My golden finger is delicious

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Why don't some people want Gong Jiu to exist by the emperor's side?

It's obvious.

Some people want to do harm to the emperor.

"Of course, all this is my guess. The prince's problem is not complicated, and I can help solve it. But..."

"If it's as you guessed, then I'm afraid it's treating the symptoms but not the root cause."

The emperor will still be in crisis, and Gong Jiu will be targeted with more sinister strategies.

Nothing involving the emperor is trivial.

Lu Xiaofeng felt that the job she had just accepted was a bit hot.

Even the emperor's promise of ten altars of fine wine from the palace's secret collection could not soothe his wounded heart.

At least twenty...no, thirty altars.

Thinking about the possible increase in the amount of wine, he looked at the angry little prince who wanted to pick up his sword and kill all the bad guys.

Lu Xiaofeng suddenly had an idea.

etc.

Brother Xie seemed to have just...completely avoided the task of summoning the deceased princess.

He said emphatically, the emperor's first errand.

Regarding the issue of the Ninth Prince seeing ghosts.

It was suggested that someone wanted to do harm to the emperor.

"Xiaojiu, calm down."

"How can I calm down! Brother Huang, someone wants to deal with you. They even want to..."

I want to kill you!

There are still other possibilities.

But using this complicated method, the emperor had no close followers with high martial arts skills.

Eighty percent is treason.

"Ever since I was born, there have been many people who want to deal with me. Come on, let's go in, sit down, and count slowly. Let's see who will participate in the rebellion based on the current situation."

Count what?

Of course, it is to look at how many enemies the emperor has.

Let’s talk about foreign enemies first. Although the emperor of the Ming Dynasty has changed, the achievements of taking back the sixteen states of Yanyun are still there.

Then the circle of outer Mongolia is an indispensable enemy of life and death.

The Japanese pirates in the east are suffering from scabies, but their ninjutsu is quite strange and the people are miserable. They have been suppressed bloodyly several times now. His favorability in Japan should be the lowest in history.

West, south...

Emperor Qinghe counted the foreign enemies there with a stick of incense.

Gong Jiu's angry expression turned into speechless: "Brother Huang, you..."

"Next are the courtiers."

"Are some of the courtiers hating the emperor's brother?" You are the emperor, shouldn't you just slap someone you don't like?

"Yes, for example Yang Chun..."

Emperor Qinghe was not a weak emperor. Even if he had just established himself, he could not be suppressed by his ministers relying on their old age.

But he was not an emperor who could control the situation with just one word.

Courtiers have their own ideas, opinions, and their own family positions and interests.

Yang Chun was just named by the emperor.

In fact, he has become a second-rank official and is in charge of the staff department.

But his mentor, his students, his son, nephew, a total of more than a dozen people were sentenced by Emperor Qinghe to never be employed.

Wu Ding, Lu Xiaofeng, and Gong Jiu said, "What grudges are there?"

The late emperor suffered a lot from the criticism of famous scholars.

Emperor Qinghe decided to never hire someone. Aren't you waiting to return to the court after a few years and become more famous? Phew, dreaming.

It’s been more than a hundred years since the founding of the People’s Republic of China.

Every three years, a batch of leeks awaits the emperor's selection.

Still missing you?

So the emperor wasted some time and ordered the court to see what he didn't like.

Count from the second fringe to the sixth fringe.

Wu Ding almost wanted to applaud the emperor.

"Most of them just don't like me. After all, no emperor can satisfy everyone. Most of them still don't have the courage to change dynasties."

The vast majority don’t, but a very small number still do?

"The next step is the clan."

The clan’s reasons don’t need to be counted.

There are currently only two princesses, but there is another one in the queen's belly. I don't know whether she is a girl or not.

If something happens to the emperor now.

Then all clans are the biggest beneficiaries.

When an emperor has no son to inherit the throne, he has to rely on a side branch to succeed him.

It’s much more maneuverable.

After all, this time you have to "compete with others". And whether you are a virtuous person or not is not just a matter of words.

"It cannot be ruled out..."

"No, it's just treason."

Everyone was still making careful deductions for fear of loopholes, but the emperor himself chose the treason option, very firmly.

"Why can't it just be that some people don't like me? When I was born, there were nine stars in a row."

So his nickname is Xiaojiu.

"Xiao Jiu, your nickname is indeed taken from the Nine Stars Lianzhu, but the Nine Stars Lianzhu appears at the beginning of the year, and you were born at the end of the year." Because it is a rare celestial phenomenon, nine is the ultimate number, and it is the same age, no matter how you look at it, it has a good meaning . Therefore, Prince Taiping and his wife, who gave birth to a child at the end of the year, named the child "Xiaojiu" to take advantage of the popularity.

Of course, as a parent, I embellish it a bit when telling it to my children.

Gong Jiu's face instantly darkened, and the name he liked so much suddenly lost its flavor.

"I know my popularity very well." The emperor took out a folding fan and opened it gracefully. On the front are written the four words "Be at ease and follow your heart".

