491 Coincidence (1/2)

Lu Zhi hated corruption and immoral manipulation attempts with a passion.

In the previous life, he suffered from the ten eunuchs and Dong Zhuo's dictatorship. With the second chance, he swore that he would forgive no one who violated his principle.

And Zhuge Liang fell into this category!

Zhuge Liang: ”I merely gave her my advice because she asked for it. How is it my fault?”

The young strategist was not afraid of Lu Zhi. As he had solid proof that the empress was the one summoning him to give his opinion, it would never be his fault.

Lu Zhi: ”Don't pretend ignorance. My agents reported that you advised her to kill Te Langpu in the previous meeting!”

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Zhuge Liang was reading and replying to the clan chat while he was working in the central government office. Fortunately, minor officials here were not members of the clan, so they could not see the commotion.

Still, Zhuge Liang's calm expression had a tinge of sweat. He had never expected that Lu Zhi would have dared enough to plant spies by the empress' side.

He waited for the empress to react and lash on Lu Zhi. Yet, it did not happen!

'Had the empress colluded with Lu Zhi all along? Wow, I didn't see that coming.'

Zhuge Liang had a new retrospective of Dong Bai now. At first, he thought she was only a naïve girl, whom Zhuge Liang could easily manipulate or tricked, just like Liu Shan, Liu Bei's son.

But the relationship between the empress and Lu Zhi was not so simple. The latter seemed to be fond of Tong's entire family as if he were Tong's father.

'Very good, senior Lu. You've passed. I thought you were nothing but a greedy politician. It seems I misunderstood you.'

He snickered and replied.

Zhuge Liang: ”I merely advised her to deal with the origin of this mess. Lord Te Langpu is the Prime Minister of our country, so if his subordinates began embezzling government assets, it is his responsibility to deal with the uproar. However, he didn't do shit. Thus, he deserves punishment!”

Te Langpu: ”Dafuq!? Kongming, you little brat!! What have I ever done to you!?”

Finally, Te Langpu could not resist anymore. He joined the conversation.

Zhuge Liang: ”Nothing. But you've caused this whole mess. Why did you allow outsiders to possess the property assets!? They were supposed to be the rewards of our officers!”

The strategist shifted the blame to Te Langpu, controlling the subject and the pace of the chat.

But Lu Zhi stopped the conflict and reigned it back to his topic.

Zhuge Liang: ”Meh, fine. I'll use this channel from now on.”

Lu Zhi: ”And Prime Minister, his majesty sent words that you should refrain from making any risky moves. He understands that you want the best for our country, but your methods and cultures are too new to the local population and our officers! Slow down and teach us what you're thinking, so we can adapt to the changes!”

Te Langpu: ”Bah. Do I have to teach all of you again?”

Lu Zhi: ”Yes! Your 'Real Estate' project is still questionable even to his majesty. We need a thorough explanation and economic class why we should follow through with your current project. Jeez!”

Lu Zhi: ”Wang Yun!! You're next!!”

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Zhen Yi and Wang Yun were reading the clan chat while sweating bullets. When they reread the section where Lu Zhi ordered Lu Bu to hunt for Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, they were panicked.

”How did they know!?” Zhen Yi was baffled, ”I remember that I weeded out all agents from Ye and Julu. How did they find out about both of you!?”

Zhen Yi looked at Sun Ce and Zhou Yu, who were cultivating at the corner of his office.

”Had you gone out recently? Lu Zhi has already found out about you two!”

Zhou Yu opened his eyes after a long meditation. His four angel wings fluttered behind his back, while another soul was floating around Sun Ce, protecting his brother from any potential spying soul.

The five-wing angel woke up.

”Tell me about the commotion.”

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Wang Yun and Zhen Yi spent 10 minutes recounting everything that had happened in the clan chat during these few days, including Dong Bai's attempts to reach out to Tong.

”I think they found us because of your greediness, Governor Zhen. From your words, Lu Zhi made this move because he suspected Te Langpu's motive, and you got caught in this mess.”