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Chapter 187: Forcing Chen Yi to bow his head (Subscription Request)
"The Demon Emperor Fengyue had just ascended the throne, and the ministers of the court had long noticed that he was leading a large army of demons to the south to seize the pass..."

Chen Zhiwang sat cross-legged in the air, asking and answering:

"Do you know who was the one who noticed that Beixiong Pass was about to face a crisis? It was none other than Xie Jing, who was later appointed as the Left Prime Minister."

Chen Yi frowned secretly.

He had previously guessed that the battle of Beixiong Pass was full of secrets, but he didn't expect that his grandfather would be so frightened as soon as he opened his mouth.

"Grandfather, since the ministers in the court knew about the battle at Beixiong Pass in advance, didn't they report it to His Majesty?"

Chen Zhiwang shook his head, sighed and said, "In the beginning, perhaps Xie Jing was the only one in the whole court who knew clearly."

"Your Majesty may or may not know, but it is not difficult to infer from the fact that Xie Jing was promoted to the Left Prime Minister afterwards that Your Majesty must trust him."

"As for us... when we learned about this incident, the battle at Beixiong Pass was already in a tense state."

Chen Zhiwang's eyes did not look at the old lady, Chen Yi, and Chen Taihang below, but looked outside the ancestral hall, and he sighed as if he was nostalgic for the beauty of the world:

"The so-called 'contest between scholars and warriors' has always existed, but that was the first time I felt the bloodlessness of those scholars in killing people."

Chen Yi frowned slightly, cupped his hands and said, "Grandpa, please tell me in detail."

Chen Zhiwang seemed to come back to his senses, and a smile appeared on his face as he said, "Thinking of the days before my death, I feel a little emotional."

"Don't talk nonsense, old man," Old Madam Chen snorted, "Don't you think the mess you've caused is not big enough?"

"..."

Chen Zhiwang looked at his ancestor Chen Hua embarrassedly, then accepted it with a pinch of his nose.

"When the battle of Beixiongguan broke out, it happened to be the Lantern Festival."

"The night before, Guanshang garrison commander Zhou Guanwu sympathized with the Jingye Army's difficult border defense, so he ordered people to make dumplings and distributed some wine to the soldiers who were on duty."

"He was kind-hearted. He thought that the military was not easy and wanted to let everyone feel the festive atmosphere."

"But I didn't expect that on that night, in the middle of the night, the front of the demon court launched a massive attack."

"Because of the wine, many soldiers were still in a daze. In the hasty response, many died tragically in the pass."

"Fortunately, only some soldiers were affected. Zhou Guanwu and his generals still fulfilled their duties and strictly followed the defense. They fought for half the night before temporarily repelling the first siege."

Drinking...

Chen Yi took note of it silently. If Beixiong Pass was breached that night, Zhou Guanwu would be killed or his entire clan would be implicated.

How dare he let his soldiers drink when they were guarding the border or guarding against monsters in the mountains?

"After that, the court learned about this matter, and the emperor summoned us to discuss it overnight. Then the emperor ordered the King of Zhenbei, me and the then Marquis of Taishan to support Beixiong Pass together."

"But at that time, most of the troops were idle at home, and it took a full five days to summon the soldiers back."

"Just when the prince was about to leave, the emperor sent an urgent summons, asking the prince to come and see him."

"I didn't expect that the prince would not come back for several days. Zhou Tiance was anxious about the battle at Beixiong Pass, so he ignored the emperor's order and secretly led a group of family generals north."

Having said that, Chen Zhiwang seemed a little resentful, and said with a bit of anger on his face.

"Grandpa, do you know why the emperor summoned the King of Zhenbei?" Chen Yi asked.

It stands to reason that speed is of the essence in war.

As the demon court marches south to attack the pass, all arrangements made by the court should be centered around the goal of guarding the Beixiong Pass.

Summoning the main general right before departure... this is wrong no matter how you look at it!

"The prince didn't tell me," Chen Zhiwang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "Until I died, I never heard him say why he came to see the emperor."

"But I know clearly that there must be some villain in the court who is interfering!"

"Because at that time the prince accidentally revealed that the court had long known that the demon court was heading south to attack the pass, but no one had revealed a single thing to anyone."

"We didn't inform Zhou Guanwu who was stationed at Beixiong Pass, nor did we let the prince and others know about it. We only heard that it came from Xie Jing."

