The matter of the young guard's unauthorized killing of Su Tong has not yet calmed down, and the Crown Prince is even pretending to be ill. The latest news is like a huge stone falling into the water, causing thousands of waves.
Shi Jian, the Minister of Civil Affairs who had resigned a few days ago and made a fuss about it, was investigated by the guard's Yamen. Every piece of evidence that could prove the guilt of the Minister of Civil Affairs was sent to the Third Law Department at the same time. The chief of the Third Law Department was shocked and immediately became anxious.
He rushed into the palace and asked to see His Highness the Crown Prince.
His Highness the Crown Prince was decisive. Even though he decided to let Han Pu, the Minister of Dali Temple, examine the matter, the Minister of Dali Temple, who had never had many friends in the government and the opposition, quickly found out that the matter was not a fabrication. After all, the evidence was irrefutable and the case was actually very good.
check.
After the truth came to light, there was a dead silence among all the gods.
But the people in the street were all applauding. They were very dissatisfied with the rumors about the young guardian envoy. These people were in the capital of the gods and did not know about the important affairs of the court. They only knew that the young guardian envoy wanted to force them to do it.
The bent spine was braced.
The common people don't understand those calculations. They only know who treats them well and who does practical things for them. They will follow that person. Things are simple and not complicated at all.
Moreover, in those rumors, it was said that although the young guard was prolific in murdering people, he had never killed a good person. This alone was enough.
Most people just felt that the Shi Zhenren whom they had praised a few days ago had fallen into the mortal world, and their faces hurt. However, some people realized something unusual in hindsight, and probably vaguely understood a truth. In the past few years,
There is an emperor sitting on the throne who can do his own thing, and now there are ministers from the Chen Dynasty
His identity is almost like another Emperor.
This kind of thing makes many courtiers feel terrible, but after much deliberation, there is no way to change this situation.
The achievements of that young garrison were so great that since the beginning of this dynasty, except for the late general who could stabilize him, the rest of the civil servants and military officers could not compare to him.
Some people's skills are so great that even kings are afraid of them, and their consequences are often not very good. But some people's skills are so great that even kings don't dare to touch them easily, so naturally there will be no consequences.
Even if there is a situation where the rabbit dies and the dog dies, and the bird disappears and the bow is hidden, I am afraid it will only happen after the death of the young guardian.
With such complicated emotions, most of the courtiers began to look forward to the New Year's Court in a few days.
After His Majesty the Emperor sat on the Dragon Throne, because he was a monk, he needed to retreat frequently. In addition, His Majesty the Emperor did not like to hold any court meetings, so over the years, not to mention the big court meetings, even ordinary court meetings could be avoided.
, but now that His Majesty the Emperor is far away, His Highness the Crown Prince supervises the country, but he does not dare to violate the ancestral rules. Every court meeting is held on time. Now this new year's court can be regarded as the first court after His Highness the Crown Prince supervises the country, so it is meaningful.
extraordinary.
As for the Chen Dynasty, since His Majesty the Emperor, he has never attended a court meeting in a serious manner. Now that he happens to be in Shendu, there is no way to avoid this big court meeting. Many courtiers have also made up their minds to participate in this big court meeting.
It would be nice to see if this Lord Guardian is really as solid as a rock in the court and cannot be changed.
If His Highness the Crown Prince behaves in an ordinary way in this great court,
If you show any estrangement from your cousin, even God will not be at peace.
Therefore, everyone is looking forward to that great dynasty.
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After Chen Chao and Yu Xiyi parted ways, they went to the Bamboo House. The three disciples of Chen Chao were very happy that their master had returned to God. Yu Qingfeng and He Liang were waiting outside the Bamboo House.
, wait until Chen Chao shows up, and bow to see him.
After that, Ning Qingnian, a half-grown girl with a wooden knife on her waist, trotted out and threw herself into Chen Chao's arms.
Chen Chao picked up his closed disciple and looked him over, smiling gently, "He has grown up a bit."
