298 times, on the ladder of the sky, no longer yesterday's feather coat

Since then, no one in the palace has been able to compete with Concubine Wu Hui for favor, Li Longji wanted to establish the Wu clan as the queen and was dissuaded by the courtiers, but Concubine Wu Hui's desire to gain power became more and more prosperous, she colluded with the minister Li Linfu to squeeze out the courtiers Zhang Jiuling, etc., and framed the crown prince Li Ying and the other two princes Li Yao and Li Ju, the king of light, to rebel, and wanted to set up another king of longevity, Li Mao, as the crown prince. The abolition of affairs in the palace and the opportunity to take the power of the dynasty were the same as Wu Zetian's general methods.

Li Longji will be suspicious of this, and it will be difficult to investigate if there is no substantiated evidence. Concubine Wu Hui used another poisonous trick to send people to recruit the prince and the two kings of Hubei and Guang, falsely claiming that there were thieves in the palace, and asked them to bring armor into the palace to help catch the thieves. The three princes were too negligent, and they really planned to bring a soldier into the palace, and Concubine Wu Hui immediately reported to the emperor and arrested the three of them.

Li Longji was furious, and invited Li Linfu, who had already "reminded" him, to discuss the disposal, and Li Linfu could say anything good, and Li Longji immediately issued an order to demote the third son as a waste person and commit suicide. After all, it's his own son, and he regrets it a little after being angry, but he can't be resurrected after death.

Concubine Wu Hui may be able to effectively imitate Wu Zetian's heart, but Wu Zetian is a generation of heroes after all, and there are too many aspects that Concubine Wu Hui can't reach, and she is just a woman who is keen on palace fighting. At this point, Concubine Wu Hui has exhausted her scheming, but unfortunately she has no chance to plot more, because the time of death has come. After the third prince committed suicide, Concubine Wu Hui fell ill.

This illness is very strange, like a mad fever, full of nonsense, there are hallucinations when you open your eyes, and you see the dead prince Li Ying, the king of Hubei, and the king of light, Li Ju, standing in front of the bed to ask for their lives, the palace maid and the imperial doctor are sincerely afraid but dare not say more. When Li Longji heard about this, he was shocked in his heart, after the death of Concubine Wu Hui, he also fell ill, afraid of ghosts and gods, and at the same time longed for the path of immortal cultivation.

Li Longji ordered the burial of the three sons, and the funeral of Concubine Wu Hui with the queen's ceremony, and then invited someone to go to the Meijiayuan in the Jinfen area to edict Zhang Guo to enter the court. He had been to Wuzhou before he ascended the throne. I met Zhang Guo when I had a secret meeting with Mei Zhenyi. Decades later, Mei Zhenyi went to Chang'an and resigned from the title of Duke of Nanlu, and he asked Mei Zhenyi for advice on the cultivation of the immortal family.

Mei Zhenyi said at the time: "The art of health preservation and longevity has not been lacking since ancient times, if Your Majesty has any doubts, you can order someone to summon Zhang Guo in the future, and he will practice in Guanzhong very close to Chang'an." I can only advise Your Majesty not to be extravagant, and the Lingtai is always bright. Don't be fooled by flattery. However, Zhang Guo was unaware of this. (Note: See chapter 259 of this book for details.) ）

Zhang Guo has now become an immortal, although his lover Xingyun has achieved supernatural achievements but has not soared, this life is not finished, and his son has not grown up, so Zhang Guo is still in Meijiayuan, but he no longer wants to dwell on unwarranted mundane things. The Son of Heaven had a decree that he had to do on the surface, and he went with Pei Yu, but as soon as he boarded the carriage, he was discouraged.

Pei Yu was frightened. hurriedly sent Zhang Guo back to Wumei Villa, Zhang Guo died and recovered again. It's still the same to ask him to go out again, and as soon as he gets in the car, he falls to the ground, and his blood and breath are gone, in his opinion at the time. It's like I'm dead. The emperor asked Pei Yu to invite a master, if he forced people to death, it was equivalent to not fulfilling the emperor's order, Pei Yu was also scared and did not dare to urge. Go back to Chang'an directly to report to Li Longji.

As soon as Pei Yu left, Zhang Guo got up again in Wumei Villa and said, "Hongchen is involved, it's really troublesome!"

