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The matter became more and more entangled, Qi Yuan never thought that the Zuo family had something to do with the death of the former prince.

This incident never happened in his previous life, and Qi Yuan had no way of recalling it, so he could only ask Jiayi to continue to step up his investigation, and at the same time secretly told Qi Zhao to follow Emperor Xuanming all day long, and to report any abnormal speed, so he He also specifically told Qi Zhao about the secret road near the Queen's Chaofeng Palace. Qi Zhao was eager to try it immediately when he knew it, but was severely scolded by Qi Yuan, so he stopped thinking.

Just when Qi Yuan was having a headache about his family, the Dragon Boat Festival came.

It just so happened that the alchemist exam was held this year, and the leader was selected. Emperor Xuanming ordered to build Huangfu Temple in the suburbs of Beijing, and let the great monk Xuantong preside over activities such as offering sacrifices to evil spirits and disaster relief. However, the temple will not be built for a while, so this time it will be First held in the palace.

Monk Xuantong said that sacrifice is a group activity, and he cannot preside over the whole ceremony by himself. Emperor Xuanming wanted to directly order the [-] alchemists who participated in the palace examination this year to come to sacrifice together, but Monk Xuantong hurriedly stopped him.

Rather be the head of a chicken than the queen, these alchemists who came to take the exam are all seeking fame and fortune, let these people come to help him with the great monk Xuantong, in the future the great monk Xuantong will not dare to go out, and he will definitely be divided by his peers Set of sacks.

The great monk Xuantong said that he was not alone, there was a group of monks behind him, and he could call his brothers, brothers, uncles and uncles together to preside over the sacrificial ceremony for His Majesty.

Emperor Xuanming raised his eyebrows, "Oh? Then where did the master place the order?"

The great monk Xuantong recited the Buddha's name, "The poor monk came to Beijing last year and placed an order at Zhaoyun Temple."

Zhaoyun Temple is a temple in the northern suburbs of Beijing. The incense has been passed down for hundreds of years. Emperor Xuanming is relieved now, "Master, you want to invite Zen masters from Zhaoyun Temple to preside over the ceremony?"

"Exactly, brother Yunqing, the abbot of Zhaoyun Temple, is indifferent to fame and wealth, and takes good care of people in the practice. The little monk puts up an order for him, and he will repay his favor, and please His Majesty make atonement."

Emperor Xuanming waved his hand, "In that case, the Dragon Boat Festival this summer will be handed over to Zhaoyun Temple."

The Great Monk Xuantong showed a reserved smile.

The Dragon Boat Festival is not only about holding ceremonies, but also eating zongzi and racing dragon boats. The whole palace is full of people's hearts. Even if the queen mother's cold has not improved, it can't cover up the festive atmosphere.

At the same time, it became popular to wear sachets in the harem and give each other zongzi. The Yigui people stuffed the fruit into the zongzi ingeniously. Emperor Xuanming applauded Liansheng after tasting it. As he got older, his appetite began to fade, but he liked this refreshing food. .

The East Palace also sent out a lot of rice dumplings. Since Xie Changfeng is a standard carnivore, he urged Qi Yuan to make a lot of meat rice dumplings. As long as the rice dumplings are opened, you can smell the strong smell of meat and put them on the plate. After a while, the whole room was filled with the smell of meat.

When the zongzi from the East Palace arrived, everyone in the imperial study was discussing the affairs of the Tocharo Kingdom. Eunuch Li had sent back news that the rebel army of the Tocharo Kingdom had been suppressed by the Korean Crown Prince Yun Zheng , but in order to prevent further incidents, Yun Zheng led people to start patrolling the border. Eunuch Li swore that with him guarding the border, he would never let Yun Zheng lead people out of the country and get back a few pieces of land inadvertently. Come.

In the imperial study room, Emperor Xuanming, the Crown Prince, Qi Chen, Xie Changfeng, Han Guogong, the two ministers of the Ministry of War, and the newly appointed Prime Minister Sun Rong were all arguing, and everyone was arguing endlessly about the Tocharo matter.

