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Chapter 471 Tuotuo is panicking (asking for monthly ticket)
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"Prime Minister, return to the city, everyone else, get out of the way!"

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Gongs were sounded, clean water was poured on the streets, and the old prime minister Hama's return to the city was grand. Countless people who saw this scene could not help but sigh at his grand style.

And this news quickly spread to the capital at the fastest speed.

At this time in Caishikou, Beijing, Tuotuo was sitting in an empty room on the execution platform, with a cup of tea in his left hand, drinking it and waiting for the time outside. For someone like the executioner of Little Ming King, he had to wait until three quarters past noon.

It is still some time before three quarters past noon, but Tuotuo's heart is very uneasy, because today's matter is indeed a big deal.

He would supervise the execution of the fake Little Ming King in the city to restore his reputation in the martial arts world. Only when his reputation in the martial arts world was restored, and then he could use some tricks to reduce the power of the vassal states. By then, he would be the one in the entire Daqian, second only to the emperor and above everyone else.

And this person second only to the emperor was not the emperor in the palace, but the living Buddha Ba Siba.

As for the emperor, he was just a puppet in his hands.

This is Tuotuo's ambition. There is no way around it. Anyone who reaches Tuotuo's level will have this ambition. This is how the world is. People's ambitions never stop. Their ambitions are expanding wildly and there is no moment when they can stop.

The race for power is like this; you can only get on the bus but not get off. And once you get on, you can only go one way to the end without even a chance to turn around. You either climb all the way to the highest point of power, or die on the road to power.

This is the point of no return.

Tuotuo knew how dangerous his actions were, but there was nothing he could do. Once the arrow was shot, there was no retracting it. He could not turn back.

Besides, why should he look back? He was about to succeed, he was about to reach the highest point of power. If it weren't for that damn Chen Jiusi's surprise attack on the palace, how could he be so passive and end up in this situation now? It was simply a joke.

But it's okay, there is still a chance to make up for it. As long as that bastard Hama can't enter the city today, then I can still make amends.

As for Hama, Tuotuo took a sip of tea and suppressed the vague uneasiness in his heart. He thought, there shouldn't be any problem. After all, it was Dharmaba who made the move this time. With Dharmaba's strength, Hama would surely not escape death.

But for some reason Tuotuo always felt uneasy. He looked at the teacup in his hand and had some wild thoughts in his mind.

At this moment, there was a sound of hurried footsteps outside. Tuotuo was afraid of this kind of hurried footsteps. You know, most of the people around him walked in a low voice. The only ones who had the opportunity to walk so fast in front of him were his messengers. And every time their hurried footsteps would bring unfriendly news to Tuotuo.

Tuotuo thought so and took a deep breath to calm himself down. At this time, the messenger rushed in.

Seeing the messenger's anxious look, Tuotuo asked, "What's wrong?"

The messenger said, "Sir, something bad has happened!"

Tuotuo looked at him and said, "What's the matter? Tell me."

"Hama, Hama and his team are only two miles away from the East City Gate. We can already see their team!"

"what!"

Tuotuo stood up with a bang, looked at the messenger and said, "What did you say? Hama is only two miles away from the city?"

"Yes, we saw it clearly from the city gate tower!"

"How can this be!"

Tuotuo's face was filled with shock and disbelief. How could this be possible? Did Dharmaba fail?

Tuotuo thought about it and looked at the messenger and asked, "Where is Dharmapa?"

The messenger said, "According to the soldiers who went with Dharmapa, Dharmapa was stopped by someone and was unable to stop Hama!"

"Who, who can stop Dharmapa, who is at the second level of the Melting God?"

Tuotuo looked at the messenger and asked sternly. Seeing Tuotuo's roar, the messenger said, "According to the messenger, it was Chen Jiusi!"

"who!"

Tuotuo was even more surprised and asked the messenger.

"Chen Jiusi from Huangzhou Prefecture!"

"It's him again!"

