Chapter 339 I will accompany you for one night

Chapter 339 I will accompany you for one night

Chapter 339 I'll accompany you for one night

In the bedroom, candlelight flickered.

Zhao Duan and Xu Zhenguan sat opposite each other, each thinking about different problems.

"Your Majesty, I feel relieved when you say that." Zhao Duan pretended to be relieved and said seriously:

"So, the demon sect is cooperating with the Kuangfu Society and is also related to the Dark Sect. Doesn't that mean that the Kuangfu Society may have formed an alliance with this evil organization?"

Xu Zhen looked at him and said:

"Not necessarily. Zhuang Xiaocheng is not a fool. His goal is to support Jianwen's descendants, regain the throne, and realize his ideal of following the emperor. It is a scandal to be involved with evil sorcerers at any time."

Implication:
Even if Zhuang Xiaocheng has connections with the evil organization, the degree of connection will not be deep, because if he is too closely involved, he cannot get rid of it.

After all, the reason why the people of Kuangfu Society have been fighting till now is that they still have the idea of ​​clearing their name and returning to the court.

Although Xu Jianwen died, the remnants of the rebels took away the second prince's wife and son when they fled. The banner raised by the rebels was to support this "grandson of the emperor" to ascend the throne.

Scandal? But your father was originally a national teacher... Zhao Duan complained in his heart.

Xu Zhenguan seemed to see through his thoughts and said with a headache:

"However, if Zhuang Xiaocheng is pushed into a corner and feels that the situation is too unfavorable, he may go a step further and use these people."

Obviously, this was not something the empress wanted to see.

The atmosphere in the bedroom was a little depressing for a moment.

Zhao Duan subconsciously wanted to pick up the teapot and pour tea for the female leader to ease the embarrassment.

But then he remembered that the teapot was empty, so he stopped moving and changed the subject:
"Your Majesty, the demon exploded in my dream. Are there any sequelae? I just fainted for no apparent reason and my blood is agitated."

This was his second concern.

When Xu Zhenguan heard this, her expression became complicated. She first comforted him and said:

"Don't worry, I have checked it out, it's not a big deal. After the demon's soul was dissipated, it suffered a backlash and turned into pure soul power. Originally, that soul power would attract the arrival of the rampant god and take it away..."

Zhao Duan was so happy that he blurted out:
"When I came here, I saw red lightning in the southern sky."

"You guessed it right. That is the vision of the God of Chaos descending to the world," Xu Zhenguan briefly explained. The death of the Five Chaos followers would trigger the events of the God of Chaos. He said with a gloomy look in his eyes:

"Fortunately, you are in the capital. If you were outside, once the God of Insane descended, he would not only take away the remains of the demon, but would also probably devour you as well... However, you don't have to worry now. Zhang Tianshi has already taken action and defeated the God of Insane. In this way, the spiritual cultivation of Guhu Zhenren will be given to you."

She said in a strange tone:

"The Divine Chapter Realm is a realm that focuses on training the soul. You were not yet firmly established before, and I did not tell you about the subsequent training, but I got you a lucky break. Once you digest the soul power he left behind, it should be enough for you to advance to the middle level of the Divine Chapter."

Such a great tonic? Zhao Duan showed a delighted look on his face.

But Xu Zhenguan didn't seem to want him to get cocky, so he said with a half-smile:
“However, there is no such thing as pure good in this world. The spirit power of demons is not entirely harmless. Your coma just now was a manifestation of it. I ordered someone to make a pill and feed it to you, which temporarily suppressed the effect.

But the elixir cannot completely eliminate the sequelae, it can only help you postpone the time of the 'attack'. If you want to fully receive this gift, you still have to rely on yourself and get through the next attack of the disease."

Ton……

Zhao Duan's Adam's apple rolled for the second time. He was a little panicked and said cautiously:
"Your Majesty, the illness you are talking about is..."

"desire."

Xu Zhenguan opened his red lips slightly, uttered these two words, and said lightly:
"The rampant god was born out of all kinds of human desires. The demon's soul is also full of desires. After his death, those desires will gradually dissipate, but before that, you will be dominated by desires, just like the onset of a disease.

Well, but next time, you won’t just faint, but you will most likely lose your mind, your mind will be dominated by desire, and you will degenerate into an irrational beast... and do crazy things. "

Losing my mind... Du An's lips turned pale and he said in a trembling voice:
"What will happen to me?"

Xu Zhenguan said quietly:

"I'm not sure, but there are several possibilities. For example, you will have a strong appetite and feel hungry. Under the trend of hunger, you rush out to try to eat. Considering that it is night now and there is no food outside, you are very likely to try to eat humans."

Eating people... Zhao Duan's breathing tightened, and at the same time he felt a "gurgling" sound coming from his stomach, accompanied by a feeling of hunger.

Xu Zhenguan glanced at him and said slowly:
"You may also develop a desire to kill, and destroy everything in sight. At the very least, you may smash objects and demolish houses. At the worst, you may rush into a crowd and kill people indiscriminately, turning into a murderous demon."

Zhao Duan bit his lip, feeling a surge of violence in his heart, wanting to destroy everything.

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails almost dug into his flesh.

Xu Zhenguan is still saying:

"For example, if you develop greed and plunder wealth crazily, oh, I don't need to explain this in detail, it's nothing more than breaking into houses, killing people, and robbing gold and silver."

Zhao Duan looked at the precious treasures in the room and felt excited and eager to try them.

Xu Zhenguan joked: "For example, lust..."

