Zhangsun family's base was killed by the slaughter of the dead, all of them were their Zhangsun family's people.
The residence of the Duke of Qi had always been the direct line of the Zhangsun Clan, which was Zhangsun Wuji's line of people.
As for Zhangsun Shunde, he belonged to the branch family.
However, all in all, they were a family of the same, and the ones who lost were the Zhangs.
Nurturing a martial artist required a lot of resources. Moreover, there were several Inborn experts, more than ten Tendon Transformation realm martial artists, and more than a hundred Bone-Forging realm martial artists.
Resources were easy to obtain, but talents were hard to come by.
Although those who were sent out were not considered geniuses. However, those who could successfully temper their bodies could be considered talents.
As an aristocratic family that supported the Crown Prince, now that something had happened to their Zhangsun Clan, shouldn't the Crown Prince do something?
He wasn't prepared to take on everything by himself.
However, the help that the Crown Prince could provide was limited. Although he couldn't get anything substantial, he still had to get some other things.
…In
the Eastern Palace, when Zhangsun Wuji handed in his token, Li Er also received the news.
However, he did not say anything about Zhangsun Wuji entering the Eastern Palace.
Although he had only ascended the throne for a few months.
However, some natural forces began to support a certain prince.
For example, the Zhangsun Clan was Zhangsun Wugou's maiden family. Even if they did not support the Crown Prince, the King of Wei, or the King of Jin, others would still think that they were on the same side.
However, at the moment, it was obviously the wisest decision to support the Crown Prince.
"Uncle, why are you here at this time? Did something happen?" Hearing that Zhangsun Wuji had arrived, Li Chengqian did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly came out to welcome him.
"Your Highness!"
"Uncle, we're family. There's no need to be like this!”
At this moment, there was no threat from his other younger brothers. In addition, his legs were not crippled, so he did not feel inferior.
Li Chengqian was still the intelligent and kind Crown Prince.
His attitude towards his younger brother was average, but he doted on the Empress 'younger sisters, including Li Mingda, and treated them like an older brother.
Towards Zhangsun Wuji, this biological uncle, he had always treated him like a nephew.
Of course, there was also the reason why his uncle supported him.
Zhangsun Wuji didn't continue bowing after being supported by Xu Que. Instead, he stood up.
"Your Highness, it is true that something has happened.”
"There's no hurry, Uncle. Let's sit down and talk.”
"Alright."
After the monarch and his subjects sat down, Li Chengqian waved his hand to dismiss the people around him. Only then did Zhangsun Wuji open his mouth and explain the matter of White Cloud City.
"Uncle, is there something wrong with the information you received? How can Sixth Brother have such strength?”After hearing this, Li Chengqian had a look of disbelief.
After all, as the Crown Prince, he had not recruited many martial artists. The strongest was only at the Connate Realm and was even at the Blood Solidification Realm. There was not a single Marrow Cleansing realm.
However, this Sixth Brother had several Divine Treasure Realm generals.
It was even more so that the Holy Lands, sects, and various top-notch families could not raise their heads.
He was unwilling to believe it.
"Your Highness, everything I say is true. We didn't investigate this matter. It was the Imperial Censorate's Vice Headmaster Yang Shuzi who came to inform me of this.”
"In that case, my sixth brother is not simple.”Li Chengqian frowned.
Because of Li Shiming's previous mistakes, Li Chengqian felt uneasy about his current position as Crown Prince.
Otherwise, he would not have been in such a hurry to start recruiting martial artists to form his own force.
One had to know that the Eastern Palace had tens of thousands of elite soldiers.
The Eastern Palace was guarded by a thousand elite soldiers, all of whom were his men.
Although it might not be completely his now, at least in name, the power in his hands was not small.
He had thought that he was already ahead of many of his younger brothers, but he did not expect that his sixth brother, who he had already excluded and thought was no threat, would actually have such strength without him knowing.
"Isn't that so? Your Highness, the operation in White Cloud City this time was due to the various aristocratic families and sects evading taxes. However, in the end, only two of my Zhangsun Clan's strongholds were massacred.”
"You must know that White Cloud City is close to the Pillar of Heavens Mountains and the Turkic wolf tribe, so it has access to vast amounts of cultivation resources.”
"Now that the base has been massacred, it's still unknown if we can still establish a new base.”
When Zhangsun Wuji, who was kneeling at the side, saw Li Chengqian's thoughtful look, he used words to entice him. He wanted Li Chengqian to misunderstand that King Jing's goal in slaughtering the Zhangsun Clan's stronghold was to target him, the Crown Prince.
In fact, Li Chengqian had thought of this possibility from the very beginning.
However, after thinking about it, he felt that things weren't that simple.
However, since Zhangsun Wuji said so, he could not refute.
After pausing for a moment, Li Chengqian said,"Uncle, what do you want me to do in the Eastern Palace?”
Upon hearing Li Chengqian's words, Zhangsun Wuji's face, which should have been filled with joy, turned solemn.
"Your Highness, I didn't come here to ask you to do anything. I just wanted to remind you to be careful of King Jing. Leave the rest to me.”
Zhangsun Wuji knew that Crown Prince Li Chengqian's current power was limited.
There were very few who could help him.
Plus, this time, he wasn't prepared to take revenge on a grand scale. Instead, he had to lower his stance. In order to find the Black Jail Assassin to make a move, it would reduce suspicion.
Although he was the Empress's elder brother.
However, who knew if the Emperor would punish him for hiring someone to kill the prince?
Therefore, this time, he came over to have a good impression of Li Chengqian.
As expected, when he heard Zhangsun Wuji's words, the guilt in Li Chengqian's heart arose spontaneously. Just now, he thought that Zhangsun Wuji had come to find him because he needed him to do something.
However, she did not expect that her uncle did not think that way at all. He was only concerned and reminded her.
"Uncle, Gao Ming will remember your kindness. Now that Gao Ming was not strong enough, he could not help his uncle. Instead, he had to drag down his uncle's family. It was really…But Uncle, don't worry. If Gao Ming ascends to the throne in the future, Uncle will definitely be an extremely powerful official.”
"The Zhangsun Clan will also be glorious to the entire world!”
Looking at the touched and sincere Li Chengqian, Zhangsun Wuji was very satisfied.
He had achieved his goal.
"Gao Ming, you're my biological nephew. If Uncle doesn't help you, who should I help? Don't say that. Uncle didn't help you for this.”
"Yes, Gao Ming will remember it."
"Alright, Your Highness, I'll go back first. We can't lose our base in White Cloud City. We have to open it up as soon as possible. Otherwise, he would not have enough resources to train His Highness 'confidants in the future.”
As he spoke, Zhangsun Wuji stood up.
Li Chengqian also stood up and bowed to Zhangsun Wuji.
Zhangsun Wuji stepped aside and didn't dare to accept this bow. He cupped his hands and bowed before bidding farewell, leaving Li Chengqian standing at the entrance of the hall with a touched expression.
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