Huangxiu

Chapter 769 Establishing Prestige
"Uncle Jiu, who exactly is this Lord Xiao Ming?"

"He's a lunatic!"

"Um--?"

"He hates us so much that he wants to kill us all!"

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

"The previous generation's Ming Hou also died in this way!"

"There's a grudge, someone died in our hands?"

"Well, the previous generation of Ming Hou died in our hands... Well done!"

Chu Zhiyuan frowned.

The composition of an imperial court is complex and there are all kinds of people.

There are those who are gentle towards the Yujing Dynasty, some who are tough, and some who are even extremely tough.

Lord Xiao Ming is an extreme hardliner and very troublesome.

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and said, "So, he was the one who released the news?"

"Deliberately to embarrass you, to humiliate you, and to undermine your reputation."

"Force me to do it?"

"Yes." Chu Hongwei sneered, "It means forcing you to take the initiative, so that he can take the opportunity to cripple you or even kill you."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned: "Do you really dare to kill me? ... The twelfth princess can't suppress him?"

Chu Hongwei snorted, "If he could really suppress it, would he dare to be so presumptuous?"

Chu Zhiyuan nodded slowly: "Does he have anything else to rely on?"

"No matter how outstanding Her Royal Highness the Twelfth Princess is, she is only a princess after all, not a prince."

"Which prince is behind him?"

"Third Prince."

"The third prince... Li Yongning?"

"It is him... This Third Prince has amazing qualifications and talents, and is extremely famous, far surpassing the First and Second Princes."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned: "He and the Twelfth Princess..."

"They are both born from the same mother, and are both the legitimate son and daughter of the current queen."

"I thought they were enemies, but they turned out to be siblings."

"He obviously doesn't think highly of you, Zhao'er," Chu Hongwei sneered, "so he allowed his subordinates to humiliate you."

"To humiliate me is also to humiliate the twelfth princess?"

"You haven't gotten married yet. If you were married, it would be different."

"He wants to disrupt the marriage, right?"

Chu Zhiyuan saw through Li Yongning's intention at a glance. Humiliating himself was not the ultimate goal, but destroying this marriage was.

He then laughed and said, "Is he dissatisfied with the emperor?"

"He doesn't have the guts to oppose the emperor, but if I can make you give up, it would be best if I could replace you with Marquis Xiao Ming."

"Lord Xiao Ming..."

"You are no match for him." Chu Hongwei said, "Don't even think about fighting him."

Chu Zhiyuan raised his eyebrows.

Chu Hongwei said: "You are a martial arts genius, but this little Ming Hou is different."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "He is also a martial arts genius, not inferior to me?"

"That's right." Chu Hongwei said, "He is ten years older than you. When he was your age, he had already entered the Spiritual Transformation Realm and became a Venerable."

Chu Zhiyuan's face was solemn.

It seems that Xiao Minghou's words are not groundless. Now it seems that he is indeed three points better.

"It's probably the second level now, the second level of the Spiritual Transformation Realm. It's hard for you to defeat him now."

Chu Zhiyuan nodded.

In the Qi Transformation Realm and the Mood Transformation Realm, it is not uncommon for the first level to defeat the second or even third level.

The first and second levels of the Spirit Transformation Realm require a long period of practice, so the difference in power is naturally huge.

Of course, there are some geniuses who can do better with low revs than with high revs, but it is also a fact that there is a big power gap.

Chu Hongwei said: "What we should worry about now is not that you challenge him, but that he challenges you."

Chu Zhiyuan frowned and pondered.

Just as Chu Hongwei said, Lord Xiao Ming not only extremely hates the Yujing Dynasty, but also serves under the Third Prince, and also admires the Twelfth Princess.

If I hear that I have arrived, I will definitely find a way to challenge myself.

"Zhao'er, you'd better not show up."

"It's unavoidable after all." Chu Zhiyuan shook his head: "What kind of martial arts did he practice?"

"The Eternal King Sutra."

"..."

"His defense is extremely strong and it is difficult to break it. We all call Ming Hou the Stone King."

"Stone King... is as hard as a rock!"

"Hard..." Chu Zhiyuan thought thoughtfully.

He quickly thought of a way to break the defense in his mind. Which of his secret techniques could be used to break the defense?
It seems not.

Great Light Fist?

The Great Demon Subduing Seal?

Autumn Water Divine Sword?

Or the Dragon Palm?
"What level have you reached in your Great Light Fist?"

"Transformation into a spirit."

"Um--?"

“Just barely evolved to the spirit level.” Chu Zhiyuan said.

In fact, it has already reached the perfection of the spiritual level and there is no further to go.

The next step is to enter the virtual level.

But entering the Void level is completely different. It is impossible to enter the Void without transforming the artistic conception.

Its state and existence cannot be understood, so there is nothing to understand.

Normally speaking, for the Venerable and below, the Spiritual Transformation level is already the limit of martial arts.

"Good boy!" Chu Hongwei said in amazement, "It's more powerful than I thought. If it's the Great Light Fist at the Spiritual Transformation level, it might work."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "I only have the Great Light Fist at the Spiritualization level, the others are far from it...Can the Great Light Fist at the Spiritualization level break his defense?"

"Our Great Light Fist is one of the best fists to break defenses...it should work!"

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and said, "Then I feel relieved."

"Hey, I can rest assured! ... Zhao'er, if you are abandoned in this city, I, as your uncle, will be blamed." "This is none of your business, Uncle Jiu."

"I failed to fulfill my duty of reminding you and failed to help you avoid him. That is my responsibility."

"Uncle Jiu, don't worry. If you really can't beat me, just run away. You can always escape."

