Chapter 302 Friends and Enemies (3)

However, after a moment of ecstasy, the fanaticism in Liu Yang's eyes began to slowly dissipate.

He slowly put down the cup in his hand, shook his head slightly, and sighed: "The emperor's kindness Liu Yang appreciates it. I know you are for my own good, but please forgive me. As a personal person, I really hope you can give me this help. However, as a prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom, I don't want people from other countries to interfere in the affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although we are about to become kinship, you are the emperor of the Tang Dynasty after all, and this identity cannot be ignored by me. Emperor, forgive me."

Li Ming smiled indifferently and said, "You don't have to be so polite. I just gave you a suggestion. Whether to adopt it depends entirely on your decision. I know that this matter is very sensitive, and it makes sense for you to have this concern. Since you don't agree to attack Ximen Hu, then stay here for a while. After my wedding is over, you can let Man'er take you around, see the scenery and customs of the Tang Dynasty, and relax."

Liu Yang smiled faintly, raised his cup and greeted him, and said, "Thank you for your concern. This time I came to the Tang Dynasty, I felt extremely fresh when I saw and heard along the way. Although the two countries are of the same origin, after hundreds of years of changes, they are now much different. The customs and customs are very different. Since you allow it, I will take a walk in the Tang Dynasty and have a good taste of the scenery of the Tang Dynasty."

Liu Yang smiled and said, "That's of course. As long as you don't suspect that I am a spy from the Great Zhou Dynasty, hehe. Emperor, although my relationship with Man'er was not very good in the past, it was all in the past. Now I sincerely hope that your future life will be very happy."

Li Ming laughed and said, "Ha..., thank you for your blessings, don't worry, I will make Man'er happy. By the way, I'll give you a suggestion to see if you can accept it. Although you can stay in the Tang Dynasty for a few more days, you will still have to return to the Great Zhou in the end. As long as you go back, Ximen Hu will not let you go. Therefore, I'm going to equip you with a bodyguard to protect your safety at any time. Do you need it?"

Liu Yang smiled proudly and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your concern, but it will take some effort for Ximen Hu to deal with me. Although he is my uncle, he is far better than me in martial arts, but it is not that easy to get rid of me. I also have a group of dead soldiers under my command, which is enough to compete with Ximen Hu. Besides, my master will still be there at the critical moment."

Li Ming smiled faintly and said, "The person with the highest martial arts skills in the Great Zhou Kingdom is Ximen Hu. I don't know what kind of system your martial arts skills are. I didn't know how many of them fought with him when I was on Biquan Island. It seems very strange. I heard you say that your skills should be good. Let's take a test with my personal writing. The main thing is to see if you have the ability to protect yourself, the old chef?"

The old chef came out and stood in front of Liu Yang with a sad face.

Liu Yang looked at the old chef in front of him with a curious face and asked in surprise: "Master, you...you asked me to compete with him? Such an old man does not seem to have any martial arts skills."

Li Ming laughed and said, "He has been with me for several years. I can tell you that there must be some martial arts, and I must be better than you. If you don't believe it? Then give it a try."

Liu Yang stood up with dissatisfaction, clasped his fists at the old chef, and said, "Senior, since the emperor praised you so much, I can only offer my best wishes. Senior, please."

After saying that, he left the table and faced the old chef in the lobby. He reached out and grabbed the chair beside him and threw it at the old chef.

Zhonghe was shocked. No one expected that Liu Yang would take action like this and throw chairs at the other party. This was the way rogues fight on the street, but it came from the prince of the Great Zhou Kingdom. How could everyone not be surprised? Even the old chef seemed to be stunned. He stood there and let the chair fly towards his head, which made everyone scream.

The chair reached the sky above the old chef at a fast speed, and then broke into powder, scattered around the old chef. Liu Yang's seemingly shocking attack did not pose the old chef the threat he deserved.

But then, Liu Yang shouted fiercely, and the wood chips on the ground suddenly flew up from the ground as if they were receiving an order, and rushed towards the old chef. In a blink of an eye, they surrounded the old chef.

