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Chapter 264 Canon

The old lame man glanced sideways at the proprietress, was silent for a while, and said in a very light tone: "Actually, I envy you very much, you can follow the prince to the west back then." ”

"Envy?"

The proprietress was stunned for a moment, then shook her head: "If you see your friends leaving you every day, maybe you won't envy me." I didn't even remember the names of the hundreds of people who traveled west, and I didn't know the names of more than seven adults. But at that time, they were my friends, and they were friends who could give their backs to them. The original stranger has become a person who lives and dies together, and then the living one is more painful than the one who is dead. ”

She paused and said, "My man has always been reluctant to think about the past, and he doesn't allow me to think about it. ”

The old lame man didn't know what to say, and after a moment of silence, he smiled and diverted the topic: "Fang Xie is looking for you, please follow the red sleeve move, does he have any plans?" ”

"He's going to let me live"

The proprietress smiled and said, "That little guy, I thought I was very smart...... I haven't been idle these days, I live in Prince Yi's mansion, in fact, I have been secretly investigating the prince's westward journey. I have always suspected that the westward journey was not so simple back then, and because of Li Yuanshan's urgent report, the prince left Chang'an City in a hurry. After so many years, I can't help but wonder if it was really Meng Yuanren's plan to assassinate the emperor back then? ”

"You didn't experience that fight, and we didn't notice anything unusual at the time. But every time I think about it, I don't think something is right. The reaction of the Meng Yuan people at that time seemed to be very fierce, and they seemed to be even angrier than us. At that time, we thought it was because they were angry after their plot was discovered, anyway, they were killing people, and they were already red-eyed after killing. We had the upper hand, so we had a great deal of fun at first. Later, Mengyuan continued to have masters coming, and our casualties became bigger and bigger. ”

"Later, when I thought about it carefully, I found a lot of doubts."

The proprietress said: "First, when I traveled west, none of the Mengyuan cultivators I met at the beginning were very strong, but the people of the Buddhist sect who came later were all good at cultivation. Second, the incident was discovered by the military, but in the end, the military did not participate. Third, at that time, when the prince traveled west, who benefited the most? ”

The old cripple thought carefully and replied, "You mean, both the Meng Yuan people and the prince have been deceived?" ”

The proprietress nodded: "When Fang Xie told me that Prince Yi was going to rebel, I finally understood. This matter, perhaps, was a hoax from beginning to end. When the prince left Chang'an City, the biggest benefit was Prince Yi. If he really has a rebellion, who is most afraid? By no means Your Majesty, but the Prince! When the prince leaves Chang'an, he can rest assured and boldly plan and prepare...... Although I don't know why he has dragged on until today, I am sure that the incident has nothing to do with Prince Yi. ”

The old lame man was stunned for a moment and asked, "That's why Fang Xie asked you to follow the red sleeves?" ”

The proprietress smiled: "He is afraid that I will go directly to Prince Yi." ”

She straightened the strands of hair hanging down from her forehead: "That little guy knows my temper, that's why he begged me to come with you red sleeves, and came up with a good reason, which makes me laugh when I think about it." ”

"What reason?"

He said that the stage of the Red Sleeve Move was the largest, and when it was performed, it was the closest place to the emperor. And as Prince Yi, of course, he will not be far from the emperor. He said that if you want to do it, it's best to follow the red sleeve move, and the red sleeve move is full of women, which can also cover your identity. ”

The old lame man said, "That's right. ”

The proprietress smiled: "You are really stupid, if Prince Yi really plans to rebel today, will he still be stupid to sit with the emperor?" If he is against today, then he will definitely not appear at the military ceremony. Fang Xie said this, nothing more than he didn't want me to break through and send me to death. ”

The old cripple was stunned, then nodded.

"Why are you saying this to me?"

The old cripple asked.

The proprietress smiled and said, "I'm telling you this to tell you why I'm here." I also want you to know why I gave you the last pot of pear blossom brew. ”

The old lame's face changed suddenly: "Are you going to ......?"

"Yes!"

The proprietress said seriously: "If Prince Yi is really the opposite, he will definitely stay in the palace and command the overall situation!" And if he wants to kill the emperor, he will inevitably send all his masters out, and now the precautions in Prince Yi's mansion must be the lowest, and I will regret it if I don't go at this time. I want to ask him if the prince's westward journey was a bureau set up by him. Hundreds of lives lost in the northwest, I have to ask him for an explanation! ”

As soon as these words were finished, the figure of the proprietress suddenly flew up and floated away from the carriage.

"Don't lose my pear blossom brew, if I can't die, I'll find you back!"

The old lame man watched the proprietress leave, but he couldn't stop it. Although his cultivation is stronger than that of the proprietress, if a nine-rank master deliberately wants to leave, how can he easily stop it? Moreover, today is too important, if he leaves the Red Sleeve Move, who knows if there will be any accidents.

So he was miserable.

At this moment, the curtain of the car in front of her was lifted, and Aunt Xi beckoned to the old lame. The old lame man's figure flashed, and he was already in the carriage in front of him.

"Master Luo, you go."

Xi Thrush smiled and said: "You failed to follow the prince to the west back then, and you regretted it for more than ten years. If you don't go to Prince Yi today to ask for clarification, you will regret it for the rest of your life. The Red Sleeve has tied you up for more than ten years, and you have not been able to let go of your hands and feet to do what you want. Today is the time to put an end to it all, and you don't have to worry about red sleeves. ”

The old lame man's nose was sour, and he handed the pot of pear blossom stuffed to Xi Thrush: "Give it to Fang Xie that stinky boy, if I and Du Hongxian can't come back, let him give Su Tu Dog!" ”

The thrush took the flask and nodded slowly.