"Your Majesty! Stop reading!" Zhao Duan took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and smiled bitterly:
“I feel like I have…”

Xu Zhenguan chuckled and stopped teasing him, saying with a smile:
"You haven't gotten sick yet, don't scare yourself. If nothing unexpected happens, it will probably take another hour for the effect of the pill to wear off."

One hour... Zhao Duan said seriously:
"Your Majesty, to prevent me from going crazy, I beg Your Majesty to order someone to tie me up."

Xu Zhenguan was helpless but also somewhat amused:

"You think that tying you up will be enough, but if the desire really comes, do you believe that driven by hunger, you might eat yourself?"

Zhao Duan shuddered with fear, and bowed down with deep emotion:

"Your Majesty, save me!"

Xu Zhenguan said helplessly: "If I didn't save you, why would I order people to throw you into this palace?"

Zhao Duan said in surprise: "Your Majesty means..."

Xu Zhenguan sighed: "I will keep an eye on you tonight to prevent you from losing your mind and doing something irreparable."

Translated, the two of them would have to stay in the palace until dawn tonight. Zhao Duan breathed a sigh of relief and felt extremely grateful. At this moment, he didn't even have the mind to think about anything else, but was afraid that if Ma Yan didn't bring him to the palace.

If I go crazy, I might make some terrible mistakes.

If the Divine Chapter Realm self went mad, even Ma Yan would not be able to suppress him with the Dragon Soul by his side.

However, now that the Empress is looking after me, there is no need to worry.

"Your Majesty, I have no way to repay your grace!" Zhao Duan took the opportunity to express his loyalty.

"Okay, put away your act. Even if you don't find it annoying, I do." Xu Zhenguan said unhappily.

Perhaps because of the charcoal burning in the warm room, the autumn night was not cold at all, and was even a little hot.

As Xu Zhenguan spoke, he raised his hand to pick up the jade pot in front of him, and as expected, he found nothing.

Xu Zhenguan: “…”

Zhao Duan: “…”

"minister……"

"Forget it, no need to explain." Xu Zhenguan sighed softly, thinking that he could not keep this teapot.

She turned her head and gave an order toward the door.

……

A moment.

The door opened, and palace maids brought in trays with fruits, cakes, and new tea, filling the large tea table.

Then he retreated silently, without even looking at Zhao Duan from beginning to end.

After the door was closed again, the king and his ministers simply started eating and drinking.

However, Xu Zhenguan had the habit of eating less after dinner, and Zhao Duan did not dare to eat too much, always suspecting that he was controlled by his "appetite".

So it's quite elegant to eat.

Zhao Duan stuffed a date into his mouth. Knowing that the night was long, he made small talk and said:
"Your Majesty, I heard that there has been some progress in the recent new policy to open the market?"

The old supervisor talked to him about this matter last time, but didn't mention it in detail.

Xu Zhenguan said "yes" and said:

"It has been roughly planned, but after the news spread, the local clans and even my eight uncles have shown their talents. Probably in a while, Hu Ting will hold a 'political meeting'. At that time, these princes and some nobles who want to interfere will gather together, which will be the biggest test."

Zhao Duan was stunned. It was the first time he heard the news.

Lake Pavilion... He knew this place. It was at the junction of Huai River and Linfeng, and was known as the "Ten-Li Lake Pavilion".

It was originally a place with extremely developed commerce. In order to solve the financial problems of the Ministry of Revenue, the court chose to open a market in Huting.

According to the empress, the eight princes and many aristocratic families obviously knew the significance of opening the market. Some of them might not have seen through it yet, but they were not stupid and would not pretend not to see it.

Of course, this group of people will not and cannot do anything openly. After all, this is a policy that has already been agreed upon at the court meeting.

But intervening, taking a piece of the pie, or finding ways to keep as much of the "market"'s profits as possible in your hands, and not giving new merchants a chance to rise...it can be done.

The so-called "political consultation" in the empress's mouth was nominally a meeting presided over by the imperial court, which gathered many merchants who wanted to participate in the market and set rules.

But the Eight Kings and many clans smelled the scent and came...

One can imagine what the scene will be like at the upcoming parliament meeting in Huting.

What a great excitement.

"Haha, when the time comes, I will definitely send someone to keep an eye on it. What do you think, are you interested?" Xu Zhenguan suddenly asked with a smile.

Zhao Duan said frankly: "I don't have that ability."

The eight kings are discussing politics...what's going on?
Just think about it and you will know that the major forces will definitely not be happy to let the new policy go smoothly. They will definitely try to force a piece of the pie, which will inevitably lead to conflicts.

Just one Prince Jing made him feel pressured, let alone eight princes together.

Up to now, the only people Zhao Duan had indirectly dealt with were Prince Jing and Prince Huai'an.

There are six left, including Prince Mu of Yunfu Dao.

King Hejian of Xiping.

King Yanshan of the Northern Iron Pass Road.

King Heng of Qingzhou Road.

Chen Wang of Binhaidao.

And the King of Qiong in the most remote Lingnan.

Xu Zhenguan smiled and said nothing. After all, there was still some time and she had not made up her mind yet.

The reason for asking is that the new policy for opening the market was originally proposed by Zhao Duan. He knows it best and he is loyal and capable enough.

He is the most suitable person to represent her at the meeting.

But... it's really too dangerous... think about it...

"Yawn." Xu Zhenguan suddenly covered his mouth with his bare hands, stood up and walked to the bedroom next door:

"I'm tired, do you want to sleep?"

(End of this chapter)