Chapter 492: Proposal (4000 words, two chapters in one)

Xu Ming slowly opened his eyes and what he saw was this familiar yet unfamiliar ceiling.

"Am I in the Jinyiwei Headquarters?" After Xu Ming's consciousness gradually recovered, he realized where he was now.

"Fifth brother, you're awake."

After a while, Xu Ming saw a chubby face with a happy smile.

Xu Ming sat up, shook his head, and felt a little pain in his head.

"Fifth brother, come, have some water." Xu Pangda quickly poured a glass of water for Xu Ming.

"Thank you, Third Brother." Xu Ming took the water, drank it all, and asked, "Third Brother, what happened? Why am I in the Commander's Mansion?"

"Fifth brother, it's normal that you forgot. After all, the imperial physician said that you were exhausted and that after waking up you would have blackouts like you did when you were drunk."

Xu Pangda smiled and explained to Xu Ming seriously.

"After you withstood those three punches from the Great Pillar, you lost consciousness. We sent you directly to the Commander's Mansion."

After listening to Xu Pangda's words, Xu Ming finally remembered everything.

Just as Xu Pangda said, after enduring three punches from Daguozhu, he announced the verdict on Mo Yuanshan, then he could no longer hold on and fell down.

"How long have I been unconscious?" Xu Ming asked.

Xu Ming hadn't felt so drowsy for a long time. Usually, when he felt so drowsy, it meant he must have slept for a very long time.

"Today is the sixth day." Xu Pangda replied, "In the past few days, many officials wanted to visit you, my fifth brother, but they were all rejected by Her Royal Highness the Princess."

"Yeah." Xu Ming nodded, looked at his bandaged fist, loosened his hand and then clenched his fist.

Xu Ming felt a dull pain in his arms, but it was not a serious problem. He could still move them and it seemed that he did not have any underlying illness.

"You are indeed a very strong person, my fifth brother. When the imperial physician in the palace came to treat you, he was full of praise for your ability to recover."

Xu Pangda sighed, his expression and tone showing that he was extremely proud of his brother.

"The imperial physician said that if it were anyone else, your arms would have been crippled, but your body has a kind of iron-clad body. It seems that you must have had a lot of opportunities."

“Hehehe.” Xu Ming smiled, “I have indeed gained a lot of opportunities, but these are mainly acquired through training during my travels. If my body was not strong, you, third brother, would be burning incense for me now.”

"By the way, Third Brother, what is the situation in the court now? How is the Jinyi Mansion doing during the days I was unconscious? What is His Majesty's reaction?"

Things in the court change every few days, not to mention that he had done such a big thing, which must have caused quite a stir in the court.

Especially Emperor Wu, he will probably have a significant reaction.

In fact, Xu Ming had guessed something about Emperor Wu's reaction.

It is impossible that Emperor Wu was unaware of what happened in the Jinyi Mansion. After all, there were Emperor Wu's people in the Jinyi Mansion.

Even when he walked into the Jinyi Palace to deliver the message to Da Guozhu and Daliqing, Emperor Wu had already received the news.

However, Emperor Wu did not intervene in this matter from beginning to end, which means that Emperor Wu acquiesced to what he did, and Emperor Wu also wanted to give Da Guozhu a warning.

Or maybe Emperor Wu wanted to test his own abilities.

As for whether this final result was what Emperor Wu wanted, he didn't know, but it didn't matter. Anyway, he was doing things according to the rules.

The most likely scenario is that after Daguozhu's son was imprisoned by me, Emperor Wu would go to express his condolences and give him good advice, trying to please both sides.

No matter what, this great pillar is the strongest man in Wu State, and it is no exaggeration to say that he is the patron saint of Wu State.

Many people had this idea about the Wu Kingdom, but most of the plans were abandoned because of the Great Pillar.

In fact, Emperor Wu is also very worried now, because the great pillar of the country does not have much time left.

Once the Great Pillar dies, the combat power of the Wu Kingdom will be reduced by one level, unless another warrior of the end appears before the Great Pillar dies. And the person most likely to become the warrior of the end now is his daughter.

Xu Pangda organized his words and said concisely and to the point: "The Jinyifu is fine now. When you were unconscious, the Jinyifu was indeed very angry, but Mr. Yu and Her Royal Highness the Princess stabilized all the Jinyiwei.

