Wife, you didn't really drug me, did you?

Chapter 462: Goodbye Demon Slayer (asking for monthly ticket)
"You won't leave?"

Chen Jie frowned. "My taking the initiative to save you and your unwillingness to leave are two different issues."

Now that Prince Ruyang refuses to leave, even if he has great abilities, he cannot save him. After all, no one can wake up a person who is pretending to be asleep.

It is even more impossible to rescue someone who doesn't need to be rescued!

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and asked, "Why doesn't the prince want to leave?"

Water has a source and trees have roots. There must be a reason why King Ruyang could not leave. Was he beaten into submission, persuaded, or put under a spell? There must be an explanation.

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "My father said he can't leave. If he leaves quietly like this, people will mistakenly think that he, the King of Ruyang, has also rebelled..."

Zhao Ya told him about Prince Ruyang's concerns. Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and said, "You mean, he won't leave unless the emperor personally orders him to be released?"

Zhao Ya nodded slightly.

Chen Jie smiled bitterly and said, "My father-in-law is really a ruthless man. If what he said is true, he is ready to fight Tuotuo to the end. The final result is nothing more than my father-in-law being imprisoned for life, or Tuotuo being retaliated against and losing everything. Not only will his position be lost, but he may even lose his life."

After hearing this, Zhao Ya nodded slightly.

Chen Jie was in deep thought while Wang Baobao frowned beside him. The situation here instantly contrasted with the situation in the Zoroastrian court over there.

On the one hand, it was a cause for celebration that the young master had been rescued, but on the other hand, Zhao Ya was depressed because she had not yet rescued her father.

It was like heaven and hell for a moment.

After a while, Chen Jie turned to look at Zhao Ya and said, "Your Highness, this is a very unwise move."

"If you keep the green mountains, you will never worry about lack of firewood. Now the prince is gambling with his own body. If he loses, there will be no recovery."

Zhao Ya looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, I understand, but my father is a stubborn person. If he makes up his mind, no one can change his mind."

Chen Jie smiled and said, "I can tell. Just follow him."

Wang Baobao was listening to Chen Jie's words and really wanted to give Chen Jie a thumbs up. What you said was targeted at him, so it's up to him, right?
Otherwise, Yaya would have followed you regardless of everything and even gave up her position as queen. What kind of courage does that take?

Wang Baobao thought about this and asked Chen Jie, "What should we do now?"

Zhao Ya also said: "Yes, what should we do now?"

The two of them looked at Chen Jie together. Unknowingly, Chen Jie had become the backbone of the two of them, and they began to leave the decision-making to Chen Jie.

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought for a while and said, "Now it's very clear. The prince is targeting Tuotuo and is betting on his position in the emperor's heart."

"Let's not worry about what the emperor is thinking for now. Even if the emperor is on the prince's side, there is a key issue now, which is how to let the emperor know the prince's request. To put it bluntly, the prince is so stubborn and stays in the Big Buddha Temple. If the Living Buddha doesn't mention it, the emperor may never know that the prince has come to Beijing in his lifetime!"

"So, from the beginning to the end, the prince was the only one who was moved by himself. He felt that he had devoted his life to the Great Qian and would not die for it, and he did not deserve such cruel treatment now. He believed that the emperor would definitely stand up for him and seek justice for him. But now a big premise is that you have to let the emperor know that the prince is in Dadu and is being held in the Big Buddha Temple!"

"Then the question is, can the emperor know?"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao and asked,

The two of them immediately looked worried. Yes, could the emperor know?
If the emperor didn't even know, his father's insistence would be quite ridiculous.

Thinking of this, Wang Baobao frowned and said, "How could the emperor know that my father was detained in the capital?"

"The civil and military officials in the court are all Tuotuo's people, and most of the guards in the palace have also been bribed by Tuotuo. No one would say anything about this. So, apart from this group of people, who else would say this?"

