Chapter 57: The corpse is still warm, and everyone has their own agenda! (Please order first!)Jing Xiang walked down the Chaoyuan Hall tremblingly, and his whole body looked as if he was broken. Jing Xiang, who was called "a strange man sent from heaven to assist me" by Zhu Wen, felt confused for the first time today. Jing Xiang seemed somewhat out of place in this chaotic world. As a loyal minister, a loyal minister to Zhu Wen, the relationship between him and Zhu Wen was somewhat different from the traditional monarch and minister relationship. After all, the two were "fellow travelers." Jing Xiang's wife, Liu, was the daughter of the magistrate of Lantian County. She was abducted by a general of Huang Chao's army and became his wife. After Huang Chao's army was defeated, Liu became a prostitute. After changing hands several times, she fell into the hands of Zhu Wen and was favored by him. She was called the Lady of the State. At that time, Jing Xiang had lost his wife. In order to show his favor to Jing Xiang, Zhu Wen gave Liu to Jing Xiang, which gave rise to the saying "a fellow traveler". If it were only this, it would seem that Zhu Wen had the means to win people's hearts, but Zhu Wen was a pervert who was blinded by greed. After giving Liu to Jing Xiang, he still often summoned her to the palace to serve. Although Jing Xiang was quite dissatisfied with this, he was powerless to do anything. Liu was even arrogant at home because she had Zhu Wen's support, and she had humiliated Jing Xiang's background many times. But despite this, because of Zhu Wen's appreciation and kindness, Jing Xiang, who came from a poor family, remained loyal to Daliang and worked hard, adhering to the principle that a scholar would die for his friend. In this chaotic world where rites and laws have collapsed and ethics are no longer valid, people like him are both pathetic and lamentable. Today, his lord is dead, killed by Li Xingyun, a descendant of the Tang Dynasty, and the orthodox Tang Dynasty. The so-called Daliang capital was casually entered by someone, and then his lord was killed in the midst of laughter and conversation... Ta, ta... Jing Xiang walked step by step on the stone road. The corpses of Zhu Wen and Emperor Ming were lying on the road. Jing Xiang knelt on the ground, kowtowed and murmured: "Your Majesty, I am useless..." …… Li Zhen stood at the door of Chaoyuan Hall and watched Jing Xiang's slowly leaving back and couldn't help but sigh. His old friend was too honest. If he could be as flexible as him, then life would definitely be much better. In today's world, anyone can become an emperor, and even a street urchin can become a general. Why bother to be so serious? At this time, a figure slowly appeared beside Li Zhen. Zhang Quanyi smiled and bowed to Li Zhen and said, "Master Li, may I have a word with you?"
Li Zhen turned his head to look at Zhang Quanyi, smiled slightly and returned the greeting: "Okay, Mr. Zhang." At this time, the palace was in chaos and no one cared about the two men. After the two men came to a secluded place, Zhang Quanyi said bluntly: "Zhu Wen is dead, Lord Li, you and I should also think about our way out." Li Zhen looked at Zhang Quanyi and pretended to be angry and said, "Your Majesty has just been harmed by thieves, and you actually addressed His Majesty by his name in front of me. What is your intention?" Zhang Quanyi was stunned for a moment, then he looked at Li Zhen carefully again, then he smiled and said, "Brother Li, do you still remember what the Chengde Jiedushi said? Is there any kind of emperor? The one with the strongest soldiers and horses can be the emperor!" "Brother Li, looking at the whole of Daliang, there are many who can lead troops to fight, but there are very few who can write to govern the country. Your Majesty is a local hero, but as the emperor, you are also incompetent. Therefore, the difference between one king and another is greater than the difference between heaven and earth. When such a king died, no one in Daliang cried for him, which shows what kind of moral character he had." Li Zhen narrowed his eyes. He knew better than anyone how Zhu Wen rose to power and what kind of people these Jiedushi were. Most of them had their own troops, but most of them could not achieve great things. Zhang Quanyi looked at Li Zhen and said with a smile: "I know that Brother Li looks down on me, a hypocritical and servile official, but we all want to survive, right? If Brother Li and I unite, no matter how chaotic this world becomes, I will definitely be able to remain calm." Li Zhen looked at Zhang Quanyi, ready to take back the initiative in this conversation, so he said: "Master Zhang, do you know that I am now the Second Prince's man, so you come to curry favor with me in advance?" "No, no." Zhang Quanyi shook his head mysteriously and said, "I'm not here