Chapter 167: The Emperor's Thoughts!
After just a while, Lu Xiucai had already poured tea for Lou Zhixian, and his movements were not as sharp as usual.
And Lou Zhixian held Li Dazui's hand and talked about family life.
Lou Zhixian is Li Dazui's uncle, and everyone in Qixia Town knows it, but everyone also knows how much Lou Zhixian usually looks down on Li Dazui, so he didn't take it seriously.
But today is different, with the arrival of Lou Zhi County, everyone along the way knows about the elimination of demons at Tongfu Inn.
This is not a trivial matter, and it may even affect the official fortune of Lou Zhi County, at this moment, Li Dazui is no different from Lou Zhi County's nephew.
The two chatted happily, like a long-lost father and son, until the appearance of Tong Xiangyu broke the atmosphere.
Tong Xiangyu had already changed into decent clothes, and pulled Guo Furong downstairs, and walked to Lou Zhixian to say hello, Lou Zhixian finally put down Li Dazui's hand and shook Tong Xiangyu's hand instead......
"The shopkeeper Tong shows off his wisdom, and the guys under his hands are all capable people, with talents like you, Seven Heroes Town can get better and better!"
Lou Zhixian began to comfort everyone in the tone of a leader, which was a part of the process, and after finishing the scene, he began to give everyone a reward on behalf of the current saint.
The people fell to their knees.
Tong Xiangyu seemed to remember something, and hurriedly said, "There is another person in the backyard." ”
Lou Zhixian was stunned for a moment, nodded and said: "Then you call him quickly, this is a big deal, if you miss it, you will have regrets in this life." ”
Tong Xiangyu was about to get up, but was pulled by Guo Furong, she shook her head and said: "Don't waste time, my senior brother won't come, this is what he hated the most since he was a child!" ”
"How can this work?!" Tong Xiangyu said excitedly: "Ordinary people can't get in touch with the reward order in their lifetime, and the opportunity is rare!" ”
"I have a lot of stuff like that in my house." Guo Furong stood up, felt a little bored, and complained: "When my father was young, he often beat me with this kind of thing, I didn't have time to hide, and I didn't want it at all." ”
Lou Zhixian is an old oilman in officialdom, and he can judge from Guo Furong's demeanor that the other party is not lying, so he asked curiously: "Who is Ling Zun?" ”
Guo Furong generously revealed Guo Juxia's name.
Anyway, this time the adventure is over, and there is no need to continue to hide it.
With the intelligence ability of Six Doors, Guo Juxia must have known about last night's incident one step earlier than Lou Zhixian, and Guo Furong felt that he might be on his way here at this time.
After Guo Furong reported her home, the inn fell into a short silence, and then the sound of gasping kept appearing.
Even the calm Lou Zhixian couldn't help but change his face greatly.
I thought that the other party might have a bit of background, but I didn't expect the background to be so hard!
Lou Zhixian's eyes rolled, and he laughed loudly: "It's Xia Guan's rudeness, it turns out that you are Guo Juxia's beloved daughter, in fact, Xia Guan has long heard that Guo Juxia has a beautiful daughter like a flower. ”
Guo Furong had a smile on her face, and she was always happy to be praised by others.
Lao Xing looked at Lou Zhixian's eyes, as if he was looking at an idol, and it was in such a short time that he learned the way to be promoted.
Compared with Lou Zhixian, his own kung fu is nothing more than that.
Being able to lick the target so comfortably in such a short period of time can only be said that Lou Zhixian is experienced.
"You want this reward, I'll forget it, I don't feel comfortable taking the things of the God Catcher."
Guo Furong refused again.
Thinking of the incompatible relationship between the six doors and the Divine Capture Division, Lou Zhixian immediately understood that he was no longer reluctant, and gave the reward to Tong Xiangyu and a few people.
At this moment, a few people can be regarded as glorious ancestors.
Not only does Bai Zhantang need this thing very much, but for Lu Xiucai, with the reward order in hand, even if his imperial examination results are average, he can still be an official and fulfill the high expectations placed on him by his ancestors.
At the same time, as Guo Furong expected, Guo Juxia was already on his way to Seven Heroes Town.
In addition to him, several other people are also on the way.
Such a teacher mobilizes the people, not for anything else.
It is for the sake of Chu Yang, the prince.
