Chapter 34: Answers from the Stars
"Within the palace area, it is forbidden to drive carriages and horses, violators - beheaded!" "The imperial decree, no one knows, no one knows, if you really don't know, the princes and ministers who go to catch up with the early dynasty every day will not take the time-consuming and bumpy four-lift sedan chair.
As His Majesty said the imperial decree word by word, everyone's hearts sank to the bottom: "Hua'er, it's not the first time that you have driven a horse in the palace.
You should all know about this, right?
Why not block!
What is the prestige of the Son of Heaven regarded by you, or are you expecting Hua'er to break the imperial decrees, so that as soon as the precedent is set, driving in the palace in the future will become a tacit understanding, and no one will dare to punish and stop it!"
"Your Majesty, the ministers have no such intentions, no such intentions. "Just now, he was still commanding, and he was about to ask the princes and ministers of the land for sin, and the next moment they all knelt on the ground and kowtowed again and again to beg for mercy. The seventeenth prince was even more frightened, his face turned pale, and tears rolled in his eyes.
The old emperor stood up from the dragon chair, pointed to the ministers who knelt on the ground, and said: "Is the state supporting you for flattery, for you to bend the law for personal gain, and for you to recruit henchmen!"
In the huge imperial city, such an obvious mistake, only a Confucian scholar who has just been a Fu Yin for more than ten days can do it, don't you feel ashamed, don't you think that the empire has supported you wine bags and rice bags in vain!
After passing the decree, anyone who participated in the Chu embroidery this time would be punished for one year and not promoted for three years.
In addition, Chu Xiu knew that to prevent the prince from breaking the law, that is, the following crimes, but still blocked the advance of the carriage with his flesh and blood, his heart was commendable, and his behavior was very sincere, and he should be a model for you. ”
After speaking, all the ministers, look at me, I look at you, they all want to object, but they are not willing to be the first to come forward, so they can only sigh helplessly, and agree with this result, who can think of getting the trial punishment instead of being promoted, the emperor personally gave him a gold medal to avoid death, to put it bluntly, he is not allowed to move, Chu Xiu, you are not allowed to move, if you dare to move, you will be my enemy.
However, this was not the end of the story, and the old emperor then issued a third decree: "The emperor is young and ignorant, and he is not allowed to leave the palace for seven days, and the entire recitation of the imperial decree shall be checked by me personally."
On that day, the servants who accompanied the emperor in the car were given death; the teacher who taught the emperor the etiquette was demoted to a concubine and expelled from the palace, and was never allowed to set foot in the palace again; all the officers and soldiers who were in charge of guarding the Zhengde Gate that day were confiscated and demoted to untouchables. ”
That's it, scatter the dynasty!
On this day, an outsider became a sword that cut through the night, tightly grasped by the old emperor Tuoba Gui.
- For the Emperor, what he cares about is not what you come from, not what you want, but absolute loyalty. When everyone was about to eradicate Chu Xiu, the old emperor gave him a way to live, and from then on, Chu Xiu only obeyed him.
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"Chu Xiu was not given death?" Chu Xie was not there during the meal, and Tuoba Lie said to Shen Fei, "Not only did he not give death, but he was promoted to the rank of knight, and even got a gold medal for avoiding death." ”
"Chu Xiu's appearance in the imperial capital was originally intended to change something, but this time he was even more unscrupulous, but he was afraid that it would not be peaceful for a while in the future. Halfway to the end of the journey to bite the gold, it's good, with him in front of us, we won't be too conspicuous. ”
"This king and Daozun have the same thoughts, after all, in the imperial capital, we are alone, and it is the best choice for Chu Xiu to break the existing balance of power. I just don't know what he's going to do or what his purpose is. ”
"Chu Xiu is a madman, extremely paranoid, and a little similar to the Pure Spirit Monk, they are both unscrupulous types to achieve their goals, this kind of person is the most terrifying. ”
"Ignore him for now, my father's will has come down, summon this king to enter the palace tomorrow. ”
"Two times in a row, because Chu Xiu delayed the date of the face saint, to be honest, it is not a good thing, Your Highness, you need to be careful tomorrow. ”
"What would you say to your father. ”
"What else can I say, most of it is to ask the cause of the death of the third prince, Your Highness, if you have to think about it in advance. ”
"Don't worry, this king will definitely consider all possibilities. ”
"That's for the best. ”
"At this time, I am really a little nervous, this king really admires Chu Xiu's courage to face the siege of the ministers with his own strength. ”
"All paranoid people, in order to achieve their goals, can endure the intolerability of ordinary people, and do what ordinary people dare not do, so there is no need to compare him. What you have to do is to find out Your Majesty's heart and become the most outstanding of all the princes. ”
"Well, even that won't be easy, my brother......"
