Chapter 54: A man remains young until he dies

Emperor Ming Yuan ran away!

Just two days before King Su's army attacked the capital, Emperor Ming Yuan ran away with the remaining troops in the capital.

Accompanying him were a group of corrupt officials who were tied to Emperor Ming Yuan, as well as Queen Yuwen Piaoxu.

So much so that when King Su's army arrived, they didn't encounter any decent resistance at all and just broke through the city.

King Su was very capable and took complete control of the capital in just two days.

Now the people in the city have returned to normal life order, but there are more soldiers patrolling the streets.

Zhao Mu walked on the street and could see that King Su's army was well disciplined.

The soldiers patrolling the streets just kept patrolling back and forth and did not do anything to disturb the residents.

The people around them did not feel as afraid of the patrolling soldiers, and everything seemed relatively calm and peaceful.

"It seems that Prince Su is indeed more suitable to be emperor than Emperor Ming Yuan."

Zhao Mu smiled slightly and found a teahouse to sit down: "Boss, make a pot of the best tea in your store."

"Okay, sir, please wait a moment!"

The shopkeeper greeted me warmly, and the waiter soon brought the tea.

"Your Majesty, please take your time."

"good!"

Zhao Mu picked up the teacup and sipped lightly.

Suddenly, a middle-aged man with a thin body, who seemed to be frail, walked up to the table.

"Brother, can we share a table?"

"There are still empty tables in the teahouse, why do you have to come to my place to join in the fun?" Zhao Mu asked without raising his head.

"Haha, brother, your table is in a good position and you can see the scenery outside the window. How about this, how about I treat you to tea today?"

"Thank you very much, please."

Zhao Mu raised his hand to signal, and the middle-aged man sat down with a smile.

Some of the guests in the teahouse glanced here, but no one felt anything unusual about these two people.

But as soon as the middle-aged man sat down, he greeted in a low voice: "I have met the Lord."

Yes, this middle-aged man is Wei Hu.

Zhao Mu was not surprised at all and kept looking out the window.

"It's very good. You have actually broken through to the innate realm. It seems that you have practiced very hard in the past few years."

"It all depends on the guidance of the Lord. Without the cultivation experience given by the Lord, it would be impossible for my subordinates to break through the innateness."

Wei Hu said in a respectful tone.

"Be natural, I don't want to attract attention."

"Yes, Lord."

"By the way, is there any news about Zhou Yue?"

"Our people have received the news. After Miss Zhou left the capital, she followed the direction of Duke Wei's return to the capital and traced it all the way. Now she has arrived in Qingzhou City."

"Well, this is indeed the best way. After all, the cause of Zhan Xiong's death is unknown. If someone really poisoned him secretly, no one knows where exactly it was done. By working backwards this way, we might be able to find clues."

Zhao Mu nodded and said: "Send the order and ask our people to pay attention to Zhou Yue at all times. If there is anything unusual, report it to me immediately."

"Yes, Lord."

Wei Hu replied.

At this time, a table of guests next to him suddenly talked about Emperor Ming Yuan's escape.

"Have you heard that when Emperor Ming Yuan fled two days ago, he even evacuated the brothel in the palace?"

"Why, does he want to continue visiting brothels on the way to escape? He is really a fool."

"Hmph, he is a fool to begin with. What ridiculous things can't he do?"

Zhao Mu was surprised when he heard this, and asked in a low voice: "What is the brothel they are talking about? Why is there a brothel in the palace?"

Wei Hu had a weird look on his face, and he didn't know whether it was ridicule or funny, and said: "This matter has to start from half a year ago."

"At that time, Emperor Ming Yuan had just regained power, but he returned to his ignorant and ignorant manner. He ignored the government affairs every day and just changed his tricks to have fun."

"Once when he was out of the palace in casual clothes, he saw a brothel with hook bars on the street, and went in on a whim. After that time, he fell in love with the feeling of visiting a brothel, and later went there quietly several times."

"But he is the emperor after all, and it is not convenient to leave the palace after all. So in order to visit the brothel every day, he simply converted a palace in the palace into a brothel style."

"Then he asked people to select many beauties from the Jiaofang Division and put them in, and he started visiting brothels every day."

"The news spread from the palace at that time, causing an uproar throughout the city. Everyone said that if such a person does not lose his throne, it will be God's fault."

With Wei Hu's calm personality, he hated Emperor Ming Yuan so much at this moment.

He continued: "What's even more ridiculous is that two days ago, Emperor Mingyuan knew that King Su's army was about to attack the capital. Emperor Mingyuan was so frightened that he had no intention of resisting, so he hurriedly ran away with his ministers and troops."

"But you said you were all running for your life. Shouldn't you throw away all the useless things? But the faint king actually ordered people to take away all the women in the brothel."

"Even the furniture and furnishings inside were moved away as soon as he could. It is said that after escaping to a safe place, he would build another brothel. This kind of person is simply..."

What exactly?

He is simply the best among the faint kings!

Zhao Mu couldn't laugh or cry, and suddenly he admired Emperor Ming Yuan in his heart.

This is called carpe diem, and "a man will remain a boy until he dies"!

The throne is almost lost!

My life is almost gone!

There are still soldiers chasing after you, but you still want to have fun?

Any other person might not be able to do such a weird thing.

And Zhao Mu is really curious, Emperor Ming Yuan is inhumane, why not visit a ghost brothel?

If you can't move even if you look at it, won't it block your heart?

I really can't understand the thoughts of that eunuch and the emperor!

Zhao Mu shook his head and asked, "And Yuwen Piaoxu, how is she doing now?"

"not too good."

Wei Hu frowned and said, "Because the Queen was listed as the Demon Queen in the banner of King Su's army, so the whole world has been scolding her recently."

"In addition, the group of corrupt officials who are running away with Emperor Ming Yuan already hate the queen. Now that the name of the Demon Queen has become popular, they have even more reason to take action."

"My subordinates have just received news that in order to stabilize the morale of the army, Emperor Ming Yuan has been constantly promoting the Queen as the Demon Queen. He also explained that Emperor Yuan's ridiculous behavior in the past was all secretly instigated by the Queen. Now the army there hates the Queen. It’s bone-deep.”

"My subordinates estimate that in a few days, in order to stabilize the morale of the army, the Queen will be killed in public to sacrifice the flag."

"It's really unscrupulous."

Zhao Mu sneered and said: "It seems that I have to rush there as soon as possible, lest Yuwen Piaoxu is really killed and I can't explain to that girl Zhou Yue."

"Lord, when will you leave?"

"I'm going to visit Prince Su later, and then I'll leave. You're still staying in the capital, and let me know if there's any news."

"Yes, my lord, I understand."

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