Chapter 43 The Rise of the Dynasty and the Praise of the Prosperous Age, the Sorrow Outside the Palace, the Sorrowful Song
After traveling thousands of miles, he returned to Xijing in less than ten days. When he arrived at the Xijing City Gate, Xinchen was really taken aback, only to see a large area of black pressure outside the city gate, and the leader was the general Li Guang. Xinchen was still ten steps away from everyone, and he saw the general kneeling on the ground and shouting: "The ministers welcome Your Majesty back to Beijing, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" Then, hundreds of people behind Li Guang knelt on the ground, and the mountain shouted long live, almost startled Han Ma, who had never seen the world in the north. Xinchen hurriedly turned over and dismounted, handed the reins to the guards behind him, and walked quickly towards the general.
Xinchen picked up the general with both hands and said, "All the ministers are flat!" So the ministers got up one after another. The general and Xinchen stood opposite each other and said, "I heard that Your Majesty has quelled the rebellion in the north in less than a month, and it is truly a martial arts strategy, unparalleled in the world!"
Xinchen still supported the general, and deliberately replied loudly: "It's all the general's high strategy, strategizing, winning a thousand miles, I just made some meager efforts." As soon as these words came out, the ministers behind the general whispered one after another, and he himself was already full of red light, and he was very happy.
The general turned around and stood on the left side of Xinchen, facing everyone: "Today's imperial palace has just been completed, and His Majesty has returned to the dynasty in triumph, it is really a double happiness. After saying that, he pointed sideways and said, "Your Majesty, please!" So Xinchen took the lead, the general followed, and the ministers gave way to both sides, and the group entered through the city gate.
Although the imperial palace was completed, everything was not yet ready, and Xinchen still entered the palace with the general to rest for the night banquet. Everyone dispersed, and only two people remained, and the general asked in a deep voice, "How is Li Miao, the righteous daughter of the criminal minister, now?"
Xinchen knew that there would be such a question, and if he responded without thinking, he was afraid that the general would be suspicious for no reason, so he deliberately paused for a moment, and said lightly: "Uncle Huang, this is not your fault, you also found out about this matter after I left the customs, so I immediately sent an envoy to report it, and you have done your best." ”
The general took a long breath and said, "Weichen is guilty of negligence, but fortunately, Your Majesty is fine and has not become a major disaster." And she..."
Xinchen didn't wait for the general to ask, so he continued: "At the same time that the little nephew received your message at Shuofang Fortress, Li Miao fled on horseback and disappeared. ”
The general pondered for a moment and said to himself, "Could it be Di Qing!"
Xinchen pretended not to hear the general's words clearly, and asked, "Who are you talking about?"
The general immediately changed the subject and said, "Flee and escape, as long as Your Majesty is well." But there is a hidden unhappiness between the eyebrows, and it will not be long before secret agents will be sent to chase him.
Xinchen said again: "Uncle Huang, Mu Tianxia is dead, and we have also calculated a wish." ”
When the general heard this, he immediately became interested and asked, "Did Your Majesty see it with your own eyes?"
Xinchen hid the key, and only said: "Mu Tianxia is attached to the evil spirit of the Immortal Emperor, and he fled into the endless abyss, and the little nephew followed." Fortunately, my grandmother rescued him from death, and I saw him destroyed by my grandmother along with the evil spirit of the Immortal Emperor. ”
The general was shocked when he heard this, and asked, "You have seen your mother?!"
Xinchen got up and replied, "It's Ling Ci." ”
The general rarely revealed his true feelings, but at this moment there were hidden tears, and asked, "How is my mother?"
Xinchen replied, "Grandmother is all right. ”
The general covered his face with his hands and said, "That's good, that's good!" Then he turned to leave, and before leaving, he said, "Your Majesty will rest for a while, and we will go to the night banquet in a while." ”
After resting for less than an hour, the general sent someone to greet him, but the general went to the imperial palace to prepare first, and asked His Majesty to move. Xinchen went with the envoy, only to know that the Xijing Imperial Palace was built in the original town of Xidaying. On that day, the blood of loyalty in front of the tent is still vivid, but that person has become a dead soul under the sword, and the world is really impermanent!
sighed for a moment, and then noticed the imperial palace in front of him. I saw that the hall was nine zhang high, thought that it was the number of poles; heavy eaves bucket arch, red wall golden tile; eaves corner decorated with dragon head, exquisite carving, vivid and vivid, regarded as having the feeling of flying away in the air. There are white marble steps in front of the palace, a total of nine nine eighty and one, such as walking the fairy road. Ascending the stone steps, the general was already waiting outside the hall and led Xinchen inside.
Entering the hall, only to see carved beams and painted buildings, painted with gold; the ground is as smooth as a mirror, I don't know what to pave with, but you can see the shadow clearly. Xinchen walked all the way, and then saw the dragon chair placed in the middle of the main hall. The dragon chair is actually made of agarwood, which is rare in the world, purple with gold, simple and luxurious.
At this time, everyone had not yet entered the palace, and the general stopped in front of him and asked, "What does Your Majesty think of this palace?"
Xinchen only replied with four words: "It's like a heavenly palace!"
The general's face was pale, and he said: "Don't hide it from Your Majesty, this hall is mostly woven by magic, and it can be completed in less than a month." ”
The two were gossiping, and suddenly heard a noisy sound outside the hall, and it turned out that the ministers had come to the banquet one after another, waiting outside the palace gate to talk. The general turned to ask: "Your Majesty, how about letting the ministers enter the palace and prepare for the banquet?" Xinchen didn't bother to care about these idle things, and only said: "Everything is according to what the imperial uncle said." So the general walked out of the hall, paying attention to the fact that he was alone in the hall.
After a while, I heard the salute outside the hall, a total of forty and five, in order to show the ninety-five supreme. After the salute, the palace people presented all kinds of delicacies, and then the ministers entered the table in turn. The sheng song sounded, and I saw two columns of graceful girls rushing in, and dancing after seeing the salute.
The feast was joyful, the general stood up, the ministers were instantly quiet, the sheng song also stopped, and the dancers retreated. Then, the general raised his glass and said: "God bless my clan, Your Majesty is a martial artist, and the northern border is instantly peaceful! At this prosperous time, I propose that everyone raise a glass and congratulate Your Majesty!" So, all the ministers got up one after another and raised their glasses to congratulate.
At this moment, a person outside the hall said in a loud voice: "When it is near the valley rain, the eight states in the east, except for the three states in the north that have no report, there are five states that have no rice to eat, and there is no grain to plant." All the people are about to starve to death, and they dare to call it a prosperous age, I'm afraid that the old man is clumsy!"
Xinchen looked out of the hall and saw a white-haired old man resolutely stepping through the door. When I got closer, I saw that the person was actually the absurd and unruly Jizhou envoy in the court more than a month ago, Chen Zhi!