Capital.
Inside the Forbidden City, the Imperial Study.
There were three people in the room.
Today, the saint sat at his desk and looked at the palace newspaper about Chu Yang's news, while beside him stood two powerful eunuchs.
Cao Zhengchun, the governor of Dongchang, and Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi.
"No matter how he is profligate on weekdays, he is also the prince who was divided when his father was on the throne, and he is my royal brother!"
"If I don't let him die, he can't die!"
The emperor sitting at the desk was furious and threw the newspaper in his hand directly to the ground!
is a good prince, he almost died in the hands of demons, and it would be a shame for the royal family to say it, how could he not be angry!
Wei Zhongxian, the eunuch who was beside the emperor, laughed in a low voice: "Your Majesty is angry, His Royal Highness King Xian has always been ridiculous, but fortunately, the heavens descended to destroy the demons, which is a blessing in misfortune." ”
"King Xian? Hum! The emperor seemed to have been touched in a sensitive place, his face changed suddenly, and his eyes were fierce, "Back then, my father had not yet established the crown prince, so he was impatient to crown him as a virtuous king, hehe, what a virtuous king!" This is the title of my father when he was young. ”
"This shows my father's intentions back then, if it weren't for that sudden illness, I don't know what happened now."
Wei Zhongxian saw that the emperor was in a bad mood, and hurriedly began to pat himself on the back, "Your Majesty, why should you be sad about the old things, King Xian is a waste now, and there is no threat to you at all." ”
Cao Zhengchun raised his eyebrows, glanced at Wei Zhongxian with the eyes of a dead man, and immediately lowered his head.
As a result, in the next second, the emperor stared at Wei Zhongxian and said coldly: "He is a waste, what is me as an imperial brother?" What is the Father? ”
Wei Zhongxian saw that the emperor's voice was getting colder and colder, and immediately knelt on the ground, and said in extreme panic: "It's the slave who lost her words!" ”
The emperor took a deep breath and instantly returned to his usual indifference, "I will go down and get fifty boards, and I should be able to stand it with my body and bones." ”
"Thank you, Lord Longne!" Wei Zhongxian kowtowed frantically, silently withdrew from the imperial study, and obediently went outside to receive the punishment.
Seeing his embarrassed appearance, the corners of Cao Zhengchun's mouth sneered.
No matter how much the emperor hates, that's also his own business, how can it be the turn of a slave to talk too much!
Wei Zhongxian was picked up by Cao Zhengchun, but after he became the eunuch of the ceremonial supervisor Bingbi, he ignored Cao Zhengchun and seemed to want to set up his own door, and Cao Zhengchun was already regarded as a political enemy.
The more mistakes Wei Zhongxian makes, the better!
"Cao Zhengchun!"
"The slave is here!"
"What do you think is the luck of my imperial brother?"
"His Royal Highness King Xian has his own natural appearance, but unfortunately entering the gambling house is another scene."
"Hahaha, the money he lost since he was a child is enough to open hundreds of gambling houses!"
"Your Majesty should advise His Royal Highness."
"Forget it! Eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling is his lifeline, and it is useless when his father comes! ”
Speaking of this, Cao Zhengchun's forehead was already dripping with cold sweat, and he didn't dare to continue to pick up the stubble, silently praying that the topic would pass like this.
However, after a short silence, the emperor suddenly spoke, and only one sentence made Cao Zhengchun's heart pound.
"Do you think that demon was really killed by a thunderbolt from the sky?"
When he withdrew from the imperial study, Cao Zhengchun's back was already soaked, he looked back at the door in horror, and left quickly without looking back.
The whole imperial study is like a beast that chooses people and devours them.
Among the civil and military officials, only he and Wei Zhongxian knew the true nature of the saints today, and even the two marquis who the emperor relied on the most did not know.
Therefore, only when the two of them are alone with each other, Cao Zhengchun will walk on thin ice like this.
Most people think that the emperor is cowardly, soft-eared, and biased in listening and believing, which is worse than the grass on the wall.
But no one realized that so many parties were fighting each other but did not affect the power in the hands of the emperor in the slightest......
Cao Zhengchun, who returned to Dongchang, still couldn't get out of the fear just now, and the questions left by the emperor kept echoing in his ears, in fact, he had been in charge of monitoring Chu Yang all these years.
