Chapter 129 The Empress’ Mission
In the imperial study room.
When the empress faintly said these words, Zhao Duan was in summer, but he seemed to feel a little bit of autumn.
Mochou also realized that His Majesty had made up his mind, so he stopped trying to dissuade him and said respectfully:
"My slave obeys the order and will do it now."
Then, she turned around and left, resolutely and without any hesitation.
Zhao Du quietly watched this scene, and he could almost imagine what kind of bloody storm would be caused when these four decrees were issued.
A massive "sweeping storm" will kick off throughout the capital, and countless heads will fall in the rivers and lakes outside the capital.
The empress raised her sword again, and this time she slashed not the court, but the rats in the darkness.
"Zhao Duan."
When only two people were left in the royal study, the empress suddenly called his name.
"I'm here!"
Zhao Duan cheered up and saw a man in white clothes floating out the door:
"Come with me for a walk."
…
Whenever Xu Zhenguan gets angry, he seems to have the habit of going out to relax.
Zhao Duan still remembered that the last time he reported the "Jingying Firearms Case", the empress was angry, so she went to the garden to relax.
This time is no exception, it’s just that the walking garden is no longer the same as last time.
The monarch and his minister turned a corner along the carved corridor.
A river appeared in front of me.
The river is very small, named "Inner Imperial River", and it is the one that can be seen from the back window of the imperial study room.
Xu Zhenguan walked along the river bank, with the cool breeze blowing on her face and bathing in the coolness. The anger in her heart gradually calmed down.
"Do I look like a tyrant just now?" After walking for a while, she suddenly asked.
Zhao Duan had the experience last time. He didn't act like a fool, and was only two steps behind Zhenbao. Hearing this, he was stunned for a moment and did not hesitate:
"If Your Majesty is a tyrant, there will be no good person in the world."
The empress in white smiled.
The breeze blew by, and the black hair on her head was a little messy, crossing her face and eyebrows. She rolled her eyes at him and laughed at herself:
"rhetoric."
But he didn't dwell too much on this issue, and suddenly said:
"Do you have anything else to say about the battle with Gao Li?"
Hiss...this is a meaningful inquiry...Zhao Duan was not sure what the empress was thinking and asked tentatively: "What is your Majesty referring to?"
Xu Zhenguan looked into the distance and said calmly:
"Although Gao Li was cut off from martial arts in the past, he was by no means weak in the divine chapter realm, but he was killed by an imperial talisman...
That talisman may have the power of the 'worldly' realm, and a spell of this level is in the city... Even if I was in the Jinluan Palace at that time, I shouldn't be able to detect it. "
Huh... I was shocked. I thought you saw that the "Emperor Talisman" was not given by Jin Jian.
Zhao Duan breathed a sigh of relief and showed admiration:
"Your Majesty is aware of everything, and I am about to report..."
As he spoke, he reached into his arms, took out the palm-sized sapphire scroll, made of silver silk cloth, and held it up with both hands.
Xu Zhenguan raised her hand and the scroll flew into her hand.
The empress listened to his explanation and unfolded the scroll with a look of surprise on her face, saying: "The Taixu Scroll...it turns out to be this thing. No wonder it can avoid my perception."
Zhao Duan said curiously:
"Your Majesty knows this?"
Xu Zhenguan stroked the scroll, with complicated meanings in her beautiful eyes: "Of course I know, this thing was originally a treasure in the palace."
What? Zhao Duan was shocked.
Xu Zhenguan showed his memories and said: "This thing is from the palace arsenal. At a palace gathering, the late emperor gave it to my second brother. In the blink of an eye, I haven't seen him for several years. I don't want to come back now. To the palace."
The second prince’s stuff?
Zhao Duan was greatly surprised. After thinking about it for a while, he roughly guessed:
The second prince should have passed it on to someone in order to gain influence and make connections.
After the "Xuanmen Coup", the supporters of the second prince fled and formed the "Kuangfu Society". The person holding this scroll is probably a "high-level" member of the Kuangfu Society.
This time Gao Li went to the capital. Because he shouldered a heavy responsibility, he was given this treasure to facilitate his work.
Or, it is possible that the second prince personally gave it to Gao Li back then, and Gao Li was convinced by such a generous gesture.
"Priest Jin Jian said that this thing has been sealed and cannot be used by outsiders." Zhao Duan tested it.
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him with her beautiful eyes, as if she had seen through his little thoughts, nodded and said:
"That's true. Even if you look at the whole world, there are very few town objects that contain inner space.
What's more, it is even rarer to be able to set up formations to trap enemies and cover up fluctuations. Even if it is placed in the Tianshi Mansion, Shenlong Temple, or even the palace arsenal, it can be ranked first in terms of rarity.
