Chapter 0069 Confinement
Qin Tiannan's voice came from afar: "I want to see the emperor!"
"The emperor wants to see you too, let's go!" Zhou Tianhe's voice rang out.
Li Chengkong frowned.
Qin Tiannan's voice was very far away, at least five or six hundred meters away. This house was much bigger than imagined.
Qin Tiannan's shouting was obviously a message to him, asking him to be calm.
He shook his head.
Qin Tiannan thinks too highly of himself. How can he resist in this situation?
He felt more and more weak. So what if he was a master of Shooting Moon Realm? He was still powerless against the power of the imperial court!
At this time, what is the use of strategies and supercomputers? The best you can do is to keep calm and make the safest choice.
What realm is above the realm of great light?
He came to the pavilion and sat down. He looked at the small red clay stove on the stone table, pulled out a piece of firewood from under the stove, held it in his palm and rubbed it gently. The burnt smell quickly dissipated.
After he let go, the firewood had already been charred. When Li Chengkong blew a breath over it, it turned into a piece of burning charcoal.
This is the power of the ninth level of Purple Yang Divine Art.
Unfortunately, after practicing to the ninth level, I still haven’t seen any hope of repairing my body, and I don’t feel anything at all.
Li Chengkong had already given up hope on it. If the Zi Yang Divine Art really had this ability, it should have shown signs of success by the ninth level.
But since I have reached the ninth level, I will continue practicing. Anyway, practicing it together with the Tai Su Yuxing Jue will promote each other and make faster progress.
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The imperial palace of Dayuechao Shenjing is bathed in bright sunshine.
Dugu Qian, dressed in a yellow robe, yawned, rubbed his brows, put down the memorial, and raised his hand.
Lu Zhang winked at the people below.
"Summon Qin Tiannan to the palace!" Qin Tiannan slowly walked into the Guangming Palace under the clear shout of the eunuch holding the sign, bowed and saluted: "Your Majesty, I, Qin Tiannan, greet you!"
"Qin Tiannan," Dugu Qian came up to him with his hands behind his back, "Do you know why I captured you?"
"I am extremely confused and I really don't know!" Qin Tiannan looked up in confusion.
Lu Zhang said: "Two days ago, a eunuch assassinated Princess Qiyun, causing her to be seriously injured. This person is a member of the Ziyang Sect!"
Qin Tiannan was increasingly puzzled: "Zi Yang Sect assassinated a princess? Impossible?"
He already knew about the Zi Yang Sect.
Over the years, the Zi Yang Sect has not made any major moves, as if it were hiding in secrecy.
More importantly, most of the sect members developed by Zi Yang Sect in the palace were responsible for gathering information, while there were others who were responsible for taking action.
Although Princess Qi Yun was favored, she had no power or position. Why would the Ziyang Cult take such a huge risk to assassinate her?
No matter how foolish the Zi Yang Sect was, they understood that this would inevitably lead to a storm-like attack.
"The murderer has been caught." Lu Zhang said coldly, "And he has revealed some high-level secrets of the Ziyang Sect."
Qin Tiannan was cheered up.
"Qin Tiannan, Li Chengkong is a disciple of Ziyang Sect!" Lu Zhang said in a deep voice .
Qin Tiannan smiled.
He felt relieved. It turned out to be this matter. That was easy to explain. It was just a misunderstanding.
Lu Zhang said coldly: "Do you think it's funny?"
Qin Tiannan said: "Lord Lu, Li Chengkong is a patrol guard, a secret guard I sent to the Ziyang Sect!"
Lu Zhang said angrily: "Stupid!"
Qin Tiannan frowned and looked at him.
Lu Zhang said, "He was a member of the Purple Yang Sect first, and then a secret guard of the Patrol Guard! You fell into the trap set by the Purple Yang Sect, and you think you are smart, and you even have the nerve to be complacent! I will punish you for dereliction of duty without any hesitation!"
Qin Tiannan shook his head: "Impossible!"
"What's impossible?" Lu Zhang sneered, "Do you think you're the only one who knows how to send secret guards? The Ziyang Cult is better at this than you!"
"Was Li Chengkong sent by the Ziyang Sect?" Qin Tiannan frowned, thinking about the past, and finally shook his head: "Lord Lu, it's impossible, Li Chengkong is a patrol guard, I sent him to the Ziyang Sect!"
He still trusts his feelings more.
"Li Chengkong joined the Ziyang Sect long before he entered the Xiaoling Mausoleum!" Lu Zhang said coldly.
