Chapter 168 The Emperor's Thoughts!

In just a short time, Lu Xiucai had poured tea for Lou Zhixian, and his movements were not as quick as usual.

Lou Zhixian, on the other hand, held Li Dazui's hand and talked about his family affairs.

Everyone in Qixia Town knew that Lou Zhixian was Li Dazui's uncle, but everyone also knew how much Lou Zhixian looked down on Li Dazui, so they didn't take it seriously.

But today is different. With the arrival of Lou Zhixian, everyone along the way knows about the elimination of demons at Tongfu Inn.

This is not a trivial matter, and may even affect the official fortune of Lou Zhixian. At this moment, Li Dazui is no different from Lou Zhixian's nephew.

The two chatted happily, like a long-lost father and son, until Tong Xiangyu's appearance broke the atmosphere.

Tong Xiangyu had already changed into decent clothes, and took Guo Furong downstairs, and walked to Lou Zhixian to say hello. Lou Zhixian finally put down Li Dazui's hand and held Tong Xiangyu's hand instead...

"Shopkeeper Tong is smart and smart, and all the guys under him are talented people. With talents like you, Qixia Town can only get better and better!"

Lou Zhixian began to express condolences to everyone in the tone of a leader, which was part of the process. After finishing his speech, he began to give everyone rewards on behalf of the current emperor.

Everyone knelt down.

Tong Xiangyu seemed to remember something and said quickly: "There is another person in the backyard."

Lou Zhixian was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said, "Then call him quickly. This is a big deal. If you miss it, you will regret it for the rest of your life."

Tong Xiangyu was about to stand up, but was held back by Guo Furong. She shook her head and said, "Don't waste time, my senior brother won't come. This is what he hates most since he was a child!"

"How can this work?!" Tong Xiangyu said excitedly: "Ordinary people will never be able to get a reward in their lifetime. It's a rare opportunity!"

"I have a lot of similar things at home." Guo Furong stood up, feeling a little bored, and complained: "When I was young, my father often spanked me with things like this, and I couldn't hide in time. Don’t want it.”

Lou Zhixian is an old official in the officialdom. From Guo Furong's demeanor, he could tell that the other party was not lying, so he asked curiously: "Who is your father?"

Guo Furong revealed Guo Juxia's name openly.

Anyway, this adventure in the world is over, and there is no need to hide it anymore.

With Six Doors' intelligence capabilities, Guo Juxia must have known about last night's events earlier than Lou Zhixian. Guo Furong felt that he might be on his way here now.

After Guo Furong announced her home, the inn fell into a brief silence, and then the sound of gasping for air kept appearing.

Even the calm Lou Zhixian couldn't help but change his expression.

I thought the other party might have some background, but I didn’t expect the background to be so strong!

Lou Zhixian rolled his eyes and laughed loudly: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. It turns out that you are Guo Juxia's beloved daughter. In fact, I have long heard that Guo Juxia has a daughter who is as beautiful as a flower. When I saw her today, her reputation is indeed well-deserved."

A smile appeared on Guo Furong's face, she was always happy when others praised her.

Lao Xing looked at Lou Zhixian as if he were looking at an idol. In just such a short time, he learned how to get promoted.

Compared with Lou Zhixian, his ability to flatter people is nothing compared to that of Lou Zhixian.

To be able to lick the target so comfortably in such a short period of time can only be said that Lou Zhixian is very experienced.

"You can take this reward. I'll forget about it. I feel uncomfortable taking the things belonging to the Divine Catcher."

Guo Furong refused again.

Thinking of the incompatible relationship between the Six Gates and the Divine Catcher, Lou Zhixian immediately understood and gave the reward to Tong Xiangyu and others.

At this moment, several people can be regarded as the ancestors of Guangzongyao.

Not only Bai Zhantang needed this thing, but also for Lu Xiucai, with the reward order in hand, even if his imperial examination results were average, he could still be an official and fulfill the high hopes placed on him by his ancestors.

At the same time, as Guo Furong expected, Guo Juxia was already on his way to Qixia Town.

Besides him, there were several people on the road.

Raising troops and mobilizing people like this is for no other reason.

It was for the prince Chu Yang.

Beijing.

In the Forbidden City, the Imperial Study Room.

There are three people in the room.

Today's Holy Master is sitting at his desk reading the newspaper about Chu Yang's news, and beside him stand two powerful eunuchs.