This one thing is worth as much as a small town. "
So valuable?
Zhao Duan's breath tightened.
Xu Zhenguan also expressed some emotion:
"With Gao Li's cultivation and status, it is impossible to have it. There won't be a few of them in Kuangfu Society." The implication is that a little shrimp like Zhao Duan is not worthy of having it.
Zhao Duan looked pitiful and forced a smile:
"Since it is so precious, it should be taken back to the palace. But it is inappropriate to leave it here."
The tea smells like tea...
Xu Zhenguan felt a little amused and shook his head. His slender hand suddenly flicked the scroll, and there was a faint flash of brilliance. He then threw it to Zhao Duan and said:
"I have unlocked the seal. This thing is precious and should not be left outside. But because I want you to have done a good job in eradicating the rebels, I will... keep it where you are for the time being.
You can ask Eunuch Hai for instructions on how to use it. However, if you don't leave the capital, you probably won't have the chance to use it. Instead, you can use it as a storage magic weapon. "
Storage artifact?
Isn’t that the standard configuration for the protagonist in time-travel novels... Zhao Duan was overjoyed:
"Your Majesty is so kind to me, but I have nothing to repay."
Although it was "loaned" to him in name, he was familiar with the matter of using public tools for private purposes.
The empress glanced at him and suddenly said:
"Speaking of it, you are working for the imperial court and you are in danger, but you still ask the priests of the Tianshi Mansion for help... It is my negligence. Please keep this thing."
Her fair and slender hands suddenly fell on her waist.
He took off a purple waist jade from his belt. It was quite exquisite, in the style of a woman's jade, with a gold tassel hanging from the bottom, and threw it to him:
"This waist jade was given to me by my mother for self-defense when I was the princess. It is called the 'Teleportation Jade'. If you encounter a life or death crisis, you only need to crush it and you can teleport away...
However, with my current level of cultivation, it is no longer useful. I can only keep it as a decoration, so I might as well use it for self-defense today. "
There is also an unexpected surprise...
Zhao Duan subconsciously stretched out his hand to grab it, feeling the temperature on the purple waist jade and the faint body fragrance, and was stunned.
At this moment, compared to the "practical value" of waist jade, he was more concerned about the meaning behind it.
Based on past life experience, being able to obtain the empress’s personal belongings means:
Now he can truly be regarded as the popular man beside the "King".
There is a "Taixu Painting Scroll" in the left hand and a "Teleportation Jade" in the right hand.
He got two treasures today that can make practitioners all over the world go crazy.
Well, it's hard for Ma Yan to say, but at least the Jisi in the other nine halls will never be treated like this.
"His Majesty……"
Zhao Duan was moved and said:
"This... is too precious. It is difficult to repay my small contribution..."
I muttered in my heart and added:
If it doesn’t work out, I can only commit myself to it.
Xu Zhenguan glanced at him and suddenly said:
"The treasure is not given to you for free. I really have something for you here."
...I was moved for nothing... Zhao Duan said sternly: "Your Majesty has entrusted me with this task, and I dare not resign even if I die a hundred times."
Xu Zhenguan smiled and said:
"You don't need to die. I just want you to investigate a person carefully and find enough evidence of guilt."
Phew...biting people, I'm good at this...Zhao Duan was curious:
"May I ask who the traitor is?"
The empress calmly said a name:
"Dali Temple Minister, Zhou Cheng."
Zhao Duan was really stunned.
His first thought was that Zhenbao wouldn't let us... Even though he had some unpleasantness with Lao Zhou, he wouldn't take off his official robe...
Even the cautious Zhao Duan felt that this was a bit too "retributive".
But in the next second, he gave up on this obviously wrong answer, and many clues flashed through his mind like lightning.
He suddenly asked:
"The Minister of Dali Temple and Your Majesty are not of the same mind? Your Majesty wants to change to someone who is obedient?"
This is not difficult to guess, not to mention that Zhou Cheng has no relationship with the "Li Party", but his head-on confrontation with the imperial edict on behalf of the empress is enough to prove it.
But Zhao Duan still felt something was wrong.
Instinct told him that there must be a deeper reason behind the empress' sudden attack on the Dali Temple Minister.
Xu Zhenguan was silent for a moment and did not answer directly. He just said:
"You just need to answer me whether you can do it."
How can a man say no?
Zhao Duan weighed the scroll and waist jade in his hand, thought for a moment, and said:
"It takes time."
"Here you go, is one month enough?"
"Need manpower"
"Ma Yan will fully cooperate with you. If you need anything else, just tell Sun Lianying."
"In that case..." Zhao Duan took a deep breath and said with a smile:
"I accept the order!"
(End of chapter)