vrcanaries Chapter 1049
Chapter 1049
Under such circumstances, Shi Qing could not possibly remain holed up in the Shu King's mansion.
She needed the 'King' to rush to the military camp to mobilize troops and boost morale.
In her view, the fall of Kuimen was certainly bad news.
But the entire Ming Dynasty was rotten to the core. With warlords ruling in their own territories, it was impossible to spare more troops to send to Sichuan!
Now, the number of divisions that Xu Shan commands is already at its limit.
As long as we defend against the opponent's three main attacks, and with the strength and prestige of the Guanshan Red Miao in the local area, there is still a high chance of turning defeat into victory.
more importantly……
The army that entered Sichuan had another fatal weakness—they were all too reliant on Xu Shan, their commander-in-chief.
Of course, this advantage is extremely obvious, and he can unite the troops both internally and externally; but once he falls, these generals will really become a disorganized mess!
Fortunately, Hong Qiweng's self-destruction of his dantian before his death caused Xu Shan to be 'seriously injured'.
The self-destruction damage from a ninth-grade Great Perfection cultivator is unlikely to heal quickly, right?
It could even cause irreversible damage.
And that was the key to her turning defeat into victory.
As Shi Qing led the people out of the mansion, he passed by the main hall.
Zhu Wuji's piercing laughter reached her ears from the inside out.
"Father-in-law, come, have a drink."
"Don't stop, don't stop. Change another batch of dancers and singers."
"Keep playing music, keep dancing!"
"Haha."
Upon hearing this, Shi Qing muttered coldly, "Useless."
After saying that, he left the Shu King's Mansion without looking back.
Inside the main hall, as a new batch of singing girls entered, He Zhishan, his face flushed from drinking, waved his hand and said, "Your Highness, this old man can no longer drink!"
"Ah? You can't drink? Then come and have some fun with me."
"Come on, pick one. She's the one!"
"Go to my bedchamber."
As he spoke, the drunk Zhu Wuji pulled his father-in-law along and walked towards the back.
The guards and undercover agents at the scene were already used to this.
Everyone was used to the absurdity of the King of Shu.
But when the father-in-law and son-in-law arrived at the palace with several singing girls, the drunkenness on their faces vanished instantly.
At that moment, He Zhishan waved to one of the songstresses. She immediately understood and went behind the door to keep watch for them.
Some courtesans even skillfully created coquettish laughter to confuse the spies outside.
"Why did you enter the palace yourself? Has something happened?"
Having shed his previous纨绔 (playboy/spoiled brat) demeanor, Zhu Wuji immediately asked the leading songstress a question.
"Reporting to the King of Shu, the Kui Gate has fallen..."
After saying all this, the songstress briefly recounted everything that had happened in eastern Shu.
"What did you say? That bitch Shi Qing transferred all the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry away?"
Upon hearing this, Zhu Wuji was first shocked by Xu Shan's methods, and then he quickly got up to question the songstress.
"Moreover... according to Master Sun's deduction, all of Shi Qing's direct subordinates in Chengdu will be transferred away. Otherwise, it would be impossible to stop the imperial army from advancing westward."
After he finished speaking, Zhu Wuji and He Zhishan looked at each other, their eyes gleaming.
His concubine became pregnant, and then miscarried...
How could Zhu Wuji not care?
There are three types of unfilial behavior, and the worst is to have no descendants!
What good is it to care? What good is knowing that Shi Qing is behind this? Right now, he's essentially been sidelined by Shi Qing, powerless and without troops!
Therefore, he had no choice but to endure hardship and bide his time.
Previously, we didn't have this opportunity, nor did we possess such power.
The appearance of Sun Xiaoyu, the "Holy Monk" of the Tantric sect, completely solved their most troublesome problem.
He discovered that the concubines had been infected with the Gu poison. He also helped the Prefect He's daughter get pregnant by removing the Gu poison.
Moreover, he used his extraordinary medical skills to cure many generals who were devoted to the King of Shu but were controlled by the Gu pills.
When welcoming the imperial envoy Xu Shan, he took away all of Shi Qing's loyal followers, hoping to control the capital and the army through these generals who had been freed from their curses.
However, the ever-present and all-pervasive [Kui Dou] did not give them a chance.
The leak of news that He Zhishan's daughter was pregnant also alerted Shi Qing.
Furthermore, He Zhishan's plan to "drive away the tiger to devour the wolf" in eastern Shu was discovered by Zhu Wuji, causing him to be filled with anger but dare not vent it, so he could only continue to pretend to be crazy.
But now?
Xu Shan's great victory in eastern Sichuan helped to restrain Shi Qing's loyal followers.
This gave them hope again.
"Does Master Sun mean the time is ripe?"
Zhu Wuji now trusts the "Holy Monk" immensely, as he is capable of both healing and curing poison, and can also offer advice and strategies.
"Yes! Master Sun, tell the King of Shu to wait patiently."
Hearing this, He Zhishan, quite agitated, pressed on, "After Shi Qing returned to Chengdu, he ordered Kui Dou's men to surround and kill Master Sun. He is now..."
"It's very safe. Master Sun, the reason you made the King of Shu wait is because he's plotting against the Shu capital's [Kui Dou], aiming to wipe them out in one fell swoop."
"Only in this way can we ensure that the King of Shu regains control of Shu Commandery."
"Good, good! Tell Master Sun that as long as he helps me regain power, I will definitely agree to allow the Tantric sect to spread its teachings throughout Shu County."
"Furthermore, temples and shrines will be built for Tantric Buddhism."
"Your Highness, Master Sun said that what he wants most is the [Heart of the Earth Demon] sealed by the Red Miao of Coffin Mountain, and the Demonized Heavenly Fortune that has been lost in the Death Swamp of Shu Mountain."
"I hope Your Highness can grant it to me as well."
"Tell Master Sun that once I regain power, I will definitely help him flatten Coffin Mountain."
Over the years, Zhu Wuji's hatred for the Red Miao of Coffin Mountain had reached its peak.
It was they who turned their dignified prince of Shu into a puppet and made them a disgrace to the Ming imperial family.
Of course, what truly made Zhu Wuji and He Zhishan trust the "Holy Monk" Sun Xiaoyu was that he had no soldiers, no power, and no foundation in Shu.
The 'uprising' was carried out by their generals and soldiers.
"Yes, this servant will certainly relay the truth."
That evening, the songstress who had quietly left the Shu King's mansion relayed the news to Sun Xiaoyu, who had now changed his appearance and become the "Holy Monk".
After waving for him to leave, Sun Xiaoyu chuckled and muttered, "That old bastard Xu Shan, three months ago, used 'shared destiny' as a bargaining chip to trick me into coming to Chengdu to cooperate with you in planning all of this..."
"Is this all for today?"
After he finished speaking, Wu Jieyu, Wang Qinian's right-hand man who had entered the "Book Mountain and Martial Sea" with Xu Shan, walked out from the shadows with a smile.
"Master Sun!"
"In the words of adults, this is the most crucial part of the plan to overthrow Shu."
"The imperial court has no more troops to reinforce Shu Commandery. Before we came, you had already calculated that taking over eastern Shu by force was the limit for the imperial court!"
"We want to bring the entire Shu region back under the rule of the Ming Dynasty..."
"We have no choice but to resort to this desperate measure, pushing Zhu Wuji and the Shu County gentry and the Red Miao of Guanshan step by step until they completely break off relations."
Hearing this, Sun Xiaoyu suddenly turned his head and said with a wry smile, "Your family... is really dirty!"