Xingyun hugged his son Youyou and said, "Lang Jun said this, do you think that our mother and son are dragged down by your immortal family?"

Zhang Guo hurriedly explained: "Don't misunderstand, lady, I have no such intentions, it's too late to cherish it! But after all, I was born as a slave of the Mei family, and the second young master Zhenting is still in Chang'an for the Duke of Nanlu, and it is not good to openly disobey orders." ...... Come. Sien Jr. let me hug me. ”

As soon as Zhang Guo took his son into his hands, he heard someone laughing outside the door: "Old Zhang, it's not too troublesome for you to borrow your body to return your soul a few times, it's really rare to be a fairy and pretend to be dead and avoid trouble." ”

Zhang Guo returned his son to Xingyun again, turned around and arched his hand: "Why did the young master come suddenly? The old slave didn't want to confuse people, he just didn't want to enter the filthy court. Although he has become an immortal, Zhang Guo's habits have not changed. still calls Mei Zhenyi the young master. Calling himself an old slave in front of him.

Mei Zhenyi said hello to Xingyun and teased Sien again. Only then did he sit down and say to Zhang Guo: "The palace has been a dirty place since ancient times, but if you go, you will not defile yourself with the behavior of the immortal family." In fact, the responsibility for this matter lies with me, I once told Li Longji in the early years that if you want to ask about cultivation, you can come to Guanzhong to edict Zhang Guo. ”

Zhang Guo patted his head: "Why didn't the young master say it earlier?"

Mei Zhenyi smiled: "There will be a holy decree to invite you, and the standard of etiquette will only be higher, so you can take the opportunity to go." If you come back from the dead these times, the Son of Heaven will only want to see you more, and those who don't understand still think that you are making the Jianghu technique 'raise the threshold' to retreat into advance. ”

Zhang Guo frowned and said: "The emperor just wants to ask about immortal arts, the old slave can't be deceived nonsense, how can Li Longji become an immortal, there is really nothing to answer." ”

Mei Zhenyi also frowned and said: "I have been to Chang'an before coming to Wumei Villa, looking for an opportunity to secretly scan Li Longji, if you talk about the monks enshrined in the court, there are many masters, it is nothing more than a fake hand emperor's family to leave the world Taoism, the national teacher was wise and fearless, and the cultivation is not below you and me." ”

Zhang Guo asked: "What about Li Longji himself? When we met him back then, he was also a resourceful talent. ”

Mei Zhenyi sighed: "Back then, the talented people relied on their father's Yu Yin to have meritorious heroes and good generals, and created a prosperous era and Kaiyuan, but the emperor has been on the throne for a long time. Its people are so happy, gradually obsessed with the lust, now the prosperity of the country can not be repeated, but the world has been idle and frolic for a long time, and the signs of prosperity and decline have become. In fact, no matter who sits on his throne, it is inevitable that this will be the case. ”

Zhang Guo: "What does the young master mean, is it for me to enter the palace and take the opportunity to advise?"

Mei Zhenyi: "With Li Longji's situation and temperament, he can't be persuaded, I have already persuaded him back then." But in terms of personnel, you should persuade it, if the Son of Heaven asks about the art of immortality, he will only talk about the way of resting and cultivating qi. ...... I went back quickly, and then rushed to the Floating Life Valley, and there was a rare opportunity to observe the Fa. ”

As Mei Zhenyi expected, Li Longji immediately sent a second batch of envoys, this time to Xu Qiao, a member of the Zhongshu House, who came to Meijiayuan with the seal book and the imperial gift, and welcomed Zhang Guo into the court. Zhang Guo did not take advantage of the public opinion, but rode a shallot to follow the messenger, waved to Xingyun, and went to Chang'an.

After Zhang Guo entered Beijing, the Son of Heaven treated him with great courtesy, and lived in Jixian Courtyard in Chang'an, and the Son of Heaven summoned him to ask about the art of cultivating immortals and immortals. Zhang Guo replied: "The emperor's industry is strong and the people are rich, and the prolongation technique rests and nourishes the heart, if the two can be combined, it is not only the way for Your Majesty to prolong life, but also the blessing of the people's livelihood." Then he talked in detail about resting his heart and nourishing his qi, and persuaded the Son of Heaven not to indulge in the luxury of flattery.

