Astral Apostle Chapter 249: Success and loss of favor

  Chapter 250 Suing and falling out of favor

  Zhou Jing went north and returned to Beijing, except for being intercepted and killed on the way, the rest of the time was smooth sailing without any disturbances.

  When he returned to the capital, he immediately alarmed the government and the public, and was immediately called into the palace by the emperor.

  Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.

  Zhou Jing followed the servant into the room, and greeted the emperor who was writing calligraphy.

   "See the Holy One for the poor."

  "The real person is back, and it looks like he has lost a lot."

  The emperor hurriedly put down his pen, looked him up and down, and spoke in a friendly tone.

  Seeing that Master Yufeng was unscathed, with all limbs intact, he couldn't help but heaved a sigh of relief, but he also found that the other person's cheeks seemed to be thinner, and his face was a little unhealthy pale.

   "Thanks to your majesty's concern, the poor can turn danger into safety, but it's a pity that there is no way to turn back to heaven."

   Zhou Jing sighed deliberately.

  The emperor comforted and comforted him: "You don't have to underestimate yourself. I've heard about the supernatural powers you displayed on the front line. It's not your fault that this battle is due to Lu Longchuan's inability to command the troops."

  Zhou Jing shook his head: "If it hadn't been for the fact that the poor Taoist was assassinated by someone, and his body was so poisonous that it would be difficult to use his supernatural powers, he wouldn't have let that Chen Feng act recklessly, and Da Polu would lead the army."

  The emperor's eyes flashed, which was not surprising.

  He has already received a report from a secret agent, and learned some inside information about the defeat, including the fact that someone poisoned Yufeng Zhenren. It's just that most of these news are learned from the rout of soldiers, so it's hard to confirm whether it's true or not, and whether there are exaggerations.

  He summoned Zhou Jing into the palace immediately, not only to show importance, but also to ask for first-hand information from those who had witnessed it.

  The emperor knew it well, but he still put on a look of surprise, and asked, "Who is plotting against the immortal master? What's the inside story of this matter?"

  "Someone bought the soldiers of Tianwang Village and poisoned my food..."

  Zhou Jing talked about the process of the incident, made it clear that he came to sue.

  Although he wanted to create a dusty image, he was repeatedly targeted, but he didn't have any temper. Even if he appeared detached, he would be too weak and deceptive.

  He has already decided that he will file a complaint when he comes back this time, express his dissatisfaction, and let the officials know that he is not a "true master of the world" who is stupid but doesn't know how to use it.

   "Is the real person completely detoxified now?" The emperor's tone was concerned.

  Zhou Jing nodded:

  "Pindao is suppressed with mana, supplemented by detoxification pills, and the toxin is finally eliminated. It's just that the poison is violent. Although Pindao has recovered, he is still a little weak like a serious illness, and needs nourishment for some time. day."

   "It's fine for a real person to have nothing to do. I will send the royal chef to cook a tonic diet every day to help the real person recover soon."

  The emperor expressed his concern, and then he said seriously:

  "I will never condone this matter. I will definitely find out who poisoned and murdered me. It is really fair."

  Zhou Jing interjected:

  "As for the people behind the scenes, Pindao has some clues. On the way back, Pindao was intercepted and killed by a group of masked men. I don't know if someone set the blame on it or if it is true, I simply brought these assassins back to Beijing to serve as witnesses."

  He doesn't play fake games at all, he doesn't turn around all the time, he just shows his cards and jumps to the face.

  Emperor was taken aback, his brows were tightly frowned: "Is this really true?"

  “There is no falsehood in a poor way.”

  Bang!

  The emperor slapped the table angrily, knocking off the pen holder.

  "What a group of rebellious officials and thieves, how dare they act recklessly! Don't worry, I will order these assassins to be thrown into the sky prison and sent to Dali Temple for interrogation. The truth will be found out."

  He saw that Zhou Jing was going to ask the teacher for a crime, so he showed such an attitude to appease the other party, but he was really angry in his heart.

  When Ning Zhongjun took the killing of Yufeng Daoist to the front line, the emperor knew that the Yuding Cult was targeting them.

  However, the emperor is generally happy to see the results of open and secret fights among his courtiers. Otherwise, how could he sit on a high platform and act as a referee.

  Yu Dingjiao's thoughts at the time could not be hidden from his eyes, but he had the guarantee of Zhou Jing's survival, and after thinking about it, he allowed it.

  It's just that the emperor didn't expect that the Jade Cauldron Sect ignored the warning and dared to do so outrageously. Competitors in the same industry, this really annoyed him.

  For this little self-interest, the real Yufeng was killed regardless of the overall situation of suppressing the bandits, which indirectly led to the failure of this campaign.

  It seems that the widow has indulged the Yuding Sect too much these years...

  The emperor had this thought in his mind.