Hearing this name, Tuotuo gnashed his teeth and wished he could eat Chen Jiusi alive, but he had no time to complain. At this time, the messenger asked, "Sir, what should we do now?"

After hearing this, Tuotuo said, "Don't worry about Chen Jiusi for now."

Tuotuo said, and then after a long pause, he said, "Pass my order to the guard at the East Gate. The rebels have many tricks and may disguise themselves as rebels to enter the city. He must open his eyes wide and see clearly who the enemy is. Never allow the rebels to enter the city!"

The messenger was stunned when he heard this and said, "Yes, sir, but what if the rebels resist?"

Tuotuo said: "Kill without mercy!"

After saying this, Tuotuo's eyes were completely red. No matter what, Hama and the others must not be allowed to enter the city!

At this time, Tutuo was already a little desperate. He would never allow Hama to enter the city to cause trouble for him. As Tutuo thought so, the messenger ran out quickly to deliver a message to the guards of the East City.

This is the East City Gate.

The East City Guard is a deputy general under Tuotuo, and of course the deputy commander of the Prime Minister's Mansion. He is quite powerful and has the strength of the Furnace Realm.

At this time, the East City guard, Deputy Commander of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Zhang Tong, was listening solemnly to the first-hand intelligence from the Prime Minister brought by the messenger. His face was solemn and there was an indelible worry between his brows.

"Reporting to the Prime Minister, I understand. I will never let a rebel enter the city through my defense line."

After hearing this, the messenger said, "Master Zhang, I will go back and report to the Prime Minister. Don't worry, the Prime Minister will never treat you unfairly after the matter is done."

Zhang Tong heard this and said, "Yeah, I know."

After saying this, Zhang Tong's eyes were already looking at Prime Minister Hama's team in front of him, who were beating drums and gongs, making a big fuss, and parading through the city.

At this time he waved his hand and asked someone to bring his long sword, and then he was seen waiting for the arrival of the team with a gloomy face.

The messenger immediately left someone to monitor the situation here, and one of the messengers went back to report the situation here to Tuotuo.

"Old man, the East City Gate is ahead!"

At this time, Wang Baobao said to Hama in the team. Hama heard this and said, "Let's go into the city. I want to see how Tuotuo can stop me."

Hama was no longer panicked when he saw the capital city. After all, Dharmaba did not catch up with him. As for the others, he was not afraid. After all, none of them were in the God-Melting Realm. For him, it was not a big problem.

At this time they arrived at the city gate and saw the soldiers here were on the verge of a fight. Zhao Ya and Wang Baobao looked at each other.

Zhao Ya said: "Brother, there's something wrong with these soldiers!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao said, "Well, I think you have received the order. Just protect old man Hama for a while, and don't worry about the rest!"

After saying this, Zhao Ya said, "Third brother, be careful."

Wang Baobao laughed and said, "I am not made of clay. Although I am not as good as Chen Jiusi, I can still deal with these minions without any problem."

Having said that, Wang Baobao put his hand on the long sword at his waist, and then walked towards the capital city in a swagger.

At this time, martial law was imposed outside the east gate of the capital city, but there were still pedestrians coming and going. When they saw that there seemed to be a mysterious aura between this team and the city defense troops, they stopped and moved slowly.

These guys instinctively sensed the danger, so they all went into defensive mode.

But at this time Wang Baobao did not let the team stop, but continued to move forward with banging and hammering, and soon the team arrived at the city gate.

"stop!"

I heard a "Stop!" and then I saw Zhang Tong and his soldiers coming over and said, "Who are you? Don't you know that the city is under martial law? In order to ensure the safety of His Majesty, no one is allowed to enter or leave the city now!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao squinted his eyes and said, "It seems like someone just passed by."

Zhang Tongdao: "Those are all innocent families. You can see from their background that they are not clean. They might be spies of the rebels. I advise you to leave Dadu as soon as possible, otherwise you will suffer the consequences!"

