Chapter 168 The Little Emperor is Crying

Zong Zhengxi almost suspected that he had heard it wrong. He looked over the treasure book and the seal on the table again and again, and they were indeed the tokens of the Jinyiwei.

When he ascended the throne, his father handed it to him personally. After his father went to the "temporary palace" to recuperate, Lu Yuan temporarily kept the token for him on the grounds of his young age.

After that, the Jinyiwei completely became a tool for Lu Yuan to eliminate dissidents.

Zong Zhengxi never expected that Lu Yuan would one day be willing to return the Jinyiwei.

He stared at Lu Yuan in a daze: "You...what are you doing? Are you testing me?"

Lu Yuan smiled faintly: "Your Majesty summoned the Prime Minister back to the court, wasn't it for this day? I congratulate Your Majesty on taking power, and I hope Your Majesty will bless the people for thousands of generations."

"I……"

Zong Zhengxi was caught off guard by the sudden personal rule and even changed his self-proclaimed name.

He felt a surge of panic in his heart, not sure if it was the panic of having his thoughts seen through by Lu Yuan, or the panic of having lost something.

Lu Yuan stood up calmly and gracefully, and said to Zong Zhengxi, "Farewell, Your Majesty."

Is this an order to expel him?

Zong Zhengxi's eyes widened.

Every step since entering the Governor's Mansion exceeded his expectations.

Lu Yuan didn't care whether Zong Zhengxi was leaving or not, he just left first after saying that.

Looking at his resolute back, without a trace of nostalgia, Zong Zhengxi became anxious for no reason: "You... if you hand over the Jinyiwei, aren't you afraid that your position will be lost?"

Lu Yuan paused at the door, still without turning back, just looking at the endless dusk, and said calmly: "Isn't this exactly what your majesty wants? Your majesty has been waiting for a long time to get rid of this thorn in your side, right?"

"I……"

Zong Zhengxi was once again choked and speechless.

"Your Majesty, please go and pursue your imperial ambitions. I will not interfere with any decision you make in the future."

After Lu Yuan finished speaking, he left completely.

Zong Zhengxi clenched his fists and roared angrily, "It's best if you don't interfere! You're right, I've been looking forward to this day for a long time! Do you think you're so great? If you don't assist me, the Prime Minister will! The Prime Minister is much better than you! He won't force me to do my homework! I'm an emperor, I don't need to learn those things for the imperial examinations! What I should learn is how to govern a country! If you don't want to teach me, the Prime Minister will teach me!"

Xiao Dezi trembled and advised: "Your Majesty, anger is harmful to your health, please take care of your body..."

"Shut up!"

Zong Zhengxi scolded.

Xiao Dezi shut up immediately.

Zong Zhengxi looked at the treasure book and seal on the table, grabbed them and was about to throw them to the ground.

Xiao Dezi was so scared that he fell to his knees.

Zong Zhengxi's hand stopped in mid-air.

He remembered that not long after he ascended the throne, he threw all the four treasures of the study on the table because he didn't want to do his homework. As a result, Lu Yuan hit his palm hard with a ruler.

Even his father and mother had never touched him, but Lu Yuan beat them again and again. Every time he fell, he beat him.

Later on...he didn't dare to throw things anymore.

He doesn't want him anymore, why should I listen to him?
Zong Zhengxi threw him down angrily again, and the memory of being slapped on the palm seemed to be engraved into his bones.

He sat back in his chair in a rage, feeling a sense of grievance inexplicably. He wiped his red eyes and gritted his teeth and said angrily: "Today I am here to add insult to injury! I know that Lu Yuan has offended the Prime Minister, and I am taking this opportunity to threaten Lu Yuan to return the Jinyiwei to me! I asked him to return them! He didn't return them to me on his own initiative! I don't want him anymore! I don't want him anymore!"

In the small garden, Meng Qianqian and Lu Yuan stood side by side.

Looking at Zong Zhengxi who left in shame and anger, Meng Qianqian asked, "Your Majesty is very angry, is it really okay?"

Lu Yuan put his hands behind his back and snorted coldly: "Let him be angry, what does it have to do with me? This kid asked for it if he got angry."

Meng Qianqian smiled and said, "I mean the Imperial Guards. Are you really willing to give up all the hard work the Grand Commander has put in over the years?"

Lu Yuan said indifferently, "So what if you are unwilling? Shangguan Ling betrayed me, the Imperial Guard is already a hot potato. If I don't hand him over, are you waiting for him to attack?"

Meng Qianqian burst out laughing.

Although this metaphor is inappropriate, it makes sense to use it here.

No matter how you play the Jinyiwei card, the opponent will win, so it is better to discard the card first.

Meng Qianqian said: "But if this happens, the Grand Commander will really be left with nothing."

"Are you scared?" Lu Yuan said expressionlessly, "If you are scared, you can leave at any time. This is a deal between you and me. You don't have to accompany me into the swamp."

After a pause, he continued, "You have been married to this governor, and Concubine Li will not let you enter the palace even if she wants to win you over."

Meng Qianqian turned around and looked at him steadily: "In the eyes of the Grand Commander, is Xiaojiu the kind of person who abandons his friends?"

Lu Yuan didn't look into her eyes. He just stared at Bao Shu who was rolling around on the grass. He said coldly, "Where are our friends?"

Meng Qianqian nodded: "It seems that the situation is more serious than I thought. The Grand Commander is in a hurry to push me away. Is he afraid that he will fail in the end?"

Lu Yuan's eyes trembled slightly, and he said seriously: "This governor is not afraid of failure."

"That's because you're afraid that someone will lose with you." Meng Qianqian curled her lips, "Grand Commander, do you want to make a bet? This time, you will definitely win."

Lu Yuan snorted coldly: "Humph."

Meng Qianqian said: "Without the Jinyiwei, the Grand Commander still has Xiaojiu. Grand Commander, don't forget that I am one of the Twelve Guards. As long as I can reunite the Twelve Guards, I can make Marshal Chu's Black Armored Army appear again in the world."

Lu Yuan said calmly: "So far, only you and Chen Long have appeared among the Twelve Guards. No, I'm not sure whether my adoptive father's new adopted son is Chen Long."

Meng Qianqian blinked: "Actually, the person who lives next door to me is... Ji Li, the Rooster of the Twelve Guards."

Lu Yuan: "...No wonder Yu Zichuan couldn't beat him."

Meng Qianqian continued, "Besides, Ji Li is good at fortune-telling. As long as he cooperates, it won't be difficult to find the whereabouts of the others. He suddenly disappeared these few days. I suspect he went to find another of the Twelve Guards."

"We've been gone for so long, with his ability, he should have run into him long ago. Now is the best day, let's go back to Fengshui Hutong and take a look!"

Bao Shu pricked up her ears and heard the words "Feng Shui Hutong". She immediately crawled over and stretched out her little arms towards Meng Qianqian.

She is going too.

Meng Qianqian picked up the little guy and said, "Okay, I'll take you there."

Seeing that she did what he said without any hesitation or fear, Lu Yuan could not help but turn his face away and mutter, "How audacious! You don't know whether you live or die."

He had been close to success countless times, but was beaten back to square one countless times, just like a tower; no matter how solidly he built it, it would always collapse at the last brick and tile.

The man just wanted to break his will and tame him into a dog without dignity that would lie obediently at his feet.

Can he really win this time?

Can you? Can you? Can you please come up and give the Grand Commander some encouragement?