Zhutian: My skills are not serious

Chapter 826: Does my bald head feel good? (Two in one)

Concubine Chen said: "This is my family affair. It is not your turn as an outsider to interfere."

Chu Pingsheng sneered, "How can the royal family have family affairs? Let's talk about the most basic thing. When the empress dowager celebrates her birthday, all prefectures and counties prepare lavish gifts, which wastes people's money and labor. Friendly countries send envoys to celebrate her birthday, and the impact spreads to other countries. After the empress dowager passed away, the capital was not allowed to entertain for a month, and all prefectures and counties cancelled all celebrations within seven days. Family affairs? Tell me, even if it is a family affair, what crime should be committed to disturb the daily lives of civilians and destroy their jobs?"

"You!" Concubine Chen was furious. Since she entered the palace as a concubine and her son was named crown prince, who dared to speak to her like this?

"Do you want Tianyu and Dafeng to go to war?"

"Xu Pingfeng!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Concubine Chen's expression changed suddenly.

The Crown Prince and Lin'an did not show any reaction. One of them glared at him, and the other kept winking at him, asking him to say less.

"Although the officials don't say it, they know it in their hearts. Yuan Jing made your son the crown prince instead of the fourth prince born to the queen because he was afraid of the relationship between Wei Yuan and Shangguan Xixue. Amitabha, Concubine Chen, you don't want the crown prince to be deposed, do you?"

Concubine Chen took half a step back.

This detail made the prince's heart tremble and he frowned.

Chu Pingsheng felt like he was in his own courtyard, and walked towards the inner room with his Zen stick: "Let's talk, you don't want them to know about this, right?"

"You wait outside, and you are not allowed to come in without my order."

Concubine Chen took a deep breath and walked towards the inner room.

"Mother..."

"Stay outside."

Lin'an was frightened by her rather harsh words and looked at his brother for help.

However, at this moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was in no mood to comfort his sister.

……

There are windows on three sides, sleeves full of fresh air, and a clear and pure Zen heart.

"who are you?!"

Concubine Chen looked at the monk sitting cross-legged on the short couch. Her expression was terribly gloomy and her eyes were full of viciousness.

Chu Pingsheng rubbed his rosary beads with his hands: "Amitabha, everyone will ask who I am. Isn't the name of Kaiguang loud enough in the capital of Dafeng?"

"You know exactly why I ask."

"Of course." Chu Pingsheng smiled and said, "More than a decade ago, Xu Pingfeng used the magic of heaven to block the secrets of heaven, making the world mistakenly believe that he died in the battle of Shanhaijing. Only you, the daughter of the Shangshu who was childhood sweetheart with Xu Pingfeng and secretly engaged to him, knew that he was still alive. You have been secretly helping him collect intelligence for him in the capital."

"..."

"Am i right?"

"..."

Concubine Chen's expression became even uglier.

"Why didn't Yuan Jing choose the fourth prince born by the Queen as the Crown Prince? But let your son enter the East Palace? Wasn't it because you whispered in Shangguan Xixue's ear that she had a secret relationship with Wei Yuan before entering the palace? Wei Yuan became famous in the Battle of Shanhaiguan and became the military god of Dafeng. Yuan Jing didn't dare to touch him, so he took his anger out on the Queen and helped your son become the Crown Prince."

"..."

"Am i right?"

he asked again.

Concubine Chen remained silent, because half of what he said was true, it was all right.

"If Yuan Jing knew that you secretly got married to Xu Pingfeng before entering the palace, and that you acted as his spy and passed on all kinds of information after entering the palace, I wonder what he would think. Is your son's position as the crown prince of the Eastern Palace still stable?"

Concubine Chen's lips moved for a few breaths, and she lowered her voice and asked, "What is your purpose?"

"Today you and the prince have not been to the Lakeside Cottage, have not seen Lin'an, and do not know of my existence. Everything is normal."

"It's that simple?"

"Yes, it's that simple."

Is it that simple?

Of course not. Imagine that the monk has something on her. Then his contact with Lin'an will not be as simple as participating in the International Poetry Festival. Lin'an will inevitably become a tool in the future, and she and the prince will be kidnapped by the monk.

