In the past few days, Xue Chongxun felt very strange, his eyelids were jumping, his mind was not happy, he had insomnia, he always had an ominous intuition, and he was even worried that he was not good enough to contact Li Shouli, the king of Fen. Originally, he didn't believe in these mysterious things, maybe he was in an ancient environment and was affected by the environment?

One day, when he went out, he happened to meet a fortune teller, and the monk came up and said, "You have a black face, why don't you let me tell you a hexagram." ”

Xue Chongxun couldn't help but laugh: "Fortunately, you didn't finish talking about the strange bones, you are a martial arts wizard, and you want to sell martial arts cheats to me......"

Fang Shi heard the smell of mockery, and said angrily: "I have good intentions, if you don't listen, why should you humiliate others?" Fortune, heaven and man. Last night, the Calamity Star (Comet) entered the western sky, and the sky was different, just in response to your face, believe it or not! ”

Xue Chongxun didn't believe in the fortune-telling thing at all, but when he heard Fang Shi say about celestial phenomena, he couldn't help but be surprised: "There was a disaster star last night?" ”

Fang Shi said matter-of-factly: "Exactly, I watched the sky at night, and I happened to see the broom star appear in the western sky, and the sky was different." ”

Xue Chongxun looked back left and right after listening, and asked the guards around him if they had seen it, but they were all people who practiced martial arts, who had time to study the celestial phenomena? They all said they didn't see it. Xue Chongxun didn't care about the scholar, and hurriedly turned around and rushed to Caoyun Yamen to ask those civil officials, but unexpectedly, the officials on duty said that it was too cold last night, and they went to bed early, so they didn't pay attention to the stars.

I don't know if it's the deception that the priest casually said, but the appearance of a comet in the sky is not a big thing for the imperial court, and if there is such a thing, it will not be long before someone says it. At this time, the emperor was called the Son of Heaven, and he believed in the monarchy's heavenly authority, and there were several national sacrifices every year, so some ghosts and gods could also be brought to the temple to talk about things.

What moved Xue Chongxun was not the comet, but the prediction of memory: he remembered that there was a celestial phenomenon before Li Longji became emperor in history. But he couldn't remember exactly what the celestial phenomenon was, what exactly happened, and he didn't know where he saw it from, but he only vaguely remembered it anyway.

Could it be that the comet is a foreshadowing of the heavens wanting Li Longji to ascend the throne? Xue Chongxun was anxious, but it was inconvenient to ask other unfamiliar officials about the comet, these mysterious things were relatively taboo, and it would not have a good impact on them at least if they discussed it in private. At this time, a civil official said: "I heard that the Taoist priests of Shangqing Temple should observe the sun, moon and stars when cultivating, so as to comprehend the immortal machine, why don't Xue Lang ask the Taoist of Yuqing, she must know." ”

Last time, Yuqing made a confession at Luoyang Wharf, which has made everyone in Luoyang officialdom known, and when the civil official said this, he was also thinking about the relatively familiar relationship between Xue Chongxun and Yuqing.

When Xue Chongxun heard some truth, he couldn't wait, so he immediately left the yamen and took the car to Shangqingguan.

Yuqing Daogu usually doesn't see outsiders much, and the affairs in the Taoist temple are taken care of by other Taoist priests, but as soon as Xue Chongxun came, she gave face and went to the Star Tower to meet in person, about the last time Xue Chongxun took care of her many times on the way back to Luoyang, and treated her politely, which made her a little grateful.

I saw that Yuqing was wearing a wide robe, wearing a Taoist crown, except for her beautiful face, her demeanor and demeanor were no different from other Taoist priests, her expression was cold, and she just said a few polite words.

Xue Chongxun didn't have time to think about anything else, so he asked directly: "I heard that a comet appeared last night, but I'm not sure, I want to ask, have you seen it?" ”

Yu said lightly: "This is indeed the case. Xue Lang came to the door today, for this? ”

Xue Chongxun chuckled in his heart, and hurriedly said: "I don't know much about celestial phenomena, Yuqing Daogu explained a thing or two...... A comet is also called a disaster star, what is it a portent? Is it a sign of natural and man-made disasters this year? ”

Yuqing shook his head and said: "Although it is not a good omen, but from the astrological aspect, there is another layer of meaning, which means removing the old and clothing the new." My opinion is that we should change the cultivation method, the old inner Dan cultivation has not made much progress, and we should follow the will of heaven and change to a new outer Dan method...... You can also see it as a new year, with a new beginning, and you can adjust your mind and the way of being an official appropriately, and you can conform to the will of heaven. ”

"Removing the old and making the new?" Xue Chongxun's face had become very ugly.

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The comet appeared in the middle of the night, and not everyone saw it, but the officials of the Tiantai must have seen it. It is their duty to watch astronomy, teach astronomical complexion, write the imperial calendar, etc., and there are people on duty at twelve hours a day. The young eunuch Si Tiantai hurriedly reported the celestial phenomena to Emperor Li Dan early the next morning, and said: "The heavenly omen is removed from the old and the new is clothed, and His Majesty should respond to it in order to avoid the disaster." ”

Li Dan asked, "How do I respond?" ”

The young eunuch of Si Tiantai hesitated and said: "Wei Chen doesn't dare to talk about it, please ask His Majesty to summon Jia Gong, the supervisor of Si Tiantai, to speak." ”

Li Dan then summoned Jia Yingfu to meet him, this Jia Yingfu was completely dependent on Princess Taiping, and when he heard the emperor's summons, he pondered and thought about how to deal with it on the way to the Lin De Palace.

