The Eight Winds of Rebirth

On the eighth day of the eighth day of the eighth lunar month, it is auspicious. It is advisable to pray for blessings, travel, offer sacrifices, accept offerings... There are no taboos, so this day is also the day when the current crown prince of the Daye Dynasty, Zhao Mian, is weak.

The two princes and the three generals were all guests of honor. The three kings, the left and the right ministers also attended to congratulate him. Emperor Zongzheng crowned the crown prince himself, and his love was beyond words.

Naturally, Gu Xiangtan also came, and he sat beside Hou Bingchen, opposite to the Three Kings Zhao Dian.

The Three Kings had a heart today, and even wrote a long congratulatory speech with their own hands and read it out before the ceremony.

Zhao Yuan, Xue Yiyang and Zhao Ze sat under Hou Bingchen's subordinates. Before the emperor asked Zhao Yuan and Zhao Ze to live together temporarily, but after all, Congzi is not as good as the prince, and the relationship is separated by a layer. He didn't grow up in the palace since he was a child. Unavoidable inconvenience, so Zhao Yuan reported to the emperor two days ago that he wanted to move to Hou Bingchen's residence. After the completion of the Shenwu General's Mansion, he would live with the third brother, and the emperor agreed.

So Zhao Yuan went directly to Guozi Temple in the early morning to and from school, and Gu Xiangtan hadn't seen him for a few days.

Right now, the two looked at each other, but they nodded at each other and didn't say any more.

Before the auspicious time came, Gu Xiangtan was bored in his heart, but he was sitting on his face watching his nose, nose, nose and heart, turning the purple jade beads in his hand leisurely, talking to Zen Master Guanzheng from time to time.At this time, there was a small noise coming from the side, and many guests in the hall were chatting happily, so it didn't attract much attention, but Gu Xiangtan still turned his head away.

I saw two people who looked like a master and a servant were blocked by the door for some reason, and the guards at the door stopped them. The master looked only sixteen or seventeen years old, and he was not angry at all, just With a cold face, he didn't say a word.On the contrary, the younger servant blushed anxiously and danced and danced as if wanting to argue with the other party, but they were all stopped back with actions, and the two of them disappeared by the door after a while.

Although Gu Xiangtan had been prepared for a long time, when he saw that face again, he couldn't help being stunned, and he calmed down after a while. He thought for a while, and when he was about to say something to Su Xi beside him, a person Getting up faster than him, he strode directly towards the other end.

Not long after, Hou Bingchen returned to the hall, followed by two people behind him, namely the master and servant just now, and General Shenwu personally went to lead them. Of course, the guards did not dare to obstruct any more, and this time, many people in the hall also noticed this place. They cast their gazes over one after another, which then caused a rustling discussion.

Emperor Zongzheng naturally saw it too, with a half-smile expression on his face, without words.

The two masters and servants walked by Xiangtan, the young master paused when he looked over, his mouth seemed to be a little hesitant to speak, but he didn't say anything, and followed Hou Bingchen away.

Hou Bingchen settled the man in a position behind Zhao Ze, and said a few words to the man.

Gu Xiangtan withdrew his gaze, but heard a vaguely cold hum from behind him.

He turned his head and saw a trace of disdain flashing in Xiao Luzi's eyes.

Seeing Lingfo looking over, Xiao Luzi hastily adjusted his expression and put on a low-browed and pleasing look.

Su Xi asked in a low voice, "Who is this? Why haven't I seen it before?"

Seeing that Gu Xiangtan didn't speak, Xiao Luzi seemed to want to know, so he took the initiative to answer, "This is Young Master Su from the Liao Mansion in Dongxian County."

"Dong County? That's far away." Su Xi said.

Dong County is a remote place similar to the north direction, except that one is in the north and the other is in the east. The climate in the north direction is colder, at least it is closer to Luli, and there is Xiangguo Temple, which has its own unique prosperity. Inside, but Dongxian County is different. I heard that there are always severe droughts year after year. Regardless of the four seasons, summer and winter, dryness and lack of water from the beginning to the end can’t grow farms. It was very poor. Last year, tens of thousands of people petitioned the emperor to reduce or exempt taxes. Later, Emperor Zongzheng sent an imperial envoy to open a granary, which was finally suppressed.

Xiao Luzi nodded, obviously hearing about the poverty in Dongxian County, and said with a disgusted face: "No, that's why I didn't know that life was quite easy until I arrived in the capital."

Su Xi originally wanted to ask where the Liao Mansion was, but he suddenly remembered it as soon as he exited the door.

He is two years younger than Gu Xiangtan, but he was six years old when he left Beijing. He and An Yin were chosen by the mother of the head of the Gu family to be the son's attendants. Naturally, they are bright and transparent children, and they are more intelligent than their peers. He knew the truth early on, so even if Su Xi was young, he had heard some rumors about the most turbulent secret of the Daye royal family, but now it's a bit blurred when he thinks about it.

