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The moment An Zheng sensed danger, he was already about to use the bronze bell, but he probably didn't even have the time or the ability to summon the bell. The huge gap in realms was something that most people could not overcome in a short period of time.

"Let's go!"

An Zheng shouted towards Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye, and then the surroundings sunk into darkness. The destructive strike had destroyed half of the Ministry of War. The torch, lantern and candle flame lit up for a moment. It was precisely at this moment of light that An Zheng saw Gu Qianye and Qu Liuxi in the distance, and he immediately shouted out.

Gu Qianye instantly lost all of his strength, but at this moment, Qu Liuxi showed his calmest side. The moment the flames were about to be extinguished, she warned An Zheng to be careful, and then quickly left with Gu Qianye in her arms.

Not long after the two of them left, many experts from all over Ministry of War came over.

General Ying Yang Wang Kaitai flew over from afar and pushed forward with one palm: "Open!"

A majestic gale swept through and strangely suppressed the dust that had scattered in all directions. This was a matter that did not make sense nor was it reasonable. The gale should have swept up the dust, but after the gale passed, the sky became clear. All the flying ash and dust were pressed down to the ground by a powerful force, and their line of sight immediately widened.

Wang Kaitai was the first to arrive, followed by Fang Daozhi, who was also a General Ying Yang of the true fourth rank.

Wang Kaitai was the first to rush to An Zheng's side, while Fang Daozhi stood by the side of the dead Old Sun. A moment later, figures flew over and quickly positioned themselves. They appeared to be scattered but they had formed an extremely sharp and smooth offensive and defensive formation.

"Supervising officer will stay, Commander Qianji will search around."

Wang Kaitai waved his hand, and a part of the people scattered out.

"What's going on?"

Wang Kaitai turned to look at Old Sun's badly mutilated body.

An Zheng shook his head: "I don't know what exactly happened either. If I'm not wrong, someone should have wanted to kill me, but they were blocked by Old Sun and his disciple Lu Kuan. At that time, Lu Kuan and I were drinking wine together, so when Old Sun came in, he suddenly shouted for us to be careful. Then, Lu Kuan died. His head was pierced by a sharp weapon. Immediately after, Old Sun rushed out the door to fight with someone, and the surrounding rooms collapsed.

Fang Daozhi squatted down and looked at Old Sun's body: "I was suppressed to death by a very strong power, all my meridians and bones were shattered, what a tyrannical power."

Wang Kaitai asked: "Since Old Sun and Lu Kuan are both dead, why do you think that the people who came were those who killed you?"

An Zheng shook his head: "Because I'm here."

This answer sounded a little out of place, but Wang Kaitai quickly reacted: "Yes ? If the people who came were here on purpose to kill Old Sun and Lu Kuan, there was no need for them to be here today. General Fang and I had also just come back from Master Shang Shu Palace, and something happened before we even reached the main entrance of Ministry of War. "

An Zheng: "Perhaps, it's precisely because they know that there won't be many people left in the Ministry of War tonight, that's why they decided to make their move today."

Wang Kaitai wanted to ask more, but two Commander Qianji s ran over quickly from afar and the two people kneeled down on one knee, "General, something happened ? Just now, someone came to report that at least four of our officials died tonight in Ministry of War. However, the people who came to report their deaths said that the deceased committed suicide. "

Wang Kaitai looked at Fang Daozhi, and Fang Daozhi walked over with a stern expression: "Is there someone taking advantage of the time when the Master Shang Shu Immortals are gone to kill us all?"

Wang Kaitai thought back to those people who had committed suicide: "One of them was a teacher from the Martial Arts Selection Division, and the other was a teacher from the Department for Purging Officials. They were all very important people to the Ministry of War. There were also two main heads and one Minister for Foreign Affairs. Although the positions of the last two are not very high, they are very important. "

Fang Daozhi turned around and looked in the direction of the Imperial Palace: "Some people's faces are too ugly."

Wang Kaitai: "You're saying ?"

Fang Daozhi waved his hand: "Don't say it out loud, it's meaningless. An Zheng, come with me. Old Wang, lead your men to clean up the place and see if there are any wounded who can still be treated. "

Wang Kaitai said: "We only have An Zheng locked up in the prison of Ministry of War, the people in charge all went to the minister to help, the guards left here should only be the Old Sun and Lu Kuan, there won't be any other casualties."

He walked to Fang Daozhi's side: "Do you mean that the people who have come are really coming for An Zheng?"

Fang Daozhi nodded his head, "Regarding the matter of the Martial Arts Academy, Minister had to put in a lot of effort to settle the grudge between us. But if the person involved, An Zheng, dies in our Ministry of War's prison, no matter how sincere Minister is, the citizens will not believe that this had nothing to do with our Ministry of War. At that time, those people who want to destroy the Ministry of War will also be able to seize the opportunity to make a scene, saying that we will kill to keep our mouths shut ? Now that I look at it, there might be some secret behind Master Shang Shu's death. "

Wang Kaitai clenched his fists tightly, killing intent surfaced in his eyes: "This group of scum!"

Fang Daozhi patted his shoulder: "Steady, we can't panic ourselves. Tonight, An Zheng is with me, I do not believe that anyone will dare to make a move. You are in charge of other matters in the Ministry of War, other than that ? Bring Minister back. "

Wang Kaitai said: "But we can't leave the Master Shang Shu either."

Fang Daozhi shook his head: "If those people are really crazy, I'm afraid Minister is not safe either."

Wang Kaitai immediately turned around: "Send a team of Commander Qianji to follow me to the Master Shang Shu Palace, the rest continue searching."

Fang Daozhi pointed to a house that was still in good condition and said: "Come, follow me over there."