After hearing this, Wang Baobao's face suddenly turned ugly and he asked, "Are you saying that we are traitors?"

"How dare you! Who gave you the guts to say that we are traitors? Do you know who is sitting in the sedan chair behind? He is the right prime minister of the empire, Mr. Hama, the uncle of the current emperor. And you say he is a traitor!"

"You guys are so brave!"

Wang Baobao shouted sternly, and then he saw the curtain of the sedan chair behind slowly open, revealing a person, who was none other than Hama.

Hama frowned and looked at the people in front of him and said, "Who are you? You are so bold that you dare to stop my sedan chair. Do you want to rebel?"

Hama had been in the capital for many years and had accumulated great prestige. Moreover, many people had seen this old man, so when he showed up, the soldiers immediately recognized Hama, and their faces suddenly turned ugly.

They are indeed from the Prime Minister's Office, but they are not the Prime Minister's private soldiers. They agree to belong to the Metropolitan Defense Battalion. Logically speaking, they should be the security team of the imperial capital.

They obeyed Tuotuo's command because Tuotuo was the prime minister of the empire, but the man opposite, Hama, was also the prime minister of the empire.

If they stopped the prime minister, wouldn't they be in trouble?
Thinking of this, the soldiers immediately began to whisper, "It's really the old prime minister, what can we do to stop him?"

"Stop it, you are killing yourself. You are trying to stop the Prime Minister of the Empire and plot a rebellion!" "That's right, that's right. This is the struggle between the left and right prime ministers. We must not get involved. If we stand on the wrong side, we may lose our lives."

"That's right. Actually, it's okay to stand on the wrong side. At most, you will lose your job. But if you really attack the Right Prime Minister, that would be treason. You will be executed along with your entire clan. Think carefully about it."

"Yes, six cents a month, what's the point of playing with your life!"

After hearing this, the soldiers all had something to think about. None of them spoke a word, but stood straight as if in meditation.

When Zhang Tong saw Hama, his heart skipped a beat. Although he had thought things would be difficult, he did not expect them to be so difficult. Hama's appearance directly raised the difficulty of things to another dimension.

Hama's old face is indeed very well-known in Dadu, and he has been active in Dadu for more than 30 years. During these 30 years, who among those who have been eating official meals in Dadu does not know this old prime minister?

At this time, Hama came forward and was seen by the people around him. If Zhang Tong took action at this time, he would really have no way back.

At this point he was in a dilemma.

Standing there, his hand on the hilt of the knife, Hama saw him and squinted his eyes and said, "Zhang Tong, is it Zhang Tong?"

Hama asked. Zhang Tong was stunned. He didn't expect Hama to know him. Hama said, "Why don't you greet me when you see me? I remember you, the commander of the Emperor's Imperial Guards. When I was the commander of the Imperial Guards, you were my subordinate. How come you don't even know how to greet your old boss now?"

After hearing Hama's words, Zhang Tong clenched his fists, then took two steps forward with his hand on the hilt of the knife.

At this time, he had two ideas in his mind. The first was to be loyal to Tuotuo and shout, "Die, you villain." Then he could chop him with a knife.

The second is to kneel on one knee and say, "Meet the old prime minister."

Then he would completely lose the opportunity to kill Hama, because if he himself acknowledged Hama's position as prime minister, then killing the prime minister would be an open rebellion. Not to mention that he was Tuotuo's subordinate, even if he was Tuotuo himself, ask him if he dared to bear the crime of killing the right prime minister of the court in the street!

If Zhang Tong did this, even the gods would be unable to save him.

At this time, two ideas were fighting in Zhang Tong's head, and Wang Baobao stepped forward and pressed down his wrist that was holding the handle of the knife.

Zhang Tong was startled and was about to respond, but he heard Wang Baobao say, "Don't sell your life to others. If you really sell your life, go over and pay your respects. The rest will be none of your business. As for the conditions for Tuotuo to recognize you, forget it. Lord Hama has already shown his face and pointed out his identity. If you really dare to do it."

