Chapter 208 Do whatever you want

Chapter 208 Do whatever you want

Chapter 208 Do whatever you want
Outside the pearl curtain, the music of zither and music continued. The female official played two wrong strings, but no one noticed.

"On the banquet table, in front of the wine cup, there is no chance for us to share the quilt and pillow. Under the willow lace, we have been writing poems and songs for many years, and we have finally become a couple..."

Wan Zhen'er lay on the embroidered couch, her right hand resting on her chin, facing the wall. Her jet-black hair was tied up high in a bun, and half of her long neck, as white as white jade, was exposed under her high-collared phoenix robe.

"What a beauty!"

Zhang Yu stood in front of the embroidery couch, looking at her from head to toe unscrupulously.

"The emperor is in poor health. So the root cause is this?"

The delicate body wrapped in the phoenix robe has the most beautiful back curves, which narrow sharply at the waist and then go down, bulging into a heart shape. The winding paths and flower streams hidden under the mountains and heavy curtains also make the tight kimono faintly outline their shape. The legs are curved like curved jade, and the phoenix shoes and silk stockings are pure and untainted by the world, which makes people want to take a closer look.

Concubine Wan seemed to be sleeping with her eyes closed, and she only whispered, "What are you waiting for?"

"Your Majesty, I am sorry... for the offense."

Zhang Yu clenched his right fist, but only stretched out his giant finger and pressed on the Tianzhu acupoint, and heard a slight crisp sound from the joints.

"kindness!"

Wan Zhen'er only felt that the joints in her neck were unobstructed, and she couldn't help but let out a low moan.

'Li Yu' was a warrior. She had seen him break an arrow shot from a powerful crossbow with his bare hands. She guessed that he must be very skilled in martial arts, but she had no idea that he was so proficient in massage and acupoint identification. His skills were no less than those of the elders in the Imperial Hospital, and his strength and precision were even better.

Zhang Yu asked quickly, "Madam, can you still bear this kind of massage?"

Wan Zhen'er was very pleased with the massage, the effect was immediate. Now thinking back, just one finger massage, the pain in her neck was relieved a little.

She was about to confirm it, but then she remembered her low moan just now and felt a little ashamed.

"Don't rush it, just take your time."

"Wei Chen obeys your orders."

Zhang Yu breathed a sigh of relief. This was the first time he had performed this massage technique.

The "Dragon Catching and Acupuncture Point Pressing Technique" handed down from generation to generation in the Lin family is divided into two parts. One is to kill people by piercing acupuncture points and blocking meridians, and the other is to save people by pressing acupuncture points and causing blood to flow. The two complement each other and the difference between life and death is often just a matter of a moment's thought.

Unfortunately, no one in later generations learned this martial art and only regarded it as a skill to kill people. It was like picking up a silver ingot but losing the pearls and gems.

Lin Kun's weird 'Dragon Catching Hand' was only a superficial understanding, and he completely ignored the secret book about acupoints, meridians, checkpoints, and techniques.

However, with the qualifications of ordinary people, it is indeed impossible to master the profound and superior martial arts.

The time Zhang Yu spent on this martial art was second only to that of Bei Ming Divine Art, and he had already grasped the essence of it.

Zhang Yu pinched the sword seal with his hand, stretched out his index finger and index finger, and pressed the 'Chonggu' and 'Dazhui' acupoints at the same time. A trace of true energy was slowly introduced, and a thin and dense sound was heard, like frying sesame seeds in an iron pan, and they burst one by one as the fire rose.

"what!"

Concubine Wan frowned and gritted her teeth, her foot arch straightened instantly. She wanted to stop, but couldn't bear to give up this feeling of comfort. She could only endure it with all her might, feeling both angry and loving in her heart.

When Zhang Yu heard the imperial concubine screaming, he quickly withdrew his left hand and apologized again.

The method of acupuncture points is often to achieve great results with little effort.

If he lost control and used a little more force, it would be very easy to make the imperial concubine of the Ming Dynasty deaf, dumb, or even half paralyzed. Then, let alone executing the blood plan, he would have to flee the palace overnight.

