Volume 4: The Eventful Years Chapter 192: Ruins [I]
Uncle Dao: "Lord Shrike is at the other end of the forbidden land, guarding the tranquility with General Zhendong. β
Huiliang: "Can I go and see Gongzheng? β
Uncle Dao still shook his head and said, "No! No one is allowed to walk around in the forbidden land." Even if we speak at this moment, we must not raise our voices. β
Gongzi Gu Liang sighed behind Hui Liang: "I don't know what happened to my father, we are watching from such a distance, and we can't feel at ease for a moment, I hope General Dao can understand our brother's feelings!"
Uncle Dao nodded and said, "I can understand your feelings, and I think the lord is also clear." But you must also obey the king's commands. In fact, Mr. Changling had already told the monarch before the little divine doctor took action that no matter what the effect of the treatment was, it would always be beneficial and harmless, and would not worsen the monarch's physical condition. That's why the king can rest assured that the divine doctor will heal, and you should rest assured. β
Gongzi Zhonglan sighed again: "Father's body is an important matter for the country, how can you rest assured? I hate to serve at any time, and never leave for a moment." β
Shaomiao muttered, "Father said he was fine." You don't have to come along, but you're not obedient. ...... Even if you stay in the palace, what use can you do except distract the divine doctor?"
Hui Liang said, "How can the young sister talk like this. My father didn't let you come, didn't you come with him?"
Shao Miao bowed his head and said, "I just want to know the results of the little divine doctor's treatment for my father as soon as possible, and I don't want to add to the chaos." β
Gu Liang interjected: "Young sister, what you said is not right! You are worried about your father's safety. Am I worrying about my father's safety and causing chaos?"
Shaomiao pouted and stopped talking. And the sword general couldn't care what these people were arguing about, and shouted in a low voice: "The lord is fine now, and you are still reluctant to hear about the king's order." If anything happens, what do you want? Say no more, and order the guards to unpack their belongings, and stop here to rest and wait patiently. β
The king's entourage and the guard of honor were carrying all sorts of things, which were now untied and lightly placed on the ground. Some people brought cushions and invited the prince and the lady to sit down and rest, and others brought utensils with water for them to drink to quench their thirst.
The monarch summoned Baoyu shortly after dawn, and after saying a few words, Baoyu took charge of the matter. But at this moment, it was past noon, but there was no movement from the palace, and if there were no people in a large valley and no birds and beasts were silent, even the livestock were taken away.
According to the usual habits of the princes, they should have had lunch at this moment, but since they didn't even let them make a loud noise, of course, they were not allowed to make a fire here to cook. The servants had to take out some melons and fruits and dry food for them to eat first, and the sword general also specially reminded - don't make too much noise, even the lip-smacking movement is better to be quiet!
Hui Liang ate some dry food, drank a few sips of water, looked up at the sky and said, "General Dao, did that little divine doctor say how long he will cast a spell?"
This time it was Uncle Dao's turn to be stunned, Baoyu really didn't say this, no one knows how long it will take? If he used the Lang Ji Zhi Artifact to cast the Essence Essence Technique to replenish the vitality of the Houqi, at most it would only take an hour, and he would never wait until noon, and he would not be able to cast the spell like this endlessly.
But in the process of rescue, there was a small accident, Baoyu first cast a spell for the monarch, and then cast a spell on the strange five-flower ginseng, inadvertently entered the realm of enlightenment, and was seen by the monarch who woke up early. Then the monarch and Baoyu talked for a long time, but the content of the conversation was inconvenient for others to hear, so they simply left everyone outside.
Uncle Dao had no choice but to reply: "Mr. Li Lu didn't explain in advance, and I don't know how long it will take, since the lord has an order, everyone just waits." β
Gongzi Zhonglan seemed to say to himself: "I am the eldest of all the sons, and I know the feelings of my younger brothers and sisters, and the more they wait, the more anxious they become." β
And Gongzi Gu Liang looked around and said: "If the little divine doctor casts the spell for a few days and nights, we will sit in the mountains and fields for a few days and nights?...... There is no one else in the palace, and if something has happened to the king, we will not know!"
