Zongwu: Eavesdropping on the inner voices, the female warriors have become strange

The emperor couldn't do whatever he wanted, especially the emperor of the Ming Dynasty. If he did something out of line, he would definitely be criticized by the ministers. So even if he wanted to see Chen Liu, he could only summon him and couldn't force him. He couldn't go out of the palace to see him in person, otherwise he would be caught and criticized by the ministers.

Now, he had finally managed to invite him into the palace under the pretext of asking him to help interrogate the envoy from Izumo. The emperor was naturally delighted and quickly said, "Prepare your presence."

"Royal brother, Royal brother, wait for me, who is this Mr. Chen?" Princess Yunluo saw her brother's ecstasy at the mention of Mr. Chen, and she thought to herself that this man must be very capable. Could he be very skilled in martial arts? Could she learn a few moves from him?

The Emperor saw Princess Yunluo following him. After a moment's thought, he didn't refuse. Instead, he warned her, "Yunluo, this Mr. Chen is a capable man, knowledgeable in astronomy and geography. He was the one who figured out the Queen Mother's kidnapping and rescued her. When you see him later, be careful not to act rashly. Show proper respect to him, understand."

"No problem." Princess Yunluo patted her chest and readily agreed, saying, "Then can I become his disciple?"

The emperor was about to refuse, but then he thought, this might be an opportunity. If he could take Princess Yunluo in, he would have a connection with the Ming Dynasty, and perhaps he could keep her there. If she was truly capable, he would be appointed the Protector of the Nation.

Chapter 219 Princess Yunluo (Part )

"Greetings to Your Majesty."

As soon as the emperor and Princess Yunluo arrived at the cell where Wuhuan and "Princess Lixiu" were imprisoned, the guards and eunuchs in the cell knelt down.

"Greetings to His Majesty the Emperor." Chen Liu had not expected that the emperor would come in person just after he and Lu Xiaofeng arrived at the cell. He could only bow to him and perform a martial arts salute. As for kneeling, he could forget about it.

"You must be the Mr. Chen that Lu Xiaofeng mentioned." The emperor was very curious about Chen Liu, and also a little surprised. Lu Xiaofeng had praised Chen Liu so much, and he had thought that Chen Liu was at least middle-aged. He had not expected Chen Liu to be so young, even younger than himself.

"Are you Mr. Chen?" Princess Yunluo couldn't help but feel suspicious when she saw Chen Liu. He was so young, what abilities could he have?

[Is this Princess Yunluo? ]

Chen Liu glanced at Princess Yunluo and thought to himself, "She's not acquainted with Cheng Shifei yet? Since I changed Gu Santong's fate, and Cheng Shifei's fate changed as well, doesn't that mean I changed hers, too?"

Hearing the voice suddenly ringing in her mind, Princess Yunluo couldn't help but be startled and almost screamed out loud.

"Yes, hello to Princess Yunluo." Chen Liu also bowed to Yunluo.

"You..." Princess Yunluo was about to ask Chen Liu why he could speak in her mind, but she suddenly felt a wave of fear in her heart and immediately shut her mouth. However, she did not show any fear. Instead, she felt a little excited and thought to herself, "This man is really capable. But what did he mean by changing my fate just now? What was my original fate? And who is Cheng Shifei?"

"Forget it. Why would I bother with her so much about this kind of thing? Besides, I've changed the fates of so many people. One more or one less won't make a difference."

"Sir, can I become your disciple?" Princess Yunluo suddenly asked.

"Become my disciple?" Chen Liu was a little surprised. Why did Princess Yunluo suddenly want to become his disciple? However, he remembered that Princess Yunluo loved martial arts and often secretly learned martial arts. Unfortunately, she didn't learn the right way and couldn't learn any real skills.

Chen Liu smiled and said, "Princess, please forgive me. My martial arts skills are very poor. If you want to learn martial arts, you can take Lu Xiaoji as your master. His martial arts skills are much better than mine."

"Lu Xiaoji?" Princess Yunluo was a little confused.

Lu Xiaofeng: ...

