Starting as a God-Emperor by Intercepting Destiny

0067 Without making empty promises, how can you get your subordinates to work?

The entire Zhongyi Pavilion fell silent.

Both Bai Yutang and Lin Fengxue showed expressions of disbelief.

Their common enemy, the Yuwen family, thus achieved a great victory.

If Yuwen Yi becomes the king's consort, how will the two of them ever have a chance to rise in status?

Despair, like a mountain, weighed down on the two of them.

"What's there to be afraid of!"

Zhao Jing snorted coldly, bringing the two of them back to their senses:

"Could the business deal Senior Longlou mentioned be related to this matter?"

Zhao Jing nodded in agreement:

"good!"

"The eldest princess killed the nine dragons and imprisoned His Majesty. She is not worthy of being called a daughter. Her crimes are heinous."

"But the court has its own loyal ministers who will raise troops in rebellion, purge the court of corrupt officials, eliminate traitors, and restore a bright and clear world to the world."

"I even know that some princes and grandsons of the emperor escaped the calamity and came to the land of Bashu to call for loyal and righteous men."

"General Shi is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness. He will surely respond to the call and raise an army to defend the emperor. This is the opportunity for the righteous men of Bashan."

Zhao Jing came to find the two of them precisely because they could not accept the Grand Tutor's Mansion's path to victory.

If you win, then we're doomed.

Zhao Jing simply wouldn't say it directly, but rather packaged it up.

Bai Yutang and Lin Fengxue looked at each other in bewilderment.

They simply had a grudge against the Yuwen family and were doing some business in Bashan, so they didn't mind causing trouble for the Yuwen family.

But your business is a bit too big.

Lin Fengxue answered subconsciously:

"Senior Longlou, we are just outlaws from Bashan, and we are afraid we are not qualified to participate in such an important matter."

"If we really want to participate, it can only be counted as one person from one family."

Lin Fengxue himself doesn't care. He has already become an outlaw, and even if he rebels, it's not a big deal.

Master is dead.

He was all alone, with no one to hold him back.

Bai Yutang hesitated. His family was all in Yujing. Even if he personally hated the Yuwen family, it was unlikely that he would directly rebel, so as not to implicate his family.

Zhao Jing couldn't help but laugh:

"If you lose, you're just a bandit from Bashan; if you win, you're a righteous army from Bashan, a warrior from Bashan."

"Actually, you didn't have a choice at all."

"For Yuwen Yi, it's either annihilation or reconquest."

"When you choose not to kneel, you've already become the enemy."

"I'm not here to beg you, I just want to share the burden and try to survive."

"If you can't face reality, you'll just be the next wave to be wiped out."

"The Yuwen family can send out one grandmaster, or they can send out a second or a third."

"This time I've just entered the Grandmaster realm; next time I'll reach the peak of the Grandmaster realm."

"Can you handle it?"

Lin Fengxue's expression changed upon hearing this, and she immediately revealed a pained look.

Why is it so hard to have a stable life?

Seeing that Lin Fengxue was about to be persuaded, Bai Yutang quickly interjected:

"Senior Longlou, I have long admired your reputation, but I have never been involved in court intrigues. Why have you made such a decision?"

In terms of martial arts prowess, Bai Yutang is inferior to Lin Fengxue, but in terms of experience in the martial arts world, this master thief is far superior.

Long Lou smiled faintly:

"Of course, it's to repay a debt of gratitude."

"Although I make a living by tomb raiding, and am a petty thief, I still know what loyalty and righteousness are."

"Our ancestors were tomb raiders, ordered by the emperor to investigate the ruins of ancient kingdoms, not to maliciously rob tombs..."

"Later, His Highness the Crown Prince..."

Longlou had a terrible reputation in the Sichuan and Chongqing region because he was a tomb raider, mostly targeting the tombs of the ancient Shu Kingdom.

For Da Yong, although it is still a crime, it will be much lighter in the end.

It took the Great Yong Dynasty a hundred years to conquer the Shu Kingdom, and the two sides were furious with each other.

Therefore, Dayong did not protect the tombs of the Shu Kingdom. Longlou never robbed the tombs of Dayong nobles, otherwise he would have been killed long ago.

His teachings to his disciples and his published books all focused on how to plunder the tombs of the ancient Shu Kingdom.

The imperial court then turned a blind eye.

So Longlou casually made up a story that the Crown Prince valued his talent and told him to give up these kinds of businesses, so he reformed himself, which sounded reasonable.

Bai Yutang and Lin Fengxue suddenly realized:

"So Master Long is actually a disciple of the Crown Prince."

"good!"

Longlou declared with great passion:

"His Highness the Crown Prince has met with misfortune. We, the loyal ministers and righteous men, naturally must support His Highness the Imperial Grandson and restore order to the country."

"The abbot of Yuelu Academy is the maternal grandfather of the imperial grandson. He has gone to the martial world and, with a single call, scholars from all over the land have responded."

"General Xiao is the father-in-law of His Highness the Imperial Grandson, so raising an army will not be a problem."

"General Shi is unparalleled in loyalty and righteousness, so naturally he will not refuse."

