Be an emperor from drawing cards

Chapter 163 They came so fast like a tornado...

In early summer, the nights are no longer as cool as the spring days, and there is gradually a sense of heat in the air.

After reading the files in the house, Di Renjie walked out of the room and realized that night had already enveloped the entire Shenjing City.

Looking at Li Yuanfang who was guarding outside the door, Di Renjie couldn't help but smile apologetically, raised his hands towards the capable man and said:
"I have to trouble General Li to give me a ride again."

"Master Di, there is no need to say thank you. This is the responsibility of the general, and Master He Ba has already given the order."

Li Yuanfang said while returning the salute with clasped fists.

The two of them walked out of the Yamen with the help of lights and moonlight, but saw that the street outside the Jishi Mansion was empty, except for the wind lamps hanging every tens of meters on both sides of the road, which emitted a dim light and barely illuminated the road. Bright.

The house where Di Renjie lived was not far from the Jishi Mansion, so the two of them did not ride horses but walked all the way.

On the way, Li Yuanfang, who was one step behind, asked Di Renjie:
"Master Di, can we basically target those corrupt officials now?"

Di Renjie nodded slightly, his tone rather heavy.

"It is true that a few people have been targeted, but just from these few people, it is enough to see that our Ministry of War can be so corrupt, which is really shocking! When Huang Jingming took power, he was quite clean and honest. He is famous, but unexpectedly his subordinates are all giant rats!"

Among the current officials of the Ministry of War, only three people involved in this case have been found to be involved, and there are six principals, accounting for almost more than half of the middle-level officials of the Ministry of War!

Not to mention, this is just the beginning, and the real big fish haven’t surfaced yet.

Li Yuanfang couldn't help but gasped when she heard Di Renjie's words.

"Hiss, the Ministry of War has been corrupted to this extent?"

"What troubles me is that this is just the Ministry of War." Di Renjie shook his head, his fat face full of worry, "It's not that easy for the people in the Ministry of War to do such a thing alone. …”

Just when Li Yuanfang was about to speak, she suddenly felt a palpitation in her heart. She subconsciously pulled out the lancet from her waist and slashed it in front of Di Renjie.

Ding!
In the dark night, accompanied by the clash of swords, sparks burst out.

The sparks splashed around, reflecting the figure of the person.

Wearing tight-fitting black clothes, a black and red scarf covered most of his face, revealing only a pair of vicious eyes like poisonous snakes.

The assassin holding the black sword missed a single blow, tiptoeing a little, and instantly moved back a few meters, while he let out a strange laugh.

"Jie Jie, your good martial arts skills can actually stop my life-threatening sword!"

Li Yuanfang held the knife in his hand, stepped in front of Di Renjie and shouted coldly:

"Who are you, who dares to attack an official of the imperial court?"

The assassin's left hand was linked to the sword, and he slowly brushed the blade of the long sword.

"Who is it? Of course he is the one who killed you, look at the sword!"

At the end of the sentence, the sword in his hand suddenly thrust out.

Waves of sword energy shot out, arriving in front of the two men in the blink of an eye.

"Master Di, stand back!"

Li Yuanfang gave a low shout and poured his strength into the lancet. The sword energy was flying horizontally, colliding with the incoming sword energy in the air, and was annihilated.

"I have underestimated you, but can you keep up with me?"

Accompanied by a slightly joking voice, the assassin's body shattered into pieces, and then appeared behind Li Yuanfang like a ghost, stabbing Di Renjie's chest with a sword.

"How brave!"

Although he was surprised by the assassin's skill in Qinggong, he saw that the other party was so bold and chose to ignore him and directly assassinate Di Renjie. Li Yuanfang, who had a strong personality, was furious and shouted loudly. He touched his waist with his left hand, and a soft sword wrapped around his waist was immediately struck. What he held in his hand was the Orchid Sword.

Li Yuanfang, who wielded the sword with his left hand, switched to the sharp and domineering style when using the sword. Wisps of sword energy were like the plum rain in the south of the Yangtze River, feminine and pathos, attacking the key point on the assassin's back.

Before the sword energy came, the shadow of death appeared in the assassin's mind.

Because of his powerful martial arts, Rao had to postpone the brutal killing of Di Renjie, and instead went all out to deal with Li Yuanfang's offensive.