"Look, that's him." Chen Liu pointed at Lu Xiaofeng and said, "He's the famous 'Telepathic Finger' Lu Xiaoji, and he's also a friend of Ximen Chuxue, the same Ximen Chuxue who will be dueling with Ye Gucheng atop the Forbidden City in just over two months. You can definitely go the right way by learning martial arts from him."

"Your Majesty, can we start the interrogation?" Lu Xiaofeng bowed to the emperor somewhat helplessly.

"Okay! Okay! Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Chen." The emperor said hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, you are welcome." After saying this politely, Chen Liu turned to Wuhuan and "Princess Lixiu" who were hanging in the air and had been tortured beyond recognition.

"Tsk tsk! Wu Wan?" Chen Liu glanced at Wu Wan, clicked his tongue twice, and said, "Are you a disciple of Yagyu Danma-no-kami?"

Chen Liu unleashed a powerful attack the moment he spoke. "Yagyu Danma-sama wants to unify the Japanese martial arts world, right? Is that why he's cooperating with Tiedan Shenhou? To help Tiedan Shenhou ascend the throne? What conditions did Tiedan Shenhou agree to for Yagyu Danma-sama? To help him unify the Japanese martial arts world? Or to unify Japan?"

"Uncle?" Princess Yunluo couldn't help but exclaimed when she heard that.

"Yunluo, shut up." The emperor scolded Yunluo.

Princess Yunluo glanced at her brother, the emperor, who had a serious expression on his face, and then looked at Chen Liu with a strange look on her face.

When Karasuma heard this, his expression changed immediately and he said, "I don't understand what you mean. I am an envoy from Izumo."

Chen Liu ignored Wu Huan's rebuttal and walked to the side of "Princess Li Xiu". He raised her chin with one finger, glanced at her, and said, "Is this your disciple? He likes to play the role of a woman. Um, did he become Li Tianhao, the elder of the Giant Whale Gang, as his godfather three years ago?"

Before interrogating Wu Huan, Chen Liu carefully recalled the plot of "The Number One Under Heaven". Fortunately, his mental strength and memory became extremely powerful after he traveled through time. Many things that he had forgotten before were slowly remembered, otherwise he might not be able to remember them.

Chen Liu pulled out a silk scarf from his pocket, wiped his hands, and threw it away. He asked, "Is Li Tianhao also a member of the Iron-hearted Divine Marquis?"

"No, I don't know what you are talking about." Karasuma was a little panicked. In order not to involve the Yagyu Shinkage faction, he insisted that he was an envoy from Izumo Kingdom.

"No need to refute. Three years ago, the Giant Whale Gang invited the Iga Clan and the Yagyu Clan from Japan to train their guards." Chen Liu smiled and said, "What was the name of the person sent by the Iga Clan? Oh! Kobayashi Masaru, and the people led by Yagyu Danma-no-mori were his daughter Yagyu Piaoxu and you, right?"

After a pause, Chen Liu asked, "Yagyu Danma-sho is still in the Giant Whale Gang, right? Do you want to help Li Tianhao seize control of the Giant Whale Gang? Control the imperial canal transportation?"

The emperor's expression changed upon hearing this. If the enemy controlled the grain transport, it would strangle the imperial court. The entire capital, whether it was food or various daily necessities, was transported from Jiangnan via the Giant Whale Gang. Even a half-month interruption would affect the people's livelihood in the capital.

Chen Liu sneered and said, "Don't think that no one will know just because you're doing it secretly. Furthermore, a small Japanese gang actually dared to interfere in the Ming Dynasty's struggle for imperial power. Does Yagyu Danmamori think that the Ming Dynasty can't deal with him? Do you believe that we can eradicate the Yagyu Shinkage faction completely? Yagyu Danmamori's daughter Yagyu Yukihime is dead, and his son Yagyu Jubei is dead. Only his daughter Yagyu Piaoxu is left. If we kill Piaoxu, his descendants will be extinct."

Wu Huan was immediately in despair when he heard this. He didn't expect that Chen Liu knew all this. What was the point of him hiding it?

"Since you already know everything, why are you asking me?"