They sat in the wilderness of the mountains, and even if they wanted to pitch a tent for the night, they had to cut down the surrounding bushes and make a flat field. But if the fire is not allowed to be lit, how can they be allowed to cut down trees in this area? If they really sit and wait for a few days and nights, it is not an ordinary sin.
The sword general said in a deep voice: "It is a matter of the safety of the sovereign, even if you wait for a few days and nights, what's the matter? If you stay in the field for a few days and have dry food to eat, you can't die! If you don't want to, you can go back." β
The sons stopped talking, but Uncle Dao looked at them with some secret anger, but he didn't want to say anything more. Since ancient times, Pakistan has also practiced the ritual law of public promotion of Zen, but according to the conventions, only the princes have the qualifications to receive Zen as the king, and they must be designated by the monarch himself.
Among the current princes of the Bamuro Kingdom, those who have the heart and think that they have the ability to compete for the throne with Shaowu are probably the only two sons, Zhonglan and Huiliang. As for Gu Liang, he is in the same group as his brother Huiliang, and he can be regarded as a small helper behind Huiliang.
Hou Liao suddenly left the national capital and went to the forbidden place in the depths of Pengshan to receive treatment from the "divine doctor". When people hear the news, they will inevitably speculate - is the monarch's physical condition suddenly deteriorated, is in danger, and rushed to the hospital in a hurry, so this is the case?
At this time, the prince did not show up, but the monarch told the other princes that they did not have to follow, but these princes still followed. If the monarch really had an accident in the forbidden land, and Lord Shrike announced that he would be succeeded by Shao Wu Shouchan, Naka Ran might have taken the opportunity to launch a coup d'Γ©tat!
Because this timing is so good, far away from the forbidden land in the mountains of the national capital, no matter what happens, the news will not be able to spread for the time being. As long as the overall situation of this place is settled, and it is claimed that he has received the king's deathbed Zen order, and then he can return to the national capital to ascend the throne.
Several princes came with the monarch's guard, and it seemed that they did not bring their own personal guards with them, but who knows if there were any internal responses they had planted in the guards? In the mountains outside the forbidden land, maybe there were also people and horses they mobilized to lurk in secret, just in case of accidents or wanted to create accidents.
It's a pity that these sons have guessed the situation wrong, with the body of the monarch, it could have been able to support for about half a year, enough to wait until Shaowu rushed back. After this time, he first sent Changling and Beroe to "test" Baoyu, and after knowing that something would happen to him, he summoned Baoyu to let him be treated, and he also made arrangements in the forbidden land in advance, leaving no chance for those who tried to move.
The generals of the four towns are all here, and Lord Berao is also the most important minister in the country who can control the scene, and there are also the most elite military formations and monks of various sects stationed here, even if the princes are ready, they can't make waves. Although Uncle Dao has an upright temperament, he is not stupid at all, and the general also knows that Hou Liao can already guess that these sons may follow to the forbidden land.
The monarch may have wanted to create an opportunity to see who would come, and what they were doing in secret.
Everyone waited with their hearts, and it didn't take long for them to hear a long howl from the direction of the high slope. That is the signal sent by Mr. Elder, who has been watching under the dragon's blood treasure tree, martial law has been lifted in the forbidden land, and Mr. Xiao's spell for the monarch has been completed, and the governance has been successful, and the monarch is safe.
Hou Liao took Baoyu's arm and walked outside the palace, and gestured towards the high slope, and Mr. Changling gave a signal. The general of the four towns and the lord of the shrike hurried back to the palace, and everyone returned to the camp. The honor guard guarded the courtyard, and the personal attendants entered the palace first to serve the monarch, while the princes and young seedlings stood in front of the palace and waited for the summons.
Xiao Tian had already slipped out, and when he saw Xiao Miao, he came over to say hello with his tail very affectionately. Xiao Miao was very happy, squatted down and hugged the dog's neck and rubbed it, and said a lot of words in its ear, regardless of whether the dog could understand it or not. Gongzi Zhonglan frowned on the side and said, "Young sister, how can you be so rude? When talking to a dog in front of the palace, you should stand respectfully and wait for your father to summon you!"
