Peace Order
Chapter 317 - 142: Breaking Army’s Three Strategies, Invitation from Ying Country - Part 2

Chapter 317: Chapter 142: Breaking Army’s Three Strategies, Invitation from Ying Country - Part 2

"The more precise the strategy, the more points of failure there are in actual operation, and the less likely it is to succeed."

"Throughout history, successful strategies have only one key element."

"Accuracy!"

"Appearing unexpectedly where the adversary is unguarded when it seems impossible, and taking actions beyond expectations, like Emperor Chen Wu leading his elite forces into the Imperial Palace. If he had concocted a series of schemes, any betrayal or assassination among them would have led to complete collapse."

"Such incidents are common—overnight coups could make one a marquis upon success, or dead upon failure."

Breaking Army’s eyes shimmered with purple light: "I do have a strategy, and it’s not to kill him."

He smiled and said, "With Chen Yuyun not worthy of being your opponent, Lord, wasting our efforts; using a strategy to kill him is simply a waste. How about using his death as part of a bigger plan that stirs the entire realm?!"

The young strategist rose and moved next to Li Guanyi, kneeling down and drawing on the table with his fingers, "We also have the corpse of Situ Deqing, the tenth-ranking assassin, and didn’t you say you understand Situ Deqing’s Jin Qi?"

"I’ve preserved this corpse very well; his martial skills were strong, and his body does not decay, the coroner can’t determine his time of death."

"And you said he was a man of the Prime Minister’s Mansion, the Tantai clan."

"What’s perfect is that the Empress is the daughter of Tantai Xianming."

Li Guanyi froze.

Breaking Army smiled and said, "How to ensure you come out unscathed is not by lowering the hostility of your adversary, but by providing a second enemy, achieving victory without fighting."

"The usual strategists might just set up framing, but I’m different. The real trick is to point to someone the Emperor has already suspected, who will definitely become a suspect once Chen Yuyun is dead."

Li Guanyi pondered thoughtfully.

Breaking Army continued:

"That is, does Tantai Xianming know about the illegitimate child’s identity?"

"That has been the Emperor’s greatest worry for ten years, causing him many sleepless nights."

"The Emperor could never ask this outright, and Tantai Xianming could never say it voluntarily."

"They can only suspect each other; accumulated suspicion creates murderous intent. The planners with the deepest schemes, like you, Lord, would not fall for such plots, but Emperor Chen, fundamentally, would definitely fall for it."

Li Guanyi mulled it over, and then a plan unfolded before his eyes, Breaking Army said calmly:

"The truth is, Tantai Xianming knew about the illegitimate child, and guessed that Chen Yuyun who stood out during the Grand Ceremony is this illegitimate child, hence for the sake of his daughter and grandson, for his clan’s power..."

"He sent his assassin, the tenth-ranking Situ Deqing, to kill Chen Yuyun."

"This would secure the Crown Prince’s authority and his own future grip on the court."

"This is clearly a chaos incited by the Royal Family and powerful ministers controlling court politics, another overt and covert struggle between ministerial and imperial powers, intensifying the contradictions within Chen Country’s court."

"Such things were not lacking in the past and will surely occur again. Chen Yuyun is just an insignificant, pitiable sacrifice."

"But what does this have to do with you?"

As Breaking Army approached, he wore a warm smile, his tall stature slightly dimming his face in backlight, his pupils emitting a bizarre purple glow, Li Guanyi said: "So, do we proceed this way?"

Breaking Army laughed: "Of course not."

"Directly throwing this accusation at Tantai Xianming is too obvious; what’s needed is ’seems like’. Too decisive a plot might make Emperor Chen suspicious, you need to let him think it over himself."

"Just before Chen Yuyun confronts Yuwen Hua, then kill."

"Then place Situ Deqing’s almost thrice-severed body somewhere to be found."

"With Situ Deqing’s body infused with the extremely pure and rich White Tiger Energy... How could it possibly be done by Lord of the Second Multi-story like you? And conveniently, the one who benefits most then would be Yuwen Hua."

"So, who really killed Chen Yuyun?"

"Is it Tantai Xianming or is it Yuwen Lie framing Tantai Xianming?"

"This is enough to cause distrust among the three parties..."

"Let this competition become the trigger for an era of chaos, as for Chen Yuyun."

Breaking Army looked down and said: "If he knew that his death had such significance."

"Even being killed would be a matter of honor, right?"

Li Guanyi realized that he only wanted to kill Chen Yuyun to reclaim Qi Fortune to feed his cat, to take back the jade disc, but under Breaking Army’s manipulation, it had been elevated to a plot that would stir the winds and clouds across the land.

Li Guanyi needed to plan to kill Chen Yuyun as the endpoint.

Meanwhile, Breaking Army used the death of Chen Yuyun as the foundation and starting point to layout the whole world.

Li Guanyi expressed admiration: "Your learning and strategies surpass mine tenfold."

Breaking Army calmly accepted the compliment and then added with a smile: "As for why I suggest a direct assassination, it’s because..."

"You probably don’t want to wait, right?"

"Strategy preparation takes time; linked plans need at least several days as a base, ideally several years, but youthful impatience dissipates over such periods, to kill a mere illegitimate offspring of a country—that’s up to you."

"As a strategist, my job is to assist you in navigating the world and fulfilling your strategies."

Breaking Army said: "You want to kill him yourself, I’ll find the opportunity."

"I can create an absolutely safe moment for you; the window is short, but with your skills, you will definitely be able to kill him and escape unscathed. For a person like that, the best time is when he is most complacent."