The Eight Winds of Rebirth

In the quiet and silent inner room, Gu Xiangtan was sitting by the bed, silently looking at the person lying on it. The candles in the alcove were dimly lit, reflecting a gloomy side, as if even time had been frozen.

Beside the table not far away, Yizheng scratched his head and wondered what other prescriptions were feasible. There were a lot of herbs spread on the table. Constantly daub and change.

Gu Xiangtan dipped some water from the cup on his fingertips, tapped it lightly on Zhao Yuan's dry lips, and then took his hand hanging by his side. It felt cold and greasy to the touch. Rubbing, trying to make them warmer.

At this time there was a noise outside the door, Yizheng raised his head and said, "Is the general back?" After saying that, he jumped up and rushed out in three or two steps.

Gu Xiangtan was still sitting there, got up for a while and walked towards the table. He looked at the herbs placed on it, picked up one of the herbs and put it on the tip of his nose to smell it. After confirming something, he stuffed it backhand. In the sleeve, he looked back at the person on the bed, his pupils were as deep as an abyss, and he walked out slowly after a while.

As soon as he turned into the main hall, he could hear Yizheng getting angry: "It's fine if you don't have one sentence? I'm afraid you don't want to take it out at all!"

Xue Yiyang also said: "Although it has been a long time ago, the Danqiu fruit is extremely valuable, if it is lost, how can it be so silent? And I remember that there should be two left in the past." At that time, Emperor Zongzheng ascended the throne , the men and horses and financial resources we rely on are almost all obtained from the great prince. Originally, the national treasury was still full, but the war with the Nanman was strained. The others didn't ask for a single cent, and Emperor Zongzheng took all of them, including many panaceas and rare treasures inside. Emperor Zongzheng once said nicely that these things came from the Great Palace, and they belonged to the Great Palace for the rest of their lives. If the prince's son needs it someday, he can come and take it anytime and anywhere. Unexpectedly, time has passed, and he still turns his face and refuses to accept it.

"It is said that it was lost a few years ago, and the little eunuch on duty was dragged out to ask the crime." Hou Bingchen also suppressed his anger, his intact left arm clenched into a fist on the armrest, and there was a hint of fierceness in his eyes.

It's about the life of my sixth brother, if the old emperor really refuses to give it, then there is only...

only how?

General Shenwu has been a soldier all his life, serving the country loyally, and now that he is at the end, should he rise up against his own monarch?No matter what the reason is, this is not an easy decision. In addition, his hand...

Hou Bingchen frowned even tighter.

Standing outside the hall, Gu Xiangtan could see the gloomy atmosphere inside, and his eyes fell on Hou Bingchen again. Gu Xiangtan found that General Shenwu had lost weight after only a few days of absence. The general's high spirits faded a lot unknowingly, replaced by a kind of vicissitudes of life, as if he had experienced all kinds of situations in the world and was exhausted physically and mentally.

Gu Xiangtan was full of worries in his heart, but there was no emotion on his face, he just slightly rolled up his sleeves and stepped inside.

When everyone saw him, they hurriedly got up to pay their respects. Gu Xiangtan didn't wait for Hou Bingchen to step forward and said, "You don't need to say too much, general. Let me do it."

Hou Bingchen's eyes lit up: "Can Lingfo do it?"

Gu Xiangtan said: "It's not really a solution, but let's give it a try, let me stay with Yuan...with the sixth prince for a few days."

Hou Bingchen was a little puzzled, but he also hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, of course it's good, but will it harm Lingfo?"

Gu Xiangtan shook his head, his eyes were sincere: "You don't have to worry about the general, I will do my best to keep the sixth son safe."

As he said that, he gave Su Xi and An Yin a few more instructions to add a quilt and pillow to Zhao Yuan's bed, so that no one would bother them these few days.

After finishing the order, Gu Xiangtan left the main hall of the General's Mansion under the expectant eyes of everyone. When he left, Gu Xiangtan first looked at Yanfang, and then looked at Zen Master Shangguanzheng. He saw a slight disapproval in his eyes. , but since Gu Xiangtan insisted, he would not obstruct it.