  At this time, Zhou Jing said with a sullen face, deliberately: "Poverty asks himself that he has not made any enemies in the court, so he doesn't know whether he just wants to get rid of me or has ulterior motives."

  He didn't say too much, just to the point, but the subtext was also expressed - the black hands behind the scenes want to kill me, maybe they want to prevent me from recuperating the body and prolonging life for His Majesty, with bad intentions.

  The emperor naturally understood, and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

  Of course he understood that Zhou Jing was making use of the topic, but his words still hit his sensitive point, and he couldn't help but become suspicious.

   After a wave of complaints, Zhou Jing did not continue to be reluctant, and instead chatted about other details of the war.

  After listening for a while, the emperor couldn't help asking: "My real man, what do you think of this man when you fought against Chen Feng?"

  Zhou Jing paused, shook his head and said:

   "Mr. Ning Zhong said that Chen Feng is the incarnation of an evil jellyfish, which is really absurd. From a poor perspective, this Chen Feng is a mortal body, but he is just talented. He has reached the number one person in the history of martial arts Only in this realm can one have the courage to be undeserved."

  The emperor was a little worried when he heard the words: "Can you really reach this level after practicing martial arts?"

  In his impression, martial arts is a vulgar skill. At most dozens of people can fight alone. As they grow older, their skills will decline. It is impossible to have such a level of strength against thousands of troops.

   Zhou Jing paused, and said: "Pindao is not very clear, but since Chen Feng can surpass most warriors in the world, he must have his own uniqueness. It's not easy to stand against the court, and I don't know if there is anyone in this world who can match it."

  The emperor's face changed, and he fell silent.

  After a while, he opened his mouth and said slowly:

  "Lu Longchuan was defeated, but Chen Feng can't be ignored. The imperial court has decided to send troops to conquer. Pang Shumi named you to go out to contain Chen Feng. I don't know what the real person wants?"

  After this battle, Yufeng Zhenren has proved his combat effectiveness, enough to match Chen Feng, so the emperor is not as worried as last time.

  Besides, the imperial court sent troops in person this time. He was concerned about Chen Feng's bravery, and he was afraid that the imperial army would follow in his footsteps, so he couldn't help thinking about letting the real man go out again.

  After all, at present, only real Yufeng has the record of tying Chen Feng, and he has to continue to rely on it.

  Zhou Jing was stunned for a moment, and then he pretended to be calm and said: "Pindao is poisoned this time, which will damage his morality. He needs to rest for a year and a half, but His Majesty has ordered, and Pindao naturally obeys."

  This trip showed combat effectiveness, and was regarded by the court as an important weapon against Chen Feng, and Zhou Jing would send him to fight in the future. This was within Zhou Jing's expectations, but he did not expect it to be so soon.

  He had just come back, and he suddenly had to go out again. He was not happy, but he still stated that as long as the emperor sent him to go out, he would not disobey his orders.

  After all, the emperor took the initiative to plant enemy traitors in the army, how could he mind.

  But the emperor hesitated, shook his head and said: "I am anxious, the real person should take good care of his wounds, let's discuss this matter later."

  Paused, his tone slowed down, and he said:

  "You have made a lot of contributions, and I will reward you for your merits. Regarding the assassin, I will also be strictly investigated. Let the real people go back and rest first."

   "Thank you, Lord Long En."

  Zhou Jing saluted politely, planning in his heart.

  He was not sure how the emperor would punish the Jade Cauldron, but he thought that the emperor's act of building the view of the Son of Heaven required the theoretical support of the Jade Cauldron, so the punishment would probably be reserved, and would not directly kill Ning Zhongjun. help people.

  But it doesn't matter, it's just a handy move to file a complaint by yourself, Chen Feng is still needed to counterattack.

  Violence is the most direct solution. No matter how well the Jade Cauldron Sect is in the imperial court, let's go directly to pull out the mountain gate for you, and smash it once after building it.

  Chen Feng also has a reason... You, the head teacher of the Yuding Sect, openly declared that the master is an evil dragon, so you smear me like this, so you are a famous teacher, right?

  ……

  Inside the Sitianjian.

  Ning Zhongjun's face sank like water, and Yin Nan's expression was panicked.

   "That Lingfengzi survived, this is not good... Master, what should we do?"

   Yin Nan's tone was anxious.

  Ning Zhongjun did not answer, his face became more and more gloomy, secretly annoyed that his subordinates were not doing well.

   Even with a few ultimate moves, they failed to kill Lingfengzi, and let him come back with information. This is bad news for the Yuding Sect.

  Ning Zhongjun didn't know what to do at this time.

  Being at the feet of the Son of Heaven, he dared not continue to act out of line.

  Even if he regrets sending someone to assassinate Lingfengzi now, it's just an afterthought when he realizes that things didn't work out.

  If it happens again, Ning Zhongjun will still find ways to get rid of this colleague who is fighting for favor.

