Chapter 39 Being summoned
Regarding Zipei’s worries, Yuzhen hadn’t listened to any of it. He was worried that getting Zhijun back was most likely unwarranted. If he had heard Zipei’s explanation, he would definitely have no love for this woman from now on. In his time, girls could defeat dozens of people with bare hands. A girl who could break off a thick branch the size of an arm was not called a girl, but a gorilla.
Apart from Liu State’s pursuers, General Mu’s pursuers, and Zipei sent by Yan Tenghua, another swordsman was also eyeing Yan Zhijun. That’s what he meant. So, Liu State was not the only one targeting Great Yan, other countries have also taken action.
The guards who were kneeling outside the door looked at the Prime Minister very suspiciously. When they found out that the person who summoned them was not General Xiao, but this handsome young man, they felt like they were being tricked.
“Prime Minister, we are all the guards directly under General Xiao, kindly asking the Prime Minister to summon him and get the General’s consent first.”
“Unfortunately, this Prime Minister has no ability to govern, but he likes to use troops.” Liu Yuzhen stretched his waist and turned his elbows. “You can listen to my opinion first, if you have any questions, go back and ask your General Xiao.”
The guards were very well informed. From the moment they found Zhijun, some were ordered to return to the country to report immediately, including those who were present now.
Their facial expressions changed and they were considering whether to serve the Prime Minister or not. Among them, a person took the lead and said, “Then asking the Prime Minister to instruct, and we will try our best to complete it.”
Yuzhen glanced at him. The guy had a good body proportion and the highest physical quality. He tightened his muscle, and slapped his palm on the person’s shoulder, almost making him slumped to the ground. The huge impact made the man’s shoulder numb.
“Very good, with your help, I can get Zhijun back sooner than later.”
Yuzhen invited these people into the inner room and listened to them in detail about the locations of each kingdom and the place where they finally met Zhijun. Only Qin, Yunshuang, Yuling, Zhao and Luo Yue could possibly take Zhijun from Liu Kingdom.
From the perspective of the territory, Great Yan was located in the most central position of all countries, with Qin in the north, Zhao in the south, Yunshuang in the west and Luo Yue in the east. The Yuling Kingdom where Wan Xunye lived was located in the northwest of Liu Kingdom. Since Xunye did not continue to trace Zhijun, it was obvious that Zhijun did not go north, and the scope was immediately narrowed to the two countries. It shouldn’t be difficult to get back to her.
“You are divided into two teams, one team starts from the east and the other team goes straight to the south. Look for a swordsman who holds the ‘Aotian’ sword and is with a young woman. This person should not be simple. If you see someone who meets these conditions, don’t make a fuss and report back immediately.”
“None of us have ever seen this “Aotian” sword, how can we confirm that it is him?”
“It’s very simple, as long as you spread rumors that someone from Liu State is chasing after him, if that person has any abnormal reaction, he is the person we are looking for.”
These Imperial Guards’ eyes were sharp. He tapped the bottom of the stone table with a small amount of force, without making a sound, but he noticed that these people’s eyes were shaken, and they became vigilant about the things under the table. It seemed that the soldiers trained by Xiao Zipei were not bad.
“Remember not to reveal your identities, disguise yourselves and go to Zhao and Luo Yue separately, Zhijun will definitely appear in one of these two countries. As a swordsman, he would naturally take an obvious road, but we have to take the opposite, the more lively places you go, the more chances of encounter. I will give you a month, if you can’t find them, don’t come back.”
Everyone looked at each other in dismay, he seemed to say it was imperative, but they did not dare to guarantee that they could find them.
After they bowed their heads and left, they still went to ask Xiao Zipei’s opinion first. Not until Xiao Zipei nodded did they become willing to take the risk that was with a very low risk level.
Liu Yuzhen let out a long sigh, touched his wound and fell on a soft couch in the pavilion.
What kind of medicine did Gui Xiaoqi give him? He felt that he was full of strength, and there was a feeling of depression that had nowhere to vent. Why didn’t that damn Yan Tenghua come back. Although he said he wouldn’t touch him for a month, he was confident enough that he could push that guy to the ground and beat him up.
Besides, when he said ‘no touching’, it was Yan Tenghua who said, “If you don’t like this King, then don’t touch it.” His hands are very itchy now.
Feeling the wind blowing outside the pavilion, mixed with the aroma of grass and roses, the days without war were good. The smell of cold steel was much better than gun smoke.
Speaking of which, when he asked Zipei before, this world didn’t even know what gunpowder was. It seemed that even if this era was placed in normal history, it would only be the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
Yuzhen was bored anyway, so he ordered people to gather the ingredients needed for making gunpowder in case of emergency. At the same time, he made his own hand-crafted gun and wire bristle, and placed the bristle on the wall of his Prime Minister’s residence. Although these were purely out of boredom, these things he did frighten many people.
After about five or six days, the attendants who listened to the gossip said that the Emperor of Yan had taken the financial power back into his hands, and the Eastern regime had been stabilized.
He thought it had nothing to do with him, but this afternoon, a little eunuch walked into his Prime Minister’s mansion with his head lowered, and respectfully invited him.
“Prime Minister Liu, the Emperor, is hosting a banquet in the Tianxin Hall, and this one was specially sent to invite the Prime Minister to attend.”
“Is there a banquet?” When Liu Yuzhen, who was doing sit-ups, heard the eunuch’s words, he couldn’t help but to crave, and immediately scrambled up.
“I’ll go and change clothes first. You lead the way.”
“Yes.” The little eunuch seemed very happy, probably because this Prime Minister Liu was different from what he imagined, and he was very easy to get along with.
Liu Yuzhen really waited for the chance to see Yan Tenghua. Therefore, he became excited, geared up and quickly changed his clothes.
He was quite happy to follow behind the little eunuch, but the entourage was not allowed to go with him. Therefore several eunuchs walked into the Tianxin Hall with a large umbrella for him.
The door of the Tianxin Hall was wide open, with a width of 50 meters. Just outside the main door of the main hall, he heard the graceful singing and dancing, and the beating of gongs and drums to make it lively.
Yuzhen couldn’t hold back his excitement and stepped in quickly. He passed through the dancers outside the hall where their sleeves were flying. A woman with a slender waist was so graceful. Their dances were enchanting and mysterious. When he came, they raised their sleeves and danced around him at the same time, which was extremely wonderful.
Liu Yuzhen, who was deeply attracted by the fun things, suddenly found that there were many people sitting in the hall, and the one who stood tall was his nemesis Yan Tenghua.
However, Yuzhen’s smile faded little by little—
Just by Yan Tenghua’s side, he was leisurely leaning on a charming man and caressing his head while a virtuous and gentle woman held grapes and fruit.
Looking at Yan Tenghua’s happy and contented smile, he suddenly stepped back, as if his burst of enthusiasm was suddenly extinguished and only a cold and empty feeling was left in his heart.
