Martial Cultivator

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 made a fuss about his resignation a few days ago, was investigated by the guard's Yamen. Every piece of evidence that could prove the culpability 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 is good to them and whoever does practical things for them. They will follow that person. Things are simple and not complicated at all.

Moreover, in those rumors, although the young guard envoy was prolific in murdering people, he had never killed a good person. This alone was enough.

Most people just felt that the Shi Zhenren they had praised a few days ago had fallen into the mortal world, and their faces hurt. However, some people noticed 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, but now there is Chen Chao who, as a minister, has almost become another emperor.

Such things made many courtiers feel terrible, but after much deliberation, there was no way to change the situation.

The achievements of that young garrison were so great that since the beginning of this dynasty, except for the deceased general who could stabilize him, the other civil servants and military officers could not compare to him.

Some people's power is so great that even kings are afraid of them, and their consequences are often not very good. But some people's power is 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 guard.

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 and needed to retreat frequently, and 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 oversees 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 oversees 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 serious about being as solid as a rock in the court and cannot be changed.

If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince shows any estrangement from his cousin in this great court, then even the gods will not be at peace.

Therefore, everyone is looking forward to that big 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's 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 sadly, "Junior sister is so partial. I taught her so hard, but she never 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 to the eaves, sat down slowly, put the little girl on his lap, and then said in a gentle voice, "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 worriedly, "Master, did you encounter any trouble during this trip?"

Chen Chao smiled and shook his head and said, "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 never had a fight, and I got beaten up."

Chen Chaoxiao asked, "How old is the child? Has any adult personally taken action?"

Yu Qingfeng shook his head, gritted his teeth and said, "Master, don't worry about it right 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 a scholar and hit him? 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 looking at

His master had a cold face and did not dare to say anything, so he could only 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 Liang nodded and did not refute Chen Chao, but had already begun to reflect on what he had done 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? You accused me of being cunning 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 tell me about the master? Who is the 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, "I said, Master, I don't care if he doesn't feel happy when someone beats me up for standing up for him." No, you’re going 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 actually didn't matter. 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 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……"

"It's better to add more salt, and then we'll say they put too much salt."

"Xiao He, your idea is good. Then Master won't be able to blame us. After all, we are filial piety."

"Senior brother, can you 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 fallen off the chain at the critical moment last time, we would have broken that guy's legs long ago."

"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, so 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 in the entire history of the Liang Dynasty. I'm afraid there's nothing we can do 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 masters? Is that what they said?"

"Senior brother, do you know how to 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, apart from that, he hopes that his disciples will remain teenagers 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 of the gods 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.

By coincidence, the official from the Ministry of Rites responsible for this matter was none other than the old man Zheng Huacai whom he 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 it was to guard the envoy's residence.

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 wear a new one based on the previous years' court uniforms.

Several embroiderers from the Ministry of Etiquette blushed slightly when they measured Chen Chao's figure. Most of the Shendu officials who could participate in the imperial court were elderly, and it was their first time to measure with such a young and slender official.

Zheng Huacai Station

On one side, looking at the young warrior in front of him, he couldn't help but sigh, "The handsome young man, Lord Guardian, really has some of the demeanor of this old man."

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 palace 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 him was from a royal family, it was really troublesome to have an entanglement with the current emperor. No one could tell what he thought 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 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, so Emperor Lingzong didn't have much hesitation. "

This is true sincerity. 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.

It's just a pity that Prince Yiwen was killed early, otherwise it's hard to say what Daliang's situation would be like today.

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 now 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 was not an insider.

Chen Chao smiled slightly but didn't say much.

"Sir, the guardian envoy, as usual, the guardian envoy can choose several colors for his court uniform. Do you have your 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 I have a dark heart."

"Does the Lord Guard care about this?"

After Zheng Huacai carefully looked through 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, "He is already dressed in black, and 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 emperor."

After handling the matter, Chen Chao sent Zheng Huacai out of the Governor's Mansion and stayed at the door. The old man walked a few steps, then turned around, looked at Chen Chao, was silent for a moment, and said softly, "My Lord, the Governor, on the day of the meeting, I just I’m afraid that I will inevitably be ridiculed openly and secretly. 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."

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, just watching Zheng Huacai leave in front of him.

But after seeing off the old man, before Chen Chao turned around, someone else came here.

Today's right-back commander 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's good. Why do you make your daughter-in-law, a low-ranking 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, lest they make His Highness the Crown Prince unhappy at this juncture.

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 ripe yet. When His Highness the Crown Prince is truly familiar with government affairs and has everything firmly in his hands, I'm afraid the day will come when he will ascend 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.

That is to say, the Chen Dynasty has not been crowned king now, otherwise this court uniform will be 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 and hung up the jade pendants for Chen Chao, but the most important thing was that the 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, and the groom driving it 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 the sound of wheels and horse hooves slowly sounded.

Weng Quan was talkative as always and 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, after Chen Chao's lobbying, Next, he is now the commander of Zuowei. Weng Quan originally acted as the agent for Zuowei affairs, so it is not annoying to have an immediate boss parachuted in. After all, Chen Wannian's realm cultivation level is here, and he, Weng Quan, has 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 entered the capital city, you were riding in a prison car. Now, just a short time ago, you are already the number one military attaché. Without the general, you are truly 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 it's because Your Majesty's injury has not recovered yet, so why don't you go to the court today? Although it doesn't matter if Your Majesty doesn't go... But I feel that I'd better go and have a look today. If nothing else, even if I sell His Highness the Crown Prince. A face?"

Weng Quan always had unexpected words 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 caught and beaten in the future, they will become honest."

Weng Quan smiled and said, "It's like going to Shen's 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, it's terrible, someone is blocking the carriage!"

Chen Chao raised his eyebrows slightly, wondering who dared to block his car now, when he heard countless 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 deep breath. Damn, this 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 were 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 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 looked a little unnatural, and whispered, "You have to find a fucking way!"

Weng Quan bit the bullet and really admired these women from the capital city 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 appeared in the distance soon. 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 to stop the carriage in front of the palace gate, after all, those officials with low official rank did not dare to park the carriage here.

After Chen Chao walked out of the carriage, the officials who were originally preparing to enter the palace looked at him, especially after seeing the sword on Chen Chao's waist, they all stopped tacitly and let Chen Chao enter the palace first.

No matter what Chen Chao's reputation is now, he is indeed the first military officer in the Daliang Dynasty, and he must do what he should do.

When Chen Chao came to the palace gate, the guards looked at the young garrison envoy with eager eyes. In the end, they watched the only military officer in this dynasty who had the honor of entering the palace with a sword.

Chen Chao walked alone in the imperial city. When the officials in front of him saw him, they would step aside to make way. As for the officials behind him, after seeing this figure, they all slowed down their pace.

For a while, it seemed that there was only such a young man walking alone in this huge imperial city.

Chen Chao looked at the red walls and green tiles, and for no reason he remembered the great court that year, when there were other monks from outside the world who trespassed into the imperial city.

As time passed, Chen Chao looked up at the sky, and suddenly he felt a sense of heroism. With him here today, would there be any monks who dared to trespass into the imperial city?

Chen Chao shook his head and smiled.

As this young man, who was no longer a teenager, walked and walked, he actually never thought that one day he would become the highest mountain in the Daliang Dynasty.

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