Inscribed by the emperor himself.

Emperor Qinghe was a good emperor, he really loved his people like a son, and he was also a willful emperor.

He touched the interests of too many powerful people, and his methods were quite "violent"

There are really many people who dislike him.

"Besides, treason is the worst case scenario, isn't it?"

According to the preparations for treason, it is not negligence.

That makes sense.

Then a group of people began to discuss how to lead out the real culprit behind the scenes.

Wu Ding was about to speak up to "spoiler".

Found out that there was a cunning emperor and a "battle-hardened" detective.

It seemed that he didn't need to give advice on how to trick people.

Through the incident with Gong Jiu, it was immediately determined that the other party had basically locked on to the royal family, and that the royal family would use the power of the underworld.

"If the court officials want to kill me, they must contact the next family. If this next family is an external enemy, then there is no need to drive Xiao Jiu away. Just kill them together. Then the possibility of a royal family is very high."

If Gong Jiu had been by his side.

Then it would not only increase the difficulty of "assassinating" the emperor.

Moreover, because Gong Jiu had been raised by the emperor and treated as his own son, Gong Jiu's chances of succession were increased.

So Gong Jiu must be taken away, and he must also bear an indecent reputation and have no chance of the throne.

"He is from the royal family, has connections in the court, has been quite active recently, and has contacts with people in the underworld..."

The answer is obvious.

The King of Nanping.

The King of Nanping, who just asked his son to become Ye Gucheng's apprentice.

The suspect is easy to infer, but the method of crime is confusing before it even starts.

Whether from the perspective of the underworld or the court, they can't figure out how the King of Nanping plans to rebel?

No wonder you can't think of it: among so many cases of rebellion, the King of Nanping's trick is indeed the most speechless.

"Will it be similar to Huo Xiu's method?" Lu Xiaofeng looked at Wu Ding.

Wu Ding immediately rejected it: "When it comes to the imperial power, they are lucky to play a trick, but they definitely dare not do it. Has the royal family not yet worshipped a real monk?"

"Indeed."

"Because there is no need. When the evil spirits are rampant, it will be a sign of the country's demise."

This flattery made the emperor and the young prince very happy.

However... their countermeasures are still in a deadlock.

They are afraid of alerting the enemy and making the wrong target.

I'm afraid we need to discuss it in detail.

"I do have a small suggestion." Wu Ding's face was still full of that carefree smile, but this time, it was a little more mischievous and cunning.

"Hmm?"

"Maybe we can save the trouble of removing the evil spirit from the young master."

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Wanmei Villa

Ximen Chuxue looked at the people in front of him with a cold face.

Lu Xiaofeng (a regular), Hua Manlou (a rare guest, he never came in before), Wu Ding (the second time seeing him), Sikong Zhaixing (just about to leave, but stayed to watch the fun), a Taiping prince (who is this!)

Finally, Ximen Chuxue's cold sword-like eyes pierced the boy who was clinging to the door frame and looking out.

"Master Wu, Master Wu!!! That horse, can you really give me one?!"

"Yes, but I have conditions."

"As long as it has nothing to do with my brother, even if it costs my father's life." Gong Jiu was delighted and continued to look at the direction of the stable, salivating, "A horse that can recognize the road~"

For Gong Jiu, the ability to recognize the road is more important than traveling a thousand miles a day.

"Ahem, Ninth Prince, don't forget the business."

"Oh, right."

Gong Jiu turned back and bowed to Ximen Chuxue.

"Zhu Wenfu pays respect to the master."

Ximen Chuxue with a cold face:...

"My real name is not nice, just call me Gong Jiu." He will always be Xiao Jiu in the palace.

Ximen Chuxue continued to be cold:...

Gong Jiu didn't take his cold face seriously.

Took a yellow imperial edict from Lu Xiaofeng and brought it to Ximen Chuxue.

"Master, take the imperial edict."

Ximen Chuxue's eyes seemed to want to poke a hole in the imperial edict.

A prince came to the door, it was nothing more than Lu Xiaofeng causing some trouble.

But what's the matter with the imperial edict coming to the door! ! ! !

The current emperor still forced people to give him disciples? !

No!

Lu Xiaofeng saw Ximen Chuxue was about to lose his temper, and immediately went to comfort him.

What he boasted about was how talented Gong Jiu was.

He learned the Flowing Cloud Flying Sleeves on the spot, and was slightly better than him and Hua Manlou.

Ximen Chuxue continued to have a blank expression.

No matter how talented a young man was, he would only be able to fight now, fight five years later, and fight ten years later.

There was never the option of a disciple.

"Master Wu Tian said that Master has a strong destiny, with evil spirits in his destiny, and can shock hundreds of ghosts and capture hundreds of monsters. It is really true." Gong Jiu closed his eyes and felt the feeling on his body, then looked at Ximen Chuxue with admiration.

After entering the door, the impetuous and cold feelings that had been vaguely lingering in his heart disappeared.

