Chapter 192

Seeing the frightened look of the great eunuch who announced the decree, Zhang Gui felt some disdain for his ability to cultivate his spirit.

A dignified fifth-rank eunuch of the Inner Court, if placed in a local area, could compete with the head of a commandery. How could he be so short-sighted?

No matter how arrogant Prince Zhen was on Xianrong Island, he couldn't be arrogant enough to kill his father's eunuch at will.

He wouldn't harm him secretly either, because it wasn't worth it.

And facing such a timid fool, if it were normal, Zhang Gui, no matter how much he looked down on him, would not show it, out of respect for his master.

But now, being manipulated as a chess piece by the Ming Song Emperor, he was in a bad mood, so he had less desire to hide his heart.

Xianrong Island, under the dark clouds.

The great eunuch who announced the decree, looking at Zhang Gui, saw the strangeness in his expression, and the expression on his face became more bitter,

"Caiyang Heir Apparent, don't forget the lesson of Chief Wang Shitong at 'Dragon Gate Berth'."

"Where is all this coming from? Does the situation of Chief Wang at that time have even a shred of similarity to you now?

Is this eunuch really a fool?"

Hearing this, Zhang Gui felt even more disdain for the great eunuch who announced the decree, and said dryly:

"Why is the Great Eunuch so anxious?

First, today is not like the past.

Now Prince Zhen has opened up the situation overseas.

Second, your situation is also completely different from Chief Wang's.

He was blocking the 'path' of Prince Zhen at that time.

After you finish announcing the decree, go to see the Prince, and you can leave after patting your butt.

How could he do the 'Dragon Gate Berth' thing again."

"Heir Apparent, besides the decree for you, I also have an imperial decree from the Current Emperor for Prince Zhen.

It asks me, Gong, to serve as the supervisor of the Dragon-Tiger Curtain Office, but usually, I am to walk in Prince Zhen's 'Traveling Palace'."

Eunuch Gong said with a face like dead ash.

Zhang Gui was speechless for a moment, the disdain in his eyes turned into sympathy, and he muttered:

"Then Great Eunuch Gong, you should indeed be smelly, no, be, be worried.

Or else, before going to announce the decree to Prince Zhen, I will treat you to a meal of donkey meat..."

"So that I can be a well-fed ghost, right!

Heir Apparent, don't joke; now we are a family in the same boat.

You are the Dragon-Tiger General, and I am the supervisor of the Dragon-Tiger Curtain Office.

If the radish is pulled out, the seedlings will come with it; if I suffer a disaster, can you run away!"

"To tell you the truth, huddling together for warmth now is the way to die.

Any fool knows that the current Xianrong Island is a shared property of Prince Zhen and the Yuanshan Guard Army.

The Emperor sent you to Xianrong Island to reward me, actually wanting to use Prince Zhen's hand to get rid of me.

Thereby smearing the Prince's reputation.

And you, the supervisor of the Dragon-Tiger Curtain Office, are the same.

Except for the beginning of the Ming Song Empire, there were occasionally barbarian supervisors.

In the last two hundred years, who has heard of any of you Inner Court eunuchs serving in this position?

We are actually just small pawns on the chessboard of the Current Emperor and Prince Zhen; staying put honestly can keep us alive longer.

But if we insist on crossing the river and charging around, that is seeking our own death."

Zhang Gui had already spoken so bluntly; logically, Eunuch Gong should shut up if he had normal intelligence.

But he kept babbling on and on, just wanting to team up with Zhang Gui to deal with the possible difficulties of Prince Zhen's "Traveling Palace" in the future.

The result was counterproductive, making Zhang Gui gradually realize that the Eunuch Gong in front of him was not a cowardly eunuch who was just looking for petty gains.

But a death-squad-type troublemaker sent by the Ming Song Inner Court to Prince Zhen's "Traveling Palace".

That is to say, he thought others were idiots, but he was actually being played as an idiot by that person.

So Zhang Gui's face changed slightly, and with a cold face, he made everything clear.

