The strongest devouring system in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 592 Wolf Ambition

"The Empress Dowager is indeed faking illness, but this time it's for my sake." The Emperor's words surprised Chen Er. The Emperor sighed and continued.

"Before you came, I went to see the Empress Dowager. We talked all night. I analyzed the seriousness of the situation for her, and she understood that Wei Zhongxian was a wolf with ulterior motives."

So the Empress Dowager feigned illness, and Wei Zhongxian hadn't seen her for almost half a month.

Upon hearing the Emperor's words, Chen Er finally understood why Wei Zhongxian was now seeking out so many江湖人士 (jianghu figures, people from all walks of life). It turned out that the Empress Dowager was feigning illness.

He simply didn't want to support Wei Zhongxian anymore, which was a good thing for Chen Er, Chen Er said to the emperor with a fist salute.

"Your Majesty, I shall take my leave now. I need to go back and make some preparations. But rest assured, I will do my utmost to stop Zhang Xingchen from rebelling. After all, the displacement of the people is not the outcome we want to see."

After the Emperor saw Chen Er off, he learned of Chen Er's thoughts and breathed a sigh of relief.

Chen Er then spoke his mind, but the emperor's attitude was very firm; he would never hand over his beloved concubine's body under any circumstances.

"Chen Er, even if I lose the Ming Dynasty, I cannot lose the body of my beloved concubine. This woman is the one I have wronged the most in my life, and she is also my dearest love. How can I allow the body of my beloved concubine to be desecrated by others?"

The Emperor's resolute gaze left Chen Er somewhat at a loss.

Chen Er had never expected that the Emperor would regard a corpse as so important, even more so than the Ming Dynasty itself.

"Your Majesty, you just told me that you didn't want the people to be displaced. Now, perhaps if you just hand over your beloved concubine's body, you can change the fate of the Ming Dynasty. Why don't you do it?" The Emperor immediately stood up.

"Chen Er, you don't need to say anything more. If you make any other request, I will agree to it without thinking. But this is the only request I cannot grant."

Since the Emperor had said so, Chen Er knew that there was no point in him staying any longer, so he could only sigh and leave.

Chen Er was now very clear in his mind that he had to use his trump card. In fact, at the beginning, Chen Er had planted his own spies around Zhang Xingchen.

This person's name is Li Dawei, and now Li Dawei has risen to the rank of a minor leader in the Embroidered Uniform Guard, which makes Chen Er very happy.

So Chen Er invited Li Dawei to a restaurant. Li Dawei was disguised, since things had reached a critical point.

Li Dawei had to be very careful in his work, and Chen Er was quite satisfied with Li Dawei's performance.

"Dawei, tell me, what are Zhang Xingchen's plans lately?" Chen Er poured a glass of wine without hesitation, and Li Dawei sighed.

"Zhang Xingchen has completely become a demon. He shouts for battle and killing every day. Many of the Imperial Guards have started to distance themselves from him, but this guy has a firm grip on his power."

Even if we lowly leaders wanted to rebel, we wouldn't have the chance." Through Li Dawei's narration, Chen Er also learned about the predicament of these Imperial Guards.

Zhang Xingchen is now a violent person who likes to kill people to vent his anger. He will kill anyone who looks at him too much or says anything he shouldn't.

Zhang Xingchen would twist the head off any Imperial Guard, and Chen Er couldn't understand why Zhang Xingchen had become so violent.

"Dawei, what you need to do now is to do everything you can to unite with the other minor leaders and keep the Jinyiwei personnel firmly under your control. I will do everything I can to help you then."

"I'll use the Imperial Guards to hold off the Embroidered Uniform Guards, and then I'll go assassinate Zhang Xingchen." Chen Er's words surprised Li Dawei a little.

Li Dawei's hands began to tremble slightly: "Boss, you're going to assassinate Zhang Xingchen. Have you thought about the danger? Zhang Xingchen has a very violent temper."

Moreover, each time he went out, he was accompanied by many guards, which was no easy task.

As Zhang Xingchen's close associate, Li Dawei was very familiar with Zhang Xingchen's usual behavior. So, Li Dawei wanted to persuade Chen Er not to commit suicide against Zhang Xingchen, because it was too risky. Chen Er smiled slightly.

"This matter has reached a point of no return. If I fail, I would rather sacrifice myself than see people displaced."

"Because if an ordinary family dies, the family will be destroyed." Chen Er's words were very gloomy, and Li Dawei didn't know what to say, so he lowered his voice and said.

"Since you've thought it through, I won't try to persuade you anymore. I'll be sending you Zhang Xingchen's whereabouts via carrier pigeon soon. I hope you can succeed quickly."

Li Dawei's words pleased Chen Er greatly, and Chen Er took out several gold ingots from his pocket.

"Take these for now, and I'll give you more when I become successful." Li Dawei immediately refused.

"Boss, please don't give me any more money. When my parents were sick, I asked you for money a lot, and you never refused once. So these are things I should do." Chen Er smiled.

"Take it if you want. I just wanted to tell you that as long as you work for me, I will definitely treat you well. Go back now and don't let Zhang Xingchen get suspicious."

After Li Dawei left, Chen Er did not rush to leave. Instead, he waited for an old friend. After a short while, a man wearing a black hat walked in.

The man, holding a sword, exuded an extremely cold aura. Wasn't he Zhang Tianfei, the assassin by Wei Zhongxian's side? Zhang Tianfei sat down indifferently after seeing Chen Er.

"Lord Chen Er invited me today. Could it be that you intend to kill me here? But why are you the only one who came?" Zhang Tianfei looked around but didn't see anyone. Zhang Tianfei's words made Chen Er burst into laughter.

"Zhang Tianfei, what kind of person do you take me for? Even if I wanted to kill you, I wouldn't use such despicable means. I've always done things openly and honestly."

"I would never do anything against my conscience, just like you and Wei Zhongxian." Zhang Tianfei wasn't angry because Chen Er spoke ill of Wei Zhongxian; Zhang Tianfei's expression became even colder.

"Lord Chen Er, I don't have time to listen to your nonsense. Let's get straight to the point. If you want me to assassinate Wei Zhongxian, I absolutely will not agree."