Dimension Paradise, I am a summoning apostle

Chapter 130 Making a feint to the east and attacking in the west
At the north city gate, where there should have been a bustling crowd of people, there is no one to be seen.

Everyone knew that a group of bandits planned to break into the capital through this city gate.

As for the challenge to the commander of the Imperial Guard, some people had heard about it, but no one believed it.

In the eyes of the green forest bandits, he is a hero who eats big chunks of meat, drinks big gulps of wine, and measures gold and silver with big scales.

But in the eyes of most people, they are just robbers.

If there is no production, how can all these wine, meat, gold and silver appear out of thin air?

Chu Danqing didn't go to the scene at all. He just sat in the back and waited for news.

"Report~"

Around ten o'clock in the morning, the voice of a Lieutenant General of the Imperial Guards broke Chu Danqing's peace.

"We killed more than twenty thieves at the north city gate, and the leader Dong Mang was beheaded and displayed to the public!" The other party said immediately after seeing Chu Danqing.

Dong Mang is the Dragon King who wants to fight with Chu Danqing.

The investigation agency had already dug out all the other party's information.

"Just twenty or so people?" Chu Danqing was not surprised by the death of the River Dragon King, but he couldn't believe the number.

This is a group of people formed by the remnants of Pingdu Mountain and Li Wanwu's relatives.

Chu Danqing did not deny that they had internal conflicts.

But the number of people definitely cannot be so small.

In recent days, the number of pioneers who have sneaked into the capital is almost a hundred people.

Among them, there were many bold enough to try to assassinate him.

As a result, the real large force had only such a small number of people, which was too anticlimactic.

"If the battle at the north city gate is a cover, then who is their real target?" Chu Danqing was the first to rule himself out.

There are heavy guards around me, so killing me is no different from committing suicide.

In this trial world, green forest bandits are no match for the organized army.

Otherwise, why would there be a need for a decapitation operation?

"I want to see His Majesty." Chu Danqing stood up immediately.

Apart from himself, it must be the little emperor.

If there were only green forest bandits, their target would indeed only be Chu Danqing, the person who was in charge of suppressing the bandits.

But among them is Li Wanwu’s godparents.

This group of people not only had a grudge against Chu Danqing, but the previous Emperor Taichang also wiped out their entire family, which led to their adoption by Li Wanwu.

This group of people were also carefully cultivated by Li Wanwu. Politically, it can be seen that Chu Danqing has been promoting the suppression of bandits by controlling the little emperor.

Killing the little emperor first would be equivalent to cutting off Chu Danqing's legal rights.

They could even hold the little emperor hostage as a threat.

As soon as Chu Danqing finished speaking, a violent noise broke out.

"Qi Yang Hall!" Chu Danqing quickly locked onto the source of the sound and took people there immediately.

When they arrived, there were dozens of corpses of the Imperial Guards scattered around the Yangqi Palace, and it was obvious that a battle had taken place.

However, because they were outnumbered and the opponent was a master, they were killed.

"Commander Chu is here quite quickly." A fair-skinned young man in a green shirt, guarded by several people, spoke up.

Another burly man was holding the little emperor hostage, and in the back, a group of ministers were surrounded by nearly a hundred powerful bandits.

Chu Danqing took a quick look at the people present and roughly matched them based on some characteristics. They were all well-known figures in the green forest.

"The Green-robed guest Kui Yuan, right?" Chu Danqing said, "Release His Majesty, and everything will be easy."

Kui Cheng ignored Chu Danqing's words and continued, "Nearly a hundred people were able to enter the Yangqi Hall as if it were no one's business."

"Commander Chu, do you think the Imperial Guards and the Investigation Bureau are useless?"

After that, he answered himself.

"Of course not. That's why we can only do this smoothly because of the cooperation of someone in a high position."

Kui Cheng looked at the little emperor and said, "Don't you agree, Your Majesty?"

His words were simply an attempt to sow discord.

The reason for doing this was simple: he didn't know if he could successfully complete his plan.

Even if it fails, it will create a rift between Chu Danqing and the little emperor.

Some things are completely different when they are said or not said.

Chu Danqing's expression remained unchanged. He had known about it for a long time, so there could be no such thing as a surprise.

The little emperor had an extremely ugly expression on his face, and his eyes were evasive when he looked at Chu Danqing.

After all, you are still young.

"As long as you release His Majesty, we can negotiate any conditions." Chu Danqing continued.

Kui Cheng smiled and said, "What if I want to kill you, Commander Chu?"

"Commander Chu, can you negotiate this condition?"

Chu Danqing didn't hesitate: "Of course, but your price has to be enough to save my life."

As for the conditions, Chu Danqing didn't mean that you had to agree.

Besides, if he died, the other party would not let him go.

A solemn look appeared in Kui Cheng's eyes.

Chu Danqing dared to say this in public, which meant that he dared to carry it out.

Otherwise, wouldn't it be a slap in your own face? How can you gain a foothold in the court in the future?

"Okay, in that case, then I will..." Kui Cheng opened his mouth and was about to ask Chu Danqing to commit suicide.