At the same time, Liu Yang, who had been standing there, soared into the air and took advantage of the old chef's vision being blocked, slapped the old chef's head with a palm.

The old chef seemed to be frightened and stood there motionless, leaving Liu Yang's palm to the point of pressing.

Although everyone present knew that the old chef's martial arts were actually unfathomable, he could not bear it when Liu Yang slapped his head with a palm, so everyone exclaimed again.

But at this moment, the situation on the field changed tremendously again.

A decorative sword that had been hanging on the pillar not far away suddenly deshewn and shot towards the old chef's back like lightning, piercing his clothes in a blink of an eye.

The old chef suddenly lifted his hand behind him, barely clamping the sword spine. Although the tip of the sword had pierced his clothes, it did not hurt the old chef at all.

Liu Yang turned over in the air, fell to the ground with a pale face, looked at the old chef in surprise, and asked, "You...what do you think of this trick of me? How could the people from the Tang Dynasty know my skills in Dazhou?"

The old chef shook his head slightly and looked at him and said, "This kind of martial arts is flashy and unreal. Although it can give people a refreshing feeling, it is not practical. When you meet a real master, you will not be threatening at all. Is this the martial arts of the Great Zhou? You have gone astray."

Liu Yang's face suddenly turned red and he shouted, "Don't talk big, look at my trick again."

As soon as he finished speaking, he slammed the old chef with a palm. Wherever his palm passed, there were bursts of thunder.

"This is another set." The old chef responded lightly, instead of retreating, and took a step forward in front of Liu Yang's palm.

Then, Liu Yang's palm stopped a few dozen centimeters in front of the old chef. When the old chef was standing just now, a loud noise suddenly appeared, and the blue bricks on the ground immediately broke into several pieces.

"It's really flashy and useless when fighting against the enemy." The old chef stretched out his hand and grabbed Liu Yang's throat, staring at him and said lightly.

"Senior, show mercy!" Although he knew that the old cook would not hurt him, Man'er on the side couldn't help but scream.

The old chef took back his fingers and slowly retreated to Li Ming. In the middle of the lobby, only the pale Liu Yang was left.

"I'm right. Your martial arts are not enough to protect yourself. In front of the old chef, you don't have any ability to fight back. If Ximen Hu finds a master like him to deal with you, you will be very dangerous."

Liu Yang turned his head pale and looked at Li Ming, and asked in a stern voice: "Where can this senior be ranked in the Tang Dynasty?"

Li Ming smiled mysteriously and looked at the old chef and said, "I don't know this. He is my personal guard and has never participated in such a ranking."

Seeing that Liu Yang was still stunned, Li Ming continued, "Actually, the purpose of my arrangement of such a written test is to make you fully realize two situations. First, I am definitely able to solve the problem of Ximen Hu, and second, I am definitely able to send someone to protect you. Which of these two choices do you want?"

"Yes...is this senior?" Liu Yang pointed at the old chef and asked hesitantly.

"Of course not, he still needs to protect me." Li Ming laughed: "Send another person to you, the old chef's uncle, and the deputy envoy Lin Shuang who came back with you this time. You should be very familiar with it."

"He?" Liu Yang's face began to sweat: "He...he is actually the senior's uncle? Is this... possible? I don't have the style of a senior, and I have never seen him take action for such a long time."

Li Ming laughed and said, "This is indeed true. Although Senior Lin Shuang doesn't have any formalities in his daily life, his martial arts skills are still very high. He is the kind of wanderer who plays the world. I feel relieved to let him take action to protect you."

Liu Yang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, looked at the old chef, and said, "If this senior Lin Shuang's martial arts skills are better than the senior just now, I will certainly beg for it. There is such martial arts in the world. I didn't react at all and fell into his hands. It seems that even Ximen Hu can't walk a few moves under him."