He raised his breath suddenly, and his body suddenly shattered like before, and then appeared not far from Li Yuanfang.

"You weird little man, I would like to see how many more times you can use this secret technique? Look at the knife!"

Li Yuanfang spoke with spring thunder, flicked his right hand, and with the sound of the chain sliding, the lancet came to the assassin in an instant like an arrow from the string.

It turned out that Li Yuanfang's lancet was a weapon specially made for him. There was a slender chain hidden in the handle, which could be used for both long-distance attack and close combat. It could be regarded as an integrated offense and defense.

Faced with Li Yuanfang's secret move, the assassin was still frightened, but without a moment's delay, he raised his sword and blocked Li Yuanfang's unexpected blow with the blade of the sword.But despite this, the powerful zhenqi attached to the lancet still invaded his body along the blade, forcing him to use three points of his internal strength to suppress it.

"In terms of ruthlessness, compared to you guys from the public sector, we are far behind!"

As the assassin spoke harshly, he used his internal energy to tightly wrap the powerful Qi that invaded the body, and then spread it along the meridians from the Yongquan point on the soles of the feet to the ground.

Amidst the silent sound, under the assassin's feet, countless pinhole-sized holes appeared on the bluestone used to pave the street.

But even if Li Yuanfang's true energy is forced out of the body, the assassin's meridians will still be damaged to a certain extent. Due to this impact, his martial arts can only be used to [-]%.

"If you dare to slander the imperial court, I will not let you go!"

Seeing that the other party was sarcastic about the imperial court, Li Yuanfang became even more angry, and boundless murderous intent rose from his body, locking the other party firmly.

At the same time, the heaven and earth felt the connection, and the qi and machine were in harmony. Behind Li Yuanfang, a virtual falcon gradually formed, waving its wings and screaming towards the assassin.

Guarding Di Renjie, Li Yuanfang's two characteristics, [Secret Sword Chain Knife] and [Elite Guard], were activated simultaneously, and his strength instantly soared from 85 points to 95 points, reaching the ninth level.

"Another Half-Step Grandmaster?! How is this possible?"

Seeing the falcon's virtual appearance behind the general, the assassin's eyes suddenly widened.

When did so many half-step masters and masters appear in the Chu Kingdom?
Their Weeping Blood Palace not only trains assassins, but also is famous in the world when it comes to gathering intelligence.

However, since the young emperor ascended the throne, half-step ninth-level and ninth-level masters from the Chu Kingdom have sprung up one after another in the past six months, which is really dizzying.

"how is this possible?"

Li Yuanfang's sneer echoed in the empty long street.

"If you take this blow from me, you will know whether it is true or not!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Yuanfang took a step forward, and the entire long street seemed to sway with his steps. Following his footsteps, he slashed out with his sword. There was no subtle change, but the force of the sword was as thick as a mountain. , with the bone-chilling sword energy, he pushed towards the opponent.

Li Yuanfang's sword exemplified the essence of the eight words "great skill is like clumsiness, great skill is not workmanship".

Facing Li Yuanfang's slashing sword with the force of heaven and earth, the assassin let out a long laugh, soared into the sky like a big bird, and retreated quickly into the darkness behind him.

"Li Yuanfang, right? I want to see if you can protect Di Renjie for a while, and if you can protect him for the rest of his life? That's it for today. I'm leaving!"

He is an assassin, not a fool, so why should he confront the other party head-on?

If something can't be done, retreat away; if you miss a single hit, run away thousands of miles away, this is the way their assassins operate.

"Thief, where are you going!"

Seeing that the other party was trying to escape, Li Yuanfang was not willing to give up. He shouted loudly and chased after the assassin.

In his opinion, as long as he captures the other party, he can get some key clues to the case, so he must not be allowed to leave safely.

"plum……"

Di Renjie opened his mouth, looked at Li Yuanfang who disappeared into the night, sighed, and put down the right hand he just extended.

This General Li is really on top. Isn't he afraid that this is the opponent's plan to lure the tiger away from the mountain?

As the saying goes, whatever you are afraid of will come to you.

Soon, two figures jumped down from the houses on both sides of the long street and appeared in front of Di Renjie.

"Haha, sir, your guess is right. Li Yuanfang was indeed lured away by the assassin. The rest will be much easier to handle."

