The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 255: Knocked Down with a Slap

"Forget it, let that old bald donkey live two more years." Zhu Houzhao was not angry and said casually.

Wuji's mouth twitched and his eyes subconsciously raised upwards.

"Your Majesty, are you sure you are not scolding me implicitly?"

Looking closely at Zhu Houzhao's expression, it should not be the case.

On the side, Zhang Sanfeng remained expressionless, only the corners of his mouth curled up slightly, barely perceptible.

"Let's go find Lord Zheng and see what the situation is like over there. Then return to Beijing immediately." Zhu Houzhao said decisively without noticing.

Zhang Sanfeng and the other two had no objection, so they followed Wuji's lead and followed the scent left by Duke Zheng.

Not long after, they met Duke Zheng who was returning.

"Your Majesty, those two men have been plunging into the sea ever since they escaped. They are nowhere to be found, and I, this old servant, cannot find them," said Zheng Gongdao.

"It doesn't matter if we can't find them. Since they have shown up, we will catch them one day." Zhu Houzhao said without much concern.

Then, he smiled and said, "Let's go back to the capital. This time, I had a great time fighting and caught two, no, two enemies who were half hidden in the dark.

We have also thwarted the Mongols' conspiracy and further tied you, Old Man Zhang and the old monk, to our Ming Dynasty. It can be said that we have won a great victory.

I want to return to Beijing to celebrate my success."

Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji were both relieved and helpless.

I am glad that Zhu Houzhao did not get angry because the four powerful men in the realm of heaven and man all escaped and the prey that was about to be caught was rescued by others.

After all, they are young people, so it is understandable that they are angry.

The helplessness lies in that sentence, which actually did not need to be said, but was said frankly and uprightly, which made the two of them feel a little helpless and embarrassed.

While feeling helpless and embarrassed, I also felt more at ease.

Naturally, they would rather face an emperor who is honest with them and not one who is scheming and scheming.

The four of them returned to Ming Dynasty without any delay.

While flying, Zhu Houzhao repeated what he had just said to the old bastard, almost word for word.

Of course, it is definitely necessary to beautify yourself a little and make yourself more domineering and wise.

After saying everything just now, Zhu Houzhao looked at Zheng Gong with pride and expectation and said, "Old man, do you think what I said is right?"

Duke Zheng suppressed his inner shock, pondered for a moment, and said firmly: "Your Majesty's words are of course right, and I also believe that Your Majesty can do it. I will fully support Your Majesty."

He didn't have as many concerns as Zhang Sanfeng and the others.

Ever since Zhu Houzhao broke through to the realm of heaven and man, he completely let go of the burden in his heart and trusted the other party with all his strength.

He returned his identity to the same as it was a hundred years ago, trusting His Majesty Taizong and not questioning him.

No, it’s more trust.

Because His Majesty Taizong is far less outstanding than Your Majesty.

"Hahaha." Zhu Houzhao laughed happily, and turned his head to look at Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji triumphantly, "Old man Zhang, old monk, you two don't have the vision of this old man."

Zhang Sanfeng and the other man smiled but said nothing.

"Master Zhang, Master Wuji, you said that we should look at what His Majesty does before we can decide whether to support His Majesty in unifying the world?
There has to be a limit to this, right?

How much does Your Majesty need to achieve before you can support him?" Duke Zheng thought for a moment and asked.

"Isn't this simple?" Before Zhang Sanfeng and the other two could react, Zhu Houzhao immediately said confidently and arrogantly: "When I slap them down with one slap, they will naturally support me."

Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji's eyebrows jumped and their smiles widened.

“Your Majesty, if you can really defeat me with just one slap, no, within ten moves, then naturally whatever you say will be the truth.” Wuji said with a smile.

He never thought that there was anyone in this world who could defeat him within ten moves.

No, even a hundred moves are impossible.

But he also saw a little bit of the method Zhu Houzhao used to defeat that man just now. It was too extreme and domineering, and it would be easy to determine the winner.

In the future it might be possible to defeat him within a hundred moves, so he raised the condition to ten moves.

It's impossible to defeat him within ten moves.

Unless Zhu Houzhao breaks through to a level above heaven.

"I feel the same way, but Your Majesty should keep your original intention unchanged." Zhang Sanfeng added with a smile.

"Hmph, you still dare to look down on me? Just wait, it won't take long." Zhu Houzhao glared at the two of them.

"You are the one who looks down on us, right?"

Zhang Sanfeng and the other man were speechless.

The atmosphere became more and more relaxed as the four of them got closer and closer to Daming.

When the four men left, they were several miles west of the original battlefield.

Qiu Rui and Yuwen Chengdu looked at each other, both of them unable to conceal their shock.

Without further ado, he returned quickly.

More than half an hour later, in a mansion in the city that had been initially cleared by the Sui army, only Yang Guang, Yang Lin, Qiu Rui and Yuwen Chengdu were left.

Qiu Rui and the other man told everything they had seen.

Yang Guang’s expression became more and more solemn.

“The Mongols colluded with two unknown powerful celestial beings to lure the powerful men of the Ming Dynasty to come.

The Ming Kingdom saw the flaw, and Zhu Houzhao directly led three powerful celestial beings to fight against them.

