After returning to the Manor House of Jing Of Silla, Tong Yan, as usual, took out the well-worn book and started to review what had happened that day.
If Duke Mo hadn't been here today, Zhuo Rusui would have joined hands with the guard behind the tree to kill Jing Jiu.
Even though Jing Jiu had made some preparations, and the arrows on the boat were powerful, he wouldn't have been able to stop them.
Did Jing Jiu really want to kill Jing Jiu? Was it because of what Jing Jiu had mentioned?
A significant event took place in the capital of Chu Kingdom in the summer.
A tall man was pacing back and forth in front of the Royal Palace in the wee hours of the morning. The royal guards felt something was wrong and went to interrogate him. The man took out a wooden stick and waved it around in an attempt to escape, but he was caught in the end. It turned out that this man was armed with a sharp blade and intended to break into the palace and kill the emperor. The officials of the Ministry of Justice tortured him severely during the interrogation, but the man gritted his teeth and refused to say anything more than that he wanted to kill the incapable emperor, and he didn't want to tell them who the mastermind was.
In the end, the man was recognized as a captain in the Blue Rain Pass, and he had been a personal guard of General Pei.
General Pei was a famous general of Chu Kingdom, and his reputation was second only to that of Jing Of Silla. He had been stationed on the border between Chu and Zhao all year round, fighting against the army of Zhao State, and had made a great contribution to the state.
More widely known was that this General Pei was a trusted follower of Grand Secretary Zhang.
Countless gazes were fixed on the Grand Scholar Manor. The Ministry of Justice didn't dare press too hard, and the capital fell into an eerie silence.
It was then that the man suddenly committed suicide in the prison.
All of a sudden, those who had a sense of justice, those who were good at making use of the political situation of the state, and those who had great ambitions all came forward. Countless memorials to the throne were sent to the inner court like snowflakes, and the drums outside the Supreme Court were beaten every day. Some people even secretly entered the palace at night to meet the Emperor, but nobody knew what they talked about.
Of course, the Jing Of Silla and his son were behind this event, but more importantly, the new policies of the Grand Scholar had harmed the interests of many nobles. The Grand Scholar had been the regent for a long time, but he didn't want to take a step forward. It seemed that the Grand Scholar had shown some weakness, and many people wanted to take advantage of the Grand Scholar. The attack on the Grand Scholar had quickly turned into a storm for all sorts of reasons. The whole capital was in a precarious situation. Unless the Grand Scholar resorted to forceful means, the situation would be hard to calm down.
But if the Grand Scholar resorted to forceful means, it was hard to tell what kind of turmoil it would bring.
At the most tense moment, the Emperor, who had never appeared in court since he ascended to the throne, suddenly appeared in court in front of all the officials.
Those officials of the opposition were overjoyed, thinking that the Emperor had finally come to his senses and intended to strike the Grand Scholar with the help of the current turmoil.
No one had expected that His Majesty would leave with just a few words.
"The Grand Secretary is doing a good job. Don't make trouble."
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The situation in the imperial court, the inclination of the people against the Grand Scholar, and the political turmoil … were all as complicated as the real turmoil. Regardless of the cause, the process, or the result, they were often unreasonable in hindsight. The Emperor only had the reputation of being an incapable ruler and an idiot. What he said was without a head or tail. Normally, it shouldn't have had too much influence. But for some mysterious reason, or perhaps because of the Grand Scholar's methods, because of what he said, the storm that had engulfed Jingdou for dozens of days quietly dissipated.
What followed was the counterattack. Taking advantage of this event, the Grand Scholar purged the imperial court and the provinces and counties one more time, and uncovered all those old foxes who had been hiding for many years. By then, nobody could affect his status anymore.
Tong Yan knew why Jing Jiu did what he did, but she couldn't understand it. Was he really not afraid that the Grand Scholar would usurp the throne?
"So many people want to kill you, including me and that Young Master of yours. How can you survive without the title of the Emperor?"
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In this world, Liu Shisui's parents were the servants of a Cultivation sect.
The first thing he saw when he opened his eyes was the flying sword.
He started to learn the sword work as soon as he could walk. From then on, he did nothing but focused on learning the sword work.
At the age of fourteen, he became the strongest swordsman in his Cultivation sect and the youngest elder in the history of the sect.
His parents didn't have to work as servants anymore.
Then, he went down the mountain and joined an assassin organization. He was certain that his young master was in the Royal Palace of the Chu Kingdom.
Then came the bloody story of the morning light and the water-delivery cart.