The old lame man suddenly laughed, and flew out like an eagle. The sound of laughter wafted in the sky, especially far away. At this moment, he was like a giant who had broken free from the shackles, so heroic and free. Thrush looked at the vanishing figure, a hint of guilt flashing in her eyes.

"I should have let you go, but I was afraid that you would die...... Master Luo, cherish! ”

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The emperor's guard of honor had already been prepared, and a large team of people was waiting in front of the main hall of Taiji Palace. The huge chariot was pulled by eighteen horses, three meters high, and around the chariot were 500 solemn forbidden soldiers. The chariot was large, with guards standing on all four corners, eight in total. These eight people, although they are wearing the flying fish robes of the Ouchi Guards, are not from the Ouchi Guards at all.

In front of the forbidden army was the flying fish robe and the golden gourd warrior who opened the way. Behind were a large number of eunuchs and palace maids. At the back, there are one hundred and eight majestic knights.

Hundreds of civil and military officials were waiting at the gate of Taiji Palace, separated into two columns. The adults who were left behind by the emperor last night looked at each other, and their faces were extremely ugly. Perhaps they already have a premonition that their lives are coming to an end. But at this moment, they can only let fate pull them forward.

The emperor changed into a grand court dress, which was a very cumbersome thing just to put on. Several palace maids carefully sorted it out, lest they make another mistake. Not long ago, the emperor ordered the death of a court maid with rough hands and feet. For she had dropped Her Majesty's crown on the ground, and even if she was killed with a rod, no one would speak for her. Although it is worthy of sympathy, it is impossible to find anything wrong with the emperor's punishment.

Therefore, these palace maids were all cautious to the extreme, lest they become the second person to be killed by the rod. They didn't even dare to look up at the emperor's face, let alone the white hair on the emperor's temples.

"Sue is not afraid of ......"

The emperor stretched his arms and asked the palace ladies to tie their belts: "Have all the officials arrived?" ”

Su Buwei bowed his head and said: "Back to Your Majesty, you are all here, just waiting outside the palace gate, and the imperial chariot is ready." ”

The emperor hummed and said, "Send someone to tell the Queen Mother, just say that I am going to preside over the military ceremony today, so I won't go over to greet her." I'll visit you again when I return from the Dispatch Ceremony. ”

Su Buwei answered, and called a little eunuch to give a few orders.

"Has Prince Yi arrived?"

The emperor asked.

Su Buxing shook his head: "Not yet, but I sent a steward to say that Prince Yi is preparing a gift for His Majesty, and he will be late." ”

A hint of coldness flashed in the emperor's eyes, and he laughed and said, "Let that steward reply to Prince Yi, and say that I am waiting for Prince Yi's gift." On such an important day, Prince Yi's gift must be handy. ”

After the court clothes were fully dressed, the emperor put on the crown with his own hands. He walked to the bronze mirror, looked at himself in the mirror, and after carefully tidied up his clothes, he smiled: "Su Buxing, do you think this crown is beautiful?" ”

Su Bu bowed his head and said, "It is most appropriate to wear it on Your Majesty's head." ”

The emperor laughed and strode out of the Dongnuan Pavilion.

Su Buxing followed the emperor out, and when he walked to the door, he shouted: "Get up!" ”

The soldiers of the Praetorian Army, who had already prepared, shouted in unison, and then knelt down in unison. The emperor strode along the bluestone paved road to the imperial chariot. At this moment, the confidence on his face was exceptionally clear.

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Fang Xie watched the emperor step on the imperial chariot, and watched the emperor carefully comb the white hair hidden in the crown but still showed a little bit of it, and suddenly felt a sadness in his heart. He looked back at Shen Tianfan and Mu Xiaowaist who were standing beside him, and the two women behind him bowed slightly to him at the same time.

Fang Xie smiled and let out a long sigh of relief.

After waiting so long, it's finally here.

The flying fish robe in front of the royal chariot sounded the gong, and the golden gourd warrior behind raised the guard of honor. The team started slowly and walked along the main path of the Taiji Palace to the outside of the gate. When the gong sounded, the officials outside the palace gate knelt down one after another. After the emperor's imperial chariot left the palace gate, the hundred officials stood up and joined the team. Hundreds of adults dressed in various official uniforms walked in a row, and it looked magnificent.

Knowing that today was a big day, the people got up early and stood on both sides of the street to wait. The huge and flat square was already full of people. The officials of Chang'an Mansion and the soldiers of Zuo Zhengwei were patrolling along the way, and more than a dozen platforms had been set up on the square, which were prepared for various singing and dancing performances.

One of the tallest and largest of them is, of course, a red-sleeved move.

The stage of the red sleeve move is facing the point general platform that has been built two days ago, and the emperor and important ministers sitting on the point general platform can see the performance of the red sleeve move most intuitively. Between the Red Sleeve Move and the Dianjiangtai, there is a passage about 50 meters wide specially set aside, and when the time comes, the army will walk through this passage and be reviewed by the emperor.

About three miles away from the square, Zuo Wuwei's men and horses who participated in today's parade were ready to go. This is the very rare expedition of the Sixth Army of the Son of Heaven for so many years since the founding of the Great Sui Dynasty, so the soldiers and generals of Zuo Wuwei are also a little excited and nervous. Yu Manlou, the general of Zuo Wuwei, who was riding on the back of a white war horse, looked back at his soldiers with a solemn face.

He didn't know what was going to happen today.

But he knew that he had to walk in front of His Majesty with his men today.

Yu Manlou, who hadn't fought for a long time, took a long breath, and then raised his arms high.

"Spread the flag!"

With an order, Zuo Wuwei's big flag Hula was erected all of a sudden, and the huge banner fluttered in the wind.