After becoming the villain

Chapter 176 "Jinling Rebellion" and "The End of the Mountain"

"...Now, you don't have to go to Jinling to get married. Do you want to return to the Western Regions to be with your sweetheart?"

Indeed, that night, just before the Yi family mission set off for Jinling, Yi Hanmiao came to Yi Qiuyue's room alone and spoke such true words that seemed to pierce her heart.

...It feels like a true confession.

"Huh? Sister Qiuyue, why don't you understand it yet?"

Yi Hanmiao's tone seemed to be a little anxious.

But she is petite and cute, and her voice is even more pleasing, so she is not annoying at all, but she is more and more cute and interesting.

When Qiuyue heard this, she was stunned for a moment, her tall figure seemed to freeze.

Yan Wulu and Zhang Chunhua on the other two horses also had almost the same expression...

"...I'm going to save this person from the sea of ​​suffering!"

Yan Wulu suddenly felt that he was about to be wronged.

At this moment, Yi Qiuyue's face was also uncertain.

After a long time, Yi Qiuyue seemed to calm down...

She reined in her horse and stopped, grabbing Yi Hanmiao in front of her eyes. She looked serious and scolded -

"You poor Yi Hanmiao, I have tried so hard to save you, yet you want to rob me of a man!"

"...Tell me, when did you fall in love with my heir apparent!"

Yi Hanmiao: ...

Yan Wulu:......

Zhang Chunhua: ...

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The next day.

In today's Jinling City, Zhang Zheng is holding the "Shangfang Sword" and is aggressively chasing down those involved in the "City Defense Department Case".

No matter what the official rank of the other party is, once they are confirmed, they will be arrested and severely punished, causing panic within the City Defense Department.

As a result, the City Defense Department was naturally powerless to enforce martial law at the Jinling City Gate.

Yan Wulu is the crown prince of Zhenbei. Under such circumstances, in Yan's mansion, Nan Chuanyue wanted to take a few people out of the city under the banner of Prince Zhenbei. It was easy.

The northern suburbs of Jinling.

Nan Chuanyue drove a carriage, carrying Qingsi, and met Yan Wulu and others who had returned.

For Yi Qiuyue, escorting him directly back to Yanbei would inevitably lead to the emperor's secret spies finding out the news.

Even for this matter, it was not convenient for the five hundred mounted guards around Yan Wulu to escort him, lest the number of mounted guards suddenly decrease and the court would notice the abnormality.

Therefore, Yan Wulu had already sent a message to Yaowang Valley by flying pigeons, asking Yao Yingran to send a team of about dozens of people, disguised as drug dealers, to pick up Yi Qiuyue and Qingsi to Yaowang Valley.

"... Let's stay in the Yaowang Valley in Hedong for a while to avoid the limelight. After the incident of the Yi family's eldest daughter disappearing has passed, we can return to Yanbeicheng."

Yan Wulu said to Yi Qiuyue.

And everyone agreed.

Yi Qiuyue looked at Yan Wulu, she was slightly reluctant to give up.

I have just been with the Crown Prince once, and not long after, I have to separate from the Crown Prince again...

Recalling the time when Jiang Yueling and Sister Chunhua were pestering the prince every day, she couldn't help but feel that she was secretly at a disadvantage.

But Yi Qiuyue also knew that if she stayed in Jinling for a long time, it would be detrimental to her and Yan Wulu.

So Yi Qiuyue just hugged Yan Wulu for a while, then boarded the carriage and prepared to join the team from Yaowang Valley.

Before setting off, Qingsi suddenly got off the carriage, came to Yan Wulu, and said respectfully——

"Your Highness, the water in Jinling is deep. Prince Yu is not a reliable ally, and Prince Jin is definitely not someone who just waits to be killed."

"... Jin Wang Zhao Lingcheng, although he knows nothing about political matters and can be extremely irritable when encountering difficulties, his greatest strength is the support of millions of soldiers."

"...The prince is in Jinling, so be careful."

Yan Wulu heard this and responded with a chuckle, "Don't worry. I will pay attention."

"Qingsi, you are still in Yaowang Valley, waiting for the crown prince to fulfill his promise." Qingsi said, she suddenly felt a little nervous.

"Do you want to cure the stubborn disease on your face? Don't worry, I have asked Yao Yingran to do some treatments for you in advance according to the prescription I gave him."

Yan Wulu said.

He thought that in order to cure the chronic facial ailment of black hair, he had spent tens of thousands of life points to upgrade his "Medicine Bronze Fingers" to "Physician's Silver Fingers".

If a warrior's strength is upgraded, he can directly reach the ninth level warrior and the realm of the God of War in one step like this.That would be great.

But this system can't...