"Great Eunuch Gong, you are a great eunuch who has long bathed in the holy grace of the Inner Court and wishes to repay it with death.

But I am a barbarian kid from the marketplace.

Since I rose to power two or three years ago, although I have risen to the top by chance.

But the official positions I held were either militia or barbarian generals; in fact, I haven't received a single tael of salary from the imperial court until now.

It doesn't even count as 'eating people's food and using people's hands', so don't make things difficult for me."

"Caiyang Heir Apparent, if the ruler wants the minister to die, the minister is not loyal if he doesn't die!

Do you want to haggle with the ruler and father over those few hundred or thousands of taels of salary?

You have completely forgotten that the fief of Zhihai Town alone, which the Current Emperor enfeoffed to you, can collect tens of thousands of taxes every day.

Not to mention that the Current Emperor has now designated the Nine Islands of Heavenly Craft in the Eastern Inner Sea to you as a place for the Curtain Office to raise funds and station troops..."

"What's the use of that?

I can also say that according to ancient legends, the Stone Corpse Kingdom once conquered the Yingri Island Nation across the sea.

Now I am willing to offer the entire Yingri territory to the Current Emperor, but it requires the imperial court to seize it itself.

Does this have any meaning?

Can it count as my merit of opening up thirty thousand miles of territory?"

"How bold of you, kid!"

Such mean and sharp words, yet well-founded, finally made Eunuch Gong speechless and stop pretending.

Then, a nameless fire rose, and he was furious, actually reaching out to slap Zhang Gui's face.

Zhang Gui was startled, and with his intent, he urged the several "Zongheng Ruyi" Divine Cong in his body, flashing behind Eunuch Gong like a ghost.

He kicked his butt hard.

"Great Eunuch Gong, after you finish announcing the decree, you will only have the status of a fifth-rank chief eunuch of the Inner Court.

How dare you make a move against me, a dignified vassal heir of the empire.

How bold of you!"

"It was you who were disrespectful to the Current Emperor first, that's why I made a move."

Eunuch Gong controlled speed with slowness, not even turning his head, only listening to the wind to identify the position, and pushed gently with his right hand.

He blew Zhang Gui away with a gust of wind, pushing him out of most of the courtyard.

He landed on the roof of the main hall like a willow catkin.

Feeling that the technique the dead eunuch practiced was very similar to the Taiji Boxing he practiced for health in his previous life.

He couldn't help but blurt out:

"I heard that there are countless supreme techniques in the Inner Court, so the appetite is spoiled, and more primordial spirit is cultivated.

I didn't expect that you, Great Eunuch Gong, are practicing Gang Qi."

"I also heard that Caiyang Heir Apparent inherited the ancient god Kuafu's bloodline, with a complete Divine Cong, and loves to manifest the 'Giant True Form' when fighting others, competing with strength.

I didn't expect that you would use the 'Zongheng Technique' path when fighting with me.

It can be seen that the rumors are mostly false."

Eunuch Gong said tit-for-tat upon hearing this.

Zhang Gui felt the true petty nature of this dead eunuch and didn't talk nonsense.

Turning and flashing, he disappeared without a trace.

"Relying on falling out with me to save his life, he is really a coward who fears death.

He has none of the recklessness of a barbarian, the backbone of a military general, or the brain of a scholar.

The situation is stronger than the person; can you hide from the fifteenth day if you escape the first day?

When two strong parties compete, choosing one to cling to is dangerous, but wanting to stay out of it is certain death.

Zhao Jun Pujun, am I right?"

Eunuch Gong looked at the roof and said faintly.

"Great Eunuch, you calculated wrong; Zhao Pujun didn't come.

It is I, Lü Ju, who came."

As the voice fell, a gentle and non-hostile voice sounded leisurely.

"There is one more thing I must tell you.

His Highness Prince Feng caught a cold and originally thought he would get better after taking a few doses of medicine.

Unexpectedly, Heaven did not follow human wishes, and he became sicker and sicker.

He really cannot continue to perform imperial duties and has already asked Prince Zhen to act on his behalf to inspect the Western Yue Province."

(End of Chapter)