Zhu Houzhao forcefully defeated a powerful celestial being, but was stopped by an old man in black. "

Yang Guang spoke softly, his tone becoming heavier. Suddenly, he said with a firm look, "Send someone to find the three strange celestial masters immediately. They joined forces with the Mongols, not necessarily because they were too closely related to the Mongols. It is very likely that they just wanted to fight against the Ming together."

They are only a few miles away. They may have discovered you, but they didn't kill you. The fact that they didn't do anything to you after Zhu Houzhao and the others left is the best proof.

Tell them that our Great Sui Dynasty is willing to invite them to serve as our Great Sui Dynasty's national teachers. We can give them whatever they want as long as our Great Sui Dynasty has it."

The three people present were shocked.

"Your Majesty, after all, those three people have unknown origins and unfamiliar identities." Yang Lin hesitated.

"Uncle Wang, our Great Sui Dynasty has no more choices. We must take this gamble." Yang Guang said decisively.

Yang Lin remained silent and stopped talking.

"It's a pity that you didn't hear what Zhu Houzhao said to the old man in black, otherwise you might be able to know something about their identities." Yang Guang sighed.

Qiu Rui and the other two were helpless. It was impossible for them to eavesdrop on the conversation between those who were at the celestial realm from a distance of several miles.

Yang Guang also understood this, and without further thought, he said in a deep voice: "Just send some people to find the three powerful celestial beings, and the army will be dispatched immediately. I want to destroy Goguryeo in one fell swoop."

Yang Lin and the other two frowned slightly. The army was already very tired. Should they set out now?

But thinking about the current predicament of the Sui Dynasty, he nodded and did it immediately.

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On the afternoon of August 30th, Zhu Houzhao and Duke Zheng returned to the capital together.

Zhang Sanfeng and Wuji did not come, and even though Zhu Houzhao invited them to celebrate together, they declined.

After returning to Lu, the four of them separated.

Four days passed, and indeed nothing happened in the capital.

After all, for most officials, it is normal for His Majesty not to attend the morning court for a long time.

Without the morning court, they would not be able to see His Majesty.

Four days, nothing.

The women were not surprised either. They were all people who practiced martial arts, so it was normal for them to go into seclusion for a few days.

Only the three elders in the cabinet looked more solemn than before, and it was obvious that they had noticed something.

Not surprising.

Just after we finished discussing the matter of the Eighth Division, His Majesty suddenly went into seclusion.

If they couldn't guess it, they wouldn't be able to sit in this position.

But there's nothing I can do even though I guessed it. I still have to help cover it up. I can only worry secretly and be more cautious, being relaxed on the outside but tight on the inside.

After Zhu Houzhao returned, he immediately called over the three cabinet elders who had attended the meeting that day, Gu Xichao, and Guo Bujing.

"Hahaha, you don't know that I made the decision wisely and decisively that day.

Old man Liu, you said that we need to be stable, but the three people in the heavenly realm are not stable enough.

Old Gu, you said we can’t miss this opportunity.

You are not as smart as me. I will have the best of both worlds and directly send four people who are at the level of celestial beings.

Steady and not letting go of the opportunity. "

“That Eighth Master Ba is indeed treacherous and cunning, and he actually colluded with two celestial beings in secret.

Fortunately, I was a step ahead and only spent a few, um, a dozen moves to easily defeat him..."

Zhu Houzhao spoke proudly to Liu Jian, Gu Xichao and others, gesticulating with his hands from time to time.

Although the five people who heard this were helpless about His Majesty's sudden departure from the Ming Dynasty, they were also really worried.

Especially Gu Xichao, he never expected that there would be four people in the realm of heavenly beings.

Although I heard from His Majesty that the person who appeared at the end only wanted to save his two sons and had no real intention of being an enemy of the Ming Dynasty.

But what if?
After Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, Gu Xichao immediately said: "Your Majesty, I am guilty of misjudging the powerful celestial beings who colluded with the Mongols. Please punish me, Your Majesty."

Wei Jinzhong, who was standing by, closed his open mouth, feeling unhappy.

Can't you see that what Your Majesty wants most right now is real "praise"?

"Old Gu, you are not wrong. Your estimate is very accurate. Even if there are only two of us, that old bastard doesn't need to be mentioned. He may not be the enemy of our Ming Dynasty.

You have made great contributions. I am glad that you really went there. Otherwise, how would I know that there were two damned little bastards who were powerful celestial beings and secretly wanted to be enemies with our Ming Dynasty.

If we don't know it, we in the Ming Dynasty may suffer a great loss at some point in time," Zhu Houzhao said seriously.

That old bastard, he actually didn't have much hostility.

Because he could feel that the other party was not a real bad guy, and it was normal to save his son.

Although he was very unhappy, he didn't have too much murderous intention now. He believed that he didn't like killing people that much and had a very tolerant heart.

But he must kill those two little bastards.

Colluding with the Mongols and trying to encircle and kill the powerful Ming Dynasty men has already touched his bottom line.

Must kill.

If the old bastard comes to save me again, I will kill him together with you.

"Your Majesty~!" Gu Xichao felt moved and guilty.

I secretly warned myself to be more cautious.

"Speaking of which, it's still because of insufficient information." Zhu Houzhao waved his hand and looked at Guo Bujing and said, "No one would have thought that there would be such a powerful father and son.

Lao Guo, try to find out as much information as possible about these three bastards. They are very strong, so be careful and keep it secret. "

"I understand."

(Chapter 3, thank you for your support.)
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