Chapter 106 The General is Humiliated (9)
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It happened in a flash.
The emperor thought that Zhu Qingchen had used all his tricks and that his men had been frightened by him, and that he was about to succeed.
But the next moment, he was pinned to the ground and stabbed.
Zhu Qingchen had doubts as early as when he changed hunting into burning incense.
It was not until daytime that the elder insisted on separating him and Chu Yunyang, and he discovered the secret door behind the cabinet.
He was basically certain of it.
The emperor's target this time was not Chu Yunyang, but Zhu Qingchen.
So Zhu Qingchen simply played along and pretended to transfer all his personal guards to Chu Yunyang's side. In fact, the people who were supposed to guard him were still guarding him.
He arranged Chu Yunyang to lie under the bed and his personal guards to squat on the beams, ready to fight at any time.
Sure enough, the emperor came.
The only thing Zhu Qingchen didn't expect was——
Yuwen Shu is here too!
Before Chu Yunyang could do this, he kicked the emperor to the ground and stabbed him in the vitals, cutting him off at the roots and chopping him into mud.
The guards held the secret door tightly, and the eunuch with his hand trapped screamed like a ghost.
"Sir, sir, I was wrong, I was wrong..."
Yuwen Shu pressed the emperor to the ground, and the emperor collapsed on the ground, bleeding all over the floor. His forehead was covered in cold sweat, his face was pale, and his lips were bloodless.
I couldn't even scream.
The emperor, who was seriously injured in the vitals, didn't even have the strength to turn his head. He could only move his eyeballs with difficulty, staring at Zhu Qingchen with resentful eyes.
He moved his lips and wanted to curse Zhu Qingchen, but the sound he made was even quieter than the chirping of insects outside the window.
"You are plotting treason... Zhu Qingchen, you actually colluded with the grassland people to commit treason? You are a traitor and everyone must kill you. I will kill you... and you will be torn into pieces by five horses!"
Zhu Qingchen ignored him, and Yuwen Shu slapped him hard on the head: "Shut your dog mouth!"
The emperor was beaten so hard that he saw stars and almost fainted. He began to give in and murmured, "Zhu Qingchen... Duke Ying, don't trust the grassland man easily. I know I was wrong... You should kill this grassland man. I don't care about your treason. You should also let me go. We are still wise rulers and loyal ministers..."
Zhu Qingchen ignored him and stepped over him, accidentally stepping on his wound, causing the emperor to scream in pain. Zhu Qingchen opened the window, placed the single firework he had prepared long ago on the windowsill, then unscrewed the fire plug, blew it, and lit the firework.
Zhu Qingchen took two or three steps back, and with a "whoosh" sound, a loud but short-lived red firework exploded in the night sky.
In the capital, General Wei Lao, Censor Chen Lao, and General Wei San were all sitting under the eaves, one was sharpening a knife, one was reading a book, and another was adjusting a bowstring.
Suddenly, all three of them saw red fireworks coming from the distant mountains.
The next second, all three of them stood up.
One man led his troops to the armory and quickly took away all the weapons in the city.
After one person gets the weapon, he guards the four city gates: east, west, south, and north.
One man went to the Secretariat and immediately issued an order that all officials were not allowed to go out.
In the temple, Zhu Qingchen ordered his guards: "Quick, follow the secret passage and carry His Majesty back to his own room."
"yes."
“Yun Yang, take a few people and go outside and shout a few words…” Zhu Qingchen waved at him, asking him to come closer.
Chu Yunyang nodded to show that he understood.
The guards moved quickly and efficiently, getting everything done in the time it took them to say these few words.
Zhu Qingchen took the long sword hanging on the wall, drew it out of its sheath, followed them, and entered through the secret door together.
Oh, yes, there is one more person.
Zhu Qingchen was about to go in when he suddenly remembered and quickly turned around to look at Yuwen Shu.
The Regent felt a little aggrieved because he had forgotten about him.
He stood in a pool of blood, holding a dagger, and wiped his face.
Zhu Qingchen clasped his fists towards him and said, "Thank you, Regent, for cleaning up the room for me. I'll be back soon."
Yuwen Shu pouted and nodded, feeling aggrieved: "I know."
"Thank you." Zhu Qingchen smiled at him and followed the guards into the secret door.
