"After all, you are also a member of Tianji Pavilion. I should not interfere with your affairs. However, the existence of Tianji Pavilion has always threatened the court. You should know this. You all know everything about the court. This is important to me. It’s dangerous to say that.”
"Your Majesty, Tianji Pavilion never interferes with the affairs of the palace or the world. It is only responsible for collecting some intelligence. We only do such things for our own safety. If the emperor is dissatisfied, the common people will kill him. Just disband.”
Chu Tiankuo had long thought that such a day would come. When he found out that Chu Junyou and Shen Zhongbai were interacting, he already understood that the existence of Tianji Pavilion had always threatened many people, including Shen Zhongbai. What kind of person was Shen Zhongbai? Man, he already knew it clearly. Shen Zhongbai would not allow such an organization to exist within his territory. Sooner or later, Tianji Pavilion would be banned.
"General Chu has thought very clearly about this. If this is the case, I don't need to say anything more. This other matter is also related to Tianji Pavilion. I want to ask you carefully about the person who disappeared on the battlefield. Ninth Prince Shen Qianshan, where is he now?"
Chu Tiankuo also understood early on that when he came here today, it would never be so simple, and there was no cover for him.
"Your Majesty, although I am affiliated with Tianji Pavilion, it does not mean that I know everything. Your Majesty comes to ask me these questions now. Is it because he has doubts about his actions at that time or is he afraid of himself? He did not completely kill Jiu Jiu. Your Majesty."
"Just now I kept saying that I didn't know everything, but now I'm talking. Just saying things like this. It makes me even more curious, what else does Tianji Pavilion have besides these exquisite mechanisms. What makes it outstanding. It seems that you know everything about everything outside the palace. That's it. Tell me. Where is Shen Qianshan dead or alive now? Then when he goes back and disbands your Tianji Pavilion, what's the point? You can consider finding a way out."
"Your Majesty, you don't have to think about whether to let me go or not. Since the common people dare to come here like this, it means that the common people have been fully prepared in advance."
"Full preparation? What do you mean?"
"What the Emperor and the late Emperor did were actually the same. The soldiers and horses led by the Ninth Prince at that time were like a joke to go to the border to make a forehand. How could the Emperor not know that using a small enemy with a large number is a taboo at the border? , Even if the Ninth Prince has the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible for him to return to Bei'an safely. Why do you need to ask me about these things at this time? "
"But didn't General Chu come back safely? Back then, you had 5,000 soldiers and horses against Xixia's 80,000 soldiers and horses. Since you can come back safely, why can't the Ninth Prince?"
"Since the Emperor doesn't believe it, there is no need to ask the common man. The common man is not a fortune teller on the street. Naturally, there is no need. He can't tell what the Emperor wants to hear. He just tells the truth. The Emperor wants to hear it. You can let him That General Pei went to the street to find a fortune teller. Those fortune tellers are very good at telling lies."
"General Chu is joking. I didn't come here to listen to your nonsense."
"You can tell the whole truth of the matter. There is no need to hide it like this. After all, the Ninth Prince and you are not related to each other. There is no need for you to hide the truth of the matter for him. I can still spare your life, even I can spare you all in Tianji Pavilion, as long as you disband Tianji Pavilion, everything will be easy."
"Your Majesty, I can indeed disband Tianji Pavilion now, but I can only give this answer to the question you asked."
"General Chu is a smart man and should not make a mistake in this calculation."
"Your Majesty, the common people really have no way of answering the questions you want to ask."
"What do you mean?"
"Your Majesty, what do I mean by this? Don't you know clearly? After the death of the Ninth Prince, where did the Ninth Princess go? Doesn't it mean that the Emperor doesn't know?"
"You know everything, so you are not afraid that I will kill you now."
"If the emperor wanted to kill me and silence me, I'm afraid he would have done it when he sent people to arrest me. Since it seems that nothing has been done to me now, it means that someone should have said something nice for me in front of the emperor. . You won’t kill me no matter what, right?”
"You are quite smart. It would take a long time for others to figure it out. But of course you should also understand that this Tianji Pavilion can no longer exist in the future."
