In a dense forest somewhere, three people stood in a triangle. The one oppressed by the other two was a monk wearing red clothes and a yellow coat.
"Who are you, and why are you chasing me all the way?"
This foreign monk turned out to be the most eminent monk in Tubo, the Dharma King Li Kong.
"It doesn't matter who we are..." A man in white clothes with all white hair said with a strange accent, "If you follow us obediently, I can consider sparing your life."
"Mad (wait), this person must be killed." Another man wearing black clothes and black hair said with the same strange accent.
"Baga (idiot)~" The man in white said speechlessly to the man in black: "Why can't he (cheat)?"
This accent, coupled with the strange weapons in their hands, suddenly reminded King Li Kong that he had heard of such a person.
"You are Japanese!" King Li Kong opened his mouth and said.
But what Dharma King Li Kong was thinking about at this time was how I had managed to attract four masters by keeping a low profile along the way. Could it be that these were the men of Gong Xuanli of Xichang as mentioned by Mr. Chen?
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As soon as the West Factory opened, it immediately became a direct competitive (hostile) relationship with the East Factory.
Mr. Xuan Li, the master of the West Factory, his kung fu is unpredictable and his behavior pattern is even more mysterious.
In fact, because this Duke Xuanli is too mysterious, not only not many people in the outside world know about him, but not many people even know about him in the inner world. Many people even think that he suddenly fell from the sky.
In fact, Duke Xuan Li grew up in Da Nei since he was a child. He left the palace for a period of time, and then returned to Da Nei. In total, he lived in the forbidden palace for more than thirty years.
Such a master can live for such a long time like an invisible person in such a small and dense environment of acquaintances. This is a skill in itself.
First, Duke Xuanli practiced a strange skill.
Secondly, Duke Xuanli's rapid rise to prominence is related to a side effect of this miraculous skill.
This side effect is called "no phase", literally.
When Duke Xuan Li had practiced this kung fu to the ninth level, he didn't know whether his practice went wrong or there was something wrong. His facial features became soft and melted.
But Mr. Xuan Li made good use of this side effect. He mastered the art of making clay figures on his face, so he was clearly "faceless" and now he has become "thousand-faced". In addition to the difficulty of changing his voice,
Besides, Mr. Xuanli can make his face look like anyone's.
With this ability of disguise, Duke Xuanli had already sneaked into the Japanese country before the imperial court's expedition to the Japanese country.
He incarnated countless times. First, he promoted the Japanese army to conquer Goryeo, which seemed to expand the territory of the Japanese country, but in fact it depleted the combat power of the Japanese island.
Later, when the imperial army attacked the Japanese islands, he successfully transformed the war between the imperial court and the Japanese state into a war between the imperial court and Guanbai, and then turned into a war between the Japanese daimyo and Guanbai, and the foreign war turned into a civil war.
It sounds a bit fantasy, but he did it.
Therefore, the imperial court's expedition to Japan was so easy, and Duke Xuanli can be said to have made an unparalleled contribution here.
This was one of the reasons why the emperor established the West Factory.
The second reason is.
Chen Chongying has warned King Cheng that the West Factory is here for the East Factory, or it can be said that they are here for King Cheng, and they do not behave at all according to the rules.
Among the several major secret service agencies, Jinyiwei is relatively focused on conclusive evidence when handling cases, while Dongchang handles cases as long as there is a confession.
Xichang is even more exaggerated. It is goal-oriented and does not care about the process at all. If there is evidence, it is better to have a confession. If there is no evidence, no confession is fine. Even if it is too troublesome to arrest people, it can be assassinated secretly.
Can.
This is called the unpredictable gods and ghosts, and there are no taboos.
At this time, everyone in the imperial court was in panic. From the ministers to the common people, everyone was frightened.
Many people were imprisoned by Xichang and tortured severely. Anyway, you have to confess a crime. If you don't have a crime, you can just make up one for yourself, so we will do it.
There were also some who preferred death over surrender and were directly beaten to death in prison.
There were also some people who were tough-minded, bad-tempered, and famous, but they were suddenly assassinated.
If the assassination in Tianyi City some time ago can still be called "sneaking into the night with the wind, moistening everything silently", then this assassination will be a bloody storm.
Because assassinations in Tianyi City are all about darkness, and in many cases try not to attract people's attention and suspicion.
The emphasis on assassination in Xichang is: kill him and I don't care about the rest.
This is not an assassination, it is simply an obvious killing.
The most arrogant time was when the Minister of Rites was giving a banquet to guests at home. A flying knife was shot from outside the door, hitting him in the chest. The Minister of Rites died on the spot, and all the guests were frightened and fled.
The emperor was naturally unhappy when a high-ranking member of the imperial court was assassinated, so he ordered Xichang to investigate. Xichang found out the case the next day, with all the witnesses and material evidence, and the murderer confessed, and was later named and executed.
But this thing always gives people a strange feeling. The efficiency of this West Factory is too high.
A layman watches the fun, an expert watches the door.
