Dragon's Origin

"If your affairs are made public, won't that let the various feudal lords know what happened before?" Although the Emperor was tempted, he had more concerns.

So many people were killed, it was impossible to hide it. Until now, their crimes were still labeled as treason, but no one knew the specifics. If Wang Sheng were to announce it, wouldn't that let the various feudal lords know that the royal family had been joking about granting noble titles?

"Are you stupid?" Wang Sheng rebuked the Emperor with a look of disappointment, "Won't you announce to the public that those guys colluded with your son to commit treason, trying to usurp your throne, and had already kidnapped you to the Marquis's mansion, about to succeed, and then I stepped forward to save you from the fire and water, and then you, out of gratitude, conferred me the title of Changsheng Marquis?"

"With a living example like me, a killer from Worry-Free City, being granted a noble title for saving the Emperor's life," Wang Sheng pointed out to the Emperor, "Look, regardless of background, as long as you contribute to the Emperor, there are so many benefits, both fame and fortune. In the future, if you are in trouble again, are you still afraid that no one will step forward? There are always experts who are not from the Eight Great Lords who want to find a good future, right?"

The Emperor's eyes grew brighter as he listened. Wang Sheng's idea was simply designed for the royal family! The various feudal lords were all large families, and even if there were outstanding experts, they were all family members. It was almost impossible for outsiders to rise in the various families unless they were outstanding to a certain extent, or they married into the family.

But the royal family was different. The royal family's scale was originally suppressed very small, and precisely because of this, using this method gave those outsiders a chance to rise. In the past, the royal family was weak, and experts might not have considered it, but now, after the enfeoffment of the feudal lords, it was obviously a great opportunity to serve the royal family and earn a noble title!

"Besides, isn't this an opportunity for you to take the opportunity to announce to the outside world that the royal family would rather die than submit?" Wang Sheng continued, "Even if your son forces you, you would rather be seriously injured and dying than yield, outsiders have even less chance to force you, right?"

"I'm not seriously injured and dying!" The Emperor had just finished saying this sentence with some doubts when he couldn't help but slap himself hard. Not to mention being seriously injured and dying, even the Seventh Prince's treason was fake. How could he not have reacted for a moment and let Wang Sheng laugh at him?

Wang Sheng really laughed. But this time he didn't say anything, just looked at the Emperor, making the Emperor a little embarrassed and lowered his head.

The Emperor hadn't appeared much in the past two months, which was perfect for creating the illusion of recuperating in the palace. Coupled with the method Wang Sheng had just proposed, it sounded seamless! But there was still one problem.

"I myself can let others know that the royal family would rather die than submit," The Emperor sighed, and said with some emotion, "But how can I let them know that every member of my royal family is like this?"

People's hearts are unpredictable. Who can guarantee that everyone would rather die than submit? This was what the Emperor was really worried about. The power of 'holding the Emperor to command the feudal lords' lay in this. As long as one person cooperated, then someone might be able to succeed.

"Old Zhou, Steward Zhou!" Wang Sheng suddenly called out. Some questions had to be asked of old monsters like Old Zhou to know, otherwise Wang Sheng wouldn't be able to give advice.

Steward Zhou's figure instantly appeared at the door. After saluting the Emperor and Wang Sheng in the middle hall, he slowly and quickly entered the middle hall. Was this kind of thing something a eunuch could participate in? Who knew what Old Zhou was scolding Wang Sheng in his heart right now, but he didn't show it on his face at all.

"Old Zhou, among the cultivation techniques that the royal family can learn, is there any technique that can cause a powerful self-detonation when necessary?" Wang Sheng asked Steward Zhou, "Or something similar, that uses one's own life to cause a large-scale killing of the surrounding area?"

As soon as he heard that Wang Sheng was only asking about cultivation techniques, Steward Zhou instantly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. After a turn of his mind, he immediately had a result: "There are none among the cultivation techniques that the royal family cultivates, but among the techniques that we cultivate, there are two or three kinds. The most powerful one, as long as it is at the peak of the Third Realm or the Fourth Realm, can severely injure a Fifth Realm expert within ten zhang. If the cultivation is higher, the power will increase exponentially."

"Ten zhang is enough." Wang Sheng nodded, then suddenly asked: "Old Zhou, if it were you, would it be a problem to take down two or three legendary experts before you die?"

Speaking of cultivation, speaking of killing people, Old Zhou still had absolute say. Listening to Wang Sheng's question, Old Zhou smiled slightly, his chest faintly straightened, and his tone was unusually confident: "Without two or three experts, it would not be enough to force this old one to that point. If it really comes to that point, then let's all die together, no one can run away."

"That's good." Wang Sheng turned to the Emperor and pointed to Old Zhou: "Experts like Old Zhou, even if the royal family is worse, there should be a few, right? Which feudal lord would be willing to use several times that number of experts just to hold the Emperor hostage? The cost is too high, right? In addition, if everyone in the royal family also learns this kind of technique, then think about how the various feudal lords will think about it?"

"Wonderful!" The Emperor excitedly slapped his thigh and shouted.

Wang Sheng's move was simply turning the royal family into large bombs. Those who wanted to play tricks, even if they succeeded, would have to pay a painful price, and the final result might be finding a royal family member who had hidden hatred in their heart, who might even drag the various feudal lords to shatter into pieces once they had the opportunity.

If there were those experts from the outside helping in times of crisis, then the losses might make any of the feudal lords heartbroken to death. Even if they could successfully destroy the royal family, wouldn't they have to face other feudal lords who were recuperating? Which feudal lord would be willing to do it just to benefit others?

From this point of view, the Emperor discovered that if all the series of methods that Wang Sheng said were used, almost no feudal lord would do such an unrewarding thing.

In other words, the Emperor no longer had to worry about the idea of 'holding the Emperor to command the feudal lords' that Wang Sheng had proposed to coerce the royal family and the Emperor.

The Emperor picked up the tea and took a big gulp, letting out a long breath. The sorrow that had been accumulated for two whole months was finally dispelled after Wang Sheng's series of ideas. He could finally sleep well tonight.

"You came up with a solution yourself, does that mean I don't have to be threatened by you?" As soon as the Emperor's mood relaxed, he immediately relapsed and threatened Wang Sheng implicitly.

"I still think of you as an old business partner!" Wang Sheng sighed, "Brother! Don't do stupid things like forgetting the pain once the wound is healed!"