Inside the palace, the palace of nourishing hearts.

In front of the emperor were five letters, marked with gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. The few people in the audience stared at the letters in silence, waiting for the emperor to announce their thoughts.

These anonymous letters were delivered one after another in the Wuju Conference these days, these letters were delivered to Jinling by the post stations in the east, west, north and south directions, and the source could not be ascertained, but the recipients were all important figures in the court, and the content of the letters involved the luck of the Ming Dynasty!

Who is the sender? What is the purpose of sending these letters?

After today's martial arts conference, Da Sikong claimed to have returned to the palace and found that someone had sent the last letter about the "Golden Mangzhu", and he entered the palace to meet His Majesty the Emperor as soon as possible.

After Emperor Zhu Yuanzhang collected all five letters, he immediately summoned the two princes of King Yan and King Ning, as well as the empress and Concubine Yu, and Gao An and Da Sikong were also summoned to discuss the matter.

The letter of Tu Mangzhu was brought by the monk of Lingyin Temple, the letter of Mu Mangzhu was transmitted to Yu Guifei by a wild goose in full view of the public at the martial arts venue yesterday, the letter of Huo Mangzhu was found by Gao An of the Six Doors, and the letter of Shui Mangzhu was sent to the chief eunuch He Gonggong.

"Now that all the letters about the pentamango beads are all in place, what is Da Sikong's opinion?" The Emperor slowly opened his eyes and asked the question after a long period of contemplation.

Da Sikong seemed to have expected it, and replied respectfully: "Back to Your Majesty, Weichen did mention the record of the five-color stone used by Nuwa to mend the sky from ancient books, but these legends are too old to verify. These anonymous letters indicate the location of the pentamango beads and the changes in the dragon vein feng shui, and if the content is true, someone can indeed be sent to verify it. ”

The Emperor asked, "These letters say that the pentamanthus should be removed from the old dragon vein and placed in a new location to lock in the new dragon vein." How sure do you think this is? ”

"Wechen only knows very little about the pentagram, and he has only heard of it slightly. According to the letter, the dragon has five claws, and these five mango beads are placed in the place of the five dragon claws. However, it is not a day's work, nor can I complete it alone, and this matter needs to be considered in the long run. Da Sikong replied very respectfully, but the reply was the same as not replying.

Emperor Hongwu stared at Da Sikong intently, and said nothing.

Da Sikong noticed that His Majesty the Emperor was not satisfied with this reply, coughed lightly, and said: "Looking back on the past hundred years, Kyushu has experienced frequent earthquakes, landslides and mud, floods, and great changes in the landscape, and it has long since lost the appearance of thousands of years ago. According to some feng shui magicians, the dragon veins of Kyushu have indeed undergone great changes, and the divine dragon has the potential to break free from the seal and rise with strength. There is also a view that the earthquake and landslide in the past hundred years are the struggle of Shenlong to break free. ”

"The main dragon is about to wake up after sleeping for a thousand years, and countless new dragons are eager to try, once the dragon breaks free, then the sky will collapse and the earth will crack and the beasts will rise, and the world will be in danger."

Gonggong He was a little anxious when he heard this, and asked, "Then is it okay to search for the 'five-mangzhu' or not?" ”

Da Sikong looked at his nose and his nose and his heart, and said: "It can't work, it's okay if it doesn't work." ”

Gonggong He felt ridiculous, looked around with his mouth half open, exchanged glances with the people present, and asked, "What kind of answer is this?" ”

The emperor stared at Da Sikong faintly, waiting for his explanation.

Da Sikong said: "The meaning of 'line' is that there is a great possibility that the five-mangzhu exists in these places, and the old dragon vein has indeed changed a lot after thousands of years of changes, and it is indeed necessary to explore and collect the five-mangzhu." ”

"Then why can't it?" Gonggong He asked.

"Weichen thinks that we don't know who sent the letter and what the purpose of sending the letter to us is. Since the sender knew the location and secret of the five-mango beads, why didn't he find them himself? There must be something hidden in this. Until we have investigated this, we should not act rashly. This is 'no'. ”

Gonggong He laughed: "It's really 'if you can't do it, you can't do it, and you can't do it'." ”

Emperor Hongwu's teacup knocked on the coffee table, and his voice was neither light nor heavy, which frightened everyone into silence.

The Emperor muttered, "Da Sikong is thinking well. It involves the national fortune of the dragon vein, and it is indeed impossible to prevent it. But if you let it go, if someone else takes the lead, it will be endless trouble. I thought that if this matter was not broken, it would be better to gamble. ”

Yan Cigui and Ning Yuquan glanced at each other, both of them smiled bitterly in their hearts, their father has always been a person who seeks wealth and nobility in danger, and the search for the five-color stone is afraid that it will be delayed.

