Two eunuchs were standing at the entrance of the palace. When they saw a figure in gray clothes walking out of the palace, they immediately fell to their knees.
The old man walked away quickly without looking at the two eunuchs.
The two eunuchs looked at each other and saw fear in each other's eyes.
It's not like they didn't hear the movement in the palace just now. However, there were two people in the palace, one of whom was the current majesty, and the other was the ancestor with the most respected status in the royal family. This level of fight was far beyond their ability to participate.
When our ancestor was young, he was the most famous prince in the Wu Kingdom. He once personally led troops and won a war that almost overthrew the Wu Kingdom. Later, he quickly put down several domestic rebellions and captured the hearts and minds of countless people.
However, just when he had the aspirations of the people, the hearts of the courtiers, and was only one step away from ascending to the throne, he inexplicably pursued some illusory martial arts, left the imperial capital, and was not heard from for twenty years.
The king at that time was already terminally ill. Before his death, he searched for his ancestors to no avail. In desperation, he had no choice but to pass the throne to his younger brother.
More than ten years later, a powerful prince forced the palace to rebel. The army had already marched outside the imperial capital. There was only one step left before the king at that time could pass the throne.
However, on the last day when the prince gave the courtiers and the royal family a three-day limit, his own head was hung on the palace wall.
Overnight, more than a dozen generals who participated in the rebellion died unexpectedly, with their heads missing.
The ancestor put down that rebellion with one person's efforts.
Since then, he has become a legend in the hearts of the people of the Wu Kingdom, as well as the powerful courtiers. He is also the greatest glory of the royal family. It is said that he has climbed to the pinnacle of martial arts, and his martial arts skills are so superb that there is no rival in the world...
Among the royal family, he has the highest seniority, the most respected status, and huge influence. Even the emperors of the past dynasties must treat him with respect...
It's a pity that there are not many members of the Wu Kingdom's royal family left.
After His Majesty ascended the throne, the imperial capital was a river of blood. Not only the ministers who accused him of treason and usurping the throne were uprooted, but also all the men in the clan. They were all killed by him for various reasons...
Every time they think about this, they feel cold all over...
The door of the palace slowly opened. The young man wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, dusted the footprints on his chest, covered his chest, and walked out with difficulty.
The expressions of the two eunuchs changed and they immediately came forward, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, what's wrong with you..."
"Imperial Physician, tell the Imperial Physician quickly!"
…
The young man waved his hand and said, "Let the chief of internal security come to see me!"
"yes!"
The eunuch responded and left quickly.
The inner guard is a bodyguard that only belongs to the emperor. In addition to being responsible for the security of the imperial city, it also controls the espionage matters of the imperial capital and even the entire Wu Kingdom. It is a sharp sword hanging over the heads of all dignitaries.
The young man walked back to the hall, walked slowly to the top and sat down, his fists clenched and his face as sinking as water.
He wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and murmured: "Grandmaster, Grandmaster..., Uncle Emperor, I am the emperor of this Wu Kingdom. You are old, very old, old enough to die..."
Not long after, an old eunuch pushed open the door, walked to the young man's side, bowed and said, "What are your orders, Your Majesty?"
The young man looked at him, narrowed his eyes and asked, "Is Yang Fu really dead?"
The eunuch said in a hoarse voice: "Your Majesty, although no one came to claim the bounty, the news of King Jing's death has spread to several state capitals, including Cangzhou. In a few days, the entire Wu Kingdom will be full of people.
Everyone knows that by then, even if he is not dead, it will be the same as dead."
He bowed his hands respectfully: "I wish you all the best, Your Majesty. Once Prince Jing dies, no one will be able to pose the slightest threat to Your Majesty."
The young man pondered for a moment and said slowly: "If you want to see people alive, if you want to see corpses if you die, find a way to contact those spies..."
"Yes." The eunuch responded.
The young man looked at the eunuch and asked: "You are only one step away from becoming a master. You must know martial arts very well. Can a master never be defeated?"
The eunuch shook his head and said: "The grand master is not a god. No matter how high his martial arts is, he is just one person and cannot withstand thousands of troops..."
"If thousands of troops and horses can be used, do I still need to ask you?"
