Martial Cultivator

The officer has the final say, and these words have been lingering in Shen Renshan's mind. Although he has a lot of experience, it is probably the first time in his life that he has heard such words in Shen's inner house.

It's really a bit too shocking.

At the same time, everyone in the Shen family in that room was also shocked by Chen Chao's words. No one expected that when the young guard came to the Shen family today, he didn't want to be polite at all, but just talked directly. Make such a move.

The Shen family members who had been clamoring to make Chen Chao look good before were caught off guard by Chen Chao's response. They didn't know how to respond at this moment.

"Ancestor...this matter..."

Some people had begun to retreat. Although they still firmly believed that they had taken the initiative in the situation, they were afraid that the young guard had no intention of playing with them on this chess game, and would directly overturn the chess board.

After all, the young guard has behaved very absurdly today, and no one knows how absurd he will behave next.

The old man narrowed his eyes and said angrily, "I still don't believe that he can really do anything to Mr. Shen."

"Ancestor, why don't we talk to him? If we make a fuss like this, I'm afraid it will be even more troublesome?"

Some people sighed. Although they did not have any contact with Fang Wai, and they did not collude with Fang Wai, it is really impossible to say that the Shen family did not have any scandals.

It's just those things that no one cares about on weekdays, but now if the other party really finds out about them, I'm afraid there will be some trouble.

The old man snorted coldly, "No problem, let him check! I don't believe that he can cover the sky with one hand in this city of gods!"

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There is no airtight wall in any city, not to mention that Chen Chao had no intention of acting in secret, so what happened today spread quickly.

The first person to receive the news was His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat behind the desk in the Imperial Study Room, and in front of him sat Lord Zaifu. Lord Zaifu was holding the tea given by His Highness the Crown Prince and blowing gently.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the news from Li Shou, took a look at it, smiled bitterly, and then motioned to Li Shou to show it to Master Zaifu.

The latter put down the tea cup and after taking it, he only looked at it for a moment before he knew the whole story.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled bitterly and said, "From the perspective of Master Zaifu, what should I do about this matter?"

Lord Zaifu glanced at His Royal Highness, thought for a moment, and said, "How did His Highness deal with this matter in the first place?"

His Highness the Crown Prince was startled, but then he remembered the previous tips to impeach the Chen Dynasty, and he withheld almost all of them without replying to any courtiers.

"Lord Zaifu, do you mean that I should also pretend not to know about this matter?"

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has grown up a lot these days, but compared to an old official like Mr. Zaifu, he is still a bit uninteresting.

Master Zaifu shook his head and said softly, "How to do it actually depends on what His Highness the Crown Prince wants to do, how can it be better for Daliang, and whether he believes that what Commissioner Chen is doing now is beneficial to Daliang. If His Highness himself doesn't know, Then we ministers don’t even know.”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince frowned slightly, but was not in a hurry to give an answer. Instead, he asked, "What do you think, Master Zaifu? Do you support withdrawing some of the annual taxes for use in the southern states?"

Lord Zaifu looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said nothing.

As the Prime Minister, there are some things he can say and even do, but there are some things he will not say or do unless it is absolutely necessary.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince felt a little melancholy when he saw that Mr. Zaifu was silent. "There are many times when I hope that you, the important ministers in the court, can speak more straightforwardly. It is really boring to speculate about things in the court."

Lord Zaifu glanced at the Crown Prince, who might not really grow up until a few years later, and thought about it, and finally he said something from his heart.

"Your Highness, except for your parents, there are very few people in this world who will tell you the truth wholeheartedly. Sometimes the courtiers in the court don't want to tell the truth, they just have too many worries, and sometimes it's not that they don't want to be a good official. , but it is possible that you can’t help yourself. But it’s okay not to be an official. If you are a corrupt official, you should be killed no matter what the reason is.”

"As for the way to be a king, whether it is a balancing act or an emperor's art, in fact, sometimes you can't help it. Sometimes you have to kill good people, and sometimes you have to promote bad people. Even a wise Emperor like Taizong would not say that he is like this. I have never done anything wrong in my life, but as long as it is for the good of the people and the good of the world, I can accept it if I have no choice but to do it.”

