This is Jianghu

Chapter 404
The ghost image comes and goes without a trace, and is the master of the six doors except for the iron face, with the highest lightness kung fu.Ghost Shadow's martial arts are not high, but thanks to his excellent lightness kung fu, even if he can't fight with others, he can get away calmly and rarely get injured.But this time the ghost came back from Tianzhu with serious injuries, and he couldn't even perform lightness kung fu.Relying on his indomitable perseverance, he made it to the capital, and delivered the letter concerning the safety of the Central Plains to Ji Mingxuan's hands

Concubine Ming was the most beautiful woman in Tianzhu before she entered the palace. She was chosen by the king of Tianzhu to present to the current emperor as his concubine. Now she is the most beloved concubine in the palace.

When the emperor heard that Ji Mingxuan said that it was related to Concubine Ming, he was taken aback for a while, and after a while he said: "I know, but, Ming Xuanqing, what evidence have you found?"

Ji Mingxuan didn't dare to hide it, so he took out the blood-stained letter that Guiying had brought back with all his might, and spread it out in front of the emperor's eyes.

After the emperor read it, he snatched the letter paper with one hand and tore it to pieces several times. Long Yan was furious, and cursed in a deep voice: "It's unreasonable. A small country in the remote part of Tianzhu dares to covet my fertile land in the Central Plains. It's beyond its control!"

Ji Mingxuan stood quietly on the side without saying a word, just waiting for the emperor's anger to pass.After a while, the emperor sighed and said, "Ming Xuanqing, do you think the foundation of our ancestors will be defeated by me?"

"Your Majesty is the current Holy Lord, and the Central Plains is also in its prime, so how can there be talk of decline?" Ji Mingxuan replied cautiously.

The emperor had a medium to thin figure, with a yellow robe on his body, and the majesty of a person who had been in power for a long time was revealed all the time on him, but on the emperor's face, there was a faint trace of loneliness and helplessness.He walked to the place next to Ji Mingxuan, patted Ji Mingxuan's shoulder again, and said: "Ming Xuanqing, I met you when I was not a prince, I remember the first time I met you At that time, I was only four years old. Now Ming Xuanqing, you have known me for more than 40 years, and I can’t trust any minister in the court, but you have never doubted Ming Xuanqing. You know Ming Xuanqing, In private, you don't have to be as cautious as I am."

A little smile appeared on Ji Mingxuan's face, and he said, "Your Majesty, etiquette cannot be discarded."

"Fart!" The emperor scolded with a smile: "You really think that I am so easy to fool, and listen to those people singing their praises every day, do you think that I don't know anything. Although I dare not say that I am a wise master, But it is by no means a fool, I know that the situation in the frontier fortress has changed drastically, from successive defeats to successive victories, it is all thanks to you, Ming Xuanqing."

"Of course your majesty is not a fool!" Ji Mingxuan also sighed and said, "if your majesty was born ten years earlier and took charge of the government ten years earlier, it would not be a problem to restore the prosperity of the emperor Taizu. How could such a majesty be a fool? It's Ming Jun, if you dare to say no, I will be the first one not to let him go!"

"Haha!" The emperor couldn't help being overjoyed when he heard this, and said with a smile: "Ming Xuanqing, that's right, this is the Ming Xuanqing I want. I don't need those princes and ministers, and I can let the world call me a fool, But I really can’t live without you as a friend, Ming Xuanqing..." The emperor suddenly paused at this point, the smile on his face seemed extremely lonely, and he said slowly: "Yes, I am not alone, I also have friends, Haha, I also have friends..."

Ji Mingxuan heard the endless loneliness and loneliness from the emperor's laughter. Emperors throughout the ages called themselves "widows" because they were indeed widows.Companion to the monarch is like companion to the tiger, how could anyone dare to be friends with the emperor, the sages are lonely in ancient times, the sages are lonely, the emperor is actually lonely too.

The current emperor is very lucky, he has such a friend as Ji Mingxuan.After laughing for a while, the emperor said to Ji Mingxuan: "Ming Xuanqing, you have been by my side for so many years, but you have always been just a mere seventh-rank assistant minister. To be honest, do you have any feelings in your heart?" Have you ever blamed me?"

"Report to Your Majesty!" Ji Mingxuan replied, "I have served His Majesty for many years. Your Majesty knows Ming Xuan well. I am afraid that the minister's ability is limited and he will not be able to take up the official position."

"Nonsense!" The emperor reprimanded: "Others don't know, do you think I don't know? Others think that you, Ming Xuanqing, have your current status in the palace because of the favor of the late emperor and me. Everyone thinks that Mingxuanqing, you are a small person who can only flatter me by my side. But I know that, considering you as a great talent of Mingxuan, the three champions I hand-picked before and after add up are not as good as you alone.

Ming Xuanqing, you are the younger brother of Mr. Rong Guo and the uncle of Grand Master Kong. You should be a great talent in governing the country, but it is my selfishness to ask you to bow down by my side and be a mere seventh-rank servant. I'm sorry! "

"Your Majesty is serious!" Ji Mingxuan said hastily: "Mingxuan is a great blessing to be able to serve as a minister by His Majesty's side!"

"What kind of blessing is this!" The emperor laughed at himself: "It's my selfishness. I want to keep my only friend by my side, so I haven't promoted you, Ming Xuanqing, for so many years. Speaking of which, it's I'm sorry for Ming Xuanqing!"

"Your Majesty!" Ji Mingxuan took the words and said, "Your Majesty has never treated Ming Xuan badly. His Majesty kept Ming Xuan by his side. Although he never promoted Ming Xuan to an official position, he gave Ming Xuan great power. So that Mingxuan can share His Majesty's worries, how dare Mingxuan not be ignorant of His Majesty's great grace!"

"Haha!" The emperor laughed comfortably: "Ming Xuanqing, you are really my confidant! But I can't promote your official position, it is indeed my debt to you, but the power I gave you can't make up for the debt. your."

"Your Majesty is really serious!" Ji Mingxuan said.

The emperor looked at Ji Mingxuan with a smile on his face, and then said: "Ming Xuanqing, what I said is the truth, the powers I have given you are just to make up for the fact that you have been humbled by being a seventh-rank servant over the years. Same. And Ming Xuanqing, you saved my life no less than dozens of times in the palace, but I never thanked you!"

"Huh?" Ji Mingxuan couldn't help being taken aback when he heard this, and looked at the emperor with surprise in his eyes. The emperor always looked at him with a smile, and Ji Mingxuan immediately knelt down and said, "Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor quickly helped Ji Mingxuan up, and blamed: "Ming Xuanqing, what are you doing, what crime are you doing!" Then he smiled proudly and said: "But Ming Xuanqing, you didn't expect that I would know about you Possessing martial arts, right?"

"Mingxuan really didn't think of it!" Ji Mingxuan replied truthfully: "The task left to Mingxuan by the late emperor and the late master was to assist His Majesty and protect His Majesty in secret. Mingxuan didn't expect that His Majesty would see through it."

The emperor had a smug smile on his face, and he said: "Ming Xuanqing, it seems that you have underestimated me too. Think about it, so many people in the palace know that Ming Xuanqing is the number one in the Forbidden Palace. How can you hide things from me about masters?"

"Your Majesty is wise!" Ji Mingxuan said.

"I don't know if you are wise or not." The emperor said slowly, "But I know, if you understand this point, Ming Xuanqing and I can only be monarchs and ministers, not friends."

(End of this chapter)