The Wind Blows From Longxi (Feng Qi Long Xi / 风起陇西 )

Clerk Feng,

are you saying

it doesn't have to be

a real invasion by Wu?

As long as Chengdu receives such news,

with Prime Minister away,

His Majesty

will order General

to take care of it?

Yes.

Absolutely.

In that case,

I can move

the provisions

to the front against Wu

in the name of the upcoming war,

stealing the firewood from under their pot.

That's an act of treason!

Please hear me out, sir.

This is the third step of the plan.

Sir,

your wisdom and leadership

are unrivaled.

Without supplies,

even a strategist like Prime Minister

won't be able to do much.

The Northern Expedition

won't go anywhere,

let alone succeed.

Prime Minister

turns a blind eye to Wu

but insists on battling in the north

at the cost of innocent lives.

Master,

after this,

your political ambition

will be realized.

Clerk Feng,

you'll be rewarded the most

for our success.

I'll go through fire and water

for you,

General!

Chief Xun,

you need to eat.

Other than Gu Zheng,

Gao Tangbing, as Zhulong, must've had other help

to communicate with Wei.

That's why they had to silence him quickly.

With that being said,

even if someone was there to kill him,

he'd definitely put up a fight.

That day, when I interrogated him without you,

he confessed how he killed Li Miao.

Take a look.

Once frozen,

you'll be hit

for sure.

I know

I'm making a mistake

by jumping to the conclusion

before finding the evidence.

Judging from your tone,

Chief,

are you suspecting

Clerk Feng?

He's too suspicious!

Think about it.

Who could

kill Gao Tangbing in the Agency silently

except for him?

The way Gao Tangbing died

reminds me of Li Miao's murder,

which was also

Feng Ying's idea.

Gao Tangbing didn't know he'd be next.

Now, I start to feel bad for him.

By the way,

when I talked to Feng Ying earlier today,

I noticed some dirt

on his sleeve

which could be from the wall in the cell,

but I'm not sure of it.

I'll go inside and check again.

Thanks.

Be very careful.

I will.

Feng Ying's deadly trap

will finish Prime Minister.

Take that as his way

to thank me for saving his life.

He was held accountable

for Zhulong's case

and he would've

ended up like Ma Su.

I was surprised

when you vouched for him.

Turns out

it's all worth it.

But he can't be trusted.

Don't lower your guard.

He's having no mercy

on Prime Minister

regardless of

their past.

It's to our advantage, though.

Once Zhuge Liang's force sets out,

we can take action in Jiangzhou.

Yes, sir. I'll go there to take care of it.

No, you stay in Nanzheng

to take the third step.

Yes, sir.

Good day, Clerk.

Chen Gong.

Yes, sir.

Look,

you're General's disciple

and his old acquaintance's son.

I'll have to rely on you in the future.

You're flattering me, sir.

Your plan

is the key to our success.

The court in Chengdu

will see new faces soon.

I'm going to need your help

to gain a foothold.

Chen Gong, you're wonderful,

but too tactful.

I'll try not to be.

Clerk Feng.

Clerk Feng,

it's Pei Xu.

Chief Xun!

Look!

Do you remember

the wood plank that killed Gao Tangbing is chipped?

I found this on Clerk Feng's sleeve.

It proves

that he was in Gao Tangbing's cell.

But it's illegally obtained

and can no longer be used as evidence.

Now, we know it was him.

We can keep digging.

That fox

will give himself away eventually.

Right.

I'll talk to Chen Gong

about it.

Sure.

According to Liang Jian of Intelligence Agency,

Zhuge Liang has been allowed to leave.

His troop will soon arrive in Hanzhong

while we're busy battling Wu.

Sima Yi will keep Wu at bay,

but our defense along Mount Qi is weak.

Once Feng Ying steps down

and Chen Gong takes his place,

we'll know every move

of the Shu Army.

No need to worry about them.

How many members are left in Wuxian Sect?

About 4,000.

Despite heavy causalities,

we're deeply rooted in Hanzhong

after being here for more than 30 years.

Once the Wei troops arrive,

we'll be ready

to join the battle.

Good.

I need you to return to Hanzhong.

No problem.

Chen Gong is determined to get rid of Feng Ying,

but his sworn brother,

Xun Xu, in the Agency,

won't let Gao Tangbing's death go.

As long as he's there,

Chen Gong can be compromised.

He also

destroyed Wuxian Sect.

Chen Gong is too important to our strategy.

We can't take any risks.

Go to Nanzheng

and tell Chen Gong to kill Xun Xu.

Why him

as he's too close to Xun Xu

and too important to us?

He needs to take this step.

Poison on these three golden arrows

is highly toxic and it'll kill instantly.

Yes, sir.

I won't let you down.

Xun Xu?

Come on in.

What's up?

Do you need anything?

Can't I just check up on you?

I need

someone to talk to.

Sure. I'm listening.

Guess what I'm thinking of lately.