Chapter 273 Regent (Three in One)

Langya Mountain.

"This actually happened. A single sword broke eight hundred armors, and it was done from a distance without him showing up in person?" Lin Chen was amazed when Langya Pavilion learned what happened in Jinling City that night.

The intelligence capabilities of Langya Pavilion are unparalleled in the world. Lin Chen would not doubt the truth of the matter, but even for him, such a weird thing would require him to read it again several times.

"Young Pavilion Master, this matter has been confirmed several times in the pavilion, and the news is indeed correct." said the guard who delivered the message to Lin Chen.

"The Langya Masters List will undergo a major change at this moment." Lin Chen said. Although he had never fought with Xuan Bu Meng Zhi, with his martial arts ability of breaking eight hundred armors with this one sword, who in the world could rank ahead of Shen Zheng.

Shen Zheng's martial arts are unique. Originally, he was ranked fourth in the Langya List, before Zhuo Dingfeng and after Tuoba Hao. He didn't make many moves, but judging by his performance, it was enough for this position.

But unexpectedly, this move was so shocking. If it weren't for the result of the fight between Zhuo Dingfeng and Yue Xiu Ze, the list would have been sent out in early spring. Shen Qingzhou had such a strong record just after it was sent out, which would affect his credibility.

However, Lin Chen was also a little worried about Mei Changsu's situation. Everyone in the world knew that Shen Zheng admired Princess Nihuang. The reason he was able to be on the Langya List was because of Nihuang. Once, he saved her, and once after fighting with her, he was afraid that those rivals in choosing a son-in-law would take advantage of him, so he used his "beauty is like jade, sword is like rainbow" to defeat eight masters with one sword, and then he was ranked fourth on the Langya Master List.

Even if others don't know, Lin Chen must know that Mei Changsu is actually Lin Shu, and he also has special feelings for Princess Nihuang. They are rivals in love.

He has always recognized Mei Changsu's wisdom, but according to the intelligence from Langya Pavilion, the most important person for the rise of the Shen family business is Shen Zheng. This boy has a kind heart since childhood, but he is a goody-goody.

But after growing up, he woke up and started to develop in the officialdom. In just ten years, he climbed from a seventh-rank county magistrate to a third-rank official. Now, he is the de facto minister of three ministries. If this is not ability, then what is?

Langya Pavilion was also speculating on Emperor Liang's condition. He was in a long sleep but his life was not in danger. Lin Chen was also very puzzled by this strange symptom. Even with his intelligence, although he didn't know what had happened, from the current situation, the one who benefited the most was Shen Qingzhou.

Even for Mei Changsu, who is famous for his literary and poetic talents, and whose martial arts have been excellent since the establishment of Langya Pavilion, there has never been such a feat of breaking eight hundred points with one sword from ancient times to the present. It would be very difficult for Mei Changsu to deal with him.

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Many people couldn't sleep that night. The Crown Prince learned that Xie Yu was exposed as a eunuch in the mansion, and he failed to silence him. The princess, Meng Zhi, and Xia Dong were all there. Also, Shen Qingzhou's voice that night was heard by many people. Prince Yu blocked the door, the king's uncle broke into the mansion, and Princess Li Yang asked him to open the door. He was deserted by everyone and there was no chance for him to turn things around.

He was not afraid that Xie Yu would betray him. Xie Yu was not stupid and it was useless to blame him. But the prince was very scared. Xie Yu was his most capable assistant. If he fell, he would have almost no one available under his command. What was the use of having some censors in the court?

In the fight with Prince Yu, he still lost. What should he do? What should he do.

Prince Yu was also shocked when he learned what happened in the mansion. He killed eight hundred people with one sword, but later he felt relieved when he saw that except for a few unlucky ones, most of them were injured and had no strength to fight back. There is a difference between killing eight hundred people with one sword and crushing the morale of the army.

It can only be said that Shen Qingzhou still held back, mainly because there was no need to commit such murder. It was not like he was attacking him, he was just following orders.

Prince Yu was very proud and grateful to Mei Changsu. If it weren't for Mei Changsu, this game would have been difficult for him. Now that the prince's right-hand man has been taken down, he would have almost no rivals in the court.

Mei Changsu also returned to the mansion with Meng Zhi. Prince Jing was already waiting. Prince Jing knew that everything was Mei Changsu's doing.

But no matter what happened, tonight, everyone was amazed by Shen Qingzhou's sword. He made a move from a distance, as if he were an immortal.

Nihuang also went back to Prince Mu's Mansion. Actually, she wanted to go see Shen Qingzhou. He was seriously injured in the last time he went to the palace. This time, there were eight hundred soldiers and four people on the Langya Master List. Although only three of them could take action, Xia Dong's martial arts was not inferior to hers, but Xuan Jingsi was not on the Langya List.

