Chapter 160

In the Jinzhou Prefecture city adjacent to Gyeonggi in Gyeongsang-do, Xianrong Island, the lanterns were just lit.

Here it is said to be the capital of a "Circuit."

But it is just a single island, a small country with few people, and days of war, so it has long been sparsely populated.

Actually, it doesn't even look as good as the prefecture of a large commandery in a large mainland country.

The people of the Circuit capital are so impoverished that they are reluctant to even light more candles.

After finishing dinner, they blow out the lamps and go to sleep early.

Only Prince Zhen's "Traveling Palace," where the government office is located, is brightly lit all night long.

The newly promoted nobles coming in and out are as busy as weaving.

At this time, at the side door of the government office's backyard.

The carriage Lü Ju was riding in stopped slowly.

But this staff member of the Traveling Palace did not appear immediately, but straightened his collar and patted his fat face.

Taking advantage of the firelight outside the carriage window, he looked at himself in a small, round, portable copper mirror, shaking his head and swaying his brain.

He made subtle adjustments to his facial features to find an expression that looked the most gentle and submissive.

Only then did he lift the curtain and jump out of the carriage.

According to his current status, he did not need to be announced to enter the hall to see Prince Zhen.

But Lü Ju still politely asked the head of the gate officials,

"Official Song, may I ask Prince Zhen..."

"Staff Member Lü, don't be so polite all the time; hurry in.

His Highness has been waiting for the news from Mr. Pu Jun and you for a day or two."

"Good, good, good, good, I will go in immediately."

Upon hearing this, Lü Ju no longer pretended to be polite, hurriedly took long strides, and ran hurriedly toward the main room of the third-entry courtyard.

The courtyard is deep, accompanied by large pine and cypress trees that the people of Xianrong Island admire.

Under the illumination of the lights in the corridor, the tree shadows crawled into the room, swaying slightly with the wind.

Lü Ju met Prince Zhen and respectfully explained Zhang Gui's request.

Prince Zhen, who was sitting on a grand master's chair, with a haggard face, slightly dark circles under his eyes, but a somewhat abnormally vigorous spirit, stared with wide eyes and asked in a daze:

"Staff Member Lü, what do you think should be done about this matter?"

Lü Ju had actually thought long ago that Prince Zhen would ask this, not out of respect for the opinions of his subordinates.

But to make it convenient to shift the blame if things went wrong.

It wasn't very obvious when he had power but no authority in the capital before, but it has become more and more serious recently since he inspected the Eastern Yue Province and went to Xianrong Island.

And a good "running dog under the seat" naturally has to say the answer the master wants to hear.

Lü Ju made a thoughtful appearance, pondered for a moment, and answered loudly:

"I think this matter is feasible, for three reasons.

First, in the past, Lord Zhen Wang on Fuso Island..."

Just at this moment.

A thin figure ran into the main room with great impatience.

He shouted in a hoarse but high-pitched voice:

"Your Highness, Your Highness, the great matter is accomplished, the great matter is accomplished!

Lord Yin broke the Hancheng Prefecture city of Gyeonggi-do, although the military consumption was heavy and he no longer had the strength to extend forward.

But he finally earned the time to arrange the 'Dharma Array.'

Now the array has been completed.

Lord Yin sent a message saying.

If Your Highness is interested, you can immediately move the 'Traveling Palace' to Hancheng Prefecture to suppress the national fortune, making it convenient to plan for other things in the future!"

Hancheng Prefecture is the largest prefecture city in Gyeonggi-do of Xianrong Island and also the old capital of the former Hanli Kingdom.

Occupying this place is of great significance!

Upon hearing this, Prince Zhen jumped up, dancing and shouting:

"Good, good, good, good, good, Uncle is truly amazing.

Zhao Pujun, how is it? You guessed wrong, you guessed wrong!"

The thin figure who brought the message was actually the first strategist of Prince Zhen's "Traveling Palace," Zhao Pujun.

