Daming prepares the emperor

"Your Highness means..."

"Is it really possible for you to create such an illusion?" Zhu Biao said, "I'm not saying how bad your level is, and you don't deserve such abilities. After all, we don't know each other well, it's just pure doubt—— Can it be so realistic?"

"You found out." The stone man jumped a few times, trying to get out of the fence, but bumped against the invisible light curtain and fell to the ground.

This is a formation jointly set up by Zhang Zhong and others. After all, they are still worried about Shiren's promise and worried about what will happen to Zhu Biao, so they trapped it here.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao waved his hand, and the folding fan flew from his waist, slashing from top to bottom. After a silver light flashed, there was a clear sound like glass shattering in front of him, and the stone man was able to break free.

"This is a dream and it's not a dream." The stone man said in a thick voice, "This is not only my dream, but also the dream of tens of thousands of people."

"What do you mean?"

The stone man came to Zhu Biao and stared at him with that one eye. Zhu Biao saw the great pain and the plainness after rebirth in this rough and gray eye.These two completely different feelings are mixed, unexpectedly not abrupt, contradictory and harmonious, unified in the young and vicissitudes of the stone body.

"Wang Liuqi, Zhao Nineteen, Zhao Twenty, Master Xu, Ma Jian, Liu Sheng..." Familiar syllables popped out of the stone man's mouth, those vague names that Zhu Biao heard by accident when he was lurking in the soil. Last name, it also called out one by one, "They are all real people who really existed."

"This big dream was compiled by us together."

"The people who died on the river are all in my body."

Zhu Biao felt his breathing stagnate: "They..."

"Among them, Wang Liuqi died during the execution. Zhao Shijiu did not revolt, and the wound festered after being whipped. After only one night of pain, he bit his tongue and committed suicide. Zhao Shijiu had no chance to know Zhao Shijiu. He is Starved, starved to death without getting a name."

"As for Mrs. Xu, he spent his entire life in a state of misery and broke his leg. When he returned to his hometown, he found that his daughter had been forced to marry a hooligan. Master hanged himself after hearing this."

The truth was too horrifying, even if Zhu Biao had expected it, he still didn't know what to say for a while, the words seemed to be rusted on his lips, and he couldn't spit them out.Only after experiencing everything personally and getting along with them day and night, can one hear the immeasurable despair in these few short sentences.

They should, should have...

Maybe it was just for a moment, maybe after a long time, Zhu Biao heard a dry voice coming from his mouth: "Where are Ma Jian and Liu Sheng?"

"Ma Jian and Liu Sheng Zhihe have been promoted to the government due to their meritorious service, and their descendants are full of children and grandchildren. They are here with me because of a man named Gao Bailing."

"Gao Bailing?"

Zhu Biao almost thought he heard it wrong.

"He seems to be a very capable magician." The stone man was not aware of the grievances between Gao Bailing and Zhu Biao, and continued, "I met him when I was wandering along the Yangtze River. He has a special magic that can I asked him to teach me the normal death of an ordinary person who turned into a ghost, but he refused. But after hearing my story, he changed his mind and promised to avenge me. I waited for him for a month, and he gave Ma Jian and Liu Sheng brought by his soul, and gave it to me as a gift."

"Heh." Zhu Biao smiled, with anger and a bit of sarcasm that he didn't know how to describe in his smile, "Even he looks down on these two people."

He continued to ask: "You say that Ma Jian and Liu Sheng are ghosts, then the other migrant workers..."

The stone man shook his head: "I locked the souls of Ma Jian and Liu Sheng in a dream, and asked them to build dams on the Yellow River over and over again. Now they are worn out to the point of remnants. Others don't have the complete three souls." The seven souls can only come back because they have a deep bond with me."

"Although Fengdu is not big now, it can still accommodate them. If..." Zhu Biao couldn't continue, he asked instead, "Where are Han Shantong and Liu Futong? What's the matter with them? Don't talk about Han Shantong, Liu Futong I am accompanying Han Liner in Chuzhou right now, but I am still alive."

"Liu Cheng and I don't have much interaction, I can't give him a personality in my dream, so he is not angry."

No wonder he doesn't appear often, Zhu Biao thought.

