Chapter 642

Zhou Huang's gaming addiction hadn't faded, and he brushed the dirt off Da Wang's clothes with brotherly respect, but this task was quickly taken over by palace maids; the Empress Dowager sent word for everyone to go admire the flowers at Po Garden.

Xie Tu followed behind, watching Da Wang being taken by a smiling little palace maid who slapped him, making him grimace; seeing the maid's face, which resembled Da Wang's by fifty percent, he understood.

A true warrior.

Da Wang hadn't noticed his disguise had fallen off, happily scheming Plan Two; thinking of Plan One, his predetermined first choice had shown no performance, while his brainless fans had been stared at by his sister several times—unacceptable. This guy thought of this and grew angry, glaring fiercely at the unworthy Xie Tu. Xie Tu had a clear mind inside but inexplicably gave a polite nod on the surface; only then did Da Wang realize he was wearing a stranger's face.

Humph, forget it!

This guy turned around and felt proud again—no matter, he still had Plan Two; today he must make Xie Tu stand out and perform.

Da Wang, wearing a stranger's face, followed Zhou Huang to take his seat, occupying a relatively front position due to his in-law ties; opposite him sat the Xie family, beside him Liang Ben. Da Wang, paying attention, overheard Liang Ben whispering to Lu Jia, saying it was strange that the Emperor hadn't come to join the fun, somewhat rare.

Lu Xiu was still muttering there, regretting that Da Wang still hadn't arrived.

Da Wang was about to join in setting the rhythm, such as the Emperor himself being very aloof and not fond of such bustle, when he saw Rou and the bear playing enough with binoculars, hopping and jumping to squeeze beside him; this corner instantly became the focal point.

Da Wang forced a laugh, "Ah, this young master seems to have a affinity with small creatures~ Your Majesty's pets also seem to take a liking to me~"

Da Wang grinned, secretly waving frantically under the table at the smarter Xiao Jin, signaling it to take the bear and scram!

Da Wang's hand was almost moving in afterimages, Xiao Jin looked confused for a moment, then unexpectedly stepped forward and licked...

Licked...

Xiao Jin stared at Da Wang with concern, your claw trembling—what's wrong with it? Is it broken and uncontrollable now that it's shaking like this?

How pitiful, licking a bite, comforting.

Xiao Jin wore a concerned expression, staring at Da Wang, "Why is your paw trembling? Is it broken and uncontrollable like this?"

Wei Shen, who had been silently watching Da Wang from the front, nearly laughed out loud—Wei Taiping, you can arrange everyone to cooperate with your performance, but your stumbling blocks are all fiercely loyal, Zhao Bao staying far from you, they don't listen to you~

Da Wang:...

Wei Shen, who had been silently watching Da Wang from the front, nearly laughed out loud—Wei Tai Ping, you could arrange everyone to cooperate with your performance, but your stumbling blocks are all fiercely loyal; Zhao Bao could stay far from you, they don't listen to you~

Da Wang's cheap older brother Zhou Huang, seeing this, quickly stepped in to play the straight man: "Yes, little animals like kind-hearted children~"

Many people beside Da Wang were shocked by his words, faces blank. No, you call these two oppressive, towering beasts "small animals"? Liang Ben usually shouts "Heavenly Covering Adult," "Winnie the Pooh Adult."

Da Wang's cheap brother Zhou Huang, seeing the situation, hurriedly came out to play along: "Yes, small animals like kind-hearted children~"

This remark caused the originally observing gazes around Da Wang to shift to him—what made Little Zhou Adult so arrogant? So arrogantly distant...

Da Wang stubbornly clung to his act, insisting on playing it to the end; Winnie the Pooh slowly leaned against his back and sat down, yet he persisted in pretending to be Zhou Huang's younger brother; his Plan Two hadn't been executed, and this awkward persona must be maintained.

This guy had a sudden inspiration, dividing the snacks on the table between the bear and Rou, attempting to pretend the affection came from bribing with food. Who knew the next second Zhao Bao also rushed over, taking position behind him, face saying "I have important matters to report." Da Wang's mental string 'popped' and snapped! My Plan Two~

At this point, anyone with a bit of perception should have figured it out!

