Southern Qi, the capital.

The capital is majestic, with red brick walls and countless halls, which already show this most prosperous and coldest place. As the most crouching tiger, hidden dragon in Southern Qi, the land of deceit, ordinary mortals in the market can only survive like ants.

Southern Qi ruled the country with Buddha and Taoism. As the place of Taoist belief in Southern Qi, Buddhism and Taoism are particularly strict with recruiting disciples, not only to look at their talents, check their hearts, but also the most important link - count their luck.

Therefore, so far, there are only 100 disciples in these two holy places.

The capital is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the Songshan Mountain and Dragon and Tiger are the places where the two families are located.

Due to conceptual reasons, Buddhism and Taoism have always been incompatible, and the two have always been in constant friction regardless of whether they are in the court or in the opposition. It was supposed to be an evenly matched situation, but because the head of the Dao Palace was killed by the Heavenly Machine three years ago, the Buddha Gate began to obviously overwhelm the Dao Palace.

Dragon Tiger Mountain.

There are no dragons and tigers in the Dragon and Tiger Mountain, but birds, beasts, insects, fish, birds and animals inhabit here. Most of the ancient trees in the mountains are 100-year-old, full of flowers and green grass. There is a stone step running through the mountain, the winding path is secluded, and the stone steps are mossy and a little mottled. Next to the end of the stone steps, set up a big stone stele, write a "Dao" word, and then go up, it is where the Dao Palace is located.

Halfway up the mountain, there are two Taoists, one tall and one short, pacing down the steps. Both of them wore Taoist crowns on their heads, wore Taoist robes, and held dust whisks.

"Senior brother, those people in the Buddhist Sect are really getting more and more excessive." Xiao Daotong pursed his mouth and said indignantly.

Walking next to him was the great disciple of the Daomen, the future head of the sect, Bai Weiming. His talent is demonic, and he is eighteen years old, and he has been reborn and cultivated.

Once in the heart of Hongchen Lian, Bai Weiming picked up an orphan, saw his intelligence, brought it back to the Dao Palace, named it, and Bai saw it for the first time.

"The head of the sect left too suddenly, and I didn't have time to explain a lot of things..."Bai Weiming looked up, and the blue sky was as blue as a wash.

"Master, my disciple misses you..."

Three years ago, the Sect of Masters suddenly passed away, and the Dao Palace was in chaos. Great Elder Li Guixu hurriedly took over this mess. Unexpectedly, more than ten masked black-clothed men attacked the Dao Palace at night, killing more than 30 disciples, and then fled thousands of miles. The Great Elder personally shot out to capture one of them, but the man bit his tongue and committed suicide on the spot, which was ruthless and resolute, and it was terrifying.

The Dao Palace suspected that it was the Buddha who did it, but the Buddha refused to admit it, and also reported to the emperor that the Dao Palace was slandered. The emperor personally persuaded him, and even the Buddha of Buddhism came to the door in the cold eyes of the upper and lower Daomen to overlive the soul.

After this incident, the relationship between the two families fell to a freezing point.

"Senior brother, aren't the disciples of the Buddhist family elegant and generous, and the most taboo about killing?" Bai Chujian didn't understand why Bai was determined to be a Buddha in the first place.

"But they... Is it really to the Buddha? Bai whispered.

"Forget it, don't worry about this, go to court first."

Fengtian Temple.

"Long live my emperor, long live, long live." The ministers of civil and military affairs lined up on both sides, clasped their hands and knelt down. Of course, the disciples of the Dao Palace and the Buddhist Sect only need to perform the two family rites. Bai Weiming glanced coldly at the monk with a fat head and big ears in a robe.

"Zhong Aiqing is flat."

The old eunuch on the side of the main hall sharpened his voice, "If you have something to do, play early, and if you have nothing to do, you will retreat." ”

On the left, a general is out of the column.

"Your Majesty, there is news from Commander Yan who does not return to the pass, there are many secret sons in the Northern Wei Dynasty, and there may be some big moves."

Do not return to the pass, located in the throat of the Southern Qi and Northern Wei Dynasty, has the reputation of the world's first pass.

