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Chapter 466 The Quran and Hama’s Shock!
"Jiu Si, you're awake!"

When Chen Jie opened his eyes, he saw Zhao Ya looking at him with concern.

"fine."

Chen Jie shook his head, looked around, and then said, "He took the Dao Fruit by force. Although he used the power of the Dao Fruit to kill the Demon Slayer Monk, he couldn't control the power of the Dao Fruit."

Zhao Ya was surprised when she heard this and said, "You are forcing yourself to take the Dao Fruit. How can you take this Dao Fruit casually? My father said that this Dao Fruit needs to be soaked and dissolved with cultivation techniques. If you take it like this, it is very likely that you will not be able to absorb the power of this Dao Fruit."

Chen Jie said: "The demon-slaying monk was possessed by a demon just now. I had no choice but to resort to this desperate measure."

Zhao Ya fell silent after hearing this, then looked at Chen Jie and asked, "What should we do now?"

Chen Jie took out a scripture from his arms and handed it to Zhao Ya, saying, "These are all later. Please help me see what this scripture says first!"

Chen Jie handed the scripture he got from the old eunuch in the inner treasury to Zhao Ya.

The scripture was written entirely in Mulan language. Chen Jie didn't recognize a single word. But it was very easy for Zhao Ya because Mulan language was her mother tongue.

"Deidara~"

Chen Jie looked at Zhao Ya, what?
With a confused look on her face, Zhao Ya then explained: "The Quran Prajna Sutra!"

Chen Jie's eyes lit up and he said, "The Quran, really?"

Zhao Ya said: "Yes, yes, is this scripture so important?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Haha, it's more than important. The solution I mentioned that can solve the Dao Fruit problem is this scripture. Quick, translate the contents for me."

Chen Jie couldn't wait, and Zhao Ya said, "Okay."

Zhao Ya was very happy that she could help Chen Jie, so she happily agreed to Chen Jie's request.

"Give me half an hour."

Zhao Ya said, and Chen Jie said, "Thank you for your hard work, Yaya."

Zhao Ya said: "You and I still need to say this."

As Zhao Ya said this, she took the scripture and found a secluded place to start reading. Chen Jie felt relieved when he saw Zhao Ya detoxifying the Quran.

After all, Zhao Ya had been well-informed and had a good memory since childhood. He had read countless books, including ancient and modern classics and articles from both ethnic groups.

Therefore, there is no problem in translating the Quran.

Zhao Ya hid aside to translate the scriptures. At this time, Chen Jie looked at the two young Taoist priests and the old Taoist priest who did not dare to speak loudly. He smiled at them and said, "How is it? Did I scare you?"

The two turned around after hearing this, and the old Taoist priest immediately bowed and said, "No, no, the hero's deeds of exorcising demons and defending the Way are very pleasing to the people, how could you scare me!"

The young Taoist priest also spoke up at this time: "Master, can you teach me martial arts?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "You want to learn martial arts?"

The young Taoist said, "Well, now that I have learned martial arts, I am no longer afraid of these evil people, and I will not let them eat my chicken anymore."

Seeing the young Taoist priest like this, Chen Jie thought for a moment and said, "Well, since you want to learn martial arts so much, I can help you. But forget about asking me to teach you. Do you know who that evil monk is?"

The young Taoist shook his head and said, "I don't know."

Chen Jie said, "This monk is the current number one living Buddha, and a disciple of Bashiba. If we mess with him, nothing good will happen to us! And I killed his disciple."

The young Taoist was silent after hearing this. After a while, he said, "He can teach a tyrannical person like the evil monk, so he is not a true Buddha."

"Hey!"

After hearing the young Taoist priest's outrageous remarks, the old Taoist priest was so scared that he covered the young Taoist priest's mouth with his hand and said, "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Chen Jie really liked the Taoist priest's quick words. He looked at the Taoist priest, then reached out and took out a martial arts secret book from his arms, gave it to the Taoist priest and said, "How much you can learn depends on your luck."

