Dominate the Heavens: Starting from the Foreign History of Wulin

Chapter 365 Famous in the Capital
"This shouldn't be possible, right?"

Hu Weiyong was a little surprised and said, "According to my understanding, although Xu Ruowu looks to be in his thirties or forties, he is actually over a hundred years old. It is only because of his profound inner strength that he can stay young forever. A person like him is already past the age of getting close to women, so there is no reason for him to compete with me for a prostitute."

Lu Ye said: "The most important thing is to know where Yan Wang Zhu Di is. Ghost King Xu Ruowu wants Bai Fanghua, at most to adopt a goddaughter. If Yan Wang is also in the capital, then it will be a different matter."

Looking at Lu Ye, Hu Weiyong explained, "Mr. Lu, you don't know that the Prince of Yan is stationed in Shuntian. Logically speaking, he should not come to the capital easily. However, the Prince of Yan has a son named Zhu Gaochi, who is about the same age as Yunwen. Recently, it is time to discuss marriage. The Prince of Yan brought his son to the capital and is now in the capital!"

Qi Tai said: "I didn't see the King of Yan and others at Qinhuai River before. Could it be that they have an appointment at Qinhuai River?"

Lu Ye thought for a moment and said, "We need to go to the Ghost King's Mansion immediately and bring the person back."

"This……"

Hearing Lu Ye's firm request, everyone present was horrified.

The Ghost King is Xu Ruowu, but he is the sworn brother of the current Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang!

Even if he was really jealous of the Ghost King because of a prostitute, he should still give in for the sake of His Majesty.

Not to mention that even if these people were tied together, it would be impossible for them to take people from the Ghost King. Even if they could, they couldn't do it, right?
Lu Ye sneered disdainfully: "Hu Weiyong, let's go!"

"Everyone!"

Hu Weiyong said in a clear voice: "It is true that Xu Ruowu is the sworn brother of the emperor. However, the two sides are now at a dirty moment, and Xu Ruowu has been disrespecting the emperor for a long time. If we can kill his prestige, it may not be a bad thing. Since Mr. Lu is confident enough, how about we go together?"

As he spoke, Hu Weiyong's spirit flashed, and he followed Lu Ye out of the attic!
He only felt that the demon seed between his eyebrows was expanding and changing, and all the time, there was a demonic energy bursting out from his whole body, with power that was boundless.

Under Lu Ye's manipulation, Hu Weiyong can be strong or weak at times. When he is strong, it is as if Lu Ye is possessed, and even a grandmaster can fight back. When he is weak, he only has his own strength, but he can also compete with masters who have just entered the grandmaster level.

After a while, the two of them arrived at a majestic and magnificent mansion.

The Ghost King Xu Ruowu is the number one person in Yingtian City after Zhu Yuanzhang. One can imagine the magnificence of his mansion. Although it is not as big as the imperial city, it is equivalent to a small sub-city.

Lu Ye made way and let Hu Weiyong step forward.

Hu Weiyong gathered the demon seeds, used the Taoist Thunder Words method, and shouted loudly: "I am the Left Prime Minister Hu Weiyong, where is the Ghost King Xu Ruowu?"

Although Hu Weiyong used his own tonal grammar, the grammar contained magical power that was extremely powerful.

As soon as these words were spoken, waves of sound rolled out, and the entire Ghost King's Palace was like thunder, and everyone could hear it.

At this moment.

Ghost King’s Palace!
Sitting in a solemn manner, Prince of Yan Zhu Di sat at the bottom. The four great masters of the Prince of Yan's Mansion, Prince of Yan's son Zhu Gaochi, chief strategist monk Daoyan, fierce general Zhang Yu, and confidant Yan Lingna were all present.

Prince of Yan Zhu Di smiled and said, "I heard that Master rejected my father's marriage proposal for Yun Wen. Great, that's great. Master should know that my son Zhu Gaochi and Ye Yue have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. They grew up together and their relationship is so unique that it's hard to find another pair. They must be a match made in heaven. I wonder if Master can approve their marriage?"

Xu Ruowu is the greatest military strategist of this dynasty.

The reason why Prince of Yan Zhu Di was able to win every battle was entirely because Xu Ruowu taught him all his military tactics that he had worked so hard on (this is the setting in the original novel).

Therefore, out of respect, King Yan always called Xu Ruowu "Teacher"!

Xu Ruowu raised his head and looked at Zhu Gaochi who had a look of delight on his face.

