The Smiling, Proud Wanderer, becoming a disciple of Yue Buqun

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Gu Dayong sneered and said.

Gu Dayong knew that Zhu Houzhao was already very dissatisfied with him, but he was also very aggrieved. The Minister of War was full of his protégés and former subordinates in the court, and was a veteran official of four reigns. If he really used torture, he was afraid that the group of civil officials would rise up and attack him. At that time, Zhu Houzhao would not be able to withstand the pressure and hand him over. Gu Dayong believed that it would be the same no matter who was replaced.

Zhu Houzhao has now reopened the Western Depot, which had been abolished, and has also recalled Wang Zhi, clearly intending to replace him. Gu Dayong is dissatisfied with this.

Even the Eastern Depot wouldn't dare to handle a case, yet you, the Western Depot which was abolished long ago, dare to take charge of it?

"You ask me what cases the Western Depot can handle?"

After Wang Zhi finished speaking, he was not going to say anything more to these people and planned to leave directly. However, after hearing this sentence, he stopped in his tracks but did not turn around. He just glanced at him sideways.

"I will tell you now."

"The cases that the Eastern Depot can't handle, the Western Depot will handle; the people the Eastern Depot dares not kill, I will kill; the people the Eastern Depot dares not manage, I will manage."

"In short, I will manage what the Eastern Depot can manage, and I will manage even more what the Eastern Depot cannot manage. I will act first and report later, with the special permission of the emperor."

"This is the Western Depot."

Is that clear enough?

Chapter 664: Congratulations on your fortune!

Arrogant and domineering.

This was the impression Wang Zhi left on the senior eunuchs, leaving them all looking at each other in bewilderment.

Wang Zhi's arrogance displeased all the chief eunuchs, but since he was clearly favored by the emperor, they had no choice but to endure it and avoid making enemies.

"you……"

Gu Dayong was so angry that his body was trembling. He pointed at the other person and couldn't say a word for a long time.

Wang Zhi glanced at him, snorted coldly, flicked his robe, and strode away.

On his way out of the palace, Wang Zhi ran into someone.

The newcomer was simply dressed and looked young, but he was not dressed as a eunuch or a guard. Such a unique person made Wang Zhi take a second look, but he was immediately surprised.

Jiang Ning also saw Wang Zhi, and a look of surprise appeared in his eyes.

When did a master appear in the palace?

Jiang Ning and Wang Zhi brushed past each other.

Neither of them spoke, but as they passed each other, Wang Zhi nodded to Jiang Ning with a slight smile, as if to say hello.

Jiang Ning nodded slightly in response, and neither of them spoke, and they left in the same way they had come from.

Wang Zhi glanced back at Jiang Ning's retreating figure one last time, then turned and left.

Although he had never met Jiang Ning before, he recognized Jiang Ning the moment they met.

She is indeed younger than rumored.

Wang Zhixin thought to himself.

……

Jiang Ning, who had bumped into Wang Zhi by chance, did not think much about what had just happened. He had just returned from Wenyuan Pavilion with a large stack of books and was about to go back to his room.

He has recently become fascinated with astronomy and has been reading books on the subject.

When Jiang Ning returned to his room, he found a eunuch standing in front of the door, seemingly having been waiting for him for a long time.

"Master Jiang, you're finally back."

"what happened?"

Jiang Ning frowned, puzzled.

The eunuch quickly explained, "His Majesty is looking for you."

Jiang Ning glanced at the stack of books in his hand that he was about to put back in the house, and nodded, saying, "Let me put the books down for a bit."

"Oh dear, this is a small matter that I can handle."

The eunuch quickly took the book from Jiang Ning, who did not refuse his kindness and thanked him.

"Thank you."

The eunuch was taken aback.

Having been in the palace for so long, this was the first time he had heard someone thank him. He immediately lowered his head, carried the book into the room, and, without daring to delay, led Jiang Ning to where Zhu Houzhao was.

As the two walked through the corridor and arrived at the garden, Jiang Ning heard Zhu Houzhao shout a cheer.

"it is good!!!"

Jiang Ning looked in the direction of the sound and saw Zhu Houzhao clapping his hands with a happy expression. Not far from him stood a shirtless man.

"Your Majesty, Master Jiang has arrived."

The eunuch stepped forward to report, and Zhu Houzhao quickly turned around. When he saw Jiang Ning, his eyes lit up, and he ran over to take Jiang Ning's hand and walk back.

"Brother Jiang, come here quickly."

"what's up?"

Jiang Ning was puzzled.

Zhu Houzhao pointed excitedly.

"Brother Jiang, what do you think of these four guards?"

Zhu Houzhao was as eager as if he had received a new toy to show it to Jiang Ning.

At this moment, four people were standing in front of Jiang Ning, one of whom was the shirtless man from earlier.

"His Iron Shirt technique is very powerful; he is impervious to swords and spears."

As Zhu Houzhao spoke, he said to the man, "Lingling Gong, show me."

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Lingling Gong said in a deep voice, then focused his energy into his dantian. The next second, he snatched the knife from the guard next to him and slashed at himself. There was a clang, as if the knife had struck a hard iron stone.

Lingling Gong then slashed himself four or five more times, making clanging sounds, until the last blade was dulled, but Lingling Gong remained unharmed.

"Not bad."

Zhu Houzhao laughed heartily, then looked at the next person.

"His name is Ling Lingxi. He has a stone-breaking kick, and he can kick a stone to pieces with one kick."

