The lights in the secret room were very dim, and Mrs. Hua Qing's expression was also very dim. She looked at Han Bin's eyes and continued: "At first, I only thought he wanted to develop his power in the court and lay the foundation for the ascension of the great treasure in the future, but... but not long after, he told me a secret...!"

"What's the secret?"

"He claimed that his mother was killed by Concubine Xiao, and in order to avenge his mother, he practiced martial arts hard and found a quick evil skill. Once he practiced, he became possessed and injured his internal organs. His life was not long-term." Mrs. Hua Qing said slowly: "Before his death, his greatest wish was to avenge the revenge of killing his mother and get rid of the Xiao clan!"

When Han Bin heard this, he understood something and asked, "Is it... that General Xiao's death is related to the prince?" He paused and said in confusion: "But you just said that General Xiao's death was a conspiracy set up by my father... The more I listened, the more confused I became!"

"Listen to me," said Mrs. Hua Qing: "The biggest obstacle for the prince to get rid of the Xiao clan is naturally Xiao Huaiyu, but with his strength, it is impossible to kill Xiao Huaiyu... Xiao Huaiyu is a famous general in the world, with his martial arts superb skills, and he has 100,000 soldiers in his hand. Almost no one in the world can kill him!"

Han Bin nodded slightly: "Yes, it's undoubtedly a fool to kill General Xiao!"

"So the prince must find a partner to work together to get rid of Xiao Huaiyu." Mrs. Hua Qing said: "And his real purpose of getting close to me is to find that partner!"

"Who is it?" Han Bin frowned and said, "Who can he find using you?" Suddenly he understood something and said, "Will he not contact you Qingguo secretly?"

Mrs. Hua Qing nodded slightly and sighed quietly: "That's true. In order to kill Xiao Huaiyu, he wanted to join the network through me and Qingguo, because he understood that if there were still people in the world who could kill Xiao Huaiyu, there would be only two people!"

"Is it...Shang Zhongli?" Han Bin's face showed shock.

He is naturally not a stupid person. Xiao Huaiyu's famous generals in the world. If someone really can kill him, he can only be a famous general. Looking at the famous generals in the world, the only ones who have the ability to compete with Xiao Huaiyu are Shang Zhongli and Sima Qingtian.

Mrs. Hua Qing said: "Yes, one is the saint general Shang Zhongli, and the other is Sima Qingtian of Wei. He wants to work together to get rid of Xiao Huaiyu through me!"

"Then... did you promise him?"

Mrs. Hua Qing said miserably: "At that time, I was already obsessed with it. No matter what he said, I...I will do it for him..., am I...I am a very despicable woman?"

"You are not allowed to talk nonsense!" Han Bin immediately said: "This is a valuation of affection and friendship. I don't allow you to harm yourself anymore..."

When Mrs. Hua Qing heard this, she finally showed a smile. After pondering for a while, she continued: "Actually, there were spies sent by Qing State in my mansion many years ago, and the news of Yan State was sent to Qing State. The prince forced me to contact Qing State. I... I couldn't resist him in the end and helped him connect with Qing State. Qing State also responded quickly and was willing to cooperate with him..." Speaking of this, she smiled bitterly: "The prince took the initiative to find Qing State people to join forces. How could the Qing State people not be happy? Although the prince wanted to kill Xiao Huaiyu, the Qing State people wanted to take Xiao Huaiyu's life even more...!"

Han Bin clenched his fists and said, "He is the prince of Yan, but he betrayed me the entire Dayan and conspired with the Qing people to kill General Xiao. This... is really selfish!" He asked, "Is he in contact with Shang Zhongli?"

"It's not Shang Zhongli, but the Empress of Qing State... Now the Empress Dowager of Qing State!" Mrs. Hua Qing said calmly: "In recent years, the biggest party in Qing State is the Hou Party. Almost all the government is the Hou Party, and the government is under the Hou Party. Even the spy here and the member of the Hou Party, so... he was prepared to contact Shang Zhongli at first, but in the end he joined forces with Qing Hou..."

"General Xiao was killed. Could it be that they joined forces?" Han Bin frowned and said, "But how did Shang Zhongli and Sima Qingtian get involved?"

"Xiao Huaiyu is not an ordinary person, it is not easy to kill him." Mrs. Hua Qing sighed: "They discussed with each other and planned for more than a year, but they have not found any opportunity."

"General Xiao's hand is 100,000 soldiers. Even if Shang Zhongli's martial arts skills are high, he will never have the chance to kill General Xiao!" Han Bin obviously had some awe of Xiao Huaiyu.

"That's true!" Mrs. Hua Qing nodded and said, "So they knew that if they wanted to take Xiao Huaiyu's life, they would first lure Xiao Huaiyu out of the military camp and let Xiao Huaiyu be alone. In this way, they might have the chance to start." After a pause, he said, "But Xiao Huaiyu is a general in the northwest, with extraordinary wisdom. He naturally knew that he was not alone, but was responsible for the rise and fall of a country. Therefore, even if his martial arts cultivation reached the peak level, he would not take risks easily, and he would not be alone easily... So it is really difficult to find an opportunity!"

"Since you said General Xiao is dead, they must have found the opportunity." Han Bin said: "How did you find the opportunity?"

