Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 605: Not only did I rule the Demon Sect while sleeping, I also made money while lying down

Chu Pingsheng nodded at Fei Xun, and the eunuch walked forward, picked up the envelope and presented it to Xiao Xin. Although he lowered his head, he glanced at him out of the corner of his eye, as if threatening.

Even a eunuch dared to threaten him.

Xiao Xin was so angry that his teeth itched, but he didn't dare to get angry. He pretended to take the envelope, took out the letter inside, glanced up and down, and suddenly slammed the table: "How can this be absurd? Who is this bastard? How dare you imitate my handwriting to forge a letter and frame me!"

"Oh?" Chu Pingsheng said, "So someone deliberately framed King Xiao?"

"Of course." Xiao Xin took a sip of wine and said indignantly, "The thief saw that my aunt was so powerful, so he wanted to sow discord between us, sit back and watch us kill each other, and then reap the benefits. Humph, what a shameless villain."

Chu Pingsheng said: "Since he is familiar with King Xiao's handwriting and tone, could he be a close minister?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the expressions of Zhang Xiu, Chen Wu, Lei Youshi and others changed slightly.

Just as Xiao Xin was about to speak, Chu Pingsheng suddenly stood up, waved his hand, and produced a purple sword from nowhere. He pointed at Zhang Xiu who was sitting opposite him and said, "Tell me, did you frame King Xiao?"

"No, it's not me...ah..."

Before Zhang Xiu could finish his words, Chu Pingsheng stabbed him through the heart with a sword. He fell on the food table with his eyes wide open, dying with his eyes open.

"Still want to deny it? You're looking for death!"

He raised his sword and went to the neighbor Chen Wu again and asked: "Are you his accomplice?"

Chen Wu waved his hands hurriedly, looking pleading.

Unexpectedly, Chu Pingsheng stabbed again with the sword.

The Liang emperor's close minister who had persuaded Xiao Xin to rob the Sui army's baggage because the Sui army did not send an envoy to express his opinion also screamed and fell on his back, and his blood quickly dyed his brocade clothes red.

"Chai Shao!"

Xiao Xin slapped the table and stood up.

Chu Pingsheng turned around suddenly, his eyes showing murderous intent: "So, the letter was written by King Xiao?"

"How could this be me..."

"Since it wasn't Xian'er's fault, why get so excited?" Xiao Meiniang waved her hand at him and said, "Sit down."

The flesh on Xiao Xin's face trembled a few times and he slowly sat down.

Chu Pingsheng looked at Zhu Zhong, who had a scary scar on his right eye. This usually outspoken guy suddenly became smart before he died.

"You son of a bitch, you're just taking advantage of this situation!"

He stretched out his hands and overturned the food table in front of him.

Chu Pingsheng swung his sword down, and a line of blood ran down the forehead of the Baling Gang fighter. His eyes rolled up, and after three breaths, he fell face down on the ground.

The cunning-looking Lei Youshi at the back took off running. Chu Pingsheng swung his sword at an angle, and a thin beam of sword energy shot out. The former was shocked and fell to the ground, knocking over the dishes in front of Cen Wenben.

Su Chuo, the man with the garlic nose, was determined to fight to the death. He suddenly attacked with his five fingers turning black and emitting a foul smell. It was obvious that he was practicing poisonous skills.

Chu Pingsheng chuckled, and instead of using his sword, he used the Nine Yin Bone Claw to counter Su Cho's poisonous palm. With just a lock and a twist, there was a sound of bones breaking, and Su Cho's right hand was disabled. The Nine Yin Bone Claw swung lightly, as fast as lightning, and pierced straight into the hard skull.

Su Chuo's eyes rolled up as he looked at the five fingers that were as sharp as blades. His hands slowly dropped down, he exhaled his last breath, and died.

Chu Pingsheng pushed the corpse aside and shook off the blood on his hands.

It was not until this moment that the nearest maid, who was in charge of pouring wine and tea, let out a shrill scream and looked at him as if he were a devil.