In this situation, they can only protect themselves. If Shen Qingzhou had defeated them directly, he would be lying down and unable to move now.

But after all, she is a woman and she is afraid of being misunderstood, so she decided to prepare gifts and visit tomorrow.

Shen Qingzhou continued to review matters in various continents. If he wanted to do good things, he had to know the situations in various places.

Day two.

"Brother Shen, thank you for your help yesterday. Otherwise, the consequences would be disastrous." The princess came to the door, but as usual, she did not bring any gifts. Shen Qingzhou never accepts gifts.

"Your Highness, your words are too polite. After all, Zhuo Qingyao is the first knight who has won my praise since I entered Jinling City. Although he has gone astray, since he has reported it to the authorities, this matter is the responsibility of our Jingzhao Prefecture and we cannot ignore it." Shen Qingzhou said.

Nihuang looked at Shen Qingzhou seriously, she was too embarrassed to say, "You wanted to take action, but you didn't when others used their internal force. Only I can sense the feedback from that word. You are a righteous person, but you are too dishonest in this kind of thing."

"Brother Shen, the losses this time must have been quite heavy, right?" Nihuang finally asked. Why did it seem like Shen Qingzhou wasn't in any serious trouble this time?

However, Shen Qingzhou's martial arts are unique. Who knows whether he is okay or not? I hope he is not just pretending.

"You worry too much, my lord."

"By the way, Brother Shen, your sword move yesterday was seen by Mr. Yue Xiu Ze. He was excited and wanted to discuss sword skills with Brother Shen, so he asked me to pass on a message." Nihuang said.

"If there are any flaws, then of course you can." Shen Qingzhou said. This sentence meant that he didn't want to discuss it because he had too many things to do.

"There is one more thing. Did I hear it wrong yesterday? You said that the sword move that could overturn rivers and seas was from some master from outside the realm. In which world could there be such a master?" Nihuang asked a question that many people found strange.

It was said to be outside the realm, but subconsciously, they didn't think it was outside the world at all. Everyone thought it was in some realm, but if such a powerful move really existed, who on the Langya List would have an opponent? Or, was the sword technique real, but Shen Qingzhou just used it with greater power? Everyone was very puzzled.

"That is a very far place, the princess should know it soon." Shen Qingzhou did not have the doubts in the world of Joy of Life whether he could bring the world back.

There aren't many masters in the Langya List. Now, he is undoubtedly the best in the world. Taking the Langya List back would mean settling down there, but he doesn't want to go back just like that. With the Boundary Breaking Talisman, he wants to visit a few more worlds to further improve his talent.

"Really?" Nihuang had a lot of guesses about the distant place Shen Qingzhou mentioned. Aren't you from Tanzhou? How far away can it be?

However, she was not the kind of person who would go into too much detail. This time she came just to see if there was anything wrong with Shen Qingzhou. On the surface, he should be fine, but a magical thing like breaking eight hundred armors with one sword would not be without a price.

"Captain Shen, is Lord Shen in good health?" After Nihuang left, she met Shen Sanyang in the government office. Shen Sanyang was Shen Qingzhou's right-hand man and often followed him around. She wanted to get some information, even though it was a bit blunt.

"This." Shen Sanyang looked embarrassed.

"If it's inconvenient, just pretend that Nihuang never asked about this." Nihuang didn't expect that she would actually gain something.

"Since the princess is asking, I have to answer. Although Lord Shen seemed fine on the surface after his action yesterday, he was still bedridden before the princess came. I think at this moment." Shen Sanyang just didn't explain clearly.

What he said was complete nonsense, Shen Qingzhou was fine at all, but he knew that Zheng Ge'er admired Princess Nihuang and wanted to give her extra points. After all, it had already been spread that Shen Qingzhou took action last night because of Nihuang.

Shen Qingzhou's marriage is a big event for the entire Shenjia Village. Although there is a clan leader, he cannot control Shen Qingzhou. Otherwise, he is almost thirty years old now. In the feudal era, this is not late marriage, but being single.

It's not that he can't find her, but he doesn't seem to care about it. He is only focused on doing what is just. He finally has a girl he likes, so naturally everyone in Shenjia Village wants to help her.

"Princess, please don't spread this matter outside." Shen Sanyang said.

"I know." Nihuang left with a complicated expression. Shen Qingzhou was injured, and it was because of her.

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royal palace.

"How dare Xie Yu do this?" Emperor Liang supported the table with both hands. Prince Yu and Prince Huai were waiting below. Because of Xie Yu's status as a first-rank military marquis, he was deeply trusted by Emperor Liang and was in charge of the patrol camp. However, he did not expect that the murder of the eunuch was his doing.

He knew that this was probably related to the Crown Prince, but he didn't want to really punish the Crown Prince, so he could only let Prince Yu investigate the matter.

