Narration System for the Journey of Martial Arts

Zhang Yi was a man who often sneaked out at night while Su Yuchen was in seclusion, so he was most aware of what had happened recently. Therefore, when Su Yuchen asked, he took the initiative to step forward:

"The day after the young master went into seclusion, young master Liu Ye and his aunt came to the courtyard to ask the young master to attend the poetry gathering at the Prince Jia's Mansion. However, the young master was still in seclusion at that time, so Xia Zhu and I decided to stop them."

"Later I heard that after Young Master Liu Ye went there, he met Guo Nankun, the compiler of the Crown Prince's book, from the Guo family of Minister Guo."

"This person had provoked Young Master Liu Ye a lot because of some things that happened at the restaurant. Young Master Liu Ye slapped him in the face in public, and I heard that his nose was broken."

"At the poetry gathering that day, Young Master Liu Ye composed another poem in front of everyone, making Guo Nankun even more embarrassed. I still remember a few lines from that poem..."

"The wind is fierce, the sky is high, and the monkeys howl mournfully; the islet is clear, the sand is white, and the birds fly back. Boundless fallen leaves rustle down, and the endless river rolls on. I am a traveler in autumn, often feeling sorrow; I am old and sick, and I climb the platform alone. Hardships and sorrows have turned my temples white; in my decline, I have stopped drinking wine."

Although it wasn't the first time the two maids had heard this poem, they were still filled with pride.

Su Yuchen shook his head and said, "It's too much, and the occasion isn't right either."

Chapter 497 The Development of the Sack Case on Guotou Street

Zhang Yi responded, and seeing that he didn't speak, he continued:

"Young Master Liu Ye wrote this poem and outshone everyone at the poetry gathering. Guo Nankun, who had deliberately picked a fight, was naturally humiliated. I heard he was so angry that he didn't dare go home and instead spent the night out partying."

"It turns out that on his way back to the Minister's residence, he was severely beaten on Guotou Street. I heard that the person who beat him up even gave his name, saying that his name was Liu Ye."

"You really have a lot of free time!" Su Yuchen said with a smile.

The two maids and Zhang Yi didn't understand the meaning of "being idle" and what it meant to make their young master laugh. They thought that their young master was praising Liu Ye for doing a good job.

Zhang Yi immediately said:

"But according to Teng Zijing, on the night Guo Nankun was beaten, Young Master Liu Ye invited someone to drink at Zuixianju. The person he invited was Zhu Hongcheng, the heir of Prince Jia."

"Moreover, it is said that Guo Nankun was beaten with a sack over his head, so he didn't actually see who beat him. He just said that the person claimed to be Young Master Liu Ye."

"Now Guo Nankun insists that the person who beat him that day was Young Master Liu Ye, but Young Master Liu Ye himself says he has witnesses. The Prefect of the Capital doesn't dare go to the Prince of Jia's residence to confront the heir, and he can't afford to offend Minister Guo, so..."

"So, he suddenly had a brain fart and decided to cause trouble for the Marquis of Chengyi's mansion?" Su Yuchen asked in surprise.

Zhang Yi, with amusement in his eyes, said:

"Of course, the Prefect of the Capital wouldn't dare to offend our household, so he didn't even show his face. He just sent a few yamen runners to the door, but they were immediately driven out by the gatekeeper."

"Well, Aunt Liu is currently leading a group of people at the door making veiled insults! In any case, we can't let this bad reputation fall on our household."

"In my humble opinion, the Prefect of the Capital probably thinks he can't afford to offend anyone, but Guo Nankun is staying at the Capital Prefecture and refuses to leave. So he wants Young Master Liu Ye, or rather, our family, to step in and resolve this privately with Minister Guo."

"As for Mei Youli, the Prefect of Jingzhao, he is probably either already ill or has already written a memorial to apologize."

Su Yuchen smiled and said, "They're all old foxes after all."

With the support of Xia Zhu, a ninth-rank martial arts expert, Aunt Liu unleashed her full power, and the situation began to spiral out of control.

Guo Nankun was sitting at home when trouble fell from the sky; he was inexplicably branded with the stigma of being "jealous of talent and ability."

Because of Guo Nankun's affair, the reputation of the Crown Prince's faction among scholars was damaged, and their fame plummeted, leading to increasingly fierce factional strife.

This incident eventually alarmed the court and the public, prompting Emperor Ming to issue an edict reprimanding the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, both of whom suffered serious injuries. Liu Ye became famous throughout the court and the public.

Seeing the system's narration, Su Yuchen said "Interesting," and immediately instructed Qiuju to bring a pot of tea before using his divine sense to watch the show at the mansion gate.

………………

At the entrance of the Liu residence.

Having arrived in a hurry, Aunt Liu, who was not entirely clear about the matter, originally intended to let it go before confirming whether Liu Ye was behind it.

