Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Old Fox and the Little Fox (The First Monthly Pass)
The Evil Monarch put his left hand behind his back, and his right hand brushed the clothes on his chest: "Of course, otherwise where will the old ghost go to find the relics of the Holy Venerable?"
He said slowly: "In the past, when the Holy Venerable became a monk, there was a little novice who served him, and after he condensed a strange spar and passed away, this little novice accidentally made a friend from the grassland, and told the other party about this as a strange story. ”
No wonder the young master of the Jiang clan knew the whereabouts of the Demon Venerable...... Meng Qi suddenly looked at the evil monarch without saying a word.
The evil monarch still speaks slowly and leisurely, not like the palace in the tiger's den in Longtan, but in a peaceful home: "The old ghost's coma is just a moment when he can't stand the huge essence into his body, and it didn't take long for him to wake up, but he feels that 'coma' is better than being awake, one can take a look at the four sons' tables, see their true faces, and use the battle for the throne to attract a few great masters into Beijing, and the other can spread the news of the relics of the Holy Venerable, so that the great masters can automatically enter the game." ”
"So, Batu was hunted down and killed that night was actually a hidden treasure leaked by the young master of the Jiang clan himself?" Hearing the introduction of the Great Grandmaster into the game, Meng Qi asked thoughtfully.
If there is anything else in this world that can make several great grandmasters fight for life and death, the Demon Venerable relics are obviously the first to bear the brunt, compared to it, the throne is not important in the hearts of the great grandmasters, after all, they have been stuck in the current realm for a long time, and they are only a layer of window paper from breaking through, but they can't break it, and they urgently need the reference and help of external forces.
The evil monarch looked at Meng Qi with a smile: "Yes, if it weren't for you to stir up the situation, repel the fierce sword, scare away the Ruyi monk and the ghost king, and take away Batu and Changsun Jing, I'm afraid that the great masters other than Wang Derang and Bamur would have gathered in Yuanjue Temple to compete for the relics of the Holy Venerable." ”
"According to a certain investigation, there are many catties of gunpowder buried in Yuanjue Temple, as long as the great masters enter, there will be dead soldiers who will immediately light the fuse and bang it. All fried to pieces. ”
Meng Qi was not in a hurry, and nodded: "No wonder that not long before the right minister arrived, the young master of the Jiang clan left the hiding place on his own. ”
Whew, the sound of the wind blowing through the branches becomes very clear, and people can intuitively feel the wind is strong, the wind is fierce, and the wind is fierce.
"Wang Derang didn't expect Batu to be 'robbed' by you, and he didn't expect that Lu Guan would choose to be a lonely minister and bring Batu to him, instead of taking refuge in a certain prince. So he deliberately delayed for a while, and sent someone to inform the young master of the Jiang clan, otherwise, with the strength of his great grandmaster, such an urgent matter, why didn't he rush over and subdue him, but instead took Lu Guan and Batu to go slowly?"
That's right, if the right minister "finds" the young master of the Jiang clan by himself, he will be difficult to ride a tiger. If he didn't go to Yuanjue Temple, how experienced the other great masters were, and they knew that there were ghosts when they smelled it, they would definitely send their men to investigate. If he went to Yuanjue Temple by himself, would the dead soldiers outside light the fuse, or would they light the fuse?
Meng Qi did not relax his guard against the sword, and said with emotion: "I didn't expect the emperor to be so jealous of the great masters. I can't wait to kill it and then hurry up. ”
"As the lord of the world, who wants to have a great grandmaster with a strength close to that of gods and demons outside? If they fight for their lives, they are likely to kill the emperor who is under heavy protection. ”
The Evil King is still with his left hand behind him. The right hand is crossed, "Therefore, as soon as he finds an opportunity, the old ghost will not let it go, even if the Holy Venerable Relic has not yet finished sucking, he will take it out to be a bait, anyway, his body is already aging, even if his strength is improved, the essence that can be absorbed is limited, hey, if this matter is not suppressed by Wang Derang, it is likely that there will be chaos, and the old ghost can't wait to hide it from him, and let him also go to Yuanjue Temple to die." ”
"He is a qualified emperor. Meng Qi sighed.
"Yes, ruthless, hard-hearted, love the throne and power in his hands more than concubines, more than children. The Evil Monarch gave a rare look of approval.