The title of "Liao" was used by only one person in Daye, and it was bestowed by the late Emperor Yubi himself, but it was abolished in less than three days.

Except for the great prince who passed away, only Jinshang and the third king, Zhao Dian, are the sons of the late emperor. In fact, the late emperor should have had four children. He loved him, if the fourth son was not weak and sick, and could not bear the burden of heavy responsibilities, the late emperor must have preferred to give him the crown prince, but in the end, although he was not crowned prince, the fourth prince was only 15 years old. In Beijing, he rewarded the mansion and sealed it as the king of Liao, which is the most honorable favor.

However, within three days of being crowned king, there was a sudden change. The eldest maid who was close to the fourth prince's mother and concubine hanged herself in the palace. , And gave birth to the four princes without telling the emperor, the palace lady suffered from anxiety and suffering day by day, and later got the Buddha's teaching to live silently in the world, and finally committed suicide to find relief.

The first emperor was furious, and ordered people to investigate the matter thoroughly, and found out the person who had an affair with her from the imperial concubine's palace. The imperial concubine knew that the situation had been revealed, and she wished to die. The prince, and swore to the sky that this is his own son, the late emperor did not believe it, even if the blood was confirmed to confirm the blood, but this stagnation has melted into the heart and become a heart disease that cannot be removed, there is such a mother and concubine , with such a scandal, how can the first emperor face the four sons like before?

And the fourth prince himself knew that there was no hope of turning over, so after the death of the imperial concubine, he took the initiative to ask for an order to go to Dong County, not seeking fame, wealth and power, but only hoped for a safe place where he could spend the rest of his life.

The late emperor still had a little bit of concern, so he agreed. Since then, the fourth prince has left the capital for thousands of miles, and never came back until his death.

The word "Liao" in Xiao Luzi's mouth now must have something to do with him, otherwise, who else would dare to be so bold?It's just that the fourth prince passed away more than ten years ago, so where did this Young Master Su... come from?

Is it?

Facing Su Xi's surprised eyes, Xiao Luzi nodded in agreement.

"That's right. I heard that his mother was a servant girl, so..."

Originally, my own father was already a down-and-out prince who was exiled from the middle of the capital, and my mother's background was so humble, it's no wonder that even Xiao Luzi looked down on this young master.

"It can't be said that way, and no matter what his previous background is, the royal blood is superior to the slave no matter what, besides, now that the young master has come to the capital, how can it be compared with the poor life in Dong County before?" , who knows what will happen next?"

The one who said this was a little guard standing behind Hou Bingchen. He was a little thin and inconspicuous. Everyone ignored him just now, and no one knew why he suddenly made a sound.

The voice was clear, and the intonation at the end of each sentence was a little raised. The accent was very unique. Gu Xiangtan couldn't help looking at him curiously.

The other party also looked over, with an oval face, slender eyes, dark skin, a pair of eyes on Gu Xiangtan, he seemed to realize that he was talking too much, and quickly pursed his lips.

Xiao Luzi was angry and helpless at what the guard said, and he relied on Gu Xiangtan's identity, knowing that Lingfo would never easily get angry and convict his subordinates, so he chewed his tongue, but he didn't expect this guy He is more courageous than him, dare to say this in front of so many people, he is really used to the life of a soldier in the barracks, and he doesn't know the seriousness when he comes to Beijing.

Xiao Luzi really wanted to teach him a lesson, to let him know that Zhao Su would not be of much promise, because Zongzheng Emperor was the first to not allow it, but he also thought about why Zhao Su traveled so far to enter the capital, and today he is still alive. Dare to come to the crown prince's crown ceremony, and General Hou went to pick up the man himself, Xiao Luzi felt that this mess is beyond the control of these little slaves, and it is his turn to comment on the people under General Hou , So he immediately shut his mouth obediently, and sighed in his heart.

Fortunately, fortunately, he doesn't want to be like this little soldier who doesn't know how he lost his life in the future.

Gu Xiangtan, on the other hand, did not make a sound from the beginning to the end, only glanced at the little guard, then looked at Zhao Su, and found that the other was also looking at him.

Different from the well-dressed guests who watched the ceremony, Zhao Su was dressed very simply, even a little poor. Thinking about it, he was right, just now Xiao Luzi only called him "Young Master", obviously the people in the palace did not recognize him as the eldest son status.

But Zhao Su's attitude was neither humble nor overbearing, he didn't lose his composure because of what happened just now and the eyes of the people around him, and he nodded respectfully to Gu Xiangtan, with some complicated emotions in his eyes.

Gu Xiangtan replied with a calm smile.