Chapter 170: Blades and sabers! News about Li Xunhuan!

"Hehe, the prince is in a good mood today. If I had known you were so powerful, we wouldn't have been chased and beaten when we went to steal wine."

"It's natural for someone to steal alcohol and be beaten. If you still want to beat someone's owner, isn't it rude and unethical? As a human being, you have to be equal."

"What the prince said is true. Based on this sentence, we have to have a drink."

"I'll drink with you as much as you want, but after you finish drinking, you have to accompany me on the road."

"Where to go?"

"Have fun! I've been holding it in for more than twenty years, and I finally broke out of the cage. I have to make up for the losses I've lost over the years."

"Where did the loss come from? You have enjoyed everything from eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling over the years, and you are almost out of money. I am so envious next to you."

Chu Yang tapped his heart with his hand.

free.

Li Gexiao was silent for a while, then said with a bitter smile: "Your Majesty, I am a useless person. No matter where I go, I will only hold you back."

Chu Yang smiled, "It used to be, but not now..."

Under Li Ge's surprised gaze, Chu Yang stretched out his finger and touched his Rendu and Du's two veins, using his vast true energy to break open the Heavenly Barrier for him again, but the process would be very painful.

His meridians are filled with countless tiny cracks, and the flow of real energy is equivalent to tearing his wound open again.

Li Gexiao kept moaning, his face turned pale, and big beads of sweat fell from his temples.

Afterwards, Chu Yang stuffed two Blood Bodhisattva into his mouth, and then used pure vitality to repair his meridians. Under the influence of the two, Li Gexiao's hidden illness and old injuries were being rapidly healed.

"Your Majesty, are you healing Gexiao?"

"Absolutely not! Your Majesty! Ge Xiao's meridians are like broken porcelain. He cannot withstand any setbacks. Mr. Zheng had already invited a miracle doctor back then, but he still couldn't be cured..."

Zuo Qianhu was a little excited. Just as he was about to step forward, he was stopped by Lao Guo.

Lao Guo shook his head and said, "Don't be impatient. Your Majesty has his own discretion."

How could a person who could lurk carefully under the emperor's nose for so many years be a reckless man?

Not long after, Li Gexiao's complexion gradually became rosy, and his haggard body gradually took on the shadow of the past.

When he opened his eyes again, Li Gexiao's aura was like an unsheathed sword, with its edge sharply displayed, and there was no trace of decadence in his eyes.

"Li Ge smiled and thanked the prince for his kindness, and is willing to die to accompany you!"

Li Gexiao turned over and knelt on the ground. He was about to kowtow, but found that he couldn't do it.

A breeze felt under his forehead.

"Your Majesty?"

Chu Yang pulled him up, patted the dust on his body, and said with a smile: "You and I met each other in times of trouble. We are both friends and confidants, so we won't do this anymore."

"The injury is healed, but you still have to rebuild your true energy from scratch. My few blood bodhisattva pills cannot make up for your shortcomings."

"Don't be anxious about some things, they need to be considered in the long term..."

Li Gexiao understood Chu Yang's intention, which was just to calm down before thinking about how to avenge Jing Ruyi.

Based on their friendship, as long as Li Gexiao made a request, Chu Yang could fly to the capital to kill Yan Song in an instant. But for Li Gexiao, how could the revenge of his wife's death be borrowed from others?

If he couldn't cut off Yan Song's old dog's head with his own hands, Li Gexiao might not be able to rest in peace until he died.

Lao Guo watched the whole process of Chu Yang subduing Li Gexiao, his eyelids jumped suddenly, and the image of His Highness the Xian King's rebellion immediately flashed in his mind.

My scalp felt numb.

Zuo Qianhu didn't think so much, he just laughed and hugged Li Gexiao, truly happy for this good brother.

Li Gexiao also patted his shoulder, "I have to trouble Brother Zuo to help me go back and tell Master."

Zuo Qianhu nodded, "Master Zheng will definitely be happy if he knows. Otherwise, you should tell him personally."

Li Gexiao was silent for a moment, then said: "Brother Zuo, time has passed and it is impossible for me to return to Jinyiwei. Moreover, my life belongs to the prince from today on."

The smile on Zuo Qianhu's face disappeared, leaving only a long and long sigh.

Li Gexiao was right. As long as Yan Song was around, he would not be able to return to Jinyiwei. Otherwise, he would bring endless trouble to Zheng Dongliu and even attract the emperor's hostility.

