Chapter 1433 Ending, Famous in Kyoto, Ignoring Emperor Qing
The second prince's retreat means that this incident has almost come to an end.
Wei Yushi committed suicide, and another person was pulled out from the Wei family. He was the eldest son of Wei Yushi. Together with Huang Shilang and Ma Langzhong, they began to select people.
This time, Huang Shilang and the others no longer dared to play tricks, and honestly chose their own family.
A more bloody scene happened. The previous cruelty was decided by Zhou Chen. Even though it was very bloody and the impact was great, because they were unable to resist, and the number of people who died was not too many, it was difficult for many people. , not really despair.
But at this moment, starting from the selection of three people by Huang Shilang, that is the real despair.
Sometimes family ties are very strong, but sometimes they are fragile and can be broken at the touch of a blow, especially when facing life and death.
Roaring in despair, swearing and cursing, the son scolding the father, the wife scolding the husband, the mother scolding the son...
Such a scene is absolutely touching, but for Xingwei and those who came with Zhou Chen, they may feel a little uncomfortable, but they will never sympathize. After all, it was these three families who killed Lao Dou's family.
My comrades are dead, do I still have to sympathize with you murderers?
It was very fair to let the three families choose twenty lives. The Huang family and Ma family chose seven people, and the Wei family chose six people.
But the real death toll is not this number, because some people could not accept this opportunity and chose to commit suicide.
Therefore, starting from the selection of Huang Shilang, a total of twenty-three people died. Three of them committed suicide, and the suicides were all women. Two of them died together with their children because they could not accept that their children were selected. , and another one couldn't accept her husband's death and chose to die for love.
Even in such a murderer's family, there are still people with true feelings, but many things are sometimes so out of control.
The Huang family's mansion collapsed, and the road in front of the mansion was stained red with blood. In addition, from the beginning of the arrests and the start of the operation tonight, the number of deaths exceeded sixty people.
The bloodbath of Kyoto may be an exaggeration, but it can still be regarded as the bloodbath of Huang Mansion.
After a while, Tong Quan came to the carriage to report.
"Master, it's been solved, what should we do next?"
"Take the bodies of those three people and feed them to the dogs. Don't worry about the others. Someone will wash the floor. Let's go."
Today's goal has been achieved, and Zhou Chen did not stay any longer. As Tong Quan conveyed his order, everyone evacuated in an orderly manner.
After returning, Zhou Chen asked Sun Yi to take Xingwei to find a suitable burial place for Lao Dou's family, and then asked Tong Quan to take out some money and distribute it to the old people who came to the house today, and stated what he had said before count.
If any of them are willing to join Uncle Anyuan's Mansion, they can bring their families over, and they will become members of Uncle Anyuan's Mansion from now on.
After settling these matters, Zhou Chen put the previous battle flag back into the box and placed it under the old uncle's memorial tablet. This chess piece will not be used again in the future, so let it stay in the ancestral hall.
Although Zhou Chen's large army has left, tonight's storm is not over, and even greater storms and impacts are still to come.
Inspection Institute.
Chen Pingping never fell asleep, quietly listening to the shadow's report under the dim light.
Someone had been reporting the situation to him before, but he knew that Shadow must have seen more, so Shadow's return was more important.
Shadow told Chen Pingping everything that happened tonight, and at the end he added a few words of his own.
"You're right. Fortunately, I didn't go to him to spar. Otherwise, he might have killed me with one palm. Grandmaster is really not a human being. Compared with this, it would be safer to spar with Master Wu Zhu Wu."
Chen Pingping ignored his emotion and made an evaluation of Zhou Chen in her heart.
"Judging from the way he does things, his methods may be vicious, but he is not a murderous character. He is very independent and has his own way of doing things. However, he does not give the second prince any face, and even takes action. Although the second prince was not hurt, it can be seen that he no longer has any respect for the imperial power after becoming a grand master."
Shadow said: "Isn't this normal? When you reach the level of a grand master, you are no longer a mortal. No matter how powerful the imperial power is, it cannot restrain the grand master. I think his behavior is very consistent with the status of a grand master."
He evaluated me as a warrior. I am already a grand master. If I still fear the imperial power, wouldn’t my achievement as a grand master be in vain?
As for Hong Sixiang, who is said to be the grand master in the palace, that guy is just a eunuch, and there is no substantial evidence to prove that Hong Sixiang is the mysterious grandmaster in the palace.