Zhu Gaochi was seen wearing a green shirt, with a face as white as jade and an elegant appearance. Not only did he look great, but he also practiced pure internal martial arts and had great martial arts skills. Judging from his appearance alone, he and Xu Yeyue were a perfect match made in heaven (I heard that Zhu Gaochi was actually a fat man. In the original novel, he had an excellent appearance, comparable to Hou Xibai. He first pursued Xu Yeyue and then Zhuang Qingshuang).

But Xu Ruowu rejected Zhu Yuanzhang. Apart from Zhu Gaochi, who else in the world is worthy of Xu Yeyue?
The King of Yan and his son are both determined to get Xu Yeyue!
However, to Zhu Di's surprise, Xu Ruowu still refused to accept the marriage proposal from the father and son. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "Xiao Di, Yuanzhang has 26 sons in total. Among them, I admire you the most and have always supported you to succeed the throne. However, Yue'er's situation is very special. I did not lie to Zhu Yuanzhang."

Xu Ruo Wu Dao said: "Yue'er is really born with a charming body. Ordinary men can never handle her. For a man like Gao Chi, if he were to force Yue'er to marry him, I can assure you that within three years, he would end up exhausted and dead!"

Everyone present looked stunned.

Especially the young and energetic Zhu Gaochi, he couldn't help but blush, as if he had suffered a great humiliation.

The Prince of Yan was not only a man of great military and literary talents, but also had an excellent demeanor. When he saw his son's appearance, he immediately guessed his son's thoughts and said with a little disbelief, "Master, are you worrying too much? I watched Gao Chi grow up with my own eyes. No one knows him better than me as a father. He is definitely not the kind of child who doesn't know how to control himself."

Xu Ruowu repeatedly said: "Not right, not right, this is a matter concerning the inheritance of the royal family, this cannot be done!"

In fact, all of the above are excuses. Xu Ruowu was well versed in physiognomy and had already seen that not only Zhu Yunwen was going to die young, but Zhu Gaochi was the same.

and so.

The shrewd Xu Ruowu had already made plans to deal with the situation. How could he let his precious daughter live a miserable life with two short-lived ghosts?
That is absolutely impossible!
"what!"

suddenly!
Xu Ruowu changed the subject and said loudly, "I have a piece of good news to tell Xiao Di. Today, I went to Qinhuai and saw a woman who is very beautiful, intelligent and talented. I appreciate her talent and have adopted her as my adopted daughter. Her name is Bai Fanghua!"

Talking time!
Xu Ruowu sent someone to ask Bai Fanghua to come out and meet him.

I saw a beautiful woman like a peony, dressed in white, walking out slowly.

The eyes of Prince Yan and his son lit up at the same time.

Zhu Gaochi was burning with anger because he couldn't get Xu Yeyue, but he didn't expect to see a woman like this, whose appearance, although not as good as Xu Yeyue's, was only slightly inferior.

but.

Zhu Gaochi looked up and saw his father's expression, which suddenly became gloomy.

Although Bai Fanghua is the adopted daughter of the Ghost King, in fact, she was born in a brothel. This kind of adopted daughter is used to win over the powerful and wealthy. What kind of daughter is she?
Such a person naturally could not be a match for Zhu Gaochi!

It would be just right for her to be their concubine or lover.

Of course Zhu Gaochi felt embarrassed to compete with his father for a woman of this level.

and.

More importantly, since there was no way to get Xu Yeyue, Zhu Gaochi had an even stronger desire to possess another beauty, Zhuang Qingshuang.

Although Bai Fanghua is extremely beautiful, she is still inferior to Zhuang Qingshuang.

"Fang Hua!"

Xu Ruowu ordered loudly: "Pour wine for the little King Yan!"

Xu Ruowu didn't want his own daughter to get married, so naturally he had thought of a way to compensate her. As for whether Zhu Gaochi and Bai Fanghua could succeed in the end, that was not something Xu Ruowu should consider.

Xu Ruowu was only responsible for giving Zhu Gaochi a chance to make him completely give up on his daughter!
Just when the group of seven people were having a great conversation and getting along very harmoniously.

suddenly.

Outside the Ghost King's Palace, Hu Weiyong, the Left Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty, uttered a thundering sound, and the voice was like thunder and went straight into the Ghost King's Palace.

"what's the situation?"

Prince of Yan, Zhu Di, was furious and said in a loud voice: "It was the traitor Hu Weiyong. He is so bold that he dared to come to my door. I will not forgive him. Please sit down for a moment. I will teach you a lesson!"