After he left, Yuwen Shu closed the secret door and cleaned the room.
The emperor bled a lot, it was disgusting.
*
The secret door of this Zen room leads directly to the emperor's bedroom.
Perhaps, this was not the first time the emperor did this in the temple.
Perhaps, if the emperor took a fancy to someone, he would arrange that person to stay in this room under the pretext of going up the mountain to burn incense.
Zhu Qingchen crouched down and walked in the secret passage, breathing the damp and sticky air in the secret passage, and couldn't help but retching twice. When he came to the emperor's room, Zhu Qingchen ordered the guards to carry the emperor to the couch and restore the secret passage to its original state.
The guards glanced at the eunuchs hiding in the corner, trembling and said, "Young Master, where are they?"
Zhu Qingchen tilted his head and said to the eunuchs, "I can spare you from killing you for now, but from now on, you must obey my orders. Do you understand?"
Zhu Qingchen was holding a sword, and although his body was not stained with blood, his feet were stepping on the emperor's blood, and as he walked on the ground, bloody footprints were left with every step.
Looks particularly creepy.
The eunuchs responded sparsely: "I know... I understand..."
Zhu Qingchen patiently raised his voice and asked again: "I ask you, do you understand?"
The eunuchs immediately responded in unison: "Understood, understood."
Zhu Qingchen didn't kill these accomplices for the time being, not because he was soft-hearted, but because he wanted to take them back and let Young Master Wei execute them personally.
Zhu Qingchen was satisfied and said to his guards, "Count the number of people and don't let any of them escape."
"yes."
At this moment, Chu Yunyang and his men shouted outside: "Oh no! Bandits are coming! Bandits are coming!"
His shouts woke everyone up.
All of a sudden, the entire temple was lit up, and the monks, officials, and imperial guards all stood up and created chaos.
In the chaos, Chu Yunyang drew his sword and said, "Bandits, be prepared to fight! I am the mighty general appointed by His Majesty. All the soldiers will follow me to protect you! Kill them!"
Chu Yunyang's acting skills are still as bad as ever.
Zhu Qingchen couldn't help but smile, turned around, walked to the couch, and looked down at the emperor.
The emperor was dying and was about to faint.
But he still held a glimmer of hope in his heart, hoping that the imperial guards could come to rescue him, and he was trying hard not to faint.
But what was Chu Yunyang shouting outside?
Zhu Qingchen took out the medicine powder given to him by Yuwen Shu from his arms, scooped a little with a small spoon for mixing spices, and sprinkled it into the copper incense burner.
"Your Majesty, didn't you see through that I had poisoned the bracelet long ago? I am poisoning your Majesty right now, can you still take off the bracelet and throw it away?"
"I never expected poisoning to work. Since Your Majesty knew that I went to see General Wei, why didn't you guess that I would rebel with General Wei?"
"I am not very clever, and neither is Your Majesty."
The emperor was speechless. He lay on the couch like a broken bellows, making a frightened sound: "Zhu Qingchen...you, you dare to treat me like this, I am the true dragon emperor..."
Zhu Qingchen stood up and put away the medicine powder: "Your Majesty is confused. I did not do anything to Your Majesty. It was the bandits who assassinated Your Majesty and seriously injured Your Majesty."
Zhu Qingchen turned his head and winked at his guards, who immediately grabbed a young eunuch and said two words to him: "Do you understand?"
"I understand, I understand." The young eunuch nodded repeatedly.
Then he rushed out of the room, shouting, "Oh no! Oh no! Your Majesty has been injured by bandits! Someone come quickly!"
To show their loyalty, the other young eunuchs also rushed out and shouted, "Someone come!"
Seeing that the emperor was dying, they quickly changed their allegiance to save their lives.
Zhu Qingchen covered the incense burner, waved to his personal guards, and led them out through the secret passage.
The emperor collapsed on the bed. He watched Zhu Qingchen poison him and heard Zhu Qingchen confuse right and wrong, but he didn't even have the strength to sit up and refute.
They are not bandits! Where did these bandits come from?
It was Zhu Qingchen! It was Zhu Qingchen who directed and acted in it himself!
The more excited he became, the more violently he breathed.
He remembered that Zhu Qingchen had poisoned his incense burner. The more he tried to control his breathing, the more he couldn't help gasping for air, and his chest rose and fell.
