Troubled Times: Added six doors at the beginning, pushing the world horizontally

Chapter 217
Shen Du spent more than a month in retreat this time.

In fact, in the Yuanshen realm, sometimes it is common to retreat for half a year or a year.

However, Shen Du didn't want to retreat for real, his real purpose was just to cover up people's eyes and ears.

During this month, Shen Du reorganized what he had learned, made his strength more comprehensive, and also gained a new understanding of his own martial arts.

In the room, Shen Du silently adjusted his breathing and performed exercises.

The zhenqi in the whole body boiled like a volcanic eruption!
boom!
The great dragon of qi and blood roared, the qi and blood of his whole body seemed to be ignited, and his muscles and bones roared together.

The beard grows wildly, and the strength keeps rising!
After reaching a peak, there was a faint roaring sound from within the body.

[Sixth level of Yuanshen Realm! 】

[Killing points - 1200]

Everything happened naturally, without any hindrance.

The promotion from the fourth level of the primordial spirit to the sixth level of the primordial spirit did not give him the same feeling as when he was promoted to the fourth level in one fell swoop.

At least not that reborn feeling.

Perhaps only after breaking through the seventh level can there be a major improvement.

In fact, the primordial spirit realm is more based on the comprehension of the primordial spirit and heaven and earth, and the promotion of true energy is second.

This is also the reason for the rapid improvement of the strength of the talented disciples cultivated by the major sects of the rivers and lakes.

As long as they have enough understanding of the world and are assisted by various rare medicinal materials and elixir, it is not difficult to quickly improve their strength.

This is also the foundation of their inheritance, but there are too few such people.

It is extremely rare for Shen Du to reach the sixth level of Yuanshen in just a few years, and there may be one or two in hundreds of years.

Silently adjusting his breath, Shen Du got up and pushed the door out.

Liang Ying, who was on duty outside the door, saw Shen Du and hurriedly saluted.

As Shen Du's confidant, since Shen Du announced his retreat, he will come here regularly to be on duty every day.

"grown ups!"

Shen Du nodded slightly, and asked, "What's going on in Beijing recently?"

Liang Ying said respectfully: "There is no major event, but Mr. Zhan has succeeded the position of god catcher."

"Zheng Shenzhu announced the retreat."

Shen Du chuckled lightly, no surprise in his heart.

With Yan Jingyi in the past, Zheng Fu and Zheng Fu held great power in the six doors, but now that Zhan Hongling succeeded to the throne, the situation has been reversed.

As long as Zheng Fu is not stupid, he will not openly fight against Cui Jingsheng and the others.

Anyway, in order to block the outside world, Cui Jingsheng and the others would not touch Zheng Fu easily, otherwise the censors and the cabinet would not agree.

It is the best choice for him to be wise and protect himself at the moment.

"Any more?"

Liang Ying thought for a while, and said, "Recently, a lot of people from Shaolin in Beijing have come, and they have had a lot of conflicts with some forces in the capital."

"There have been a few battles between the two sides, but they are still restrained."

"The Ninth Prince found a temple outside Beijing and placed most of the monks in it."

Shen Du chuckled lightly: "The group of monks still can't get rid of their meddling habits."

There are many famous decent families in the world, but there are not many honest gentlemen who can be called heroes.

Although Shaolin prides itself on being righteous, it doesn't necessarily mean that they are fair, at least they will still favor their disciples.

Anyone who messes around in the rivers and lakes will always have some problems on his body, but Shaolin people can't tolerate a little sand in their eyes.

Conflicts are inevitable.

Liang Ying respectfully said: "My lord, a few days ago someone from the East Palace asked you to go to the East Palace, but at that time you were retreating, so the attendant of the East Palace left."

A trace of surprise flashed in Shen Du's eyes, and he said in a deep voice, "Prepare the horse!"

"I'm going to the East Palace!"

……

Shen Du left the main rudder of Gyeonggi and rode his horse straight to the East Palace.

But along the way, it has attracted the attention of many people.

All around the restaurant and teahouse, people from all walks of life looked at him one after another, with strange expressions on their faces.

Shen Du didn't stay long, and quickly came to the East Palace.

Shen Du just entered the East Palace Hall of Prayer for Good Harvests after receiving the report from the eunuch of the East Palace.

The charcoal fire in the hall is quietly burning, adding warmth to the cold winter.

Behind the table, sat a figure wearing a thick coat, holding a pen in one hand, looking down at the memorial on the table quietly.

Lu Chengen's eyes were slightly closed, and he respectfully served him.

Only when Shen Du came in, did he open his eyes slightly, and a vague aura locked onto Shen Du, extremely cold.

Even Shen Du was extremely vigilant in his heart.

What happened a few days ago must never happen again.

Shen Dumin took a look, slightly startled in his heart.

Today's prince is very different from what he saw in the past.

The morbid feeling in the whole person can no longer be concealed.

As a martial artist, he is most sensitive to breath.

At this moment, the prince's aura was obviously weaker than that of ordinary people, and the qi and blood in his body showed faint signs of decay.

For a long time, there have been rumors in the capital that the prince is not in good health, but when he saw the prince in the past, he only felt a little weak.

But the situation of the prince today shocked him.

Shen Du didn't speak, just stood in the hall and waited quietly.

After a while, Xia Jingyi put down the pen in his hand, then looked up at Shen Du, and smiled slightly.

"sit down!"

"Thank you, Your Highness!"

Shen Du bowed his hands and sat down beside him.

Xia Jingyi glanced at Shen Du, smiled lightly and said, "The Giant Spirit Gang has done a good job."