Anyway, he just felt that compared to the hiding and unknown grand master in the Qingguo Palace, a grand master like Zhou Chen who could do whatever he wanted was more in line with his image of a grand master.
Chen Pingping was also a ninth-level master before, so she naturally understood what Shadow was thinking.
"Having said that, this is Kyoto, and our Majesty values the imperial power the most. I wonder what he will think of this Grandmaster Xiao Zhou."
As the largest eagle dog under Emperor Qing, he is naturally one of the people who understands Emperor Qing best. Emperor Qing's ambition is to swallow up the world, and the imperial power is supreme. When he meets Zhou Chen, a young, arrogant, domineering and powerful young grandmaster, What kind of means will be used to win over?
Thinking of the meeting with Zhou Chen during the day and the conversations with Zhou Chen, he felt that a person like Zhou Chen might not be restrained by any power.
"This young Grandmaster Zhou is not inferior to Ku He and Si Gu Jian in strength, and he might be a more troublesome person than Ye Liuyun."
Chen Pingping is not a Grandmaster, and cannot understand the combat power of a Grandmaster, but he estimates that Zhou Chen should not be weaker than Ku He and Si Gu Jian now. If he is given more time, with Zhou Chen's talent and talent, he might be stronger than the other four Grandmasters.
"I wonder if he will give me face and go to my Chen Garden to sit."
In the East Palace, the prince couldn't help laughing after learning about the situation.
"The second son is really stupid this time. He knows that Zhou Chen is a Grandmaster, but he still doesn't know his own strength to sell face. Does he really think that anyone will give him the face of a prince?"
Li Chengze is the biggest threat to his position as the crown prince. As long as he sees Li Chengze being humiliated, he will be very happy.
"We must try to win over Zhou Chen. If we can get the support of a great master, even His Majesty will definitely value me more."
In Changxin Palace, Princess Li Yunrui's eyes sparkled, and she looked extremely charming.
She was already a little fascinated by the description of Zhou Chen from her subordinates. This magical little master Zhou seemed to be just as she imagined, a very charming man.
"The second brother made a mistake this time. He was also stupid. He offended the Grand Master for a mere vice minister of the Ministry of Justice. After all, he was young and had never seen a big scene. There are only five Grand Masters in the world. If he is so easily frightened by the imperial power, what kind of Grand Master is he."
"This little Grand Master Zhou has good means, but he is a little soft-hearted. He wants to avenge his subordinates, but he is soft-hearted. Doesn't he understand the principle of cutting the grass and eradicating the roots? Or is he too confident in his own strength, so he is not afraid of these at all?"
"Hahaha, interesting, really too interesting, I want to find a way to meet him, and now I can't wait..."
In comparison, the bedroom of Emperor Qing seemed very quiet at this time.
After learning the whole process, Emperor Qing waved his hand to let Eunuch Hou leave, and he was the only one left in the hall.
"Destroying the whole family with one palm, this is indeed the power of a grandmaster. I heard that he is best at using a sword. How strong would he be if he had a sword in his hand?"
He himself is a grandmaster, so he knows very well how terrifying the grandmaster's power is. But even among grandmasters, there are actually differences in strength, but it's not so obvious.
But Zhou Chen is obviously different. No one dares to imagine whether he will make further progress in the future as a 19-year-old grandmaster, but no matter what, he is definitely more potential than the four of them, this is beyond doubt.
This is also the point he fears the most. He has not figured out a solution for the other three grandmasters, and now there is a more powerful one like Zhou Chen.
But fortunately, Zhou Chen is the grandmaster of their Qing Kingdom. If he was the grandmaster of Northern Qi or Dongyi City, he would be even more unable to sleep now.
Thinking of Zhou Chen waving his palm at Li Chengze, although he didn't hit him, it was also a warning, and Emperor Qing was in a very bad mood.
He has always been the emperor's supreme power. He does not allow anyone to override his imperial power, even the Grandmaster, so Zhou Chen's behavior angered him.
But he knew better that he had no way to deal with Zhou Chen now. Zhou Chen's fighting power was not weaker than his. As the king of a country, he certainly could not go to fight Zhou Chen just because of his own joy and anger.
So before he was absolutely sure, he could only endure and wait for the opportunity, just like when he dealt with Ye Qingmei, waiting for an opportunity with the right time and place.
Overnight, the news spread throughout Kyoto. During the daytime of the next day, the miserable situation of Huang Mansion was known to most people in Kyoto.
After all, only a few people knew the truth, so all kinds of mysterious rumors came out, but one thing was right.