Returning to Zhao Yuan's room, Gu Xiangtan went to the outer room to sit quietly after the attendants had made the beds. Not long after, there was a knocking sound outside.

Gu Xiangtan said, "Come in."

As soon as the door opened, Yan Fang quietly appeared in the hall.

Gu Xiangtan looked at him for a moment, Yan Fang softened his knees and knelt down in front of him.

Gu Xiangtan went over to help him, but Yanfang didn't move.

Gu Xiangtan said: "I was wrong before, I shouldn't blame you for not coming back to report, how can I not know his temper." Don't let him say anything, don't let him say anything, don't tell himself anything, whether it is Good or bad, whether someone wanted him to die, or if he was really going to die, he never let himself know, just like Gu Xiangtan didn’t want Zhao Yuan to know, no one understood this feeling better than himself, so it’s no wonder Others.

Yan Fang still lowered his head tightly: "This subordinate is guilty."

Seeing this, Gu Xiangtan sighed, and squatted down in front of Yan Fang: "Yuanqing asked you to stay with me, so I believed you and thank you. Apart from you, I have no one to rest assured of. The person who entrusted the matter to him, Yanfang, do you know?"

Yan Fang raised his head, his eyes flashed, and he said in a deep voice: "This subordinate understands that if Ling Buddha has something to do, he can order it, and Yan Fang will never hesitate to die."

Gu Xiangtan paused, his voice was uncommonly unsteady, but there was a trace of imperceptible cruelty: "In this Daye Palace, many people deserve to die, and they can die, even I, Gu Xiangtan...but , only Yuan Qing, he, decided, no, can, die!"

Shocked by his gaze, Yan Fang nodded for a moment.

Gu Xiangtan took his hand: "This matter is extremely dangerous. If you don't want it, I won't force it. If you want it, I, Gu Xiangtan, will remember your lifelong kindness."

Yan Fang was terrified: "Lingfo, don't..."

But Gu Xiangtan stopped him: "You don't need to say anything, I... I'm sorry." Knowing that Yan Fang would never refuse as long as he asked him to do it, but he still said this, he In his previous life, he had wronged many people. In this life, he had no time to repay, but he still owed human life and owed a debt of love. Gu Xiangtan was doomed to be unable to get rid of his sins for the rest of his life, and had to suffer from the fire of karma from generation to generation.

Yan Fang opened his lips, and for a moment he didn't know what to say, but Gu Xiangtan took out something from his sleeve and handed it over. Yan Fang saw that it was two yellowing grasses.

"Emperor Guozong Zheng of Danqiu wouldn't have brought it up." Gu Xiangtan had expected this result a long time ago. Such a good opportunity to send Zhao Yuan to the underworld, a fool would not be sure. It doesn't matter, it doesn't matter if you ask for it yourself, as long as Emperor Zongzheng says that the fruit can't be found, what can they do?Did General Shenwu really lead his soldiers into the palace?At that time, how should I explain to the people of the world, and how to explain to the great prince?Maybe it will give the three kings a good chance to capture the rebels, and take advantage of this to attack the capital and force the palace completely.So this matter cannot be pursued, but being unable to pursue it does not mean that it cannot be announced, and not being able to pursue it does not mean that Emperor Zongzheng will succeed, "Since he does not want to take it out by himself, then he has to be forced to take it out..."

After Gu Xiangtan finished speaking, he put the chatter grass in his hand into Yanfang's palm.

"Cut off his retreat, leaving him nowhere to retreat!"

……

Yan Fang walked away for a while, but Gu Xiangtan sat on the ground for a long time before regaining consciousness in a daze.

He staggered to stand up only to feel that his legs seemed to be numb. He barely moved a few steps to the bedside. A solitary shadow appeared on the ground, wobbling and in a trance.

