Ye King Manor.
Late at night.
In an extremely secretive courtyard.
There were dozens of figures sitting there.
"King Ye has arrived!"
Ye Yuan strode forward and came to the front of the courtyard, sitting on the main seat.
His expression was solemn.
Ever since he found out that Ye Yuntian was killed by the Water Empress, he had been very worried.
He became even more vigilant.
All these years, he had been pretending to be crazy and hiding his strength.
However, he didn't want to be noticed by Wu Lingyun.
"Everyone, you must know the reason why this king summoned you here in the middle of the night, right?”
Ye Yuan's eyes flickered.
He had to put the Golden Hoop Incantation on his people.
The empress was ruthless.
He did not want to follow in his brother's footsteps.
"Please speak, King Ye!"
A man said.
"Wu Lingyun was vicious and merciless. She ascended the throne and killed the old ministers of the previous dynasty with lightning speed.”
"Recently, I received accurate news that my big brother, Ye Yuntian, has been sentenced to death in the Heaven Prison.”
There was an uproar.
Many people gasped.
As expected of Wu Lingyun, for the sake of the throne, she was so ruthless.
Although Ye Yuntian wasn't the empress's biological son, she had raised him personally.
"Wu Lingyun is so ruthless. It's a good time for us to rise up and destroy the Great Empress.”
An old man on the left said indignantly.
"That's right, I agree. Now is the best time to oppose the empress.”
Another person said.
"That might not be the case. Wu Lingyun is meticulous in her work. If we aren't fully prepared, we're just courting death.”
"I don't think there's a good opportunity either. Marquis Yunwu was in charge of hundreds of thousands of troops, but he was still killed.”
"I heard that tens of thousands of people from the nine counties of the southwest were killed in just ten days.”
Marquis Yunwu was in charge of the nine counties in the southwest. He was Ye Yuan's imperial uncle and the younger brother of the late Emperor Ye Feng.
"Wu Lingyun's ruthlessness far exceeds our expectations. We must not act rashly.”
Seeing the crowd in front of them, they began to discuss.
Ye Yuan didn't stop him.
Most of them were from the four great clans of Grand Xia.
Ever since his father, Ye Feng, ascended the throne.
They wantonly reduced the influence of the aristocratic families and killed many people.
The once glorious Grand Xia Empire was no longer as glorious as before.
However, a starving camel was still bigger than a horse.
Ye Yuan had worked hard for many years to rope in the four great clans for his use.
Of course, he knew that.
The four great clans also wanted to use his status to restore their former position in the Grand Xia Dynasty.
They used each other and had common interests.
For so many years, he had been very careful, as if he was treading on thin ice.
The four great clans had unknowingly become his chess pieces.
About an hour later, the people from the four great clans were almost done discussing. They couldn't come to a conclusion, so they all looked at Ye Yuan.
"In my opinion, His Highness Ye King has already come to a conclusion.”
A white-haired old man had not spoken from the beginning to the end. He just watched everyone quietly.
Ye Yuan narrowed his eyes slightly.
He was the Grand Elder of the Zhou Clan, one of the four great clans of Grand Xia.
The Zhou family could be said to be the family with the best preservation of strength among the four major families.
The old patriarch of the Zhou family was very smart.
He had just found out that his father had the idea of reducing the strength of the aristocratic families, so he took the initiative to cater to it.
He took the initiative to pay ten thousand taels of gold every year and hand over his fief.
He even offered his daughter to his father to become a noble.
However, Ye Yuan understood.
The Zhou family was also unwilling to rely on him.
However, there was no other way.
Everyone looked at Ye Yuan.
"This king doesn't think this is a good time.”
"I have gathered everyone here today to warn you.”
"Stop all actions that may violate the law.”
At this point.
Ye Yuan's gaze landed on the leftmost side, which was the elder of the Song family. He said coldly,"The Song family is making a lot of moves in Quicksand City. I hope you can keep calm.”
"If your Song family wants to be wiped out, don't drag the rest of us down.”
"What? King Ye is really resourceful!"
The elder of the Song family was shocked.
Quicksand City was practically the Song family's secret.
All these years, they had handed over all their fiefs.
However, Quicksand City had always been in their hands.
After learning that Wu Lingyun had ascended the throne, the Song Family started to take action.
He began to secretly set up defenses in Quicksand City.