The young Taoist priest looked at the secret book in his hand and saw the words "Zixia Magical Skill" written on it.

This is also the top-notch martial arts today. This martial arts secret book was collected by Chen Jie from the inner treasury. Although the current emperor did not learn martial arts, he was very fond of collecting martial arts secret books. There were many types of them. When Chen Jie left, he mixed them all together, took them all away, and went back to fill his own Sutra Library.

The young Taoist priest took the Zixia magic skill, looked at it, and carefully put it in his arms.

Seeing this, the old Taoist priest immediately said nervously: "Master, we can't take such a precious martial arts secret book. We can't take it."

"Quick, return it to the hero."

The old Taoist priest said to the young Taoist priest. After hearing this, the young Taoist priest tightly covered the secret book. Chen Jie said, "Okay, don't embarrass the child. Besides, this secret book is not given to you for free."

Chen Jie looked at the young Taoist priest, who said, "Then what can I give you?"

Chen Jie looked at him and said, "When you have learned enough, come to Huangzhou Prefecture and return this secret book to me."

The young Taoist priest was stunned and looked at Chen Jie and said, "It's that simple."

Chen Jie said: "Simple? Wait until you return the secret book to me before you say that!"

"I will definitely learn something, and I will definitely hand this secret book to you personally."

The young Taoist said stubbornly, Chen Jie said: "I'll wait for you."

After saying this, Chen Jie looked at the old Taoist priest and said, "Master, these ten taels of gold are for you."

Chen Jie took out a gold ingot from his storage ring. Seeing the gold ingot, the old Taoist priest was stunned and asked, "Master, what are you doing?"

Chen Jie looked at the old Taoist priest and said, "I accidentally demolished your Taoist temple. This money is to compensate you so that you can build a new one."

"Ah, how can I take your money, great hero? You saved our lives!"

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Let's put it this way. You were caught in a disaster without any cause. And after this disaster, you have to start a new life. How can you live without money?"

"Also, this Taoist temple is destroyed, so you should not stay here. Although that evil monk has committed many evil deeds, he is of high status and is also a disciple of the Living Buddha. If he dies here, the people behind him and the Living Buddha will not ignore it, so you should take the money and leave immediately."

"Don't stay here."

After hearing this, the old Taoist said, "Yes, yes, we will listen to you, hero, and leave immediately."

Chen Jie said: "Well, you leave now."

After saying this, the old Taoist priest left immediately.

Watching the old Taoist priest taking the young Taoist priest away, Chen Jie came to his senses and looked at the two people walking back not far away. They were Wang Baobao and Hama who had run away early in the morning.

The two men came back, and Hama walked into the courtyard. The cold wind made him shiver, and then he saw the demon-slaying monk who was broken into pieces on the ground.

There was obvious fear in his eyes. He knew how powerful the Demon-Slaying Monk was. He was at the God-Melting Realm. He was a well-known figure in the world. Even the prime minister of their country would show respect to him.

But now he was killed by Chen Jiusi, and his death was so miserable.

Hama was filled with fear, and the most important thing was that he also knew Chen Jiusi's identity, Huangzhou Chen Jiusi, who was also a well-known figure on the list of traitors. He was generally regarded as the number five figure under the traitor Peng Yingyu.

That’s right, Peng Yingyu’s Tianyuan Empire has always been under the supervision of Daqian, and they have also conducted an internal investigation.

Among the Tianyuan Empire, in addition to Peng Yingyu, the number one figure, the number two figure is the pseudo-emperor Xu Shouhui, the number three figure is the prime minister Zhao Pusheng, the number four figure is the general Ni Wenjun, and the number five figure is the general Zhendong Chen Jiusi who occupies Huangzhou Prefecture.

If Wang Baobao hadn't guaranteed that Chen Jiusi was now in cahoots with them, he would never come back even if he was beaten to death. He would have run back to the capital directly.

