Sword God Wine Ancestor

Chapter 553
As for what Li Chengji chatted with the first prince, outsiders don't know, they just know that Li Chengji stayed in the first prince's palace for four hours before leaving, and from his expression when he left, he seemed to be in a good mood.

In the evening after the fifth prince left, Su Bai came to the small courtyard where old man Lu lived. As the weather got hotter, old man Lu began to enjoy the cool life under the tree and drink tea again, but this time there was an extra stool.

"Old man, what do you want from me?" Su Bai greeted.

Mr. Lu raised his eyelids, glanced at him, and said with a smile, "Here you come? Sit down! Have tea with me."

Talking about pouring a cup of tea with Su Bai himself, Su Bai quickly grabbed the teapot and said, "Boy, you can do it yourself."

Mr. Lu didn't force it either. After the two drank a cup of tea, they looked at Su Bai and said, "The Fifth Prince is gone, why didn't you leave with him?"

Su Bai was slightly taken aback, and said with a smile: "I want to stay in Shangjing and have a look, and leave after the matter has a result."

"Even if you leave Shangjing, as long as this matter comes to an end, where will you not hear the news? Why should you stay?" Old Man Lu asked further.

Su Bai rubbed his nose and said with a smile, "Or I'm too lazy to move? Anyway, living in your home is quite comfortable, and I really don't want to change places."

Hearing what he said, Mr. Lu leaned back slightly, slowly rocked the rocking chair, and sighed, "Is it for my Lu family?"

The expression on Su Bai's face froze, and he said, "Old man, what are you talking about? You are a great person, so I don't need to worry about it!"

"Hmph! You still know this? You said that my family is big. If anything happened, no matter who came to power, it would be difficult for me. What are you doing here?"

Mr. Lu snorted softly, and continued: "On the contrary, you, you boy, don't you think that no one knows about your sworn brotherhood with the fifth prince? I can know it. What do you think is a secret in Shangjing? The situation If it really becomes chaotic, then I’m afraid you won’t be able to leave even if you want to!”

Su Bian raised his eyebrows and said: "It's not as serious as you said, old man? Besides, there are not many princes left in the capital now, who cares about me, a little man?"

"Who cares? How about I count it for you? The prime minister Li Chengji is one, the eldest prince is one, the 'Jiugongmen' is one, and the empress Shangguan is one. How much is that? With these people around, do you feel like leaving?" Is it easy?"

Hearing the names of the big men from Mr. Lu's mouth, Su Bai's expression became more and more stiff, with a drop of cold sweat dripping from his forehead, he forced a smile and said, "Don't scare me, Mr. Lu, these are all people under one person, they won't Notice the head of this little guy like me?"

"Won't you notice? You kid is the number one expert on the star list! Can't you notice with such a big reputation? Don't think that you are a person from the rivers and lakes, and you feel that the court can't notice you. Let me tell you, on this In the capital, ordinary people from the Jianghu are nothing more than ordinary people, but there are actually quite a few people with high martial arts and even reached the innate level, why do you think they stay in the capital?"

Hearing Mr. Lu's words, Su Bai's face changed slightly. He thought of the old man, Bai Zhuoyue, the thief of a generation. He was curious about why the two stayed in Shangjing, and suspected that it had something to do with the court. I didn't think about it deeply, and there was no evidence. Now it seems that it really has something to do with the court!
Seeing that Su Bai remained silent, old man Lu said again: "In Shangjing, it can be said to be a hidden dragon and crouching tiger! Not to mention, even if the outer city of Shangjing falls, it will not be easy for a million troops to attack the imperial city! Even if you contribute, under the protection of the 'Xuanwei' and the palace guards, His Majesty and some important royal children can escape, do you believe me?"

Su Bai nodded, you are right!

Mr. Lu curled his lips and said, "Don't think I'm talking nonsense! When things get to that point, you'll know. What I want to say now is, why do you think the palace can block a million troops? How can your majesty and them escape?" Drag it away? Apart from the 'Xuanwei' and the palace guards, you martial arts masters are a force that is not weak! Especially the masters of the innate realm, you can be alone!"

Su Bai understood now, it seems that the old man, Bai Zhuoyue, and maybe even other experts hidden in Shangjing are the last resort of the royal family to save their lives!Presumably these experts did not intend to do these things, perhaps because of interests, or maybe there is some reason in the hands of the court, but no matter what, this is indeed a strong force.

Su Bai pondered for a moment, and said, "Old man, don't worry too much! I'm really a small person! I won't attract so many people's attention! Besides, the matter hasn't reached this point yet! Maybe Your Majesty will wake up that day, and then Quickly cut through the chaos, and kill all these rebellious officials and thieves! In this way, if I really leave with the fifth prince, wouldn't I also become a rebellious rebel? So it's better not to act rashly until the situation is clear."

