Chapter 242 Accident
The biggest difference between monks and ordinary people is in their physique. Their strength, speed, etc. can reach terrifying levels, but unfortunately, this does not include their brains.
It is obvious that General Wang is not very good at using his brain.
Poor Hu Shang did not suffer too much physical pain. In a world with monks, the interrogation method can become more cruel, but of course it can also become more gentle.
The monks under his command reported the results of the interrogation. The unfortunate Hu merchant really didn't know if the cup had any other uses. He only knew that it could make the wine more mellow. It was extremely difficult for treasures from the Western Regions that were truly useful to be passed down to the Tang Dynasty. Those that could come over were basically things for enjoyment of this kind.
This result did not make General Wang relax, but made him even more nervous.
The academy can always see things that others cannot see.
I have to find a chance to smash the cup.
General Wang rode on his steed and galloped out of Tongguan. His speed was definitely faster than the fastest horse, but as a general, how could he not ride a horse? The old eunuch had been escorting Zhao Yushu for a long time, and he had to catch up quickly.
When the prison van passed through a small town, Zhao Yushu saw a caravan of Hu merchants who had fled overnight and were temporarily placed here by Chen Zhuo. He pretended to glance at them casually and did not see the black deer.
Zhao Yushu felt relieved. What he feared most now was that Lan Ling and Hei Lu would try to rescue the prisoners again outside the city of Chang'an. Without the support of the big guys in the academy, the old eunuch might give him some face. But if they were encountered by General Wang, there would be no way to escape.
Let’s wait until we get to Chang’an.
"I have to go to Chang'an." Gu Changfeng held the letter, which said that Zhang Tianshi had already descended from Longhu Mountain and would arrive in Chang'an soon.
Wei You's face was full of worry: "You can't leave."
Gu Changfeng glared at him and said, "Two against one, no matter how strong the teacher is, he will be restrained. What if someone wants to harm me?"
"We have discussed this. The emperor doesn't dare to kill Junior Brother."
"What is Master Zhang doing in Xijing?"
Wei You shook his head: "I don't understand."
"If I don't understand, I'll go check it out."
"The best strategy is to remain unchanged in the face of ever-changing situations."
The two refused to give in to each other. Ali leaned against the window and said impatiently, "Stop arguing."
Everyone looked over.
"I'll go there."
Gu Changfeng immediately objected: "You are no match for Master Zhang."
Ali said disdainfully: "Who are you?"
Gu Changfeng was immediately speechless.
"You have to stay here, otherwise if someone wants to lure the tiger away from the mountain to kill the third brother, the fourth brother and I can't stop him." Ali gave the reason.
Wei You smiled helplessly: "Why do you want to kill me?"
"Killing you is the easiest, but the profit is the highest."
As the think tank of the academy, Wei You is a mortal. Given the right opportunity, an ordinary street thug can kill him.
Of course, he must have some self-defense treasures prepared by the academy, and they are the best ones, but compared to other gentlemen, killing him is still the easiest.
The Tang Dynasty royal family's hostility towards academies has been going on for a long time, and they would definitely take action if they had the chance.
"We may have guessed wrong about the emperor's idea." Wei You took a sip of water: "I originally thought that the worst thing that happened to Junior Brother was that his Snow Mountain Qi Sea would be destroyed, but when Zhang Tianshi went to Xijing, the situation changed completely. But I still can't figure it out, are they really not afraid?"
Gu Changfeng frowned, "Although I have never fought with Master Zhang Tianshi, if I were with the teacher, Master Yanhui and Master Zhang Tianshi would at most draw with us. Even if the teacher were alone, it would be impossible for them to win easily."
"The one in the palace?" Ali proposed a possibility.
"It is indeed troublesome to be entangled by him, but his weakness is too obvious. My teacher and I will not be entangled by him. Moreover, he is very attentive in this matter of my junior brother and will not trip him up at the critical moment."
Meng Yan raised his hand: "I thought of someone."
"Who?"
"Do you know what level the emperor himself is at?"
Zhao Yushu counted on his fingers, "If the emperor doesn't want to kill me, calling Zhang Tianshi seems meaningless. If he wants to kill me, he has to uproot the academy. Well, the old monk and the Taoist priest can hold the teacher hostage, and you and General Wang can probably hold Boss Gu hostage. There are probably two or three inner scenes in the palace who can fight against Second Senior Sister and Fourth Senior Brother. But it's still not enough. It's useless to just hold them hostage."
The old eunuch smiled and ignored him.
"If you really want to kill them all, you must at least have a top-notch inner scene to take action at the most critical moment. The Shushan Sword Saint is a good friend. Has Kunlun Zixiao Zhenren been bribed by you?"
The old eunuch was quite helpless: "I am a palace servant after all. I knew that Master Yan Hui came to the capital no earlier than you, let alone others."
"Who else could it be?" Zhao Yushu leaned back. If there was enough space, he would like to lie down like Ge You.
"The emperor can't do it himself, right? By the way, old man, who is more powerful, the emperor or you?"
"The whole world belongs to your Majesty. How dare this old slave compete with your Majesty?"
Zhao Yushu narrowed his eyes and said, "The Southern Red Lotus Cult doesn't think so."
"At least, the Imperial City belongs to your Majesty."
In the Hanyuan Hall of the Daming Palace in Chang'an, the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty walked to the back hall and rubbed his eyebrows.
As an emperor of the mortal world, he had too many things to deal with. If it weren't for the strong energy brought by his monk's body, he probably wouldn't be able to survive a year of this.
Twenty years ago I was obsessed with power and status, but today I am a little fed up with it. It's really ridiculous.
The Red Lotus Sect in the south has captured another city and its troops are approaching Qiantang. If Qiantang is lost, not only will half of the southeast be lost, but nearly half of the taxes will also be lost.
The envoys from the Liao Kingdom have already arrived in Xijing. Compared with the humility and caution of previous years, the arrogance of this delegation is obvious, and they even bluntly said that they could borrow troops to help the Tang Dynasty quell the rebellion.
Borrow troops? Borrow a bunch of bullshit troops! It's just to get more benefits.
When the emperor thought of the southeast, he gritted his teeth. If his useless son had been a little more useful and won the game in Jiangning, the situation in the southeast would have been completely different.
It’s all the fault of that damn academy, that damn old madman, and that damn Mr. Six!
If Zhao Yushu knew what the emperor was thinking, he would definitely cry out for injustice. Strictly speaking, what he did in Jiangning could be considered as helping the emperor. After all, he had nothing to do with the conspiracy against the prince. But he actually killed the only son of the local tyrant of the southeast.
But this did not affect the emperor's desire to kill him. If the royal family was not doing well, he could just blame the academy. This had been the case for hundreds, or even thousands of years.
Who made you unwilling to be a dog in your college?
"Is Li Jian back?" the emperor asked casually.
"King Qiuzi has returned. He has been staying in the mansion for the past few days, waiting for an audience with His Majesty."
"Send him to me."
Just as the eunuch was about to leave, the emperor called him back.
"Let him go to the Honglu Temple first."
Huangmen lowered his head, waiting for further instructions from the emperor.
The emperor obviously came up with this idea on impulse, and thought for a long time: "Let him meet the envoy of Liao Kingdom, not in a formal capacity, but as an ordinary prince of the Tang Dynasty, and have a casual chat about the affairs of the Sixth Master of the Academy."