Bright Spring

The emperor felt unwell the night before yesterday, and the crown prince led the officials in the Wenhua Palace to greet him.The emperor also summoned Guo Zi, Shangshu of the Ministry of Punishment, Shangshu of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Beiping's chief envoy, Jin Zhong, Shangshu of the Ministry of War, and Yuan Gong, Shaoqing of Taichang Temple, and other close officials of the old government to attend.The emperor and his ministers talked about this matter, and the ministers urgently called the imperial doctor of the Imperial Hospital for diagnosis and treatment.The imperial doctor called it "no disease".

Later that night, the emperor couldn't sleep, went to Kunning Palace to talk to the queen, and fell ill after returning to Qianqing Palace yesterday morning.

At that time, the king of Han led the Annan army to enter Beijing, and led more than a hundred elite soldiers to stop outside Dong'anmen.When the King of Han entered the palace to face the saint, the crown prince and other ministers also served at the side of the emperor's couch.The king of Han knelt down and begged, saying: "There are meritorious deeds to the country, and great achievements are also made in destroying the country. Please give me a reward from the emperor."

The emperor asked the king of Han what he wanted.The King of Han said: Eldest brother is weak and benevolent, I am afraid that he will not be able to overwhelm all the ministers, and the sons and ministers are both civil and military. Please change the crown prince.

The emperor was furious and reprimanded the King of Han: "Eldest brother Er is the eldest son, and the eldest son has no faults, how can he be changed?"

The king of Han said again: "I love nuns and Taoists the most. I heard that my father got a beautiful Taoist priest and hid them in the palace. Please reward me."

The emperor was even more angry.The female Daoist, after Zhonglie Jinggong, worshiped Zhang Sanfeng as her teacher, became a monk and became a Daoist, and often lived in the palace to pray for the queen.The queen treated her kindly, and once became sisters, she was named Miaojin.How can the status be given to the King of Han if it is not in accordance with the etiquette?

The emperor's dragon body was unwell, so he ordered the prince to write an edict and use treasures, temporarily supervise the country, and try to control his brothers.

The king of Han retreated angrily, and went outside Fengxian Hall.At that time, the eunuchs and servants in the palace mostly made good friends with the King of Han, thinking of the long-term plan for the future.An eunuch told the King of Han that the way of women is hidden in the temple of praying for blessings.

The king of Han was overjoyed, and went to the praying temple, wounded several people in the palace, and forcibly robbed the women.

The Prince and the King of Han could not argue, and the King of Han was brave and unstoppable.The prince had no choice but to follow the imperial edict to call Tan Qing, the left guard of Jinwu, to bring his guards into the palace, and arrest the King of Han to go to the emperor to confess his mistake.

The king of Han ran away in a hurry.There were servants in the palace who colluded with the king of Han, and they had already informed the secret way in the palace, so the king of Han left the palace through the secret way, led his troops to wound many guards at the gate of the capital camp, and left in a huff.

The prince immediately closed the gate of the palace, and while investigating the secrets of the places where the King of Han prayed for blessings and the places where the secret roads were located, he served with all the ministers before the collapse, and personally entered the soup to comfort the emperor to rest.

Last night, the emperor's illness suddenly worsened, the imperial doctor hurriedly prescribed medicines, and the emperor collapsed.All the imperial doctors hanged themselves in fear of crime.

... The story of Yang Rong is finished, and it is difficult to distinguish the truth from the false, but the empress and nearly ten ministers appeared in the story, which can testify.

The ministers kneeling inside and outside the Qianqing Palace listened with great interest. No matter whether this thing is true or not, the process is more exciting than the drama.

Some people are still pondering in their hearts: I have long heard that King Han is lustful and likes nuns.Unexpectedly, even female Taoist priests were to his liking.

At this moment, Prince Zhu Gaochi's voice choked up and said: "I have no talent, I can't cure my father, and I can't comfort my brothers. Please welcome the King of Han to Beijing and inherit the throne."

All the ministers were in an uproar and tried to dissuade the prince.Immediately someone shouted, urging the prince to go one step further and ascend the throne as emperor.

The prince cried again: "Gao Xu has contributed to the country, I have no merit, so I cannot accept this great responsibility."

Guo Zi said loudly: "The crown prince is the eldest son of Emperor Daxing, the crown prince who was registered in person, has always been generous and benevolent, and has no fault now, how can he lightly abolish the establishment?"

Jin Zhongdao: "At that time, the prince guarded Beiping and resisted the 60 troops led by treacherous ministers. He was wise and powerful, and he contributed to the imperial court."

At this moment, Xie Jin said: "The prince is at fault. He mishandled what happened yesterday, but..."

"Xie Jin!" Yuan Gong called him by his name, "Then you go to Yunnan and bring the King of Han back to succeed him!"

Immediately someone scolded: "Xie Jin colluded with the vassal king, he is a member of the King of Han, and his intentions are wrong!"

In front of the Qianqing Palace, the crowd was excited and looked at Xie Jin angrily, because in Yang Rong's story, the King of Han came back to "repress" the officials.Xie Jin's face twitched, "Xiaguan just told the truth, Xiaguan is really not a Hanwang party member..."

The officials continued to persuade him to come in, but the prince refused. After crying, he fainted, and all the servants rescued him and left the Qianqing Palace.

Chapter 356 The World Has Changed

It was already late June when Zhu Gaoxu and his party of four arrived at Wushan County, the chief envoy of Sichuan.However, it was only a few days since they left the capital.