The little girl didn't speak, she just wrapped her arms around the back of Chen Chao's neck and leaned her little face against Chen Chao's chest, contentedly.
Yu Qingfeng looked at this scene and said miserably: "Junior sister is so partial. I taught her so hard, but she never even said she hugged me."
He Liang smiled. He was better than Yu Qingfeng. He took his junior sister's hand, which was small.
Chen Chao came under the eaves, sat down slowly, put the little girl on his lap, and then said in a serious tone: "Have you been practicing diligently these days?"
Yu Qingfeng smiled and said: "Master, what are you talking about? Xiao He and I are serious. We have made rapid progress these days, and we are not just bragging."
Chen Chao nodded. When he entered the bamboo tower, he had already felt the auras of these two disciples with his spiritual consciousness. It was indeed much deeper than before, and the flow of qi was not random, but rather organized. This is why
It shows that these two people have a good foundation.
He Liang looked at Chen Chao's pale face and said with some worry: "Master, I didn't meet anyone during this trip.
What's the trouble?"
Chen Chao smiled and shook his head: "If you are still alive, it is not a problem."
He Liang was still a little worried. He glanced at his master worriedly, and finally stopped talking.
Yu Qingfeng looked at He Liang's coquettish look and said with some dissatisfaction: "Xiao He just wants to say that Xiao He and I have heard many voices scolding Master these days, and Xiao He and I are very unhappy."
Chen Chao glanced at Yu Qingfeng, narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Have you had a fight?"
Yu Qingfeng didn't hide it, he said bluntly: "I had a fight with someone before. I didn't fight before, and I got beaten up by someone."
Chen Chaoxiao asked: "How old is the child? Has any adult personally taken action?"
Yu Qingfeng shook his head and gritted his teeth and said: "Master, don't worry about it now. If you can't beat him, you are not as good as him. Just wait a few years and beat him back!"
Chen Chao said oh and then looked at He Liang.
The latter nodded and said softly: "He is a scholar older than us. He didn't want to take action at first. It was my senior brother who scolded me a few times."
Chen Chao said in surprise: "Yu Qingfeng, you are quite capable. You can even scold and beat up scholars? Yes, you have the same style as I did back then."
Yu Qingfeng laughed and was about to speak when Chen Chao said with a straight face: "Go over there and kneel until tomorrow morning."
Yu Qingfeng was startled and didn't understand why, but seeing his master's cold face and not daring to say anything, he had no choice but to walk not far away with some dissatisfaction and kneel under the eaves.
He Liang opened his mouth and was about to explain a few words to his senior brother. Chen Chao looked at his disciple and said calmly: "Go and kneel with your senior brother and think carefully about what you did wrong."
He Liangdian
Nodding, he did not refute Chen Chao, but he began to reflect on where he had gone wrong.
Both disciples were forced to kneel down. Chen Chao rubbed his brows and glanced at the little girl in his arms. The little girl didn't care about these things at all and had fallen asleep on his chest.
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The sun sets in the west, and soon night falls.
Two teenagers were kneeling under the eaves, their stomachs growling.
Yu Qingfeng endured it again and again, but still couldn't hold it back, and complained in a low voice: "Xiao He, what's the matter with you kid? Why did you accuse me as soon as the master came back?"
He Liang looked down at his knees and whispered: "Senior brother, don't you know if you don't talk about master? Who is master? Is there anything in the whole world that can be hidden from him?"
Yu Qingfeng frowned and said, "What do you mean?"
"When Master takes the initiative to mention it, why not say it first? Senior Brother, do you really think Master is a fool?"
He Liang said softly: "Master must have known about us beating others before, otherwise he wouldn't have been so angry suddenly."
Yu Qingfeng was still angry at first, but now after listening to He Liang's words, he nodded belatedly and said with some clarity: "Why is Master not happy to hear that I stood up for him and was beaten?"