An Zheng silently followed Fang Daozhi forward, his mind thinking entirely about Chen Zaiyan. Was Chen Zaiyan really the empress dowager's man? If that's the case, there was a reason why he killed Master Shang Shu. If he wasn't the empress dowager's man, then the Master Shang Shu's death probably had nothing to do with him. Judging from Wang Kaitai's and Fang Daozhi's reactions, they didn't doubt Chen Zaiyan at all. But when An Zheng thought of the look in Chen Zaiyan's eyes before he left, he had a nagging feeling that there was a connection between his death and that of the Master Shang Shu s.

But An Zheng did not have any evidence, he only had a feeling.

Fang Daozhi led An Zheng into a room. The furnishings inside were simple and plain, other than the necessary furniture, there were no decorations at all.

"Sit down."

Fang Daozhi laid down on the bed, with the blade within his reach. It was a long knife without a sheath. Under the dim light of the candle, the long knife seemed to be alive, as if it was a small stream that was flowing. Fang Daozhi said that he should sit down and not speak anymore. Instead, he leaned his head against the blanket and closed his eyes to rest.

An Zheng sat down on a chair near the window, staring at the ruins and the numerous torches outside in a daze.

"Never experienced such a thing?"

Fang Daozhi suddenly asked.

An Zheng shook his head: "Yes, I came from the border city. Although it is not the southeastern border that I fight in, the border armies never have one day of peace. On the surface, our relationship with the Zhao Kingdom appears to be harmonious, but in reality, our relationship is also constantly in conflict with each other. On the border, the Zhao Kingdom's border army lived a bitter life. There was no other way around it, they just changed into ordinary civilian clothes and pretended to rob Yan Kingdom's village and caravans. "

Fang Daozhi laughed coldly: "Do you think that the Zhao Kingdom's border army has no choice but to do that because they have to live a bitter life?"

An Zheng shook his head again slowly, "Of course not, it was Zhao Kingdom's doing. The Zhao Kingdom deliberately treated the border troops harshly, allowing them to enter a state similar to that of hungry wolves for a long period of time. This way, the Zhao Kingdom's border army would have no choice but to harass the Yan Kingdom and the villages near the Zhuoguo's border city. They would not let the relationship between the border army and the Yan Kingdom's border army become harmonious because it is too harmonious. If there is a war between the two countries, the killing intent of the border army would be weakened and the enemies on the battlefield would hesitate. "

Fang Daozhi's eyes lit up, "You have seen everything clearly, no wonder Master Shang Shu had praised you so much after meeting you only once."

An Zheng said: "It's not that I have a clear understanding of it, but even though the people from the border armies have a clear understanding of it, there are still many people in the imperial court who have to maintain their relationship with the Zhao Kingdom. The position of the Yan Kingdom was a bit awkward. To the west was the Zhuoguo, to the southwest was the Zhao Kingdom, to the south were the hegemony and the Forever, to the southeast was the You Kingdom, and to the northeast was the Bohai. If his relationship with his neighbours in the area was not good, the Yan Kingdom would have died a long time ago. "

So it's the same as being alive," Fang said. "You're surrounded by people, and you need to maintain your friendliness with some people, and you need to maintain your hostility with others as well. However, there is one thing that cannot be abandoned, and that is one's duty as a person.

An Zheng asked: "What is duty?"

Fang Daozhi replied, "Saying that it's good and evil is obviously a bit of a lie, but it's indeed the most basic thing."

An Zheng turned around to look at Fang Daozhi, and then laughed helplessly: "It seems a little laughable that the officials would say that the difference between good and evil is clear."

Fang Daozhi no longer spoke, and once again returned to his cold, indifferent, and somewhat proud appearance. His knife lay quietly beside him, like his best friend, his closest companion.

The night passed without incident and at daybreak, Supervising officer, who was in charge of cleaning up and being on guard, did not discover anything. The only two dead people were and Old Sun. An Zheng sat by the window for the entire night, watching the moon leave and the arrival of the sun.

It had to be said that Chen Zaiyan was someone who did things fast and fast. When the day came, a large amount of blacksmiths had already entered the Ministry of War to clean up the ruins. Outside of Ministry of War, the more murderous Commander Qianji, was patrolling the area. Roughly half an hour after the blacksmith arrived, a squadron of about 800 elite riders entered the Ministry of War. These people were all expressionless, and gave off a cold aura.

An Zheng could tell with a glance, that these cavalry soldiers had definitely fought before on the battlefield.

An Zheng walked to the door and looked at the bustling crowd outside. It seemed that Fang Daozhi, who was behind him, had really fallen asleep. Under such circumstances, he could still sleep.

Chen Zaiyan hurriedly walked outside under the protection of a group of Commander Qianji. Seeing An Zheng standing over there, he hesitated for a moment before walking over.

Chen Zaiyan walked in front of An Zheng and sized him up, his expression was a little strange. An Zheng obviously knew that Chen Zaiyan was suspicious of him, because Old Sun and Lu Kuan were both Chen Zaiyan's people.

"It's good that you're fine. Just stay in the Ministry of War for the next few days. Some people would like the Ministry of War to collapse, but I will definitely not allow this to happen. "

He turned around and left: "I hope you won't be disappointed in Ministry of War."

An Zheng did not speak from beginning to end, because he was afraid that he would not be able to resist from asking Chen Zaiyan.

Chen Zaiyan walked for a while before stopping and turning around. "Prepare yourself, the King may wish to see you."

An Zheng nodded, and still did not say a word.

It was unknown when Fang Daozhi had woken up, but he went to the window and poured himself a cup of water to drink. He then said to himself in a strange tone, "minister ? Maybe the Ministry of War will become purer in the future. "

An Zheng was in a daze as he looked at Chen Zaiyan's purple official robe.