Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 376 Funeral Rock and Roll·Graveside Disco·Chu

After a few breaths, Chu Pingsheng had already disappeared. Yan Xiaoyi, the strongest man of the younger generation of Qing Kingdom, raised his head as if he had realized something and looked at the inky black night sky with a puzzled look on his face.

Although His Majesty the Emperor dismissed the guards around the Taiji Palace, the entire imperial city was still in a state of panic. Ye Zhong and his garrison were still at the South Gate, the Qin family had also arrived at the foot of the imperial city, and Yan Ruohai and Zhu Ge had even mobilized all the masters of the Supervisory Council above the seventh rank to be on standby.

Two hours later, the crown prince in the East Palace, the queen in the West Palace, the second prince and Fan Jian in the south of the city, Lin Ruofu in the prime minister's residence in the east of the city, and important court officials such as Ye Chong, Yan Ruohai, Qin Ye and others who were on standby under the palace wall, all received shocking news.

The Queen Mother passed away!
Inside Guangxin Palace, Li Yunrui, who had regained her ability to move, sat on the crescent couch, staring blankly at the remnants of the nude painting that she had torn into pieces and thrown into the brazier to burn into ashes.

Her biological mother died?

Killed by that assassin?
Compared with people like Fan Jian and Lin Ruofu, she, who was in the palace, was much more well-informed.

Not only did she know that an assassin had killed the Queen Mother, she also knew that the assassin was a grandmaster.

So the question is, how could a great master do such a vulgar thing as painting her naked body? Is he so disregarding of his status? Even Si Gu Jian, that madman, is not as crazy as him.

……

Seven days later.

The news of the Empress Dowager's death spread throughout the country, and the whole country was in mourning.

The city of Kyoto was in mourning. Any festive colors were eliminated. The doors of brothels were closed, butcher shops were closed, restaurants were out of business, and the red lanterns hung in government offices were replaced with white lanterns. The temple outside the city would ring the bell a hundred times every hour. All court officials wore plain clothes. No matter whether they were concubines in the palace or women on the street, they were not allowed to put on rouge or wear jewelry. Even the red tassels on the spears in the hands of the guards guarding the city gates were wrapped in thick white cloth.

All vehicles and pedestrians entering the city will be strictly checked. Even horse-drawn carriages transporting red beans and carrots will be blocked outside the city if they are not properly covered.

Black, white and gray are the safest colors these days.

Everyone was behaving well except for one person, who wore a red robe, a red headband, and led a red horse. Even the water bag around his waist was red. His attire was more festive than that of a groom who went to pick up his bride with gongs and drums.

All the people queuing to enter the city were dumbfounded. Even the guards at the city gate stared at the man in a daze, wondering if he was tired of living. How dare he come to Kyoto dressed like this during a period of national mourning?
Of course, judging from the clothing features, this conspicuous bag is not from the Qing people, but should come from the western grasslands.

Others wore plain clothes while he wore red, which was already ostentatious enough. The key point was that there was a white ape with red ribbons wrapped around his hands sitting on the red horse. The horse's hooves clattered and the leather drum in its hands banged as it walked and beat the drum in a very rhythmic manner, accompanied by the red ribbons flying up and down, as if it was afraid that others would not see the two of them.

The person who dared to offend others was naturally none other than Chu Pingsheng, who pretended to be the great master of Xihu, Bai Feng, and then pretended to be a visiting scholar of Xihu.

He told Emperor Qing that he came here to study, but in fact, it was fake. What he pursued was to make trouble. On this day of great joy... Oh no, great mourning, if he didn't make some noise, how could he live up to the main task.

There is no Chinese civilization here, and Qing Kingdom has nothing to do with his motherland or his ethnic group. It is a place without any feelings at all, so naturally he can play however he wants.

This can be considered as giving someone a taste of his own medicine, just like what Fan Xian did in Northern Qi.

