(893 God lives in filthy soil and is afraid of death, so he behaves cautiously in temples)

Just half a day before Duchi Taoist injured himself and hid at the bottom of the lake, Hao Ming almost knew that the person he was looking for was on the boat. His reflex was to run and catch the person himself, but then he thought about it and sat down again.

Come down.

Now he has the physical body of Hao Han, the three top-quality golden elixirs, and a newly formed Nascent Soul body. Although it is impossible to achieve an immortal body due to too many worldly ties, there is no problem in using it temporarily.

Coupled with the magical powers and secret techniques accumulated by the Hao clan, which has been operating in Dongsheng Divine Continent for tens of thousands of years, his personal combat power is basically invincible in the entire Dongsheng Divine Continent.

It's not difficult for him to catch up with the enemy. It's only a few thousand miles away. With one teleportation and a few escapes, he'll be there quickly. It doesn't take even a quarter of an hour.

But after he stood up, he sat down again. Fear enveloped him like a shadow, making his heart and face dark. There would be no such feeling in the world of heaven, which is full of light and brilliance.

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The feeling of being nailed to the ground by that white jade sword, unable to move, having his whole body frozen by the cold air, and then seeing white flowers full of death growing all over his body, has become an eternal shadow in his heart.

He was going to kill that person after all. He had to destroy this person with his own hands even if he did not hesitate to body in the lower world. Otherwise, for him, the sweetness of heaven would lose its color, as if he was in heaven but in hell.

But there was absolutely no need for him to risk his life by fighting this guy.

He is the emperor now, and he has the power of the entire country at his disposal. He can have the man named Gouzhu captured, stripped of his cultivation, or even cut off his limbs before being sent to him.

But it is worth thinking about who to use. He has an absolutely trustworthy private power that he can use. But that power is usually hidden in the dark and is his last trump card. Once it is used, it will be exposed.

The Black Iron Guard is also a good choice. But there is another problem. The leader of the Black Iron Guard is his eldest son, Hong Wang Haotong. Haotong has no problem doing anything else except catching Gou Zhu and Su Long.

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In Hao Han's memory, this son had always believed that Gouzhu had saved his life, and showed mercy on several occasions. In addition, although this man was the queen's biological son, he had no ill intentions towards Su Long, the noble concubine, and instead respected him quite a bit.

In this way, he could only use the orthodox national force to do this. So he sat in the White Tiger Hall of the Privy Council again and looked at the privy councilors and important ministers with different expressions below.

Privy Councilor Zuo Cheng couldn't believe his ears after hearing this, and confirmed again: "They left Houtu City with Concubine De?"

"Yes! Gou, the monk of the Xiaoyao League under King Yun and the leader of the Xiaoyao League, will be executed!"

Emperor Kunyuan's face turned dark, and he said with gritted teeth. It was as if Gouzhu had not taken Concubine De away, but had just killed him.

Not only the privy council officers and deputies, but also the state counselors, prime ministers, and ministers present were all in shock.

If King Yun's men kidnapped Concubine De and left the capital, wouldn't that mean that King Yun had rebelled? If King Yun had rebelled, it would mean that not long after the external strife ended, a civil war was about to begin again?

Zuo Cheng stood up, bowed with his hands clasped in his fists, and asked: "I wonder what Concubine De's intention is? Did she leave a message?"

Emperor Kunyuan had no choice but to throw out a jade slip and threw it on the table. When his people searched Yun Ai'an and found that Concubine De was just a paper figure stand-in, he got the jade slip.

The shadow of a beautiful woman with a face as delicate as twenty years old appeared in the air, with flashing eyes and a fierce smile:

"Old man, don't celebrate my birthday! Do you still think I'm not old enough? Don't bother looking for me. I'll go to my son's place to relax for a few days and come back when I've had enough!"

This spiritual thought was released by the jade slip, and everyone laughed dumbly, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

I thought it was King Yun who rebelled, but no, it was just that the difficult-to-serve empress got out of play again.

Emperor Kunyuan could of course conceal the jade slip and destroy it, and then insist that it was the monks from the Xiaoyao League who forcibly abducted Concubine De.

But it was of no use. Concubine De could keep this jade slip, or she could give more to anyone.

"Has His Majesty previously issued a decree that Concubine De is not allowed to leave the capital?" Zuo Cheng asked knowingly.

Theoretically, a concubine could not leave the palace without permission from the emperor or empress. But Concubine De was not in the palace to begin with. Emperor Kunyuan ordered her to go outside the palace to avoid the limelight.

Hao Ming was startled and did not answer. The previous imperial edict only said that you could leave the palace and live in the mountains, but it did not say that you could not change to another place.

Zuo Cheng continued to ask: "May I ask if your majesty has decreed that the empress should be detained in Yun Ai'an?"

Ming Shengjun was extremely angry.

In the memory of Hao Han that he had deprived, he knew that these ministers were difficult to deal with. But when he actually did it, he realized how uncomfortable it was. It was like he was full of energy, but couldn't use it.

"What do you mean? Could it be that since I didn't detain her, I couldn't send someone to capture her? A few monks took people away under my nose, and I can only watch helplessly?"

The secret envoy Zuo was not moved by the emperor's anger at all, and said stiffly and stubbornly: "Your Majesty can issue decrees to arrest people, but every word must be trusted by the world. If the people of the world feel that the king has no faith, then the world does not belong to the king."

He is a contemporary great Confucian. When I am in office, I will perform meritorious service. When I am not in office, I will establish my reputation. If I lose my head, I will establish virtue. I don’t care whether the emperor is angry or not?

With a bang, Emperor Kunyuan slapped the table in anger. Fortunately, he held back, otherwise the table would have been shattered.

"Immediately send an order for the navy along the way to strictly investigate suspicious persons. Immediately send an order for Concubine De to return to the capital as soon as possible. I will send monks to deliver the order!"

Zuo Cheng nodded and said, "That's okay."

The navy was investigating suspicious persons and did not say who to arrest, so of course there was no problem. There was also no problem in sending monks to deliver the edict to Concubine De. But the edict only said that Concubine De was allowed to return to Beijing, and it did not say that she would not return. What if?

If she doesn't return, then let the monks take her back? Or kill her? Without further clear edict, no one will know what to do.

No matter what, under the severe urging of Emperor Kunyuan, this group of people finally started to take action and set off.

This is why the Hongrun Lake Navy was suddenly dispatched and equipped with many monks.

But what kind of suspicious persons are to be investigated? No one dares to say that they are going after Concubine De.

Therefore, the military order issued by the Privy Council was very vague. It only said to track down a female Soul Sect nun who set off from Kyoto to the south. Once found, she would be "respectfully invited" to return to the capital.

Although Luo Sheng's sailors searched Song Ruhai's fleet almost all over, they could not find any suspicious persons. Not to mention the female cultivators of the Soul Sect, there was not a single woman on board the entire fleet.

They checked through any boxes or warehouses where someone might be hiding. Nothing was found.

The team leader was somewhat annoyed and returned to his patrol boat, which was about to start leaking, and wanted to find another monk to take action. But by this time, the gray-robed Taoist sitting in the dark corner had disappeared.

The monks are not directly under the control of these officers. Their characteristic is that they come and go without a trace. Therefore, there is no need to notify him of the person's disappearance.

"unlucky!"

He spat. After working hard all night, he got almost nothing except the three hundred taels of silver notes hidden in his chest.

He couldn't help but touch it with his hand, but his heart felt cold. Why was the banknote stuffed in his chest pocket now missing?
Chapter completed!