Chapter 684 You think I want to be emperor?
Li San Niang quickly guessed the purpose of the man in black's visit.
Actually, when she used the charm on Edward, she already thought that someone from the Bad Guys might come to contact her later.
After all, this kind of thing is very valuable for bad guys to use for interrogating people later.
"The charm powder is indeed useful for making platitudes, but I also need to make the drawbacks of this medicine clear to you."
Firstly, the medicinal effect of this substance lasts for a maximum of one incense stick's time (20 minutes), and is generally stable within 15 minutes.
After a certain period of time, it becomes less effective.
Secondly, the alluring powder can lead to drug resistance. For example, after I used it on Edward once, the effect was greatly reduced the next time I wanted to use it.
However, if the patient encounters someone with a strong will or someone who has already undergone this kind of training, then the medicine will be essentially ineffective.
Li Sanniang wrote down the recipe for the charm powder on a piece of paper. Before handing the paper to the man in black, Li Sanniang said with a smile, "I can give you this recipe for free, but I need you to provide me with some convenience in the future, without violating the rules of the guild, when I need it."
"Of course, I will report to the master later. Don't worry, Third Sister, the association will not take your prescription for nothing."
Afterwards, Li San Niang was blindfolded and led away from the place by a guide along with Qiu Xiang and Lao Shi.
Actually, from the air, the places where Xing Yu, Chang Siyuan, and Li San Niang, Qiu Xiang, and Lao Shi came out were all from the small gate in the southwest corner of the imperial city.
Yes, that prison was located within the imperial city.
The fruits of Li Sanniang and her companions' labor that night were now in Emperor Wu's hands.
Daming Palace, Xuande Hall.
Emperor Wu sat at the head of the table, carefully examining the intelligence information presented by Mr. Bu Ke, who sat in a wheelchair at the lower table, by the light of the lamp.
This message was naturally written by Ding Mingxuan; it was the result of Li San Niang and the others' hard work that night.
Before coming to pay homage to Emperor Wu, Mr. Bu Ke had naturally read the five full pages of information summarized by Li San Niang and the others. Mr. Bu Ke's information channels were naturally much more extensive than those of Li San Niang and the others; he even knew more than Shi Le An and Jiang Yi Yun.
The missing information for Mr. Bu Ke came from Du Qinghui's side; Lü Yunting did not share everything with Mr. Bu Ke.
After all, if we're talking about relationships, Emperor Wu and Du Qinghui, and Mr. Bu Ke and Lü Yunting, were actually enemies.
Of course, Emperor Wu knew more about the news from Jiangnan East Circuit than Mr. Bu Ke, because it was all information that Du Qinghui had specifically revealed to Emperor Wu.
As for why Du Qinghui was willing to do this?
Emperor Wu once asked him about it, and Du Qinghui replied: "I am not satisfied with you sitting in this chair. After all, I feel that I can hold onto this world on my own."
If you can sit, why can't I?
However, given these internal and external troubles, it is only natural that the external threats must be eliminated first.
We are the same people; our roots are all in this land of China. They're trying to uproot our very foundations; there's no point in us fighting amongst ourselves.
Emperor Wu nodded, understanding Du Qinghui's meaning.
Du Qinghui's point was simply that all the good stuff should be cooked together in one pot.
Emperor Wu and Du Qinghui were standing in the square outside Xuande Hall under the cover of night. Apart from Wang Da Dang in the distance, the closest people to them were the Jinwu Guards standing guard at a distance of fifty paces.
Therefore, the content of this conversation between the two was truly known only to the two of them.
After all, although Wang Da Dang was close by, he didn't know martial arts, and Emperor Wu and Du Qinghui were speaking in hushed tones, so Wang Da Dang naturally couldn't hear them.
"Tonight, just you and me, I'll tell you the truth: I'm really tired of being the emperor."
Emperor Wu's words left Du Qinghui speechless. Standing beside Emperor Wu, Du Qinghui rolled his eyes at him, a behavior certainly not befitting a great general.
Emperor Wu saw Du Qinghui roll his eyes and laughed, "You don't have to believe me."
Honestly, if I hadn't woken up and been faced with this body and situation, I really wouldn't have stayed in this palace.
Old Du, I truly envy what you told me before about wanting to lead people to find new continents.
How I long to leave this small place and go to the vast ocean!
But I can't.
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After Emperor Wu finished reading the papers and listened to Mr. Bu Ke recount the actions of Li San Niang and her companions that night, he remarked, "That is indeed a clever method."
Turning around, Emperor Wu said to Wang Da Dang, who was standing to the side, "Da Dang, summon General Du."
On the surface, Du Qinghui returned without imperial decree, but in reality, he was staying in another main hall, which was only two side halls away from Xuande Hall.
It was because the leader of the palace guards was directly responsible to Emperor Wu; otherwise, if the court officials outside knew that Emperor Wu had not only kept Du Qinghui in the palace, but also Du Qinghui's advisor, Lü Yunting, in the palace, it would have been a problem.
I'm afraid some court officials would have immediately tried to remonstrate with their heads against a pillar. Even if that didn't happen, the memorials of remonstrance would have been like snowflakes in winter, one after another, one after another.
A moment later, Du Qinghui, still sweating, followed Wang Da Dang into the hall. Mr. Bu Ke looked at Du Qinghui and guessed that he had just finished his morning exercise and happened to run into the Emperor Wu summoning him. He hadn't even changed his sweaty clothes before coming over.
Although Mr. Bu Ke always appeared respectful to Du Qinghui and Lü Yunting, in reality, as a tool in Emperor Wu's hands, he didn't understand why Emperor Wu didn't order the killing of Du Qinghui on this occasion. However, the spies he had placed in the palace never relaxed their surveillance of Du Qinghui.
"Who knows, one day the sage might have his own ideas?"
This was Mr. Bu Ke's thought, but at this moment, he lowered his head and bowed to Du Qinghui, who was walking past him, showing a humble and polite demeanor.
"Look, this is the result of Cecilia Cheung's (Mr. Ke's) hard work all night with those children."
Emperor Wu casually handed the message written by Ding Mingxuan to Du Qinghui.
After quickly glancing at it, Du Qinghui casually placed it on Emperor Wu's table, walked to the lower seat, sat down in a chair, picked up the teapot that had long since gone cold, and poured himself some tea. Wang Da Dang saw this and hurriedly stepped forward, saying he would replace it with a hot one.
"Oh, it's fine, I just like drinking it cold."
After drinking two large cups of overnight chilled tea, Du Qinghui finally felt his thirst relieved. He held the teacup and looked out of the main hall. The sky was already bright, and the sunrise was approaching.
"It's time for our people to move as well."
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