"Is he also a monk?" asked Hua Wei.

Princess Gao Ning shook her head, "No, he's the regent!"

Hua Yu suddenly remembered.

When the elders told her that it was time to go down the mountain two months ago, they were discussing the accession of the new monarch to the throne, and they seemed to have heard of this name at that time.

"I remember, your new emperor has just ascended the throne, and he is still underage, so the first emperor has set up a regent for him to assist in the government, right?"

"yes. Princess Gao Ning leaned on the wall of the carriage and said casually: "Speaking of which, it is really strange that you Taiyuanguan, Your Majesty is so young, but you allowed him to be the new monarch, and there is a prince in the Liang State I heard that he has both virtue and ability, but you do not recognize his status as a prince, and set up someone else, sometimes I really don't understand what your standards are." ”

Hua Wei touched her nose and said with a dry smile: "It is the elders who decide these things, and I don't know, but I think the standard is the edict." Your Majesty has the edict of the first emperor, and it is justified to be the new emperor, but the one of the Liang State can't take it, if Taiyuan Guan supports him, it is difficult to ensure that he will not be gossiped and criticized. The princess thought about it, how can Taiyuan Guan be qualified to measure who is more talented among the princes?"

As the head of the Taoist sect in the world, in addition to maintaining the order of the entire cultivation realm, Taiyuan Guan also silently implements a rule that is tacitly accepted by the world, that is, to protect the smooth inheritance of imperial power in various countries.

The new monarch ascends the throne, not only needs to be edicted, but also needs to be recognized by Taiyuan Guan. In more extreme cases: if there is only an edict, but Taiyuan Guan does not recognize his identity, the world will think that this emperor is not right, which shows how high the prestige of Taiyuan Guan is in the world.

Hua Yu remembered that she had heard such an incident when she was a child, the prince of a small country in the south took the edict to make him the emperor on Jihua Mountain, but was exposed by his entourage at the risk of death to expose his conspiracy to kill his father and brother, Taiyuan Guan thought that he was not worthy of the position, there would be a big disaster, did not recognize his heir status, he returned to his country and was attacked by the new emperor in the name of the rebellious ministers and thieves.

For 300 years, the Taiyuan Temple has been so subtly involved in the affairs of the world, and although it does not interfere, it has been silently intimidating every regime.

I heard that Dayan Xinjun is only in his early tens, but he can sit on the dragon chair safely, which is not unrelated to the recognition and support of Taiyuan Guan.

But Master said that this is not the duty of Taiyuan Guan, and the reason why he has been doing this is because people in the world believe in the Tao and believe in the cultivation world, believing that the monarch they choose can bring peace and prosperity to the world, and when the situation is no longer there, they should be silent and not ask about the world.

Who is the monarch and what the world is like has nothing to do with the cultivation world.

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"You have to be careful, don't upset my imperial brother," Princess Gao Ning frowned and quickly let go, "but I heard that he rarely goes to Guanzhong, so we shouldn't meet him." ”

Hua Yu suddenly exclaimed: "Wait a minute, you said that King Huai is the master of the view, so he gave me a gift?"

This is a prince! It's still the regent, and his gifts are enough for me to brag about for a year, right? No, I'll have to take a good look at what he gave when I go back later, Hua Wei smiled and calculated, and her heart was surging.

"What are you so excited about?" Princess Gao Ning said strangely: "This kind of etiquette is handed over to his subordinates, and the gifts will not be picked by him personally, and King Huai is not interested in cultivation, his master is just in name, he has to deal with the government affairs of the court, so he will not care about such a trivial matter." ”

"Oh. Hua Yan's mood suddenly withered.

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Dust view backyard.

A noble man in a silver-white silk robe and an elegant woman in an apricot yellow robe sat at the stone table and played against each other, the breeze floated, blowing the long hair of the two sideburns, both of them were focused, and they had to hear the crisp sound of the jade chess pieces falling, and the atmosphere was quiet.

"Your chess skills are so good, I'm afraid this king won't be able to catch up. Nangong Yi's slender fingers pinched the chess pieces and gently put them aside, and sighed: "I lost this game." ”

The woman raised her head, revealing a stunning face, a pair of autumn eyes are even more gentle and moving, lovable, she spoke softly, the tone is beautiful but not demonic, warm but not greasy, weak but not sad, and extremely pleasant.

"The speed of His Highness's chess skills is really surprising to Danhe, Danhe is just relying on understanding His Highness, and he narrowly beats a son. ”

Nangong Yi met her affectionate gaze, and Wen Wen smiled, "Yes, you taught me all this chess skill, and you naturally know my path." ”

Danhe lowered his eyes silently, a little gloomy, she could understand His Highness's rejection, but His Highness was too gentle, so she couldn't resist, and always hoped that he would accept him one day.

"Your Highness, it will be the Rain Festival in two days, Gongguan has set up a formation on the Qingliang Mountain outside the city, will His Highness go?" Danhe looked at Nangong Yi again, full of anticipation. This year, she finally succeeded in begging Master to let her go up to the high platform to pray for rain, so she desperately wanted him to see it.