Of course it doesn't mean that he will listen to everything Wang Baobao says, the main thing is that he has to listen. Now he doesn't even have a decent guard by his side. There is chaos all along the way. Who knows if a group of bandits will suddenly appear from somewhere and kill him!
Now he is counting on Wang Baobao to protect him!

Therefore, when Wang Baobao proposed to come back, although he was conflicted and afraid, he still forced himself to remain calm and treat everything with a normal heart.

But even though he controlled his emotions, he still felt fear when he came into the yard and saw everything in front of him.

After all, the image of the demon-slaying monk shattered to pieces on the ground was so vivid.

At this time, he looked at Chen Jie, and Chen Jie also looked at him. Chen Jie's eyes were like knives, and he looked directly at Hama.

Hama felt as if his heart was being tightly grasped by someone, and his face turned pale.

At this time, Hama felt like there was a terrible demon standing in front of him. The terrifying pressure made it difficult for Hama to breathe.

Of course, all of this was done intentionally by Chen Jie. For such a veteran, you must intimidate him with the first impression. If you fail to intimidate him, then things will be very troublesome later.

It is possible that he is hiding behind you, pretending to obey you but actually doing some despicable things.

Chen Jie must give him the feeling that if he disobeys, Chen Jie can kill him at any time and turn him into a corpse on the ground at any time.

Hama was frightened by Chen Jie. His face turned pale and he had difficulty breathing. At this moment, Chen Jie immediately removed the strong pressure from his body, looked at Hama and said, "Oh, this is the old Prime Minister Hama."

With just one sentence, the ice and snow melted away, and Hama felt like he was alive again.

The whole person felt as if he was riding a roller coaster in the clouds. Just when his heart was in his throat, Chen Jie relaxed and he felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

Hama recovered at this time and said: "Haha, brother Jiusi, what prime minister or not, I haven't thanked you for saving my life yet!"

Hama keeps a very low profile.

Chen Jie said: "Alas, it's just a trivial matter, it's not worth mentioning. Everyone in the world knows that Lord Hama is a real pillar of the country. It is my honor to save your life."

Hama felt very comfortable after hearing this. Flattery never fails, especially from a strong man like Chen Jie. Hama was very pleased. Instantly, the image of Chen Jie in his mind changed. He used to be a brutal and cruel person, but now he is completely different. He is obviously a smart man with vision and good communication skills.

Chen Jie used a little trick to directly plant a different image in Hama's mind.

If Chen Jie had been so friendly from the beginning, it would have been easy for Hama to take advantage of the situation and feel that Chen Jie was nothing special, thus having other ideas.

Chen Jie first established his authority and then acted in a friendly manner. Once he used these two tricks, the old man immediately had different ideas.

Chen Jie chatted with Hama for a while. Chen Jie was very good at chatting. He could please Hama and praise him a lot. He always called him "old man". Hama was so happy that he called Chen Jie his friend regardless of age difference.

Of course Chen Jie knew that he should not listen to what Hama said, but should watch what the old man did!
You can't trust this old fox.

However, in this situation, Chen Jie is absolutely confident in him because their interests are the same.

At this time, Chen Jie looked at Hama and said, "Old man, why does this demon-slaying monk want to kill you?"

Hama's face suddenly turned ugly after hearing this: "It's because our Zuo Cheng-sama thinks I'm annoying and wants to get rid of me and bully me!"

Chen Jie looked at Hama and said, "My Lord, you said that this demon-slaying monk was sent by Tuotuo to harm you?"

Hama said: "Who else could it be except Tuotuo? And the demon-slaying monk has confessed. Speaking of this, I have to thank Brother Jiusi. If it weren't for you, I would have really died here!"

Chen Jie said: "Hey, old man, I've thanked you many times, let's not talk about this."

"But this Tuotuo, if he fails to kill the master in one go, do you think he will give up?"

Hama's face changed when he heard this and he said, "Brother Jiusi, do you mean that Tuotuo will attack me again?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "Sir, you have been fighting with Tuotuo for so many years. Don't you know what kind of person he is?"