The official trembled and immediately said: "Besides, the only one who can defeat the grandmaster is the grandmaster. Hidden weapons and poisoning are just trivial tricks for them..."
The young man clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "At any cost, help me recruit a grandmaster!"
The eunuch was stunned for a moment, then said: "Your Majesty, most of the great masters are weak-minded. They come and go without a trace..."
The young man looked at him and asked: "You mean, you can't do this?"
The old eunuch trembled, cupped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured!"
The young man sat back in his original position, looked at the empty hall, and murmured: "Wu Guo only needs an emperor, not any ancestors..."
…
Today's chaotic place has long been built into a stable rear area by Li Yi.
After clearing away the bandits and bandits here, the first thing to do is to roll up your sleeves and work hard and focus on construction.
Up to now, several hills around the village have been renovated. There are slides down the mountain, and the roads up the mountain are all cement roads. After surrounding more than ten hills nearby, a city has been formed.
It's called "Ruyi City".
At first Li Yi also wanted to name it after himself, but unfortunately his name was not as nice as Ruyi's. The martial arts leader and bandit king was Ruyi and not him, so he had no choice but to give up.
Liu Meng's headquarters had long been moved to Ruyi City, occupying a separate hilltop. After mixing together the subdued bandits, there were actually more than 20,000 people.
Each of these people formed a squad of ten, a squadron of hundreds, and a large group of thousands, and were responsible for the defense of the entire chaotic land.
Several thousand-man brigades unite, and in this chaotic place that is easy to defend and difficult to attack, with the favorable terrain and sharp weapons, even the army of the Wu Kingdom cannot attack.
Of course, these are the strength of Ruyi City. Li Yi has no intention of using these people to help Yang Liuqing conquer the city. Outside, they will not be of much use.
Every summer, when the weather is the hottest, it is a good choice to come to Ruyicheng to escape the heat.
Ruyi was free to teach a few apprentices, and Zuimo had been idle for a long time, and couldn't help but start designing ready-to-wear styles, including bras and so on... This time, Li Yi had a reason to appreciate her openly and help her make suggestions.
Already.
Ruo Qing is actually the busiest. Although she has put down the Gou Lan thing, she has a more important mission.
Looking closer, there are countless people in dire straits in the Wu Kingdom waiting to bask in the glory of the Queen of Heaven. Looking further back, there are hundreds of thousands of lost believers in the Qi Kingdom waiting for her to guide them...
One is to persuade people to do good and be willing to do good, and the other is to persuade people to do evil and is bent on rebellion. It is clear at a glance which empress is true and which empress is fake...
Yang Liuqing still stays here for the time being, because Li Yi's queen plan has not been finished yet, and he has to stay with his wife and children here, so he can only write down what she wants to do on paper in as much detail as possible...
Of course, there is no need for bookishness, and he will not limit their actions and actions to such a pamphlet. There is an extremely smooth road from Wu State Cangzhou to here. The speed of message transmission is extremely fast. It can be reached in one day and at any time.
Ability to develop new strategies…
Li Yi wrote part of the plan and walked out to get some fresh air.
He saw Mr. Xu leaning under a big tree, with a chicken leg in one hand and wine in the other. He took a bite of chicken and drank a sip of wine. He still looked so slovenly, but he also had a faint sense of chicness, quite a bit of Qi Gong's temperament.
It's a different kind of master style...
Especially when paired with the melancholy and hesitation that sometimes appeared in his eyes, Li Yi was almost certain that this was an old man with a story.
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Wu Kingdom, Imperial Palace.
Emperor Wu looked at an old woman in the palace and said slowly: "As long as you help me accomplish this, I will agree to your request!"
The old woman had white hair, but there were not many wrinkles on her face, and there was not a trace of rickets on her body. She looked at the young man in front of her with a calm expression: "Are you the emperor?"
The young man was startled for a moment, then smiled and said: "Other than the emperor, who else dares to call me 'I'?"
"I can agree to your request." The old woman looked at him and said, "Before that, you have to find someone for me."
"who?"
The old woman squinted her eyes, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes became deeper. She spoke slowly, with a cold voice that made people feel like they were falling into an ice cave.