As he spoke, the King of Yan stepped out, accompanied by his son and three generals, who followed closely beside him.

"Wait!"

Xu Ruowu suddenly said in surprise: "Something is wrong. We are all ministers in the same palace. I believe everyone knows what Hu Weiyong is like. Although this guy is insidious and cunning, he actually doesn't know martial arts at all. How could he suddenly show such profound magic skills? There must be a mysterious reason behind this."

Zhu Di said: "No matter whether he has martial arts skills or not, or how good his martial arts skills are, I am the current King of Yan. How dare Hu Weiyong act so presumptuously in front of me?"

He then walked out with big strides.

……

Simultaneously.

Hu Weiyong and Lu Ye had just arrived at the gate of the Ghost King's Mansion when three armies, totaling 3,000 people, appeared from all directions.

Under the command of the Ghost King's Mansion, twelve generals in silver armor rode out on their horses, pointing their swords at Hu Weiyong.

These were the famous "Twelve Silver Guards" under the command of the Ghost King Xu Ruowu. Their martial arts reputation was only inferior to the four generals and four little ghosts in the Ghost King's Palace.

The Ghost King's Palace is heavily guarded and filled with experts.

however.

Hu Weiyong was able to become the Left Prime Minister of the Ming Dynasty and had great power in the court, so he was certainly no pushover.

Soon after Hu Weiyong's reputation spread far and wide.

In the capital of Yingtian Prefecture, no less than a thousand detectives gathered from all directions.

A man in his 50s, with a yellow face, bulging eyes, a thin body, and high bulging temples, dressed in a blue shirt, strode over with a knife in one hand.

The middle-aged man is named Song Kun. He is the chief constable of Yingtian City in the Ming Dynasty and is in charge of all criminal investigations in the Ming Dynasty. He is Hu Weiyong's confidant.

But let’s talk about the Ming Dynasty at this moment.

In addition to the three major gangs, the eight major sects and countless small gangs and sects, there are also two major families, the former is the Han Mansion in Wuchang, and the latter is the Song Mansion in Yingtian.

The Han Mansion is the righteous martial arts family that the protagonist Han Bai was born into. It is the financial tycoon force behind the eight major sects.

The head of the Song Mansion is named Song Xiang, one of the four military strategists of the Tianming Sect.

Song Xiang has four sons. The fourth son, Song Yu, is engaged to Han family's second daughter, Han Huizhi. In fact, he is a demon from a cult. Han Huizhi falls in love with Qi Changzheng, one of the three protagonists. As a result, Song Yu uses despicable means to clear Huizhi's name, which makes the protagonists furious.

Song Kun is a member of the Song family.

At the same time, he was also the confidant of Hu Weiyong, who was also one of the military advisors.

Lu Ye was also secretly shocked.

The capital of the Ming Dynasty is extremely chaotic, with complicated forces. Anyone with a little power has a large number of soldiers under his command.

"What are you doing, Hu Weiyong, Song Kun, do you two want to rebel?" A man in a yellow shirt walked out. The man was no more than 40 years old, with a stern face, bright eyes, a tall and thin figure, and his hands behind his back. He had a calm and ruthless expression. He stood there casually, giving people a majestic demeanor that could not be resisted.

It must be said that the Prince of Yan had an extremely powerful aura. Most people would probably give up their arms and retreat in fear just by seeing this kind of aura.

However, the King of Yan was not ordinary, and Hu Weiyong was not an easy person to deal with. When he saw this man, he was not afraid at all. Instead, he said in a clear voice, "Your humble servant Hu Weiyong pays homage to the King of Yan. Hu Weiyong is following the laws of the Ming Dynasty and is here to capture the robber who robbed the woman. I wonder if His Highness the King of Yan has any advice for you?"

"what?"

All twelve silver guards of the Ghost King's Palace changed color. The leading guard shouted angrily, "Hu Weiyong, you are so bold that you dare to accuse the prince of being a robber who robbed a commoner girl?"

"hehe!"

Hu Weiyong said loudly: "How can I be a reckless person? Since I dare to come here, I must be 100% sure. I believe that the King of Yan has seen Miss Bai Fanghua. May I ask the King of Yan, Bai Fanghua came from Baifeng Tower, where is her indenture contract, does the King of Yan know?"

"what?"

Prince of Yan Zhu Di and his three great masters were all stunned!
Even Xu Ruowu who had just walked out was stunned!