Everyone in the capital knows that His Royal Highness King Xian has always been ridiculous, so what is there to monitor?
After a long time, Cao Zhengchun didn't bother to waste time on him.
Compared to a virtuous king who can't make waves, he has too many important enemies to deal with.
For example, Yuhuatian of the West Factory and Zheng Dongliu, the commander of Jinyiwei, both of whom are his enemies of life and death.
Not to mention that when the first emperor was alive, he also had a conflict with the Iron Courage Divine Marquis of the Dragon Guardian Villa, and it can be said that he made enemies everywhere.
I am in danger, how can I have time to care about a waste person!
But at this moment, Cao Zhengchun gradually came back to his senses, just now in the imperial study, the emperor was killing chickens and making an example of monkeys, Wei Zhongxian was the innocent chicken, and he himself was the object of the emperor's warning.
It's because of King Xian's business!
The things I ordered you to do were not done, it was Wei Zhongxian who was hit by the board today, and it was you Cao Zhengchun who lost his head tomorrow!
Thinking of this, Cao Zhengchun broke out in a cold sweat like pins and needles, and immediately ordered his subordinates to find the head of the East Factory.
About a cup of tea has passed.
Cao Shaoqin, who was in the dust, came from outside the house, knelt on one knee, clasped his hands into fists, and respectfully saluted Cao Zhengchun.
Cao Shaoqin's father is Cao Zhengchun's brother, when there was a famine, the Cao family left the eldest son to inherit the lineage and sent the second son to the palace.
Seeing Cao Zhengchun's power, the Cao family immediately had the idea of stammering, and Cao Zhengchun was also a ruthless person, giving the family a dilemma.
And this family is also ruthless, Cao Zhengchun's eldest brother and father agreed without thinking about it, so Cao Shaoqin entered the palace when he was very young, was taken by Cao Zhengchun to cultivate, and became the head of today's East Factory.
For this nephew, Cao Zhengchun had no reservations, and passed on the complete Tiangang boy skills to the other party.
Cao Shaoqin is extraordinary, and likes to study swordsmanship, his shots are extremely ruthless and ruthless, with the strong defense of Tiangang Tongzigong, there are no shortcomings at both ends of the offense and defense, and there are very few people who can beat him in the two factories and one guard.
Ma Jinliang, the head of the West Factory, is also good at using swords, and he is also a double sword, and the two are fighting openly and secretly in private, but most of the time Cao Shaoqin is dominant.
"I don't know what my uncle wants to tell Shaoqin?"
"When you go out, be sure to personally bring His Royal Highness King Xian back to the capital, remember! I'm talking in person! ”
"Uncle, how did King Xian get out of Beijing with such a good manner?"
"I heard that she was deceived by the eldest daughter of the Guo family, that stinky girl shouted all day long to break into the rivers and lakes, and her kung fu couldn't even reach one of his father's toes, if it weren't for her father's face, I would have to kill her!"
"Uncle is angry, our Dongchang has made enemies on all sides, and it is really unwise to make enemies Guo disrespectful again."
"Humph! This still needs you to say, the surname Guo is also a smart person, he has never been an enemy of anyone, his joy and anger are invisible, he will do whatever the emperor orders, it is really leaky......"
"My uncle once said that the most terrible thing is when an honest person starts a fire."
Cao Zhengchun commanded for a long time, and was about to wave his hand to let Cao Shaoqin retreat, when suddenly a thought flashed in his mind, and he asked: "You said that after so many years, will His Royal Highness King Xian hide something?" ”
Cao Shaoqin was stunned for a moment, shook his head decisively, and said: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Xian practicing, to be honest, he really doesn't have any talent, plus His Royal Highness is naturally lazy, and he only practices for a few days a month at most, and it is already a miracle to be able to enter the hands of the storm." ”
Hearing this, Cao Zhengchun's heart finally fell, and the whole person was no longer tense, and his tone became casual, "Then hurry up, remember that no matter who obstructs it, it can only be Dongchang who will bring King Xian back to Beijing!" ”
"Nephew understands!" Cao Shaoqin bowed, turned around and left, and the big hunting wind on his body.
As soon as the East Factory moved, Jinyiwei, who was the sworn enemy, also moved, and the actions of the two naturally failed to hide from the West Factory, which was responsible for supervising them.
