The next morning, Chen Changsheng went to work as usual. Everything was calm except for Pan Wu who was bragging to Chen Changsheng about the scene of selecting the most beautiful woman yesterday. Chen Changsheng felt itchy inside...
"Hey, Old Chen, you didn't see that the new courtesan is a skinny girl promoted by Fengyue Tower, named Lianyue. She is so pitiful that she is so beautiful that she can make fish sink to the bottom of the water and geese fall to the ground!" Pan Wu said, shaking his head.
"Is it really that beautiful?"
"Of course!"
"Okay, let's go to the brothel tonight and listen to music, then sleep with her!"
“…”
The inner courtyard of the imperial palace!
"Hasn't your Majesty been found yet?"
Empress Yuan's face was filled with rage, her fists clenched tightly, her knuckles turning white...
The emperor is lost?
It's absolutely ridiculous!
Not to mention the Great Zhou, such a rare thing has never happened in dozens of dynasties before!
Besides, even if others don’t know, doesn’t she know?
Emperor Xizong had practiced martial arts since childhood, and his strength had already surpassed the innate realm. In the entire Great Zhou, there were few people who could threaten him, unless...
Keren, where did you go?
When the court went to court today, all the civil and military officials waited for half an hour. If I hadn't appeared in time and dismissed the court officials, who knows how chaotic the day would have been!
"Your Majesty, please spare me, Your Majesty... Your Majesty did not allow us to serve you last night..."
Below, a senior eunuch trembled as he knelt on the ground and reported...
"What's the use of you? Drag me out and beat me to death!"
Empress Yuan's eyes were full of murderous intent. She pointed casually, and soon, the eunuch was held down by two guards. They got into position, and the water and fire sticks kept hitting him!
That eunuch was also a third-rank master, but he couldn't even hold out for a cup of tea before being beaten to death...
"My Lady, the execution is complete!"
The two guards reported.
"Well, send three times the number of people to help me look for him. We must find His Majesty!" Queen Yuan said indifferently, glancing at the eunuch who was beaten to death.
"Hmph, a mere eunuch, you actually dare to rely on the power of His Majesty to bully me? Now that His Majesty is away, I can find any excuse to beat you to death..."
Queen Yuan was very proud!
Actually, the eunuch hadn't really offended her. It was just that she had made some soup one time and wanted to please the emperor, but was stopped by the eunuch...
Prince’s Mansion!
"Are you saying that the reason why the emperor didn't attend court today is not because of poor health, but because he disappeared?"
Upon receiving the news, Crown Prince Li Yin was shocked.
Father is missing?
Are you kidding me?
There are more than ten thousand guards, palace maids, eunuchs in the entire imperial palace, and there are also palace attendants hidden in it. How could the emperor get lost under the protection of so many people?
Is this possible?
"Your Highness, this is the news that the Empress asked Eunuch Ming to spread. It should not be false. The letter also said that the Empress took this opportunity to directly kill a senior eunuch, severely intimidating the other eunuchs and palace maids!" Hyacinthus said.
"Of course I wouldn't suspect my mother, but my father has always been in good health, and his martial arts are superb. How could he suddenly disappear under the heavy protection of the imperial palace?" The prince frowned.
"Your Highness, you also said that His Majesty is very skilled in martial arts and has probably already entered the innate realm. He is also protected by countless masters of the palace. It is impossible for him to disappear silently, unless... he left the palace on his own!" Hyacinthus said.
"Leaving on your own? Master Feng's words make sense. My father must be bored in the palace and is going out to relieve his boredom. He might even be testing the court to see what actions His Highness and the King of Qi will take..." The prince's voice gradually turned cold...
The emperor has disappeared, the court is unstable, and some random people will naturally jump out!
What if the emperor just stood by and watched coldly, waiting to come out and clean up the mess?
"The emperor's mind is hard to predict. Your Highness should keep your troops in place for now. It is very likely that His Majesty is secretly watching the actions of you and the King of Qi!" said Hyacinthus.
"Your Highness understands that at this moment, the more you do, the more mistakes you will make..."
The prince nodded slightly, as if he was proud of his wise thoughts...
Prince Qi’s Mansion!
"What? His Majesty is missing? Is this true?"
Leader Di Ting looked at King Qi in disbelief.
"Is this something you can joke about? Father didn't show up for the morning court today. It was the Empress who dismissed the court officials, and then the entire palace was sealed off. The Empress even took the opportunity to beat a high-ranking eunuch to death!"
"Fortunately, I have Concubine De to deliver the message, otherwise I would still be kept in the dark!" King Qi said coldly.
"Your Highness, this is troublesome. If His Majesty disappears, our plan will not be completed, and Crown Prince Li Yin has the right to take over, and has the support of the Queen, then..."
Suddenly, the leader of Di Ting became as anxious as an ant on a hot pot...
"So, from now on, you must be prepared for your father to never come back!" King Qi said coldly.
"Your Highness, if that's the case... our chances of winning are really slim..." Leader Di Ting said embarrassedly.
"It's not big, but I, Li Ke, carry the royal blood of both the Great Jin and the Great Zhou. No matter what, I will never surrender to that kid Li Yin!" Li Ke said coldly.
He was much older than Li Yin, and his abilities were not bad either, but his background...
His mother was the Princess of the Great Jin Dynasty. After the Great Jin Dynasty was destroyed by Li Yuanxi, she was abducted into the Great Zhou Dynasty and gave birth to Li Ke. She then died under unclear circumstances!
Li Ke has been neglected since he was a child and has been bullied by other princes. He has endured it for so many years, not to submit to Li Yin.
"Your Highness, you bear so much. Don't worry, for the sake of the Great Jin, I will do my utmost!"
"It's a pity... the teacher is trapped in the Heavenly Prison and cannot come out of the mountain. Otherwise, our chances of winning would definitely be three times greater!" sighed the Di Ting leader.
"It's a prison shaped like a sky. Unless there's an imperial decree, only the dead can escape from there!"
"When I ascend the throne, I will definitely take him out of the Heavenly Prison!" Li Ke said in a deep voice.
Tang Zhen, the imperial tutor of the Great Jin Dynasty, has extraordinary strength, prestige and talent!
Even the emperor was afraid of him, but he also felt pity for his talent and could not bear to execute him, so he was imprisoned in the sky-shaped prison!
"Thank you, Your Highness. In this case... Your Highness, I will go and make preparations first!" said the leader Di Ting.
"Go... I have always known that my father has never thought of passing the throne to me. Perhaps this is really an opportunity..." King Qi said lightly.
Only after the leader left did the King of Qi frown...
"My father suddenly disappeared... Is he really gone? Or... did he offend an immortal and was taken away by him?"
"It would be best if I were taken away by an immortal and never come back... Otherwise, there would be no place for me in this world..."
"Crown Prince Li Yin!"
"Humph, a young boy, what virtue and ability do you have to dream of inheriting the throne?"
"Prince Huai, Prince Shu, Prince Dai... I'm sure you've all been keeping an eye on the capital..."
"If the emperor really leaves and never returns, you, Li Yin, will not be able to rule the world!"
Li Yuanxi was the emperor for more than 30 years, so it was impossible that he had only two sons, the Prince of Qi and the Crown Prince. However, the rest of his sons had almost all left the capital to become fiefs, and only the Prince of Qi and the Crown Prince remained in the capital.
The Prince of Huai, the Prince of Shu, the Prince of Dai, and others were also restless princes in the local area, and they often exchanged letters with Li Ke...