It seems that this time I really have to fight hard...

Looking at the two eighth-level masters holding weapons and approaching him step by step, Di Renjie smiled helplessly in his heart.

I hope that with my seventh-level cultivation, I can support General Li until he comes back.

At this moment, two gleams of cold light flashed from Di Renjie's eyes, and then the two eighth-level masters groaned and fell softly to the ground.

Looking at this sudden scene, Di Renjie was stunned for a moment, then raised his hands and said loudly:
"Who is this master? He took action to save Di's life. Please come out and meet me!"

However, there was no sign of anyone in the night wind.

Just along with the night wind, a subtle voice reached Di Renjie's ears.

"Master Di, this is your Majesty's arrangement, and our family is just following orders. If you want to thank your Majesty, it would be better to thank Your Majesty and do more practical things for Dachu!"

Our family?

Upon hearing this familiar title, Di Renjie understood in his heart and saluted in the direction of Zihuan Palace.

Soon, Li Yuanfang returned to his side.

Seeing the two corpses on the ground, Li Yuanfang's expression changed. She quickly looked at Di Renjie and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that he was not injured.

If Mr. Di really has three advantages and two shortcomings, how will Li Yuanfang explain it to the Lord of the Palace and His Majesty?
"Master Di, this is the last general Meng Lang, please punish me." Li Yuanfang, still frightened, took the initiative to plead guilty to Di Renjie.

Di Renjie helped Li Yuanfang up and comforted:

"General Li, don't be like this. A wise man will make a mistake after thinking a lot, let alone you and me. Furthermore, His Majesty has secretly sent people to protect me, and I can protect my safety. However, the general must not act out of anger in the future. "

"My lord, what you taught me is that I will keep it in my heart and promise to never do it again."

Li Yuanfang quickly spoke and assured.

Di Renjie nodded slightly and took the initiative to change the topic.

"After this incident, those people should not have any backup plans tonight. Please also ask General Li to escort me back to the house."

"it is good."

The two of them walked slowly along the street and gradually disappeared into the vast night.

…………

In the Taiji Hall, the court meeting is going on.

However, at this time, the atmosphere in the huge palace was extremely depressing.

All civil and military officials, regardless of their rank, bowed their heads and did not dare to say a word.

In the entire hall, apart from the deliberately slowed breathing of everyone, the only thing that could be heard was the "tick-tock" sound of the water clock in the corner of the hall.

But the very regular sound of dripping water made the atmosphere in the hall even more solemn, almost making people breathless.

Zhao Yu's gloomy eyes looked through the layers of crowns at his Majesty's ministers.

"This is the first time since I took over the throne that a minister was assassinated on the street in Shenjing City! If General Li hadn't escorted him in time, Di Qing's body would have been cold by now!"

Although Zhao Yu already knew the situation, he still had to go on with the play.

What's more, if we really look into it, this assassination is not only related to Chun Yuqing's case, but also related to the dignity of the court.

This world is originally a world of middle martial arts or even high martial arts where chivalrous people use force to break the forbidden.

A dignified fourth-rank official of the Dachu Editorial Office was assassinated in the street. If the court did not investigate him and get to the bottom of it, he would kill all the leaders. This would only show the weakness of the court.

Upon noticing this, those lawless martial arts people would swarm towards him like sharks smelling fishy smell.By that time, not to mention the officials of the DPRK and the Central Government, I am afraid that Zhao Yu, as the emperor, will not be able to sleep peacefully!

When the ministers in the palace heard this, they did not dare to refute. They all bowed down and prostrated, saying: "Your Majesty, please calm down!"

"Calm down my anger, what else can you say besides telling me to calm down my anger?!"

Sensing the irrepressible anger in Zhao Yu's tone, Zhang Jing, who succeeded Fan Zhen as the governor of the Five Cities Military and Horse Division, looked solemn, walked out of the queue quickly, raised the wat board high, knelt down on the ground, and said:
"Your Majesty, it is the fault of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division for being infiltrated into the city by a young man. As the governor of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division, I have no shirk of responsibility. Please forgive me!"

Zhao Yu snorted coldly and said:
"Qing Zhang, this matter is indeed related to your oversight! But now, what I want is not to hold people responsible, but to minimize the impact of this matter, so as not to damage the prestige of our great Chu country! If we want to punish, we have to wait until after the incident. Say it again!”

