Longevity Martial Arts Begins by Taking Care of the Queen

Chapter 35 The General and Emperor Qian
On the way, Cao Ze and Cao Zhengyu split up. He went to see Emperor Qian, while Cao Zhengyu went to the Chariot General's Mansion given by Emperor Qian to investigate the situation.

Cao Ze's carriage drove all the way from the inner city through the capital city, the imperial city, and finally entered the palace city. Under the guidance of the eunuch, Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei walked in the palace.

The leading eunuch wanted Xue Ningmei to take off his sword. Foreign ministers in the palace were not allowed to carry weapons. Xue Ningmei ignored the eunuch's words, but it was Cao Ze who spoke, and the leading eunuch reluctantly agreed.

As a cavalry general, Cao Ze not only commanded the capital guards, but also the palace guards under his command. He was qualified to give orders.

When Cao Ze entered the palace, the news spread throughout Zhengjing City instantly.

Since Cao Ze arrived in the capital, his every move has attracted a lot of attention. Every moment, many people are speculating on Cao Ze's behavior and want to see whether this young cavalry general can shoulder this important task.

The capital, the General's Mansion.

General Chu Yuan summoned Chang Shi, Sima and several staff to discuss secretly.

"General, Cao Zeye has entered the palace to meet the emperor. Do we want to take any action?" Chang Shi looked at Chu Yuan's face and spoke first.

Chu Yuan was silent.

"Why don't you kill him?" Sima made a gesture of wiping his neck.

Cao Ze is just an ordinary person, and there are no other masters around him except Cao Zhengyu, the peak master. It is not difficult for them to kill Cao Ze secretly.

As the general of the Daqian Dynasty, Chu Yuan was not only a great master of heaven and man, but also had great masters of heaven and man under his command, and there were even more powerful masters and lesser masters.

"No." Chu Yuan shook his head.

Cao Ze is easy to deal with, but the Chenliu Cao family behind Cao Ze is not easy to deal with.

He still hasn't figured out Chenliu Cao's true intentions. Is he really on the side of Emperor Qian?
If this is the case, Cao Zhengge should take action in person. If he wants to challenge him by sending an heir to lead the army, he would be underestimating Chu Yuan.

Although the Chenliu Cao family is low-key, Cao Zhengge is well-known, and his strength, power, and skills are extremely high. It is impossible for him to be underestimated.

Perhaps the Chenliu Cao family had ulterior motives, and sending Cao Ze to Beijing under the imperial edict was just a cover.

The Chenliu Cao family was not his mortal enemy. If Chu Yuan could win over him, there was no need for Chu Yuan to kill Cao Ze. This would completely offend the Chenliu Cao family.

Chang Shi and Sima looked at each other and did not mention this matter again.

"General, Lord Ding and Lord Dong said they would come to visit in the evening. Do you want to receive them?" Sima said at this time.

"Let's meet. You can make arrangements later." Chu Yuan thought for a while and said.

Originally, he did not plan to meet Dong Yuan, the governor of Liangzhou, and Ding Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, on the first day. Although these two people were on his side, they came to see him immediately after entering the capital. This would cause great confusion. criticism.

However, Chu Yuan knew that Ding Zhuo suffered from Cao Ze under Mingxuan's sect. Pan Hu, who was not doing well, reported him immediately afterwards. Chu Yuan wanted to hear the person's views on Cao Ze in order to better understand him. Be clear about its reality and intentions.

Thinking of the little farce at Mingxuan Clan, Chu Yuan couldn't help but think of the woman Ye Jianjia, and suddenly felt a little unhappy.

No matter how much he tried to win her over, this woman showed no sign. The only good thing was that Ye Jianjia was not on Emperor Qian's side, otherwise Chu Yuan would not have dared to be so presumptuous in the capital.

After pondering for a while, Chu Yuan said: "I heard that Xie Jianfeng and Wen Ruyan from Yujian Villa also came to Beijing? Are they riding with Cao Ze?"

"Yes, Cao Ze kindly invited Xie Jianfeng. It seemed hard to refuse." Chang Shi replied immediately.