For a while, the small capital became lively and treacherous.
North Town Fuji.
In the center of the lobby hangs a plaque that reads "Justice is at ease in the hearts of the people".
Zheng Dongliu put his hands behind his back and was staring at the plaque, when a thousand households walked in outside the door.
"Lord Commander, Cao Shaoqin and Ma Jinliang have both left Beijing, should we send people over here?"
"Let's see the excitement and let Zuo Qianhu go."
"I'm going to inform Zuo Qianhu of my humble position."
"Wait! Say a word to Lige and laugh. ”
"Your Excellency...... Brother Li's brother is no longer Jinyiwei, so it's not good to do this. ”
"I have the final say on whether he leaves Gexiao or not!"
In Zheng Dongliu's roar, the unlucky Qianhu rushed out as if they had burned their buttocks.
Seven Heroes Town.
Chu Yang slept for a whole day, and only came out of the back room in the evening.
There was a familiar shouting in the lobby.
"It's okay to mess around with me, but this time I almost killed someone else!"
"I'm telling you, if you are killed by demons, you will be considered innocent, but don't involve other innocent people!"
The harsh words pierced Guo Furong's heart like a sharp sword.
She thought her father would soothe her emotions, but she only heard ridicule and ridicule.
Guo Furong knelt on the ground and cried in a low voice, and the people next to her didn't dare to say a word.
The reason why Guo Bujing is so angry is because Guo Furong involved Chu Yang, if King Xian died in Qixia Town, then it would not be an exaggeration for their Guo family to be beheaded by the whole family.
The only thing that made Guo Bujing feel relieved was that Guo Furong was willing to sacrifice herself to save others at the last moment, at least it didn't make him lose face.
And Chuyang......
He had always looked down on His Royal Highness the Virtuous King who did not learn or know how to do it, but after listening to what happened last night, he couldn't help but feel shocked in his heart.
Just when Guo Bujing wanted to teach Guo Furong a good 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!
"My mother, what is the origin of this senior brother Miss Guo?!"
"Master, you should dissipate your anger first and forgive your junior sister, she behaved very well last night!"
"If you don't punish her well, she will hurt people next time."
"Let's punish in a different way, what age is this, and we still engage in corporal punishment."
"You're right, then from this day on, I'll expel her from the house."
Lao Guo said the most ruthless words in the most kind tone, and directly let Guo Furong lose her hukou, which is indeed the top punishment for Guo Furong, she looked at Chu Yang with murderous eyes.
Chu Yang shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "No thanks." ”
Guo Furong instantly cried louder.
Chu Yang said with relief: "Senior sister looks very moved, I think I realized the master's good intentions, it is better to let her cry for a while, let's go to the second floor to talk." ”
Lao Guo nodded, and took the lead upstairs without 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 snorted and cried, "I can't go back home, where else can I go?" ”
Chu Yang said in surprise: "Aren't you still going to explore the rivers and lakes?" ”
Guo Furong hurriedly shook her head, "I won't play anymore, the demons are even more terrible than I imagined, the next time I meet them, I will really die in the hands of the demons, Senior Brother Chasing the Wind, the demons they told me before are not so terrible at all, either foxes or dogs, or cats......"
Chu Yang said helplessly: "Then you can just find a place to stay, this inn is not bad, and everyone is in the same trouble." ”
"It's a drop, it's a drop!" Tong Xiangyu took Guo Furong's hand and comforted: "Don't be afraid, just stay here, when your father is angry, you will go back." ”
"Thank you, shopkeeper!" Guo Furong, who felt concerned, cried.
Chu Yang shook his head and turned around and went up to the second floor.
After he left, Bai Zhantang sneaked up to Guo Furong's side and asked cautiously, "Xiao Guo, what is the origin of your senior brother?" ”
Guo Furong glanced at him with red eyes, and replied inexplicably: "I don't know, why are you asking this?" ”
Bai Zhantang, who didn't get an answer, smiled dryly: "Just ask casually, I feel that your father respects him a lot." ”
"Oh, Zhantang, what nonsense are you talking about." Tong Xiangyu glared at him with reproachful eyes, "People are masters, how can there be masters in the world who treat their disciples with respect!" ”
Bai Zhantang apologized vigorously.