These past few days, even I could feel that the Jinyi Mansion was becoming like an iron barrel. If something happened to one person, the other would definitely help with all his might.

And fifth brother, there is no need to mention your prestige in the Jinyi Mansion. Many brothers are truly willing to die for you from the bottom of their hearts.

This is normal. If it were me, and I was injured, and my boss did everything he could to seek justice for me, I would also be moved.

Throughout Wudu, the reputation of the Jinyiwei has spread, and basically everyone knows about your deeds. Now in the hearts of most people, they only know about the Jinyiwei and not the Jingzhao Prefecture.

The court was naturally more wary of the Jinyi Guards.

During the time when you were unconscious, many officials came to give you gifts. We didn't know what you meant, so our ancestor accepted them on your behalf and recorded them in the book as usual.

When the time comes, Fifth Brother, whether you will accept it or not, you can ask the old lady to look at the account book and you will know. "

"Yeah." Xu Ming nodded. Everything was within his expectations, without much deviation.

A newly established institution must gain the true recognition of court officials or the people of the Wu State. Whether this recognition is forced or voluntary, it must be supported by certain events.

In other words, you must let the court officials or the people have a first impression of your organization.

This impression will accompany this organization for a very long time, until it disappears.

What Xu Ming did this time let everyone know that the Jinyiwei was iron-clad and no one could shake it.

When other people mentioned the Jinyiwei, they would even tremble in their hearts.

"But your limelight this time didn't last long, and His Majesty wanted to visit you, but someone came from Wudu.

Now, everyone in the streets and alleys of Wudu is discussing that person, and His Majesty has even gone out of the palace to greet him in person.

Your Majesty has no intention of visiting you anymore."

As he spoke, Xu Pangda sighed.

From Xu Pangda's expression, Xu Ming understood that there was an undercurrent in the court: "Who is this person?"

"The King of Xiliang - Takeda Tiger."

“.”

Hearing the three words "Takeda Tiger", Xu Ming frowned.

Xu Ming had naturally heard of the reputation of the King of Xiliang.

King Wutian Hu of Xiliang was one of the founding heroes of the Wu Kingdom and the younger brother of Emperor Taizong of Wu.

After Emperor Wu Taizong founded the country, he set up the Ten Founding Ministers in Lingyantai.

Among them, Liu Feng ranked first among the ten heroes.

The great national pillar Mo Pei Nan ranks second among the ten heroes.

Takeda Tiger ranked third.

Of the ten great contributors to the founding of the country, only the first three are still alive.

Takeda Tora was granted fiefdom in Xiliang, where he controlled three states and became the King of Xiliang.

Xiliang bordered the State of Chu and defended the State of Chu.

The relationship between Chu and Wu was not very good. It was actually still okay in recent years, but a few years ago, Chu and Wu often fought, but Wu often had a certain advantage.

Naturally, the main credit goes entirely to the King of Xiliang.

In these years, Emperor Wu often took actions to reduce the power of the princes, but the knife of reducing the power of the princes never fell on the head of the King of Xiliang.

Even the Enfeoffment Order is useless.

Not to mention that the King of Xiliang has only one son. No matter how much he extends his favor, the position of King of Xiliang will be inherited by his only son in the future.

Even if the King of Xiliang has multiple sons, he can completely ignore them.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The King of Xiliang ignored him. What could Emperor Wu do to him?

The King of Xiliang is a complete local emperor in Xiliang. In the three states of Xiliang, the orders of the King of Xiliang are much more effective than those of Emperor Wu.

Even if the King of Xiliang raises his hand, the three states of Xiliang can become independent from the State of Wu.

Of course, the King of Xiliang would not be so stupid. After all, he was sandwiched between the State of Wu and the State of Chu. If he really became independent, he would be attacked from both sides.

But Emperor Wu did not dare to do anything to the King of Xiliang.

Emperor Wu had always been worried about reducing the power of his vassal states, which made the King of Xiliang angry. He did not dare to do anything and led 200,000 Xiliang cavalrymen to attack the city!

Although even the power of the King of Xiliang is indeed not enough compared to the entire central Wu Kingdom.

The problem is that many princes have already endured the Enfeoffment Order for a long time, and they have long wanted to rebel.

