Chapter 61: The Past

If you want to say that the person who has the most comfortable life in the Red Breeze Temple, then it must be Lu Gong.

There is no dark place in Hongfu Temple, but when you enter a courtyard, you can see many warrior monks here. They usually eat here, live here, and can help guard the people who are locked up here.

Duan Bailan didn't need to greet them, he went directly into a side room, and then opened the dark cabinet on the lattice, and a passage appeared in front of them.

Needless to say, they followed the path and heard someone talking below.

"Why can't you even afford meat except cabbage and radish in your temple? So much sesame oil money, have you embezzled it? A grumbling came.

The answer was a somewhat timid voice: "We are monks, we don't eat meat, and we don't open meat in the temple."

"Little monk, have you never eaten meat before?" The voice continued to tease.

"I became a monk when I was five years old, and I don't remember the smell of meat anymore."

"Ahem!" Duan Bailan cleared her throat, and the sound in the passage disappeared in an instant, and it fell silent in an instant.

As they continued to descend, they saw the little monk standing outside the iron bar, his little face flushed. Lu Gong, on the other hand, was sitting on a mahogany chair, and there was a large table in front of him, on which there were many Buddhist scriptures.

Behind him, there is also a bed with carved patterns, and the quilts on the bed are all made of the best embroidery and sewing in Kyoto, and it is very comfortable.

Seeing Liu Nianru and Duan Bailan coming, the little monk was so panicked that he immediately saluted, but Lu Gong stood up unhurriedly and greeted lightly: "The county lord is good, the prince is good."

Duan Bailan waved his hand, and the little monk retreated from the good stream, breathing a sigh of relief.

"You don't know if I'm good or not, but you're so good here, you actually embarrassed the monk to eat meat." Duan Bailan accentuated her tone, sounding a little blamed.

But he didn't see Lu Gong flustered, he said: "I am grateful to the prince for saving my life and keeping me here, but I don't know how to eat and feel a little uncomfortable, and I hope that the prince and the county lord can help me solve this problem."

Liu Nianru looked at Duan Bailan with a smile, wanting to see how he responded.

"No, if you like to eat or not, how can a manly man be so picky." Duan Bailan refused bluntly, he changed the topic again, and said, "If you are willing to tell what secret you are keeping, I may be able to let you eat a meal of meat."

Lu Gong didn't eat this set, he sat on the chair, opened a Buddhist scripture, and said unhurriedly: "Then the prince should go back, I just can't eat meat now, if I say it, I won't be able to eat anything."

A dead man can't eat anything.

"Forget it, I didn't come to interrogate you, I just passed by this Hongfu Temple, and saw that you were doing well, so I came to see you." Duan Bailan said, "I've almost guessed the secret you kept. ”

Lu Gong didn't eat this, he showed a mysterious smile, and then said confidently: "The prince has definitely not guessed it now, otherwise you wouldn't have come to see me so peacefully."

Well, I see, that is, if this secret is exposed, it may cause chaos in the world.

"Do you have a list of corrupt officials and refuse to say? Or is it that the eldest princess has an affair with others, and the prime minister is corrupt and betrays the country? Liu Nianru asked with a frown.

In addition to these, she really can't think of anything else that can shake the foundation of the country.

After all, I heard that the eldest princess is also very romantic, and true love is not the prime minister. She and Cheng combined to give birth to Qingling, but it was just to balance the forces.

The corners of Lu Gong's mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly for a moment: "The county lord's imagination is really rich, just guess it."

Duan Bailan seemed to have an understanding: "Could it be related to the life experience of this king?"

Lu Gong's face changed color all of a sudden, and he strongly denied: "Lord Wang, don't guess, you can't guess."

Liu Nianru asked reluctantly: "Your life experience?" Are you not just the son of a king? What else can you have, could it be that you are an illegitimate child? ”

Duan Bailan smiled and didn't answer, just looked at Lu Gong, "You say, did I guess right?" ”

His hands were shaking as he held the Buddhist scriptures, but his face was calm.

"Since the prince has already guessed it, then I can't say more. It's just that I asked the prince to let me out, and there is no point in me staying here. Lu Gong arched his hand and said.

He didn't elaborate, but he had already affirmed what Duan Bai said.

"Tomorrow, you will go down the mountain. But be careful, there may be eyes and ears in the palace here. After Duan Bailan finished speaking, she tilted her head and asked Liu Nianru, "Do you have anything else to ask?"

Liu Nianru asked rhetorically: "Will I definitely get an answer to what I asked?"

"Definitely." Duan Bailan said.

Liu Nianru's mind turned, she thought that since it was a matter of Duan Bailan's life experience, it was still to be considered whether he was King Ding's biological son. Considering that the emperor is so jealous of him, then he must be able to threaten the emperor's throne.

For example, Duan Bailan actually has royal blood and has the right to inherit the throne. And he can never be the illegitimate son of the emperor, then only he may be the illegitimate son of the emperor's brother.

And the emperor's own brother, Prince Gong is said to be as beautiful as a crown of jade, a talent, a corporal of courtesy, and won the support of the people. If it weren't for the previous emperor's reckless military force, forcing Prince Gong to go out in person, and finally dying on the battlefield, I don't know who is on the throne today.

"Your father is actually Prince Gong? Why then do you say, "You are the son of the king?" Liu Nianru asked bluntly.

She asked two questions at once, and Lu Gong had no expression on his face.

"Lu Gong, what do you say?" Duan Bailan turned his head to look at Lu Gong and asked.

"The county lord guessed well, King Ding and Prince Gong were comrades-in-arms back then, and they were good brothers who were born and died. Originally, Princess Ding and Prince Gong were in love, but the emperor at that time had already gained power, and he was afraid that Prince Duan would be persecuted, so he married Princess Ding and gave them an identity as mother and son. It's just that I didn't expect that King Ding and Princess Ding died on the battlefield in the end. Lu Gong said with a wry smile.

Originally, these old things should not be known to him as a young man. He only learned this secret by chance, but it led to so many unwarranted disasters.

"I see." Liu Nianru thought again that the abbot also loved Princess Ding, so she looked at Duan Bailan again: "No wonder you can have this good skin, it turns out that your parents are born well."

"Well, is there anything else you want to ask him? I don't think his hole cards need to be kept secret anymore. Duan Bailan said again.

He was not surprised by Lu Gong's answer at all, it seems that he said before that even if there was no Lu Gong, he would definitely be able to find out the truth, it was true.