"Evidence! Are you that stupid?" Chen Liu said, "The Iron-hearted Marquis is a marquis of the Ming Dynasty and the emperor's uncle. Even if the emperor wants to take action against him, he needs solid evidence of his rebellion!"

"I said!"

"That's right." Since Wu Wan was willing to speak, Chen Liu didn't need to worry about the rest. He turned to Lu Xiaofeng and said, "Lu Xiaoji, the rest is up to you."

Lu Xiaofeng: ...

"Sir, you are truly talented!" Chen Liu's words finally convinced the Wuhuan, who had been tortured for three days and refused to speak, to finally speak. The Ming Emperor immediately smiled from ear to ear. He didn't care how Chen Liu knew the news, as long as the Wuhuan were willing to speak.

Ever since Lu Xiaofeng informed the emperor that his uncle, Zhu Wusi, was planning a rebellion, the emperor had been feeling a pang of frustration. He was unwilling to believe his uncle would rebel, yet he also wanted to find evidence. After all, Zhu Wusi's power was immense. The Hulong Villa overrode all court institutions, and he controlled everything. He had long been dissatisfied with his uncle. If he could find proof of his uncle's rebellion, not only would he eliminate a threat, but he would also remove a huge burden from his head.

"Sir, I have already prepared a banquet. Please move over," the emperor invited warmly.

"No need to trouble your majesty."

"No trouble."

"I mean, my fiancée has already made soup at home and is waiting for me to get back."

emperor:……

Chapter 220 Princess Yunluo (Part )

The Ming emperor must have come to Chenliu to ask for a fortune teller. What fortune telling was that? Chenliu didn't know how to tell fortunes, so he naturally slipped away. Even if the emperor wanted to reward him, he wouldn't accept it.

"What a strange man." The emperor couldn't help but sigh when he saw that Chen Liu not only didn't want to be an official, but also didn't want money. He only asked him for a few passes to enter and exit the Forbidden City to watch the sword fight between Ximen Chuxue and Ye Gucheng on that day.

There was no pass to enter or exit the Forbidden City at that time, so the emperor gave Chen Liu a badge on his body and said that he could come in anytime he wanted.

"Eunuch Rong, have you found out his background?" the emperor asked after Chen Liu left.

The elusive Eunuch Rong immediately appeared before the emperor and said, "Your Majesty, Chen Liu is learning the Beiming Divine Art from the Xiaoyao Sect of the Great Song Dynasty, and he also knows the skills from the Nine Yin Manual."

"It is said that he is the disciple of Dugu Qiubai?" asked the emperor.

"He does know the Dugu Nine Swords, but as to whether he is the disciple of Dugu Qiubai, I don't know either." Eunuch Rong said.

After thinking for a moment, Eunuch Rong said, "By the way, Yao Yue from Yihua Palace and Shi Feixuan and Qin Mengyao, the two most outstanding disciples from Cihang Jingzhai, are also with him."

"Cihang Jingzhai? So he was not sent to the Ming Dynasty by the Song Dynasty, but has other purposes?" said the emperor.

"No." Eunuch Rong smiled and said, "He came here to avoid disaster."

"Avoid disaster?" The emperor was stunned.

"The Murong family of the Song Dynasty has been plotting to overthrow the country, but they were tricked by Wang Yuyan, the fiancée from Chenliu." Eunuch Rong laughed and said, "Originally, Wang Yuyan was very fond of Murong Fu, but Murong Fu betrayed her..."

Eunuch Rong told the emperor about Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu, and said with a smile, "The Murong family was badly betrayed by Wang Yuyan and had no choice but to flee the Song Dynasty. When the Song Dynasty's Divine Marquisate dug up Murong Bo's tomb, they found no one inside. Only the fragments of the Seventy-Two Secret Skills that Murong Bo had stolen from Shaolin Temple were found. Therefore, Murong Bo was definitely not dead, but had gone into hiding."

Since Murong Bo is still alive, he must be deeply resentful of Wang Yuyan, who caused the Murong family to be destroyed and forced to flee, and he must want revenge on her. Therefore, this old servant infers that they fled to the Ming Dynasty to avoid disaster."

