Martial Boss Chapter 361

After the Great Battle of the Divine Capital, although Emperor Feng Tianming was seriously injured and in a coma, the overall situation in Northern Zhou was still on the upswing.

Although there was some friction with the local families, they all offered their goodwill due to the prestige of the Great Zen Temple.

The Golden Wolf Khanate in the northern gra*slands, in deference to both the Da Chan Monastery and the Mountain River Academy, made a pact not to invade the south for ten years, bringing a rare period of calm to the defenders of the extreme northern border. The forces close to the gra*slands also breathed a sigh of relief.

The conflict between the imperial court and the Mountain River Academy has actually returned to its former state after the main conflict-maker, Feng Tianming, was seriously injured and fell into a coma. The court and the academy were on good terms, and relations were at their highest point in nearly a decade.

From this point of view, Feng Tianming’s serious injury and coma had a great benefit. At least, many of the courtiers who have been tossed around by Feng Tianming over the years hope that Feng Tianming will not wake up and cause trouble.

The three regents have been at each other’s throats for some time, but they are still within acceptable limits. In order to ascend to the crown prince position, the three overseeing prince can be said to be dedicated to dynastic affairs, each with their own political achievements.

Well —— except for Feng Jiu.

The three of them are now in a position to shake off their burdens and hang on to the title of the supervising prince, but in essence the sixth prince does all the work. The people and the court all see the ninth prince as a puppet, and the government affairs that are handled by the supervising prince are also sent to the sixth prince in a very tacit manner.

Of course, the Sixth Prince himself was extremely grateful to his good brother, who valued love and loyalty over power. As a good brother who gave up his great position of power, Feng Jiu could be said to have gone to the limit.

Even a cold-hearted person like the Sixth Prince was grateful to this brother. He was also so grateful to this brother that he could not wait to announce to the whole world, “Feng Jiu is my Feng Chaonan’s good brother!”

However, amidst this calmness, there were dark currents, and everyone was harbouring thoughts unknown to others.

Among them, the one who wanted to cause the most trouble was the sixth prince, Feng Chaonan, who had the title of overseeing the emperor but not the name of overseeing the emperor.

The most important thing in succeeding to the throne is to have a proper name. The name of the overseeing prince is really more important than the actual name of the overseeing prince. If this goes on, even if Feng Chaonan wins among the three overseeing princes, the fruit of victory will not be his own, but will belong to Feng Jiu, who has the name of the overseeing prince alone.

The Sixth Prince’s manipulation of Feng Jiu’s power may seem formidable, and who among the people of the imperial court does not know that the Sixth Prince treats an overseeing prince as a puppet, but what cannot be hidden is that the Sixth Prince is working for Feng Jiu.

No matter how hard he works and how good his political record is, the Sixth Prince is disqualified from succeeding the Crown Prince if he is not the overseeing prince.

Moreover, the more he felt the taste of power of the overseeing prince, the more Feng Chaonan became fascinated and wanted to set him down completely. Name, the Sixth Prince wants. In reality, the Sixth Prince wanted it too.

But how do you squeeze in as the overseeing prince?

The cunning Sixth Prince easily came up with a good idea.

Since the overseeing prince could not give way on his own, he would find a way to take it over himself. The three overseeing princes were in a three-legged triangle, symbolising the imperial court, the Mountain and River Academy, and the representative of the eighth prince, Feng Qiuwu, who had made peace in two places.

But what to do when this triangle is suddenly missing a corner?

If the three overseeing princes of the —— tripod are suddenly one short, then does the sixth prince have a chance to fill in.

Now Feng Tianming is seriously injured and unable to make more arrangements, so as long as one of the three supervising prince dies, the later will have a chance.

As the most powerful of all the princes, if he were to grab the vacant position of supervising prince, the sixth prince thinks he still has the qualifications and more certainty to do so.

As for which imperial son needs to die ——

The ninth prince, Feng Jiu, represents the Mountain River Academy. And the sixth prince and the Mountain River Academy do not quite deal with each other, the Mountain River Academy is to choose an ordinary Confucian student, will not choose the sixth prince.

The actual fact is that this is a very good brother, and you will need to rely on it more in the future, so how can the sixth prince be willing to kill it?

The eighth prince, Feng Qiwu, has a special status, and the only prince who can balance the two sides is Feng Qiwu, who is the closed disciple of Zhuge Longshu, the director of the Mountain River Academy, and the emperor’s favourite. No other prince is capable of doing this job.

The only remaining target, then, was Feng Guan Yu.

By killing Feng Guan Yu, the Sixth Prince would be able to fill in and become the new overseeing prince.

At that time, together with Feng Jiu, the two overseeing princes would work together and not worry about the throne not falling into their hands.

Therefore, the First Prince must die!

So, here comes Gong Zi Yu.

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Late at night in the imperial palace, a figure dodged left and right, finding a hard way to prepare a quick path between the tightly guarded patrols of various places.

It may seem that each time it was a hair’s breadth away from being spotted, but in fact, the figure was standard and quick to evade the sight of every guard on patrol and easily enter the prince’s east palace, which was heavily guarded.

As the exclusive bedchamber of the Crown Prince of Northern Zhou, there were three people sitting in separate chambers at the moment.

These three were none other than the three overseeing princes.

Tonight, this figure was looking for one of them to talk business with him.

The figure silently entered one of the chambers.

In this chamber, there was a man who was correcting a scroll, working all night on his papers.

“The Sixth Prince is really diligent, late at night, he is still correcting the documents.”

A deep and strange overlapping voice was heard in the darkness, a majestic sound vibrating the flames of the long-lit lamps placed everywhere in the chamber, causing the whole chamber to seem to shake violently, “Unfortunately, no matter how hard you work, you will never become the true overseeing prince, not to mention the next emperor to be chosen from among the overseeing prince.”

“Who?” The Sixth Prince, who was lowering his head to correct a memorial, raised his head abruptly, the blazing fire around him brightening and wavering, and a hint of fluctuation appeared in the shadows around him.

“Sixth prince, and the guardian hiding in the shadows, don’t worry,” Qing Yu, wearing a bronze mask, stepped out from the shadows, “I’m not here to seek trouble.”

“Besides, hasn’t the Sixth Prince been looking for me? The shops of the Green Dragon Society in various shadow markets have been visited by the Sixth Prince’s men time and again recently. What, now that I’ve come to the door myself, is the Sixth Prince unwelcome instead?”

“Gongzi Yu.” The Sixth Prince looked at the iconic bronze mask and slowly spat out these three words.

His body straightened and leaned back, no longer bowing his head like before, the Sixth Prince gestured stealthily, and the dark, if unseen, murderous intent that had been surrounding Qing Yu quietly faded away again.