He had been here for eighteen years. Besides learning the sword work in his Cultivation sect, he worked as a bodyguard in the Royal Palace. This was the first time he had traveled far from home.
He was in a hurry to return to the Royal Palace, but he could always see the scenery outside the window.
The green water of the Aoyama was truly beautiful, and he was often entranced by it. Moreover, he often encountered incidents on the way, such as the mounted gangsters who blocked his carriage and the frightened horses that hurt the riders. As such, he killed a few people and saved a few others. The feeling was familiar, making the corners of his mouth curl up slightly.
When he returned to the capital of the Chu Kingdom, he suddenly felt that this city was somewhat unfamiliar. When he entered the Royal Palace, he felt that he had never seen these buildings before, but the red walls and yellow tiles were somewhat familiar.
He walked into the main hall and came to the window. Looking at Jing Jiu who was lying on the couch, he opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but didn't say anything in the end.
Jing Jiu glanced at him and said, "Speak."
Liu Shisui scratched his head and said, "I feel that my memory is getting worse and worse."
Jing Jiu asked, "How fast is it getting worse?"
Liu Shisui opened his eyes wide and asked, "Who are you?"
Jing Jiu laughed and looked into his eyes, asking, "Who do you think I am?"
Liu Shisui thought seriously for a long time, then shook his head and said, "… I really can't remember. I only vaguely remember that you treated me very well, and I wanted to protect you."
He was very smart and also a very simple person. He didn't have any vigilance against illusions, nor did he guard against them.
He hadn't been affected before because there had always been something on his mind, and he had always remembered to come and find Jing Jiu.
Now that he had found Jing Jiu, he was no longer worried. He was gradually assimilated into this world by the scenery outside the palace, so he naturally began to forget the past.
Jing Jiu knew very well why this was happening. He knew that there wouldn't be any major problems, but he didn't know what Liu Shisui would do next.
Liu Shisui patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid. I won't abandon you and leave you alone."
Jing Jiu raised his eyebrows and said nothing.
Liu Shisui walked out of the main hall and vigilantly observed his surroundings, just as he had done for the past three years.
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Twenty years of questioning.
The world was at peace.
Chaos was about to break out.
All the rebellions in the Qin Kingdom were quelled. The laws were strict and harsh, and the rewards and punishments were clear. The power of the country gradually grew stronger.
But no one had seen the imprisoned princess again, and many people suspected that she was already dead.
After the famous fatuous ruler, the Zhao State finally welcomed an outstanding emperor.
The young emperor was excellent at governing the country. He didn't yield a single step to the powerful Qin Kingdom, and he pushed forward step by step against the Great Qi Kingdom. The only worry was that his health wasn't very good.
The Qi Kingdom had a vast territory, a large population, developed commerce, and rich people. But because the officials in the imperial court were powerless, the kingdom had always been under the shadow of the Zhao State.
Especially that Elder He. His methods were too cruel, and he exploited them too harshly. Even the most generous merchants weren't willing to endure it.
Those merchants hired many assassins to try to kill him, but they didn't succeed.
Luo State was destroyed, and it was being forgotten at a very fast speed. Most of it went to the Qin Kingdom, and the rest was divided between the Zhao State and the Chu Kingdom's Jing Of Silla.
The Chu Kingdom was somewhat similar to the Qi Kingdom. The people were proud of the extravagant life, and the people of the kingdom were gentle and had no ambition or vision.
It wasn't until the years when Grand Secretary Zhang was in power that the Chu Kingdom vaguely began to feel like a prosperous and superior country.
The problem was that the seemingly prosperous and powerful Chu Kingdom always had two fatal hidden worries that it couldn't get rid of.
The two hidden worries were the same — the heart of disloyalty.
In these years, it seemed that Grand Secretary Zhang's disloyalty had been well controlled by him. But far away in Cangzhou, the Jing Of Silla commanded tens of thousands of cavalrymen. After incorporating the old territory of the Luo State, the territory he ruled had already exceeded one-third of the Chu Kingdom's territory. Who could control his disloyalty?
In late autumn, the emperor of the Chu Kingdom suddenly issued an imperial edict, which startled everyone.
Every word of the emperor was an imperial edict, which was a very common thing. The problem was that the current emperor of the Chu Kingdom was said to be an idiot who rarely spoke.
As for the appointment and dismissal of officials, and the edicts that had to be issued during the annual sacrifices, it was said that they were drafted by the ministers and then sealed by Grand Secretary Zhang.
Why would the emperor suddenly issue an imperial edict in person?
What was even more surprising was the content of the imperial edict.
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