Xiao Miao said: "This is Mr. Li Lu's dog, and he once worked with us to take the elixir for my father!"
At this time, the monarch ordered that the princes and officials above the captain of the garrison array stationed here enter the palace to pay respects. Everyone entered the palace and lined up on both sides, and the hall seemed to be very lively. Everyone was eager to know how effective the treatment was, but the monarch just smiled and said it was very good, without explaining how good it was.
Of course, people can't take the initiative to ask how long the monarch can live, and everyone can only congratulate the monarch and congratulate Mr. Li Lu. Although I can't ask directly what the effect of this treatment is, I can judge it by the mood of the monarch, who is obviously in a good mood and has not shown such a comfortable smile for a long time
The monarch announced his gratitude and reward to Baoyu on the spot in the palace. With the valley where Baoyu picked the elixir as the center, it is surrounded by a radius of ten miles. Mr. Li Lu was given a fief and the title of Peng Keng.
In this day and age. The names of ordinary village residents may be very simple, some people have no surname or surname at all, and a nickname may be called for a lifetime. For example, if he hadn't joined the army and become a general, he might have been called Daowa when he was a child and Daohan when he grew up, and he would not have been called other names in his life.
And today's Baoyu, no one will call him Baoyu here, and most people don't even know this name. I only know that his name is Li Lu, and the monarch is also called Mr. Xiao, and now he can also be called Master Peng Keng. It is not clear how "big" he is, because he only has a title and no official title, which is the aristocratic status in the simple era not long after he broke away from the wilderness.
Not only that, but the monarch in order to show courtesy. In front of everyone, he personally presented the national work token with both hands. The national industrial token of the Bamuro country is also a magic weapon, and the shape is similar to that of the phase chamber country, but the totem is slightly different. Of course, it was not refined on the spot, and it was originally brought on by Gongzheng Lord Beroe, and it came in handy at this moment.
Baoyu also has a national work token of the Xiangmuro country. But that brand belongs to the mountain master, and his status as a national worker in the Xiangmuro country is fake, but at this moment, he has become a genuine national worker. National work is an honorary identity, but it represents more than just honor. He can accept the money offered by the Bamuro country, and even ask the Bamuro country to build a mansion for him.
But usually. Those who can be personally invited by the monarch to work as national workers do not lack that kind of support, let alone their own residence, and often do not ask for anything. But the king wanted these people to ask for it, because if they spoke, they promised to help the country.
The status of national worker is usually only granted to monks above the five realms, who have powerful supernatural powers, and whose spells are of great help to the people. Although Baoyu's cultivation is only four realms and nine turns, no one dares to say that he does not have this qualification. Even Mr. Changling was amazed by this young man's alchemy and rescue skills, he was a miracle doctor who was hard to find in the world!
But for a miracle doctor with superb means, no one will be offended. Who can guarantee that he will be free of illness and disaster in his life, and that there will be no day when he will ask for help? And I heard that the methods of this little miracle doctor seem to be able to cure people as long as there is only one breath left, and that is a character who has to hold an offering, no wonder the monarch treats him so politely!
There were many people present whose lives were saved by Baoyu, and at this moment, I admired and befriended this little gentleman even more. Next, the monarch rewarded the monks of various sects, that is, the group of people who followed Baoyu to the canyon to collect medicine, and many of them almost died because of this.
The monarch mentioned this incident in public, and expressed his apologies, not only thanking them generously, but also ordering the sending of envoys to thank the various sects they belonged to, and to name and commend these young disciples. Everyone was ashamed and happy, and they thanked the monarch one after another, and there is no need to mention the scene.
There were a total of twenty people who entered the valley with Baoyu, in addition to Baoyu, Uncle Dao, and Xiao Miao, there were seventeen monks from various nearby sects, but the monarch only summoned and rewarded sixteen people, including two monks from Liangfeng Ding, but just missed one Ji Ying.