Yan Wulu chuckled helplessly and continued: "...After everything here in Jinling is settled, I will go to Yaowang Valley to carry out the next stage of treatment for you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for still remembering these things."

Qingsi spoke, she wore a bamboo hat and veil, and quietly approached Yan Wulu, "...but what Qingsi said was not about this, but the prince's promise to marry me that night."

Yan Wulu was a little stunned...

"Naturally, I will never forget."

"With the words of the Crown Prince, Qingsi feels relieved."

Qingsi said, taking a few steps back briskly with her hands behind her back, and her words became much more relaxed and more pleasant to the ears.

"My lord, be careful in Jinling."

Qingsi stared at Yan Wulu and spoke slowly.

Yan Wulu nodded slightly, then watched Qingsi get into the car, and the coachman drove these people away.

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After Yan Wulu sent Yi Qiuyue, Yi Hanmiao, and Qingsi away, he returned to Jinling City together with Zhang Chunhua.

It was also on this day that Amaro suddenly came to say goodbye to Yan Wulu——

"The great master of the Tantric Sect of Tubo Buddhism has passed away. As the 'Holy Buddha of the West', the poor monk needs to go back and preside over the election of the new Tantric Master, which will take at least half a year."

"...Therefore, it seems that the agreement with King Zhenbei has to be terminated early."

When Yan Wulu heard this, he understood in his heart, "Master is a holy Buddha. It is a great honor for Wulu to be able to devote himself to protecting Wulu for these few months."

While speaking, Yan Wulu also took out a blue floating volume from Najie, and continued: "This "Tianshi Lan Gang Jue" will be given to the master as promised. Master, just go back."

"The poor monk is really ashamed to receive this great gift even though he didn't meet the agreement."

Amaro held a golden Zen staff in one hand and a Buddha's name in the other hand, and said humbly.

Yan Wulu thought it was okay.

It is really unreasonable for the other party to protect him for so long and let him return empty-handed. Moreover, Zhenbei Palace also has the copy scroll of "Tianshi Lan Gang Jue" anyway, so it will not have much impact.

But Amaro doesn't seem to think so.

After being forcibly handed over the "Tianshi Lan Gang Jue" by Yan Wulu, Amaro thought for a long time and then took out a red dossier.

"The poor monk has not completed his mission, but he first received the "Tenglong Fire Code" from the crown prince, and now he also received the "Tianshi Lan Gang Jue". I am really sorry."

"...This scroll is the 'Shenhuo clone technique' practiced by the poor monk. It is also a high-level body technique that ranks among the highest in the world. It is a gift to His Royal Highness."

Yan Wulu was a little shocked, but he accepted it.

He suddenly thought, this "divine fire clone technique" is not consistent with his own internal power attributes?

Amoluo seemed to have noticed Yan Wulu's considerations, and continued -

"The 'Divine Fire Clone Technique', although it is called 'Divine Fire', its essence has no attributes."

"...If you use the internal force inherited from the Bihai Sword Master to practice, it may also be called the 'Bihai Clone Technique'."

Yan Wulu suddenly realized what he was doing and sighed at how wonderful this technique was.

Say goodbye to Amaro with fists clasped.

Yan Wulu watched quietly as the monk in red robe and cassock walked away to the west under the afterglow of the setting sun.

The sound of the metal link of the Buddhist Zen staff resounded.

Amaro gradually moved away, just as the monk did when he first arrived at Yanbei Palace.

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Yan Wulu has been busy working on Yi Qiuyue's matter in the past two days.

Zhang Zheng, also under the secret guidance of Yu Wang Zhao Lingrui and others, discovered the point of contact between the officials involved behind the "City Defense Department Case" - King Jin.

Zhang Zheng went to the bottom of the matter, and a topic that has always been the most feared by the royal family came to the surface - forming cliques for personal gain.

The old emperor Zhao Purui was so cunning and insightful. Could he not know the factional forces behind his princes?

Of course he knew.

However, some things can be done secretly, but cannot be done openly.

Zhang Zheng was so upright and fearless that he directly reported the matter of the King of Jin forming a party for personal gain in public at the court meeting.

The old emperor Zhao Purui knew in his heart that his fourteenth prince was not living up to expectations, and he could not even handle a third-grade minister of punishment.

"...The King of Jin, Zhao Lingcheng, was removed from his crown of Qizhu, demoted to a county king, and banned from the Jin Palace. The officials involved, as well as the case of the City Defense Department, will be punished for several crimes, and they will be severely punished."

Zhao Purui issued an oral order.

This is to completely uproot Jin Wang's faction. Even Jin Wang himself can barely survive.

When Jin King Zhao Lingcheng heard the edict, he knew that this time, he had completely lost to Zhao Lingrui and Yan Wulu.

