Shendu, the Imperial Palace.

Today, the empress and the royal family went to the ancestral shrine in the palace to worship the temple.

After the empress presented three incense sticks, the eulogy was recited by the Shoshoji Temple, and several major royal families knelt down in unison.

There are nine layers of shelves in front of it, and several pairs of spirit cards are neatly arranged on each row of shelves, each pair of spirit cards is cast with sacred wood, and the gilded characters are neatly engraved, and the edges are inlaid with gold edges.

These plaques are long, with a long line of titles in front of their names, and behind them they represent a dead person.

The Great Zhou Dynasty was established less than a hundred years ago, and the empress was the first female emperor since ancient times, so what they worshipped was the emperor of the previous dynasty. The court did not have too many complaints about this, although the Great Zhou was more stable and powerful than the previous dynasty, but there were many people who would always recall the era of happiness and hatred and pride in the rivers and lakes.

In times of chaos, there are always legends about heroes, or about emotions. People who live in a comfortable life will only pay attention to those bumpy and moving stories, and subconsciously choose to ignore the bitterness behind them.

At the front of the spirit card, there is the spirit card of the former Chaoyang Emperor, who is also the late husband of the empress.

"When is this time?"

After the empress finished the incense, she looked a little lonely, and asked Zongzheng Siqing beside her.

Zongzheng Siqing replied: "Back to Your Majesty, it will be three o'clock." ”

The empress suddenly said: "It's already the middle of the day, so the water and land festival should begin." ”

Zongzheng Temple said: "A few days ago, Longchen Temple has been reported in Zongzheng Temple, and the water and land festival has begun. ”

Zongshoji Temple is one of the nine temples, and in addition to managing the imperial family, it also has the responsibility of guarding the imperial tomb and managing religion.

A hint of yearning flashed in the empress's eyes: "Since it's a grand event, I'll also go over and have a good time." At the beginning, the ten thousand demons were in turmoil, and how many people died in the gods. I might as well take this opportunity to tell the gods and Buddhas. ”

The empress said casually, but it startled her subordinates into a cold sweat.

King Liang said: "At the time of the water and land festival, the people of the gods gathered here, and it must be a sea of people, mixed with fish and dragons. If Your Majesty leaves the Imperial City, I don't know how dangerous it is. I hope Your Majesty will think twice! ”

King Yan also said: "Your Majesty, you live in the palace, and you can also worship the gods and Buddhas. The minister heard that the demon hunting department and other yamen have recently discovered a lot of strange things in the divine capital, and I am afraid that it will endanger the safety of His Majesty. ”

It is rare that King Yan and King Liang are on the same front.

There was a hint of heroism between the empress's eyebrows, her eyes widened, and she smiled: "There was an accident in the Demon Suppression Tower, but all of you didn't expect it. Now that you are prepared, what am I afraid of? ”

There was a county king standing outside and said respectfully: "Your Majesty, there is a letter in Longchen Temple." ”

Generally, things like sending letters are done by eunuchs, but in places like the ancestral hall, except for people from the royal family, the rest of the people are not allowed to come in, and the eunuchs are not allowed to get close to half a step.

The letter was fed in layers, which were encased in a small copper tube, and the letter was taken out of the copper tube and unfolded.

The pen and ink in the letter were concise and to the point, and the empress quickly read it, and couldn't help laughing: "The national teacher wants to invite me to participate in the water and land puja, and it is clear that Yu I can be told through Zongzheng Temple, so I have to write a letter." ”

The empress casually gave the letter to the Zongzheng Siqing beside her, and said: "Drive out of the palace, if I don't even dare to go out of the imperial city of the Great Zhou, then I am still a ninety-five honor!" ”

King Yan and King Liang glanced at each other, and they read a trace of solemnity in each other's eyes.

They didn't tell the empress the truth, the two were in charge of the civil and military factions respectively, and the Demon Hunting Division and the Right Xiaowei made a disturbance in the city, and they naturally knew it.

However, the situation is not yet clear, and no one wants to speak first.

If it's right, it's okay, if it's not, although it won't be the crime of bullying the king, but in the eyes of the empress, it is inevitable that she will be blamed for not paying attention, and then the gains will outweigh the losses.

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Suzaku Long Street.

The monk sits on the altar to preach the Dharma, and the robe he wears has wide sleeves and hidden pockets, which can store items.

The water and land festival is a grand event of Buddhism, and it should be dedicated to the gods and Buddhas of the eight directions, so that all bladed objects are taboo. Except for the guards and the dukes of the Divine Capital, no one would have thought that in their robes, there were sharp blades hidden.

Xuan Tan's face was always calm and indifferent, but at this moment, there was finally a hint of surprise in his eyes.

Without showing his anger in front of the Buddha, Xuan Tan tried his best to restrain his emotions and said, "What do you mean by the senior brothers? ”

No one paid attention to him, and the monks seemed to be crazy, with empty eyes, and slashed their wrists with knives, countless pulses burst open, and blood poured out wantonly.

These monks stood up, looked around, and smeared their robes with blood, looking very hideous.

"The clear law of the Buddha is contrary to the world; What is precious in the vulgar, what is cheap in the Tao! ”

"Among the demons there are also disciples, each of whom is said to be the supreme way; After I extinguished, there were many demons in the end of the law. ”

"There are also disciples of the ghosts and gods, each of whom has a supreme way; After I extinguished, there were many gods and ghosts in the end of the Dharma who flourished in the world, saying that they ate meat and got the Bodhi Road. ”

The monks recited unfamiliar scriptures, but their voices became louder and their expressions became more and more hideous. Originally, they looked compassionate, but now, one by one, they seemed to have turned into ghosts in hell, and their voices trembled and resounded all around.

"Master, what are you doing?" Someone shouted.

No one paid attention, and these monks pulled out their knives and stabbed each other in the body. Blood surged wildly, and the two of them trembled and retreated. The people below let out a scream.

In the stomach that had been stabbed by the knife, a huge locust leg suddenly appeared. The monk's stomach quickly swelled, and finally exploded with a bang, and a bloody thing flew into the crowd.

The thing happened to smash into a person's face, and the man wiped it, only to feel that his hands were covered with sticky blood.

Just as he was about to scream, he felt a tearing pain in his neck, and the bloody thing got up, and it was actually a huge locust demon, and with one mouth, it twisted the person's neck.

Click!

Two mouthparts swallowed the man, and soon, a whole person disappeared from the locust demon's mouth.

"Ahh

Countless people were screaming and fleeing, and the locust demon's eyes were red, and he caught a man who was about to flee and put it in his mouth.

The soldiers on the right side of the guard had their eyes wide open, looking at the scene in disbelief. They don't have the same experience as the Demon Hunter, and it's too infiltrating for such a huge and strange locust to appear in front of them, and to be able to eat people.

Lu Pengyuan's heart trembled fiercely.

Youkai still appeared!

Lu Pengyuan lost his mind for a moment, and quickly made a decision, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Give it to me!" Kill it! ”

Xuan Tan smiled bitterly at the big altar in front of him like a group of demons dancing wildly, and said in a trembling voice: "Senior brothers, why is this? ”

A monk laughed maniacally: "Confused, I don't know, I fall into infernal hell." ”

The stumps flew around, countless blood fell, and huge figures appeared from the blood mist.

Screams, screams, mixed together.

The evil demon that escaped from the body of the monk fell into the crowd, and even though the right guard drove away many people, there were still people standing stubbornly in front of the altar.

Here, it gradually turned into a massacre.

Forty-nine monks turned into devouring demons, and the Suzaku Long Street was once again soaked in blood.