Chapter 829 Emperor Liang’s decree, Daliang Palace, and Zhou Chen’s plan
In Xie Mansion's Snow Cottage, Zhou Chen and his group were sitting in the courtyard talking.
Because the preliminary examination was over, Zhou Chen accepted Xiao Jingrui's invitation and came to Xie's Mansion, where everyone gathered together in the Snow Cottage.
Today's battle with Bailiqi was so shocking that even after Yan Yujin came back, he was still chattering about it.
He and Xiao Jingrui both took part in the preliminary examination, and both were in the top ten, qualifying to participate in the literary examination. However, Bai Qi's external skills were so strong that even if they were combined, they had no chance of winning.
Both of them have a good relationship with Princess Nihuang, so naturally they don't want to see Princess Nihuang marry a rough guy like Baili Qi, so they are trying to figure out how to deal with it.
On the contrary, Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu were very calm and did not look anxious at all.
Yan Yujin saw that he and Xiao Jingrui were getting angry here, and it was fine that Mei Changsu didn't move. After all, he had nothing to do with Princess Nihuang, but when he saw that Zhou Chen was actually indifferent, he couldn't sit still.
live.
"Brother Yu, aren't you worried at all?"
Zhou Chen looked helpless: "Yujin, I have already explained that Princess Nihuang and I really have nothing to do with each other. Why don't you believe me?"
Yujin didn't say anything, but his expression told the story. How could he believe that he was the one who brought Princess Nihuang to Gong Yu that day, and that he was also present when Mu Qing troubled Zhou Chen that day.
In this case, how could he believe what Zhou Chen said.
"Brother Yu, do you have any good ideas to help Sister Nihuang get out of her current predicament?"
Zhou Chen said: "There must be a road before the car reaches the mountain. Princess Nihuang herself is not in a hurry, which means she is already prepared, so I don't have to worry about it."
"is that so?"
Yan Yujin looked suspicious and looked at Xiao Jingrui.
Seeing that Zhou Chen had no idea, Yan Yujin looked at Mei Changsu again. He felt that Mei Changsu, who was called a Qilin Talent, must be worthy of the name, and maybe he could find a way.
"Brother Su, is there nothing you can do?"
Mei Changsu replied calmly: "If you want me to think of a solution, I have to meet Bai Qi at the palace banquet hosted by the emperor tomorrow before I can make plans. Now I haven't seen anyone, so I just listen to what you say."
, what solutions can you come up with?”
After hearing this, Yan Yujin felt that it made sense and did not continue to ask. Instead, he started to think of a solution on his own.
Finally, I thought of a way to let Xiao Jingrui challenge Baili Qi, because Xiao Jingrui was named after the prince, and people who don't know the details may think that Xiao Jingrui is the prince.
But Mei Changsu quickly exposed their illusions. Xiao Jingrui is a famous person, and as long as he pays attention, it will be easy to investigate his information.
As they talked, the subject of Xiao Jingrui's identity came up. Yan Yujin told Mei Changsu and Zhou Chen what he knew about Xiao Jingrui, just like telling a story.
Although Zhou Chen and Mei Changsu already knew this secret, they still listened to Yan Yujin's explanation attentively.
Suddenly, a servant came to report that Prince Mu had come to visit and wanted to see Zhou Chen by name.
Xiao Jingrui looked at Zhou Chen: "It seems that Prince Mu already knows that you are here. Brother Yu, do you want to see him? If you don't want to see him, I will deal with him."
Zhou Chen said: "If you send him away this time, he will come to me again. Forget it, let him come."
Not long after, Mu Qing was taken to the Snow Cottage by the servants of the Xie Mansion. As soon as he saw Zhou Chen, he rushed over.
"Brother Yu, I know you are very capable, so hurry up and find a way to deal with that Bailiqi. I'm going to get angry when I see him now."
Zhou Chen rolled his eyes. He was pointing at him and yelling at him a few days ago, but today he started calling him "Brother Yu" again. This kid is indeed shameless.
"What can I do to solve this problem? Prince Mu, you have found the wrong person."
Mu Qing chuckled and said: "Brother Yu, I know you are still angry with me. I did speak too much last time. I apologize to you; but this time is different. This is a life-long matter related to my sister. You
But I can't ignore it. I have thought about it. Your Majesty will hold a palace banquet tomorrow. Let's go and kill that Baiqi tonight. Then I will have people hold back those envoys and officials. With your ability, Brother Yu,
It will definitely kill Bai Qi."
The corner of Zhou Chen's mouth twitched: "Is this what you want? Have you ever thought that if we do this, the court will let us go?"
