The Eight Winds of Rebirth

Before Gu Xiangtan could speak, the servant of the criminal department took the lead and said, "If there are no clues, it's not necessarily true. The wound on the deceased's wound was narrow and smooth, and the two ends were shallow and the middle part was extremely deep. It was not caused by an ordinary dagger."

"Oh?" Just as the servant finished speaking, another blue-clothed young man next to the seventh son Zhao Ze hurriedly said, "This description is so familiar, I always feel like I have heard it somewhere before." Then he frowned and thought , while thinking, he looked at a tall and strong middle-aged man opposite him.

The man slapped his thigh and said, "I know what the third son is talking about. I have seen this kind of wound in the battle of Beisha in the sixth year of Zongzheng. There is only one thing that can cause this end, the bend of the southern barbarians." knife!"

As soon as these words came out, the hall was filled with astonishment.

The blue-clothed boy, Zhao Jie, the son of the third king, immediately stood up filled with righteous indignation and bowed his head to Emperor Zongzheng, "If it is true what General Yubayashi said, the southern barbarians are so arrogant that they invaded our land and deceived our people. Kill my officials, Your Majesty, you must not forgive him easily!"

Emperor Zongzheng frowned, and the Secretary of the Ministry of Justice immediately said, "Don't be anxious, the third son. If it was really done by the Nanman people, we will not let it go. It's just that the defenses in Beijing are heavily guarded. It's different, if you really infiltrate our court and kill the courtiers, how can the guards in the capital be unaware of it?"

Zhao Jie was stunned. Everyone knew that the current deputy commander of the Imperial Army was a member of his father, the Three Kings Zhao Dian. It's like being in vain.

While hesitating, Zhao Dian, who was sitting on the upper seat on his right hand, spoke.

"Jie'er, it's a good thing that you are eager to catch the real culprit, but you should also avoid arrogance, otherwise you will make a joke in front of Lingfo."

Zhao Dian and Emperor Zongzheng Zhao You were five or six points similar in appearance, but their demeanors were completely different. Zhao Yourong's face was smoother and more graceful, and he always smiled when he looked at him, with a good-natured appearance.On the other hand, Zhao Dian had thick eyebrows and sharp eyes, even though he deliberately softened his expression in front of Gu Xiangtan, there was still a hint of sternness in the pupils of his eyes from time to time.

Zhao Jie felt that he had been sloppy after being mentioned by his father, so he couldn't help but look at Gu Xiangtan apologetically, and then clasped his hands together and saluted him vainly.

"Forgive Lingfo, Zhao Jie was reckless."

Gu Xiangtan shook his head indifferently.

Zhao Jie felt relieved and sat down with a smile.

Zhao You's expression was rarely lowered by this commotion, and he urged the Ministry of Criminal Justice to arrest the culprit as soon as possible, and to give Lingfo and Yuguo's government an explanation in Tianzhiling!

After another two cups of tea, the so-called cleansing banquet came to an end.

Back in the Sumeru Hall, Su Xi couldn't help but said, "It's all changed. In the past, at this time, the young master has already finished reading the scriptures and went to bed."

An Yin lightly gave him a pat on the head, "I will control your mouth in the future, you and I can just say this in private or in front of the son, and you can't say too much in other places."

But Su Xi was not convinced, "Young master didn't eat much, I'd better cook a bowl of porridge for him again, I really don't know what's the point of eating this vegetarian feast, a bunch of people are talking a lot of nonsense."

An Yin wanted to teach him a lesson, but Gu Xiangtan laughed and turned his head and said, "Don't hit him, Su Xi is right."

An Yin stopped her hands, and looked at Gu Xiangtan worriedly.

Gu Xiangtan sat down at the table by himself, took a bamboo stick to light up the candle, and said lightly, "Vegetarian food is delicious, but it's only secondary, the show is good, that's all."

Su Xi scratched his head, "Who acted?"

"Everyone, the red-faced ones, the white-faced ones, I'll join you after you sing, how wonderful it is."

Although An Yin could see that many people at the banquet had ulterior motives, but she couldn't fully understand what Gu Xiangtan meant.