Cao Zhengchun, the governor of the East Factory, and Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch Bingbi, the Superintendent of Ceremonies.

"No matter how dissolute he is on weekdays, he is still the prince who was ennobled when my father was in power, and he is my imperial brother!"

"If I don't let him die, he can't die!"

The emperor sitting at the desk was furious and threw the Di newspaper in his hand to the ground!

Such a prince, he almost died at the hands of a demon, and if he told it, it would bring shame to the royal family. How could he not be angry?

Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch and eunuch Bingbi, who was beside the emperor, laughed in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Highness, the Wise King, is used to being ridiculous. Fortunately, the thunder from the sky destroyed the demons. It is a blessing among misfortunes."

"Wise King? Humph!" The emperor seemed to have been touched on a sensitive spot. His face suddenly changed and his eyes were fierce. "Back then, before the crown prince was appointed, my father impatiently named him the Wise King. Haha, what a good one. Wise King! This is my father’s title when he was young.”

"This shows what my father had in mind back then. If it hadn't been for that sudden illness, it's still unknown where I would have ended up today."

Seeing that the emperor was in a bad mood, Wei Zhongxian quickly began to flatter him, "Your Majesty, why do you need to worry about the past? The wise king is a waste now and poses no threat to you."

Cao Zhengchun raised his eyebrows, glanced at Wei Zhongxian with a dead look, and then immediately lowered his head.

As a result, the next second, the emperor stared at Wei Zhongxian and said coldly: "He is a waste, then what is I, the emperor's brother? What is the father?"

Wei Zhongxian saw that the emperor's voice was getting colder, and immediately knelt on the ground, saying in extreme panic: "It was my servant who spoke out of turn!"

The emperor took a deep breath and instantly returned to his usual calmness, "Go down and receive fifty strokes of the cane. With your body, you should be able to bear it."

"Thank you for your grace!" Wei Zhongxian kowtowed frantically, silently left the imperial study, and obediently went outside to receive the punishment.

Seeing his embarrassed appearance, Cao Zhengchun sneered.

No matter how much the emperor hated, it was his own business, how could it be the turn of a servant to say anything!

Wei Zhongxian was promoted by Cao Zhengchun, but after he became the eunuch in charge of the Imperial Household Department, he ignored Cao Zhengchun and seemed to want to set up his own faction. Cao Zhengchun regarded him as a political enemy.

The more mistakes like today, the better!

"Cao Zhengchun!"

"I'm here!"

"What do you think of my brother's luck?"

"Your Highness is blessed by heaven, but it's a pity that he is in a gambling house."

"Hahaha, the money he lost since he was a child is enough to open hundreds of gambling houses!"

"Your Majesty should persuade Your Highness."

"Forget it! Eating, drinking, whoring and gambling are his lifeblood, and it's useless even if my father comes!"

At this point, Cao Zhengchun's forehead was already covered with cold sweat. He didn't dare to continue the conversation and silently prayed that the topic would just pass.

However, after a short silence, the emperor suddenly spoke, and Cao Zhengchun's heart was pounding with just one sentence.

"Do you think that demon was really killed by the thunderbolt from heaven?"

When Cao Zhengchun retreated from the imperial study, his back was soaked. He looked back at the door in fear and left quickly without looking back.

The entire imperial study was like a beast that was choosing its prey.

Among the civil and military officials, only he and Wei Zhongxian knew the true nature of the current emperor. Even the two marquises that the emperor relied on the most did not know.

Therefore, only when the two of them were alone with each other would Cao Zhengchun be so cautious.

Most people thought that the emperor was cowardly, soft-hearted, and partial to one side. He was worse than a fence-sitter. He supported this person today and that person tomorrow, making the entire court as complicated as a spider web.

But no one realized that so many parties fighting each other did not affect the power in the hands of the emperor at all...

Cao Zhengchun, who returned to the East Factory, still could not get rid of the fear just now. The questions left by the emperor kept echoing in his ears. In fact, he had been responsible for monitoring Chu Yang all these years.

Everyone in the capital knows that His Royal Highness the Virtuous Prince has always been absurd, so what is there to monitor?

After a long time, Cao Zhengchun was too lazy to waste time on him.

Compared with a Virtuous Prince who can't make waves, he has too many important enemies to deal with.

For example, Yu Huatian of the Western Factory and Zheng Dongliu, the commander of the Jinyiwei, are both his mortal enemies.