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The engagement ceremony between Taiping Princess Zhao Lingrui and Zhenbei Prince Yan Wulu has begun today.

It will last for a total of three days and two nights, during which various rituals and etiquette are extremely complicated and complex - nacai, asking for names, naji, nazheng, asking for appointments, and personally welcoming.It is the "six rites".

A letter of appointment, a letter of gift, and a letter of welcome are also required.It is the "Three Books".

Yan Wulu actually knew little about these etiquette.

He never pays attention to these things.

Moreover, he had already met Princess Taiping Zhao Lingrui, and even had a lot of physical contact with her.

This is considered a violation of the common taboos between men and women before getting engaged, right?
However, etiquette is etiquette after all.

What's more, it's an engagement with the Daqian royal family.

At least it's still a formality.

For this reason, Yan Wulu sent a letter from Fei Ge as early as half a month ago, calling the etiquette officer Chen Danyang from the Zhenbei Palace, giving him full authority to be the host of his engagement ceremony.

That guy has studied these Confucian etiquette very deeply, and he will not let this engagement ceremony make common sense mistakes in front of the Jinling family.

Inside the Dagan Palace.

Guests and envoys from the Wulin League, courtiers, sons of vassal princes, aristocratic families and other places gathered in the palace at this moment.

Palace banquet.

Yan Wulu stood among the crowd, and everyone kept smiling, instead of blessing the wine.

Yan Wulu was dressed in bright red festive brocade clothes, with a jade sachet hanging from his belt, and a crown on his head. He looked like a noble man with a magnificent appearance.

After interacting with all the guests, Yan Wulu returned to his seat.

Surrounding his seat were Prince Yu and two other princes and princes sitting with him.

"Brother Yan seems a little tired today, not as proud as before." Prince Pingxi's son Wu Wenwen suddenly joked.

"I never like these situations where there are a lot of people. Besides, it's a bit overwhelming to have all these people staring at me."

Yan Wulu chuckled and answered lightly.

"Brother Yan, you can't do this."

Geng Hongcheng, the crown prince of Dingnan, raised his wine cup and spoke frankly, then continued——

"...Brother Yan will inherit the throne in the future and command the 20 Zhenbei Army. If he dare not face the crowd, it will be difficult to command the army."

Upon seeing this, King Yu Zhao Lingrui came to Yan Wulu's rescue and said, "The officers and soldiers in the army are different from the guests here."

"...Xiao Wang, I have seen many famous generals who can speak loudly in front of millions of troops, but I feel a little uncomfortable when facing this aristocratic family's banquet to celebrate their achievements."

"...Thinking about it, Prince Zhenbei is also like this."

Yan Wulu was very grateful for Zhao Lingrui's words.

He raised his wine cup and spoke to the three of them: "Before, Wu Lu had drank with every guest here in return, but he had not yet been able to drink with his three close friends."

"...Come, let's drink this cup together. We won't go home until we get drunk tonight!"

Between pushing the cup and changing the cup, the moon was already rising and setting.

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Prince Jin's Mansion
Today is the day when Princess Taiping is engaged to Prince Zhenbei's son. This is one of the most festive occasions in Jinling City, but it has nothing to do with Jinwang Mansion.

Since attending the court meeting, Zhang Zheng impeached Zhao Lingcheng for forming a faction for personal gain and forming his own faction in front of hundreds of officials.

Zhao Lingcheng was helpless.

After all, he still couldn't survive alone.

The factional power that he had deployed in the court for many years was uprooted, and the crown and sash of Prince Qizhu was also removed. Now, the King of Jin, Zhao Lingcheng, is nothing more than a county prince who is almost under house arrest.

When Yi Junhan and Lu Minghui came to find Zhao Lingcheng, the latter was drunk, prostrate and unconscious.

In the main hall of Prince Jin's Mansion, there were broken pieces of porcelain wine cups all over the floor.

As a former general in the army, Zhao Lingcheng has always been a teetotaler.

Seeing this contrasting look of despair, even Yi Junhan, who had always been conceited, couldn't help but feel that he was at the end of his rope...

Yi Junhan shook his head slightly to dispel the thoughts of failure that he should not have in his mind.

He quickly stepped forward and came to the side of Jin Wang Zhao Lingcheng, and whispered in a low voice -

"Your Highness King Jin, Your Highness King Jin, are you okay?"

As Yi Junhan said this, he shook the other party's shoulder, which was lying on the long desk.

Zhao Lingcheng was shaken awake and blinked slightly, looking extremely tired.

He wasn't drunk.

It seems that this person who usually doesn't drink alcohol is actually a pretty good drinker.

However, Zhao Lingcheng did not give Yi Junhan and the others any good looks.

He didn't even get up.

He just uttered a word coldly through the gap between his teeth - "Get lost!"

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(End of this chapter)