Who Is The Protagonist’s Best Friend? I Want To Be A Villain

"This servant pays homage to the prince."

Cao Zhengchun saluted respectfully to Cao Xu.

After seeing Cao Zhengchun, Cao Xu frowned.

Cao Zhengchun has a clear mind, and when he sees Cao Xu frowning, he knows what Cao Xu is thinking.

"Your Majesty, I am here under orders this time."

Cao Zhengchun's frown calmed down when he heard that Cao Zhengchun was here under orders.

He spent a lot of villain points to place Cao Zhengchun as an undercover agent in the palace. He didn't want Cao Zhengchun to be accidentally exposed.

"What's the matter with your order?" Cao Xu asked.

"Emperor Qian asked me to inform you to attend court tomorrow.

"Let me go to court."

Cao Xu was a little surprised. He no longer had an official position, but the emperor actually asked him to go to the temple.

"How are you in the palace?"

Cao Xu asked.

"My godfather, Eunuch Li, trusts me very much. With his deliberate recommendation, I have gained the trust of Emperor Qian."

Cao Zhengchun reported to Cao Xu.

The villain points are not in vain. If you don't spend the villain points, even if Cao Zhengchun successfully lurks in the palace, it will be difficult to gain trust.

At this time, Cao Zhengchun was Eunuch Li's godson, and the system also arranged for him to be sent to the palace from a young age. He had a clean background and had support from others, making it easier to climb up.

"Your Majesty, through Eunuch Li, I also proposed to Emperor Qian to establish the East Factory. Emperor Qian should be moved."

Cao Xu nodded, there was nothing wrong with Cao Zhengchun's ability, but his strength was not enough in this world.

Even if Cao Xu purchased an elixir to enhance Cao Zhengchun's strength, Grandmaster's peak strength would still not be enough.

Grandmaster's peak strength can be called a master, but he is definitely not a strong one.

Only by stepping into the realm of Great Grandmaster can one be worthy of the title of strong man.

Although Cao Xu can help Cao Zhengchun break through, the cost is too high. It costs 500,000 to buy the elixir that helps Cao Zhengchun break through the Great Grandmaster realm.

But if Cao Zhengchun is not helped, when will he break through to the Great Grandmaster realm?

If the strength is not enough, even if it is taken seriously, it will be difficult to be entrusted with important tasks.

"That's all."

There is no gain without effort.

Cao Xu has no plans to use villain points to improve his strength for the time being, so he might as well invest in Cao Zhengchun.

In an instant, Cao Xu's 1.2 million Villain 04 value turned into 700,000, and a pill appeared in Cao Xu's hand.

"This is the Realm Breaking Pill of the Great Grandmaster realm, which allows you to break through to the Great Grandmaster. If Emperor Qian builds the East Factory, I hope you can become the governor of the East Factory. Don't let me down.

Cao Xu handed the Realm Breaking Pill to Cao Zhengchun.

Cao Zhengchun burst into tears of gratitude.

"Your Majesty, I will definitely live up to your trust."

"Take the elixir."

If Dongchang can really be established and Cao Zhengchun becomes the governor of Dongchang, today's investment in Cao Zhengchun will be a big profit.

To put it another way, it is definitely not a loss to have a Great Grandmaster-level subordinate as a guarantee.

After taking Realm Breaking Pill, Cao Zhengchun successfully broke through to the early stage of Great Grandmaster.

"Go back, it won't be good for you to stay here for too long."

Cao Xu asked Cao Zhengchun to return to the palace to resume his life.

After Cao Zhengchun returned to the palace, he first pretended to be in seclusion, and then went out to see Eunuch Li.

"Zhengchun, you have broken through to the Great Grandmaster."

Eunuch Li was a little surprised when he sensed the aura of the Great Grandmaster on Cao Zhengchun.

Great Grandmaster and Grandmaster are not the same. Even in the early stage, Great Grandmaster can be called a strong one.

"After retreating, I tried to break through on a whim, and luckily I broke through."

"Okay, okay."

Eunuch Li was quite happy, he had adopted this godson, and his face would be bright if his son was promising.

