Fu Xiaoguan returned to his room, but Su Jue did not leave Yiliang Pavilion.
Su Rou put down the embroidery needle in her hand and looked up at Su Jue.
"There will be endless troubles."
"I know, so I still wonder if I killed her."
"You can't do it either."
"Why?"
"Because you know that people are neither good nor evil, and good and evil are not determined by the environment in which they grow up. Otherwise, why would Buddhism advocate laying down the butcher knife to become a Buddha? Besides, she never raised the butcher knife. Even I don't think she deserves to die. Being in the Moon Worship Sect was a fate she couldn't choose, but whether or not she became a knife in the hands of the Moon Worship Sect was something she could control. Obviously, she didn't become a knife in the hands of the Moon Worship Sect, and she even risked her life to save my junior brother's life..."
Su Rou smoothed the hair around her ears and continued, "Junior Brother is a man who values friendship very much. Since he saved this person, there's no way he'd let her die. So, there's no need for you to feel sad."
"As for the aftermath, when she wakes up, we'll have a frank and honest conversation, and kill everyone who has seen her true face. Then there will be no Tong Yan in the world anymore, only an insignificant Xu Xinyan."
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Early the next morning, Eunuch Jia arrived at the Fu Mansion in a carriage.
"Sir, your Majesty invites you to attend the morning court today."
Fu Xiaoguan had just finished a round of military boxing and asked, "Do you know what's going on?"
"This old servant thinks...it's probably because of the attack on the little official last night."
Fu Xiaoguan laughed and gave Eunuch Jia a task: "I want to dig out all the hidden members of the Moon Worship Sect buried in Jinling City. Don't keep them here for the New Year."
Eunuch Jia pondered for a moment: "They...can no longer celebrate the New Year!"
Fu Xiaoguan was stunned. "It was done so quickly?"
"They offended His Highness, so they deserve to die!"
"How many people are there?"
"One hundred and nine."
"Your Majesty's idea?"
"...This is my own idea."
"……very good!"
Fu Xiaoguan had never expected that Eunuch Jia would solve the problem of the hidden door for him so quickly. It seems that this ant colony has great power in Shangjing City. But if he mobilizes the ant colony, will it attract the attention of Xiyu Tower?
He changed into court robes, boarded Eunuch Jia's carriage, and headed for the palace.
"There is actually only one person left from the Hidden Gate in Shangjing City." Eunuch Jia whispered this in a speeding carriage.
"who?"
"Baby face."
Fu Xiaoguan was startled and asked, "Do you know what Tong Yan looks like?"
Eunuch Jia grinned. "It's said to be a little girl, but I don't know what she looks like. Since Your Highness rescued someone last night, I think your status is too high and it's not worth taking this risk. If it's inconvenient for Your Highness, I can take action on your behalf."
This old guy knows so much!
Fu Xiaoguan said nonchalantly, "She saved my life."
"Her life cannot be compared with that of Your Highness."
"You're wrong. In my opinion, everyone's life is equally important. If one day you are imprisoned, I will still save you."
Eunuch Jia was silent for a moment, then asked, "If we were to become enemies with the entire world, what would we choose?"
"So what if I become the enemy of the whole world?"
"...Your Highness is very courageous. Zhou Tongtong was attacked in Qishan, but has now arrived safely in Jingguang City."
Eunuch Jia did not continue the topic of the woman, he talked about Zhou Tongtong.
Fu Xiaoguan frowned slightly and asked, "Is this the work of the Moon Worship Cult again?"
"The Moon Worship Cult's secret door. All the attackers are dead, and a Saint-level Baili Hong was also killed."
"Zhou Tongtong is so powerful?"
"No, it's His Highness's flintlock rifle that's so powerful."
"Can you kill the Saint Rank?"
"...With your Highness's skills, it's not enough. If he were at the same Saint level, or one level lower, he could really kill a Saint level."
This is kind of depressing!
