Princess Zhaoning nodded, agreeing with the national teacher's point of view.

The last time Gu Xu escaped from the Jedi, she was also there.

At that time, Gu Xu could be said to be the enemy of the whole world and helpless.

But in that situation, he was able to find a fierce god-level ghost as his personal bodyguard.

And today, Gu Xu has changed from a wanted criminal to a rebel leader with a strong command.

It was much more difficult to get him to die.

"Then how do the people of the six cities in the northwest think of Gu Xu's rebellion?"

"According to the information I learned, at first they didn't recognize Gu Xu and regarded him as a chaotic minister and thief, and many people even gathered in front of the Liangzhou Governor's Mansion to make trouble. But later, Gu Xu exempted them from taxes and servitude, and also opened warehouses for the poor people to release grain, and these people instantly changed their attitudes and sang praises to him. ”

"It's really going to buy people's hearts."

Princess Zhaoning commented on her lips.

However, she knew in her heart that the common people of the Great Wilderness actually didn't care about the change of dynasty and regime at all. Whoever can feed them is their true destiny.

…………

The next day, as soon as the sky was bright, the Great Qi National Master set off for Zichen Palace and asked to see Emperor Tianxing.

In fact, whether he can see the emperor on this trip, the national teacher is not at all sure.

But the thorniness of the group of thieves in the northwest was far beyond his expectations.

The Great Qi Dynasty was not without other means of dealing with them.

It's just that if you can rely on the power of Emperor Tianxing to quickly kill a few evil leaders, you may be able to greatly reduce the price you need to pay, and you can also avoid casualties among the common people.

While he was waiting at the foot of the main hall, Cao Tong, the eunuch of the celebrant and the eunuch of Bingbi, came to him and conveyed to him the will of the Emperor Tianxing.

"Master Guoshi, Your Majesty is in retreat and cannot see you now." Cao Tong arched his hand.

Cao Tong's words were not unexpected by the national teacher.

The national teacher nodded, and was about to leave the palace and find another way.

But then Cao Tong stopped him.

"But Your Majesty ordered me to take you to another person." Cao Tong bit the word "person" very hard, and his eyes became extremely solemn.

"Another person? Who is he? The national teacher asked.

"You'll know when you see it."

…………

Subsequently, the national teacher followed the eunuch Cao Tong through the long corridors in the palace, bypassing the beautifully carved shadow wall, and came to the imperial garden where the trees were descended from the gods.

The National Teacher has always believed that it is not an exaggeration to use the term "fairyland on earth" to describe the exquisite luxury of this garden.

It has both the grace of the northern courtyard and the ingenuity of the southern garden, with winding paths, delicate corridors, ponds and stone bridges, all of which are appropriately arranged in the garden, forming a beautiful picture.

People may think that the extravagance and magnificence of the Imperial Garden are mainly reflected in the exquisitely carved pavilions, rockeries transported from Nanhu Lake thousands of miles away, beams and columns made of golden silk nanmu, and the ubiquitous precious flowers and trees.

But the national teacher knew that the most expensive thing in the imperial garden was a large array that could not be seen or touched.

Under the cover of this formation, peonies and begonias in spring, lotus and water lilies in summer, chrysanthemums and osmanthus in autumn, and plums and narcissus in winter will bloom in unison regardless of season.

In an inconspicuous corner of the garden, there is a nondescript well.

This is not the first time that the national teacher has come to this imperial garden.

But every time before, he subconsciously ignored the well.

Only today did he notice its existence.

The national teacher took a deep breath.

As a strong saint, his spiritual perception is far beyond that of ordinary people, even if he can't see or hear, he can also rely on the power of his divine sense to perceive every detail of his surroundings.

And this well, but quietly blinded his perception.

This is no accident.

It is the crushing of him at the level of power and Taoism.

Once again, he profoundly realized that the farther he went on the path of cultivation, the greater the gap between realms.

Even if he had already climbed the peak of the Seventh Realm, he was proud enough to be proud of the Great Wilderness in terms of cultivation, but in front of the Tianxing Emperor, he still felt that he was as weak as an ant.

Cao Tong took a golden carved dragon token from his waist, crouched down and tapped twice on the edge of the low well, and whispered a gray and incomprehensible password.

After a few moments, the water dissipated like smoke without a trace, and was replaced by a narrow staircase that swirled down.

At first glance, this bluestone staircase is old and simple, and there is a lot of moss, which is incompatible with the magnificence of the palace.

But the national teacher has already seen that this thing is not simple.

The disappearing well water is a powerful seal and a spatial barrier, which seems to be open with the token in Cao Tong's hand, but in fact it is controlled by the will of Emperor Tianxing.

If the emperor's will is violated, even if the token is stolen and the password is obtained, this well will not have any reaction.

What kind of person is hidden under such a seal?

Why did the emperor ask Cao Tong to take him to see him at this moment when anti-thieves were becoming more and more rampant? Could it be that this person is powerful enough to turn the tide?

But in this case, why did the emperor seal him in the deep well of the palace for a long time, and did not let him come out early to deal with the enemy? Is there some reason to be shady?

With doubts in his mind, the national teacher followed Cao Tong and slowly descended the stairs in the well.

There is a prison hidden in the well.

To be precise, this prison does not really exist in a well, but in another dimension, in a realm of Dao rules that has been carved out of nothingness—

Because as soon as he came here, the national teacher felt that the laws of the Great Dao around him had changed, and his own cultivation had been suppressed to a great extent.

Not long ago, when he tried to stop Zhao Changying in front of the palace, he had a similar feeling.

There is only one cell in this prison.

The national teacher stood outside the heavy iron gate, looking through the small hole in the door.

The inside of the cell was dark and dreary, chilling to the bone, as if it were a forgotten corner of hell.

The only prisoner, bound to the wall at the end of the cell by heavy chains.

He lowered his head, his body was covered with intricately patterned rune paper, and his long black hair fell to the ground, giving people an extremely strange feeling.

The national teacher couldn't help but squint his eyes slightly.

What surprised him the most was not these powerful and rare sealing runes.

But on the prisoner's body, there is no heartbeat, no body temperature, no breath of life, only a strong yin and evil aura.

At this moment, as if sensing the arrival of the two, the prisoner slowly raised his head.

"You finally need me."

He couldn't make a sound, and he mouthed in the direction of the iron gate.

The national teacher was stunned for a moment, and his breathing stagnated for a moment.

His mouth opened slightly, his hands clenched into fists, and it took a long time for him to come back to his senses.

He never expected that this person—no, this ghost's appearance would be exactly the same as that of Emperor Tianxing!