The commotion in the hall finally woke up the patrolling guards. The plain-clothed scholar Jie Fengge rushed into the venue with more than thirty red-clothed guards holding swords. He only shouted "Your Majesty" but before he could perform his thirty-eight moves of the Moon-Covering Sword Technique, his head was chopped off by a stream of sword energy.

Ninety percent of the guards who came to rescue the emperor were killed by this attack. The rest fell to the ground, threw their swords aside, looked at Chu Pingsheng with horror, and kept backing away, trying to stay away from the dragon-carved stone pillars that supported the hall. The sword energy not only killed the people who came to rescue the emperor, but also broke the pillar in half, with powder falling down and sword marks running across the front and back.

"Go, call more people over to kill them for me." Chu Pingsheng said with a smile to the survivors.

The three of them looked at each other, got up and ran out.

Go call someone?
He had killed the chief of the imperial guards, Jie Fengge, the fugitive Su Chuo, and the cowherd Zhu Zhong, all the best fighters of the Baling Gang. Who else in the palace could be his opponent? Who else dared to come to the rescue?
Cen Wenben looked at the blood gushing out of Jie Fengge's headless body, staining the three feet of ground in front of the table red. He crawled over, picked up the sword on the ground and put it on his shoulder.

At this point, how could he not understand Chai Shao's plan?

Last year, when the Sui army marched south, they thought that after Song Que defeated them, they would kidnap Xiao Meiniang to Jiangling and recruit the Sui soldiers who fled north. Now Chai Shao and Xiao Meiniang have the same idea. Didn't Xiao Xin always say that they are a family? Then let's give the territory he conquered to the elders as a tribute.

As for these capable ministers and generals who assisted Xiao Xin in establishing the Liang Kingdom, it is more reassuring to see them dead than alive.

puff.

Cen Wenben turned with force, and the sword tip cut the aorta. He fell forward and died in front of Xiao Xin.

The banquet held to welcome the Empress Dowager turned into a grand ceremony for the death of Liang State's most important figures.

Chu Pingsheng stepped over the pool of blood and corpses and walked in front of the Liang emperor who was suppressing his hatred and anger: "Don't worry, King Xiao, from now on, these close ministers will no longer have the opportunity to harm you."

There is no chance to harm him, and no chance to protect him.

But what can he do now? His martial arts skills are at best comparable to those of Yu Wenzhi, Li Mi, Du Fuwei and others. Facing a top master like Chai Shao, the only outcome of his resistance is death. Chu Pingsheng clasped his five fingers, and the wine pot on his dining table fell into his palm. He then grabbed a cup, poured in the wine, and handed it to Xiao Xian.

"please."

"I'll do it myself." Xiao Xin hurriedly took the wine jug and poured himself some wine. As the emperor of Liang, his attitude could be said to be very humble.

"Eh."

Chu Pingsheng held the wine jug and insisted that he drink the wine he offered him.

"Your Majesty, King Xiao, don't know yet? People who practice the Heavenly Demonic Art and the Art of Immortality are invulnerable to any poison except the most powerful one in the world."

Xiao Xin only felt a rumbling sound in his head, like thunder.

The murderous look in Chu Pingsheng's eyes grew stronger and stronger. He almost put the wine glass in his hand in front of Xiao Xin's face and said the word "please" again.

The nephew glanced at his aunt, and all he got in response was a cold face.

He knew he had completely lost.

He took the wine glass in front of him and drank it all. After that, he sat back and waited for the poison to take effect and dissipate all his strength.

Seeing that Xiao Meiniang brought Chai Shao and Fei Xun to the banquet, Cen Wenben and Zhang Xiu suggested adding Hua Gong Powder to the water they drank. As long as they could deal with the two strongest people in the Sui army, the remaining Dugu Feng, Ding Jiuzhong and others would not be a concern.

Xiao Xin knew that their suggestion was too risky, but as things had developed to this point, he had no choice but to go all out.

The result? It still didn’t work.

