The promotion of the Minister Counsellor of the Ministry of Rites, Chen Yunshan, was expected by most people.
Although the Supreme Court and the Intelligence Bureau had not come to a conclusion on the death of Chen Yunshan's son, it was clear that the King of Shu was the culprit.
As soon as the King of Shu left the capital, a dozen suicide soldiers attacked Willow Alley at night. The Intelligence Bureau's actions were seen by Marquis Wu, who was patrolling the streets. There was no way to hide this.
However, being banished from the capital was a severe punishment for the King of Shu, who was likely to become the next Emperor. His faction had also suffered a heavy blow. Now that he was far away from the capital, if he were to be recalled for investigation, it would cause turmoil in the political situation. The gains would not make up for the losses.
After all, although the King of Shu's faction had temporarily lost power in the court, they still had influence that could not be ignored. Thinking about it carefully, the Emperor still had a few adult princes. But even when the King of Shu was at his lowest point, the other princes could not compare to his advantage.
Therefore, this case could only end here.
Chen Yunshan's promotion from the Minister of Rites to the Minister of Rites was probably the Emperor's compensation for him. But this road of promotion was too bloody and cruel.
Chen Yunshan had already left the King of Shu's faction. It was said that he had almost fallen out with Duke Chen. This was not unexpected. Although he could not take revenge for his son's death, how could he let it go so easily and continue to be loyal to the King of Shu?
Over the past few days, he was not the first nor the last to leave the King of Shu's camp. It was just that after this incident, many officials finally saw many things clearly. From indecisiveness, they became firm. Even the attitude of the Qin Clan had become vague, causing more people to hesitate …
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"Suicide soldiers?" Li Yi unconsciously tapped the table with his index finger, repeating Lu Luo's words.
"Yes." Lu Luo nodded. "Last night, around midnight, a group of black-clothed men sneaked into Willow Alley. Fortunately, we knew that these days were not peaceful. Worried that they would make a move again, we arranged for people to keep watch every night. Those black-clothed men were not afraid of death. We wanted to capture one alive for questioning, but we did not expect the last person to commit suicide by poison. In the end, the corpses were all taken away by the Secret Service. We still don't know the identities of those people. "
There was nothing much to guess about the identity of the man in black. He did not know how to play tricks, nor did he know how to beat around the bush. Based on his style of doing things, he was undoubtedly the King of Shu.
"I'm still too soft-hearted." Li Yi sighed and shook his head.
The nursery rhymes and the strange omens did not reach the bottom line of the courtiers and the old emperor. Otherwise, the King of Shu would not only be banishment from the capital.
However, this guy had been in Jingdou for so long, yet he still hadn't managed to rope in any imperial guards or garrison generals. He also couldn't do anything fatal. A piece of trash …
He looked at Lü Luo and asked casually, "We haven't developed to Shuzhou yet, have we?"
Lü Luo nodded and said, "Shuzhou is remote. If we go a little deeper, we'll be within the borders of the Zhao Kingdom. We don't plan to develop in such a remote prefecture for the time being."
"The more difficult the conditions, the more we can't shrink back. We have to carry forward the spirit of not being afraid of hardship …" Li Yi poured more tea for him and said, "Although Shuzhou is remote, we can't give it up. If anyone is willing to go to Shuzhou to develop, their salary will be tripled, and they will be allowed a month of paid leave every year. They will also be allowed to go home to visit family once …"
He counted the days and continued, "In two years, if they are willing to come back, they will immediately be promoted to the manager of the branch in Jingdou."
This kind of treatment was hard to refuse for a wandering actor who called the four corners of the world his home.
He would only be away for two or three years. Although Shuzhou was a little remote, the salary was not low. Three times the salary, a month of leave, and they were allowed to go home to visit family. In this way, he would be gone for at least three months. Once the news got out, there would be a lot of applicants.
Moreover, in two or three years, he would be promoted to the manager of the branch in Jingdou. He would not have to worry for the rest of his life.
After coming back to his senses, Lü Luo nodded and said, "Okay, I'll arrange it as soon as I go back."
"How's the preparation for the Heroes Competition?" This rare event in the martial arts world would be held in a few days. Lü Luo had been in charge of this aspect.
Lü Luo nodded and said, "The preparation is almost done. The ranking on the Heaven List has rarely changed in the past two days. So far, there hasn't been a single grandmaster. But we can't rule out the possibility that some masters on the Heaven List haven't done their best. When the real competition begins, there may be changes."
After all, the area around Jingdou was too sensitive. The final venue of the Martial Arts Society Competition was dozens of miles away from Jingdou.
This competition was not only a competition, but also an exchange. Generally speaking, the martial arts world in Jianghu was an extremely powerful force. Unfortunately, it was like a plate of loose sand, which was difficult to gather. However, if they really gathered, the imperial court would have a headache.
Ever since the appearance of the Hero List, there had been a slight change in the situation.
Although people who practiced martial arts were proud and arrogant, they also respected the strong. Once they were ranked at the top of the Heaven List, once their fame spread out, a large number of followers would immediately emerge. Experts who were indifferent would not care about this, but there were also people who took the opportunity to establish their own forces. The number of factions in the martial arts world suddenly increased.
Among them, the Liu Alliance was the most powerful one.
After all, the top two masters on the Heaven List were in the Liu Alliance. One of them was even a legendary grandmaster. The chance to receive guidance from a grandmaster was something that many martial arts practitioners dreamed of.
Martial arts practitioners from all walks of life swarmed in from all directions. Even though the Liu Alliance's rules for accepting members were very strict, its expansion speed was extremely shocking.
Ever since the appearance of the Hero List until the Heroes Competition, the entire martial arts world was slowly stirred up.
Although obtaining the position of the chief of the martial arts world might not be able to command the martial arts world, that title was the highest honor for martial arts practitioners. The chief of the martial arts world, the number one master in the world, was enough to boast for a lifetime …
Of course, no matter how much Li Yi fantasized about it, it was useless. However, Miss.Liu's Tai Chi was taught by him step by step. A teacher for a day, a teacher for a lifetime.
In the future, when he wrote a biography for her, he had to make it clear.
The master of the chief of the martial arts world was a truly powerful existence. It would not be enough to boast for two lifetimes.
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The situation in the imperial court changed. Some people left, some people rose. For the people in the capital, this was just a topic of discussion.
It didn't take long before something new appeared in three to five days, causing them to forget about the past.
Two days ago, they were still discussing how foxes talked and who should be the emperor. But these days, the topic of discussion had changed to a few new shows in the brothel. There was a pretty girl who sang and everyone liked her very much …
Everything seemed to have returned to normal.
In this tranquility, in a restaurant in the capital, a burly man with a saber on his back raised his head and drank a few mouthfuls of strong wine. He laughed, "The capital is indeed the capital. Even the wine is different." Then, he threw down a piece of silver, picked up the wine jar, and strode away.
Outside the capital, a young man with a sword in his hand stopped a passerby. After asking a few questions, he smiled and thanked the passerby. He looked in a certain direction and quickly disappeared.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
At the same time, a middle-aged Taoist nun wearing a loose Taoist robe walked out of the courtyard. The two people in purple who had been waiting outside the door immediately bowed …
Countless figures were rushing toward a certain place outside the capital city.
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