Chapter 953: Like a Spring Breeze

There is no doubt that when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince announced the candidates to the officials in the court, the entire court exploded in an instant.

Countless courtiers knelt down at that time, asking His Highness the Crown Prince to take back his life, otherwise they would be killed in the main hall. Many other courtiers, although not so radical, were careful to ask His Highness the Crown Prince to think twice before acting.

But unexpectedly, His Highness the Crown Prince's attitude was resolute. Instead of his usual gentle demeanor, he became very tough, saying that he had already made up his mind on this matter. If you insist on your opinion, then you can find someone else to sit on this chair.

As soon as these words were said, all the courtiers in the hall knelt down and shouted that they were guilty.

They also did not expect that His Highness the Crown Prince would actually come to force him like this. If His Highness the Crown Prince really abdicated because of this incident, let alone His Highness the Crown Prince would leave no reputation in the annals of history, but anyway, among the ministers in the court, there was one Even one of them would not have a good reputation.

If you use your ministers to force your king, you will never have a good reputation.

However, just when the two sides were at a stalemate, another person came from outside the hall. It was Zhou Gouqi, the current acting dean of the academy.

This scholar, who now enjoys high prestige among scholars, stood in the court hall, with his hands on his hips, angrily cursing many ministers in the court. Many courtiers did not dare to quarrel with this Confucian saint. Even if some people opened their mouths, they were only just It's all in vain. In the early years, Zhou Gouqi was known as the most difficult person to offend in Tianqing County. How could they, scholars who usually hold books from sages and sages, compare with him.

Therefore, in a scolding battle, Zhou Gouqi won a great victory, and finally settled the matter in an extremely strange way.

Afterwards, Zhou Gouqi left the main hall in a swagger. In the corridor of the imperial city, the current Confucian saint raised his head and murmured that the weather was really nice today, but there were no kites to fly.

After saying this, Zhou Wolfberry scratched his head and quickly left the palace.

In fact, it's easy to guess why Zhou Gouqi was able to curse in the court today without any regard for his identity.

Nowadays, whether it is Chen Chao, who is already the most powerful official in Daliang, or His Highness the Crown Prince, who supervises the country as the crown prince, they all have one thing in common.

That is the two of them, both are the younger brothers of Princess Anping.

And the person Zhou Gouqi felt most sorry for in his life was Princess Anping.

Now that Princess Anping has passed away, Chen Chao and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are both her worried brothers. If Zhou Gouqi doesn't step forward to help, then he will not be the same Zhou Gouqi.

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His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is marrying a concubine today.

Before dawn, Chen Chao welcomed officials from the Ministry of Etiquette. Two embroiderers came in carrying a box. After seeing the guardian envoy, they all took a few more glances.

Chen Chao raised his hand and motioned for them to start.

The robes to be worn during the ceremony are different from ordinary official robes. Chen Chao's outfit was prepared by the Ministry of Rites after the matter was settled.

The three disciples were watching Chen Chao changing clothes at the door. Yu Qingfeng bumped He Liang's waist with his elbow and praised, "Did you see it, Xiao He? Master's outfit looks really good today."

He Liang nodded and said with a smile, "Master looks good on weekdays, but he looks even better today."

Yu Qingfeng was startled, then changed his face in an instant and said, "Tsk, tsk, Xiao He, if you go out with the master, you will start to flatter me. You are really unfair..."

Before he finished speaking, Yu Qingfeng quickly changed his words and said, "Master taught me better."

After he finished speaking, Yu Qingfeng glanced at the master and said in his heart that it was very dangerous. If he told the truth, he would definitely not get beaten today, but tomorrow, if he couldn't guarantee that the master would give him a punch, he would kill him. .

The two senior brothers were chattering here, while Ning Qingnian just looked at his master seriously, his eyes full of joy.

After Chen Chao got dressed, he stepped out of the bamboo building. There was already a carriage waiting here.

There are two carriages, one is luxurious and the other is slightly... simple.

Weng Quan stood in front of the carriage, looked at Chen Chao, raised his hands and asked, "Sir, which carriage will you take to enter the palace?"

Chen Chao sneered and naturally chose the luxurious carriage. The other carriage was left for a few disciples.