Chu Yuan nodded slightly. He attached great importance to Yujian Villa, the top sect in Leizhou. It would be bad if he sided with Emperor Qian. Fortunately, they knew each other and could see the situation clearly.

"Gentlemen, I want to dethrone the emperor and establish a new one, what do you think?" Chu Yuan's eyes moved slightly and he expressed his inner thoughts.

Everyone present was shocked. They were all Chu Yuan's confidants and had known that Chu Yuan had such thoughts, but this was the first time they heard Chu Yuan say it publicly.

While several people were thinking deeply, an aide smiled lightly and said, "General, I have a plan." "Let me tell you." Chu Yuan said immediately.

"Cavalry General Cao Ze arrived in Beijing today. As a general, you can entertain him and many ministers to a banquet to suppress his limelight. At the same time, you can test the attitude of the ministers towards this matter before taking action."

After pondering for a while, Chu Yuan nodded and said, "Yes."

Palace, Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Under the guidance of the eunuch, Cao Ze arrived outside the Yangxin Hall.

A palace maid went in to report, and soon a decree came for Cao Ze to come in and have an audience.

Cao Ze and Xue Ningmei strode into the Yangxin Palace, while a group of palace maids and eunuchs stood guard outside the palace.

Entering the Yangxin Hall, Cao Ze did not see Emperor Qian. He sensed it, but found that his five senses were severely blocked and he could only sense a radius of about ten feet. He thought that there was some important treasure in the Yangxin Hall or the palace that could interfere with the strong. of the five senses.

Cao Ze was not surprised by this. Daqian has been a country for thousands of years and has a large territory. It is unknown how many rare treasures have been harvested over the years.

None of the Qian Emperors in the Daqian Dynasty has been assassinated to death. This kind of treasure that can interfere with the perception of the strong must have played a great role. Even the Grand Master and even the Supreme Grand Master sneaked into the palace and could not find the Emperor Qian. What can we say? Assassination?

Cao Ze didn't let Cao Ze wait long, two figures appeared in his perception, and soon came into Cao Ze's sight.

Walking in front was an extremely handsome and heroic young man, dressed in a splendid dragon robe. If he were a woman, she would definitely be peerless and gorgeous, and would be the most beautiful in the past and present.

Cao Ze looked specifically at Emperor Qian's neck and found an Adam's apple.

His eyes moved slightly, but he did not jump to any conclusion. There was a rumor in the capital that Emperor Qian was a woman. There must be a reason for this groundless rumor.

"I heard that Emperor Qian's name was Zhao Longji. This doesn't seem like a woman's name." Cao Ze thought secretly in his heart.

Suddenly, he felt a chill on his neck, as if a magic sword was pressed against his neck.

Cao Ze came back to his senses instantly and looked at the woman walking behind Emperor Qian. She was wearing a light green plain skirt and holding a sword in front of her heavy conscience. She had a beautiful face and a cold temperament.

Cao Ze's eyes flashed, and this woman's information came to mind.

Qingluan, Emperor Qian's personal bodyguard, has followed Emperor Qian since he was a child. The two are inseparable. He has no cultivation, but he has extremely high martial arts and is good at sealing throats with a sword. He once killed an eighth-level little grandmaster with a single sword.

Cao Ze investigated carefully and found that this woman indeed had no cultivation. There were only three possibilities.

The first is that he really has no cultivation, the second is that he has practiced an extremely advanced hidden cultivation method, and the third is that his cultivation is higher than Cao Ze, and it is difficult for Cao Ze to find him if he deliberately conceals it.

Cao Ze prefers the second possibility.

How can a person without cultivation kill an eighth-level little master with one sword?

Qingluan is not old, and the possibility of his cultivation being higher than that of Cao Ze is almost non-existent.

When Cao Ze's thoughts were racing, Emperor Qian had already sat down, and Qingluan stood behind him holding his sword.

"Your Majesty, Cao Ze, I have met you." Cao Ze bowed his hands and saluted Emperor Qian slightly.

Looking at Cao Ze in the palace, Emperor Qian said: "Cao Aiqing, you are finally here."

There was a hint of helplessness in Emperor Qian's tone, a bit of hope, and a few hints of strangeness.

(End of this chapter)