Lord Zaifu said softly, "Your Highness..."

As soon as he started speaking, Mr. Zaifu shook his head. Some words came to his lips, but he suddenly couldn't say them out.

In this world, most of the ministers who could confide in the king did not end well, and he did not think that he was that exception.

His Royal Highness the Prince waited for a long time, but still did not wait for Lord Zaifu opposite to speak. After thinking about it carefully, he understood a little bit, so he just laughed at himself and said nothing.

Soon he sent the Prime Minister away and sat alone at the table, silent.

Li Shou stood on one side and wanted to say something, but after thinking about it, this now-hot servant in the palace just looked out the window.

It started to snow again.

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After finishing the lecture, Xie Nandu walked out of the school and soon saw a person standing in the corridor. After the latter saw Xie Nandu, he respectfully handed a note to Xie Nandu, then turned and left.

Xie Nandu took a look at it, then crumpled it into a ball and threw it into his sleeve.

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Not far away, someone whispered, "If he wants to do this, he may destroy the Great Wall. Now you are the only one in the whole world who can possibly persuade him to turn back, and you don't do it either?"

Xie Nandu glanced at the man and said calmly, "Is he a fool?"

The man was startled, "What do you mean?"

"Since you are not a fool, what can you say to me?"

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In Xie's Ancestral Temple, a light snowfall failed to cover the ground with snow, but the green tiles were still covered with a light layer, some sparse, but green and white.

The ancestor of the Xie family, who had not been out of the ancestral temple for many days, walked out of the ancestral temple. He was holding a small ceramic basin in his hand. It was not big. At first glance, it seemed that it was an ordinary small basin made of yellow clay. It could not be said to be exquisitely made.

Holding a small basin, ancestor Xie also held a small brush in his other hand. He was not tall, but he was not too tall in the ancestral hall, so he could reach the green tiles with his feet and picked up the small brush. He began to brush the snow off the green tiles and put it in a small yellow mud basin.

The old man sitting in the chair far away smiled and said, "It's not Chuxue, what are you doing so hard?"

The ancestor of the Xie family ignored it and just collected a small basin of snow. Then he came not far from the old man and coughed.

Immediately afterwards, someone hurried over, bringing a stove and a chair. After the old man sat down, there was a precious fox fur covering the old man's legs.

The ancestor of the Xie family reached out and placed the yellow clay pot on the stove, took out a small oil paper bag of tea leaves from his arms, slowly opened it, and waited until the snow melted before throwing it in.

The old man on the other side smelled the smell and frowned and said, "Where did you get the tea? The smell is not as good as a bowl of tea from a Daliang Tongbao on the street."

After living for so many years and drinking so much good tea, the old man naturally knows it when he smells it.

The ancestor of the Xie family proudly said, "When I was sixteen years old, I ran out secretly and met a woman. I fell in love with her at first sight..."

The old man was too lazy to listen to what he said. Before Xie's ancestor had finished speaking, the old man asked bluntly, "Which woman did you marry in the end?"

The ancestor of the Xie family looked ugly, and he was very dissatisfied with his old friend's knowing questions.

Let alone being born into a family like the Xie family, even an ordinary aristocratic family would actually have difficulty choosing a wife or husband.

Many times, the interests of the family always come first.

Just like the ancestor of the Xie family, he was regarded as the candidate for the next head of the family when he was young, so in this regard, a good match was decided for him early, although that person was not the good one that the ancestor of the Xie family liked. However, he still didn't raise any objections and just got married. In the end, the two spent thirty years together.

However, after his wife passed away, the ancestor of the Xie family did not renew their relationship, but stayed alone until now.

"But can you still drink tea from so many years ago?"

The old man sighed, probably because he felt that at this age, he seemed to have some good things in his heart.

The ancestor of the Xie family said softly, "At our age, no one can survive except because of the good things in his heart. You old boy, you only talk about accumulating some virtue, but you don't want to accumulate negative virtue for yourself."