Today's ceremony, these disciples were able to enter the palace to watch the ceremony, together with everyone in the palace.

In addition, some people in Shendu were also invited, such as Yu Xiyi and others, who went as worshipers of Daliang.

Weng Quan was a little sad, "I thought you were a nostalgic person."

Chen Chao couldn't laugh or cry. On weekdays, it didn't matter which carriage he rode in. But today, it didn't matter. After all, it was the wedding ceremony of His Highness the Crown Prince. How could it be so casual?

Chen Chaopi smiled but said, "It seems that you are nostalgic, so why don't you quit this job as deputy commander, or do you want to be an ordinary servant?"

Weng Quan's eyes widened with panic on his face.

Chen Chao was too lazy to pay attention to him. After getting on the carriage, he let the carriage set off.

As a result, when he arrived in front of the palace gate, Chen Chao met an old friend again.

Chen Chao walked out of the carriage, looked at the man in front of him whom he had not seen for a long time, and shouted, "Mr. Li."

The person guarding here is Li Heng, who has long since ignored the affairs of the imperial city.

Long time no see, Li Heng also has gray hair on his temples.

Li Heng smiled and said, "Long time no see, Lord Guardian."

Chen Chao nodded, and in just a moment he understood why Li Heng appeared here. All his life, he had thought that he was the personal slave of His Majesty the Emperor and the Empress, so when these two were no longer in the capital, he did not

He wanted to serve his new master, so he chose to guard the mausoleum. But since he was their private slave, he wanted to see the Crown Prince, their only son, get married.

He was watching for the two of them.

Chen Chao said softly, "I was a little unsure at first, but now that I've met Mr. Li, I feel more confident."

Li Heng smiled and said, "The garrison commander can kill people and monsters without even raising his eyelids, so why do you feel so nervous about such a small matter?"

Chen Chao smiled and said nothing.

Li Heng thought for a moment and said softly, "Although your Highness is not as ambitious as your Majesty, this nostalgic nature is inherited from the Empress. I think the Empress will be very pleased if she is still alive."

Chen Chao walked forward and said calmly, "Your Highness is very good like this, and you don't have to deliberately learn from anyone."

Li Heng has a relationship with the Emperor and the Empress, so he can speak casually in many cases. He thought for a moment and said, "It's because of the presence of the garrison commander, otherwise it would be difficult for your Highness to be so."

Chen Chao thought for a moment and just said, "I'm here, I'll always be here."

Li Heng looked at Chen Chao and nodded. He was very relieved about this young man that the Emperor valued, otherwise it would be difficult for him to leave like that.

The two walked along the corridor all the way to the depths of the imperial city. Li Heng stopped and said softly, "Walk slowly, don't be in a hurry."

Chen Chao heard the implication of his words and did not speak, but walked slowly forward.

Li Heng stood there, looking at his back, feeling a little emotional, he still looked more like His Majesty.

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The ceremony began with a fixed process, all officials entered in a line, stood on both sides of the square, and separated the civil and military officials.

Far away, there was a place reserved for worshippers like Yu Xiyi in the capital of gods, but now there was only a little girl beside Yu Xiyi, and the rest of the cultivators knew not to join in the fun in front of this great swordsman.

Jiang Xiaoan looked around in the crowd, but didn't see her best friend, so she was a little unhappy. Yu Xiyi was about to coax her a few words, but who knew that the little girl spoke first and complained, "Master, I told you that you should be gentler to others on weekdays, and make people feel like spring breeze. Look, who dares to stand with us now?!"

Yu Xiyi scratched his head helplessly, thinking that this had nothing to do with me, it was these guys who were timid, but even though he thought so, Yu Xiyi could only be in front of his disciples. He nodded in front of her, "Yes, yes, I will change it. I will make sure that you are a person who makes people feel like spring breeze in the future."

Jiang Xiaoan did not give his master any face at all. After a snort, he shook his head and said, "I think Master will never be as spring breeze as Master Uncle in this life."

"Who?!"

Yu Xiyi almost vomited blood. If this little girl talked about others, he would listen, but if it was Chen Chao, Yu Xiyi just wanted to ask his disciple, how did he see that guy was as spring breeze? !

