Li Huan remained calm and composed, with a smile on his face.
"Your Majesty! My name is Li Huan. I travel all over the world year-round, selling boxed lunches at street stalls!"
Kangxi suddenly intensified his efforts, continuing to target Li Huan's vitals!
Li Huan looked relaxed and laughed, "The Emperor is holding me so tightly, he must be avenging me for capturing him the day before yesterday!"
"As the saying goes, good deeds bring good results, and evil deeds bring evil consequences! The cycle of nature is just and just!"
"His Majesty's strike was incredibly valiant and powerful, demonstrating his strength!"
"My admiration for the Emperor is like a surging river, never-ending, and like the Yellow River overflowing its banks, unstoppable!"
Li Huan's voice was loud and clear as he recited the most classic compliment lines from TV dramas, praising Emperor Kangxi.
After a period of intense scrutiny, Kangxi finally let go.
"Since you had no intention of deceiving me, I will not blame you!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Li Huan said with a relaxed expression.
Duolong was dumbfounded, wondering why Li Huan wasn't afraid of the "Dragon Claw".
Emperor Kangxi said, "Li Huan, since you are not a eunuch, you can participate in court affairs, and I have no more reservations!"
"Today, I summon you and Duolong to the Imperial Study to discuss the capture of Ao Bai!"
"Capture...capture Ao Bai?" Duolong asked in surprise.
Kangxi said, "Aobai, relying on his command of a million soldiers, has always been disrespectful to me. He takes one step forward, and I have to take one step back. This really makes me angry!"
Li Huan said, "Your Majesty, please give me any ideas you may have. I will do my utmost to bring down Ao Bai for Your Majesty!"
Kangxi frowned: "Last night you said you would use Hai Dafu to deal with Ao Bai. Do you have a detailed plan?"
Li Huan said, "When I went back last night, I saw Hai Dafu. He had completely gone mad. He would say whatever I said and do whatever I did!"
"Therefore, I plan to have Hai Dafu impersonate the Guan Yu statue. The Emperor can make Ao Bai kneel before the Guan Yu statue and swear his loyalty to the Emperor. I will then take the opportunity to instruct Hai Dafu to cut off Ao Bai's head with one stroke!"
After hearing this, Emperor Kangxi's brows relaxed.
In fact, with Li Huan's martial arts skills, he could subdue Ao Bai within three moves.
But now, he pretends he doesn't know martial arts and has to deal with Ao Bai according to the plot of the movie "The Deer and the Cauldron". Otherwise, the main plot of the movie will change and the subsequent plot will be unpredictable and even uncontrollable.
Li Huan said, "Of course, this is only one of the plans. If we want to capture Ao Bai, we need other plans!"
Kangxi nodded: "I am at ease only when we are prepared! Duolong, what is your plan?"
Duolong hurriedly said, "If the Emperor summons Ao Bai, you can give him fine wine, but put poison in it, so that Ao Bai will vomit blood and forget everything!"
Kangxi said, "Very well, first give Ao Bai the poisoned wine!"
Li Huan said, "Giving him poisoned wine would be too easy for Ao Bai to discover. It would be better to give him a boxed lunch! I'll put a sleeping potion in one of his lunches beforehand. After Ao Bai eats it, he'll be weak all over and unable to exert any strength!"
Duolong said, "Lord Li's idea is even better! After Ao Bai finishes his boxed lunch, the Emperor will order twenty guards to fight him. This will not only verify whether he has lost his strength, but also allow us to take him down!"
Kangxi smiled and said, "Good, arrange for twenty highly skilled guards to await orders."
Li Huan originally wanted to recite the plot of "Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin" from the movie "The Dagger is Revealed When the Map is Unfolded," but he felt it was too naive and didn't say anything.
After a moment's thought, Kangxi said, "What if all these plans fail?"
Duolong hurriedly said, "Your Majesty need not worry. I can also install a mechanism to lock Aobai in an iron cage when he is not paying attention, so that he will not be able to escape!"
Kangxi said, "Poison in the lunchbox, Hai Dafu impersonating a Guan Gong statue, twenty guards besieging Ao Bai, plus the iron cage with traps... Hmm, with these schemes used in turn against Ao Bai, he will have no chance of escaping and will surely become my prisoner!"
"Tomorrow at noon, we will assassinate Ao Bai! Li Huan, Duolong, you two go and prepare immediately! It must be done flawlessly, and you must not let this matter slip, or your heads will roll!"
"Yes, sir!" Li Huan and Duolong replied.
Emperor Kangxi reached out and opened the lunchbox, laughing, "My stomach has been rumbling for ages!"
He picked up his chopsticks, grabbed a piece of braised yellow croaker, and ate it with relish.
Li Huan and Duolong took their leave and exited the Imperial Study.
Duolong bowed and scraped, giving a thumbs-up: "Lord Li, you are incredibly resourceful and your plans are ingenious. I admire you to the fullest!"
Li Huan smiled and said, "You flatter me, sir!"
Duolong stared at Li Huan's abdomen: "The Emperor's dragon claw is powerful and sharp, yet Lord Li feels no pain at all. He is truly resolute and unyielding!"
"If I'm not mistaken, Lord Li must have practiced the 'Golden Bell Iron Shirt' technique!"
Li Huan said, "You flatter me, Master. I have never practiced any 'Golden Bell Iron Shirt' techniques. I have just been through countless storms and have become more resilient!"
Duolong laughed and said, "That's why I say Lord Li's perseverance and unyielding spirit are truly a model for me!"
As Li Huan walked, he said, "Master Duo, you're too kind. In terms of rank, you are the Chief of the Imperial Guards, and I am the Deputy Chief. You are one rank higher than me!"
Duolong said, "That's not how it works. Besides serving as the Deputy Chief of the Imperial Guards, Lord Li is also the Chief Steward of the Imperial Kitchen. In addition, he is highly regarded and trusted by the Emperor and has been granted the right to set up a stall to sell boxed lunches. Who in the world can have such an honor?"
"My admiration for Lord Li is like a surging river, endless and unstoppable, like the Yellow River overflowing its banks!"
Li Huan stopped in his tracks: "Damn, you learned what I just said, amazing!"
Duolong said with a smile, "This humble servant is not merely parroting others; I genuinely admire, respect, and worship Lord Li!"
"If Lord Li doesn't mind, I'd like to burn paper money with you and become sworn brothers!"
Li Huan had already anticipated that Duolong wanted to become sworn brothers with him.
However, Li Huan didn't trust Duolong at all, knowing that he was a coward who would betray his friends.
Li Huan laughed and said, "You flatter me too much. It's a pity I never swear brotherhood with anyone."
Upon hearing this, Duolong looked disappointed.
Li Huan said, "If we are truly brothers who have gone through life and death together, what difference does it make whether we become sworn brothers or not?"
"Some people, though sworn brothers, will stab you in the back! Others, though not sworn brothers, will go through fire and water for you!"
Duolong said, "What Lord Li said is absolutely right! Listening to Lord Li's words is better than reading books for ten years!"
Li Huan walked to the electric tricycle and saw that the ministers, guards, eunuchs and palace maids had finished eating their boxed lunches and were sitting at the stall chatting and laughing.
Duolong swallowed hard: "Lord Li, are there any more boxed lunches?"
Li Huan spread his hands: "They're all sold out!"
Duolong hurriedly said, "Since everything is sold out and Lord Li has no food to eat, I will treat you to a meal at Cuixianglou Restaurant, where you can taste the most delicious food in the capital!"
Li Huan raised an eyebrow: "Cuixianglou? Judging from the name, it's not a hotel, but a brothel!"
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