The old man laughed it off.

While making tea, the ancestor of the Xie family said, "Since that girl said she doesn't care, then I won't care either. Although that young man is young, he is actually not a reckless person. What he does these days is all part of the plan." It’s profound. If the world views him as a warrior, sooner or later he will suffer the same fate as he did when he despised His Majesty.”

The old man nodded and said, "That's right. Since he is Prince Yiwen's biological son and the most valued descendant by His Majesty, he has nothing to do with stupidity."

The ancestor of the Xie family smiled and nodded and said, "Yes, your majesty is so heroic and the former prince is so wise. How can there be any stupid descendants?"

But just after saying this, the two looked at each other and suddenly couldn't help laughing.

In fact, this logic does not make sense. If this is really what is said, then how come His Majesty's sons are not so successful?

There are some words that I know don't make sense when I say them, but I don't know why, but I still want to say them.

The old man said, "The Shen family is not difficult to deal with. In fact, if we take it slowly, we can suppress it sooner or later. But it seems that the kid wants to use thunderous means to make them submit. Starting from the Shen family, those people behind the Shen family, Everyone should shut up from now on.”

The ancestor of the Xie family looked at the tea he was making, his eyes full of nostalgia, "It's easier said than done, but no matter what, his image in the government and the public will be infinitely the same as that of His Majesty."

The old man was silent.

The ancestor of the Xie family picked up the clay pot and said with a smile, "But young people like this are very interesting. They dare to think and do things. I think this is the reason why Your Majesty chose him. In this regard, all of us together are not as good as Your Majesty."

"They are all old guys, and they still want to see some young blood coming out of their bones?"

The old man laughed at himself, "The soil is buried up to the neck. I just have to wait for death. What else can happen?"

The ancestor of the Xie family clicked his tongue and said, "Speaking of nonsense, I still feel that I am very young. I walk like a twenty-year-old boy."

"Really? Then why do you change your shoes three times a day?"

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Shen

The ancestor's desperate efforts actually failed to get the result he wanted. At least during the next tea time, there was no decree from the palace.

In other words, His Highness the Crown Prince did not want to take care of this matter, perhaps because he was unable to do so, perhaps because he was unable to do so, or perhaps because he believed in the young guardian envoy.

After all, both of them share the blood of the Chen family.

Outside the Shen family, many government officials have gathered. The strong men on the left and right guards were ordered to surround the Shen family. Although they were a little confused, they heard that the guardian envoy was personally in charge and was inside the Shen family. Nothing to worry about anymore.

The high prestige of the Chen Dynasty can be seen at this moment.

Inside the Shen family, Chen Chao was sitting in a chair, drinking tea quietly. The tea was brought by Shen family, so it was naturally not bad, and there was absolutely no poison in it. Now, even if Chen Chao is so arrogant, Shen family is also He would not want Chen Chao to die here.

Chen Chao blew the hot air, raised his head, glanced at Shen Renshan, and said lightly, "Let the brothers come in."

As soon as these words were said, things seemed to be difficult to improve today.

"Wait!"

Shen Renshan suddenly spoke. He had received a message from his ancestor, saying that he could talk about this matter first.

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "It's too late."

Weng Quan chuckled and strode outside. Soon he came in with countless officials and government officials on the left and right, and said loudly, "Search carefully, brothers, and see carefully whether they are really related to Fang Wai." relation!"

Following the roar here, the entire Shen family's inner house was now coming and going, with figures of left and right guards everywhere.

Chen Chao sat in the chair and began to close his eyes and rest.

Shen, who had always been pure, started to make a fuss at this moment. Officials from the left and right guards walked through the room, and from time to time there was the sound of broken porcelain.

Shen Renshan looked very ugly when he heard these voices.

Shen's things are all from the previous dynasty or even the previous dynasty, and they are all valuable. It is not something that makes people feel comfortable if they are broken like this.

He narrowed his eyes. At this moment, he was filled with anger. He wanted to see what would happen to the young guardian envoy after failing to find any evidence in the Shen family.