Wang Baobao smiled bitterly and said, "The Living Buddha will definitely not speak for my father. If the Living Buddha wanted to speak for my father, he would have said it long ago. Why wait until now!"

Zhao Ya also agreed with what he heard. She looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, you, what do you think we should do now?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "It's actually quite simple. Just let the emperor know your father's current situation. As for the emperor's thoughts, that's not something we can guess, but..."

Chen Jie was silent for a moment and then said, "But it is highly likely that he will not stand on Tuotuo's side."

"Why?"

Wang Baobao asked.

Chen Jie said: "Today we rushed into the palace, but the emperor's personal guard, Dharmapa, the leader of the Eight Guards of the Kipchak, was not in the palace, so we chased the emperor into the ancestral tower."

"It even had the power of life at one point, if you were the emperor."

Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao and said, "In this situation, you are about to be killed by the rebels, but your personal guards are not here. When I asked, they were taken away by the prime minister. How would you feel if you were the emperor?"

Hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Then I must hate this damned prime minister."

"Now this prime minister wants to dismiss all the princes who flatter him and concentrate the military power in his hands. By then, he will have both military power and civil power in his hands. Do you think he is the emperor, or are you the emperor?"

Wang Baobao said: "Then he became the emperor!"

Chen Jie asked, "What would you do if you were the emperor? Is there any need to elaborate on this?"

Chen Jie asked with a smile. After hearing this, Wang Baobao understood instantly and said with wide eyes, "Okay, that is to say, now as long as we let the emperor know that my father is trapped in the Big Buddha Temple, everything can be solved!"

Chen Jie nodded and said, "That's right!"

Wang Baobao asked again, "Then how should we do it specifically?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie thought about it and was about to speak when Fang Guozhen came over and shouted, "Fourth brother, fourth brother."

Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao and Zhao Ya and said, "Wait a moment!"

"Third brother."

Chen Jie came up to Fang Guozhen and asked. Fang Guozhen looked at Chen Jie and said, "Fourth brother, the little Ming King has been rescued. We can't stay here for long. We have to withdraw!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Fang Guozhen and said, "Oh, yes, the goal has been achieved. Everyone, please don't stay any longer and leave quickly."

Fang Guozhen said: "Then you don't have to stay here, let's retreat together!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Third brother, I still don't believe it. My old father-in-law hasn't been rescued yet!"

Fang Guozhen heard this and said, "Yes, I was just wondering about this. What's going on?"

Fang Guozhen looked at Zhao Ya and said, "Sister-in-law, why didn't the prince come out? Did something go wrong?"

Zhao Ya said: "Thank you for your concern, Third Brother. It's my father who doesn't want to leave the Big Buddha Temple like this."

"Don't want to?"

Fang Guozhen was stunned. What does this mean? What does it mean to be unwilling? What kind of job is this?

Fang Guozhen looked puzzled, and Chen Jie explained.

After listening to Chen Jie's explanation, Fang Guozhen said, "Although we are rivals, I have to admit that Prince Ruyang is a real man."

"Fourth brother, tell me how we can save Prince Ruyang next."

"We brothers will cooperate with you! Boss, something is happening."

Fang Guozhen shouted, and then Liu Futong came over. Fang Guozhen repeated what he said, and then Liu Futong said, "Then let's rush into the palace again and tell the emperor the news?"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "My two brothers, I can handle the next thing, so you don't have to worry about it."

Fang Guozhen was stunned for a moment when he heard this and said, "Fourth brother, what are you talking about? I..."

As Fang Guozhen was speaking, a man rushed out from the crowd. It was Fang Guozhen's son Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng was holding a piece of intelligence in his hand. His face was very ugly. He came to Fang Guozhen and whispered, "Dad, something happened in Siam."

"Ok?"

Fang Guozhen was stunned and looked at Fang Zheng. Fang Zheng said, "There was a coup in Siam, and they seized twenty of our cargo ships."

After hearing this, Fang Guozhen frowned and said, "Twenty ships? They are so brave!"