Unfortunately, he knew that he did not have much energy, otherwise, it would be best for him to handle the matter himself. This time, the reason why he met Prince Yu was to express his attitude.

Prince Yu looked at his father with a ruddy complexion, which did not seem like anything was wrong. Could it be that he was simply suffering from lethargy?

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you, but remember, you have to investigate what he did. But if it wasn't him, don't put the blame on him." This was to tell Prince Yu not to put the blame on Xie Yu.

"Yes, Father, I have one more thing to say. According to Zhuo Dingfeng, Aunt Li Yang was not aware of what Xie Yu did and has nothing to do with this matter.

I think that my aunt is a royal family member after all, and her child is of royal blood after all, so please forgive me for the crime of implicating others. "Prince Yu wanted to show his mercy. Emperor Liang was originally a selfish person. Li Yang was his sister, and there was no conflict of interest. Prince Yu gave him a way out, so he naturally agreed and let Prince Yu preside over the trial of Xie Yu's case.

Prince Yu and Prince Huai both left. Emperor Liang shook his head and sobered up. He still had things to do.

"Your Majesty." Meng Zhi appeared. The matter had been investigated, so Meng Zhi naturally came back to continue commanding the imperial guards. Meng Zhi was also a person trusted by Emperor Liang.

"Any unusual movements among the people in the court, especially Shen Zheng." Emperor Liang asked. Meng Zhi had just returned two days ago, and the first order he gave was to ask him to check the movements of all officials. He knew that he had been away from court for a long time, and people's hearts were bound to be uneasy.

"Your Majesty, there is nothing unusual. As for Lord Shen, he is still busy among the three departments."

"I still underestimated him." Emperor Liang said to himself. Meng Zhi also left. As for Emperor Liang, he fell asleep while thinking. Several eunuchs quietly carried him to the bed.

Emperor Liang also began to be suspicious of Shen Qingzhou, especially after knowing that he could break eight hundred armors with one sword. He began to wonder if his ability to sleep well had anything to do with him.

Of course, there is nothing they can do even if they have doubts about him. He was not in the court. Shen Qingzhou took down most of the officials of the three departments within a few days. Now, he is the only one holding on. If they take him down, there will be no one else to use, and those officials will never be reinstated.

Mei Changsu's residence.

"It is normal for His Majesty to monitor all officials, but he specifically asked Lord Shen. I think he has become suspicious of Lord Shen." Prince Jing of Mei Changsu and Meng Zhi sat opposite each other. There is a secret passage between Prince Jing's Mansion and Mei Changsu's residence.

"It's normal for your Majesty to think so. He has been sleeping for a long time, but he hasn't been poisoned. Lord Shen has always been famous for his strange martial arts, and his moves have been different from the ordinary several times. It's normal for your Majesty to have some guesses." Prince Jing said.

We are all smart people. It has been more than two months. It was only two days ago that Emperor Liang appeared in public and received the Southern Chu delegation. Otherwise, something big would have happened.

"Commander Meng, His Majesty is testing you. He wants you to investigate what the Xuan Jing Division is capable of doing. I think he is testing you as the commander of the Imperial Guards." Mei Changsu reminded.

"Your Highness Prince Jing, Xie Yu has been demoted and the Crown Prince's power has declined greatly, but His Majesty is delegating more power to Prince Huai. Your Highness should not be impatient." Mei Changsu reminded.

Over the next month, nothing major happened. Shen Qingzhou became more and more adept at his job in the three departments because his abilities were so outstanding. No matter whether they were convinced by him or not, people in the three departments were convinced by his abilities.

Some officials below also added that now, they are communicating with all continents and the performance evaluation system that is being trial-run has shown initial results. Now, it should be regarded as a national policy and decentralized on a large scale.

However, it would definitely lead to impeachment by all officials. But now, Emperor Liang is not coming out and Prince Huai relies on himself, which is really a great opportunity.

As for Prince Yu, it is not an easy task to preside over the trial of Xie Yu. It is very troublesome to bring down the Eastern Palace. However, he is quite interesting. He found something that can make use of Shen Qingzhou. He directly sent some people to put some evidence of the prince's faction into Jingzhao Prefecture. This is killing with a borrowed knife.

Not to mention, they are all competitors. They have been collecting intelligence for many years and have much more evidence than Shen Qingzhou has obtained in just one year.

Now that the crown prince is in solitary confinement, just because of Xie Yu, Prince Yu naturally wants to act quickly. Who else but him can take the position of crown prince?

"Your Highness Prince Huai, since the implementation of this performance evaluation system, its efficiency has greatly increased and can be used throughout the country."

"Lord Shen, what you said is inappropriate. It would be better to spend more time to verify the policy to promote it throughout the country." For some people, he doesn't really disagree with you, he opposes you just for the sake of opposing you.