As soon as Zhu Houzhao finished speaking, the man immediately leaped onto the artificial hill and began to demonstrate his kung fu. With a series of loud bangs, one huge rock after another was kicked to pieces.

"Not bad."

Zhu Houzhao laughed and clapped, then pointed to another person and introduced him:

"He is a 'zero-zero fortune' man who knows the Five Elements Fist."

Linglingcai clasped his hands in greeting to Jiang Ning and Zhu Houzhao, and then immediately demonstrated his Five Elements Fist.

Compared to the defensive and destructive power displayed by Ling Ling Gong and Ling Ling Xi, Ling Ling Cai's Five Elements Fist seemed somewhat mediocre since no one had fought against him. However, Zhu Houzhao was already quite pleased and nodded before looking at the last person.

Jiang Ning looked at the person and found that the person's face seemed somewhat familiar, very much like someone else.

"Hmm... his name is Ling Ling Fa, his kung fu..."

Just as Zhu Houzhao was wondering how to introduce them, Ling Lingfa spoke first.

"Compared to the three masters, Gong Xicai, I am but a novice. I am not as good as the three of you. I only know some unorthodox skills and invent some gadgets that have caught Your Majesty's eye."

"Yep."

Zhu Houzhao nodded repeatedly and laughed, "Ling Ling Fa has a lot of ideas. His little inventions are quite interesting, hahaha, I like them very much."

"Thank you for the compliment, Your Majesty."

Linglingfa quickly replied.

Zhu Houzhao looked at Jiang Ning and smiled, "Brother Jiang, what do you think of these four?"

"good."

Jiang Ning nodded and asked, "Where did you find these talented people?"

Zhu Houzhao was also very satisfied and said with a smile, "This was brought to me by Wang Zhi."

"Wang Zhi?"

Seeing Jiang Ning's somewhat puzzled expression, Zhu Houzhao suddenly remembered and quickly said, "I forgot to tell you, Wang Zhi is..."

Zhu Houzhao then told Jiang Ning about Wang Zhi and the Baolong clan.

Jiang Ning looked surprised.

He didn't expect that Zhu Houzhao's father had left him a backup plan.

But Jiang Ning immediately realized that the eunuch he had just encountered was Wang Zhi.

"I named those four people myself. Congratulations on your fortune, hahaha."

Zhu Houzhao looked at the four people and said:

“They were carefully trained by Wang Zhi. Although there are other members in the Baolong clan, these four are the best in martial arts. Well… Afa is an exception.”

Ling Lingfa smiled shyly when he heard this, but for some reason, his smile looked a little sly.

"Other members of the Baolong clan include those skilled in poisoning, those skilled in medicine, and those skilled in disguise."

Zhu Houzhao laughed.

Apart from Gong Xicai and the other two, the other members of the Baolong clan were all of average martial arts skills, but each had their own area of ​​expertise and were all talented individuals who could protect Zhu Houzhao's safety from various aspects.

Jiang Ning nodded. Zhu Houzhao's father had left him a backup plan, which greatly ensured Zhu Houzhao's safety. This also meant that Jiang Ning no longer had to keep an eye on Zhu Houzhao all the time. However, when Jiang Ning looked at Ling Ling Gong and Ling Ling Xi, his brows furrowed slightly.

One of them practiced Iron Shirt Kung Fu, and the other practiced Stone-Shattering Kick. One trained his defense to the point of being impervious to swords and spears, while the other trained his destructive power to the point of shattering stones with a single kick. However, both of them practiced external martial arts, and their lifespans were not long.

Chapter 665: Why is he everywhere?

"With Congratulations on your fortune and other members of the Dragon Guard protecting me, I don't believe they can harm me."

The contingency plan left to him by Zhu Youcheng gave Zhu Houzhao a lot of confidence. In addition, with Wang Zhi around, Zhu Houzhao was determined to challenge the entire court.

"Now that someone can protect you, I will leave in a few days."

Jiang Ning said.

These members of the Dragon Protector Clan are all highly skilled, and as long as they don't encounter a top expert, they are more than capable of protecting Zhu Houzhao. Jiang Ning plans to stay a while longer to see if Zhu Houzhao is safe before leaving.

"it is good."

This time, Zhu Houzhao readily agreed. With such a group of skilled guards, his desire for more experts diminished slightly. However, Zhu Houzhao still said, "Brother Jiang, when you return, remember to ask your sect if anyone is willing to come to the capital. I will never break my promise."

Jiang Ning nodded.

……

The next day.

The civil officials in Beijing received a shocking message.

Because yesterday Zhu Houzhao suddenly announced that he would reopen the Western Depot.

This news was like a stone thrown into water, causing a huge splash. It shocked and astonished all the civil officials in the court. But what shocked them even more was that the eunuch in charge of the Western Depot was named Wang Zhi.

what did you say?

Wang Zhi?

Which Wang Zhi?

Upon hearing the name, the officials' first reaction was that it was Wang Zhi, but then they realized that Wang Zhi had made his move.

On his second day as the head of the Western Depot, Wang Zhi imprisoned the Minister of Personnel. Moreover, he led his men to the Minister of Personnel's residence early in the morning to arrest him, causing a stir in the capital.

The matter of the Eastern Depot arresting Minister Liu of the Ministry of War had not yet subsided when the Western Depot suddenly reopened and imprisoned the Minister of Personnel. This news was like a heavy hammer blow to the hearts of officials.