Forget it, you will have to kneel down on me as a punishment."
"What about you kid? Why does Master want you to kneel down? Is this the same thing?"
Yu Qingfeng spoke curiously. He was a young man after all. He might have been angry about some things at the time, but once he explained them clearly, it was nothing. After all, the relationship between the two was really deep.
He Liang shook his head. He probably had the answer to his own matter, but he didn't want to say it.
Yu Qingfeng looked at it
He glanced at He Liang and sighed: "Xiao He, it's okay to kneel down as punishment. With you by my side, I won't be angry with Master. It's just that we two brothers look so pitiful."
He Liang whispered: "Master also has good intentions."
Yu Qingfeng chuckled, hugged He Liang's shoulders, and whispered: "Tomorrow morning, we brothers are going to eat Chaos from Sun Ji? I won't bring it to Master."
He Liang thought for a while and hesitated: "Isn't it good?"
"Then bring a bowl to Master and add more chili?"
"Senior brother, if you do this, will Master make us kneel for another day?"
"Then add more vinegar?"
"Senior brother..."
"Um……"
"Then it's better to add more salt, and then we'll say they added too much."
"Xiao He, your idea is good. Then Master will not be able to blame us. After all, we are filial piety."
"Senior brother, can you just pretend I didn't say that? I'm a little scared."
"Xiao He, I'm not telling you, you are so cowardly. If you hadn't slipped at the critical moment last time, we would have broken that guy's legs long ago."
"Senior brother, if we really break someone's leg, we will probably have to kneel down until next month. Besides, the person didn't say anything, why would we break someone's leg?"
"That's right, Master... we can't beat him either."
"Um."
"Xiao He, do you think we can have a chance to beat Master in this life?"
"I don't think it's easy. Master is considered a genius throughout the history of the Liang Dynasty. I'm afraid we won't be able to do anything about it in this life."
"You have no ambition. Didn't you listen to what the academy master said? Disciples don't have to be inferior to their teachers? Is that what they said?"
"Senior brother, can you still do this?"
"of course
, do you think I really only know how to practice? Maybe if I didn’t practice martial arts, I would have passed the exam long ago.”
"Brother, I don't believe it."
"Aren't you looking for a fight?"
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In the bamboo house, Chen Chao sat cross-legged on the bed, adjusting his breath, listening to the low voices of his two disciples talking outside the window, with a smile on his lips.
He hopes that these two people will stay like this for the rest of their lives. Of course, besides that, he hopes that his disciples will stay young for the rest of their lives.
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After leaving Zhulou, Chen Chao moved back to the Governor's Mansion in the next few days. This is the mansion left by the former Governor Ning Ping. Chen Chao actually came here a limited number of times, especially after taking office, he spent most of his time there.
Traveling around the world, I occasionally come back to the capital city and live here in Zhulou. I am really unfamiliar with the mansion of the guardian envoy.
However, when he returned to the capital this time, Chen Chao was determined to participate in this great dynasty, so the Ministry of Rites had already sent someone to inform Chen Chao that they wanted to customize a new set of official uniforms for him.
As luck would have it, the official from the Ministry of Rites responsible for this matter this time was none other than the old man Zheng Huacai whom I had just met a few days ago.
Although this old man is not a first-rate official in the Liang Dynasty, his prestige is not low. Even if he is responsible for this matter, he will hardly go there in person.
But this time he came to guard the Embassy.
After Chen Chao was promoted to the governor, this was the first court meeting. As a rule, new court uniforms were made. There were not many changes in other official positions. In fact, there was no need to spend a lot of time. He only needed to send someone to measure the body shape. If it was not too big,
If there is a change, just issue a new one based on the previous years' court attire.
When several embroiderers from the Ministry of Etiquette measured Chen Chao's figure,
They all blushed slightly. Most of the Shendu officials who were able to participate in the imperial court were elderly. It was also the first time for them to measure up against such a young and slender official.