Not to mention that when the previous emperor was alive, he had a conflict with the Iron-hearted God Marquis of the Hulong Villa, which can be said to have made enemies everywhere.

He himself is in danger, so how can he have time to care about a useless person!

But at this moment, Cao Zhengchun gradually came to his senses. Just now in the imperial study, the emperor was killing a chicken to scare the monkey. Wei Zhongxian was the innocent chicken, and he himself was the object of the emperor's warning.

It was because of the Virtuous Prince!

If you don't do the things I ordered you to do, it's Wei Zhongxian who will be beaten today, and it's you, Cao Zhengchun, who will lose your head tomorrow!

Thinking of this, Cao Zhengchun was sweating profusely and immediately ordered his servants to find the head of the East Factory.

About a cup of tea later.

The dusty Cao Shaoqin came out of the house, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands, and saluted Cao Zhengchun respectfully.

Cao Shaoqin's father was Cao Zhengchun's elder brother. When there was a famine, the Cao family kept the eldest son to carry on the family line and sent the second son to the palace. Unexpectedly, Cao Zhengchun was so successful in the palace.

Seeing Cao Zhengchun's power, the Cao family immediately wanted to curry favor with him, and Cao Zhengchun was also a ruthless person, which gave the family a dilemma. If they wanted to make friends, they had to send the only seedling of the Cao family to the palace to accompany them.

And this family was also ruthless. Cao Zhengchun's elder brother and father agreed without thinking, so Cao Shaoqin entered the palace when he was very young, and was brought up by Cao Zhengchun and became the head of the East Factory today.

Cao Zhengchun was unreserved about his nephew, and passed on the complete Tiangang Tongzi Gong to him.

Cao Shaoqin was gifted and liked to study swordsmanship. He was extremely ruthless and cruel. With the powerful defense of Tiangang Tongzi Gong, he had no weaknesses in both offense and defense. There were very few people in the two factories and one guard who could beat him.

Ma Jinliang, the big boss of the West Factory, was also good at using swords, and he used two swords. The two of them often fought openly and secretly in private, but Cao Shaoqin was in the upper hand most of the time.

"I wonder what uncle wants to tell Shaoqin?"

"When you go out, you must bring His Royal Highness the Xianwang back to the capital in person. Remember! I said in person!"

"Uncle, why did the Xianwang leave the capital for no reason?"

"I heard that he was deceived by the eldest daughter of the Guo family. That stinky girl kept shouting that she wanted to venture into the world, but her kung fu was not even as good as her father's. If it weren't for her father's face, I would have killed her!"

"Uncle, calm down. Our Dongchang already has enemies on all sides. It would be unwise to make enemies against Guo Bujing again."

"Humph! You don't need to tell me that. Guo is also a smart man. He has never been an enemy of anyone. He is indifferent to emotions and anger. He will do whatever the emperor orders. He is really impeccable..."

"My uncle once said that the most terrifying thing is when an honest person gets angry."

Cao Zhengchun gave instructions for a long time, and was about to wave Cao Shaoqin to retreat. Suddenly a thought flashed in his mind and he asked: "Do you think His Highness the King Xian has hidden something after so many years?"

Cao Shaoqin was stunned for a moment, then shook his head decisively and said: "I have seen His Highness Xian Wang practicing. To be honest, he really doesn't have any talent. In addition, His Highness is naturally lazy. He only practices a few days a month at most. How can he master Jing Tao Palm? It’s already considered a miracle.”

Hearing these words, Cao Zhengchun's heart finally dropped. His whole body was no longer tense, and his tone became casual, "Then go quickly. Remember, no matter who is in the way, bring the wise king back to the capital." It can only be Dongchang!”

"Nephew, I understand!" Cao Shaoqin bowed, turned and left, his coat catching the wind.

As soon as Dongchang moved, Jin Yiwei, his sworn enemy, also moved, and the actions of the two naturally failed to hide from Xichang, who was responsible for supervising them.

For a time, the small capital city became lively and turbulent.

Beizhen Fusi.

In the center of the lobby hangs a plaque with the message "Justice is in the hearts of the people".

Zheng Dongliu put his hands behind his back and was staring at the plaque when a Qian Hu walked in from the door.

"Your Majesty, Commander, Cao Shaoqin and Ma Jinliang have already left the capital. Do we need to send people there as well?"