"He has strong defense and excellent Qinggong. It seems like he has mastered a unique skill and his body movements are incredibly fast."

"That's really tough."

Chu Hongwei said: "Otherwise, this young Marquis Ming wouldn't be so famous."

Chu Zhiyuan said: "This is what everyone wants."

"It's almost the same. Except for the subordinates of the eldest and second princes, everyone else would think that Lord Xiao Ming is more suitable to be the twelfth prince consort."

Chu Zhiyuan said slowly: "Uncle Jiu, do you have any detailed information about him? ... And also about the other princes, princesses, and dignitaries."

"I put it in a yard." Chu Hongwei took out a piece of plain paper from his arms and handed it to him.

Chu Zhiyuan had already seen that this was a map with markings on it.

"It contains detailed introductions to Lord Xiaoming and several princes, as well as powerful people who need to be watched out for. It should be of some use to you."

"Thank you, Uncle Jiu!" Chu Zhiyuan said.

"Why should we be polite to each other?"

"Uncle Jiu, don't worry. I won't look for you often." Chu Zhiyuan said, "Don't let Uncle Jiu get in trouble and ruin all the hard work you've put in over the years."

In the eyes of outsiders, Chu Hongwei is a martial arts fanatic who practices in seclusion all year round and never shows himself in front of others.

Only a handful of people knew that he had sneaked into Phoenix Imperial City for decades and single-handedly supported the intelligence network of Phoenix Imperial City.

Over the years, he has made great contributions.

The saying that brothers fight together to fight tigers, and fathers and sons fight together, is vividly demonstrated in the Yujing Dynasty.

Some key positions are often held by the emperor's brothers.

Such as the Shenwu Department, the City Guard Department, the Supervisory Department, and other departments.

Most of them are controlled by the royal family.

"You are quite clever." Chu Hongwei said with a smile, "If you have any problem, just come to me. Don't worry about anything else!"

If Chu Zhiyuan hadn't said this, he wouldn't want Chu Zhiyuan to look for him more often.

Chu Zhiyuan's words made him feel relieved and he wanted to help.

Chu Zhiyuan smiled and nodded.

……

Chu Zhiyuan and Fu Zheng walked out of the restaurant and strolled.

Fu Zheng saw that Chu Zhiyuan and Chu Hongwei were talking in secret and avoiding her.

It made her alert.

She vaguely guessed that Chu Hongwei was the court's eyes and ears and secret spy here.

Therefore, Qianji Tower is not indispensable.

If Qianji Tower doesn't perform well enough, we can abandon it.

Therefore, if Qianji Tower continues to behave in this disorderly manner, it will really be abandoned.

She was anxious and angry, but her expression remained calm.

He was already prepared to go on a killing spree to put an end to the prestige of the Qianji Tower.

Do you really think that the Phoenix Dynasty is superior and can neglect the people of the Jade View Dynasty?

Chu Zhiyuan glanced at her and said, "Take your time. Don't rush."

"Your Highness..."

"If we act too hastily, we will be completely isolated and unable to move forward."

"...Yes." Fu Zheng gritted her teeth, her eyes sparkling.

She was extremely dissatisfied with the current situation.

Chu Zhiyuan asked, "You want to establish your authority in the Qianji Tower here, right?"

"Yes." Fu Zheng said, "They are too arrogant, they deserve to be punished!"

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Don't force it."

Fu Zheng frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.

What His Highness meant was that if you don't want to use force, then you have to use softness. You still have to establish your authority, but you can't do it by force.

She couldn't help but think of Chu Zhiyuan's situation yesterday.

After a while, the expressions of those maids and servants who had been cold at first changed.

This achieves the goal of establishing authority.

How is that done?
"There are so many ways to establish authority. It depends on the situation. Sometimes you have to use hard tactics, and sometimes you have to use soft tactics. If we want to stay here forever, it's best not to make things too awkward. Use soft tactics to cover up hard tactics."

“Soft but hard?”

"Just go up and beat them up until they submit. This may not be inappropriate, but it often backfires. So we must first contact Yujing's Qianji Tower, find out their intelligence, and find out the truth."

"..."

"You didn't think about this at the beginning, did you?"

"I originally thought that all the demon sects in the world were of the same lineage, and that they were connected to each other. Moreover, the Qianji Tower here is just a branch, and is affiliated with Yujing."

"First, find out the truth. This applies to both opponents and friends."

"Yes!" Fu Zheng nodded vigorously.

"Let's see how you can subdue the Qianji Tower here."

"Don't worry, Your Highness!" Fu Zheng clenched her teeth.

Chu Zhiyuan said: "Don't just think about using force. The Venerable is not the only one in Qianji Tower. There are also Venerables here."

"I understand." Fu Zheng nodded slowly.

Chu Zhiyuan felt relieved when he saw that her anger had subsided and she would no longer act impulsively.

Fu Zheng is extremely intelligent, but she has been in society for too short a time and lacks experience in dealing with things.

But everything is afraid of being thought about, especially by smart people.

As long as she abandons her unipolar thinking and stops relying solely on her martial arts to overwhelm others, she will be able to handle it.

Besides, it doesn’t matter if it can’t be handled well. There are plenty of ways to deal with Qianji Tower.

On the way back, an old woman passed by and stuffed a round pill into Fu Zheng's hand.

Chu Zhiyuan and Fu Zheng also went to the house marked on the map.

He turned over and went straight into the yard, found a key in the corner of the yard, went into the study and opened a purple box.

Inside the purple box are booklets.

Chu Zhiyuan sat down and looked through the books. Each book recorded the life and detailed information of a prince.

In addition to the eight princes, there are twenty-four royal relatives and dignitaries.

(End of this chapter)