Overnight, many people in the court and the central government, led by Peng Juhuai in the open and secret, took refuge in the Eighth Prince.

The Eight Princes' party is growing stronger day by day.

The old emperor was not aware of this.

Because, Concubine Mei's miscarriage really made him sad.

For three days in a row, he did not go to the morning court.

It can be seen how much he attaches importance to the unformed child in Concubine Mei's womb, which can also prove how hard this incident hit him.

Of course, although the old emperor failed to devote his mind to capturing the dynamics of the ministers in the court, he did not forget to send those ministers who were good at speculating on their own thoughts to suppress the Fang family.

The queen was grounded and took back the phoenix seal, and everyone with eyes could know that the old emperor was blatantly slapping the Fang family in the face.

Well, human nature is the same.

It can't be said that everyone likes to worship high and low, and watch people's jokes, but most people will be jealous and uncomfortable when others are better off than you; When others are down, and life is not as good as yours, you will be secretly happy, and your heart will be much more balanced.

The sour gas of the past has become cheesy that falls into the well.

Whether it was the hint of the old emperor, or the jealousy of the other family, anyway, many people were stumbling on the Fang family openly and secretly.

Therefore, the Fang family will have a hard time in the future.

Fang Jinyang was helpless, he couldn't go to the queen, he could only go to Shoukang Palace to find the queen mother.

However, the Queen Mother ignored the old emperor because she threatened the old emperor with her life, so she naturally did not dare to meddle in the affairs of the Fang family for the time being, and avoided the visit of the other party Jinyang.

If it really angered the old emperor, the queen mother really didn't dare to imagine that with the old emperor's temper, she would not even recognize this queen mother.

On Fang Jinyang's way out of the palace, he suddenly remembered that there was another person who might be able to help the Fang family out of the siege, so he had an idea and walked towards the Mingyang Palace of the Eighth Prince.

Since the night of Gu Jinli's birthday, after Gu Chengen got drunk, Qi Die looked preoccupied.

Gu Chengen is now busy forming gangs to establish his own power, so he didn't notice Qi Die's subtle emotional changes in time.

However, even if he tried all his manpower and material resources, he never succeeded in winning over several ministers.

After all, from the moment he moved out of the Prime Minister's Mansion with Qi Die, he had already received the news that Gu Chengen and Gu Huai's father and son had fallen out of harmony.

Seeing that the two of them don't care about each other in the court, like strangers, everyone knows what they know.

Gu Huai is the prime minister, and he has been rooted in the court for so many years, who would be stupid enough to offend Gu Huai for the sake of a hairy boy Gu Chengen?

Even if Gu Huai still stubbornly stands in line with the King Party, his ability to make a big move is still there.

No matter how powerful Gu Chengen is, he is just a small servant of the criminal department, and if he wants to stand on his own, it is too simple for him to think.

was depressed in his heart, and he didn't bother to go to the criminal department, so he only drank in the other courtyard.

On the day of Yin Zike's wedding, there was an accident at the wedding, and the bride died violently, which was rare to make him sneer a few times.

Psychologically dark, he felt that Yin Zike deserved it, who let Yin Zike refuse when he proposed to do business with Yin Zike?

Red things are white things, this is all providence!

Gu Chengen was frustrated, and Qi Die couldn't get any effective information when he stayed by his side.

Concubine Mei's body has already become a little more complexion under Wei Liao's conditioning, there are eight princes guarding the palace, and Yin Suwan's side is also in full swing to carry out the finishing task of coloring and luring the ministers.

Except for the matter of investigating the investigation, Gu Jinli has nothing else to do now.

If there was nothing to do today, she took advantage of Qi Hao's efforts to go to the military camp and went to the old mansion of King Nanyang for a meeting.

Chen Zexuan didn't expect Gu Jinli to come, he was stunned for a while, and then sent Lei Zi to serve tea.

Gu Jinli saw that Chen Zexuan was guarding against a letter in his hand, and couldn't help but take a closer look: "Brother, is there a situation?" ”

Chen Zexuan thought that there was nothing to avoid between himself and Gu Jinli, so he directly handed over the secret letter: "See for yourself." ”

There was not much content on the secret letter, but Gu Jinli was taken aback after reading it.