However, before he could finish, something strange happened. A dark figure suddenly emerged from the shadow of the burly man who had kidnapped the little emperor.

Then he passed through his arm and when the pain broke out, he blocked the little emperor with his body and pulled him out of the other party's hold.

When the other party reacted and prepared to take the person back, a crossbow arrow immediately pierced his outstretched hand.

Under the cover of the crossbowmen, the human demon successfully brought the little emperor back behind Chu Danqing.

Dabao and Qiong Jihu attacked at the same time. The remaining imperial guards and the Jishichang also launched an attack as soon as they saw the little emperor was rescued.

In addition to the crossbowmen, the unicorn dragons and the palace guards, Chu Danqing also had a number of other people to protect him.

As for the ministers who were arrested, it can only be considered that they were unlucky.

The process happened too quickly, and Kuiyuan could only defend himself by taking advantage of the terrain.

"Your Majesty, these bandits are untrustworthy and forget their loyalty. They should be wiped out," said Chu Danqing.

The little emperor looked at the bandits who retreated to the Yangqi Palace, and the anger in his eyes was suppressed little by little.

He wanted to take this opportunity to attack Chu Danqing and take back some power.

Unexpectedly, he was tricked by Kui Cheng.

Not only did the plan fail to materialize, but he also lost face and many of his supporters.

Fortunately, he could endure it and just pretended to be crazy and said, "Commander Chu is right."

"Your Majesty, you don't want your Yangqi Palace to be stained with the blood of your many ministers." Kui Cheng's voice came from the Yangqi Palace.

"We are the ones who got into trouble. I don't ask for much." Kui Cheng continued, "Tell Commander Chu to spare our lives."

"From now on, we will no longer be involved in banditry, and we will remain anonymous."

Chu Danqing didn't say anything, but looked at the little emperor, asking, "What do you think?"
The little emperor was very conflicted.

If he agreed, he would be threatened by a group of bandits, and his prestige would inevitably be further damaged.

If you don't agree, you will lose even more, and the power in your hands will probably drop to the lowest point.

Don’t even think about taking power back from Chu Danqing.

In the end, he gritted his teeth and chose to preserve his own power.

"The ministers are so innocent, Commander Chu, otherwise..." The little emperor was actually worried that Chu Danqing would not agree.

After all, this is a good time to weaken yourself.

But he felt that he could take a gamble based on Chu Danqing's previous contradictory loyalty.

"Your Majesty's words are golden. I will let you leave the capital." Chu Danqing said, asking everyone to make way.

A green forest bandit who was good at body movement came out to test it out and found that there was no problem, so he ordered people to kidnap the ministers.

Then they left the palace and were not released until they were out of the capital.

The little emperor was heartbroken when he saw this scene.

The hatred for the bandits has reached a new level.

Originally, he was not very supportive of Chu Danqing's bandit suppression. After all, it was too time-consuming and costly to suppress the bandits at the same time.

But now it seems that it is very necessary to suppress the bandits. Only by resolving internal troubles can we solve external troubles.

However, Chu Danqing's behavior did surprise him.

She actually listened to him.

"Have all the humers returned safely?" Chu Danqing asked.

An officer from the Investigation Bureau immediately said, "Your Majesty, Commander Chu, seven people have not returned, and their bodies have been found."

As soon as the words came out, the little emperor gritted his teeth.

"Tell the detectives to get a hold of them. Don't let any of them go. Capture them all and punish them."

"Especially the bandit leader Kui Cheng. He's scheming and ambitious. If he gets away, he'll cause endless harm."

Chu Danqing kept his word. Since he had left the capital, catching him back was another matter.

He was certain that the one who connected everything was this Kui Cheng. He was the eldest son among Li Wanwu's godparents, and the rest of the godparents listened to him.

Killing these bandit leaders and spreading the news throughout the world can at least reduce the difficulty of suppressing the bandits by 30%.

This is a rare opportunity to complete an A-rank hidden mission.

After handling it, Chu Danqing looked at the little emperor and said, "Your Majesty, you must have been frightened today. Go and rest."

"I will handle this matter."

The little emperor was indeed frightened when he was captured, but he calmed down very quickly. Now he is filled with more anger and hatred.

But he really needed a break, so he played his character and pretended to be stupid to respond to Chu Danqing, then left in a hurry.

After he left, Chu Danqing arranged for people to clean up the mess.

In my mind, I was thinking about how to take advantage of this opportunity to complete the A-level mission and leave as soon as possible.

Fortunately, the little emperor is sufficiently anthropomorphic.

He was indeed cruel to his subjects, but in terms of treating the people, he was the most merciful among the three Taichang emperors.

It is probably because they need to make up for their lack of power with the support of the people.

"I can't kill the little emperor, but he has to give me severance pay," Chu Danqing thought.

The next Emperor Taichang may not be so personified, but Chu Danqing cannot be targeted in vain.

Originally, he left on his own, so it's not appropriate for him to ask for N+1.

If the other party doesn't give him an N+2 now, Chu Danqing will have to vent his anger.

The two matters should be treated separately and not be confused.

Otherwise he would seem easy to bully.

(End of this chapter)