Waving to signal Zhang Jing to step aside, Zhao Yu turned his eyes and looked at the new Minister of Justice, Han Fanghai.

"Han Qing!"

"Chen is here!"

Han Fanghai hurriedly came out with a wat in his hand.

"Your Criminal Department cooperates with the Editorial Office to find out the person behind the assassin! The nature of this case is vile, and a lack of strict investigation will not show my majesty! I have only one sentence here. Anyone involved in this case , regardless of official position or title, all should be investigated and dealt with!"

Hearing the determination in Zhao Yu's words, Han Fanghai, the new Minister of Justice, responded quickly:
"Sir, obey the order!"

"Qing Cao!"

The second person named, Cao Huan, the Minister of Rites, quickly came out.

"Chen is here!"

"General Li found standard weapons with Qi's inscriptions on those assassins. It seems that Qi is also involved in this matter! The Jin delegation has entered Beijing. I think Cao Qing should know what to do, right?"

Zhao Yu said in a deep voice.

Your Majesty wants to use this matter to put pressure on Jin, and then let Jin put pressure on Qi?

Cao Huan, who had a keen mind, instantly understood what Zhao Yu meant and hurriedly bowed to him.

"Your Majesty, I know."

"Okay, then let's go and do it! I'm waiting for your good news!"

Zhao Yu just wanted to put the blame for the assassination of the minister on Qi Guo. Anyway, this was just a matter of beating a rabbit with straw, and it would not be a bad idea to take more hair from Qi Guo.

By the way, confuse the sight of those idiots, make them misjudge, and don't run too fast, so that the editor-in-chief has time to catch them all.

In the Zihuan Palace.

After finishing his morning session, Zhao Yu took a few bites of tea and suddenly remembered the secret note Fan Zhen had given him not long ago. He raised his head and gave instructions to Gao Lishi:
"Lishi, I remember that General Fan vaguely mentioned that among the soldiers Kan Leng escorted the delegation back to Beijing, there seemed to be people from the Mohist family. Go see Kan Leng in person and ask him about his situation. If there is really someone from the Mohist family, take him with you. Come back, I have something that I need the Mohist disciples to do."

Mohism, in this era when hundreds of schools of thought are flourishing, is probably the school that attaches the most importance to practice.

The elite disciples of the Mohist family can be regarded as inventors and scientists of this era to a certain extent.

For Zhao Yu, who has understood the truth that "science and technology are productivity" since he was a child, the Mohist family is undoubtedly a powerful tool to accelerate the development of Chu State, and he must pull it onto his own chariot.

"The slaves obey the orders!"

Half an hour later, Gao Lishi returned to Zhao Yu, and beside him stood a middle-aged man wearing ocher clothes and wearing straw sandals.

In place of his teacher Tian Weisheng, he followed Kan Leng to Du Yuanshan in Shenjing City. He looked at the young emperor in front of him and without saying a word, he bowed to the ground and said:
"Du Yunshan, a disciple of the Mohist family, pays homage to Your Majesty!"

"Get up!" Zhao Yu, who was behind the case, put down his ink brush and looked up and down at the slightly dull middle-aged man in front of him. Fang nodded slightly, "I once heard that the most famous person in the Chu Mo lineage was Tian Wei Sheng Tian. He Why don't you come to see me?"

Mentioning his teacher, Du Yunshan's eyes turned red and he choked with sobs:

"To reply to Your Majesty, the teacher's body is almost exhausted and he is unable to travel far, so he can only ask his disciple to come to the Holy Capital on his behalf to pay homage to Your Majesty."

Zhao Yu's eyes showed surprise and asked:

"Oh? Why is that?"

Du Yunshan told Zhao Yu everything about Taibaiding in Fuyu Mountain.

After Zhao Yu heard this, he was silent for a long time, then sighed and said, "I didn't expect that I could sit on this dragon chair because of the Mo family's contribution. It's a pity that I have no connection with everyone in Tian, ​​so I can't meet each other. It’s really a pity.”

He looked at Du Yunshan and said: "In my heart, I am a person who must repay kindness and revenge. Since there is a cause and effect with your Mo family, then Du Yunshan, I ask you, can you be the master of Chu Mo? ?”