The major powers would send spies to each other, and anything they deemed important would be reported back. The affair between Wang Yuyan and Murong Fu had caused widespread uproar in the Song Dynasty. Furthermore, Wang Yuyan had exposed Murong Fu's rebellious nature, and the entire Song Dynasty knew about it. These details were reported back by Ming Dynasty spies, making it easy for the Ming Dynasty to investigate Chen Liu and Wang Yuyan's details.

"Haha..." The emperor laughed loudly upon hearing this. It turned out there was such an interesting thing. Since Chenliu was fine, he was relieved.

"Eunuch Rong, do you think Lu Xiaofeng's statement that he knew the Clay Buddha and could tell fortunes is true or false?" asked the emperor.

"I don't know, but Chen Liu seems to know a lot of things." Eunuch Rong said.

"Is that so?" The emperor pondered for a moment, then said, "If that's the case, isn't Yunluo very interested in him? Let Yunluo test him. Does Eunuch Rong think it's feasible?"

"Princess Yunluo is not cut out to be a spy." Eunuch Rong said.

The emperor smiled and said, "There's no need for her to be a spy. Just let Yunluo go find him. If he really has divine powers, Yunluo will surely be able to see through them after a while."

The emperor's eyes flashed with coldness as he said, "If he is truly a clay Buddha, if he will not be used by the Ming Dynasty, then he must not be used by other countries either."

"Your Majesty, Chen Liu is acquainted with Master Zhang of Wudang," Eunuch Rong said, "and he may also be a disciple of Dugu Qiubai."

The emperor was silent for a while, then said, "Let's see what happens to Yunluo first."

Princess Yunluo had always longed to leave the palace to play, but no matter how much the Empress Dowager and her brother the Emperor loved her, they would never allow her to do so. Now, she suddenly received an imperial decree from her brother, allowing her to visit him at his home in Chenliu. Princess Yunluo was naturally overjoyed, but the Emperor also gave her a decree requiring her to persuade Chenliu to become an official in the Ming Dynasty. Princess Yunluo readily agreed. Isn't this a simple matter? Who wouldn't want to be an official?

Chen Liu didn't want to be an official.

"You don't want to be an official?" Princess Yunluo was a little surprised.

"No." Chen Liu shook his head and said, "What's so good about being an official?"

"You can make money by being an official." Princess Yunluo said.

Qin Mengyao and Shi Feixuan couldn't help but chuckle. Was the princess encouraging officials to engage in corruption?

"I'm not short of money." Chen Liu said.

"Being an official means having power and influence." Princess Yunluo said.

"I am not as powerful as the emperor, and I am still under his control. I like my freedom." Chen Liu said, "I don't want to be an official. You can go back."

"Oh, why am I going back so early? I finally got out, I want to have fun. Can you accompany me?" Since Chen Liu didn't want to be an official, Princess Yunluo didn't care. Isn't it just right for Chen Liu not to want to be an official? She can have an excuse to go out of the palace every day to play with Chen Liu.

"I'm busy." Chen Liucai was unwilling to accompany Princess Yunluo to play. If something happened, he would be in trouble, and if nothing happened, he would not be willing to play with a little girl.

"Aren't you okay now?"

"Can't you see I'm drinking tea?"

Princess Yunluo: ...

Princess Yunluo was very depressed that Chen Liu was unwilling to accompany her to play, but she soon found something fun to do. When she saw Shui Sheng practicing sword, she wanted to compete with Shui Sheng, but was knocked down by Shui Sheng in just three or two moves.

In the imperial palace, Princess Yunluo was known for her unruly behavior. Everyone in the palace feared her, and she was a martial arts fanatic, often challenging eunuchs and guards skilled in martial arts. But she was a princess, so who would dare harm her? Therefore, she always won every fight, believing herself to be a master of martial arts.

But Shui Sheng didn't let her, nor did she hurt her, she just knocked her down. This was the first time someone could knock her down. Princess Yunluo immediately admired Shui Sheng and pestered her, asking her to teach her martial arts.