"I wish you all a happy and cheerful life." Chu Pingsheng bowed to the passers-by and said with a smile on his face, "The gods in heaven have brought good news. Old Man Dachen has arrived. The Supreme Lord Laojun holds the fairy peach. The twenty-eight constellations bless you with blessings. Diseases and disasters will be far away. Children and grandchildren will surround your coffin. The longevity noodles and cakes are just right. Your hunger will be gone on the road to the underworld."

What is heaven?
Who is Taishang Laojun?
Twenty-eight constellations? Never heard of it.

People queuing for security checks at the city gate didn't know, but they could all tell that the jingle was an auspicious word.

Under normal circumstances, even if people didn't know him, they would still nod and smile. The problem is that it is a national day of mourning, and this guy is doing this, making everyone nervous and angry at the same time.

He is insulting Qing Kingdom!

Several people in Kyoto who were always grateful for the emperor's grace pointed at Chu Pingsheng and scolded him, "Where did this barbarian come from? How dare you wear red during the national mourning period? City gate officer, what are you still standing there for? This evil thief should be arrested and brought to justice as soon as possible."

Others echoed.

"It's just looking for death."

"He's not seeking death, he deserves to die!"

"Catch him quickly!"

Upon hearing this, the two guards rushed forward to deal with it. The guard on the left with the red envelope on his nose went straight to pull the red ribbon that bound the hands of Lanling King who was sitting on the horse: "Stop, stop knocking."

hiss...ha...

The white ape bared its teeth and looked ferocious.

Another guard turned his spear around and poked with the handle, trying to push the damn monkey off the horse.

This immediately enraged Lanling Wang. He suddenly threw away the drum, pounced into the guard's arms, stepped on the spear shaft, hugged his head and twisted it hard. With a creak, the guard's head turned 180 degrees, and he looked at the people waiting in line for security check with wide eyes, full of pain and ferocity.

Dead...dead?
Someone shivered, collapsed to the ground, felt a heat in his crotch, and urinated.

A sackcloth bag that someone was carrying fell to the ground, and the green fruits rolled all over the ground.

Some people just ran away.

Killing the Kyoto defenders in the street? They had never seen such a thing before, but it was certain that this move would alert the garrison troops. Ximen would soon become a place of trouble. If they didn't run away now, they would die in vain if a fight broke out. The swords and knives had no eyes, and death would be in vain. Seeing the brutality of the white ape, the guard with a red and swollen nose shouted and thrust his spear forward.

Lanling Wang dodged sideways, bared his teeth and growled, reached out to grab the shaft of the spear and chopped it hard. With a snap, the spear broke into two pieces. He picked up the tip of the spear and stabbed forward. Puff, blood splattered, and the guard fell backwards to the ground with the spear tip stuck in his chest.

In just a few breaths, the two guards were killed.

Too fierce.

No one expected the white ape to be so brutal. Just now, when we saw it with red ribbons wrapped around its wrists and beating a leather drum with its hands, we thought it was a pet for its owner to entertain himself. We didn't expect it to kill people so cleanly and neatly and so ferociously.

"You all have no objection to me cutting in line, right?"

Chu Pingsheng looked like nothing had happened. He smiled and asked the spectators, no matter they were scared or risking their lives to watch the show. Seeing that they just retreated and no one answered, he swaggered towards the city gate.

He killed the guards and dared to go into the city? Who did this guy think he was?
You have to know that Qing is the most powerful country on this continent, and all the foreign tribes around it are subservient to it. How dare he do this? !
Moreover, it was a national mourning period, and even killing chickens and cattle was not allowed. His pet actually killed the city guards in the street. Once he was brought to the Kyoto government office, how could he be guilty of the third degree of crime?

Most of the people who stayed behind were filled with righteous indignation, felt humiliated, and wanted to see his miserable end.

A few alert people looked up at the city gate tower. It was broad daylight and there was a commotion downstairs. The commanders in charge of the gate should have received the news. Why was it so quiet? No one came out?
Something seemed... a little off.

