries of the Ming Dynasty during the past few years when he went to seize the spiritual realm cave.

While flipping through the memorials, he listened to the eunuch Huang Jin of the Silijian beside him reading some recent events in Tiandu and between heaven and earth.

"Zhao Baiyang of the Outer Dao Alliance, Xue Wuhen, the leader of the Demon Cult, and others came together. They entered Tiandu not long ago and are still contacting some people. It seems that they want to see your majesty." Huang Jin respectfully said the news that the guards under the East Factory had inquired back.

This eunuch of the Imperial Household Department also supervised the East Factory, and was in charge of the secret agency of the East Factory. He knew everything about the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, with the strength of Zhao Baiyang and others, if they really wanted to conceal their whereabouts, even the people of the East Factory would not be able to find out.

But Zhao Baiyang and others did not hide, and deliberately let the people of the East Factory find out, just to tell them.

"They want to see me?" Zhu Houcong said calmly, looking through the memorial in his hand, and said without raising his head: "Are they worthy of participating in this matter?"

Zhu Houcong's words were full of disdain, but for his disdain, not to mention that Huang Jin, his close companion, would not have any doubts, even if Zhao Baiyang and others were here, they would not refute that there was anything wrong with what Zhu Houcong said.

This is the fact. The matter of the Spiritual Realm Cave Heaven is of great importance, and the interests are so huge that only the True Immortal Sect and those big forces are qualified to lead the competition. Even the strongest independent cultivators need to form an alliance with each other to get out.

Zhao Baiyang and his people joined forces, and they were among the best among the many forces in the original Ming world. But even so, if compared with the big forces and immortal sects in the Tianhuang world, they are far behind.

Therefore, Zhu Houcong absolutely does not believe that these people will be so self-defeating to participate in the fight for the Spiritual Realm Cave Heaven.

What's more, although everyone is originally a local force in the Ming world, in fact, the relationship between the two sides is not harmonious, and there is even a lot of hatred.

"Aren't Zhao Baiyang and others afraid that I will kill them?" Zhu Houcong said coldly.

You know, although the incident of Zhao Baiyang, Xue Wuhen, the leader of the Vajra Sect, and Fengdu Ghost Emperor entering Tiandu to assassinate the previous emperor has passed, except for Fengdu Ghost Emperor who died at the hands of Pei Xuanjing, the rest of them are alive and well.

"Your Majesty, calm down." Huang Jin hurriedly persuaded.

"Hehe, I'm not angry." Zhu Houcong waved his hand, not angry at all.

He also knew that although the previous emperor died in the assassination of these people, he couldn't take action against Zhao Baiyang and others now because the situation did not allow it.

Although the death of the previous emperor, Emperor Wuzong, was the assassination of these people, how many people secretly indulged and supported it behind the scenes? Zhu Houcong didn't even need to think about it. Yang Tinghe was just one of them.

Now if this matter is really to be brought up again, once more people are found out, the situation of the entire Daming Dynasty will be more chaotic, and one careless mistake will be a sign of collapse.

The current Ming Dynasty has dozens of spiritual realms and caves. This seems to be a good thing, but it is also accompanied by many dangers. The Conferred God Plan is right in front of us, and no accidents are allowed.

Indeed, according to Master Pei's plan, the Ming Dynasty is the foundation to build the human heaven to complete the Conferred God Plan.

But all this is based on the premise that the Ming Dynasty is useful. If the Ming Dynasty has a big problem at this moment, it will inevitably be abandoned by many immortals, and they will even choose to support other forces.

So as an emperor, when facing interests and hatred, when should he be sober and when should he be confused? Zhu Houcong, who has been an emperor for hundreds of years, knows it clearly in his heart, so his words just now are just a moment of dissatisfaction.

"Go and ask King Xiang to ask what these people want to do." Zhu Houcong suddenly had an idea and some ideas in his mind.

Suddenly, he seemed to have guessed the purpose of Zhao Baiyang and others, so he needed to let King Xiang go to test it out to see if the two sides have common interests and goals.

If Zhao Baiyang and his group can help him with his next plan, then he doesn't mind cooperating with them again.