Fu Xiaoguan glared at Eunuch Jia and roughly understood the meaning of this sentence - a third-rate master could not get close to a saint-level master at all, and a saint-level master could easily kill him, Fu Xiaoguan, with just a sword or even a stone.
Then with Zhou Tongtong's skills and flintlock rifle, it would not be difficult to kill Baili Hong.
But then Eunuch Jia said something that shocked Fu Xiaoguan: "It wasn't Zhou Tongtong who killed Baili Hong, but... Fu Daguan!"
Fu Xiaoguan's mouth dropped open in surprise. After a long pause, he asked, "Are you mistaken? Does that fat guy know martial arts?"
Eunuch Jia turned around and said with a smile: "That fat guy is not only good at martial arts!"
So that honest fat guy has been hiding his skills?
It turns out that honest people cannot be trusted!
According to Eunuch Jia, the fat man is at least a top-tier martial artist. Why didn't he teach the original owner of this body martial arts before?
"Why did he go to Wu Dynasty again?"
"He is the elder brother of the late emperor. He cares more about the Wu Dynasty than you, Your Highness. What I mean is that he needs a stable Wu Dynasty because you, Your Highness, will be the emperor of the Wu Dynasty sooner or later."
Fu Xiaoguan fell silent. The fat man was going to defend the Wu Dynasty. If he wanted to defend the Wu Dynasty, he had to fight against Queen Mother Xi... Queen Mother Xi had been running the Wu Dynasty for many years. Could the fat man be her opponent?
"Your Highness, don't worry. The Tianji Pavilion is not as simple as it appears. Bringing Gao Xian back to the country this time may cause chaos in the Wu Dynasty for a while, but after the chaos, the tentacles of the Moon Worship Cult that have reached into the Wu Dynasty will be completely cut off."
Eunuch Jia didn't know what kind of power Empress Dowager Xi really controlled, nor did he know how crazy Empress Dowager Xi could be.
The carriage drove into the imperial city, and Fu Xiaoguan got off the carriage and went straight to Chengtian Palace.
The morning court session had already begun. After seeing Fu Xiaoguan, His Majesty stopped discussing the Yellow River flood issue and looked at him.
"Nothing?"
"Your Majesty, everything is fine."
“Very good!”
Emperor Xuan stood up and took two steps on the Dragon Terrace. "The Moon Worshiping Cult is now openly trying to assassinate important officials of the imperial court. I have tolerated them for a long time, but now I don't want to tolerate it anymore!"
"Minister Yan, listen to your orders!"
Minister of War Yan Haochu stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, Yan Haochu obeys your orders."
"Order the troops of General Xue Dingshan of the Western Frontier Army to march to Xirong immediately to annihilate the Moon Worship Cult bandits! Appoint Prince Huo Donglin of Zhenxi as the accompanying military supervisor, and order Prince Jin Yu Wenshu to raise the necessary food and supplies locally! I must receive news of the Moon Worship Cult's complete destruction before July of next year, otherwise... I will punish you according to military law!"
As soon as Emperor Xuan announced this decree, the ministers fell silent for a few breaths, and then burst into an uproar.
Qin Huizhi hurriedly stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Your Majesty, the current domestic situation is not conducive to another war! Besides, the Western Wilds are already covered in snow, how can this team enter? Why not, why not discuss it later?"
Emperor Xuan waved his hand and said, "I have made up my mind. There is no need to discuss this matter further..."
As he said this, he looked at Fu Xiaoguan, "Fu Xiaoguan, listen to my orders!"
Fu Xiaoguan was shocked. He thought, "Will my father-in-law send me to Xirong too?"
He stepped forward and said, "Your humble servant Fu will obey your orders."
"I have authorized you to expand the Divine Sword Army to 30,000 men. The troops in Pingling must now be relocated to the border towns. You must depart today!"
Fu Xiaoguan raised his head in astonishment. This...
"Withdraw from the court!"
Emperor Xuan walked down the Dragon Terrace with his hands behind his back.
"Yan Beixi, Yan Shidao, Dong Kangping, and Fu Xiaoguan are discussing politics in the Imperial Study!"
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