Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 788 I like to give people clocks
Chu Pingsheng smiled slightly: "Yes, I know."

This matter caused quite a stir. After all, Zhao Chun killed the prime minister of the dynasty. From conviction to beheading, it only took one day, which was faster than the previous execution of Lu Daolin, the chief academic officer of the Imperial College. And the charge was quite ridiculous. It said that Zhang Julu was his insider in Tai'an City. In the battle of Longhu Mountain, the troop deployment map of Zhao Bing, the assassin of Yan, was leaked to him by Zhang Gaoxia, the daughter of Zhang Julu and the first wife of Zhao Bing's son Zhao Zhu. Only then could he use the Longhu Mountain Heavenly Master and Li Chungang to summon the Heavenly Gate to descend, and use it to cut the Heavenly Gate with a sword, creating a meteor shower, in order to disintegrate the 100,000 troops in southern Xinjiang.

Many court officials did not believe it. After all, Zhang Gaoxia was Zhao Zhu's wife and her father was the prime minister. Why would she betray her husband and father's interests to please Lin Qing? However, as the news spread, some people thought it might be true.

Look at what Lin Qing has done along the way? He used various methods to pry away the women around Prince Liang, to make them flower arrangers, to keep them as dogs, to marry them as wives, to take them as concubines, and to kidnap the princess who was loved by both Prince Jing'an and Prince Jing'an as his concubine. He did not go to Dahuang City, otherwise the concubines of Prince Guangling would inevitably have to change their surnames, and there was also the daughter of the Xuanyuan family in Huishan. As long as he went to a place, if he didn't get two high-quality beauties into his harem, would he still be him?
Considering that after the death of King Yan and his son, the entire southern Xinjiang was under the rule of Zhang Gaoxia, who had the final say. It is logical to say that Lin Qing had an affair with her.

"This is just a trick to stabilize and please Huainan King Zhao Ying and Jiaodong King Zhao Sui."

Chu Pingsheng was very clear about how innocent his relationship with Zhang Gaoxia was. In fact, all the important officials in the court, officials of the third rank and above, should have thought of it. Zhang Julu's political proposition has always been to reduce the power of the vassal states. That is why Zhao Chun would use Zhang Julu. At this time, he led a group of beauties to the north and approached Tai'an City. Zhao Chun issued a royal edict to Huainan King Zhao Ying and Jiaodong King Zhao Sui. If he did not make his position clear at this time, and let Zhang Julu, a guy who offended the vassal kings, be the chief minister, what would Zhao Sui and Zhao Ying think? Would they be suspicious?
Therefore, even if he was reluctant, he had to cut down Zhang Julu as a sacrifice to show the emperor's determination.

"I heard that Li Yishan also asked Chu Lushan to bring 30,000 Great Snow Dragon Cavalry and Iron Pagoda to help Tai'an City? Isn't old Zhao Chun afraid that you will turn against him and stab him in the back? I asked Xu Fengnian to tell him to tie up Zhao Yi and send him to me. It seems that he turned a deaf ear to my words."

Xu Xiao's face changed. He didn't know how he knew these things. He had obviously offended all the forces he could, and there was a group of women following him wholeheartedly. But why could he not hide the news and intelligence from Southern Xinjiang in the south, Beiliang in the west, and Tai'an City in the east?
Chu Pingsheng asked again: "Hong Xixiang has come to Tai'an City, right?"

"..."

"It's a good thing that the reincarnation of Lu Zu was able to control his emotions and not come here to rescue his red clothes. It seems that you are holding back a big move."

"..."

Xu Xiao's face looked very unhappy. He was afraid that he would be forced to extract more information from him, so he didn't dare to stay for long. He winked at Xu Yanbing and left with his baby son who had just been reborn.

Green Ant came over from the river on the other side of the alley, carrying a wooden basin of washed clothes, and frowned, "Why did he tell you this?"

"First, I asked Zhao Chun to tie up Zhao Yi and bring him to me. He thought I was inclined to reconcile with Zhao Chun. Zhang Julu was beheaded, which meant that Zhao Chun took practical action to protect the interests of the royal family at all costs. Secondly..."

He pointed to the east wing.

Green Ant looked in the direction he pointed, and saw a tearful face flash across the bamboo curtain. When he saw her looking at him, he quickly lowered the bamboo curtain.

"Zhao Fengya?"

"I made him and Xu Fengnian look ridiculous yesterday. Shouldn't he take revenge?"

"This...how are you going to tell her? Do you want my help?"

"Let's talk about it after we pass the Dantong Pass."

"Ah? Are you really going to go through Dantong Pass? I heard that the King of Liaodong has gathered 50,000 troops there. Together with the troops originally stationed at Dantong Pass, there are a total of 80,000 people." Green Ant glanced at the cloudless sky: "There will be no heavenly palace to split you this time."

"But I will give them the clock."

The green ants were at a loss whether to laugh or cry, thinking that if you don't see them off to the afterlife, they will see you off to the afterlife. It's the same as saying nothing.

Just then, Huang Fangfo walked out from the alley where Xu Xiao and the other two had left.

Chu Pingsheng asked, "How is the matter I asked you to do going?"

"The stuff has been found and is now in the yard next to the north gate."

"Okay, take a day off tomorrow and set off the day after tomorrow."

"Yes."

Green Ant was a little curious about what he asked Huang Fangfo to do.

……

Four days later.

In a town called Linshui Town, less than fifty miles away from Dantong Pass.

The night wind is cool, the moon is bright, the pine waves are pleasant, and the candlelight is flickering.

