The devil is coming
Chapter 158: Kill the Dragon Vein!
Chapter 158: Kill the Dragon Vein!
Zheng Fan had been to the imperial palace in Yanjing before. On that occasion, he followed Wei Zhonghe and Eunuch Wei for a long time.
In fact, the Imperial Palace of Yan State was not big. Although the former emperor had expanded the palace due to his greed for arrogance and luxury when he was in power, after Ji Runhao succeeded to the throne, he carried out drastic reforms in the use of the palace.
Ji Runhao was not an emperor who enjoyed himself. He did not like palaces, grand buildings, or gardens. Even his daily meals seemed a bit simple.
As for women,
To use what Xiaoliuzi once said to Zheng Fan,
That was his father, who was not supposed to love women,
Because he has always been willing to be cruel to his wife.
This is a cruel emperor. Xiao Liuzi has never seen a "machine". If he had seen it, he would probably describe his father as a heartless machine.
He doesn't have too many likes and dislikes of his own when it comes to concubines in the harem. When he chooses queens and concubines, he chooses the family behind the woman. For Ji Runhao, a woman is a tool symbol in politics and the inheritance of the family line.
For every king, there are always some "romantic anecdotes" spread out, and the people also talk about them.
But Ji Runhao didn't, and he didn't bother to make such adjustments.
Two of his women had their families destroyed by him.
He once sighed after meeting Zheng Fan,
Even if I don't care about my son, can this kid not care in his heart?
This is really not just talk.
Tian Wujing killed his whole family, and the third prince was the tool Tian Wujing used to vent his grievances. Ji Runhao acquiesced to the deal, and still viewed himself from the perspective of "appreciation" for the "tool executor" Zheng Fan. of ministers.
In many romantic dramas, there is often the pretentiousness of "the emperor is ruthless", but in Ji Runhao, there is no such impurity at all.
at this time,
In the gazebo of the imperial garden,
That's right next to Zheng Fan and Zhenbeihou's roasted leg of lamb.
Outside, it's snowing.
Ji Runhao was sitting in the pavilion. Opposite him, an old man in a coat sat. There was a chessboard between them. The chess game was coming to an end.
The Yan region is bitterly cold. Even though Tiancheng County is not the northernmost part of the Yan region, its winters are still tough.
However, this winter, there are so many people who have to suffer, so many that many people seem to have forgotten about the weather.
In the pavilion, a middle-aged man with a long beard and eyes closed was sitting on his knees, as if he was asleep. Behind the man, there was a young eunuch who was also kneeling there, serving tea and water according to the situation.
Wei Zhonghe, who had been inseparable from Ji Runhao, was no longer with Ji Runhao at this time.
The white-haired old man playing chess with Emperor Yan was the Minister of Rites of the Yan Kingdom, and his face was already covered with some age spots.
"Haha, I lost."
Ji Runhao reached out to pick up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty's chess skills have improved."
This is a heartless emperor, this is also a ruthless emperor, but he is also an emperor who is easy to get along with.
When playing chess with him, you don't have to give in, and you don't have to deliberately try to please him.
"It makes Mr. Ning laugh, but I haven't touched the chessboard in a few days."
said,
Emperor Yan looked at the middle-aged man kneeling next to him.
I saw him sitting slumped, with his eyes closed, and his lips moving gently from time to time due to breathing. If you listen carefully, you can still hear snoring.
Although it was snowing outside the pavilion, the pavilion was covered with quilts. There were wool blankets inside the pavilion and three charcoal basins inside. It could be said to be quite warm.
"Zhao Jiulang."
The middle-aged man trembled, opened his eyes, and then muttered with some dissatisfaction:
"Your Majesty, I managed to fall asleep."
This middle-aged man is clearly the Prime Minister of the Great Yan Dynasty.
"These days, I have suffered a lot from you."
Emperor Yan didn't care about the other party's attitude.
"Bitterness is nothing. What I'm afraid of is that there's no place for suffering. I'm not afraid of His Majesty's jokes. These days, although my body is so tired that I'm about to fall apart, my heart is filled with joy."
"Don't say any nice words."
"Your Majesty, you know that I never say anything nice to you."
"Okay, okay." Ji Runhao waved his hand, looked at the Minister of Rites, and said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Ning had an outstanding performance in the Qian Kingdom?"
Ning Shangshu stroked his beard and nodded:
"It makes Your Majesty laugh. When I was young, I was indeed a little unruly."
The state of Qian implemented the imperial examination system, which was equivalent to the provincial examination.
Yan people can go to Qianguo to take part in the imperial examination.
All this has to start 100 years ago. After the first Zhenbei Hou defeated the Qian Kingdom's army, Ma stepped on the three northern counties of Qian Kingdom and forcibly forced the original Qian people in the three counties to move to Yan.
Later, after the war between the two sides ended, Qian State probably wanted to promote its "kingdom" or expand its influence through "cultural" invasion, so it stipulated that the children of the original three northern counties could enter Qian and participate in the imperial examination.
This tradition has been continued, and it has gradually been opened up to the point where literati in the Yan Kingdom, regardless of their ancestral origin, can enter the Qian Kingdom to participate in the imperial examination.
It can be said that except for the use of force, the people of Qian are very proficient in other aspects.
But correspondingly, all the emperors of Yan have maintained an open attitude in this regard.
One really dares to admit people to take the exam, and the other really dares to let people take the exam.
As for whether there is a brain drain, yes, there is, but there will always be people coming back.
When Ning Fangsheng was young, he passed the imperial examination in Qian State, but in the end he did not go to Beijing to continue the examination.
"What Mr. Ning said is serious. I, Dayan, did not take the imperial examination before. This is my fault. I have treated a scholar like Mr. Ning badly."
"Your Majesty is serious, your words are serious."
Ning Shangshu immediately knelt down.
"That's all, get up, Mr. Ning. What I mean is that next year, I will prepare to hold the imperial examination, and I will ask Mr. Ning to be responsible for running it. Mr. Ning will take back the discount of inviting the old scholar.
Mr. Ning is also aware of my temper. I am really too lazy to go through the drama of asking for and resigning three times. "
"My lord, as a scholar of Dayan, I would like to thank the Lord for your kindness!"
Ning Shangshu reached out and took the resignation letter he had given before.
The Ning family was actually considered a powerful family, but it was not a top-notch family. When the Zhenbei Army stepped into the family, they took the initiative to hand over most of their land and property, so they were forgiven.
But Ning Shangshu felt that he could no longer be in love, so he wrote a letter to resign.
However, now that His Majesty the Emperor is about to hold the imperial examination, and it is the first time that Dayan has been subject to the imperial examination in hundreds of years, there is no reason why Ning Shangshu should not continue to work in this position. The significance of this matter is really too important.
In the past, not everyone in the Yan Kingdom knew the benefits of the imperial examination system, but no matter how powerful the clans were, the imperial examinations were tantamount to competing for political resources with the clans. This dug into the roots of the clans, and the clans would naturally not agree.
But now, the problem is solved.
Ji Runhao pointed at Zhao Jiulang and said with a smile:
"You also graduated from Huaiya Academy, why didn't you go to the Qianguo examination hall?"
Zhao Jiulang smiled and said:
"Why waste so much time? I want to do something, but I don't want to be a paper minister."
Ning Shangshu's face immediately turned red.
The Minister of Rites is the most noble among the six, but he is also the one with the least power.
Especially the "etiquette" culture is not valued very much in Yan State.
It is possible to go to Qianguo and take the imperial examination and become an official after returning to China, but it is almost impossible to actually become a powerful official. After all, the background and position will inevitably be a bit ambiguous.
Zhao Jiulang's words were undoubtedly a slap in Ning Shangshu's face, but because Zhao Jiulang had great power and prestige in the court, and he showed a great sense of presence in the process of presiding over the liquidation of the clan, Ning Shangshu He didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction with Zhao Jiulang's words.
"You, you, don't know how to speak well?"
"Your Majesty, there are too many things going on, and I don't have the energy to beat around the bush."
"I know you worked hard."
Ji Runhao stood up,
After he stood up, Zhao Jiulang and Ning Shangshu also stood up.
"Open it."
The eunuch outside immediately opened the quilt outside the pavilion.
Outside, it was still snowing, but the sky seemed much gloomier this time.
Outside the pavilion, there is a chariot.
Emperor Yan walked on the chariot and sat down.
"Mr. Ning, sit down for a while. The imperial kitchen will send ginger soup to you soon to drive away the cold, and then leave the palace."
After Ning Shangshu saw Zhao Jiulang accompanying the emperor outside the pavilion, he knew that he could not say no at this time, so he immediately thanked him and said:
"My emperor is merciful."
Ji Runhao looked at Zhao Jiulang again and said:
"The chariot is too small, so I won't pretend to invite you to sit with me."
Zhao Jiulang smiled and said:
"I just took a nap inside, and I just want to take a walk to relieve my fatigue."
Ji Runhao nodded,
Road:
"Qiming Hall."
"Show off in Qiming Palace!"
The team began to march. The number of people in the team was not large. There were four strong eunuchs in charge of carrying the chariot, and one eunuch accompanied them. In addition, there was only Zhao Jiulang.
"Kuroro, I'm curious about something."
Emperor Yan sat sideways on the chariot and looked at Zhao Jiulang.
"Your Majesty, you said."
"The war in the south has been delayed until now. As the prime minister, you did not mention it in the court or even send a memorial in private. Why?"
"Your Majesty, you are joking. I know what my abilities are. I don't understand the matter of fighting. Of course, I won't ask more questions about things I don't understand."
