Chapter 417: Quasi-Saint
Bai Ye studied for a long time, and finally put down the jade slip and spoke: "Mr. Zhang, I don't think this information is fake, but it is not necessarily comprehensive, there must be deletions, and there is information that misleads us.
I think the erased information concerns a certain prince. In this assassination incident, it must have been the prince's handiwork to arrange the assassin to the honor guard.
We helped Prince Rui to gain an absolute advantage, and the other two princes were only afraid that they would not be very happy.
And Mr. Zhang is an important part of the Bluestar Group, if Mr. Zhang has an accident, the Bluestar Group will have problems, and it will directly affect Prince Rui. Prince Rui will also lose support from the Bluestar Group.
In short, the assassination of Mr. Zhang can be said to be a multiplicity. ”
Zhang Hao nodded, "What about the origin of the assassin? The intelligence says that the assassin is from the Tianshui Empire, could it be that the other two princes of the Minghui Empire have defected to the Tianshui Empire?"
"Maybe a certain prince has indeed defected to the Tianshui Empire, and he can't do anything for the throne. But I'm even more afraid that the prince doesn't know how many identities the assassin has. A slight sneer appeared on the corner of Bai Ye's mouth, and he continued, "Although the intelligence is limited, I think this assassin's assassination ability should be a part-time job. Because of his assassination methods, he is a bit amateurish.
If it were me, I would use a hidden arrow or similar means to shoot directly at the face of the target. As a cultivator, you should understand that most cultivators have armor on their bodies.
He didn't even think about it, maybe he thought about it, but he ignored it because he was nervous.
Either way, it meant that the Assassin was not professional enough.
Therefore, his true identity is about to be revealed: a spy! And this identity is only unknown to outsiders.
Although current intelligence indicates that the assassin is from the Tianshui Empire. But I suspect that the Assassins have a different origin. ”
Zhang Hao nodded slowly. In terms of intelligence analysis, Bai Ye's analysis is more profound. There are many things that can be deduced from the clues.
After thinking about it, Zhang Hao asked: "Do you think it is more likely to be the third child or the fourth child?"
The third is Prince Gong Huang Yi, and the fourth is Prince An Huang An. Because after a cultivator is strong, he can sense his name and even his code name, Zhang Hao can only be called the third and fourth.
Bai Ye said: "I think it's possible for both of them. Although on the surface, the third child is a bit too happy and unenterprising, but who knows if this is superficial. The lifespan of the masters of the Minghui Empire is often tens of thousands of years, and who knows how many means they have hidden. ”
Zhang Hao nodded. But after thinking about it for a long time, Zhang Hao sighed: "But I was assassinated, and the Bluestar Group must respond." At this time, even if he knew that the assassin had another origin, if he couldn't find the real culprit in a short time, he could only pour out his anger on the head of the Tianshui Empire. ”
Bai Ye nodded slowly, and sighed a little.
This is politics, sometimes we know that we are wrong, and we still want to make mistakes, and sometimes we are forced by the situation to do it!
The impact of this assassination is too bad, whether it is the Minghui Empire or the Blue Star Group, they must respond. Otherwise, other countries and forces will think that the two are easy to bully, and all kinds of troubles will inevitably follow.
Considering the environment of the starry sky, Zhang Hao believes that the Minghui Empire must determine the 'target' within a month, arrange the strategy within three months, send troops within a year, or make the opponent bow his head and apologize.
Because of the distance between the Blue Star Group, the above three steps can be delayed for two or three months, but they cannot be delayed for too long.
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While Zhang Hao was thinking here, a small fleet in the starry sky was rapidly advancing, and Prince Rui was in this fleet.
Prince Rui looked up at the time, there were still four days left to reach the imperial capital. Because the prince's feuds were all on the periphery of the empire, a trip back to the imperial capital would almost cross half of the country, and within the country, it was not possible to sail at full speed, so the time was much slower.
With a wave of his hand, the maid left, leaving only the wisdom tank, and Prince Rui began to discuss.
