Zongwu: Kill the prince? !I break the gate of heaven with one sword

Chapter 114
a day later.

The whole country!

It took less than half a day for the news of Queen Empress Zhao Zhi's sudden death to spread throughout Liyang, even Xu Xiao in Beiliang also received the news.

Of course, the old emperor Zhao Dun didn't want to let this matter spread, but how could he be any match for the eyeliners planted by intelligence agencies in the palace?
The reason why he didn't want it to be spread was naturally because after he received the news of Zhao Zhi's sudden death, he immediately found all the maids around her who were in charge of accompanying her. After hearing the description about that time, how did he Still can't understand all this.

Wu Su's wronged soul?
What a joke!
Zhao Dun never believed in these things, so the only explanation is that Xu Liang'an did all of this!

After thinking about all this clearly, the old emperor felt infinitely terrified.He was very worried that after Xu Liang'an got rid of Zhao Zhi, he himself would be the next target to be attacked.

Although Xu Liang'an had appeared in front of him in a special form before and told him personally that he would not kill him at this time, the old emperor still only had endless fear in his heart, because he was the last person in the world who wanted to kill him. dead man.

Therefore, he tried his best to control the influence of the spread of the matter, but he couldn't hide it even if he wanted to hide it. In the end, he had no choice but to issue an edict based on the statement that his body died suddenly of a disease, and the whole country was unknown.

Inside Taian Palace.

Zhao Dun sat on the dragon chair with a slumped face. Although he was holding a piece of paper in his left hand, he had no intention of reading it at all. He just stared at a certain place in the hall with dull eyes.

By this time the sun had set below the mountain.

In the main hall, only the faint light of candles illuminates the small area in front of the desk. The Hall of Supreme Harmony, which was originally kept bright even in the middle of the night, now only has three or two candles.

A sigh came from the depths of the hall, and then an old man in brocade robes of cranes slowly moved his body to come closer.

He first took a careful look at Zhao Dun, who was in a state of sluggishness, by the weak candlelight. After seeing that the other party had no reaction to his arrival, he stood there for a long time before opening his mouth.

"Your Majesty, since it is a matter of my own choice, I should have expected this day to come."

It seemed that these words finally stimulated the absent-minded Emperor Liyang.

Zhao Dun slowly raised his eyelids. Although it was such a small movement, it was extremely difficult for him to do it at this time.

He tried his best to open his eyes, trying to see clearly who was only a vague figure behind the faint candlelight.

The cloudy eyes regained a sliver of clarity for a short while.

"Oh, it's the national teacher."

The identity of the visitor is almost revealed, it is Zhang Julu, the current national teacher of Liyang.That's right, at this time, only he is qualified to enter the Hall of Supreme Harmony and approach this old emperor whose spirit has almost collapsed.

"His Majesty."

After Zhang Julu nodded slightly towards Zhao Dun, he came closer.

"Since the Empress has already died in the hands of Xu Liang'an, all the unnecessary worries Your Majesty has now are meaningless, why bother me so much?"

The existence of this extremely human minister just quietly looked at the emperor in front of him.

Of course, he was very clear about the white clothes case in the capital back then, even he was one of the big black hands behind the scenes, and he also knew that Xu Liang'an had something to do with the current incident, after all, the other party had a relationship with Naqin in Tai'an City. There was such a big commotion in Tianjian's prison, even if he, the national teacher, didn't know it, it would be very difficult.

Panic?

His heart is just as flustered!
Because in this era where force is paramount, he does not have any talent for cultivation, and can only rely on being an official to realize the revenge in his heart bit by bit, which is full of regrets for him.

Just like the current situation.

In the face of Xu Liang'an's powerful deterrent force, he has no ability to resist at all, especially in this imperial city, even the most lethal large-scale army formation for the strong above the level of a great master is not at all capable of resisting. It will not have any effect.

In other words, if Xu Liang'an really wanted to do something to them, no matter whether it was him, the Liyang Imperial Master or the Liyang Emperor who was sitting on the dragon chair in front of him, the only thing he could do was to sit still and do nothing at all. Without any resistance.

But so what?

Behind the table, the Liyang Imperial Master's eyes were full of indifference, which formed a strong contrast with the emperor Zhao Dun. It seemed that he didn't care that he would be retaliated by Xu Liang'an at all.