Then the Ghost King and the four generals all turned pale.

thought.

What kind of power is the Ghost King's Palace? Even if Hu Weiyong has lost his mind, he would never make things difficult for them just for a brothel girl.

Unexpectedly, Hu Weiyong was so ignorant of the situation.

He just rushed up like a fool.

"That's fine!"

Xu Ruowu secretly said: "The Ghost King's Palace has twelve silver guards and three thousand elite soldiers. Are they just here to eat and do nothing? I will kill one of them today and let the blood flow like a river. Let's see whether Zhu Yuanzhang will punish me or Hu Weiyong!"

Xu Ruo had no confidence because his students and former officials were spread throughout the Ming military, and Prince of Yan Zhu Di was his disciple.

Hu Weiyong was also very confident. His younger brother, Hu Jie, commanded 100,000 naval forces of the Ming Dynasty and patrolled the two rivers. The Yangtze River was within the defense range of the Shenwu Navy.

We all hold military power and are in high positions, so who is afraid of whom?
Completely different from the emotion of nothingness.

Lu Ye had a completely different idea.

"This Hu Weiyong..."

Lu Ye was also speechless.

Hu Weiyong did have some ability. Yes, it was true that Hu Weiyong was a treacherous minister. However, he could even justify his crime of insubordination. His ability was really great. Even Prince of Yan Zhu Di could not show any anger when he was furious.

only.

The civil war within the Ming army was definitely not the result that Lu Ye wanted to see, nor was it the original intention of Hu Weiyong, Xu Ruowu, and Prince of Yan.

Lu Ye said in a leisurely voice: "Lord Hu bought Miss Bai to give her to me, but he didn't expect that after the indenture was delivered to me, the woman was kidnapped by the Ghost King!"

Glancing at Xu Ruowu, Lu Ye said loudly, "It is inappropriate to start a war over a prostitute. It will not sound good if it gets out. However, today's incident is about the face of both parties. I believe no one is willing to give in easily."

"In that case!"

Lu Ye smiled and said, "I will show you my skills. As long as Ghost King can convince me, we will retreat!"

"Oh?"

Xu Ruowu and King Yan looked at each other.

Xu Ruowu said: "So Brother Lu wants to compete with me. Well, let's not hurt our relationship and have a competition. When I saw Brother Lu for the first time, I knew that he must be a rare master in the martial arts world. I wanted to see his unique skills. Haha, she is just a prostitute. As long as Brother Lu can show his brilliant skills, today's big things can be turned into small things. Brother Lu can take Bai Fanghua away as he pleases!"

"Okay, great!"

Lu Ye exclaimed in praise.

Suddenly, his power gathered into the magic seed, and his spirit, under the operation of the magic seed and the wisdom sutra of the source of all things, extended infinitely, and the whole capital city was within his spiritual perception.

Lu Ye looked in the direction of the pond in the Ghost King's Mansion, waved his hand gently, and said loudly: "Qin come!"

As soon as he finished speaking, amidst the horror-filled eyes of the people in the Ghost King's Mansion, a stream of clear water rushed out from the back garden of the Ghost King's Mansion and headed straight towards Lu Ye!

But in just a moment, they condensed together and turned into an ancient and fragrant water piano!

"Control the flow of water and gather water to form objects?"

Ghost King Xu Ruowu's eyes lit up with surprise, and he praised her profusely, "Just from this one move, we can tell that Brother Lu's martial arts skills are not inferior to those of Xiao Di or Lan Yu. Well, Brother Lu has shown off such a unique skill, Bai Fanghua, you can take him away."

It should be known that Prince of Yan Zhu Di and Duke of Liang Lan Yu were both powerful generals of the Ming Dynasty and their martial arts skills had reached the level of masters. The Ghost King described Lu Ye as these two people, which can be regarded as an extremely good evaluation of Lu Ye. Even Prince of Yan was moved.

however.

Lu Ye smiled and said nonchalantly, "Today, while touring the Qinhuai River, I heard Miss Bai's music and had the idea of ​​learning the zither. The way of the zither is unpredictable, just like the way of martial arts. All paths lead to the same destination. I have gained some insights and learned some zither skills. I am sorry to show you my ugliness!"

As he spoke, Lu Ye waved his hand and took the water harp in his hands.

Stretch out a finger and play the water harp without any strings. "Zheng", an extremely incredible situation suddenly happens.

The water harp, which had no strings at all, actually produced a melodious sound like a real guqin.