Gu Xiangtan couldn't see this, lifted his robe, crept up from the end of the bed, and then carefully lay down beside Zhao Yuan.

Zhao Yuan's body was very cold, Gu Xiangtan took a quilt and wrapped him and himself in it, and then slowly stuck it to his front.

Zhao Yuan was still lying motionless, the color of the lights on the outer edge cut the outline of her profile into a beautiful silhouette, no matter how many sutras Gu Xiangtan recited, every time she saw Zhao Yuan, she would still be shocked by this Confused by the face.

He couldn't help but reached out and touched Zhao Yuan's cheek. The person in front of him seemed to be carved out of cold jade, beautiful but lifeless.

"I was... negligent." Gu Xiangtan murmured.

Thinking about it carefully, in fact, Yuanqing was poisoned three times in his previous life. Once when he was a child, they met again, and the last time, they were completely separated. Besides, Zhao Yuan almost died in Huangquan once, and this time, It was Gu Xiangtan who pulled him back from King Yan's side.

However, Zhao Yuan didn't know about this experience. At that time, Cao Qin went, and Zhao Yuan had just been crowned King Xiao, and was about to lead his Xiao family army to the battlefield, but just a few nights before the upcoming expedition, he But fell ill for no reason.

Gu Xiangtan only knew about it when Zhao Jie accidentally mentioned it. He will always remember that Zhao Jie talked about it in a smug and joking tone. The Three Princes' Mansion was much easier than it is now, so he was able to hear what Zhao Jie said to his staff. Of course, he would not be so stupid as to say that Zhao Yuan was poisoned, or they let the Nanman people lay down. Zhao Jie only said that Zhao Yuan didn't know what kind of disease he had, and now he was half dead and was about to go, Xu Shitian took him in in advance, lest he die in the battlefield, and it was even more pitiful to die in a foreign land.

Gu Xiangtan felt his heart trembling immediately, and before he had fully figured it out, he had already arrived at Prince Xiao's mansion in a daze, but Yanfang didn't tell him, just like now, that person was going to die, and he wouldn't Asking his subordinates to reveal a few words to himself, Gu Xiangtan asked Yanfang to cover him, except for Mou Fei and Bi Fu, no one knew that the Great Yeling Buddha was just kneeling outside the door of Zhao Yuan's inner room. For three days, I used the esoteric method taught by Zen master Guanyun back then, and silently recited the scriptures over and over again.

Maybe it was fear, or maybe it was other scruples, but Gu Xiangtan didn't meet Zhao Yuan face to face, let alone slept with him, so he didn't know if such a method would work, but he couldn't help but try it. Fa watched Zhao Yuan die like this. He read until his mouth became dry and his eyes became dizzy, but when he heard Mou Fei's surprise and joyful "Master!" from inside, Gu Xiangtan felt his whole body All lighter.

Maybe Zhao Yuan's waking up has nothing to do with him, everything is just a coincidence, maybe the Buddha is grateful that the other party is about to fight for the country, in short, Zhao Yuan is still out of trouble, Gu Xiangtan feels that at least he has paid him some debts of love.

However, in this life, he thought that the time had not yet come, so he did not take precautions against it. Facts have long proved that the trajectory of many things has long been deviated, but Gu Xiangtan still neglected this, let alone I know, is it because this time, there will be no next time, or, the trajectory of fate is simply difficult to change... Those who deserve to be damned must die, and those who shouldn't live are also doomed not to live...

Gu Xiangtan was so excited that he didn't dare to think about it anymore.

But no matter what, just like what he said to Yanfang, no matter how much someone loses their lives, even if they lose themselves, Gu Xiangtan will never let anyone take them away, even if it is God, or It's Buddha...

Gu Xiangtan looked back at Zhao Yuan's gloomy face, stroked the lucky bag on his chest, then slowly stretched out his arms to hug him, buried his face in his neck, smelling the light scent of the hosta flowers on the tip of his nose .

Yuan Qing...

Gu Xiangtan shouted in his heart.

If you're gone, it's all meaningless...