Mu Qing said: "If we cover our faces then, who will know that it was us? If there is no evidence, don't be afraid. Even if we are exposed, we will flee back to the south..."
Now even Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin couldn't help it. This Prince Mu was so direct in his work, he really didn't use his brain at all.
"Ahem."
Seeing that Mu Qing was getting bolder and bolder, Zhou Chen quickly coughed to stop him. If he kept talking like this, he might even be able to say something rebellious.
He knew that Mu Qing was a sister-controller and would actually do such a thing for his sister Mu Nihuang.
"I think you should stop this idea quickly. Do you really think we can kill Bailiqi under heavy protection?"
Mu Qing said anxiously: "Then what else can you do? If you have something easy to do, just tell me quickly. I'm going to die of panic."
He was really anxious, but he just couldn't understand why his sister and Brother Yu weren't anxious at all.
"Brother Yu, you..."
Suddenly, a burst of hurried footsteps interrupted Mu Qing, and he saw Xie Bi, the eldest son of Ningguo Houfu, running over in a hurry.
"Xie Bi, why are you here?" Xiao Jingrui stood up and asked.
Xie Bi said anxiously: "Your Majesty sent an oral order to invite Mr. Chen Yu and Mr. Chen to the palace."
"What? You want me to go to the palace to see the saint?"
Zhou Chen looked in shock at Xie Bi who came to tell the news.
Xie Bi said: "Yes, I want you to leave immediately."
Xiao Jingrui looked worried: "Xie Bi, what is going on? How did your majesty know about Brother Yu? He also summoned Brother Yu into the palace, what on earth is going on?"
Xie Bi looked confused: "I don't know what's going on, but His Majesty asked Mr. Chen to enter the palace immediately without delay."
The emperor suddenly summoned Zhou Chen, which made several people present very worried. No one knew why the emperor wanted to see Zhou Chen.
The same was true for Mei Changsu. He also couldn't understand why Emperor Liang summoned Zhou Chen when Zhou Chen obviously didn't do anything, and also at this special time.
Zhou Chen glanced at Mei Changsu and nodded gently.
After the decree was issued, he naturally couldn't escape. This time he had to enter the palace.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, but I have never entered the palace. I don't know what the procedures are?"
Xie Bi said: "There are imperial guards and internal supervisors coming to the mansion. On the way there, the internal supervisors will definitely tell you the process and what to pay attention to."
Zhou Chen nodded and prepared to leave Xuelu with Xie Bi.
Mei Changsu said at this time: "Brother Yu, don't worry too much. Your Majesty is wise and mighty and will definitely not embarrass you."
Zhou Chen understood what Mei Changsu meant. This sudden summons was too strange. Mei Changsu asked him to stay calm and not to do anything drastic.
He smiled secretly in his heart, this Xiao Shu was probably really afraid that he would not be able to control himself for a moment and would rise up and assassinate Emperor Liang.
Under the worried eyes of Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin and Mu Qing, Zhou Chen followed Xie Bi and left the snow house.
As soon as Zhou Chen left, Mu Qing immediately said: "No, I have to go back and tell my sister about this."
After saying that, he left in a hurry without saying hello to Mei Changsu and the others.
It really comes in a hurry and goes in a hurry.
Zhou Chen followed a group of forbidden troops and an internal eunuch to the palace. On the way there, the internal eunuch told Zhou Chen in detail the rules for meeting Emperor Liang. Zhou Chen also very wisely stuffed a sachet into the eunuch's body. The smile on the jailer's face became even brighter.
Of course he had been to the Daliang Palace, but that was already more than ten years ago, but he had been to the Forbidden City in later generations many times, and it was equally magnificent.
However, unlike the Daliang Palace and the Forbidden City in later generations, this place is more simple and solemn. At a glance, there are Forbidden Army soldiers, eunuchs and maids everywhere.
Zhou Chen was always observing along the way. He didn't know why Emperor Liang was looking for him, but he had to prepare for the worst. If he had to take action later, he had to think of a good escape. route.
It's just that the palace is too big. He passed many places along the way, and his expression became more and more solemn. It was indeed a palace, and it was too heavily guarded.
In the past, when watching TV series, especially martial arts TV series, I could always see those martial arts masters entering and leaving the palace casually, as if it was very easy to enter the palace and steal something.
However, through his observations along the way, he realized that novel TV is just a novel TV. With this defense, no matter how strong the master comes in, there is no possibility of escape unless someone cooperates inside and outside.
Soon, Zhou Chen followed the eunuch to a side hall. Emperor Liang summoned him, so naturally he would not go to the main hall of the court meeting.
Zhou Chen was asked to wait at the door while the inner prisoner went in to report. After a while, the voice came from inside.