Although he had always disagreed with the large army moving lightly before, now that there was such a significant battle result, he was also overjoyed.

But even so, he still reminded Prince Zhen:

"Your Highness, the victory in this great battle is actually at least seventy percent due to that Tao Yaoyao, who is of the same sect as Lord Yin..."

"Enough, enough, why are you repeating the old tune again? Coming to spoil the fun at a time like this.

Sang Tong, go and issue the decree immediately; we are setting off for Hancheng Prefecture!"

"As you command."

The leader of the eunuchs who served Prince Zhen closely retired happily to pass on the decree.

Soon the entire Traveling Palace became noisy.

Exuding an air of joy that reached the sky.

Prince Zhen was enjoying the taste of another great victory in the room, and with his spirit relaxed, he suddenly felt tired.

Just as he wanted to lean on the chair for a short nap, he caught a glimpse of Lü Ju inadvertently.

Only then did he remember Zhang Gui's matter.

"Enough, Staff Member Lü, just do as that fake barbarian means.

Originally I thought he was a fake barbarian, but I didn't expect him to be half-true and half-false.

I don't know what kind of thing he is."

Prince Zhen actually had a nameless hostility toward Zhang Gui all along.

Initially, it was because when he heard in the palace that his father was arbitrary and wasted national power but was defeated by the Yuanshan people.

There was a rural minor general who crawled out from some unknown corner.

He actually relied on so-called "recommending himself with blood and entering the capital to serve the king" to fool his way into a fourth-rank high official position.

Although it was a "barbarian official" not worth any rotten money, it was truly abominable.

Making him feel very disgusted the first time he heard about him.

And the feeling between people is very magical.

Even if they haven't met even once, because of some matter, it is very easy to leave a bad impression.

Changing it again becomes extremely difficult.

Coupled with the fact that later, when Prince Zhen left the capital and actually came into contact with Zhang Gui, he discovered that this shameless person actually had extremely powerful martial force.

And most of this martial force came from bloodline inheritance, and a small part came from excellent cultivation talent.

The feeling it gave outsiders was that it was obtained out of thin air.

And what Prince Zhen was most secretly inferior about was that among his brothers, his cultivation talent and Divine Cluster inheritance were extremely mediocre.

When he was young, he would often be mocked or teased by his brothers and sisters intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, the royal family is not a military family, and martial force is by no means necessary.

As long as one can enter the Dao by taking great elixir treasures and ensure that the body can be healthy and live for a few more years, the basic requirements are met.

But the problem is that Prince Zhen never liked himself to be just "basic."

So he always had a sense of anger that he couldn't express and didn't know how to vent.

And after meeting Zhang Gui, this anger found a "scapegoat."

For Zhang Gui, this kind of thing is truly a grievance that doesn't know where to start...

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, it was the third day of the third lunar month, the dragon raises its head.

After being busy on Xianrong Island for dozens of days.

Zhang Gui, the Chief Coroner of Prince Zhen's "Traveling Palace," who had cleaned up hundreds of thousands of corpses.

Personally piloted the large ironwood turtle mechanism ship.

Returned to Zhihai Stockade, the fief of his other identity, General Caiyang Longhu.

In the Dongsheng Continent.

The strange thing of one person having multiple official positions is actually not rare.

Some people's multi-layered identities even have the distinction of monarch and subject.

For example, there was a Dezheng Emperor in the Ming Song Empire before, who once conferred upon himself the title of "Grand General of Military Affairs and Might."

Personally went to the battlefield to fight, added to his resume, and made it convenient to promote himself.

The True Qing Kingdom once had an emperor who secretly took the imperial examination and became an official.

And if emperors are like this, let alone others.

In fact, when the Hezheng Emperor first demoted Zhang Gui's eighth-rank "Bandit-Suppressing Colonel."

Immediately afterward, he let him inherit the fourth-rank "Longhu General," which also followed the path of splitting his identity into two.

Now Zhang Gui just borrowed Prince Zhen's hand to reuse his other identity, which had become a "commoner."

(End of this chapter)