Fang Zheng nodded. "They sent out a very powerful national master. The master Ma who was guarding the ship was seriously injured. The information sent back said that this national master might have strength above the Melting God Realm, and he also has their terrifying witchcraft blessing."

Fang Guozhen frowned when he heard this, twenty ships of cargo would be a huge blow to the entire Shenlong Sect. You should know that these twenty ships were not for other things, but twenty ships of spices specializing in Southeast Asia. This shipload of spices would be worth 50,000 taels of silver if shipped back.

Twenty ships, that's a full one million taels of silver, which is a huge price to pay for the Shenlong Sect.

Fang Guozhen frowned. On the one hand, there was his fourth brother's matter, and on the other hand, there was the huge financial pressure that was enough to even bring down their Shenlong Sect.

Fang Guozhen was in a dilemma, but after thinking for a while, he looked at Chen Jie and said, "Fourth brother, your business is my business. Just tell me what to do next. I will listen to you."

Chen Jie was moved after hearing what Fang Guozhen said. He heard everything he said to Fang Zheng clearly. That was twenty ships of spices and nearly one million taels of wealth. This was a huge deal for any big force.

But at this time, he was able to put aside such an important matter and say: Fourth brother’s affairs are my affairs, and Chen Jie appreciates this kindness.

However, it would still be unreasonable for Fang Guozhen to stay for his own sake.

Thinking of this, Chen Jie said, "Third brother, eldest brother, I will take care of the rest by myself. It will be useless for you two brothers to stay here."

Liu Futong said, "Fourth brother, the third brother is in trouble, but I am fine. I will stay and let the third brother go. At worst, we can charge into the palace again."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Brother, stop joking. Let's not talk about whether we can break into the palace and see the emperor in front of the Living Buddha. Even if we can really see the emperor, it's useless. Do you think the emperor will believe what we two rebels say?"

Liu Futong frowned upon hearing this and explained, "So what happens next is no longer something we can do."

"Besides, the evacuation of the capital by the eldest and third brothers is actually helpful to me."

"Now that we have caused such a big mess, the whole world is watching us with awe. If we continue to stay in Dadu, Dadu will definitely be on level one alert, which is also a huge threat to the brothers. It is better for the brothers to leave first and leave in a big way to draw all the attention away from Dadu. In this way, I can do something."

After hearing what Chen Jie said, Liu Futong looked at Fang Guozhen and said, "Third brother, why don't we listen to the fourth brother? The fourth brother is smart and should have his own ideas." Fang Guozhen frowned slightly and said, "Well, then, let's listen to the fourth brother. Fourth brother, if you have any problems, be sure to tell your brothers. While the brothers are here, they will help you solve the problem."

Chen Jie said: "It's okay, don't worry, brother."

Fang Guozhen nodded slightly after hearing this and said, "Well, then, since my brother does have something going on at home, I will leave with my eldest brother first. If you have anything else, send a pigeon to me."

After hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Well, I can't be polite to you, brother."

Fang Guozhen was not a fussy person. After hearing this, she immediately said, "Then my brother will leave first."

Chen Jie clasped his fists and said, "Brother, be careful on the road."

Liu Futong looked at Chen Jie and said, "Jiu Si, I'll leave first. Let's talk if you have anything to say."

After hearing this, Chen Jie nodded slightly and said, "Okay."

At this time, Zhu Chongba came over to look at Chen Jie and said, "Brother Jiusi, I owe you a favor for this ginseng. I, Zhu Chongba, will return it to you."

After hearing this, Chen Jie looked at Zhu Chongba and said, "No need to return it."

Zhu Chongba shook his head and said, "Brother Jiusi, let's be frank. You and I are both people who carry destiny. There may be a battle in the future, but no matter who wins or loses, we have to wait until we overthrow Bao Qian before we can talk about other things."

"So before this, you and I are still brothers."