"Okay, I promise you."

Concubine Chen chose to compromise temporarily, thinking of contacting Xu Pingfeng after a while and telling him about the matter, and letting Xu Pingfeng deal with the monk who performed the consecration ceremony.

Chu Pingsheng laughed, saw through it but didn't say anything, picked up his Zen stick and walked outside.

……

Lin'an didn't know what his mother talked about with the monk, but after the two came out of the inner room, Concubine Chen took the prince away.

She asked the monk, but the monk kept silent and told her to prepare for the International Poetry Festival and teach Huaiqing, who looked down on her, a lesson. Lin'an, the silly girl, recalled the way Huaiqing looked at her like a fool, an idiot, a moron, or a cat or dog, and chose to forget what happened today.

In fact, she had thought about it. For example, her father had not made her brother the crown prince, instead of the fourth prince born to the queen. There must be some unknown secrets behind it. But what could she do? As a younger sister, she could only do everything she could to protect her brother, just like looking for trouble with Huaiqing everywhere, trying to suppress Princess Dafeng and use this method to help the crown prince gain face.

The monk seemed to know what she was thinking, and as he stood up and left, he said: Have you ever thought that your stupidity and foolishness are the important factors that help your brother to secure the position of crown prince?
Lin'an didn't understand at all. Even with the CPU overclocked to the point of smoking, he couldn't figure out the logical relationship here.

Gangzi understood vaguely.

If the emperor did not make him the crown prince because he liked him, but made Concubine Chen's son the crown prince because he did not like the fourth prince, then the smarter and more capable Huaiqing was, would he be more suspected? Princess Lin'an used her innocence to set off Huaiqing's cunning and ability.

Concubine Chen has been instigating Lin'an to provoke Huaiqing. Does this mean that Concubine Chen has been using her daughter's personality to achieve her own goals?

"what……"

puff.

There was a scream, and then the sound of something heavy falling into the water.

Gangzi looked up suddenly and found that the princess was so engrossed in her thoughts that she didn't pay attention to her feet. She was also distracted by her thoughts and didn't notice her master's situation, so Princess Lin'an once again "stumbled" in her own home.

It seems necessary to set up a guardrail outside the pavilion.

"Princess!"

"The princess fell into the water."

"Quick, come and save the princess."

At the entrance of the lakeside cottage.

Chu Pingsheng: "..."

Xuanzi: "..."

……

Chu Pingsheng left the lakeside cottage and returned to East City. He bought two shaved-nut candied haws at the market. He happened to meet Chu Caiwei, the Feng Shui master of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau, who was snatching the last lotus leaf chicken from a rich family boy with big dark circles under her eyes. Before she succeeded, she pouted and scolded the other party for being ungraceful. Didn't she know that a good man doesn't fight with a woman?

Chu Caiwei was so happy with her cursing that she turned around and saw the monk standing behind her, watching her cursing with a smile. She pinched her waist and was about to speak when a candied haws was handed to her face.

"Eat?"

This girl with big eyes, big butt and big breasts didn't even think about guarding against bad uncles. If he dared to give her something, she would eat it. After finishing one, she looked at the other one. Until Chu Pingsheng was helpless and gave all the snacks he bought for Xu Lingyin to her, he patted his shoulder and said that he was caring and brotherly, much better than that rich boy. In the future, when his family built a house or a cemetery, they could go to the Sitianjian to find her, and she would definitely help choose a Feng Shui site.

Chu Pingsheng was speechless and said "sure" with a smile. She complained to him about the prefect of the capital city again, saying that the matter of Dahuangshan had just come to an end, and he asked her to assist in the investigation of the murder of a small flag officer at the city gate, which made her anxious and exhausted both physically and mentally. She finally slipped out and was about to eat something good to soothe her injured heart, but was interrupted by that ungraceful guy. Fortunately, she met such a handsome and polite little monk like him. Her mood immediately improved a lot. She patted her chest and said that if she encountered difficulties in the capital city in the future, or was bullied by someone, it would be helpful to mention her Chu Caiwei's name.

