After rebirth, she turned around and married the emperor's uncle and tore the scumbag apart

"Let's go. His Majesty is inside. Be careful what you say and do later."

"Yes."

Yun Ting followed behind Lin Ju, his eyes slightly lowered, staring intently ahead. In those few dozen steps, Yun Ting could only hear the pounding of his own heart.

The emperor, dressed in a bright yellow dragon robe, sat behind his desk reading memorials.

at last……

It's time to start!

Standing before the imperial desk, Lin Ju was the first to bow to the emperor, saying, "Your subject Lin Ju, on behalf of Jiang Ting, pays respects to Your Majesty."

Yun Ting suppressed the murderous intent surging in his heart, stood beside Lin Ju, and then bowed to the emperor.

"Jiang Ting greets Your Majesty!"

The emperor put down the memorial in his hand, looked up at the two men, and said calmly, "No need for formalities."

The two straightened up, and the emperor's gaze fell on Yun Ting.

Today he was wearing his usual black bodyguard uniform, ordinary bodyguard attire.

The man was quite handsome and had a strange sense of familiarity, but the emperor couldn't quite place him.

Jiang Ting kept his head down. Perhaps due to their different backgrounds, although his aura was similar to Sima Changfeng's, he appeared much more submissive and not as sharp as Sima Changfeng.

The emperor looked at Yun Ting and asked, "How old are you this year?"

Yun Ting said, "Twenty-one."

"What books have you read?"

The Jiang family gave Yunting the identity of a bodyguard who was once a wealthy man in distress. That man had done business with the Jiang family, but was robbed and his whole family was wiped out, and there was no way to verify his identity.

A wealthy merchant's bodyguard naturally needs to know some things, but not too much. Otherwise, with his skills, he wouldn't have gone to work as a bodyguard for the Jiang family.

Yun Ting respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, I learned some characters from the young master of the main family, but I never formally studied."

The emperor nodded; it was pretty much as he had expected.

"Your kung fu is very good?"

"Your Majesty, ordinary bandits can be subdued within five moves."

"Oh?"

The emperor took a liking to him and turned to give Eunuch Wan a wink.

Eunuch Wan immediately understood, bowed, and withdrew from the hall. He returned shortly afterward and said, "Your Majesty, everything is arranged."

The emperor, intrigued, exerted pressure on Yun Ting, saying, "I have chosen military officers. I need to verify your skills. There are five guards I have arranged outside the palace. If you cannot defeat them, you can return to your role as a bodyguard."

"Yes."

Yun Ting nodded respectfully and followed Eunuch Wan out of the hall.

"Let's go out and take a look too," the emperor said to Lin.

Lin Ju had personally verified Jiang Ting's kung fu skills. He could fight Jiang Ting to a standstill until Jiang Ting was a step behind, at which point Lin Ju ended the battle.

Lin Ju wasn't worried because of his decent skills, but when he heard that he was the emperor's secret guard, he started to worry again.

The bodyguards are all trained to commit murder. Can Jiang Ting be a match for them?

Outside the Hall of Diligent Governance, Yun Ting stood there, his previous submissive demeanor gone. He stood tall and his eyes were sharp. Five masked guards surrounded him. Although their expressions were not visible, the killing intent emanating from their pupils beneath the masks was just as strong.

When Liu Fang, the commander of the Imperial Guards, saw the emperor come out, he bowed and stood to the side and behind the emperor.

Yun Ting and the five guards clenched their fists, crouched down, and assumed an attack stance.

As soon as Liu Fang said "Begin," one of the men immediately clenched his fist, moved his feet, and swung at Yun Ting.

Even from just a few dozen steps away, Liu Fang could clearly hear the whooshing sound of the guards throwing punches.

He squinted, watching the young man not far away. There was no panic on his face. He calmly dodged the fist, then instantly turned to the side, grabbed the man's wrist, pulled him up, and then kicked him in the abdomen with his knee. The man instantly fell to the ground in pain.

Seeing this, the emperor chuckled, "Not bad."

Lin Ju smiled and agreed, "Yes."

Seeing this, the other four stopped attacking one by one and instead attacked Yunting together. Two of them threw punches at him, and two of them kicked his legs. They were faster and more ferocious than the first attacker.

Yun Ting's expression finally changed this time.

He dodged the four men's attacks with a few quick movements. Before he could even stand still, the four men immediately changed their footwork and fist techniques and attacked from different directions.

One of them transformed his hand into a crane's head to attack the eyes, another used a mantis punch to attack the upper body, and the other two crouched down to keep a close eye on his legs.

In the blink of an eye, the four attacked again, this time with even closer coordination than before.

Giving Yunting no chance to retaliate, he could only evade.

Liu Fang looked at Yun Ting, his brows furrowed slightly, a barely perceptible hint of worry in his eyes.