"Then if something goes wrong in the future, Tuotuo only needs to say one sentence, I didn't expect this person to be so bold, and he can completely deny the matter. What about you? You have been loyal to your master, but have you ever thought about how to protect yourself? Have you ever thought about whether your master will use you as a scapegoat? Have you thought about it?"

Wang Baobao's voice slowly reached Zhang Tong's ears. At the same time, Tuotuo continued, "Take a look back at your soldiers. They all know how to protect themselves. I don't believe you don't understand."

"Don't even mention that you can't kill the Prime Minister while we're here today. Even if you did, do you think you can survive?"

"hehe!"

Wang Baobao said with a mocking look on his face: "When the birds are gone, the good bows are put away; when the cunning rabbit dies, the running dog is cooked!"

"I think Master Zhang should have a choice as to where to go."

After hearing this, Zhang Tong glanced at Wang Baobao, his eyes filled with a look of difficulty. At this time, Wang Baobao let go of his hand and said, "The choice is now in your own hands. Whether to live or die, where to go is up to you!"

After saying this, Wang Baobao took a step back. Everything was ready for Zhang Tong. It depended on what Zhang Tong would choose.

Zhang Tong looked at Wang Baobao, then at the sword in his hand, took a deep breath, and threw the sword aside. He walked a few steps to the front of the Hama sedan chair, knelt on one knee and said, "Welcome to the Prime Minister, enter the city!"

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"Master, you have a good alcohol tolerance!"

Somewhere in a forest, Chen Jie, Zhu Chongba, and Dharmapa were sitting at a table. One of them was holding a roasted leg of lamb and eating it in big mouthfuls, looking quite heroic.

Chen Jie even took out his own aged wine, Huangzhoufu Laobai Gan. Such a strong liquor immediately conquered the two people in front of him.

Needless to say, Zhu Yuanzhang had a cheerful personality and was a wine lover. After drinking Chen Jie's old wine, he praised it highly and said that after drinking Chen Jie's wine, all the wine he had drunk before was in vain.

Needless to say, Dharmapa is also in very good condition.

This Buddhist disciple did not abstain from alcohol and meat, and was also an extremely fond winemaker. When he saw the table of bland food prepared for him by Chen Jie and others, he immediately became unwilling.

Seeing the great Buddhist monk like this, Zhu Yuanzhang invited him to come and eat roasted whole lamb.

The big monk was really rude. He went up and took out the golden lamb leg that he had been leaning against and started to eat it.

After eating the lamb leg, the monk was thirsty. Zhu Yuanzhang had someone bring some wine. The monk took a sip and shook his head. You know, he usually drank the emperor's wine, so the wine from the underworld was naturally hard for him to swallow.

Seeing that the big monk was so unhappy, Chen Jie didn't hesitate and directly took out the wine and drinks stored in his storage ring.

In Chen Jie's storage ring, all the books about alchemy had been moved out, and the freed space was used to place some useful items. Chen Jie also stockpiled a few jars of wine.

This wine was originally prepared for Fang Guozhen and his sworn brothers, because they liked Chen Jie's wine so much.

However, they were in a hurry this time and did not finish the wine. It was all taken out at this time, and it directly fell into the hands of the monk and Zhu Yuanzhang.

It was the first time for both of them to drink strong liquor like Chen Jie. After drinking it, they felt refreshed and fell in love with Chen Jie's wine at once.

At this time, the three men were sitting here, eating meat and drinking wine, as if they were three old friends. No one would believe that they were at loggerheads and even flattened half of the forest just two quarters of an hour ago, but this is what really happened.

Men are sometimes strange like this. They fight to the death at the beginning, but after the fight, they don't care about the details anymore.

The three of them were eating meat and drinking wine. Dharmaba said, "Chen Jiusi, your wine is really good. I like it."