But he made up his mind not to quarrel with his disciple. Yu Xiyi quickly changed the subject and asked, "Xiaoan, go back to Jianzong with Master in a few days. These days, many of your uncles have written to you and said they want to see you."

The little girl was not in a good mood and said casually, "Let's talk about it later."

Yu Xiyi did not ask any more questions, but just nodded silently, thinking that after he led his apprentice back to Jianzong, he would definitely make those people bleed heavily.

Whatever sword moves are not passed down, you must show them to me!

"Master, look, Uncle Master is coming out!"

Jiang Xiaoan suddenly shouted, bringing Yu Xiyi back to his senses. He looked up and saw Chen Chao coming out from the height and standing there.

Yu Xiyi said, "This guy is really a decent person!"

Jiang Xiaoan said dissatisfiedly, "Master, it's like a spring breeze!"

Yu Xiyi nodded and quickly changed his words, "Yes, yes, yes, I mean your Uncle Master Chen is a handsome man!"

And on the height, after Chen Chao stood still, Wu Xinyue, surrounded by palace people, came to the square in a palace dress.

Chen Chao looked at this woman who was older than him but also called him brother, and nodded slightly.

Wu Xinyue smiled and returned the greeting.

Chen Chao quietly waited for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to come out of the hall.

Slowly came to Chen Chao's side, but took a step down and stood on the steps.

Li Heng came from one side, holding the imperial seal.

Chen Chao took the imperial seal and handed it to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not reach out to take it. He smiled and said, "Brother, can you say a few words?"

Chen Chao looked at his childish brother in front of him, thought about it, and decided to say something from his heart.

"A long time ago, I lived by the Wei River, looking at the Wei River every day, thinking that it would be good to live my life like this. Later, there was a flood in Weizhou, and I had no choice but to flee to the north, fleeing from the famine. I saw many tragic scenes on the way. People eating people is not a thing in the history books, but a story that happened right in front of me. So you, you must be a good emperor and govern Daliang well. Don't let such things happen again."

"After returning from Cangzhou, I still lived in Weizhou. At that time, what I thought was that one day I would succeed in my practice and destroy the Chongming Sect. In my life, it is not an exaggeration to say that I will never give up, but at the beginning I didn't think about going back.

City of Gods, why? Probably because I think this matter is too difficult, and I don’t have much affection for my father. As for my brother, he has never regarded me as his younger brother. And my mother wanted to die on her own, so I feel sorry for you and Your Majesty. I can't say I have any grudges, but I was forced to have no choice. When I came to Shendu, I began to wonder whether I should do something. Because at that time, I was not sure of His Majesty's thoughts. If Your Majesty wanted to kill me, I would have to protect myself. "

"But then you also knew that His Majesty was very good to me, so I had no reason to mention the matter of revenge. It was just that your brother plotted against me at every turn, and I killed him later. It was not considered forced, because in After that night, he was destined to be unable to do anything else, but I could not do anything to the person who had harmed me, so I went to kill him that night."

Having said this, Chen Chao looked into His Highness the Crown Prince's eyes and said with emotion, "Actually, if you also have hatred for me, I will stay away from the court. Maybe I will return to Weizhou, or maybe I will go somewhere else, but I have no plans." I will kill you again, but I will definitely not do what I am doing now.”

"This is what I thought in my heart. I have never told His Majesty, but fortunately it didn't happen."

Chen Chao looked at His Highness the Crown Prince and said softly, "After my mother left, I thought I would be alone without any relatives, but then I met Nan Du, His Majesty, Sister Huang, and you. "

At this moment, Chen Chao wanted to reach out and rub the prince's head, but after thinking about it, he gave up and just said, "If you are born in an ordinary family, as an elder brother, I will naturally protect you for the rest of your life, but in this imperial family , you have to learn to grow up, there are countless people on your shoulders, you have to take good care of them."

Chen Chao saw His Highness the Crown Prince's eyes filled with tears before he smiled and said, "But I will try my best to stay with you for a while and shield you from the wind and rain."

"But if one day, I take the first step, you will have to walk the rest of the road well alone."

Chen Chao suddenly smiled, "No, don't you have someone to go hand in hand with now?"