Gu Xiangtan didn't say anything, just said, "Come and study ink for me, I want to copy a volume of scriptures."

An Yin and Su Xi looked at each other, and obediently brought the pen and ink.

Gu Xiangtan copied it all night.

He didn't put down his pen until the sky turned pale, and looked at Su Xi and An Yin who had fallen asleep lying on both sides of the case, Gu Xiangtan rubbed his forehead, opened the door and walked out.

Outside the door, Guanzheng was standing there in the night that had not yet faded, Gu Xiangtan saw him and said, "Please trouble Zen Master to accompany me for a walk."

Guanzheng shook his head and proclaimed the dharma name.

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Yuguo's mansion is still sealed at the moment, and Emperor Zongzheng personally approved a decree to set aside a mansion next to the Ministry of Punishment to set up a spirit. Xiangtan was dizzy for a moment, almost unable to stand on his feet.

One hundred and nine coffins were placed in [-] large and small rooms, and the densely packed memorial tablets in the middle of the hall seemed endless at first glance.

Su Xi and An Yin behind them recovered after seeing this for a long time, and then couldn't help sobbing softly.

Gu Xiangtan stood still, and only after a while slowly knelt down on the futon and kowtowed three times to the spirit seat upright.

In fact, if the two lives are counted, Gu Xiangtan has not seen the Gu family for more than 20 years, but now he closes his eyes, the teachings of his father, the hug of his mother, the voice and smile of his great-grandmother, everything is still as clear as yesterday , and in the previous life, under great grief, he opened the coffin with resentment, and saw the blood of his gums chewing through his gums when he saw the death of his parents and the sharp and sharp knife marks on his throat. Slowly poured into Gu Xiangtan's flesh and blood, stirring his mind and mind.

At this moment, Guan Zheng called "Amitabha Buddha" forcefully to call Gu Xiangtan back from the boundless demons.

He stared blankly at the plain white mourning hall, and after a long while, his shoulders collapsed, and he whispered, "I want to be alone for a while."

Su Xi and An Yin wiped away their tears, looked over worriedly, and slowly retreated, while Guan Zheng stared at Gu Xiangtan's back and said something for a moment.

"Wake up, remember, in the scorching flames of calamity, it all comes from the thought of resentment."

Gu Xiangtan was startled, and nodded for a while.

After Guan Zheng also left, Gu Xiangtan stretched out his hand to gently caress the coffins of Gu Jingchang and Mrs. Gu beside him.

"Father, mother..." Gu Xiangtan trembled, "Resentment... Xiangtan can let go, but there is one person who has lived a new life, but Xiangtan really can't let go."

As he said that, he turned to the Buddha statue not far away and said, "I owe him what I owe him, and I will pay it back. After I pay off his debt, I will come to you and pay it off."

After speaking, Gu Xiangtan kowtowed nine more times, and burned up the Buddhist scriptures he had copied all night in front of the spiritual tablet...

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On this side, Eunuch Sun recruited Xiao Luzi to Ziwei Palace to speak.

Xiao Luzi reported everything in detail, including the names of the servants that Gu Xiangtan asked when he came that day, and today he brought Buddhist scriptures to worship his parents, when he came back, and how he looked when he came back.

Zhao You listened carefully, while Prince Zhao Mian was a little impatient.

"It's just a little monk, what kind of tricks can he play?" He always felt that his father was making too much of a fuss. Good luck avoiding misfortune, how did Yu Guogong and his family die?"

Zhao You waved Xiao Luzi back, a little bit resentful, "Who am I doing this for? When will you grow up? Look at how Zhao Jie behaved on the day of the Cleansing Banquet, and then look at you! "

Zhao Mian couldn't help but said, "Does he do a lot of ridiculous things in private? Every day, he beats a few of the servants in the Three Kings' Mansion to death, and they will put on airs outside. One day, he will definitely tear up his card." A hypocritical face."

"Okay..." Zhao You couldn't listen to his small-minded words, "In short, if you want to secure the position of the crown prince, you have to let Gu Xiangtan and you have one heart, and most of the capital's current forces fall on Zhao Dian's In your hands, if Lingfo is taken away by them again, tell yourself, what else do you ask for?"

