Chapter 1044: Risk Awareness

Xie Gechen was unable to laugh or cry.

Was Chen Guanlou praising him or scolding him?

"I admit I am very smart, but I am not treacherous! Nor am I full of bad water." He tried hard to salvage his image in the other party's mind.

Chen Guanlou waved his hand, signaling the other party not to quibble.

Being able to hold the position of Left Prime Minister in the political affairs hall at a young age, the head of all officials—could this be achieved by talent alone? Could it be achieved by family background alone?

No!

Talent and family background were both indispensable, but more importantly, he was treacherous enough and knew how to plot. Step by step, good at seizing opportunities.

There were thousands of people with talent and family background; why did he stand out alone?

A child of great fortune, terrifyingly so!

"I can come forward for you." Chen Guanlou looked at the other party with a smile, and sure enough, he saw a flash of joy in the other party's eyes. "I will have a face-to-face talk with Pure Yang Zhenren, chat with him about the pills, chat with him about the imperial family. He definitely knows how to make trade-offs.

But there is risk in this. If the pill's therapeutic effect is not as good as before, the Emperor will definitely pursue it. Yuquan Palace will have to bear immense risk; when the Emperor is angry, dying a hundred or eighty people is not a big deal.

Lord Xie, how can you guarantee Yuquan Palace will escape safely? If you intend to be a hands-off shopkeeper, watching Yuquan Palace bear the anger, forgive me for being powerless; I can't help with this favor!"

"The Emperor will soon be busy, unable to spare himself, and will have no time or energy to inquire about Yuquan Palace."

"This guarantee is just like a fart; it's useless!" Chen Guanlou sneered. "You don't have any sincerity at all, completely treating Yuquan Palace as cannon fodder to play with. Why don't you let the monk be the cannon fodder? It turns out Pure Yang Zhenren is an upright gentleman, so you just pick on him to bully. Sure enough, no matter what year it is, good people cannot be done!"

"Prison Warden Chen misunderstands; I absolutely have no such heart."

"Even if you don't have the heart to harm people, you ignore the risks Yuquan Palace has to bear, you ignore human life—this is a fact. You only care about setting the fire, but don't care about putting it out; Lord Xie, this plot of yours is too direct."

Chen Guanlou mocked repeatedly.

Dealing with the Xie surname, one must prepare a few more heart-eyes.

Xie Gechen wanted to explain, but was stopped by him.

"Actually, you thought of the wrong method from the beginning. To make the Emperor have limited energy, weakening the pill's therapeutic effect is one method. At the same time, continuing to strengthen the pill's therapeutic effect, making it more intense, is also a method."

Xie Gechen's brows moved, and his pupils shook slightly.

Clearly, this method spoke to his heart.

"Let's hear it." He controlled his emotions and did not show eagerness.

Seeing this, Chen Guanlou smiled knowingly. "Things will reverse when they reach the extreme; everyone understands this principle. Weakening the pill's therapeutic effect—have you ever thought that it might conversely help the Emperor regulate his body? Originally, his body was burning intensely under the pill's support. Suddenly, the pill's therapeutic effect weakens, which instead gives the body a chance to breathe. It's better to go the opposite way, letting Yuquan Palace continue to strengthen the pill's therapeutic effect; anyway, this is what the Emperor requested, letting the Emperor continue to burn his body intensely. Finally, bang..."

"Yuquan Palace's pills aren't that bad! In terms of nourishing the body, they are indeed effective." Xie Gechen reminded the other party that it was impossible to let the Emperor "bang"!

Yuquan Palace wanted fame, but also wanted life!

Chen Guanlou raised his eyebrows and smiled. "If it is supplemented by other things, such as diet..."

"Impossible!"

Before the other party could finish speaking, Xie Gechen immediately denied it.

He just wanted the Emperor not to be so energetic, not to interfere in everything, not to go crazy every three or five days, thinking of one thing and then another. But he never thought about letting the Emperor kick the bucket!

His power came from Emperor Jian Shi.

Only if Emperor Jian Shi lived well could he maximize his interests.

If Emperor Jian Shi had any mishaps and someone else became Emperor, it would be a hundred harms and no benefit to him. As the saying goes, one dynasty, one emperor, one dynasty of officials.

A new Emperor taking office meant the replacement of the old with the new; there would be countless people wanting to pull him down, and the new Emperor would also try every means to drive him away.

Things that did not conform to his own interests, he firmly would not do.

"We can only weaken the pill's therapeutic effect; this is the only method. This official will find a way to protect Yuquan Palace and remove Yuquan Palace from the situation. You are responsible for your part, and I am responsible for mine; how about that?"

Xie Gechen figured it out; it still had to be the initial plan.

Chen Guanlou's method was purely taking a side path. Sure enough, it was the same as his personality: unconventional, not playing cards according to the rules.

Calling it "eccentric" would not be an exaggeration.

A typical case of watching the fun without fearing the big trouble!

"Not how! Your promise is worthless!" Chen Guanlou directly disparaged the other party's credit value.

Xie Gechen laughed in anger. "When has this official's promise ever been worthless? Go outside and ask; how many people want to get a promise from this official but can't? This official's promise is worth a thousand gold and hard to buy."

"In my eyes, it's worthless. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"You write a letter of commitment."

"Absurd! How can this matter be put into writing? Don't you know the stakes involved?"

"I know! When Yuquan Palace is safe and sound, I will naturally destroy the letter of commitment. Don't you believe in my ability, a Ninth Rank martial artist's ability to hide things?"

"How can this official trust you? I believe you keep your mouth shut, but I don't believe you can hide things well. You spend your days in brothels; your whole body, your home, might have long since been turned over by others."

"You underestimate me too much." Chen Guanlou snorted coldly, very dissatisfied. "Places that people can turn over—would I hide important items there?"

Xie Gechen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Chen Guanlou generously let the other party look.

Xie Gechen seemed to have thought of something, looking enlightened. "Could it be that you hid the things in the Heavenly Prison? No! The Heavenly Prison has many people and mixed eyes; it's not a good place to hide things. Could it be the Hou Fu! It must be the Hou Fu. And it's an important place that no one is allowed to step into without permission, such as a warehouse or study."

Chen Guanlou neither denied nor admitted it, just letting the other party guess. By the way, he urged, "Are you writing the letter of commitment or not?"

Xie Gechen was struggling.

He definitely didn't want to write a letter of commitment.

Any plot could not be put on paper; this was a principle he had learned since childhood.

Chen Guanlou continued to urge, "Lord Xie, even if you don't believe in everyone in the world, you should believe in me. I have no other hobbies; I just like watching plays. Such a big play is about to start; do you think I will take the initiative to jump out and destroy it? Can I?"

Xie Gechen snorted coldly. "I believe you won't betray me, but if there is an opportunity, you will definitely kick me while I'm down."

"That's not necessarily true. I am a person with credit; as long as you give enough price, I guarantee not a word will be revealed, and I won't kick you while you're down."

He could even cooperate with the cult leader Zhang Daohe; there was no reason not to earn Lord Xie's money.

He was actually hoping that Xie Gechen could get his wish and see what kind of tricks this group of people could stir up. ===== CHAPTER 1045 =====