After dodging about ten moves, Yun Ting's breathing became rapid. Seeing the Crane Fist coming straight for his face, he mustered all his strength and leaped up, kicking the man in the head and knocking him away. The other three immediately grabbed Yun Ting's feet, and Yun Ting used the momentum to kick two more away, but the man who used the Mantis Fist grabbed his ankle and fell heavily to the ground with a "bang".

Another person immediately surrounded Yun Ting, grabbed his wrist, and pinned him to the ground behind his back.

Lin Ju was immediately startled.

For Yun Ting, fighting five opponents at once was still too difficult. After all, he was just a guard, how could he possibly defeat the experts in the palace?

He should have anticipated His Majesty's inspection. If he had let Jiang Ting practice earlier, Jiang Ting could have won just by defeating the last person.

This recommendation was still too rushed.

"Hahaha!"

The emperor laughed loudly and waved to the guards, who immediately released Yunting.

Yun Ting stood up, faced the emperor, and lowered his head in a dejected manner.

Lin Ju and Liu Fang also looked rather grim.

At this moment, the emperor changed the subject, saying, "To be able to hold out against five guards at once and to this extent is already quite an achievement."

After speaking, he looked at Yunting and asked, "What is your opinion on the word 'soldier'?"

After the martial arts test came the literary test.

Yun Ting suppressed his surprise, lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment, and said, "'Soldier' ​​means soldier, who must do everything in his power to complete the orders given by the general."

The emperor smirked and asked again, "How many soldiers do you think you can command?"

Yun Ting thought for a moment and said, "I have thirty guards training at the Jiang residence, and I still have the capacity. If I have more, a hundred or so would be fine."

This is exactly the kind of army the emperor needs.

They react quickly, have a clear understanding of their own abilities, and are neither arrogant nor humble.

The emperor doesn't need to emphasize his loyalty, his desire to serve the country, or his wish to protect the people. None of that is necessary.

All he needed to do was obey the emperor's orders and then use every means to achieve his goal.

He was very satisfied with this person.

The Emperor said solemnly, "Jiang Ting, listen to my order. In this flood control mission, you will be Han Feng's deputy. Do your utmost to assist him in protecting the officials on this trip, as well as the safety of the Princess and her consort. You will not be given any rank during this assignment. After the mission is completed, your performance will be judged by the accompanying ministers. Do you have any objections?"

Yun Ting lifted his robe, knelt down, and cupped his hands, saying, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I will obey your command."

*

On his way out of the palace, Lin Ju let out a deep breath, smiled, and stroked his beard. "I thought this recommendation was hopeless, but I didn't expect..."

His words stopped abruptly.

Lin Ju recalled the emperor's later words, and combined with the emperor's suspicious nature, he had a vague suspicion in his heart.

The emperor's secret guards have fought their way through countless bloody battles over the years. If Jiang Ting can defeat five of them by himself, he must be a master, and an uncontrollable and dangerous one at that.

Can an emperor trust a master who cannot be controlled?

Lin Ju turned to look at Yun Ting beside him, his eyes scrutinizing her.

Perhaps Jiang Ting's final mistake was intentional.

If that's the case, then this young man is not only skilled in martial arts, but also has an extremely terrifying mind.

Seemingly noticing his gaze, Yun Ting and Lin Ju met eyes, their brows furrowed and their eyes filled with worry as they asked, "Sir, may we ask you for a favor?"

"what's up?"

"I have never participated in flood control and do not know Commander Han. Can you tell me what I should pay attention to when assisting Commander Han? And what about the other officials?"

Lin Ju's scrutiny deepened, now tinged with coldness as he said, "Flood control is a matter of benefiting the people. Are you inquiring about the likes and dislikes of your superiors to curry favor with them and get them to speak well of you during the review?"

He never expected that Jiang Ting would be such an opportunist.

"No," Yun Ting explained hastily, "I inquired about the likes and dislikes of several officials only so that I could complete the task assigned by His Majesty smoothly, so as not to unknowingly offend any official and delay the work."

“When I used to travel with my masters on business trips, they would always have me inquire about things before negotiating a deal, to prevent me from offending the other party, so…”

Seeing Jiang Ting's sincere expression and the helplessness in his eyes, Lin Ju's expression finally softened.

Perhaps he's overthinking it.

No problem. When Jiang Ting returns, I will personally inquire about the people he has been in contact with. If there is anything unusual, I will go to the emperor and impeach him, thus exposing his true colors.

Lin Ju said, "Okay, I'll tell you."

……

After leaving the palace and watching Lin Ju's carriage depart, Yun Ting mounted his own horse.

This is the first step.

soon……

The dog emperor will pay the most terrible price for his evil deeds and stupidity.