"As a prime minister, you still have to know a little bit."
"Your Majesty, you are either proficient in anything in this world or you know nothing about it. What you fear the most is knowing half and not knowing the other half. This is the easiest way to do bad things."
"Go back and read the military manual."
"I obey the order. I will try my best to chat with His Majesty after reading the military manual."
"You ah you."
Qiming Hall has arrived.
This palace is located in the northwest corner of the palace. During the reign of the late emperor, many new palaces were built. After Ji Runhao succeeded to the throne, most of them were converted into offices of the imperial government. However, this Qiming Palace still remains. Come down.
Because that person lives in this temple.
On the steps of Qiming Palace, there were two young eunuchs sweeping away the snow.
After seeing the emperor's carriage, he immediately put down his broom and knelt down.
The chariot stopped,
Ji Runhao got off the chariot.
At this time, a figure in black robe appeared at the door of Qiming Hall.
The five eunuchs beside Ji Runhao all knelt down.
shouted:
"I've met Grandpa."
In the Yan Palace, there is only one person who can be called "Taiye", and he is the ancestor of all the eunuchs in the inner palace.
Even Wei Zhonghe cannot receive this treatment. Even if Wei Zhonghe comes here in person, he still has to kneel down and kowtow respectfully.
Zhao Jiulang did not kneel down but bowed down.
The old man in black robe on the steps, although his body is incomplete, has made great contributions to the entire Dayan.
Without him, there would be no His Majesty Dayan today, and there would be no great situation for Dayan today!
This time, Zhao Jiulang, the prime minister, bowed willingly.
Ji Runhao climbed up the stairs. Zhao Jiulang straightened up and followed him two steps behind.
When Ji Runhao walked up and stood in front of the old man in black robe, the old man in black robe knelt down.
A big gift:
"Xue Yi, see your Majesty!"
Ji Runhao did not reach out to help, but smiled and said:
"Uncle Xue, my father had decreed that you do not need to salute anyone in Dayan."
Xue Yi raised his head and said:
"It should be."
There was another sentence that Xue Yi didn't say, but Emperor Yan understood in his heart that this might be the last salute.
"Uncle Xue, are the rice cakes ready?"
"His Majesty sent someone this morning to tell you that the moment it is steamed, it is the time to stick your teeth."
Emperor Yan rubbed his hands and said:
"Then I really can't wait."
The furnishings of Qiming Hall are extremely simple. It is said to be a palace, but there are beds, tables and kitchens inside.
On weekdays, Xue Yi would not leave the Kaiming Palace at will.
The steamer on the stove was still steaming. Emperor Yan found a futon and sat down, motioning for Zhao Jiulang to sit down too.
Soon, Xue Yi came over with two pieces of rice cakes, tore off two pieces with his hands, gave one piece to the emperor, and handed the other piece to Zhao Jiulang.
"Master Prime Minister, you should also try it."
Zhao Jiulang quickly thanked him and took it. In front of this old man, he did not dare to take it lightly.
Yanhuang tore off a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it. The cake was very sweet. In fact, there was nothing added in it, but it was delicious.
Zhao Jiulang also ate. The more he chewed, the more delicious it became. It was indeed delicious.
"Uncle Xue's cake, I will never forget it in my life. I want to take a few bites from time to time. It is best to use it for breakfast in the morning. After it is steamed and served with porridge, it is so comfortable to eat."
Xue Yidao:
"I have already taught this clever boy below how to steam cakes."
From now on, he will cook it for His Majesty to eat.
Zhao Jiulang looked at Xue Yi and then at His Majesty. He noticed something, but there was nothing wrong with him. He just focused on eating the cake.
"Drink sugar water."
Xue Yi made two more cups of brown sugar tea.
The candy is not very pure and contains a lot of impurities, but when you take a bite of the cake and then take a sip of sugar tea, the taste is really good.
Emperor Yan ate most of the cake by himself and said while licking his fingers:
"I still remember when we were young, what Liang Ting and I liked most was to pester Uncle Xue to make cakes for us."
When Xue Yi heard this, a kind smile appeared on his face.
Road:
"The Marquis of Zhenbei rarely had anything good to eat when he was a child, so I pestered you to make cakes for him."
"I have to take two cakes out later and ask someone to send them to him to try."
It's winter now, and the cake can be stored for a long time. Even if it's frozen and hard, it can be eaten just by steaming it on the stove when cooking.
People in Yan State like steamed cakes the most in winter, and they are also a good gift for people during the New Year.
"Yes, yes, I steamed more this time. It's enough. It's enough. I'll give it to your highnesses to try."
Your Highnesses, of course, refer to the princes of Emperor Yan.
Emperor Yan shook his head and said with a smile:
"These brats don't look down on this stuttering food. Alas, they have never had a hard life."
"Your Majesty, isn't the reason why our predecessors endured hardships so that future generations can enjoy happiness?"
Emperor Yan nodded, "Uncle Xue is right. The predecessors endured hardship just for the enjoyment of future generations."
"Crash...Crash...Crash..."
Outside, there were bursts of noise.
Zhao Jiulang looked outside the palace and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, it's hailing in the sky today."
Emperor Yan stood up and walked to the entrance of the palace.
Above the palace, there was a huge darkness, and small hailstones fell in large pieces.
Xue Yi walked to Emperor Yan, bowed and said:
"His Majesty."
Emperor Yan’s face was as smooth as ever.
Slowly said:
"What should come, will always come."
"Roar!"
A low roar came from below Qiming Hall.
According to legend, in the Imperial Palace of the State of Yan, there lived a great master who owned all the eunuchs;
It is also said that in the imperial palace of Yan State, there was a brave man with the highest bloodline.
"Your Majesty, I have been nourished by Yan Ding for decades and I am ready. I have been worried that I will die of old age before this day.
My ancestors bless you, Your Majesty, you cannot make me wait any longer. "
Suddenly,
In the small square in front of the Qiming Hall, more than a dozen eunuchs wearing red eunuch uniforms appeared.
These eunuchs were all the talkers of one of the yamen in the palace, and they were all prominent figures both inside and outside the palace.
At this time, more than a dozen red-robed eunuchs knelt down together:
"This servant is here to see Your Majesty, and this servant is going to say hello to the Grand Master."
On the palace wall, groups of forbidden troops began to set up defenses.
Ji Runhao waved his hand,
Road:
"Such a big battle really gives them face."
Xue Yi opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, what's the point of giving this face to them?"
said,
Xue Yi stepped forward and walked out of the palace door. A layer of black energy began to surround his body. When the hailstones in the sky were about to touch his body, they turned into mist and dispersed.
Emperor Yan stood with his hands behind his back,
He opened his mouth and said:
"Xue Yi, listen to the order!"
…………
"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"
The old man sneezed several times in a row.
then,
Holding the tip of his nose between two fingers,
"Humph…………"
Hand, shook it,
Then he wiped it with his sleeve.
The fallen swordsman smiled and said:
"Tell me, what would the disciples and grandsons in the country look like if they knew that their ancestors came to Yan State and almost died of cold?"
The old man glared at the fallen swordsman angrily,
Road:
"What I am cultivating is the great road. What do you know? This means sacrificing your small body to pursue the great road!"
"Yes, yes, everything you say is right, everything is right."
This was a thatched house in the suburbs of Beijing. The old man sat down cross-legged and then spread his hands.
Suddenly, eighteen white lotuses rose up in the dark room.
Inside the house, the fragrance of lotus flowers immediately filled the room.
"Eighteen white lotuses, seventeen have bloomed, why is one still wilted?"
The old man replied:
"When it comes to things in this world, you are most afraid of going too far and not going as far as you should. Only by leaving a thin line in everything can you be on the right path."
"Don't be ridiculous, it's obvious that the last one won't be able to grow."
"To shut up!"
"I said, why don't you borrow some luck from the Emperor of the Zhao family to open the last lotus for you?"
"Heh, do you think I can be like the one in the palace above and be blessed by the luck of the country to practice?"
"Tsk, this Emperor Yan is also a generous man. He even borrowed this thing as soon as he asked. Our emperor seems a bit stingy.
I heard that the emperor in Yanhuang Palace once saved the lives of Emperor Yan's family. Why didn't you come to me earlier? I'll find an opportunity to assassinate the emperor of our family. If you come out to save him again, you can give up if you can't. Did you catch it? "
The old man cursed:
"Bullshit, his country's great fortune is like that of boiling water. If you part with it, it will be divided. What does our Zhao family emperor look like? You don't know what he is like?"
The downtrodden swordsman shook his head,
Road:
"I only know how to practice swordsmanship, but I don't know much about you guys. I find you, an old man, very interesting. Are all of you Qigong practitioners like this? By the end of your training, none of you have the power to bind a chicken?"
"During the journey of cultivation, it is natural to resonate with heaven and give up the mortal body. Moreover, if you stay in the human world, every move you make is easily involved in cause and effect. Therefore, you should not kill people at will. Cause and effect are easy to form but not easy to unravel."
"God babbling."
"Just wait and see, we are taking different paths. Your sword can kill people, but my sword can kill the fate of a country!"
"Okay, I'll wait and see."
After all,
The poor swordsman pushed open the broken door of the thatched house, walked out, and closed the door.
In the courtyard outside the door, there is a eunuch in green robe standing. Who is it if it is not Wei Zhonghe?
The fallen swordsman didn't seem to be surprised at all by Wei Zhonghe's appearance.
Just carrying his own sword,
Road:
"Thank you, Eunuch Wei. I'm here to welcome you."
"On your Majesty's order, I came here to welcome Mr. Baili.