It was unknown how long it had been before Chu Yunyang and a group of officials came to the door.
Chu Yunyang asked: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong, Your Majesty?"
As soon as the young eunuch saw Chu Yunyang, he couldn't help but think of what had just happened, and he was shaking with fear.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty..."
Chu Yunyang pushed the door open and went in.
In an instant, the scene of the emperor lying half-dead on the bed with blood beneath him came into everyone's sight.
The emperor wanted to cover it up, but all the officials saw it.
Zhu Qingchen stood among the officials, wearing only a single garment, with his hair loose, as if he had just been awakened from a dream.
The emperor opened his mouth wide, a gurgling sound came from his throat, his eyes were wide open, bloodshot, staring at Zhu Qingchen.
It's him! It's him!
But Zhu Qingchen didn't give him a chance to speak. He took a deep breath and started crying, "Your Majesty! Damn bandits!"
The civil and military officials seemed to react at this point, and they all rushed forward, kneeling beside the emperor's bed and wailing.
"His Majesty!"
"How could this be!"
Zhu Qingchen seemed unable to bear it. He let out a loud cry, closed his eyes, and fell to the side.
Everyone around him quickly supported him: "Young Master? Young Master!"
"Hurry, hurry, send the young master back to his room."
"The young master is truly sincere!"
Zhu Qingchen closed his eyes and pretended to be dead. The system said in a complicated tone: "You are too good at acting, aren't you? Your acting skills are much better than Chu Yunyang's."
Zhu Qingchen quietly opened one eye: "Hmm."
*
Overnight, the emperor was assassinated and the Duke of England fainted.
The royal temple was brightly lit, and everyone was in chaos and panic.
When the emperor burned incense, he brought those minor officials who had no real power with him. When something happened, there was not even anyone who could take charge.
In the end, it was Chu Yunyang who stepped forward, deployed the imperial guards, strengthened vigilance, and hunted down the bandits.
Of course, nothing was found.
The unconscious Zhu Qingchen was sent back to his room. The imperial physician gave him a brief examination and said that he was just too frightened and would be fine after a rest.
After the imperial physician finished examining the patient, he immediately picked up his medicine box and hurried to the emperor.
The emperor did not bring many doctors with him on this trip. He thought that he might hurt someone if he forced himself on her, but he ended up using the doctor himself.
Now the emperor was seriously injured, so of course the focus was on the emperor.
After everyone left, Zhu Qingchen "slowly woke up".
Yuwen Shu, the regent of Northern Zhou, jumped down from the beam above the head of Duke Ying of Daxia.
Yuwen Shu asked, "Duke Ying, why don't you sleep a little longer?"
Zhu Qingchen got up from the bed and yawned: "I've slept enough. I've been working hard recently, so I'll sleep less."
He looked at Yuwen Shu and said, "Why did the Regent follow me to the capital? The last time I came back from the General Wei's Mansion, it was the Regent who threw a small stone to remind me, right?"
Yuwen Shu was a little shy and replied, "Yes."
Zhu Qingchen had a look of “as expected” on his face.
He was right as expected, he clearly felt someone following him that night.
Yuwen Shu smiled and sat down beside the bed: "We are colleagues after all. I was a little worried about Teacher Zhu, so I followed him. Teacher Zhu, don't worry, I didn't bring any other people, only me." It would be a lie to say that he was not touched. Zhu Qingchen smiled and patted his shoulder: "Thank you."
The red and blue systems also sat together: "Long time no see."
The red villain system said to Zhu Qingchen: "Host, aren't you quite smart? Why did you make up a reason for assassination by bandits this time?"
"It's outrageous. How could there be bandits next to the capital? And on the mountain of the royal temple? This is totally illogical. Now no one has reacted. What will you do if they react and suspect you tomorrow morning?"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and said, "Because I never intended to use the assassination by mountain bandits to cover up this matter."
"Hmm?" The villain system was puzzled. "You mean, you want to make everything public?"
"Yes." Zhu Qingchen nodded. "Doesn't he care about his reputation? Doesn't he want to shut up the general's mansion? Doesn't he think that the young masters are thin-skinned and would not dare to tell anyone even if they were bullied by him?"