"Not long after that, we heard that the emperor had issued an order to promote Xie Jing to the position of left prime minister!"

Chen Zhiwang paused, and said with a slightly angry look: "It's a delay in military affairs! Someone in the court deliberately delayed military affairs!"

"The prince stayed in the palace for a full ten days!"

"If the prince hadn't secretly come out later and took the tiger talisman and asked Taishan Hou and I to set off immediately, we don't know how long we would have had to wait."

"That's right. By the time we arrived at Beixiong Pass, nearly a month had passed."

Seeing that his grandfather had an angry look on his face and his expression did not seem fake, Chen Yi silently ruled out the possibility that the Wu Hou faction was targeting the Zhou family.

Now it seems that the information he had obtained before was quite accurate.

The demon court marched south to attack the pass, and the Jingye Army fought bravely for more than a month before the reinforcements arrived!
The reason for the delay is probably not much different from what Xie Dong'an said - it is because of the "dispute between civil and military officials"!
There are people in the court, or quite a few people, who are unwilling to see Zhou Guanwu, the descendant of Wuliang Mountain, succeed Wu Hou and strengthen the strength of Wu Hou's lineage.

"When you arrived, Zhou Guanwu was already dead?"

Chen Zhiwang nodded, sighed, and said in the midst of the fragrant mist:
"When Taishan Hou and I arrived at Beixiong Pass, not only Zhou Guanwu was dead, but also all the descendants and branches that Zhou Tiance brought with him were dead."

"Even those who were lucky enough to survive were seriously injured and dying. They didn't last long before they passed away."

"Do you know what I saw when I led the Wu'an Army to Beixiong Pass?"

"The entire Beixiong Pass is littered with corpses, and hundreds of thousands of dedicated soldiers have been almost wiped out!"

“If Zhou Guanwu hadn’t sent a message to Wuliang Mountain and Yuhua Xianmen, and recruited disciples from the noble families and sects in Northern Zhili, I’m afraid Beixiong Pass would have been conquered by the Demon Court long ago!”

As if recalling that miserable scene, Chen Zhiwang closed his eyes with a slightly painful expression and said through gritted teeth:
"Those beasts, demons! The soldiers who fell on the pass were fine, but all the soldiers who fell out of the pass were devoured by them, leaving nothing behind!"

"They are not human, not human!"

Chen Yi opened his mouth and was about to say that demons were not human, but seeing his grandfather's expression, he had no choice but to be a qualified listener.

"Old man, you haven't told me why you agreed to Zhou Tiance's marriage proposal?" Old Madam Chen interrupted his recollections.

Chen Zhiwang paused and said, "It was at that time that Zhou Tiance asked me to take care of his family members."

"In fact, he had already made up his mind to die... Later, he gave up the idea after being persuaded by Marquis Taishan and me."

"But he mentioned that he was worried about his granddaughter Wanyi. I thought Taiping was also unmarried at the time, so I agreed to a marriage with him."

"It was you who proposed the engagement?" the old lady asked, staring at him.

"…It's me." Chen Zhiwang's expression was a little dejected, and he was obviously very upset about this matter.

"You, you, why are you so confused?!" The old lady pointed at his nose and scolded:
"Why are you proposing an engagement? Why doesn't Old Wang, the Marquis of Taishan, have this plan?"

"He did want to, but he just couldn't snatch it from me..." Chen Zhiwang was embarrassed and muttered a little aggrieved.

"Ah? It's you! Why did you bring this up?"

Seeing that the old lady was still furious, Chen Yi quickly calmed her down and said a few words of comfort before continuing to ask:
"Grandfather, if the reinforcements can arrive in time, will all the people in Jingyehou's lineage survive?"

Chen Zhiwang thought for a moment, nodded and said, "At the very least, we can have a child alive, so that we won't end up without an heir."

This is strange!

Chen Yi put himself in the other person's shoes and thought about it.

If he were Zhou Tiance, the first thing he would do after surviving would definitely not be to worry about passing on the legacy to his offspring.

We should investigate who delayed the support of King Zhenbei, and then seek revenge on them one by one.

But Zhou Tiance did not do so. Instead, he secretly targeted the Chen family, as if he wanted to make the Chen family extinct.

This is wrong!

