Hua Twelve arranged the affairs of Jinling City, leaving Pei Lun, a proud general, to preside over the overall situation for him, and left most of the manpower in Jiangnan, so he took Zheng Zhangban, Lu Jianxing, and two hundred factory guards to rush back to the capital.

From Jinling to the capital, a distance of about 1,000 kilometers, 800 miles of urgent sleepless to take thirteen or fourteen hours, Hua 12 with a lot of people, the road rested a few times, it took two days to arrive in the capital.

When he arrived outside the city, he suddenly thought that Wei Zhongxian's letter was about keeping secrets and not mourning, since this scheming old eunuch did this, there must be a reason, if he, the Marquis of Xiping, who was originally sitting in Jinling, suddenly returned to the capital with a large group of people, it would definitely attract the attention of people with a heart.

Thinking of this, Hua Twelve immediately waved his hand to stop the team, and commanded left and right:

"I have changed the official clothes, the big guys have been divided into pieces, and they have entered the city from different gates in batches, if you meet acquaintances, you will say that you will go back to Beijing on business, don't attract attention!"

"Yes, Master Hou!"

Concealment is a trivial thing for the factory guards, and when they heard the words, they changed into civilian clothes one after another, scattered in all directions, and got together in twos and threes, and entered the capital from different city gates.

Hua Twelve, Ding Baiying, with a little Zheng, a group of three into the city, after entering the capital, Ding Baiying went home to meet Zhou Miaotong and Hokusai, he and Zheng Zhangban did not go to the palace, but went to Xiyuan.

Wei Zhongxian told Hua Twelve in a secret letter that Zhu Youxiao died in Xiyuan.

When Hua Twelve learned about this from the secret letter, he shook his head helplessly.

The West Garden of the Imperial Palace is the location of the Taiye Pool, Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty once cultivated and alchemized here, Zhu Youxiao was in the Taiye Pool of the West Garden last time, and died directly here this time, is this fate destined to have this catastrophe in this place?

When they arrived at Xiyuan, they were led to Yongshou Palace by the little eunuch who had been arranged by Wang Tiqian a long time ago, and saw Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian wearing cotton cloaks and standing in front of the door with a solemn face.

Seeing Hua Twelve appear, the two hurriedly greeted him: "Master Hou, you can come back!" ”

When Wei Zhongxian asked for peace, he sent the little eunuch who led the way to a distance.

Hua Twelve didn't care about anything else, and asked directly, "What about the emperor?" ”

Wei Zhongxian pointed at Yongshou Palace: "Inside, it's been five days, let's keep it secret now, and we say to the outside world that the emperor is in retreat and cultivation, but we can hide it for a while." ”

"Retreat?"

Hua Twelve walked towards Yongshou Palace and asked in surprise, "When did the emperor start cultivating like Sejong?" ”

Walking outside the Yongshou Palace, Wei Zhongxian trotted two steps like a dog, and Xianhua pushed the door open in one step:

"Master Hou, please come in!"

As soon as Hua Twelve entered the palace gate, he smelled a rancid smell mixed with spices, which made him unconsciously reach out and cover his nose.

When his eyes fell on the Yongshou Palace, he saw Zhu Youxiao lying on the futon in the main hall, his crotch was full of dried blood stains, and seven or eight incense burners were lit around the corpse, presumably to use these incense burners to cover up the smell of the corpse.

It's March, the temperature in the capital is still below zero, and the liquid pool has not yet been opened, so if it happens in May or June, it won't be able to wait for five days at all, and no amount of incense burners will be able to cover it up.

"Why didn't you find a doctor to help?"

Hua Twelve could see at a glance that Zhu Youxiao's body had not moved since his death, and except for a limited number of people, no one else knew that the emperor was dead.

Wei Zhongxian bowed down and said: "It's the old slave's idea, long live the old man's outer kidney burst, and there is no breath and pulse, at that time, the old king was so scared that the three souls were out of the body, and he had to let the old slave give him an idea, the old slave was brave, so he suggested that he should not mourn!" ”

Hua Twelve took a few steps closer, and saw that the person who died was indeed Zhu Youxiao, and he didn't believe that Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian, two old eunuchs who had taken the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', would dare to deceive him.

