"The remaining book is not with Empress Dowager Zhen. I will tell you who it is in the future. Right now, this Empress Dowager is no longer of any use. In order to prevent your identity in the palace from being discovered, it's best to kill her as soon as possible.”Hong Tian Xiao had a grand plan in his heart. He naturally could not let Mao Dongzhu's identity be exposed. The first step was naturally to kill Empress Dowager Zhen.
"This subordinate will obey." After Mao Dongzhu finished speaking, he walked to a large hanging felt and pulled the wool sweater next to the felt. The hanging felt slowly rolled up, revealing two cabinet doors. Mao Dongzhu took out a gold key from his pocket and unlocked the hidden lock on the cabinet. When he opened the cabinet door, he saw a woman lying in the cabinet, covered with a brocade quilt. Hong Tian Xiao already knew about it and was not surprised at all. He only asked indifferently,""She is the real Empress Dowager?"
Mao Dongzhu was surprised by Hong Tian Xiao's calmness and replied,""That's right." As he spoke, he held the candlestick in his hand and shone the candlelight on the woman's face. He stood beside her. Hong Tian Xiao saw that the woman's face was extremely haggard, without a single trace of blood, but her appearance was exactly the same as Mao Dongzhu.
The woman opened her eyes slightly and then closed them. She said in a low voice,"If I don't tell you, you…you should quickly kill me.”
Mao Dongzhu chuckled." For so many years, the first thing you've said is to beg for death. Today, I'll fulfill your wish and send you on your way."”Mao Dongzhu took a step forward and patted Empress Dowager Zhen's head. Empress Dowager Zhen's eyes bulged after being hit by the palm, and then she stopped breathing. There was not a single trace of blood in her seven orifices.
"The Bone Melting Soft Palm is indeed worthy of its reputation. If it weren't for your lack of power, even White Dragon Envoy Zhong Zhiling wouldn't be your match.”Empress Dowager Zhen's chest was originally exposed, but after being hit by the palm, her body slowly shrank. It was likely that her bones were slowly becoming soft, and even her head was slowly flattened.
"How could this lowly subordinate's insignificant skill catch the eyes of the young cult master, and how could it be compared to the White Dragon Emissary? Young cult master is really praising this subordinate too much.”Mao Dongzhu didn't dare to show any arrogance and only kept his promise.
"Mao Dongzhu, the Hierarch sent you to spy in the palace for more than ten years to investigate the whereabouts of the eight 'Forty-Two Chapters of the Classics' in order to find the secrets in the scriptures, break the dragon vein of the Manchu Tartars, and restore the world ruled by the Han people. Therefore, although the whereabouts of the scriptures are important, the situation in the court is also of paramount importance.”Hong Tian Xiao had already realized that Hong Antong had made a huge mistake. He only wanted to find the secret from the scriptures, but he did not expect to use Mao Dongzhu's special identity to wreak havoc in the court.
"This subordinate is ignorant, I don't know what Young Cult Master means?”Mao Dongzhu and Liu Yan had always regarded Hong Antong's instruction to search for the " 42 Chapters " as their life goal, and had never thought of anything else. Hearing Hong Tian Xiao's words, they couldn't help but feel a little surprised.
"Mao Dongzhu, let me ask you, what kind of emperor is the current emperor?”Hong Tian Xiao knew that Mao Dong Zhu was not thinking too much, so he was not anxious.
"Young Cult Master, to be honest, even though the Emperor was young, he was a wise ruler. On the surface, he appeared weak and easily bullied by Oboi's aggressiveness, but in fact, he was constantly looking for an opportunity. In time, Oboi would definitely fall into the hands of the Emperor.”Mao Dongzhu pondered for a moment before voicing out his opinion.
"Not bad, it's already not bad that you can see this step. If the current Emperor really overthrew Oboi, what would happen to the Tartar court?”Hong Tian Xiao nodded slightly and asked another question.
"Phenomenon? This…was naturally a prosperous situation.”Mao Dongzhu muttered.
"If Oboi is removed and the power of the court is concentrated in the hands of the little Emperor, with his wisdom and decisiveness, even if we can find the eight books of the Forty-Two Chapters of the Jing, find the dragon vein of the Manchu Tartars, and cut it off, can we really restore the Han family?”Hong Tian Xiao finally brought his words to the main point.
Mao Dongzhu and Liu Yan could not help but be stunned when they heard this. The dragon vein had been cut off, but the Tartars could not be destroyed. This was something that she did not dare to think about when she was in the background of that era.
When Hong Tian Xiao saw this, he sighed in his heart. It was no wonder that they were shocked. Thus, he suppressed his temper and explained from another angle,"Ever since Liu Bang destroyed the Qin Dynasty, there have been countless changes in the dynasty. Which one of them was because the dragon vein was cut off, and which one was not through countless battles. "Let's not talk about the distant past, just take the Qing Dynasty as an example. Could it be that the reason why they were able to enter the pass and rule the world and establish the Qing Dynasty was because they cut off the Ming Dynasty's dragon vein? Mao Dongzhu, you have been in the palace for more than ten years, have you ever heard of this matter?”
"I've never heard of this before." Mao Dongzhu tilted her head and thought carefully.
"Of course you haven't heard that the reason why the Ming Dynasty was destroyed, Li Zicheng failed at the brink of success, and the Manchu Tartars were able to enter the pass and establish the Manchu Dynasty had nothing to do with the so-called dragon vein. Although the legend of the dragon vein had existed for a long time, it was only a legend after all. How many people in the world had seen the dragon vein? It was just that this was a method used by the emperors of the past dynasties to deceive the people of the world in order to stabilize their rule. There were three real reasons for this series: Firstly, because of the political unrest at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was no court in the 30th year of Wanli, which made the government decrees impassable. There were actually many vacancies in the nine departments of the court. Not only did the soldiers lack training, they could not even guarantee basic pay and weapons. Even the ever-victorious General Yuan Chonghuan was killed by the muddle-headed Chongzhen. Second, Li Zicheng's strategic missteps and the massacre of his meritorious generals after occupying Beijing caused the hearts of the people to deviate. He even listened to calumny and killed Wu Sangui's entire family, causing him to sacrifice Shanhaiguan regardless of his future infamy and surrender to the Manchu Dynasty. Third, because of Nurhachi, Huang Taiji, and Duo Ergun, the originally weak Manchu Qing gradually became stronger and eventually defeated the decaying Great Ming.”Hong Tian Xiao's speech left Mao Dongzhu and Liu Yan dumbstruck. They didn't even dare to think about these questions.
"Then…according to Young Cult Master's meaning, does this subordinate and the others no longer need to continue searching for the 'Forty-Two Chapters Classic'?”Mao Dongzhu and Liu Yan couldn't figure out what Hong Tian Xiao meant, and whether what Hong Tian Xiao said was the meaning of Cult Master Hong Antong.
"That's not it. Although the Dragon Vein is purely non-existent, there are still treasures in the secrets of the Forty-Two Chapters Sutra. If we want to raise an army to fight against the Qing court, we will naturally need to recruit a large number of soldiers, buy horses, stock up on rations, and even buy some advanced weapons from overseas. All of these require money. Therefore, not only can we not stop the matter of the Forty-Two Chapters, but we must also increase our efforts. This venerable one has come to the capital this time to help you complete this matter.”Although Hong Tian Xiao knew that the treasure was at Deer Cauldron Mountain, Deer Cauldron Mountain was dozens of miles in circumference. If he did not know the exact location and entrance of the treasure, it would still be very troublesome to search. Moreover, if he searched the mountain on a large scale, it was even more likely that the government would be alerted.
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