Zheng Huacai stood on one side, looking at the young warrior in front of him, and couldn't help but sigh: "Your Majesty, this young man's handsome appearance is really like the old man's style."
Chen Chao turned his head and glanced at Zheng Huacai, twitching his lips, but in the end he could only say: "My lord, you are exaggerating."
"What I said just now was a joke, but a few years ago, when His Majesty the Emperor was still a prince, I went to the mansion to take measurements. The posture of the Governor is very similar to that of His Majesty the Emperor. But really speaking of his demeanor, I think
The guardian envoy is more like Prince Yiwen..."
At this point, Zheng Huacai realized that he had made a mistake and quickly closed his mouth.
Although the man in front of me is from a royal family, it is really troublesome to have an entanglement with the current emperor. No one can tell what he thinks about that old incident.
Chen Chao didn't care, but took the initiative to ask: "Sir, tell me about the past?"
Zheng Huacai waved the embroiderers away, then smiled and said: "What's the past? At that time, Emperor Lingzong was in power, and the two most outstanding princes were His Royal Highness Prince Yiwen and His Majesty the current emperor. They stood side by side at that time.
, even the courtiers couldn’t tell who would be better as emperor, but Prince Yiwen is the eldest son, which actually made Emperor Lingzong not have too much hesitation."
This is true. Since Prince Yiwen is the eldest son and is not inferior to any other prince, it is natural for the throne to be passed to him.
The only regret is that Prince Yiwen was killed early
Damn it, otherwise it’s hard to say what the current situation of Daliang would be like.
But at least if Prince Yiwen successfully ascends the throne, the world will not be too bad. This is the unanimous thought of these courtiers.
The truth about the old events back then, except for a few insiders, no one knows why Emperor Lingzong chose to pass it on to his grandson instead of his son after the death of Prince Yiwen. Naturally, Zheng Huacai is not an insider.
Chen Chao smiled slightly but didn't say much.
"Sir, the guardian envoy, as a rule, the guardian envoy can choose several colors for his court uniform. Do you have a favorite?"
Zheng Huacai thought to himself and said: "According to my opinion, the guardian envoy can choose to wear snow-white. When the time comes, he will definitely shine. The young man in white will look like a fairy!"
Chen Chao smiled bitterly and said, "I am wearing white now, so I might be told that my heart is dark."
"Does the Lord Guard care about this?"
After Zheng Huacai carefully reviewed what Chen Chao had done these days, his perception of the young warrior in front of him changed a lot.
"Just wear all black."
Chen Chao said calmly: "I am already dressed in black. I can't see any color anymore."
Zheng Huacai nodded, but did not persuade. He just smiled and said: "I will definitely send it to the guardian envoy before the great dynasty."
After handling the matter, Chen Chao escorted Zheng Huacai out of the Guardian Envoy's Mansion and stayed at the gate. The old man walked a few steps, turned around, looked at Chen Chao, remained silent for a moment, and said softly: "Your Majesty, the Guardian Envoy, on the day of the court meeting,
I'm afraid that I will inevitably be ridiculed openly and covertly, and when the time comes, my lord..."
Chen Chao raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Sir, do you think I will beat someone in front of hundreds of officials?"
Zheng Huacai was uneasy, "With your temper, it's not impossible."
ah."
Chen Chao laughed dumbly. The old man in front of him was quite interesting.
"Your Majesty allows me to bring a knife to court, but I can't really use a knife to kill people in court, right?"
Zheng Huacai breathed a sigh of relief and whispered: "When the time comes, I can give you a few words of defense."
Chen Chao asked curiously: "Aren't you embarrassed, sir? Aren't you afraid that after a court meeting, even half of your friends will be gone?"
Zheng Huacai shook his head, "This is the thing I am least afraid of in my life."
Chen Chao smiled and said, "Thank you very much, sir."
Zheng Huacai waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't know why, but the more familiar I am with the Governor, the more comfortable I feel. It seems that I have seen His Majesty and Prince Yiwen again."
