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In the room, Li Muyue and her personal maid stood in the front and back, with a heavy heart and an extremely silent atmosphere.

Suddenly, another servant girl came in with a paper in her hand. It was sealed with fire paint and there were two large 'Urgent' seals on it. This made the servant girl extremely cautious and she moved very carefully.

She respectfully stepped forward and held out the paper in both hands, "Princess, something big has happened. As soon as he arrived at the capital of the prefectural city of Long, he encountered the assassination of the Blood-Thirsty Ape. However, the results were unexpected. The Blood-Thirsty Barbarian Ape was instead killed by him, and its corpse and the numerous keepsakes on its body have been verified, and its identity confirmed without a doubt. In addition, there is a secret letter that Duke Yu said he wanted to personally pass to you for your inspection. "

"There's movement so quickly? Actually, I already guessed that Hong Yu had the help of other experts behind his back. As expected, it was within my expectations. The Blood-Thirsty Ape had committed many evil deeds and roamed the martial arts world for many years. Its roots were extraordinary and its strength was terrifying. If it were to die at the hands of Hong Yu, it would likely die with grievances in its heart. Also, what exactly is it that Hong Yu wants to discuss with me for to be so cautious? "

Li Muyue was surprised. She took the paper and read it word by word while carefully reading it. Suddenly, her expression changed, as if she was extremely shocked.

"Princess, what kind of information is this? has even caused you to lose your composure? " The servant girl sensed that something was wrong and quickly asked.

"It's going to change soon. The Ape Clan is going to ally with the barbarians to resist the imperial army!" I never thought that the movements of the barbarians would leave us in the dark. It is fortunate that Hong Yu killed the Blood-Thirsty Ape in order to obtain such an important information. Li Muyue pointed at the paper in her hand and explained, her expression turning serious: "This is a great merit, we will play the imperial court, and I will give Hong Yu a reward. Also, we cannot let this information go, we will send people to deliver it urgently."

An Ape and a barbarian alliance?" [The imperial army has been preparing for a long time. Now with the addition of the Ape Clan, which is one of the most important parts of the demon race, the imperial army will be running for their lives.] "What's more frightening is that if the imperial government does not know about this, the Ape Race will suddenly lead their experts to interfere in the battle when the army starts. That would be the key to overturning the outcome, and the conquest of the barbarians might fail …

"Killing the Blood-Thirsty Barbarian Ape and obtaining this information is indeed a great contribution. No one should think about concealing it. It seems like Hong Yu's position will become even more stable."

The two maidservants were shocked. Ripples arose on the surface, and they burst into discussion.

"Yes …"

Only after a long while did they recover from their shock and bowed to receive their orders before slowly retreating out of the room.

Li Muyue was the only one left in the room. She looked out the window at the desolate and gloomy night scene and pondered for a long time.

"..."

Hongjing City, Imperial Palace, Cabinet.

The Nine Elite Universities were busy dealing with the government affairs, sending out reports from the eighteen prefectures like a tidal wave.

As Emperor Hongwu was currently in seclusion, the cabinet in the imperial court would decide to handle the government affairs in place of Emperor Hongwu.

The eighteen prefectures combined were no less than several tens of millions of Li wide, with a population of tens of billions. The memorials and papers from the various prefectures that came to the capital every day were like snow that blotted out the sky and the earth. If it was an ordinary person, even if they had extraordinary intelligence, they would still be dazzled and lose their vigor in the face of such a harsh and vast scene.

However, these nine chief assistants were all skilled martial artists. Their thoughts were terrifying, they had endless energy, they had multiple thoughts, and with a single glance, they could easily handle all sorts of things. They were organized and had several parts of the system, and their bodies could support all kinds of brain drain as well as the normal operation of the huge imperial court machine.

Duke Mu, please take a look at this paper. It was handed over by Princess Mu Yue from Liangzhou, and Duke Yu personally killed the devil's Blood-Thirsty Barbarian Ape. He intercepted an important piece of information regarding the alliance between the barbarians and the Ape Clan. A chief assistant minister of the cabinet looked at the paper in his hands and the secret letter. His brows relaxed, and his tone carried a hint of happiness.

He was dressed in a scholarly robe and had a head full of white hair. His voice was low and deep, but there was a strong sense of majesty in his voice, so one could tell that this person had been living in a high position for a long time. His authority was growing, and he didn't need to put on any face to make people feel that he was being looked down on.

"It's that brat Hong Yu again? "Damn it!" His two grandsons of the twenty-eighth and twenty-ninth princes had both died at the hands of Hong Yu. Their hatred was as deep as the sea and they had long had the intention to kill him. However, none of them had the opportunity to do so.

On the contrary, he had to maintain his composure in front of the crowd, especially this Minister in front of him, called Sun Qing, who was born an Imperial Censor. He was impartial and dared to remonstrate openly, and was also a contemporary great scholar, among the Scholar Scholar and the Imperial Court Minister, he had a very high opinion, and had also served as a teacher to several princes, peaches and princes, and he did not dare to act impolitely in front of them. Instead, he pretended to be unconcerned and treat this matter fairly.

Suppressing the billowing rage and killing intent in his heart, the Duke of Mu politely smiled and carefully took the paper from Sun Qing's hands. He carefully read it over and over before passing it to the other deputy ministers.

After a short moment, it reached the last seat, an old man.

This old man was the crown prince's young master, Wei Zheng.

He had worked for the crown prince in the Eastern Palace, and then had enlightened the princes and princes in the Upper Central Education Palace. A few months ago, he had been promoted to the rank of Chief Assistant to Emperor Hong Wu, and was sent to the Cabinet to handle government affairs.

