Chapter 1789

"But the premise is that you can really help the Yun family survive this crisis. When you can do that, I will give it to you, "the empress added.

Senior Empress Nun added. She couldn't do whatever Gu Chen said. She had to wait for him to fulfill his promise.

"Of course." Gu Chen had no objections. The two had reached an agreement.

"The country is in danger. Please help us as soon as possible, Mr. Chen." The empress urged him with anticipation.

"There's no hurry. It's not time for me to act yet." Gu Chen waved at Tang Xuance, who was in the distance. Tang Xuance immediately trotted over. He no longer had the demeanor of a commander of an army.

After arriving, he exchanged glances with the empress. She nodded slightly with joy on her face. He knew that the empress dowager had successfully convinced Minister Chen!

"Lord Tang, please send someone to secretly spread news about me. As for what to spread, I don't need to say, do I? I'm very confident in your ability to leak secrets, "Gu Chen said indifferently.

Tang Xuance heard the sarcasm in his words. He looked a little embarrassed, but he still nodded hurriedly. "As you command, Mr. Chen."

The two spoke very few words, as if they were speaking in riddles. The empress dowager couldn't help but ask, "What news?"

Tang Xuance immediately looked at Gu Chen. Seeing that Gu Chen had no objections, he explained to the empress dowager. "Empress Dowager, Prince Pei has just passed away and Prince Wu Lie is so powerful. I'm afraid that the court officials will choose to be at Prince Wu Lie's mercy out of self-preservation."

"Aren't the court officials traitors a long time ago?" The empress dowager said bitterly.

"Not so. Although some of the officials have long followed Prince Wu Lie, most of them are actually fence-sitters. Since the royal family has no hope of making a comeback, these people will choose to listen to Prince Wu Lie for their own benefit. "

"As far as I know, there is a small group of people who betrayed the royal family because their lives were threatened."

"In this kind of situation, if we want to stabilize the Pei Nation's court, we can't completely oppose the officials. We even have to think of a way to win back their support."

"Mr. Chen asked me to spread the news of his identity. As long as the officials know that Mr. Chen is a member of the Chen Clan and stands on the side of the royal family, this alone will be enough to make the fence-sitters waver. At the very least, they won't dare to openly oppose our next move. And those officials who were previously threatened are more likely to stand on our side. "

"To put it bluntly, Prince Wu Lie used the power of Great Cheng to oppress others. Mr. Chen is going to do the same thing!"

The Grand Empress Dowager immediately understood what Tang Xuance was trying to say. She was very happy. There was another benefit to spreading the news: Mr. Chen would not be able to go back on his word, and the royal family would have more protection!

Tang Xuance had indeed guessed Gu Chen's thoughts, but he didn't know that Gu Chen was currently feeling rather helpless.

Gu Chen had only heard about the so-called identity of a member of the Chen Clan from Tang Xuance. Until now, he still didn't know exactly what kind of background the Chen Clan had and what kind of consequences it would bring if he falsely claimed to be a member of the Chen Clan.

However, things often didn't go as he wished. After Prince Wu Lie interfered with the situation in the Pei Nation and even publicly assassinated King Pei at the banquet, he no longer had much choice.

There were thousands of clans in the Dao Realm, and the warlords were divided. It was often difficult for an individual's martial strength to shake power.

Given his strength, he could easily slaughter anyone in the Pei Nation's court. However, it would be very difficult for Chen Yi, an Itinerant Cultivator, to subdue the people of the Pei Nation.

Similarly, he didn't fear Prince Wu Lie. Even if the other party was protected by layers of crow generals, he was confident that he could kill him if he got serious.

However, so what if he killed Prince Wu Lie? Once he killed him, the Great Cheng Dynasty would immediately seek revenge. When that time came, even if he could escape, the Pei Nation would suffer a calamity.

Gu Chen's original intention was to support the Pei Nation. If he wanted the Pei Nation to become stronger step by step, he definitely couldn't provoke a colossus like the Great Cheng Dynasty before its national strength was sufficient.