She looked at Chen Zexuan in disbelief, and said with wide eyes: "Brother, this ...... There's nothing wrong with that, right? ”

Chen Zexuan shook his head and sneered: "I don't believe that King Xuan will be the son of Concubine De and Gu Huai. ”

"You should know that what our people find out can't go wrong."

Gu Jinli pursed her lips, her eyes darkened, and she asked after a while: "King Xuan is now abolished, does my brother feel that it is necessary to expose his life experience?" ”

Chen Zexuan thought for a while and said slowly: "Of course it is necessary. ”

"Gu Huai has been in the position of prime minister for many years, and he has a lot of power and connections in his hands."

"He still has to support King Xuan now, it can be seen that he doesn't shed tears when he doesn't see the coffin."

"Hmph, no wonder he has been loyal to King Xuan for so many years, it turns out that there is such a relationship in it." Gu Jinli's eyebrows were also cold, and her tone was mocking: "What my brother said is that only when the big tree of Gu Huai falls, can the pit be freed up to install our people." ”

Chen Zexuan raised his eyebrows: "Listen to what you mean, you have already thought about the candidates for the prime minister?" ”

Gu Jinli hooked her lips and said in a light tone: "Mo Dongsheng is still almost hot now, I think Guo Mingshun can mention it." ”

Chen Zexuan didn't speak, but he looked at Gu Jinli's eyes with great appreciation.

At the same time, after Qi Hao finished inspecting the barracks, he was just about to get into the carriage, and Du Jiang walked over quickly with a solemn face: "Lord Wang, my subordinates have something to report." ”

Seeing Du Jiang's serious expression, Qi Hao knew that it must be something important, so he said, "Say." ”

Du Jiang lay next to Qi Hao's ear and whispered a sentence softly.

When Qi Hao heard this, a coldness burst out of his eyes.

He clenched his fists and took a long time to bite out a few words from between his teeth: "How dare they!" ”

Du Jiang sensed Qi Hao's anger and said cautiously: "Lord Wang, this is really a matter of royal blood, do you want to report it to the emperor now?" ”

Qi Hao thought that the old emperor couldn't eat and couldn't sleep at night for Concubine Mei's matter, so he shook his head and said, "Let's talk about it in a few days, my father's health is not good, and he can't be stimulated." ”

Du Jiang said "um", lifted the curtain for Qi Hao, and said, "By the way, Concubine Gu went to Nanyang Wangfu today." ”

Qi Hao paused to get into the car, and then pretended not to hear and got into the carriage.

After the curtain fell, he said coldly: "Don't go back to the palace first, go to Qingshui Temple." ”

When Gu Jinli returned to Beijing as Lin Sheng, Xiaoyaozi should know about her plan.

Now that the situation in Beijing is becoming more and more severe, there are too many mysteries behind Gu Jinli, so Qi Hao thought about probing from the mouth of the master of the clear space to see if he could get any effective information.

"Yes, lord." Du Jiang answered, raised his horsewhip and drove the carriage to Qingshui Temple.

Soon, we arrived at Kiyomizuji Temple.

It was still the little monk Huihe who greeted Qi Hao, and he greeted Qi Hao to the door of the meditation room, and respectfully said outside: "Master, Lord Ning is here." ”

Inside the room, the voice of the Master of Clearance was a little hoarse, "Please come in." ”

After the little monk Huihe made a Buddhist salute to Qi Hao, he hesitated for a while, was bold, and whispered: "Lord Ning, Master, he has not been in good spirits recently. ”

This sounds like nothing, but Qi Hao understands it in seconds.

Master Clearance is not in good spirits, so he can't let Qi Hao go in to refresh him.

Nodding, Qi Hao said in a deep voice: "Okay, this king will not delay the master for too long." ”

The little monk smiled shyly and gratefully, and then left with peace of mind.

Qi Hao pushed the door and entered, only to see that the master of Jingkong was still sitting on the futon as he had been every time he came before, with his eyes closed, and turning the Buddha beads in his hand.

He is also an old acquaintance with Master Clearance, but this time Qi Hao saw Master Clearance again, and he really felt that he seemed to be much older.

This kind of aging is not aging on the skin, but a feeling.

Opening his eyes, Master Clearance also looked at Qi Hao, and smiled charitantly: "Why does Prince Ning have time to come and see Lao Wei today?" ”

Qi Hao carefully looked at the Master of Clearance for a while, sat down on the futon casually, and said casually: "This king hasn't seen you for a long time, why are you so old?" ”

In front of the Master of Clearance, Qi Hao seems to be always out of tune.