At this time, the ancestor Chen Hua, who had been listening for a long time, also thought of this and frowned and asked:

"Little Sixty-three, do you know why Zhou Tiance is targeting our Chen family?"

"Logically speaking, our Wu'an Marquis lineage and his Jingye Marquis lineage are of the same blood and have helped each other for thousands of years. He should investigate those who are against him first."

"Why do you end up taking all the resentment out on our Chen family?"

Chen Zhiwang smiled bitterly and bowed, "What the ancestor said is also something I don't understand."

"Based on my understanding of Lao Zhou, he is not the kind of person who would repay kindness with enmity."

"Unless there is some reason I don't understand..."

Hearing this, Chen Hua pointed at his nose and nodded: "You, little sixty-three, I am very disappointed in you."

"...I am an unfilial grandson and have brought shame to our ancestors." Chen Zhiwang was speechless and could only admit his mistake helplessly.

Chen Hua glanced at him and continued, "Fortunately, our Chen family has a talented son. I don't think the Zhou family will succeed."

"..."

Chen Yi smiled, but his heart felt as if it were being pawed by a cat.

After all, from his ancestors' mouths, he only knew the result of Zhou Tiance's dealing with the Chen family.

As for why they targeted the Chen family, he still couldn't see clearly.

But tracing back to the source - when he meets Zhou Tiance, all the truth will be revealed!
Thinking of this, Chen Yi's sword intent spread out slightly, covering the entire Kyoto Prefecture.

But after only a moment, he withdrew his murderous sword intent and glanced towards the imperial city.

At that moment just now, Chen Yi did not sense any important places except ordinary people's homes, shops and taverns.

Places such as the imperial city, noble families, Kyoto Academy and Dakong Temple are all protected by formations.

Even his sword intent could not penetrate the formation and sense the situation inside.

Not only that, when the murderous sword intent approached the imperial city and Kyoto Academy, Chen Yi also sensed several obscure gazes cast towards him.

If he hadn't reacted quickly and cut off the sword intent, he would probably have been noticed by that person now.

"He is at the level of several magical powers. No wonder they say Kyoto is home to many hidden talents... It really lives up to its reputation!"

Chen Yi sighed inwardly, but he didn't think there was anything wrong.

After all, this is the core of the Wei Dynasty, the Kyoto Prefecture with many talented people, and it also has the two holy places of Kyoto Academy and Dakong Temple.

Not to mention there were just a few people in the supernatural power realm, he felt it was reasonable even if there were more than ten people in the supernatural power realm.

Not long after, the three long incense sticks in the incense burner on the altar burned out, the two ancestors disappeared one after another, and the old lady just stood up.

"Yier, I am old now, and my family will have to rely more on young people like you in the future."

The old lady took Chen Yi's hand and said earnestly: "Don't blame your grandfather for being confused, and don't blame your father for being unaware."

"They are not like me who stays at home all the time. Their minds are all on Beixiong Pass and the demon court in the Shiwandashan Mountains."

"Grandson has made note of it." Chen Yi nodded.

From beginning to end, he never thought of blaming the Chen family.

Even though the pills that Chen Taihang took out were swapped during the foundation-building assessment, he did not think it was his second uncle's fault.

It can only be said that the Chen family has been guarding against demons for thousands of years, but has forgotten to guard against some people with ulterior motives in Kyoto Prefecture.

"The Wei Dynasty's grand event will begin in a few days. You should take a good rest in the palace. If you have time, you can also go shopping in Kyoto Prefecture."

"Grandma, don't worry," Chen Taihang said with a smile, "Yier's cultivation is now at the peak, and he can go anywhere in the world."

"That's right, haha, I was the one who said too much." Chen Yi smiled and said nothing. He and Chen Taihang sent the old lady back to the wing room and left together.

"Come on, Uncle will take you to your residence."

"Isn't it Fanghua Garden? I know the way there."

"How is that possible?" Chen Taihang pulled him to the right side of the ancestral hall, pointing to the house in front and said with a smile:
"You are now the Earl of Yingwu, the person with the highest status in the Chen family besides the eldest brother and the second uncle."

"Grandma has already ordered people to clean up Chunhe Garden. You and Sister Xia will live there from now on."

"It's a pity that my eldest brother and sister-in-law have gone to Northern Zhili, and I don't know when they will come back."

