Last year, a proposal made by Fu Xiaoguan led to large-scale construction projects in Huangguo!
This made Tuoba Qiu extremely anxious but helpless. He didn't even have anyone to confide in, so he could only tell his grievances to his son Tuoba Yuan.
Only then did Tuoba Yuan know the whole story and the huge harm it caused.
At this moment, he was thinking with gritted teeth:
Those foolish tribal leaders were actually very happy, and said that they would also move in when the palace was built. From then on, in the deserted country, Tuoba Feng was made the Chanyu of the Golden Horde, and the state affairs were governed by the Eight Kings...!
Tuoba Yuan felt the same pain of the barren country as Tuoba Qiu did after hearing and seeing him.
But now there is an excellent opportunity - Princess Taiping!
If he could marry Princess Taiping and have the Wu Dynasty as his backing - the Eighth King is shit!
I must ask the Wu Dynasty's army to go to Huang Country and kill all those tribal leaders. Huang Country must be unified, otherwise there will be endless troubles!
He thought so, and the students from the other two countries also had bright eyes and were rubbing their hands in anticipation. They all told Guan Tong that they would definitely destroy Fu Xiaoguan's prestige at the literary meeting and let him know what it means that there is always someone higher than you!
There was only one young man here who was watching indifferently, smiling occasionally, just because he found it funny.
But Guan Tong knew clearly in his heart, you... are all scum!
There was no way Princess Taiping could marry a foreigner, even if it was Fu Xiaoguan.
Your Majesty certainly wouldn't invite the renowned Fu Xiaoguan to the Wu Dynasty to promote the power of the Yu Kingdom. Your Majesty must have made some arrangements. I think he wanted to use Fu Xiaoguan's name to help Zhuo Donglai ascend to power.
Zhuo Donglai and Princess Taiping studied at the same Lishan Academy, and were both members of the Seven Sons of Lanxi. Zhuo Donglai's grandfather, Zhuo Yixing, was the Right Prime Minister of the Wu Dynasty!
Zhuo Donglai's father, Zhuo Bieli, was the Grand Marshal of the Wu Dynasty's army!
The Zhuo family's family background is so prominent that no one else in Guanyun City can match it.
Zhuo Donglai had already made his feelings clear to Princess Taiping, and Your Majesty had never objected.
Therefore, Guan Tong keenly grasped this point - Zhuo Donglai was going to serve as an official in the court, so naturally it was impossible for him to be a son-in-law. That was why His Majesty promised that whoever won the first place in this literary competition would be married to Princess Taiping.
What a good trick!
So that Fu Xiaoguan is just a stepping stone for Zhuo Donglai!
That's why he dared to leave Fu Xiaoguan out in the cold, thinking that he could go out of the city to meet him tomorrow, and at worst he could just say sorry.
But he never thought that Fu Xiaoguan would leave, and leave so easily!
At noon on the second day, Guan Tong was awakened by Xie Xifeng knocking on the door. He was very angry. He had drunk too much yesterday and was still drunk.
But Xie Xifeng's words suddenly made him sober.
"What did you say?"
"Your Excellency, the Yu Dynasty delegation broke camp and left at the beginning of the morning hour and are on their way back."
"He ran away?"
Guan Tong was in disbelief. How could he dare to run away? How would he report to Emperor Xuan when he returned? Wasn't he afraid that Emperor Xuan would chop off his head?
In an instant, Guan Tong had a hundred thousand questions in his mind, but he didn't have time to think carefully, because since Emperor Wen wanted Fu Xiaoguan to be a stepping stone for Zhuo Donglai, then Fu Xiaoguan had to be present - if he ran away, the stepping stone would be gone, and even if Zhuo Donglai won the first place, in the eyes of other literati, he would still be inferior to Fu Xiaoguan!
Will the Right Prime Minister dismiss him from his post?
Will Marshal Zhuo chop off his head?
"Chase him, chase him quickly!" Guan Tong was very anxious. He quickly put on his official uniform and ran out without even washing his face.
Damn it, I will definitely report to the Right Prime Minister and take advantage of Yu Chao’s current illness to kill Fu Xiaoguan!
He led the officials of the viewing hall and quickly ran out of the city in a carriage. He ordered Xie Xifeng to stop Fu Xiaoguan at all costs. He looked at Wen Canghai's old face and felt that the four words "gloating" were clearly written on his face.
"I'm sorry to have made you laugh, Brother Canghai."
Wen Canghai shook his head. "I told you last night that you know too little about Fu Xiaoguan. If you knew him better, you would understand what kind of person he is!"
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Guanyun City.
A quiet courtyard.
Shui Yunjian, who was bad at finding his way, held the bullet he had just taken off Bei Wangchuan's shoulder in his hand, frowning and looking at it over and over again for a long time.
Bei Wangchuan spoke shirtless: "Hey, hey, hey, my wound is still bleeding, can you bandage it first?"
"Oh...!" Shui Yunjian then remembered that the operation was not completed.
He threw the bullet into the plate, making a crisp clang sound... He looked at the bullet again, and then sewed up Bei Wangchuan's wound.
"This thing is quite strange. Look at it. It's about two inches long, made of fine iron, and polished to be extremely smooth and round. But its head is not sharp at all. You are a Saint-level powerhouse, and yet it can penetrate your flesh and even enter your bones. As you said, if you hadn't mobilized your internal energy to protect this area, it would definitely have penetrated your arm..."
Shui Yunjian's round, ageless face revealed an unprecedented solemnity. He continued, "What weapon was used to launch this weapon? How powerful was that weapon? And...show this to Zhou Yezi. I doubt even Zhou the Blacksmith could create something this exquisite. Who shot you?"
Bei Wangchuan was also very conflicted. At that time, Fu Xiaoguan was crawling in the peach forest and shot him. He didn't see anyone at all, so naturally he didn't know it was Fu Xiaoguan. Moreover, he absolutely didn't believe that Fu Xiaoguan had such ability!
In his opinion, it was done by a master of the same Saint level, which was why he ran away without hesitation.
"Tell me, are there other holy ranks in this world?" Bei Wangchuan asked.
"Everyone knows about the six great martial saints, but you and I know that You Beidou also had a younger brother who also achieved the Saint rank. However, the two brothers were not on good terms. You Beidou retired thirty years ago, and since then, he has indulged himself in the mountains and rivers, no longer interfering in the affairs of the martial arts world. The most recent news about You Beidou is that on the eighth day of the first lunar month, he sailed across the vast ocean in a small boat, reportedly heading for Luomei Mountain. And his younger brother, Jia Nanxing, after breaking through the Saint rank, fought with his brother You Beidou at Luomei Mountain, slashing down thousands of plum blossoms and severing the last bit of their brotherly friendship. Since then, no one has known Jia Nanxing's whereabouts."
Shui Yunjian handed the bullet to Bei Wangchuan and said, "If you say this thing was done by Jia Nanxing, I don't believe it. Because in the battle of Luomei, he didn't beat You Beidou, and he used his fists instead of this kind of hidden weapon!"
This thing cannot be fired by a bow or crossbow, and the two have defined it as a hidden weapon.
"The strongest hidden weapon wielder in the world is Gongsun of the Yi Kingdom. However, Gongsun serves as a vassal of the Yi Kingdom's royal family. Right now, the Yi Kingdom and the Yu Dynasty are at war. Gongsun can't possibly help Fu Xiaoguan. Furthermore... even if Gongsun did, he's only half a step to the Saint level, so there's no way he could hurt you!"
"unless……"
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