"I don't think there's anything to worry about. ”
"Why?"
"Because there's one person who's more worried about him going to grow bigger than we do. ”
"You mean Father. ”
"Shhh ”
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In the middle of the night, Chu Xie lay on the roof alone to enjoy the cold wind, in such a cold weather, his red upper body was steaming outward, thinking that he was using this to practice.
The trees swayed, and a red light flew from afar, landing on the roof, this person was immortal, handsome and extraordinary, it was Shen Fei.
"Come to me what to do. Seeing that it was Shen Fei, the heat on Chu Xie's body gradually dissipated, and Erlang's legs were raised.
"Bring me something to eat for you. Shen Fei raised the food box in his hand.
Chu Xie said, "Are you so good?"
"What!"
"Nothing to do, be courteous, either treacherous or thief. ”
"Look at you, clean nonsense!" Shen Fei walked over, opened the food box, took out the dishes inside, and placed them on the roof, "Where did you go at night." He asked, as if intentionally or unintentionally.
"Uncle Ben needs to report to you where he goes. ”
"Of course I don't mean that, I just care about you. ”
"Sure enough, there was a problem. Say it, Shen Fei, what are you looking for me for? ”
"To bring you food. ”
"If you don't tell the truth, if you don't tell the truth, Uncle Ben will pat his ass and leave now. ”
"Don't go, don't go, in addition to delivering food, there is indeed an inconsequential thing that I want to ask you. ”
"That's right, if you have something to say, don't beat around the bush with me. ”
"Let's get straight to the point. Shen Fei laid out all the meals in the food box, clapped his hands and said, "Chu Xie, while you eat, I will tell you how." ”
"Let's get straight to the point, don't be a mother-in-law. ”
"Since you're so cheerful, then I'm not going to ink anymore. Let me ask you Chu Xie, do you have an older brother named Chu Xiu. ”
"Nonsense, the three heroes of the Chu family, the eldest brother Chu Fang, the second brother Chu Xiu, the youngest is me. ”
"Where is Chu Xiu now. ”
"When I went down the mountain, he was still reciting poems on the mountain behind Shiratori Peak, and I don't know where I went all these years. Chu Xie shrugged his shoulders and asked rhetorically, "What are you mentioning him?" ”
"I'll tell you later, I'll answer all my questions first. Let me ask you, what is your second brother's character, is it really the same as rumored, he likes to chant poetry, piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. ”
"Actually, the rumors are not accurate, my second brother is a super genius like me, geniuses are always lonely, because no one understands, can only focus on doing something they like. My second brother doesn't like to practice martial arts, so my father said that he was useless several times, and he always went in and out with his mother on weekdays, and he would learn the piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, and poetry, and he would be good at learning, but as far as I know, these are not what he really likes, just to kill time. ”
"So what does he really like. ”
"Second brother, he especially likes to look at the stars, sometimes I practice swords next to me, he can stare at the stars for a whole night, motionless. ”
"He likes stargazing?"
"Yes, I'm also curious, ask the second brother what is in the stars that fascinates him so much, and guess how he answers. ”
"What did he say!"
"He said the stars hide the answer!"
"Sigh!" The weak-crowned boy is really unbelievable to be able to say such a thing.
"The second brother is a genius, if he cultivates the Tao, he may be even higher than me, but unfortunately he doesn't like it, he just likes to look at the stars, be fascinated by them, and find answers from them. ”
"Well, you and your brother are a pair of wizards. ”
"Is there anything else you'd like to ask, if not, it's time for me to ask you. ”
"I know what you're asking. Chu Xie, there is one thing I want to tell you - in fact, your second brother is in the imperial capital now, and he personally told me that the reason why he appeared here is to change the future of the human kingdom!"
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Sometimes the bloodline is not convinced.
The White Bird Peak has never been interrupted by blood inheritance from generation to generation, and it is the only mountain among the seven main peaks that has been inherited by blood, and the reason why the dignified peak master can be passed down from generation to generation is not only because of the influence accumulated over the years, but also because there are outstanding people in each generation of successors of White Bird Peak.