The emperor said, "Regardless of that person's motives, if this five-colored stone is preempted by others, won't the situation be even more passive?" There is no gamble in this world that is nine out of ten sure. ”

"Your Majesty is wise!" He Gonggong saw the stitches.

Da Sikong Mo rubbed the white jade wrench in his hand and muttered: "If you set off to find the five-mangzhu in the near future, it is not impossible, but Weichen is not completely sure. ”

The emperor's eyes narrowed slightly, thought for a long time, and muttered: "This is a journey to thousands of mountains and rivers, and the road is difficult and dangerous. It is necessary to be safe and successful, who should be sent to travel, do you have a high opinion? ”

"My son is willing to go!" Yan Cigui and Ning Yuquan got up and left their seats almost at the same time, half-kneeling in front of Emperor Hongwu.

The emperor was pleased with the reaction of his two sons.

"This matter involves the imperial power and national fortunes, and non-royal people cannot take on this important responsibility. The concubine thought that Ning Er was the best candidate, not only to succeed safely, but also to hone his character, which would be of great benefit to his future life. ”

The voice of this person is like a heavenly sound, with a moth head and eyebrows, beautiful and noble, and it is Yu Che, the favorite concubine of Emperor Hongwu.

The queen mother was quiet and dignified, and did not speak, she looked at Yan Cigui and Ning Yuquan quietly, her eyes were unwavering, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Da Sikong understood what the emperor meant, and it seemed that the search for the five-mangzhu was urgent. Speculating that he understood the holy will, he followed the emperor's meaning and said: "While the dragon has not yet awakened, search for the five-color stone in Kyushu Huaxia, and reseal the main dragon vein, so as to stabilize the ancient country and stabilize the world, this is a great achievement that is rare in a thousand years." ”

Emperor Hongwu bowed slightly, and said to the two princes: "I summoned Yan'er and Ning'er to discuss the matter, and I also have this in mind. Who do you think would be the right person to accompany you? ”

Gao An got up and left his seat, knelt down in front of the throne, and said, "I am willing to go!" ”

Gonggong He stood behind the emperor, flashed a fan for the emperor, and also said: "Slave...... I would also like to help. ”

Yan Cigui looked at Gao An and He Gonggong quietly, thinking that if he led the team to find the five-mangzhu, Yan Cigui would not take these two people. Gao An is only loyal to his father, and if he is by his side, his father will keep an eye on him. Not to mention Father-in-law He, who tends to be inflammatory, and his heart and eyes are extremely bad. The Tao is different, but it is better not to conspire with each other.

The corners of Emperor Hongwu's mouth inadvertently tilted an arc, his head bowed slightly, and his gaze turned leisurely to the side of Da Sikong. Da Sikong sat upright as usual, with cold eyebrows. Compared with the fierce loyalty of the two courtiers, the old minister seemed a little indifferent.

Da Sikong knew that the emperor was waiting for him to make a statement, so he had to say: "Weichen thinks that at least five people will accompany him on this trip. The five-colored stone is placed on the dragon vein with the principle of the five elements, and if you want to take out this five-mangzhu, there are at least five kinds of people in the team who live with the five-mangzhu to achieve success. ”

Yu Guifei asked, "How can you judge the attributes of your personality?" ”

Da Sikong replied: "It can be calculated according to the eight characters of the birthday. ”

Da Sikong got up and slowly walked to the pen inkstone, picked up the pen and drew a five-mangtu diagram, wrote the names of King Yan and King Ning respectively on the gold and earth, and said while writing: "King Yan's life belongs to gold, and King Ning's life belongs to earth. ”

Emperor Hongwu pondered for a long time and said, "I plan to send Yan'er and Ning'er soldiers to split into two ways. The entourage is selected from the heroes of this year's martial arts hall test, can the big Sikong have any suggestions? ”

Emperor Hongwu gestured to Gao An with his eyes, and Gao An presented the roster of contestants in the Wuju Palace, where the basic information of the contestants was registered. Da Sikong pinched his fingers slightly under the eight characters of each player's birthday, and soon marked different names at the five vertices of the pentagram.

Jin: Su Moqing;

Wood: Yu Ling, Zang Jiafan, Zhou Yexin, Wu Qingyuan;

Water: Duan Muchen, Chen Yuan, Dong Yeming, Lan Yu;

Fire: Xu Xihe, Tianyou, Song Feng'er;

Soil: Tianxi, Yin Qing, Ding Jinhai, Tianren;

"Why are there so few people in Jinmingge? If the soldiers are divided into two teams, there are not enough people. Concubine Yu frowned and asked.