However, he didn't expect that it didn't escape Ye Yuan's eyes.
The people from the other three families were also silent.
In his heart, he was secretly shocked by Ye Yuan's ability.
It seemed that this kid had also begun to grow over the years.
"Everyone, this king is warning you. I hope you won't play any tricks.”
"I'll have to trouble you to go back and report to your respective family heads.”
"If anyone acts rashly, this king's plan that has been hidden for decades will be exposed.”
"This king doesn't mind. Let's solve the potential crisis first.”
"Scatter!"
Ye Yuan stood up and left.
Leaving behind the people from the four major families who had their own ulterior motives.
"Disperse! Everyone!"
The Zhou Clan Grand Elder stood up.
He swept his gaze across the courtyard and saw dozens of figures. He was shocked.
He thought to himself, As expected of Ye Feng's son. Like father, like son. The Second Prince has really hidden himself well.”
With his eyesight, he could naturally tell.
These guards were all well-trained and experienced death warriors.
Moreover, his strength was extraordinary.
They all left the courtyard.
He disappeared into the night.
"Your Highness…this is the letter left behind by the Zhou Clan's Grand Elder.”
A guard came to Ye Yuan.
"Humph? Zhou Longhai, this old thing, is he trying to plant a spy for me?”
Ye Yuan frowned slightly and said disdainfully.
"Tell Zhou Longhai that I am willing to marry his granddaughter.”
Immediately after, he smiled faintly and said.
"Understood!"
The guard bowed and left.
"Imperial Father…since young, you've always felt that I'm inferior to Big Brother.”
"Now that big brother is dead, I will use my actions to tell you.”
"I'm your most outstanding son!”
"Sooner or later, I will personally take back the throne!”
Ye Yuan stared at the distant starry sky and muttered, his voice extremely firm.
……
Midnight.
In the empress's bedroom.
Wu Lingyun couldn't fall asleep for a long time.
The letter left behind by Ye Yuntian really made her unable to sleep and eat in peace.
"Greetings, Master!"
A figure wrapped in a black robe. The aura on his body was unfathomable, but it made people feel that he was hidden in the night and could not be detected.
Iron Eagle was an intelligence force that Wu Lingyun had secretly established for thirty years.
The black-robed man in front of him was the leader of the secret net.
"Your Majesty, what orders do you have for me to summon you so late at night?”
Iron Eagle knelt on the ground.
If it wasn't for Wu Lingyun, he would have already become a dead man thirty years ago.
Therefore, after so many years.
He was loyal to Wu Lingyun.
He had also successfully created the most powerful secret network of the Great Xia Dynasty's intelligence organization for Wu Lingyun.
"He might still be alive!"
Wu Lingyun took a deep breath as if she was using all her strength.
Iron Eagle, who was kneeling on the ground, suddenly raised his head when he heard this.
He knew very well who the empress was referring to.
The late emperor, Ye Feng.
"Your Majesty, that's impossible!"
Iron Eagle immediately denied.
Ten years.
He led the secret net and searched the entire Grand Xia, not letting go of any corner.
There was still no trace of Ye Feng.
If Ye Feng was still alive, how could he have disappeared into thin air?
"Look!"
Wu Lingyun passed Ye Yuntian's letter to Iron Eagle.
"Your Majesty! Could it be that Ye Yuntian deliberately left his last words to take revenge on you?”
Iron Eagle frowned.
"No... I know Ye Yuntian's character very well. Since he has failed, he will admit defeat.”
Wu Lingyun was very familiar with Ye Yuntian's personality.
Ye Yuntian was a proud man.
He was as proud as his father.
Unfortunately, the gap between him and Ye Feng was huge.
Such pride turned into arrogance.
"Order the secret net to move out!"
"I want to search the world!"
Wu Lingyun ordered Iron Eagle.
"Understood!"
Iron Eagle did not continue to refute.
The first rule was to follow Wu Lingyun's orders unconditionally.
Even if it meant death!
There was no turning back!
"This humble subject will take his leave!"
Iron Eagle disappeared from the bedroom.
Wu Lingyun took a deep breath and sat cross-legged.
He began to cultivate.
(Author Jun wrote until late at night. Add another chapter. Thank you!) The rules of the update are still in effect. The outline is complete and the plot is hot. Everyone can rest assured and watch! This chapter had 3,000 words, which was equivalent to two chapters of the new book!）
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