The wind was getting louder and louder, and the air was getting humid and oppressive.
Meng Qi deliberately asked: "Even if he is 'unconscious' Wen Youyouxiang, Wu has General Zhengxi, and there is the general of Ouchi, and he still has a strong ability to control the court and the palace, how could he suddenly die violently?
If you want to pretend to be unconscious, the chief administrator can't hide it, after all, the emperor is not a god, he has to eat, drink and Lazar, and he must have a henchman.
"If the price does not exceed the bottom line, the old ghost will definitely be willing to negotiate peace, kill the great master, get rid of the restless son, and then rectify the soldiers and horses, and re-secure the northwest. The evil monarch talked eloquently, as if looking at the old emperor's mind was like looking at his own palm prints.
Meng Qi bowed slightly, if the old emperor did not die, his main task would be completed, and he could only find a way to sabotage the peace talks-the old emperor had the chess piece of the young master of the Jiang clan in his hand, and he knew the inside story of Xiyu, and there must be no shortage of ways to make Xiyu's fake peace talks become real peace talks.
The evil monarch chuckled: "He thought that he was in his hands, but he miscalculated people's hearts, as an emperor, most people thought that he was unconscious, which was equivalent to death, and he was really 'dead'." ”
"If you want to pretend to be unconscious, there will always be all kinds of traces exposed, such as the amount of food, such as the state of excrement, the little eunuchs and guards thought that the emperor had a stroke and was in a coma, and the new emperor was about to ascend the throne. ”
If it weren't for the emperor's sudden coma, which gave hope to the third and fourth princes, normally speaking, the new emperor in the minds of others would be one of the crown prince and the seventh prince.
"No wonder when I went to visit the prince, the prince closed his door and strictly adhered to his duty. Meng Qi said suddenly, and then frowned again, "But since the Seventh Prince also knows, why do you want to see me?
The evil monarch is taller, his temperament is elegant and there is a faint evil, and he stands there with an indescribable relief: "At that time, the old ghost was already dead. ”
"So the Seventh Prince is unscrupulous, and the crown prince is closed to guests because he doesn't know?" Meng Qi felt that it was wrong, it was not like this.
The evil monarch smiled: "The prince is pretending that he doesn't know that the old ghost is dead, and the seventh prince is pretending that he doesn't know that the old ghost is a fake coma." ”
It's all acting...... Meng Qi sneered, and suddenly tasted the meaning of the evil monarch's words: "It was the crown prince who killed the emperor?"
It can be regarded as his order, hey, only a few people know about this matter, even Wang Derang felt that the old ghost was too greedy, so he died violently because he absorbed too much essence, so he kept it secret and won over General Zhengxi for the prince. Win over the time of other people, let him be fully prepared, if he doesn't send it, it will be thunderous, so that the other three princes have no power to resist, so as not to be turbulent in the capital and the world in turmoil. "The Evil Monarch said that he had experienced this firsthand.
Meng Qi has no doubt about this, the right minister Wang Derang is a great Confucian in the world, and there is a Western soldier Chen Peihe outside, and he definitely hopes that the transition to the throne will be smooth and not turbulent. Under normal circumstances, the choice of orthodoxy by the Great Confucian does not need to be explained, and the crown prince has been suppressed for a long time, and the strength of the civil and military officials in his hands cannot suppress the other princes.
If the crown prince is rashly announced to succeed to the throne, the other princes are likely to be dissatisfied. Set off a rebellion, cause division, make the capital and the world turbulent, and let the Xilu have an opportunity.
Therefore, the right minister suppressed the death of the old emperor. The secret did not mourn, and only notified the prince alone, so that he could prepare and win over the neutral forces. Subdue the other three princes with the power of thunder and quickly resolve the battle for the throne.
"Command, who killed the emperor?" Meng Qi asked again.
The weather outside seemed to be getting more and more oppressive, and the sound of the Qinzheng Palace's hand-to-hand was mixed with the strong wind.
The evil monarch said leisurely: "Zuo Xiang Lu Ling." ”
"Treacherous appearance?" This is the person who has made Lu Guan degraded for many years.
