Chapter 94: Strange Toad
"What did you say? Gu Feixue has martial arts skills, and they are not inferior to yours?!"
Zong Hao never expected that his capable men who went to capture Gu Feixue would return in a mess with wounds all over their bodies!
"This subordinate has not completed the order given by the master. Please punish me!"
Zong Hao was still immersed in astonishment: "Her martial arts skills are actually better than yours. Are you sure you saw it right?"
The man in black crawled on the ground, a look of reminiscence on his expressionless face:
"Yes, Master. Although the internal skills that Gu Feixue practices are unusual, her skills are indeed superior to mine."
Hearing this, Zong Hao slammed the teacup onto the table, a terrifying smile on his face: "Hahaha! Great! Gu Feixue actually has martial arts skills! Who is it! Who taught her martial arts?!"
Things finally got out of Zong Hao's control, and he was almost crazy at this moment.
When the men in black below saw this scene, their originally expressionless faces revealed a hint of fear.
"Master, I have a guess."
A cold light flashed in Zong Hao's eyes, and he said coldly: "Speak."
"When I was fighting with Gu Feixue, I found that her movements were a little strange. They had some resemblance to the unique skills that Zheng Yannian practiced!"
Zong Hao widened his eyes, and due to his excitement, they gradually became bloodshot, making him look even more terrifying.
"Zheng Yannian! Are you saying that Gu Feixue's martial arts were taught by Zheng Yannian?!"
Zong Hao recalled that when Liangcheng was hit by the disaster, Zheng Yannian and his army did move into the prefect's villa.
At that time, the Gu family also lived in the villa, so it is possible that the two had contact with each other.
The Gu family has been under his surveillance for the whole year, so Gu Feixue has no chance to learn martial arts!
Zong Hao's face became more and more terrifying, and he suddenly thought of something even more terrifying.
When Liang Jianwei and Zheng Yannian were dealing with the disaster in Liangcheng, it was rumored that they were often seen with a boy and a girl.
If Gu Feixue's martial arts were indeed taught by Zheng Yannian, and he also has a close relationship with Prefect Liang.
So……
Zheng Yannian was just a military man, brave and good at leading troops in battle, so how could he have the ability to deal with disasters?
The current Liangcheng prefect, Liang Jianwei, governs well, but the previous prefect Liang had no real power and did not know how to establish prestige.
If Liang Jianwei had the ability to deal with the disaster at that time, how could he have watched Liangcheng fall into crisis?
But if Liang Jianwei and Zheng Yannian had a military advisor behind them, all this could be explained clearly.
The military advisor who secretly gave them advice was none other than Gu Feixue, who had a close relationship with both Liang Jianwei and Zheng Yannian!
In this case, the Gu family did not want to use Liang Jianwei's power to redress the injustice, but Liang Jianwei did so because Gu Feixue had taken good care of the Gu family.
Otherwise, it would have been impossible for the Gu family to move into Anju Village and own land and houses, and it would have been even more impossible for them to have achieved such development in just one year.
All this is because of Gu Feixue's existence!
Zong Hao looked at the man in black with a strange red light in his expression. "If the matter is not completed, you know the punishment."
As soon as he finished speaking, Zong Hao took out a black cup from his arms. After opening the lid, a toad covered with red pustules jumped out from inside.
There was a red light in the toad's eyes. Zong Hao opened his mouth and said something silently. The toad then jumped into the collar of the man in black and sucked blood from the back of his neck.
After a while, the man in black turned black in face, lost all his blood and energy, and fell to the ground in the shape of a skeleton and died.
The toad, which was originally covered with pustules, turned red with black as it sucked blood, and became more and more weird.
Zong Hao said something else, and the toad jumped back into the black cup.
Afterwards, Zong Hao ordered someone to get paper and pen, wrote a letter, and had it sent back to the capital as soon as possible.
This time, he was waiting for news from the person in the capital and had no intention of acting on his own.
Forbidden City.
"Your Majesty, may His Majesty live long and long."
"No need to be polite, my dear ministers."
Everyone in the court could feel that the emperor was in a good mood. Thinking of the many achievements that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince had made in controlling disasters, droughts, and plagues in the past year, the ministers all became interested.
"The Minister of Rites has something to report to Your Majesty."
After receiving the emperor's approval, the Minister of Rites said:
"Last month, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sent people south to carry out plague treatment in the Jiangnan area. In just one month, the plague that had originally spread to several cities was effectively controlled and alleviated. It is truly a blessing from heaven!"
Sure enough, after the Minister of Rites finished speaking, the Emperor looked towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince with a gentler gaze.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince has been helping me solve my problems all day long, he deserves a reward! Come, give Your Highness the Crown Prince the tiger talisman!"
Everyone's eyes widened when they heard this.
They expected that the emperor would be very pleased and reward the prince, but they didn't expect that this time the reward would be a tiger talisman!
There are only two tiger talismans in total, one is in the hands of General Zheng Yannian, and the other is in the control of the emperor. Now the emperor actually gave it to the prince. What does this mean?
Could it be that the emperor intends to push the crown prince onto the throne this morning?
Prince Yuchi Shuo stood in the court. Hearing that the emperor had bestowed the tiger talisman, he remained calm and said:
"Please, Your Majesty, revoke your order. The Tiger Talisman is a treasure of national security, and I, your son, cannot accept it."
Now the ministers were at a loss as to what the prince was up to. He wouldn't even take the tiger talisman. What was he up to?
Doesn't he know that with the tiger talisman, it is very likely that he will succeed to the throne immediately?
No one could guess, nor did they see the flash of deep thought in the emperor's eyes when he heard that the prince would not accept the tiger talisman.
The emperor said with a smile:
"Oh? You can't accept it, or you don't dare to accept it? Your Highness, there is no need to refuse. This tiger talisman was bestowed by me, and no one else dares to make any rash judgments."
Yuchi Shuo heard this, but still said firmly:
"Your Majesty, you have trusted me and allowed me to deal with the disaster. This is already a reward. As for the tiger talisman, for the safety of the country and the stability of the country, please revoke your order."
No matter how slow the others were, they realized something at this moment.
It turns out that His Majesty bestowed the tiger talisman not to reward the prince but to prepare for the succession of the throne.
Instead, he was intentionally testing the prince?
Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but feel apprehensive about the depth of His Majesty's scheming, and they also looked up to Crown Prince Yuchi Shuo even more highly.
If it were any other prince, there would be no reason for him to refuse the tiger talisman given by His Majesty.
But the prince was able to remain calm and composed, no wonder he was appointed as the crown prince by the emperor.
Although His Majesty was trying to test the Crown Prince, the fact that he was able to resist the temptation of the tiger talisman clearly showed that he valued him more.
"Haha! Great! As expected of my prince, even I can't match your state of mind!"
Yuchi Shuo remained calm and said:
"Your Majesty, your praise is unmerited. Your Majesty governs the empire, and I, your humble servant, am merely doing my best to share your burdens."
As a result, the emperor's smile became even more genuine, and in front of everyone in the court, he rewarded the prince with many good things.
When the ministers heard this, they all looked at him with envy. Of course, the ministers were happy to see the prince being respected.
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