Chen Jie looked at Hama, who turned pale when he heard that. After a long moment, he said, "I will never give up until I achieve my goal!"

Chen Jie said: "In that case, do you think he will watch you return to the capital and share the country's worries?"

Hama sneered and said, "He wished that I was here right now and asked me to return to the capital. Now that I think about it, this bastard must have planned it all along to make me leave the city to sweep the tomb of the late emperor, just to transfer me out of the capital and kill me!"

Chen Jie said: "He is so vicious."

Hama said: "Brother Jiusi, you don't work in the court, you don't know that Tuotuo is famous for his unscrupulous means."

Chen Jie said: "Old Master, I still have some questions. Why did Tuotuo not take action at this time when he could not do it later?"

Hama was stunned and said, "Yeah, there is nothing important in the capital. Could it be that he organized the King Slaughtering Conference? It's just killing a demon sect rebel. What does it have to do with me?"

"I haven't recruited him recently!"

Hama also fell into deep thought, he was a little confused about this matter.

Chen Jie looked at Hama and said, "Is it possible that there is something else we don't know about?"

Hama said: "We don't know?"

Hama said, and then he looked at Wang Baobao and said, "Hey, my dear nephew Kuokuo, what are you doing in the capital?"

Wang Baobao saw that Hama had finally asked him a question, so he said, "Sue the Emperor!"

Ok?
Hama was stunned, looked at Wang Baobao and said, "My nephew follows Prince Ruyang to guard Jiangnan, and has a large army under his command. Is there anything else in the world that my nephew would complain to the emperor about?"

Wang Baobao heard this and said, "We can no longer guard Jiangnan. Tuotuo has detained my father in the capital and secretly sent people to Jiangnan to start reducing the power of the vassal!"

"what!"

Hama stood up, stared at Wang Baobao with eyes wide open, and said, "Reduce the feudal lords?"

"Tuotuo actually dared to reduce the power of the feudal lords!"

Hama was completely shocked: "Is he crazy?"

Wang Baobao didn't waste any words at this time. He took out a yellow scroll from his arms, which was embroidered with a four-clawed giant python, and handed it to Hama.

Hama looked at the scroll Douah in front of him: "What is this?"

Wang Baobao said: "The Eighth King's Travels!"

Gum!

Hama swallowed his saliva and his eyes widened. The things before him had shocked him deeply. Whether it was the reduction of the feudal system or the Eight Kings' Biography, these were huge events that could change the political situation.

Needless to say, if the records of the eight kings were sent to the emperor, it would definitely cause a huge earthquake.

Thinking of this, Hama felt that the matter was too big and it was not even something he could solve right now.

He now wants to escape. If he gets involved in this matter, he might be torn to pieces.

Why he has been able to survive in the political situation over the years, being an old fox, is mainly because he knows how to bide his time. In other words, he knows how to play cowardly. Some things are too big, so he simply does not get involved.

This matter is definitely a whirlpool now. If he chooses to participate, and if he fails, Tuotuo will definitely put him to death.

Thinking of this, Hama retreated a little.

Seeing him like this, how could Chen Jie not see it? He shook his head secretly in his heart, he is an old fox, and also an old bastard.

Think about it this way, but if you want to stay out of this matter, don't even think about it.

Chen Jie was not in a hurry and let Hama digest the matter. When Hama had almost digested the matter, Chen Jie said, "Sir, now do you understand why Tuotuo wanted to kill you?"

Hama said: "Are you afraid that I will affect his plan to reduce the power of the feudal lords?"

Chen Jie said, "Yes, that's right. The three powers, the imperial relatives, and the vassal kings, are the rule set by Taizu. Now the powerful minister wants to dominate alone, so he starts by weakening the vassal kings. Do you think he will be satisfied with sharing power with the imperial relatives after weakening the vassal kings?"

"But, I don't want to share it with him, do I?"