Immediately turned around and walked out of the Yongshou Palace, the smell was too bad, and I couldn't stand it without internal strength, so it was better to go out and breathe fresh air.

Out of the palace gate, Hua Twelve took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, and then asked Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian:

"Tell me, what's going on, and what do you think about this matter being kept secret? If the news leaks now, we will have a hard time arguing! ”

Hua Twelve said it well, the emperor didn't say it when he died, and even the queen didn't know, she had been dead for five days, and it was explained clearly.

Wei Zhongxian didn't speak, but looked at Wang Tiqian, who was full of bitterness at this time and explained the matter in detail.

It turned out that on the day of Chongyang last year, the Blackstone Killer Organization assassinated Hua Twelve and Zhu Youxiao at the same time in Jinling and Beijing.

Needless to say, there are hundreds of black stone killers in the capital who attacked the Qianqing Palace at night, and Wang Tiqian took two Dongchang eunuchs who had practiced "Sunflower Treasure Book" to get rid of them all.

That night, the two little eunuchs didn't make much of a move, and the prince was in front of the Qianqing Palace with a needle, and none of the killers could get close.

But he didn't want Wang Tiqian to show his might, so Zhu Youxiao took a look, so he asked the head of the Dongchang stall who was protecting him next to him, what kind of kung fu did Wang Gonggong practice.

Although these Dongchang stalls are all people selected by Hua Twelve, and they have also taken the Three Corpses Brain Divine Pill, but speaking of Xipinghou, they are also working for the emperor, they were asked by the emperor, and they felt that it was not a big deal, so they told the matter of "Sunflower Treasure Book", and at the same time told all kinds of benefits after practicing.

Zhu Youxiao remembered it as soon as he heard it, and when he turned around, he found Wang Tiqian and wanted to learn this "Sunflower Treasure Book".

Wang Tiqian's thoughts were the same as those little eunuchs, and he felt that this matter was not a betrayal of the Hou Ye, and besides, the emperor Chrysostom could not refuse, so he could only pass the "Sunflower Treasure Book" to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to practice Shengong, so he thought of the Xiyuan where Sejong was in retreat and practice, so he simply moved to Yongshou Palace, planning to practice and then go back, so as to save the old ladies in the harem from harassing him all the time.

According to the experience of Wang Tiqian, a person who has come over, Zhu Youxiao really has a sense of qi after a few days of cultivation, and after practicing for a few months, he has felt all the weight loss and fitness, his strength has increased, and his five internal organs have become stronger.

Even one day, after the practice was over, he felt that the fire was burning, and he pulled a serving palace maid to make a fool of himself, and then Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, thinking that he had achieved results in his practice.

It's just that there is a difference from Wang Tiqian's description, that is, every time Zhu Youxiao cultivates, he feels that his body is like fire, and he is uncomfortable, but after that uncomfortable excess, Emperor Xizong only remembers the benefits of cultivation.

Zhu Youxiao also disliked the slowness of cultivation, and asked Wang Tiqian if there was a way to quickly improve his cultivation.

Wang Tiqian suggested that Zhu Youxiao eat ginseng, because he and Wei Zhongxian would eat a hundred-year-old ginseng to replenish qi in two or three days, so they could enter the country quickly.

And those stalls in the East Factory who practice the "Sunflower Treasure Book", although they can't afford to get a hundred years of ginseng, they also come to a bowl of ginseng stewed chicken every few days to replenish qi and blood.

Zhu Youxiao directly got a 500-year-old ginseng from the Tai Hospital, and then announced the retreat in the Yongshou Palace.

After eating a piece of ginseng, when Wang Tiqian sent the rice in the next day, he found that the emperor had burst his crotch and died.

After hearing this, Hua Twelve didn't know what to say, but it could only be said that it was providence.

This "Sunflower Treasure Book" was obtained by him from the palace of the 'Flying Fox World', it is a fragment, missing the opening page, what is written on that page, that is, 'If you want to practice divine skills, lead the knife from the palace'.

