Self-struggle starting from Douluo

Miss Bai looked at Qinghuan with cold eyes.

Out of trust in Master Zhuang, she should believe that the man in front of her can solve the predicament of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. From the conversation between her grandfather and him just now, it can be seen that this person is extremely intelligent and has a keen vision, but unfortunately... the other party is too young!
He looks a few years younger than her.

Qinghuan was also helpless at this time. Although he had anticipated that there would be a lot of trouble once he arrived, he did not expect that this Duke Zhenguo would directly throw a mess at him!
He took part in the imperial examination just to enjoy the tax-free privilege!
Seeing Qing Huan's frown, Bai Jingting said proudly: "Why? Are you unwilling? Or are you unable to solve it? If it's the latter, then this time the sour scholar is blind for once!"

What if it's the former? Bai Jingting didn't say, but it's easy to imagine that he would have to forget about proving his identity.

Forget it, for the teacher's sake, I'll just wade into this muddy water.

Qing Huan sighed and bowed, saying, "I like reading. I heard that the Duke's Mansion has a large collection of books. Please arrange a place for me to live nearby."

Bai Jingting smiled broadly, his face as bark-like as a tree, and said, "No problem, I'll ask Ying'er to arrange it later... By the way, this is my eldest granddaughter, Bai Zhuying."

Qing Huan bowed and said, "Qing Huan, greetings to Miss Bai."

This Miss Bai is obviously extremely charming, but her demeanor is calm and elegant, and her awe-inspiring air makes people dare not invade her.

Bai Zhuying did not bow, but clasped her fists and said, "Hello, Mr. Qinghuan."

"As for the other people in the family, Ying'er will introduce them to you later. Just tell her if you need anything."

Bai Jingting looked relieved as if he had let go of a heavy burden. He leaned back and said, "If you have anything you want to know, just ask. Ying'er, I can tell you some things."

Qinghuan is thinking.

Bai Zhuying asked: "Grandpa, the court...why can't the emperor tolerate the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion?"

Bai Jingting looked at Qing Huan and said, "You just said you didn't know the reason, so what about now?"

Qing Huan said casually: "Since the emperor can't tolerate it, there are only two reasons. First, the Duke's Mansion can threaten the royal family. Second, the emperor thinks the Duke's Mansion is an eyesore."

Bai Zhuying was puzzled and said, "I, the Duke of Zhenguo, have always been loyal to my country, and the Emperor Emeritus has also shown me great favors during his reign. Why do you find it annoying?"

Qing Huan glanced at her and said, "Perhaps the emperor himself knelt down, so the people who are still standing are naturally an eyesore. Otherwise, wouldn't it make him look too humble?"

Bai Zhuying was at a loss: "What do you mean?"

Bai Jingting sighed and said, "Yes, facing the immortal, the emperor's backbone has been taken out, so those of us who still have a strong backbone will naturally turn a blind eye.

The emperor is old now, and it is time to consider his reputation after his death. What will the history books say about him in the future? The ministers are still resisting, but the emperor surrendered first? "

Bai Zhuying opened her mouth slightly and said, "Just because of this? But we were ordered by him to strangle the immortal?"

"So we must completely wipe out the Zhenguogong Mansion!"

Bai Jingting said coldly: "All the hard-core ones are dead, and the remaining soft-core ones can be written in history books however they want!
They have the final say on right and wrong. People in this world are ignorant and only know how to follow blindly. A hundred years from now, those of us who are tough enough might become the devil with heinous crimes. Instead, the emperor will respond to the will of heaven and invite the immortals to slay the demons and eliminate the monsters.

Why do you think I insisted on taking on the title of Duke of Zhenguo? Do you really think that Grandpa is reluctant to give up the title of Duke of Zhenguo?
Those who died in fighting against the immortals, those who were expelled from the court, including the hundreds of families who were at a loss what to do under the overwhelming power of the immortals and the immortal disasters, all need to see something.

We need to let them see that even if immortals can move mountains and fill the seas and dominate the world, there will always be those who will not yield and those who will resist! "

Bai Zhuying was silent, and her eyes became determined.