Da Sikong reconsidered: "It is true that people with the golden life grid are relatively rare, and usually people with the gold life grid have a talent in mathematics and physics. ”

Ning Yuquan frowned, among these people, only Su Moqing was the only one who was a golden life, which meant that he had no choice. However, he was a little disappointed in Su Moqing, and he was defeated by Chen Yuan's knife in one move, which shows that it is actually difficult to live up to his fame.

And Yan Cigui himself is a person with a golden fate, and he is also a rare fate, which makes Ning Yuquan inevitably a little jealous.

Emperor Hongwu bowed slightly, and asked again: "If you wait for the five-colored stone to be taken out, how long will it take to seal the new dragon vein?" How risky is it? ”

"The most important thing to seal the new dragon vein is to find the main dragon vein of the Ming Dynasty, and the current main dragon vein is divided into two parts: 'mountain range' and 'water vein', and the five-colored stone is set on the mountain range. The mountain range starts from Kunlun in the west to the Central Plains, and the landform will change faster after the five-color stone seal is lifted. However, the letter said that the mountains and the earth were cracked, and the mountains and rivers changed dramatically, and the minister did not believe it. The minister guessed that within two years after the seal was lifted, the landform should not change much, at most there would be frequent earthquakes and the river would be diverted. ”

Emperor Hongwu nodded, and his eyes turned to the dragon vein map, as if he saw a giant dragon that was about to move. The corners of his mouth tilted slightly, and his expression lit up, as if he wanted to compete with the dragon.

The Emperor turned to the two princes and asked, "What do you two think?" ”

Ning Yuquan said in his heart, if he can have any high opinions, he will naturally go to listen to the truth and make plans. However, he did not speak, but turned his head to Yan Cigui, waiting to listen to him first.

Yan Cigui groaned: "Since it is an anonymous letter, I don't know the sender's intentions, and I don't know what benefits we will do to the sender if we get the five-mango beads......

The queen nodded and agreed: "The person who came is not good, and this matter should be considered in the long run." ”

Queen Ma is a thousand years old, but she is not very graceful and noble. She has gentle phoenix eyes, slightly red cheeks, beautiful eyebrows, about early forty years old, although she has not applied fat powder, and she is not so stunning and moving, but her charm is elegant, and she is as light as a chrysanthemum. The so-called "mother of the world" is interpreted by the queen just right.

The emperor turned to Ning Yuquan and asked, "Does Ning Er think she should go and get these five-mangled beads, or put them aside and wait and see?" ”

Ning Yuquan expected that he would be asked this question, so he cheered up and replied: "Erchen thinks that of course he wants to find out the truth. Waiting is not the solution, wait and see, what if it is 'unchanged'? Erchen felt that in the process of exploring the pentagram beads, the sender would definitely go out of the way, and we would see you again at that time. ”

Ning Yuquan was small, with a square face with a long nose and eagle eyes, and a blue seal loomed in the hall. Under the thick eyebrows is a pair of phoenix eyes, which looks extremely shrewd. His appearance is quite immature, looking like the age of ambition, not as weak as the crown, and there is a kind of immature youth and old age in his behavior and speech.

The emperor nodded, there was a hint of approval in his eyes, Ning Yuquan's words were exactly what the emperor was thinking.

Yan Ci replied: "Erchen also thinks so, let's go and listen to the truth first." ”

The emperor said: "The five-mangzhu locks the dragon vein feng shui, which is related to the fortune of the Ming Dynasty, and we must be prepared." What Concubine Yu said is good, it is most appropriate for you two princes to lead a team to explore the five-mangzhu beads. First, this matter is a royal secret, and the leader should be our Zhu royal people; The second is to let the two of you have more experience. ”

Ning Yuquan's expression lit up, and he replied: "Erchen must do his best to live up to his father's expectations." ”

The emperor nodded slightly and asked, "Do you two have any ideas for the specific deployment of the accompanying personnel?" ”

Yan Cigui and Ning Yuquan glanced at each other, and no one could come up with an idea. Yan Ci replied: "As Da Sikong said, the people in the team to search for the five-mangzhu must have a complete five-element life, and Erchen wants to listen to Da Sikong's opinion first." ”

Da Sikong stood up, pointed to the roster, and said, "The five-colored stones are scattered in the five points of the dragon vein according to the attributes of the five elements, which are the five mango beads of gold, wood, water, fire, and earth. Therefore, there must be people with the five qualities of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth in the team that goes to explore the five-mangled beads. ”

"Everyone has a unique personality attribute according to the eight characters of their birthday. His Royal Highness King Yan is a gold-based life-type, and His Royal Highness King Ning is an earth-based life-type, and the two of you have to make up for the other four life-type people in your team, so the possibility of success is greater. ”

The emperor spoke: "Yan'er, you choose first." ”