Li Longji seems to understand on the surface, and he may understand it in his heart, but he can't do it. This did not prevent him from treating Zhang Guo more favorably. And Zhang Guo stayed in Jixian Courtyard and did not eat, only drinking the imperial wine every day, and often slept soundly for several days.

After the death of Concubine Wu Hui, the court also invited many magicians who knew how to use magical powers, and the real and the fake were mixed. Xuanzong sent two people to investigate secretly. One of them is called Xing Hepu, who claims to be able to calculate people's longevity, but he can't calculate Zhang Guo. There is another person named Shi Yeguang, who claims to be able to identify ghosts and gods. But he couldn't see through Zhang Guo's deeds at all.

Li Longji was amazed, and issued an edict to Zhang Guo to be called an immortal, and he wanted to marry the princess as a royal prince. The envoy came to Jixian Courtyard to report, Zhang Guo shook his head again and again: "If you talk about mundane things in the world, you can't be called an immortal." It's just Zhang Guo! Your Majesty calls me an immortal, but what I am doing is not an immortal family business, so why force me to stay in the court? ”

Li Longji still wants to stay. Zhang Guo repeatedly pleaded to return to the mountain, so he issued an order to give Mr. Tongxuan, 300 horses and two beauties, and sent a messenger to send Zhang Guo back to the mountain. Zhang Guo took all the things and people, took them back to Wumei Villa and said hello to Xingyun, handed them over to Mei Wuzhong to deal with properly, flew to Fusheng Valley by himself, and also went to watch the Blue Emperor cut the mountain into steps.

The Qingdi chiseled the mountain for more than three years. With the blade of order in his hand, it was cut into nine steps in one day, and the high hill where the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace was located had now risen from the ground and become a huge peak. I saw that directly south of this peak, there was a line of stone steps like a ladder straight into the clouds, and dozens of feet away from the peak, there was a dazzling silver light flying.

When Zhang Guo came to the sky above Fusheng Valley, Mei Zhenyi also returned, and Liu Hai asked for his life to return to the mountain, because Yang Yuhuan was practicing the pass. He wants to personally protect the Dharma for the Taoist couple. Mei Zhenyi ordered Bang Hai to go back. The wish of staying in the three mountains of Qingyi was also called to observe the law, and there were already disciples of the earth immortals in the three mountains of Qingyi. Not a single one was left behind.

Mei Zhenyi looked at the Qingdi above the clouds, and was amazed in his heart, the Qingdi had cut the mountain nearly 10,000 steps, step by step, and the invisible power of this huge mountain turned into a heavier and heavier pressure on the Qingdi, so the cultivation really shocked the fairy world. When he reached more than nine thousand nine hundred steps, the Blue Emperor's movements gradually slowed down, but he did not pause for a moment.

Looking at his posture, whether it is Qingfeng's temper or Qingdi's temperament, even Mei Zhenyi can't tell clearly. When the Blue Emperor's movements slowed down, the huge mountain peak also stopped growing taller, the Blade of Order was sharpened to the last nearly 100 steps, and the Green Emperor finally reached the plain at the top of the peak. He stood with his hands behind his back, his silver hair fluttering, and he looked at the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace in the distance, although it did not move, but an indescribable majesty invisibly permeated the heavens and the earth.

As long as he climbs to the peak, it is the victory of the Green Emperor, and he can still win with such a fighting method, and his cultivation is so high that his mana is strong enough to be proud of the fairy world. However, his opponent, the Nine Heavens Xuannu, never appeared, and the peak was quiet, only the clouds and mist drifted with the wind.

A cloud of silver light flew into the sky, and the Blue Emperor returned the blade of order to Gabriel, and said lightly in his thoughts: "Thank you!" and then glanced up at the sky.

There was no divine thought in the golden eyes, but with this cold glance, everyone naturally understood what the Qingdi meant - after watching the excitement, you should also go, the rest is my private matter, do you still want to watch?

Nearly a thousand masters in the sky showed their magical powers, and all of them left the sky above Fusheng Valley in a moment, Zhong Liquan also left with all the disciples, and patted Mei Zhenyi's shoulder with a fan before leaving, signaling him to stay. Even if Zhong Liquan didn't remind him, Mei Zhenyi wouldn't leave, he was accompanying Qingfeng to the ground, and he had to accompany him to the end at this time, and Mei Zhenyi was the only one left above the empty clouds.

