Another World Da Ming: I use a hundred lives to become holy

Chapter 587 6 Potholes

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"Dear guests, the dishes are all here. If you need anything, just call me!"

In a restaurant with few customers and a remote location, the owner personally took on the job of a waiter.

But the guests did not show any reaction because he, the shopkeeper, came to serve the dishes.

On the contrary, because of his occasional sneak glances, he was given a few unfriendly looks.

"Isn't it a problem with the food and the service?" The shopkeeper was a little skeptical about his life, but he couldn't think of any other reason for the decrease in customers in the restaurant. After all, nothing big had happened recently.

But since the guest doesn’t like it, I can’t peek at it anymore.

"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with this shopkeeper?" These guests were not ordinary customers. They were the culprits behind the disappearance of the Zhao family members.

"Probably not. This shopkeeper is very innocent. I guess he's just a little bit mentally unstable because the shop is so remote."

Someone has specifically investigated these stores, otherwise they would not be able to rest assured.

"Then let's get back to business."

"What is the Zhao family's reaction now? What is the court's reaction?"

Most of the true warriors never know that they are warriors, they just think that they are dying for their friends.

But this does not include the last few people left.

They are the forces behind the scenes, the real insiders.

For the sake of the forces behind them, their own families and relatives, they are not ambiguous about death.

But because of this, they are destined to have a distinct temperament, so they cannot do things like deceiving Zhao Zheng.

Of course, that's what they thought.

"There are already noticeable effects in the city."

"The Zhao family has separate arrangements within their own school and the Human Sciences Institute. The school is located in the back mountains and is difficult to access, but the Zhao family's handouts at the Human Sciences Institute are easily accessible and have already been processed by us."

"And it's not just among the public. Apparently, even within the Human Sciences Academy, there's talk of insufficient handouts. Students can't find the Zhao Mansion handouts to ask questions, and the news has spread outside."

After hearing this, all these people's faces were filled with smiles.

In their opinion, since the people have noticed it, there is no reason why the head of the Zhao family would not know about it.

They took the first step towards victory and exchanged the future for the family behind them.

"what happened?"

Only one person with a more sensitive mind noticed something wrong with the speaker's face.

"The bad news is that the Zhao family's head should have reported it directly to the authorities."

"Sue an official?"

When they heard these two words, a hint of solemnity flashed across their faces and then they regained their composure.

It is obvious that people who do business like theirs have no respect for suing others.

Even if it was the Embroidered Uniform Guard, it would only be a little troublesome.

The emperor needs gentry from all over the country to stabilize the situation in the world, so it is impossible for him to do it himself, so he can only use the Zhao family.

It's no use sending out the Jinyiwei secretly.

Because by that time, they had already found a place to bury themselves.

As for targeting the families behind them, that is even more of a joke.

This time, the Zhao family targeted the gentry and powerful people in the world, and for the first time, it led to a deep alliance between the families behind them that had not been seen in thousands of years.

Their family never thought of rebelling.

Without the families behind them, can the emperor rely on those impoverished people to maintain a stable rule over the world?

Do those impoverished people know how to calculate the size of the land they cultivate? Do they know what the various tax data mean?

Without them, no one would even be able to understand the imperial edict.

"That Zhao family master must be in a state of panic, right?"

"Hahaha, of course. He's probably hiding himself and doesn't even dare to go out."

One more big step towards victory, and they will soon be able to accept their medals and put them on the pedestal.

Although they are definitely not successful in the family, they have lived a more glorious life than the head of the family during this period. Their wives, children and the elderly have no worries from now on. It's worth it!

"That's the problem. After reporting to the authorities, the Zhao family's head has returned to the Ministry of Works to carry out his duties as normal."

"This morning, many of the farmers in the Zhaofu Academy were rushing back, seemingly to fill the gap in the lack of lecture notes from the Academy of Human Sciences."

"So, after all we've done, it seems like, apart from reducing the number of people in the Zhao Mansion, it has basically had no impact on the Zhao Mansion."

Has no effect.

People are not fools. There are not so many capable soldiers who can attack them at will.

These six words are like a pause button for time and space, instantly freezing the atmosphere at the dinner table.

"How can this be!"

Some people said that the Zhao family could not remain indifferent to such a loss.

After all, there are only a few people in the Zhao Mansion, not even as many as the young and old from several families present here combined.

With the threats they create, what future does the Zhao family have?

Could it be that the head of the Zhao family is a fool who can't even foresee such a future?

“But that’s reality.”

"The Zhao family didn't respond, but our original plan was successful after all."

"Next, we should discuss whether we should withdraw immediately or proceed to the final step."

By assassinating members of the Zhao family, the two major factions within the Zhao family were thrown into chaos, leaving the head of the Zhao family no time to preside over the reform.

Afterwards, the court either replaced people to continue the reform or shelved the reform.

They can ensure that the families behind them will not be affected.

However, at the moment, they have not achieved the first phase of the plan, which has caused chaos between the two major factions within the Zhao family.

So there is actually only one option left for them.

Self-destruction.

The two options are to retreat further and then destroy yourself, or to find a place immediately.

"Can't you give it another try?"

Some people are unwilling to accept that the last thing they do in their life turns out to be such a failure.

"I don't care if you want to put your family at risk of having their property confiscated, but please don't implicate us."

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With the Zhao Mansion suffering such a massive loss, it is impossible for the imperial court to be so clueless as to not find any clues.

What's more, they are targeting us so obviously, if we go overboard, it will definitely backfire.

Not to mention that the current emperor is a person who doesn't believe in clues at all.

What should we do if it causes a bigger reaction from the Zhao residence?

At most, the emperor would draw lots and pick a few unlucky people to take the blame.

The Zhao family is different. They might really do something crazy.

The leader saw clearly that the current situation was no longer something they could stir up.

At present, the greatest contribution they can make to the family behind them is to send back the news of failure and then quickly dig a hole for themselves.

Next, it was the showdown between the head of the Zhao family who led the reform and their family.

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"Have these bones been sorted out?"

"The coroner made a rough distinction of the identities based on the details reported by Lord Zhao. There were a few bodies that were difficult to distinguish."

Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang waited beside these pits for a long time before finally waiting for the final result. Unexpectedly, there was still no change to the bad ending.

Zhao Zheng reported sixteen members of his tribe missing.

They discovered well over sixteen craters.

The number of corpses that meet the characteristics of Zhao family members is far greater than this.

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