Longevity Martial Arts Begins by Taking Care of the Queen

Chapter 41

Zhuo Ming Yuan.

"Haha~ Gentlemen, Ze is not late, is he?" Cao Ze's loud words came from the door, which cheered up the ministers seated in the palace.

Before the person arrives, the sound arrives first.

Soon, the officials saw the two people walking through the courtyard and heading towards the main hall. The young man in the lead was majestic and handsome, and the maid behind him was beautiful and had a cold expression.

The eyes of the officials only glanced at the maid, and then all focused on the cavalry general Cao Ze.

Today, Cao Ze is wearing a light red uniform, with a tall and straight posture, a sword on his waist, a calm and unhurried expression, and a strong and graceful step when walking.

Coupled with the head start, Cao Ze was like a general returning in triumph, pressing forward step by step with the momentum of a great victory, which caused considerable psychological pressure on the officials in the palace.

"What a great Cao Shaoqing!" The ministers in the palace secretly thought in their hearts and put away their contempt.

Cao Zeka's arrival at the right time can be said to be just right. It will not run out of time, and it can also give the ministers a hint: the big shot will appear last.

At this moment, the ministers were already in place, and the general Chu Yuan was also sitting at the head. Cao Ze came last, and his performance was as he suggested.

When Cao Ze arrived, everyone was focused on him. He gained the upper hand first, and then suppressed his momentum. His aura reached its peak, and every step he took seemed to be stepping on the hearts of the ministers.

Arriving at the entrance of the main hall, Cao Ze paused for a moment, glanced at the whole place, and immediately knew what was going on.

As expected, there is no good banquet, and it is most likely a Hongmen Banquet.

There were many soldiers guarding the courtyard, and the ceremonial guards were majestic. Officials from the Chu Yuan camp would lose their momentum when they entered, so Cao Ze did the opposite.

In Cao Ze's perception, there are many masters hidden in other places in Zhuomingyuan, including at least two grand masters.

On both sides of the entrance of the hall, there were about ten followers of many ministers. Cao Ze only knew Ding Zhuo's adopted son Lu Fengxian and Dong Yuan's adopted son Niu Dun.

Except for Lu Fengxian and Niu Dun, six of the other nine people outside the palace were implicitly hostile to Cao Ze. Obviously, the masters of these six people were not loyal to Emperor Qian.

Among the eleven entourage present, there is one Grand Master of Heaven and Humanity, three Grand Masters, and the others are all minor Grand Masters. It can be considered that there is only one Grand Master and two minor Grand Masters on Cao Ze's side.

"Qian Emperor's power is really weak." Cao Ze complained in his heart.

In the main hall, there were about thirty important civil and military officials of the Great Qian Dynasty, looking at Cao Ze at the door with different expressions. General Chu Yuan, Liangzhou Governor Dong Yuan, Bingzhou Governor Ding Zhuo, Ting Wei Zuo Zongdao, Guanglu Xun Li Hanlin and others were included.

Among these people, Cao Ze only felt six friendly eyes. These six people were loyal to Emperor Qian. The others were roughly divided into three camps, the Chu Yuan camp, the Three Kings camp and the neutral camp.

Facing the scrutiny of the ministers in the palace, Cao Ze was unafraid, with a calm and calm expression. He glanced at the ministers on both sides and walked towards the only empty seat. From beginning to end, he never glanced at Chu Yuan who was sitting in the first place.

The seat arranged by Chu Yuan for Cao Ze was the third one on the right. Opposite him was Ding Zhuo, the governor of Bingzhou, and Dong Yuan, the governor of Liangzhou, was sitting next to him. Not all the officials in front of him were senior to Cao Ze. Unruly.

Since Chu Yuan had no good intentions, Cao Ze didn't bother to pretend. It was the Hongmen Banquet anyway, so he wanted to see what Chu Yuan could do.

A hint of gloom flashed in Chu Yuan's eyes. From the moment Cao Ze appeared to when he sat down, he was very dissatisfied.

