Chongzhen paced back and forth in the imperial study, his expression was extremely gloomy, he sent a holy decree to Wudang Shaolin and the White Lotus Sect, but now not a single grandmaster has come to the capital, not even a reply. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As the emperor, Chongzhen was despised by the martial arts world, and of course he was angry in his heart. In anger, there is helplessness.

"The traitors in the DPRK and China are in power, and the common people rebel, and now even the people in the martial arts world look down on me. In the end, all the anger and unwillingness in Chongzhen's heart turned into a sigh.

Suddenly, Chongzhen saw an extra shadow on the ground, and his heart was shocked, who would dare to enter the imperial study without his own summoning?

"Who?"

Chongzhen turned around and saw a tall and handsome young man holding a simple long sword, standing behind him.

The surrounding doors and windows were not opened, no footsteps were heard, and I didn't know how the other party got in.

"Chen Ji?" Emperor Chongzhen forcibly suppressed the shock in his heart and asked in a cold voice, "Are you here to assassinate me?"

Although Emperor Chongzhen has not seen Chen Ji, there is a reward order issued by Huang Taiji in the imperial study. In the past three years, Chen Ji's martial arts and bearing have changed a lot, but his appearance has not changed much, and he is still a teenager.

The temperament of the generation of grandmasters on Chen Ji's body made Chongzhen feel a dignified and righteous spirit.

"Sure enough, he is a genius boy who is rare to see in the martial arts world for a hundred years. Chongzhen secretly said in his heart, "He is the leader of the White Lotus Sect, and he is the leader of the anti-thieves who is best at dormant in the world, but why is he upright?"

Chongzhen was not a qualified emperor, but as the ruler of the Ming Dynasty, he still had vision. After seeing Chen Ji, he couldn't believe that a character like Chen Ji would rebel.

Chen Ji smiled slightly: "Your Majesty, what good will it do me to kill you? My White Lotus Sect is very pragmatic, and I won't do anything that is not beneficial." I didn't come uninvited this time, but I received the emperor's decree, and after thinking twice, I decided to come to meet the emperor. After all, my identity is a bit special. suddenly appeared, shocked the emperor, and asked for atonement. ”

Emperor Chongzhen nodded, he understood what Chen Ji meant.

Chen Ji's identity is indeed special, as the leader of the White Lotus Sect, he can't be cautious when he comes to the palace. Thinking from another perspective, if Chongzhen was the leader of the White Lotus Sect, it would be impossible for him to come to the capital to take risks easily.

"Sect Leader Chen, please be seated. Chongzhen's hand raised slightly and pointed to the chair next to him.

The grandmasters of the martial arts world are all unruly, and in front of Chen Ji, Emperor Chongzhen did not put on the emperor's shelf.

Emperor Chongzhen knew very well that if the grandmaster wanted to kill him, he only needed one move, not to mention, Chen Ji received the holy decree and was able to come to the palace, which was already very much to give him face as an emperor. It doesn't make sense to put the emperor on the shelf again.

After Chen Ji sat down, he didn't speak, but looked at Emperor Chongzhen with a flat face.

Chongzhen's clothes were a little old and cleanly washed, his face already had obvious wrinkles, there was gray hair on his head, and the whole person looked like he was fifty or sixty years old. His appearance is much older than his real age.

Chen Ji suddenly felt some sympathy for Emperor Chongzhen in his heart, the mess of the Ming Dynasty, with Emperor Chongzhen's ability, could not be cleaned up at all. When he became emperor, he was not enjoying it, but suffering it.

"Sect Leader Chen, I have issued a total of three holy decrees, but until now, you are the only sect leader who has come to meet me. Although the way you entered the palace was not above board, I am very grateful to you. Emperor Chongzhen smiled bitterly.