Because so what if you are afraid?

He can't do anything at all.

For him, having that time of fear is actually better than thinking about how to deal with his funeral.

This always serious national teacher of Liyang actually made a joke of himself at such a rare moment.

He put his gaze back on the old emperor Zhao Dun. His words just now seemed to have had a certain effect. His Majesty, who was originally dull-eyed, finally regained a trace of clarity.

Zhao Dun slowly raised his head and looked at Zhang Julu who was standing across the table from him. His lips moved slightly as if he wanted to say something, but after trying several times, he found that it was difficult for him to even open his mouth. He took a sip of the tea that had completely cooled down on the table, and after moistening his flaming throat, he opened his mouth slowly.

"I have never regretted doing things alone, but I thought that what happened back then has long passed, but I didn't expect Xu Xiao to have nothing to do. Instead, his son did it after he grew up."

Speaking of this, the old emperor's eyes showed a strong murderous intent.

"If I had known earlier, I should have sent someone to Qingliang Mountain to kill this brat earlier these years!"

After the Baiyi case happened in the capital city, Zhao Dun never thought about the way of assassination in order to avoid future troubles. It's just that Li Yang had just pacified the world at that time. He put this matter on hold, and when he had the energy and manpower to do it later, he felt that everything was unnecessary.

So the old emperor does have regrets in his heart now, but what he regrets is not because he did the white clothes case in the capital back then, but because he didn't do anything to let all the hidden dangers die directly.

Even Zhang Julu, who thought he knew the old emperor of Liyang very well, actually guessed him wrong.

At the beginning, perhaps Zhao Dun was indeed a little frightened, but this kind of fright was more because he couldn't accept Xu Liang'an's sudden rise. When it comes to the powerful power, it is hard to accept it in my heart for the first time.

Even Zhao Dun, the emperor of Liyang, was not exempt from customs at all.

But after all, it was the person sitting in this supreme position, he had already adjusted his emotions, and he didn't have too much attachment to Xu Liang'an at all.

"Through the whole nation's condolences to the Empress this time, we can also see what Xu Liang'an said about the dragon slaying technique before, and how many people in Liyang have already obeyed his wishes, which may not be a good thing. "

Zhang Julu saw that His Majesty had recovered his mood, so he didn't say anything more, and instead talked about the pros and cons of Zhao Zhi's death in accordance with the attitude of handling state affairs.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Dun raised his head and glanced at Zhang Julu, but didn't say much.He knows too well the temperament of his national teacher, and his business has always been greater than the sky.Not to mention the death of the queen, even if this Julu's own mother is buried, Zhang Julu will think carefully about how to maximize his benefits.

That's his character, and always has been.

But it is precisely because of this that Zhao Dun can be reused.

When he had just succeeded to the throne, Liyang and Beimang were fighting fiercely for the world. Although Xu Xiao was guarding the border, the other surviving countries never stopped harassing Liyang.

It was also at that time that Zhao Dun decisively chose to reuse Zhang Julu.

And Zhang Julu didn't let him down either. Not long after he took office, he temporarily stabilized several other small countries with his own strategy, and gave the Liyang army enough time to entangle with the Beimang army, which was strong and powerful at the time, so that the national conditions were stabilized in the end. .

Therefore, both the folks and the officialdom have always had a no exaggeration to say that Liyang can have the current situation, half depends on Xu Xiao, and the other half depends on him Zhang Julu.

However, Zhang Julu is extremely cautious and intelligent. As a civil servant, it is impossible for Zhao Dun, a suspicious emperor, to worry about supporting his own self-respect and becoming a king. The concubine's strategy won Zhao Dun's trust even more.

"How about Gu Jiantang?"

Zhao Dun didn't follow Zhang Julu's words, but asked about the general Gu Jiantang. For Liyang as a whole, Gu Jiantang may already be the last pillar. If even he has problems at this time, Then Liyang was really in chaos.

Zhang Julu shook his head lightly upon hearing this.

After Zhao Dun saw this scene, his face immediately became gloomy.

"Although this Gu Jiantang has always seemed to be loyal, he has always had his own ideas. However, other than his martial arts cultivation, his other ambitions are not high, so His Majesty does not need to worry too much. At the critical moment, he promised him a sufficient Let him be satisfied with the position."

