What conference was the Empress referring to just now?Guo Fen was preoccupied with his head starting to crash into each other as several conjectures arose. Since when was there also a foreign girl who occupied and pretended to be Princess Li Ming? Guo Fen didn't know if the other soldiers could see that such a stupid trick was being carried out so blatantly but—how could they allow the Empress to control something that was so clearly out of control?He was so preoccupied with his own thoughts that Guo Fen didn't realize that all of a sudden, he had returned to his own building. The wind swept gently, the sun's rays descending to the western horizon, but the light was still as bright as this morning. When Guo Fen was about to climb the wooden stairs to his room, in front of the terrace, Guo Fen found a man standing with his arms crossed."You seem to be thinking about something, huh?"General Tang with a light frown on his forehead glared at Guo Fen. But fortunately, the expressio
One of the reasons why until now there had been no large-scale rebellion against the Empress over the Emperor's death in the palace was—that the support of the people who believed in the Empress had been planted many years ago. In fact, if Guo Fen could say, maybe before the Empress really was still the Crown Princess.How about the connections and communications that the Empress had from long ago—has been tightly held by the people. One of the strengths of the Empress that the Emperor does not have is; Civil Palace.The large and spacious building with official quarters was not far from Li Ming Palace's residence, being one of the places where the people could communicate directly with the Empress. The Empress heard and saw the voices of the people. With the help of the military, she allowed the Civil Palace in the center of the city to become a public area for every citizen to preserve the culture of the Li Dynasty.In the past, when Guo Fen was still a child, several uncles and aun
General Tang turned out to be not far from the small stage where two jars full of rolls of people's letters were located. Between the stage are two small lanterns to light up a dark corner. The windows and doors of the Civil Palace hall were tightly closed. Only the wide main door at the front of the terrace was opened. Wooden pillars are spaced every two meters. The wooden floor creaked softly as Guo Fen stepped every inch of it.He approached General Tang who was unrolling one of the scrolls in his hand. His lips curved into a slight smile.“General,” Guo Fen called quietly. General Tang was still reading, for a moment he rolled up the letter again and placed it on top of the jug which was full to the brim.There is one wide table in the center of the pulpit. Stand between the two pitchers of thanksgiving and the pitcher of advice. Blank papers piled neatly in the middle, accompanied by a brush and black ink for writing.“Did you know about this before entering the palace?” Gene
In fact, were it not for ego, General Tang would probably be the person Guo Fen could trust the most until now. The first time when Guo Fen stepped into the palace, he was immediately handed over to General Tang and General Tang ordered Guo Fen to demonstrate his ability to fight against a wild lion.At that time, Guo Fen, who had just lost his ice knife, could only use a sword that could turn into arrows. He did not display that change in front of General Tang's eyes. So until now, the ice sword had never changed shape because—if everyone saw that magical thing, Guo Fen could be considered a descendant of a warrior.In the Li Ming area, the descendants of warriors have been cleared dozens of years ago. Those with the power of warriors could influence the people not to believe in the palace. Because of that, Guo Fen would rather let people think that he was a martial artist who possessed a rare ice sword.When he defeated the wild lion, General Tang immediately hated Guo Fen and re
Guo Fen tucked Rong Mei’s jade into his silver belt then walked out of the room holding a bag filled with some dry buns and underwear. Xiao Ahn should have helped him prepare the horse. Tonight he will leave for En Shu.Walking down the path to the Lao Military Advisors Pavilion, Guo Fen had to report first—at least so that the Empress knew he was gone. Although actually, he did not care whether the Empress needed the report. Because the bottom line was, Guo Fen needed to listen to the Military Advisor's advice while he was away from the palace.“Counsellor Lao,” Guo Fen called entering the Military Advisor Pavilion which was not far from Guo Fen's building. In front of the door of the room, two guards in armor-holding spears were guarded. Guo Fen stepped in without any suspicion.Military Adviser Lao is reading a document on his desk. Two large candles stood at the corners of the table. The lighting in Mister Lao's room was as luxurious as in the Empress's Pavilion. The difference is
Before Xiao Ahn dashed across the rooftops to catch up to Guo Fen who was waiting in front of the palace gate, accidentally, when he was passing through Ming Lao Hall, a group of officers who felt familiar rushed out from the gate. Xiao Ahn stopped and luckily today he was wearing a hood and robe all black, his figure this time looking less like the night sky. While hiding on the edge of the roof ledge, he strained his ear."Do we need to tell General Tang about this plan?" said one of the bodyguards in black armor. There are about three bodyguards. The other two were of medium stature amidst them—which Xiao Ahn assumed, was Bodyguard Yang Huo, a trusted bodyguard of General Tang who served as his bodyguard quite often.The bodyguard carrying a lantern as he descended the steps of Ming Lao Hall gave a flat reply. “Did you hear what the Empress said just now? We must not tell this to anyone, not even General Tang. Yes, right, Brother Yang Huo?”Xiao Ahn's guess was right. He ducked
Guo Fen woke up to the sound of his horse neighing softly. The sun shone hot from between the leaves. He got up from the broad leaf that he made the mat to sleep on. After leaving the palace gate yesterday, Guo Fen had already driven by and passed through two small villages and the bustling downtown of Li Ming.Because he rarely rode, even Guo Fen's waist ached. It's only been a few hours though. He thought that he would arrive in En Shu in five days so that he would be quicker, but in fact, rarely riding a horse could make this small problem. Is it possible that he arrived in En Shu later than one week?"Already up?"The voice felt familiar. Not far from where the horse was harnessed, Guo Fen turned around slightly surprised to find Xiao Ahn standing watering the horse. Guo Fen frowned, then stood up while wiping his buttocks.“Xiao Ahn? What are you doing here?"Without taking his eyes off it, Xiao Ahn had already taken off his black hood and draped it around his neck. His sle
“Ah, sorry old man. I was in a hurry—”"HEY! STOP THERE!”Before Guo Fen could act, two palace guards of not very high rank jumped into the tavern. Pointing their swords at the girl. Everyone around the tavern, even the tavern owner also ran away. Only Guo Fen, Xiao Ahn, and the white-haired old man remained. While the girl was cornered, even though her face looked out of wits, she didn't look scared at all."You little swordsman must be caught!"As a young man who is passionate about justice, this should be a chance for Guo Fen to return to the way he used to be. But he couldn't do it. He was on a secret mission and even—no one was allowed to see him fight. If not, there would definitely be imperial guards who would recognize him and Guo Fen would end up being caught up in trivial matters in the city's security center. And he can't get involved in things that don't matter like that. He didn't have time.“I told you I'm just a girl who just learned martial arts. Everything you saw ear