I just reached the maximum level, and you want me to be a puppet emperor?

Chapter 81 Don’t let me catch you, or I’ll make you pay!

No. 7 Changqing Street, Imperial Capital.

Wu Qi had bad luck yesterday. He was tortured to death by monsters in a secret place in the wild. In the end, he had to hide in a tree hole and waited until the two hours were up before leaving the secret place.

After coming out, Wu Qi sighed, how great it is to be alive.

Next time if someone asks him to go to such a low-level secret realm, he will never go there even if he is beaten to death.

Early in the morning, Wu Qi left where he lived.

The Wu family has a shop in the imperial capital, and he is responsible for the management of it. He also studies and visits friends here to increase his reputation in the imperial capital.

Lay a good foundation for inheriting the family business in the future.

Originally, Wu Qi's purpose of coming to the imperial capital was to make more friends, preferably to blend into the high-level circles of the younger generation and make friends with the children of the powerful.

After arriving in the imperial capital, he did try hard to integrate into the circle of the younger generation in the imperial capital.

Until he met Chu Ruoyan, he forgot about the matter and acted as a bootlicker for a long time.

Not only did he fail to make friends, but he also made enemies with many people because of Chu Ruoyan.

Take Liu Hao in the circle for example, this guy is the son of a great nobleman. Not only did Wu Qi fail to establish a good relationship with him, he has become his enemy.

This is simply a reverse operation.

Some time ago, the family seemed to want to call him back and replace him with a new disciple.

The meaning is very clear, that is, Wu Qi is not capable enough, so he plans to replace him and train a new successor to the Wu family.

Thanks to the fact that he had flattered Li Chen a few days ago, he used the excuse of his acquaintance with His Majesty and won some support within the family, so he was able to continue staying in the imperial capital.

Otherwise, he would surely be in Huju City now accepting friendly greetings from his father.

Ever since Chu Ruoyan left this circle, Wu Qi has returned to normal, his cultivation speed has also increased, and his business is also booming.

But these are secondary. Cultivation is not something that can be done in a day or two, and the shop will be able to operate without him.

Wu Qi was thinking that as long as he could establish a relationship with Li Chen, it would be better than making friends with all the high-ranking officials in the imperial capital.

Li Chen is the core of power in the entire imperial capital.

But the key point is, how to kneel down and lick Li Chen.

He is just rich, not powerful like Liu Hao.

Apart from going through Chu Ruoyan, he couldn't think of any other way.

It was heard that the Chu family was going to hold a housewarming party in the first ring of the imperial capital. Naturally, a junior like Wu Qi was not among the guests invited by the head of the Chu family, but he was also prepared to attend with a thick face.

After all, he has been a bootlicker for so many years and has become familiar to the head of the Chu family. I believe that if he goes there, he will be allowed to sit at the table.

Now he is preparing to get some gifts, he can't go empty-handed.

Wu Qi thought that Chu Ruoyan would most likely come by then, and at least he would have a say in front of Chu Ruoyan, so it would not be impossible to ask her for advice or something like that.

It would be best if I could find an opportunity to introduce my aunt to Li Chen, so that I could become a famous figure in the imperial capital like the head of the Chu family.

Having said that, my aunt has been absent-minded since she came back yesterday. I don’t know why.

As for something like attending the Chu family banquet, it would be fine for Wu Qi to go alone, but it would be unreasonable to bring someone with him, so after chatting with Wu Nanzhi for a few words, he left the house.

After Wu Nanzhi came back yesterday, he kept wondering whether the man heard what he said.

Will they ever meet again?

It was obvious that the man's behavior was bad. He made her walk naked in the forest. It was a great humiliation!
But I just can't help thinking about it.

Facts have proved that if a man has the means and is bad enough, he will definitely be remembered by a woman.

Whether she wanted to deal with Li Chen or wanted to thank Li Chen, she would never forget this incident and might never forget it in her life.

