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Chapter 904: Assassinate the King and Kill the Driver! (Please subscribe!)

At the next morning court, numerous imperial censors wrote letters to impeach Prince Pingnan's son Ye Gucheng for entering the capital without an imperial edict, committing treason and high treason. They requested the emperor to order his punishment and to hold Prince Pingnan accountable.

At this time, Long Longjiu, a secret agent of the Baolong clan, stepped forward and recounted what happened yesterday. Then the chief eunuch Liu Tong presented the jade seal to Emperor Zhu Youxi.

  Cao Zhengchun, the head of the East Factory, bowed and said:

"Your Majesty, this jade seal has been jointly examined by the East Factory and the Baolong clan and is exactly what was lost in the palace."

  Emperor Zhu Youxi was all smiles. He took the seal and looked at it. He saw that one of the four corners at the bottom of the seal was inlaid with gold. He nodded slightly and returned it to Liu Tong for safekeeping.

"Okay, Uncle Ye Gucheng escorted the imperial seal back to the court. Although there was no imperial edict to enter the capital, there was a reason for it. In my opinion, he has done a good deed and no fault!"

In the original plot, Ye Gucheng had ulterior motives, and the jade seal represented orthodoxy, so although he got the real jade seal, what he sent back was a fake, which exposed the flaw.

Now it was Hua Twelve. He was not an ancient person, and he did not have any belief that the imperial seal was the legitimate power. Naturally, he returned the real one. In his view, the imperial seal was just a piece of stone and did not represent anything. When he conquered the world, it would naturally be his, regardless of whether it was real or fake.

The emperor said that Ye Gucheng had made no merits but had no faults. Unexpectedly, some censors still refused to give up and said that Ye Gucheng could be handed over to the local authorities or the Jinyiwei could send the imperial seal back to the court. In this way, entering the capital without an imperial edict would be a serious crime.

  Princess Feifeng, who had a crush on Hua Twelve, came here today out of boredom, but she didn't enter the Golden Palace. Instead, she peeked outside the palace. When she heard what these people said, she immediately jumped out and shouted:

"Hey, you old men, why are you so unreasonable? The Imperial Seal is so important. If the Imperial Guards could protect it, how could it be lost? I think you are in the same group as the thief who stole the Imperial Seal. You hate Uncle Ye for ruining your good deeds, so you want to punish him!"

After she finished speaking, the faces of those imperial censors turned black. They were not in a position to argue with the woman, so they shook their heads and waved their sleeves, looking as if it was disgraceful and that a good man would not fight with a woman.

Long Longjiu slapped his forehead, unable to bear to look at the princess who jumped out to make a fuss.

Emperor Zhu Youxi couldn't help laughing. Ever since the death of the previous emperor, he and his sister were the only ones left in his line. Naturally, he loved and doted on her very much. So when he saw his sister jumping out to make trouble, he didn't blame her much. He just pretended to say:

"Step aside and stop talking!"

  Fei Feng chuckled: "It's my brother!" Then she glanced and locked onto Long Long Jiu, and jumped over directly:

"So you are here too, can I stand with you?"

Long Longjiu asked in a low voice: "Will you commit suicide if I don't agree?"

Fei Feng glared: "Of course not, you are not smart, why would I commit suicide?"

"Since you won't, I'm relieved. Then you should just stand with the others!"

As soon as Long Longjiu finished speaking, he was hit by a punch in the heart by Princess Feifeng.

The emperor coughed lightly, reminding his sister not to be too presumptuous, and then asked Zhu Wusi, who was standing at the head of all officials:

"Uncle, what do you think about what happened just now?"

Zhu Wusi bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that the imperial seal is extremely important and cannot be missed. Ye Gucheng personally escorted the seal back to the capital, which was a prudent act. Naturally, he has done a good deed and has no faults!"

Originally, those imperial censors wanted to continue impeaching Ye Gucheng, but when they saw Zhu Wusi speaking, they immediately stopped and changed their words, saying that Ye Gucheng had only made merits and no faults.

  The emperor's pupils shrank slightly, but his smile remained unchanged, and he looked very pleased:

"What the emperor's uncle said is very much in line with my heart. Emperor's uncle Ye Gucheng is a master of martial arts and is loyal to me. I want to reward him. I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Princess Feifeng immediately became excited when she heard this and shouted, "Brother, how about rewarding Uncle Ye to come to the palace and teach me martial arts?"

