The court lackeys of the eight-hour workday

Chapter 218 Advance

Chapter 218 Advance
"call--"

After returning to his seat, Zhu Zai let out a long sigh and looked at Li Miao quietly. Li Miao noticed Zhu Zai's gaze, chuckled, and spoke to himself in a low voice without turning his head.

"How was it, Commander? Did you feel your heart pounding just now?"

"Can you really hide this from His Majesty?"

Zhu Zai said softly.

"The technique you created in half an hour?"

"cut."

Li Miao sneered.

"He couldn't really probe his Qi into Dantian for a detailed check, so he just roughly checked how many meridians were opened and how strong his Qi was."

"I paid half of Emperor Jianwen's life for this skill. If he could find out this simple skill, Emperor Jianwen would just go back to his grave and lie there."

Zhu Zai did not know what the "salary" mechanism of the "eight-hour work system" was. He felt that Li Miao's words were incoherent. He did not want to ask more questions for the time being, so he just let it go.

The emperor sat down slowly at the top. His expression showed nothing, but his eyes kept scanning the faces of the royal family members again and again.

"He really wasn't among the few royal family members who survived under Emperor Jianwen... Then who was he?"

"I found it strange from the beginning. Although there are many guards of the Xiaoling Mausoleum with a high level of heritage, it is strange that a master who can fight against Emperor Jianwen would suddenly appear out of nowhere."

"Could it be... that this person is originally from a certain clan? Did Chengzu leave a backup plan in other branches?"

"That's fine."

The emperor sneered.

"It's just right."

"Emperor Jianwen has been lying in the tomb for more than a hundred years, and his supplies have been cut off for more than ten years. He is now almost exhausted. If there is no heavenly man and royal family to replenish him, he will die in half a month at most. Therefore, he will not leave Shuntian Prefecture, but will stay in the imperial mausoleum to fight to the death with me."

"The Ming Cult has already invested all its disciples, and the celestial beings accumulated over the years have also been used up. If this plan fails, it will be difficult to gain momentum in the future."

"The Xiaoling Guard will not leave the imperial mausoleum."

"These three are now in the imperial mausoleum. The only thing I was worried about was that the man who was fighting with Emperor Jianwen would escape. It would inevitably cause trouble in the future, but I didn't expect you to bring yourself to my door."

"Now that we are all here... let's die together in the Imperial Mausoleum!"

The emperor raised his glass with a smile.

"All of you are the pillars of our country. Seeing you all gathered here makes me feel very happy! Let's drink this cup to the full!"

All the royal family members congratulated and raised their glasses together.

Among them, there were several young members of the marginal royal family. When they heard the emperor's words, their faces turned red with excitement. They felt that His Majesty was truly wise and that after this family banquet, he would make important use of the royal family and they would also be able to rise to power.

Suddenly the scene became lively.

Only Zhu Zai, Li Miao and Princess Gongyi sneered in their hearts.

The emperor pretended to be drunk, stepped down from the main seat, and began to wander among the royal family members. Every time he passed someone, he would pat their shoulders affectionately or hold their hands and talk.

All the royal family members were so excited that they couldn't control themselves.

The emperor thought to himself, "I have already explored around, but still have no clues. Either this person has left, or... he really managed to evade my detection!"

With a thought in mind, he turned and looked at Zhu Zai.

Zhu Zai's heart skipped a beat again.

At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps from outside the palace. A young eunuch walked in quickly, lowered his head, but did not speak.

The emperor waved his hand to signal the royal family to continue the banquet, and walked to the main seat and sat down. Then the little eunuch came up to him and spoke softly.

"Your Majesty, the Ming Cult people are spreading this thing outside the city, and more and more people from the Jianghu have gathered here."

"The worshippers have already seen it, and it is undoubtedly the authentic copy."

The young eunuch took out a dozen papers from his arms and placed them in front of the emperor.

"The Ming Cult people also spread the news that this time they wanted to use this item to congratulate Your Majesty on the 24th year of His Majesty's reign. When Your Majesty offers sacrifices to his ancestors the day after tomorrow, all copies of this item will be distributed."

"Right now, all the people in and outside the city have gathered together, all waiting for Your Majesty to go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to the ancestors the day after tomorrow. The masters from all over Northern Zhili are also on their way."

The emperor's eyes narrowed and he reached out to pick up the stack of papers.

"If you want to use its strength, you must first blunt its edge."

"The magical power of wedding clothes!"

Snapped!
The emperor threw the pile of papers on the table.

"Wow, wow!"

"What a great handwriting!"

"However, since you, the Ming Cult, have already stated the date, how could I fulfill your wishes?" The emperor suddenly stood up and clapped his hands.

"My dear friends."

The royal family members had been secretly paying attention to the emperor's actions. At this moment, they all fell silent and turned their eyes to the emperor.

"I just thought of something."

The emperor said slowly.

"Tonight, a villain secretly murdered several members of the royal family. I just received news that someone secretly distributed the secret manual and gathered many people in the martial arts world together, saying that they would wait until the day after tomorrow to scatter the full book during the ancestor worship ceremony!"

"They are hiding among the gangsters, preparing to cause trouble during the ancestral worship ceremony the day after tomorrow! They may even be planning to harm the royal family!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole place was in an uproar.

"This...what should I do!"

"Yes, if the villains cause trouble during the ancestral worship, our safety is not a big deal. But if they disturb the rest of the former emperors, how can we face them in the afterlife?"

popping.

The emperor clapped his hands again.

"That's fine!"

"Today's banquet was held in advance in order to show our sympathy for the hard work of the old clan members."

"Since the villain is already planning to cause trouble the day after tomorrow, why not bring the ancestor worship ceremony forward as well!"

The emperor said in a decisive tone.

"Tomorrow, we will go to the imperial mausoleum to pay homage to our ancestors!"

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"Ha ha--"

Zhu Shoujing suddenly fell to his knees, gasping for breath.

Even with his mind, being trapped in the environment of Emperor Jianwen for such a long time was a great drain. At this moment, he only felt a splitting headache, swelling pain in his eyes, and a throbbing in his temples.

"vomit--"

It was not until he dry-heaved that he recovered a little. He immediately calmed his mind and circulated his Qi in his body.

After a while, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Emperor Jianwen had already walked in front of him. After leaving the illusion, he turned back into his horrible mummy-like appearance.

"Ai, sir."

He said hoarsely.

"how?"

Zhu Shoujing suddenly raised his head and looked at Emperor Jianwen, his eyes full of hesitation.

The Xiaoling Guard was indeed loyal to Taizu, but Emperor Jianwen was not Taizu after all, and Zhu Shoujing was no longer the commander-in-chief appointed by Taizu himself.

After more than a hundred years, Yin Ruihua will change, and the Xiaoling Guard will also change.

Although Emperor Jianwen told him many secrets, these were not enough to make him hand over the lives of all the Xiaoling Guards to Emperor Jianwen.

Emperor Jianwen pointed in the direction of the imperial mausoleum.

"listen."

Zhu Shoujing was stunned for a moment, and then shocked.

After leaving Emperor Jianwen's illusion, he could clearly hear the sounds of fighting coming from afar.

"Ai, sir."

Emperor Jianwen looked at Zhu Shoujing coldly and spoke slowly.

"You have no way out."

There was a sound of light footsteps behind Zhu Shoujing.

He turned back suddenly.

Ji Tianrui walked out from behind the tree, revealing a pretty face that seemed to be smiling.