"From this day forward, the emperor's banners will be divided equally between the two sides!"

Lin Fengxue and Bai Yutang were filled with excitement, as if the killing of the Eldest Princess and the destruction of the Grand Tutor's Mansion were right before their eyes.

Unfortunately, all of this was fabricated by Zhao Jing.

General Xiao would probably be furious upon hearing this:

"I am your father-in-law, how come I knew nothing about this?"

"That's utter nonsense!"

Zhao Jing didn't trust General Xiao's character, but that didn't stop him from using this incident as a pretext.

It seemed as if the collective rebellion of the three major forces was a foregone conclusion.

The bandits of Bashan could gain benefits by joining the rebel army.

This is all just empty promises.

Only by promising something in return can you attract people to join you in building a business together.

The difference lies in whether or not this promise can be fulfilled.

Bai Yutang, who knew more about the elite circles, couldn't help but chime in:

"Senior Longlou, is General Xiao engaged to the Crown Prince?"

"Isn't he a supporter of Prince Shu?"

The mother of King Shu came from the southern border region.

It was General Xiao who captured the chieftain's daughter during his southern expedition against the Holy Temple Alliance.

To demonstrate his achievements, General Xiao presented her to Emperor Hongjing, and she gave birth to Prince Shu.

Consort Shu was also a shrewd woman. Not only did she not hold General Xiao's conquest of the tribes against her, she also asked the tribes to submit to Dayong.

If you can't beat them, join them.

There's no need for a bloody battle. Shu Fei's tribe, the Kuaiyi, has become a traitor to the Holy Alliance.

Lianzhou was thus established, and General Xiao became a powerful supporter of the Prince of Shu.

However, like the King of Shu, the King of Shu is unlikely to inherit the throne and belongs to the second-to-last force in the Nine Dragons faction.

Zhao Jing smiled slightly:

"King Shu ultimately had no chance of inheriting the throne."

"After all, he comes from the Kuaiyi tribe, so he will focus more on the Holy Temple Alliance and cannot win the support of the Confucian school."

"General Xiao has been trying to persuade Prince Shu not to antagonize the Crown Prince, and has repeatedly tried to win him over."

"It just so happens that General Xiao's beloved daughter, Xiao Shiyu, is born with a sixth-grade martial bone, possesses extraordinary talent, and is lively by nature, deeply loved by the Crown Princess."

"To show his sincerity, General Xiao took the initiative to propose marriage."

"They also said that Xiao Shiyu's maternal clan came from the Holy Temple Alliance, so he could not be engaged to the Crown Prince, and instead made an engagement with the Second Grandson of the Emperor."

"Moreover, the King of Shu is a symbol of the Kuaiyi tribe's submission to Dayong."

"Now that Prince Shu is dead, if General Xiao doesn't make a move, how can he secure his position in Lianzhou and become the King of the South?"

"General Xiao will definitely rebel; there is no doubt about it."

Weird.

My dad had long seen through that this guy was completely untrustworthy.

General Xiao rose to power by suppressing the Kuaiyi tribe; how could he be held hostage by them?

But that didn't stop Zhao Jing from talking eloquently, as if General Xiao would rebel the very next day.

As long as the Princess is willing to offer benefits, General Xiao will stay in Lianzhou like a tortoise, without moving an inch.

After all, he had the merit of expanding territory, conquering the Holy Alliance, and developing Lianzhou.

Whoever rises to power must bestow upon me the title of king.

Is it necessary to risk your life like this?

General Xiao's scheme was incredibly ambitious; he was determined to become the next Zhao Tuo.

Regardless of whether the Qin Dynasty falls or the Han Dynasty is established, I will establish my own country. Isn't that wonderful?

But Bai Yutang and Lin Fengxue were ultimately just middle-level figures in the Dayong Empire.

One is a constable, the other a martial arts instructor; how could they possibly have such a high-level perspective on the empire?

The two were so easily fooled that they felt their future was bright.

"In that case, great things can indeed be accomplished."

"good!"

Zhao Jing chuckled:

"The only question now is whether General Shi is truly loyal and righteous."

"The two of you have been in the Sichuan and Chongqing region for quite some time, so you must know what you're doing."

General Shi's loyalty and righteousness are known to all; they were not an act.

Whenever Emperor Hongjing summoned him back to the capital, he never hesitated and returned immediately to the palace to pay his respects to the emperor.

They were not afraid of being killed by the imperial palace's grand formation.

For a general, there is no greater act of loyalty than this.

Zhao Jing secured the support of prominent families in Jiangnan, the support of General Xiao, and finally used General Shi's loyalty as proof.

The first two suddenly seem very credible.

Zhao Jing added:

"If Second Master Bai is worried, he can change his name and live in anonymity until the great cause is accomplished, and then change back to his original name."

The two were quite interested.

Even if you're not tempted, there's nothing you can do about it.

But they had one last question:

"Your Highness, why do you value us so much?"

Zhao Jing smiled at Instructor Lin and said:

"The young lady of the Lin family has a past with General Shi."

"Her surname is not Pan, but Shi."

"What?"

Lin Fengxue was stunned on the spot.