Chapter 38 The Secrets of Zhongjing
readx; Li Zhe left the barren mountain and continued to rush to Zhongjing, naturally knowing nothing about the treasure hunt activities of Pan Yushu and his wife. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Pan Yushu's "Twelve Heavenly Mountains and Rivers Great Array" really didn't blow out, with Li Zhe's superior divine sense, he sat next to him for an hour, and he didn't notice anything abnormal at all.
In the evening, Li Zhe finally arrived at the gate of Zhongjing. Now is not what it used to be, of course, the current Li Zhe will not be afraid that the government will recognize him as a wanted criminal, but in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he still uses the illusion technique and transforms into a burly man in his thirties. This kind of simple transfiguration technique, with Li Zhe's current cultivation, can only be regarded as a trick at best, it is okay to deceive mortals, but it is of little use to monks. In this way, Li Zhe swaggered into Zhongjing City.
Seeing that it was still early, Liu Siren should still be working in the yamen, and did not return home, Li Zhe decided to find a hotel to fight his teeth first. Although he has been cultivating the valley for many years, it is not hindered to cultivate the Tao by occasionally tasting the world's delicacies as a kind of enjoyment. Li Zhe found a luxurious hotel, unceremoniously ordered a table of delicious food, ordered a jar of good wine, and sat down to eat.
Li Zhe was enjoying the food, and two people came in outside the door, both dressed as military generals.
The two happened to sit in the private room next to Li Zhe, and just after sitting down, the majestic military general hurriedly lowered his voice and said to the other person: "Second brother, you should help the younger brother get an idea." Both the King of Jin and the King of Han sent their cronies to win over their younger brothers. The younger brother is now in a dilemma, and his days are like years. ”
The current emperor of the Great Zhou Kingdom originally had four adult sons, the crown prince Zhao Renli died suddenly many years ago, and the sixth prince, Tang King Zhao Renzhi, asked Li Zhe to clean up eight years ago. In the end, there were two sons, the second prince of Jin, Zhao Renyi, and the fourth prince, Zhao Renxin, the king of Han. As the last contender for the throne, the two have fought openly and secretly over the years, and have won over officials in the DPRK and China to secretly cultivate their own forces.
The military general known as the second brother thought for a while and replied: "Second brother, I can't think of any good plan. Taking refuge in one side will inevitably offend the other party, and now that the two sides are evenly matched, it is impossible to tell who has the upper hand. These two princes are ruthless people, Tang Wang was killed mysteriously outside Linchuan City eight years ago, His Majesty was furious, and devoted the whole country to a thorough investigation, and to this day has not been able to find out a result. In the opinion of the foolish brother, it is most likely the hands of these two assassins, otherwise it would not be possible to catch the murderer even today. ”
Although the two of them lowered their voices, and also used the sound transmission technique in secular martial arts, which could prevent a third person from eavesdropping, how could they hide Li Zhe's divine sense, and when they heard that the two princes helped him carry the black cauldron, Li Zhe laughed secretly in his heart.
The majestic military general begged anxiously: "Second brother, you can help my brother find a way, let me deal with it for a while." ”
The second brother thought for a while and said, "Now there is only one way, delay." Third brother, you are in command of the Praetorian Guard, and your position is extremely important, and it is personally appointed by His Majesty, and no one else can remove you. As long as you don't express your position, the two princes will not be able to deal with you for a while, and it will be a while if you can delay it. ”
The majestic military general listened to the second brother's method, and continued to beg with disapproval: "Second brother, this method can only be delayed for a while, not for a long time, so let's help me think of a better way." ”
The second brother lowered his voice and said to the third brother with a mysterious face: "Third brother, don't worry, you don't have to delay for too long." I got the news that His Majesty's dragon body is very inappropriate, and it is estimated that it will not last many days. ”
The third brother asked excitedly, "Is this news reliable?"
The second brother smiled and said, "You also know that my brother-in-law is on duty in the Tai Hospital, and this news is true." We are now stalling for time and not taking refuge with either side for the time being, while waiting for news from our eldest brother. The eldest brother is on an errand in front of the emperor, and sooner or later he can find out which prince His Majesty prefers, and then the three of us brothers will go to take refuge together. The three of us brothers are responsible for the defense of the entire Chukyo and Ouchi, and this certificate of nomination is enough to ensure the prosperity and wealth of our three brothers in the future. ”
The third brother really relieved himself when he heard this, and said: "It turns out that the two elder brothers have already made plans, and the younger brother has been worried for a few days in vain. ”
After a while, another military general came in outside the door, and when the two saw it, they hurriedly called it big brother and stepped forward to greet them. These three generals worship the brothers, when they were small soldiers, they were born together and died, and now they are all successful and famous, and they have to be in a high position, the eldest brother Zhao Hu served as the commander of the inner guards, responsible for the internal defense of the palace, the second brother Zhang Ying served as the general of the Zhongjing garrison, responsible for the defense of the capital, and the third brother Zeng Niu served as the commander of the Praetorian Guard, responsible for the external defense of the imperial city, and the three brothers can be said to have covered the defense of the entire capital.
The three of them sat down, and Zhang Ying and Zeng Niu hurriedly asked Zhao Hu for news.
