Yuwen Cheng looked at the clothes of the person who had just arrived, and his right hand that was holding the reins tightened."Oh no, it's the Golden Snake Guards!"
If the Golden Snake Guards were to move out, it would mean that they had alerted Yang Guang. It would be difficult to turn this matter into a small one.
Sure enough, after a while, the Head Eunuch Cao Zhengying walked forward under the protection of a group of guards. When he saw this, his eyes instantly widened and he said in surprise," How dare you! Who injured the princess?!" Then, he stared at Zhangsun Wuji, who was closest to Yang Ziyu, and said solemnly,"Take him down!"
"Wait!"
Yuwen Cheng immediately shouted. He was not afraid that the Golden Snake Guards would capture Zhangsun Wuji, but that the strange woman with the peacock mask would injure the Golden Snake Guards. In that case, even he would probably be implicated.
Yuwen Cheng dismounted his horse and walked up to Cao Zheng Ying. He said politely,""Eunuch, can we talk in private?”
Although Yuwen Cheng was an invincible general on the battlefield, he had no choice but to restrain his temper when faced with the eunuchs who served the Emperor, especially when he had a favor to ask.
Cao Zheng Ying was not an ordinary eunuch. He did not show any fear in front of Yu Wen Cheng. Instead, he said darkly,""General Yuwen, attacking the princess is the crime of implicating the three clans. In this old servant's opinion, it's better for you not to interfere.”
"This…"
As expected, Yuwen Cheng hesitated.
At this moment, Yang Ziyu stood up unsteadily. Her beautiful eyes swept across the crowd. She first stared at the peacock, then at Cao Zheng Ying. She said coldly,"This is just a misunderstanding. Eunuch, please let them go.”
"This matter is of great importance," Cao Zheng Ying shook his head. This old servant has received the Emperor's decree to invite the princess to the palace for a banquet. Since this has happened, please follow this old servant into the palace and let the Emperor decide.”
Yuwen Cheng revealed a helpless expression. He knew that this matter would inevitably alarm Yang Guang. He couldn't help but feel uneasy as he looked up at Yang Ziyu. If Yang Ziyu continued to hold on to this matter, not only would Zhangsun Wuji be punished, but even he would be punished. It was very likely that he would offend King Reliance.
Yang Ziyu mounted her horse and turned back to look at Yuwen Cheng and Zhangsun Wuji. She said coldly,""Don't worry, this princess will plead with His Majesty and guarantee that you will be fine!”
Yuwen Cheng heaved a sigh of relief and gave Zhangsun Wuji a reassuring look.
Zhangsun Wuji could only smile bitterly to himself. He had come to Jiang Du as the young master of the Profound Secrets Pavilion. He had originally wanted to make a grand achievement and amaze the world with a single brilliant feat. However, he had not expected to offend the princess of Ji Du before he had even entered the city gates of Jiang Du. He had even owed Yuwen Cheng a huge favor. If his master, Yan Qingxuan, knew about this, the consequences would be unimaginable.
"What a pity. If only the Golden Snake Guards had come later.”
Zhangsun Wuji revealed a regretful expression. In that situation just now, as long as he was given some time to be alone with Yang Ziyu, not only would there not be this trouble, he might even be able to make friends with Yang Ziyu. However, there were no ifs in this world.
In the Qianyuan Palace, the banquet had not yet begun. Yang Guang looked at Yuwen Cheng, Zhangsun Wuji and the others who walked in dejectedly and could not help but laugh.
The battle at the city gate was naturally the plot mentioned in the original novel. That was why Yang Guang arranged for Cao Zhengying to lead the Golden Snake Guards to ambush them. It was to prevent Zhangsun Wuji from getting to know Yang Ziyu, and also to show Zhangsun Wuji his might.
"You are Zhangsun Wuji?"
After listening to Cao Zheng Ying's report, Yang Guang turned his gaze to Zhangsun Wuji.