Chen Chao said nothing this time and just watched Zheng Huacai leave in front of him.
But after seeing off the old man, before Chen Chao turned around, someone else came here.
The current commander of the right guard is Song Lian.
Song Lian held a casserole tied with hemp rope in his hand and hurriedly walked in. He said dissatisfiedly: "My lord, the guardian envoy, I really don't know what to do. Why do you make the daughter-in-law of a lower official so worried?"
Chen Chao sniffed and asked with a smile: "Dried cowpeas stewed with dried bamboo shoots?"
Song Lian said angrily: "What else could it be?"
Chen Chao smiled slightly.
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The great dynasty arrived as promised.
Before today, the streets had been cleaned to make the already spacious streets of Shendu even wider. Officials who lived a little further away got up early and rushed to the imperial city before dawn.
This dynasty is of profound significance. It is the first dynasty since His Highness the Crown Prince took charge of the country. Therefore, all preparations are extremely serious, and the officials do not dare to delay, so as not to offend the Crown Prince at this juncture.
His Highness is not happy.
Although the current young prince is still young, everyone believes that His Majesty the Emperor will not return. This is the confirmed new king. Who dares to neglect him?
It's just that the time is not yet ripe at the moment. When His Highness the Crown Prince becomes truly familiar with government affairs and has everything firmly in his hands, I'm afraid the day will come when he ascends the throne.
And by that time, I'm afraid there won't be any objections from both the government and the opposition.
The governor's office was not far from the imperial city, so Chen Chao got up relatively late. He had a good sleep, and when he woke up, he let his servants change him into the court clothes sent yesterday.
He is wearing a black court dress with inconspicuous patterns embroidered with gold threads. Therefore, at first glance, he can only feel that he is dressed in black. However, if you look closely, you can find the subtleties.
In other words, the Chen Dynasty has not been crowned king now, otherwise this court uniform would have been replaced by a python robe.
However, even in this black court uniform, Chen Chao looked different because of his slender figure. At least among a group of officials attending the court, no one could compare with him.
The slave carefully tied the jade belt for Chen Chao and hung up the jade pendants, but the most important thing was that the handle of cloud mud was still hanging on his waist.
In this great dynasty, he was the only one in the world who could carry a sword into the palace.
After dressing neatly, Chen Chao slowly walked out of the guarding envoy's residence.
A carriage that was not very luxurious, but still seemed spacious, had long been parked at the entrance of the mansion. The groom driving the carriage was still an old acquaintance, Weng Quan.
Chen Chao boarded the carriage, entered the carriage, and closed his eyes to rest.
Weng Quan drove forward, and then the sound of wheels and horse hooves slowly sounded.
Weng Quan was as talkative as ever,
They kept talking along the way, but today Chen Chao did not feel bored. Instead, he chatted with him for a few words. Weng Quan was very happy. After Chen Wannian came to Shendu, under Chen Chao's lobbying, he is now the left guard.
As the commander, Weng Quan originally acted as the agent for Zuowei affairs, so he was not upset that an immediate superior was parachuted in. After all, Chen Wannian's level of cultivation was here, and he, Weng Quan, had nothing to be dissatisfied with.
Although Weng Quan was a talkative, he was a guy who didn't care so much about fame and fortune. If he didn't really admire Chen Chao, it would be okay to leave things like driving to others.
"Sir, I really remembered that when you first entered the capital city, you were riding in a prison car. Now, just a short time ago, you are now the number one military attache. Without the general, you are really the number one military attache today.
ah!"
Weng Quan was also very touched. When he first met Chen Chao, he never thought that this young warrior would achieve such great achievements in the end.
Chen Chao said calmly: "It's all luck."
"That's what I admire about you sir. Even if you are in a high position, you still tell lies when you should. This is something I will never learn in my lifetime."
Weng Quan sighed with emotion.