"In front of the Holy Master, ordinary people dare not hide anything."

Du Yunshan said, taking out a palm-sized and strangely shaped token from his arms, holding it in both hands, respectfully handed it to Zhao Yu, and explained:

"Before leaving, my master told the common people that if His Majesty asked, he would tell me that all of my disciples of Chu Mo wanted to serve the imperial court, and presented the Juzi Order together. From then on, the Emperor of Chu would serve as Juzi of Chu Mo; Your Majesty’s order is the order of Juzi, and all disciples of Chu Mo must obey it!”

High, it is high!

After hearing these words, Zhao Yu couldn't help but admire in his heart.

This Tian Weisheng is worthy of being the great son of Chu Mo, and he is indeed wily and scheming!

This was done to forcibly bind Chu Mo to the Chu court.If he agrees, he will become a new generation of great disciples of Chu Mo and gain the allegiance of countless Chu Mo disciples. In exchange, Chu Mo and even the Mo family will become a prominent scholar in Chu State.

This is undoubtedly a good thing for Tian Weisheng, who has been pursuing the strengthening of the Mohist family all his life, but in Zhao Yu's eyes, it is not so cost-effective.

Mohism is certainly good, but making Mohism the official doctrine is obviously not in line with Zhao Yu's philosophy of "a hundred schools of thought contend and a hundred flowers bloom."

National consciousness must not be bound by doctrines and theories. This is Zhao Yu's bottom line, and it is also a red line.

"I accept Tian's kindness with all my heart." Zhao Yu smiled and rejected this extremely tempting proposal, "A gentleman does not take away people's favor. This Juzi Ling is a property of the Mohist family. Naturally, I will not take away love with a knife. Of course. , I very much welcome the disciples of the Mohist family who are willing to serve our great Chu. If Mr. Du is willing to join the court as an official, I am naturally willing to open the door of convenience. I wonder if Mr. Du is satisfied with the position of the right minister of the Ministry of Industry? "

Professional matters need to be handled by professionals.

But whether it is Chinese history or this era, the role of technical officials is often ignored by most people, and their official careers have always been full of ups and downs.

For example, in Chinese history, who is the author who compiled "Zhou Bi Suan Jing" is still unknown to this day.

During the Shenzong reign of the Song Dynasty, there were less than ten technical officials who were in high positions and whose names could be traced.

However, the role of technical officials in promoting social development is obvious from a long history.

Therefore, in Zhao Yu's vision, the third-in-command in various departments of the Dachu court will be filled by technical talents such as Du Yunshan in the future.

Take Liubu as an example, the position of the right assistant minister of Liubu was reserved by Zhao Yu for these professional and technical talents.

If they want to sit on it and sit firmly, it depends on whether their ability can convince the public!

And this time, inviting the other party with the position of third-rank right minister is Zhao Yu's upright conspiracy!

I just want thousands of gold to buy horse bones!
I would like to ask you disciples of hundreds of schools, are you greedy or not?

Right Minister of the Ministry of Industry, that is a real official position of third rank!

Before Du Yuanshan came, he never expected that the young emperor would be willing to pay such a price for him.

Even though I know that the other party is suspected of buying horse bones for thousands of dollars, this bait is so fragrant...

Whether it was for personal reasons or for the sake of the future of the Mohist family, Du Yunshan could not even think of rejecting him.

I saw him paying homage to Zhao Yu with great ceremony and shouting:

"The common people thank you for your majesty's appreciation and are willing to go through fire and water for your majesty, no matter what!"

Seeing that the other party agreed very neatly, Zhao Yu was quite satisfied.

"Okay, in a few days, there will be changes in the affairs of the Chu Dynasty. At that time, I will let Mr. Du take office. Before that, I have some things that I hope to get your help from."

Zhao Yu stood up, took out a stack of papers from the hidden compartment of the bookshelf behind him, and handed it to Du Yunshan.

"Mr. Du might as well study it carefully these days to see if it can be done."

Taking the paper respectfully, Du Yunshan glanced at the contents and couldn't help but feel slightly startled.

He did not expect that the young emperor in front of him would actually be involved in his own theory, and even put forward some rough conjectures.

But if you think about it carefully, these conjectures have the possibility of being realized, and the possibility is not low!

