This martial artist just wants to be an official

Chapter 449 Entering the Palace
The imperial palace in Beijing.

Since the Second Prince ascended the throne, there have never been so many people standing in the imperial study.

The second prince was sleepy at this time, with a hint of fatigue between his brows.

I was quite angry.

This is a typical morning grumpiness.

In the middle of the night, he was dragged out of his bedroom by Li Zhen and Prince Qing and forced to work in the imperial study...

Seriously, this is the first time.

"What's wrong, uncle?"

The second prince yawned, picked up a grape nonchalantly, threw it into his mouth, and looked at Li Zhen and Prince Qing with a dazed look.

"His Majesty."

Li Zhen's face looked a little ugly at this time.

He really didn't expect that Lu Yuanzhi would dare to risk the world's condemnation and rush from the border to the capital.

"Oh? Is there something wrong with Lord Li?"

The second prince was slightly stunned.

In the palace, Prince Qing usually came to see him when there was something going on, and Li Zhen seldom came on weekdays.

Why did you decide to come to the palace today? Could something have happened?

Thinking of this, the second prince was no longer sleepy. He looked at the imperial study calmly. After seeing that the guards were all his people, he slowly breathed a sigh of relief.

He just thought that Li Zhen and Prince Qing were plotting to do something treasonous.

"Your Majesty, I have something to report."

Li Zhen bowed lightly with a hint of coldness on his face.

"Please speak, sir."

The second prince was quite polite.

He now fully understood his situation in the palace. If Li Zhen and Prince Qing were really in cahoots with each other, his own safety would be in great danger.

"Your Majesty, Duke of Beiguo Lu Yuanzhi committed treason and disobeyed the imperial edict. He came to the capital from the border without permission and is now in the Duke of Beiguo's mansion!"

There was a hint of tremor in Li Zhen's voice.

I can’t tell whether I’m afraid or angry.

Judging from his facial expression, he should be angry.

The Second Prince woke up instantly after hearing the news. His eyes suddenly lit up, then he quickly retracted his gaze and frowned:

"What?! How dare he do that?"

The second prince's voice also trembled.

It’s hard to tell whether I was shocked and angry, or surprised.

But if you just look at his expression, it should be shock and anger.

After hearing the second prince's voice, Li Zhen took a deep breath:

"Your Majesty, this is a great crime!"

Prince Qing also said solemnly:

"If the news of Lu Yuanzhi's disobedience to the imperial edict spreads, and all the generals stationed at the border follow suit, Dayong will be in chaos!"

The second prince heard the two people singing in unison.

I felt like laughing.

How could he not see what these two old foxes were thinking?
But now that I am in the palace, I still need to perform.

The second prince's eyes fixed, and then he asked in a deep voice:

"Uncle, Elder, what do you two think?"

At this time, the question was raised again.

Prince Qing paused for a moment, then looked at Li Zhen:

"As a member of the royal family, I am not in a position to discuss this matter. We still need to see how Lord Li plans to respond."

With just one sentence, the ball was kicked to Li Zhen's feet.

After hearing this, Li Zhen cursed inwardly, looked at Prince Qing unkindly, then retracted his gaze and looked at the Second Prince:

"Your Majesty, I have the same idea as Prince Qing. If the Duke of Beiguo returns to the capital this time without a reason or explanation, how will the Great Yong royal family maintain its dignity in the future?"

As soon as these words came out, Li Zhen's thoughts were obvious.

He wanted to touch Lu Yuanzhi.

He had no choice and no way out. Some things had already been done, so naturally he was on the opposite side of Lu Yuanzhi.

"What does Lord Li want to do?"

The second prince frowned and looked at him.

Li Zhen bowed gently, and then a ruthless look flashed across his old face, and his voice was extremely gloomy:

"Issue an order to mobilize the troops of the capital to surround the Duke of Beiguo's mansion and kill them all without mercy."

hiss~
As soon as this thought came out, Prince Qing and the Second Prince looked at each other directly, and then quietly distanced themselves from Li Zhen.

This Li Zhen has fallen into an irretrievable situation.

Lu Yuanzhi!

Duke of the North!

The Duke of the North who had just killed the Demon King.

His reputation in Dayong is now absolutely that of a hero.

This is what the people want.

There are tens of millions of Yong people.

You touch him at this time?

Regardless of whether you succeed or not, even if your name goes down in history books in the future, you will still be the most treacherous traitor in the world!
"This……"

The Second Prince was about to hesitate, but Li Zhen suddenly said:
"Your Majesty, we can no longer retreat at this point! I believe that Duke Beiguo Lu Yuanzhi should be arrested immediately and the Duke Beiguo's mansion should be completely cleared out!"

His eyes were extremely gloomy, and there was a strong murderous intent on his face.