"You previously proposed to establish the East Factory, and His Majesty agreed after thinking about it. His Majesty originally intended to let Zhao Chun serve as the governor of the East Factory, and you will serve as the deputy governor of the East Factory."

"Now that you have reached the level of Great Grandmaster, my godfather, I would like to suggest that you serve as the governor, but whether it is possible or not depends on His Majesty."

Eunuch Li told Cao Zhengchun the good news directly.

This is the advantage of breaking through to the Great Grandmaster. Cao Zhengchun could only use it before, but now he can reuse it.

"Thank you godfather."

Cao Zhengchun knew that if Li Gonggong spoke out, this matter would basically be accomplished.

He was well aware of Emperor Qian's trust in Eunuch Li. The position of the governor of the East Factory should be stable, and he had lived up to the prince's trust in him.

It was still dark, and Cao Xu got dressed under Lu Qingli's service.

The reason why it's so early is because I have to go to court today.

"You go and take a nap."

Cao Xu said to Lu Qingli.

After all, Lu Qingli worked hard all night last night, and her fatigue was visible to the naked eye.

Although Cao Xu also fought hard all night, he was full of energy, his body was not tired at all, and he was getting better and better.

The Nine Sun Magic Technique makes Cao Xu full of energy and endless life.

Of course, there is also the effect of Cao Xu using Heavenly Demon Gong to absorb other people's blood essence and nourish himself.

Cao Xu came to the palace with two bodyguards, Dian Wei and Xu Chu.

It was not yet time to go to court, and the officials were all waiting outside. Naturally, Prime Minister Wang Bo was also here.

"The Prime Minister is particularly energetic today."

Cao Xu and Wang Bo greeted each other without any sign of conflict.

Seeing Cao Xu and Wang Bo talking, some officials chatting looked at each other.

Some well-informed officials knew that some conflicts broke out between the King of Wei and the Prime Minister. They heard that the Palace of the King of Wei had been damaged and was still being repaired.

"There is no comparison between me and a young man like King Wei."

Wang Bo looked at Xu Chu behind Cao Xu.

Wang Bo, with his venomous eyes, could tell at a glance that Xu Chu was extraordinary.

"There are so many talented people around King Wei."

"No, they are not as good as the Prime Minister. Others say that the Prime Minister controls half of the country. These few people around me are nothing."

Cao Xu's words made Wang Bo narrow his eyes.

"I can't bear what King Wei said. It seems that King Wei is still worried about some of my reckless words."

"How about after the court is over, I personally hold a banquet and apologize to King Wei?"

Wang Bo's words quite gave Cao Xu face.

Wang Heng, who was standing behind Wang Bo, frowned. His father was too embarrassed by Cao Xu. Outsiders might have thought he was afraid of Cao Xu.

"Hahahaha, Prime Minister, don't worry too much. I am not so petty and will worry about the smallest things."

Cao Xu said that he is a very "generous" person, so how could he hold a grudge?

After chatting for a few words, Cao Xu left.

"Father, you are too shameful to Cao Xu." Wang Heng communicated with his father using the method of transmitting secret messages.

"Didn't you notice that there is another strong man beside Cao Xu?"

"He is a bit unfathomable and cannot see through. What we have to deal with now is Emperor Qian's methods. There is no need to provoke Cao Xu for the time being."

Wang Bo regretted threatening Cao Xu last time.

Instead of getting any benefits, he ended up at odds with Cao Xu.

He couldn't say he was afraid of Cao Xu, but strong men appeared around Cao Xu from time to time, which made Wang Bo confused and a little afraid.

What's more, now that Emperor Qian is attacking him, he has to deal with Emperor Qian, and he is even less willing to become an enemy of Cao Xu.

"I suspect that this court meeting is aimed at me."

Wang Bo looked in the direction of Jinluan Palace.

Now the news has spread all over the capital. The fact that he killed Zhenbei Wang Linye was definitely the work of Emperor Qian.

Soon, the time came, and the officials entered the Jinluan Hall in order. Although Cao Xu no longer had an official position, he still stood at the forefront.

After all, the title of Prince Cao Xu can overwhelm countless people.

None of the officials present were allowed to call him "Prince" or "His Royal Highness the King of Wei" in front of Cao Xu.