He asked innocently, "Is it really okay?" "Will she care if I'm bullied by the host?" The big-eyed sorceress who had been thinking about stroking his bald head all the way finally found a good opportunity to do it. She touched his bald head and said, "Don't worry. With Sister Chu's reputation, all the big temples and small temples in the capital will give her some face."

In a blink of an eye, the good brothers became good siblings, and she felt that doing this hairstyle was very comfortable and relaxing. Until the neighbors who lived near Xu's house saw Chu Pingsheng, greeted him from afar, and called him "Master of Consecration", the big-eyed female sorcerer of the Sitianjian withdrew her hand like a needle prick, and looked at the handsome monk opposite with a panicked face.

Chu Pingsheng touched his bald head and asked her if it was fun. Chu Caiwei blushed immediately, and threw away the idea of ​​going to Xu's house to find Xu Qian'an. She ran away, knocking over several passers-by along the way, causing a lot of shouting and cursing. She didn't care about it and fled.

A few days ago, Sun Xuanji gathered all his fellow disciples except Yang Qianhuan together and told them to be more cautious in the future, to be careful when dealing with matters related to the monk who was performing the ceremonial ceremony, and to avoid making enemies if possible, because in the entire Dafeng, their master was probably the only one who could surely defeat the monk. Even if it was the national master Luo Yuheng, they would have to fight him to know his strength.

Chu Caiwei originally thought that monks who were called 'masters of consecration' must be experienced monks, but who could have imagined that the guy who Sun Xuanji considered himself no match for and the night watchmen were keeping away from was actually a handsome monk who looked younger than her. The key point was that he just had an expression that said "mention my sister's name when something happens, it will help", and he turned his bald head clockwise and counterclockwise for several times, thinking that he had discovered an exercise that could relieve stress and fatigue, and he planned to tell his senior sister Zhong Li, who was always frowning and plagued by bad luck, about it.

If Sun Xuanji knew that she had robbed the head of the master of consecration and wanted to be his boss, it would be a lot of fun.

"what……"

"what……"

"I'll be grounded..."

Miss Chu’s cries could be heard throughout the entire street.

……

Chu Pingsheng didn't take this matter to heart. He gave the candied haws to the big-eyed sorceress and turned around to weigh half a pound of donkey rolls.

The good thing about Xiaodouding is that he is never picky. He will eat whatever you buy as long as it is snacks.

When he pushed open the door of Xu's house, he shouted to the front hall, "Little girl, come and meet me."

At first, Xu Lingyin would run out waving her hands and hug his thighs, because "hurry up and welcome you" was the monk's code, proving that he had bought delicious food. Later, Li Ru and Xu Lingyue would also run out from the main hall to help him get the Zen stick, but this time it was different, the person who helped him get the Zen stick was replaced by Xu Qian'an. "There is a saying that those who show kindness without any reason are either treacherous or thieves."

"Master, that's it. There's a saying that goes, don't hit a smiling person." Xu Qian'an said with a smile.

"Is it possible that Nangong Qianrou is trying to make things difficult for you again?"

"That's not the case. Because of Zi Lian's incident, Yang Yan attracted firepower in the front."

Wei Yuan sent Yang Yan out to deal with Zi Lian, but he was nearly trapped to death in the Hundred Ghosts Formation because of his unsuitable weapon. Just imagine how Nangong Qianrou, who always quarreled with him, would miss such a good opportunity to ridicule him.

"Tell me, what's the matter?"

"Come, let's talk upstairs." Xu Qian'an glanced at Fuxiang who came out with a basin of monk's robes, and pulled Chu Pingsheng to the roof.

"Jinlian came to see me yesterday."

"Jinlian?" Chu Pingsheng asked knowingly.

He performed a blindfolded pitching motion and took out a small jade mirror: "I was wondering why he insisted on giving me this thing. It turns out he wanted to use me to get rid of Zi Lian."

"and then?"

"He invited me to join the Tiandi Society and said there were nine of these things in total. Apart from the No. 3 and No. 9 small mirrors in my hand and his, the rest were in the hands of the chosen ones of this world."

