Text Chapter 1716: Qingzhu Takes Action

Xia Houtuo looked back at his son and saw Xia Houling staring at Miao Yi intently.

Po Jun frowned, while Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian squinted at Miao Yi almost simultaneously.

Tianmao Star Lord Pang Guan looked at Miao Yi with obvious surprise, and Marshal Luo Mang of Shenlu was even more surprised.

Even Xiahou Chengyu was speechless. This was the first time he saw such a madman in heaven, daring to do something official in front of His Majesty.

Mei Niang and her daughter were so shocked that they couldn't close their mouths. They actually wanted to jump from the position of the headquarter to the position of commander.

Master Qing looked down at Miao Yi coldly and said, "You are a small man, but you have a big appetite!"

Unexpectedly, Miao Yi continued to speak calmly, "This is just one of the bets. In fact, it is not a bet. It is just that I dare to ask your Majesty to show your favor! Since the four princes have set three restrictions for me, Naturally, I want to ask the four princes for a bet. If I can recruit 100,000 elite troops from the four armies, I hope the four princes can discuss it with the ministers and give up one prince from each of the four armies. The position is left to His Majesty’s discretion!”

As soon as these words came out, it was like setting off a storm in the palace. A small town actually wanted to decide the positions of the four marquises. It was simply too outrageous!

Qingzhu suddenly narrowed his eyes, and a bright light flashed in his eyes. Naturally, he would like to have a way to reduce the power of the four heavenly kings. In his eyes, the positions of the four princes are much more important than the position of the metropolis that Miao Yi wants. , compared with the position of Lord Marquis, it’s nothing!

Shangguan Qing and Sima Wentian looked at Miao Yi with truly amazing expressions, as did Po Jun and Wu Qu. They all showed admiration, seemingly praising this boy for his greatness!

In the eyes of Qingzhu's close associates, Miao Yi's bet seemed like a serious matter.

Xiahou Tuo put down his wine glass and slowly closed his eyes, wondering what he was thinking about.

Xiahou Chengyu glanced at the reaction of the Qing Master next to her and knew that Miao Yi's words had pleased the Qing Master. She looked at Miao Yi again with admiration in her eyes. Suddenly I felt that it was pleasing to the eye no matter how I looked at it. At this moment, she desperately hoped that Miao Yi could win the bet, so that in the future, the small ghost market directly under Tianni Palace would turn into a whole starry sky.

I don't know how many people were shocked and speechless. Mei Niang and her daughter didn't know whether they were shocked or worried, but they knew that Miao Yi's words had violated the interests of King Guangtian.

Kou Zheng also had an angry look on his face. Ying Wuman stood up suddenly and shouted angrily: "How brave! How dare you, a small town commander, to arbitrarily discuss the title of the Marquis!"

"I'm just talking about the stakes. It's not as serious as what Ying Aiqing said. How can he decide who will be the Marquis with just one sentence? If that's the case, I won't be the first to spare him!" Qingzhu said. , he waved his hand cheerfully towards Ying Wuman, indicating not to be so angry, with a rather amiable smile.

How could Ying Wuman give in easily on this point and pressed Miao Yi: "I just listen to you blindly asking for it. I wonder what corresponding bets you can make after losing?"

Miao Yi remained silent, and everyone in the palace was silent as well, looking at him. Master Qing looked at Miao Yi with a somewhat expectant look, hoping that this boy wouldn't do half the good deeds.

After a moment of silence, Miao Yi looked calm and said loudly: "I would like to offer you my head on my neck!"

Ying Wuman suddenly sneered. "If you lose, you will be falsely accusing the ministers of the dynasty. It will be a death penalty even if you don't have to surrender. What kind of bet is this?"

When things had progressed to this point, Miao Yi became extremely cautious, weighing his words in his mind, fearing that something unexpected might happen and his work would fall short.

Unexpectedly, his silence made Qingzhu speak again. Before Miao Yi could throw it out, Qingzhu laughed and said: "Today is Tianweng's birthday. This bet is very interesting. In order to cheer Tianweng up, . I also want to add some color to it. What does Tian Weng want?" He looked at Xiahou Tuo.

The ministers immediately knew what was going on. Knowing that the positions of the four princes had aroused the interest of Lord Qing, Lord Qing took action. All the ministers immediately responded with great vigor, and once they caught the loophole in Qingzhu's words, they would immediately launch a full-scale counterattack. As for Niu Youde, they don't care about it at all. What they really care about is the Qing Lord sitting on it.

Naturally, Xiahou Tuo would not get involved rashly at this time. He would not offend anyone by saying yes or no, so he immediately pushed it back. He said cheerfully: "Everything depends on His Majesty's holy judgment!"

"Okay! Then respect Tianweng's wishes and add to the celebration." The Qingzhu said this to Xiahou Chengyu, and Xiahou Chengyu naturally responded with a smile and nodded in agreement.

Master Qing stood up, stood with his hands behind his back, looked down at the ministers, glanced over and over again, his eyes were sharp, and he smiled unhurriedly: "Then I will add a bonus, what kind of bonus? Niu Youde has a small life. How can it be compared to the positions of the four princes? The weight of his life is a little lighter, and those who bet with him will suffer too much. So, I will also use the positions of the four princes to help him weigh the weight. If he loses, in addition to his head, I may decide the positions of the four princes by themselves. Is this fair? "

Fair ass! The ministers of the Fourth Army immediately understood Qingzhu's trick to take advantage. After the hunting in Youquan, the four armies of the Southeast, Southeast and Northwest took advantage of the opportunity of mobilizing the army to evacuate several Qingzhu's people. Imagine that once the war starts, the key star gate entrance and exit is controlled by Qingzhu's people. Qingzhu's people can easily kill them, but they can't kill them smoothly. Delaying the opportunity will be a fatal threat. That situation It would be strange if the four heavenly kings didn't eliminate the people guarding the vital parts first. Now Qingzhu is betting on several positions that are almost in name only. Isn't this taking advantage? What is taking advantage of?