"Your Majesty, I impeached Prime Minister Wang Bo, colluded with the Blood Lotus Sect to rebel against the traitors, and killed Zhenbei Wang Linye."

The person who just came to the court came here. Last time it was Cao Xu who was reported for impeachment, but this time it was Wang Bo. Cao Xu watched the show happily.

Emperor Qian wants to attack Wang Bo, which is embarrassing.

Just by being able to watch this show, this time I went to court was not in vain.

Soon, one by one, those who wanted to impeach Wang Bo came forward. These officials were obviously from Emperor Qian's side.

The main leader was Wu Sen, the commander of the Imperial City Division.

"Prime Minister, what do you have to say about this matter?" Emperor Qian looked at Wang Bo indifferently.

"Your Majesty, everything is a slander. The guards at the old minister's house failed to guard him well, allowing Song Chou to escape. The hidden minister has been dealt with.

"As for Song Chou's escape and killing Zhenbei King Linye, it has nothing to do with the old minister."

"It is completely nonsense to say that the veteran colluded with the Blood Lotus Sect to rebel."

Wang Bo stood up without any panic on his face.

"Even if the Prime Minister did not collude with the Blood Lotus Religion to kill King Zhenbei, can you admit that you are at fault in this matter?" Emperor Qian asked Wang Bo.

Wang Bo frowned and said in a deep voice: "It is true that I have some faults in this matter. I will take it as my responsibility."

"Then I'll be fined for one year."

This punishment is neither big nor small, almost nothing.

Wang Bo didn't care about the small amount of salary at all, but he didn't expect that Emperor Qian's thunder was loud and the rain was light.

I thought Qianhuang would grab him and bite him hard, but he didn't expect it to be lifted so lightly.

"I plan to establish a department called Dongchang. This department will be composed of eunuchs in the palace. They will be responsible for gathering intelligence, supervising officials, and performing secret missions."

"Cao Zhengchun will serve as the governor, and Zhao Chun will serve as the deputy governor."

Emperor Qian announced the establishment of a new department. The officials discussed it but had no opinions.

Although Wang Bo didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Qianhuang Gourd, he didn't object.

"Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty."

Cao Zhengchun and Zhao Chun thanked Emperor Qian.

Zhao Chun was actually a little unhappy. He was actually outshined by Cao Zhengchun. In terms of qualifications and strength, he was no better than Cao Zhengchun.

"It's definitely Eunuch Li." Zhao Chun glanced at Eunuch Li.

Eunuch Li is Cao Zhengchun's godfather, and it was definitely Eunuch Li who helped Cao Zhengchun rise to power.

Although I was unhappy in my heart, I didn't show it on the surface.

"With the death of King Zhenbei, chaos will inevitably arise in Youzhou. What do you think, dear friends?"

Emperor Qian once again mentioned the matter of King Zhenbei.

"Prime Minister, what do you think?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Emperor Qian took the initiative to mention Wang Bo.

"According to my opinion, Youzhou cannot make much trouble."

Wang Bo knew that he could not calculate the troops and horses of King Zhenbei.

Based on his understanding of Emperor Qian, it is estimated that the news that he killed King Zhenbei has spread throughout Youzhou by this time.

Those cronies of King Zhenbei must hate him deeply. It is no longer possible to plan the troops left by King Zhenbei, so Wang Bo does not want to participate.

"The Prime Minister is too optimistic. With 300,000 soldiers and horses, we must take precautions in case of rebellion.

Chen Yi, the commander of the Black Tortoise Battalion, stood up and said.

The Great Qian Dynasty has four camps to defend the capital, namely Azure Dragon Camp, White Tiger Camp, Black Tortoise Hui and Vermilion Bird Hui.

In addition to this there were one hundred thousand Praetorian Guards.

One hundred thousand Imperial Guards were the main force guarding the capital, while the four major battalions guarded the four directions and were responsible for dealing with enemies from four directions.

The Black Tortoise camp guards the north, and Youzhou happens to be in the north.

If there is a rebellion in Youzhou, the Black Tortoise Battalion will be responsible for suppressing it.

"Your Majesty, Chen Jian

It was proposed that 50,000 people be allocated to each of the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger battalions and placed under the command of His Highness the King of Wei.