But since coming out of the secret realm yesterday, the man has not appeared until evening, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth.

This morning she was also wondering if the man was not available yesterday.

But now it's the second day, why hasn't he come yet?

Could it be that he really didn't hear it, or was there some other reason?

The reason why Wu Nanzhi was daydreaming was because she had nothing to do.

She had picked almost all the flowers in the yard.

"Hmph, don't let me catch you, or I'll make you pay!"

She 'guessed' that Li Chen might be playing hard to get, but this approach had indeed worked, and Wu Nanzhi's calm heart had been shaken. Every time she thought of Li Chen, she gritted her teeth in anger.

And Li Chen, whom she had been thinking about, was attending the morning court at this moment.

Today, the house arrest order of the national defense general Guo Poyun was finally lifted, and he couldn't wait to attend the morning court early in the morning.

It has to be said that the military generals really don't know how to speak. They came up one by one to congratulate Guo Poyun.

Guo Poyun was puzzled. What was there to congratulate? Congratulations on my 'release from prison'?
It won't be too late for you to congratulate me when I gain the power to lead the Northern Expedition.

Then again, Guo Poyun had originally planned to beg Li Chen starting today, but Li Chen had already said that the power to command the Northern Expedition would be determined at the Spring Search.

By saying this, isn't it again disrespecting His Majesty?

Being sent back to the hospital and grounded was a minor matter; Feng Huai's fate was a big deal.

So Guo Poyun went to court obediently without too many thoughts.

He is also determined to get Chunsou.

He just doesn't believe that anyone can compare to him in this regard.

He has many followers in the court.

Moreover, among these generals, how many dared to compete with him, and how many dared not to give him face.

I will decide on the commander-in-chief, you can grab the other positions among yourselves.

Before Li Chen appeared, Guo Poyun would not be polite to anyone.

As a legendary general of the Tiance Dynasty, he made great contributions to the dynasty.

When he led his troops to fight, most of these generals were still infants. How could they fight with him?

Just by looking at them, he could feel these generals shrinking down.

When Guo Poyun's eyes fell on Pang Jin, he paused for a moment.

"Hey, I haven't been to court for a few days, and there are new people here."

"Your humble servant greets General Guo." Pang Jin behaved very honestly.

His position was not low, but Guo Poyun's was higher.

Moreover, he is indeed a newcomer in the court, and he needs to know some etiquette no matter what.

Furthermore, he had heard of Guo Poyun's legendary deeds before, and now he was able to meet him in person, and he was a little excited.

Guo Poyun patted him on the shoulder and encouraged him to work hard and share the emperor's worries.

Pang Jin also expressed that he would do his best to repay His Majesty's cultivation.

Since Li Chen hadn't come to court yet, Guo Poyun continued to greet the people in the court.

What he did seemed to be enthusiastic, but in fact he was telling everyone here that although I haven't been here for a few days, I am still the chief of the generals, and you should be more polite when speaking in the future.

Don't mess with me, or you'll be in big trouble.

He does have the qualifications to intimidate these court officials.

Because one of his jobs is this.

Both the head of military generals and the head of civil officials need to establish a certain prestige here.

Zhao Wenyuan still looked old and frail, standing in the chief civil servant position with his eyes squinted as he rested.

Guo Poyun came over and asked tentatively: "Has anything big happened recently? I heard that there has been progress in the case of the prince?"

Zhao Wenyuan opened his eyes slightly and replied, "You should ask the Minister of Justice about this matter and ask me what to do."

He still spoke very carefully and basically had nothing to say outside of his duties.

Even if he knew, he couldn't say it here.

The two of them just chatted, one digging a hole and the other avoiding it.

This has been the norm in the court for decades.

With the arrival of Li Chen, all civil and military officials returned to their seats and saluted Li Chen respectfully.

Li Chen saw Guo Poyun coming and asked him symbolically, "My dear Guo, I haven't seen you for a long time. Are you well?"

(End of this chapter)