Wan Zhen'er felt as if she had lost something when she saw the burning energy dissipate. She frowned and said, "Don't ruin my interest. I can... handle it."

"Wei Chen takes orders."

The massage technique in "Catching Dragons and Pressing Acupoints" requires that it be done in one go; there is no principle of pressing and then stopping.

When Zhang Yu heard her say this, he felt confident and no longer held back.

The finger flew down, leaving only a residual shadow in the air...

Outside the pearl curtain, there are harps, zithers and flutes, and inside the pearl curtain, there are chirping sounds, which complement each other.

"My dear, wait a minute..."

Concubine Wan only felt that she was in the clouds, her legs were off the ground, her whole body was light, as if she was on a boat, floating up and down involuntarily, and the comfort was accompanied by a slight numbness, pain and itchiness.

It was pitch black outside the window. The Western clock in the pavilion rang, and the time was already three quarters past the hour of You.

"After the hour of Xu, the palace will become even more strictly restricted."

After two hundred rounds of this, Zhang Yu was already exhausted and out of breath, like an old ox that had plowed several acres of wasteland. However, Concubine Wan was becoming more and more energetic. This could not go on.

"Such a rare opportunity should not be missed."

"You can only take the risk of the whole big one!"

Zhang Yu lifted up the sleeves of his python robe, stretched out his right palm, and pressed on the Fengchi, Fengfu, Yamenxue and Tianzhu points at the same time. He did not have time to feel the delicate smoothness of the mutton-fat jade between his fingertips, and his five fingers exerted force instantly.

"Five combined energies!"

It was like an electric current flowing in from the Tianzhu acupoint, along the entire spine, rushing to all parts of the body. The pores and meridians of the body opened in an instant, and many chronic diseases were eliminated.

'Five Qis gather together', the strength of each finger varies greatly. It is a bit exaggerated to say that one mind can do five things at the same time, but it is also the result of Zhang Yu's great efforts in studying the culmination of "The Dragon Catching and Acupuncture Pointing Hand".

The flower path had been blocked for a long time, but suddenly it was unblocked and clear springs gushed out.

In an instant, both strands of her clothes were soaked.

Concubine Wan's left hand went limp and she fell on the embroidered couch.

"My Lady Concubine, are you alright?"

Zhang Yu asked softly, and waited for a while, but there was no response. He thought he had fallen asleep.

He was about to get up and leave when he suddenly saw Concubine Wan lying upside down with her face completely buried in the soft pillow.

"Don't hold it in."

Zhang Yu quickly put his right hand around her back and his left hand around her waist and turned Wan Zhen'er over.

I saw that her eyes were slightly closed, but her breathing was even and her expression was calm. She had fallen asleep.

"what is this?"

Zhang Yu spread out his left hand, only to find that his fingers were covered with crystal clear and thick rice porridge, and immediately a strange fragrance wafted from his mouth.

He immediately understood, and looking at Wan Zhen'er who was still in a coma, his heart was filled with burning emotions.

"If it weren't for the wrong timing..."

He stood beside the bed for a long time, and finally suppressed the beast in his heart. He turned around, lifted the curtain, and walked out.

When the female official saw Zhang Yu coming out, she looked a little strange. She asked in a low voice, "Commander Li, how is the queen?"

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "I have already helped the queen to sleep, you don't need to disturb her."

"Excuse me, Commander Li, do we need to withdraw these bands?"

Many of the female officials who played music had trembling fingers and were singing out of tune. The one who was singing in the middle had a hoarse voice and was looking at Li Yu pitifully, hoping to hear good news.

They all knew that the Imperial Concubine had forgotten about them long ago, but no one dared to stop without the Imperial Order.

There is an old saying in the imperial palace that "some things weigh less than 10 grams if they are not weighed, and even more than 1,000 pounds if they are weighed." However, it is extremely difficult to guess the emperor's intentions as to which things should be weighed.

Zhang Yu thought for a moment and said, "Without the imperial decree, the music cannot stop. But if we teach them to play once every quarter of an hour, maybe that would satisfy both parties?"

