After Dajue left, the turmoil in Dafanyin Temple temporarily came to an end, and the abbot welcomed Wang Gang and others into the temple.
Wuxin has three days to deal with the funeral affairs of Master Wangyou. With Wang Gang in charge, no one will dare to disturb him for the time being.
Jinxian was blasted two miles away by Wang Gang's sword energy, and was too embarrassed to stay. He went straight back home and returned to Tianqi City.
Many people saw the scene of Jinxian's defeat, and Wang Gang's fame spread all over the world.
In the previous battle against the White-haired Fairy, Wang Gang only had a small taste of his skills and only used four moves. Although he was amazing enough, he was at best among the younger generation.
But defeating Jinxian and scaring Dajue away this time was a real achievement. Especially Jinxian, as a veteran "Xiaoyao Tianjing" master, has enough strength and reputation that Wang Gang can be said to have become famous in one battle.
The major forces in the arena soon received the news of Jinxian's defeat. For a time, the name "Lu Jun" was imprinted in the eyes of the major forces, and his identity was also revealed.
Lu Dingsheng, who was far away in Tianqi City, had just returned home from work. Before his stool was warm, he received two invitations.
The people who sent the invitations were none other than White King Xiao Chong and Red King Xiao Yu.
The White King is the second prince of Emperor Mingde, and the Red King is the seventh.
Emperor Mingde Xiao Ruojin had eleven sons. The eldest prince died young, the second prince Xiao Chong, and the sixth prince Xiao Se were the most favored, and their abilities were higher than those of the other princes.
Xiao Chong was the oldest among the princes in his age. He was crowned king very early and his family was very powerful.
However, when Xiao Chong was six years old, he ate a bite of pastry from his younger brother Xiao Se, which caused him to become blind due to poisoning. From then on, he became disabled and was almost isolated from the throne.
Although Red King Xiao Yu is the seventh eldest and has several brothers above him, his mother-in-law is Concubine Xuan, the same Concubine Xuan who led the demon sect Ye Dingzhi to invade Beili.
Xiao Yu also has a foster father, Luo Qingyang, one of the five great sword immortals in the world.
Not to mention there is a "Shadow Sect" behind Xiao Yu.
It can be said that among the princes of Emperor Mingde, Red King Xiao Yu has the greatest power behind him and the highest probability of succeeding to the throne.
As the deputy commander of the imperial army, Lu Dingsheng naturally had dealings with the two princes, but in order to avoid suspicion, neither Lu Dingsheng nor the White King and the Red King would interact in private.
Now the two princes sent invitations to Lu Dingsheng for dinner at the same time, almost at the same time, and Lu Dingsheng was also confused.
Seeing how distressed her husband was, Lu Dingsheng's wife Li Fanying couldn't help but said: "Since you don't want to go, just push it away."
"You don't understand." Lu Ding sighed and said, "Your Majesty is ill today, so he will go to court in the morning."
Li Fanying frowned and said, "How many times has His Majesty been absent from court in recent months?"
Lu Dingsheng shook his head and said: "Stop talking, as long as you and I know what's going on."
Li Fanying said worriedly: "Let me tell you, if you, the deputy commander of the Forbidden Army, don't do it, just hang up your seal and leave. Wouldn't it be wonderful for us and my wife to travel around the world?"
Lu Dingsheng refused: "If it were in the past, resigning would not have been impossible, but now Tianqi City is in a troubled time. The commander's old injury has relapsed and he has been on leave for a long time due to illness. If I leave again, the Forbidden Army will probably fall into the hands of a certain prince."
Li Fanying said angrily: "You and I are just the same people, why do we care so much? Whoever falls into the hands of Beili in the end will have his surname Xiao."
"Your Majesty has been kind to me, and I cannot abandon my position at this time." Lu Ding said in a loud voice.
Li Fanying said angrily: "Then what are you going to do now? Neither the White King nor the Red King is a fuel-efficient lamp. No matter which appointment you go to, you will offend the other. If you refuse, you will offend two princes at the same time."
Lu Ding made a loud noise and said: "If you offend me, just offend me! Anyway, I don't want to compete for the merit of following the dragon.
Fortunately, we sent Jun'er out of Tianqi early. If something happens to us, we can at least save some of the blood of the Lu family."
Just as Li Fanying was about to speak, the butler, Uncle Li, ran over with three more invitations in his hand.
"Sir, three more princes invite you to a banquet."
Lu Dingsheng suddenly felt dizzy when he saw the five invitations in front of him.?
"Why are the princes so crazy today? Why do they want to invite you to dinner? Aren't you afraid of His Majesty's suspicion?" Li Fanying asked in confusion.
Lu Dingsheng's head almost exploded, and he didn't even think about his son until a decree came from the palace and Emperor Mingde ordered him to come to the palace for questioning.
As soon as the emperor's oral order arrived, Lu Dingsheng's dilemma was solved. He could reject all the princes openly and run directly into the palace.
When Emperor Ming De summoned Lu Ding in Nuan Pavilion, he smelled a faint medicinal smell filling Nuan Pavilion.
"Lu Qing is here!" Emperor Mingde was quite happy to see Lu Ding's voice, but his face was a little pale.
"Come and take a look at this." Emperor Mingde handed a memorial to Lu Dingsheng.
Lu Dingsheng took it and took a look, his eyes widened immediately.