Nangong Yi pondered for a moment, "If there is nothing in the palace, it doesn't hurt to go." Suzaku Sanren has always been steady, and since he has entrusted you with such a major matter, then the king is also relieved. ”

Danhe was unwilling to get his affirmative reply, and just wanted to say something more, Dongwu stood outside the courtyard gate and said: "Your Highness, someone from Liuyunguan has come to the door to return the salute, and Daoist Fang Hai is receiving you." ”

"Oh, who's coming?"

"Back to His Royal Highness, it is Princess Gao Ning and the flower chief of Taiyuan Temple. ”

Nangong Yi pretended to sigh and said: "The disciple of Yuanyu Zhenren is so polite, and he even came to the door to return the salute in person, please invite her to come and sit down." ”

"Yes. ”

Danhe secretly glanced at him, and was surprised in his heart.

His Royal Highness has never been interested in cultivators, although the disciples of Yuanyu Zhenren sound rare and noble, but Morong Daoist is also from Taiyuan Temple, but His Royal Highness does not associate with him, there are many cultivators in Chang'an City, and he is only slightly familiar with himself, what is so peculiar about this newly arrived female crown that makes His Highness care about her?

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Princess Gao Ning and Hua Wei were a little dazed when they were invited by King Huai, and when the two followed Dongwu through the corridor to the backyard, Hua Yu looked around, the scale of this Taoist temple is indeed not large, it is very lonely, it can be seen that King Huai should be a person with a cold personality and does not like to be lively.

When they arrived at the place and opened the courtyard door, the two of them looked inside, and there were two people, a man and a woman, sitting under a big banyan tree, all with fluttering clothes and belts, tall and delicate.

Looking at it again, the two of them exclaimed in their hearts, isn't this the Danhe Dao Chief?

Hua Wei immediately glanced at the surrounding environment, the clean and secluded courtyard, the black and white chess game, the fragrant tea boiling on the red clay stove next to the stone table, the dust whisks and folding fans side by side on the low table, the lonely men and widows, and the displeased look of Danhe's exploration, all made her come to a conclusion in an instant:

Well, it came at a bad time, and it became a light bulb......

As a female champion, she meets an adult man with a sword in public, and she is not embarrassed at all to be seen by someone who is not familiar with her, what a girl with an estranged personality!

It wasn't until Princess Gao Ning called out to the imperial brother that she shifted her attention to Nangong Yi.

Tsk, His Royal Highness King Huai is really a handsome man who can't take his eyes off it, Hua Yan's first reaction.

The nobility around him is natural, that is, he is dressed in silver-white plain clothes, and he is also like a bright moon, but even so, people do not seem cold, not only like the bright moon in the sky, but also like the flowing water at the fingertips.

He stands in the breeze and looks at you with a half-smile that makes you want to walk towards him.

The so-called Mo Shangren is like jade, the son is unparalleled in the world, it is the King of Huai, I can't imagine that such a clean and flawless character will become the regent, Hua Yu couldn't help but think about what he looked like when he wore court clothes, how dazzling would it be?

"Daoist, please don't be restrained, it is the king's honor to have the honor to invite the Daoist to come and talk. Nangong Yi stood up calmly, politely bowed and gave up his seat, and Danhe also stood up together.

How beautiful it is! How comfortable it is! What an excellent quality it is to be expensive but not arrogant, no wonder people can be regents! Hua Yu was deeply gratified in her heart, and her face was sincerely afraid: "Where and where, getting the blue eyes of His Royal Highness King Huai is the blessing of the poor road, Your Highness, please." ”

Danhe watched quietly from the side, and was also surprised, but he didn't expect that the girl he saw at the door just now was a closed disciple of Yuanyu Zhenren, and it seemed that her cultivation would not pass...... Yuan Infant Period, in terms of talent, it is on par with himself, but he is young and not a climate.

She gave birth to a lovely face, a pair of black and white eyes, a clean and pure gaze, and a carefree temperament all over her body, indeed like a person who has just come to the world, and does not know the suffering of the world.

Danhe quietly breathed a sigh of relief, King Huai would never take a fancy to a child, and he cared about her maybe just because her identity was really prominent.

After the four of them sat down, Nangong Yi originally wanted to call Dongwu to serve tea, but Danhe picked up the teapot familiarly and said lightly: "I'll come, Your Highness doesn't have to bother." ”

Princess Gao Ning suddenly asked, "Daoist Danhe came to find the imperial brother, but to discuss the matter of praying for rain?"

Danhe was suddenly embarrassed, and paused before saying, "Yes." ”

"Hua Fei, do you want to go and see what my Dayan Prayer Festival is like? I promise you'll like it!"

Hua Yu felt novel when she heard the words "Pray for Rain", and as soon as Princess Gao Ning finished speaking, her eyes showed a strong expectation.

Nangong Yi glanced at her from afar, and just saw her smiling appearance, pure and carefree.

He was stunned before he drank a cup of tea as if nothing had happened.