Long Longjiu said with disdain: "You call this a reward? Isn't it worse than being punished by kneeling?"

No one paid any attention to the two men's jokes. The chief of the imperial guards stepped forward and reported:

"Your Majesty, Ye Gucheng has issued a challenge to the Sword God Ximen Chuxue. The battle will be held on the 15th of this month at the top of the Forbidden City!"

Zhu Youxi pointed upwards in surprise: "On it? That's fun!"

Liu Tong, the chief eunuch of the palace, immediately knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, this is a heinous act!"

Cao Zhengchun bowed and said, "Your Majesty, as long as you give the order, no matter if they are sword saints, sword gods, or the best martial arts masters, I will help you capture them!"

As he spoke, he glanced at Zhu Wusi. It was obvious that his words just now had a hidden meaning.

Zhu Youxi looked at Zhu Wusi again: "Uncle, what do you think about this matter?"

Zhu Wusi was very satisfied with the emperor's attitude. He pretended to be silent before saying:

"People in the martial arts world have always been lawless and unruly. The fact that the great thief Ghost King dared to steal the jade seal shows this. Ye Gucheng is a member of the royal family, with royal blood. If he can defeat the Sword God and dominate the martial arts world, it may not be a bad thing for the emperor and the court!"

Zhu Youxi suddenly realized: "Uncle Huang means that I can control the martial arts world through Uncle Ye? Well, in fact, I also think that a decisive battle between two masters is a rare event. In this case, I will leave this matter to..."

Zhu Wusi bowed quickly and said, "The safety of the palace must not be compromised. I am willing to take personal responsibility for this matter!"

Zhu Youxi thought for a moment, smiled and shook his head: "My uncle is busy with state affairs for me, how can I trouble him with such a small matter? Let the Baolong clan do it. Long Longjiu, this matter is handed over to you. In addition, I will give you eight gold medals, and you can invite eight martial artists to the palace to watch the battle!"

Long Longjiu bowed quickly: "Long Longjiu obeys your order!"

Zhu Wusi looked at Long Longjiu, smiled slightly, and then stepped back.

Zhu Youxi sat on the dragon chair and said, "However, Uncle Ye Gucheng's actions are indeed suspected of usurping power, so the merits and demerits of escorting the imperial seal back to the court are offset, and there will be no reward or punishment!"

All the civil and military officials bowed at the same time: "Your Majesty is wise!"

After the court was dismissed, Zhu Youxi had to go back to the harem to catch up on his sleep because he had gotten up early. The chief eunuch Liu Tong quietly left the palace while the emperor was resting.

The eunuchs of the Ming Dynasty all had their own houses outside the palace. Liu Tong was the same. After leaving the palace, he returned to his own house.

As soon as he entered the house, the butler told him that the guest had been waiting for a long time.

He hurried into the hall, saw the people in the hall, and stepped forward to greet them with a smile:

"I am Liu Tong, honored to meet the Lord of Baiyun City!"

The person waiting for him was Hua Twelve.

Who could have thought that Liu Tong, who had just told the emperor in the court that Ye Gucheng was a traitor, would have such an expression when he saw the real culprit!

Hua Twelve was dressed in white as white as snow, and was followed by a handsome young servant.

He smiled faintly: "Are you satisfied with the gift I gave you, Manager Liu?"

Liu Tong smiled and said, "I am very satisfied. The city lord has given me 400,000 taels of silver. Who in the world would not be satisfied?"

"As long as you are satisfied, help me do something. After the task is completed, you will definitely benefit from it!"

  After Hua Shier and Liu Tong finished speaking, they turned around and pointed at the handsome young man:

"This man has longed for the promising career of eunuch since he was young. Please send him to the palace and arrange for him to serve the emperor!"

Liu Tong's expression froze: "Could it be that the city lord has some thoughts that he shouldn't have?"

  Hua Shier grabbed Liu Tong's neck and lifted him up despite his struggle:

"why not?"

In the Hulong Villa, Zhu Wusi sat high on the Silver Throne Hall, and below him stood the number one secret agent Duan Tianya, the number one secret agent Gui Hai Yidao, and the number one secret agent Shangguan Haitang. These three were all his capable men.

At this time, the three of them already knew what happened in the court. Duan Tianya said:

"Foster father, Ye Gucheng wants to duel with Ximen Chuxue on top of the Forbidden City. This is an insult to the imperial power and must not be allowed!"