Chen Jie looked at Zhu Chongba without saying anything. Zhu Chongba said, "Brothers should settle accounts clearly. We only want to have a clear conscience. Now I have taken your old mountain ginseng for free. If I really fight you in the future, I will feel guilty and unhappy. So I hope that even if we really become opponents in the future, we can still have a hearty fight!"

Chen Jie understood what Zhu Chongba meant, looked at him and said, "Okay, since you want to help me, then do me a favor."

"explain."

Chen Jie said, "You know Qinglong Street, right? You can stay there first. Tomorrow you can help me fight, and then we can call it quits."

Zhu Chongba heard this and said, "Fight? What if there is no fight?"

Chen Jie said: "Whether there was a fight or not, we are even now."

Zhu Chongba said: "Okay, it's a deal."

"It's a word."

After saying this, Zhu Yuanzhang turned around and asked Xu Da to take his men away first, and then he took Chang Yuchun into the city.

Chen Jie watched Zhu Yuanzhang enter the city and felt relieved, thinking that the matter was going relatively smoothly.

Then Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao and said, "Alright, let's stop waiting here and get on the horses!"

Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie in confusion and asked, "Where are we going?"

"Don't talk about it while you're walking. Oh, I have the 80,000 Lines Record with me."

Chen Jie looked at Wang Baobao, and Wang Baobao said, "Yes."

At this time, Chen Jie was riding on his horse and looking at Du Xiong and Ah Da, Ah Er, and Ah San who were coming to greet them. He said, "You guys go to Cangzhou Prefecture with Zhang Dingbian and wait for us first. If everything goes well, we should be able to go south to Cangzhou Prefecture tomorrow."

Zhang Dingbian looked at Chen Jie and said, "I..."

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "Come back and tell me what you want to say. Go go go~"

Chen Jie rode his horse and galloped along. Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao followed him. On the way, Wang Baobao asked, "Yaya, what on earth is Chen Jiusi going to do?"

Zhao Ya then said, "Go find Hama."

"Hama?"

Wang Baobao was stunned, wondering why he was looking for him at this time. However, he quickly reacted and realized that, yes, he should look for Hama. The only person who could see the emperor now was the old prime minister Hama.

Thinking about it, Wang Baobao looked in the direction of progress. Isn’t it heading towards the ancestral tomb?
Hama was tricked by Tuotuo into going to the ancestral mausoleum in the name of the emperor to pray for the emperor. He should return to Beijing tomorrow.

At this time, Wang Baobao said: "Yaya, according to Hama's schedule, he should be able to return to the city tonight, right?"

Zhao Ya heard this and said, "That should be the case. After all, tomorrow is the emperor's birthday. He has come all the way here exhausted. If he doesn't wash and bathe, it would be disrespectful!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao asked, "Then why doesn't he come back at this time?"

Chen Jie turned around and said, "I realized something was wrong a long time ago. Logically, Hama should have come back a long time ago, but he didn't. So I suspect that Tuotuo tripped him up and blocked Hama's way back."

"But I don't care about it. After all, our ultimate goal is to rescue King Ruyang. According to my plan, Hama can be released."

"But I never thought that now that the prince is unwilling to leave, Hama can't be released, so I hope we still have time."

"In time, what do you mean?"

Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie in confusion.

Chen Jie said: "What do you mean? If I were Tuotuo, I would never let Hama return to Beijing alive."

"what!"

Wang Baobao was shocked when he heard this and asked, "No way, he's so ruthless?"

Chen Jie said: "After our disturbance, the emperor's trust in Tuotuo has reached its lowest point. If Hama returns to Beijing at this time, it will be a huge blow to him, and Hama will definitely not let go of this opportunity."

"So Tuotuo's current idea must be how to kill Hama, so that there will be one less dangerous opponent, and at least it can give him some reaction time."

"At this time, he absolutely would not allow unrest in the court."

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "But Lord Hama was also the right prime minister. He can be killed at will. How can we investigate him?"

