From eunuch to emperor

"I don't know if it is safe or not, but he is the only one who can use it."

If other people can be sent to infiltrate Concubine Li's palace, the queen will naturally choose another one, but now only Long Chen is available.

Long Chen is very clear about the ins and outs of the matter, and Long Chen is also the most suitable.

Another point is what Yuyao said, Long Chen doesn't seem to have any respect for the people in the palace.

Such a person would dare to sneak into the imperial concubine's palace to do things.

Ordinary people don't have the guts at all, even if the queen threatens and lures them, they would not dare to accept such a task.

Long Chen was different, just after some coercion and temptation, Long Chen agreed.

"Your Majesty, we must prevent this kid from betraying. If he is instigated by Concubine Li Gui, we will suffer instead."

Yuyao felt that Long Chen was not easy to control, or she felt that she could not control Long Chen at all.

In case Long Chen took advantage of Concubine Li Gui and turned to deal with Queen Lu, it would be over.

Long Chen is the key person who knows the whole thing.

The queen pondered: "I want to give him some sweetness, but after much deliberation, I can't think of anything to give him."

If it is a man, he can be bought with wealth and power.

But Long Chen was a eunuch, the queen couldn't think of anything to buy him off.

Just now it was said that Baolong Chen was rich and honored for three generations, but when Long Chen directly said "I am a eunuch", the queen herself thought it was ridiculous.

Yuyao thought about it, but couldn't think of any good way.

"Miss!"

Outside the door, a court lady shouted loudly.

The two stopped talking immediately, Yuyao went out, and saw a maid standing at the door.

"whats the matter?"

Yuyao's face was cold and stern, and her tone was dissatisfied.

The maid was so frightened that she immediately bowed her head and replied, "His Royal Highness sent letters and gifts."

Hearing that Shi Haoran had brought something, Yu Yao's face became better and she said, "Bring it in!"

The maid immediately turned around and carried two boxes in with several other people, with Yuyao directing in front.

"Put it in the middle."

The box was placed in the middle, and the maid handed another letter to Yuyao, who turned around and presented it to the queen.

The maid backed out of the door, and Yuyao closed the door.

The queen opened the letter and looked at it with both joy and worry.

After reading the letter carefully, the queen put it away carefully.

"Long Chengen has occupied the Panhe Palace and threatened to escape the summer heat in Panhe. His Majesty was worried that Long Chengen would launch a sneak attack in the name of avoiding the summer heat, so he sent the prince to Wucheng."

Yuyao said: "Wucheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, His Royal Highness should be safe."

The queen nodded slightly: "Wucheng is built on the mountain, there is only one way to pass through, and the prince just needs to stick to it."

"The water source in the city is sufficient, so we are not afraid of being besieged."

Yangcheng was besieged because of lack of water at the beginning, and the queen knew this very well.

"Look at what the prince gave me."

Yuyao immediately opened the box, the queen stood up, picked up a necklace, and said with a smile: "My lord knows that I like rubies, so I specially sent one here."

Yu Yao immediately praised: "His Royal Highness is filial."

When the Queen happily checked the gift from Shi Haoran, Long Chen was brewing medicine in the backyard.

The medicine is not brewed in Zhonggong, but in a special pharmacy in the backyard.

A palace maid led the way, Long Chen walked in the middle, and a few palace maids behind were carrying medicinal materials.

Along the way, there were constant maids peeking at both Long Chen and the herbs in the basket.

When walking to a corridor, the maid suddenly stopped and bowed respectfully to a Buddhist hall in front of her.

"Don't kneel down yet!"

Seeing that Long Chen only looked but didn't kneel, the maid immediately reprimanded him in a low voice.

Long Chen ignored the maid, but looked at the Buddhist hall.

This Buddhist hall is not big, but it is exquisitely made. It should be the place where concubines in the palace worship Buddha.

But what is strange is that what is enshrined in the Buddhist hall is not the Buddha of refuge, but a wooden statue of a general in armor and full of beards.

The general held a wooden sword in his hand. This wooden sword was very long, almost three meters, with a blood-red wooden stick.

"When you see Taizu, don't kneel down!"

The maid reprimanded again in a low voice, making Long Chen kneel down.

"Taizu?"

When Long Chen took a closer look, he found that this wooden statue did look a bit like Shi Le, no, it should be said that Shi Le looked a bit like this wooden statue.

This is not a Buddhist temple, but an ancestral hall dedicated to ancestors.

Such a small ancestral hall is too stingy, it is still the ancestor of Xixia.

No matter what the palace maid said, Long Chen just refused to kneel, the palace maid had no choice but to get up and drag Long Chen to the pharmacy.

"How dare you not kneel when you see the sacred elephant of Taizu, you will be beheaded!"

The palace maid reprimanded in horror, and the faces of the palace maids behind her were also panic-stricken.

Long Chen said with a smile: "Sister, don't scare me, if I kill my head, you won't be able to escape."

The maid was stunned and speechless...

Indeed, if you disrespect the Taizu of Xixia, you must be beheaded.

So, the best option is to say nothing to anyone.

After entering the pharmacy, the lady-in-waiting immediately took the key to open a room, which was the queen's exclusive pharmacy.

Seeing Long Chen approaching, the other palace maids who were decocting the medicine backed away three points, and at the same time they all looked at this side quietly.

Long Chen didn't bother to pay attention, and proceeded step by step to light the fire, pour water, decoct the medicine...

"Sister, was that the Taizu of Xixia just now?"

Long Chen asked in a low voice, but the maid did not say a word.

They must be afraid, so they don't say anything.

"Sister, if you don't tell me, I'll sue and say you're disrespectful to Taizu's holy elephant."

Long Chen had a pleasant and kind expression on his face, but he startled the court lady: "How can you turn black and white? It's obvious that you are disrespectful to Taizu's holy elephant."

Long Chen chuckled and said: "Sister, what I say is what I say, will your empress believe you or me?"

The maid knew that Long Chen was very favored, so she didn't dare to argue with him.

The maid had no choice but to close the door, and said in a low voice: "That is the holy elephant of Taizu Shi Potian, everyone will bow down when they see it, and you will also kneel down next time you see it."

Long Chen asked: "Is the wooden sword in Taizu's hand some kind of treasure?"

Although it was made of wood, Long Chen felt that the wooden sword was unusual.

The maid shook her head and said, "I don't know about that."

An elderly court lady behind said: "That is the holy sword, which can subdue demons and eliminate demons. It is said that it is carved from holy wood."

Long Chen smiled and said: "Subduing demons and eliminating demons? Have you seen it?"

The maid said: "The king was frightened and cried when he was a child. The king, please take down the wooden sword and put it next to the pillow. It will be fine that night."

Long Chen said speechlessly: "That's it?"

It is normal for a child to be frightened and cry. It is too hasty to call it a holy sword based on this alone.

The palace maid said with some pride: "Emperor Liu, you know how to cure diseases and save lives, but I know more about holy swords than you do."

"The holy sword is said to have been forged by Taizu when he followed the martial sage to conquer the world. The wood used is a kind of sacred wood."

This may sound absurd, but it is said with a nose and an eye.

"Shenmu? Kunlun Mountain? Or Penglai Island?"

Long Chen joked.

The maid asked back, "What Kunlun Penglai?"

Long Chen said with a smile: "It's where the gods live."

The maid shook her head and said, "No, it is said that the Shenmu is in the Eastern Zhou Dynasty."

Long Chen laughed and said: "Eastern Zhou? There is a god tree in Eastern Zhou? Why didn't I know?"