Saying this, Chen Chao handed the treasure to His Highness the Crown Prince.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the treasure, looked up at Chen Chao and said with a smile, "Brother, don't think about leaving by yourself, wait for me."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "As the prince, as the prince, and as the helmsman of the Liang Dynasty, you have a lot of things to do and have to do, but you must remember that when you get along with her, forget about your own As a matter of fact, you are just her husband, nothing more.”

Living in the world, there will always be countless identities. What is rare is that when facing different people, they always know what identity they should face.

Chen Chao thought about it and said, "She has sacrificed a lot for you. If you have a quarrel on weekdays, you can give in. Don't let her feel cold and make her feel that the choice she made was not worth it. But you can't just give in for the sake of tolerance." , you have to think carefully about the balance and grasp it yourself.”

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said helplessly, "Brother, why are you acting like a woman now?"

Chen Chao laughed angrily and said, "My aunt and the emperor's sister should have said this, but they are not here. If I don't tell you, who will tell you."

When mentioning his sister and mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's eyes were a little gloomy, but he quickly wiped away the emotion and instead smiled and said, "Brother, I have kept it all in mind, but if I don't think about it clearly one day in the future, I still need some advice from my brother.”

Chen Chao smiled and said nothing. How could he not know the intention of this guy's words?

It's nothing more than persuading him not to take his own life seriously. In this vast territory, he only has one brother.

Chen Chao reminded the Crown Prince that it was time to visit his Crown Princess.

His Highness the Crown Prince took a deep breath, turned around and walked down, came to Wu Xinyue, handed over everything in his hand, and said with a smile, "Xinyue, from now on, we are a family."

Wu Xinyue took the treasure and nodded slightly, "I will assist Your Highness well from now on."

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled slightly.

All the officials knelt down and worshiped, and the newly appointed Prime Minister took the lead in congratulating him.

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After the ceremony, Chen Chao and his three disciples walked out of the palace and stopped for a moment at the entrance of the palace. The guardian envoy walked over quickly and came to the side of Li Heng who was about to guard the mausoleum again. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak. Stop again.

Li Heng knew what Chen Chao was going to say, so he shook his head and said, "I am half-disabled. How long can I hold on even if I force myself to hold on? I am not a young man like you. I still have so much time. Let me give it up as soon as I can." In the future, a new generation will replace the old one, so there is no need to hold on and not give up the throne.”

It turns out that after the ceremony, this Li Heng has officially resigned from the position of Chief Priest of Ceremonies. In other words, after today, whether he returns to the palace or not, he will not be the one who is respected and feared by countless internal servants. Eunuch Li.

Li Heng looked at Chen Chao and joked, "I watched His Highness get married, but I don't know when I can see you get married."

Chen Chao didn't say a word.

Li Heng patted Chen Chao on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, I'm leaving. You are still young and can carry this big beam on your shoulders. Please bear it for a while longer. This is a shameless request for us old guys." "

"Mr. Li, please don't worry."

Chen Chao arched his hands.

Li Heng turned around and walked a few steps, then suddenly turned around and said, "By the way, I heard that you said something bold in the north?"

Chen Chao asked, "What does Mr. Li think is wrong?"

Li Heng shook his head and said, "I don't think there is anything wrong. I have no doubt that one day, you will do what you say."

, However, when the time comes, heroism will be heroic, but it will not be a good thing for the people of the world. So I just hope that one day, you, Chen Chao, will become the invincible warrior, Daliang will become that unprecedented dynasty, and the entire human race will be able to accomplish things that have never been done before! "

After saying this, Li Heng turned around and left without any hesitation.

Chen Chao stood there and said goodbye silently.

"This guy, when he says these few words, he still has some air."

Yu Xiyi didn't know when he came here. He picked his ears, tilted his head, and said with a smile, "I heard that this person is still a forgetful person?"

There are very few women in the world who forget their worries, but there will still be some. But when it comes to eunuchs becoming the most oblivious to their worries, this one in front of me is probably the only one.

Chen Chao rolled his eyes at Yu Xiyi. For his friend, he felt helpless most of the time.

Yu Xiyi touched his stubble and suggested, "Let's find a place to have a drink? I happen to be a little greedy."