No wonder Wu Tianshi said that the ghost energy that was wrapped around him actually didn't need to be removed.

How good it is now, he came to Wanmei Villa to become a disciple openly, and the things on his body were suppressed by the master.

The people behind the scenes will not know anything.

Ximen Chuxue's face became darker, and he seemed to have recalled some childhood shadows.

Seeing that Ximen Chuxue was about to draw his sword.

Wu Ding raised his hand at the right time to indicate: There are benefits.

"Although this incident was intended to disrupt the plan of the King of Nanping and force him to reveal his true colors, this disciple is real. Gong Jiu will be your disciple in the future. Think about it, if you raise him for a few years now, he will be able to fight you to the death. Maybe he can help you break through the Grandmaster and break the void, what do you think? Others may have the possibility of fighting with you, but Gong Jiu can definitely reach your level."

This wording is like you can kill him after you have fattened him up.

But this prospective master and disciple does not think there is a problem at all.

Ximen Chuxue's sword is sincerity.

Cultivating an opponent for yourself does not violate his swordsmanship.

Gong Jiu's thinking is even simpler. He doesn't think he will lose at all.

If he loses... that would be great!

"Second, the King of Taiping feels guilty towards Gong Jiu. Basically, he will give Gong Jiu whatever he wants. There is half of the Sword of Heaven in the King of Taiping's treasury."

The Sword of Heaven and the Dragon Slaying Saber were broken in half that year.

The Dragon Slaying Sword was reborn after being repaired by the Fiery Flag and the Sharp Gold Flag, and followed Zhang Wuji into seclusion, whereabouts unknown.

The broken Heavenly Sword was refused to be repaired because of the massacre of the Five Elements Flag by Master Miejue.

After being taken back by Emei, there was no less people who coveted it because of the broken sword and the loss of the Nine Yin Manual.

Emei was frequently visited by thieves.

After more than 20 years of tossing, Emei finally had no ability to keep the broken sword.

A hundred years later.

I didn't expect that half of it was in the Taiping Palace.

For all the sword practitioners in the world, is the Heavenly Sword just a sharp broken sword?

That's sentiment!

Looking at Ximen Chuixue's expression, he was slightly moved.

Everyone: There's a chance.

"The emperor's salary is ten books, a full ten ancient sword manuals." Taizu was the founder of the Mingjiao.

In the early days, he attached great importance to martial arts and took advantage of the chaos to plunder a batch.

After ascending the throne, he found that he was too busy to even have time for regular exercise, let alone martial arts.

So these peerless sword manuals gradually became dusty.

Ximen Chuxue's heart was moved again.

He began to look at Gong Jiu with some consideration.

"We have also arranged a satisfying duel for you."

"Hmm?"

"Do you want to fight Ye Gucheng?"

The two great sword masters in the world today.

Ye Gucheng, the leader of the Nanhai group of swordsmen.

Ximen Chuxue, the master of Wanmei Villa

Just hearing each other's names is enough to make the two masters excited.

"I will invite him to a duel, and I don't need you to intervene."

"Master, you are alone, and Ye Gucheng is followed by the entire Baiyun City. If you want him to put everything aside for a fight, it takes some preparation. And with your identities, a silent duel in a deserted wilderness. Doesn't it lack a sense of ceremony? Not to mention yourself, if it was Ye Gucheng, do you think it's too neglectful for a person like him to die quietly in an unknown place?"

In the original book, Lu Xiaofeng once asked Ye Gucheng why he wanted to duel in such a troublesome place as the Forbidden City.

Ye Gucheng's answer was: Because he is Ximen Chuxue, and I am Ye Gucheng.

As soon as this came out, it seemed like a far-fetched argument.

But it made people feel that it was natural.

Only such a place was worthy of them.

Ximen Chuxue looked at Wu Ding and was slightly moved.

"We will help you persuade Ye Gucheng to put aside everything and duel with you, and arrange for his worries so that he can focus on the battle. The location is the top of the Forbidden City! How about it!"

The four benefits add up, that's very tempting.

At this moment, the emperor far away in the capital is issuing an imperial decree to the King of Nanping.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean..."

"Is the uncle hard of hearing?"

"No, no, this..."

"This duel is my gift to Xiaojiu as a teacher. Alas, this Ximen Chuxue is really something, saying that if you want to be his apprentice, Xiaojiu must not leave Wanmei Villa for five years."

The emperor looked like a child, how can I compromise?

"Xiao Jiu is so talented that maybe it won't take five years."

"Your Majesty..."

"If Ximen Chuxue died in the duel, he would not be worthy of being Xiao Jiu's master."

"But..."

"Here is an imperial edict for Ye Gucheng. Is he teaching the children in your fiefdom or in Baiyun City?? You can bring it to him directly. Regardless of the outcome, I will exempt Baiyun City from taxes for three years, set up a maritime trade department, and allow trading ports. Does the emperor have anything else to do?"

"…………"