Changsun Rong used to be Minister of the Ministry of Justice and academician of the Imperial Academy. He has a calm and sharp personality, good at seeing problems from the details, and at the same time, he does not lack the overall situation. It's not for anything else, as long as you can keep an eye on the generals all over the country and stop messing around!

To be honest, Changsun Rong really didn't expect that the big hat of prime minister would fall from the sky, so he was a little trembling at the beginning, but when he really became prime minister and got in touch with some secrets that had been kept secret before, he understood Emperor Xuanming's hard work place.

The prince is too capable, and the general is too capable, which makes Emperor Xuanming a little mediocre.

However, in Zhang Sunrong's opinion, Emperor Xuanming is still a good majesty, at least he has a heart like the sea.

When he said this, he was having tea with his good friend Yang Weibo's son Lu Han, who was Lu Jue's father.

Lu Han chuckled when he heard the words, "Heart is like the sea? Is it all water?"

Changsun Rong looked at Lu Han speechlessly, "How can you say that about Your Majesty?"

"It's just you and me, it's fine." Lu Hanman said, "But our majesty is only capable of this, except that the head is not flooded, other places are too wet."

Chang Sunrong really didn't want to agree with Lu Han's little friend's evaluation, but after becoming the prime minister, seeing the prince Qi Yuan handling government affairs with ease, and looking at Emperor Xuanming who had a headache holding the memorial, Chang Sun Rong still silently lit the wax for His Majesty in his heart.

Perhaps the only thing Emperor Xuanming should be thankful for is that the crown prince is indeed filial and doesn't have so many dirty thoughts.

Most of the civil servants in the court, including Sun Rong, the new prime minister, wanted to divide the Tocharo Kingdom, because these three counties could not provide taxes for the Chu Dynasty, and they needed to reduce money and food every year, and send court officials to relocate the people in the Central Plains for enlightenment, which is really wasteful Food is a waste of energy a waste of emotion.

The military generals, Xie Changfeng headed by the Minister of the Ministry of War, disagreed, and then spit back the places they fought so hard?Why?

And who said there's no use there?That is the middle station of the Silk Road on land. If you take it to the west through Tocharia, you can enter Europa, and what kind of France can you go to the west? Isn’t it a fool to hand over the trade route with such wealth to others? ?

The two parties were arguing fiercely, and Emperor Xuanming waited until the quarrel was almost over before throwing out the plan that Qi Yuan had come up with a long time ago.

In short, whoever laid down the land will be in charge of it. No tax will be paid for the first three years, and any income will be owned by themselves. After three years, all will be handed over.

Xie Changfeng's eyes lit up, whoever came up with such a bad idea, it's okay!For them, this is a one-ticket deal. After they searched the wealth and pitted people, wouldn't it be enough to throw the rest to the court?

Civil servants think that the court can govern without money and people. En, this is a good idea. The military commander thinks that the places he conquered will earn enough capital first. In the future, even if the court does not want them, they will return their capital. En, this is a good idea.

So there was a voice of praise in the imperial study room, saying that Your Majesty, your idea is really good.

Qi Chen's flattery was especially disgusting, "As expected of the father, I still can't think of such a wise and powerful idea."

Emperor Xuanming was praised lightly by everyone, but his mouth relaxed, "Isn't it, Yuan'er's idea is still good."

"..." Everyone was silent for a while, and Qi Chen's expression was extremely exciting.

Just when the meat zongzi from the East Palace arrived, Emperor Xuanming seemed to be stuck, and suddenly said, "Ah, the zongzi from the East Palace, come and eat the zongzi!"

On the day before the fifth day of May, sacrifices are held in the palace.

On the day of the sacrificial ceremony, Emperor Xuanming did not go to court, and the location of the sacrificial ceremony was set at Chengqing Hall in the palace, and all the concubines in the palace bowed down in Zhaoqing Hall next to Chengqing Hall. In Chengqing Hall, Emperor Xuanming watched the group of great monks Chanting scriptures and praying for blessings, behind him was the prince as the head, followed by Qi Chen and Qi Dai, and behind him was Qi Zhao, the eldest son of the third generation prince, and then disappeared.

