by Zhi Bai
When his hand gently kneaded some parts of Empress Dowager Su, Empress Dowager Su couldn't help but let out a satisfied snort.
"The An Zheng who made a ruckus in the Martial Academy because of him?"
Empress Dowager Su asked while enjoying Li Changlu's service.
Li Changlu replied: "That's him. He probably advanced into the Eastern Warm Pavilion within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn."
Empress Dowager Su squinted her eyes and acknowledged. Her voice was heard for a long time, causing everyone's blood to boil.
"He is just a young man who is causing trouble. Since the military and the Martial Academies have turned upside down, it is normal for the King to meet him." However, this young man was bold and unscrupulous. He was clearly a man with no plans in mind, so he didn't need to care too much about it. After you go down, just arrange for a few people to keep an eye on you. "
"But Empress Dowager, when the King received An Zheng, he didn't leave a single person behind. Even An Chengli was ordered by the King to go and issue an edict by the military. It seems that the Great King and An Zheng are the only two people in the East Warm Pavilion. "
Empress Dowager Su opened her eyes and frowned slightly. "Are you saying that the King is especially concerned about this person?"
Li Changlu nodded his head, "Empress Dowager, there was a rumor saying that this An Zheng is a chess piece for Hao Pingan. The reason why An Zheng caused such a ruckus at the Martial Academy was entirely because of Hao Pingan. The purpose of this is to eliminate the people from the Martial Arts Academy and the Military Department.
Empress Dowager Su sat up, Li Changlu immediately knelt and crawled a few steps back.
When the Empress Dowager Su sat up straight, she looked even more indolent. Her figure was graceful and graceful, no one would have thought that the empress dowager would be such a beautiful woman.
"If that's the case, then is Hao Pingan using his own death to declare war on me?"
Li Changlu said: "So that's why it's so strange. Logically speaking, regardless of whether An Zheng is right or wrong, how could such a reckless person be taken seriously by the King? According to convention, he should be punished and locked in the prison, and then never be hired again. No matter how useless the King was, there was no need for him to care so much about a boor. This servant thinks, could it be that the King knows about the matters between the Military Department and the Martial Arts Academy that was discussed by the King and Hao Pingan? "
"In order to not implicate the King, Hao Pingan committed suicide?"
Li Changlu raised his head, his eyes could not help but stay on Empress Dowager Su's chest for a second. Fortunately, Empress Dowager Su's thoughts were all on the Eastern Warm Pavilion, and did not notice the dishonesty in his eyes.
"If that's the case, it means that your Majesty wants to use this An Zheng highly... Is he trying to win the young people over? "
Empress Dowager Su muttered to herself, then her tone suddenly became sharp: "Don't care what the King thinks, we can't let this An Zheng stay. Assigning people to get rid of him can also be considered a warning to the King. "
Li Changlu said as he lowered his head, "He is only a small character, even though he is in the most important position, he is still a small figure. Therefore, this servant felt that if we were to send our own people to get rid of him, it would be difficult to deal with him once the flaw is exposed. Like this, after this servant goes down, I can arrange for Great Cauldron Academy or other academy or sect members to think of a way to get rid of An Zheng. To accidentally kill someone in a match between cultivators was nothing. And the King obviously knows the deep meaning behind this, so the King will also restrain himself. "
Empress Dowager Su nodded: "Let's do it this way."
She laid down on the bed again, and her legs bent apart. "Although the men you chose are strong, they don't taste as good no matter how you look at them … "Come here."
Come here, these three words are like a spell.
Li Changlu knelt and crawled over, then carefully climbed onto the bed. There was a slight breeze blowing in from the window, causing the curtains on the bed to flutter. The spring breeze was just so dishonest. Or perhaps, the spring wind was blowing from here to the window.
East Warm Pavilion
Mu Changyan smiled and said to An Zheng: "You have a lot of thoughts, if you say it like this, then it's indeed better to stay outside the palace."