Time passes bit by bit.

Chen Chao never spoke.

As Shen Renshan listened to the movements, his heart became more and more impatient.

This is the Shen family after all, not somewhere else.

I don't know how long it took, but the movement became quieter. An official came to Chen Chao and whispered something.

After hearing this, Chen Chao just waved his hand.

Shen Renshan glanced at Chen Chao and determined that he couldn't find any evidence, so he said, "Your Majesty, the Guardian, you didn't find any evidence, right?"

Chen Chao did not answer his question, but looked at him and asked, "What is your name?"

Shen Renshan suppressed his anger and uttered a few words, "Shen Renshan."

Chen Chao said oh and waved, "Then come with us. Someone will accuse you of colluding with Fang Wai and take you back for verification."

Shen Renshan was startled, but this time he was so angry that he laughed, "Lord Guardian, are you so unreasonable? Is Daliang Lu worthless in your eyes?"

Chen Chao looked at Shen Renshan with curiosity, "Did anything I did violate Daliang Law?"

Just when Shen Renshan was about to speak, he suddenly remembered that there was a very clear line about the guardian envoys in Daliang's law.

Allow the right to act cheaply.

This is why the garrison envoys in the past dynasties were the military attaches that no one wanted to provoke in the Liang Dynasty. After all, the garrison envoys were not only outside the imperial bureaucracy, but the ordinary appointment and dismissal of officials required a process from the Ministry of Personnel. Where is this? People have the final say, but in the lineage of guardian envoys, only the guardian envoys have the final say.

There is only one person who can take charge of the garrison.

Logically speaking, even His Highness the Crown Prince, who is responsible for supervising the country, does not actually have any authority over the guardian envoys.

Therefore, in fact, even if His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has a will, whether he will listen to it or not depends solely on Chen Chao's preference.

Even their previous thought of deposing Chen Chao was just a thought, and there was no such example in Daliang Law.

In other words, if Chen Chao has to do things according to his own temper, there is nothing in the Daliang Law that can restrain him, unless he wants to do something like that to seek the country and usurp the throne.

In fact, many people have guessed these things in these days. The reason why His Majesty the Emperor did not pass on the throne but promoted Chen Chao to Guardian Envoy was actually to give him such an environment.

Just give him a situation where there is actually no one over his head.

Among all the emperors in the past, His Majesty the Emperor is probably the only one who has such a broad mind.

Shen Renshan was speechless. Weng Quan had already taken a list and started reading out the names. They were all extremely important figures in the Shen family. They would all be taken back for investigation today.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "They are all citizens of Daliang, and they all serve the imperial court. Don't embarrass me. I will go back and investigate for a few days. If there are no problems, they will be released. Don't worry."

But having said that, none of the guardian envoys in the past dynasties acted like this in the Chen Dynasty.

"Lord Guard Envoy, I'm afraid it's not very good to do this."

Shen Renshan was about to speak.

"Lord Qi, we just found a foreign monk in the backyard with a secret message. We have him under control."

Suddenly an official spoke up and said that he was in the Shen family's inner house.

Someone was caught.

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and his face became serious, "This time, we are not just asking questions. I didn't expect to find evidence of collusion with Fang Wai from your Shen family."

Shen Renshan's face turned pale, but he instantly saw the emotion in Chen Chao's eyes. After taking two steps back, the powerful figure in the Shen family said angrily, "Chen Chao, you are framing me!"

Chen Chao remained silent.

Of course this is a frame-up, the person was let in by Baichuan Pavilion. Baichuan Pavilion has spies outside the country, let alone the Shen family here.

Everyone knows that he now controls the two guards on the left and right, as well as the governors of all the states and counties in the world, but who knows that he even has Baichuan Pavilion in his hands.

"Lord Guardian Envoy."

Just when Shen Renshan was stunned, a voice came from inside. An old man stood at the end of a long corridor, looked at Chen Chao, and said calmly, "My ancestors would like to ask the guardian envoy to talk to you again."