Zhu Qingchen smiled and said, "I will tell everyone everything. Bandits are just an excuse to arouse suspicion. If this excuse is too convincing, no one will doubt it."
"Understood."
Wow--
The villain and Zhu Qingchen's system were both stunned.
It turns out that Zhu Qingchen and the villain system are the best match!
Zhu Qingchen got off the bed and put on his outer robe: "I want to go to the secret passage to take a look. Is the Regent willing to come with me?"
Yuwen Shu stood up: "Of course."
Zhu Qingchen walked to the cabinet, pushed open the secret door, and crawled in, crouching down.
The little blue ball of light quickly caught up, stuck to his shoulder, and looked back at the villain system.
This is its host, the villain system, don’t even think about snatching it away!
At this time, Zhu Qingchen grabbed it, held it in his hand, and used it as a flashlight.
When Zhu Qingchen walked through the secret passage just now, he found that this secret passage was not straight, but had several forks.
So he suspected that there was more than one room like the Zen room he lived in.
The Emperor might actually...
Before this story begins, it has already harmed many young talents and innocent people.
He knew that the bandits' claims were far-fetched because he had never intended to make a smooth transition or seize power.
He wanted to make things clear, he wanted to expose the emperor's true face before the world and let everyone know what he had done.
Even if the emperor was disabled or dead, he should be treated as a criminal and die in a mass grave, to be eaten by wild dogs.
Instead of being an emperor, lying in a luxurious coffin, living in a luxurious mausoleum, and accepting visits from all officials.
He doesn't deserve it.
Zhu Qingchen and Yuwen Shu stayed in the secret passage for a whole night and walked through several branch roads, which were basically meditation rooms.
Finally, the two men crawled out of the secret passage and came to a pond behind the temple.
The environment is quiet and peaceful, with mountain spring water used as a pond and rockery and pine and cypress trees beside it.
Zhu Qingchen frowned, thinking of some bad things.
The Emperor is not here...
Zhu Qingchen felt a little nauseous.
Yuwen Shu's eyes fixed, he held his shoulders, and said seriously: "There is something wrong with this pool of water."
Zhu Qingchen seemed to understand something and immediately called his personal guards to drain the water from the pool.
*
At the same time, Chu Yunyang listened to his teacher, holding his sword, always guarding the emperor's room, and deploying the imperial guards in a natural way.
He is a mighty general appointed by His Majesty himself, and His Majesty praised him for his bravery and invincibility a few days ago.
Now that His Majesty has been assassinated, he must step forward!
As the emperor's only younger brother, Xiao Cheng'an was woken up in the middle of the night to guard the emperor.
The emperor had been unconscious all night. The imperial physicians tried their best to treat him, but of course they could not cure his injuries. They could only help stop the bleeding and save his life.
The group of young eunuchs did not dare to approach Chu Yunyang, let alone talk nonsense. They huddled together and huddled in a corner, under the watch of Chu Yunyang's personal guards.
Chu Yunyang turned his head and looked at Xiao Chengan who was nodding his head and dozing off.
"If you are sleepy, Your Highness, go back and take a nap. I will be on guard here."
Xiao Chengan raised his head quickly and shook his head dazedly: "I'm not sleepy, I'm here to guard General Chu."
He was not guarding the emperor, but General Chu.
Xiao Cheng'an looked back at the emperor to confirm that he was still asleep, then turned to look at Chu Yunyang and asked in a low voice: "General Chu, Your Majesty...is it you..."
Before he could finish his words, the voices of Xu Yi and Jiang Xian were heard outside.
"How could there be bandits near the capital city? How could these bandits, who didn't kill anyone, find their way to your Majesty's room? This is sheer nonsense!"
"You all have been deceived! Someone must have fabricated stories and tried to take advantage of the situation with the intention of rebellion!" Chu Yunyang raised his head and saw Xu Yi and Jiang Xian, with all the court officials on the mountain, walking towards them.
By daytime, the court officials' heads gradually cleared up.
Especially Xu Yi and Jiang Xian, who have interests related to the emperor.
Others may not know, but they both know it very well.
Where are the bandits?
The emperor fell in love with Zhu Qingchen, but ended up being deceived by him.
Now that the emperor has fallen, if Zhu Qingchen seizes power alone, the two of them will definitely have a hard time.
