Sheng Tang: What is Liu Jianjun going to do today?

Chapter 129 Even Liu Jianjun has people he's afraid of?
Wu Sansi was dragged away by his servants.

Thanks to Li Xian's furious outburst, the eunuchs and guards of the Imperial Guest House did not dare to approach Li Xian's bedroom this time.

Li Xian grabbed Liu Jianjun's hand and led him into the bedroom.

Then he asked urgently, "Are you alright? Wu Sansi didn't do anything to you, did he?"

Liu Jianjun's expression was still awkward. He waved his hand and tried to change the subject: "What could possibly happen? Wu Sansi was clearly sent by your mother to test me. Otherwise, he would have attacked me long ago with such a large group of people. Why wait until you came back to make his move?"

Li Xian was still worried, so he pulled Liu Jianjun along and made him walk around a couple of times. He found that there were indeed no signs of being beaten on his body, and even his clothes were neat and tidy. Only then was he somewhat relieved.

Then she said irritably, "Of course I know Wu Sansi was sent by the Empress Dowager! He's now the Minister of War, why would he bother coming to you without the Empress Dowager's orders!"

At this point, Li Xian couldn't help but look at Liu Jianjun with curiosity: "Since you're alright, why were you yelling like a ghost just now? It made me nervous."

Li Xian couldn't help but rub his fists together. Although the punches he had just landed on Wu Sansi's face were solid, they had also made his finger bones ache.

He began to understand why Liu Jianjun had used a chicken to beat Wu Youji.

He had just switched from punching to kicking because his hands hurt.

Liu Jianjun, his eyes darting around, explained, "That's because this guy is the Minister of War, his official rank is higher than mine, so I can't easily fight him."

Li Xian felt that this was definitely not the real reason.

But before he could ask, Liu Jianjun changed the subject: "Alright! Now that you've just displayed your might and intimidated those villains, tell me what your mother said to you during your trip to the palace."

Seeing that they were getting down to business, Li Xian finally regained his composure and told Liu Jianjun about his meeting with his mother.

Then, with some worry, he said, "It seems we'll have to stay in Luoyang until the Yangzhou rebellion is quelled. I don't know how long it will be before we can return to Chang'an. Xiu Niang is pregnant, and now you're being watched in Luoyang..."

Before Li Xian could finish speaking, Liu Jianjun interrupted him: "Alright, let's not talk about me anymore. I've made up my mind. From now on, wherever you go, I'll go too. Even if it's to see your mother, I'll follow you!"

Li Xian looked at Liu Jianjun in surprise.

"What's wrong with you? You're so frightened by Wu Sansi? You even dare to see the Empress Dowager?"

"I'm afraid of him?! If I wasn't worried about being held accountable by that old woman Wu... Empress Wu if I killed him in front of her, I would have killed him just now!" Liu Jianjun jumped up as if his tail had been stepped on.

Seeing Liu Jianjun's sudden outburst, Li Xian's doubts deepened.

"What's wrong with you? Is there something you're hiding from me?"

This time, Liu Jianjun's eyes flickered, and he stammered, "Well... don't laugh at me if I tell you, let's continue talking about your mother..."

Li Xian was completely baffled, but he still nodded.

"He...he didn't do anything to me...it's just...it's just..." He seemed unable to speak, and after a long pause, he finally managed to squeeze out a sentence through gritted teeth, his face flushed: "That son of a bitch...he...he fucking tried to shove my ass up!"

Li Xian was stunned for a moment, not realizing that "jue" was a verb.

But seeing Liu Jianjun's face filled with shame and indignation, I immediately realized what was going on.

With his mouth wide open.

"Who...who is he?"

For a moment, the air seemed to freeze.

Next, what came to Li Xian's mind was an extreme sense of absurdity. Wu Sansi, the Empress Dowager's nephew and Minister of War, actually did such a... such a despicable thing?

"Alright, stop making such a fuss." Liu Jianjun suddenly waved his hand to interrupt Li Xian.

Then, angrily, she said, "Damn it, I can only say that your mother is quite something, actually coming up with such a way to test me. Luckily you came back early, otherwise I really wouldn't have known..."

"No, that bastard probably doesn't really have homosexual tendencies, otherwise he wouldn't have dawdled until you came back before making a move. Besides, his performance was too obvious."

"But this is like a toad crawling on your foot, it doesn't bite you, but it disgusts you!"

Liu Jianjun looked disgusted and said, "Anyway, I'll go wherever you go from now on. Your current identity as the Prince of Pei is quite useful. In the entire Luoyang, apart from a few people in the palace, no one is more noble than you. You can just throw a punch at anyone you see."

This time, seeing Liu Jianjun's indignant expression, Li Xian finally couldn't help but chuckle.

"Alright, alright," Liu Jianjun said angrily, waving his hand to steer the conversation back on track when he saw Li Xian trying to suppress a laugh. "Don't let that bastard fall into my hands. I'll remember this grudge and settle it with him another time!"
"Now, let's continue with the matter of your mother summoning you."

Li Xian then sat up straight.

"You just said you were worried about how long the Yangzhou rebellion would last, right?" Liu Jianjun asked.

Li Xian nodded.

"It won't be long, if things go quickly, we should be able to go back before the New Year."

Li Xian was somewhat surprised. Those were 100,000 rebel troops. Could they have ended the battle so quickly?

As if sensing Li Xian's surprise, Liu Jianjun explained, "Do you know why your mother so easily believed that you had nothing to do with the Yangzhou rebellion?"

Li Xian was puzzled.

"Besides the fact that you personally came to Luoyang to be monitored by her, the most important reason is Li Jingye and his group themselves! They haven't clearly identified who they want to support!"

Liu Jianjun continued, "Look, although their proclamation against Wu is written with great passion, didn't you notice something wrong with it? These people started their rebellion under your banner, right?"

Li Xian nodded.

"But what was the result? They were again calling for the support of Prince Xian of Luling, and in their proclamation they mentioned the imprisoned emperor, Danzi. Even they themselves didn't know who to support, so your mother's suspicions about you naturally decreased significantly."

"It would be strange if such a large, ragtag group could hold out against your mother for long!"

"That's why I said it would be good if these people could hold out until the end of the year."

Li Xian was convinced and then asked, "Then...that's great! We can go back before the New Year!"

Li Xian felt too much pressure staying in Luoyang. It had only been three days, and both he and Liu Jianjun had already been tested by the Empress Dowager.

"Good my foot! We need to hurry up now!" Liu Jianjun rolled his eyes.

"pay close attention?"

Liu Jianjun leaned closer and said mysteriously, "Where is this? It's Luoyang! It's your mother's old lair!"
"Think about it, when will we have another legitimate opportunity to come to Luoyang and plunder her stronghold?"

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(End of this chapter)