Chen Chao raised his head, looked at the old man, and said with a smile, "Didn't you want to see me before? Now you want to see me again? How can it be so easy?"

The old man's face was calm, but his voice was much softer, "Lord Guardian, the current situation is not what the Guardian wants, right?"

Chen Chao's face was expressionless, "No, this is what I want. You Shen wants to be the second Wei family, so I have no reason to hold you back."

"But where is your lord?"

The old man took a deep breath and said softly, "Sir, in such a high position, it's better not to be impulsive."

After hearing this, Chen Chao was silent for a moment, then turned around and said, "Weng Quan, you guys are waiting for me here."

After saying this, Chen Chao slowly stood up and walked towards the corridor, and soon arrived in front of the old man.

The old man didn't say much, turned around and left.

It didn't take long for the two of them to arrive at a room.

open the door.

Chen Chao walked in.

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"Light the lamp."

After Chen Chao walked in, he smiled and said, "Why are you keeping things so dark? Those who don't know would think you want to assassinate me."

The old man sitting on the main seat remained motionless, but he still waved his hand to light the candles around him.

At this moment, Chen Chaocai saw many people sitting in this room.

Chen Chao glanced at the old man in the main seat and smiled.

The old man sighed with emotion, "Your Majesty, the Guardian Envoy, is indeed very capable. He can even recruit people from the Shen family. I have underestimated you."

"It's just some low-level means."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "But it's true that the Shen family is unclean."

The old man said indifferently, "There are no clean people in this world."

Chen Chao was noncommittal.

"I really didn't expect what the Governor did today. However, anyone with a discerning eye can see this frame-up method. Even if you use this to destroy the Shen family, aren't you afraid of losing the support of the people and being unable to move forward? Aren't you afraid of being jealous of His Highness the Crown Prince? ?”

"Or is it that the guardian envoy has already thought about it and wants to visit Dabao?"

Chen Chao narrowed his eyes and smiled and said, "Don't say that. If I wanted to be emperor, I wouldn't have shaken my head when His Majesty asked me."

The old man was silent for a moment.

Chen Chao sighed and said, "I know what you are thinking. You are worried that if I continue like this, I will drag the beam into the abyss. Of course, you are not afraid that one day the beam will no longer exist, but you are worried that your Shen family will not survive. After all, you are no better than Those really big families have deep roots..."

"but……"

Chen Chao stopped talking and took a few steps forward, filled with murderous intent.

Shen Changping, who had been silent in the crowd, felt this undisguised murderous intention, and suddenly jumped out of the crowd, his energy instantly reached its peak, and he punched Chen Chao in the back.

Chen Chao didn't look back, but hit Shen Changfan's chest with his cross arm, knocking him away, smashing countless tables and chairs, and finally hitting the wall heavily.

A spider web was knocked out.

Chen Chao approached the old man, and the others around him did not dare to move.

They all knew very well that the young martial artist in front of them was a real Wangyou martial artist. There were a few people in this whole room who could resist.

Chen Chao came to the old man in one step.

The old man sneered and said, "Chen Chao, do you still dare to kill me?"

The next moment, the old man flew out. This ancestor of the Shen family, who had some cultivation in the early years but was now old and frail, flew dozens of feet and fell to the ground.

Almost everyone in the room stared.

It seems that he did not expect that the young warrior in front of him would dare to act like this at this moment.

Chen Chao walked a few steps and pulled the blood-stained ancestor of the Shen family to the table beside him by his collar. He said with some confusion, "I have never thought about it. You are someone who wants to cultivate but has no ability. You need to be capable." How dare this incompetent old guy be so arrogant in front of me?"

Chen Chao pressed the old man's head, glanced at everyone, and said calmly, "I am going to remove your white head now. Do you think anyone in this room dares to say no?"

Sure enough, when Chen Chao said these words, everyone in the room held their breath and concentrated, and no one spoke.

"Look, do you really think that I am as easy to talk to as His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Chen Chao shook his head and said, "I am a demon slayer. I am much better at killing people than reasoning."