Chen Jie heard this and said, "Haha, you have great taste. Do you know who likes this wine?"

Dharmapa heard this and asked, "Who is it?"

Chen Jie said: "Liu Futong, Peng Yingyu, Fang Guozhen, how about it, this wine is worthy of your status, right?"

After hearing this, Dharmapa laughed and said, "Haha, then am I not taking advantage of you?"

After hearing this, Chen Jie said, "This is not taking advantage at all. It's a blessing for this wine to be drunk by a figure like the master. If it gets out in the future, this wine will be famous all over the world. Only the strong ones in the Melting God Realm are worthy of drinking this wine, hahahaha..."

Chen Jie suddenly thought of an advertising slogan. His Huangzhoufu Laobai Gan was loved by so many powerful people in the Rongshen realm. If he really sold it outside, it would definitely be a high-end product, and he could even sell it at a sky-high price.

It is definitely not worse than those famous wines in later generations!
After all, who doesn’t want to taste the famous wine that is so sought after by the powerful people in the Melting God Realm? What does it taste like?

Thinking of this, Chen Jie looked at Dharmapa and said, "Master, you are also a wine lover. When there is a chance, I will give you two jars of wine."

Dharmaba was stunned when he heard this and looked at Chen Jie and said, "Chen Jiusi, are you and I enemies?"

Chen Jie said, "Okay."

Dharmapa asked, "Then why did you send me wine? Did you intend to poison it?"

Chen Jie laughed after hearing this and said, "Master, do you think I would poison the wine?"

Dharmapa said, "No, but I don't understand why you sent me wine?"

Chen Jie said: "Although you and I are enemies, we don't actually have too many personal grudges. We just serve different masters. Of course, the matter of killing the demon monk is a personal grudge, but the master gives me the feeling that you don't seem to be particularly obsessed with avenging him."

After hearing this, Dharmaba took a sip of wine and said, "You are right. In fact, we don't have many personal grudges. Most of them are about positions."

"If we don't differ on our positions, maybe we can all be friends."

Dharmapa looked at Chen Jie and Zhu Chongba. After hearing this, Zhu Chongba looked at Chen Jie and said, "But how can a person not have a stance?"

Chen Jie smiled and said, "No matter what, we can't care about that. At least at this moment, we have no position. We should be friends for two hours."

Upon hearing this, Dharmapa also said, "Okay, then two hours. Within two hours, we will not take sides, we will only talk about morality, my friend!"

After hearing this, Chen Jie raised his glass and said, "Cheers to my friends."

Zhu Chongba raised his glass and said, "Cheers to morality!"

Dharmapa also raised his glass and said, "Drink!"

The three of them raised their glasses and drank them all. Although they had different positions, identities, and educations, they had put all of this behind them at this moment. If they were only judged by their personalities, the three of them were suitable to be friends.

Chen Jiusi is calm and humorous. Zhu Yuanzhang is not the Hongwu Emperor we are familiar with in later generations, who only knew how to kill. At this time, he was still quite generous. After all, when he was fighting for the world, he was not the cunning and scheming old villain in later generations.

At this time, he still had his true nature, and Dharmapa was a Buddhist monk, but he was also generous and had high moral standards. Although he was not good at speaking, if you put aside his identity, he was actually more like a good guy.

The three of them, regardless of their positions or past events, just drank and chatted happily here, and for a moment they even forgot about the right and wrong of the world.

At this time, Xu Da, who was not far away, walked up to Chang Yuchun, who was drinking and eating mutton. He looked at the three people drinking and said, "Why are the three of them so drunk? If you don't know, you would think they are old friends. How can there be any hatred between them?"

Chang Yuchun heard this and said, "This is probably what the opera says about heroes cherishing each other!"

After hearing this, Xu Da said: "Heroes love each other, but no matter what, we will eventually become enemies in the future!"

At this point, Xu Da looked towards the capital and said, "I don't know how Hama and his party are doing!"

(End of this chapter)