"We haven't found out which force is responsible?"
"No matter who it is, it's not our Li family."
Unexpectedly, the two fighting families actually sat together in harmony.
Taiwei Zheng had no doubts about the Prime Minister's words.
"Could it be that the royal family took action?"
"Impossible. According to what I know about His Majesty, unless a Martial King appears in the royal family, he will continue to endure it."
Everyone knew that there were two Martial Kings in the royal family, but they didn't expect that there was also a strong man hidden secretly.
But all this could not escape the surveillance of the family.
"Our Majesty's palace is too deep. Even I thought that he would fight for a Mirror-Breaking Pill this time at any cost. Unexpectedly, he did not make any move."
"After all, there is a big gap between the strength of the royal family and the sect, let alone the more powerful Palace of Hell. They won't offend these predators just to deal with us."
"If not royalty, who would it be?"
"You, the Zheng family, really don't know?"
Prime Minister Li suddenly questioned the Taiwei at this time.
"Well, Old Ghost Li, it seems you have noticed it a long time ago."
"Although this capital is the capital of the Song Dynasty, none of our families has a history of more than a thousand years here. How can they escape from our eyes if they are playing conspiracies and tricks under our noses."
The conversation between the two was like playing a riddle, which reflected the family's confidence in the Song Dynasty's control.
"But this time it also sounded a wake-up call for us. No one thought that this mysterious force would develop to such an extent that it would already pose a threat to us."
"But we still don't know who is behind it?"
It is indeed a family that has been inherited for a long time in the Song Dynasty. The "mysterious forces" that they thought had left no traces have actually been under their surveillance for a long time.
"Killing my descendants of the Zheng family in an attempt to provoke a fight between the aristocratic family and the royal family. Who will benefit in the end? He is the mastermind behind the scenes."
Taiwei Zheng sharply pointed out the stakes.
"First of all, exclude the sects of the Song Dynasty. No matter who is in power in the Song Dynasty, it will not affect their interests."
"The same reason can also be used to exclude the Palace of Hell. Its strength is still higher than that of the sect, and it will not take this benefit in its eyes."
The aristocratic families present began to analyze who controlled this power. The final result of the discussion was that they were interested in court and had the ability to replace the power of the royal family.
This conclusion made the aristocratic families present look at each other, and thoughts of being wary of each other began to spread.
"Could it be that some prince was secretly involved in seizing the heir?"
The person who spoke was none other than Zhou Ruli, the Minister of Civil Service who supported the eighth prince.
The aristocratic families of the Song Dynasty were headed by the Li, Zheng, and Zhou Zhou families, not only because of their profound heritage, but most importantly, these three families all had strong King Wu, which was also the reason why the royal family was afraid.
"This is impossible. Without the support of our family, how can we participate in the heir apparent?"
"I think what Zhou Shangshu said makes sense. Your Majesty has been worried about the family for a long time. He doesn't want to see the prince we support rise to power. It's not impossible to secretly support a certain prince."
Some people oppose Zhou Ruli's point of view, while others support it.
"I don't think this prince is supported by His Majesty, because his action means provoking a fight between the aristocratic family and the royal family. He wants to profit from it. There should be a third party force that we don't know about is involved."
Zhou Shangshu firmly believes that this force does not belong to the royal family, and judging from his behavior, it is very likely that he has no good impression of the royal family and the aristocratic family.
"Second prince, Zhao Ren?"
The first person to react was Taiwei Zheng, but he didn't want to believe his own judgment.
"How can this be?"
"How is this impossible!"
Zhou Ruli seemed to be firm in his mind and identified the second prince as the man behind the scenes.
"First of all, he is the only one who meets all the conditions. He has nothing to do with the aristocratic family. Everyone knows what happened to him. Naturally, he has no sense of belonging to the royal family."
The senior officials of other aristocratic families seemed to have been persuaded by him. After many years of development, the royal family of the Song Dynasty had been closely tied to the aristocratic families, and all the concubines of the Song Emperor came from the aristocratic families.
"With both the royal family and the aristocratic family losing, he is the biggest beneficiary. The unpopular prince is also a prince!"
"But why can Zhao Ren establish such a huge organization?"
"This also shows that there must be a strong force behind him to support him."
Zhou Ruli's analysis could not help but frighten them. They did not expect that the second prince, who was usually obedient, was actually the one who stirred up the situation in the capital.
"Could it be the Palace of Hell that supports him?"
"Won't."
Zhou Ruli categorically rejected Zheng Taiwei.
"First of all, the time doesn't match up. The mysterious organization has appeared in the capital a long time ago, while the Palace of Hell has only recently emerged. And the most critical point is that the two have completely different styles of behavior and cannot belong to the same party."
"What you said is right. The forces that support the second prince, I judge that for some reason, they cannot appear in front of others openly. The enemies in the darkness are more terrifying."