Therefore, the choice before him was obvious.

Only by making the best of a mistake and pretending to be a member of the Chen Clan could he temporarily stabilize the Pei Nation's court. This would also give him more space to negotiate with Prince Wu Lie and avoid a direct confrontation.

This method was not very prudent, but it was the most likely way to achieve the ideal result after Gu Chen considered many actions …

Since he had a preliminary strategy, the next thing he had to do was to guide the situation in the direction he wanted. Gu Chen looked at the Master Dowager and instructed, "Let the princes rest well today and adjust their mentality. Tomorrow, I will meet them one by one."

The Master Dowager, who naturally knew what Gu Chen wanted to do when he met the princes, nodded repeatedly.

…

In the Shao Residence, Shao Jianmin sat on a chair with a gloomy face and didn't say a word for a long time.

Shao Jianwu was by his side and could understand his older brother's current mood.

Originally, if they could successfully force Prince Pei to abdicate today, the Shao Family would have made a great contribution to Prince Wu Lie.

However, the development of the situation was completely out of their control. The existence of Chen Yi's Tang Family High Official caused Householder Peach Blossom to fail. This also gave Prince Pei something to rely on and made him vow to die rather than submit.

In the end, although Prince Pei still died, it was because of Prince Wu Lie's own back-up plan. The Shao Family's contribution was gone!

Not only was their contribution gone, but their performance today had most likely disappointed Prince Wu Lie. Otherwise, he wouldn't have given an ultimatum before leaving!

If that was all, it would have been fine. However, there was another matter that was even more worrying.

Judging from Chen Yi's actions, it was very likely that his older brother's son, the Shao Family's Young Master Shao Heyang, had died at Chen Yi's hands!

With the pain of losing a son and the family's fate in jeopardy, it would be strange for his older brother to be in a good mood.

Shao Jianmin pondered for a long time before he raised his head and instructed Shao Jianwu, "Help me contact the various ministers. Tell them that I'm holding a banquet tonight to invite them."

Shao Jianwu hurriedly nodded. He knew that his older brother wanted to sort out his relationship with the various ministers. At this critical juncture, he couldn't afford to lose his relationship with the various ministers.

"Also, try to contact the Heaven and Earth Association's secret agent who came looking for us. Tell them that I have important information to share with them!" A cold glint suddenly flashed in Shao Jianmin's eyes.

"Big Brother wants to borrow the Heaven and Earth Association's hand to kill Chen Yi?" Shao Jianwu's eyes brightened. He quickly understood Shao Jianmin's intentions.

Shao Jianmin chuckled coldly. "Not long after the Luo Sect disappeared, the Heaven and Earth Association's secret agent contacted us. In addition to what I heard from Dong Xianzhi, it's clear that the important person with the surname Gu is very concerned about the Luo Sect. That brat Chen Yi has a close relationship with Yuan Jie, who entered Saint's Island. As long as we tell the Heaven and Earth Association's secret agent about this, that fellow will naturally have to bear the consequences! He killed my son. How can I let this matter rest? "

Shao Jianmin had originally thought that Householder Peach Blossom would be able to kill Gu Chen, and when Prince Wu Lie appeared, he thought that Householder Peach Blossom would make a move. Who would have thought that both of them would disappoint him? Furthermore, the strength that Gu Chen displayed made him feel uneasy.

Under such circumstances, he could only think of ways to use other forces to avenge his son's death and solve the problem!

"Big Brother is powerful indeed. You used a killing move right from the get-go. That Chen Yi probably won't even know that he was tricked by us."

Shao Jianwu smiled sinisterly and got up to complete the task given by Shao Jianmin.

"Be careful when contacting the Heaven and Earth Group's secret agents. Don't forget that Dacheng's crown prince is also a member of the Heaven and Earth Group. If Prince Wu Lie finds out and misunderstands something, we'll be in trouble." Shao Jianwei was a meticulous person, and before he left, he reminded them again.

"Don't worry, Big Brother. I know how serious this matter is." Shao Jianwu vowed and left.

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