Guo Furong felt that this person was a little weird, 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, and Chu Yang couldn't pull him up.
"The little girl should die, let the prince fall into the danger of nine deaths and a lifetime, and be ashamed of the prince!"
"Okay, this king has nothing to do, this matter is over, and later you can let those people unify their speeches and take Fleur out of this matter."
"How's that going to work? According to the law of the Ming Dynasty, she should be sentenced. ”
"Don't be crooked, I'm the prince, or you're the prince, I still need to let you teach me how to do things, give you a slope and hurry down."
If it weren't for this trip, Chu Yang wouldn't know when he would be able to enter the Soul Palace, which could be regarded as a blessing in disguise.
Besides, Chu Yang didn't believe that Guo Bujing was here to play a bitter trick in order to send his daughter to prison.
It's all a thousand-year-old fox, what kind of chatter......
"Thank you, Lord Wang!"
Lao Guo got up with a grateful face and clenched his fists.
"In the entire capital, you are the only one who will respect me, the king of straw bags."
Chu Yang shook his head and smiled.
That's basically the end of the conversation.
Even Lao Guo, who is the head catcher of the six doors and the head of the forbidden army, does not dare to continue to take over.
"Something happened to the prince, His Majesty was very worried, and the Dongchang in charge of the prince's safety was inevitably reprimanded, I was worried that Cao Zhengchun would be angry with the prince, so I personally rushed to pick up the prince back to Beijing."
Lao Guo's worries are not unreasonable, the emperor only cares that Chu Yang's death outside will lose the royal face, and it may affect his own reputation.
As for whether Chu Yang was missing an arm and a broken leg, or being assassinated on the road and being beaten to dementia, the emperor didn't care.
He put so much pressure on Cao Zhengchun, and he didn't deliberately use Cao Zhengchun to make Chu Yang suffer.
"What you said is quite nice, not so much to be responsible for my safety, but to monitor me, without the conscientious work of Dongchang for so many years, the one sitting on the dragon chair probably can't even eat well."
"After all, in our old Zhu family, brothers turn against each other, and uncles bully their nephews, but they are all commonplace......
Chu Yang smiled, looking playful.
Lao Guo's scalp was numb when he heard this, and the Xianwang in front of him was like a different person, if he would never have said such a thing before, prudence in words and deeds was his norm.
"It is said that people will change their temperament greatly after encountering a life and death crisis, and when I see it today, it is really not a lie."
Lao Guo tactfully reminded Chu Yang to pay attention to his speech, and if he continued to say this, he would have to slip away.
"Please take a trip, but you don't need to take me back to Beijing, I finally came out, I want to walk around, meet a few friends and go back."
Chu Yang politely rejected Lao Guo's kindness.
"I'm afraid this can't be helped, the people from Dongchang are estimated to be on the way, and they will be able to reach Qixia Town in a short time, and at that time, they are not as easy to talk as ministers."
Lao Guo spoke softly and tried his best to look kind.
"Then wait for them to come, and I'll make it clear to them before I hit the road."
Chu Yang sat down unhurriedly, picked up the empty teapot on the table and shook it, and said with a smile: "Bother Master to pour me a cup of tea." ”
"Your Highness!"
Lao Guo felt that Chu Yang couldn't tell the difference, so he hurriedly grabbed his arm directly, wanting to take him out of here.
Chu Yang was not dragged up by him as expected, but the force from his hand was heavy, which gave him the illusion of holding a 10,000-pound boulder.
Lao Guo usually practiced the stone lock weighing 10,000 catties, and he was very familiar with this weight, so he immediately began to mumble in his heart.
"Your Highness?"
Lao Guo didn't believe in evil, and he had enough strength to drag Chu Yang up.
Until his arms were bruised, his face turned red, and he burst out with more than 10,000 catties 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 an extremely terrifying thing, his steps kept retreating, and an unbelievable look appeared on his face.
"The demon...... Was it killed by the prince? ”
"Hmm."
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 will 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 pondered for a while, and found that if he looked at it from the perspective of others, it was indeed the case, and his behavior even had the smell of a thief, and he couldn't help but feel a little helpless.
Sure enough.
The next second.
Lao Guo said in a firm tone: "It is impossible for me to rebel against the prince, you should die of this heart!" ”
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(End of chapter)