Zhu Wusi waved his hand and said, "The emperor has already agreed to this matter. If you object, please do not say anything. I want to tell you another thing now, which is also related to this competition!" "I received secret intelligence that Long Longjiu of the Baolong clan is actually the great thief ghost king. He colluded with Ye Gucheng, stole the jade seal, framed Ling Yunhe of the Tianshan Sect, and then asked Ye Gucheng to enter the capital without an imperial edict in the name of escorting the jade seal back to the capital. He wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the competition with Ximen Chuxue to assassinate the king!"

Shangguan Haitang suddenly realized, "No wonder the Imperial Palace was so impregnable, yet someone was able to sneak in and steal the Imperial Seal. It turned out that Long Longjiu was the one who stole it!"

After that, she asked again in confusion: "But why did they want to kill the emperor?"

Zhu Wusi snorted coldly, "Ye Gucheng is the son of Prince Pingnan. I guess they did this because Prince Pingnan wanted to rebel. Once the emperor is killed, the court will be in chaos. When the government orders are not implemented, Prince Pingnan will definitely take the opportunity to raise an army!"

  After hearing what he said, the three secret agents all looked solemn. Duan Tianya said hurriedly:

"Foster father, this matter should be reported to the emperor immediately, and Long Longjiu and Ye Gucheng should be arrested!"

Zhu Wusi shook his head and said, "But we don't have solid evidence, how can the emperor believe me? The only plan now is to wait and see on the day of the competition. I will be responsible for protecting the emperor, and you will secretly monitor Long Longjiu, Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuxue. If there is any disturbance, you must stop them from approaching the emperor's bedroom!"

"Yes!"

The three of them bowed and accepted the order at the same time!

After the three of them left, Tiedan Shenhou summoned Yagyu Tajima no Kami:

"The young emperor gave Longlong ninety-eight gold medals for entering the palace. Go and make more copies and let our people sneak in. I want to cause chaos that night!"

What happened in the court soon spread throughout the capital. The sacred battle between Ye Gucheng and Ximen Chuxue at the top of the Forbidden City immediately attracted everyone's attention and became a hot topic on the streets.

  That day, Hua Twelve took Liu Sheng Piao Xu to the market. The market was bustling with people. Seeing Liu Sheng Piao Xu with a stern face and a look of keeping strangers away, which was out of tune with the surrounding environment, he couldn't help but shook his head and smiled. He bought two strings of candied haws from the roadside and stuffed them into her hands:

"You should be happy when you go out to play. You look like someone owes you money!"

Although Hua Shier said verbally that he would take Liu Sheng Piaoxu as his concubine, in fact he had not done anything.

Therefore, although Liu Sheng Piaoxu has been accompanying Hua Twelve these days as a concubine, there is still nothing between the two of them, and the former even behaves in a cold and distant attitude.

Liu Sheng Piaoxu watched Hua Twelve eating while walking, without any pretense. Compared with Ye Gucheng, who was so high and mighty before and could decide the life and death of her father and daughter with a snap of his fingers, it seemed as if Hua had become two different people. Liu Sheng Piaoxu couldn't help but look at him strangely.

  Hua Shier felt Liu Sheng Piao Xu staring at him, and couldn't help but glare at her:

"What are you looking at? Eat quickly!"

Liu Sheng Piaoxu said "Oh" and took a bite of this Chinese specialty. Her mouth immediately felt sour and sweet. She couldn't help but smile with joy. Suddenly, she saw Hua Twelve staring at her. Her face turned slightly red and she glared at him angrily.

But after glaring, she felt a little uneasy again. After all, the impression Hua Shier had left on her on the boat was too terrible.

She lowered her head and whispered, "You are as handsome as Pan An, and you are an excellent martial artist. I think you have no shortage of women. Why do you insist on making me your concubine?"

  Hua Twelve bit a candied haws and said vaguely:

"You are beautiful, I like your style!"

"This one?"

  Liu Sheng Piaoxu was slightly startled, then he understood the meaning of this and snorted:

"If you force me like this, even if you get me, you won't get my heart!"

Hua Twelve said with a smile: "It's enough to get your body. I don't even eat pig hearts, why do I need your heart? It looks disgusting."

Liu Sheng Piao Xu: “.”