It's like back then, when Qi Hao brought Gu Jinli to Qingshui Temple, he was greasy and crooked in front of the monks, piercing the eyes of the old monks.

Fortunately, Master Clearance is not an ordinary old-fashioned and mean monk, and he didn't take it to heart.

Master Jingkong put down the Buddha beads, and while raising his hand to pour tea for Qi Hao, he still smiled gently and said: "Lao Wei is already a person who has seen through life and death, so what is there to fear when he is old?" ”

The tea leaves floated in the boiling hot tea, and the heat was full, and the master of the clear space was more like an immortal who had gotten, a fairy wind bone.

Qi Hao came with a lot of worries along the way, so he didn't have much of a desire to continue to talk to the Master of Pure Space.

Taking the teacup handed over by Master Clearance, he directly explained his intention: "This king is here today, I have a few questions I want to ask you. ”

"Even if you don't know all these questions, you must know more than this king."

"So, old monk, don't try to deceive this king."

The old eyes full of wisdom of the master of the clear space looked at Qi Hao quietly, as if he could perceive people's hearts.

He could probably guess what Qi Hao was going to ask next, sighed, and said a few more words for Qi Hao to listen to the Buddha in the clouds: "Eighty-four thousand methods, all from one heart." If the mind is pure, it will be like a void, that is, it will be free from the 84,000 afflictions and diseases in the body and mind. ”

"All the doubts and troubles of Lord Ning are born from the heart."

"Isn't it that this king has plucked out his heart, and these troubles will be gone?" Qi Hao sneered, and stopped talking nonsense with the master of clearance.

He put the teacup down heavily and asked, "Xiaoyaozi is your junior brother, then you must have known about Ah Gu's return to Beijing." ”

Seeing that Master Jingkong's expression was calm, Qi Hao only acquiesced to him, so he continued: "Ah Gu, she was the daughter of Feng Se and Feng Huang back then, right? ”

The Master of Clearance pursed his lips and moved his lips, still silent.

"Okay, you don't speak, this king when you admit it." Qi Hao didn't give up, and asked again: "Then do you know the identity of the mysterious person behind Ah Gu?" ”

"He is the master of Ah Gu and Xuan Shizi, and it seems that he is still involved with Yun Guo."

"Everything that Ah Gu and Xuan Shizi planned was directed by that person behind his back."

Seeing that Master Jingkong still didn't plan to speak, Qi Hao's tone was a little lower and colder: "That person is extremely ambitious, and this king is worried that he is just using Ah Gu. ”

Sure enough, as soon as he heard Gu Jinli, Master Clearance finally couldn't help but sigh of relief: "The person you are talking about is indeed an ambitious and ruthless person. ”

"As for who he is, the junior brother has privately investigated many times, but he has not found any news."

After a pause, probably because he was afraid that Qi Hao would not believe it, Master Jingkong added: "Senior brother went to Nanyang a few days ago, and I calculated that the day should be that I will come back today and tomorrow." ”

"Perhaps, this time the junior brother didn't run in vain."

Qi Hao listened, and his frowning brows relaxed.

He picked up the teacup, blew the tea, and took a sip, "What is the inside story of the destruction of the Feng Kingdom back then?" ”

What is well known, or can be found, is nothing more than the alliance between the Qi State and the Yun State.

But Qi Hao always felt that there should be some old secrets and the like in it.

Master Clearance didn't know how much Qi Hao knew when he asked this, or if he was testing himself.

He lowered his eyes and said slowly: "The past is the past, don't pursue it, don't take it to heart." ”

This is what I don't want to tell Qi Hao.

Qi Hao squinted his eyes and glanced at the Master of Clearance a few more times.

Despite the sparks in his eyes, he suppressed the fire.

After drinking a cup of tea slowly, he stood up, "Since you are unwell, old monk, then King Ben will come to visit next time." ”

The monks don't ask about the world, and the master of the pure space doesn't want to say it, and he is not easy to make things difficult for others.

Moreover, looking at his dark yellow face and slightly blue eyes, it is indeed not in a good mental state, and Qi Hao can't bear to continue to embarrass him.

