Bai Xiaosheng's hand holding the teacup stiffened for a moment, then he glanced at the huge pile of memorials remaining on the table and said helplessly, "Is it appropriate to entrust so many things to an old man like me?"
Gongzi Yu laughed and said, "After all, Elder Bai lost the bet last time. According to the bet, before I hand over the Ming Dynasty to Brother Chu, Elder Bai must wear the clothes of this line of eunuchs and help me handle the affairs of the court. Elder Bai has always been willing to accept defeat, so I don't think he will renege on his bet."
Although neither Bai Xiaosheng nor Gongzi Yu had accompanied Chu Qinghe to the Great Song Kingdom before, there were some things that neither of them knew.
However, during their journey through the Song Dynasty, Chu Qinghe and his companions did not disguise themselves or conceal their whereabouts.
It is not difficult to find out where Chu Qinghe went after entering the Song Dynasty.
Adding to this other information, the sudden withdrawal of the Great Yuan Kingdom after destroying the Northern Shaolin Temple, and the subsequent actions of the Xiaoyao Sect, it wouldn't be too difficult for Gongzi Yu and Bai Xiaosheng, with their intelligence, to deduce the events behind it all.
Naturally, not long after Chu Qinghe returned to the Ming Dynasty, Bai Xiaosheng and Gongzi Yu already knew that although the Song Dynasty seemed unchanged, it had actually changed hands and was now in Chu Qinghe's hands.
This is why the all-knowing scholar now dresses up as a eunuch and stays in the palace.
It was entirely because he lost a bet with Gongzi Yu.
Hearing what Gongzi Yu said, Bai Xiaosheng sighed and said, "I thought that with Ling Donglai around, it wouldn't be easy for the Great Yuan Kingdom to take over the Great Song Kingdom. Who would have thought that Ling Donglai would be taken away at this critical moment, allowing young friend Chu to successfully take over the Great Song Kingdom."
Gongzi Yu laughed and said, "Elder Bai's words are not appropriate. Getting the Great Yuan Kingdom to retreat is perhaps no more difficult than dealing with Ling Donglai."
After pondering for a moment, Bai Xiaosheng chuckled and said, "That's true! It's a bit far-fetched to simply attribute it to Ling Donglai's absence. I wonder how you managed to persuade Meng Chixing of the Great Yuan Kingdom to leave."
Seeing Bai Xiaosheng deep in thought, Gongzi Yu said, "You can think about this matter slowly, Elder Bai. Just let me know when you come up with a solution."
After saying this, and putting on the human skin mask to reappear as Zhu Wushi, Gongzi Yu led Mingyue Xin, who was also disguised, outside.
The remaining scholar, Bai Xiaosheng, reluctantly got up and walked to the dragon desk to continue dealing with the mountain of memorials on the table.
Around noon, looking at the quiet room, thinking of Gongzi Yu who was in the Imperial Garden with his beautiful companion, and then thinking of himself alone in the room busy with his own affairs, Bai Xiaosheng, a lonely old man, suddenly felt a little melancholy.
"I'm getting old, and I'm starting to feel restless."
However, at that moment, the door to the study was suddenly opened and then immediately closed.
Upon hearing the sound, Bai Xiaosheng looked up and saw Sun Baifa inside, who was eating a chicken leg with his mouth full of oil. He couldn't help but be surprised: "Why are you here?"
When asked by Bai Xiaosheng, Sun Baifa replied vaguely, "Your master sent someone a few days ago to tell me to come and keep you company."
After speaking, Sun Baifa, who had seemed nonchalant just a moment ago, also turned his gaze to Bai Xiaosheng.
"Um?"
The moment Sun Baifa's gaze fell upon Bai Xiaosheng, his body stiffened, and he even dropped the chicken leg he was holding.
A few breaths later, Sun Baifa flashed in front of Bai Xiaosheng and stared intently at the eunuch's clothes Bai Xiaosheng was wearing, exclaiming in astonishment, "These clothes, you old fool, have you been castrated?"
Upon hearing this, Bai Xiaosheng's face immediately darkened.
However, before Bai Xiaosheng could speak, Sun Baifa suddenly sighed and then patted Bai Xiaosheng's shoulder with his hand, which was still covered in grease from holding the chicken leg.
"We were once fellow disciples. Now that you're no longer able to perform, when we go to a brothel, I'll disguise myself as you and hire another girl after I'm done. Consider it a favor to you."
After a pause, Sun Baifa added, "But you'll have to pay for the second girl."
Looking at Sun Baifa, whose face was full of sadness and sorrow but whose eyes were shining with intelligence, Bai Xiaosheng suddenly felt that sometimes being a lonely old man was not so bad.
At least one should be able to remain calm and composed, instead of being prone to impulsive actions at an age like this.
After pondering for a moment, Bai Xiaosheng suddenly tapped the ground lightly with his foot hidden under the hem of his robe.
Immediately afterwards, several streams of true energy shot out from the ground and struck Sun Baifa's acupoints.
Inside the study, a hemp rope was wrapped around the roof beam, and Sun Baifa, whose pressure points had been acupunctured, was tied up and suspended in mid-air.
Bai Xiaosheng, his face flushed with anger, lashed Sun Baifa repeatedly with a whip formed from his true essence.
With each lash, Sun Baifa on the ground would shudder and utter cries of "Ah!" "Gently!" "It hurts!"
At the entrance to the courtyard where the study was located, the imperial guards who were originally stationed there seemed to be deaf, and did not react at all to the sounds of whipping and screams coming from the study behind.
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The Tang Dynasty.
It is located south of Yanchuan.
Two specially made carriages were slowly moving along the road.
Inside the first carriage that was moving ahead, Dongfang Bubai, Shuimu Yinji, Yaoyue, and Lianxing sat facing each other, their true energy flowing within their bodies.
At times, the power of heaven and earth would gather from the surrounding area and enter the carriage.
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