There are many things discussed, such as the trade war, the throne, the emperor's restoration of fertility, this assassination, etc., and even the analysis and discussion of Zhang Hao's person, naturally his other two younger brothers, Prince Gong and Prince An, will not be left behind.
In addition, there is new news from Huanglong, etc.
There is an activated hybrid lamp (imitation) in the spaceship, which can isolate information and snooping, and shield the sky, and everyone will be 'unscrupulous' when they discuss it.
During the discussion, time passed little by little. Prince Rui has some preliminary ideas for what will happen next.
Before I knew it, the time was four days, and the fleet finally began to slow down, gradually entering the range of the Shouning system, and accepting the supervision of the guards here.
The Prince's fleet cannot enter the galaxy, only Prince Rui's car, under the 'escort' of the guards here, flies towards Shouning Star. However, many of the guards here, including the corresponding generals, have been bought by Prince Rui, or secretly defected to him.
The throne is about to change, and Huang Fei, the eldest prince of Prince Rui, is the most promising, of course, someone secretly took refuge.
After Prince Rui arrived here, the first thing he did was to report to the emperor, which was a courtesy and a means for the empire to control the prince; after leaving the palace, Prince Rui went to the Sifang Mansion, the national hotel where Zhang Hao temporarily lived.
After Zhang Hao recovered, he moved out of the palace and moved to the Sifang Mansion. This is where foreign envoys should live. As for Zhang Hao's identity as an 'honorary duke', it is only an 'honor'.
However, it is said to be a 'pavilion', but its scale is almost equivalent to that of a small palace.
Prince Rui came to visit, and Zhang Hao personally walked to the gate to greet him. This is the first time Zhang Hao and Prince Rui have met, and their previous correspondence has been transferred through others.
Prince Rui looks a little lean, but he is gentle and humble. He grabbed Zhang Hao's hand and sighed with emotion: "I finally saw Mr. Zhang, I have been friends for a long time, and I have been friends for a long time." ”
Zhang Hao was moved by Prince Rui's enthusiasm.
In the face of the enthusiastic Prince Rui, Zhang Hao also responded enthusiastically, and this enthusiasm is less hypocritical in the face of the emperor, it is real enthusiasm.
Zhang Hao also held Prince Rui's hands hard, and there was also some excitement that could not be concealed between his words: "It should be Zhang who went to visit." You came in person, Zhang panicked. Please inside inside, please. ”
The two finally let go of their hands. Zhang Hao and Prince Rui walked side by side into the house - as the general manager of the Blue Star Group, Zhang Hao was qualified to stand side by side with Prince Rui in terms of social status, at least nominal. And Zhang Hao can't fall into the prestige of the Blue Star Group.
Invite Prince Rui to sit down, and Prince Rui and Zhang Hao began to have a family affair. Of course, a prince's homely routine is definitely not ordinary. It didn't take long for this to be on the throne and to the pregnant Concubine Rong.
Zhang Hao also talked about his own suggestions, etc., and finally the focus of the two sides was on assisting the emperor to establish a business group.
This question is more important, Zhang Hao has some ideas, but it does not necessarily correspond to the situation of the Minghui Empire. For such a huge empire, Zhang Hao has no concept in his heart at all - it is too big, and there must be many problems in it, and these things are beyond Zhang Hao's temporary ability.
Prince Rui has a good grasp of the country, but he lacks direction. With Zhang Hao's suggestion, a plan with considerable feasibility was soon developed.
The issue was settled, and the two sides naturally turned to the question of the Assassins.
As for the Assassins, Prince Rui really had further information. "After our investigation, we found that the identity of the assassin is not simple, and he is suspected of being a multi-faceted agent, and there are more than just two identities. There may be at least three identities.
To be more precise, he used another identity to disguise the core identity, so that we have no way to find out.
But as the saying goes: if you don't want people to know, you can't do it unless you do. We still found a little possibility through clues. The true origin of the assassin may have come from the dragon family within the three walls. ”
"Fenglong Clan?!" Zhang Hao was shocked, "How do you have anything to do with Fenglong Clan?"