It's okay to make a big show of yourself outside the palace, but when you enter the palace, you bring a female guard with you. What do you want to do?Didn't you see the entourage and guards of the ministers waiting outside the palace?
The people from the Chu Yuan family looked at Cao Ze with dissatisfaction, the officials from the Qiandi family were a little worried, and the officials from the Three Kings family and the neutral ones looked at Cao Ze meaningfully.

"Shaoqing, you're here, let us wait." Tingwei Zuo Zong saw that the atmosphere was not right and was the first to speak.He was loyal to Emperor Qian, and Emperor Qian had asked him to help Cao Ze more before coming.

Cao Ze took a quick glance and recognized the speaker as Tingwei Zuo Zongdao, so he smiled kindly and said, "I've met Mr. Zuo."

"My residence is far away from Zhuomingyuan. I was almost late if I hurried and took my time. Please forgive me, sir."

Although Cao Ze's reason was far-fetched, Chu Yuan still accepted it and took a deep look at Cao Ze. Chu Yuan snorted coldly in his heart and prepared to settle the score with him later.

"Cough cough~"

Chu Yuan coughed twice, attracting everyone's attention, and said calmly: "This banquet is to welcome General Cao. Since General Cao has arrived, let's start the banquet."

After Chu Yuan spoke, the others naturally stopped causing trouble. They stood up one after another, holding the wine glasses on the desk, saying "To the great general" in their mouths, clinking a glass with Chu Yuanxu, and drank it all before sitting down.

Cao Ze didn't. He enjoyed the fine wine and food by himself. He didn't get up or make a toast. He just glanced at the whole place with his peripheral vision and sneered secretly.

Cao Ze could more or less guess the purpose of Chu Yuan's grand banquet today, and it must have something to do with him. He just came to Beijing yesterday, and Chu Yuan invited him to the banquet today.

Cao Ze was in the limelight yesterday, and Chu Yuan wanted to suppress his prestige today. Of course, this was just one of them, Chu Yuan must have a more important purpose.

As the general of the dynasty, he had extremely powerful authority. Even if Chu Yuan was dissatisfied with him, he would not be able to make a big fight over a trivial matter at the gate of the city yesterday.

The purpose behind Chu Yuan is the highlight. Cao Ze wants to know what medicine is in his gourd.

Chu Yuan had noticed Cao Ze's disrespect a long time ago. He was getting angry in his heart and his face remained calm. He seemed not to notice Cao Ze's disrespectful behavior.

The banquet was full of people drinking and talking, all of which had nothing to do with government affairs. Until the banquet was about to end, Chu Yuan did not speak, which surprised Cao Ze and the officials.

Could it be that today is really just a reception party?

Soon, the maids came in and cleared the desks of the ministers. Cao Ze, who was full of wine and food, was also ready to leave.

There were many people who had the same idea as Cao Ze. Those from the Qiandi Department were naturally relieved. Those from the Chu Yuan Department did not know what Chu Yuan was trying to do. Ministers from the Neutral Department secretly said that it was a pity that there was no good show.

"Gentlemen, please wait!" Chu Yuan's voice rang in the hall, like a yellow bell, deafening and enlightening.

Cao Ze, Zuo Zongdao and others sat down again and looked at Chu Yuan expressionlessly.

"Gentlemen, your Majesty is currently too weak to support the ancestral temple. Rumors are spreading everywhere, and he is not strong enough to control the four directions. I want to depose the emperor and establish a new one, and select talents from the clan. Is there anyone who won't follow?"

Chu Yuan stood up, his powerful aura covering the entire hall, making the ministers' breath stagnate.

The expressions of all the civil and military ministers changed. Except for Ding Zhuo, Dong Yuan and others who had known about it in advance, the other ministers were shocked and angry. Zuo Zongdao and others were about to rebuke angrily, but Chu Yuan just snorted coldly, and the ministers were filled with murderous intent. As silent as a cicada.

Just as Zuo Zongdao was about to stand up regardless, another minister winked at him and then looked at Cao Ze. Zuo Zongdao immediately held back.

A satisfied smile appeared on Chu Yuan's face. His eyes scanned the whole place, and finally landed on Cao Ze, who looked calm. He said calmly: "General Cao, what do you think?"

(End of this chapter)