"If Youzhou launches a rebellion, I would like His Highness the King of Wei to assist me in suppressing the rebellion."

After Chen Yi finished speaking, he glanced at Cao Xu to show his kindness.

Cao Xu glanced at the old general who had grown white hair. There was no kindness in this world without any reason.

According to his understanding, the Vermilion Bird Camp and the White Tiger Camp are probably under the control of Prime Minister Wang Bo.

The soldiers and horses of these two battalions were transferred to him. This was deliberately to cause a conflict between him and Wang Bo.

Wang Bo's face should not look good now.

Cao Xu took a look, and sure enough, Wang Bo's face was ashen, and his son Wang Heng's face was even worse.

"Veteran Chen Yi's strategy of the 463rd Army is good.'

Emperor Qian immediately agreed. The two men were singing a double act.

"Is King Wei willing?" Emperor Qian looked at Cao Xu.

"Of course I will listen to your Majesty."

Cao Xu didn't get carried away by the temptation and bit into it directly.

Because it's hard to say whether this thing will work out or not. If it doesn't work out, if you respond in a hurry, there will be no benefit except offending Wang Bo.

Cao Xu would definitely not do anything that would lead to nothing but a mouthful of mud.

"My veteran disagrees. The Vermilion Bird Battalion and the White Tiger Battalion need to defend the south and west and cannot mobilize troops.

Emperor Qian wanted to use the troops and horses under his control, so Wang Bo naturally couldn't sit still.

No wonder the front was raised high and then dropped gently. It turned out to be waiting for him here.

"There is not much threat to the south and west now. If there is a threat to the south and west, I will naturally dispatch troops and horses for reinforcements.

Qianhuang's words blocked Wang Bo's mouth.

"According to what His Majesty said, there is no need to deploy the Vermilion Bird and White Tiger battalions. The same goes for deploying Azure Dragon soldiers."

"Okay, then we will allocate 50,000 troops from each of the three battalions and put them under the command of King Wei."

After Emperor Qian finished speaking, he regretted a little.

If 50,000 people were allocated to each battalion, it would be equivalent to allocating 150,000 troops to Cao Xu.

This was too much. He wanted to bleed Wang Bo, but he also didn't want to raise a bad wolf like Cao Xu.

But as an emperor, golden words cannot be changed casually.

"The old minister thinks that there is no need to dispatch so many troops. How about dispatching 20,000 people per battalion, and then the King of Wei recruits 40,000 people himself, so that we can gather 100,000 soldiers and horses."

Wang Bo knew that Qianhuang was destined to spill his blood today, so he could only come up with a strategy to make Qianhuang spare his blood.

If each battalion deployed 50,000 people, he would lose 50,000 more soldiers and horses than Emperor Qian, which was unacceptable.

"But, just do as the prime minister said. Does King Wei have any opinions?" Emperor Qian asked Cao Xu.

"Of course I have no objection. I will listen to Your Majesty in everything."

Cao Xu said with a smile.

What is this called? The crane and the clam fight, and the fisherman wins.

Emperor Qian fought with the prime minister and got an advantage over him, Cao Xu,

If Cao Xu had any objections, he was all smiles and got one hundred thousand troops for nothing.

"Okay, I will appoint King Cao Xu of Wei as General Pingbei, commanding a hundred thousand troops. Prime Minister, do you have any opinions?"

After conferring the title of general on Cao Xu, Emperor Qian asked Wang Bo.

"Old minister, I have no objection."

Hearing that Wang Bo had no objection, Emperor Qian felt a little pity. He wished that Wang Bo had an objection and Cao Xu had a conflict with Wang Bo.

Wang Bo did not object to the title of Emperor Qian, so other officials naturally did not dare to have any objections, so Cao Xu, who had not made any achievements, became General Pingbei.

In fact, He Yun, the silent general, had an opinion. He was awarded the title of Northern General even though he had not yet established himself in the world. The key was that he was in charge of the Azure Dragon Camp.

Cao Xu needed to be allocated 20,000 troops and horses, so naturally he felt unhappy.

But he was promoted by Qian Huang single-handedly. Can he refute Qian Huang's decision? But he is definitely unhappy. .