Prince Rui sneered: "What else, the gate of the world! More than ten years have passed, and seeing that we continue to make profits, but we are united, so that outsiders cannot interfere, my eyes are red." ”
Zhang Hao nodded slowly: "I have always had a worry, that is, quasi-saints. Since we have already attracted the attention of the Fenglong clan, we must also have attracted the attention of the entire Sanyuan, and naturally we can't escape the attention of the quasi-saint.
Is the prince prepared for this?"
Prince Rui sighed: "Actually, there is something to tell Mr. Zhang, at present, there are 43 quasi-saints in the Zhou Tian Galaxy. Unknown, some think there will be more. Practitioners, I don't know how many years of retreat. ”
Zhang Hao nodded. Traditional cultivators are a particularly capable being, especially those above the Golden Immortals.
At the end of the retreat, the Golden Immortal found that the family was destroyed......
In particular, this is not an isolated case, but it happens from time to time.
As for the quasi-saints, it is said that the theoretical lifespan can reach millions of years. It is normal to retreat for thousands or tens of thousands of years at a time.
Prince Rui continued: "Let's just talk about the 43 quasi-saints currently known, in fact, everyone has their own sphere of influence. But the division of power of the quasi-saints is very different from what we usually know.
Quasi-saint practice also requires resources, but the resources needed are scarcer and more precious. Many of the resources needed by quasi-saints can only be encountered by deep chance, and it is too difficult to actively find them, but it is easy to make people panic.
Therefore, quasi-saints need others to take the initiative to send these things to them, rather than actively going out to search for them. But this requires the would-be saint to have good credibility and influence. Otherwise, there are so many quasi-saints, and there are still hidden, why should I give you resources.
Once the treasure enters the eyes of the quasi-saints, the benefits are naturally innumerable. Instruct the practice, help refine the immortal weapon, coordinate the war, and so on. You can even become a quasi-saint's disciple and grandson.
In this state, the quasi-saints gradually formed some relatively stable spheres of influence. Coupled with the relatives of the quasi-saints, the children and grandchildren of the disciples, etc., gradually formed a sphere of influence.
Normally, would-be saints don't just make a move. Most of the would-be saints also cherish their feathers and cherish their reputation.
This kind of interaction of active tribute and quasi-holy rewards has gradually formed a certain balance, which can also be said to be a counterbalance.
This has been going on for millions of years, and a strong inertia has long been formed. Now there is no quasi-saint to make a casual move. ”
When Zhang Hao heard this, he couldn't help but admire, but he still broke the casserole and asked: "It's amazing that such a balance has been formed." But the equilibrium has not been broken, and what was the situation before the equilibrium was formed?"
Prince Rui gently explained: "Legend has it that in the first few years after the disappearance of the Holy Emperor, there were scuffles. But the end result is: everyone kills for the sake of killing because of the accumulation of hatred. It was also this crazy killing that led to the death of too many Holy Emperor Era inheritances.
Later, everyone gradually came back to their senses, and the quasi-saint came forward to negotiate a solution. Eventually, this state of affairs was developed.
Now that I think about it, this is another business model, and the quasi-saints can rely on their influence to invisibly gather a large number of treasures.
How many of these treasures can be found by taking the initiative to find them, and everyone is hiding them, and outsiders have never even heard of them. Therefore, it is right to wait for treasures to find talents. However, this truth was slowly understood after contacting Mr. Zhang. ”
Thousands of clothes don't wear sycophants, Prince Rui's last little sycophant, Zhang is always overjoyed - this is a good sound, I like it.
Zhang Hao pondered for a moment, digested and absorbed the news, and then asked, "I probably understand the attitude of the quasi-saint towards us. But it's the door of the world after all. ”
"Yes, this is the door of the world. But at present, there are no treasures found here that deserve the attention of quasi-saints. Unless we can capture a demon saint alive.
And a quasi-saint is a quasi-saint after all. They are patient. Maybe they're going to look at it for a few thousand years. ”
Zhang Hao: ......