Star Swordsman

Chapter 279 Zhu Yanjue's Panic
As Liu Wuchen and Zhu Kunyan walked towards the depths of the palace, a secret order was personally carried by Eunuch Cao, and under the cover of a group of forbidden troops, they arrived at Gaochun, the residence of the second prince Zhu Yanjue.

"Your Highness, Eunuch Cao is here!"

Zhou Jin carefully led the eunuch Cao under the black robe into the courtyard, and ordered the left and right to pay close attention to the surrounding situation!
Although Zhou Jin is a Zongwei, he has followed Zhu Yanjue for so long.
Eunuch Cao is also a close minister of the emperor, and basically never leaves the palace. At this time, he sneaked out of the palace alone, so he naturally guessed something!
"Your Highness, Eunuch Cao is here!"

"Eunuch Cao? Which Eunuch Cao?"

In the study, Zhu Yanjue in front of the desk was frowning, watching the letters on the desk and the reports from the people below. He didn't care about what happened recently.

Then he paused with the brush in his hand and suddenly raised his head,

"You mean eunuch Cao Eunuch Cao?"

"Your Highness, that's right!"

Zhou Jin bowed and nodded in response.

"Quick, please!"

"You should know what it means for Eunuch Cao to leave the palace at this time. If you don't live, you will die. Immediately block within a hundred meters and mobilize all the forces under your hands to guard! Remember not to move too much!"

Zhu Yanjue, who was halfway there, turned around again and said seriously, as for whether Eunuch Cao was true or false, he didn't think Zhou Jin would see the wrong person!

"Yes!"

Zhou Jin was also very busy, following Zhu Yanjue out of the study!
……

"Meet Your Highness!"

The old eunuch Cao bowed to Zhu Yanjue, his hoarse voice carried a trace of different emotions.

"Eunuch, get up!"

Zhu Yanjue was overwhelmed by flattery, then he was scared and excited again, and asked solemnly,
"Your father-in-law came this time with imperial father's imperial edict?"

"Your Highness, don't worry, it's a good thing! I won't read it out, Your Highness will read it for himself, and then we can go on our way as soon as possible!"

With that said, Eunuch Cao took out a foot-long yellow robe imperial edict from his sleeve and handed it to Zhu Yanjue!
When Zhu Yanjue heard the word "on the road", his pupils shrank, and his heart tensed up, but looking at the expressionless Eunuch Cao, he took the imperial edict tremblingly!

The moment he really got it, he calmed down and waved his hands behind him silently, Zong Wei outside the hall quietly retreated!
Spreading out the imperial decree, the golden light shone on his face, Zhu Yanjue smiled, if the emperor wanted him to die, he would have nowhere to hide, because the person in front of him was the chief eunuch Cao, the emperor's bodyguard, to kill him, the outside Zong Wei didn't work at all.

"Follow the sky..."

……

Zhu Yanjue's eyes widened at the imperial edict, which was less than a hundred words long. His arms holding the edict were trembling. He read it four or five times from beginning to end. He raised his head in shock after confirming it again:

"Cao, Eunuch Cao! Is this really what Father means?"

"Ok!"

"Your Highness, it's not too late. Please follow me back to the palace and take over the matter!"

Eunuch Cao smiled and waved his hand, indicating that if there is nothing else, he can leave now!

"Wait, father-in-law, can you tell me why? Eldest brother, fourth brother and the others..."

Zhu Yanjue asked again, it wasn't that he didn't believe it, it was just that he didn't understand!

"Hehe! Your majesty has long since found out that the eldest prince and the fourth prince have long been rebellious, but only the second prince and the eighth prince are strict with themselves. The eighth prince is young..."

Eunuch Cao didn't continue to talk, and there was no need to say it!

"call!"

He let out a long sigh of relief and got a result, Zhu Yanjue couldn't help feeling a little lucky:
It turns out that big brother and the others all have this kind of thinking, it seems that luck is still on my side.

But he never thought that if there was no accident with Changsheng Jianzong, he might choose to be like the other brothers! !

"Eunuch Cao, let's go!"