Hearing what Su Bai said, Mr. Lu looked at him in surprise, shook his head slightly and said, "I didn't expect you to have such an opinion? All right, since you have your own plans, I won't persuade you. , but when things are really irreversible, you don't have to worry about my Lu family, it's important to escape by yourself!"

Su Bai nodded again and again: "Don't worry, I cherish my little life very much!"

"Huh! Remember what you said, it's alright, I'm tired too, don't be an eyesore here." Old Man Lu snorted softly, waved his hands, and asked Su Bai to leave quickly.

Su Bai shook his head, didn't say anything more, turned around and left.

In the next few days, the city of Shangjing became less and less lively. One reason was that many people left with the Fifth and Seventh Princes, and some people saw that the situation was not good and followed them.Another point is that there are too many rumors that the capital is about to be martial law, which makes everyone feel insecure and unwilling to leave the house, so it seems deserted.

The imperial court is not making any big moves now, the empress Shangguan, the eldest prince, Li Chengji and all the officials in the court are waiting for one thing, that is, Zao Wou-ki wakes up!Everyone knows that even though the country is in turmoil and the building is about to collapse, as long as Zhao Wuji wakes up, the situation will be stabilized soon!

Those rebellious officials and thieves, and the rebel forces that have sprung up everywhere, don't need the imperial court to send troops to wipe them out, they will die down and disappear in smoke!For this point, everyone does not have a tacit agreement.

But the development of things will never develop in the direction that people expect, or in other words, it will not develop in the direction that everyone expects, and some people's hopes will always fail!

On the last day of May, an urgent report from the south made the tense situation in Shangjing suddenly become chaotic. Even in the palace, the empress Shangguan and the eldest prince were a little panicked.

Since the fall of Zao Wou-ki, the early court has been useless, and even with the publicity of Zao Wou-ki's poisoning, all officials have consciously stopped coming to the early court, but on the first day of June, all civil and military officials stood here again !
There are two stools on the left and right next to the dragon chair, on the left is the Empress Shangguan, and on the right is the First Prince. The two of them are temporarily in charge of the government, but judging from their expressions, they don't look happy at all, and they really can't be happy!
After the morning court started, some ministers still didn't know why they went to the morning court again today after a good day?Some peeked at the eldest prince and empress Shangguan, and a flash of understanding flashed in their eyes, thinking that it should be related to this, and thinking deeper, could it be that Zhao Wuji's condition has deteriorated?Otherwise, why did he suddenly take charge of the government temporarily?
But the First Prince stood up with Empress Shangguan, what's going on?

Just when everyone had their own thoughts and some were even winking at each other, Prime Minister Li Chengji stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Your Highness, and all the adults present, I have something to report!"

The eldest prince already knew what was going on in advance, but there were still many people present who didn't know, so he nodded slightly and said, "Master Li, please tell me."

Li Chengji sighed secretly, with a hint of anxiety in his eyes, he said: "Yesterday I received the latest battle report from the south, Old General Ji... was defeated!"

That short sentence seemed like a boulder thrown into a pond. After a short period of calm, it exploded with a buzzing sound. Everyone looked flustered and murmured such words as why this happened and why the army was defeated.

Empress Shangguan and the First Prince got the news ahead of time, so they were not surprised. At this moment, they just looked coldly at the officials below who were making a mess.

"enough!"

After a few minutes, seeing that everyone still hadn't calmed down, Empress Shangguan finally couldn't sit still, she slapped the dragon chair with her left hand and let out a coquettish shout.

This shout was like a thunderbolt from the clear sky, and the effect was very good. Baiguan finally calmed down, but there was still panic in his expression.

Empress Shangguan's face was ashen, and she said in a cold voice: "What are you all doing? This is scary! Zhao Chen hasn't called yet! You messed up yourselves! What a shame!"

After being yelled at by Queen Shangguan, everyone really calmed down. Some of the officials stood up and said, "Miss Qizuo and Your Highness, Ji Changfa led the court with a million troops, not only failed to wipe out the rebels, but also caused The defeat of the army is a disadvantage in the battle, and the crime of recklessly neglecting the grace of God is punishable!"

Empress Shangguan and the First Prince frowned at the same time, is it time to hold General Ji accountable now?Perhaps Old General Ji is indeed at a disadvantage in battle, but it is still unclear what the situation is, so why don't you say that his crime should be punished first?

The eldest prince still knew a little about these officials, and when he glanced at the speaker, his face suddenly showed a look of surprise, no wonder the other party would say that, it turned out that he was someone who had a grudge against General Ji on weekdays.

(End of this chapter)