Mei Zhenyi floated down from the clouds and stood beside the Qingdi, and the Qingdi asked without looking back, "Mei Zhenyi, you haven't left yet?"

Mei Zhenyi replied: "I came here with Xiantong, and you didn't go back, how could I leave alone?"

Emperor Qing stopped talking, just stood there quietly and looked at the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace, and the head of Fuchen was a little overwhelmed with more than ten disciples in the Floating Life Valley. At this moment, the nine gates of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace in the distance opened, and the nine fairies floated out with the nine artifacts of the Zhengong Palace, and the Golden Immortal Zhenyang came to the Qingdi to bow in front of the Qing Emperor: "Senior, you finally came up?"

The Qingdi didn't speak or return the salute, his eyes didn't look at Zhenyang and still looked into the distance, and the scene was a little stiff. Mei Zhenyi coughed lightly to break the embarrassment, and interjected: "True Yang Palace Master, how do you know the Blue Emperor?"

The Ancient Qing Emperor is long gone, and it is impossible for True Yang to see it. When Zhenyang was fighting outside the palace, he was holding a festival in the palace, and he was not disturbed, how could he talk to the Qingdi like this as soon as he appeared? It seems that Zhenyang has long known that the Qingdi will come, and Mei Zhenyi also felt a little surprised.

Zhenyang replied: "The patriarch of this sect had a last word before leaving, if the big hill in the dojo becomes a peak, it is the arrival of the Green Emperor. ”

"Last words, where is the Nine Heavens Xuannu?" The Qing Emperor suddenly retracted his gaze and looked at Zhenyang, the power of this glance actually made the long hair of the nine people opposite float up without wind, and their bodies were in a trance for a moment and then became clear again.

In front of the prestige of the Qing Emperor, Zhenyang did not retreat, and still saluted and replied: "When the patriarch left, there were still last words, and there are no more Nine Heavens Xuannu in the world." ”

As a descendant, it is disrespectful to speak like this for no reason, the Nine Heavens Xuannu has achieved the Golden Immortal, how can it be gone? True Yang's words are not accompanied by the immortal family's witty words, it is just such a sentence. The Blue Emperor's golden eyes were shrinking, staring straight at Zhenyang and asking, "Who is the one who is fighting with me?"

True Yang: "It is the mana left by the ancestor, scattered in the Floating Life Valley, and it will only be activated when the Blue Emperor comes here." ”

Emperor Qing took a step forward and said: "The Nine Heavens Xuannu is waiting for me to come, and she is no longer there when I come, since she is waiting for me, why do you want to block the road with the mountain pulling array, are you waiting for me or am she stopping me?"

Zhenyang bowed his head and replied: "The ancestor didn't confess, let me put it simply, the person she was waiting for was you and not you, so she waited for you and stopped you, and the Qingdi seniors had reached the extreme of the Golden Immortal Realm with their cultivation to the extreme, and they were able to climb this peak." ”

These words were full of contradictions, Mei Zhenyi was a little confused when she heard it, and the Qing Emperor took another step forward, the tip of his nose almost touched the center of Zhenyang's eyebrows, and he lowered his head and asked slowly: "Does the Nine Heavens Xuannu think I can't come up?"

The body of the Green Emperor was forced in front of him, Zhenyang couldn't even raise his head, and the sun-aiming magpie in his hand almost touched the chest of the Blue Emperor, and his feet still did not retreat, and he replied in a low voice: "The disciple doesn't know." ”

Seeing that the two of them were about to collide with each other, the other eight disciples of the Nine Heavens Xuannu Palace had very solemn expressions, and although they had not made a move, they were also on guard at any time. Mei Zhenyi didn't want to make any more extraneous branches, so she hurriedly stepped forward and reminded: "Xiantong, have you forgotten your intention?"

As soon as he heard this, Emperor Qing took a step back, waved his hand slightly, and said, "Forget it, I won't ask you, where is Mingyue?" ”

Seeing that the Qing Emperor retreated, Zhenyang also showed a relieved expression, and before he could speak, he heard a young female voice next to him: "No, you are not my Qingfeng brother!" Looking for prestige, I saw that Mingyue had stood beside Zhenyang at some point.