Why the monarch is like this, in fact, everyone knows it in their hearts. But the monarch didn't say a word to reprimand Ji Ying, he didn't even mention this person, he didn't express any blame, but he didn't reward him. Ji Ying also had two fellow disciples present, and the monarch would also send an envoy to Liangfeng Peak to thank and reward these two by name.
After all, the identity of the monarch is different from that of the sword general, and he doesn't need to say anything unpleasant, but I'm afraid that all the sects in the country have already understood what he means.
It was not only these monks who were rewarded, but everyone in the forbidden land was wiped out with Baoyu, and the generals of the four towns, Gongzheng Shrike, Mr. Changling, and all the soldiers stationed here were rewarded accordingly, and everyone was happy.
The monarch finally said: "I occasionally felt unwell the day before yesterday, Lord Gongzheng and the ministers were worried about my body, and ordered to ask the various cultivation sects in the country for elixir. Now that there is nothing to do, I will inspect the cities of the kingdom and reassure the hearts of all the people. β
This was a decision that no one could have imagined in advance, and Hou Liao actually had to inspect the cities in the territory again, so that everyone could see that he was in good spirits. Zhong Ran and Huiliang wanted to open their mouths to dissuade them, and Hou Liao had just recovered and could not travel so far to work, but in this elated atmosphere, it was difficult to really persuade him.
It seems that Hou Di is going to resolutely hide his physical condition, and in this way announce to everyone that he has fully recovered. And the matter of seeking the elixir some time ago was just a big fuss made by the ministers of the court.
Baoyu has been playing with Xiaotian since he was a child, and he can understand the meaning of what a dog wants to express, and he naturally cultivates a kind of supernatural power, that is, he can perceive the real changes in people's hearts without opening his mouth. He sat very close to the monarch, next to the princes, and he sensed that Xiao Miao was sincerely happy, and although the three princes were excited, they were vaguely disappointed in their hearts.
It seems that it is really difficult to be the king of a country, even in the country of peace and security, the queen who is loved by all the people, there will be too many troubles that ordinary people can't imagine. It can't be said that Hou Di has no way to teach his sons, people will naturally have different ideas in different positions, and Hou Di also has more than a dozen sons, and it is normal for them to have different temperaments, so don't be extra cautious when choosing people to pass on the country.
Later that night, he held a banquet in the palace to entertain and thank all the meritorious people. There was actually wine at the banquet, and Hou Li, who had not been drunk for several years, drank several glasses with great pleasure that night, and was helped into the inner room by the attendants, and it seemed that his "illness" was really completely cured.
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Early the next morning, Baoyu bid farewell to the king. He claimed that he happened to encounter this incident on the way to his cultivation, and he was fortunate enough to take action to regulate the monarch, and now that the monarch's body was fine, he should continue to cultivate during the journey. Of course, Hou Liao was kind enough to stay, but Baoyu's attitude was very resolute, and Hou Liao didn't want to be rude, let alone delay the cultivation of this master, so he had to send Baoyu away from the Pengshan Forbidden Land.
Baoyu said goodbye first, in fact, he had discussed it privately with Hou Li, he still had something to deal with, and then quietly went to Zheng Muguo under the arrangement of the monarch, so no one could trace his whereabouts. There is still some time left for the agreed time with Houxiao, but Baoyu just wants to get out of here as soon as possible.
First, because the people here were so enthusiastic, at the banquet last night, he became the person who received the most congratulations except for the king, and everyone rushed to toast and express their admiration to him. In particular, the young monks of various sects were not only grateful to him as a life-saving benefactor, but they were already extremely worshipful. This feeling of being held by the stars is also very good, but it is not very "convenient" for Baoyu.
Baoyu has not forgotten why he left his hometown to travel to Ba Yuan, what is the purpose of the mountain god letting him travel to Ba Yuan, and what kind of intention has he not yet completed? Now that he has received a promise from Hou Li, if he knows who is the murderer of the Qingshui clan in the future, he will receive the help of Ba Muguo, which is a big unexpected gain for Baoyu.