"hehe."

The Second Prince and Prince Qing both laughed dryly.

Prince Qing took a deep breath and said, "If we touch Lu Yuanzhi at this time, I'm afraid there will be endless troubles."

"Uncle Huang is right."

The second prince was also extremely solemn: "What if the news that the Duke of Beiguo has returned is false? It is not okay to surround the mansion with soldiers at this time! My sister is still in the mansion! If my sister is hurt..."

"Your Majesty! A real man does not care about trivial matters. At this time..." Li Zhen looked at the second prince with a gloomy face, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his voice.

It can be seen that he is now desperate and wants to commit treason...

Ok?
The second prince looked at Li Zhen in fear. He saw extremely confident murderous intent in Li Zhen's eyes.

Prince Qing's eyes also turned into astonishment: "Li Zhen, what do you mean?"

"Hehe." Li Zhen twitched his lips expressionlessly, his voice a little hoarse:
"Your Highness Prince Qing, there is a big thief in the country now. Instead of trying to eliminate the thief for the country, you advise His Majesty to keep things quiet? What is your intention? Could it be that... you are the biggest traitor in the Great Yong Kingdom?!!"

As he spoke, Li Zhen said in a sinister voice: "Do it!"

As soon as the voice came down, all the guards in the imperial study drew their swords at the same time, and the cold light of the swords was like a cold rays of light.

"you!"

How could Prince Qing not understand after seeing this scene that Li Zhen in front of him had already made all preparations tonight? ?
Thinking of this, Prince Qing's heart was completely dominated by timidity.

He had a premonition that he would definitely not survive the night!

"Qingjunce..."

Li Zhen had a strange smile on his face. He looked at Prince Qing calmly:

"You should have taken all precautions on the day Hai Rui fell, but you still believed me, Lord Prince Qing. After tonight, you will be the most treacherous prince in Dayong!"

"you!!"

Prince Qing's eyes were about to burst, and he looked at Li Zhen in disbelief:

"How dare you do this?"

"If not, how long should we wait? Until you are all ready?"

Li Zhen smiled cruelly and said loudly:

"Get started! Get rid of the traitors and clear the court!!"

"kill!!!"

In the imperial study, the dozen or so soldiers looked extremely excited. After changing guard today, they did not expect that they would be able to stand at the turning point of history and witness this history!

In just a moment, more than a dozen long swords had fallen on Prince Qing.

"Swish!!!" The blood spurted out like spilled water, instantly dyeing the entire imperial study red.

Prince Qing's body twitched and he fell to the ground.

"You..." Prince Qing looked at Li Zhen in disbelief. He obviously did not expect that Li Zhen, at such an old age, would dare to take such a risky move.

"Haha, have a nice trip."

At this time, Li Zhen took a long sword from a soldier and stabbed it into Prince Qing's neck.

"Stab!"

The sword penetrated directly from the throat to the back of the neck.

Prince Qing died instantly.

"Whoo~"

Seeing this, Li Zhen's smile was extremely distorted. He looked at the Second Prince in front of him with a teasing smile:
"Your Majesty, please go back to your bedroom and have a good rest. You will have to attend court early tomorrow."

The second prince watched all this in amazement.

He could never have imagined that Li Zhen in front of him would be so crazy...

But if you think about it carefully, it doesn't seem impossible for him to do so?
Prince Qing and Li Zhen were birds of a feather. Li Zhen often interacted with Prince Qing's followers, so they could be said to have a common interest.

Judging from the day when Li Zhen overthrew Hai Rui, what Li Zhen did in winning people's hearts was absolutely unprecedented in history...

With such means, there would be no problem in getting Prince Qing's followers to switch to his side.

Once the followers of Prince Qing really surrender to Li Zhen...

The Hai Rui lineage has fallen.

Now in the entire court, Li Zhen is the only one who has the final say!

When the Second Prince thought of this, the smile on his face became extremely forced:
"Li...Lord..."

"Haha, Your Majesty, don't panic. I have already gotten rid of the treacherous minister for the country. Now let me see how I can get rid of another thief for Your Majesty and restore peace to Dayong!"

Li Zhen looked at the Second Prince calmly and said to the soldiers:

"Take your Majesty to the bedroom to rest."

"Yes!" The soldier looked at the second prince coldly and lifted him up without further ado.

"Your Majesty, please."

……

"Haha, it's really lively."

A strange voice suddenly appeared in the imperial study.

Hearing the voice, Li Zhen's body suddenly stopped, and then he suddenly looked towards the owner of the voice.

But then Lu Yuanzhi slowly walked out from the shadows.

As soon as he appeared, he looked at Li Zhen jokingly:

"Lord Li is so elegant, holding a sword and killing people in the palace, haha."

"Lu Yuanzhi!!"