Chen Chongying and Jiang Tianxiong, two people who often did illegal work, naturally understood what was going on.
Chen Chongying knew that this matter was directed at him. Xichang wanted to scare the monkeys and establish his power to make the ministers who had turned to him turn to their side again.
Those ministers who were arrested by Xichang were basically neutralists in the court. Chen Chongying never believed in the word neutrality. He believed that those were the party members of King Cheng.
However, as the arrests and assassinations of Xichang expanded, Chen Chongying discovered that the matter was deeper than he imagined.
It's not about factions.
In every dynasty and every generation, there are young and old. This is normal. Otherwise, why would there be veterans from three dynasties?
It is normal for the minister to have a comparison in his mind.
The emperor was extremely tolerant of these ministers before, but now he suddenly started to clean up these people. Chen Chongying knew that the emperor was preparing for his succession.
The emperor is not eradicating the old ministers of the previous dynasty, but eradicating those who have the thoughts and ideas of supporting King Cheng, and then eradicating those who have the thoughts and ideas of supporting the crown prince.
Among the people who have the thoughts and ideas to support the establishment of the crown prince, Chen Chongying ranks first.
Although this emperor had no sons, he had two daughters. Maybe he wanted to pass the throne to his daughters.
Don't say anything, there's nothing the emperor can't do.
The reason is very simple.
People are selfish.
It's that simple.
Last time the emperor ordered Chen Chongying to investigate Li Huan's affairs, Chen Chongying reported that there was no such person and it was due to rumors.
Since then, the emperor has ignored Chen Chongying. Although Chen Chongying's authority has not been reduced by the emperor, the emperor no longer talks to him in private, that is, he still has business dealings with him.
This was Tu Qiong Dagger's view. Chen Chongying and the emperor knew very well that they were just betting on who would die first, the emperor or Chen Chongying.
In this regard, the emperor and Chen Chongying were very confident.
Chen Chongying believed that the emperor could not live more than three years, and the emperor believed that he only needed two years.
And both of them felt that this time could be shortened.
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What Chen Chongying knew was what happened above the court, while what Jiang Tianxiong knew was what happened in the world.
At the peak of Tianyi City, there were four killers, also four leaders, named [Tian], [Can], [Earth], and [Que]. These four were all top-notch masters, and their respective martial arts skills were different.
Same.
Among them, [燀] and [无] are both eunuchs.
It's just that [Can] came from the palace to practice [Evil Sword Technique], and [Que] was castrated by his parents when he was a child.
[Que]'s family was very poor. Since he was a child, his family felt that they could not support their son, so they might as well send him to the palace.
People who have been castrated since childhood usually have a polarized mentality.
One type is Chen Chongying, who takes everything lightly, and the master's affairs are more important than his own life; the other type is [Qu], the older he gets, the greater his desire for power.
[Que] is a martial arts prodigy with a smart mind and good bones. He learned another miraculous skill in the Great Inner Palace, [Tiancan Magic Skill].
According to legend in the martial arts world, there are two supreme, extraordinary and unprecedented martial arts - [Tathagata Divine Palm] and [Tiancan Divine Skill].
These two sets of martial arts are both complementary and incompatible with each other. Each has its own merits. Legend has it that they were created by two extraordinary men a hundred years ago.
Later, the two of them died together in a brutal duel that shocked the world and made the gods cry. As a result, these two magical skills were only briefly glimpsed and then became unheard of. In the end, they became a myth passed down from generation to generation in the martial arts world, and no one could understand its secrets.
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In fact, both martial arts have been passed down. For example, Shang Jingzhong learned the [Tathagata Divine Palm], and the [Tiancan Divine Skill] was incorporated into Da Nei.
Ouchi has never been short of experts, this is determined by its strict requirements.
But Ouchi masters never appear in the martial arts world, which is also determined by its strict requirements.
The reason why Chen Chongying is known to others is because he is the owner of Dongchang Factory and sometimes needs to leave the palace to move around.
And my father-in-law, who knew the [Tian Can Magic Skill], entered the palace as a child and never left the palace until he died of old age.
But that's not to say that this father-in-law didn't do anything. He was like other masters in the palace. He wandered around the palace every day. It looked like he was just wandering around. In fact, many people disappeared without a trace in their hands.
Disappeared.
These masters also have an important task, which is to find capable children to teach their martial arts, so as not to lose their martial arts after their death.
[Missing] This is how it was selected.
[Tiancan Magic Kung Fu] is mainly a leg skill, also known as Tiancan Jiao. It focuses on leg and foot attacks, and its internal power has ten levels in total, which are [Qi and force combined], [Intention and Qi combined],
[Heart and mind unite], [Indestructible], [Nothing goes against], [Perfect and round], [Incomparably pure], [Domineering and powerful], [Hunyuan Ruyi], [Heavenly destruction and defying strength].
Every time the internal power of [Tian Can Magic Skill] reaches one level, the skill will double. However, [Que]'s master has only reached the eighth level and is stuck beyond the first level.