If you don't go back to the pass, it is surrounded by mountains on three sides, and it is easy to defend and difficult to attack. After not returning to the customs, it is a horse and a flat river, leading directly to the capital.

"I see." Emperor Huangfu Han groaned slightly, "Xuanqing Longwei's deputy commander General Yue has entered the court. ”

The reason why Southern Qi was able to maintain peace and stability for a long time and became one of the three major dynasties largely relied on the prestige of the Four Holy Legions.

Qinglongwei, White Tiger Envoy, Vermilion Bird Battalion, Xuanwu Army.

These four legions, which have continued from the beginning of the empire to the present, have participated in more than 100 wars, which is terrifying.

Among them, the Qinglongwei is mostly a mixed force of foot, horse, and bow, with the largest number, and most of the matters are protracted.

"Your Majesty, I don't know about the marriage of the Ninth Princess, what does Your Majesty think?" At this time, the fat monk with a red face, fat head and big ears folded his hands and asked.

Bai Weiming sneered, what should come will still come.

Since last month, Buddhism didn't know what to do, and actually proposed that the emperor marry his only daughter, the ninth princess, Huangfu Rou, to Bai Weiming, the eldest disciple of the Dao Palace. What's more, the emperor's reaction was ambiguous, which gave Buddhism a chance.

At that time, Bai Weiming chatted with the Great Elder all night. The results are a bit unpleasant. The royal family can meddle in the palace on the grounds of marriage.

"Alas, after the death of the Sect Leader, the pressure is getting bigger and bigger."

Bai Weiming bowed, "Your Majesty, you are just a grass people, and you are not worthy of the daughter of Her Royal Highness the Princess." "Bai bowed in the name of a bow, neither humble nor arrogant.

Huangfu Han's eyes narrowed slightly, and his hands were beating on the dragon chair, not knowing what he was thinking.

The needle drop can be heard, and the civil and military ministers on both sides bow their heads slightly, they know that this is the royal family and Buddhism to suppress the Dao Palace, and it is not something that they can mix.

"Your Majesty, the minister also thinks that the princess is young, and it is inappropriate to talk about marriage at this time."

Huangfu Han turned his head and saw a man in a python robe bowing down.

Oh? It's amazing.

That person was one of the few princes of Southern Qi, King Yongchang.

When did King Yongchang, who made great achievements on the battlefield and killed countless people, get together with the people of the Dao Palace?

Huangfu Han didn't say a word, and King Yongchang also straightened up.

There was silence again.

Fortunately, the sharp words of the messenger broke through the deathly silence.

"Deputy Commander of the Qinglong Guard, Yue Quanhuan, came to see you—"

"Exactly."

A burly military general wearing battle armor walked into the main hall.

"Your Majesty, because I didn't know in advance, I was wearing armor, and it was inconvenient to salute, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me." Yue Duhuan punched his left chest and made a clanging sound.

"It doesn't matter. Commander Yue, I ordered you to lead the Qinglong Guard for eight thousand, and if you don't return to the pass, you can act cheaply. Huangfu Han waved his hand, and the old eunuch handed half of the tiger talisman to Yue Quanhuan.

"The last general will obey orders." Yue Duhuan took the tiger talisman and turned around and walked out of the main hall.

followed by some court trivialities, and then Huang Fuhan dispersed the court early on the grounds of physical discomfort.

The ministers walked out of the main hall, with different expressions, and their intuition was sweaty and wet.

Bai bowed slightly to King Yongchang in the name of expressing his gratitude. King Yongchang just smiled and didn't say much.

The Imperial Study.

A group of palace maids waited outside the door, trembling.

Because the sound of "crackling" in the house has been ringing for nearly a quarter of an hour.

Huangfu Han smashed a Lou chess piece, his face turned pale.

"It's such a Dao Palace, it's so deeply hidden, I underestimate you."

"Your Majesty, isn't it too early to do something to the Dao Palace?" In the darkness, a figure came.

"I don't know, it's just that I don't grasp the opportunity right now, and wait for the Dao Palace to recover..."

"That's your daughter!"

“…… She will understand......" Huangfu Han's eyes were cold.