Shen Du shook his head, cupped his hands and said: "This matter is not my fault, the subordinate did not do anything, it is all due to Master Cui."

"Hehe!" Xia Jingyi said with a smile: "Master Shen has become famous now for killing a powerful man of the law."

"It's not only my country of Yan, but even the other countries are spreading rumors about it, and it's considered a big face for me, Dayan."

"Master Shen, there is no need to be modest. Cui Jingsheng and the others have already told you about you."

"I, Dayan, feel very relieved to have such a hero."

Shen Du was modest and courteous, and asked: "I don't know if His Highness came to see me a few days ago, but what's the matter?"

Xia Jingyi sighed lightly, got up and stood with her hands behind her back, and said lightly: "Shen Du, can Gu trust you?"

Shen Du was taken aback.

Before Shen Du could answer, Xia Jingyi shook her head and said, "Forget it, you don't have to answer."

"You are an ambitious person, and I have seen this early on."

Shen Du narrowed his eyes slightly, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes.

Xia Jingyi said lightly: "Do you know?"

"Just a few days ago, the concubine who had been with Gu for decades unexpectedly assassinated Gu."

Shen Du felt a shock in his heart.

No wonder Xia Jingyi looked like this today.

No matter how bad Xia Jingyi's health was, with all kinds of precious medicines and imperial physicians in the palace, it wouldn't be so.

Those princes have to wait at least five or six years.

But why should you tell him such a confidential matter?
This is already a royal scandal.

Xia Jingyi laughed at herself, and said lightly: "It seems that some people have felt lonely for too long."

The person who has been together for decades is a hidden seed planted by others.

Shen Du could only remain silent.

What can he say?
Nothing is right about this kind of royal matter.

But the prince summoned himself here, could it be that he wanted to find out about this matter?

As far as he knew, the prince accidentally fell into the water when he was young, and it is said that he hurt his foundation.

To put it simply, he is still a man, but he will not be able to give birth to children in the future.

Therefore, the East Palace has never had any heirs, and the few heirs born to the Crown Princess in the early years also unfortunately died young.

The oldest one only lived for two years, and then died strangely.

Because of this matter, the crown princess finally died in depression, and the position of the East Palace crown princess has been vacant.

Regarding this matter, few people in Beijing dare to discuss it, and even most people don't know about it.

He also only learned about these things after he became the chief arrester of Gyeonggi.

This is also one of the reasons why the courtiers switched to the princes.

As long as there is a queen in the East Palace, the current situation will not be like this.

After all, once the crown prince was ill, he would not even have a successor.

Shen Du felt that those things were probably not simple at the beginning, but the status of those who can do things in the East Palace is obviously not simple.

On the surface, this assassination of the prince seems to be revenge for the prince's attack on the giant spirit gang.

On a more detailed level, this matter can still be related to the third prince.

After all, the Giant Spirit Gang had already taken refuge with the Third Prince, and now the Prince sent troops to destroy the Giant Spirit Gang, how could the Third Prince not have resentment in his heart.

Reasonable!

But it was this kind of thing that anyone could think of, but Shen Du felt that it was too coincidental.

It is not ruled out that this matter was written by the third prince, but it is possible that there is no third party.

This person used this chess piece, more like blaming the third prince.

Once the prince died, there would be too many beneficiaries.

Xia Jingyi turned to look at Shen Du, and said lightly: "You just returned to Beijing, you shouldn't be allowed to go on this matter."

"But after thinking about it alone, it is most appropriate for you to do this."

Dayan has a lot of people, but there are very few people he can use.

Many suitable people have already been recruited by his younger brothers, and it is not easy for outsiders to know about this.

But the status of the four great arresters is extraordinary, and it is a troubled time at this moment. Because of the giant spirit gang, all sects are extremely vigilant, for fear that the court will take action again. If they go out of Beijing again, they will definitely attract attention.

Xia Jingyi glanced at Lu Chengen, Lu Chengen understood, took a secret letter from the desk case, and handed it to Shen Du.

"Here is your mission this time, just destroy it after reading it!"

Shen Du took the letter, cupped his hands and saluted: "I will resign!"

Xia Jingyi nodded slightly, but did not hold back.

……

After leaving the East Palace, Shen Du went all the way back to the Gyeonggi Headquarters, and then took out the letter.

Take it apart and scan it one by one, the pupils shrink!
In fact, the content of this letter was a bit beyond his expectation.

The crown prince's side concubine is named Wei Zhuting, and she was born in the Wei family of the sharp gun, which is one of the largest families in the world.

It is not uncommon for princes to marry various families.

One is to stabilize Dayan's rule, and the other is to get the support of the aristocratic family.

Dayan originally started his career by relying on the powerful family. The original Taizu was able to achieve success because of the support of various families.

Except for the concubine who was born as a commoner, all the concubines of the prince were born in aristocratic families.

Of course, his ostensible task this time is to escort Princess Xichu back home, and his other task is to thoroughly investigate Wei's family.

The deeper task is to check the state officials along the way.

This is - Jingcha!
This is the real purpose of the prince, the first two are just a cover.

Shen Du had a new understanding of this prince.

Of course, the real Jingcha cannot be so simple. This matter is just a prelude, and it is an excuse for the prince to restart Jingcha.

If any problems are really found, the prince will have a reason to restart the Beijing inspection and patrol the world. Even if there are people in the court who object, it will be difficult to say anything.

So even if those people have nothing wrong this time, he still has to find out something.

"It's really a big task!"

Shen Du shook his head and smiled, a flame ignited in his palm, completely destroying the letter.

The three things are carried out together, simply and neatly.

(End of this chapter)