Chen Jie said: "Tuotuo is desperate now. He will not hesitate to eliminate the threat in the bud, and he is willing to take some risks for this."

"Even if the emperor doesn't trust him anymore, he can just hand in a document saying that Hama met bandits or thieves on his way back and was killed. Then there will be no evidence, so who will know?"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao looked at Chen Jie and said, "How can you treat this as a joke?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Child's play, haha, this world is originally just a huge makeshift troupe."

Zhao Ya also said: "But if Hama dies, what should we do?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie took a deep breath and said, "That's going to be troublesome."

After Chen Jie finished speaking, he didn't say much. Wang Baobao heard this and said, "Then don't let Hama die!"

After saying this, the group immediately quickened their pace and headed straight for the place to worship their ancestors.

The group walked for a long time, and Chen Jie suddenly raised his hand and said, "Stop!"

Immediately afterwards, the three men and their horses stopped. Chen Jie jumped off the horse, bent down and picked up a piece of weeds on the ground. He took a look at it, turned around and handed it to Zhao Ya.

Zhao Ya took the weeds and looked at them and said, "There are traces of blood."

He handed it to Wang Baobao, who took the bloody weed and looked at it, saying, "Well, the blood has dried up and hasn't completely coagulated yet. The trace is very light, so it should have happened a few hours ago."

Chen Jie said, "It's been a few hours, so we shouldn't have gone far. Let's take a look around."

As they spoke, the three of them searched everywhere; a battle of this scale was bound to leave no traces.

After a while, Wang Baobao shouted, "Come here quickly."

Everyone rushed over immediately. Wang Baobao pointed to a piece of cloth on a branch and said, "Look at this cloth. It must have been newly hung."

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "It seems to be this direction. By the way, where is the front?"

Wang Baobao felt around and pulled out a map. Chen Jie looked at him curiously and asked, "Do you carry this map with you?"

Wang Baobao said: "Well, understanding the terrain is the first thing I do when I arrive at a place."

Chen Jie looked at him upon hearing this. He had to admit that he was indeed a famous general. The first thing he did was to look at the map. There was something. At this time, Wang Baobao said, "It is marked on the map that there should be a Taoist temple ahead!"

"Cangling Temple!"

Inside Cangling Temple.

Slurp, slurp!
A big monk in a monk's robe was slurping noodles, holding a big roast chicken in his hand and chewing it with great relish.

On one side were a few soldiers in armor, and in a corner not far away were two Taoist priests, one old and one young, looking aggrieved, especially the young Taoist priest who had obviously just cried.

They couldn't help crying. They were originally practicing in this mountain, without provoking anyone. Then a group of strong men came, captured a group of people, and locked them up in the woodshed. The big monk who led them was even more ferocious. After he came, he shouted that he was hungry and asked them to cook.

The old Taoist priest made a big bowl of noodles with three days' worth of food for the two and sent it over. However, the big monk was still not satisfied and directly slaughtered the chicken that the young Taoist priest raised to announce the dawn and made it into a roast chicken.

This made the little Taoist priest cry, but he didn't dare to resist. His master said that the monk was full of evil spirit and might even eat children alive. The little Taoist priest didn't dare to stop him.

The monk was slurping noodles when suddenly an eagle swooped down from the sky and landed in front of a guard. The guard immediately took a bamboo tube off the eagle's leg, opened it and took a look. Then he came to the monk and said, "Master, the Prime Minister sent a letter to kill it."

The big monk reached out to take the note and took a look at it. At this moment, he suddenly frowned and then knocked his metal back of the head desperately. This was the sequelae of replacing the metal skull.

If you are not careful for a moment, you will feel a piercing pain that makes you feel like dying.

The monk took a look at the note, then put it down and said, "Got it. I'll give you two more after I finish eating."

The demon-slaying monk pointed at the old Taoist priest and the young Taoist priest and made a killing gesture!
(End of this chapter)