Chapter 172 The Secret of Heaven and Man
At daybreak, the palace was already in an uproar with an intense quarrel.

Ji Wuye and Xueyi Hou were calm and composed, Han Yu and Han Fei remained silent in tacit agreement, and Han Wangan was annoyed by the noise made by the princes.

"Is that enough?"

Han Wangan shouted angrily, and the court suddenly became quiet.

"Your Majesty, I suggest that you send troops to hunt down Tianze and his gang immediately. If Tianze is not eliminated, we will not be able to recover the money from Jubao Pavilion, and South Korea may be unstable."

Han Wangan glanced at the man and said, "I have already made arrangements. Does General Ji have any clues?"

Ji Wuye took a step forward and said, "Your Majesty, Tianze and his gang have fled to the mountains and forests. I have some clues, but it will take time."

Ji Wuye must kill Tianze, but when and how to kill him must be decided by him.

As soon as Ji Wuye said this, the court fell silent.

Han Wangan said solemnly, "Then I'll have to trouble you, General. Madam Mingzhu has also placed two thousand gold in the Treasure Pavilion to help me share my worries and fill the national treasury. I don't want you to be sad."

"I understand!"

"The next thing is that the Qin envoy is coming to Han. I have ordered the Prime Minister to go and greet him. My dear ministers, please think that this time the Qin envoy will..."
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The sunlight shone through the early morning woods onto Zhang Liang, but Zhang Liang could not feel a trace of warmth.

Zhang Kai paced back and forth, looking ahead of the official road from time to time. Finally, he stopped in front of Zhang Liang and sighed deeply.

"Zifang, do you know what our Zhang family relied on to become prime ministers for five generations?"

Zhang Liang said softly, "Loyalty to every King of Han." Their Zhang family has always been loyal to the King of Han, which is also the main reason why successive Kings of Han have valued the Zhang family. He understood that his grandfather was reminding him not to get too close to Han Fei.

With his hands open behind his back, he asked, "Do you think Nightfall can really cover the sky in Korea?"

Zhang Liang lowered his brows and said, "Grandfather, Ji Wuye controls Xinzheng and the palace, and the Blood-Robed Marquis commands a hundred thousand troops."

"Okay, no need to say more. I've heard those rumors too. The Marquis in Blood Robe, the Emerald Tiger on the Stone. The Banshee in the Sea of ​​Blue Tide, the Man in Straw Raincoat under the Moon. The four fierce generals known as the Night Lady Wuye. But if that were all, the Night would not have become the Night of Korea."

Zhang Liang was suspicious: "Is there someone else behind the scenes?"

Zhang Kai recalled the past, "Remember the first and only female marquis since the founding of Korea?"

Zhang Liang's heart moved: "She is still alive?"

Zhang Kai shook his head: "At least we can't be sure that she is dead."

"She's important?"

Looking at the end of the official road with an open mouth, "Before the night, she alone can match everyone in the night."

Zhang Liang frowned: "Why?"

Zhang Kaidi sighed faintly: "Heavenly man."

Zhang Liang was puzzled: "Is the celestial being really as powerful as the rumors say?"

"I don't know, maybe it's stronger than the rumors say."

"Then why doesn't she replace the royal family?"

"I don't know."

The grandfather and grandson talked for a while, and finally fell silent. Even if they were people in the court, they could understand the heavy gold content of the two words "heaven and man". According to the records in the classics in the Zhou Dynasty's storage room, Jiang Ziya was a scholar of heaven and man, and was respected as the Martial Saint in the world. It is rumored that among the hegemons of the Spring and Autumn Period, there are clear records of King Goujian of Yue, who was also in the realm of heaven and man. It is conceivable that the power of heaven and man, one person can form an army, one person can make a country prosperous.

Before Zhang Liang could ask more, a soldier came over on horseback.

"Report, Prime Minister, the Qin envoy has arrived."

Zhang opened his clothes and straightened them, "Zifang, come with me to greet them."
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After adjourning the court, Ji Wuye and Marquis Xueyi went straight to Jubao Pavilion together.

After midnight, Jubao Pavilion had been burned to ruins, but there were still hundreds of city guards on duty to guard the surrounding area.

After seeing this, Han Fei did not follow, but went to Zi Lan Xuan instead.

Jingwei had just returned to the city from Lanxiu Villa.

She and Li Wu sat on Cheng Jiao's left and right.
Cheng Jiao whispered, "The Qin envoy will arrive today. When the time comes, Li Wu, you will take the money box and follow the envoy. Be sure to keep a low profile. Do you understand?"

Li Wu nodded: "Don't worry, sir."

"I will let Yan Lingji and Wushuang, as well as the imperial guards who came with me to Xinzheng, follow you. If something unexpected happens and you are unable to handle it, do not hesitate, drop everything and run away."

Li Wu said seriously: "I understand! With the three of us here, unless we meet a top expert like Sister Jingwei, we will be able to fight even if Tianze comes."

Jingwei had no objection. There were only about thirty top masters in the martial arts world, most of whom were of Tianze's caliber, and could be considered quasi-masters. With Liwu and the other two, plus the elite soldiers following the Qin envoy, they would be basically safe unless the attacker was as strong as she and the Six-Fingered Black Knight.

Cheng Jiao pondered for a while. Now that Lü Buwei was focusing all his energy on Zheng Ge and himself, it was indeed the best time for Li Wu and the others to return to Xianyang. With his mother, Madam Han, taking care of him, there would be basically no changes.

Zi Nu pushed open the door and Han Fei followed closely.

"Brother Han, come to Zilanxuan so early?"

Han Fei smiled bitterly: "Now my father can't tolerate me, Ye Mu can't tolerate me, and my fourth brother can't tolerate me either, so I have no choice but to come to Zi Lan Xuan."

After saying this, Han Fei briefly recounted what happened in the court today.

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "I learned a little about the reason why the envoys came to Han this time from my brother when I left Xianyang. It was mainly because of the five countries' attack on Qin two years ago. But you and I both understand that the envoys' visit to Han this time is just a formality, so as not to make the other five countries look down on them."

Han Fei: "When the five states attacked Qin, Han did not want to participate. In fact, Han's geographical location was outside the gates of Qin. It was forced by Yan, Zhao, Chu and Wei and had to follow. Moreover, although Han participated in the siege openly, it was secretly colluding with Qin."

At this point, Han Fei was helpless. At that time, he was not in China. He was still studying with Master Xun in Xiaoshengxianzhuang. If he was in China, he would definitely try every means to conspire with Xinling Jun Wei Wuji to unite the five countries and severely damage Qin. What a pity, it is really a pity. The last chance may be the last chance to stop Qin from dominating the world.

Cheng Jiao just smiled. Everyone serves his own master. Han Fei said that this was human nature. He didn't care about these things, just like he didn't care about having many rivals in love. It was basically impossible for him not to be envied. Just like the Qin State became strong, it also experienced the war of the other six countries and the five times of the six countries joining forces to attack Qin.

Even Qi, which is now allied with Qin, once participated in the attack on Qin, and vice versa. The Warring States Period is the Warring States Period after all. There are no eternal enemies, nor eternal friends.

"Brother Han said that Ji Wuye and Marquis Xueyi went to the Jubao Pavilion after they retired from court. Why don't we go and take a look together?"

“This is a bit dangerous.”

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Danger in the open is always better than danger in the dark. I have Jingwei, so I have nothing to fear."

Han Fei subconsciously looked at Wei Zhuang who was drinking.

Wei Zhuang put down his wine glass, stood up and left. Han Fei's look made him feel uncomfortable, as if his senior brother was looking at him.

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