Chapter 758: Heavenly Gate
The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and Xue Shao rode his horse to the main gate of the Taichu Palace, the entrance of the Heavenly Gate.
Because of the holiday, the palace was full of traffic and busy scenes in the past, and there were only a group of palace guards standing guard. On the avenue of the Tiangong Gate, there were only a few ministers who stayed behind in the public office walking unhurriedly, and then some eunuchs in the palace were cleaning the snow.
Xue Shao handed over the horse and prepared to enter the palace, and the guards on duty recognized Xue Shao and talked a few words.
"With such a snowstorm, Xue Yuma still wants to enter the palace?"
"Well, do something." Xue Shao didn't forget to give him a few copper coins, "It's hard to be on duty in the snow." Good boy takes care of my horses. β
"Don't worry, don't worry. The snow is slippery, so you have to watch your step. "The guards are very happy to receive the reward, and it is undoubtedly a chore to stand guard here on the snowy days of the Chinese New Year. A few copper coins are small, but they are heartwarming!
Xue Shao tightened his cloak and was about to enter the palace, when he suddenly heard a burst of scolding from behind.
"Get out of the way! Get out of the way! Get out of hereβ"
"Hey, where are you a monk who dares to come to the gate of heaven in the imperial city to spread wild?"
Xue Shao turned his head to see that a group of bald-headed monks, about a dozen people, were arguing with a young scarlet-clad official.
Without arguing a few words, the monks began to push and shove the scarlet-clothed officials.
"Good dog doesn't get in the way, didn't you hear when you told you to get out of the way?!"
"Bold! I am Xue Yi, the prince's housekeeper! You monks, you dare to offend the officials of the court in the street! β
Xue Shao listened, Xue Yi? - Xue Yuanchao's second son!
"Your surname is Xue?" A big monk in the lead's voice sank, "The surname is Xue Hao, the surname is Xue Hao!" β
Xue Yi was so angry by this group of nonsensical monks that his face turned red, "It's surnamed Xue, what's the matter?" β
"But the Fenyin Xue Clan?"
"Exactly!" Xue Yi shouted angrily: "If you don't retreat, I'm going to call the palace guards to come and get people!" β
"Call me!!" The big monk shouted violently, and the monks around him rushed up, overthrowing Xue Yi to the ground and beating him violently.
The big monk bared his teeth and claws and scolded angrily, "Just beat your surname Xue!" Just beat you Fenyin surnamed Xue!! β
The guards at the gate of the Heavenly Palace were stunned and didn't move.
Xue Shao didn't say a word, and rushed forward with an arrow step like lightning, flying up and kicking over the most ruthless monk first, and then flying up with both fists to open the bow left and right, knocking over three or four people in an instant.
Although he didn't kill the killer, his shots were not light. The monks who were tricked were lying on the ground, either unable to move and fainted, or had broken wrists and ankles, and most of them were about to be crippled.
In the midst of a frenzied group of wild dogs, a man-eating male lion suddenly rushed in, and the monks were shocked and hurriedly retreated.
Xue Yi was beaten very lightly, lying on the ground with a nosebleed on his face, holding his waist and twitching.
Xue Shao ignored the monks, squatted beside Xue Yi to check his injuries, and whispered, "Fortunately, it didn't hurt the muscles, bones and internal organs." β
Xue Yi turned his head with difficulty, and when he saw that it was Xue Shao, he cried bitterly at the moment, "Xue Yuma, I ......"
"Needless to say." Xue Shao comforted him and helped him up from the ground.
The group of monks on the opposite side injured several of them, but they did not disperse in a hurry, but gathered behind the big monk, looking at Xue Shao with fierce eyes.
Xue Shao helped Xue Yi to stand firm, turned around, and looked at them.
"Master Liu, I haven't seen you for a long time." Xue Shao looked at each other with a cold smile on his face.
The big monk is Feng Xiaobao, the current abbot of the White Horse Temple, Liu Huaiyi. Xue Shao looked at the monks and monks behind him, all of them had a perverse look of arrogance, where they looked like benevolent monks, they were clearly a group of scoundrels and ruthless thugs.
Thanks to Liu Huaiyi, he could still have a smile on his face, and shouted at Xue Shao with his hands folded, "Amitabha!" Xue Yuma, you are ruthless enough! β
"Saving people is like fighting a fire, and it can't be done lightly or slowly." Xue Shao said lightly, "Master Liu just said, just hit the surname Xue, just hit the person surnamed Xue in Fenyin - I seem to be a member of the Xue clan in Fenyin, when is Master Liu going to do it?" β
"Ugh! β¦β¦ Ho, ho! Liu Huaiyi patted his big bald head and laughed loudly, "Misunderstanding, just misunderstanding!" β
"This is also a misunderstanding?" Xue Shao pointed to Xue Yi, who was covered in blood and mud beside him, and said, "You dare to beat up such a court official as the prince Shezi on the street of Zetianmen, but it is not as simple as a quarrel and a private brawl." Have you read the laws of the Tang Dynasty? -- Those who dare to insult and beat your nobles shall be punished with capital punishment of exile for more than a thousand miles! β
"This! ......" Liu Huaiyi's face was red and white, and he took a few steps forward to Xue Shao's side, laughed dryly, and whispered: "It's all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding." These new novices are not very sensible, so I'll clean them up when I get back. You see, you have taught them a lesson, and they are not lightly injured. In the future, the little monks will be strictly disciplined to ensure that they will not commit it again. Otherwise, this matter will be stopped, how about being private? β
"What's going on?" Xue Shao said lightly.