An Zheng said: "It's more convenient for me to work outside the palace than being watched by a lot of people inside the palace. If the King has any orders, just send someone to tell me. "
Mu Changyan nodded his head, "Alright, then it's decided then... Also, the reason I called you over was actually to ask you about the situation in Xiao Qi Dao. "
An Zheng replied: "Xiao Qi Dao has a reserved personality. Even though he's young, he's sensible and calm."
Mu Changyan asked: "Does he know about his mother?"
An Zheng shook his head. "I don't know."
Mu Changyan let out a long sigh of relief: "Then don't tell him for now, I will think of a way … An Zheng, you must remember, Xiao Qi Dao is very important to me, and more importantly to me. So, I hope that you can protect him well. "
An Zheng cupped his fists: "Rest assured Great King, I will do my best."
Mu Changyan retrieved an item from the table and passed it over to An Zheng: "You keep this jade tablet. These days, I have come in contact with many young talents like you. This sign is a token that you know each other's identities. As long as you see someone else carrying this sign, that person will be mine. All of you are outside training. When I need you all, I will arrange for An Chengli to meet you all. "
An Zheng took the jade tablet, and realised that it was carved with the word Vermillion Bird on top of an extremely exquisite jade tablet.
"Go."
Mu Changyan said: "If you do your job properly, I won't treat you unfairly."
An Zheng cupped his fists, then left the Eastern Warm Pavilion. Not long after he walked out, the six military officers were still waiting for him on the spot. An Zheng realized that the positions of these six people had not been moved at all.
An hour after An Zheng left the Tiantong Palace, Li Changlu finally came out of the Embroidery Palace in a slightly sorry state. The expression in his eyes was very complicated. One could tell that he was in pain. He had just experienced the most beautiful thing in the world, yet there was nothing he could do. The method he used to satisfy that woman who had reached the pinnacle of power was only a method … Oh, no. Besides tricks, there's also a mouth.
For a man who was not yet forty, the pain could be imagined.
So he was a little angry.
An hour later, Li Changlu appeared in Great Cauldron Academy.
The Great Cauldron Academy was nominally founded by the royal family and had the best instructors and various resources. Therefore, most of the ministers and officials of the great swallow would choose to send their children to the Great Cauldron Academy for cultivation. Great Cauldron Academy was not only nurturing cultivators, but also the Academy. A few learned scholars of the Han Forest Academy were teaching them. It was once said that the children of the noble families would be born on the shoulders of giants, and the Great Cauldron Academy was one of them.
Li Changlu was already very familiar with the way to Great Cauldron Academy, as soon as he entered the door, he was welcomed by Great Cauldron Academy's Principal Su Pei.
Su Pei's surname was Su, which was enough to explain the situation.
"What are your orders for this trip?"
In front of Li Changlu, Su Pei who was the Principal of Great Cauldron Academy, seemed more like a servant. He knew how important Li Changlu was, and even Su Mao and Su Zong had to treat him with respect.
"I came to ask how is the investigation of Su Feiyun's disappearance?"
Li Changlu sat down, crossed his legs, and asked casually while hold
ing the teacup.
Su Pei shook his head: "I still haven't found any clues. That kid, Yun Che, is simply too unrestrained. I don't know where he went to cause trouble." I guess he was killed while fighting with someone, but even his corpse couldn't be found now. "
Li Changlu said: "Didn't I say that he appeared in the Zaocang last?"
Su Pei said: "The Zaocang has already been investigated. Su Feiyun did indeed go there and took liberties with First Mr's Zhuang Feifei. Then, he left the Zaocang. No one knows where he went."
Li Changlu frowned slightly: "This Su Feiyun is too presumptuous. Our relationship with the military is very tense, the Zaocang is the property of the military, and Zhuang Feifei is a member of the military. If we allow him to cause trouble, it will happen sooner or later. It would be a good thing if he really did die. However, we still have to investigate. We can kill our own people, but others can't. Under the pressure given to him by the Zaocang, even if she was unaware, she would have to obtain some benefits from the Zaocang. "
Su Pei said: "Don't worry, this eunuch. I know what to do."
