Chapter 10: Eunuch Rumors
The outside world is undercurrent, but unfortunately it has nothing to do with Zheng Yi.

That night after the assassination, he was protected by the imperial guards all the way to the palace.

He was then escorted back to his residence by several eunuchs and was immediately placed under surveillance.

Zheng Yi also knew those young eunuchs. They were the death warriors trained by Wang Zhongyi.

Each of them looks weak, but each one is more ruthless than the other, a true killing machine.

"This world is too dangerous. What should I do with it?"

Zheng Yi was thinking about this question when he was sleeping.

In my mind, the Yin-Yang Treasure Mirror is still floating quietly.

"The Divine Art of the White Lotus Reincarnation"!
Now he can only rely on this.

But... we have to practice dual cultivation!
And...until now, there is only Bihe, and she is still a little palace maid.

Even though she possessed the "White Lotus Reincarnation Divine Art", she could not show it.

In the next few days, Zheng Yi continued to practice the "Five Spirits Body Tempering Technique" and "Changchun Gong" hard.

Then he discovered something odd.

The gold medal priest Zhao Wuji who had taught him before was nowhere to be found, and was replaced by another silver medal priest named Tang Jing.

Unlike Zhao Wuji, Tang Jing is about thirty years old and very talkative.

When asked about Zhao Wuji, Tang Jing shook his head and said, "What a pity! Yesterday, His Majesty was assassinated by an assassin. Lord Zhao led the charge but unfortunately died in battle."

After hearing this, Zheng Yi was also stunned.

That Zhao Wuji who looked like a master, actually died?

He was teaching me martial arts a few days ago!
Thinking of this, Zheng Yi became even more determined to survive.

After all, practicing dual cultivation with a woman can increase your lifespan, isn't that the same as immortality?

With immortality in hand, he would never take any more risks!

But... can my identity allow me to continue to survive?
In the following days, Zheng Yi practiced martial arts under Tang Jing's guidance.

And through his deliberate efforts to make friends with him, he also obtained a lot of information from Tang Jing.

For example, the Gongfengyuan was an institution established before the founding of the Dayu Dynasty.

Every year, he spent a lot of money to win over the people in the martial arts world and many sects, and sent the best players in the sect to serve in the court.

Their mission was simple: either to protect the royal family or to teach martial arts to the royal relatives and descendants of the noble clans.

This is the case on the surface, but in the martial arts world, the Gongfengyuan is known as the court's lackey and does not have a very good reputation.

In addition, there are three types of offerings in the temple: bronze, silver, and gold.

Those who have just entered the Temple of Worship are bronze worshippers, and their martial arts skills are at least at the level of a third-grade master.

As for the silver medalists, they are evaluated based on their task completion, strength, etc., and most of them are around the second-grade masters.

For example, Tang Jing, who was born in the Tang Clan of Shuzhou, is also a second-rank master.

As for the gold medal priest, his martial arts skills are at least that of a first-class master.

Grandmaster...

According to Tang Jing, there are only two masters in the temple now, holding jade tablets!
In the entire court, these two people only obey the orders of Your Majesty!
In addition, there were some court gossip, anecdotes, etc., which opened Zheng Yi's eyes.

For example, the assassination a few days ago was found out by the Imperial City Bureau to be committed by the Binzhou border troops.

The angry Emperor Zhengyong flew into a rage at the court meeting and removed thirteen officials of the third rank and above, including the prefect of the imperial capital and the commander of the imperial guards!
He even recalled a part of the Longxiang Army to rush to Binzhou for assistance.

The Longxiang Army is your majesty's personal army and the most elite force in the Dayu Dynasty.

The battle to expand territory and occupy Nanyue County thirty years ago was fought by the Longxiang Army.

The commander-in-chief of Longxiang Army, Xu Mujun, became famous in one battle. Now he has suppressed Nanyue County, making the old and young people in Nanyue County dare not move.

Now, in order to suppress the mutiny of the Binzhou border troops, Emperor Zhengyong had to recall Xu Mu's army.

"Xu Mujun is the number one military god in Dayu. He was already a top-level expert 20 years ago, and now he is almost at the Grandmaster level!"

Tang Jing drank the imperial wine that Zheng Yi had secretly hidden while speaking excitedly: "Maybe, he is already a congenital master!"

