Chapter 1083 Su Zan’s Conspiracy

After traveling for many days, Su Zan and his party finally returned to Xiqu Royal City.

Before Suzan had time to catch his breath, Sangjie sent people to summon him to the palace.

"Su Zan has met the Holy King."

Suzan bowed to Sanjay and looked at him with concern.

Why is there a white cloth covering the Holy King’s eyes?

Is there something wrong with the Holy King's eyes?

"sit down!"

Sanjay waved gently, looking very haggard.

"Holy King, what's wrong with your eyes?" Sangjie asked worriedly without taking a seat.

Sangjie pretended to be calm and said, "I suffered from eye disease a few days ago, and Master Anduo is helping me with the treatment."

When talking about this, Sanjay was filled with anger.

Master Anduo had previously vowed that his eyes would recover in about half a month.

As a result, half a month had passed and his eye disease had not only not improved, but had tended to get worse.

In recent days, his vision has become increasingly blurry.

Master Anduo had no choice but to change his treatment method.

He secretly made up his mind that if the condition did not improve in a few days, he would kill the old man Ando with his own hands!

"is it serious?"

Suzan said with concern.

"It's okay. I don't feel any pain or itching. It's just that my vision is a little blurry." Sang Jie looked unconcerned. "What did you gain from your mission to the Daqian Imperial City?"

Su Zan lowered his head and said, "I am ashamed. Not only did I fail to get Daqian to agree to send the princess to marry, but I was also cheated out of 10,000 taels of gold by Daqian's conspiracy..."

Su Zan sighed as he spoke of his mission to Daqian.

Although they reached a series of agreements with Daqian, in his opinion, those agreements were not of much use.

Daqian remains highly wary of them and will definitely take a bite of them if given the chance.

Listening to Su Zan's words, Sang Jie couldn't help but frowned: "So, your mission this time can be said to have gained nothing?"

"No!"

Su Zan shook his head, "On the contrary, our gains are very great!"

Sanjay was unhappy, "You said those agreements were just pieces of waste paper, so where did you get anything from them?"

Those agreements could only temporarily ease the relationship between Daqian and Xiqu and bring superficial peace.

Such an agreement is not a peace agreement signed from the heart at all, but a compromise made by both parties under the pressure of the current situation.

Su Zan said: "We brought back a high-yield crop called ground potatoes from Daqian! It is said that it can easily yield 500 to 600 kilograms per mu!"

"what?"

Sanjay exclaimed: "Are you sure you are talking about 500 to 600 kilograms? Not 50 to 60 kilograms?"

"Of course!"

Su Zan said with a smile: "I heard from Princess Yangjin that the yield of potatoes in the south of Daqian is very high. Emperor Wen even planted potatoes in the palace himself, and the yield per mu exceeded 1,300 kilograms. Although the land on the plateau is barren, it should be no problem to produce 500 to 600 kilograms per mu..."

It was just a few sweet potatoes, but Yangjin took a lot of effort to get them.

Fortunately, Princess Yangjin told them how to grow sweet potatoes.

After a few years of breeding these sweet potatoes, they should be able to grow on a small scale.

Moreover, Princess Yangjin also told them an important news.

In the official fields of Liangzhou and Liaozhou, wild potatoes were planted in large quantities, but those potatoes were closely guarded by the garrison.

If they defeat Daqian's garrison or bribe the senior generals in the garrison, they can get a lot of potatoes!

"good very good!"

Sanjay finally smiled, "Besides this, are there any other gains?"

"Have!"

Su Zan continued, "We have heard that the reason why Yun Zheng did not rebel was because Emperor Wen was still alive. Emperor Wen's prestige in Daqian was still there, and he was also loved by the people of Daqian. He was not absolutely sure that his rebellion would succeed! But as long as Emperor Wen died, Yun Zheng would definitely rebel..."

Also, Yun Li revealed a piece of news to them.