Although it was an imperial order, our family was lucky to see Mr. Baili in person. "
Baili Feng, nicknamed Baili Sword.
In the early years, some good people in the world once made a list of swordsmen. They called them the clichéd "Four Great Swordsmen", and it was extremely clichéd that each of the four major kingdoms belonged to one.
There was a swordsman in the Jin state, and a sword-maker in the Chu state.
Qian Guo is a hundred-mile sword.
These three are all figures in the world of martial arts. They are carefree and carefree, which is in line with people's imagination of swordsmen in the martial arts world;
The Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom was a swordsman who traveled around various countries to practice swordsmanship, looking for people to challenge;
No sword maker in Chu State has ever seen him take action, but the Sword Master's sword and Bai Lifeng's sword were both presented by him. In his opinion, only a true swordsman can be worthy of the sword he forged. sword.
Perhaps it was due to the mutual praise between the two parties. The reason why the Chu State's sword maker who had basically never made a move was ranked among the four great swordsmen was because of the words of the Jin State Sword Master:
The reason why he was making swords was to make a sword that he felt could be worthy of him.
The world needs praise, and this compliment from the Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom directly raised the status of the sword maker.
I don't know if this was a compliment that the sword master said after receiving his sword.
The other one, that is, the one from the Yan Kingdom, was not a person from the martial arts world. Zheng Fan had seen him. His name was Li Liangshen, and he was one of the seven generals of the Zhenbei Army.
"Tsk, tsk, Eunuch Wei, stay out of sight, I can't speak." Baili Jian replied.
Wei Zhonghe shook his head and said:
"I just ask Mr. Baili, please don't think our family is too verbose."
"Where is it? But why are you the only one here, Eunuch Wei?"
Baili Sword thrust the scabbard in his hand into the frozen soil at his feet, rested his hands on it, and asked while looking around.
"Jianghu matters, Jianghu is over."
Wei Zhonghe put his hands by his side, with a faint green light lingering, and continued:
"No one from our family came here as the Master of Ceremonies."
"Hey, Emperor Yan is quite brave. I thought this sword could drink more blood today."
"Mr. Baili is joking, your sword can kill our family, but after killing our family, your sword will be mostly useless.
Of course, if Mr. Baili is willing, our family is willing to accept the sword intention that has been stored for so long. Even if he dies, it will be an honor for our family. "
"Eunuch Wei, I don't look down on eunuchs."
"Ah."
"But I still feel that it would be a bit of a loss if my sword intention falls on you."
"That's okay, if you don't use that sword intent, you can't kill our family. Our family can always stand here, and you can't go anywhere."
Baili Jian turned around and looked at the thatched house behind him.
Road:
"What about what's going on over there? You just don't care?"
Wei Zhonghe smiled and said:
"Your Majesty said that if you care too much about the affairs of Jianghu people, it will seem too cheap."
"Ouch, tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity that Emperor Yan doesn't practice swordsmanship."
Wei Zhonghe smiled and said nothing.
"That lunatic from the Jin Kingdom, with just one sentence, forcefully pushed the sword-making idiot to the seat of the Four Great Swordsmen. If His Majesty the Emperor Yan also practiced swordsmanship, wouldn't he be able to seal him out of this world casually? The Eight Great Swordsmen or even the Eighteen Great Swordsmen?”
Wei Zhonghe continued to smile without saying a word.
Seeing that Baili Jian didn't get a response,
He continued in an extremely puzzled tone:
"You guys really don't care about that old guy?"
Wei Zhonghe smiled and shook his head:
"in spite of."
"Then I've traveled thousands of miles to come to you here, hungry and cold, so I don't have to do anything?"
The old man asked Baili Jian to come with him.
Just ask Baili Sword to protect yourself.
Because the old man needs to be close to Yanjing City, it takes a certain amount of time, and he needs someone to protect him.
Wei Zhonghe pointed behind him,
Road:
"If Mr. Baili is willing, there are warm wine and hot dishes ready under the city wall."
"No no no no……"
Baili Jian shook his head,
"That would be too shameless. That old kid inside is too stingy. Let's just stand like this. If you don't move, I won't move either."
Wei Zhonghe nodded,
"it is good."
"Yeah, but it's still too boring. You're a eunuch, and I can't talk to you about naughty things. It's boring."
Wei Zhonghe continued to smile without saying a word.
"Isn't Li Liangshen not in Yanjing?"
Wei Zhonghe shook his head,
"General Li is not in Yanjing."
"It's outrageous, it's outrageous. You knew I was coming, but you didn't ask Li Liangshen to come over and accompany me. This is so disrespectful. I'm really afraid that my sword heart will be itchy and I won't be able to control it."
Wei Zhonghe still maintains the smile that seems to have remained unchanged for thousands of years,
Road:
"Mr. Baili, if your sword heart feels itchy, you can come to our Dayan rivers and lakes. Our Dayan area is not as large as that of Qianguo, but Dayan's rivers and lakes are equally exciting."
"Oh, I don't have that much free time."
"Mr. Baili can also go to Yinlang County, or to the three sides of Qianguo. I, Dayan Iron Cavalry, will be waiting for Mr. Baili there."
"Are you threatening me?"
Wei Zhonghe nodded and said:
"You finally heard it."
"Oh, you Dayan Cavalry is amazing!"
Wei Zhonghe continued to nod and said:
"It's really amazing."
"..." Baili Sword.
Just as the two of them were talking,
Inside the thatched cottage,
Suddenly there was a loud shout,
Like the sound of thunder rippling out:
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor Yan!"
.........
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor Yan!"
On the field outside Qiming Hall,
A shadow of an old man appeared,
Beside the old man, eighteen lotus flowers are looming.
As soon as the old man appeared,
More than a dozen red-robed eunuchs surrounded him.
Xue Yi took three steps forward.
Facing the elderly,
He opened his mouth and said:
"Master Zang, I have admired you for a long time."
In the East, the style of Qi Refiners is prevalent.
They can be as small as telling fortunes on the street, eating, drinking, and making money, or as big as deciding the fate of the country with a single word.
Different from the four great swordsmen and the four great kingdoms,
Among the Qi Refiners,
Only one person stands at the top,
That is the Tibetan Master of Qian Kingdom.
"How long have you admired me?" Master Zang looked at Xue Yi who was standing on the steps in front of him, with a disdainful smile on his face, and said: "Only you, if you hadn't been sucking the fortune of the Yan Kingdom for decades to survive, you wouldn't even be able to stand on my feet. I don’t have any qualifications in front of me!”
Xue Yi nodded and said:
"Indeed."
The style of Qi Refiners is most popular in the Qian Kingdom, because including the predecessor dynasty of the Qian Kingdom and the Qian Kingdom itself, many emperors were obsessed with the Qi Refiners.
If there is something good on the top, it will be great on the bottom.
Xue Yi was not the most talented Qi practitioner to begin with. He was able to achieve his current state because two generations of emperors of the Yan Kingdom allowed him to use the Yan Cauldron to absorb the fortune of the country and practice.
Master Zang's eyes passed through Xue Yi and looked at Emperor Yan who was standing behind him.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty Emperor Yan, the common people in the countryside would like to negotiate a deal with you."
Emperor Yan said nothing.
Master Zang continued with a smile:
"Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, you see, your great country of Yan, the Dragon Vein, is really enviable."
The voice just fell,
Three of the eighteen lotuses beside Master Zang collapsed.
next moment,
Above the Qiming Hall,
An illusory black dragon figure appeared, like a mirage.
The black dragon is circling, its head facing the sky, with the aura of looking down on the world!
A few months ago, all qualified Qi practitioners in the world were shocked by the power of the black dragon when they took risks and paid a huge price to predict the fate of the country!
This means that the power of the Yan Kingdom, like burning oil cooking in a raging fire, has reached its peak!
When Tian Wujing committed suicide and destroyed his family, his uncle also said similar words to him.
Zhao Jiulang still held the rice cake in his hand. He took a bite, looked up, took another bite, and looked again.
In my heart, I actually felt quite satisfied.
Because he knows that this black dragon also has his contribution.
Xue Yi spread his hands, and black energy quickly rose from his body, echoing the black dragon in the sky.
"Master Zang, since I am here, I want to see if you can cut off my Great Yan Dragon Vein!"
The disdainful smile on Master Zang’s face still didn’t go away.
Road:
"Okay, I really don't believe you can stop me, but I am here just to negotiate a deal with His Majesty the Emperor Yan behind you.
Your Majesty the Emperor of Yan, I don’t have to kill your Great Yan Dragon Vein, but I want you to withdraw your troops immediately and issue the edict yourself. You will not go south to attack Qian for the rest of the day! "
said,
Another lotus collapsed next to Master Zang,
A silver wave of air swept up, forcing the black dragon's shadow upward,
"Otherwise, your Great Yan Dragon Vein will cease to exist today!"
Now there is the world's best qi refiner, who enters the imperial city based on his form and spirit, and uses the dragon's veins as a guide to force the king of the world to give in!
Xue Yi raised his head and looked forward.
Road:
"Just try it!!!"
A sad will to die has already spread out.
Zhao Jiulang put the last bit of rice cake in his hand into his mouth, and then imitated the emperor's previous actions, putting his fingers in his mouth and licking it a few times in an indecent manner.
I thought to myself, no wonder I felt strange when I saw the master of the palace eunuchs today. The previous scenes were just to explain the funeral arrangements.
Faced with this situation, the Prime Minister of Dayan did not have any fear.
