Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 162 Di Renjie: This drink and each peck are all destined...

In the Dongcheng District of Shenjing City, the teahouse that was sold a month ago was finally renovated and opened to welcome customers again today.

A well-dressed man slowly walked into the lobby, looked around at the tea guests, saluted with a smile, and greeted them one by one.

"Hey, isn't this Butler Liu? Thank you for your support. Thank you for your support!"

"Mr. Zhao, Brother Wang, I have met you all!"

Most of the tea guests present were old acquaintances who came to support him. Seeing that the rich man was so polite, they all returned the favor.

"Brother Li, the door is open!"

"Looking at Boss Li's face, you know you will make a fortune taking over this teahouse!"

Boss Li sat down on the counter with a smile and motioned to the waiter to refill tea and water for the tea guests. He took the account book into his hand and started reading it with interest.

An old customer from the teahouse picked up the tea and took a sip. His eyes lit up and he couldn't help but raise his thumb.

"Boss Li, your tea tastes even better than it did before I took over! Just with this sip of tea, I will come to bother you, Boss Sun, more often in the future."

Upon hearing this, Boss Li looked away from the account book, smiled, and cupped his hands towards the other party, with a hint of pride in his tone.

"Brother, I have a good eye. I will tell you the truth. This tea is not the common tea of ​​the past, but the Dianshan Red that I spent a lot of money to transport from the Miao Territory. This tea can only be picked in the high mountains and ridges of the Miao Territory. It has a high fragrance. The taste is rich, mellow and sweet, with a hint of honey and floral aroma. It is a rare top-quality tea. You may wish to savor it carefully."

After saying that, he bowed his hands to the tea guests in the tea house.

"Boss Li said this, I, Old Zhao, must drink a few more drinks to be satisfied!"

"Old Zhao, this tea needs to be tasted slowly. If you do this, it's like a cow chewing peonies. It loses its elegance!"

As soon as these words came out, cheerful laughter suddenly sounded in the teahouse.

Who would have thought that the tea guest named Zhao put down the tea cup in his hand, cupped his hands towards the imperial city, and said:
"Thanks to your majesty's great blessing, I, Lao Zhao, can drink this good tea from Miao territory. But I'm afraid, my majesty also liked the taste after tasting it, and classified it as tribute tea. By then, you and I will want to drink it again This sip of Dianshan Red is extremely difficult. So, everyone, do you want me, Old Zhao, to drink a few more glasses first, and then talk about other things?"

"What an old Zhao, he can still say some ridiculous things!"

Hearing what the tea guest named Zhao said, everyone pointed at him and laughed.

When the laughter gradually died down, someone said:

"Old Zhao is right when he says that, for us to be able to drink this Dianshan Red, we really have to thank His Majesty."

As soon as these words came out, someone immediately echoed:

"Speaking of His Majesty today, I, Lao Zhang, couldn't be more impressed. The mountain barbarians, Yi people, and Miao people in the Miao border have always been a headache for our government. Who would have thought that His Majesty led the southern expedition and put down the rebellion? This problem was easily solved!"

Before he finished speaking, someone said:
"Not only these southern Xinjiang tribes, His Majesty even led the army to confront the Burmese army in person. He defeated the Burmese people and fled. Even the commander was killed. Of the [-]-strong army, only less than five people fled back. More than a thousand people. Tsk, it’s so miserable..."

However, the expression on that man's face when he spoke could not be completely said to be sympathy, it could only be regarded as gloating.

Seeing that everyone was excited, Boss Li, who was sitting at the counter, couldn't help but interject:
"His Majesty is indeed powerful in the military. Let's not talk about the rebel king surnamed Huang, nor Southern Xinjiang, let's just talk about the Qi State. Since the Ming Dynasty lost the three prefectures in Jiangbei, when will our great Chu be able to fight against the Qi army? Do you have the upper hand? Who would have thought that this time, His Majesty, strategizing thousands of miles away, almost wiped out all the Qi navy. The famous Qi general Zhang Zhaoxing also died in this battle. It really magnified the power of our great Chu country and was extremely satisfying. .”

One of the tea guests couldn't help but blurt out.

"It should be noted that among the emperors of our dynasty, only a few were able to achieve such martial arts at your majesty's age. Perhaps, what will it be like for you and me to see a wise king in court in this lifetime?"

Yes, His Majesty is not yet 17 years old now...

Thinking of this, everyone in the teahouse showed hopeful looks in their eyes.

At the same time, in an elegant room on the third floor of the tea house, several tea patrons, who were wearing regular clothes but looked either rich or noble, heard the discussion downstairs. They all looked solemn and remained silent.

After a long while, one of the thin men said:
"Your Majesty is so popular with the people, it is really a blessing for our country."

"Master Liu, it's better not to talk about these things in front of me. Let's discuss what we should do now, right?"

After hearing this, everyone fell silent again.

After half a cup of tea, someone said angrily:

"Chun Yuqing, this idiot, there are so many beautiful women in the divine capital, but he wants to rob civilian girls in southern Xinjiang! He just robs civilian girls, and he also asks the victims to report them to His Majesty. We also know your Majesty's temperament, he is just an eye-catcher. The master who has no room for sand! According to me, he deserved his death and deserved it! It’s just that he died in southern Xinjiang. Why doesn’t he just stop and end up with us?”

