klisemfg Chapter 363 Xiao Chongjing was terrified, Zhuoqing suggested to besiege Xueyue City!
Chapter 363 Xiao Chongjing was terrified, Zhuoqing suggested to besiege Xueyue City!
(It's been a long time since I last saw you all. I was busy with some chores and had to go on a business trip for a while in the past two months. In addition, my father had two operations, which delayed the update. Once again, I apologize to all the readers who support Daju~)
(I will update it seriously in the future, and I also plan to write a new book. Welcome everyone to support me!)
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Apocalypse City is in chaos.
It was like a clear spring into which a passing child threw a stone, and it spread out in all directions with Qianjintai as the center!
The first to be hit was the Dali Palace in the center of the city!
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Zichen Palace.
At this moment, Xiao Chongjing was holding an imperial seal carved from ancient ivory from the previous dynasty and muttering to himself:
"As the saying goes, ivory is easy to come by, but blood tusks are hard to find! When my great-grandfather, Emperor Tianwu, captured the imperial palace of the previous dynasty, countless treasures were seized, but this seal alone is truly a masterpiece!"
As he spoke, he gently turned his head and said to Zhuoqing with a smile, "Zhuoqing, do you know who created this seal?"
Zhuoqing frowned, shook his head and replied, "This old servant has limited knowledge, how could I know the origin of such a treasure? Your Majesty, please enlighten me!"
Xiao Chongjing gently placed the seal on the desk, and opened the copper box with intricate patterns beside it. The bright red lotus silk ink inside was still shiny.
He picked up the blood-tooth seal, dipped it in the ink, pulled out a half-foot square piece of rice paper and covered it with force.
Eight red seal characters [The Emperor’s Treasure of Kuizhang Pavilion Will Last Forever] were immediately left on the rice paper!
After stamping the seal, Xiao Chongjing put down the official seal and said with a smile, "Haha... This official seal was made by Wan Wenshao, a master of seal carving from the previous dynasty! You know, even if these eight characters were not engraved on blood teeth, they would be worth a thousand gold if they were engraved on ordinary unpolished jade!"
Upon hearing this, Zhuoqing quickly stepped forward to take the piece of rice paper with the seal and examined it carefully. After looking at it for a while, Zhuoqing could not make out anything from the eight square characters. He just flattered respectfully:
"Your Majesty is very knowledgeable. I admire you!"
Xiao Chongjing did not answer, but walked to the front of the main hall and looked towards Qianjintai and said:
"Countryside boys, even if they have profound cultivation, are just crude warriors. How can they recognize rare treasures?"
"The two treasures Hong Chengfu and the inner court eunuchs brought with them are worth an entire city. I, Tong Yu Wan Fang, have more than a hundred of these items in my treasury. Zhuoqing, it's been two hours, why hasn't anyone from the inner court reported back yet? Could it be that old scoundrel Yi Bu's evil plan failed, and Wen Yanzhao discovered it?"
At this moment, hurried footsteps were heard outside the hall.
Zhuoqing's inner strength was profound, and he knew it even when the man entered the palace a hundred steps away. When the emperor asked him this, he had no choice but to answer:
"Don't worry, Your Majesty. I believe the people outside the palace are here to report to Your Majesty!"
Xiao Chongjing nodded and looked outside the hall.
The man who came was none other than the eunuch who was ordered by the emperor to present treasures at Qianjin Terrace. Xiao Chongjing felt his heart sink when he saw that his purple robe was tattered and there were several bloodstains on his face.
The young eunuch took two steps at a time and entered the hall. He knelt down in front of Xiao Chongjing and cried:
"Your servant...your servant pays homage to His Majesty! Following His Majesty's order, I took treasures from the inner treasury and accompanied the officials from the Ministry of Works and the Honglu Temple to Qianjin Terrace to present the treasures. However, we were...were beaten out by those traitors pretending to be immortals..."
Xiao Chongjing's eyes were stern, and a chill shot out from his eyes. He asked in a low voice:
"How dare you, traitor?!"
"Tell me, what's going on?"
The young eunuch knelt on the ground trembling with fear, not daring to raise his head as he told the story of what had happened at Qianjin Terrace.
Upon hearing that the poisoning was exposed and Wen Yanzhao and his group were safe and sound, Xiao Chongjing was immediately frightened. His pupils shook violently and he fell backwards.
Zhuo Qing was quick-witted and raised his hand to steady the old emperor with a burst of Qi. He then pulled over a throne and gently helped Xiao Chongjing sit on it, saying comfortingly:
"Your Majesty, please take good care of your body. The Wen family's child has always been unparalleled in the use of poison. It is not difficult to see through his poison. As long as this old servant is by your side, your Majesty has no need to panic!"