Da Wang gave a glance, calmly saying: "What's the matter?"

Zhao Bao leaned in and whispered: "Your Majesty has encountered a major incident! The Uyghur envoy party was intercepted and slaughtered after leaving Youzhou City!"

Da Wang's mind was still on Plan Two, thinking: Oh~ scared me a jump, those Uyghur people—kill them if killed~

"Only one with breath left was found, fed with Golden Sore Pill and already sent to Doctor Zhang's place."

Da Wang: Oh~ still alive. The assassins' work today is so-so.

"The Uyghur envoy party's belongings are all intact, only those two thousand straight swords were completely looted."

Da Wang slammed the table and rose, "Too bullying! Intercepting and slaughtering the tribute envoy on Youzhou territory—rebellious heaven! Let Dong Fu and Zhang Tu come see me!"

No, those two thousand swords weren't paid for!

Da Wang slammed the table and stood up, "Too bullying! Intercepting and slaughtering tribute nations' envoys on Youzhou soil—rebellion against heaven! Let Dong Fu and Zhang Tu come see me!"

The nearby Zhou Huang, who had heard the whole thing: ……You were calmly sipping sweet water just two sentences ago, is such a big emotional swing really possible?

Da Wang's persona leaks from all sides; when trouble came, he couldn't be bothered to pretend, directly told someone to inform the Empress Dowager, then lifted his leg and left. His two stumbling blocks behind him quickly also rose and followed, and this time even the slow-reacting ones finally realized.

Dong Fu was also quite angry; he managed Youzhou City like an iron bucket, even having patrols outside the city, yet Da Wang had just finished playing family with the Uyghur people, and the moment they left the city, they were all wiped out in one pot.

This is deliberately slapping Youzhou's face!

"Your Majesty, the other party comes with ill intent. This matter was first discovered by the Youzhou Garrison; we usually patrol outside the city, and when the Uyghur envoy party left Youzhou City, they acted immediately. If they had waited until reaching Yi Province and Bing Province to act, it would have been easier and safer—no need to say, Youzhou would take a long time to even learn of this."

Da Wang thought it over and understood: "Does the other party want to provoke me? Intentionally?"

Good, good, good! Da Wang nearly puffed up like a pufferfish from anger. "This is having confidence without fear, and even afraid I won't know! Have people been sent to investigate? Those two thousand swords, they couldn't have transported them out of Youzhou so quickly. Fifty thousand taels of silver is trivial, but the swords are major. These swords I could support the Western Regions with, watching Western Regions and the Kushan fight each other, but I don't want them falling into any other force of the Jin Dynasty." Da Wang had it figured; these swords he didn't value highly, also relatively inferior to John Pu's weapons. The Armory Bureau's sword-making level had long surpassed the Jin Dynasty average by a large margin. The contract signed between Zhu Tu and the Uyghur clearly stipulated that this batch of weapons could not be resold outside the Uyghur.

Thinking this through, Da Wang's quick little brain started wandering again: "Confirm the Uyghur envoy party are all dead, leaving only one survivor? Could this be a trap, pretending to be robbed while actually trading weapons to other powers?"

Zhang Tu wanted to wipe his sweat, "Replying to Your Majesty, the Uyghur chief and deputy envoys' corpses I have personally examined, confirmed to be them without doubt. The adult from Chang'an who came, who had previously hosted the Uyghur envoy party in Chang'an, also confirmed the corpses of the chief and deputy Uyghur envoys are indeed present."

Dong Fu hurriedly said: "People have already been dispatched to investigate; the other party's methods are professional, cleanup done well, temporarily no new reports."

Under Da Wang's order, the Uyghur matter even made it into yesterday's newly issued newspaper; currently, Jin Dynasty and Uyghur are superficially in a honeymoon period, who would have thought the entire Uyghur envoy party would be wiped out upon leaving the city? Da Wang hasn't suffered such a big loss in a long time.

【48】 This guy, furious, paced around the hall, "This time it absolutely cannot be left unresolved! I must investigate thoroughly! Issue the order— that survivor must be saved alive, otherwise I'll go smash Old Zhang's signboard!"

【49】 Dong Fu: ……