When the master of clearance saw that Qi Hao was leaving, he was a little surprised.

If this was in the past, according to Qi Hao's scoundrel temperament in front of him, he would definitely not give up if he couldn't get an answer.

And this time, Qi Hao not only got to the bottom of it, but also revealed a little concern, which is really flattering.

Flicking his sleeves, Qi Hao ignored the inquiring eyes of the Master of Clearance, and pushed the door straight out of the room.

Huihe was cleaning in the yard, and when he saw that Qi Hao really hadn't been in the room for too long, he nodded to him, and then put down the broom and went into the house.

"Master." Seeing that the Master of Clearance looked tired, he said distressedly, "How are you feeling today?" Shall I bring your medicine? ”

Since all the internal forces were secretly passed on to Xiaoyaozi, the physical condition of the Master of Clearance has deteriorated day by day.

It just so happened that the person who didn't close the window last night and hadn't been sick for more than ten years was infected with a cold.

"Ahem, cough, cough......" Master Clearance tried hard to suppress the cough, waved his hand, and said indifferently: "It's okay, it's a little cold, you can't take medicine, I'll recuperate for two days." ”

After taking a sip of tea, his throat became a little more comfortable, and he asked, "Is there any news from junior brother?" ”

"Will you come back today, or tomorrow?"

Understanding the eagerness of the Master of Clearance to miss Xiaoyaozi, Huihe said: "If Uncle Shi is in a hurry, he will definitely be back before dinner tonight." ”

"Slow, tomorrow morning."

After hearing this, Master Jingkong didn't know whether to talk to himself, or said to Huihe: "Actually, it's better to come back later." ”

Seeing that Huihe looked at himself puzzled, he smiled and said, "If my junior brother knows that I am suffering from a cold, he will make a big fuss again." ”

"Since you know Uncle Shi's temper, why don't you drink medicine?" Speaking of this, Huihe's tone was a rare complaint, and he said a lot more than usual: "Master, it's not me who is verbose, you have lost your internal strength for your uncle, you must pay attention to your own body." ”

"It's going to be cold the day after tomorrow, you ......"

"Bang!" There was a loud bang, and the door was kicked open from the outside, which also frightened Huihe and swallowed the second half of the words back.

The Master of Clearance looked at the dusty man at the door and sat up straight.

Xiaoyaozi's white hair was blown by the wind, and his deep eyes were burning with anger.

That fire burned directly through the air, burning the heart of the Master of Pure Sky.

Senior brother for many years, how could he not know the feelings of Xiaoyaozi for him?

Not to mention a small wind chill, but accidentally cut a knife in his hand that can't be seen, Xiaoyaozi can also read it for half an hour.

At the beginning, he conveyed internal force for Xiaoyaozi, but he still hides it from Xiaoyaozi, what he is afraid of is that he knows that he can't stand it.

Right now, looking at his angry eyes, the Master of Clearance knew that he couldn't hide this time.

"Uncle ......" Seeing Xiaoyaozi slam the package on his body to the ground, walking step by step like a murderous demon, Huihe unconsciously blocked in front of Master Clearspace, and said in a panic: "Don't get excited, if you have anything to say, say it well." ”

Xiaoyaozi's clenched fists burst out, he gritted his teeth, and said sharply: "You go out." ”

The Master of Clearance knows very well that only two people can solve the matter of two people.

If others intervene, it will only become more and more chaotic.

Huihe's gaze circled back and forth between Xiaoyaozi and Master Clearance, and he closed the door lightly and retreated.

There was one less person in the room, and the air instantly stagnated, as if it didn't flow.

Xiaoyaozi stared straight at the Master of Pure Space for a long time, looking at his haggard eyebrows, distressed.

Thinking about the conversation between him and Huihe at the door just now, I was even more angry.

Yu Guang swept the two teacups on the tea case, and he had nothing to find fault with: "When I was away, senior brother had a leisurely life, and there were people who came to chat and drink tea with him." ”

Master Jingkong knew that Xiaoyaozi was deliberately angry, so he said lightly: "Prince Ning came just now, and after sitting for a while, he came to ask me about the destruction of the Feng Kingdom. ”

Xiaoyaozi didn't have the heart to care about what Qi Hao was doing now, he just looked at the stagnant pool of the Pure Sky Master, and pretended to be indifferent and wanted to do it.