to curry favor with a fake Second Prince. In the current Daliang world, I think there's a 90% chance that the Third Prince will take the top spot." After hearing this, Li Zhen's smile faded, and he began to look at Zhang Quanyi in front of him. This guy was also a character. Li Zhen looked at Zhang Quanyi and narrowed his eyes and said, "How do you know that the second prince is a fake?" Zhang Quanyi rubbed his hands and said, "The second prince only accepted martial arts secrets and various elixirs as gifts, but now the second prince accepts women and treasures. It's too simple. A little test will tell that this prince is a fake, so Brother Li, your plan is doomed to be useless." Li Zhen grinned, looking at Zhang Quanyi with murderous intent in his eyes: "Even if the fake prince sits on the real throne, who can say he is fake? Who dares to say he is fake? Brother Zhang, do you think what I said is right?" Who is Li Zhen? He is a close minister of Zhu Wen. He has come into contact with all the princes. How could he not know that the second prince is no longer the second prince of the past? But so what? Zhang Quanyi's eyes widened upon hearing this, and he looked at Li Zhen in horror. He originally thought that Li Zhen was kept in the dark, but he didn't expect that this old guy was also a ruthless person. He was planning to support a puppet and make himself the powerful official in Daliang! Zhang Quanyi realized something was wrong and immediately opened his hand to explain to Li Zhen: "Brother Li, I am not the Third Prince's man. I have no faction. I just want to change my mind according to the situation. Believe me, you will need me someday!" Give in, always be ready to give in, this is Zhang Quanyi's way of survival! Li Zhen slowly restrained his murderous intent as he looked at the man in front of him. This kind of fence-sitter would be useful sooner or later, and he could kill him whenever he wanted. Li Zhen was full of confidence when facing Zhang Quanyi. After all, he was not a weak scholar. Before defecting to Zhu Wen, he had served as Jinwu General in the Tang army. Li Zhen was able to ride a horse and kill enemies, and was also good at making plans. There was a reason why he was favored by Zhu Wen. Li Zhen looked at Zhang Quanyi with deep eyes and said, "Okay, since you said so, there is still room for cooperation. Tell me, have you contacted Li Cunxu of Jin?"
Seeing that everything was said, Zhang Quanyi couldn't help but relax a little and said, "I knew that none of this could be hidden from Brother Li's eyes." Li Zhen sneered and said, "Which force in the world doesn't have people like you? Since you don't want to join the Second Prince, and you're not the Third Prince's man, you can only contact forces from other countries. Apart from Li Cunxu, I really can't think of anyone else." Zhang Quanyi chuckled and said, "Brother Li, you should always leave yourself a way out. Just like what you are doing now, if you fail, even if you clear yourself of all responsibility, you will definitely be suppressed to death by the people around the Third Prince. When the time comes, you can come to me, your brother." Li Zhen waved his sleeves and said, "Let's talk about it later. Now that the Third Prince has left Luoyang, it's still unclear who will win or lose!" Zhang Quanyi watched Li Zhen leave, the smile on his face gradually disappeared. He looked at Li Zhen's departing back expressionlessly. He knew that Li Zhen looked down on him, but what did it matter? He just wanted to survive... "Huh, Li Cunxu of Jin, Yelu Abaoji of the Khitan in Mobei, Wang Jian of Shu, who else? Oh, Li Xingyun, a descendant of Li Tang..." Zhang Quanyi narrowed his eyes. Li Xingyun performed very well, but the real scary person was the guy next to him who killed the Hades Emperor. That person was the real terror! Not only the combat power, but also the planning ability behind it. Zhang Quanyi didn't believe that such an arrangement in Xuanming Sect and Luoyang was something that a little kid like Li Xingyun could do. Thinking of this, Zhang Quanyi immediately shook his head. He knew very well what he was capable of. Li Xingyun's place was where he would go when he had no other choice. With an old man like the Bad Leader around, if he went there, he would have to be prepared to fight to the death... What's more, he might not even be qualified to work for Li Xingyun... "Alas, if there is a wise ruler, a flatterer may not be a flatterer..." Zhang Quanyi sighed. If there is a chance, who would not want to be a loyal minister who will be famous for all eternity? What a pity, this damn cannibalistic world! Zhang Quanyi has seen it, seen it with his own eyes, those people, no, those guys can no longer be called human beings... Brothers, please give me the first order and monthly vote!
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