"Then what is your purpose in telling me this?"

"Master, you know a lot. Please help me with some advice. Can I enter the Tiandi Society?"

Chu Pingsheng did not answer his question immediately. He lowered his head and looked towards the courtyard. He saw Xu Lingyue walking out of the main room. She took over the job of washing clothes from the courtesan on the grounds that she was used to doing housework.

"From what I know, Jinlian established the Tiandi Society in order to eliminate the demon-possessed Dizong leader."

"What rank is the Earth Sect's Taoist leader?"

"Second rank of Dao Sect."

"A second-rank master, isn't that the end? Master, what rank are you?"

"cut……"

Chu Pingsheng smiled sarcastically and did not answer his question.

"younger brother……"

With a friendly call, Li Ru, who was wearing a pink dress and looking young and well-dressed, came out with a basket of vegetables in her arms, "What are we having for dinner tonight? I'm going to the East Market to buy some vegetables."

"I also can."

The eldest daughter who was helping him wash his monk's robes said, "Mom, please buy some Chinese cabbage and smoked fish."

"Why? Are you craving smoked fish?"

"The day before yesterday, my father bought half a pound of it and the master ate three pieces in one go. After dinner, I asked my father and he said he bought it at Jiuxianju in Dongmenli."

"If you want to eat it, just say so... humph." She glared at her daughter, pressed the red flower on her temple, smiled beautifully at the monk sitting on the roof, and walked out, twisting her slender waist.

Xu Qian'an always felt that the atmosphere was a little off.

Chu Pingsheng continued, "Jinlian persuaded you to join the Tiandi Society because she had her eyes on the night watchman behind you."

"Master, what you mean is that he wants to use the night watchmen to help him check and balance the leader of the Earth Sect?"

"good."

"How strong is this Earth Sect?"

"There are seven more elders with the same level of cultivation as Zi Lian."

"Seven?"

Xu Qian'an's expression looked a little ugly. One Purple Lotus was troublesome enough. If there were a few more, how would a little guy like him who was only at the Qi Refining stage survive?

"..."

The two chatted for a while about the topic of Di Zong and night watchmen, and then came down from the roof. At this time, Li Ru also came back from outside after buying vegetables. Judging from the sweat on her temples, she actually went to Jiuxianju in Dongmenli.

"Look, this is the smoked fish that my sister bought for you. It was just out of the pot in the afternoon. Look at the color and the aroma..."

"Thank you for your hard work, sister."

"It's not hard, it's not hard." Li Ru patted the basket and said, "Sister will make you a shrimp soup later. You consume too much energy in martial arts training every day, so you must keep up with your nutrition."

Xu Qian'an said: "Aunt, I also practice martial arts every day, how come..."

"You also want to improve the food standard? That's easy, just pay more silver, five taels per month."

"Why? This isn't fair."

Li Ru rolled her eyes at him and went to the backyard.

Xu Qian'an looked at Chu Pingsheng.

"I am the younger brother, and you are the nephew, so we are of different generations."

Xu Qian: "..."

……

At the same time, Sifang Pavilion.

Minister of Rites Li Yulang looked at Minister of Punishments Sun Min, who had wrapped himself up tightly, and sneered, "Does it really have to go to this extent?"

"Now is a time of trouble, it won't hurt to be careful." The Minister of Justice sat down and took a sip of his teacup. "He was talking nonsense when the court was dismissed and refused to talk. He invited me here to meet and talk in detail. What happened?"

"The demon tribe is coming."

"Monster clan?"

"That's right. A few days ago, a spy from the demon tribe contacted me and said that he was the vanguard officer of the demon elder Qing Ji. He wanted me to tell him the details of the monk who opened the door."

"If the demon tribe wants to gather information about the monk, why don't they just ask Fuxiang? She accompanies the monk all day long, so she must have more information than us."

"It's not that the demon tribe didn't try to contact Fuxiang, but all the people we sent out to contact them disappeared without a trace. In fact, it's not just the demon tribe. The same thing happened to the spies I sent to the Xu residence."