The power of the Jin Yiwei comes entirely from the emperor's trust. If this trust is lost, the commander will be close to death.

"I met my friends today and beat two dogs. I'm in a pretty good mood. If you want to drink, I'll treat you. If you don't want to drink, just leave."

Chu Yang stretched out and walked into Tongfu Inn without forgetting to remind him, "Remember to take care of the place before you leave."

Lao Guo nodded expressionlessly and took Zuo Qianhu to Qixia Town Yamen.

The most important thing now is to block the news about Chu Yang.

For the stability of the Ming Dynasty, the wise king must remain the wise king before. As for the emperor's reaction, it is another matter.

If you want to lock the news in Qixia Town, you must first communicate with Lou Zhixian, and then call a group of Jinyi guards to deal with it. This kind of thing is their strength.

It is nothing more than scaring the merchants and common people and putting the embroidered spring knife on their necks. They will soon forget what happened today and will never remember it again in their lives.

Li Gexiao went to the second floor to take a shower. When he came out, he looked like a different person. He was originally a handsome man with sharp eyebrows and starry eyes. The years of experience had added some maturity to him, and he fascinated Tong Xiangyu and Guo Furong. His eyes are filled with peach blossoms.

I don't know whether it was because of the feast for the eyes, or because he wanted to curry favor with the prince Chu Yang, but shopkeeper Tong, who was always stingy, asked Li Dazui to prepare a large table of delicious dishes, which the two of them could not finish.

In the end, everyone sat at a table drinking and having fun. With the alcohol emboldening them, they gradually became familiar with Chu Yang.

It was late at night.

Cao Shaoqin rushed back to the capital holding his broken arm and brought bad news to Cao Zhengchun who was full of expectations.

Bad news that could make him confiscate his family and exterminate his clan...

The emperor asked him to monitor the virtuous king for so many years, but he actually became a peerless master under his nose.

How should he report it when things turned out like this?

Report with his own head?

He had just promised His Majesty the Emperor that the virtuous king's martial arts qualifications were terrible.

Thinking of this, Cao Zhengchun felt his eyes go dark and had a premonition of death. The next second, Cao Shaoqin on the side spoke.

"Uncle, let's push this onto Guo Bujing to divert His Majesty's attention."

"Guo Bujing is the master of the virtuous king. He can't be unaware of the virtuous king's background. I think he is deliberately helping the virtuous king to conceal it."

"With Guo Bujing's help, it's understandable that our East Factory was kept in the dark, isn't it?"

"Besides, it was Guo Furong who instigated the virtuous king to leave Beijing this time..."

Hearing this, Cao Zhengchun's eyes lit up, and he felt as if he was alive again.

"Okay! Just do as you say, follow me into the palace immediately, and you must get ahead of Yu Huatian!"

Cao Zhengchun was still a step behind after all. When he entered the palace, Yu Huatian was already standing in the emperor's study, and even Wei Zhongxian was one step ahead of him.

The two had no expression on their faces, but a hint of sarcasm flashed in their eyes.

The emperor was playing with the small ornaments tributed by the vassal states, and didn't care about Cao Zhengchun in front of him at all.

Cao Zhengchun felt bad when he saw this. He cursed the two bitches in his heart, and knelt on the ground without thinking, wailing.

"Your Majesty, you have to make a decision for me!"

Cao Zhengchun's head was banging, and he cried with snot and tears, which made those who heard it sad and those who saw it cried.

His commotion made Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian, and even the emperor was stunned.

"Oh? Who made Cao Duzhu so wronged?"

The emperor put away his cold face and asked with interest.

"Guo Bujing, the chief constable of the Six Gates! He colluded with the virtuous king to deceive the superiors and the subordinates, and deceived the East Factory, and secretly trained the virtuous king into a master!"

"Your Majesty! Guo Bujing is a murderous person!"

Cao Zhengchun followed the plan discussed with Cao Shaoqin and began to cry to the emperor. Whether the emperor believed it or not, he would take off his responsibility first!

Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian looked at each other, and both of them showed contempt on their faces.

Good old Cao, you really know how to bite people!

Everyone in the world knows that Guo disrespects the title of "the greatest hero", and anyone could rebel, except him.

But the virtuous king is the thorn in the emperor's heart. With his suspicious character, even if he doesn't believe Cao Zhengchun's words, he will definitely be afraid in his heart.

"You said that the East Factory doesn't know the martial arts foundation of the virtuous king. Is it Guo Aiqing who is obstructing it?"