"Your Majesty, you can just call the grass people Chen Ji, you don't need to call me the sect leader. Chen Ji said with a smile, "Li Zicheng's army has approached the capital, and the army of King Qin of the imperial court has not started for a long time, and tens of thousands of forbidden troops cannot hold the capital at all." Over the years, the imperial court has disappointed the people of the world, and the people are struggling to make a living, everyone sees that the emperor wants to use a holy decree to let the grandmaster come to serve the court, of course it is impossible. ”

"Then why are you here?" asked Emperor Chongzhen.

Chen Ji said: "I came to see the emperor, naturally with ulterior motives. Actually, there is nothing bad to say, my White Lotus Sect has a good look at the collection of books in the palace. I want to make a deal with the emperor, as long as the emperor agrees to give me the books in the palace, I will assassinate Li Zicheng on behalf of the emperor. ”

Li Zicheng has the support of the Quanzhen Sect, Yuan Hao, the grandmaster, is breaking into the camp, and Li Zicheng is protected by hundreds of thousands of troops, it is not a simple matter to kill Li Zicheng.

Even if the assassination is successful, whether it can be walked away is also a question.

Chen Ji became a grandmaster, but he did not assassinate Huang Taiji, precisely for this reason.

Emperor Chongzhen didn't expect Chen Ji's request to be so special, and he actually wanted the collection of books in the palace.

What are the secrets of those books?

"Chen Ji, the collection of books in the palace, hundreds of thousands of volumes, you want them all?" Emperor Chongzhen frowned slightly.

Chen Ji looked serious and nodded: "All of them! If there is a backup, the emperor only needs to give me a transcript." What I value in the White Lotus Sect is not those authentic and unique books, but the knowledge and wisdom contained in the books. ”

Emperor Chongzhen hesitated, most of the books in the palace have backups, and there are not many authentic books. Chen Ji's request is not excessive. As long as you can assassinate Li Zicheng and save the Ming court, it is completely worth paying these costs.

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Chen Ji, I can promise you to give you all the books in the palace, but how can you guarantee that you can assassinate Li Zicheng? ”

Chen Ji shook his head: "Your Majesty, assassinating Li Zicheng, I can't guarantee that it will be successful." I only promised to shoot once, whether I can kill Li Zicheng or not, I will take away the collection of books. In other words, the emperor must give me the collection of books before I will assassinate Li Zicheng. ”

Now Emperor Chongzhen does not have the slightest appearance of an emperor, but looks like a bargaining vendor: "What should you do if you get the collection of books and regret it?"

"Take a gamble. Chen Ji said, "If the emperor is unwilling to trade, I will leave immediately." However, I believe that apart from me, there will be no grandmaster to meet the emperor in person, and even if the emperor issues more holy decrees, it will be in vain. ”

Emperor Chongzhen's face changed for a while.

Chen Ji said: "Your Majesty, in fact, we, the warriors of the mixed rivers and lakes, value credibility more than anything else. We may not be able to do what the emperor said, but as long as we promise something, we will not regret it. Otherwise, no matter how high the martial arts are, as long as there is no 'righteousness', there will be no confusion in the martial arts world. The emperor can announce our transaction to the world and let the people of the world supervise it. If I accept the collection of books and regret it, the reputation of the White Lotus Sect in the martial arts world will be completely stinky. ”

Just by saying it with his mouth, of course, Emperor Chongzhen could not agree easily. Chen Ji knew that it was time for him to show a little means.

"Bang. ”

Chen Ji's fingers tapped the table slightly, and his voice was very soft.

The water in the tea bowl rippled rhythmically, and as Chen Ji's fingers tapped the table faster and faster, the water in the tea bowl finally jumped.

Chen Ji's index finger and thumb were gently pinched, and a soybean-sized droplet of water was pinched. Emperor Chongzhen's pupils shrank slightly, and what Chen Ji pinched seemed to be not water droplets, but transparent pearls.

Chen Ji flicked his fingers, and the water droplets turned into a streamer of light and flew towards the pillar a zhang away.