However, Shen Qingzhou is a practical man. The things he produced and the comparison of the data left these empty talkers powerless to fight back.

This national policy was still issued. Prince Huai was very sensible now. He discovered that originally there were too many officials who looked down on him, but with some of Shen Qingzhou's actions, more people in the court recognized him. Shen Zheng was disdainful of arguing with the officials, which also made everyone realize that Prince Huai was the regent.

Two days later.

"The top of the Langya Master List is Shen Zheng." A new batch of Langya lists were announced to the world at the same time.

Many people from other countries also knew Shen Zheng, who was able to push Dayu Xuanbu, which had maintained the top spot for many years, to second place.

Before, the story of Shen Qingzhou breaking the 800 mark with one sword was only known in Liang State. With the Langya List, the news of his achievements spread to various countries. Of course, some high-level people must have known about it a long time ago.

As for whether Xuan Bu was convinced or not, that was his own business and Shen Qingzhou would not take it to heart.

It's just that Langya Pavilion has its own selfish motives. This Feiliu martial arts can compete for the top five in the world, and yet Young Pavilion Master Lin Chen is not on the list.

This list is definitely not as authoritative as Shen Qingzhou's list of the world's best masters.

Inside the palace.

"Your Majesty is in good health and there is nothing else wrong." Xia Jiang took Emperor Liang's pulse and said with a bow.

Xia Jiang is back. He was originally in seclusion in the East China Sea. After coming back this time, he felt the changes in the capital city. There are many tall-looking buildings.

The reason he came back this time was also because of Xie Yu. After all, Xie Yu and he were involved with the Red Flame Army, and he was worried that something would happen to him.

"That's what the palace doctors all said."

"Your Majesty, I have also checked all the information in my Xuanjing Division. Apart from medicine, there is no method in the world that can make people drowsy.

However, the martial arts of Lord Shen of Jingzhao Prefecture has never appeared in the world before. "Xia Jiang was hinting at something.

When Xia Jiang came this time, he tripped Mei Changsu from the beginning, making Emperor Liang realize that Xie Yu was exposed because of someone's guidance, which was directed at Mei Changsu, and now at Shen Qingzhou.

Emperor Liang and Xia Jiang chatted some more. After Xia Jiang left, he had a complicated expression. He had been away for less than half a year, so how come the capital had become like this?

He had met Shen Qingzhou before, but Shen Qingzhou at that time had not yet made such great ambitions. When he came back this time, Jinling had changed a lot. The road there was much easier to travel, and the prefect of Jingzhao had become the best master in the world. It was a bit too strange.

The implementation of the performance evaluation system has made many officials uncomfortable. Before, they could choose not to do anything, but now, they have to have a reasonable reason for not doing anything. You can't just do whatever you want. If you don't finish the work, you will be punished. It's very uncomfortable.

However, this has already been implemented. We cannot say that there are too many things to do or they are too troublesome, and we don’t want to do them. The performance evaluation system forces you to do things.

As for the Ministry of Personnel, the performance evaluation system is now the basis, and matters of promotion also need to be considered in this regard.

Five days after the exam.

"Sir Shen, what should we do? Father has been sleeping for a long time, is there anything wrong?"

"No, Your Highness, don't worry." In order to prevent Emperor Liang from coming out to hinder the implementation of his performance evaluation system throughout the country, he gave Emperor Liang more talents.

This also caused chaos in the harem. Before, there was clarity of mind every day, but it was only for a short period of time.

Although they tried their best to keep the news secret, three days later, Prince Yu also found out. Xia Jiang had planned to meet Emperor Liang several times, but he didn't meet with the emperor. He knew something had happened.

There were no problems in the capital during this period, but many people felt depressed, and some rumors began to spread to neighboring countries.

Meng Zhi lived outside the emperor's bedroom for a long time. He wanted to ensure that Emperor Liang would not die, even for Mei Changsu and for his duty as the commander of the imperial guards.

Mei Changsu never thought of killing Emperor Liang. What he wanted was to overturn the verdict, but given the current situation, he could only wait.

And he had to dissuade Prince Yu, otherwise, Prince Yu seemed to want to take the throne himself. Now, it seemed that he really had no competitors.

Originally, if Emperor Liang was sober, Prince Jing could have risen to power under his planning. But now, Emperor Liang was also afraid of Prince Jing's outstanding ability and he was not in the court, so he did not want to hastily promote him, which instead made Prince Yu have more supporters.

As for the Prince of Huai, the same thing applies: he appears to have real power, but like the eunuchs, he is the power of Emperor Liang and is useless.

"Lord Shen, what should we do? Prince Yu came to me and asked me if I wanted to be the crown prince. He wanted to support me. This is clearly forcing me." Prince Huai said.

(End of this chapter)