With so in mind, his hand did the same.

Grabbing Master Clearspace's robe, he said fiercely: "Senior brother, I can't wait for August 15 this year. ”

Every year on August 15, the two will go to the cliff of despair to compete.

So, August 15 means something extraordinary to both of them.

Master Jingkong's heart was like water, and his voice was as light as tasteless boiled water: "Senior brother wants to compete now?" ”

From Xiaoyaozi entering the door, the two of you come and I exchange these words, although no one mentioned the fact that the master of the clear space has no internal strength.

But the master of the clear space knew that he heard it, so he had to compete with himself.

Pulling his lips, the Master of Clearance sighed faintly, and then flipped his wrist and clasped Xiaoyaozi's hand on his placket, freeing himself from his confinement.

Xiaoyaozi's eyes dimmed and he began to make a move.

Although the master of the clear space has no internal strength, he has so many years of martial arts foundation, and in the face of Xiaoyaozi's pressing step by step, he only retreats but does not attack.

And Xiaoyaozi seems to be determined to expose the fact that the master of the clear space has no internal strength, and his moves are becoming more and more ruthless.

Of course, he was angry, but he was reluctant to really hurt the Master of Pure Sky, it was just a drain on him.

The Clearance Master's body was lost, and there was still a cold breath in his body, so he didn't last long, and he didn't have the strength to dodge the palm that Xiaoyaozi was facing him again.

"Poof!"

"Senior brother!"

Hewlett Harmony hid outside the door, keeping an eye on what was going on inside.

Hearing the sound of the fight inside, his heart went up and down, worried that Xiaoyaozi would not be able to control his temper and would really take action at the Master of Clearance.

Xiaoyaozi screamed sharply, and Huihe was so frightened that he immediately rushed in.

Seeing that the corner of the Pure Space Master's mouth was bleeding, he was about to cry and begged: "Uncle Shi, you fell for the poison of that wicked man last time, Master can only save you with his internal strength!" ”

"The reason why Master didn't tell you is because he was afraid that you would go to the wicked man to take revenge! Please forgive Master's painstaking efforts! ”

Xiaoyaozi just took his palm in time, but the master of the clear space just tossed and vomited blood.

In the eyes of pure Huihe, it was Xiaoyaozi who injured the Master of Pure Space in a fit of anger.

Xiaoyaozi held the shoulder of the Master of Clearance with one hand, probed his pulse with the other hand, and stared at the Master of Clearance with a pair of old eyes with pain and hatred, and his tone was also with Mars, trembling slightly: "Senior brother, until now, you still dare to say that you don't love me?!" ”

"How long are you going to fool yourself!"

These two sentences, like thunder on the ground, blew up the tears that Huihe had just about to roll out of his eyes and flowed back.

He knew that Master Pure Space and Master Xiaoyaozi had a deep relationship, but he never thought much about it.

Now, hearing Xiaoyaozi's such a straightforward question, I can't help but turn my head a little.

Master Jingkong smiled bitterly, as if he was relieved, and as if he was self-deprecating: "Senior brother, there is still a period of time before August 15, and when I get better, I will try again with you." ”

"Without internal strength, how can you compare with me?" Xiaoyaozi's hand that had been probing the pulse was clenched, and the fire in his old eyes turned into two clouds of water vapor as he spoke.

"Senior brother...... Let's retire! ”

Such words were also said before Xiaoyaozi left Beijing to go to the king of Nanyang.

But at this moment, he is more serious and resolute than last time: "We don't care about everything in Beijing, how is Qi Guo, how is Ah Li, how is Qi Hao, they have their own fate." ”

"You and I are not Godmen, and we can't save anyone."

"Senior brother, let's go, you have been trapped in this capital for a lifetime, I will take you to Saiwai, to Jiangnan, to ......"

"Senior brother." The Pure Sky Master's breath had calmed down, he shook his head and muttered, "In this troubled world, where can we retreat?" ”

"Back then, Feng Se handed over Ah Li to us, but now she insists on going astray, if you and I sit idly by, won't we live up to Feng Se's entrustment?"

Changing the topic without a trace, the Master of Clearance was helped to the futon by Xiaoyaozi.

Huihe looked at Xiaoyaozi, whose anger was magically extinguished, and felt that he might be redundant between the two, so he quietly withdrew.