"Little monk, I am willing to give this prince a compensation." Liu Huaiyi said, "One hundred taels of gold, how?" β
Xue Shao sneered, "I'll give you a thousand taels now, and then I'll beat you again, how about it?" β
Liu Huaiyi's eyebrows jumped again and again, the smile on his face disappeared, and his eyes gradually became fierce, "In this way, Xue Juma refuses to reconcile?" β
Xue Yi on the side hurriedly pulled Xue Shao's sleeve gently, signaling him to calm down and not make a big deal about it.
Liu Huaiyi saw Xue Yi's move, and immediately laughed, "The prince is a person, you say, are you willing to reconcile?" β
"Willing, willing......" Xue Yi nodded reluctantly, and whispered: "Don't worry, forget it." There's no need to be like him. β
Unexpectedly, Liu Huaiyi's ears were very bright, and when he heard this, "What did you say?" ββDon't you meet me? - How dare you look down on me? β
While roaring, Liu Huaiyi also pointed at Xue Yi with a menacing hand, "Do you believe it or not, I'll beat you to death right now?!" β
"You can try!"
Xue Shaomeng raised his hand and grabbed Liu Huaiyi's wrist, using a bit of dark power.
Liu Huaiyi yelled and half-knelt down, "It's broken, it's broken!" Let go, let go! β
The group of rogue monks behind him were terrified, and they rushed up to beat Xue Shao to save people from him. Xue Shao's eyes were furious and murderous, and these people suddenly felt that their legs were weak and panicked, and their feet seemed to have roots, and they didn't dare to take a step forward again.
Liu Huaiyi was dumbfounded on the spot.
The hard kung fu in Xue Shao's hands and the murderous aura condensed by the murderous blood in the blood, fire, rivers and mountains not only made Liu Huaiyi hurt to the bones, but also completely shocked the person. He was trembling and sweating profusely and begged for mercy in a whisper, "Xue Yuma, the little monk knows his mistake, he knows his mistake!" You are an invincible hero in the sand, and I am just an insignificant little sandman. You don't have a lot of knowledge like a little monk, and your subordinates will spare me! β
As soon as Xue Shao raised his hand, Liu Huaiyi fell backwards with a scream, fell hard, grinned in pain, and took a breath without speaking.
The group of rogue monks lifted him up with all hands and feet, and hurriedly retreated backwards.
"The Taichu Palace is the gate of heaven, and it is a solemn place where only the prime minister, the prince and the important ministers of the court can walk." Xue Shao said lightly, "Even the ministers with too low rank can only go around the side door." How dare you monks from outside the square to go on a rampage or even beat up the officials of the imperial court here? β
"Yes, yes...... The little monk knew that he was wrong. Liu Huaiyi suffered a big loss, lowered his head and promised again and again, "I will never leave the gate of heaven in the future." β
"Good." Xue Shao said lightly, "Let's go!" β
"This compensation ......," Liu Huaiyi cautiously pointed at Xue Yi.
"Forget it, forget it......" Xue Yi waved his hand again and again.
"Then the little monk will take his leave." Liu Huaiyi turned around and couldn't escape. A group of rogue monks helped and lifted and scattered.
"Pony, you've got into trouble now, what's going on?" Xue Yi panicked, "I just remembered it, isn't this Liu Huaiyi ......"
Xue Shaonu lowered his chin to signal that he didn't have to say anything, and said lightly: "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, why be afraid?" β
"But ......"
Xue Shao smiled slightly, "If I, Xue Shao, can't even provoke an evil monk, what qualifications do I have to manage the military affairs of the whole country and lead thousands of troops?" β
Xue Yi nodded, and sighed quietly: "A little monk dares to beat the court officials in the street!" β¦β¦ It's really people's hearts are not ancient, and the world is declining! β
Xue Shao squinted his eyes and said in his heart: Sure enough, Liu Huaiyi was worried about changing his surname, so he hated the Xue family of Fenyin. In fact, to put it bluntly, he just hates me. Rather than not being able to hide from this evil beast, I am not afraid to find out and form a bond with him. If Wu Zetian turns against me because of a courtier's plaything and because of today's incident...... Then, she is no longer worthy to be my Bole and teacher!
Xue Yi looked at Xue Shao's face from the side, and the more he looked at it, the more he felt a little chilled and scared.
"Xue Yuma, don't ...... for such a trivial matter," Xue Yi said hesitantly, "Because of small losses, the gains outweigh the losses!" The matter started because of me, why don't I go to the Queen Mother to ask for my guilt now? β
"Nonsense, what's wrong with you? How can I, a man from the Xue clan in Fenyin, be so weak and incompetent?! Xue Shao snorted, "However, if it weren't for the fact that you were from the Xue clan in Fenyin, you wouldn't have been beaten like this." So to put it bluntly, his temper and anger today are directed at me. Since I have intervened in this matter, I will definitely take care of it to the end. β
Xue Yi nodded helplessly, "However, I'd rather offend a gentleman than a villain!" β
"You don't have to worry too much about my business." Xue Shaohe smiled slightly in a softened tone, rolled up his sleeves to wipe the blood on his face for him, and said, "Although Ling Zun has passed away, he is still the Tianwen Sect in the hearts of all of us, and it is also the glory of our Fenyin Xue Clan. You have to learn more from your father, and grow up to be a bit of a literati's hard-hearted national officer. β
Xue Yi took a deep breath and nodded solemnly, "The lesson of the horse is yes!" β
"Go back and heal your wounds!" Xue Shao said, "Later, I will send a doctor to the house to treat you." If Liu Huaiyi dares to come and disturb you again, report to me quickly. β