Chapter 168 Yue Buqun and the Fatal Scholar
"Student Liu Fang, greetings to His Majesty!"

After Liu Fang entered the tea room, he bowed and saluted.

"No need to be polite. What brings you here to see me?"

Zhu Chenhao looked at Liu Fang and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed. She couldn't be said to be ugly, but she had no special features at all.

"Reporting to the prince, I, Dong Weng, heard that the prince loves the zither. It just so happens that Dong Weng has an ancient zither from the Tang Dynasty, named Duyou."

As Liu Fang spoke, she glanced at Zhu Chenhao and found that he was indeed interested, so she continued, "If the prince likes it, Dong Weng can exchange it with the prince."

Yang Qing at the side said, "The Tang Qin Duyou is one of the ten famous qins. It is said to be an ancient qin made in the first year of the Kaicheng reign of the Tang Dynasty. It is famous for its exquisite craftsmanship and unique cracks."

"It is said that the zither is made of paulownia and zelkova wood, and the pegs and emblems are made of jade, with natural plum blossom and snake belly cracks."

"As expected of Mr. Yang, you are well-read." Liu Fang bowed to Yang Qing and continued, "Just as Mr. Yang said, there are five kinds of cracks on the body of the Duyou Qin, all of which are rare plum blossom cracks."

"That's interesting," Zhu Chenhao asked calmly, "So what does Li An plan to exchange with me?"

Liu Fang said humbly, "That depends on what the prince has. My Dong Weng has been restless and has lost his appetite lately. He needs something to calm his mind."

Zhu Chenhao frowned slightly. This damn eunuch had a lot of demands. Was he trying to make things difficult for him?
Yang Qing understood what Liu Fang said, and combined with what happened recently, he had some guesses in his mind, so he said, "I heard that the best phoenix wood has the effect of calming the mind, and my prince just happens to have some, can we exchange it?"

"That's great!" Liu Fang's eyes lit up and she looked very happy.

Zhu Chenhao sat aside and pondered. Does he have the best paulownia wood?

Liu Fang and Yang Qing chatted for a while before leaving with satisfaction.

Yang Qing looked at Zhu Chenhao and said happily: "Congratulations, Your Majesty, you have found another talent. As the saying goes, a good bird chooses a tree to inhabit, so the phoenix will be attracted by the phoenix tree!"

After hearing this, Zhu Chenhao waved his hand nonchalantly and said, "Liu Fang is not even a phoenix. The only one who can be considered a peacock in Jiangxi is the one on the other side of the lake!"

Yang Qing smiled bitterly. He naturally knew who Zhu Chenhao was talking about.

But he is already a junior minister at such a young age, he will not board this ship that is ready to ride the wind and waves.

In the next few days, Liu Fang wandered around Prince Ning's Mansion in the name of Li An, and seemed to be very serious about helping Li An to recruit Zhu Chenhao into the gang.

In fact, he was analyzing the current situation with Yang Qing.

As an outsider, Yang Qing could see the problem more clearly. He placed a piece on the table and said slowly, "Ou Xiuzhuan seemed to have no intention of opposing Li An, but since he took over the Poyang Lake navy, the conflict between the two has become irreconcilable."

"That's right." Liu Fang also placed a piece and nodded solemnly.

"Therefore, Li An's actions are all fine, but there is no solution to this situation." Yang Qing looked up at Liu Fang and said with a smile: "It is not easy for Yang Zheng to escape this disaster."

Liu Fang smiled bitterly. In fact, Li An treated him quite well, but he just liked to make empty promises.

However, no one expected that Li An's doomsday would come so soon.

On November 10, the imperial edict arrived in Poyang County, and Ou Zanghua was officially authorized and was able to let go and do his best!

That afternoon, two thousand Poyang Lake navy soldiers sailed directly into Nanchang City and surrounded the Water Guanyin Pavilion.

Such a large event attracted the attention of the Nanchang prefect and Prince Ning, who sent people to investigate the situation.

All these spies were stopped outside by the navy, and no one could know what was happening inside.

Li An was sitting in the Xinghua Tower. The afternoon sun was a little warm. It shone in through the window and fell on his face, leaving spots of sunlight.

Not long after, a series of "thump thump" footsteps were heard in the stairwell.

Li An looked and saw sunlight falling from the skylight, completely covering Ou Zanghua, as if he had walked out of the light.