Chu Tiankuo knows the affairs of the world, and naturally knows what happens in the palace. How far behind is he in the palace, so that he can clearly investigate everything inside and outside the palace? How could Shen Zhongbai live peacefully? sky
Ji Pavilion must be disbanded. Even if it is impossible to know whether Shen Qianshan is dead or alive today, Shen Zhongbai will not do anything to Chu Tiankuo. He will treat it as what he did today, just for Tianji Pavilion.
"In this case, the common people resigned first. However, the general at the door should still be kept in the dark. He still thinks that I am a traitor to the enemy. I am afraid that the emperor just made an excuse casually. This general will hate me forever."
"Did he attack you?"
When these words came out of Chu Tiankuo's mouth, Shen Zhongbai always felt a little changed. He vaguely felt that Chu Tiankuo's words seemed to be said to him on purpose.
"Your Majesty, as a former soldier on the frontier, Cao Min understands why this general would do such a thing. I was also a soldier. I really can't accept it when you slander me like this."
"Do you mean to ask Jun to apologize to you?"
"That's not necessary. I just hope that the emperor will not use such an excuse to arrest anyone in the future."
"Forget it, I will explain this matter to Pei Jie clearly later, and I will also tell him that you are not a traitor, and I can't do anything else. I need you to disband Tianji Pavilion, and your Tianji I will let you go free only if all your subordinates are given full authority to the imperial guard. From now on, there will be no more relations between you and the imperial court."
"You don't have to worry about other things. I heard that even if Tianji Pavilion is heavily guarded, some weird things often happen. After it is handed over to the royal family, these things will naturally become less frequent. This can be considered a help. Leave it to you and take care of yourself."
When Chu Tiankuo came to the capital, he had already expected that something like this would happen. There was nothing he couldn't accept for such a result, so he opened the door and walked out. Well, after going out, he found that Pei Jie was still He was staring at himself with a dissatisfied look on his face.
"General Pei, your Majesty has already forgiven me. I wonder if you have any more questions to ask?"
"The Emperor pardons you. You are a collaborator and treasonous person. How can the Emperor pardon you?" Pei Jie naturally didn't want to believe what he said, with disbelief written all over his face.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask the emperor. Also, you kicked me. I will treat it as a meeting gift for you. I have a lot of it, so I won't care about it."
Chu Tiankuo walked out in a swaggering manner. However, after being kicked by Pei Jie like this, it was inevitably a little inconvenient to walk. When he went down the stairs, his feet were empty and he almost fell forward. Chu Junyou reacted quickly. She moved forward and grabbed him, but quickly let go.
After all, Chu Junyou had been with Chu Tiankuo for such a long time, so how could he not recognize the voice of the person in front of him? Just thinking that the situation he was in today was probably caused by the person in front of him, Chu Tiankuo was still a little angry.
To be honest, he has never been cruel to Chu Junyou. Even after he knew that Chu Junyou was not his biological brother, Chu Tiankuo still did not do anything excessive to him and just let him leave. It was just Tianji Pavilion, but he didn't expect that his momentary compassion at that time would actually lead to the results he has today.
"Why do you regret it now? You regret that you didn't kill me and let me replace your brother for so many years. If I guessed correctly, you still haven't found your brother, right?"
"I originally thought you would keep hiding your identity like this. At least when I enter the palace today, you won't be prepared to reveal your identity."
Chu Tiankuo sighed, but he really couldn't use any strength on his knees. It seemed that Pei Jie had really used all his strength to kick him just now.
"Why does it hurt?"
"I'll give you a kick to see if it hurts."
Chu Tiankuo didn't know why Chu Junyou exposed his identity and asked Shen Zhongbai to threaten him to remove Tianji Pavilion on the pretext of such a crime. However, this matter must be related to Gusu Liang, whom he met on the way. , otherwise, Gusu Liang would not be in such a hurry.
If he happened to bump into himself on that road, it meant that Gusu Liang might be looking for him.
Could it be that Shen Zhongbai was actually targeting them in this matter
Now in Tianji Pavilion, Gu Suran has been arranged to watch there. However, Gu Suran's martial arts is not high. It is obviously not feasible to just rely on the numerous mechanisms outside Tianji Pavilion to protect the people inside. Can't hold on for long.
I don’t know how someone as smart as Gu Su Ran will solve this problem. It seems that I have to find a chance to meet Gu Su Liang. I wonder what he can do after listening to what the general said on the road. He couldn't have guessed that he had arrived in the capital now.