Who doesn't know that the Enfeoffment Order is a conspiracy? If the King of Xiliang rebels, there will definitely be many princes and vassal kings who will follow the King of Xiliang and rebel together.

By that time, the Wu State was in chaos.

Even if Emperor Wu finally suppressed the rebellion, the Wu Kingdom would still be severely damaged.

The Wu State was severely damaged. To the north was the Northern Wilderness, to the west was the Chu State, to the south was the Southern Boundary Demon State, and to the east were various human race countries.

Wouldn't they take advantage of your illness to kill you? That's hard to say.

In other words, the possibility is very high.

Therefore, Emperor Wu has not lived a peaceful life over the past few years. Perhaps he even dreams of the King of Xiliang dying suddenly.

However, the King of Beiliang, as a warrior at the top of the mountain, is living a good life now. It is even said that he pays attention to health preservation every day. "Did His Majesty summon the King of Xiliang to Wudu?" Xu Ming asked.

"Of course not." Xu Pangda shook his head and sighed again, as if he was also worried about the things in the court. "If it was His Majesty who summoned him to Wudu, there wouldn't be such a big fuss. The King of Xiliang entered the capital without permission."

"." Listening to Xu Pangda's words, Xu Ming frowned.

"How many people did the King of Xiliang bring with him?" Xu Ming asked again.

Xu Pangda shook his head: "The King of Xiliang did not bring many people, but..."

As he spoke, Xu Pangda looked at Xu Ming, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

Xu Ming smiled and said, "Brother San, if you want to say something, just say it directly. There is no need to hide anything between us two brothers."

"Okay, fifth brother, I'm telling you, don't get excited." Xu Pangda took a deep breath, "Although the King of Xiliang didn't bring many people, he brought a lot of betrothal gifts. The King of Xiliang wants his son to marry our princess."

"." Xu Ming was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "The King of Xiliang really has a good plan."

"Fifth brother, you can still laugh." Xu Pangda was a little worried for his fifth brother. "Although our Wu Kingdom's laws prohibit marriage within five generations, but the princess and the Xiliang prince are not within five generations, which means that the Xiliang prince can really marry the princess. Fifth brother, aren't you worried?"

Xu Ming asked Xu Pangda calmly, "What was Yan Han's reaction?"

Xu Pangda thought for a moment and said, "She didn't react at all. She just said calmly, 'I won't marry.'"

Xu Ming smiled and said, "That's it."

Xu Pangda was even more anxious: "Fifth brother, if the princess says she won't marry, does that mean she won't marry? What if His Majesty grants a marriage contract?"

Xu Ming shook his head and interrupted Xu Pangda's words: "Third brother, you think too much. Since Yan Han said she doesn't want to marry, then Yan Han will never marry, even if His Majesty grants the marriage.

But Third Brother, you did remind me of one thing. I have to go and see the princess."

Xu Pangda blinked his eyes: "Now? How about tomorrow? I heard that the King of Xiliang and his son are visiting the Qin Mansion."

Xu Ming smiled and said, "Then I have to go."

Xu Pangda: “???”

Xu Pangda said worriedly, "Fifth brother, you are not trying to embarrass him, are you? Fifth brother, third brother really needs to advise you now. You really need to calm down now. Daguozhu is still alone, but the King of Xiliang has the entire Xiliang behind him."

Xu Ming still kept smiling: "No need for Third Brother to remind me, I know my limits. Please help me prepare the carriage."

"Okay."

It was impossible for Xu Pangda not to be worried.

But since my fifth brother has said so, what else can I say?

Soon, Xu Pangda had prepared the carriage.

Xu Ming thought about it and decided not to put on the flying fish suit.

It is my vacation time now. If I put on my official uniform, it would seem too real and the meaning would be completely different.

Horse-drawn carriages were driving along the street.

Xu Ming closed his eyes and rested in the carriage, while Xu Pangda was very nervous.

The residence of the commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard was not far from the Prince of Qin's Palace, and the carriage stopped soon.

In the reception hall of the Prince of Qin's Mansion.

Wu Yanhan sat in the main seat in the lobby, and on one side of the lobby were the smiling King of Xiliang Wutian Hu and the Crown Prince Wu Lei.

At this moment, a maid walked into the hall quickly and bowed to Wu Yanhan: "Your Highness, Jinyiwei Commander Xu Ming is here to visit."

(End of this chapter)