"King Ming has been recognized by a dragon vein when he died." When the stone man mentioned Han Shantong, his expression became more honest and gentle, like a child who adores his father. The Han Shantong I saw was the image I recovered from my memory."

"There is no soul at the bottom and so vivid and agile, it shows that you cherish him very much." Zhu Biao said, "This is a good thing. Many monsters spend their whole lives chasing human emotions in order to get rid of loneliness, but you have it since you were born. Lucky."

"Thanks……"

"Then let's talk about something else." Zhu Biao didn't wait for him to finish. "First, what is your ability and what is the purpose of approaching me? Second, you don't have another eye at all. Han Liner gave it to me. What exactly is a stone?"

He changed his face very quickly. He was tender just now, but now he is so cold. The stone man entered the state of being interrogated before he had time to react, with a dazed expression on his face.

"I don't care about these things myself." Zhu Biao said, "Some people may say that I am too generous and weak, but I really don't care if you lie to me. But you have to understand that I don't care, Prince Wu must care."

The summer insect suddenly stopped chirping, and lay still on the tree trunk.

A drop of morning dew slid from the leaves.

"I, I..." the stone man hesitated, and said in shame, "I lied to you, but I came into being to guard the country and appease the people. This is definitely not a lie. As for making wishes and transferring cultivation, those are False. The squirrel got the power only because I fed it the spiritual fruit."

"Why do it?"

"To get your attention."

The folding fan fluttered angrily, spread its body quickly, and wrote the big word "dream" and circled around the stone man.

The stone man looked even more ashamed in his eyes. If it wasn't for the limitation of the material, it would probably turn pink.

"What about the eyes?"

"That little stone was knocked from my heart by King Ming." The stone man opened his arms and showed Zhu Biao his belly, "This is our agreement. He hopes that his descendants can dream from me when they are desperate. The goal of the uprising, reflect on the source of power, and comprehend new methods."

Zhu Biao frowned and said, "So there is no such thing as making a wish?"

"If I can fulfill my wish, why would King Ming die?" Shi Ren explained earnestly, lest he misunderstand.

It felt as if Zhu Di had hit Ying Tian, ​​and Zhu Yunqi hurriedly dug out the bag of tricks left by Zhu Yuanzhang, and found that there were razors and broken bowls in it, which was as numb.

One said: Son, your father was such an uprising on the Yellow River, let's learn from it.

One said: "Sun, your grandpa and I beg for food like this. He starts with a bowl and becomes the emperor in the end. Just come here once, it's easy."

No matter how great the expectation is, there will be as much disappointment, but after thinking about it carefully, there is no problem. It is really the perfect back road left by the elders, and it only depends on the ability of the children and grandchildren.

Zhu Biao decided not to think about this issue any more.

"Since you like King Ming, and since you have an agreement with him, you should go to Han Lin'er, why attract my attention? Do you want revenge, or ask for love?"

"It was born according to the times, and it should be done according to the times."

"sophistry."

"It's really so!" The stone man became anxious, and tried to jump forward a few more times, but was firmly blocked by the fan handle, "I also went to see King Xiao Ming, he has no dragon aura on him, he is weak, and there is no other way." It is possible to ascend to the Great Treasure, I, I cannot go against the sky, I can only follow the guidance..."

"What guidelines?"

"The Zhongshan dragon vein came out of the ground not long ago and raised its head once. Everyone in the world said that someone killed the dragon. But I know that mere black dragon veins will not be taken seriously. It must be for the master. So I came day and night."

Now the stone man's rhetoric can still be justified, and Zhu Biao can understand its concerns. If he said it directly at the beginning, Zhu Biao, who has never experienced everything in the dream, will only be more vigilant than he is now.

Seeing that Zhu Biao stopped asking questions, the stone man became more and more nervous. Silence was much more terrifying than anger.

It summed up a truth in the not-so-long-lived demon life. When human beings really want to do something, they are often very calm: "Your Highness, even if you don't accept me, my previous promise will not be invalidated."

"I'm still young."

As soon as these words came out, the stone man's stone heart thumped, and sadness and depression swept through his body instantly, feeling that he was hopeless.

"My father is in his prime." Zhu Biao said slowly, "At least in our two generations, you don't need to do anything."

