Ironguts Divine Marquis?
Upon hearing these words, whether it was Zhu Houzhao, who was standing in front of the table, or Liu Xi and Cao Zhengchun, who were bowing and waiting for orders, an inexplicable look flashed across their eyes.
Immediately after, Zhu Houzhao put on a pleasantly surprised expression and put his hand on the table as he smiled."Uncle Wang is here? Quickly invite him in!"
"Yes!"
The eunuch obeyed the order and left.
Soon, a middle-aged man wearing a python robe, who looked very heroic and righteous, walked into the royal study and arrived in front of the king in the blink of an eye.
This person was none other than Iron-guts Divine Marquis Zhu Budian!
He was not alone. Beside him was a middle-aged man in a white robe with a black braid that extended from his collar to his abdomen. At first glance, his weathered face had many wrinkles, but if one looked closely, one would find that he had a child-like handsome face. He was obviously old, but he looked a little thin.
This person was also a Divine Marquis, but he was not a Noble. He was the Divine Marquis Zhuge, Zhuge Xiaohua, who had received a special reward for his contributions and inherited the position of Marquis Zhuge.
"Greetings, King!"
The two Deity Overlords cupped their fists and bowed.
"Uncle Wang and my beloved minister, please excuse us."
Zhu Houzhao raised his hand and said with a puzzled expression,""Where did Minister Zhuge come from?"
The Empress Dowager and the princess were kidnapped in the palace, and Princess Kassili was among them. Zhu Houzhao did not want too many people to know about it.
The West and East Chambers were responsible for guarding the palace, so they couldn't hide this matter.
And with the Guarding Dragon Mountain Villa, the number one intelligence organization in the Ming Dynasty, the word " Guarding Dragon " meant that even the slightest movement in the palace could not be hidden from him.
However, Zhuge Xiaohua had only recently left the Northern Song Dynasty to seek refuge. How could he be so well-informed?
Moreover, he had appeared together with Zhu Bujue. Zhu Houzhao couldn't help but think too much, so he was the first to pay attention.
"Your Majesty, I have something to report and am going to Yanmen Pass.”Zhuge Littleflower reported.
"Yanmen Pass?" Zhu Houzhao became suspicious and asked,""What are you doing there, dear minister?"
"Your Majesty, I received a message from Hero Qiao that he has something important to do and needs to leave. Recently, there have been some private movements in Dayuan and Liao, so I'm prepared to personally bring the four famous arresters to guard against the Dayuan experts!”
In this foreign world where a single person's strength was high enough to fight against a hundred, ten thousand, or even a powerful army, the struggle between countries was not limited to battles on the battlefield. There was also competition between high-end combat forces.
If one side didn't have an expert to hold the fort, it would be very easy for the other side to execute the beheading plan.
Experts had always been competing with each other.
"Hero Qiao? But Qiao Feng, the leader of the Beggar's Sect of the Northern Song Dynasty who had been helping to resist the Liao Dynasty at Yanmen Pass?”
"That's right."
"Do you know why Hero Qiao left?”
"Your Majesty, while Chief Qiao was guarding Yanmen Pass, the Beggar's Sect of the Northern Song Dynasty had been managed by Deputy Chief Ma Dayuan. Not long ago, he was suspected to have died under my famous skill, the Throat Lock.”
"I see." Zhu Houzhao nodded and said," My dear minister, you can go to Yanmen Pass to guard it. You can take the gold medal and add a festival to it, so you can lead the war. At the same time, pass down the order. Qiao Feng has worked hard for the Ming Dynasty. He will be rewarded with a gold medal. With it, he can enter the palace to see me. I will reward him when the time comes."”
"Rua!" Zhuge Littleflower cupped his fists and accepted the order.
He could feel that the atmosphere was not right, so after getting the result he wanted, he immediately bade farewell and said,"In that case, I will take my leave."
"Dear Minister, please be careful."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
Zhuge Littleflower lowered his head and left the royal study.
Outside the house, he raised his head again and sighed. His eyes were filled with fatigue and confusion."Who can save our Han people?"
The scene in the room made him tired.
Zhu Houzhao did not know about this. He hurriedly asked Zhu Budian,""Uncle Wang, who kidnapped mother and Yun Luo?”
"King, it's Gu Santong." Zhu Budian cupped his fists and replied. An undetectable killing intent flashed in his eyes.
Although he had not probed Gu Santong for seven years and knew that the latter was a person who kept his promises, he still arranged for someone to investigate him every day.
Therefore, he received the news not long after Gu Santong escaped from the imperial prison.