The female official nodded and said, "Cuizhu would like to thank Commander Li on behalf of the sisters."

This matter originally had nothing to do with Zhang Yu, but he came up with this idea. If the imperial concubine blamed him, he would inevitably be implicated. Therefore, many people in the palace believed that speaking too much is wrong and silence is golden.

Outside Sihuang Pavilion, the two were still in the courtyard. Mei Xin had the physique of a warrior, so she didn't feel anything. She knelt straight with a blank expression.

Zhang Wei quietly placed the whisk under his knees, looking at the brightly lit Sihuang Pavilion with a defeated look on his face, not knowing what he was thinking.

"This old dog won't be able to pick on me tonight."

Zhang Yu smiled and retracted his gaze, then turned around and left through the back door of Sihuang Pavilion. The four guards on duty, seeing their own commander Li coming out, hurriedly bowed and saluted.

"See Lord Commander."

Zhang Yu nodded and said, "No need to be polite, is there anything unusual?"

The guard said, "Your Excellency, everything is normal here."

"Thank you for your hard work, brothers."

"It's not hard to serve the adults."

These were the people he picked out from the Twelve Prisons. They were not liked by their superiors and colleagues for various reasons and originally could only spend the rest of their lives in remote corners. But after being selected into the Zhaode Palace, they had a bright future and it was like they had a second spring.

Zhang Yu glanced at the four people and said, "This commander has to go back to the guard room. You must be on duty and don't slack off."

Normally, guards on duty were not allowed to leave without the order of Concubine Wan.

The guard understood: "Don't worry, sir."

In the inner courtyard of the imperial palace, there is a blue sky and a bright moon.

Zhang Yu avoided the patrolling guards and hid himself among the flowers, plants and trees along the way. He was already familiar with the roads leading to the harem, and it only took him a quarter of an hour to reach Yeyouting in the northeast corner.

Although Zhaode Palace has been closed to visitors these days, it is not doing nothing.

Concubine Wan promoted Sun Jixiang to be the chief steward of the Imperial Stables, and made Qin Shuner the chief eunuch of the Imperial Stables. Jin Annan was guilty, and now the guards of Yeyouting have been completely under the control of Qin Shuner after a cleansing and adjustment.

It was a quiet spring night with two lanterns hanging in front of the hall.

After Qin Shuner finished processing a few documents, he picked up the hot tea and took a sip slowly.

He was very satisfied with his current situation. He became the chief eunuch of the Imperial Stables when he was in his twenties. As long as the big tree of Zhaode Palace did not fall, he would have a bright future.

"Eunuch Qin."

A young eunuch came in from outside the door.

Qin Shuner asked without even raising his head, "What's the matter?"

The young eunuch said, "Someone is here to see you, with your warrant. He claims to be a fifth-rank guard of the Imperial Stables. Under the orders of Eunuch Qin, he is secretly investigating the remaining assassins in the Imperial Stables. He has some clues and has come to report."

This young eunuch is Qin Shuner's confidant and was brought up by the Internal Affairs Bureau.

He knew that although Eunuch Qin was the eunuch commander, he was a man trusted by Concubine Wan. If it were not for his lack of qualifications, Sun Jixiang would not have been able to become the chief steward.

The Imperial Stables were not a palace post in the Zhaode Palace, and the imperial concubine had the right to appoint them, but they also had to be approved by the Imperial Household Department.

Qin Shuner sighed and put down the teacup: "Go and bring him in."

"Yes."

After the young eunuch left for a while, he led a man in eunuch's uniform in. He had two mustaches on his mouth, and Qin Shuner recognized him at a glance. He thought to himself, "We have only had a few days of peace and quiet, and this plague god has come to visit again."

Zhang Yu knelt down and bowed, saying, "I pay my respects to Eunuch Qin."

Qin Shuner looked at the young eunuch and said, "Xizi, go guard outside the door and don't let anyone get close."

"Yes."

There were only two people left in the hall.