There are many cultivators in the 'Flying Fox World' of this divine skill, and in the end, because they don't know how to go to the palace, which is a vital part, they all died violently.

Hua Twelve took it out for the eunuchs in Dongchang to cultivate, and he didn't mention the need to cultivate from the palace.

But I didn't expect Zhu Youxiao to have cultivation this, and he felt uncomfortable, and he still cultivated hard, which was not enough, and he also made a five-hundred-year-old ginseng to add fuel to the fire, is this not fast enough to die?

As for why Zhu Youxiao died with a burst of crotch, Hua Twelve also had some guesses.

This Emperor Xizong was originally a kidney failure, and his kidney function was almost gone, so he had to rely on drinking the decoction of the Tai Hospital every day to detoxify, and then practice this extremely unfriendly magic skill for men, and it was reasonable for the kidney meridian to burst and fall.

Hua Twelve even dared to conclude that Zhu Youxiao not only exploded his outer kidney, but also that part of the kidney meridian and kidneys in his body must have been severely traumatized, but after all, he was the emperor, so he would not dissect and verify it.

After Wang Tiqian finished speaking, Wei Zhongxian came over and explained:

"The reason why the old slave suggested that he should not mourn and quickly notify Hou Ye is to see that Hou Ye is cleaning up the officialdom in Jiangnan, training the new army, and doing a good job, if he suddenly loses the support of the emperor, he is afraid that the great cause will be weak before the succession is completed, and it will ruin the big thing of Hou Ye!"

Hua Twelve is also worried about this, if it is a different emperor, how can there be such a good lake as Zhu Youxiao, and the person who supports the new emperor behind him will definitely not allow him, the Marquis of Xiping, who does not follow the rules, to exist.

At that time, I am afraid that there will be no other choice but to rebel against myself to be the emperor.

Hua Twelve thought that in addition to the power of the factory guards in his hands, it was the 50,000 new army, if he rebelled, although he could succeed, he didn't know how much energy it would take.

Thinking that it was Wei Zhongxian's 'secret not to mourn', Hua Twelve felt that this old eunuch might have some plans, and immediately asked:

"Old Wei, since you proposed to keep it secret, is there a follow-up countermeasure?"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head, listened to Hua Twelve's question, raised his head with his eyelids, and his old eyes were bright and scary at this moment:

"Master Hou, I know a doctor named Li Guishou, this person has excellent medical skills, not only can help people change their appearance, but also make human skin masks, which can confuse the real ......."

Wang Tiqian, who was on the side, didn't expect Wei Zhongxian to plan like this, and he was going to steal the day, and the frightened Tong Kong suddenly shrank and gasped.

But in an instant, Lao Wang thought that he had already taken refuge in Xipinghou, so he immediately suppressed the look of horror, and there was a look of expectation on his face.

Hua Twelve actually thought of Li Ghost's skills when he saw Zhu Youxiao's corpse, but he was unwilling to make himself plastic surgery in order to be the emperor.

At this time, when I heard Wei Zhongxian say that Li Ghost Hand would also make a human skin mask, his heart moved, and the situation was different in this case.

Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian both locked their eyes firmly on Hua Twelve's handsome young face, waiting for his reply, and seeing him pondering, the former persuaded:

"Master Hou, when it is broken, it will be broken!"

Hua Twelve suddenly smiled: "The Li Ghost Hand you said was the back road you put in Jiangnan, coincidentally..., this time he also followed me to the capital!" ”

was pointed out that it was the back road left, Wei Zhongxian first showed an embarrassed look, and then his spirits were lifted, in his opinion, Hou Ye galloped thousands of miles back to Kyoto with Li Gui's hand, proving that he had already had this kind of plan.

He misunderstood Hua Twelve at this point, he really didn't have this idea before today, and taking Li Ghost with him was just the other party studying Rama's body to the key point, and it was more reassuring to take it with him.

Beckoning to Zheng Zhangban, who was on guard in the distance, the latter quickly came to the front, Hua Twelve explained two sentences and asked him to bring Li Guishou, who knew that the situation was urgent, and ran away.