She hesitated for a moment and said seriously, "I already have someone I like, and he likes me too!"

Hua Twelve was pleasantly surprised: "Wouldn't it be more exciting to spend the wedding night with someone else's sweetheart?"

Liu Sheng Piaoxu felt like vomiting blood!

At this time, someone shouted from behind: "Long Longjiu, my good brother, I have bet all my wealth on our good friend Ximen Chuixue. Do you think I will win?"

Then Long Longjiu's voice came, he sighed first, then said: "Golden Beard, I can't help you this time!"

The golden beard in Long Long Jiu's mouth said in shock:

"No way, Ximen Chuxue is invincible, how could he lose to Ye Gucheng?"

Long Longjiu sighed again:

"I thought so before, but after I saw Ye Gucheng's move "Flying Fairy from the Sky" in the martial arts arena, I lost confidence in Xiaoxi. But Xiaoxi is our friend, and we must support our friends. Come on, Ximen, come on, Ximen."

Golden Beard weakly followed and shouted: "Come on, Ximen Qing! Come on, Ximen Qing!"

Hua Twelve couldn't help laughing out loud, and turned around to see Aobai, oh no, it was a man who looked very similar to Aobai, who was being kicked by Long Longjiu: "It's Ximen, not Ximen Qing."

As he turned around, Long Longjiu noticed him: "Ye"

Hua Twelve put his index finger to his lips and made a gesture of silence. He smiled and walked over to Golden Beard and said:

"Golden Beard, right? I heard that you are the boss of a gang in Beijing and control a lot of casinos. I wonder if more people are betting on Ximen Chuxue or Ye Gucheng?"

Jin Huzi glared and said, "Hey, kid, how dare you call Master Jin by his name?"

Long Longjiu whispered; "He is Ye Gucheng!"

  Golden Beard remained calm, pointing at an old woman passing by Hua Twelve and cursing:

"I'm talking to you, old woman, can't you hear me?"

The old woman was so frightened that she quickened her pace and ran away in a hurry.

Long Long Jiu: “.”

  Golden Beard turned around and smiled at Hua Twelve:

"I have heard of your great name for a long time. It is a great honor to meet you today. My ancestral graves must be filled with smoke."

Hua Twelve couldn't help but smile: "I want to bet five million taels of silver on my own victory. I wonder if you, Golden Beard, dare to accept it?"

  "Dare, of course!" Before Golden Beard could finish his words, Long Longjiu pulled him aside and whispered:

"Hey, didn't you say you bet all your fortune? How dare you let him bet?"

  Golden Beard laughed:

"You just said that Ximen Chuxue has little chance of winning, so I decided to use Ye Gucheng's five million taels of silver to bet at my rival's casino. If Ximen Chuxue wins, I will make a lot of money. If Ye Gucheng wins, my rival will suffer together with me. I will take someone with me before I die."

Long Longjiu was somewhat speechless: "You are really a talented person!"

When the two came back from whispering, Hua Twelve had already taken out a thick stack of silver medals from the storage space and handed them over: "Remember to place a bet for me!"

"I'll do the work, don't worry!"

  Golden Beard took the banknote with a smile, glanced at the number on it, and suddenly his smile froze:

"In the third year of Chongning in the Great Song Dynasty, Fulonghao. Are you going to use the banknotes of the previous dynasty to bet on this dynasty?"

Hua Shier quickly withdrew that one: "This one was mixed up, the others are right!" He had quite a few silver bills in his storage space, and this time he took out a bunch of them. Fortunately, he did not take out the silver bills of the Qing Dynasty, otherwise they would be scared to death.

Time flies, and the full moon night is here in the blink of an eye.

Originally, Long Longjiu sent out eight golden medals to enter the palace, but there were hundreds of people holding the gold medals, which attracted the imperial guards and the protective forces of the Eastern Depot to focus on the direction of the Golden Palace.

The Baolong clan and the Huolong Villa were now assisting the palace guards by standing guard around the Golden Throne Hall and defending carefully.

  At this time, Ye Gucheng, who was supposed to be at the top of the Forbidden City, was standing beside the emperor's bed for some reason. He sneered and stabbed the sleeping Zhu Youxi to death with a sword.

Thanks to: 08a, Brother Xiao Xiaohu in the Demon World for the reward, and thanks to the brothers who voted for monthly votes and recommendation votes, thank you very much.