"As the head of the political hall. In fact, one of the prime ministers, he has the right to stay in the forbidden place at night, and he also has the right to visit the old ghost. The evil monarch said as if he didn't hide anything, "Lu Ling is good at figuring out his thoughts, and he has won the trust of the old ghost, and with Lu Guan entering Beijing, he is keenly aware that he may have fallen out of favor." ”
"When the prince secretly told him that the old ghost was a fake coma, he affirmed this speculation, as a confidant, even this kind of thing was concealed, except for explaining that the old ghost wanted to treat him as an outcast, there was no other explanation, hehe, if the peace talks were successful, the land was cut and humiliated, the prince and he were the scapegoats, if the peace talks failed, Lu Guan would pay homage to the generals, and someone would have to take responsibility for the erosion of the previous situation in the northwest and the debasement of Lu Guan, obviously, it could not be the fault of the wise and martial emperor, it could only be a traitor and a deceitful king. ”
The evil monarch had a clear face, he must have been a beautiful man when he was young, and he Zhizhu said in his hand: "After understanding this, Lu Ling quickly fell to the prince, and he has been in and out of the forbidden place for many years, so he has to win over some ministers and guards. These eunuchs and guards thought that the new emperor was about to succeed to the throne, so they naturally took refuge in him without reservation, helped him spy on the affairs of the Ziji Pavilion, and helped him pay attention to the information of the Imperial City Division. ”
After they figured out that the old emperor was just a fake coma, it was difficult to ride a tiger, so they could only follow Lu Ling to the black, and after Lu Ling judged the condition of the old emperor in combination with various clues, he found an elixir that accelerated the absorption of true yuan, which was beneficial and harmless to the body, and was not toxic, so that the eunuch joined the old ghost's diet, so the old ghost absorbed the essence too quickly and died violently. ”
Meng Qi asked thoughtfully, "Why do you experience such a confidential matter as if you have experienced it yourself?"
"Because Lu Ling sued so-and-so, and he also helped so-and-so sneak here. The evil monarch smiled and sighed, "If there is no foreign enemy, the prince will kill him in the future, even if he preaches it, Wang Derang will think that he is at the end of the road, and he will bite indiscriminately, there should be no other prince at that time, Wang Derang does not believe in the prince and has to believe it." Therefore, Lu Ling informed a certain person about this matter and sought a way to protect himself. ”
Meng Qi said regretfully: "What's the use of telling you?"
"At this moment, the Seven Princes should have left the capital and headed to the southeast, mobilizing the power of the court and the army accumulated over the years to split the soil and rebel. "The Evil Lord seems to be talking about something not very important.
Meng Qi immediately understood the true meaning of the words of the Seven Princes, in the Jingshi, in the case of the right minister falling to the crown prince, he had no chance, his way of life and his hope were outside the capital: "It turns out that the person behind the Seven Princes is you." ”
The evil monarch smiled and nodded: "It's me, and I didn't tell him that the old ghost was killed by the prince at the instigation of Lu Ling, but just asked him to find an excuse to rebel." ”
"Do you want the world to be in chaos?" Meng Qi suddenly grasped the true mind of the evil monarch.
The evil monarch said proudly: "If you rely on rebellion against the top, the foundation is unstable, and the Holy Gate will always be suppressed by Confucianism, Taoism and Buddha. ”
Politics comes out of the gun...... Meng Qi thought of this sentence for some reason, and the evil monarch really had pride in his heart.
He sighed: "But the living beings in the world have been ruined because of this. ”
"Death is deserved, death has a lingering fragrance. The Evil Lord said coldly.
He smiled suddenly: "Do you know why so-and-so talks so much and sues you for so many things?"
Without waiting for Meng Qi to answer, he took out his left hand from behind him, holding a dark yellow spar, which seemed to have a gelatinous invisible substance in it, but only half of it was left.
He snorted, his expression cold again:
"Because so-and-so has to stall for time. ”
He put away the spar, and his momentum continued to rise, and he actually had the feeling of a demon queen.
"It's not completely absorbed, but it's enough to kill you!"
Bang!
Outside, lightning flashed and thunder rang out.
Although he didn't know why he was able to get the Demon Venerable Relic, and he didn't understand why he was in a hurry to absorb the essence element, Meng Qi didn't panic at all: "Do you know why I listened to your nonsense for so long?"
Without waiting for the evil monarch to answer, Meng Qi smiled and showed two rows of white teeth:
"Because I'm going to stall too!" (To be continued......
PS: More than 3,600 words, make up for the chapter with a small number of words last time.
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