"Let Zuo Qianhu watch the excitement."

"I'll inform Zuo Qianhu now."

"Wait! Give Li Ge a smile."

"Sir... Brother Li is no longer a Jinyiwei, so it's not a good idea to do this."

"I have the final say on whether Li Gexiao is a Jin Yiwei or not!"

Amidst Zheng Dongliu's roar, the unlucky Qianhu quickly ran out as if his butt was set on fire.

Seven Heroes Town.

Chu Yang slept all day and came out of the back room near evening.

A familiar sound of yelling came from the lobby.

"It's okay to just mess around normally, but this time I almost got someone killed!"

"I tell you, if you are killed by a demon, you will be considered worthy of death, but don't involve other innocent people!"

Harsh words were like sharp swords piercing Guo Furong's heart.

She thought her father would calm her down, but she only heard ridicule and ridicule.

Guo Furong knelt on the ground and cried softly. The people next to her didn't dare to say a word.

The reason why Guo Bujing was so angry was because Guo Furong had involved Chu Yang. If the King Xian died in Qixia Town, it would not be an exaggeration to think that the entire Guo family would be executed.

The only thing that made Guo Bujing feel gratified was that Guo Furong was willing to sacrifice herself at the last moment to save others, which at least did not embarrass him.

And Chu Yang...

He had always looked down upon this uneducated and incompetent King, but after hearing what happened last night, he couldn't help but feel shocked.

Just when Guo Bujing wanted to teach Guo Furong a lesson, Chu Yang was already standing in the lobby, looking at him with a smile.

Guo Bujing was about to salute, but when he saw Chu Yang shaking his head slightly, he immediately changed his movements.

Only the experienced Bai Zhantang noticed this scene and was shocked!

"Oh my god, who is Miss Guo's senior brother?"

"Master, please calm down first and forgive Junior Sister. She already behaved very well last night!"

"If you don't punish her well, she will harm others next time."

"Let's find another way to punish them. What age are we in, and we still resort to corporal punishment."

"You are right, then from today on, I will expel her from the house."

Lao Guo said the cruelest words in the kindest tone, causing Guo Furong to lose her household registration. This was indeed the top punishment for Guo Furong. She looked at Chu Yang with murderous eyes.

Chu Yang shrugged and said with a smile, "You're welcome."

Guo Furong cried louder instantly.

Chu Yang said happily: "Junior sister looks very touched. I think she understands Master's good intentions. Why don't we let her cry for a while and let's go to the second floor to chat."

Lao Guo nodded and took the lead to go upstairs without even looking at Guo Furong.

Chu Yang patted Guo Furong's head, "Don't cry. Your father is scaring you, but don't think about going home for a short time. Find a place to stay for a while."

Guo Furong burst into tears, "If I can't go back home, where else can I go?"

Chu Yang said in surprise: "Aren't you still going to explore the world?"

Guo Furong shook her head quickly, "I won't play anymore. The monster is more terrifying than I thought. Next time we meet, I will really die in the hands of the monster. The monsters that Brother Zhuifeng told me before are not so scary at all, no." A fox is a dog, otherwise there are cats..."

Chu Yang said helplessly: "Then you can just find a place to stay. This inn is not bad. We are all in the same trouble."

"Yes, yes!" Tong Xiangyu took Guo Furong's hand and comforted: "Don't be afraid, just stay here. When your father calms down, you can go back."

"Thank you, shopkeeper!" Guo Furong burst into tears as she felt concerned.

Chu Yang shook his head, turned around and went up to the second floor.

After he left, Bai Zhantang sneaked up to Guo Furong and asked cautiously: "Xiao Guo, who is your senior brother?"

Guo Furong glanced at him with red eyes and replied in confusion: "I don't know, why do you ask?"

Bai Zhantang, who didn't get an answer, laughed dryly and said: "Just asking casually, I feel like your father respects him quite a bit."

"Oh, Zhantang, what are you talking about?" Tong Xiangyu glared at him with reproachful eyes, "I am a master, how can any master in the world treat his disciples with respect?"

Bai Zhantang kept apologizing.

Guo Furong thought this person was a bit strange, but after thinking about it, she did feel this way on weekdays.

On the other side, Guo Bujing was already kneeling on one knee in the room. No matter how hard Chu Yang pulled him, he wouldn't get up.