"Could it be that... they were all killed by Kaiguang?"

"How would I know? The demon tribe was worried about Fuxiang's safety, so they sent Qingji to the north to provide reinforcements."

"What does that have to do with us?"

"In the past, the night watchmen didn't notice the demon tribe's layout in the capital because they hid in the dark and made small moves, never making a big noise. Now Qing Ji is coming with such force that she will definitely not be as careful as Ye Ji. If the night watchmen notice her and she is captured, then our royal party's collusion with the demon tribe to sell out the interests of the court will likely be exposed."

Minister of Justice Sun Min's face darkened: "What should we do? Can't we have a good talk with the demon people?"

"Fuxiang is alone, and she is lurking in the capital under the guise of the courtesan of the Imperial Music Bureau. Now the demon tribe has not only sent Qingji to the north, but as far as I know, they also have the third-rank master Bear King and the fourth-rank master White Ape. Do you think they are preparing to cooperate with us by putting up such a battle?"

"With the prison in place, do they still dare to force their way in?"

Li Yulang said, "If you were the Supervisor, facing the dispute between the Buddhist and demon tribes, would you choose to join in or stay out of it? Moreover, the Supervisor has never participated in the politics of Dafeng. Wei Yuan has already noticed that we are trying to use the night watchmen. Once the alliance between the Wang Party and the demon tribe is exposed, he will definitely not let it go and will definitely report us severely. By then, even if you are the Prime Minister, you will be in trouble."

Sun Min said: "Then according to you, what should we do now?"

"Since we can't use the night watchmen to overthrow the Liang Party, judging from the current situation, the best option is to reveal the news that the monk who performed the consecration ceremony is Henghui to Pingyuanbo's group."

"What do you mean? To force the Liang Party to take action?"

"That's right. The son of Pingyuan Earl and the son of Zhang Feng, the Minister of War, killed Pingyang. If they knew that Henghui was not dead and entered the capital under a pseudonym, they would definitely not sit still and wait for death. They would definitely try every means to kill him. In this way, as long as the Liang Party fails, the death of Princess Pingyang will be exposed. By then, we will report it carefully, and the end of the Liang Party is not far away. Moreover, the Liang Party and Henghui are fighting fiercely, and the water in the capital has become muddy. When Qingji comes, even if she makes some noise, it will not attract everyone's attention. In this way, we have more room for maneuver."

"That's a good idea."

Sun Min pondered for a moment and said, "Actually... we can make the scene even bigger."

"What do you mean?"

"The thing under Lake Sangpo."

"Are you trying to involve the Qi Party as well?"

"Isn't it natural for the demon clan to collude with the Qi party who can get gunpowder to blow up the Yongzhen Mountain and River Temple in order to save that thing? Since the demon clan is determined to step out from behind the scenes, we help them rescue that thing, and they help us frame the Qi party, isn't it reasonable? It is said that the monk Kaiguang is a third-grade Vajra of the Heaven Realm. Wei Yuan chose to avoid him to protect his men. Can the demon clan also avoid him? Since the third-grade bear king has been dispatched, it means that he wants to kill Kaiguang. If we help rescue that thing, it is equivalent to giving them another layer of insurance to kill their opponents. Speaking of which... the demon clan owes us a huge favor."

Li Yulang was stunned for a moment, then slammed the table and said, "Three-pronged approach? Liang Party, Qi Party, and Monk Kaiguang are all going to die? Minister Sun, if we want to talk about quick wit, you have to be the one."

Sun Min smiled slightly and was very pleased with Li Yulang's flattery.

"In that case, I'll have to trouble Minister Li to pass on the news to Pingyuan Bo, Zhang Feng and others. I'll need to inform Prime Minister Wang of the news of the demon tribe's northward march as soon as possible. Goodbye."

"Don't worry." Li Yulang nodded: "Minister Sun, take care."

Sun Min wrapped himself tightly again, opened the door of the quiet room and walked out.

Li Yulang sat down and continued to drink tea. It was unknown what he was thinking about. He narrowed his eyes and looked sinister.

(End of this chapter)