Prime Minister Li also stood up to support Zhou Ruli.
At this time, Lieutenant Zheng also discovered that Zhou Ruli, who was usually low-key, had such quick thinking, and could not help but raise his threat index to the highest point in his mind.
"Then what should we do now?"
Now everyone has vaguely regarded Zhou Ruli as their backbone, but this change made him secretly complain in his heart. He had always kept a low profile and did not want to cause the current situation.
Zhou Ruli, who is good at human relations and sophistication, knows very well that "if the trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them."
But now that the family's life and death are at stake, he is no longer allowed to "hide his clumsiness" any longer.
"Everyone thinks that the situation we can analyze, wouldn't Emperor Song have thought of it?"
"So, we have to look at the specific actions of the royal family next. If he stands still, it means that he has reached some kind of agreement with the second prince, or has reached a deal with the forces behind him, then we will become their attack Target."
"What if the royal family cracks down on the mysterious organization?"
A family head asked hurriedly.
"That is the signal sent by the royal family to us, inviting us to jointly fight against external forces."
"It just so happens that we can sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers. Let's let the royal family and the second prince fight to the death."
Finally finding an opportunity, Lieutenant Zheng hurriedly jumped out to express his "high opinion."
But everyone turned their attention to Zhou Ruli. Seeing this scene, Taiwei Zheng couldn't help but have a flash of murderous intent in his eyes. Under such circumstances, Zhou Ruli refused to express his views no matter what.
There was no other way, so Prime Minister Li coughed lightly and said, "We can only fully cooperate with His Majesty to attack the second prince."
"Why? We clearly have better choices, so why must we participate in the struggle."
"Because we have no choice! If we fail to cooperate with His Majesty as expected, he can promise to pass the throne to the second prince, and then the two parties will unite. The first family to bear the brunt will be us."
Yes, what the aristocratic family and the royal family are fighting for is just the control of the Song Dynasty. At this time, everyone thought of what Zhou Ruli said just now, "The unfavored prince is also a prince."
In any case, the second prince's surname is also "Zhao". Emperor Song has a bargaining chip in his hand, but they are the first contenders to take over. Emperor Song is sure of this, so he is not worried about the family not cooperating.
Thinking of this, everyone looked at Zhou Ruli with admiration.
At this time, Taiwei Zheng's expression turned extremely ugly, and he could not even hide the murderous intent in his eyes.
Zhou Ruli, who was innocently lying at gunpoint, couldn't help but curse in his heart, "Damn it! Is it so difficult to keep a low profile? The one who answers your questions is the Prime Minister, okay!"
"Everyone has to go back and make preparations. Next, it depends on the royal family's choice."
Prime Minister Li began to put all the aristocratic families into a state of preparation for war. The coming period will be a critical period that determines everyone's fate.
"But······"
"What orders does Zhou Shangshu have?"
Everyone now attaches great importance to Zhou Ruli, but when he saw the livid Zheng Taiwei, he took back the words he had spoken.
In fact, he originally wanted to say, "The opportunity to reveal one's strength at this time is not good for the second prince, and there is no need to risk such a provocative move. The gain outweighs the loss."
However, because there was no concrete evidence and he was afraid of Zheng Taiwei's jealousy, Zhou Ruli still did not express his concerns.
Yang Xiao and Fan Yao were on their way back to Shengxian Valley.
"Young Master's big chess game includes all the forces, and they can only dance obediently according to Young Master's gestures."
"Now the court is probably in chaos, and the final battle is right around the corner."
"Young master called us back to Shengxian Valley this time, saying it was to improve our realm. Is there another mirror-breaking pill?"
"The two of us are together, how can I know if you don't know."
It turns out that it was not the second prince who attacked the children of the Zheng family, but Yang Xiao and Fan Yao.
With the internal intelligence provided by Iron Hand, they accurately attacked all targets and successfully shifted their focus to the "mysterious organization".
Not only Yang Xiao and Fan Yao, but also the two elders Xuan Ming were recalled by Chu Ming.
Except for Hong Qigong, who was in charge of the Beggar Gang and could secretly protect Tie Shou, Tu Fengsan stayed in Yingxia Lake, and Zuo Lengchan ran the Salt Gang, everyone else returned to Shengxian Valley.
Chu Ming used the excuse of transporting wine to the capital and also came to Shengxian Valley.
Because many people have now reached Grand Master Dzogchen and are just one step away from breaking through to King Wu, Chu Ming decided to speed up the process.
There is no shortage of spirit stones in Shengxian Valley. Chu Ming made up his mind and decided to be a "chef" for everyone for a week. He used spirit stones and monsters to strive to give birth to more martial kings.
In the days that followed, almost everyone kept their spiritual stones in their hands and barbecued meat in their mouths. When the Qi was too full and couldn't be used, they would find their own opponents to compete with each other.
Six Sword Slave also joined the sparring team.