Zhao Hu's face was embarrassed when he heard this, and he whispered: "Your Majesty is very strict, and you can't hear any news. However, I heard that His Majesty was extremely dissatisfied with the two princes. I have followed His Majesty for more than 20 years, and it is not for nothing that I have learned, and I also know His Majesty's temperament very well. Seeing this scene, I had a bold guess in my heart, but I wasn't too sure, and I didn't know whether to tell the two virtuous brothers. ”
Zhang Ying hurriedly said: "Big brother, you still say it and let our brothers refer to it together." ”
Zhao Hu gritted his teeth and said his guess, and said carefully: "I guess Your Majesty wants to bypass the two princes and directly pass the throne to the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhao Yide." ”
After listening to Zhao Hu's words, Zhang Ying gasped and said, "Your Majesty is not crazy." The two princes have been in business for many years, and they each have more than 30% of the country's soldiers and horses, and they can pass the throne to one of them, and they can also join the Central Army loyal to His Majesty to subdue the other. Passing the throne to Zhao Yide, the emperor's eldest grandson, even if the central army is all loyal to the new emperor, it is only a three-point situation, and I don't know how much bloody rain will be set off. Moreover, the emperor's eldest grandson, Zhao Yide, is only sixteen years old this year, how can he beat his two uncles who are in the prime of life. ”
Zhao Hu listened to Zhang Ying's analysis, and also nodded again and again, and said: "This is just a foolish brother's opinion, and it can't be counted." ”
Zhang Ying stared at Zhao Hu for a long time without saying a word, and suddenly sighed and said to Zhao Hu: "Big brother, you give the brothers a truth, this is really just your guess, big brother, or Your Majesty asked you to spy on our brothers." ”
Zhao Hu's face turned red when he heard this, and he said embarrassedly: "I have followed Your Majesty for more than 20 years, and Your Majesty has treated me well, and I can only repay you with death." Since Your Majesty has decided, even if it is a dead end, I can only go down, and the two virtuous brothers still have a way to live, and they don't have to be sent to death with the foolish brothers. When it came to this, even the stupidest Zeng Niu understood, and the three of them were speechless for a while.
After a while, Zhang Ying gritted his teeth, raised his flushed face and said, "My eldest brother and I have the same life, we want to die together, we want to live together." ”
Zeng Niu followed and said, "I listen to the two elder brothers." ”
Hearing that the two brothers were willing to live and die with him, Zhao Hu was also greatly moved, picked up his wine glass and whispered: "If this bet wins, our three brothers are equivalent to the founding heroes, and they will be unspeakably expensive in the future." Dry. So the three of them raised their glasses and drank them all.
Li Zhe overheard these royal secrets, and he didn't care, anyway, it had nothing to do with him. Seeing that the sky outside was completely dark, Li Zhe thought that it was time to leave for Liufu, so he paid the wine bill and walked out of the hotel. Coming to the outside of the walls of Liufu, Li Zhe let go of his divine sense, covered the entire Liufu, and slowly searched for people, but he didn't find Liu Ruyan. It's so late, but Liu Ruyan is not in Liufu, it seems that she is still married, Li Zhe is inexplicably sad in his heart.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Zhe still decided to go in and ask Liu Siren clearly, if he didn't completely understand Liu Ruyan's matter, this thorn would not be clean in Li Zhe's heart. Li Zhe used his divine sense to lock on to the room where Liu Siren was, and flew over quietly. Flying outside the room, Li Zhe felt that there were two people in the room, so he cast a stealth technique and sneaked into the room.
In the room, a man in black was talking to Liu Siren in secret, and handed over a holy decree to Liu Siren.
Liu Siren respectfully accepted the holy decree and said to the man in black: "Your Majesty's meaning, the old minister has already understood, and he should obey the decree, please rest assured." After hearing this, the man in black said goodbye and returned to the palace to resume his life.
The man in black left, Li Zhe withdrew his stealth technique and appeared in front of Liu Siren, Liu Siren was taken aback, and thought it was an assassin sent by the two princes.
Seeing Liu Siren's reaction, Li Zhe smiled dumbly, hurriedly withdrew the illusion technique, returned to his original appearance, and said, "Uncle Liu, don't panic, it's a little nephew." ”
Liu Siren Dingqing looked at it, and the burly man in front of him suddenly turned into a handsome son, it was Li Zhe, but he had grown up, and his appearance had not changed much.
Liu Siren suddenly realized, and said with a smile: "It seems that Li Shinephew has got what he wanted, and these methods are the spells of the immortals." ”
Li Zhe also replied with a smile: "The little nephew is fortunate to be able to worship under the immortal sect, but his cultivation is still shallow, these are just some unpopular means, and they are not worth mentioning." This time, the little nephew passed by Zhongjing and wanted to visit his uncle and sister Liu, but he didn't find that Sister Liu was in the house just now, so I don't know if he has married a talented person?"
Liu Siren looked at Li Zhe and said with a wry smile: "Married, does Li Shinephew think that my niece Ruyan will marry someone else after she is engaged to you?"
After making sure that Liu Ruyan was not married, Li Zhe felt a burst of excitement in his heart and continued to ask: "So, where is Liu Mei now? I want to meet her." ”
Liu Siren sighed and said, "I don't know where my niece is now. It's a long story, so let me talk to you about it slowly. In the second month after you left, Ruyan begged me to accompany her to the temple to do a ritual for her father and father-in-law. On the night I returned home from the temple, a strange thing happened. In the evening, Ruyan and I were drinking tea in the hall, and suddenly a palace lady came. As soon as the lady in the palace costume appeared, the old man was like being tied with a rope, unable to move at all, and couldn't even shout if he wanted to shout. The palace lady walked up to Ruyan with a smile, took out a stone, and crushed it at once. Some white gas emanated from the stone, quickly forming three white flowers on the top of Ruyan's head, and then suddenly turning into invisible. After doing this, the palace lady was overjoyed, and asked Ruyan if she would like to go to the Taoist path with her, and Ruyan agreed without thinking about it. Most of my nieces have saved the path of cultivation, and maybe they can continue their relationship with you. After Ruyan agreed, I was suddenly able to move, so Ruyan said goodbye to me, and left with the palace lady, and I didn't know where I went. After listening to Liu Siren's words, Li Zhe was also stunned.