"Announce Chen Yu's entry into the palace!"
Zhou Chen walked into the side hall under the leadership of the young eunuch, and then followed the rules told by the young eunuch.
"See Your Majesty!"
While he was reluctant to kneel down, he thought to himself that he should just express his condolences to Emperor Liang in advance.
Emperor Liang looked at Zhou Chen and saw that Zhou Chen had a handsome face and excellent figure and posture, and was quite satisfied.
"You look good. Are you Chen Yu, who is known as 'Gong Ziyu' in the world?"
Zhou Chen said: "That's right."
"Get up!"
Emperor Liang signaled Zhou Chen to get up, and then said: "I heard from Meng Qing that you are outstanding in martial arts, and you are the seventh-ranked master on the Jianghu Langya master list?"
Zhou Chen said humbly: "I feel ashamed in front of His Majesty. This is just Langya Pavilion's unilateral evaluation. In fact, there are countless people in the world who are better in martial arts than me."
"Well, he is quite humble, has outstanding martial arts skills, and has a literary character. Not bad, not bad."
Emperor Liang first praised, then changed the topic: "I heard that you have followed Jingrui and the others to watch martial arts competitions in Yingfeng Tower these days. You must have seen Baili Qi's martial arts. Do you think he is stronger than you? ?”
Zhou Chen did not expect that Emperor Liang would ask such a question, and immediately realized that Emperor Liang had summoned him this time, most likely for the important matter of Princess Nihuang's selection of a son-in-law.
"this?"
The question came so suddenly that he didn't know how to answer it for a moment.
Emperor Liang suddenly said in a deep voice: "Tell the truth. If there is any concealment, it will be the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Zhou Chen felt unhappy, and countless thoughts quickly flashed through his mind. He knew that Emperor Liang was ruthless and regarded human life as nothing. If his answer did not satisfy him, no one knew what he would do.
When it comes to your own life, you must be cautious.
"Your Majesty, I have indeed seen Bai Qi's Heng Lian Kung Fu. I have been traveling around the world for many years. It is very small that I can practice Heng Lian's external kung fu to his level. If I were to fight him, if it were a matter of life or death, I would be confident. We will definitely win, but if it’s just a competition, it’s hard to say.”
Everyone present looked puzzled, and Emperor Liang asked: "How do you say this?"
Zhou Chen said: "If it is to distinguish between life and death, then naturally he will use all possible means. Although Bai Qi's martial arts is high, he can tell at a glance that his IQ is not very high. Well, IQ means smart, which means that he is not very smart. "So it is much easier to kill an unsmart master than to kill a smart master."
"But if it's just a competition, some methods are not suitable to be used. It is inevitable that you will have some scruples when taking action. You will not be able to exert 80% or 90% of your success, so I don't dare to claim victory."
Everyone present understood what Zhou Chen meant, but Emperor Liang still asked Meng Zhi, who was in charge of martial arts present.
"Meng Qing, is what he said true?"
Meng Zhi immediately turned around and clasped his fists: "Your Majesty, he is right. There is indeed a big difference between sparring and dividing life and death."
Emperor Liang nodded and fell into deep thought. After a long time, he asked again: "Chen Yu, if I let you replace one of the top ten in this son-in-law selection meeting tomorrow, and then let you challenge Baili in front of the palace,
Qi, it doesn’t matter life or death, but you can’t use despicable means, can you possibly defeat Bailiqi?”
Zhou Chen pretended to think deeply: "If this is the case, Your Majesty, I can only say that I am 70 to 80% sure."
"good."
Emperor Liang happily slapped the table. In his opinion, he was 70% or 80% sure, which was basically enough.
"Chen Yu, if you can defeat Bailiqi tomorrow, I will definitely reward you heavily."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhou Chen thanked him loudly.
Emperor Liang said: "Then you will enter the palace with Jingrui and the others tomorrow, and leave now."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Zhou Chen got the order and left quickly. It was really uncomfortable to stay in this miserable place.
The Crown Prince and Prince Yu, who were standing aside and had not finished speaking, had their eyes flickering, not knowing what they were thinking.
As soon as Zhou Chen walked out of the palace, he was startled by the battle outside.
I saw a few carriages parked not far away. After he came out, a group of eyes stared at him.
Mei Changsu, Mu siblings, Xiao Jingrui, Yan Yujin, Xie Bi, Fei Liu.
Mu Qing and Yan Yujin were the most frustrated and ran over first.
"Brother Yu, you finally came out. I was worried to death."
"Brother Yu, are you okay? His Majesty didn't make things difficult for you, right?"