"I obey your order." Huang Jin received the order and immediately went to visit King Xiang.

As a former strongman of the Ming Empire, King Xiang's strength and talent should not be underestimated. Over the past few hundred years, the Ming Dynasty has been thriving and growing stronger. He has also obtained countless resources for cultivation. With the help of the divine position, he has also entered the eighth level of the spiritual realm not long ago.

However, even if he has entered the eighth level of the spiritual realm, King Xiang knows who should be the leader of the Ming Dynasty. Not to mention the control of the court, even if he is just talking about strength and status, he must be below Emperor Zhu Houcong.

So after hearing Huang Jin convey the emperor's oral order, King Xiang did not hesitate or refuse, and immediately went to find Zhao Baiyang and others.

As if he had been prepared for King Xiang's visit, Zhao Baiyang was surprised to see that King Xiang's visit was meaningless.

When King Xiang asked about the purpose of his visit, Zhao Baiyang told him frankly that he and others wanted to obtain a top-notch secret realm from the Ming Dynasty, and were willing to pay a certain price for it.

This is something they have discussed long ago. In any case, these secret realms are in the hands of the Ming Dynasty. If they want to obtain them, no matter what methods they use and how they beat around the bush, in the end, when they obtain the hub of the secret realms, they will inevitably be known by the other party.

Therefore, in such a situation, instead of beating around the bush, spending countless efforts and finally being discovered by the other party, which ultimately affects the outcome of the transaction, it is better to express your purpose directly from the beginning.

Of course, this is only their initial plan. If the people of the Ming Dynasty still remember what happened back then and are unwilling to agree to this deal, they can find some people to make peace with them as soon as possible.

"In this case, I will definitely convey these requests to His Majesty. As for His Majesty's decision and what the outcome will be, it is not up to me to decide." King Xiang said to Zhao Baiyang and others.

"The original matter will be put aside for the time being. Nowadays, the situation between heaven and earth is chaotic. Our divine dynasty seems to be prosperous, but in fact it is in a delicate situation. Once it is on the verge of collapse, it will inevitably fall into a situation that will never be restored. Therefore, please put the divine dynasty first in everything. !”

This was what the emperor asked Huang Jin to convey to him when Huang Jin came to deliver the emperor's oral instructions. When King Xiang asked Huang Jin about the emperor's attitude to determine how he should treat Zhao Baiyang and others.

After hearing these words, King Xiang immediately understood the emperor's meaning and attitude, and knew what attitude he should take towards Zhao Baiyang and others.

Although he is still dissatisfied with the fact that these people entered Tiandu to assassinate Emperor Wuzong, he also understands the current situation, and it may not be anything in the eyes of other immortal sects, but Zhao Baiyang and the others together are enough. It caused great chaos within the Ming Dynasty.

"This is natural." Zhao Baiyang nodded.

Put interests first and let go of grudges for the time being. This sentence is simple to say, but it is not easy to do.

If all emotions and grudges were suppressed like this, there wouldn't be so many outbursts of anger.

Although as an emperor, Zhu Houcong should be able to distinguish what is important and what can be temporarily put aside, but this is not certain. If the other party gets emotional for a while and becomes impulsive, it is not impossible.

King Xiang got the answer he wanted and didn't stay long. If it were anyone else, he might have been able to catch up on old times.

But because he and Zhao Baiyang were not from the same group, and they did not start fighting as soon as they met, the two parties were able to sit together and discuss things calmly because of the situation. It was indeed impossible to reminisce like old friends.

After King Xiang left Zhao Baiyang and others, he returned directly to the imperial city to see the emperor Zhu Houcong without any delay.

When he heard that King Daoxiang had returned, Zhu Houcong immediately put down what he was doing. After meeting with King Xiang, he listened to the other party's account of the results of the meeting and deliberations between him and Zhao Baiyang and others.

"They want the secret blessed land?" Zhu Houcong asked.

"Not bad." King Xiang nodded.

"I wonder what the emperor thinks their purpose is?" Zhu Houcong frowned slightly, his eyes flashed, and he seemed to have some guesses.

When King Xiang got this answer, he kept thinking about what the purpose of Zhao Baiyang and others was along the way.