Of course, he knew that the assassin who had invaded the palace was not Gu Santong. At least, it was not Gu Santong who had kidnapped the Empress Dowager.
However, since he was "lucky" to escape at this time, he had to be an assassin for a period of time.
It just so happened that he had already made sufficient preparations, so he could take this opportunity to personally end the uncertain factor Gu Santong.
"Gu Santong?" Zhu Houzhao frowned.
He seemed to have heard this name before, but he was not familiar with it.
"Your Majesty, Gu Santong was the sworn brother of the Divine Marquis twenty years ago. He wreaked havoc in the pugilistic world and killed more than a hundred experts, including four secret agents of the Ministry of Justice of the Ming Dynasty.”
Cao Zhengchun didn't let go of any opportunity to attack Zhu Buduan and immediately started applying eye drops.
He deliberately emphasized the relationship between Zhu disregard and Gu Santong's sworn brother, and pointed out that the latter was heinous but was not sentenced to death after being arrested, implying that Zhu disregard was favoritism.
"This favoritism led to the chaos last night. Your mother and sister, as well as the kidnapping of the woman you liked, happened.
Could the Emperor accept this?
As expected, Zhu Houzhao's expression darkened.""Uncle Wang, since father allowed Gu Santong to be imprisoned back then, I didn't say anything, but why was he still able to come out and cause trouble?”
It meant, why didn't you look at him and why didn't you cripple him?
However, Zhu Budian acted as if he didn't understand and cupped his fists.""Your Majesty, everyone knows about my relationship with Gu Santong. I didn't kill him because I didn't want to violate my oath of loyalty, but I also didn't want others to think that I was being biased. That's why I locked him up in the ninth floor of the East Chamber's prison.”
"I'm afraid I have to ask Supervisor Cao about this.”
Cao Zhengchun felt as if he had eaten rat poop.
He didn't expect Zhu Budian to directly shift the blame, but this was the truth, and there was no way to refute it.
As for Gu Santong being imprisoned in the imperial prison 20 years ago, he was just a small eunuch at that time and couldn't manage anything. Could it be that he wanted to push the blame to the former king?
Unless he wanted to die!
"Your Majesty, this servant will immediately get people to arrest those useless things who have neglected their duties and punish them severely.”
"The most important thing now is to arrest Gu Santong and the others as soon as possible and save the Empress Dowager and the princess.”
"This servant sincerely requests to atone for my sins."
Cao Zhengchun knew that it was not a good idea to put eye drops on Zhu Bing today, so he decided to protect himself first.
Zhu Houzhao's expression eased a little and he snorted coldly,""What are you still standing there for? Immediately bring people to chase after them and send down the search documents of the four seas. If Mother and Yun Luo even have a hair on their heads, I will chop off your head.”
"This servant will obey."
Cao Zhengchun immediately took his leave.
Seeing this, Liu Xi secretly mocked Cao Zhengchun for being too weak. He cupped his fists and said,""This servant will assist Supervisor Cao."
"Go!"
Liu Xi also retreated.
Zhu Houzhao looked at Zhu Budian and smiled.""Uncle Wang, is there anything else?"
"I have nothing else to report."
"Then I'll have to trouble Uncle Wang to make a move."
"Your Majesty, you are too kind. This is my duty.”
After saying a few more words, Zhu Budian left the royal study.
The expression on Zhu Houzhao's face gradually disappeared, and his expression was uncertain. No one knew what he was thinking.
Soon, the Second East and West Depots and the Dragon Guarding Mountain Villa all took action. The news that Gu Santong had escaped from prison and kidnapped the empress dowager and the princess spread. Countless experts carried arrest orders and spread out on fast horses with Beiping as the origin.
In the blink of an eye, another four hours passed.
It was noon, and the sun was scorching in the north.
In front of the most famous restaurant in Sanli Town, a fierce horse's roar suddenly sounded.
Then, a rough voice sounded,""Shopkeeper, bring me a jar of wine.”
The person who spoke was sitting on a tall black horse. He had a very tall figure and was about thirty years old. He had thick eyebrows, big eyes, a high nose, and a wide mouth. He had a square face. Although he was wearing a slightly tattered gray old cloth robe and had a weathered look, he looked extremely powerful.
The man didn't get off his horse. He casually threw a piece of silver on the counter several feet away.
Seeing this, the shopkeeper did not dare to be negligent and immediately asked the waiter to go get the wine.
At this moment, a melodious voice came from the third floor.""Hero Qiao, would you like to come up and have a drink?”
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