Moon Emperor

Chapter 231 Breaking the Limbs of the Enemy
After leaving Luoyang, Lian Yue formally bid farewell to Su Yan and left the vortex of the capital.

Su Yan returned to the White Horse Temple, continued to cultivate his body and mind, and read Buddhist scriptures leisurely, as if he had completely forgotten that he was here to avenge the Su family.

Time passed by in a hurry like this for another half a month.

Li's mansion in Zhao County was still in the secret room of the study, Li Chengen could no longer calm down at this moment.

With an anxious expression on his face, he said to the middle-aged man wearing a black robe and a mask on the opposite side: "Master, the situation is a little critical this time. The Zheng family in Xingyang, the Wang family in Taiyuan, and the Yuan family in Chenjun."

"The three families from the north and the south have lost contact with us one after another; moreover, the people on our side who are in charge of contacting them have all disappeared one after another."

These are all things that happened in this half month.

The northern aristocratic families are famous for [seven surnames and five surnames]; the southern aristocratic families include: Yuhang Wang family, Chen Jun Xie family, Chen Jun Yuan family, and Lanling Xiao family.

Even the current royal family, the Qi family, can be regarded as one of the southern aristocratic families.

There are twelve aristocratic families in total, seven in the north and five in the south, which can be said to be the upper ruling class of the Great Chu Dynasty.

In the past, when Su Wenyuan was still at the height of his power, some people had included the Linjiangsu Clan among them, but after his sudden death, this kind of argument disappeared.

After the Great Chu Dynasty unified the Central Plains, the relationship between the various families and the royal family gradually changed from suspicion, to running-in, to returning to the heart, at least on the surface.

It can be said that at this moment in time, most of the aristocratic families are on the side of the royal family.

However, due to dissatisfaction with the distribution of benefits, the above three aristocratic families have actually secretly married the Li family of Zhaojun over the years.

The reason why they are willing to take risks is of course not the Li family themselves, but the people standing behind them.

This person has a natural reputation for justice. If he came forward to overthrow Qi Longhuang's rule, then the subsequent succession of the throne will not be as difficult as imagined.

Even the Great Chu Dynasty did not need to change the dynasty, after all, this is still the Qi family's world.
According to the agreement between the two parties, after the "general offensive" is launched, they will support the Li family and support the new emperor on the throne together.

But at this critical moment when things were about to happen, something happened. The three families suddenly cut off all ties with them, as if they had put aside their relationship overnight and drew a clear line.

He almost jumped out and said: I am innocent, and I am at odds with you gang of rebels!
The complexion under the mask of the mysterious man was extremely gloomy. This time, he stopped talking about wars on paper, saying "the enemy won't move, I won't move".

Because now Qilonghuang's purpose has been clearly exposed, which is to encircle and suppress step by step.

If he really kept moving, his left foot would be cut off first, then his right foot would be cut off, and finally all his limbs would be severed, and he would not be able to escape even if he wanted to.

Now the biggest problem is.
"How much information about us does Qilonghuang have?"

Li Chengen was also silent when he heard this question.

He had always thought that his side was well hidden. If the master hadn't been eager to silence the youngest son of the Su family, Li Chengen believed that the Li family would not have been suspected by Qi Longhuang until now.

But at this moment, Li Chengen's thoughts have been shaken. The White Lotus Sect suffered heavy losses in front, and it can still be said that it is a bunch of mud-legged waste.

However, these three great families have gone through ups and downs for so many years, and they have not even fallen under the change of dynasty.

But even so, Qi Longhuang still secretly found out the clues; and when the two sides were about to decide the outcome, he suddenly made a masterful move, took the first army, and forced the three great families to jump back.

According to this direction, it would be scary to think about it one step deeper. Could it be that Qi Longhuang knew all their secrets long ago?It's just hidden, and now it's time to take action, dismembering them step by step, calm and cruel.
Li Chengen couldn't help shivering secretly, he took a deep breath, not only to reply to the master's question, but also to comfort himself: "It's impossible for that woman to find out all our secrets."

"Otherwise, there is no need for her to wait until now, and she will not let us make those preliminary preparations in Luoyang; if we succeed, the threat to her will be too great, and she cannot be self-willed to this point."

The mysterious man also nodded, and he said slowly: "I originally thought that Qi Longhuang would not dare to act rashly until he found out about that matter."

"But I didn't expect that she is more courageous than I imagined."

After pondering for a while, the mysterious man had already adjusted his emotions. He said in a hoarse voice: "It seems that we have to forcefully speed up the progress, and we can't drag it on like this."

"It was originally expected that it would take at least two months before the general offensive can be launched, but now I try to adjust it to one month later."

Li Chengen was still a little worried after hearing this, "This month is enough for Qilonghuang to do a lot of things, what if she discovers our core secrets and directly destroys the corresponding arrangement?"

The mysterious man shook his head slowly, "It's not that simple, it would have been destroyed long ago."

"Patience, you must be patient, success or failure depends on it!"

"Once it succeeds, I will be the new His Majesty, and your Li family will be the leader of the dragon, and endless glory and wealth are waiting for you, as well as your descendants."

Li Chengen hurriedly got up and saluted, "Master, rest assured, the Li family will do their best to serve your cause!"

The mysterious man nodded in satisfaction.

At the White Horse Temple, after half a month, the heroic Xu Geling came to the Sutra Pavilion again and sent a letter to Su Yan.

Su Yan still opened it and read it carefully. The letter mainly talked about the three aristocratic families of Zheng, Wang and Yuan who "surrendered" one after another after being warned by Qi Longhuang.

Of course, Qi Longhuang also said that although this kind of grass is easy to instigate rebellion, they also have no access to the core secrets of the murderer behind the scenes.

Pulling them over in advance now can be regarded as dealing with hidden dangers, so that when problems break out in the future, they will come out and add fuel to the fire.

At the end of the letter, Qi Longhuang invited Su Yan into the palace again. She said that she had a hunch that the day when the enemy was cornered and jumped out voluntarily was not far away.

This time, Su Yan decided to go after thinking about it, and didn't really let the other party visit the thatched cottage.

Although it wasn't Qi Longhuang herself who came, she was very sincere in letting the head of the internal guards around her come twice.

Su Yan didn't go before, just because he didn't want to be too passive in front of that woman; but if he doesn't go now, he might miss some important opportunities.

I saw him put away the letter paper, and said to Xu Geling who was waiting below: "You go to the main hall outside and wait for me first. After I explain to the people from the Buddhist sect, I will follow you into the palace."

Xu Geling was neither humble nor overbearing, he clasped his fists and agreed.

(End of this chapter)