  'I don't know how much inside information Lingfengzi knows...'

  Mr. Ning Zhong couldn't help feeling remorse, fear, anxiety and other emotions in his heart, all stemming from uncertainty about whether Lingfengzi knew the mastermind behind the scenes, and how much information this person would reveal to the emperor.

  But no matter how worried he is, he can only wait for the result right now.

  At this moment, the subordinates reported that a court servant had arrived with the emperor's oral order.

  Ning Zhongjun and Yin Nan rushed to meet him, brought a group of cadres down, and went to greet him at the gate of Sitianjian.

  The old servant **** was looking at the two of them, with a smile on his face, and said:

   "There is an oracle from the sage, Sitianjian has the responsibility of observing the weather, heavy responsibility is on his shoulders, Ning Jianzheng, Your Majesty thinks that you are busy with official duties, and you don't have to go to court every day in the future. The young Sitianjian supervises Shen Xiaofengling Let the real people perform Hajj for you."

  After the voice fell, everyone present was breathless, and their faces showed shock.

  Si Tianjian actually did not need to go to court every day, because the emperor favored him, Ning Zhongjun was always eligible for daily pilgrimage.

   Now that the emperor withdrew his power and gave it back to Master Yufeng, the signal couldn't be more obvious.

  It is a sign of falling out of favor!

  Ning Zhongjun's eyes darkened, he gritted his teeth and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion!"

  ……

  On the other side, Lu Longchuan and his party walked into the city gate, all of them looked dusty.

   "I don't know what the situation will be when I return to Beijing this time..."

  Lu Longchuan looked gloomy and depressed.

  Ever since he was betrayed by many relatives and put down by Chen Feng, he has always looked depressed, with only Sun Rong and more than a dozen hard-core old brothers from the Zhao'an faction left by his side.

  Because there were too many defeated soldiers in Tianwangzhai, not all of them were captured, so Lu Longchuan and others slowly gathered some of the defeated soldiers on the road, and re-assembled a team of three to five thousand people, which is currently the only remaining soldiers and horses , Stay in the camp on the outskirts of Beijing to stand by.

  Compared with the peak, the scale has undoubtedly shrunk significantly, and it can't even compare with some slightly larger mountains, where there is still the scenery of the past.

  Every time he thinks of Chen Feng prying away a group of leaders, leaving only two or three big cats and puppies in the foundation of Tianwangzhai, Lu Longchuan feels sad and disheartened.

  Sun Rong sighed, and said slowly: "We fought for the imperial court to suppress the bandits, and we lost our family fortune, and the imperial court will probably punish us, alas, I just hope that your majesty will be lenient, so that we have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. This time we have lost our soldiers and horses, and we are probably abandoned by Prime Minister Qin, fortunately, we heard that the real man is safe on the way, and we have already returned to Beijing, I should go to the real man later, or we can retreat."

  They had nowhere to go, so they had no choice but to bite the bullet and return to Beijing. As an example of being recruited, if they fall into the grass again, they will only die.

  In Sun Rong's view, if you lose your family fortune, you will become a toothless tiger... But it is also a way out.

  If the real person is willing to say a few words in front of the emperor, it will be more stable.

  Sun Rong knew very well that although he was defeated in this battle, Master Yufeng had made no mistakes, and his supernatural powers were so shocking that he would become an important figure enshrined by the court in the future.

  And everyone fighting side by side this time, at least has a bit of fellowship. They might not be able to use this to hug the real man's thigh and change a backer for themselves in the court.

  Anyway, everyone can only go to the dark on the road of the imperial court, so it's better to be a lackey of a real person.

  With the temperament of a real person, since everyone has friendship, the probability of accepting them is not low.

  Just...

  Sun Rong looked at Lu Longchuan's gloomy, walking corpse-like appearance~IndoMTL.com~ A look of worry flashed in his eyes.

  Experienced a series of blows, and was completely outmatched by Chen Feng. He was not sure if his boss could still cheer up.

  If you can't...then don't blame the brother for jumping ship.

  Sun Rong's eyes flickered slightly.

  He has always supported Zhaoan, but his intention is actually very simple. His goal is to become an official.

  Sun Rong felt that Lu Longchuan had lost his foundation in Tianwangzhai, and continuing to work would not give him much help in his career.

  Although he was also recruited and has the brand of Tianwangzhai on his body, he doesn't have to be confined to this identity all the time, and always hang out with the old boss.

  Countless seniors in the green forest who have successfully recruited in the past have used their examples to illustrate that as long as you find the right backer and Bole in the court, you can jump out of this identity and make a career.

  Sun Rong felt that he was the same, so he might not have to find another way out, get rid of the mess of Lu Longchuan and Tianwangzhai, and change a development route in the court.

  Ren Yufeng, in his opinion, is a suitable target and one of the few choices currently.

  (end of this chapter)