Qin Shuner hurriedly stepped forward to help Zhang Yu up, and whispered: "I'm sorry, Mr. Zhang, kneel down for me... or, I will kneel back for Mr. Zhang?"

He pretended to kneel down, and Zhang Yu did not stop him.

Qin Shuner failed to hold him and knelt firmly on the floor.

Zhang Yu smiled and said, "No need to be so polite, Eunuch Qin, please get up."

Qin Shuner got up from the floor, rubbed his knees, and said with a smile: "Mr. Zhang came to visit late at night, and I was really not prepared at all."

"what to prepare?"

Zhang Yu walked to the long table, sat down on the armchair, put aside the half bowl of remaining tea, raised his right hand, and a new teacup on the wooden shelf about ten feet away seemed to be attracted by a force. With a "swish" sound, it was pulled towards him in an instant and was firmly held in his palm.

"Prepare 500 swordsmen and axemen, smash the cup as a signal, and capture Zhang in one fell swoop?"

Zhang Yu took the teapot, poured half a cup of tea into it, shook off the dust from the cup and poured it out.

"Do you think I can't do anything to you just because your fatal acupoint is unlocked?"

Qin Shuner smiled bitterly and said, "Mr. Zhang, I have no such thoughts. I have done so many things for you, which one is not a crime punishable by the execution of three clans? Even if I tell on her, the Imperial Concubine will not let me go, not to mention that Mr. Zhang... you are still a favorite of the Imperial Concubine."

Zhang Yu picked up the teacup and nodded, "It's good that you understand this principle."

Qin Shuner knew why Zhang Yu came.

"Mr. Zhang, we already have a clue about that matter."

Zhang Yu frowned and said, "Now that you have a clue, why don't you come to Zhaode Palace to find me? You knew I couldn't get away, so you deliberately avoided me?"

Qin Shuner said helplessly: "There are more than 3,000 criminal slaves in Yeyouting. I have to accept the list of criminals. Until recently, I asked General Manager Jin for an excuse, and then I found out the whereabouts of those people he brought into the palace last year."

Zhang Yu was delighted. After going through so much trouble, pretending to be a tea merchant and a eunuch, he finally found Yang Fengming.

"What are you waiting for? Take me there now."

Qin Shuner shook his head and said, "Mr. Zhang, are you afraid you won't be able to see him again?"

"he died?"

"That's not true."

Qin Shuner shook his head gently and said, "Mr. Zhang, please come with me to take a look."

Yeyouting was originally established by Emperor Taizu of the Ming Dynasty.

In the later years of Taizu's life, he launched a series of large-scale purges, executing meritorious officials at will, implicating thousands of households, and all adult men and women were executed. Killing innocent children would be detrimental to the harmony of the world, and if they were released, they might be used by people with ulterior motives and become a hidden danger when they grew up.

Taizu cleared an area in the palace and built the Yeyouting, isolating them from the outside world. They did not know their surnames or hatreds, and they spent their entire lives as slaves in the palace.

Yeyouting covers a large area, with hundreds of houses and dozens of weaving rooms. It has high walls and is heavily guarded.

The young eunuch named Xizi walked in front holding a lantern. After turning several turns, the three of them walked for four or five miles and arrived at the deep end of Yeyouting, which was the real corner of the harem. From here, they could see the palace city, and there was a high wall built in front of it, which was only three feet lower than the palace city.

This is like the 'Yeyouting' in Yeyouting.

Qin Shuner pointed at the small door and said, "Mr. Zhang, do you see those guards?"

Zhang Yu was a little surprised: "Flying Fish Clothes, Embroidered Spring Swords, are they Jinyiwei?"

Qin Shuner nodded and said, "This group of Jinyiwei, there are more than 200 people, they are only responsible for guarding the Bi'an Gate. No one can enter without the token of the Imperial Concubine or the commander of the Jinyiwei Wanchonglou."

"Neither I nor Chief Steward Jin of Yeyouting can mobilize them."

Zhang Yu shook his head helplessly. He wondered what value this Yang Fengming had that made the Jinyiwei willing to put so much effort into protecting him.

(End of this chapter)