The stone man's eyes looked at the surrounding environment, and it was thinking about which tree it should crash into.

"But I am very grateful to you, no, everyone's dream. Is this ability of yours also a supernatural power?"

"No, it's not! It's a spell that I comprehended on my own. It can draw people into dreams by borrowing their memory. If there is a remnant soul, it will be as real as this time."

"Leave it!" Zhu Biao said decisively.

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"I'll go back and discuss with the gentlemen first, and finally decide where you will live."

The truth came to light, the stone man was rushing to post, stuck here and refused to leave, so naturally let it go, nodding repeatedly, expressing that any arrangement is fine.

Zhu Biao took the noodles and left. Now that the seal was broken, Huang Xiuzhu was also able to come in, looking at the relieved stone man with a malicious smile.

"You look honest and honest, but you can't imagine that it's all just pretending. Let me just say, why is a 13-year demon age divided into a hundred years?"

He took off his bamboo hat, picked up the teapot to pour water to drink, smacked his lips and said, "You really are a big liar who can't be seen."

The stone man was not good at words, knowing that he could not explain his mistake, so he closed his eyes and pretended to be dead.

"From now on, we will be friends in one place, come over for some food?"

Fortunately, Huang Xiuzhu is a great demon who is nearly a thousand years old after all, he stopped mocking the junior in his heart after only one sentence, and took some melon seeds and peanuts from the basket in the house to invite the stone man to eat.

The stone man was not as innocent as the first time he saw him, he asked respectfully: "Senior, why do you respect the young master as His Highness?"

"Me?" Huang Xiuzhu crossed his legs, and glanced at the stone man with his disheveled hair, "I, of course it's for myself, a weasel becomes a spirit, when have you ever seen a selfless person?"

"No, I haven't seen it."

"That's right. What you are planning is a mission, and I am doing it for selfishness."

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Outside the Liu residence.

"Is sir at home?" Zhu Biao asked the porter.

A servant led Zhu Biao's horse to the backyard to feed the forage bean cake.

The concierge saw Zhu Biao often, and was about to kneel down, but he stopped him, bowed and said, "Go back to Your Highness, the master is at home."

"Call him for me, and say I'm here, waiting in the lobby. I'm not in a hurry, and don't be in a hurry when I see him."

"Yes."

Zhu Biao is the son of the eldest son. Unlike the relatives and friends of officials who visit Liu Ji on weekdays, he can go in directly without considering etiquette issues and waiting outside.

After a while, Liu Ji appeared in front of him, neatly dressed, he didn't look like he just got up, he should be going to handle official business, but was cut off by Zhu Biao halfway.

"Sir." Seeing him not surprised, Zhu Biao couldn't help asking, "Did you figure out that I'm awake?"

"I didn't count." Liu Bowen shook his head and said, "You have more and more luck, and it's not something I can easily count. Daoist Zhang came to me early in the morning and said."

"Master? Where is he now?"

"Let's go. He was suffocating after guarding you for two months, and made an appointment with the head of the Demon Suppressing Department to go fishing out of the city."

"Okay, I'll go back and thank Master." Zhu Biao sat down and said, "Sir, I went to see the stone man. It turns out there is something else hidden about it."

"I know." Liu Ji smiled.

"You know?"

"If it can fulfill its wishes, it is not worthy of being a spiritual creature. Anything that claims to be able to transcend the world is either a demon or a ghost. Yin and Yang reincarnation, and all kinds of things in the world, have been said since thousands of years ago. How can a stone man be able to Broken."

"Then my Fengdu and Chenghuang..." Zhu Biao frowned upon hearing this.

"Cathode turns to yang, it will remain unchanged for ten thousand years, and there will be changes for ten thousand years." Liu Ji said, "Since there is such a variable as your Highness, who cares what?"

Nasty taste of talking panting.

Zhu Biao got used to his style, so he didn't complain, and asked, "I don't think the stone man is suitable to stay in the town of demons. What do you think, sir, where should it go?"

"The stone man lied to you this time." Liu Ji said halfway through, and changed his words with a smile, "This time the stone man lied to all of us. Although it is not right, the original intention and the result are good. It is a rare township spirit. , should stay in Yingtian, Fengdu can't go there either."