He uttered a word softly, but the eunuch Cao beside him couldn't help but look sideways at him, with a hint of admiration in his eyes:
Zhu Yanjue adapted too quickly, and in an instant, the aura of a superior emerged, as if she had been ready for a long time!
If Zhu Yanjue knew what Eunuch Cao was thinking, he would definitely laugh at him: because, if Zhu Yanqi hadn’t been robbed and the Longevity Sword Sect was suppressed, he, Zhu Yanjue, had indeed been prepared to sit on the throne a long time ago, just one thing after another Let him gradually become cold, but at this moment!It doesn't matter anymore!
"The news of the father's death, brother, do they know?"

Thinking of this, Zhu Yanjue inevitably felt a little uncomfortable, after all, it was his father!
"The matter can only be announced after His Highness takes power! Besides, you don't have much time!"

Aside, Eunuch Cao reminded.

"The Imperial Academy is not the Crown Prince!"

When the emperor dies, only the prince can succeed, and if Zhu Yanjue wants to be the prince, he must have the strength to be the prince!

"Yes, there is not much time!"

In Zhu Yanjue's heart, he only gave himself three days. At that time, it might have been less, because his other brothers were not vegetarians. Even with Eunuch Cao, they couldn't hide it for too long!
"Zhou Jin, tell Chen Changsheng to let them help me!"

"Yes, Your Highness!"

"Jiming, inform Patriarch Dugu that I agree to his conditions!"

"Mountain Moon..."

……

He issued five orders in one breath, and all of them were sent to his confidants, truly trustworthy people to complete them. In front of Eunuch Cao, who had an unexpected expression on his face, Zhu Yanjue casually grabbed his prince's servant and put it on him. A black robe with a covering head.

"Your Highness did a great job!"

Eunuch Cao chuckled and said, Zhu Yanjue's decisiveness really impressed him!
"My father-in-law won the prize!"

Zhu Yanjue cupped his hands and bowed slightly, this action was very useful to Eunuch Cao!

"Don't worry, Your Highness, apart from the imperial guards, the disciples and grandchildren of miscellaneous households inside and outside the palace will all obey His Highness' orders! With my warrant, you will have no worries!"

Smiling, Eunuch Cao said, and took out a piece of jade pendant, only the size of a thumb, but it was a finely carved fish!

"Eunuch, such a great gift, how can I... Eunuch don't worry, if you get a big position, you will never forget your father-in-law. If you don't do it, you will be destroyed!"

I was going to postpone it, but then realized something was wrong, took the jade pendant, and Zhu Yanjue bowed heavily to Eunuch Cao!
"Haha! Your Highness doesn't have to be like this. The miscellaneous family has already enjoyed most of their lives in the glory and wealth. When it comes to Shangyuan, the miscellaneous family will go to accompany the emperor!"

Eunuch Cao accepted Zhu Yanjue's respect with pleasure, and then said.

……

"Father, mother!"

Dugu Xingying knelt on the ground, and facing him was a middle-aged couple. The man was about 50 years old, but he was born rich, not angry and arrogant!
The woman is also middle-aged, but she has practiced the art of beauty...

These two people are the head of the Dugu family, Dugudi, and his wife Zhu Xinyue, the Princess Xinyue back then!

"You know you're back?"

Dugu snorted coldly, his face was frosty,

"Your elder brother is now the Minister of the Ministry of War, his cultivation is in the middle of the prefecture level, and he is also a leader among the younger generation. Don't you know what you are like now that you sneaked away from home?"

"Okay, master, Xingying just came back, let's talk about what's going on later!"

Zhu Xinyue at the side sighed, stroked Dugudi's arm and said softly to Dugu Xingying who was kneeling on the ground,
"Okay, it's good to be back, get up!"

"I'm no worse than him!"

Dugu Xingying didn't stand up immediately, but sneered, but immediately made Dugu furious and wanted to get up!

"What did you say?"

"Boom boom boom!"

There happened to be a knock on the door, and Dugudi looked unhappy and snorted coldly:
"What's the matter?"

"Patriarch, the second prince has sent someone!"

The servant outside the door reported.

Taking advantage of the situation, he got up, waved his sleeves and passed by Dugu Xingying,

"I'll deal with you later!"

(End of this chapter)