Li Changlu acknowledged his presence, looked out the window and said, "It seems that the attention of the Great Cauldron Academy has been suppressed by the martial academy recently, which isn't too good. The empress dowager is very dissatisfied with this."
Su Pei quickly said: "The Martial Arts Academy has all the negative news, there's no need to fight for our limelight." When it was Grand Autumn Ceremony's turn, he could crush the Martial Arts Academy to death. Please tell Her Majesty that I will not disappoint Her Majesty when it comes to Grand Autumn Ceremony. "
Li Changlu said: "Even though you said it like that, but you can't let the name of Great Cauldron Academy to be suppressed by the dojo. I heard that there was a student called An Zheng who was preparing to take the exam at the Martial Arts Academy. You arranged for someone to compare notes with him in private, of course. Great Cauldron Academy is not aware of this. In that case, Great Cauldron Academy need not be held responsible if anything happens to him. "
Su Pei immediately understood what Li Changlu meant: "Come out... "How big of an accident?"
Li Changlu stood up, and his tone was slightly cold: "How much accident happened? If it was just a small accident, how could it be worth me personally making a trip to? Principal Su, this is not my personal opinion, but the empress dowager's.
He turned around and walked out. Su Pei followed behind him and said in a low voice, "Eunuch, please go back and tell Her Majesty that I will take care of this matter properly."
Li Changlu waved his hand. "I will of course say good things that I should say. Just don't disappoint the empress dowager when you do things."
Chapter 96 - Roadblocks
Actually, the Xiao Qi Dao knew that the Great Mother Ye was imprisoned in the Sky Prison, but An Zheng did not tell him. The Xiao Qi Dao had his own thoughts. He was calm, reserved, and did not act rashly, so An Zheng believed that he was a stingy person who could take care of his own emotions. But if Mu Changyan knew the truth, Mu Changyan did not believe that the Xiao Qi Dao could handle it on his own. So, it was extremely likely that he had some extreme method to bring the Xiao Qi Dao away.
When An Zheng returned to the Heavenly Awakening Sect, it was already noon. He realized that there were more and more people on this street with strange expressions on their faces. Because of the matter at the Martial Academy, An Zheng had already become a celebrity in Fanggu. All the different forces were paying attention to him. Although in the eyes of the majority of the big figures, An Zheng was still a small character who was not in the upper echelons, but An Zheng's current position was a little special.
When An Zheng left the Heavenly Awakening Sect, there were less than twenty people watching him on this street. By the time An Zheng returned from the Tiantong Palace, there were already no less than fifty people here.
Therefore, An Zheng couldn't help but want to laugh. These guys had already completely given up on hiding their strength, because concealing their strength had already lost its use. Normally, there wouldn't be many pedestrians on this street. In the end, dozens of people suddenly appeared and set up stalls to do business. Even they themselves might feel foolish.
An Zheng very naturally smiled at those people, and those people turned their heads around in embarrassment as if they couldn't see it.
After six field officers entered the courtyard, they muttered a few words among themselves. Then, four people moved into the room An Zheng had arranged for them, which was located on both sides of An Zheng's room. The other two stayed in the courtyard and sat on the stone bench in front of An Zheng's door. The two of them removed the Blood Draining Knife from their waists and placed it on the stone table within reach of their fingers.
Wang Kaitai had once said this to An Zheng … Great General Fang Zhiji re-established Tie Liuhuo so that the enemies of great swallow would not dare to attack him again. The Military Chief, Hao Pingan, created the Thousand Revolution School Commanders, making those hostile towards the Military Department afraid to do whatever they wanted.
From a larger perspective, Hao Pingan's ability to create the Thousand Revolution School Commandant was definitely not comparable to Fang Zhiji's ability to rebuild Tie Liuhuo. However, from the perspective of his own men in the military, the two could be said to be on par with each other.
The first thing An Zheng did after he returned was to temporarily stop everyone from entering the Heaven Defying Seal to cultivate, and then found an opportunity to bring Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye out from the Heaven Defying Seal.