This strange situation further aroused the hearts of those fearless spectators. Seeing that the city gate was wide open and no one was checking it, they gritted their teeth and followed with determination.

The white ape was carrying two lives, but he acted as if he was stepping on two insignificant ants. He picked up the leather drum on the ground, jumped onto the chestnut horse, followed behind his master, and continued to beat the drum "bang bang bang, bang bang bang", counting the beats and making a teasing face from time to time.

It looked funny, but no one laughed.

A man and a monkey walked through the city gate. The pedestrians who heard the noise at the gate and gathered around to watch the excitement stepped back and pointed at him. During the national mourning period, the open-air stalls on both sides of the long road had long been emptied. Only a few steamed bun shops, noodle shops, and fabric shops were still open. Some timid people did not dare to look closely, so they ran to the second-floor balconies of the buildings on both sides to take a look.

It’s so eye-catching!

The whole city was covered in snow, but the man, the monkey and the horse were dressed in festive red and walked forward with great pride.

The lack of movement from the city defense forces made the incident even more mysterious. Some scholars who felt that the humiliation of the royal family was the humiliation of Qing State and that the humiliation of Qing State was their own humiliation shouted from below the city, asking the soldiers defending the city to act quickly and chop off the heads of the man and the monkey to demonstrate the power of Qing State.

Didn't the soldiers on the city wall want to? They did, but before the gatekeeper, the Khan, left on horseback, he ordered them not to act without authorization. Anyone who disobeyed the order would be killed without mercy, and their entire family would be exterminated.

Faced with such harsh punishment, who would dare to move?

"Go to hell, you barbarian."

A woman in her forties ran back to the shop, grabbed a handful of cabbage leaves, stones, eggs and other things, and rushed out, throwing them at Chu Pingsheng's head.

The stone hit the chestnut horse on the head, and the horse was frightened and almost fell over Lanling Prince.

"Humph."

A faint hum was heard.

The white ape, which was acting playful just now, suddenly changed its momentum, bared its teeth, leaped forward, and smashed the woman's sternum with one punch.

puff.

A mouthful of bright red blood spit out and splashed on the tender white cabbage and the egg liquid that flowed all over the floor.

The person fell directly to the ground and there was no hope of recovery.

Back in the world of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils, Wanyan Aguda yelled and pointed at the sky after getting drunk. He knew that he had driven his horse for a thousand miles and killed thousands of Jurchen cavalry. Here, a few people from Qing pointed at his nose and cursed. Did they want him to stop and explain patiently that you are not even qualified to be slaves of the Southern Qing royal family. You are pigs, dogs and grass that can be sacrificed at any time. So you don’t have to carry the sedan chair for the empress dowager?

Ye Qingmei did so much, trying to share the benefits of the nobility with the common people, but how many people in Kyoto remembered her kindness? In the end, they only knew about the Li royal family, but didn't know that there was a revolutionary monument in front of the Supervisory Council.

Want him to waste his energy on such a thankless task as ideological transformation? How is that possible! It is better to kill the chicken to scare the monkey cleanly. Establishing a good character today can avoid a lot of trouble in the future.

As for whether this person is innocent...

Then the people of Northern Qi who have been beaten and killed by Qing Kingdom are not innocent? You must know that the war with Northern Qi was unilaterally provoked by Emperor Qing, and Qing Kingdom was the one who launched the invasion. Since she chose to regard the royal family of Qing Kingdom as her honor and belief, and dared to attack the white ape after knowing that he had killed the guard, then what is innocent about fighting for honor and belief, and dying for honor and belief.

"Old woman..."

A middle-aged man holding a kitchen knife and smelling like mutton buns rushed out from behind. He threw himself beside the woman and cried twice. Then he raised his head, holding the knife, and rushed forward with hatred on his face.

Chu Pingsheng looked at him contemptuously and continued walking forward.

The white ape bared its teeth and grinned, a bloodthirsty smile.

(End of this chapter)