Li Ming laughed and said, "You are right. When I was on Biquan Island, my master captured Ximen Hu in less than fifty moves. Speaking of which, my master and this old chef are brothers and brothers, and Lin Shuang is their uncle. Of course, his martial arts are not bad."

"Really? Ximen Hu... Ximen Hu once fell into your hands?" Liu Yang screamed in surprise.

Li Ming suddenly woke up and secretly scolded himself for being unscrupulous. Only a few people knew about Ximen Hu. When he was happy just now, he actually brought up this matter.

"What...what is going on? Master, what's going on? How could Ximen Hu fall into your hands?" Liu Yang asked as if he had discovered a new continent.

Since Ximen Hu has begun to show signs of dealing with him, it is not a good thing to tell Liu Yang about this and ask him to restrain Ximen Hu after he goes back. Therefore, after a little consideration, Li Ming told Liu Yang the whole story.

After listening to Li Ming's story, Liu Yang's face showed a very complicated look, both excited, depressed, and even deep regret. After standing there for a long time, he looked up and said, "Why didn't you tell me earlier? This way...Liu Guang could not ascend to the position of the crown prince."

Li Ming laughed again and said, "A little earlier? Haha, I didn't know who you were at that time? If I had such a good relationship at that time, I would definitely tell you, but it seems too late to say this now. However, if you have mastered this situation, you can also formulate targeted methods to deal with Ximen Hu and Liu Guang after you go back, so as to ensure your safety to the greatest extent."

Speaking of this, he looked at Man'er with some concern and explained: "Man'er, this is not me who is sowing the disagreement anymore. I really want to find a life-saving straw for your elder brother. You know, it is very dangerous for him to be in the Great Zhou now."

Man'er, who had been silent for a long time, smiled and said with a sad expression: "Young Master, don't explain. Man'er also knows that you have no malice. It's just that the internal strife in the Great Zhou Kingdom is really inappropriate. They are all brothers and sisters, why do you have to kill each other?" At this point, he Yingying stood up and said to everyone: "I'm very tired, young master, I'll go back and rest first."

Looking at Man'er's back as he walked out, everyone present felt very heavy. The saddest thing about this kind of battle between royal brothers was their relatives. This was indeed a heavy blow to Man'er.

Everyone who lost their interest sat silently for a long time. Liu Yang stood up in depressedly and said goodbye. The banquet ended in a hurry.

When he returned to the study, the sunset was shining on his desk through the window lattice, sitting on the lounge chair, drinking the ginseng soup brought by Xiaorou, Li Ming asked Xiao Fu Gui to instruct: "Instruct the imperial kitchen that today's dinner will be held in the Supreme Emperor's Mansion. Tell Yi Yi that he would bring Princess Changle and Li Qing to me."

Although Li Qing and Princess Changle are seriously guilty, they are Li Song's brothers and sisters after all, and it is impossible to say that they will not meet each other. Now, the relationship between Li Ming and Li Song has undergone some subtle changes. For Li Ming, Li Song is now equal to his elder brother. Severe heart failure is threatening his life at any time. If he cannot meet Li Yan and Li Qing, he may be very good for the rest of his life.

After resting in the study for a while, Yi Yi and his personal guards took Princess Changle and Li Qing over. From noon to now, Li Ming has been attending two banquets in a row. He really doesn't want to eat anything anymore, but he still has to bite the bullet and go to Li Song to attend the gathering of their brothers and sisters.

Under the leadership of Xiao Fugui, Li Ming and his group walked through the back garden and walked towards the Supreme Palace not far away. Behind them, dozens of personal guards escorted Li Qing and Princess Changle to follow closely.

At the gate of the Supreme Palace, Li Ming waved his hand and stepped back from the guards and said to the two of them: "Now, I will take you to see your elder brother. Although you were incompatible in the past, you were still flesh and blood. If you had a little conscience, you would not refuse this matter. Come with me and don't let my subordinates escort you, otherwise your elder brother will be very sad."

Li Qing and Li Yan both showed a gloomy expression on their faces. Looking at Li Ming, they nodded at the same time.
Chapter completed!