Chapter 1758: People who want to kill him are as numerous as crucian carp crossing the river

"His Majesty insists on seeing Xiao Jincheng; if this matter is not handled well, I have no way to explain it to His Majesty."

Yang Deguang is no longer the naive boy who first entered the Capital officialdom, his speech and actions are more sophisticated, and he has learned to leave a hand in everything.

How could Liu Shun not know his implication, and immediately snorted coldly, "Master Yang, whether your errand in the Brocade Uniform Guard can be kept or not, doesn't depend on whether you can explain it this time. If you promise this palace, this palace will naturally speak a few good words for you in front of His Majesty, and will definitely not make it difficult for you."

"Then my errand?" Yang Deguang was slightly eager.

Liu Shun's expression was half-smiling, saying nothing.

Yang Deguang pondered for a while, "If the Eunuch promises to keep my errand, Xiao Jincheng there, I will naturally find a way to drive him out of the Capital."

Liu Shun muttered, "It's best to kill the one surnamed Xiao."

"I want to kill him. The key is, now I don't even know where he is. I'm afraid it's very difficult to kill! If it's driving away, it's also a way." 【1758

Yang Deguang suddenly didn't want to kill Xiao Jincheng so much anymore.

He had reason to suspect that there must be a grudge between Liu Shun and the one surnamed Xiao. Liu Shun was impatient to kill Xiao Jincheng, looking even more urgent than him. Keeping the one surnamed Xiao might be useful for countering Liu Shun in the future.

"It's best to kill him!" Liu Shun gritted his teeth, "If this matter can be accomplished, I promise you that I will definitely recommend you before His Majesty."

Yang Deguang thanked him repeatedly, half-believing and half-doubting in his heart.

He dared not pin all his hopes on Liu Shun.

Having served in the capital for many years, he had learned many truths. One of them was: you can't rely on anyone, and don't believe anyone! Everyone lies and deceives!

"I can only promise to do my best! The one surnamed Xiao is a Ninth Rank warrior; killing him is not easy."

"I can lend you a few people from the palace to use; they are all Ninth Rank and will definitely be able to surround and annihilate Xiao Jincheng."

"Many thanks, Eunuch Liu. With the help of martial arts experts from the palace, this matter has a few more points of certainty." Yang Deguang accepted this help with a smile.

Right now, he indeed needed help from the palace, needed Ninth Rank warriors to join the search team to find Xiao Jincheng's whereabouts.

Whether it was to kill or to expel, the prerequisite was to find the person.

"You must be quick! His Majesty's patience is limited. I will also try my best to delay for you."

"Eunuch, rest assured, I will definitely do my best to find the person."

"After finding the person, do not hesitate, do not talk nonsense, just kill him and be done with it!"

It was clear that Liu Shun truly hated Xiao Jincheng to the extreme and wanted to get rid of him quickly. Yang Deguang almost couldn't help but ask: how did the one surnamed Xiao offend you? Did he dig up your family's ancestral grave?

After leaving the palace, a gust of wind blew, and Yang Deguang realized belatedly that he had broken out in two cold sweats; his inner garments were already soaked through and then half-dried by his body heat. Sticking to his body, it was extremely uncomfortable.

He got into the carriage and instructed the driver, "Return to the manor first!"

He had to ponder this matter carefully and find some old hands from the Embroidered Uniform Guard to ask about the grievances between Xiao Jincheng and Liu Shun.

After Chen Guanlou got off work, he carried wine and food home.

It was impossible to make him cook; Xiao Jincheng took care of the housework, including cooking.

Chen Guanlou acted as the hands-off proprietor, sitting to the side as the general commander.

He told the other party a piece of news, "I heard people say that Yang Deguang was called into the palace today. If nothing goes wrong, Emperor Yuanding already knows the news of your return to the capital. What are your thoughts? Do you guess Emperor Yuanding will want to see you?"