In today's Liyang officialdom, Zhang Julu is the head of civil servants, and Gu Jiantang is the head of military generals. Zhang Julu sees his colleague far more clearly than others, and he knows Gu Jiantang too well.

According to the temperament of this great master Gu, he might not be willing to do it even if the emperor was given to him for free, but there is a very stubborn point in his heart that ordinary people can't understand, that is, for Xu Xiao, this general Gu Have not been sure to let go.

From Gu Jiantang's point of view, he is a dignified pure martial artist in the Celestial Phenomena Realm, and beyond the martial arts cultivation level, there is no doubt that he is completely the lame Xu.And when it comes to leading troops to fight, he also doesn't lose, so why can't Xu Xiao be the King of Beiliang, but Gu Jiantang can't?
So if it is said that the position that Gu Jiantang covets most in the world is definitely not the dragon chair where His Majesty the Emperor is sitting in front of him, but the Beiliang Palace where Xu Xiao is located!
No matter for Zhao Dun, the emperor of Liyang, or Zhang Julu, the national teacher of Liyang, in fact, as long as you know this, the rest of the matter is very simple.

At worst, you are allowed to be the King of Beiliang!
Is there anything else that can achieve what you regret in Gu Jiantang's heart better than the new generation of Northern Liang King personally conferred by His Majesty the Emperor, whose name is justified?

So in Zhang Julu's heart, he never worried about Gu Jiantang.

As for Gu Jiantang's meeting with Xu Liang'an in Yangquan County, Zhang Julu certainly knew about it, and he even knew what the two of them had said at the beginning, because the vendor who served them two bowls of dumplings was a member of his intelligence organization. people!
But so what?
In fact, Zhang Julu somewhat looked down on people like Xu Liangan and Gu Jiantang.

Although the Wufu realm is extremely important, it can also bring a lot of reputation to a person.But things like waking up and taking power in the world, and lying drunk on the lap of a beautiful woman are what he pursues.

Perhaps because of his inability to cultivate, Zhang Julu had a natural disdain for these powerful monks. He always felt that only by using his own brain to "play" the world could he bring himself enough pleasure.

But he didn't know, if Xu Liang'an knew his thoughts, he would just scoff, even if Zhang Julu climbed to the position of one person below one person and above ten thousand people, so what?After all, he is just an ant, and his thinking is like a frog in a well.

How can people who have never been to the top of the mountain imagine the magnificent scenery they can see on the top of the mountain?

Naturally, Zhang Julu would never know what was going on in Xu Liang'an's mind.

"It's Jiangnan Road and Guangling Road that need more attention." He continued to speak slowly.

"The Imperial City of Tai'an is in the middle of Jiangnan Road. The Sword Tomb of the Wu Family is where Xu Liang'an's biological mother Wu Su was born. The Xuanyuan family on Daxueping in Huishan is now following Xu Liang'an's leadership. In addition, there are these uncertain factors including Jianchi."

Speaking of this, Zhang Julu's eyes showed a look of obvious fatigue: "Originally the only thing we could rely on was Longhu Mountain, but now that Longhu Mountain has been directly opened by Xu Liangan to seal the mountain, even if we want to contact I can't get in touch."

"If there is a riot at this time, even if Gu Jiantang is still loyal, it will be difficult for us to take care of both internal and external troubles."

Another meaning of this sentence is that if the Jiangnan Dao and Guangling Dao forces really choose to accept the Dragon Slaying Technique that Xu Liang'an said, they are almost waiting to die.

After all, it is fundamentally impossible for Gu Jiantang to take care of both ends, but no matter whether he gives up releasing pressure on the border of Beiliang, or giving up the suppression of riots in Jiangnan and Guangling, for Liyang as a whole, or for the emperor Zhao Dun, It is impossible to have any chance of winning at all.

Zhang Julu understood the truth, how could Zhao Dun not understand it?
This is what he is most worried about right now, but no matter how worried he is, he can't think of any way to solve this problem.

Even the old emperor couldn't help feeling a little bit of unwillingness and regret in his heart.

If he had put his trust in Xu Xiaobao back then, wouldn't this situation not have happened now?
But in this world, there is no regret medicine after all.

(End of this chapter)