【Qi】Practiced the Tiancan Divine Skill to the ninth level [Hunyuan Ruyi] and entered a super first-class realm.
[Qi] Practicing so painstakingly, his idea is very simple. He doesn't want to be a cat or a dog in the big house like his master for the rest of his life. He wants to use martial arts to rise to the top and work hard to climb up. The higher he climbs, the better.
[Missing] Although he is an eunuch, his spirit is as high as the sky. He no longer expects to be the emperor. However, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, but he can still strive for it.
Unexpectedly, [Que] met a very competitive opponent, Chen Chongying.
It can be said that Chen Chongying is Qi’s lifelong enemy.
The two of them were about the same age, both were extremely spiritual, and both had the good fortune to come into contact with the superb internal energy in the Ouchi court.
But in different life trajectories, [Que] was mixed up in Da Nei, while Chen Chongying was with Qi King Li Kun since he was a child.
It stands to reason that someone like Chen Chongying, who has been out of the palace since childhood, will die outside the palace in this life.
Unexpectedly, Li Kun was obviously an idle prince, but in this dynasty, a rare phenomenon of "brother giving way to younger brothers" happened that was rare in a thousand years. Li Tan actually gave up the position of prince to his younger brother Li Kun, and received a sincere prince.
With the title of king, An Xin went to Hangzhou to become an idle prince.
After Li Kun ascended the throne, the people who followed him naturally ascended to heaven. Chen Chongying climbed to the top in one step and became the eunuch Bingbi, the eunuch of the ceremony, and the governor of the East Factory.
In this way, with Chen Chongying's pressure, [Que] will never be able to get ahead in this life. Even in martial arts, Chen Chongying is better than [Que].
In a rage, [Que] left the palace without permission and went into the world.
It just so happened that Tianyi City was recruiting troops, and the old man Tianyi [Que], who was also a depressed eunuch, really had the same problem, so [Que] joined Tianyi City.
Originally, according to [Qi]'s idea, Tianyi City should first unify the Central Plains and then become the overlord of one side. If I can't be the king of the earth, then I will become the king of the underground.
But [Zan] has no idea of unifying the Central Plains. He actually came to retaliate against the Central Plains.
After working with [Crane] for a long time, [Que] became more and more disappointed the more he got along. To be honest, being a killer is really not as exciting as being in the palace.
No matter how much others are afraid of you, you are just a shady thing.
This is called Jin Yi Night Walk.
Moreover, with such a small area of an acre, there is still a faint internal struggle for power. [Que], who has seen the big scene, finds it both funny and disgusting.
Pooh.
[Que], who lost interest in the world, returned to Ouchi.
For the father-in-law who dares to go out privately, the rules in the palace are that he will be beaten to death if he is caught. But for a master like [Que], it is a different story.
It just so happened that the master had died of old age, so [Qi] took over the master's class, with a gold medal tied around his waist. He could run around the palace, and everyone who saw him would nod and bow, and there were several boys waiting on him.
Although this day is not to say that the power is overwhelming, in short, it can be regarded as more than above, less than below, more than below, and I am living well.
So, this is the reason why [Que] suddenly disappeared and he returned to the palace to take care of his old age.
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【Missing】The opportunity really comes when the emperor suffers from a headache.
At that time, when the emperor suddenly suffered from an unbearable headache in his study, it happened to be [Qu]'s turn to be on duty in the imperial study that day.
He has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and [Que] is naturally very good at massage. He suddenly had an idea and risked committing the crime of disrespect. After emerging from the shadows, he rushed towards the emperor.
If Chen Chongying hadn't been there that day, [Que] would have been beaten to death.
Because [Que]'s responsibility is to be responsible for the safety here, nothing can distract him. When there is nothing, [Que] should be invisible and cannot let anyone discover his existence.
When [Que] showed up, he not only exposed himself, but also exposed the arrangement of secret guards in the Imperial Study Room.
Of course, the emperor must not have thought of this. He had a severe headache and just wanted to feel relieved immediately.
[Missing] Give the emperor a massage and he will feel comfortable immediately.
"Yes, yes, what's your name?" The emperor was in a good mood.
"Your Majesty, my servant's name is Wu Mian." As soon as Wu Mian said these words, the emperor frowned.
Wu Mian has never experienced voice training, and his voice is that low-level father-in-law voice, which makes people feel scratchy when listening to it.
If the emperor hadn't been in a good mood, Wu Mian would have been dragged out and beaten to death by the emperor.
The emperor was in a good mood and kept Wu Mian as his own masseur.
After all, Chen Chongying is the eunuch Bingbi, and he is very busy. Asking eunuch Bingbi to massage his head is like asking the minister to wash his feet. It cannot be said that it is not possible, but it takes up too much of their time.
As for Wu Mian, he only has power in his eyes, which can make him climb up. Not to mention massaging the emperor, he is even willing to tell him to eat shit.
After going back and forth, Wu Mian became a popular person around the emperor.