Chu Fang, Chu Xiu, Chu Xie, I thought that Chu Xie was already the biggest bug in White Bird Peak, but now another Chu Xiu has appeared, I am afraid that it will be more difficult than Chu Xie, it is really hard to imagine what it will be like if the three brothers join forces.
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The next day, the Temple of Light completely changed.
A group of princes and ministers were divided into two columns, and a red carpet was spread on the road, extending from the entrance of the hall to the steps leading to the dragon chair.
walked to the end of the red carpet and knelt down on one knee to salute the old emperor: "The son-in-law Tuoba Lie greets his father." ”
The old emperor sat in the middle of the dragon chair, looked each other up and down, and saw that the sun was shining behind him.
With joy in his heart, he waved his hand and said: "Lie'er, get up, this time you have returned triumphantly, and you have made a lot of contributions, and your father will reward you heavily." ”
Tuoba Lie raised his head, the stone lion and stone tiger with teeth and claws were close to him, but he couldn't let his heart shake in the slightest, "Erchen didn't dare to ask for credit, although the murderer of the third brother was arrested, but he was blocked by the forces behind the other party on the way, and he was helpless to kill him in the fight, and it was the fault of Erchen that he failed to follow his father's will and leave a living mouth." ”
"The matter of Nantong City and Shangqiu City, I have heard a detailed report. The Tongtian Sect does whatever it wants, and has done many evils, and it has reached the point where it must be destroyed, and I have discussed with the Lingyin Temple, and within a month, I will jointly launch an extermination operation against the Tongtian Sect, even if they dig three feet into the ground, they must be uprooted. ”
"The demons of the Tongtian Sect dared to snipe Erchen's chariot brigade in Nantong and Shangqiu, two important imperial military towns, and Erchen thought that it was time to uproot them. But they are not the direct murderers of the third brother, and the death of the third brother is related to another force. ”
"Who is it?"
"Killer group. ”
"Sigh. As soon as Tuoba Lie's words came out, everyone in the court immediately began to discuss, "The killer group? The murder organization that used people's money to eliminate disasters for others turned out to be the case they committed, no wonder they were able to approach His Royal Highness the prince silently." ”
"If they really did it, then someone must have spent a lot of money to buy His Highness's head, who is behind it. ”
"There is not a single living mouth left, and the culprit is really difficult to investigate. ”
"Enlighten the Emperor. Tuoba Lie had expected them to have such a discussion, so he sank and continued to report: "The killer group has always been hired by people to take action, and there must be someone behind them, who it is not known, and further investigation is needed. ”
Hearing the words of the Killer Group, the old emperor's face turned cold, and he muttered: "The Killer Group, the Tongtian Sect, how can there be so many evil organizations in the territory of my country, check it out for me, it must be strictly investigated and dealt with, this war against the Tongtian Sect will be carried out at the same time as finding out the headquarters of the Killer Group." ”
"Qi Father, the son is willing to take on this important responsibility. Tuoba Lie bowed his hand.
"No need, this task is too dangerous, you are not suitable to participate as a prince, so you should leave it to someone else.
This time to be able to find out the culprit of your third brother's murder, it is already a miracle, I am also old, I hope that my sons can accompany me and serve more, Lie'er From now on, you will not return to the border, I have other official positions to reward you. ”
"Loyalty to the country and filial piety to the father is within the duty of the sons, and they dare not hate rewards. ”
"Needless to say, let's pronounce it. The old emperor waved his hand, and the great eunuch Liu Yi held the imperial decree that had been prepared in the morning, and took a step forward and read it aloud: "Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said, Wu'er will make meritorious efforts to arrest foreign enemies, block the benefits of foreign enemies, maintain the royal dignity, and increase the prestige of the great country. ”
"Make persistent efforts to share your worries for me?" Halfway through the reading of the imperial decree, everyone heard the sensitive words and realized that Tuoba Lie's future was limitless, happy or worried.
"Now I am given the post of deputy commander of the forbidden army of Wu'er Lie, and I am given the rank of second-grade official and enjoy 500 burdens; I am given the title of loyalty and courage of Wu'er Lie, which is a model for all kings to learn; I am given the five-star crown of Wu'er Lie, and the number of palace guards has increased to 30. ”
"Thank you, Lord Ron. ”
After bowing deeply, Tuoba Lie stood up and walked up the steps to receive the decree, and the ministers watched from behind, cold sweat broke out in their vests.