There was a crisp sound.

Droplets of water pierce the pillars as thick as the bowl is made.

Chen Ji did not use his internal strength and strength, but relied on his meticulous control of power to achieve such an incredible thing.

Emperor Chongzhen knew that the grandmaster had internal strength and gangqi, and he had also seen some of Su Yi's methods, but Su Yi had to rely on his internal strength and gangqi to do some things that seemed incredible to ordinary people. But Chen Ji didn't use Gang Qi at all, and Su Yi probably couldn't do it with such a means.

It's a pity that Su Yi has died in Li Zicheng's military camp.

Thinking of guarding Su Yi, Chongzhen sighed and said, "Chen Ji, I promise you that I can give you the collection of books first." At the same time, I also hope that you can take down Li Zicheng's head. ”

Chen Ji's martial arts gave Emperor Chongzhen confidence.

Now, it is the most helpless moment for Emperor Chongzhen, for the sake of the Ming Dynasty, he has to agree to Chen Ji.

As Chen Ji said, take a gamble.

If he wins the bet, the crisis in which Li Zicheng is approaching the capital can be resolved; if he loses the bet, he will only lose some of his book collection. Emperor Chongzhen felt sorry for the silver, but he didn't feel sorry for those "useless" books.

Chen Ji said happily: "Your Majesty, let's just make up our minds." As long as the emperor transports the collection of books outside the city, my people will naturally receive them. The grass people took their leave. ”

Chen Ji stood up and walked towards the outside of the imperial study.

Emperor Chongzhen said to Chen Ji's back: "Chen Ji, as long as you are willing to serve the imperial court, what official position you need, just ask." Even if it's a governor or a general soldier, I can give it to you. ”

A talent like Chen Ji cannot be used by the imperial court, which has to be said to be a pity, and it is also a sorrow for the Ming Dynasty.

Chen Ji's footsteps paused slightly, and he said without looking back: "Your Majesty, Chen Ji is just a martial artist, he has no experience in governing the country, and I have done it very reluctantly to manage the White Lotus Sect." I can't be the governor of one side. The Ming Dynasty has accumulated a lot of difficulties, even if Chen Ji agrees to the emperor to serve the court, it will not change the general trend of the world. ”

Chen Ji opened the door and left directly.

As soon as I got out of the gate, I met Luo Yangxing.

Seeing Chen Ji, Luo Yangxing was like seeing a ghost, and he said with a shocked face: "Chen Ji, why are you in the imperial study, what happened to the emperor?"

Chen Ji said with a smile: "Commander, Chen Ji is not a thug and will not kill people easily. I came to the palace this time because the emperor and I had something to discuss. As for what is the matter, the commander can go and ask the emperor. ”

Chen Ji walked past Luo Yangxing, and it was not until after three breaths that Luo Yangxing came back to his senses.

Emperor Chongzhen's voice came from the imperial study: "Is it Luo Yangxing? If it is Luo Yangxing, come in." ”

Hearing Emperor Chongzhen's voice, Luo Yangxing breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, Weichen is here." ”

Entering the imperial study, Luo Yangxing handed over Li Zicheng's latest information to Chongzhen: "Your Majesty, all the information you want is here." ”

After reading the information, Chongzhen's heart was solemn, and he said secretly: "Li Zicheng's army is getting closer and closer to the capital. I hope that Chen Ji can succeed in the assassination and take down Li Zicheng's head. ”

Emperor Chongzhen glanced at Luo Yangxing and said, "Commander Luo, let the Jinyi guard clean up all the books in the palace, pack them in boxes, and send them outside the capital to the White Lotus Sect." ”

Luo Yangxing was shocked and said, "Your Majesty, why?"

Emperor Chongzhen said solemnly: "Do your own thing, don't worry about the rest, just do what I say." ”

Luo Yangxing nodded and said, "Yes, Your Majesty." Within three days, Wechen will definitely get things done. ”