met free Chapter 145 Venting
Chapter 145 Venting
Chapter 145 Venting
"Chief Steward Wang, it's been a long time. What brings you to the palace today?" When Lu Dingyuan walked out, his face was full of smiles: "Could it be that His Majesty has some orders?"
The head eunuch was fair-skinned, but he had no beard at all. The reason was simple—he was a eunuch.
The eunuchs in this world are different from those in Lin Fei's original world. They are not eunuchs because of physical defects. Instead, they are people born with an excessive amount of yin energy in their bodies, so much so that they may not even live past the age of ten.
The royal family specifically sought out such children, teaching them martial arts techniques imbued with extremely strong yin energy, ensuring not only their survival but also their transformation into masters. Therefore, palace eunuchs were typically extremely loyal.
Wang, the chief steward, was favored by the Tang emperor and rose to the position of Grand Steward.
When Steward Wang saw Lu Dingyuan, his face remained expressionless. He merely snorted coldly and said, "Lord Lu, don't you even know why I came out of the palace? Do you need me to remind you what people you shouldn't have arrested?"
Lu Dingyuan's eyes twitched a few times, and he asked in a low voice, "Steward Wang, didn't His Majesty deny that person's identity? Has something changed?"
Steward Wang looked up at the sky, rubbing his hands together incessantly, but he didn't answer Lu Dingyuan's question at all, as if he hadn't heard it at all.
Lu Dingyuan immediately understood his meaning and quickly took out a bag, handing it over discreetly.
Steward Wang lightly weighed the bag in his hand before beaming with joy: "Lord Lu, how come you're getting more and more out of touch with reality? Even if His Majesty doesn't acknowledge that person's identity, it's a matter between father and son. When did it become your place as an outsider to arrest someone? Isn't that a slap in His Majesty's face?"
He lowered his voice and whispered, "Moreover, the Tianmen North Prefecture is in charge of all security within the imperial city. Your Tianmen Prefecture's commander is not loyal to His Majesty alone, but obeys the Second Prince. Today you dare to arrest the First Prince, will you dare to stage a coup against the Emperor tomorrow?"
Upon hearing this, Lu Dingyuan panicked: "Chief Steward Wang, my loyalty to His Majesty is as clear as day!" As he spoke, he stuffed another bag into his hand.
“I know of your loyalty, sir, but others don’t!” Steward Wang accepted the bag discreetly, sighed, and said, “To be honest, sir, the Southern Prefecture Commander Su Wuming once went to the palace. Then His Majesty was furious and sent me here.”
"Su Wuming!" Lu Dingyuan gritted his teeth in hatred. "So it was that damned fellow who was trying to trip me up!"
He was also puzzled as to why Su Wuming, who was always fiercely protective of his own, hadn't come to demand the release of his prisoner in person, but had only sent a constable under his command to deliver some innocuous remarks. It turned out that the despicable fellow had gone to falsely accuse him!
Seeing Lu Dingyuan's teeth itching with hatred, Chief Steward Wang smiled slightly, appearing quite satisfied—His Majesty divided Tianmen Prefecture into North and South Prefectures precisely to weaken Tianmen's strength. If the governors of the North and South Prefectures were to be on good terms, that would not be what His Majesty desired.
However, Lu Dingyuan was too audacious, daring to befriend the Second Prince, which displeased Emperor Li Yu of Tang. That's why he sent Steward Wang to give him a warning.
Seeing that the warning had been effective enough, and that Lu Dingyuan had not only learned his lesson but also harbored resentment towards Su Wuming, Chief Steward Wang finally spoke up: "Lord Lu, don't blame me for not reminding you. As the Commander of the Northern Army, you hold a high position and wield great power; you should act as a loyal subject. In the future, it's best to have less contact with the Second Prince! Serving only His Majesty is enough. Trying to please both sides will likely result in pleasing neither! Now, release him; I'm waiting to return to the palace to report!"
Lu Dingyuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Yes, the steward is right. Men, go to the dungeon immediately and release him for me!"
As soon as Su Wuming finished speaking, a constable ran towards the dungeon, but returned dejectedly in no time.
"My lord," the constable whispered, "Constable Li said that he won't come out unless you go in person."
"What?" Lu Dingyuan was so angry that the veins on his forehead bulged. In his entire life, he had never seen anyone squatting in the Tianmen Prefecture prison and refusing to come out.
Lu Dingyuan glanced at the composed Chief Steward Wang beside him, and finally swallowed his anger, gritting his teeth and saying, "Fine, I will release him myself!"
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"Since Officer Li doesn't drink alcohol, let's toast Officer Li with tea instead!"
"Yes, we've heard so much about Officer Li's legendary sword and demonic blade these days!"
"Regardless of status or position, it's all meaningless. The rankings on the Power List are the real deal. We brothers have the utmost respect for a master like Officer Li!"
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When Lu Dingyuan came in, Lin Fei was chatting and laughing with the prison guards.
Although Lin Fei has now left the Jade Emperor Sect, he still hasn't changed his habit of not drinking. He simply holds a teacup and clinks glasses with the jailers.
This world has always respected those with strength, and this is especially true within the Heavenly Gate. Lin Fei's ranking on the Power Ranking earned the admiration of even the prison guards.
So when Lu Dingyuan came in, he saw this scene: a prisoner locked in a cell was chatting and laughing with the guards who were watching him.
Upon seeing Lu Dingyuan enter, the jailers immediately stood up and stood respectfully to the side, while Lin Fei remained comfortably seated.
Lu Dingyuan was furious, but he couldn't vent his anger now. He simply said in a deep voice, "Now that I've come in person, you may leave, right?"
Lin Fei didn't say anything, but picked up a wine glass, poured some wine, placed it in front of him, and tapped the table with his hand.
Lu Dingyuan understood his meaning immediately. His hands trembling, he picked up the wine cup and said, "It was my fault, and I apologize to you."
What was clearly a glass of fine wine, Lu Dingyuan drank as if it were poison. He even stomped on the cell floor, creating two large craters.
"Why do you say that, Lord Lu?" Lin Fei then smiled and said, "Since you are the Commander of Tianmen, it is only your duty to punish me if I have made a mistake. Now that the misunderstanding has been cleared up, I will take my leave."
After saying that, Lin Fei stood up and laughed loudly, "Lord Lu, even if you're willing to risk your life, you should still choose your people carefully! Don't end up selling your own head!"
Lin Fei's laughter echoed for a long time in the dungeon of Tianmen North Prefecture.