Song Xing: I am cultivating immortals in Qingcheng Mountain

Chapter 575: Shangshu is assassinated and his fate is revealed

"Thank you for your help, father-in-law!"

When he left the Palace of Tranquil Longevity, Xu Kaihou felt that he couldn't even stand steadily.

"No, the emperor is willing to spare your life. Otherwise, with my status, I would not have such a big face."

"But there is one thing I must remind you, sir. Don't overdo anything. When the emperor ascended the throne, he appointed the Grand Tutor and turned a blind eye to his actions in order to stabilize the court at that time."

"Over the years, the Grand Tutor and his men have become even more unrestrained and have become too powerful to be eliminated. If Lord Xu is willing to repay you, then you can find more evidence and send someone to deliver it to me. This will make the emperor's tolerance towards you worthwhile."

Xu Kaihou's heart shuddered. From what Zhuoqing said, it seemed that Emperor Mingde wanted to deal with the Grand Tutor. He was forcing him to take sides!

But then he thought again: the officialdom has always been like this. There are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests. As an emperor, he pays more attention to the balance of interests.

If the emperor wants to use him to deal with Grand Tutor Dong Zhu, then he is still useful, so he won't deal with them for a while. On the other hand, it is also a good thing for them.

Otherwise, I wouldn't feel at ease if I just let myself go back like this.

"Please tell the emperor that Xu knows about this and will definitely not let the emperor down."

Looking at Xu Kaihou's receding back, a hint of deep meaning flashed across Zhuoqing's cloudy eyes, but then he shook his head.

"No one can stay out of this game."

"master."

At this moment, a voice came into Zhuoqing's ears. Zhuoqing did not turn around, but just asked softly: "Want to leave the palace?"

"The emperor has ordered Prince Yong'an to reflect on his mistakes behind closed doors."

Zhuoqing smiled coldly.

The previous one who was confined to reflect on his mistakes was the Red King Xiao Yu, and now the Yong'an King Xiao Se is confined to reflect on his mistakes.
"Where's the White King?"

"The Emperor has not issued an order. Or maybe he has, but he did not ask me to deliver it."

Zhuoqing nodded.

"Go! You can give some advice to Prince Yong'an when you meet him. In this world, we have to turn a blind eye to things. The truth is often not that important!!"

After a moment's silence, the voice came again, but with a hint of emotion.

“Is it really not that important??”

Standing in place, Zhuoqing watched his disciple leave, his eyes became a little complicated. Back then, when he was a disciple of Fengxue Sword, he punished evil and promoted good, and was so high-spirited, but now he hardly even spoke.

"Huh??"

Suddenly Zhuoqing seemed to sense something, his brows furrowed, and almost instantly, he disappeared from the spot.

The Chief Incense Supervisor, Jin Xian, who had walked ahead, seemed to have noticed something was wrong. He paused, jumped up, and rushed in another direction.

But when he arrived, he saw Zhuoqing standing aside, with the aura around him churning uncontrollably.

In front of him was an official sedan chair, and the person inside was none other than the Minister of Rites Xu Kaihou who had left earlier. None of the sedan chair bearers and servants who accompanied him survived.

"Master, what is this??"

Jin Xian's eyes twitched. He had just seen this gentleman coming out of the palace, but he was assassinated in the blink of an eye. Judging from the current distance, he was only three miles away from the palace gate.

"Xu Kaihou was killed. If the sedan hadn't been sitting here motionless, I probably wouldn't have noticed it."

"The person who did it is definitely not an ordinary person. He may be a top assassin who is proficient in assassination, or he may be someone whose realm is far beyond mine. This matter is of great importance. I must return to the palace and report to the emperor immediately." "Someone needs to watch the scene. Let's put the matter of Prince Yong'an aside for now. I'm afraid that this time, he has bad intentions."

If it was just killing a few students, he wouldn't think it was a big deal, and he even said that the death of Fu Hong was no big deal. But Xu Kaihou was different. As the Minister of Rites, he was in a high position and had great power. He was the backbone of the court. Killing him would undoubtedly be like a slap in the face of the court.

The imperial court may not make such a small move this time, and all the wandering gods in the capital may be implicated.

Soon, the news reached the ears of Emperor Mingde. When Emperor Mingde heard that Xu Kaihou had died three miles away from the palace gate, a hint of madness was reflected in the depths of his calm eyes.

Zhuoqing sighed inwardly. Emperor Mingde was a qualified emperor. The more angry he became, the more silent he became. His previous anger was mostly to vent his dissatisfaction and to scare people, but it was basically just a lot of noise but little action.

And now, Xu Kaihou's death has touched his bottom line, so this time, Emperor Mingde really has the intention to kill him.

"Zhuoqing, go over there and tell them what I want you to do. Ask Patriarch Xiao Yuanshan to come over. I have something important to discuss!!"

"Also, send a message to Ye Wushang of Tianwaitian, Xu Kaishan of Wushuang City, Jun Yu, and that monk. I will host a banquet in the Jinluan Palace tomorrow and invite them to be my guests!!"

When Zhuoqing heard this, he couldn't help but feel a chill in his heart.

Is Emperor Mingde crazy? ? Is he going to fight those people who have reached the half-step state of enlightenment head-on? ?
"Your Majesty, those people have ulterior motives. If they want to harm you, you will be in danger. Your Majesty, please take care of your body!"

Emperor Mingde narrowed his eyes, and a hint of pure coldness flashed across them.

"Have ulterior motives?"

"Then let me see if these people dare to take action?"

"The world still has the surname Xiao"

"As long as I am alive, it will not be their turn to make trouble behind the scenes. Just go and tell them that I have my own plans!!"

Hearing the determination in Emperor Mingde's words, Zhuoqing bowed and agreed, and stopped trying to persuade him.

"By the way, are there any clues left at the scene? Can we tell who did it?"

"No, the person who did it was very efficient and killed him with one blow. It was the same as Fu Hong from the Ministry of Industry."

Emperor Mingde smiled coldly.

"So the murderer is the same person? Since Xu Kaihou said it wasn't their idea, then the remaining one must be someone else."

At the same time, in the backyard of Xueluo Villa, Jun Yu suddenly stood up.

"Brother, what's wrong?"

Jun Yu's tone sank.

"Another person died. It was the Minister of Rites. I'm afraid something bad is going to happen to Tianqi!!!"

As a scholar, he was well aware of the influence of a Shangshu on the court. Now he died quietly. If he were an emperor, he would never let it go.

"Have Xiao Se and the others returned?"

Sikong Changfeng nodded.

"They are back, and the students have been properly settled. It seems that Xiao Se has made up his mind to clean up the officialdom of Tianqi."

“Officialdom.”

"It's the world that needs to be rectified, let's take it one step at a time!!"

(End of this chapter)