However, with the appearance of Xia Zhu, Aunt Liu realized that she was completely wrong. With a ninth-rank martial artist backing her up, even Minister Guo would have to swallow his pride. So what if he hit his son? Besides, who dares to say that Liu Ye did it?

As for getting the Jingzhao Prefecture to settle things peacefully, even if Minister Guo were willing, Aunt Liu wouldn't agree now. What is this? This is slander, slander against her own master; this is jealousy, jealousy of Liu Ye's poetic talent.

"Ye'er, did you make this?"

"Of course not," Liu Ye immediately denied.

Aunt Liu nodded, looked at the yamen runners below the steps, and said, "You all heard it. Liu Ye said that this matter has nothing to do with him."

“My son has a witness; he was drinking with Zhu Hongcheng, the heir of Prince Jia, that night,” Liu Ye added.

Aunt Liu glanced at him, then looked down and snorted coldly, saying, "You all heard that. I have witnesses. If you don't understand, go to the Prince Jia's residence and find someone to corroborate your story. Without people and evidence, who gave you the courage to act so wildly?"

The constables looked at each other, feeling bitter inside. Judging from the way the mistress of the Liu family acted, it seemed that they didn't want things to end well either!

The group cursed all the main figures involved in the incident in their hearts, even Mei Youli, the Prefect of Jingzhao Prefecture, was not spared. What ability did they have to make things difficult for these insignificant people?

“Reporting to Madam, the Guo family says that it was Young Master Liu Ye who did this. He is currently still with the Prefect of the Capital. We would still like to trouble Young Master Liu Ye to make a trip there.” A yamen runner gritted his teeth and stepped forward to say.

Aunt Liu raised an eyebrow and asked:

"You believe the Guo family when they say it was our Ye'er who did it?"

"I even said that this whole thing was orchestrated by the Guo family to smear our Ye'er!"

"Tell me, who doesn't know that our Liu Ye is now a renowned poet and engaged? Guo Nankun has no ability of his own, so he tries to smear our family and tarnish Liu Ye's good reputation. Isn't that perfectly reasonable?"

"This..." The constables looked at each other, thinking that what they said made some sense.

Liu Ye couldn't help but give a thumbs up. Aunt Liu smiled proudly, looked down at the steps, and said:

"Do you think the Guo family is the only ones who would file a complaint? Do you think we have no temper?"

"We're going to file a complaint too, accusing the Guo family of making trouble out of nothing and defaming our poetic reputation. Our Ye'er is going to take the imperial examinations. If his reputation is ruined, how will he take the exams in the future? How will he become an official?"

"That Guo family is so ruthless! Not only are they trying to tarnish our Ye'er's reputation, but they're also ruining his life!!!"

“If Mei Youli is incompetent, he can just wait. When my master returns, we will go to the Guo family ourselves and demand an explanation.”

At this moment, the area in front of the Liu family mansion was inhabited by wealthy and noble families. Upon hearing Aunt Liu's words, they couldn't help but whisper among themselves, thinking that this matter might not be impossible.

After all, Liu Ye is just an illegitimate child. Aunt Liu is only protecting her son, so there's no need for her to defend him like this. Otherwise, once Liu Ye's reputation is ruined, who will be able to compete with her son for the title?

Surely Lady Liu isn't so magnanimous as to give the title to an outsider?

Unless, of course, Liu Ye really didn't do this!

Those who had 'figured it out' all came from wealthy families. The poem from last night had already spread throughout the capital, and everyone knew of Liu Ye's current reputation as a poet.

"Could this Guo Nankun really be a petty person who is jealous of talent and ability?"

Once the idea was born, it spread like wildfire and could no longer be contained. Word spread quickly from one person to another, reaching the streets and even the capital city before the prefectural government could react. Rumors that Guo Nankun's failed poetry attempt had instead ruined someone's future were rapidly spreading throughout the capital.

At the entrance of the Liu residence, Aunt Liu, who inexplicably felt she was in the right, raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who in the Guo family is in the Jingzhao Prefecture?"

The yamen runner said with a worried look, "It's the steward from Minister Guo's residence."

"Fine, fine!" Aunt Liu said aggressively, "The Guo family's mere steward dares to bully us like this. Guards, bring the head steward here."

The head butler, who was already waiting by the door, immediately stepped forward to pay his respects.

Aunt Liu said aggressively:

"Go and write a complaint right now and send it to the Jingzhao Prefecture. If the Guo family can get away with it on the first day, we can't get away with it on the fifteenth even though we're in the right!"

“Go, go immediately. We want to sue the Guo family for making trouble out of nothing, defaming people’s reputations, and ruining marriages.”

"Get all these blind people out of here."

The constables were already feeling bitter, and upon hearing this, they immediately turned and ran away, cursing the prefect and the Guo family to the eighteenth generation in their hearts.

Once they left the main street where the Liu residence was located, the yamen runners, still angry, took a break at a roadside tea stall and, with added fuel to the fire, complained about Aunt Liu's words.