It was the Grandmaster who took action last night. The destruction of Huang Mansion was caused by the Grandmaster's palm.
Some people did not believe it, but some people did. Many people went to Huang Mansion to see it, especially those who had martial arts skills. They all wanted to admire the Grandmaster's methods.
The fifth Grandmaster in the world is the heir of the Earl of Anyuan. Zhou Chen, the young Grandmaster who has not yet been crowned, has become the most famous figure in Kyoto overnight.
When ordinary people heard the news, they would only exclaim a few words at most, and then go about their business, but for those powerful officials, the meaning is different.
The Grandmaster is the strongest warrior in the world and the strongest strategic weapon of the country. Having one more Grandmaster is definitely a good thing for Qingguo.
But what Zhou Chen did last night made many people feel cold in their hearts. He completely ignored the law and used private punishment and wanton slaughter against the third-rank officials of the court, which made the powerful people who were used to being high and mighty, even if there was a reason, really afraid in their hearts.
Zhou Chen didn't care what others thought of him or how they thought of him. Today he didn't do anything else. He personally presided over the funeral of Lao Dou's family. Those who went with him yesterday also attended the funeral.
When Lao Dou's family died, they were silent, but because of Zhou Chen's existence, their funeral became a little different. It's just that people die like lights go out, and they can't see it.
After the funeral, Zhou Chen just returned home when Tong Quan came to report that many people in Kyoto had sent invitations and gifts today.
Tong Quan did not dare to accept the gifts, but he accepted the invitations, many of which were visiting cards, and some were invitations to Zhou Chen.
Zhou Chen just glanced at them casually. The people who sent the invitations were all extraordinary, but he casually threw them aside.
In the evening, the oral order of Emperor Qing came from the palace.
The messenger was Hou Gonggong, the confidant of Emperor Qing. He was responsible for delivering the oral order, but after drinking two cups of tea, he still did not see Zhou Chen.
Seeing Tong Quan coming back from reporting, he hurriedly asked: "Is Mr. Zhou not here?"
Tong Quan looked apologetic: "Eunuch, I'm so sorry, our young master's old injury relapsed, he is recovering and can't see anyone."
Eunuch Hou was stunned: "Mr. Zhou is a great master, how could he be injured?"
Tong Quan looked sad: "It was the injury I got when I was fighting with Si Gu Jian before. I had to fight last night, which caused the old injury to relapse. I don't know why you came, I can help pass on the message."
Eunuch Hou remained calm, but he didn't believe it at all. It was a lie. He didn't look injured at all yesterday.
But of course he couldn't show it. Instead, he said the emperor's oral order with a pleasant face, saying that there would be a court meeting tomorrow and asked Zhou Chen to attend.
After seeing off Eunuch Hou, Tong Quan came to Zhou Chen's yard, where Zhou Chen was carving with a carving knife.
"Let me attend the court meeting tomorrow? I have no official position and no inherited title, so why should I attend the morning court? Tong Quan, please write a memorial for me. Even if I am seriously injured and unable to move, I will not attend the court meeting."
Tong Quan hesitated: "Master, this is the emperor's oral order after all. Is this really okay?"
Zhou Chen said lightly: "What's wrong with it? A grandmaster should have the attitude of a grandmaster. Although I don't care much about these, I can't lower the status of a grandmaster. What's more, this majesty may not really want to see me. After all, no matter how deep a person hides, he will be afraid of revealing flaws."
Emperor Qing has been hiding his martial arts because he is afraid that people will find out that he is a grandmaster.
Zhou Chen is a grandmaster, and he is at the same level as him. Naturally, he will worry about being seen through, but as an emperor, he can't not summon Zhou Chen, the newly promoted grandmaster.
Zhou Chen felt that if he refused to go, Emperor Qing would not blame him, but would be relieved.
As it happens, Zhou Chen didn't want to see the old emperor Qing, and he was too lazy to deal with him in a hypocritical way.
With Qingdi's character, from the moment he became a grandmaster, it was destined that they could not have a normal monarch-minister relationship.
What's more, Zhou Chen also disliked Qingdi, and now he had the right to ignore him. If Qingdi didn't plot against him, they could at least maintain a friendly relationship on the surface. If Qingdi wanted to plot against him, he wouldn't be polite to Qingdi.
Of course, for the sake of the mission, he still had to find an opportunity to fight with Qingdi.
But Zhou Chen didn't know that he didn't attend the court meeting, but at the court meeting the next day, he made a big fuss because of him.
The third update!