"I didn't expect that Duke Yu would cause such a stir when he just left the palace. Moreover, he possessed the blood of both the ape and the barbarian race, so he was secretly in charge of communication between the two tribes. His status was quite high in both tribes, and now that the Ape Clan wanted to form an alliance with the barbarian race, his status had become even higher. Even if an ordinary expert were to kill him, they would receive a generous reward from the imperial government. Moreover, Prefecture King Yu had also intercepted a secret letter from the Three Barbarian Priests and the Ape Clan's high-level alliance. Great Confucius Sun Qing looked at the crowd's expression, pointed at the paper in Wei Zheng's hand and asked expressionlessly.

He had always considered the general situation of the imperial court, and now that he saw Hong Yu doing a great deed for the evil, a good impression was born in his heart. He was even the first to speak out and discuss the rewards for Hong Yu.

"Yes, Ji!" It was Ji! If we do not reward them for this meritorious service, the people below will inevitably be disappointed, disappointed in the imperial court. "

"Although His Majesty has already speculated and even warned the alliance of the two tribes, it has still made quite a big impact on the imperial government's plans to recruit barbarians in the coming years. However, since we have confirmed the news now, we can make some countermeasures in advance to curb the momentum of the alliance between the two races. However, now that this demon has been killed by Duke Yu, the alliance between the two races will be in trouble. It might even fail, and this gives our imperial government an opportunity to take advantage of it. Indeed, Duke Yu deserves a reward! "

When the other ministers saw Sun Qing acting in such a manner, they all began to whisper to each other in agreement.

They could all tell that Hong Yu's actions in Liangzhou had already given Sun Qing, the iron-faced great scholar, a good impression. Sun Qing had the most experience in the cabinet, and no one was willing to go against him. Besides, Hong Yu becoming an official in the government had nothing to do with them, and they could even send him a favor. If they were able to build a relationship with him in the future, it would be considered a good relationship.

"No!" Actually, His Majesty had long since speculated about the alliance between the two tribes of the Ape and the Barbarian Tribe. The Duke of Dragon and Crane also secretly carried out various preventive measures. It wasn't as if everyone didn't know about this. At the moment, Hong Yu exposing this matter was only confirming the Emperor's wise decision. This wasn't a huge achievement. In addition, although the death of the Blood-Thirsty Barbarian Ape is indeed a great achievement, it involves the matter of rewards, especially if Hong Yu is a prince. This is a matter of the emperor's family. "I think we should just leave this paper to the Emperor. We'll wait for His Majesty to come out of seclusion before we make any other plans. As for Hong Yu's achievements, wait until the end of the Barbarian campaign next year, then we'll see if it's too late."

Suddenly, Wei Zheng spoke. He stared at the paper in his hand and immediately put forward a different opinion. He was competing with Sun Qing.

He had been Hong Yu's teacher before. Back then, he had thought Hong Yu was a fool who could bully the weak and bully the weak. He had picked up the weak and made it difficult for Hong Yu many times. However, Hong Yu had suddenly risen to prominence and opened his own residence, so he didn't pay any attention to him. This made him lose a lot of face, and the two of them were gradually becoming enemies.

Hong Yu's position was already that of a duke, far surpassing that of a prince. His position was even higher than that of some of the nobles, and if he were to advance, it would be incredible. In the future, when he met Hong Yu again, even he would have to lower his knees and lower his voice, which was something he did not wish to see. That was why he had such a reaction, and even did not hesitate to challenge Sun Qing.

Seeing the enmity in their words, the other deputy ministers thought for a moment but remained silent. The cabinet was also divided into several factions, and they fought with each other. The two of them had different opinions, so it wasn't strange for them to be at odds with each other.

Wei Zheng was the trusted representative of the crown prince's faction, especially in the Upper Central Academy. He had been a teacher for the princes before, so he had quite a bit of authority.

Actually, Duke Yu is in Liangzhou, the emperor is far away, and he has quite a bit of power in his hands. In addition to that, he is young and vigorous, and he suddenly rises up, causing him to have some ill intentions, and if he were to repeatedly request meritorious service for him, he might be able to give birth to thoughts of self-respect. Even though he is a prince, I'm afraid he will have to hone his skills for a few years.

The Duke of Mu had an idea. He immediately realized the opportunity had come and quietly walked behind Wei Zheng. He echoed it and cast his gaze at Sun Qing. He said with a heavy tone: "What does Sir Sun think?"

As he said this, he took the paper from Wei Zheng and threw it into the basket.

His actions immediately caused the atmosphere in the room to become tense.

Everyone looked at each other. Their expressions all changed greatly as they realized that something was wrong. They didn't expect that Hong Yu would actually provoke such a scene.

The entire room was eerily quiet. The sound of a pin dropping could be heard, and it was hard to even hear the sound of breathing.

Duke Mu was also known as the country of Mu. With a large army, he was in fact a vassal force with terrifying influence. He openly stood in a team with Wei Zheng and was determined to suppress Hong Yu's achievements!

Wei Zheng represented the 'princes' faction, while Duke of Mu represented the martial general faction. Both sides simultaneously spoke out, practically representing the majority of the imperial court's civil and military voices. This undoubtedly shocked many people.

"Hmm?" When Sun Qing saw this scene, his eyebrows jumped and his Qi and blood surged. His entire face turned cold as he suddenly slammed his hand on the table.

Bang!

The workbench was torn into pieces. Pens, ink, memorials, and paper filled the entire sky. The entire room seemed as if it was snowing; it was a vast expanse of whiteness.

"Oh my god!"

The atmosphere was already tense, but with Sun Qing's sudden slap, it immediately scared the servants and eunuchs to the side and they could not help but scream out loud! Even the chief assistants were stunned, disbelief written all over their faces.