Xiao Jingrui and Mei Changsu also stepped forward to ask. Although Mu Nihuang said nothing, his eyes never left Zhou Chen's face.
Zhou Chen smiled bitterly and said: "Why are you all here? I'm fine. Your Majesty is looking for me because one of the top ten in the preliminary test for selecting a son-in-law had an accident and could not attend the palace banquet tomorrow, so he asked me to take his place.
I will go to the banquet with you tomorrow."
"ah?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone present was stunned. They had all been worried about Bai Qi before, but they didn't expect that Zhou Chen would suddenly reveal such a big thing.
Mu Qing jumped up excitedly: "That's great. If you, Brother Yu, participate, you don't have to worry about Bailiqi. That's great."
Xiao Jingrui and Yan Yujin also had happy faces. Xiao Jingrui was a little better. He had seen Zhou Chen's ability to some extent, but Yan Yujin had never seen it once.
But when he saw Mu Qing, who was most worried about Mu Nihuang, so happy, he was obviously full of confidence in Zhou Chen's strength.
Only Mei Changsu couldn't help but frown. Zhou Chen was not included in his plan. Emperor Liang now asked Zhou Chen to participate, which directly disrupted his plan.
He didn't know what Emperor Liang told Zhou Chen, but he knew that Zhou Chen must have paid something for being able to come out safely, but it was hard for him to ask now.
"Brother Yu, it's getting late. Since we have to attend the palace banquet tomorrow, everyone should go back and rest first."
Xiao Jingrui agreed: "Yes, yes, everyone goes back first."
Only then did Mu Nihuang speak: "Qing'er, let's go back."
Mu Qing frowned, and then said flatteringly: "Sister, Brother Yu and I haven't seen each other for a long time. Why don't you go back first, and Brother Yu and I will go over and catch up on old times."
After saying that, he winked at Mu Nihuang. Mu Nihuang didn't know what his intentions were, but thought that Mu Qing might trick Zhou Chen, so he agreed.
He left the sentence "I must go back at night" and then left.
Zhou Chen looked at Mu Qing who had stayed down: "Why are you staying? I don't have time to reminisce with you."
Mu Qing chuckled and said: "It doesn't matter, then I will play with Mr. Xiao and Mr. Yan."
Xiao Jingrui smiled and did not refuse. He just said to Zhou Chen: "Brother Yu, let's go back to Xuelu first, okay?"
Zhou Chen nodded: "Okay."
Mei Changsu said: "Brother Yu, you are tired too, so just ride in the same carriage with me."
"no problem."
The group of people rode horses and drove away from the palace gate.
On the carriage, Mei Changsu and Zhou Chen both looked solemn, letting Fei Liu stand guard outside the carriage while they talked about things in the palace.
Zhou Chen told Mei Changsu all the processes and experiences he had just had. After hearing this, Mei Changsu held the corners of his clothes and thought about it carefully.
"Under the circumstances at that time, there was nothing wrong with the choice you made. Even if you deny and refuse, something may not necessarily happen. But don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of the eventuality."
Zhou Chen asked: "Then what are you going to do now? If I really take action tomorrow and defeat Bailiqi, your rescue plan will be ineffective. But if you can't defeat Bailiqi, with Emperor Liang's ruthlessness
Personality, you will definitely not let me go."
"Yes, we are in a dilemma now, but saving people can be postponed, but you must not get into trouble."
"Then what do you mean, give up saving people and let me defeat Bailiqi? No, absolutely not."
Zhou Chen refused without hesitation. He had more on his mind. What would he do if he defeated Bai Qi and Mu Nihuang suddenly chose him and Emperor Liang granted him a marriage?
So this must never happen.
"So you have a better idea?"
Mei Changsu was also aware of Zhou Chen's thoughts, but things happened too suddenly. He had an idea in mind, but it was too risky. Zhou Chen was his best friend, and he didn't want Zhou Chen to take any risks.
Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes. As soon as he walked out of the palace, he was already thinking about countermeasures and also thought of a method.
"Tell me, what will happen if I have an accident and can't go to the palace tomorrow?"
Mei Changsu instantly understood what Zhou Chen meant: "You want to create an accident yourself? But His Majesty is not stupid either. It's not that easy."
"Yes, but now we have no choice. If you want to prevent me from going to the palace tomorrow, there must be a perfect reason. I have thought of one. You can see if it is feasible."
Immediately afterwards, Zhou Chen told Mei Changsu his thoughts. After hearing this, Mei Changsu's face became uncertain, and he was even thinking about the war between heaven and man.
It's cloudy today. I have pain in my cervical vertebrae, soreness in my waist and back, and soreness in my legs. I really can't write anymore, that's all!