Not only Hu Weiyong and Song Kun were stunned, but all the generals and constables of the Ghost King's Mansion were stunned, and even the two masters, the Ghost King Xu Ruowu and Zhu Di, all had expressions of disbelief.

Only Bai Fanghua among the crowd was truly shocked.

She also knew clearly that Lu Ye's playing posture and even his playing habits were exactly the same as hers.

He did not really know how to play the zither, but when he was touring the Qinhuai River, he saw Bai Fanghua's seven-string zither skills, which were famous in the two rivers. He simply copied all of Bai Fanghua's movements, even the tremor of every tone.

"How could there be such a person in the world?"

"How is it possible to have such martial arts and skills?"

……

Being empty is the ultimate state of a grandmaster, which is equivalent to being a top grandmaster at the eighteenth level of Huajian Xianqi.

Prince of Yan Zhu Di and Bai Fanghua are both masters comparable to the seventeenth level of Huajian Xianqi.

however.

Even these three strong people were shocked by Lu Ye's methods.

however.

This is not the most shocking thing.

Lu Ye seemed to be sitting in the air on an invisible chair, with a water harp in front of him. He lowered his eyes and played the harp. The sound of the harp was endless, and what he played was actually a world-famous masterpiece that spread far and wide.

After a song.

None of the masters and soldiers present could utter a word.

Even the Ghost King Xu Ruowu remained silent.

"What kind of witchcraft is this?"

Zhu Gaochi said in disbelief.

"It's not witchcraft!"

Prince of Yan Zhu Di was knowledgeable after all, and he spoke loudly: "This is the realm of gathering energy into silk and catching fish with empty silk. In the Wulin Records, there is a story from the Tang Dynasty. Legend has it that during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, the world-famous Grandmaster Ning Daoqi had reached the highest level of martial arts. He was fishing by the lake without using a fishing line. He only held a fishing rod in one hand, and his internal energy turned into silk. He caught a perch weighing thirty kilograms. His skills were almost divine. I originally thought that this was just a legendary story, but I didn't expect..."

Prince Zhu Di of Yan sighed and said, "The skills Mr. Lu showed today are even better than those of the legendary Ning Daoqi. Ning Daoqi turned his innate energy into silk to catch sea bass, but Mr. Lu not only turned his innate energy into silk, but also made his ancient zither out of condensed water. Great, it's really amazing. Zhu Di admits he is better!"

"Zhu Di hastily speculated that Brother Lu might have already reached the realm of a grandmaster in martial arts. I never thought that such a realm actually existed in the world. This really opened Zhu Di's eyes!"

The Ghost King Xu Ruowu was well-read and more knowledgeable than Zhu Di. Of course, he also saw that the strength displayed by Lu Ye was that only a grandmaster could possess.

He sighed and ordered his attendants, "Send Miss Bai to Prime Minister Hu's residence!"

Lu Ye smiled and said calmly, "I'm sorry for showing off my skills. See you guys in the future!"

While talking.

Lu Ye and Hu Weiyong went there together!
Xu Ruowu and Zhu Di were speechless!

……

Lu Ye, Hu Weiyong and Song Kun returned to Hu Weiyong's residence. Lu Ye said, "Zhu Yuanzhang originally regarded you, Hu Weiyong, as a thorn in his side, but he had other plans, so he tolerated you temporarily. Now, not only have you made great progress in martial arts, but you also have my help. Although Zhu Yuanzhang is more wary, he will not act rashly because of this, because a great master has absolute deterrent power!"

"but!"

Lu Ye also said: "Your shit cousin is too useless. He has 100,000 naval forces under his command. If they are beaten to pieces by Lang Fanyun's Nu Jiao Gang, then even the gods can't save you. Therefore, the most urgent task is to protect the Shenwu Navy and have the strength to control the two rivers with the navy!"

Hu Weiyong said awkwardly, "To be honest, sir, I have a very bad reputation. There are only a handful of people willing to join me. Although Hu Jie is not a good person, he is my cousin after all and is trustworthy. I have no choice but to pick the best from the worst. I have no choice but to do this!"

Lu Ye smiled and said, "When did Chi Zunxin attack Nujiao Island?"

Hu Weiyong was stunned and said, "Two years ago, two years and eight months, what happened?"

Lu Ye said confidently, "A month from now, Pang Ban will be back in the martial arts world. By then, the martial arts world will be in chaos, so why worry about not having talented people? I am 100% sure about this matter, just follow my instructions!"

(End of this chapter)