Xiao Chongjing forced himself to sit up, terrified. He knew Wen Yanzhao's methods and abilities well. If Yi Bu's poisoning had failed, then if Baili Dongjun and Sikong Changfeng hadn't been poisoned, there was no way Wen Yanzhao would be deterred from taking action, let alone distract him from his efforts.
At this moment, the only ones in the palace who could fight with Wen Yanzhao were the Imperial Master Qi Tianchen and Zhuoqing in front of him.
Xiao Chongjing took a deep breath to calm himself down, several thoughts flashing through his mind. After a moment, he straightened his back and turned to Zhuo Qing and said:
"I...I'm not afraid of the Wen family kid, I'm just worried that Yi Bu's poisonous plan might fail and he'll become enraged, bringing disaster to hundreds of thousands of people in Tianqi City. If he uses poison again like he did last time at Prince Jingyu's mansion, wouldn't my capital be littered with corpses?!"
"Zhuoqing, do you have any good ideas right now?"
Zhuoqing swallowed his saliva and thought to himself:
"What good solution can I have? Wen Yanzhao has already entered the Mysterious Realm of Divine Wandering. Even if Li Changsheng were here, it would probably be of no use..."
But now the old emperor was at his wit's end. Zhuoqing thought for a moment and waved away the eunuch who came to report from the steps. Then he turned around, picked up a cup of fragrant tea and respectfully handed it to Xiao Chongjing, saying slowly:
"Your Majesty, don't worry. Didn't the report just now say that Wen Yanzhao and his men didn't go on a killing spree? They're still pretending to be immortals and trying to get everyone present to offer treasures. They're also looking for clues to the poison..."
"So, they can't be sure that we were the ones who poisoned them. So, in my opinion, since they still want to continue this drama, we shouldn't expose them and just go along with them. Let's see what their ultimate goal is in this treasure hunt!"
After hearing this, Xiao Chongjing hesitated for a moment, took the teacup from Zhuoqing's hand and took a sip. His eyes turned and he seemed to think that what Zhuoqing said made sense.
After taking a sip of tea, Xiao Chongjing gradually regained his composure. He glanced towards the southeast:
"Hmm... you're right. These four thieves came to Tianqi probably for wealth. Right now, the situation in the southeast is largely controlled by Baili Luochen. Could it be that my elder brother sent his grandson to Tianqi to plunder treasures for military use?"
"If that's the case, there's no need to make up some fairy treasure hunt story. Wen Yanzhao and Baili Dongjun are enough to rob the Dali Taifu Temple's treasury, but you have to be so mysterious..."
Zhuoqing took over the old emperor's words, leaned over and whispered:
"Your Majesty's analysis is correct. There is another possibility..."
Xiao Chongjing narrowed his eyes slightly: "Tell me about it."
Zhuo Qing smiled sinisterly: "From what Yi Bu has learned, Baili Dongjun is definitely not doing this for his grandfather Baili Luochen, but for his Snow Moon City!"
"Snapped!"
Xiao Chongjing pressed the teacup heavily on the table, and the tea splashed and wet the rice paper printed with "The Emperor's Eternal Kuizhang Pavilion Treasure".
"Hmph... In that case, I'll follow the example of Sun Bin from the Warring States Period and attack Wei to save Zhao!"
After saying this, Xiao Chongjing suddenly stood up, waved his sleeves and walked back into the hall. Turning his back to Zhuoqing, he ordered:
"Zhuoqing, stop the order!"
"Order Yunzhou Governor Lu Tingen to gather his troops and send a surprise force from Yunzhou City to the northeast, directly attacking Xueyue City!"
"Order Mu Liuyun to summon the Imperial City Guards to arrange defenses. They must check all incoming and outgoing troops and trap Wen Yanzhao and the other three in Tianqi City. Not a single one of them can escape!"
"Also... I've sent my decree, ordering officials from the Inner Court, the Ministry of Rites, the Honglu Temple, and the Taifu Temple to inventory the treasures in the treasury and send them to the Qianjintai in a steady stream! Isn't that Wen Yanzhao looking for some rare giant clams? I'll be generous for once and let him open his eyes! The treasures stored in my Dali Dynasty are enough for these rural rebels to gaze upon for a month or so!"
"During this period, I believe Lu Tingen will be able to send troops to capture Xueyue City. I don't believe they will not return then!"
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