In fact, when Tian Wujing killed his whole family, the Tian family's uncle had warned Tian Wujing to be careful of those who practice mysticism in the world and come with extraneous techniques.
Now, the prophecy of the Tian family's uncle has come true.
Faced with this threat,
Emperor Yan's face still showed no signs of fluctuation.
Just opened the mouth and said:
"Xue Yi, listen to the order!"
When the old man in black robe in front heard the words, his body trembled, and he turned back to look at His Majesty with some confusion, but he still walked back a few steps and knelt down.
Sincerely said:
"Chen is here!"
"Return to Qiming Palace and don't take any action."
Xue Yi looked up at his Majesty in astonishment.
To know,
Even if he fights to protect this dragon vein, there is a certain probability that he will not be able to save it. If he does not take action, Master Zang will definitely be able to cut off the dragon vein!
"Accept the order."
Emperor Yan spoke.
Xue Yi looked struggling.
"Xue Yi, take the order!"
Xue Yi finally lowered his head,
Kowtowing:
"My lord, Xue Yi, accept the order!"
Xue Yi stood up,
He walked back to Qiming Hall and stood beside Zhao Jiulang.
Emperor Yan raised his head and looked upward.
laughed:
"This is the first time I have seen such a scene above the palace where I live."
Master Zang looked at the Emperor of Yan with some confusion.
Emperor Yan looked at Master Zang. This was the first time Emperor Yan opened his eyes to look at Master Zang when he appeared here!
"Quick, quick, quick, don't you want to cut off this dragon vein? Show it to me. I'll wait and see."
"..." Master Zang.
"..." Xue Yi.
"Haha." Zhao Jiulang smiled, walked out of Qiming Hall, stood behind Emperor Yan, raised his head and looked up at the sky, and said: "Your Majesty, let alone you, I am also waiting to see this wonder."
Master Zang looked at the pair of monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom with some inexplicable confusion.
Emperor Yan pointed at Master Zang and urged:
"There are still many memorials in my imperial study that I haven't read yet. Don't delay and get started as soon as possible."
Master Zang sneered,
Road:
"Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, cuts off the dragon veins of a country. Even I can't bear the backlash. But Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, do you really dare to act like me?"
Emperor Yan stood with his hands behind his back,
Road:
"Slash quickly!"
"Okay, today I will cut off your Great Yan Dragon Vein and cut off your Ji family's blessings!"
The next moment, except for the wilted lotus flower beside the old man, all the other lotus flowers collapsed.
Master Zang points his finger to the sky,
A powerful wave of air was shot into the sky from somewhere,
Then,
A ray of light falls,
It fell directly on the black dragon phantom.
"Boom!!!"
The black dragon's shadow split, and the thick blackness disappeared.
Come from the underworld, and return to the underworld.
Flames began to burn on Master Zang's body and soul, but his expression was not painful. He just stared at the king coldly and said in a somewhat erratic voice:
"Emperor Yan, your great Yan dragon vein has been severed!"
Emperor Yan kept looking up at the changes in the sky. When the black dragon dissipated, the dark clouds dispersed, and the light shone down, Emperor Yan took a deep breath.
He opened his mouth and said:
“It has been hundreds of years since our country, Yan, was established. The difficulties of establishing the country and the difficulty of protecting the country are all imprinted in the hearts of every Yan people.
The reason why Dayan can last for hundreds of years is never the bullshit dragon veins, nor the luck that you Qi Refiners talk about!
Dayan,
Rely on, for hundreds of years, Da Yanerlang rode his horse to the northern Xinjiang with a knife, staining the desert with blood!
Damn it, it was the ancestor of the Ji family, the emperor, who succeeded to the throne after the death of the battle and continued to drive and conquer in person!
What he relies on is the war horse, the saber, and the backbone that generations of Yan people have fought against!
I am the emperor!
I don’t believe in fate. If there really is a fate, then this fate can definitely be changed by people! "
In Emperor Yan’s mind,
The image of Li Liangting, Marquis of Zhenbei, drooling as he watched himself eating chicken drumsticks as a child.
The roar of Jingnan Hou Tian Wujing's "The Great Yan Clan's overthrow of my Tian family began" emerged!
It emerged that before going to bed every night, I personally held a lamp and looked at the reflection of the Great Yan Territory Map!
My life,
Dayan’s national destiny,
Do you think it can be changed?
You said it can be cut off?
Then what is the use of having these hundreds of thousands of cavalry for Dayan?
Then why do we, Dayan, need the two princes of the north and the south?
Then what use do I have to you, Dayan?
Zang Fuzi's body and soul were about to be annihilated, and these words of Emperor Yan echoed in his ears.
Suddenly,
He felt a little confused,
This emperor of Yan State,
His attitude, his words, his look,
It actually made Master Zang feel a little shaken by what he had practiced all his life.
Emperor Yan descended the stairs,
As he walked down the steps, he said:
"There are so many Qi refiners!
A rural Qi practitioner makes a living by divination and deceiving the common people!
Perhaps, you will feel that you are different from them.
But in my opinion,
They deceive stupid people.
And you are deceiving kings and generals!
It’s just that the targets are different, but they are all deceiving. Sometimes, they even deceive you so much that you believe them.
I'm very disappointed.
Qian Guo also disappointed me!
It seems that there is really no one in the Qian Kingdom, and he actually wants to rely on a charlatan to make things happen!
I don’t want you to die. I hope you can continue to live. I want you to see with your own eyes that Dayan, whose dragon veins were cut off by you and whose blessings were cut off by you,
Its iron cavalry,
How you conquered your vast world! "
Zang Fuzi's form and spirit were annihilated at this moment. Before the annihilation, he stretched out his hand and wanted to point at Emperor Yan, but he could not complete it.
……
Inside the thatched cottage,
The breath suddenly disappeared.
Baili Jian looked back with some confusion.
murmured:
"ended?"
Wei Zhonghe loosened his sleeves,
As a Qi Refiner, he had naturally sensed that the world's No. [-] Qi Refiner in the hut had run out of gas.
Wei Zhonghe raised his hand to Baili Sword and said:
"Mr. Baili, Dayan's palace is ready for you to come and sit at any time;
Dayan's cavalry is always waiting for you. "
Baili Jian's eyes narrowed and his sword power suddenly rose!
Wei Zhonghe sneered, and there were lines of training flowing between his sleeves!
"I really didn't expect it. I have always said that the Yan people are arrogant, but I didn't expect that the father-in-law in the Yan people's palace would be so arrogant!"
Wei Zhonghe grinned.
Road:
"Mr. Baili, in your eyes, this world is just Jianghu."
Baili Jian frowned slightly.
Wei Zhonghe continued:
"But in the face of national war, Jianghu and Jianghu are nothing."
Wei Zhonghe took two steps back.
Road:
"Mr. Baili, let's take Master Zang's dying body back first, and maybe send him back to the mountain gate to take another look.
Of course, Mr. Baili does not need to enter the palace, nor use a sword to block my Dayan cavalry;
But Mr. Baili, if you dare to kill innocent people indiscriminately in our country, Dayan, if you kill one Yan person, our Dayan cavalry will kill ten people!
If you kill a hundred Yan people, I, the Yan cavalry, will kill a thousand Gan people!
you,
Just kill it! "
finished,
Wei Zhonghe turned around,
wave your sleeves,
left.
…………
In Qiming Hall,
Emperor Yan sat on his chariot again. His figure looked a little lazy, as if everything that had just happened was just an extra game of chess played between himself and the memorial.
Xue Yi stayed in Qiming Hall and knelt down again.
Everyone in the world only knows that the late emperor was greedy for arrogance and luxury.
But Xue Yi once heard the late emperor say it himself when he was having tea with him,
The late emperor said: His greatest achievement in his life was to win the throne and pass it on to his son.
The late emperor said: He knew that he had no ability and no great talents, so he just enjoyed it a little, was a little greedy, and was a little ridiculous.
First of all, when I was a prince, I had to live my life with trepidation every day. After becoming an emperor, if I don't live a good life for a few days, I always feel that I will suffer a loss in this life.
Secondly, if you are a little more ridiculous, it will be easier for your son to correct the chaos after he succeeds to the throne, so that your son's reputation can be directly established.
The late emperor also said: In fact, he did not live enough, but he was afraid that he would sit on the throne for too long and delay his son's time.
Therefore, he knew that the elixirs prepared by the alchemists were poisonous, but he still insisted on taking them.
The late emperor said: It is much better to use this method to die early than to die in other ways. If he died in other ways, if the records in the history books are unclear, his son may have a bad reputation.
Xue Yi was in tears.
Emperor Yan, who was sitting on the chariot, said:
"Uncle Xue, you have to continue living. I don't care about dragon veins or not, but I do care about the uneven security of Jin and Chu. If there are any changes in the two countries in the future, please trouble Uncle Xue to learn from the previous one. Let’s also go to their palace and scare them.”
Zhao Jiulang came out of Qiming Hall,
The current prime minister held two rice cakes in his hand and walked to Emperor Yan's carriage with a smile.
Emperor Yan pointed at the rice cake,
Road:
"The pavilion is so good at this. I sent someone [-] miles away to deliver it to him in a hurry."
"The minister obeys the order."
"Also, I would like to give a message to Liang Ting and Wu Jing."
"Please show your majesty."
Queen Yan leaned back on the chariot seat,
He patted the chariot frame lightly with his palm,
Road:
"Go ahead."
(End of this chapter)
Zheng Fan had been to the imperial palace in Yanjing before. On that occasion, he followed Wei Zhonghe and Eunuch Wei for a long time.
