If I Were the King of Huainan

"An opportunity arose when His Majesty knew that the King of Huainan posed a deadly threat and wanted to eliminate King of Huainan, while the King of Huainan was completely unprepared!"

Zhang Xuezhou's experiences in this world can undoubtedly serve as a sample, thus providing a reference for himself in the real world.

He wasn't completely split in personality at the moment, because his different experiences in both worlds were all for the same goal, even things involving conflicts of magic had a general similarity.

While it seemed that he and Dong Zhongshu were plotting how to target the King of Huainan, Zhang Xuezhou was also drawing on experience to find a way to target Huang Daoxian.

Just like his counterpart in this world, Zhang Xuezhou also hides behind the scenes in the real world.

But once they collide, they will inevitably face a life-or-death situation.

There is no difference between how to deal with the King of Huainan and how to deal with Huang Daoxian.

Zhang Xuezhou and his associates are now sharpening their knives, having already drawn in numerous members of the sequence committee, making the execution of Huang Daoxian almost imminent.

However, unlike their targeting of the King of Huainan, Huang Daoxian in the real world is just as thoroughly hidden as they are, and Zhang Xuezhou and his group have yet to find him.

"Luo Zhong, Huang Daoxian, and me?"

"Your Majesty, the King of Huainan, Dong Zhongshu, and me?"

"Emperor Jing, the King of Liang, the King of Huainan, and myself"

Zhang Xuezhou continuously made judgments and sought similarities to gain relevant experience for reference.

In these battles of skill and strategy, Zhang Xuezhou may have been a key player, a participant, or a spectator.

His identity is different, and the role he needs to play and the tasks he needs to perform are also different.

If any one step is successfully completed, it becomes possible to solve many of his problems.

"If the King of Huainan wants to win, how can he find us and thus thwart our actions against him from behind?"

The real-life Huang Daoxian was difficult to find, and Zhang Xuezhou pondered for a long time. After bidding farewell to Zhang Cigong, he continued to have related discussions with Dong Zhongshu.

"The King of Huainan? What are you thinking?" Dong Zhongshu asked curiously. "We can't expect him to win; we must figure out how to make him lose. He currently holds a huge advantage, and there are very few people qualified to target him!"

"I'm just asking," Zhang Xuezhou said. "It's easier to figure out a countermeasure if you put yourself in the other party's shoes!"

"What you say isn't without merit!"

Dong Zhongshu remained silent for a few seconds before slowly and deliberately giving his reply.

"First, the King of Huainan must remove all protective treasures from His Majesty's body to ensure his victory in the contest of magical arts, lest he fail at the last moment," Dong Zhongshu said after thinking for a moment. "Second, the King of Huainan must find out that His Majesty has cultivated a magical body, so as to defeat His Majesty silently."

"This is indeed his plan. How will he execute it?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"The treasures protecting Your Majesty can be removed by those close to you, or information can be obtained through insiders, thus enabling theft and sabotage," Dong Zhongshu said. "And secondly, the King of Huainan possesses extremely high levels of magical abilities; he can perform rituals at the altar to gain insight into Your Majesty's magical cultivation!"

"If Your Majesty does not practice magic, wouldn't this be just as effective in breaking the King of Huainan's scheme?"

"His Majesty lacks the protection of the nation 'King of Huainan fortune, which not only makes it difficult for him to advance his cultivation to a high level, but he may also suffer from the schemes of the Prince of Huainan, leading to unrest and difficulty in controlling the court. If he doesn't cultivate the art of destiny, he can't target the King of Huainan; if he does cultivate the art, he will be targeted by the King of Huainan. Compared to a hopeless defeat, he can only choose to resist, and he can only choose to cultivate the art of destiny!"

Dong Zhongshu frowned slightly, feeling that he might have missed some things while he was not in Chang'an City.

Given the advantages of the King of Huainan, it was indeed possible that the other side would have been able to move into Chang'an City in the past few years, instead of delaying until now and still residing in Huainan.

"That's roughly the situation with His Majesty. If we target the King of Huainan, and he realizes his plans have been disrupted, how will he find us and then target us again?" Zhang Xuezhou asked. "Unlike His Majesty, we're not in the open. He can't use rituals or other methods to probe us directly. How will he find us then?"