"Old man, whether you want it or not is different from how he thinks of you. I don't know if you can understand that. Just because you don't want it doesn't mean he doesn't want it."

"And now he is not just thinking about it, he has already taken action. Today it is the demon-slaying monk, and I took the blame for you. What about tomorrow? Will it be Dharmapa, or someone else? Does the old man have any considerations in mind?"

Hama's face turned pale when he heard this: "Why is he so aggressive?"

Chen Jie said with a smile: "Old Sir, this is not the first time you have been an official. Political struggles have always been so cruel. It's either you die or I die. Since he has started to attack you, it is impossible for him to stop. So you only have two choices, either life or death. Make your choice!"

Hama took a deep breath and his mind started to spin rapidly. After a while, he calmed down and looked at Chen Jie and said, "You are in the same group as Kuokuo."

Chen Jie asked, “Isn’t it obvious?”

Hama took a deep breath again and said, "Your purpose of coming here is to save King Ruyang?"

"That's right, of course we have to defeat Tuotuo!"

Hama took a deep breath and said, "Tuotuo is not easy to bring down!"

Chen Jie said: "He has touched the interests of the vassal kings and the foundation of the imperial power. He will undoubtedly fall. Now we just need to send these eight kings' deeds to your majesty's desk, and then Tuotuo will be finished!"

Hama took a deep breath and said, "But Tuotuo will not surrender. He must have deployed many assassins in the capital. Damn, I'm going to die!"

Chen Jie said: "My lord, if you don't go, you will die. You only have this one chance. If Tuotuo falls, not only will you be safe, but you can also regain the trust of His Majesty and regain the power of the prime minister. My old lord, you should know one thing: the bigger the storm, the more expensive the fish!"

"A fight will solve the problem once and for all, and the benefits will be huge. In this situation, why are you still hesitating? If you lose this opportunity, when Tuotuo achieves his goal, will you still be alive, old sir?"

"Why must he force me like this?"

Hama's breathing became heavy. Chen Jie said, "Sir, the court is a battlefield, a place where you fight to the death. You shouldn't be so weak. Besides, we can still help you now. When Tuotuo is done, we can't help you too much. You can only wish you the best!"

Snapped!
Hama stamped his feet and said, "Okay, I'll fight once. Life and death are determined by fate, and wealth and honor are determined by God!"

Chen Jie laughed when he heard this and said, "Your Excellency is right. A real man should be like this."

Hama grabbed the Eight Princes' Records from Wang Baobao's hand and said, "Tomorrow I will report Tuotuo to the Jinluan Palace. If you want to kill me, I will kill him first!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "Your Excellency is absolutely right. If he wants us to be, we will let him die!"

Ah!
Hama's eyes brightened at this time. He had to fight for his own life. If he won, there would be so many benefits.

Thinking of this, Hama stopped hesitating.

Several people discussed the plan, and Chen Jie agreed that when the city gates of Dadu opened tomorrow, they would protect Hama and let him enter Beijing openly. It is very difficult to sneak into Beijing now, but in broad daylight, no one dared to stop Hama from entering Beijing.

After all, who would dare to stop the right prime minister of the current dynasty from returning to Beijing?
A few people agreed to go to the nearest town to stay overnight, prepare their carriages, and hire some people to strengthen their presence.

If I sneak into the city, Tuotuo might send people to intercept me, but if I go in a swaggering manner, no one will dare to stop me from returning to Beijing after I have completed the ancestor worship.

Everyone made the relevant agreements. Chen Jie took a deep breath. What happened next was that the truth would be revealed.

Tomorrow we will decide the winner in the Golden Palace. There is still plenty of time. The emperors of Yu Daqian are very lazy and never hold morning courts. So the emperor’s birthday will be held at noon tomorrow. Therefore, if we can get into the city before noon tomorrow, then everything will still be in time.

After arriving in the town and settling Hama down, Chen Jie saw Zhao Ya coming over and said to him, "Jiu Si, I have already translated the Quran Prajna Sutra!"

(End of this chapter)