Zheng Yi also said, "Innate masters... How many innate masters do we have in Dayu?"

"Hmm... From what I know, the headmaster of Taiyi Sect should be there, and the biggest organization in Jianghu, 'Ephemeral Tower' should also be there, otherwise they wouldn't be able to remain unscathed despite being besieged by several countries."

"Ephemerality building?"

This was the first time Zheng Yi heard the name of this organization, and he couldn't help but ask, "What organization is that?"

“Hehehe…” Tang Jing laughed and said, “Ephemeral Tower, as long as you have money, Ephemeral Tower can get you anything!”

"You can think of it as an intelligence organization, a chamber of commerce, or even a killer organization!"

At this point, Tang Jing couldn't help but shut up, blinked his eyes and said: "As far as I know, the angry Wei Tuo Wei Yijin who assassinated your majesty a few days ago is a guardian of the Mayfly Tower!"

"Hiss...I see..."

Zheng Yi couldn't help but take a sip of the imperial wine, "This Mayfly Tower is really weird."

The third day of the eighth month in the third year of Zhengei.

Xu Mujun personally led the Longxiang Army into Binzhou.

In the first battle, he killed the Binzhou rebel leader Huangfu Zhi on the battlefield and buried alive 70,000 border troops, shocking the government and the public.

For a time, memorials impeaching Xu Mujun flew into the court of Dayu like snowflakes.

But Emperor Zhengyong seemed to be blind to the protests from the civil and military officials in the court and did not respond at all. He still sent troops and food to support Xu Mu's army.

He even appointed Xu Mujun as the governor of Bin, Liang and Ji states, in charge of all military power in the three states.

For a time, Xu Mujun was the most popular person in the world and attracted much attention.

In just half a month, Xu Mu's army swept away the rebellious troops in Binzhou like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, and confronted the army led by the third prince of Wu State at Tianbai Mountain.

A few days later, battle reports arrived.

Xu Mu's army defeated the Wu army, killed three top-ranking masters of the Wu army in battle, and seriously injured the Wu master and Yinshan Mountain Lord Mo Qingshan!

Afterwards, Xu Mujun personally led the army to retake the twelve cities of Binzhou and invaded the territory of Wu State.

When the news came, the whole country celebrated and the government and the public were shocked.

Emperor Zhengyong was also laughing excitedly in the court, his eyes full of enthusiasm, and he issued several imperial decrees in succession.

At this moment, a piece of news that shocked the whole world and attracted the attention of countless officials came out from the palace.

The current emperor, Emperor Zhengyong Yuanluo, who has been on the throne for three years, is a eunuch and cannot have children!

The source of this news was very secretive, but it still spread throughout the capital at an extremely fast speed.

Within just a few days, the news spread to the surrounding states and counties, and even several neighboring countries knew about it.

"Your Majesty is actually a eunuch? Is this true?"

"Of course it's true! Your Majesty is almost thirty years old, and he still has no children..."

"I heard that the ladies in the harem are all virgins."

"I heard that the current emperor likes homosexuality, otherwise why are there so many eunuchs in the palace?"

"Hey Hey……"

The rumor spread throughout Dayu like a storm.

People in the government, in the palace, and in the martial arts world were discussing this matter everywhere.

Royal relatives, high-ranking officials, wealthy businessmen, peddlers, almost everyone was worried, excited, or mysterious.

Even as the rumor intensified, the palace remained calm.

"Bastard!"

"Damn it!"

“Damn them all!!!”

In Jiaotai Hall, Emperor Zhengyong suddenly pushed all the memorials on the table to the ground and said fiercely: "Investigate! Investigate for me!"

"No one should let go of the rumor, wherever it came from!"

"Catch them all! Catch them all...!"

"Yes, yes, your majesty! I will do it right away, I will do it right away!"

Under the main hall, Ma Jinwu, the commander of the Imperial City Division, wiped his sweat and hurriedly retreated.

In all these years, he had never seen His Majesty so angry.

Could it be that……

Is that true?

After Ma Jinwu left, Emperor Zhengyong collapsed to the ground powerlessly like a deflated ball.

"Otomo, tell me... who spread this story?"

(End of this chapter)