The emperor suddenly stood up and smashed the ornaments he was playing with on Cao Zhengchun's forehead. Cao Zhengchun didn't dare to resist with his true energy, and let the emperor smash his head and bleed.

The emperor was furious and said, "How dare you, a dog slave, frame a loyal and good person! Everyone knows that Guo Aiqing is loyal and will never do anything treasonous. How dare you, a dog slave, talk nonsense to exonerate yourself!"

Cao Zhengchun ignored the wound on his head and kowtowed repeatedly, saying with tears in his voice, "Your Majesty, please understand! Without Guo Bujing's help, how could the virtuous king have endured for so many years under your Majesty's nose."

"Even if the virtuous king was not taught by Guo Bujing himself, with Guo Bujing's martial arts skills, how could he not notice the virtuous king's abnormality at all? He was just pretending to be deaf and dumb!"

The emperor turned his head and looked at Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian.

Wei Zhongxian sneered in his heart and was about to add insult to injury, but Yu Huatian secretly grabbed his clothes from behind. Wei Zhongxian was startled and swallowed back the words he was about to blurt out.

Then, he heard Yu Huatian's voice.

"Your Majesty, I think that what Governor Cao said may not be groundless. Lord Guo will not have a rebellious heart, but it is well known that he is soft-hearted and may be inadvertently used by cunning villains."

Hearing the implication of Yu Huatian's words, the emperor remained silent, with one hand firmly pressing the corner of the table.

Wei Zhongxian looked at Yu Huatian with some dissatisfaction, not understanding why he would help Cao Zhengchun at a critical moment, when it was obviously a good opportunity to step on him.

Cao Zhengchun didn't understand either, and secretly glanced at Yu Huatian.

The two didn't know that for Yu Huatian, it was naturally a good thing to step on Cao Zhengchun, but this would undoubtedly give Jinyiwei a chance to turn over. Zheng Dongliu was not an easy character to deal with.

If it weren't for the Li Gexiao incident, the power of Jinyiwei would almost be on par with that of the Western Factory.

Guo Bujing and Zheng Dongliu are like-minded and have a good relationship in private. The Six Gates and the Jinyiwei often work together on cases. If Guo Bujing can be moved, Zheng Dongliu will also be affected.

In this way, the position of the West Factory will be more stable, which is more cost-effective than stepping on Cao Zhengchun.

The emperor took a deep breath and asked in a deep voice: "How good is the martial arts of that traitor?"

Cao Zhengchun recalled Cao Shaoqin's description and said carefully: "Very high, he only used one move to break Cao Shaoqin's arm."

The emperor raised his eyebrows and continued to ask: "Higher than your Cao Governor? Can you break Cao Shaoqin's arm?"

"It's possible, but..." Cao Zhengchun was about to confess honestly, but was interrupted by Yu Huatian.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. No matter how high the martial arts of the wise king are, he can't enter the palace, let alone hurt your majesty." Yu Huatian clasped his fists and vowed: "Although Yu Huatian is not talented, even if he doesn't join forces with Governor Cao, he can ensure that your majesty is safe and sound!"

The emperor smiled with relief and nodded frequently, saying: "My beloved minister is worthy of being my mainstay, much better than a dog servant who only knows how to boost others' momentum!"

In a few words, Cao Zhengchun was squeezed to the point of myocardial infarction, and said anxiously: "The slave deserves to die, your majesty, don't worry, the slave will swear to protect your majesty!"

The emperor snorted coldly.

"Even if there is no eunuch Cao swearing to protect you, your majesty has the dragon veins of the Ming Dynasty to protect you. Ordinary people can't hurt you at all. Those traitors have no chance."

Wei Zhongxian smiled and handed Cao Zhengchun another knife.

Cao Zhengchun gnashed his teeth fiercely. Today, this bitch had caught him and beat him to death. He would definitely pay him back in the future!

I don’t know if it was because he liked to watch the people fighting each other, or because Wei Zhongxian’s mention of the dragon vein protection made the emperor feel safe, his expression quickly changed from dark to bright, with a little smile.

The emperor smiled, and Cao Zhengchun felt relieved. At least this matter was over, and he would no longer have to worry about his life.

Cao Zhengchun hurriedly said: "As long as your majesty gives an order, the East Factory will immediately hunt down the traitor, the traitor, the virtuous king. I promise that your majesty will rest assured from now on."