"Your Majesty has learned a lot from hundreds of schools of thought, and I admire him in my heart. After I return, I will study your Majesty's book carefully and I will never let you down!"

Du Yunshan, who was confident in his heart, decisively made a guarantee to Zhao Yu.

I just arrived, and His Majesty made another request at this time. If I don't show my ability and the Mohist family at this time, then when will it be possible for His Majesty to be deeply impressed by the Mohist family, so that he can reuse me and take the Mohist family seriously?

As the saying goes, if you don’t fight now, wait until later!

…………

At the same time that Zhao Yu summoned the Mohist disciple Du Yunshan, several officials hurriedly gathered in the study of a house in Shenjing City.

"Everyone, what should we do? This morning, after His Majesty learned that Di Huaiying was assassinated, Long Yan was furious and said he wanted to get to the bottom of it!"

"My General Zhuo Mu Zhuo, this is completely different from what you said a few days ago! Didn't you swear at that time that Di Renjie would definitely die?"

Upon hearing this, Zhuo Mu, the counselor of the Beijing Camp, glared at the person who had just spoken, and then said through gritted teeth:
"Everything has been arranged and should be absolutely foolproof. For the sake of safety, in addition to contacting the killers of the Weeping Blood Palace, I also specially arranged two masters as backup in case the Weeping Blood Palace fails... Who knows, who will Knowing that something like this would happen, I can only say that Di Renjie’s life should not have been cut off!”

Having said this, Zhuo Mu suddenly laughed again.

He looked around at everyone in the study and said with a smile: "However, don't be too nervous. Those two masters are from the Qi State who were recruited with a lot of money. This time they are wearing the standard weapons of the Qi State. Even if they miss , His Majesty and the Editorial Office will only suspect that it was the Qi people who did it, and will not suspect you and me."

"But His Majesty has now ordered a strict investigation into this case. How can you let us feel at ease?"

A middle-aged official with a big belly couldn't help but said.

Zhuo Mu sneered, slapped the table, and said, "Does Mr. Lu think that even if the general doesn't take action, His Majesty will not pursue Chun Yuqing's case? That idiot Chun Yuqing will die, but he let Your Majesty see it. It’s a mess. You all have a scale in your mind about how much you have embezzled over the years, and I don’t need to say more. Ask yourself, given the amount of corruption we have embezzled, and His Majesty’s temperament, will you and I endure it without cleaning up?”

These words immediately made everyone present speechless, and their hearts became heavy.

"Okay, you two, don't argue anymore. At this point, it's obvious that we are all grasshoppers on the same rope, and no one can escape!"

The person who spoke was obviously of high status.

As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone stopped talking.

"Shilang Chen, what do you think we should do? Of all the people here, you have the highest official position. As long as what you say is somewhat possible, we will listen to you."

In the silence, someone said in a low voice.

As soon as these words came out, everyone turned their attention to Chen Shilang.

The man sighed and said:

"There is no other way now. We can only take advantage of the period when His Majesty and the imperial court are focusing most of their attention on Qi. We can quickly deal with them head and tail, and then escape as soon as possible. If necessary, escape from Shenjing City, or even There is nothing wrong with Chu State."

Upon hearing that the other party wanted to prepare for "exile to another country", everyone present suddenly became more and more heavy-hearted.

However, before they could say anything, a loud bang was heard, and the door to the study room was knocked open with brute force.

Immediately, He Bayun, Li Ru, and Di Renjie appeared in front of everyone, surrounded by Li Yuanfang and a group of guards from the editorial office.

Glancing at everyone in the study, Li Rupi said with a smile:
"Chen Yan, the right minister of the Ministry of War, Liu Cong, the foreign minister, Lu Mao and Zhang Kai, the chief officers, Zhuo Mu, the military commander of the Beijing camp, Qiao Chaogui, the foreign minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs... Well, it seems that you are all here! Just in time, let Li and others run away. A few times. If you have done something wrong, please come with me and wait until the office of editor-in-chief."

As Li Ru finished speaking, a famous guard raised the hand crossbow that had already been loaded with arrows and pointed it at everyone in the study.

The editor-in-chief came prepared!
Looking at this scene, these two words came to everyone's mind.

Finished!

(End of this chapter)