The winding and rugged valley dirt road, the mountains on both sides are lush.The hot sun on the top of the head made people dizzy, Zhu Gaoxu and others were wearing big straw hats, and their heads were sweating profusely.Miao Jin wore a veiled hat, and her face was covered with a silk cloth, revealing only a pair of beautiful almond eyes. She was dressed like an orchid from the Western Regions.

There was a tree shade on the side of the road. Zhu Gaoxu took the lead to ride his horse to the shade of the tree, then took off the water bag, gave the horse a few sips, and then raised his head to irrigate.Several people dismounted to drink water and rest.

At this moment, two people in ragged Taoist robes walked over on the road, and they also walked under the shade of the tree.

One of the Taoists bowed and said, "When the king of ghosts comes out, the world changes. I have water talismans to turn bad luck into good luck."

Wei Da said: "It's a lie."

Zhu Gaoxu raised his hand to stop Wei Da, and asked: "Are you followers of the White Lotus Sect?"

The Taoist shook his head and said: "Poverty Dao and others are from the cult of evil spirits. They worship under the command of the goddess of evil spirits, and they specialize in dealing with local ghost kings and demons."

Zhu Gaoxu took out some precious banknotes, but the Taoist shook his head and said, "Is there anything yellow and white?" Zhu Gaoxu had no choice but to give him a bunch of copper coins, the Taoist took it, and took out a poorly made small bottle and handed it over.

Zhu Gaoxu asked how to get to the Ghost King Temple. The Taoist described it with gestures, and kindly advised him: "When the ghost king performs demon magic, it covers the sky and blocks the sun, and people and animals are lifeless. Your Excellency, it is best not to get too close."

When saying goodbye, Zhu Gaoxu suddenly said: "Ghosts can't change the world, only humans can."

Both Wang Gui and Wang Bin had described how to get to the Ghost King Temple from the banks of the Dajiang (Yangtze River) before. At this time, with the on-the-spot guidance from the Taoist priests of the evil spirits, everyone continued to ride along the road in the valley.After walking for about two hours, the afternoon sun turned west and reached the top of the mountain. They finally found the Ghost King Temple hanging on the cliff.

Everyone tied the horses in the temple, entered the cave from the temple, and rang the copper bell at the end of the cave.After waiting for a long time, a boulder was pushed away by several men.

After Zhu Gaoxu walked out of the cave, the surprise on the faces of Qu Neng, his father and son, Sheng Yong and others still persisted.After a while, Wang Gui choked with sobs and said: "My maidservant pays homage to the lord, during the days when this servant is here, I think about my lord all the time!"

Only then did Qi Tai, Sheng Yong, Qu Liangcai, and Wang Gui pay their respects.Zhu Gaoxu also introduced Wei Da, Miao Jin and Wang Yin to them, and greeted each other.

"It's been a few years to say goodbye, how have you been all these years?" Zhu Gaoxu asked.

So several people took Zhu Gaoxu and others down the cliff to see with their own eyes how they were alive.In the valley, Zhu Gaoxu and others watched the wooden houses built, the vegetables, fruits and beans grown, and the chickens, ducks, geese and other poultry raised.

Qi Tai said: "There are fish, shrimps and crabs in the creek. I weaved bamboo strips, and I caught some fish and shrimps in the morning. Tonight, I will cook for King Han."

Qu Neng said with a smile: "I still have two cans of wine hidden there, and I can't bear to drink them during the Chinese New Year."

Sheng Yong said: "Very good, the banquet is enough."

The sun went down early in the valley, Qi Tai and the four of them all went back to prepare the dinner, and told the King of Han to drink tea at Qi Tai's house after returning to his house.

Zhu Gaoxu and the others continued to walk by the overgrown stream.Miao Jin recognized that the trees by the stream were peach trees, and said with a smile: "If it is spring, this place must be full of fragrant peach blossoms."

"That's why Duke Qi and others named this place 'Wushan Peach Blossom Spring'." Zhu Gaoxu said.

The surroundings are very quiet, there is not even a breath of wind, only the slight gurgling sound of running water in the creek.The blue sky was still bright, but the sun had already set from the cliffs, and the valley was overcast and cooler.

Miao Jin sighed, and said faintly: "If I can hide in such a place for the rest of my life, and stop worrying about those mundane troubles, maybe it's good."

Zhu Gaoxu said: "It's a place that is isolated from the world. It's good for the first time, but it's boring after a long time."

Miao Jin blurted out: "Isn't there a King of Han..."

When she said this, she realized that there were Wei Da and the two eunuchs behind her, her eyes suddenly showed embarrassment, and she glanced back quietly.

Zhu Gaoxu kept silent, he didn't have to think about it at all, there were too many things to let go!Anger, hatred, desire, unwillingness, reluctance, worry, countless emotions are eroding his heart.Even this quiet valley and the isolated Taoyuan couldn't calm down the colorful and complicated flames in his heart.

"I know the King of Han won't let it go, I just said it casually, don't take it seriously." Miao Jin said softly.

Zhu Gaoxu said: "Let's talk about this later, I can't escape now."

He pondered for a moment, his eyes became more and more red, and he couldn't help saying: "Since God used two women to help me and let me escape from death, I have already felt the call of God. That is to sweep the world, subvert | Yu Nei, severely punish those malicious villains who are full of lies and conspiracy, let them all tremble under the cannon and iron hooves, and repent of the crimes they committed! No one can stop my determination to revenge."