"arrive."

Passing through a porch with green tiles as eaves, there is a very large courtyard inside.

Near the porch is a pool of water with a stone walkway in the middle and green plants planted in the gaps on both sides.

Walk further inside and pass through the pavilion before you can see the entire house.

The three wooden wing rooms are all built with the finest golden wood.

There are gardens on both sides, which are divided into four gardens according to spring, summer, autumn and winter, ensuring that there are appropriate flowers blooming in every season.

There is a fragrance wafting from afar, and it is hard not to like it.

Chen Yi looked at Chunhe Garden, which was twice as big as Fanghua Garden, and nodded indifferently.

He doesn't have any requirements for housing, as long as it can shelter him from the wind and rain.

Of course he did not refuse. After all, Xia Wanwan would still live here in the future, and the conditions would be better and more favorable.

"Are you satisfied?" Chen Taihang asked.

"Satisfied." Chen Yi looked around and asked casually, "Second uncle, is my eldest brother not at home?"

"He..." Chen Taihang paused and said with regret, "Yuan'er has been staying in Jingyehou Mansion since two days ago."

"Oh?"

Chen Yi frowned secretly. Why is this happening, boss?

It was clear that when the two of them were talking in the secret realm, the boss told him everything Zhou Tiance had done.

Why would he become close to Zhou Tiance after returning to Kyoto Prefecture?
"Yier, everyone in the family is aware of Zhou Tiance's secret plan."

Chen Taihang looked at his expression, thought for a moment and said, "Brother, what you mean is that you want to wait for that old man to show his true colors before catching him in one fell swoop."

Chen Yi raised his eyebrows and said, "Second Uncle, are you afraid that I will come to you secretly?"

Chen Taihang nodded and said seriously, "Kyoto Prefecture is not some other place. There is a court here, and there is His Majesty."

"Second Uncle knows that you have a high level of cultivation, but you should never forget your identity at any time."

"If someone catches us, even if our Chen family has been operating for thousands of years, it may collapse in an instant."

Chen Yi glanced at him, thought for a moment, and nodded in agreement.

He knew that Kyoto Prefecture was indeed different from other places.

Especially after his grandfather finished speaking, he had a deeper understanding of those Confucian scholars and officials.

Just imagine, if the demon court came south to seize the pass, all the ministers in the court could forcibly restrain the King of Zhenbei, causing the thousand-year-old Zhou family to collapse in an instant.

So what is impossible?
Although he knew it clearly, Chen Yi already had plans for Zhou Tiance.

"Okay, you can rest in the mansion for the next few days. If you have anything, you can send a message to me directly."

Chen Taihang patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Second Uncle knows that you cultivators like quietness, so I won't arrange guards for you."

"Uncle, please do as you please."

Chen Yi watched him leave Chunhe Garden and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

He looked at the house in front of him, thought for a moment, and then walked to find a side room to rest.

Now that he has returned to Kyoto Prefecture, everything should be over.

It’s nothing more than letting Zhou Tiance live longer!

……

The news that Chen Yi and others had arrived in Kyoto Prefecture spread throughout the two counties in less than half a day.

No matter whether they are common people, noble families, geniuses or people in the martial arts world, they will always mention the "Little Sword Immortal" Chen Yi when discussing him.

But their expressions and tones were different when they mentioned it.

Some people disagreed, thinking that the rumors were too exaggerated, and even said that the court had not verified it and it was impossible for "one sword to kill millions of barbarians" to happen.

Some people were excited, most of them were wanderers who came to Kyoto Prefecture to watch the event.

For these people, being able to meet the legendary young genius is the greatest blessing, and they don't care whether the rumors are true or not.

After all, what is real cannot be fake, and what is fake cannot be real. Once the event starts, it will be clear who is the real genius and who is the fake one.

But there are also many people who gossip secretly.

"That 'Little Sword Immortal' relied on his martial arts background and made a big fuss as soon as he returned, even sending horses and carriages to greet him."

"Isn't that right? I heard that only his second uncle came to pick him up?"

"Why is it wrong? There were so many people watching at that time, even the King of Zhenbei came to greet him in person!"

"..."

No one knew where the rumor started, but in the end it became known that Zhenbei King Du Qing had to come in person to greet Chen Yi due to his reputation as the "Little Sword Master".