Emperor Xuanming saw how few dragon descendants and grandchildren he had in his family, sighed in his heart, and silently prayed for blessings, praying to God that the descendants of the Qi family would become more and more prosperous and continue to rule forever.

The monks sat in a strange pattern and recited scriptures silently. They would continue to recite for seven whole days. Emperor Xuanming watched it for a while, and then planned to take the prince and others to the nearby Nuan Pavilion to rest.

When passing by the praying dojo, Emperor Xuanming casually glanced at the monk sitting at the back chanting sutras.

This monk is tall, with a bright head, like an egg that has been peeled off its shell, tender and bright... huh?

Wait, don't monks have to shave their heads every day?Why is this scalp still so supple?Did you just shave your head?

Emperor Xuanming narrowed his eyes and said, "This Zen master, I feel a little..."

Before he finished speaking, at this moment, the monk with his back turned to him suddenly fell headlong, rolled over and rolled to Emperor Xuanming's feet, and suddenly stretched out his arms to hug Emperor Xuanming's legs!

Emperor Xuanming turned pale with fright, he subconsciously wanted to lift his foot to kick out, but the monk's arm was extremely forceful, but he couldn't move at all!

Qi Yuan reached out and grabbed Emperor Xuanming's arm violently, trying to pull him back, but in the next second, a shrill cry sounded, "Your Highness!!"

Qi Yuan rushed from behind, he was bumped, and just collided with Emperor Xuan Ming, Qi Yuan turned his head, and saw Jia Yi blocking his back, Qi Chen was expressionless, and at some point there was an extra handle in his hand The daggers have all been pierced into Jiayi's shoulders!

"Qi Chen!!"

"His Majesty!!"

Qi Yuan hurriedly turned his head again, only to find that Emperor Xuanming in front of him stretched out his hands to block him, and in front of Emperor Xuanming were those monks who were chanting sutras!

These monks were holding huge pestles, and they were hitting Emperor Xuanming on the head. Emperor Xuanming's eyes turned black and blood flowed.

He turned around to block his back, and murmured, "Children, let's go..."

Qi Yuan's nose soured, "Father!"

He shouted loudly, "Where are the guards dead! Hurry up and come out to escort!!"

Qi Yuan dragged Emperor Xuanming back, and as soon as Jia stopped Qi Chen, Qi Dai was already frightened, Qi Zhao subconsciously rolled on the ground and hid in the curtain next to him, his mind went blank.

For the first time, he felt that the palace was unbelievably spacious. Apart from the servants who stayed behind, there were only those brave monks left in the palace!

The imperial guards who rushed into the hall saw the situation in the hall clearly, instead of arresting the monk, they approached Qi Yuan instead. Qi Yuan gritted his teeth and continued to pull Emperor Xuanming back to the inner hall. For the first time, I felt that my younger brother was still a character.

"Surround the hall for me!"

Qi Yuan embraced Emperor Xuanming, thanking Chang Feng, he had been squeezed for a long time on weekdays, his physical strength was unexpectedly good, the Chengqing Hall was not big, but he remembered that there was a tea room in the side room next to the Chengqing Hall , There is a well behind the pantry!

Jia Yi followed Qi Yuan staggeringly, and said in a low voice, "Your Highness! His Highness, the grandson, is still inside."

Qi Yuan paused and gritted his teeth, "As long as I don't die, Zhao'er will be fine!"

Then he ran into the tea room, picked up the hot teapot next to him, raised his hand and sprinkled it all on the face of the guard who was chasing after him, and the guard was scalded all over his head immediately.

Qi Yuan rushed out of the tea room and jumped into the well!

Jiayi followed behind. Before he jumped into the well, he turned his head and saw the chief of the dark guards helping them intercept the guards.

The secret guard has neglected his duties, and the leader of this generation is estimated to be imprisoned again.