Chapter 11 The Sacred Heart is Unpredictable

Pingchuan City Lord's Mansion.

Lu Fan stood at the entrance of the front hall with an indifferent look, and dozens of men, women, old and young were kneeling in front of him.

These were the family members of Pingchuan City Lord, all of them were fat and big-eared, with red faces, and they were pampered.

But at this moment, these guys were full of fear on their faces, and they kept kowtowing to Lu Fan for mercy.

They already knew that the city lord was killed, and they also knew the identity of Prince Lu Fan.

So at this moment, they were all in a panic, fearing that Lu Fan would kill them in anger.

Glancing at these guys who were kowtowing like pounding garlic, Lu Fan looked at Wang Hun next to him.

"Xuan Chong, how should these guys be dealt with!"

"My lord, Pingchuan City Lord allowed his son to commit crimes, and these guys were accomplices, and they also helped the tiger on weekdays, oppressing the people, and they should be killed for their crimes."

When Wang Hun said this, the father of Pingchuan City Lord, who was kneeling on the ground, panicked and shouted loudly.

"Your Highness, spare my life. My grandson is a disciple of the great elder of Xuanyang Sect. If Your Highness lets us go, I am willing to let my grandson serve Your Highness..."

"You are threatening me!" Lu Fan's face suddenly turned cold.

The father of the Lord of Pingchuan City did not realize the seriousness of the problem at all, but continued to analyze it for Lu Fan:

"Your Highness, although Xuanyang Sect is only a second-rate force, it ranks among the top second-rate forces.

As far as I know, Your Highness does not seem to have any support from any force. If you can get the support of Xuanyang Sect, then..."

Looking at the father of the Lord of Pingchuan City, who thought he had got the bargaining chip and wanted to bargain with him, Lu Fan laughed immediately.

"Hahahaha... Good, very good..."

Although Lu Fan was laughing, his face was extremely cold and gloomy.

The father of the Lord of Pingchuan City finally realized that something was wrong and wanted to explain immediately.

However, Lu Fan did not give him this opportunity, and shouted coldly.

"Kill, leave no one alive!"

"Yes!"

"Your Highness, spare my life...ah..."

The eight Xuanwu guards drew their swords and killed all the dozens of Pingchuan City Lord's family members.

Looking at the corpses in front of him, Lu Fan's eyes flashed with helplessness and reluctance.

But this helplessness and reluctance was fleeting and turned into a strong determination.

This is the cruelty of this world.

If he is not ruthless and decisive, let alone sitting on the supreme throne, it is unknown whether he can survive in this world.

Glancing coldly at the corpse in the pool of blood, Lu Fan said to Xiahou Wei:

"Go find the guard of this city, I have something to ask."

"Yes!"

As he said that, Lu Fan turned and walked into the front hall, Qin Qiong and Wang Hun followed him in, and the eight Xuanwu guards stood guard at the door.

After receiving the order, Xiahou Wei left the City Lord's Mansion with nearly a hundred guards.

After sitting down in the front hall, Lu Fan looked at Wang Hun.

Although this guy can't be compared with top counselors like Jiang Ziya and Li Si, he is also a good counselor, at least much better than himself.

This world is indeed a world where the strong are kings, but it does not mean that strategies are useless.

Especially if he wants to sit on the supreme throne, counselors are absolutely indispensable.

These thoughts passed through his heart, and Lu Fan coughed lightly to let Wang Hun and Qin Qiong sit down.

"Thank you, my lord!"

"Xuan Chong, there is one thing that I can't figure out. You come and figure it out for me."

Then he told the whole story of his unjust exile in the Musk Princess Palace.

"Father knew that I was wronged, but he still chose to exile me.

No guards were sent to me on the surface, but I was protected by shadow guards in secret.

Now I am appointed as the governor of Hanyang County and the left lieutenant of Zhenbei Army, and I have the power of 5,000 personal guards. What does this mean?"

He has been thinking about this problem all the way, but he can't figure it out.

Especially after receiving the imperial decree today, he was even more puzzled.

As the saying goes, the heart of the emperor is hard to predict, and now he understands it.

Qin Qiong and Wang Hun also knew the inside story of this matter for the first time, and they frowned and thought about it.

After a moment, Wang Hun said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty may want to protect the lord!"

"Protect me!"

Lu Fan's face turned black. Exiling himself to the extremely chaotic northern border, what kind of protection is this?

It's almost like letting yourself die.

"The lord has the name of the prince, but not the real prince. On the other hand, the other four princes have many followers and supporters.

And if they want to fight for the throne, the first thing they have to do is to get rid of the lord and make the position of the East Palace vacant.

In this way, the lord will be deeply trapped in the vortex of fighting for the throne and become a thorn in the eyes of the four parties fighting for the throne."

Listening to Wang Hun's analysis, Lu Fan nodded in agreement. It was indeed the case.

"Your Majesty took this opportunity to legitimately pull the lord out of the vortex of the fight for the throne, and also gave the outside world a signal to abolish the crown prince of the Eastern Palace.

In this way, the eyes of the four parties fighting for the throne will be diverted from the lord."

When Wang Hun said this, Qin Qiong couldn't help asking:

"Since Your Majesty wants to protect the lord, why did you issue the imperial decree? Isn't this pulling the lord back into the vortex?"

Qin Qiong expressed Lu Fan's doubts, and both of them stared at Wang Hun.

Under the gaze of the two, Wang Hun pondered for a moment and asked back:

"My lord, you just said that Your Majesty sent shadow guards to protect secretly, so the appearance of Brother Qin and Brother Xia should not be hidden from Your Majesty."

"That's right!"

"That's right... The appearance of Brother Qin and Brother Xia made His Majesty change his mind temporarily, so he conferred the title on the Lord.

As for the purpose of His Majesty's temporary change of mind, I don't know."

Lu Fan nodded helplessly after hearing this, and he was not dissatisfied with Wang Hun's answer.

After all, Wang Hun, Qin Qiong and Xiahou Wei were not born in the imperial capital, and they only heard about what happened in the imperial capital.

Naturally, it is impossible to make accurate inferences and judgments.

After a moment of silence, Lu Fan asked again: "What do you think Xuan Chong should do next, and how should he do it?"

"Keep a low profile in public, develop and expand in secret, and plot the entire northern border."

While speaking, Wang Hun's eyes appeared with an extremely hot light.

For a counselor, there is nothing more fulfilling than helping the lord ascend to the throne and conquer the world.

Qin Qiong also clenched his fists, looked at Lu Fan excitedly, and looked forward to it.

Looking at the excited expressions of Qin Qiong and Wang Hun, Lu Fan did not speak, but took a deep breath, and a brilliant light emerged in his eyes.

At this time, footsteps were heard outside the front hall.

Then Xiahou Wei led a middle-aged man in armor and walked in quickly.

"My lord, here comes Zhang Hu, the defender of Pingchuan City!"

After Xiahou Wei announced the identity of the entourage, the middle-aged man in armor knelt on one knee and saluted respectfully.

"Zhang Hu, the defender of Pingchuan City, pays respect to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

At this moment, Lu Fan calmed down and snorted coldly at Zhang Hu, who was kneeling on one knee...