An old man at the top sighed, waved his hand and said:
"Chun Yuqing is already dead, so what's the use of scolding him anymore? Now His Majesty has asked the Editorial Office to investigate Chun Yuqing's corruption case. The person in charge of the case is Di Renjie, deputy director of the Mirror Department of the Editorial Office. I have had some dealings with this man, and I understand that he is a man of good sense and not easily fooled. You and I must find a way to prevent him from continuing to investigate this case, otherwise the consequences will be dire."

"How can a person who is valued by His Majesty be an easy person?"

Someone among the audience said this sentence, which immediately left everyone speechless.

They are almost numb to the vicious eyes of today's emperor...

One person gritted his teeth and said with a face full of unwillingness.

"Is it possible that you and I just don't do anything and can't be captured?"

He is only a first-grade and fifth-rank official in the capital, and his salary from the court is simply not enough for his daily social activities and daily expenses.

Now that he has finally made a lot of money from this line, how can he be willing to spit out everything he swallowed?
This real gold and silver was something he had worked so hard for, why should he return it to the court!

His words obviously resonated with others, who all spoke in agreement.

In the meantime, someone said hatefully:
"If it doesn't work, we will just do it without stopping and just..."

As he spoke, he put his hand in front of his neck with a ferocious look on his face, and stroked it gently.

Everyone present was shocked when they saw the other party's expression.

"General Zhuo, are you stupid? How dare you attack His Majesty?! Do you really think you have lived too long?"

"Your Majesty, what kind of cultivation is your Majesty? I am a civil servant, General Zhuo, and you are a military commander. Isn't it clear?"

"What's the difference between doing this and committing suicide? It's better to surrender to His Majesty and ask His Majesty to show mercy and treat us leniently..."

General Zhuo, who was stunned by what everyone said, blinked his eyes, and after he came to his senses, he said angrily:

"My lords, what do you think? I would never dare to assassinate His Majesty and give me ten pieces of heart and courage! What I mean is to kill Di Huaiying, who is responsible for investigating the case. Then blame it on Jin or Qi to divert His Majesty's attention."

The old man stroking his beard said in deep thought:

"Assassinating Di Renjie is not a solution... I wonder what you adults think?"

After a while of silence, everyone expressed their opinions.

"So far, that's all there is to it."

"The incident happened suddenly, and we were not prepared at all. We can only kill Di Renjie first, divert our attention, and delay time, so that we can find a way out."

"It's just that you must find a reliable assassin who can kill with one hit, otherwise you will be in big trouble." General Zhuo nodded with a sneer.

"Everyone, why don't you leave the search for the killer to me. I have an old relationship with the Demon Sect's Weeping Blood Palace. The Weeping Blood Palace is famous for training killers. As long as I can afford the price, I can kill him for you."

The old man at the head pondered slightly, nodded and said:
"Member of the Demon Sect, this is a good idea! General Zhuo, I'll leave this matter to the general. We will split the price equally."

General Zhuo was full of confidence, nodded and said: "This matter will be taken care of by me. Just wait for the good news."

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On this day, Di Renjie returned to the Yamen of Jishifu and saw Li Yuanfang in the room.

"Master Di, I secretly sent someone to follow them, and sure enough I found those people having a secret meeting in a teahouse. We just haven't found out what they talked about."

It turned out that after obtaining information about officials related to Chun Yuqing from Wu Yizhi, Di Renjie sent out all the spies in the editorial office to keep an eye on every move of these officials.

As the progress of their investigation increased, some people really couldn't sit still and started to connect with each other.

Di Renjie looked at Li Yuanfang and asked with a smile: "Yuanfang, what do you think?"

Li Yuanfang said without thinking:
"In view of my humble position, now that I have found out the movements of these people, it is better to let the Heba Mansion take the initiative and catch them all!"

"No, no." Di Renjie shook his head and said, "Now we have no direct evidence. The information provided by Counselor Wu can only show that these people have been in contact with each other before. Don't forget that after His Majesty took power, he once I have said that I will not take the blame for the past affairs of these officials. If we take action at this time, the officials in the court will only think that you and I are ordered by His Majesty, and that His Majesty is looking for an excuse to liquidate these 'old ministers'. This will not only damage His Majesty's reputation, but also It will also cause turmoil in the court. In this case, the gains outweigh the losses."

Li Yuanfang seemed to understand, but seeing Di Renjie's confident face, he quickly asked:

"What do you think, sir?"

Di Renjie laughed and said: "One word, wait. Yuanfang, don't forget, the most urgent thing now is not you and me, but them. And the more urgent, the easier it is to make mistakes. You and I just need to wait quietly. They just make mistakes."

Although Di Renjie said this, he felt a little regretful in his heart.

It's a pity, I don't know what these people are plotting...

At this moment, a chamberlain came to the Jishi Mansion and said that His Majesty had summoned Mr. Di Renjie and asked Mr. Di to follow him to Zihuan Palace as soon as possible.

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Set the time back to the previous day.