"You mean in the palace?" Zhu Biao stood up and took a few steps. "I don't believe it. I had a dream once, and I can fully understand the relationship between it and Han Shantong. If I were a stone man, I wouldn't guarantee that I wouldn't help Han Liner."

"But your Highness is not." Liu Ji said, "Your Highness is a human being, how can you know the joy of fish?"

"...Even if I agree, there are still three Zhu Dies in the level of suspicion between my father and me."

"Fourth Young Master?" Even Liu Jizhi was a master of the sky, but he was at a loss for this description.

"Anyway, it's impossible. After the founding of the country, there must always be a clear distance between us and the Red Scarf Army. My father doesn't like stone people very much now, and he will look down on them even more in the future. When it comes to Zhenguo, what is it like to be stone people in front of him? Neither."

Liu Ji sighed: "Then let it go to Yanque Lake."

"Why go there?" This time it was Zhu Biao's turn to not understand. Yanque Lake was outside Yingtian City, and it had nothing to do with the place they had discussed, so what did the stone man do there.

"Yanque Lake Zhongfu Longpan is the residence of the emperor. The heavenly prince discussed with me a few days ago that he would fill the lake to make land and build a palace here, called the Forbidden City."

"Filling lakes to make land?"

After a wave of ups and downs, Zhu Biao was surprised and said: "But there are aquariums such as Wu Pin Ning Wan and thousands of birds inhabiting there. How can they fill in the majestic and beautiful scenery? Besides, the chaffinch The lake covers a large area, at least hundreds of thousands of migrant workers will be recruited to fill the lake, and the amount of earth and rocks is even more difficult to calculate, why not choose another place and build it on flat ground?"

"It can't be changed, it's Feng Shui." Liu Ji said, "The Forbidden City is not built just for the prince and His Highness, and the emperors of the next few generations will live there. You must take care of it. Where the geomantic omen says, it must be there."

A breath gradually stuck in Zhu Biao's heart.

"...There is a mysterious Highness in Yanque Lake, how do you convince him?"

"No need to persuade." Liu Ji said disapprovingly, "This is Yingtian, who is very popular and prosperous. He can't beat us, at worst, he will kill us."

"You!" Zhu Biao's head grew big, "He recommended my master for me, Wu Pin and others helped me everywhere when I was young, and now they are also on my errands, how can I repay my kindness?"

"His Royal Highness, I will be courteous to others, and I will ask for something."

"Yes! Of course he begged me, and what he begged was to keep his home!"

Liu Ji also stood up, frowning and persuading: "Your Highness, this matter is different from the previous ones. It is not just about His Highness. It seems to be for the Tian family, but it is actually for the world. You are their friend, but the prince of Wu No, you can't be willful when you are in his position and seek his own government."

Zhu Biao, who had just said similar things to the stone man in the morning, was taught the same thing now.

The anger stuck in his heart instantly magnified, anger and self-blame surged up, shame and confusion mixed together, Liu Ji's way of doing things that he had always had could not be tolerated by Zhu Biao at this time.

He blurted out: "I'm doing my duty, sir, I know that the stone man is lying to me, why don't you tell me the truth, instead of trying to make a fool of yourself, is this what a courtier should do?"

Liu Ji was stunned.

After saying this, Zhu Biao regretted a little, and without looking at Liu Ji, he walked away, took the horse from the servants, and galloped all the way back to the house.

In order not to slow down, he even preferred to take a long detour and come back from a place with few people.

When he arrived in the courtyard, Zhu Biao stopped standing in the corridor, and the memories kept coming up, flashing like a revolving lantern.

He knew he was impulsive, but his mind was in a mess and he couldn't think rationally anymore.

After drinking a whole pot of herbal tea, Zhu Biao forcibly calmed down, telling himself that what he should do now is to say hello to his father and mother, and he can think about other things when he comes back.

Nothing is unsolvable with just a good night's sleep.

As soon as he left the door, Wei Zhongde came to meet him, holding a letter in his hand: "Master, this is handed over by the guard just after you left."

Zhu Biao opened the letter and read ten lines at a glance.

Chen Shan committed suicide in prison this morning.