Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 1501: Legend of the Hidden Sea 21

Zang Hai wanted to use the Guixi to lure out the third enemy, but Xiao Jinyue already knew who Zang Hai's enemy was. After thinking about it, she gave him a hint: "Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin have known each other since childhood. He was castrated by accident before entering the palace. His original name was Lu Min."

Zang Hai is a smart man. He is not in a hurry to find the third enemy based on the clues provided by Xiao Jinyue. Instead, he directly casts his suspicious eyes on the masked man who saved him.

Although he still didn't know the identity of the masked man, he finally remembered the reason why the masked man actively participated in all this - longevity.

Originally, Zang Hai could not remember the time when he was rescued by the masked man and woke up on the boat, but King Yongrong accidentally mentioned that someone was pursuing immortality and had set his sights on Gui Xi. He vaguely thought of the poem that lingered in his ears when he first met the masked man: Mayflies cover the morning and evening, cicadas doubt the spring and autumn. The ancient calendar is so vague, it goes back and forth for several weeks.

Zang Hai originally thought that the masked man was lamenting the extermination of his family and the fate that he, a child, would face next. But now that he thinks about it carefully, wasn't the masked man also revealing his yearning for immortality at that time?

Xiao Jinyue must have known the identity of the masked man, and it seemed that this person should be somewhat familiar to him, so Xiao Jinyue did not directly tell him who this person was, but let him investigate it himself.

Zang Hai had a bad feeling in his heart, especially since he used the Gui Seal to set up a scheme to make Zhuang Luyin and Cao Jingxian kill each other. As a result, today he heard the news that Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin had known each other since childhood!

And judging from Xiao Jinyue's attitude, it is possible that this third enemy has known Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin since childhood.

Zang Hai felt that the world was unpredictable and was very ironic, and walked towards the academy with a gloomy face.

Zhuang Luyin was a nobleman in the capital. Because his ancestors were military generals, he wanted to pursue a career in literature when he was young, so he could only rely on the influence of his ancestors to go to school in the Imperial Academy. So if Zhuang Luyin knew Cao Jingxian or Lu Min since childhood, it could only be that they met at the Imperial Academy through their classmates.

When Zang Hai read the records of the academy, he found that Zhuang Luyin, Zhao Bingwen and Lu Min were involved in the death of an official's son. Lu Min was expelled from school and his family was completely ruined because of it. The disappointment and grief in his heart was no less than when he saw his parents being made into leather servants in Zhuang Luyin's underground secret room.

"Why Zhao Bingwen?!"

"Isn't he very grateful to my father because my father spoke fair words for him and pleaded for him?!"

Zang Hai only hated himself for being so naive. He believed whatever Zhao Bingwen said. When he found out that Zhao Bingwen had an accident in his family, he had been away from Beijing for many days on business. And because Zhao Bingwen was full of praise and regret for his father Kuai Duo, he was lucky enough to take advantage of the situation.

Therefore, Zhao Bingwen is still looking for the whereabouts of Guixi, and it seems that he has not informed Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin. He is deep-minded. He pushed Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin to the front, but hid behind the scenes and plotted against him!

At night, Zang Hai stumbled into Qinghe Palace again. This time, the doorman did not stop him but invited him in directly. Seeing that he looked embarrassed, he hurriedly served him tea and water, and did not forget to go to the back to report.

After a while, Shen Mudan came personally and asked Zang Hai to go to Xiao Jinyue's study to talk.

In Xiao Jinyue's eyes, Zang Hai, with red eyes, disheveled clothes and shivering body, was like a cute puppy caught in the rain. He called "Prince" hesitantly and aggrievedly, and Shen Mudan felt like her body was numb. In the end, Xiao Jinyue just raised his eyelids.

Shen Mudan was secretly amazed in her heart, while praising Xiao Jinyue endlessly. No wonder their prince was the only one who could be conferred the title of prince despite being a princess. It turned out that he could remain motionless in the face of such beauty!

Xiao Jinyue didn't know what Shen Mudan was thinking about. Just based on Zang Hai's appearance, she could guess that he had already identified the third person who killed his entire family, the masked man Zhao Bingwen.

After the room was cleared, Xiao Jinyue sighed and said, "Zhao Bingwen is a very fair official. Judging from his consistent behavior, he is indeed a good official who serves the country and the people."

Zang Hai's eyes were almost bleeding with hatred. He simply couldn't believe what Xiao Jinyue said, "So just because Zhao Bingwen is a good official, the prince is going to protect him?!"

Xiao Jinyue let Zang Hai vent his emotions. Although her evaluation of Zhao Bingwen was fair, it was mostly intended to stimulate Zang Hai's negative emotions. She didn't want him to keep everything in his heart.

Seeing that Zang Hai was so angry that he was shaking all over and could hardly stand, Xiao Jinyue hurried forward to support him and pulled him to sit on a chair beside the bed.

There was some warm tea next to him, and Xiao Jinyue stuffed it into Zanghai's hands. Zanghai's grievances and resentment were interrupted, and his mind finally became clearer, and he began to act pitiful again.

"Your Majesty..."

Xiao Jinyue said seriously: "For a person in a high position, it doesn't matter whether the people under him are good or bad. The most important thing is whether they can do things and whether they can do things according to their own wishes."

"Usually, the terms good officials and treacherous officials only appear in the mouths of the people, and the character of officials will only become a handle for their colleagues to criticize them. And what an emperor fears most is an official who thinks he is playing a role for the country and the people, but is actually playing a drama of using public opinion to coerce himself into power."

"Let me put it more bluntly. A good official who serves the country and the people is often not smart enough. He always insists on his own opinions and destroys the emperor's plan. He even forms a clique for personal gain. Of course, he is not as useful as a treacherous official who embezzles, accepts bribes, levies heavy taxes, and even excludes dissidents in the court."

Zang Hai finally understood how he should get rid of Zhao Bingwen. He only needed to tell Emperor Zhenshun that he was plotting to seize the Guixi, or just see that he was using his status as the second civil official to form a clique for personal gain, and Emperor Zhenshun would never tolerate him.

Or simply point out the close relationship between Zhao Bingwen, Cao Jingxian and Zhuang Luyin.

Zhao Bingwen, the second-highest-ranking civil official and the undisputed next leader of the Qingliu, actually had a lot of secret dealings with Cao Jingxian, the chief of the Duwei Division, who had such a sensitive identity, and was also dating a general who commanded a large army. What on earth did he want to do?

Zang Hai stood up and thanked Xiao Jinyue solemnly, but Xiao Jinyue waved his hand and reminded him, "I see that you cleaned up the Imperial Observatory, and you are a good candidate for doing practical things. If you can pass the imperial examination and enter the government, you will definitely have a bright future. It's a pity that you applied to the Pingjin Marquis Mansion at the beginning, and used the relationship with the Pingjin Marquis Mansion to enter the officialdom as a staff member."

"Later, because the Pingjin Marquis's Mansion collapsed, you did everything you could to get in touch with Prince Yongrong. Now, because of your carpentry skills, you have won the emperor's favor and even persuaded him to grant you a marriage with me, the Prince of Qinghe."

"In the eyes of the world, you are already a complete parasite of the country and a traitor in the court. If you harm Zhao Bingwen, who has a good reputation abroad, you will be irreparable."

Zang Hai bowed deeply again and left without saying anything.