In Nuanchun Pavilion, when he heard Yin Hanhan said that Zhu Yuyan had received a letter, Zhao Yu couldn't help but feel happy, and he quickly asked:
"Wu'er, Yuyan has a letter? What did she say in the letter?"

Yuyan Yuyan, hum!

Even Master was secretly eaten by this guy, but he didn't touch a hair of his own. It's really annoying!
Thinking of this, Yin Hanhan became furious. She pouted and took out Zhu Yuyan's letter from the small cabinet beside the bed, threw it into Zhao Yu's hands, and then sat aside angrily without saying a word.

Alas, after coaxing me for several days, this sentence is wrong and I am annoyed again!
But, he didn't want to either...

Zhao Yu sighed helplessly in his heart, opened the letter, and read it sentence by sentence and line by line.

However, before he finished reading the letter, his expression gradually became strange.

Putting the letter aside, Zhao Yu looked at Yin Hanhan and asked in an inexplicable tone:
"Your master's letter said that some officials from the Chu State paid a lot of money to ask them to send someone from the Weeping Blood Palace to take Di Qing's life?"

Zhao Yu still has some impressions of the Weeping Blood Palace.

When she first dealt with Zhu Yuyan, Yuyan reminded herself that Yanshuo Xue Palace discovered that Qi State was preparing food and grass and intended to go south to attack Chu.

When it came to business, Yin Hanwan calmed down and nodded: "That's right. Ever since I saw that Your Majesty treats me Tianyin Pavilion equally, the remaining seven of the eight paths of my Holy Sect also want to teach and recruit disciples in Dachu, so they don't want to It’s easy to offend Da Chu and His Majesty. After learning about the other party’s request, I sent a letter to Master, hoping to find out the reason and then make plans.”

When Zhao Yu heard this, he couldn't help but smile.

Is this a flood that washed away the Dragon King Temple in another sense?

"Should we be able to get information about the financial owner from the Weeping Blood Palace?"

Yin Hanhan shook her head, glanced at Zhao Yu, covered her mouth and said with a smile:

"Your Majesty is overthinking. Although the Weeping Blood Palace is a member of my holy sect, it attaches great importance to principles. No matter how much your Majesty spends, these assassins will not reveal the information about the financial owner, because this matter Guan Weeping Blood Palace’s reputation.”

Zhao Yu raised his eyebrows.

Ha, these assassins are quite principled...

"Let me ask Di Qing's opinion first, and then we'll talk."

The next day, in Zihuan Hall.

Zhao Yu told Di Renjie the ins and outs of the matter, asked for his opinion as the client, and said that no matter what he chose, he would support it.

After hearing this, Di Renjie said without hesitation:
"Your Majesty, as long as those thieves invite someone other than a ninth-grade grandmaster, then everything will remain as usual."

He secretly thought to himself that just now he was still regretting that he didn't know what the other party was plotting, but in the blink of an eye, he learned the contents of the plot from His Majesty's mouth.

It really fits the saying: If you do evil by God, you can still live; if you do evil by yourself, you can't live!

From this we can see that every drink and every peck has its own destiny...

"Oh?"

Hearing Di Renjie's statement, Zhao Yu was slightly surprised. He leaned forward and asked:

"Di Qing, why is this? Is it too risky to do this? If Di Qing, you really have some shortcomings, then I won't even have time to regret it."

Di Renjie bowed his hands and explained:
"Wei Chen, thank you for your attention. It's just that this matter is related to the future administration of our dynasty, and we can't be careless. Wei Chen is protected by General Li. With General Li's martial arts, ordinary eighth-level masters can't get half a benefit from him. With him here, He will definitely be able to protect his ministers. In addition, General Li's dignified defeat of the Weeping Blood Palace killer will also allow these people in the Holy Sect to see the true nature of our dynasty, and thus strengthen their confidence in joining our dynasty."

"After listening to your words, I understand your painstaking efforts." Zhao Yu couldn't help but sigh again and again, "I admire Di Qing's dedication to the public and the country. I don't care, just follow what Di Qing said."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your understanding!"

After Di Renjie left, Zhao Yu called Gao Lishi in front of him and ordered:
"Although Li Yuanfang is very skilled in martial arts, I am still afraid of hurting Di Qing. Hercules, please send a smart person to follow Di Qing. If Li Yuanfang misses, it is best to rescue Di Qing in time."

From the day Gao Lishi entered the palace, he followed Zhao Yu's order to search for seedlings in the palace. He used the "Sunflower Book" as the main method, supplemented by various palace secrets, to train shadow eunuchs and protect Zhao Yuhe in the dark. Harem concubines.

"Sunflower Collection" is worthy of being a quick martial art. In just half a year, Gao Lishi trained five shadow eunuchs who reached the eighth level.

And his own martial arts cultivation has not fallen behind, and he is only one step away from the ninth-grade master realm.

"Your Majesty, don't worry. I'll take care of it right away. I'll make sure Lord Di is safe!"

Gao Lishi said quickly.

He was quite surprised.Your Majesty is so fond of this Master Di that he even sent a shadow eunuch to secretly protect him.

(End of this chapter)