Chu Pingsheng looked at him quietly. "When Cen Wenben, Zhang Xiu and others learned that King Xiao was going to give the land of Jingchu to the Queen Mother, they were indignant and bribed the eunuchs in the palace to poison the wine of King Xiao and the Queen Mother. Fortunately, Chai came here from Pegasus Ranch and brought two detoxification pills made by my father-in-law. They detoxified the poison in the body and helped King Xiao to destroy these rebellious officials and preserve a historical story of deep love between aunt and nephew. I wonder if King Xiao is satisfied with this script?"

Xiao Xin's face turned pale, his lips trembled slightly, and he said in a voice that almost blocked his throat: "Thank you... Lord Chai for your help."

"We are one family, so you don't have to be polite, King Xiao."

Chu Pingsheng turned to look at the head of the group and said, "Master Fei, the matter here is over. The Empress Dowager is also tired. It's time to return to the camp and rest."

"Then Master Chai..."

"King Xiao and I hit it off right away, let's get close to each other."

As he spoke, he pressed a stream of black energy into Xiao Xin's body.

Fei Xun didn't know what that thing was, but Xiao Meiniang knew. She shook her head and sighed, saying that it was her own fault. Then, with Fei Xun's help, she stood up and walked out of the hall.

……

The Sui army settled down in Jiangling and refused to leave. Xiao Meiniang even took over Xiao Xin's palace and used it as a temporary palace to command the operations on the northern front.

This is both normal and abnormal.

It is normal because as Xiao Xin's nephew, it is normal for him to get close to Xiao Meiniang from the perspective of kinship. What is abnormal is that all the good guys and military leaders of the former Baling Gang were killed, and Xiao Xin no longer has any arms to rely on.

Half a month later, Jiangling held a court meeting.

Xiao Meiniang wore a phoenix crown and a phoenix robe, with her slender fingers placed flat on her knees, quietly looking at the officials sitting below her.

Since arriving in Jiangling, more and more Sui Dynasty officials have fled here from Jiangbei. After a series of events including the Jiangdu Incident, Wang Shichong's rebellion, and the Jiangbei coalition's attack on Luoyang, those who were selected were basically Xiao Meiniang's diehard fans.

"Xiao Xin, do you have anything else to say?"

Xiao Xin, who gave up the idea of ​​becoming emperor and was enthroned as King of Jing, stood among the officials, pondering in silence.

"Anlong, a great nobleman in the Bashu region, and the leaders of various tribes have sent us a letter of surrender, hoping that we will accept it...but..."

"But what? Don't hesitate."

Xiao Xin bent his waist a little more: "According to what An Long said, it was my aunt who surrendered, not the Yang family court."

This sentence immediately caused an uproar below.

"What does Anlong mean?"

"Literally, they surrendered for the Empress Dowager's sake."

"The Empress Dowager led an expedition to Lingnan, defeated the Song clan, and pacified the Baiyue people. She accomplished something that even Emperor Wen had never done. Xie Hui and Xie Sheng of Duzun Fortress are dead, and the Bashu region surrendered out of fear of her name. It's normal."

"What I mean is that their wording of not respecting the Yang family but only respecting the Grand Empress Dowager is very inappropriate? Doesn't the Grand Empress Dowager represent the Great Sui Dynasty?"

"What did Xiao Xin call the Grand Empress Dowager just now? Aunt? This is during a court meeting? How could…"

"..."

The expressions of the old ministers of the Sui court changed drastically, while King Lin Shihong of Jiangnan and the generals who were promoted for their meritorious service in the battle of Lingnan all looked indifferent.

Xiao Xian continued, "To be honest, aunt, I am also resentful. I was originally the Emperor of Liang. I was willing to submit to you because I felt the kindness of you and Minister Chai. However, the descendant of the Yang family, Yang You, has abdicated the throne to Li Yuan and demoted himself to a duke. Yang Tong stayed in Luoyang, but believed the words of the treacherous and had no confidence in you, so he surrendered without a fight. The reputation of the Yang family of the Great Sui Dynasty is like the situation in the world. It is shattered and has no prestige."

(End of this chapter)