As for Du Yanqing, Du Yan and others, no one mentioned them at all, as if all the carriages and horses in Dongsheng Gate before were here for Chen Yi.

The martial artists were not very enthusiastic about these exaggerated rumors, but the common people in Kyoto Prefecture felt that there was some truth in them.

For a time, the rumors became more and more widespread.

Inside the Moon Watching Tower.

Xie Dongan sat by the window, watching the passers-by below, drinking a glass of wine from time to time, his expression full of relaxation and comfort.

At this time, Jiang Ye's ears moved slightly, and he asked suspiciously: "Brother An, is Chen Yi really so arrogant? Even the King of Zhenbei has to come to greet him personally?"

"It's just a rumor, don't take it seriously." Xie Dong'an said calmly.

"I also think the rumor is untrue, but right now, in Kyoto Prefecture, everyone in the taverns, inns, and towns is saying this."

Jiang Ye found it strange because in his impression Chen Yi was not the kind of person who would show off.

Besides, Zhenbei King Du Qing is not a king of a different surname who would be courteous to the wise and humble.

"Someone wants to stretch Chen Yi's stomach," Xie Dongan chuckled and said:

"It's just a test. It can't hurt him."

"Who is so boring?" Jiang Ye said speechlessly, "How could you use such a despicable method on a genius like Brother Yi?"

"Despicable? I don't think so."

Xie Dongan shook his head slightly and said, "After all, Chen Yi has been away from Kyoto Prefecture for many years, and he has returned as a 'peerless genius', so his power is too great."

"So some people want to see if he will abide by the rules of Kyoto Prefecture and see if he is the same as other disciples of Wuhou origin."

Jiang Ye thought to himself that it was so boring that such a small matter had such a trick.

"Ang'er, how do you think Chen Yi will respond?"

"I do not know."

"You don't even know?"

Xie Dongan said: "I'm not a worm in Chen Yi's stomach, how can I know his thoughts?"

Jiang Ye said with a smile: "But you are the youngest university scholar in Kyoto University. There are few things in the world that you don't know."

"..."

Xie Dongan glared at him unhappily, but he also shook his wine glass and pondered.

half an hour.

Xie Dongan still shook his head and said, "I can't think of it, I can't see through it."

"First, Chen Yi's cultivation level is far beyond ours. He can do many things that I think are impossible."

"Secondly, Chen Yi has no intention of taking over as Marquis of Wu'an, so his attitude towards the nobles in Kyoto Prefecture is questionable."

"The third one..."

According to Chen Yi's murderous sword skills, if someone really offends him, the end will be miserable.

And little tricks like this one of "spreading rumors in an attempt to force Chen Yi to surrender" can be a big deal or a small deal to him.

If he grows up, Chen Yi might turn Kyoto Prefecture upside down.

If he is young, he should just laugh it off.

"Well, today is another day when I envy Brother Yi." Jiang Ye said while crossing his legs.

After the two had a few drinks.

Jiang Ye suddenly moved closer and asked in a low voice, "Ang'er, have you heard about the emperor's marriage to Chen Yuan?"

"You mean the Fourteenth Princess?" Xie Dongan nodded calmly.

"I heard from my grandfather a few times."

"I heard that the emperor originally wanted to marry Wei Xiaoyun to Chen Yuan, but somehow it became Princess Jinyu."

Jiang Ye scratched his head and said, "Ang'er, do you think it was the princess who suggested it?"

"It's possible."

"But why? She obviously doesn't have much contact with Chen Yuan..."

Xie Dongan played with the wine glass in his hand, a meaningful smile appeared on his face and he said:
"Maybe she is not convinced and wants to prove herself."

"Uh," Jiang Ye reacted and his eyes widened suddenly: "Are you talking about that time in the secret realm?"

Xie Dongan nodded: "This is the only reason I can think of."

"But, but, she..." Jiang Ye stroked his forehead and sighed, "If this is the case, then she is really unreasonable."

Just because of the argument with An Ge'er, Wei Jinyu begged His Majesty to marry Chen Yuan...

If you think about it carefully, it is possible that this is something that the willful princess would do...

"Don't worry about her."

Xie Dongan looked at the travelers below, thought for a while, and frowned:
"Strange, why are there so many monks coming to this event?"

(End of this chapter)