Peace Order-Chapter 784 - 92: Chi Xiao Sword, Come!_3

Chen Dingye suddenly laughed, sitting there with his back to the Ritual Eunuch.

"Are you referring to matters regarding Li Wanli, Tantai Xianming, and Yue Pengwu?"

Chen Dingye answered, "Gentlemen and saints might have regrets, but a king..." He lifted his head, as if seeing the past, seeing the Chen Country under his rule, Chen Fubi, Li Wanli, Tantai Xianming, Yue Pengwu, Xiao Wuliang, and himself.

Chen Dingye just quietly observed the illusion, his eyes devoid of any ripples, devoid of fear, devoid of nostalgia, and finally, also devoid of evasion and regret, and said:

"Only a king does not regret. Whatever is in the past is what this body has done, and even if there is a precipice ahead, I would still have my horse leap forward. Even if shattered to pieces, I want to die on the path of my own choosing."

"Immortality and longevity... heh..."

His eyes lowered, just as he had with the sword that had killed the magician who had bewitched him to make the Immortality Elixir with virgin boys and girls, he had cut off his own longing for a longer life, flinging his lifespan into the residual warmth of his heart’s flames, burning fiercely.

He had shaken off the influence of Tantai Xianming and faced the past where he had killed Li Wanli.

And so, he picked up his sword again and walked towards this world.

Chen Dingye put down his fishing rod, stood up and walked past the Ritual Eunuch. His voice was calm when he suddenly reached out and slapped the eunuch’s neck, saying, "This is to punish you for the insolence you just uttered."

"Your head can remain on your shoulders for now."

The Ritual Eunuch felt a chill down his spine as the grey-haired Chen Dingye strode away: freēwēbηovel.c૦m

"After my death, Tian Yi will be the ruler. Tell him that his father... "

"Is neither a good man nor a bad man."

"Good and evil are both too narrow for me."

"I am merely a king in this troubled world."

.........

In the Academy, Wen Lingjun looked at the sky, feeling somewhat melancholic. Previously, Fang Ziqiao from Mr. Wang Tong’s students had come here, hoping Wen Lingjun could devise a plan for his junior, Li Guanyi.

Because of their past relations, Wen Lingjun wrote to Li Guanyi, leading to the steps that saw the expulsion of Ying Country and Chen Country, taking control of the situation, and receiving the title of Marquis Qin Wu, as well as the current regional situation.

It could be said that the Breaking Army planned the strategic direction of the forces under Li Guanyi’s command.

And Winn Lingjun’s strategem made the Qilin Army secure its position in Jiangnan and around the world.

However, even Wen Lingjun hadn’t anticipated that the boldness of this Marquis Qin Wu would be so piercing, his momentum so overwhelming, like a captive dragon ascending to the sky, unstoppable. Now, he was starting to regret his own strategy.

If this person harbored disloyal intentions...

As Wen Lingjun was deep in thought, a series of footsteps suddenly approached, and then the always drunken Feng Xiao hurried in. Feng Xiao, who seemed not to have drunk today, rushed in, grabbed Wen Lingjun, and started to run out the door.

Wen Lingjun asked, "What’s the matter, Feng Xiao?"

"What’s so urgent?"

Feng Xiao hastily replied, "Oh no, there’s no time to explain slowly. Let’s go, quickly!"

"I heard that Marquis Qin Wu, Li Guanyi, marched into the court unsheathed and refused to bow!"

Wen Lingjun’s expression drastically changed.

Marching into the court unsheathed and refusing to bow?!

The next moment, this scholar whose exterior was as mild as jade, but who possessed peak Second Layer Heaven Inner Strength and a Confucian physique, reached out to grab Feng Xiao with one hand and bolted out, leaping onto a carriage in a few strides, holding on to Feng Xiao with one hand and grabbing the reins with the other.

He took control of the carriage drawn by four Dragon Horses and sped towards the Imperial Palace in Central State.

Wen Lingjun’s heart beat wildly, filled with regret.

Such behavior befit a powerful minister. Could it be that he had truly made a mistake, a grave mistake, in nurturing such an enormous figure of power?

Under such circumstances, he hurried toward the Court, and there were many students heading there as well. Some were like Wen Lingjun, concerned about the orthodox rule of the Red Emperor, while others went out of curiosity. Students from the Academy were not permitted to enter the Court or the Imperial Path.

However, they could still wait outside. Upon arrival, the gates of the Imperial Palace were already surrounded by many people. There were many scholars from the Confucianism, as well as those from the Ming Sect and the Zongheng School; the Mo School seemed to have little interest.

Wen Lingjun greeted a few familiar students, found a spot, and waited anxiously. Soon, the court session ended, and many scholars used their means to see outside of the Imperial Palace, some perched on carriages, others relying on Qinggong, to see a group of court officials emerging.

Someone shouted, "Those are the officials just from the court session."

The departing figures were clearly divided.

A large group of court officials, and another, a young man.

He was upright and commanding, with an air of majesty in his court dress, holding a sword in one hand.

Wen Lingjun said, "Marquis Qin Wu, Li Guanyi..."

Li Guanyi felt utterly bored, as most of the past half hour in the court had been spent on those old fellows squabbling over what violated etiquette and such, concluding with Ji Zichang’s angry departure. In the end, Li Guanyi still retained the qualifications to establish his own office.

Being acknowledged was one thing, but this was a chance to establish his own foothold throughout the world.

And every distinguished person in the world knew they could come here.

No one could object, as it was within reason and justice.

Hmm, the Military Advisor of the Breaking Army, Historian Wen He, Daiqing as the Cheng, Yuan Zhi...

Li Guanyi was contemplating the staffing of the Heavenly Strategy Mansion.

He strolled along the Imperial Path, his mood brightening considerably. With this title, it didn’t matter where he traveled, whether to the Western Regions or elsewhere; he now had a righteous justification for his travels, even if he went to the Western Regions to see Li Zhaowen. Li Zhaowen’s father, the Duke, could not dismiss Li Guanyi.

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