Yu Huatian raised the corner of his mouth. At this moment, he looked at Cao Zhengchun with the same contempt as Cao Zhengchun looked at Wei Zhongxian before.

The emperor said lightly: "Oh? Please tell me, eunuch Cao, what did the virtuous king do to be arrested by the East Factory?"

"This..." Cao Zhengchun was speechless for a moment, and immediately knew that he had said the wrong thing.

"Back then, I allowed the virtuous prince to practice martial arts with Guo Aiqing because I didn't want people to think that I was a mean and ungrateful person. Now, because the virtuous prince has become a martial arts master, I sent people to hunt him down. Where do you put me?"

The emperor's eyes were cold, and the more he looked at Cao Zhengchun, the more he disliked him.

Cao Zhengchun's palms and back were covered in cold sweat. He just walked back from the edge of the cliff, but turned around and fell into the quagmire again.

"Your Majesty, the virtuous prince couldn't wait to show his strength as soon as he left the capital, which means that he is also a little impatient and will be exposed sooner or later. Your Majesty might as well let the matter of monitoring the virtuous prince be handed over to me."

"I will never be fooled as easily as Cao Duzhu."

Yu Huatian smiled confidently.

The emperor pondered for a moment, nodded, and then looked at Cao Zhengchun and said coldly: "You dog slave, take a good look at how the West Factory does things, don't let me down a second time!"

Cao Zhengchun hurriedly said yes.

Just when the three thought that the matter had come to an end, the emperor's voice suddenly came to their ears.

"The Six Gates are busy with affairs, and Mr. Guo is too busy to handle them. For your health, I will dismiss him from the position of the head of the Imperial Guards from now on!"

The three people were shocked!

Guo Bujing has finally become a thorn in the side of His Majesty.

The value of the chief constable of the Six Gates is actually not as good as that of the head of the Imperial Guards.

Although the Six Gates is a very large organization, it is also under the control of the Ministry of Justice. However, the head of the Imperial Guards is not only responsible for teaching the martial arts of the Imperial Guards, but also for commanding all the Imperial Guards to protect the capital, and the command power is above the commander of the Imperial Guards.

To put it bluntly, the Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal guards and the most important force in his hands.

Guo Bujing, who has never been involved in party affairs, is the best candidate for this position, and he has both strength and character, and is deeply trusted by the emperor.

Guo Bujing, who has been blessed with the identity of the head of the Imperial Guards, is qualified to be compared with the two marquises.

Now, because of Cao Zhengchun and others' obstruction, the emperor has doubts about him. Although it is just a little sign, it is enough for the emperor to change someone to be the coach of the imperial guards.

The position of the coach of the imperial guards is very important. Even Yu Huatian and Cao Zhengchun can't restrain themselves and show greedy expressions.

But both of them know that the emperor will never appoint them.

In the past dynasty, a powerful eunuch held the imperial guards and undermined the emperor's power. He really reached a position above ten thousand people, but he was disabled after all and could not continue, and his end was very miserable.

At present, the situation of two factories and one guard is very stable. The emperor cannot break it, and the same is true for the two marquises and one family, so the new candidate for the coach of the imperial guards is not among the remaining five people.

"Do you have any recommended candidates for the position of the coach of the imperial guards?"

"Or, you can recommend yourself..."

The emperor smiled and looked at the three people.

Cao Zhengchun, who knew the emperor's thoughts, cursed inwardly, then forced a flattering smile, "How can a slave be the coach of the imperial guards? Your Majesty, please don't tease me."

The emperor sneered, "You are self-aware."

Yu Huatian bowed and said, "Both marquises are capable of being the coaches of the imperial guards, but the Hulong Villa and the Divine Capture Department are already stretched to their limits in dealing with demons. Tiedan Shenhou and Zhuge Shenhou are both unable to handle the task, so we have to find someone else."

The emperor sighed, "I did think of letting the emperor's uncle be the coach of the imperial guards, but as you said, he has a heavy responsibility and cannot be distracted, so we have to find someone else."

Pooh!

You will let Zhu Tiedan be the coach of the imperial guards?

I'm afraid you won't be able to rest assured even in your dreams at night!

Cao Zhengchun sneered in his heart. If the virtuous king was the biggest thorn in the emperor's heart, then Tiedan Shenhou was definitely the second biggest thorn.

Wei Zhongxian's eyes kept turning, as if he had thought of some wonderful idea. He bowed and smiled and said, "Your Majesty, I actually have someone I can recommend."