In fact, the Imperial Palace of Yan State was not big. Although the former emperor had expanded the palace due to his greed for arrogance and luxury when he was in power, after Ji Runhao succeeded to the throne, he carried out drastic reforms in the use of the palace.
Ji Runhao was not an emperor who enjoyed himself. He did not like palaces, grand buildings, or gardens. Even his daily meals seemed a bit simple.
As for women,
To use what Xiaoliuzi once said to Zheng Fan,
That was his father, who was not supposed to love women,
Because he has always been willing to be cruel to his wife.
This is a cruel emperor. Xiao Liuzi has never seen a "machine". If he had seen it, he would probably describe his father as a heartless machine.
He doesn't have too many likes and dislikes of his own when it comes to concubines in the harem. When he chooses queens and concubines, he chooses the family behind the woman. For Ji Runhao, a woman is a tool symbol in politics and the inheritance of the family line.
For every king, there are always some "romantic anecdotes" spread out, and the people also talk about them.
But Ji Runhao didn't, and he didn't bother to make such adjustments.
Two of his women had their families destroyed by him.
He once sighed after meeting Zheng Fan,
Even if I don't care about my son, can this kid not care in his heart?
This is really not just talk.
Tian Wujing killed his whole family, and the third prince was the tool Tian Wujing used to vent his grievances. Ji Runhao acquiesced to the deal, and still viewed himself from the perspective of "appreciation" for the "tool executor" Zheng Fan. of ministers.
In many romantic dramas, there is often the pretentiousness of "the emperor is ruthless", but in Ji Runhao, there is no such impurity at all.
at this time,
In the gazebo of the imperial garden,
That's right next to Zheng Fan and Zhenbeihou's roasted leg of lamb.
Outside, it's snowing.
Ji Runhao was sitting in the pavilion. Opposite him, an old man in a coat sat. There was a chessboard between them. The chess game was coming to an end.
The Yan region is bitterly cold. Even though Tiancheng County is not the northernmost part of the Yan region, its winters are still tough.
However, this winter, there are so many people who have to suffer, so many that many people seem to have forgotten about the weather.
In the pavilion, a middle-aged man with a long beard and eyes closed was sitting on his knees, as if he was asleep. Behind the man, there was a young eunuch who was also kneeling there, serving tea and water according to the situation.
Wei Zhonghe, who had been inseparable from Ji Runhao, was no longer with Ji Runhao at this time.
The white-haired old man playing chess with Emperor Yan was the Minister of Rites of the Yan Kingdom, and his face was already covered with some age spots.
"Haha, I lost."
Ji Runhao reached out to pick up the tea cup and took a sip of tea.
Ning Fangsheng, the Minister of Rites, cupped his hands and said:
"Your Majesty's chess skills have improved."
This is a heartless emperor, this is also a ruthless emperor, but he is also an emperor who is easy to get along with.
When playing chess with him, you don't have to give in, and you don't have to deliberately try to please him.
"It makes Mr. Ning laugh, but I haven't touched the chessboard in a few days."
said,
Emperor Yan looked at the middle-aged man kneeling next to him.
I saw him sitting slumped, with his eyes closed, and his lips moving gently from time to time due to breathing. If you listen carefully, you can still hear snoring.
Although it was snowing outside the pavilion, the pavilion was covered with quilts. There were wool blankets inside the pavilion and three charcoal basins inside. It could be said to be quite warm.
"Zhao Jiulang."
The middle-aged man trembled, opened his eyes, and then muttered with some dissatisfaction:
"Your Majesty, I managed to fall asleep."
This middle-aged man is clearly the Prime Minister of the Great Yan Dynasty.
"These days, I have suffered a lot from you."
Emperor Yan didn't care about the other party's attitude.
"Bitterness is nothing. What I'm afraid of is that there's no place for suffering. I'm not afraid of His Majesty's jokes. These days, although my body is so tired that I'm about to fall apart, my heart is filled with joy."
"Don't say any nice words."
"Your Majesty, you know that I never say anything nice to you."
"Okay, okay." Ji Runhao waved his hand, looked at the Minister of Rites, and said, "If I remember correctly, Mr. Ning had an outstanding performance in the Qian Kingdom?"
Ning Shangshu stroked his beard and nodded:
"It makes Your Majesty laugh. When I was young, I was indeed a little unruly."
The state of Qian implemented the imperial examination system, which was equivalent to the provincial examination.
Yan people can go to Qianguo to take part in the imperial examination.
All this has to start 100 years ago. After the first Zhenbei Hou defeated the Qian Kingdom's army, Ma stepped on the three northern counties of Qian Kingdom and forcibly forced the original Qian people in the three counties to move to Yan.
Later, after the war between the two sides ended, Qian State probably wanted to promote its "kingdom" or expand its influence through "cultural" invasion, so it stipulated that the children of the original three northern counties could enter Qian and participate in the imperial examination.
This tradition has been continued, and it has gradually been opened up to the point where literati in the Yan Kingdom, regardless of their ancestral origin, can enter the Qian Kingdom to participate in the imperial examination.
It can be said that except for the use of force, the people of Qian are very proficient in other aspects.
But correspondingly, all the emperors of Yan have maintained an open attitude in this regard.
One really dares to admit people to take the exam, and the other really dares to let people take the exam.
As for whether there is a brain drain, yes, there is, but there will always be people coming back.
When Ning Fangsheng was young, he passed the imperial examination in Qian State, but in the end he did not go to Beijing to continue the examination.
"What Mr. Ning said is serious. I, Dayan, did not take the imperial examination before. This is my fault. I have treated a scholar like Mr. Ning badly."
"Your Majesty is serious, your words are serious."
Ning Shangshu immediately knelt down.
"That's all, get up, Mr. Ning. What I mean is that next year, I will prepare to hold the imperial examination, and I will ask Mr. Ning to be responsible for running it. Mr. Ning will take back the discount of inviting the old scholar.
Mr. Ning is also aware of my temper. I am really too lazy to go through the drama of asking for and resigning three times. "
"My lord, as a scholar of Dayan, I would like to thank the Lord for your kindness!"
Ning Shangshu reached out and took the resignation letter he had given before.
The Ning family was actually considered a powerful family, but it was not a top-notch family. When the Zhenbei Army stepped into the family, they took the initiative to hand over most of their land and property, so they were forgiven.
But Ning Shangshu felt that he could no longer be in love, so he wrote a letter to resign.
However, now that His Majesty the Emperor is about to hold the imperial examination, and it is the first time that Dayan has been subject to the imperial examination in hundreds of years, there is no reason why Ning Shangshu should not continue to work in this position. The significance of this matter is really too important.
In the past, not everyone in the Yan Kingdom knew the benefits of the imperial examination system, but no matter how powerful the clans were, the imperial examinations were tantamount to competing for political resources with the clans. This dug into the roots of the clans, and the clans would naturally not agree.
But now, the problem is solved.
Ji Runhao pointed at Zhao Jiulang and said with a smile:
"You also graduated from Huaiya Academy, why didn't you go to the Qianguo examination hall?"
Zhao Jiulang smiled and said:
"Why waste so much time? I want to do something, but I don't want to be a paper minister."
Ning Shangshu's face immediately turned red.
The Minister of Rites is the most noble among the six, but he is also the one with the least power.
Especially the "etiquette" culture is not valued very much in Yan State.
It is possible to go to Qianguo and take the imperial examination and become an official after returning to China, but it is almost impossible to actually become a powerful official. After all, the background and position will inevitably be a bit ambiguous.
Zhao Jiulang's words were undoubtedly a slap in Ning Shangshu's face, but because Zhao Jiulang had great power and prestige in the court, and he showed a great sense of presence in the process of presiding over the liquidation of the clan, Ning Shangshu He didn't dare to express any dissatisfaction with Zhao Jiulang's words.
"You, you, don't know how to speak well?"
"Your Majesty, there are too many things going on, and I don't have the energy to beat around the bush."
"I know you worked hard."
Ji Runhao stood up,
After he stood up, Zhao Jiulang and Ning Shangshu also stood up.
"Open it."
The eunuch outside immediately opened the quilt outside the pavilion.
Outside, it was still snowing, but the sky seemed much gloomier this time.
Outside the pavilion, there is a chariot.
Emperor Yan walked on the chariot and sat down.
"Mr. Ning, sit down for a while. The imperial kitchen will send ginger soup to you soon to drive away the cold, and then leave the palace."
After Ning Shangshu saw Zhao Jiulang accompanying the emperor outside the pavilion, he knew that he could not say no at this time, so he immediately thanked him and said:
"My emperor is merciful."
Ji Runhao looked at Zhao Jiulang again and said:
"The chariot is too small, so I won't pretend to invite you to sit with me."
Zhao Jiulang smiled and said:
"I just took a nap inside, and I just want to take a walk to relieve my fatigue."
Ji Runhao nodded,
Road:
"Qiming Hall."
"Show off in Qiming Palace!"
The team began to march. The number of people in the team was not large. There were four strong eunuchs in charge of carrying the chariot, and one eunuch accompanied them. In addition, there was only Zhao Jiulang.
"Kuroro, I'm curious about something."
Emperor Yan sat sideways on the chariot and looked at Zhao Jiulang.
"Your Majesty, you said."
"The war in the south has been delayed until now. As the prime minister, you did not mention it in the court or even send a memorial in private. Why?"
"Your Majesty, you are joking. I know what my abilities are. I don't understand the matter of fighting. Of course, I won't ask more questions about things I don't understand."
"As a prime minister, you still have to know a little bit."