So, the two of them decided to capture Zhu Qingchen and Chu Yunyang and execute them on the mountain on the charge of treason.
Therefore, they came here with their courtiers early in the morning.
The group stopped in front of Chu Yunyang.
Xu Yi turned around, raised his hand, and said to all the court officials, "Your Majesty comes here to burn incense almost every year, and has never heard of any bandits. How come a group of bandits suddenly came this year?"
"This bandit is only after money. How could he force his way in after hearing about your majesty's reputation? There are so many rooms in the temple, how did he happen to find your majesty's room?"
"Last night, we were all fast asleep, but how come General Chu was the first to discover the bandits? If it was General Chu who discovered them, why didn't he catch a single hair of the bandits?"
"There must be something fishy going on here! We've all been deceived!"
Xu Yi turned his head and looked at Chu Yunyang steadily: "General Chu must have staged this incident himself, slandering Your Majesty and plotting to usurp the throne!"
Chu Yunyang remained calm, leaning on his sword and standing up from the ground: "Bullshit!"
Xiao Chengan also stood up and stood with Chu Yunyang.
Chu Yunyang said sternly: "I was sleeping soundly in my room when I heard someone running outside the door, so I went out to see. As soon as I went out, I ran into the bandits."
"Master Xu was sleeping like a dead pig. He didn't hear any noise, so he dared to say that there were no bandits at all? That's simply alarmist!"
After all, he was a military general, and his words were full of energy, which made Xu Yi and Jiang Xian retreat repeatedly.
The two looked at each other and decided that they would never compromise.
Since they have already fallen out, they might as well fight to the death and execute Chu Yunyang on the mountain for treason, and there is still a chance of survival.
If they let him escape, they would be the ones to die.
The two men regained their courage.
"Impossible! The Imperial Guards are heavily guarded, how could they let a bandit sneak in? Could it be that this bandit is a great immortal who can fly over rooftops and walls?"
"General Chu, if you hadn't come, we would have been offering incense and there would have been no trouble every year. As soon as you came, you brought bandits with you. What else can you deny? Just admit it. Is it because the Duke of Zhenguo was restless in the northwest that he sent you to assassinate His Majesty?"
"What do you think, my Lords?"
No one spoke. Xu Yi waved his hand and said, "Come here! General Chu is plotting rebellion. Capture him!"
Chu Yunyang drew his sword from its sheath, looked around, and said sternly, "Who dares to touch me?"
Xu Yi said so many words, but in the end they were no match for Chu Yunyang's four words.
Xu Yi was furious and turned around to look at them: "My Lords, the traitors are here. One is Chu Yunyang and the other is Zhu Qingchen! These two are planning to rebel. We must help your majesty and capture them alive and keep them under strict supervision!"
"This is not only for the safety of His Majesty, but also for our own safety! Chu Yunyang dared to assassinate His Majesty yesterday, and he dared to kill us today. If he goes on a killing spree, it will be too late!"
Just at this moment, the emperor was awakened by them.
His face was pale and he couldn't make any sound. He could only stretch out a finger, point at Chu Yunyang, and make an "ah ah" sound.
Jiang Xian noticed the emperor's movements and immediately exclaimed: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is awake!"
He flew in front of the emperor and held his hand: "Your Majesty, are you trying to say that it was Chu Yunyang who harmed you? It was him, right? It was him!"
The emperor said “Ahh” and nodded.
"The evidence is irrefutable!" Xu Yi said hurriedly, "Someone, tie up Chu Yunyang! Go tie up Zhu Qingchen as well!"
Chu Yunyang gripped his sword tightly, raised it slowly, and was ready to fight at any time.
The imperial guards knew Chu Yunyang's kung fu and did not dare to get close to him. They just surrounded him and waited for an opportunity to act.
The two sides are at a stalemate.
At this moment, a faint voice came from outside the palace door——
"Let's see who dares."
The soldiers behind him marched in unison, making a thudding sound on the stone pavement of the temple.
The Duke of Zhenguo and his deputy general were wearing armor, holding swords, and followed Zhu Qingchen on the left and right with soldiers.
Zhu Qingchen was dressed in plain clothes, without even a weapon in hand, and he lifted the hem of his clothes with one hand and walked slowly up the stairs. !
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