Gu Qianye still looked very haggard. Her face was shockingly white, and her steps were unsteady. An Zheng originally wanted to ask her about her situation, but with Commander Qian Ji here, it would be inconvenient for him to ask.
Not long after An Zheng sat down, someone suddenly shouted from outside the door.
"Is the Master An here?"
Old Huo pushed open the door and went out. The hands of the two thousand-man army officers at the entrance of An Zheng's residence were placed on the Blood Draining Saber.
Old Huo did not know who the person was: "Who are you?"
That man cupped his fists and said: "I am Zaocang's assistant, my First Mr would like to invite you to meet him."
Old Huo nodded his head, "Sorry for the trouble, I will inform the sect master now."
The man said, "I ask Master An to hurry up, so that I can pass down the orders."
After saying that, he left in a hurry.
An Zheng packed up, but before he could go out, another person ran over. However, this time it was not An Zheng who was looking for him, but the six Thousand Revolution School Commanders. The people who had come should be from the military. After saying a few words, the six men left immediately. When their leader, field officer Qian Ji, found An Zheng, he told An Zheng that they should not go out for the time being and that they would be back in four hours at the most.
An Zheng frowned slightly. He suddenly felt that today's matter was somewhat fishy.
If An Zheng could even be fooled like this, then his many years of experiences of facing off against all kinds of schemes and tricks in the Ming Fa Si would have been wasted. It was not only An Zheng who saw the problem, even Old Huo could tell the problem. Seeing An Zheng standing at the doorway, he walked over with a shaky body and said in a low voice, "Clearly, someone wished for you to leave this place. It is better that you did not go out."
An Zheng turned around and looked at Qu Liuxi and Gu Qianye who were accompanying Xiao Qi Dao in talking, and then looked at Du Shoushou who was still practicing fist boxing with a group of strong men, and then smiled at Old Huo while shaking his head: "No, I still have to go out."
Old Huo understood the meaning behind An Zheng's words and felt heavy in his heart.
"Bring the bell."
The Old Huo said.
An Zheng shook his head: "No need."
After saying these two words, An Z
heng walked out of the Heavenly Awakening Sect.
When the people on the street saw An Zheng walking out alone, at least a small half of them left. These people were all eyes, eyes from major forces.
Heavenly Awakening Sect was not very close to Zaocang, so walking there would take at least half an hour. If he rode through the city in a carriage, it would save him half of his time. But An Zheng did not plan to take a car. Walking on the busy streets was actually safer.
Along the way, An Zheng discovered some places that he had not noticed before. At each intersection of the main street, there would be four statues of beasts, carved from stone, placed at each corner of the intersection. These statues looked to be ancient, weathered by wind and rain, and already somewhat mottled. What made people curious was that the four statues at each intersection were different.
When An Zheng arrived at the fifth intersection, he just happened to be at a place about the same distance from Zaocang. He saw a row of about a dozen people standing in front of him.
These people were all very young. The oldest was around twenty years old while the youngest was around fourteen or fifteen years old. They were all wearing the same clothes. Although An Zheng had never seen such clothes before, judging from the information that the Zaocang had given him, they should all be from the Great Cauldron Academy.
The leader of the group looked to be around seventeen or eighteen years old, not too handsome nor too ugly. He could be seen quite a few times walking on the streets with this kind of face, and if one did not have the bright and beautiful Great Cauldron Academy uniform on his body, then one would definitely not have the desire to take a second glance at him.
"You are that calamity An Zheng?"
The person in the lead sized An Zheng up from head to toe, with eyes full of contempt: "What kind of character is he, to think that he's even better known than to meet him face to face."
An Zheng suddenly laughed. He laughed naturally not because this person looked down on him, but because he was no longer worried about his family. The reason he left the Bronze Bell was because he was afraid that someone would take advantage of his absence to attack Du Shoushou and the others. But from the looks of it, the other party was also not willing to make a move and had instead arranged for people from the Great Cauldron Academy to provoke him. Using the competition between young cultivators as an excuse to get rid of him was that simple.