Qin Tiannan looked at Dugu Qian unwillingly: "Your Majesty, this is just one-sided, right?"
Dugu Qian nodded slightly.
Qin Tiannan breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Then we can't believe it. Li Chengkong is now a master. How do we know that it wasn't a deliberate frame-up by the Ziyang Sect?"
Lu Zhang said, "What that guy said about the Ziyang Cult is all true. Why is he just lying about Li Chengkong? There's no need for that, right?"
"That may not be the case." Qin Tiannan said in a deep voice: "Li Chengkong is a martial arts genius, a rare genius in the world!"
"You mean to say that the Zi Yang Cult has discovered that Li Chengkong is a secret guard of the Sky Patrol, so they deliberately let the assassins frame him?" Lu Zhang narrowed his eyes.
"It's very likely a frame-up!" Qin Tiannan looked at him without showing any weakness. At this moment, it was related to Li Chengkong's life and also his own future. He would not retreat.
Besides, the twenty-four yamen of the inner court are not under the same jurisdiction as the Sky Patrol Guard, so a Sky Patrol Guard like me does not need to be afraid of Lu Zhang.
Could it be that the news that Li Chengkong was a member of the Sky Patrol Guard was leaked?
Or was it a deliberate frame-up by someone with ulterior motives?
The two looked at each other, and the air seemed to freeze.
"Qin Tiannan," Dugu Qian said, "I know that I may have wronged Li Chengkong, but since it involves the Ziyang Sect, I must be careful!"
"Your Majesty, what if this is a mistake?"
"He has been wronged. I will compensate him myself." Dugu Qian said.
"Then how will Your Majesty deal with him?" Qin Tiannan asked, "Are you going to punish him just because of one side's words?"
"Let's stay in the Grandmaster's Mansion for now." Dugu Qian said.
Qin Tiannan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty!"
"Any other good ideas?" Dugu Qian frowned and snorted.
Qin Tiannan's heart trembled, but he still said with a stiff upper lip: "Your Majesty, he is now growing vegetables in Xiaoling, just like he is in the Grandmaster's Mansion. It is better for him to stay in Xiaoling and I will keep an eye on him."
"Master Qin!" Lu Zhang said in a deep voice, "He is a master, can you keep an eye on him? What if he is really a member of the Ziyang Sect and wants to harm the Xiaoling Mausoleum? Can you stop him? The Xiaoling Mausoleum is the resting place of the former emperors. If it is damaged, can you bear the responsibility?"
Qin Tiannan was silent.
"Lord Qin, you are not young anymore, but you still act on impulse and emotion!" Lu Zhang shook his head.
Qin Tiannan looked at him deeply.
This is a heart-piercing remark, which directly reduces his weight in the eyes of the emperor, and is tantamount to saying that he is not capable of taking on important tasks.
"Alas..." Dugu Qian sighed, "I know you live with him day and night, and no one is heartless, but the world is so helpless . Sometimes feelings can only be put aside. State affairs and the court are more important... Let him stay in the Grandmaster's Mansion first, and wait for the investigation to be thorough. Once it is proven that he is innocent, I will compensate him."
"I'm afraid I can't prove it..." Qin Tiannan sighed.
He felt powerless.
Not everything can be investigated clearly , as there are so many complications involved. It may take a long time before everything can be investigated clearly, or even never.
Lu Zhang said coldly: "This is the emperor's mercy. He was released in the Grandmaster's Mansion because he saved Concubine Yu and the fifteenth prince. If someone else had this suspicion, he would have been imprisoned long ago!"
Qin Tiannan said weakly: "But there must be a deadline, we can't keep him locked up forever, right?"
He knew that what Lu Zhang said was true.
If a Grandmaster commits a crime, he will be captured by the Wind Chaser and imprisoned in the Grandmaster's residence instead of being sent to prison.
But this applies to ordinary masters; eunuchs are different.
Once one becomes a eunuch, he becomes the emperor's household slave, which is the first rank. The status of a grandmaster can only be ranked second.
Therefore, when a eunuch master committed a crime, he would go directly to the inner prison instead of to the master's mansion.
It was indeed a favor to place Li Chengkong in the Grandmaster's Mansion.
"Then it depends on the ability of your Lord Leng Wei." Dugu Qian said.
"...Yes." Qin Tiannan knew that it was useless for him to say anything more.
"Go and see Li Chengkong, then go back." Dugu Qian said, "I will not punish you for your negligence this time, but if it happens again, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
"Yes." Qin Tiannan bowed and left.