The key is that Qingzhu has the power of decision that others do not have. No matter which four positions he loses or which four positions he wins, he can choose to attack at will.

Miao Yi was somewhat surprised. He did not expect that before he raised the bet, Qingzhu jumped out and paid for him to raise the bet out of his own pocket. But it was good that way, saving him trouble.

Guang Junan bowed his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the bet is too big. The four of us are just marquises. How can we take the power to decide the four marquis positions?"

Ying Wuman, Haoze, and Kou Zheng looked at each other and bowed their hands together, saying, "That's right, please withdraw your bet, Your Majesty."

However, everyone in the palace did not know that these four people now represent the four armies in the court. It's just that when they encountered this incident, they immediately used their low positions as a shield.

Qingzhu glanced at the other ministers, "You can't make the decision, your superiors can naturally make the decision." Since Miao Yi gave him a good opportunity to attack, how could he give up without seeing the truth?

Marshal Huang Hao of Wulu stood up and bowed to the emperor, saying, "Your Majesty, how can you treat court official titles and marquisate as a joke? If this gets out, where will the face of the Heavenly Court be? This trend cannot be allowed to continue. Please take back your order!"

Qingzhu wants to save face, but he also needs to consider the cost-effectiveness. Besides, he will gain face if he gets the advantage. Upon hearing this, Qingzhu's face darkened slightly, "Now you know where the face of the Heavenly Court is? Were you dozing off just now? When the four of them jumped out one by one to negotiate with Niu Youde, where were you? Now you know that this trend cannot be allowed to continue? Huanghao, I ask you, what is your intention? Could it be that you are the one who stopped the Ghost City General Town from recruiting people behind the scenes?" The voice suddenly echoed in the hall.

This made the Marshal's wife Sheng Huaiyu, who was sitting next to Huanghao, tremble with fear, and also made a group of ministers speechless. Who knew that things would turn out like this with Niu Youde before?

Huang Hao said: "Your Majesty, calm down. I have never done anything to stop the Ghost City General Town from recruiting people."

"What about you?" Qingzhu waved his hand and pointed to the hall, "Why are you all silent? Have you made up your mind to stop the Ghost City General Town from recruiting people behind the scenes?"

Seeing that Qingzhu forced the ministers to express their opinions, the four representatives sent by the Four Heavenly Kings naturally could not sit back and watch the matter become a foregone conclusion. Haoze bowed and said loudly: "Your Majesty, this bet is between the four of us and Niu Youde, and has nothing to do with the ministers."

Qingzhu sneered and nodded, "Well said! Since it is a bet between the four of you and Niu Youde, it just so happens that the four of you are sitting in the position of marquis, you are willing to accept the loss. If the four of you lose, I will deprive the four of your marquis titles!" Pointing at the four people, and then at the crowd, "What do you think?"

As soon as these words came out, Haoze secretly groaned.

The ministers also sighed in silence. Compared with the kings, these people are so much younger. It is meaningless to say this now. If they really want to deprive these four of their titles, that would be nonsense. No matter whether the bet wins or loses, the ministers present will not let these four take this risk. Being forced to this point by the Lord of Green, everyone can see that the Lord of Green will not give up until the bet is formed today.

Marshal Zilu Tengfei stood up, laughed, and first eased the tense atmosphere in the hall, then bowed to the Lord of Green and said: "Your Majesty, gambling in the court is indeed not allowed to continue, but your majesty said something well. Today is the birthday banquet of the Heavenly Weng. A small bet is to liven up the birthday banquet. It will not be repeated next time! So I am willing to respond to your majesty to join in the fun and restrain my subordinates from interfering with the recruitment of people in the ghost market."

He was giving Huang Hao a way out and also avoiding risks for Ying Wuman.

"I second the motion to liven up the fun!" Marshal Cheng Taize of Choulu also stood up in response.

"I second the motion to help cheer us up!"

"I second the motion to help cheer us up!"

A group of ministers stood up and responded. In the end, they all wanted to protect the four people.

After the ministers expressed their opinions, Qingzhu nodded with satisfaction, "Okay! One year later, I and the ministers will see the results and make a fair judgment!"

But Huang Hao bowed and said, "Your Majesty, making trouble in the Li Palace should not be allowed to continue. Ying Wuque and Niu Youde each have their own reasons. I suggest that someone be selected to investigate this matter strictly to rectify the rules and regulations!"

After these words came out, many people were moved again. They understood Huang Hao's intention. This was to use the investigation to delay the gambling game. Maybe he could do something in the process of the investigation to kill Niu Youde directly, and the gambling game would naturally collapse.

A group of ministers were about to respond, but Qingzhu had already taken the initiative and said, "No matter who is right, the noise and trouble in the Li Palace could have been settled if the party in the right had been patient, but some people just ignored the majesty of the emperor! No matter what the result of the investigation is, I will punish them first! Today, for the sake of Tianweng's great joy, I don't want to kill anyone and spoil the fun, but I can escape the death penalty, but I can't forgive the living crime. Come, drag these two people away and give them ten lashes each!" (~^~)