"This..."

Nobody has "I've cultivated cultivation techniques" written on their forehead. Not to mention Dong Zhongshu couldn't see this, even if the King of Huainan were face to face with them, he might not be able to tell. It's only when they are dealing with such issues that they can judge the cultivation status of the people involved through their behavior.

They need to target the King of Huainan, and the King of Huainan will inevitably react and retaliate after being targeted.

Ordinary people cannot target the King of Huainan; they return empty-handed before even using any means. However, those with high political fortune or those who have cultivated fortune-telling techniques possess a certain ability to target him.

Those with high political fortune can be eliminated through means such as winning them over or suppressing them. However, the involvement of practitioners of fortune-telling techniques like Dong Zhongshu hiding behind the scenes makes this a more difficult matter to handle.

The Great Han Dynasty was not only about the new emperor practicing magic, nor was it only Dong Zhongshu and Zhang Xuezhou who possessed the ability to use magic; it must have also involved members of the royal family, feudal lords, and others.

The matter Zhang Xuezhou mentioned was not something the King of Huainan would have to deal with in the future, but rather something that the other party had to prepare in advance should the King of Huainan harbor any thoughts of resistance or rebellion.

"He needs someone who can accurately judge the relevant techniques," Dong Zhongshu said in a low voice.

"Who has that kind of judgment?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"I don't know who has it, but he wants to be stationed in Chang'an City, so he needs this kind of ability," Dong Zhongshu said. "Perhaps it's him himself!"

"He couldn't possibly have it!"

Zhang Xuezhou waved his hand, indicating that the King of Huainan did not have such ability. After all, even he had not seen through the King of Huainan back then, so he did not possess the ability to see through the magic of fate.

"Then it must be someone else," Dong Zhongshu said.

"What kind of ability is this?"

"Aura of destiny!"

Dong Zhongshu pointed to his eyes, indicating that it wasn't just him; Zhang Xuezhou was also a latecomer to the field and didn't possess the relevant talent or ability.

Some people possess the relevant talent, which allows them to distinguish who has cultivated the art of luck and who does not.

If such people come to Chang'an City to investigate, the troublesome spies can be screened out and secretly killed by the King of Huainan through a battle of wits.

"Is talent the only thing that can be acquired?" Zhang Xuezhou frowned and asked, "Can it be achieved through hard work?"

"It can only be innate; it's impossible to develop such talent later in life," Dong Zhongshu said, shaking his head.

"Could the King of Huainan be so accurate in detecting other people's talents?"

"Perhaps he got lucky, or perhaps he kept having people try it, which is how he acquired the skills—who knows!"

Dong Zhongshu guessed, which made Zhang Xuezhou feel slightly heavy-hearted.

The reason he used the King of Huainan as a pretext was to expose Huang Daoxian through the Prince of King of Huainan's case.

"If it weren't for good luck, what would the King of Huainan have to offer to make people keep trying?" Zhang Xuezhou asked. "The more people in Huainan who practice fate-telling, even if their strength is low, the more likely it is to have an impact on him!"

"Perhaps it could be driven by the Tomb Classic?" Dong Zhongshu said meaningfully, "The Tomb Classic is a one-time wish; even if it causes some trouble, it won't cause much!"

"The Book of Tombs"

"If I were the King of Huainan, to prevent any potential rebellion or to ensure His Majesty's safety, I would likely instruct every retainer to cultivate the Tomb Classic, and also subtly suggest that they pray for the awakening of their innate talent of 'Qi Luck Eye'," Dong Zhongshu said. "Anyone who achieves something would be included in the ranks of high-ranking retainers, and could be readily available for my use..."

As Dong Zhongshu took on the role of the King of Huainan and continued his narration, his expression grew increasingly grim.

Many years ago, they obtained the "Tomb Classic" in the Jiazi Room of Wenying Pavilion, thus fulfilling some of their wishes.

Perhaps the King of Huainan had made corresponding preparations long ago.

Jin Chang mentioned that he regretted cultivating the "Grave Scripture," and the probability of such a group-driven event is almost over 90%, which also likely led to the emergence of cultivators with the ability to sense fate.