"My little girl deserves to die. I put the prince in danger of almost death. I am ashamed of myself!"

"Okay, I have nothing to do, so let's forget about it. Later, you can let those people speak in unison and remove Furong from this matter."

"How can this be done? According to Ming Dynasty law, she should be sentenced to death."

"Don't be so jabbering. I am the prince, and you are the prince. I don't need you to teach me how to do things. I'll give you a slope and get off as soon as possible."

If it weren't for this trip, Chu Yang wouldn't know when he would be able to enter the Soul Palace, which was a blessing in disguise.

Besides, Chu Yang didn't believe that Guo Bujing was here to perform a cruel trick just to send his daughter to prison.

They are all thousand-year-old foxes acting like a fairy tale...

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Lao Guo stood up with a grateful look on his face.

"You are the only one in the entire capital who respects me, a idiot prince."

Chu Yang shook his head and laughed.

At this point, the conversation is basically over.

Even Lao Guo, who is the chief arrester of the Six Gates and the instructor of the Forbidden Army, does not dare to continue.

"His Majesty is very worried about something happening to the prince. Dongchang, who is responsible for the prince's safety, will inevitably be reprimanded. I was worried that Cao Zhengchun would vent his anger on the prince, so I personally came to take the prince back to the capital."

Lao Guo's worries were not unreasonable. The emperor only cared that Chu Yang's death outside would bring disgrace to the royal family and might affect his own reputation.

The emperor didn't care whether Chu Yang was missing his arms or legs, or whether he was assassinated on the road and beaten into dementia.

He put so much pressure on Cao Zhengchun, maybe he was deliberately using Cao Zhengchun to make Chu Yang suffer.

"What you said is quite nice. Rather than being responsible for my safety, it's more like monitoring me. Without Dongchang's hard work for so many years, the person sitting on the dragon throne probably wouldn't even be able to eat well."

"After all, in our Lao Zhu family, it is common for brothers to turn against each other and for uncles to bully nephews..."

Chu Yang chuckled, looking amused.

Lao Guo's scalp was numb when he heard this. The wise king in front of him seemed to be a different person. If he had never said this before, it was his normal behavior to be cautious in his words and actions.

"It is said that people's temperament will change drastically after encountering a life-or-death crisis. When I saw him today, it turned out to be true."

Lao Guo tactfully reminded Chu Yang to pay attention to his speech. If he kept talking like this, he would have to run away.

"Please make a trip, but you won't need to take me back to Beijing. I finally got out. I want to walk around and meet a few friends before going back."

Chu Yang politely rejected Lao Guo's kindness.

"I'm afraid it's not up to the prince. The people from Dongchang are probably on their way and will arrive at Qixia Town in the near future. By then, they won't be as easy to talk to as I am."

Lao Guo spoke softly and tried his best to look kind.

"Then wait until they come and I'll make it clear to them before we go on the road."

Chu Yang sat down calmly, picked up the empty teapot on the table, shook it, and said with a smile, "Master, please help me get a cup of tea."

"Your Highness!"

Lao Guo felt that Chu Yang couldn't distinguish the importance, so he immediately grabbed his arm and wanted to take him away from here.

Chu Yang was not pulled up by him as expected, but the force coming from his hands was heavy, giving him the illusion of holding a huge boulder.

Lao Guo usually practiced lifting stone locks weighing ten thousand kilograms. He was very familiar with this weight, so he immediately started to murmur in his heart.

"Your Highness?"

Lao Guo didn't believe in evil and used all his strength to pull Chu Yang up.

Until the veins in his arms popped out, his face turned red, and he exploded with more than 10,000 kilograms of strength, the other party still didn't react at all.

"Go get me a pot of tea."

Chu Yang looked at him with a smile.

Lao Guo suddenly seemed to have encountered something extremely terrifying. He kept stepping back with a look of disbelief on his face.

"That monster...was killed by the prince?"

"Um."

There was a brief silence in the room.

Lao Guo took a deep breath, shook his head and said: "I don't believe that a person's martial arts talent can change so much in a short period of time. The current situation can only show that you have been holding back since a long time ago... "

Chu Yang thought about it for a while and found that it was indeed true from the perspective of others. His behavior even smelled like a rebel, and he couldn't help but feel helpless.

Sure enough.

The next second.

Lao Guo said in a firm tone: "It is impossible for me to rebel against the prince, please give up!"

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