"Because they couldn't capture the spiritual cave, they chose to settle for the next best thing and wanted to obtain a secret blessed land." King Xiang expressed his speculation.

"Yes." Zhu Houcong nodded, agreeing with this answer.

But he quickly continued: "But more than that, they are still testing me, and even want to test Master Pei's thoughts behind this matter."

Zhu Houcong had a keen eye, and he quickly understood what Zhao Baiyang was thinking. The other party was indeed not qualified to compete for the spiritual cave, and he also had no way to build a secret blessed land, so he chose to settle for a top secret blessed land.

But this is not all the reasons, or this reason is not worth paying such a price and making such a promise.

"Is it related to the Imperial Master?" King Xiang's eyes lit up and he asked curiously.

He never imagined that this would also involve the true immortal, the national master, and he couldn't help but feel even more curious.

"Yes, they are gambling." Zhu Houcong explained for him.

Zhao Baiyang and the others knew a lot about Master Pei, and they probably guessed that Master Pei's guidance was behind their actions this time. They were betting that this was part of Master Pei's plan. If they could take advantage of this opportunity, , you will reach the sky in one step and get rich harvest.

I have to say that these people are indeed powerful and decisive.

"So, should we agree to each other?" King Xiang asked after listening to the emperor's words.

From this point of view, since this secret blessed land is related to Pei Xuanjing's behind-the-scenes planning, it represents huge interests. In other words, this secret blessed land that seems to be ignored by everyone is actually very important.

So, whether they want to transfer the benefits to Zhao Baiyang and the others, especially when the Imperial Master Pei Xuanjing has not expressed his attitude, will this make the Imperial Master dissatisfied.

"No need to reply for now. Everything will be decided after Master Pei comes to Tiandu." Zhu Houcong thought for a while and said.

Although he is the owner of this spiritual realm cave and many blessed places, how to distribute these spiritual realm cave and many blessed places actually depends on the will of Master Pei and the master of the witch god.

Of course, even if he has never met Master Pei, Zhu Houcong can probably guess what Master Pei's attitude is, and he will choose to agree in nine out of ten cases.

When doing something, you can only get things done by making more friends and fewer enemies. This is the work philosophy of Master Pei.

Therefore, once someone wants to join, the other party will never be reluctant to give up part of the benefits in exchange for more partners.

Especially this time, promoting the Conferred God Plan and building the Heavenly Court of the Human Race is of great importance. Not only will the strong men of various parties in the Human Race fight against each other, but they will also face the external threat of the demon race.

So this Master Pei must want to obtain enough support from the human race to ensure the successful completion of the Conferred God Plan.

While Zhu Houcong was guessing, no one knew that Pei Xuanjing's true immortal incarnation had quietly descended into Tiandu Daoyuan.

Qingyangzi walked into the courtyard of the Taoist master and saw a figure wearing a dark brown Taoist robe standing there.

Pei Xuanjing was wearing a Taoist robe, standing with his hands behind his back, looking like an immortal.

"Meet the master." Qingyangzi bowed and greeted.

Although he was a disciple of the Zhenwu Sect, after the Zhenwu Sect's affairs came to an end, Qingyangzi returned to the Taoist temple again.

His return to the Taoist temple was not only his own idea, but also the idea of ​​many elders of the Zhenwu Sect and his senior brother Qingxu Taoist.

With the merger of the two worlds, the original Taoist alliance actually gradually dissipated. For the Zhenwu Sect, even if they had Qingxu Zhenjun, who held the throne of the Great Demon Emperor and was a strong man at the level of the strongest, they were still not the top in the era of the appearance of true immortals.

Therefore, it is very important to maintain the relationship between their Zhenwu Sect and this Shenxiao Zhenjun. Since Qingyangzi has the identity of the deputy dean of the Taoist Academy, he cannot give up easily.

Qingyangzi did not refuse and chose to agree.

On the one hand, sitting in the position of the deputy dean of the Taoist Academy, he has a high position and power, and does not have to worry about the support of resources for cultivation. On the other hand, it is also the hub for maintaining their Zhenwu Sect and Shenxiao Zhenjun, which is the best of both worlds.