kingnovel Chapter 909: Everything is Free
Chapter 909: Everything is Free
"..."Perhaps because he had been bullied by King Chu for too long, Lu Dongzan now maintained the highest degree of tolerance towards this old man's various crazy behaviors - there was no other way, he couldn't beat him, and the more he said, the more mistakes he made, so what else could he do?
Just accept the fate silently...
So, after leaving behind a lot of precious gifts, Lu Dongzan left Gaochang City with a broken heart.
After him, the Tuyuhun elder Yosuha, who came to "pay homage" with a large number of precious treasures, received the same treatment as Lu Dongzan: Although the plan to attack India remains the same, you'd better forget about your plan to find a beauty for me.
Also, remember to bring more red gold next time. That stuff is the real currency.
It has to be said that His Royal Highness the King of Chu finally maintained his reputation of being "loyal and loyal".
Of course, this doesn't matter anymore.
Because ten days later, His Royal Highness the King of Chu received an imperial edict from Chang'an: it clearly stated that His Royal Highness the King of Chu was ordered to set off immediately and go to Qiongzhou to take up his fiefdom.
"This incompetent monarch doesn't even bother to act." When His Royal Highness the King of Chu received the imperial edict, he was describing to Zhang Zhenxuan his perfect plan of "conquering the new world". However, since the person delivering the edict was Yun Shang, he still gave her face and let the other party hand the edict to Jiang Sheng who was standing beside him.
"Your Highness, the King of Chu, I have already delivered the imperial edict. If there is nothing else, please leave as soon as possible to avoid some misunderstandings." - When Yun Shang said this, his eyes turned slightly backwards. His meaning was very clear: Hou Junji, who came with him to Gaochang this time, was obviously not to congratulate His Highness, the King of Chu, on his great victory in the Western Regions.
"How can you talk like that?" - Although Yun Chang's heart was with the King of Chu, Yu Wenqing was standing behind him, so the tiger-crazy Prince of Chu naturally thought that Yun Chang had betrayed him: "Do you want to go out and practice?"
"Yuwen Qing, don't say anything." His Royal Highness the King of Chu waved his hand, signaling Yuwen Qing to calm down. Then he looked at Hou Junji who was standing behind Yun Shang: "What are you doing here? Are you afraid that I will lead my troops south? In that case, shouldn't you defend Yumen Pass to the death?"
"Your Highness, you are joking." Hou Junji was stunned at first, then he began to explain seriously: "I am here on the order of Your Majesty to persuade Your Highness the King of Chu to return home earlier - after all, in the previous battle of Qianquan City, your central guards were basically wiped out, and the Western Regions are in trouble now. If something bad happens..."
When Hou Junji said this, he saw Zhang Zhenxuan reaching for the sword behind him. He didn't know why this cunning general had made a mistake in this matter. "Little Taoist priest, I am telling the truth - I am doing this for your good. Please don't make a mistake."
"If I kill you, it won't be considered a mistake." As soon as Zhang Zhenxuan finished speaking, he planned to move forward and teach Hou Junji a lesson.
“Little Heavenly Master… Little Heavenly Master…” - However, at this critical moment, Yuan Tiangang, who had already seen that His Royal Highness the King of Chu had no intention of stopping him, suddenly stood in front of Zhang Zhenxuan and said, “Don’t be impulsive - General Hou has no ill intentions, no ill intentions…”
"Oh?" Zhang Zhenxuan stopped when he heard that, and then looked at His Royal Highness the King of Chu: "What do you think?"
"Zhenxuan, don't be so angry." His Royal Highness the King of Chu blinked his eyes when he heard this, and then he looked at Hou Junji: "For the sake of Hou Yun and Gangzi, I will not bother with you today. Of course, if you feel wronged, you can go and complain to the tyrant king, and I will not bother to pay attention to you.
But you must listen to one thing: from now on, if you dare to say one more word, I cannot guarantee that you will leave Gaochang alive."
"..." Hou Junji was looking at His Royal Highness the King of Chu, whose eyes were extremely calm when he spoke. For some reason, he felt a chill in his heart.
Only then did he realize that the pressure brought to him by the young man in front of him was even greater than that of Emperor Li II.
Both of them can decide his life or death with just a thought.
Hou Junji, who had figured out all this, was shocked for a moment. Facing the eager gazes of Dou's retainers around him, he opened his mouth but could not utter a word in the end.
He luckily managed to save his life.
"Yun Shang, come here." Seeing that Hou Junji had learned to keep his mouth shut, His Royal Highness the King of Chu turned and waved to Yun Shang, motioning her to come closer.
"Your Highness." Yun Shang followed suit and quickly came to the front of His Highness the King of Chu.
"I don't need to tell you more about the principle of a poor family but a rich road." As His Royal Highness the King of Chu spoke, he stood up and took a brocade box filled with various top-quality gems from the table: "Take this. There are two boxes of jewels outside. They are prepared by me for my sisters. Go back and tell Changle that how to distribute these jewels will be up to her. By the way, my mother's share is packed in a separate brocade box in the first box, and there is..."
"Your Highness, this is unacceptable!" Yun Chang knelt down on the ground before His Highness the King of Chu finished speaking: "These are all my duties. I will do my best to get things done for His Highness the King of Chu - but..."
“Oh, this is a gift I prepared for you!” Upon hearing this, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu pushed the brocade box into Yun Shang’s arms impatiently: “Actually... this is not just a gift for you. You can share these gems with Zhang Nan and Yulin later - especially Yulin. She will have to take care of the little fool Zhinu in the future. It must be very stressful. I have to comfort her and give her some motivation.” At this time, His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu did not know that after he left Chang'an, the most noisy person in the palace was the little Princess Sizi.
"Your Highness..." In fact, Yun Shang often told herself that she was born to be trampled on by others. Sometimes people treated her like a human being just because they were willing to respect her. But seeing that His Highness the Prince of Chu was now oppressed and excluded, and even had to rush to Qiongzhou immediately, and that they would rarely see each other in their entire lives, His Highness the Prince of Chu still treated her the same way as before: simple and pure, warm and sincere.
It was not until this moment that Yun Chang understood why her master had been so cautious behind high walls all his life, but in his old age was willing to contradict His Majesty for this "stupid little ancestor" in front of him.
Perhaps your Majesty, who is high above, will never understand: even those who are as humble as grass in this world have dignity.
But His Royal Highness the King of Chu is telling himself through his actions: All things are born free.