He had almost persuaded Emperor Wen to agree to the marriage with Xiqu, but someone in the court secretly contacted Yun Zheng and told Yun Zheng about the marriage. Yun Zheng directly wrote a letter to Yun Li to threaten him, saying that if he dared to agree to the marriage, Yun Zheng would raise an army.

All signs indicate that Yun Zheng definitely has the intention of rebelling.

However, due to the current situation, we are not sure of success and dare not rebel easily.

Sang Jie was silent for a moment, then asked in a deep voice, "Didn't you ask Yang Jin to find a chance to assassinate Emperor Wen?"

"No no!"

Su Zan shook his head and said, "I wouldn't be so stupid. If the princess really assassinated Emperor Wen, I'm afraid the Daqian court and Yun Zheng would unite to attack Xiqu."

"That's good."

Sanjay breathed a sigh of relief.

This is also what he was worried about.

It would be a good thing if Emperor Wen died, but he must not die at Yangjin's hands!

At least he can't die openly at Yangjin's hands.

Su Zan: "I just told the princess that you can secretly bribe the maids and eunuchs who serve Emperor Wen and find an opportunity to poison him, but you must make sure that she will not be traced back..."

"I'm afraid this is a bit difficult?"

Sang Jie frowned and said, "If Emperor Wen was so easily poisoned, he probably wouldn't be alive today."

How could a king of a country be poisoned so easily?

If you act rashly, you might end up getting yourself into trouble!

"I know it's not easy."

Su Zan smiled and said, "But no matter what, we can always give it a try! As long as Emperor Wen dies, Daqian will surely fall into civil strife! By then, I, Xiqu, can sit back and watch Yun Zheng and Yun Li fight to the death, and then choose an opportunity to inflict heavy damage on them..."

In addition, he had sent someone to deliver a secret letter to Yun Li.

If the fact that they were deceived could make Yun Li unhappy and lead him to secretly kill Emperor Wen, that would be the best thing for them!

Of course, he also knew that whether it was bribing people to poison or instigating the relationship between Yun Li and Emperor Wen, the chances of success were very small.

But if you don’t try, you will never have a chance!

The sooner Emperor Wen died, the better it would be for Xiqucai.

If Emperor Wen had died ten or eight years later, by then, Xiqu might have already ceased to exist.

Sanjie thought about it and didn't dwell on it any more. He asked again, "Are there any other gains?"

"besides!"

Su Zan replied with a smile: "I also learned that the princes of Nanzhao and Yunan are studying in Daqian, and they are not strictly protected. As long as we find a chance to assassinate them, Nanzhao and Yunan are likely to launch a rebellion..."

In addition, Yun Li has been suppressing the aristocratic families and clans in Daqian. There must be aristocratic families and clans within Daqian who are dissatisfied with the court.

If they could send people to unite with some of the aristocratic families and clans that are dissatisfied with the Daqian court, there might be rebellions everywhere in Daqian!

Sang Jie was secretly puzzled and asked, "We still need the Daqian court to help us contain Yun Zheng. Too many rebellions will only weaken the power of the Daqian court. What good will it do for us in Xiqu?"

Su Zan shook his head and said, "We can't always count on the Daqian court to help us contain Yun Zheng. If Daqian Pass falls into chaos, Yun Zheng is likely to take advantage of the situation, which will also be beneficial to us..."

In the long run, the more chaotic Daqian is, the better it will be for them.

Even if Yun Zheng finally seized the throne, Daqian was riddled with holes due to internal strife, and Yun Zheng did not dare to rashly attack Xiqu.

The current situation is very unfavorable to Xiqu, and they must turn the passive situation into the active one.

Sang Jie thought for a while, nodded and said: "What the Prime Minister said makes sense! The Prime Minister has worked hard on this mission to Daqian. I have ordered people to set up a banquet in the palace. Tonight, I will reward the Prime Minister..."