Zhangsun Wuji immediately knelt down and said," Greetings, Your Majesty. I have failed to discipline my subordinates and offended the princess. I hope Your Majesty will punish me."”His tone was neither servile nor overbearing. Although he was kneeling on the ground, he had a demeanor.
"The country has its laws, and the family has its rules." Yang Guang nodded. Cao Zhengying attacked the princess. According to the law, what crime should he be punished for?”
Cao Zheng Ying said with a straight face,"The Great Sui's law states that it is necessary to deliberately attack the princes and princesses and exterminate the three clans."”
Zhangsun Wuji, who was kneeling in front of the palace, immediately trembled and lowered his head even more.
Yang Ziyu stepped forward and said,"Your Majesty, this matter was all started by Yu 'er. It has nothing to do with Mister Zhangsun's guards. I hope Your Majesty will not punish them."”
Yang Guang pretended to frown and then sighed,""Alright, since Yu 'er has pleaded for mercy, I will let you off.”
"Thank you, Your Majesty…"
The corners of Yang Ziyu's mouth curled up into a faint arc. Obviously, Yang Guang's unlimited pampering made her very happy.
On the other side, Zhangsun Wuji was about to heave a sigh of relief, but he did not expect Yang Guang to suddenly change the topic and ask,"Zhangsun Wuji, you're from the Profound Secrets Pavilion. What's your relationship with Yan Qingxuan?”
Zhangsun Wuji was stunned, but he did not dare to hide anything. He said truthfully,"Your Majesty, I am the young master of the Mysterious Pavilion. Yan Qingxuan is my master.”
As soon as he said this, the entire hall instantly fell silent. A person's name, a tree's shadow. Profound Secrets Pavilion and Yan Qingxuan were the two golden signboards. The way everyone looked at Zhangsun Wuji changed instantly. It was filled with respect and admiration, but it was also slightly mixed with a trace of doubt. This was because the young master of the Profound Secrets Pavilion was too down and out. He was not as wise and mysterious as the rumors said.
Yang Guang's lips curled into an arc as he said coldly,""Sea God Li, Medicine King Xu. If you get one of them, you can get the world. Was this criticism spread by your Profound Secrets Pavilion?”
Zhangsun Wuji was shocked and finally realized what was wrong. He did not expect Yang Guang to know about what had just happened in Luoyang, and he did not expect him to use this to deal with him.
Mistake, mistake, mistake…
Zhangsun Wuji only felt that ever since he approached Jiang Du, everything had gone out of control. Nothing that had happened could be handled properly by him, and he was completely at a loss.
Yang Guang slammed the table and said angrily," How dare the Profound Secrets Pavilion say such disgraceful words. As the Young Master, what crime do you deserve?" Men, capture Zhangsun Wuji for me.”
"Wait…"
Yuwen Huaji naturally wouldn't sit idly by and watch the great genius of the Profound Secrets Pavilion that he had invited with great difficulty die just like that. He hurriedly stepped forward and bowed,""This matter is most likely a rumor in the martial world. Your Majesty, please show mercy.”
Ever since Xiao Cong found out about Zhangsun Wuji's identity, he had the intention to rope him in. At this moment, he also followed Zhangsun Wuji out to plead for mercy.
Yuwen Huaji and Xiao Cong's weight was not ordinary after all, Yang Guang could not casually refute their face, not to mention that Yang Guang had no intention of directly killing Zhangsun Wuji.
Therefore, Yang Guang first revealed a hesitant expression before sighing,"Forget it! Since Minister Yuwen and Minister Xiao have pleaded for mercy, I will spare your life. However, although he could avoid death, he could not escape punishment. After the banquet ended, he would go and receive thirty strokes of the cane.”
Zhangsun Wuji's face turned pale and he almost fell over. He had never cultivated martial arts before, and 30 lashes were enough to take half his life.
Yang Guang felt proud in his heart. It was indeed refreshing to beat up the Profound Secrets Pavilion's young master like this!# Daguan Review Passed: Daguan Time:011720192:32PM
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