Gu Jiantang ignored him and only raised his head to look at Cao Changqing and the woman on the sword on top of the southern city wall. The central government of the imperial court had long predicted that West Chu would come to the capital to observe the ceremony. Su Of Gojoseon of the Wu family of the Sword Mound had also come out of seclusion because of this. The central government had eighteen gates, led by the great grandmaster of the way of the sword, Su Of Gojoseon. Other than that, there were no less than six or seven top-notch masters who had long resided in the deep pool that was the capital. Some time ago, Gu Jiantang had recommended himself to guard one of the gates of the imperial court to stop Cao Qingyi, but the Emperor had not allowed it. It could be said that Cao Changqing's appearance was not a surprise to Gu Jiantang and the small group of people. As long as West Chu still wanted to reclaim their country, today was undoubtedly the best opportunity for them to show themselves. This was the same "fallacious logic" as Hsu Fengnian wanting to vent his anger in the capital, so he had no choice but to make an unreasonable move at this time. However, as a general who had been in charge of the Ministry of War for nearly twenty years, Gu Jiantang did not think highly of West Chu's chances of reclaiming their country. It was even very likely that this would become the perfect opening for Zhang Julu to vent his undercurrents. The purple-bearded, blue-eyed man who had been in charge of Liyang and reorganized the governance of the country had faced an enormous resistance that the outside world could not imagine. It seemed that he was relying on the Emperor's trust and his momentum was like a rainbow, but as for how and when he would fiercely rebound, even Gu Jiantang did not dare to imagine.
Was this ceremony not a kind of tacit understanding that could not be revealed to outsiders? Cao Changqing was confident in the methods of the Cao Changqing. If Great Peace City dared to shed all pretense of cordiality, West Chu, who had made a great wish when he became a Saint to use his life to turn the world upside down, dared to risk his life and let the fallen princess leave on her sword. Then, he would use the life of a Saint to exchange for the coronation of King in Jing. This would become a tragedy of hundreds of officials dying. If the Emperor really wanted to prevent Cao Changqing from entering Great Peace City, he could have had Gu Jiantang, Pei Nanhua, Chen Zhibao take the plum wine, the Old Ancestor of the Sword Tomb Su Of Gojoseon, and Teacher Liu guard the four city gates with their elite factions. If they encountered Cao Changqing, they only needed to delay him for a few minutes. The other three could immediately bring people to surround and kill him. However, to Gu Jiantang's surprise, the Emperor and Zhang Julu, as well as the Broken Tongue strategist who had never left Great Peace City in his entire life, did not have such a conservative plan. They still allowed Cao Changqing to swagger to the top of the city walls and announce to the world that West Chu had reclaimed its country!
Gu Jiantang smiled. When Li Yang and West Chu faced off against each other, no one could have guessed that the result would be a draw. However, after 20 years of peace and tranquility, West Chu was trying to use half of its country's power to resist the alliance of the other Spring and Autumn countries. A snake swallowing an elephant? Gu Jiantang shook his head. In the end, Cao Changqing still had the spirit of a scholar.
The Emperor of Li Yang took a step forward and said in a clear voice, "I hope that in my lifetime, I can peacefully play chess with Sir Cao in this Great Peace Palace City and make friends."
Cao Changqing smiled and did not reply.
Jiang Ni flew away from the top of the city walls on his sword, causing the civil officials and generals in the square to tremble with fear. She twitched the corner of her mouth. The Great Liang Dragon Sparrow soared into the clouds and disappeared.
Two dimples appeared on her cheeks. Was she laughing at him until his hair turned white?
Cao Changqing immediately turned and flew away.
The Emperor let Song Tanglu, the head of the Imperial Palace, go up the steps and said softly. Then this powerful official walked near the steps and faced the square. He said in a deep voice, "The Beiliang heir Hsu Fengnian is allowed to withdraw from court. He does not need to report to the court when he leaves the city."
After Hsu Fengnian heard the imperial edict, he still put his hands in his sleeves and turned to leave.
The Zhao family's son, who had been paying attention to the Beiliang heir's next move, narrowed his eyes. However, he quickly relaxed and his expression returned to normal. Almost at the same time that Hsu Fengnian turned around, he walked towards the main hall and crossed the threshold.
The Zhao and Xu families parted ways.
Most of the officials swallowed their saliva when Hsu Fengnian turned around. Especially the Imperial College's Right Chancellor Jin Lanting, who was supposed to be high-spirited. His face was dispirited as if he had lost his parents.
After Hsu Fengnian walked out of the city gates, he stopped. The yin item Dan Ying was connected to his mind. It was not inferior to the flying sword that he no longer needed to use his qi to control. After it threw the old hidden dragon into the city walls, in less than half an hour, it had silently gone back and forth between life and death countless times. The yin item's arms drooped dispiritedly. Its bright red robe was also somewhat tattered. After all, it was a yin item. In the peak duel between Celestial State experts in Great Peace City, it did not occupy the right time. This was a fatal disadvantage. For it to be able to do this, it was already shocking enough. It was rumored that Liu Haoshi, who had been in Celestial State for longer than a normal person's lifetime, stood quietly at the foot of the wall. There was not the slightest trace of anger on his face. His eyes were as gloomy as a poisonous snake's, tightly biting onto the Beiliang heir.
Hsu Fengnian first smiled at the yin item. Then he walked towards Liu Haoshi. When he was dozens of feet away, he stopped and said, "Don't die of old age too quickly."
The old man's laughter was hoarse, like an old donkey grinding mud with a millstone. He stretched out a palm and made a flipping motion. "This Old Man couldn't kill the big one in the past. Killing the small one is just so-so."
Hsu Fengnian stretched out a finger and wiped the corner of his mouth. "The old bastard is hiding in the deep pool. I can't do anything to him for now. However, the ten great clans of the Spring and Autumn Period, the Nanyang Liu family that respects you as their ancestor, and the many talents that have the potential to serve the imperial court, I will send people to eliminate the weeds by the roots. Will you save them or not? I purposely didn't do these dirty things before because I wanted to talk to you in person after entering the capital. "
The old man was indifferent and emotionless. He sneered, "The clay Buddha crossing the river can't even save himself. How dare you talk nonsense in front of This Old Man."
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "Great rivers and mountains. Let's ride a donkey and wait and see."
The white-haired young man put his hands in his sleeves and slowly walked on the imperial road. The yin item in the red robe looked at the lonely figure with joy and pity. It looked at Liu Haoshi, who was trying hard to suppress his killing intent.
After Hsu Fengnian walked for a while, he pulled out his hands. Without turning his head, he suddenly asked, "From now on, you will be called Xu Ying, okay?"
The yin item stretched out an arm and gently pulled on one of his sleeves.
The man and the yin item seemed to depend on each other. They didn't say anything as they walked hand in hand on the central axis of Great Peace City.
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