"Your Majesty, you are either proficient in anything in this world or you know nothing about it. What you fear the most is knowing half and not knowing the other half. This is the easiest way to do bad things."
"Go back and read the military manual."
"I obey the order. I will try my best to chat with His Majesty after reading the military manual."
"You ah you."
Qiming Hall has arrived.
This palace is located in the northwest corner of the palace. During the reign of the late emperor, many new palaces were built. After Ji Runhao succeeded to the throne, most of them were converted into offices of the imperial government. However, this Qiming Palace still remains. Come down.
Because that person lives in this temple.
On the steps of Qiming Palace, there were two young eunuchs sweeping away the snow.
After seeing the emperor's carriage, he immediately put down his broom and knelt down.
The chariot stopped,
Ji Runhao got off the chariot.
At this time, a figure in black robe appeared at the door of Qiming Hall.
The five eunuchs beside Ji Runhao all knelt down.
shouted:
"I've met Grandpa."
In the Yan Palace, there is only one person who can be called "Taiye", and he is the ancestor of all the eunuchs in the inner palace.
Even Wei Zhonghe cannot receive this treatment. Even if Wei Zhonghe comes here in person, he still has to kneel down and kowtow respectfully.
Zhao Jiulang did not kneel down but bowed down.
The old man in black robe on the steps, although his body is incomplete, has made great contributions to the entire Dayan.
Without him, there would be no His Majesty Dayan today, and there would be no great situation for Dayan today!
This time, Zhao Jiulang, the prime minister, bowed willingly.
Ji Runhao climbed up the stairs. Zhao Jiulang straightened up and followed him two steps behind.
When Ji Runhao walked up and stood in front of the old man in black robe, the old man in black robe knelt down.
A big gift:
"Xue Yi, see your Majesty!"
Ji Runhao did not reach out to help, but smiled and said:
"Uncle Xue, my father had decreed that you do not need to salute anyone in Dayan."
Xue Yi raised his head and said:
"It should be."
There was another sentence that Xue Yi didn't say, but Emperor Yan understood in his heart that this might be the last salute.
"Uncle Xue, are the rice cakes ready?"
"His Majesty sent someone this morning to tell you that the moment it is steamed, it is the time to stick your teeth."
Emperor Yan rubbed his hands and said:
"Then I really can't wait."
The furnishings of Qiming Hall are extremely simple. It is said to be a palace, but there are beds, tables and kitchens inside.
On weekdays, Xue Yi would not leave the Kaiming Palace at will.
The steamer on the stove was still steaming. Emperor Yan found a futon and sat down, motioning for Zhao Jiulang to sit down too.
Soon, Xue Yi came over with two pieces of rice cakes, tore off two pieces with his hands, gave one piece to the emperor, and handed the other piece to Zhao Jiulang.
"Master Prime Minister, you should also try it."
Zhao Jiulang quickly thanked him and took it. In front of this old man, he did not dare to take it lightly.
Yanhuang tore off a piece, put it in his mouth and chewed it. The cake was very sweet. In fact, there was nothing added in it, but it was delicious.
Zhao Jiulang also ate. The more he chewed, the more delicious it became. It was indeed delicious.
"Uncle Xue's cake, I will never forget it in my life. I want to take a few bites from time to time. It is best to use it for breakfast in the morning. After it is steamed and served with porridge, it is so comfortable to eat."
Xue Yidao:
"I have already taught this clever boy below how to steam cakes."
From now on, he will cook it for His Majesty to eat.
Zhao Jiulang looked at Xue Yi and then at His Majesty. He noticed something, but there was nothing wrong with him. He just focused on eating the cake.
"Drink sugar water."
Xue Yi made two more cups of brown sugar tea.
The candy is not very pure and contains a lot of impurities, but when you take a bite of the cake and then take a sip of sugar tea, the taste is really good.
Emperor Yan ate most of the cake by himself and said while licking his fingers:
"I still remember when we were young, what Liang Ting and I liked most was to pester Uncle Xue to make cakes for us."
When Xue Yi heard this, a kind smile appeared on his face.
Road:
"The Marquis of Zhenbei rarely had anything good to eat when he was a child, so I pestered you to make cakes for him."
"I have to take two cakes out later and ask someone to send them to him to try."
It's winter now, and the cake can be stored for a long time. Even if it's frozen and hard, it can be eaten just by steaming it on the stove when cooking.
People in Yan State like steamed cakes the most in winter, and they are also a good gift for people during the New Year.
"Yes, yes, I steamed more this time. It's enough. It's enough. I'll give it to your highnesses to try."
Your Highnesses, of course, refer to the princes of Emperor Yan.
Emperor Yan shook his head and said with a smile:
"These brats don't look down on this stuttering food. Alas, they have never had a hard life."
"Your Majesty, isn't the reason why our predecessors endured hardships so that future generations can enjoy happiness?"
Emperor Yan nodded, "Uncle Xue is right. The predecessors endured hardship just for the enjoyment of future generations."
"Crash...Crash...Crash..."
Outside, there were bursts of noise.
Zhao Jiulang looked outside the palace and said to the emperor:
"Your Majesty, it's hailing in the sky today."
Emperor Yan stood up and walked to the entrance of the palace.
Above the palace, there was a huge darkness, and small hailstones fell in large pieces.
Xue Yi walked to Emperor Yan, bowed and said:
"His Majesty."
Emperor Yan’s face was as smooth as ever.
Slowly said:
"What should come, will always come."
"Roar!"
A low roar came from below Qiming Hall.
According to legend, in the Imperial Palace of the State of Yan, there lived a great master who owned all the eunuchs;
It is also said that in the imperial palace of Yan State, there was a brave man with the highest bloodline.
"Your Majesty, I have been nourished by Yan Ding for decades and I am ready. I have been worried that I will die of old age before this day.
My ancestors bless you, Your Majesty, you cannot make me wait any longer. "
Suddenly,
In the small square in front of the Qiming Hall, more than a dozen eunuchs wearing red eunuch uniforms appeared.
These eunuchs were all the talkers of one of the yamen in the palace, and they were all prominent figures both inside and outside the palace.
At this time, more than a dozen red-robed eunuchs knelt down together:
"This servant is here to see Your Majesty, and this servant is going to say hello to the Grand Master."
On the palace wall, groups of forbidden troops began to set up defenses.
Ji Runhao waved his hand,
Road:
"Such a big battle really gives them face."
Xue Yi opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty, what's the point of giving this face to them?"
said,
Xue Yi stepped forward and walked out of the palace door. A layer of black energy began to surround his body. When the hailstones in the sky were about to touch his body, they turned into mist and dispersed.
Emperor Yan stood with his hands behind his back,
He opened his mouth and said:
"Xue Yi, listen to the order!"
…………
"Ahei! Ahei! Ahei!"
The old man sneezed several times in a row.
then,
Holding the tip of his nose between two fingers,
"Humph…………"
Hand, shook it,
Then he wiped it with his sleeve.
The fallen swordsman smiled and said:
"Tell me, what would the disciples and grandsons in the country look like if they knew that their ancestors came to Yan State and almost died of cold?"
The old man glared at the fallen swordsman angrily,
Road:
"What I am cultivating is the great road. What do you know? This means sacrificing your small body to pursue the great road!"
"Yes, yes, everything you say is right, everything is right."
This was a thatched house in the suburbs of Beijing. The old man sat down cross-legged and then spread his hands.
Suddenly, eighteen white lotuses rose up in the dark room.
Inside the house, the fragrance of lotus flowers immediately filled the room.
"Eighteen white lotuses, seventeen have bloomed, why is one still wilted?"
The old man replied:
"When it comes to things in this world, you are most afraid of going too far and not going as far as you should. Only by leaving a thin line in everything can you be on the right path."
"Don't be ridiculous, it's obvious that the last one won't be able to grow."
"To shut up!"
"I said, why don't you borrow some luck from the Emperor of the Zhao family to open the last lotus for you?"
"Heh, do you think I can be like the one in the palace above and be blessed by the luck of the country to practice?"
"Tsk, this Emperor Yan is also a generous man. He even borrowed this thing as soon as he asked. Our emperor seems a bit stingy.
I heard that the emperor in Yanhuang Palace once saved the lives of Emperor Yan's family. Why didn't you come to me earlier? I'll find an opportunity to assassinate the emperor of our family. If you come out to save him again, you can give up if you can't. Did you catch it? "
The old man cursed:
"Bullshit, his country's great fortune is like that of boiling water. If you part with it, it will be divided. What does our Zhao family emperor look like? You don't know what he is like?"
The downtrodden swordsman shook his head,
Road:
"I only know how to practice swordsmanship, but I don't know much about you guys. I find you, an old man, very interesting. Are all of you Qigong practitioners like this? By the end of your training, none of you have the power to bind a chicken?"
"During the journey of cultivation, it is natural to resonate with heaven and give up the mortal body. Moreover, if you stay in the human world, every move you make is easily involved in cause and effect. Therefore, you should not kill people at will. Cause and effect are easy to form but not easy to unravel."
"God babbling."
"Just wait and see, we are taking different paths. Your sword can kill people, but my sword can kill the fate of a country!"
"Okay, I'll wait and see."
After all,
The poor swordsman pushed open the broken door of the thatched house, walked out, and closed the door.
In the courtyard outside the door, there is a eunuch in green robe standing. Who is it if it is not Wei Zhonghe?
The fallen swordsman didn't seem to be surprised at all by Wei Zhonghe's appearance.
Just carrying his own sword,
Road:
"Thank you, Eunuch Wei. I'm here to welcome you."
"On your Majesty's order, I came here to welcome Mr. Baili.