Qinghuan's face was calm, as if she was not affected at all.

Bai Jingting looked at Qing Huan and said, "In addition to this reason, the Zhenguo Mansion does have the power to threaten the imperial power."

Qing Huan thought for a while and shook his head, saying: "According to the information I got, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion gave up military power as early as 20 years ago, and the 300,000 border troops were returned to the royal family long ago?" Political power comes from the barrel of a gun!
The only things that can truly overthrow imperial power are violence and the army!

Cunning conspiracies like replacing the royal bloodline, in the final analysis, just replaced the throne with a new person, while the imperial power remains.

The Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion no longer has military power, so it should not pose a threat to the imperial power.

Bai Jingting smiled and said, "Although the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion has handed over the border army, it still controls an army. Although this army has only 3,000 people, as long as it is commanded properly, it can overthrow the court and change the world!"

Can an army of three thousand people change the dynasty?

Qinghuan raised his eyebrows, as if he had thought of something.

Bai Jingting smiled and said, "Yes, it was the army that the sour scholar originally formed to fight against the immortals. It was originally called the Forest Guards, but now it has been renamed the Immortal Killing Guards."

Qing Huan grinned and said, "Zhu Xian Wei, what a domineering name, who changed it? It's too hateful!"

"I changed it. What? Any opinions?"

Bai Jingting's eyes widened, and he said, "This army, under the command of the sour scholar, kills immortals as easily as chopping melons and vegetables, and makes the immortals tremble with fear. Why can't they be called the Immortal Killing Guards?"

Qing Huan was speechless and said, "If we change the name to this, then this army can no longer be sent out to fight."

Bai Jingting and Bai Zhuying were both stunned and didn't understand what he meant.

Bai Jingting asked: "Why? It's just a name change."

Qing Huan rolled his eyes and said, "Because this army has become a deterrent! The fist that has not been thrown out is the most deterrent. On the contrary, once the fist is thrown out, it will not make people afraid.

Unless, this punch really killed someone and achieved the same effect as before... It's like 300,000 border troops were stationed at the border. It's not that they were really going to fight, but it was a deterrent!
The same is true for this army. After being changed to the "Zhu Xian Guard", it is like a knife hanging over the head of the immortal... The question is, does this knife still have the same lethality as before?"

Bai Jingting seemed to be thinking about something, and asked, "Did I change my name wrong?"

Qing Huan said: "That's right. The reason why the immortals don't want to get close to Kyoto is probably because they are afraid of this army. As long as we don't let anyone find out the truth..."

Seeing the expressions of the two people opposite him, Qing Huan couldn't continue talking and said speechlessly: "Could they have been taken out and beaten?"

Bai Jingting stopped talking.

Bai Zhuying's cold eyes flashed with grief, and she said, "Three years ago, an immortal broke into the palace at night and kidnapped a concubine and the emperor... The current emperor was furious and ordered the Immortal Executioner Guards to hunt him down...

In that battle, all the men in my Bai family died, and my grandfather ended up like this! "

Bai Jingting sighed, took Bai Zhuying's hand, and said, "Ying'er followed me to the battle and was also seriously injured... She was once the number one martial artist in my Bai family. She had already reached the fourth rank of martial arts at the age of sixteen, but now..."

Qing Huan was silent for a moment, then asked, "Where is that immortal?"

Bai Jingting sighed and said, "He ran away, unscathed... I knew that only the sour scholar's command could unleash the true strength of this army, but I still had a fluke, thinking that I followed the sour scholar's command to kill many immortals, but ended up like this. It's my own fault, and I also implicated the Bai family and Ying'er."

Bai Zhuying held Bai Jingting's hand and said, "Grandpa, this is my own decision, I will bear it myself!"

Just look at the Bai family members who followed the army. Now there are only two half-dead ones left. You can tell how brutal that battle was!
In the end, the immortal was unharmed...

No wonder the emperor was so frightened that he abdicated immediately. (End of this chapter)