Mentioning this, Zhao Mian became angry. For so many years in Daye, which prince is as useless as he is, and always depends on Zhao Jie's face. Being restrained by the Three Kings, she couldn't even sleep peacefully, always fearing that if she didn't notice, she would lose her head in a dream.

But if it is said that such a half-grown child really turned the corner, Zhao Mian really does not believe it, and he is more willing to put his hopes on other things.

"Father, is there any news from Hou Bingchen?"

Hou Bingchen is Daye's martial arts general. In recent years, he has been stationed at the frontier. All the dead men under his command are well-trained to defeat the enemy and win the battle. In his area, the southern barbarians dare not invade within a hundred miles.However, Zhao You has long wanted him to return to Beijing, but Hou Bingchen always shirks the frontier defense and cannot slack off. Not only did he win another battle last month, Zhao You brought up the old story again, but still...

Zhao Mian looked at the letter Zhao You handed him, and slammed it to the ground.

"This Hou Bingchen is getting bolder. Is he going to rebel!"

"I know what he's thinking," Zhao You rolled his eyes and said to Eunuch Sun, "Let Chen Cai come in."

After a while, a tall young man in bodyguard uniform entered the room, and after saluting Zhao You and Zhao Mian, Zhao Mian made him kneel on the ground and did not get up.

Zhao You said, "Tell me all about what you saw and heard when you went to Luli that day."

Chen Cai was not in a hurry, and said leisurely, "I went to Xiangguo Temple one step earlier, and I met the Lingfo with Lord Qu Guang, and the prince went to Luli City to look for the sixth prince."

Thinking of that day, Zhao Mian was even more upset, "Father, then Zhao Yuan doesn't live in the city at all, but ran to the vicinity of Xiangguo Temple, which is easy for me to find."

"What did Zhao Yuan say?" Zhao You asked Chen Cai.

Chen Caidao, "When I found the sixth son in a small courtyard in the suburbs, his guards said that they had left a message in the city, and this time they went to Xiangguo Temple to look for Master Guanyun because they were seriously ill."

"Hmph, Zhao Jie must have drugged him again. He is really more and more confident, but this Zhao Yuan's life is really big enough, so many times before and after he can't die."

Zhao You seemed a little dissatisfied, "If he really dies, do you think it's a good thing? Hou Bingchen will be the first to refuse, let alone Cao Qin."

"Don't we really want to see Zhao Yuan's face?" Speaking of this, Zhao Mian was also a little anxious. He knew that his father had other thoughts in his heart. In fact, Zhao Yuan is more concerned about it, after all, back then...

Thinking of this, Zhao Mian's expression twisted slightly.

But Zhao You slammed the table, pointed at him and scolded, "How did I teach you in the past, you look at your appearance for yourself, you are full of joy and anger, it's hard to be a big responsibility!"

Zhao Mian flinched and immediately lowered his head.

Zhao You took a few breaths before realizing that Chen Cai was still there, and asked, "How far is the place where the Sixth Prince lives from Gu Xiangtan?"

Chen Cai was stunned, "Not far away."

"Did you see the relationship between the two of them?"

Chen Cai paused and shook her head.

"Father, are you worried..."

Zhao You said nothing, and pushed Chen Caihui back, and said to Sun Gonggong, "Draft an order, and then call General Shenwu into Beijing."

Eunuch Sun said "here" and asked, "Is this... still written like the previous two times?"

Zhao You thought for a while, "Let's say, let General Hou go back to Beijing to meet the old man."

When Zhao Mian heard this, he quickly forgot Zhao You's reprimand and jumped up, "Father, do you want Zhao Yuan to..."

However, Zhao You laid down the paper alone, added ink and wrote a long letter, which began with two words: Yuan'er.

Zhao You paused and paused to write this letter, it took more than half an hour back and forth, Zhao Mian stayed by the side all the time and dared not speak any more.

It wasn't until Zhao You finally put down the pen that he heard a faint sigh.

"Forget it, after all these years, he should come back..."