Although it was an imperial order, our family was lucky to see Mr. Baili in person. "
Baili Feng, nicknamed Baili Sword.
In the early years, some good people in the world once made a list of swordsmen. They called them the clichéd "Four Great Swordsmen", and it was extremely clichéd that each of the four major kingdoms belonged to one.
There was a swordsman in the Jin state, and a sword-maker in the Chu state.
Qian Guo is a hundred-mile sword.
These three are all figures in the world of martial arts. They are carefree and carefree, which is in line with people's imagination of swordsmen in the martial arts world;
The Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom was a swordsman who traveled around various countries to practice swordsmanship, looking for people to challenge;
No sword maker in Chu State has ever seen him take action, but the Sword Master's sword and Bai Lifeng's sword were both presented by him. In his opinion, only a true swordsman can be worthy of the sword he forged. sword.
Perhaps it was due to the mutual praise between the two parties. The reason why the Chu State's sword maker who had basically never made a move was ranked among the four great swordsmen was because of the words of the Jin State Sword Master:
The reason why he was making swords was to make a sword that he felt could be worthy of him.
The world needs praise, and this compliment from the Sword Master of the Jin Kingdom directly raised the status of the sword maker.
I don't know if this was a compliment that the sword master said after receiving his sword.
The other one, that is, the one from the Yan Kingdom, was not a person from the martial arts world. Zheng Fan had seen him. His name was Li Liangshen, and he was one of the seven generals of the Zhenbei Army.
"Tsk, tsk, Eunuch Wei, stay out of sight, I can't speak." Baili Jian replied.
Wei Zhonghe shook his head and said:
"I just ask Mr. Baili, please don't think our family is too verbose."
"Where is it? But why are you the only one here, Eunuch Wei?"
Baili Sword thrust the scabbard in his hand into the frozen soil at his feet, rested his hands on it, and asked while looking around.
"Jianghu matters, Jianghu is over."
Wei Zhonghe put his hands by his side, with a faint green light lingering, and continued:
"No one from our family came here as the Master of Ceremonies."
"Hey, Emperor Yan is quite brave. I thought this sword could drink more blood today."
"Mr. Baili is joking, your sword can kill our family, but after killing our family, your sword will be mostly useless.
Of course, if Mr. Baili is willing, our family is willing to accept the sword intention that has been stored for so long. Even if he dies, it will be an honor for our family. "
"Eunuch Wei, I don't look down on eunuchs."
"Ah."
"But I still feel that it would be a bit of a loss if my sword intention falls on you."
"That's okay, if you don't use that sword intent, you can't kill our family. Our family can always stand here, and you can't go anywhere."
Baili Jian turned around and looked at the thatched house behind him.
Road:
"What about what's going on over there? You just don't care?"
Wei Zhonghe smiled and said:
"Your Majesty said that if you care too much about the affairs of Jianghu people, it will seem too cheap."
"Ouch, tsk tsk tsk, it's a pity that Emperor Yan doesn't practice swordsmanship."
Wei Zhonghe smiled and said nothing.
"That lunatic from the Jin Kingdom, with just one sentence, forcefully pushed the sword-making idiot to the seat of the Four Great Swordsmen. If His Majesty the Emperor Yan also practiced swordsmanship, wouldn't he be able to seal him out of this world casually? The Eight Great Swordsmen or even the Eighteen Great Swordsmen?”
Wei Zhonghe continued to smile without saying a word.
Seeing that Baili Jian didn't get a response,
He continued in an extremely puzzled tone:
"You guys really don't care about that old guy?"
Wei Zhonghe smiled and shook his head:
"in spite of."
"Then I've traveled thousands of miles to come to you here, hungry and cold, so I don't have to do anything?"
The old man asked Baili Jian to come with him.
Just ask Baili Sword to protect yourself.
Because the old man needs to be close to Yanjing City, it takes a certain amount of time, and he needs someone to protect him.
Wei Zhonghe pointed behind him,
Road:
"If Mr. Baili is willing, there are warm wine and hot dishes ready under the city wall."
"No no no no……"
Baili Jian shook his head,
"That would be too shameless. That old kid inside is too stingy. Let's just stand like this. If you don't move, I won't move either."
Wei Zhonghe nodded,
"it is good."
"Yeah, but it's still too boring. You're a eunuch, and I can't talk to you about naughty things. It's boring."
Wei Zhonghe continued to smile without saying a word.
"Isn't Li Liangshen not in Yanjing?"
Wei Zhonghe shook his head,
"General Li is not in Yanjing."
"It's outrageous, it's outrageous. You knew I was coming, but you didn't ask Li Liangshen to come over and accompany me. This is so disrespectful. I'm really afraid that my sword heart will be itchy and I won't be able to control it."
Wei Zhonghe still maintains the smile that seems to have remained unchanged for thousands of years,
Road:
"Mr. Baili, if your sword heart feels itchy, you can come to our Dayan rivers and lakes. Our Dayan area is not as large as that of Qianguo, but Dayan's rivers and lakes are equally exciting."
"Oh, I don't have that much free time."
"Mr. Baili can also go to Yinlang County, or to the three sides of Qianguo. I, Dayan Iron Cavalry, will be waiting for Mr. Baili there."
"Are you threatening me?"
Wei Zhonghe nodded and said:
"You finally heard it."
"Oh, you Dayan Cavalry is amazing!"
Wei Zhonghe continued to nod and said:
"It's really amazing."
"..." Baili Sword.
Just as the two of them were talking,
Inside the thatched cottage,
Suddenly there was a loud shout,
Like the sound of thunder rippling out:
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor Yan!"
.........
"I have met His Majesty the Emperor Yan!"
On the field outside Qiming Hall,
A shadow of an old man appeared,
Beside the old man, eighteen lotus flowers are looming.
As soon as the old man appeared,
More than a dozen red-robed eunuchs surrounded him.
Xue Yi took three steps forward.
Facing the elderly,
He opened his mouth and said:
"Master Zang, I have admired you for a long time."
In the East, the style of Qi Refiners is prevalent.
They can be as small as telling fortunes on the street, eating, drinking, and making money, or as big as deciding the fate of the country with a single word.
Different from the four great swordsmen and the four great kingdoms,
Among the Qi Refiners,
Only one person stands at the top,
That is the Tibetan Master of Qian Kingdom.
"How long have you admired me?" Master Zang looked at Xue Yi who was standing on the steps in front of him, with a disdainful smile on his face, and said: "Only you, if you hadn't been sucking the fortune of the Yan Kingdom for decades to survive, you wouldn't even be able to stand on my feet. I don’t have any qualifications in front of me!”
Xue Yi nodded and said:
"Indeed."
The style of Qi Refiners is most popular in the Qian Kingdom, because including the predecessor dynasty of the Qian Kingdom and the Qian Kingdom itself, many emperors were obsessed with the Qi Refiners.
If there is something good on the top, it will be great on the bottom.
Xue Yi was not the most talented Qi practitioner to begin with. He was able to achieve his current state because two generations of emperors of the Yan Kingdom allowed him to use the Yan Cauldron to absorb the fortune of the country and practice.
Master Zang's eyes passed through Xue Yi and looked at Emperor Yan who was standing behind him.
He opened his mouth and said:
"Your Majesty Emperor Yan, the common people in the countryside would like to negotiate a deal with you."
Emperor Yan said nothing.
Master Zang continued with a smile:
"Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, you see, your great country of Yan, the Dragon Vein, is really enviable."
The voice just fell,
Three of the eighteen lotuses beside Master Zang collapsed.
next moment,
Above the Qiming Hall,
An illusory black dragon figure appeared, like a mirage.
The black dragon is circling, its head facing the sky, with the aura of looking down on the world!
A few months ago, all qualified Qi practitioners in the world were shocked by the power of the black dragon when they took risks and paid a huge price to predict the fate of the country!
This means that the power of the Yan Kingdom, like burning oil cooking in a raging fire, has reached its peak!
When Tian Wujing committed suicide and destroyed his family, his uncle also said similar words to him.
Zhao Jiulang still held the rice cake in his hand. He took a bite, looked up, took another bite, and looked again.
In my heart, I actually felt quite satisfied.
Because he knows that this black dragon also has his contribution.
Xue Yi spread his hands, and black energy quickly rose from his body, echoing the black dragon in the sky.
"Master Zang, since I am here, I want to see if you can cut off my Great Yan Dragon Vein!"
The disdainful smile on Master Zang’s face still didn’t go away.
Road:
"Okay, I really don't believe you can stop me, but I am here just to negotiate a deal with His Majesty the Emperor Yan behind you.
Your Majesty the Emperor of Yan, I don’t have to kill your Great Yan Dragon Vein, but I want you to withdraw your troops immediately and issue the edict yourself. You will not go south to attack Qian for the rest of the day! "
said,
Another lotus collapsed next to Master Zang,
A silver wave of air swept up, forcing the black dragon's shadow upward,
"Otherwise, your Great Yan Dragon Vein will cease to exist today!"
Now there is the world's best qi refiner, who enters the imperial city based on his form and spirit, and uses the dragon's veins as a guide to force the king of the world to give in!
Xue Yi raised his head and looked forward.
Road:
"Just try it!!!"
A sad will to die has already spread out.
Zhao Jiulang put the last bit of rice cake in his hand into his mouth, and then imitated the emperor's previous actions, putting his fingers in his mouth and licking it a few times in an indecent manner.
I thought to myself, no wonder I felt strange when I saw the master of the palace eunuchs today. The previous scenes were just to explain the funeral arrangements.