Here, Hua Twelve was dragged by Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian to the side of the warm pavilion to roast the fire, and after half an hour, Li Guishou was taken to the warm pavilion.

Hua Twelve in Yongshou Palace didn't want to go in, so he asked Wang Tiqian to take Li Gui's hand to take a look, and then talk back.

When Ghost Li came back, he was full of swings, although he had never seen the dead person in the palace, but he didn't know him in a bright yellow robe, and at this moment he felt that the sky had fallen.

Wei Zhongxian sighed and said in disgust: "Bai looks like our family, look at your little guts!" ”

Ghost Li knelt directly on the ground, foaming at the mouth.

Hua Twelve didn't speak, Wei Zhongxian opened his mouth for him and asked, "You also saw the one inside, make a personal leather mask according to his appearance, no problem, right?" ”

Ghost Li trembled and said, "No, no, no......, no, no" said a word and made four sounds under trembling, which shows how scared he is in his heart now.

Wei Zhongxian laughed twice and asked, "Are you afraid that you will be killed afterwards?" ”

Ghost Li's hands were almost scared: "I'm ...... me"

Hua Twelve casually threw out a 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', landed on the ground, and rolled in front of Ghost Li's hand:

"Eat it, you don't have to worry if you don't eat it!"

When he was in Jinling, Hua Twelve wanted to see if Li Ghost Hand could research the antidote to the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', or simply come up with a way to completely crack the corpse worm in the body, because Li Ghost Hand knew the effect of the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', but unfortunately he failed to crack it, and he also did not research the antidote.

Now that he heard that Hua Twelve asked him to eat the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', Li Ghost Hand was not only not afraid, but his face showed joy, which proved that he was still valuable, and it was better to be controlled than to die.

Hurriedly picked up the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', ignored the dust on it, and swallowed it directly in his mouth.

"Thank you Master Hou, thank you Master Hou!"

Since he has eaten the 'Three Corpse Brain Divine Pill', he has become his own person, Hua Twelve asked Zheng Zhangban to bring a chair for Li Ghost to sit on, and then asked:

"The human skin mask, is it meant to peel the skin off the face directly from the corpse?"

Ghost Li was still a little nervous at this time, but he was no longer so afraid, shook his head, and explained:

"The shape and skeleton of people's faces are different from person to person, and skinning does not correspond to them."

"Although my method is called a human skin mask, it is a false name on the rivers and lakes, in fact, it uses the most tender pigskin, and after it is made, the appearance is exactly the same as that of human skin, and the inside can be filled and adjusted according to different face shapes?"

Hua Twelve breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, pigskin is the best, wearing a dead man's skin, he also responded, nodded immediately, and asked Li Ghost to prepare immediately, the sooner he got it, the better.

Li Guishou first measured the facial data of Hua Twelve, and then went to Yongshou Palace, and drew Zhu Youxiao's appearance on paper, fortunately, the temperature was still below zero at this time, and the Yongshou Palace only lit an incense burner, and did not make a fire, although the emperor had been dead for five days, his appearance had not changed much, if it was hot, I was afraid that he would not be able to see it now.

When Ghost Li went out of the palace to prepare, Hua Twelve asked Zhu Youxiao's body to be collected and buried by the Taiye Pool, since the Emperor of the Apocalypse liked it so much during his lifetime, let him see it after his death.

Hua Twelve burned a few carts of paper money for Zhu Youxiao according to custom, and prayed in his heart that he would take care of the Ming Dynasty better and better for him, and would not repeat the mistakes of the late Ming Dynasty in the real world.

Three days later, the place of retreat of the Emperor of the Apocalypse was changed from the Yongshou Palace to the Dagao Xuan Palace, where he began to approve the recitals.

What no one noticed was that the eunuchs and palace maids around the emperor, except for Wang Tiqian, were quietly replaced.

Wei Zhongxian regained the holy scroll and returned to the inner official prison, responsible for helping with some simple government affairs when the emperor was in retreat.