He was wearing a scarlet robe and a black hat, and he approached step by step. "What a handsome face with bright eyes and bright expression!" Li An looked at Ou Zanghua and couldn't help but admire him.

Then he began to think about how he came into conflict with Ou Zanghua?
Yes, because he had colluded with Shi Congrong to embezzle military pay and resell military supplies, he was worried that he would be discovered by Shi Congrong, so he ordered the killing of Jiang Qi.

It’s a pity that Jiang Qi could not be killed, but instead attracted the attention of Ou Zanghua, who targeted him.

The two had fought against each other several times, but this was the first time they met.

Seeing Ou Zanghua sitting down opposite him, Li An couldn't help but ask, "If I hadn't ordered Jiang Qi to be killed, would Lord Ou still be so persistent in pursuing him?"

"Will do!"

Ou Zanghua nodded with certainty, "When the eunuch stretched out his hand to the navy's military pay, there was no possibility of reconciliation between you and me."

"Hahaha, Lord Ou is really honest!" Li An laughed twice, then asked: "If I go to the capital, I might be able to survive with some operations. Lord Ou, are you willing?"

"You are joking, eunuch," Ou Zanghua said calmly, "Whether you live or die will be decided by His Majesty."

"You are right. If the king wants his subjects to die, then it is disloyalty if they do not die." Li An sighed and said sadly, "I am sorry, Your Majesty."

Two people were sitting upstairs chatting, while two people were confronting each other downstairs.

The Deadly Scholar looked at Yue Buqun and said slowly, "Why do your movements look so familiar?"

"Maybe I'm too ordinary, so you have the illusion of déjà vu!" Yue Buqun stared at the Fatal Scholar and said slowly.

How could he, the leader of the Huashan Sect, do such a sneaky thing?

The Fatal Scholar kicked his feet and his body was as fast as lightning. Wherever the tip of the sword pointed, the air seemed to be torn apart.

The move of the Scholar's Deadly Sword, Mo Yan Dian Shui, is graceful and elegant. It looks light but contains a sharp sword energy.

Yue Buqun's swordsmanship was superb. With one move of Huashan Sword Technique - White Clouds Emerging from the Valley, he calmly and powerfully blocked the attack of the Deadly Scholar.

The Fatal Scholar's expression froze, his wrist slipped, and the tip of the sword trembled slightly. It was Yu Ke Hui Chen, who seemed to want to wipe away Yue Buqun's sword.

Mr. Yue remained calm. He used the Huashan sword technique "Cangsong Welcoming Guests" to resist and then turned defense into offense, using "You Feng Lai Yi" and "Bai Hong Guan Ri" in turn.

The Fatal Scholar turned his body to avoid Yue Buqun's attack, and at the same time used the move of Qinglong Huishou, and stabbed back with a sword, the tip of the sword flashing with cold light, directly hitting Yue Buqun's vital point. Yue Buqun moved slightly and narrowly avoided it, but he couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

Although this man's swordsmanship is a bit messy, he is also a rare sword master in the world!
The two of them fought back and forth, their swords were drawing faster and faster, and their sword energy was becoming more and more fierce.

As the sword flashed and the sword energy spread, the surrounding potted rockery was damaged and was burned beyond recognition.

At this moment, Yue Buqun's sword technique changed, and he used the Yangwu sword technique: Beneficial without Waste. This sword came suddenly, but it also had a sense of majestic power.

The Fatal Scholar could no longer avoid the attack, so he suddenly swung his left arm to block the sword, then used the Scholar's Fatal Sword to chase and kill!

Liang Fa, Mi Weiyi and others who were watching the fight nearby cried out in surprise subconsciously. They were too young and had never seen such a fighting style that involved exchanging injuries for deaths.

Yue Buqun looked solemn. This sword attack was too sudden, but it was also within his expectations.

Mr. Yue suddenly squatted down, using his arm strength to make a move and looked up at the white clouds!

In an instant, the sword energy and sword light collided in the air, making a sharp and piercing sound.

Everyone subconsciously covered their ears, and when they looked again, the Fatal Scholar had been stabbed through the chest by Yue Buqun's sword.

He looked down and couldn't help laughing: "Hahaha, it's such a waste to let you practice such a righteous sword technique!"

Yue Buqun, who was originally happy about his victory, suddenly frowned when he heard this. "Humph, my Huashan swordsmanship is profound and extensive, how can you understand it? It's just the barking of a stray dog!"

The fatal scholar was stunned for a moment, then died laughing.
(End of this chapter)