Faced with this situation, the Prime Minister of Dayan did not have any fear.
In fact, when Tian Wujing killed his whole family, the Tian family's uncle had warned Tian Wujing to be careful of those who practice mysticism in the world and come with extraneous techniques.
Now, the prophecy of the Tian family's uncle has come true.
Faced with this threat,
Emperor Yan's face still showed no signs of fluctuation.
Just opened the mouth and said:
"Xue Yi, listen to the order!"
When the old man in black robe in front heard the words, his body trembled, and he turned back to look at His Majesty with some confusion, but he still walked back a few steps and knelt down.
Sincerely said:
"Chen is here!"
"Return to Qiming Palace and don't take any action."
Xue Yi looked up at his Majesty in astonishment.
To know,
Even if he fights to protect this dragon vein, there is a certain probability that he will not be able to save it. If he does not take action, Master Zang will definitely be able to cut off the dragon vein!
"Accept the order."
Emperor Yan spoke.
Xue Yi looked struggling.
"Xue Yi, take the order!"
Xue Yi finally lowered his head,
Kowtowing:
"My lord, Xue Yi, accept the order!"
Xue Yi stood up,
He walked back to Qiming Hall and stood beside Zhao Jiulang.
Emperor Yan raised his head and looked upward.
laughed:
"This is the first time I have seen such a scene above the palace where I live."
Master Zang looked at the Emperor of Yan with some confusion.
Emperor Yan looked at Master Zang. This was the first time Emperor Yan opened his eyes to look at Master Zang when he appeared here!
"Quick, quick, quick, don't you want to cut off this dragon vein? Show it to me. I'll wait and see."
"..." Master Zang.
"..." Xue Yi.
"Haha." Zhao Jiulang smiled, walked out of Qiming Hall, stood behind Emperor Yan, raised his head and looked up at the sky, and said: "Your Majesty, let alone you, I am also waiting to see this wonder."
Master Zang looked at the pair of monarchs and ministers of the Yan Kingdom with some inexplicable confusion.
Emperor Yan pointed at Master Zang and urged:
"There are still many memorials in my imperial study that I haven't read yet. Don't delay and get started as soon as possible."
Master Zang sneered,
Road:
"Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, cuts off the dragon veins of a country. Even I can't bear the backlash. But Your Majesty, Emperor Yan, do you really dare to act like me?"
Emperor Yan stood with his hands behind his back,
Road:
"Slash quickly!"
"Okay, today I will cut off your Great Yan Dragon Vein and cut off your Ji family's blessings!"
The next moment, except for the wilted lotus flower beside the old man, all the other lotus flowers collapsed.
Master Zang points his finger to the sky,
A powerful wave of air was shot into the sky from somewhere,
Then,
A ray of light falls,
It fell directly on the black dragon phantom.
"Boom!!!"
The black dragon's shadow split, and the thick blackness disappeared.
Come from the underworld, and return to the underworld.
Flames began to burn on Master Zang's body and soul, but his expression was not painful. He just stared at the king coldly and said in a somewhat erratic voice:
"Emperor Yan, your great Yan dragon vein has been severed!"
Emperor Yan kept looking up at the changes in the sky. When the black dragon dissipated, the dark clouds dispersed, and the light shone down, Emperor Yan took a deep breath.
He opened his mouth and said:
“It has been hundreds of years since our country, Yan, was established. The difficulties of establishing the country and the difficulty of protecting the country are all imprinted in the hearts of every Yan people.
The reason why Dayan can last for hundreds of years is never the bullshit dragon veins, nor the luck that you Qi Refiners talk about!
Dayan,
Rely on, for hundreds of years, Da Yanerlang rode his horse to the northern Xinjiang with a knife, staining the desert with blood!
Damn it, it was the ancestor of the Ji family, the emperor, who succeeded to the throne after the death of the battle and continued to drive and conquer in person!
What he relies on is the war horse, the saber, and the backbone that generations of Yan people have fought against!
I am the emperor!
I don’t believe in fate. If there really is a fate, then this fate can definitely be changed by people! "
In Emperor Yan’s mind,
The image of Li Liangting, Marquis of Zhenbei, drooling as he watched himself eating chicken drumsticks as a child.
The roar of Jingnan Hou Tian Wujing's "The Great Yan Clan's overthrow of my Tian family began" emerged!
It emerged that before going to bed every night, I personally held a lamp and looked at the reflection of the Great Yan Territory Map!
My life,
Dayan’s national destiny,
Do you think it can be changed?
You said it can be cut off?
Then what is the use of having these hundreds of thousands of cavalry for Dayan?
Then why do we, Dayan, need the two princes of the north and the south?
Then what use do I have to you, Dayan?
Zang Fuzi's body and soul were about to be annihilated, and these words of Emperor Yan echoed in his ears.
Suddenly,
He felt a little confused,
This emperor of Yan State,
His attitude, his words, his look,
It actually made Master Zang feel a little shaken by what he had practiced all his life.
Emperor Yan descended the stairs,
As he walked down the steps, he said:
"There are so many Qi refiners!
A rural Qi practitioner makes a living by divination and deceiving the common people!
Perhaps, you will feel that you are different from them.
But in my opinion,
They deceive stupid people.
And you are deceiving kings and generals!
It’s just that the targets are different, but they are all deceiving. Sometimes, they even deceive you so much that you believe them.
I'm very disappointed.
Qian Guo also disappointed me!
It seems that there is really no one in the Qian Kingdom, and he actually wants to rely on a charlatan to make things happen!
I don’t want you to die. I hope you can continue to live. I want you to see with your own eyes that Dayan, whose dragon veins were cut off by you and whose blessings were cut off by you,
Its iron cavalry,
How you conquered your vast world! "
Zang Fuzi's form and spirit were annihilated at this moment. Before the annihilation, he stretched out his hand and wanted to point at Emperor Yan, but he could not complete it.
……
Inside the thatched cottage,
The breath suddenly disappeared.
Baili Jian looked back with some confusion.
murmured:
"ended?"
Wei Zhonghe loosened his sleeves,
As a Qi Refiner, he had naturally sensed that the world's No. [-] Qi Refiner in the hut had run out of gas.
Wei Zhonghe raised his hand to Baili Sword and said:
"Mr. Baili, Dayan's palace is ready for you to come and sit at any time;
Dayan's cavalry is always waiting for you. "
Baili Jian's eyes narrowed and his sword power suddenly rose!
Wei Zhonghe sneered, and there were lines of training flowing between his sleeves!
"I really didn't expect it. I have always said that the Yan people are arrogant, but I didn't expect that the father-in-law in the Yan people's palace would be so arrogant!"
Wei Zhonghe grinned.
Road:
"Mr. Baili, in your eyes, this world is just Jianghu."
Baili Jian frowned slightly.
Wei Zhonghe continued:
"But in the face of national war, Jianghu and Jianghu are nothing."
Wei Zhonghe took two steps back.
Road:
"Mr. Baili, let's take Master Zang's dying body back first, and maybe send him back to the mountain gate to take another look.
Of course, Mr. Baili does not need to enter the palace, nor use a sword to block my Dayan cavalry;
But Mr. Baili, if you dare to kill innocent people indiscriminately in our country, Dayan, if you kill one Yan person, our Dayan cavalry will kill ten people!
If you kill a hundred Yan people, I, the Yan cavalry, will kill a thousand Gan people!
you,
Just kill it! "
finished,
Wei Zhonghe turned around,
wave your sleeves,
left.
…………
In Qiming Hall,
Emperor Yan sat on his chariot again. His figure looked a little lazy, as if everything that had just happened was just an extra game of chess played between himself and the memorial.
Xue Yi stayed in Qiming Hall and knelt down again.
Everyone in the world only knows that the late emperor was greedy for arrogance and luxury.
But Xue Yi once heard the late emperor say it himself when he was having tea with him,
The late emperor said: His greatest achievement in his life was to win the throne and pass it on to his son.
The late emperor said: He knew that he had no ability and no great talents, so he just enjoyed it a little, was a little greedy, and was a little ridiculous.
First of all, when I was a prince, I had to live my life with trepidation every day. After becoming an emperor, if I don't live a good life for a few days, I always feel that I will suffer a loss in this life.
Secondly, if you are a little more ridiculous, it will be easier for your son to correct the chaos after he succeeds to the throne, so that your son's reputation can be directly established.
The late emperor also said: In fact, he did not live enough, but he was afraid that he would sit on the throne for too long and delay his son's time.
Therefore, he knew that the elixirs prepared by the alchemists were poisonous, but he still insisted on taking them.
The late emperor said: It is much better to use this method to die early than to die in other ways. If he died in other ways, if the records in the history books are unclear, his son may have a bad reputation.
Xue Yi was in tears.
Emperor Yan, who was sitting on the chariot, said:
"Uncle Xue, you have to continue living. I don't care about dragon veins or not, but I do care about the uneven security of Jin and Chu. If there are any changes in the two countries in the future, please trouble Uncle Xue to learn from the previous one. Let’s also go to their palace and scare them.”
Zhao Jiulang came out of Qiming Hall,
The current prime minister held two rice cakes in his hand and walked to Emperor Yan's carriage with a smile.
Emperor Yan pointed at the rice cake,
Road:
"The pavilion is so good at this. I sent someone [-] miles away to deliver it to him in a hurry."
"The minister obeys the order."
"Also, I would like to give a message to Liang Ting and Wu Jing."
"Please show your majesty."
Queen Yan leaned back on the chariot seat,
He patted the chariot frame lightly with his palm,
Road:
"Go ahead."
(End of this chapter)
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