Chu Pingsheng taught Xuanyuan Qingfeng a set of sword skills step by step. After that, he lifted her chin and asked her if she wanted to be promoted to the first level overnight. If she wanted, she only needed to practice dual cultivation with him, and her martial arts level would be improved overnight. He was the founder of dual cultivation, and ten Xuanyuan Dapans combined were no match for him. The girl raised her sword, but was reluctant to chop it down. She couldn't swallow the anger of being teased by him, so she bit his hand in hatred, and naturally ended up breaking her teeth.

He went back to his room laughing, leaving her alone with her hands covering her cheek and her hair disheveled in the wind.

When he returned to his room and heard the heartbeat on the bed, he remembered that Green Ant had actively asked to sleep with him tonight. Of course, he had to satisfy this most capable woman, who was also his first woman in the snow world. He asked Huang Baozhuang to tell her that he would not go to her tonight, and also let the Queen of Qin take a break and recuperate, and fight again tomorrow. He walked to the bed in the dark, and before he could take off his clothes, the girl in cool clothes knelt down on the edge of the bed very obediently and stretched out her little hand to help him untie his belt, take off his outer robe, and then take off his underwear. Suddenly, she couldn't help but hug his waist.

"No wonder Green Ant took the initiative to ask for love. It turns out that I asked for this opportunity on your behalf. Do you really want me to sleep with you?"

Chu Pingsheng said as he stroked Cucumber's smooth back.

The girl's body trembled slightly and she hugged him tighter.

"Why can they all be favored by the young master, but only me...you never touch me. Young master, do you hate me?"

"The front is Dantong Pass, and after passing Dantong Pass is Tai'an City. This should be the last battle. If I lose to those people, have you ever thought about what will happen to my women? Maids and wives and concubines are treated completely differently."

Huanggua’s hands, which were clasped behind his back, almost dug into his flesh, and he said in a trembling voice: “I don’t care. Even if I have to go to the execution ground tomorrow, tonight… I will… I will…”

Having said that, Chu Pingsheng still had no reason to hesitate. Huanggua was actually quite pretty, but she spoke too bluntly and always offended people. She was not like Lu Yi and Pei Nanwei, who knew what to say and what not to say, nor was she like Wang Chudong, who didn't know what to say and what not to say. However, Miss Wang had read a lot of books and understood the truth that the more you talk, the more mistakes you make, the less you say, the fewer mistakes you make, and that silence is golden.

Even if he didn't covet her body, just looking at the efforts this girl made to climb into his bed, he had to satisfy her, right?

The hand pressing on her back gently wiped away, and the underwear slipped off.

Chu Pingsheng pushed her down on the head of the bed.

……

Two hours later.

Huanggua took a lot of effort to get out of bed, put on her clothes and embroidered shoes in the dark, and tiptoed out.

"What are you going to do so late at night? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold after sweating all over?"

"I...I...I feel sick in my stomach."

"That's normal."

"It's not that you were too... you were already very gentle... it's... I have a stomachache."

"Then can you go alone?"

"Sir..." She paused before nodding: "I can do it."

"Ah."

Cucumber took a deep breath, opened the door and walked out. Standing outside the threshold, he closed the door very slowly, went to the first floor of the inn, and entered the single room specially prepared for Green Ant.

She walked to the coffee table and sat down. She took out a tinder and lit the candle. She picked up the bronze mirror next to the tea tray and looked at her blushing face. She stroked it with her hand for a while. The determination in her eyes became more and more intense. Finally, she put down the bronze mirror, picked up the prepared brush, wrote a few words on a piece of letter paper, went to the bedside and took out a light yellow wooden box. She poured the golden powder inside into her palm and fed it into her mouth with her head tilted back.

"Ugh……"

A soft sigh came from outside the door, and she froze, unable to move or speak. She could only look and glance outside from time to time.

Squeak.

The door opened and Chu Pingsheng walked in from outside. She wanted to speak, but couldn't. She was so anxious that her eyes were filled with tears and she was breathing rapidly.

Chu Pingsheng walked to the table and sat down, picked up the letter she left on the table, and read it carefully in the candlelight.

"My lord, I shouldn't have kept it a secret from you, but Zhao Gou's men captured my parents and threatened me to sell you out. When we were at Mount Longhu, Zhao Bing and his son were able to gather their troops and surround Mount Longhu in time. I was the one who leaked the news that the convoy was staying at Mount Huishan to them, because I knew that even if you couldn't defeat the Southern Xinjiang army, if you were determined to escape, they would never leave you behind."

"I didn't expect you to break through the Immortal Palace with one sword. King Yan Ci's army suffered heavy casualties. Now that we are at Dantong Pass, they want me to poison you again. If it was an ordinary poison, I wouldn't worry, but this time it is said to be a poison made by the immortals in the sky. If I don't poison you, they will kill my parents. If I poison you, I can't forgive myself. So after what happened last night, I won't have any regrets even if I die. I only ask that you, for the sake of our past kindness, spread the news that I tried to poison you but failed, and was poisoned to death by you in return. Then, perhaps Zhao Gou's people will spare my parents."

"Cucumber, no, my real name is Jiujiu. That's right, it's the Jiujiu that the birds chirp in the morning. Mom said that after she gave birth to me, I didn't move at all and my face turned blue. The midwife was scared and thought I was dead. It wasn't until she heard the chirping of birds outside the window that she started to cry. After that, Dad gave me such a funny name. Maybe this is why I always babble and annoy people."

"Thank you for saving my life in Wutong Garden and for tolerating my willfulness and talkativeness. Although I have been nervous and sad along the way, being able to travel the world with you is the happiest day of my life. Others call you a devil, but I don't care what they think. In my heart, you are the best master in the world. If there is an afterlife, Jiujiu is still willing to be your maid."

Chu Pingsheng folded the letter, brought it close to the candle flame and lit it, letting it turn into a ball of ashes.

(End of this chapter)