The memorial was submitted to Lu Dingsheng's immediate superior, Fang Zhong, the commander-in-chief of the Forbidden Army. It probably means that he was old and frail, unable to shoulder his responsibilities, and wanted to retire and return to his hometown. He recommended Lu Dingsheng to replace the commander-in-chief and take charge of the 180,000-strong Forbidden Army.
Fang Zhong is forty-two years old, only two years older than Lu Dingsheng, and has nothing to do with being an old man.
Lu Dingsheng understood instantly that his old boss wanted to resign to avoid trouble and dumped the mess on him.
Lu Dingsheng finally understood why several princes invited him to dinner at the same time today.
"Your Majesty, my abilities are limited and I am really embarrassed by the great responsibility. I dare not accept the position of commander-in-chief." Lu Ding knelt down and said.
Emperor Mingde smiled and said: "Fang Qing has been ill all year round, and you have always been the temporary leader of the imperial army. If you are not worthy of the big responsibility, who can be worthy of it."
Lu Ding gritted his teeth and said: "Shuai Ye has made great achievements in battle. If he were to take charge of the Imperial Army, he would definitely be able to intimidate Xiao Xiao, and I am willing to do my best to assist him."
Nowadays, the position of commander of the imperial army is really a hot potato. Whoever wants to take over the 180,000 troops will immediately become the target of all the princes' efforts to win over, which is not what Lu Dingsheng wants.
Emperor Mingde walked up to Lu Dingsheng, helped him up personally, and said, "Lu Qing is too humble. You are one of the few generals in Beili. I can rest assured that I will entrust the imperial army to you."
Lu Dingsheng saw that Emperor Mingde was determined, so he could only passively accept it.
Emperor Mingde encouraged Lu Dingsheng a few more words, and then suddenly changed the subject and said, "Lu Qing's son must be eighteen years old this year!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lu Dingsheng's heart sank and he had a bad feeling.
"The dog Lu Jun is indeed eighteen years old this year. He was sent to travel around the world not long ago."
"Haha! It's great to be eighteen years old! It's the age when you are in the prime of life." Emperor Mingde said slowly.
Lu Dingsheng's heart dropped.
"A dog has neither learning nor skills; he cannot be good at literature and martial arts..."
Before Lu Dingsheng could finish his sentence, Emperor Mingde started laughing.
"Lu Qing's son has broken through the realm of Xiaoyao Tian at a young age. He can be called a young talent. The court is in the midst of employing people. Let him come back with Lao Liu! He will be put to good use if he is alone."
The more he listened to Lu Ding's voice, the more confused he became. What a happy world, what a sixth man? Your Majesty, is he taking drugs and getting confused?
Eunuch Jinxuan, a close attendant of Emperor Mingde and the head of the five great eunuchs in the palace, said with a smile: "Master Lu's son has recently defeated Tianwai Tianbaifa Immortal and Jiulong Temple Dajue. Even Eunuch Jinxian cannot match his martial arts."
, He is truly a top-notch talent in the world.”
Lu Dingsheng almost jumped up, pointed at Jinxuan's nose and cursed: "Your Majesty, this is slander. He is slandering my son!"
How could Lu Dingsheng not know the virtues of his son? Why didn't you tell him that he had defeated the White-haired Immortal and entered and left the world seven times?
There is also Dajue, who is one of the few masters in the Thirty-Two Buddha Kingdoms. He has the peak cultivation level of the Free Realm, and coupled with the top magical powers of Buddhism, he is a being who even dares to fight in the Free Heaven Realm.
As for Eunuch Jinxian, Lu Dingsheng himself did not dare to say that he could win. How could his good-for-nothing son defeat him!
But seeing Emperor Mingde's eyes, Lu Dingsheng hesitated again.
It is impossible for the emperor to mention his son for no reason and tell him such big lies.
"Your Majesty, Lord Jinxuan, is there any misunderstanding? My son Lu Jun is only a second-grade cultivation base now. Although he has some talent, he can never do what Lord Jinxuan said." Lu Dingsheng said carefully.
"Haha, it seems that Lu Qing doesn't know his son very well." Emperor Mingde took out another memorial and gave it to Lu Dingsheng to read.
Lu Dingsheng opened it and scanned it, and then the changes on his face became more and more exciting.
It turned out that the secret agents of the Shadow Sect reported everything Wang Gang had done recently to Emperor Mingde, especially the encounter and acquaintance between Wang Gang and the sixth prince Xiao Se. The details were listed one by one, and the time and place were clear.
, just list everything they said.
Lu Dingsheng took a breath, suspecting that someone had impersonated his son Lu Jun, or had the same name. Anyway, he didn't believe that his son was a master of Xiaoyao Tianjing.???
"Lu Qing, write a family letter to your son! Let him bring the sixth prince back to Tianqi. After he comes back, he will be rewarded."
Lu Dingsheng looked at Emperor Mingde fiercely, then quickly looked away and lowered his head very low.
What does Emperor Mingde want to do by recruiting the Sixth Prince back to Tianqi at this time? Could it be that he has already chosen the Sixth Prince to inherit the throne?
Once this news gets out, how can those princes who are capable of competing for the throne be willing to stop the sixth prince from entering the capital like crazy?
If Lu Jun beside the Sixth Prince was really his son, wouldn't it be very dangerous?
Lu Dingsheng thought a lot, but he didn't dare to show it. Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger, and Emperor Mingde was not an easy emperor to get along with.
He regrets it now. If he had known earlier, he would have listened to his wife and resigned from office. Now his son has to be involved in the fight for the legitimate heir.