By the time Liu Qingtian heard the news at the Ministry of Revenue, the infamy of Minister Guo instructing his son to tarnish someone's reputation and ruin a marriage had already spread throughout the capital.

Liu Qingtian: ...

Minister Guo: ...

Guo Nankun: ...

The baby is suffering inside, but who knows the baby's suffering inside?

Chapter 498 Solution

When the Earl returned to the manor that evening, Liu Ye took the initiative to go to the study to report. What they discussed is unknown, but the head steward of the Liu family still went to the Jingzhao Prefecture to sit and drink tea every day without any change.

As the incident escalated, it grew bigger and bigger. First, someone impeached Liu, the Vice Minister of Revenue, for letting his son get into a street fight; then someone impeached Guo, the Minister of Education, for failing to properly educate his son.

Within two days, the matter escalated into two separate incidents: the Crown Prince's faction impeached the Second Prince's subordinates for misconduct and disrupting the capital's order; the Second Prince's faction impeached the Crown Prince's subordinates for winning over the scholars and officials and soliciting official appointments.

A few days later, the court became increasingly chaotic, with countless officials being dragged into the mess, and even those who could have remained neutral were now unable to stay out of it.

Memorials pleading guilty and defending themselves were sent to the palace in cartloads, causing an unusual surge in demand in the capital.

Finally, at the court assembly, Emperor Ming was furious. The Crown Prince and the Second Prince each received fifty strokes of the cane, and the meeting ended there. No one knew what the Crown Prince and the Second Prince had lost, but it was said that dozens of pieces of porcelain had been accidentally broken in the Empress's palace in one day.

As for Aunt Liu, who was the instigator, she was completely unaware of this matter until much later. At that time, she was overjoyed, finally getting revenge for the arrow that had been shot for no reason.

Meanwhile, our young master Liu Ye was lounging in the backyard.

Liu Ye is conflicted, but that's not important. He wants to find you to resolve the issue of his internal energy.

Liu Ye has cultivated domineering internal energy since childhood, but without physical tempering, his control over internal energy has weakened year by year.

Nobody wants to suddenly explode one day, and Liu Ye is no exception.

He thinks you might be a hidden grandmaster monster. Although you are very young, it's not impossible. After all, he has transmigrated to this world with true qi and prophets, so it's not impossible for him to be some kind of unparalleled genius.

Liu Ye believes you might be another kind of immortal being hidden in the world.

………………

"I thought taking over Mingqi was a sure thing, so why is Dean Jia unwilling for me to take over Mingqi?"

"Oh? It seems you know a lot. You didn't ask your father?"

“I asked him, but he wouldn’t tell me. He just said that Dean Jia wanted me to take a different path.”

"Then do you know the origin of the procuratorate?"

"Yes. But I still don't understand."

"not understand?"

"Compared to Dean Jia, I am, after all, just an outsider. How can His Majesty the Emperor truly trust such a large business as Mingqi to be entrusted to an outsider?"

"You mean, you and your son, one controls a major enterprise, and the other controls the Ministry of Revenue?"

"I don't believe such a good thing exists in the world?"

"Perhaps it's because of the Grandmaster? After all, there are Grandmasters in the palace."

"Perhaps? That reason doesn't hold water. I don't believe the Grandmaster in the palace wouldn't know..."

"Then you'll just have to come up with an excuse yourself."

"So, you know why?" Liu Ye said, snapping his fingers.

Su Yuchen waved his hand and said, "These are all minor matters, there's no need to worry about them."

Liu Ye nodded and said, "It is indeed a small matter."

Zhang Yi and the others frowned as they listened. Although the two men were speaking unclearly, he could sense the inexplicable danger in the matter. However, the two men in front of him did not seem to care.

"You've fought Zhang Yi before?" Su Yuchen asked, watching Liu Ye's hand movements.

Liu Ye nodded, and with a "whoosh," the palm wind spread out.

"Not bad," Su Yuchen commented.

"I have a problem, but..." Liu Ye hesitated.

Su Yuchen shifted his body, finding a more comfortable position where he could get more sunlight, and said nonchalantly, "You mean the domineering true energy within your body?"

Liu Ye looked up in surprise and asked Su Yuchen, "You know?"

Su Yuchen smiled, a smile that was unfathomable. He said quietly, "I've said it before, I know a lot of things."

Liu Ye hurriedly asked, "Then do you have any way to solve my problem?"

Su Yuchen thought for a moment and said:

"There is no way."

“You have integrated spiritual practice into your sleep; it has become an instinct for you. Unless you forget this instinct, which is unrealistic and not necessarily a good thing.”

Liu Ye frowned and said, "I know, that's why I've been trying to find a solution. My uncle has also tried to help me, but it was okay when I was a child. Now that I have more and more internal energy, it's becoming more and more domineering."