Chen Chao looked at Yu Xiyi, shook his head, and said seriously, "Do me a favor."

Yu Xiyi was startled, then took a few steps back, looking as if he had seen a ghost, "You can just talk, but don't be so serious. I feel scared every time I see you so serious."

Actually, thinking about it, every time Chen Chaobi solemnly told him that he wanted to help, it was almost like gambling with his life. He killed Yin Li before and then killed Wu Hao. How could anything be easy?

Chen Chao grinned, "Don't be afraid. This time I'm not asking you to kill the Sword Sect leader. The Ministry of Industry has a group of armors. You can escort them to the northern border to avoid any problems on the way."

Before, Daliang would never have had the capital to be escorted by a great swordsman, but now, it was different.

Yu Xiyi breathed a sigh of relief. This matter was okay and not a big trouble.

"There will probably always be forged armors at the Ministry of Industry. The first batch of armors, five thousand pieces, should be sent to the north first."

Chen Chao smiled and said, "By the time you return to the Divine Capital, I guess the second batch will not be too different. You can rest for a few days and wait until the second batch is almost ready before making another trip."

"Wait a minute, from what you're saying, it's not just one batch or two batches?"

Yu Xiyi is not that stupid. In fact, no matter how stupid a person is, he will not be that stupid if he has been with Chen Chao for a long time.

Chen Chao praised, "Sword Immortal Yu is so smart."

"That's it, who am I, Yu Xiyi, how can I not know your kid's thoughts?"

Yu Xiyi smiled proudly.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "I think this burden is not something that ordinary people can shoulder. Only you, Yu Da Sword Immortal, have this ability. If it were anyone else, I'm afraid it wouldn't be possible."

Yu Xiyi also nodded with deep understanding and said, "Now that you say it, it makes sense. Apart from me, there seems to be no one else doing this job."

Jiang Xiaoan covered his face and lamented, his master, in front of Uncle Chen, will probably be shorter than him for the rest of his life.

Yu Qingfeng's face was full of gloating. Look, what's the use of being high? It's not just to be fooled by his master.

As a result, as soon as he thought of this, Chen Chao turned to look at Yu Qingfeng and said with a smile, "Less, you go with your Uncle Yu, it can be considered as training."

"ah?!"

Yu Qingfeng cried sadly and said miserably, "Master, my injuries haven't healed yet."

"How else can I train?"

Chen Chao had a straight face and a non-negotiable expression.

Yu Qingfeng pulled He Liang and said pitifully, "Then let Xiao He go with me?"

"Xiao He has just gone out, and he still needs to digest what he has seen along the way. It's just you and your uncle Yu, let's take a walk and take a good look."

After Chen Chao decided on the matter, he looked at Yu Xiyi and said with a smile, "Do you want to take Xiao An with you? If not, I will take care of it for you in Shendu."

Yu Xiyi originally had no intention of taking Jiang Xiaoan with him, but after listening to Chen Chao's words, he quickly waved his hands and said, "No, I don't worry about leaving her in the capital of the gods!"

Jiang Xiaoan actually wanted to take a look, but she didn't want to be alone. She looked at Ning Qingnian beside her, who nodded slightly.

"Uncle Master, let Qing Nian come with me!"

When Jiang Xiaoan said this, Yu Xiyi suddenly felt troubled again.

Chen Chao glanced at it and Ning Qingnian nodded.

Chen Chao smiled and said, "Then it would be all trouble for Sword Immortal Yu. If it weren't for Sword Immortal Yu, I wouldn't be worried about others."

Yu Xiyi cursed, but in the end he did not shirk, but agreed to the matter.

But in the end, the Great Sword Immortal asked curiously, "You are in the capital of the gods, what else is important?"

Chen Chao thought for a while, shook his head and said, "Things have been arranged. I will go into seclusion during these days to see if I can take a step forward."

Yu Xiyi's eyes widened and he cursed, "Beast!"

Jiang Xiaoan was dissatisfied and said, "Master, I want to be like a spring breeze!"

Chen Chao laughed.

Although he said so, he was actually not sure about breaking the situation.

But you still have to try it if you are not sure, because now the demon clan has no time to delay, and the war is about to break out.

There is no time.

Chen Chao sighed.