Mrs. Hua Qing said: "Actually, the specific plan is the plan of the prince and the queen. I don't know many things between them. However, last year, the prince suddenly had to go to the north for a tour of the north, so I knew something was abnormal. I found an opportunity and looked through his letters while he was drunk for a night. Only then did I realize that he was going to use himself as bait to lure Xiao Huaiyu into the bait!"

"Make your own bait?" Han Bin was puzzled.

"According to the plan set out in the letter, the prince would go to the northwest and deliberately disappear, secretly go to the Qing army camp to meet Shang Zhongli. Then he pretended to be captured by Shang Zhongli, and went to Tianya Peak to inform Xiao Huaiyu with letters... They knew that Xiao Huaiyu was loyal and righteous. If they knew that the prince was captured, they would definitely go to rescue him, and they set up a trap and waited for Xiao Huaiyu to take the bait...!"

Han Bin thought for a while and said, "I seem to have heard of this Tianya Peak. It is said that it is the highest peak in the world. There is no way to climb it. It is extremely dangerous. Ordinary people feel timid. Even ordinary warriors are said to be unable to climb Tianya Peak. I also heard that if you can climb Tianya Peak, you must be a person whose martial arts cultivation level reaches its peak..."

Mrs. Hua Qing nodded slightly and said, "You are right. Only the top martial arts powerhouses in Tianya Peak can reach the peak. Because of this, they can put Xiao Huaiyu in the realm of being alone. Only in this way can they get the opportunity to kill Xiao Huaiyu!"

Han Bin pondered for a moment before saying, "In this way, the prince and Qinghou planned it, and Qinghou discussed secretly with Shang Zhongli there, and then set up this situation... But I have also heard some news that the Hou Party of Qing State and the Qing State military represented by Shang Zhongli are incompatible, and Qinghou and Shang Zhongli have a very bad relationship. Can they... also join forces?"

"Although they had a bad relationship in Qing State, they would naturally join forces with the opportunity to kill Xiao Huaiyu." Mrs. Hua Qing sighed: "Even if Shang Zhongli knew that Qing Hou was taking advantage of him to fight, he still agreed. Qing State can support it until today, and is related to Shang Zhongli. If there were no Shang Zhongli, Qing State... Qing State would probably not exist for a long time. Shang Zhongli is old and he fought all his life. It is said that he had suffered several serious injuries when he was young, but they all survived the disaster. After he was old, the old injuries at the beginning are very likely to start to attack... No matter what, he would be worried about how Qing State will survive after his death. Sima Qingtian in the west and Xiao Huaiyu in the south... If these two people do not die, no one can resist the two people no matter who takes action after Shang Zhongli's death, so if these two people do not die, Shang Zhongli will not die...!"

"But even if he kills General Xiao and keeps Sima Qingtian, Qingguo will not still be threatened by the Western Wei?" Although Han Bin is not stupid, he began to get confused when it comes to political issues.

"Idiot, why don't you think about it? If General Xiao is killed, your Yan State will also be in crisis. In this way, you must join forces with Qing State so that you can resist Sima Qingtian's attack." Mrs. Hua Qing sighed: "If Xiao Huaiyu is not dead, Qing State will either be destroyed by the Western Wei Dynasty or be destroyed by your Eastern Yan. But once Xiao Huaiyu is killed, even if Sima Qingtian is still alive, Yan State will definitely join forces with Qing State to control Wei. Therefore, as long as you can kill Xiao Huaiyu, it will only be of great benefit to Qing State without any harm. Shang Zhongli understands this, how could he not try it alone...!" His eyes turned and he said: "And... since they set up a trap, they are naturally extremely confident. Even if Shang Zhongli cannot win, they still have the final killer..."

"I understand, you mean the prince!" Han Bin understood this time: "Even if General Xiao defeated Shang Zhongli, both sides would definitely be injured in the end. General Xiao would never be wary of the prince, and the prince would have a chance to kill suddenly...!" Speaking of this, Han Bin showed a cold look: "Their methods are really vicious..."

"That's all I knew before." Mrs. Hua Qing smiled bitterly: "I know that the prince's trip to the northwest is of great importance, so I also sent someone to find out the news. Later, the Su family in Beijing rebelled, and I guessed that this must be the prince's plan. He went to the northwest and it was very likely that after killing Xiao Huaiyu, he took the opportunity to seize military power. Then he joined forces with the Su family to start a massacre and eliminate the forces of the major families in one fell swoop... But then it was your brother Han Mo who led the troops back to Beijing, and he led the Northwest Army. I felt that something happened in the Northwest...!"

"You mean, Xiao Wu was involved in the plan?" Han Bin frowned.

"He may not have participated, but he must have seen through the plan, otherwise the military power in the northwest would not have fallen into his hands." Mrs. Hua Qing said: "And since then, Xiao Huaiyu, Shang Zhongli and the prince have all lost news, so it must be a little bit of good fortune. At first I didn't know that Sima Qingtian was also involved, but later I heard the news ahead. During the battle in the Nanyang Plain, the commander of the Wei army was Xue Poye, and Sima Qingtian was gone...!" He stared at Han Bin's eyes and said: "You must know that Sima Qingtian is a famous general in the world. Although Han Mo was young and heroic, if Sima Qingtian was not dead, he might not be able to regain Nanyang Pass, and it would be even more impossible to defeat the Wei army..."

Han Bin said: "How did Sima Qingtian get involved?"
Chapter completed!