He really wanted to take the opportunity to slander him, so that he could ask for credit in front of Princess Taiping; However, I am worried that this matter is very important, and it may be troublesome to make an assertion without consulting Taiping. When he was undecided, he had followed the eunuch to the Longwei Road, and the majestic palace was in front of him.

Sometimes people encounter such a situation, even if it is a civil official, you need to make a decision on the spot, because you may not have time to think deeply. The celestial phenomenon that only appeared last night, and I met the emperor early this morning, and the opportunity was in an instant: if you give up this opportunity, and then go to the emperor to admonish in the future, it will attract suspicion, and after Princess Taiping discusses and decides, the meritorious service will not necessarily fall on Jia Yingfu's head.

Jia Yingfu frowned, and said in his heart: Since Your Highness has asked me to be the supreme official of Si Tiantai, I should show my ability to take charge of myself, if I miss the opportunity, who says that I will not be scolded by His Highness for having no opinion?

After hesitating, he unconsciously arrived at the main hall, where the emperor was sitting on the throne on the steps, and the young eunuch Li of Si Tiantai on the side was standing with his hands down. Jia Yingfu hurriedly bowed and saluted, shouting long live.

It must have been Young Eunuch Li who put the burden up, and he didn't dare to talk nonsense, so he got his boss out as a shield.

Li Dan said: "Li Aiqing has a vision in the sky, I am most in awe of the heavens, you tell me, what should I do to avoid the disaster?" ”

Jia Yingfu took a deep breath, pondering the words, and said slowly: "Before Weichen came, in order to prepare to answer His Majesty's inquiry, I specially checked the record of Si Tiantai, the last time the comet appeared in Emperor Xiao (Zhongzong), the officials of Si Tiantai at that time also wrote and recorded. ”

Li Dan was curious: "What did the previous officials say?" ”

Jia Yingfu lowered his head, and said with a blue face: "He wrote to Emperor Xiao to give the throne to the crown prince (Li Chongjun), when Emperor Xiao was furious and sent the official to Lingnan, naturally he did not adopt the advice......"

Jia Yingfu said that he really had bad intentions, because Li Chongjun later staged a coup d'état. When he said this, does he mean that Li Longji will have the intention of rebellion?

Li Dan glared and said, "That'...... I should also give the Zen position to Saburo to avoid disasters? ”

Jia Yingfu said a little nervously: "The Son of Heaven is at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and the crown prince is only the crown prince, where is the reason why the prince is impatient to replace him?" ”

Li Dan thought it was true in his heart, he had only been the emperor for less than two years, so he retired, how did he feel like a stepping stone? It's better to directly let Li Longji sit on the throne at the beginning.

Jia Yingfu took the opportunity to say: "The comet has a sign of removing the old and welcoming the new, and His Majesty can also follow the mandate of heaven by setting up another prince." ”

Li Dan's face changed suddenly, he was usually quite kind, but he still knew very well in his heart: to replace Li Longji, there were too many involved...... At the beginning, Li Dan didn't really want to make Li Longji the prince, and felt that the threat was too great, but Li Longji had a great merit, and Li Dan's temperament was relatively soft, so he couldn't pull his face, so he asked the minister to discuss, and the people who supported Li Longji accounted for the majority, so the prince gave it to him.

Perhaps, now is an opportunity to speak in the sky? And many of the ministers who currently support the crown prince have been dispatched, Yao Chong is in Luoyang, and Song Jing is in Chuzhou...... There is no one who has enough weight to speak up for Li Longji, it is indeed a great opportunity!

But Li Dan has another hidden worry, he is worried about his sister Princess Taiping! Although it seems now that it is precisely with Princess Taiping that Li Dan's throne is more stable, Princess Taiping's power is a powerful arm of imperial power, which can balance the prince who is too sharp...... However, if the crown prince is finished, will Princess Taiping's power not be able to fall, and in turn threaten the imperial power of Li Dan's family? This Li Dan can't understand either.

Li Dan didn't have the courage to kill decisively, and when he was in a dilemma, he said according to his old temperament: "It's better to ask Taiping and San Lang about this matter first, and then let the ministers discuss." ”

Jia Yingfu's words just now were already very bold, and now it is even more inconvenient to say more, so he just responded.

Li Dan waved them away, but he sat on the throne for a long time and couldn't bear to leave, his hand stroked the handrail made of red gold next to him, watching the fine carved lines on it, the imperial throne is indeed a place that makes people linger.

He just wondered why he was the son-in-law of two generations of emperors, and he was justifiable, so why did this emperor always feel unstable?

In fact, under such a situation, no one in their family feels very safe, whether it is Taiping or the prince, isn't it all a family? Especially the prince, after all kinds of news reached his ears, he really felt that there was a fire on his butt and an oil pot on his head.

Even the self-confidence of "destiny is mine" has begun to waver. Without him, the shape shì is too undangerous! Of the six prime ministers in the court (Liu Youqiu has not filled the vacancy after being exiled), only one Zhang said that he was still a supporter, but Zhang said that he was neither a person promoted by Li Longji, nor did he express his loyalty, the camp was a little vague, and the weight of speaking in the temple was not enough at all, and when the time came, a bunch of people would say bad things about him Li Longji, what should I do about this?

Some time ago, after a round of competition between Princess Taiping and Li Longji, Li Longji was completely at a disadvantage, and his power was at a low point, and everything was very bad. G