Chen Chao's face was expressionless. Sure enough, this guy could never say anything good no matter what.
"Sir, why don't you speak?"
Weng Quan babbled a lot to himself, but when Chen Chao didn't say anything, he spoke out of curiosity.
Chen Chao sighed and said, "My head hurts."
"Ah, maybe my lord's injury has not healed yet, so why don't you go to the court today? Although it doesn't matter if your lord doesn't go... But I feel that I'd better go and have a look today. If nothing else, even if
Are you selling face to His Highness the Crown Prince?"
Weng Quan always made unexpected remarks when he spoke, and Chen Chao was used to this.
"If I don't go, after today, my backbone will be scolded by those civil servants. Do you believe it?"
Chen Chao shook his head.
"That's right. Those scholars are like this. They have very vicious mouths. According to the official, if these people are arrested and beaten in the future, they will become honest."
Weng Quan smiled and said: "It's just like going to Shen's house before. Once you go there, the gate will be torn down for him!"
Chen Chao was speechless.
About halfway through the carriage, Weng Quan suddenly spoke again, "Sir, no, someone is blocking the carriage!"
Chen Chao raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering who dared to block his car now, when he heard numerous voices ringing in his ears, which sounded like a group of women.
Chen Chao immediately said in a deep voice: "Weng Quan, we must rush over no matter what!"
Weng Quan was outside the carriage at the moment, pulling the reins with an ugly expression on his face. Although he had seen similar things before, when he looked at the countless women at the end of the long street in front of him, he also took a breath. This damn thing is so real.
I have never seen such a battle!
A group of women who looked not too old had already blocked the long street. They all looked forward to the carriage here. Countless people held letterheads, handkerchiefs and other things in their hands and looked at the carriage.
His eyes are hot.
"How do they clean the streets?!"
Weng Quan was horrified. He had just carefully allowed the carriage to move forward no more than seven or eight steps when a group of women began to pull at him, and countless people began to push the letters in their hands towards him.
Weng Quan was in a hurry and sweating profusely, "Sir, I can't rush out!"
Chen Chao also had a somewhat expression on his face.
Unnaturally, he whispered: "You fucking think of a way!"
Weng Quan bit the bullet and really admired these women from the capital for being so well-informed. They actually knew that this carriage was the carriage of the Chen Dynasty. They even bypassed the officials at Jingjie and waited here early.
Just when Weng Quan was struggling, fortunately, a group of government officials soon appeared in the distance. With their hard work, they finally made way.
Weng Quan quickly rode away from here. After that, Weng Quan was frightened until he saw the gate of the Imperial City Palace, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
It was not difficult for the carriage to stop in front of the palace gate. After all, officials with insufficient rank did not dare to park the carriage here.
After Chen Chao walked out of the carriage, the officials in front who were about to enter the palace took one look at him, especially after seeing the saber on Chen Chao's waist, they all stopped in a tacit understanding and let Chen Chao enter the palace first.
No matter what the reputation of the Chen Dynasty is now, he is indeed the number one military attache in the Liang Dynasty. He must do what he should do.
When Chen Chao came to the palace gate, the guards looked at the young guardian with eager eyes. Finally, they watched the only military attaché in this dynasty who had the honor of carrying a sword into the palace enter the palace.
Chen Chao was walking alone in the imperial city. When the officials in front of him saw him, they would step aside to get out of the way. As for the officials behind him, they all took the initiative to slow down after seeing this figure.
For a moment, it seemed like there was only one young man walking alone in this huge imperial city.
Chen Chao looked at the red walls and blue tiles, and recalled for no reason that during the great dynasty that year, there were other foreign monks who broke into the imperial city without permission.
Time passed, Chen Chao raised his head and looked at the sky, suddenly
A heroic mood arose. With me here today, would any monks dare to break into the imperial city?
Chen Chao shook his head and smiled.
As this young man who was no longer a teenager walked, he never thought that one day he would become the highest mountain in the Liang Dynasty.