The moment Li Zhen saw Lu Yuanzhi, he felt a little flustered.

But when he thought of his backup plan, he took a deep breath, looked at Lu Yuanzhi calmly and said:

"The Duke of Beiguo returned to the capital from the border without the imperial edict, which is a serious crime. I hope you will surrender and accept the investigation, and strive for leniency."

After hearing this, Lu Yuanzhi suddenly found it funny. He slowly walked towards Li Zhen, his eyes lingering on Li Zhen without blinking:

"Mr. Li, don't you know why I came back to Beijing?"

"How do I know?" Li Zhen looked at Lu Yuanzhi unkindly:
"If you insist on not changing your ways, don't blame me for mobilizing troops."

"Tsk, tsk."

As Lu Yuanzhi walked, he exclaimed in amazement: "I came back to Beijing for only one thing."

"Hmph! Someone come here! Protect His Majesty!" Li Zhen shouted directly.

In an instant, many soldiers and horses poured out from the various passages in the imperial book, all looking at Lu Yuanzhi with unfriendly faces.

After a while, a human wall was formed between Lu Yuanzhi and Li Zhen.

Lu Yuanzhi just watched all this with interest and had no intention of stopping it.

He wanted Li Zhen to die, but he didn't want Li Zhen to die so easily.

"Now we are surrendering and there is still room for discussion."

Li Zhen looked at Lu Yuanzhi calmly and said, "I know that so many people can't stop you, but don't forget, this is the capital, and the Imperial Master is always paying attention."

"Is this your reliance?" Lu Yuanzhi looked at Li Zhen with pity and moved forward without any hesitation.

The soldiers looked at Lu Yuanzhi who was gradually approaching, with hesitation written all over their faces.

No one dared to use force in front of Lu Yuanzhi.

Not for any other reason, just because Lu Yuanzhi is now the number one god of war in Dayong!

What kind of person is that?

He was a man who could kill the Demon King in front of the formation. The highest among them was only a sixth-rank guard. How could they stop Lu Yuanzhi?
It's just a pipe dream.

"What? Do you really dare to be disrespectful to the Imperial Master?"

Li Zhen looked at Lu Yuanzhi calmly, without any fear in his heart.

"Then you can ask the national teacher to come."

Lu Yuanzhi chuckled and came to the front of the soldiers, looking at them with a smile:
"Get out of the way now. I won't kill you. But if you dare to stand in front of me, both you and him will die." Lu Yuanzhi pointed at Li Zhen inside.

After hearing this, all of them fell silent.

In Dayong, whoever is a soldier doesn't know the name of Lu Yuanzhi? Who doesn't know how capable Lu Yuanzhi is?
How dare they act so presumptuous in front of Lu Yuanzhi?

"I'll count to three."

Lu Yuanzhi's expression gradually turned cold and he looked at them indifferently.

"three."

"Don't be afraid of him, the Imperial Master will be here soon."

"two."

"bluff!"

"one."

"Haha, Lu Yuanzhi, do you dare to do it?!"

"Bang!!"

The soldier standing in front of Lu Yuanzhi was suddenly beheaded.

No one can see clearly how that person died!!
In fact, no one noticed Lu Yuanzhi moving.

Surprising.

The way his head and body were separated was extremely strange.

"Gulu~"

The head rolled on the ground.

Seeing this scene, everyone was terrified.

"Retreat!" someone shouted, and the soldiers retreated instantly.

"It's too late. I gave you a chance, but you didn't know how to use it. Now I want all of you to die."

Lu Yuanzhi just smiled faintly and didn't move much.

Suddenly, a sound of "Bang, bang, bang!" was heard in the air.

Every sound was accompanied by a soldier falling to the ground.

Some heads flew up into the sky, some exploded into a cloud of blood, and some were even smashed directly to the ground and broken into pieces...

"Master Imperial Master!!!"

Li Zhen came to his senses instantly after seeing this scene. Looking at Lu Yuanzhi, who remained calm and even his clothes were not dirty after killing so many people, he felt terrified and screamed wildly.

"Hehe, he won't come."

Lu Yuanzhi had a creepy smile on his face, and he walked in front of Li Zhen indifferently.

Li Zhen tried hard to raise his head and looked at Lu Yuanzhi fearlessly.

Lu Yuanzhi simply took the iron sword from Li Zhen's hand, and then, in Li Zhen's frustrated gaze, he took the iron sword and flicked it lightly.

The entire iron sword was as thin as paper and was directly crumpled into a pile of scrap iron by Lu Yuanzhi.

"See? This is why I am so unscrupulous."

As Lu Yuanzhi spoke, he casually threw the iron sword, which had been crumpled into pieces of paper, onto the ground.

"Only warriors can act recklessly!"

(End of this chapter)