The emperor looked at him with some surprise, "Oh? Both factories are in trouble, but you, an old guy, can actually do something about it?"

Wei Zhongxian chuckled and said: "The two governors only focus on the court, and the authorities are just confused..."

The emperor guessed what Wei Zhongxian meant, tapped his fingers, and reminded: "The position of the instructor of the Forbidden Army is extraordinary. You can't just find a martial arts master. What are you thinking, old dog?!"

Wei Zhongxian bent his body and continued to cater to the emperor's words: "What your majesty said is true. Although the person the old slave mentioned is no longer in the court, he is not a reckless hero. His talent was praised by the late emperor..."

Yu Huatian frowned and said, "If Eunuch Wei has something to say, you might as well say it directly."

The emperor waved his hand impatiently and said: "If you have any trouble, hurry up. Why don't you talk so much on weekdays?"

Wei Zhongxian glanced at Yu Huatian resentfully. He finally found a chance to show his face, but he was messed up like this.

"Your Majesty, the candidate recommended by this old slave is Li Tanhua, who resigned from office ten years ago and went into seclusion!"

As soon as these words came out, the emperor's eyes lit up, and he suddenly said: "Is it that little Li Feidao who always makes mistakes?"

Wei Zhongxian smiled from ear to ear, "Your Majesty also knows about Li Tanhua's reputation in the world?"

The emperor said helplessly: "How do I know what his reputation is in the world? I heard it all from the princess and princess. Those women talk about Li Xunhuan all day long. I have to say that this guy is still good with women. very nice."

"But can his martial arts skills allow him to serve as the instructor of the Forbidden Army?"

Yu Huatian thought for a moment and said, "I had an encounter with Li Tanhua a few years ago and saw him take action. Xiao Li's flying sword is not just for nothing. It is almost Taoist. It is an extraordinary martial arts."

"Even you said that, it seems really powerful..." The emperor closed his eyes and fell into deep thought, and the imperial study room fell into silence.

In fact, whether it was Cao Zhengchun who was kneeling on the ground, or Yu Huatian and Wei Zhongxian, they all knew that the emperor's performance in front of him meant that he agreed with this suggestion.

A person who has the reputation of being a prostitute and has been an official is more trustworthy than someone who is ignorant of the depths of the world. The important thing is that although Li Xunhuan's reputation in the world is not as good as that of Lao Guo, he is not an ordinary person either.

There should be no second suitable candidate found under the same conditions.

The emperor opened his eyes and said solemnly: "Then summon Li Xunhuan to the capital first!"

Cao Zhengchun said quickly: "Your Majesty, Li Xunhuan has lived in seclusion for many years and ordinary people can't find him. It's better to let Dongchang..."

Before he finished speaking, he was rudely interrupted by Yu Huatian, "Why don't you bother Hulong Villa? Finding people and gathering information is what they are good at."

Cao Zhengchun's face was ferocious with anger, but he did not dare to explode in front of the emperor.

The emperor nodded and said: "Then please go to Hulong Villa and inform Marquis Tiedan about the matter. The matter of the wise king will be kept secret for the time being."

"Slave, I obey." Yu Huatian knelt down and kowtowed. After getting up, he left the imperial study room with a resolute look.

The emperor looked at his leaving back and showed a satisfied smile. Then he looked down at Cao Zhengchun and said with an unhappy expression: "Why don't you get out of my imperial study room quickly! Do you want me to invite you out?"

"Dog slave!"

Cao Zhengchun kowtowed a few more times and left on his knees with tears streaming down his face.

Wei Zhongxian, who had his head buried in his chest, couldn't help but smile triumphantly when he saw how embarrassed he was.

Cao Zhengchun, who had suppressed his anger, gave Cao Shaoqin a loud slap in the face as he walked out of the palace.

"Uncle? Doesn't His Majesty believe you?" Cao Shaoqin asked nervously.

"Do you think His Majesty is a fool? Can you put all the blame on Guo with just a few words?" Cao Zhengchun glanced at him coldly, "Fortunately among misfortunes, His Majesty still became suspicious, otherwise today would have been your uncle's." Death anniversary."

Cao Shaoqin was relieved when he heard this, but he immediately felt resentful in his heart. His plan was obviously effective, but Cao Laogou still beat him, clearly venting the humiliation he suffered in the imperial study!

Damn old dog!

One day, I will kill you with my own hands! (End of chapter)