Xiao Jincheng was expressionless and remained silent for a moment before saying: "Listening to your account, Yang Deguang is fine at other times, but once he faces me, he becomes a bit emotional. Can he obediently listen to orders?"

Chen Guanlou chuckled; Xiao Jincheng's choice of words was quite elegant.

To put it nicely, it's being emotional; to put it bluntly, it's a life-and-death feud.

According to the tradition of the Embroidered Uniform Guard, the Commander must die; only after he dies can the successor open up their hands and feet to handle affairs without being constrained.

Xiao Jincheng broke this rule and became the first Commander of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in this dynasty who did not die and escaped safely. This ability is truly admirable.

As long as he doesn't die for a day, Yang Deguang has to suffer torment every day, be compared to him every day, and yet cannot vent his anger.

Among the people in the world who most want Xiao Jincheng to die, Yang Deguang must be one of them.

"Whether Yang Deguang obediently listens to orders is not important. What is important is: if the Emperor wants to see you, will you go?"

Another silence followed.

After a long time, Xiao Jincheng said: "I will not enter the palace!"

Entering the palace means certain death!

He knows better than anyone that the palace is a prison, and there are 108 ways waiting to deal with him inside. He still has many things to do. As the saying goes, a gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall.

He dared not gamble on the conscience of the people in the palace, and he had no confidence that he could escape smoothly relying on his own abilities.

If it were Chen Guanlou, he wouldn't dare say anything else, but escaping the Imperial Palace would definitely be no problem.

"That is a wise choice!" Chen Guanlou praised.

"There is one more thing: on the way back, I discovered several secret agents acting suspiciously. I suspect that your staying at my place has already been discovered. Later, I have to go out and do a simple cleanup. You behave yourself at home; don't tear down my house."

"Brother Chen, rest assured. This place is the Marquis Prefecture's territory; it is your home. No matter who it is, if they want to come in, they must first weigh whether they can safely pass your barrier."

Chen Guanlou chuckled, "When you leave, remember to leave the room rent! Staying at my place is not cheap."

"As it should be."

After dinner, taking advantage of the night, Chen Guanlou went out once and dealt with a few petty thieves.

He avoided people and arrived at Prince Rui's manor.

Imperial Consort Jing dismissed the servants waiting on her, leaned on the imperial couch, and raised an eyebrow with a smile, "Official Chen has time to come to me today? In the past, I invited you and you wouldn't come; today you are actually proactive."

Chen Guanlou sat directly beside her, picked up a piece of fruit with a toothpick, and fed it to her mouth, "You are quite determined to kill Xiao Jincheng. How did you know he was hiding in my house?"

"I don't know anything; don't wrong me."

Imperial Consort Jing bit the fruit and rolled her eyes at him by the way.

Chen Guanlou chuckled, "I didn't come to hold you accountable, nor do I mean to blame you. Why do you have to roll your eyes at me? At least have some pity for me and don't cause me trouble. I will definitely compensate you afterwards."

Imperial Consort Jing smiled lightly: "Does the one surnamed Xiao know how many people he has offended over the years? The streets of the capital are full of people hoping he dies. I don't need to do anything; people will naturally sniff out the scent and investigate you."

"If you hadn't been pointing them in the right direction behind the scenes, how could they have sniffed out the scent and come to the door so quickly? You are quite clever; you guessed it right."

Imperial Consort Jing raised an eyebrow and smiled, "You really don't blame me?"

"Why would I blame you? Everyone has people they want to kill, and I am no exception. Just for my sake, stop for now. Anyway, there are as many people who want to kill him as there are carp crossing the river, so don't dirty your hands." Chen Guanlou advised in a gentle tone, taking the opportunity to have some fun.

Imperial Consort Jing pushed him away, "Fine! From now on, I will watch from the sidelines and never interfere again. But you promise me: if one day the one surnamed Xiao is of no use to you, please don't stop me from killing him."

"I promise you."

There will definitely not be such a day!

Xiao Jincheng is so useful; he must be kept. He is specifically used to balance out Zhang Daohe, that evil cult leader.