Now, Emperor Hongwen went to Black Dragon Temple to look for him again, and proposed to give up his throne to King Jingzhao. Suddenly, an ominous premonition surged in his heart.

At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of rapid footsteps outside. It was Wei Chen who came in and whispered: "Your Majesty, your Majesty is here."

Luo Jia's expression changed.

Emperor Hongwen came so quickly.

The Taoist Master's expression also changed slightly, and he immediately went out to greet him.

As the sun sets, the ground turns yellow.

"I'm sorry to see you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Hongwen looked around and then his eyes fell on the Taoist Master's snow-white hair. It was as if he wanted to see all the secrets in his snow-white hair.

The Taoist priest's eyes also fell on his hand: Emperor Hongwen only brought two followers. He held a bow and arrow in his hand. It was a small red sandalwood bow. It was thin, practical and exquisite.

There was a scent in the room, it was Taoist health tea from Bei Wudang, and it made a squeaking sound in the teapot.

The Taoist Master respectfully welcomed Emperor Hongwen to sit down and poured tea in person: "Your Majesty, please drink a cup of Beiwudang Alpine Ginseng Tea."

Emperor Hongwen took the cup, put it to his nose first, smelled it carefully, and praised: "It smells so good." He took a slow sip. This high mountain ginseng tea always has a slight sweetness.

He sighed: "Taoist priest, this ginseng tea is a good thing. I think back then, if the Taoist priest hadn't helped me design it, I wouldn't have been able to get rid of Yihun so easily with this high mountain ginseng tea."

The Taoist priest laughed: "This is all thanks to the ingenious planning of Your Majesty and the Queen Mother."

Emperor Hongwen sighed with emotion: "Yes. Thanks to Fang Fei. How critical it was back then? But she still believed in me and supported me without hesitation, and even drank ginseng tea without hesitation. You know, it is highly poisonous!"

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The Taoist priest smiled and nodded, but felt a little strange in his heart. Emperor Hongwen now kept saying "Fang Fei" and didn't even call the Queen Mother?

Emperor Hongwen stood up, walked around slowly, looked carefully at the light red sandalwood bow in his hand, opened it by the window, and praised: "Taoist Master, what a good bow."

The Taoist priest smiled and said nothing.

Emperor Hongwen turned his head and looked at him: "Taoist Priest, what do you think of this bow?"

The Taoist Master was calm and composed: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. This bow and arrow was given to Your Highness by the poor Taoist."

"Haha. Why is the Taoist interested in making such an exquisite little bow? I didn't know about it before. I thought that only the Xianbei people in the north were good at making such bows and arrows."

The Taoist Master was unhurried: "The bows and arrows of the Xianbei people are indeed exquisite and can be proud of the world. However, the Southern Dynasties have also been rich in bows and arrows since ancient times. Speaking of this bow and arrow, there is some reason."

"Oh? Taoist priest, you might as well come and listen."

"A few years ago, the old Taoist accidentally got some rosewood wood. Later, when His Highness was born, the old Taoist saw that the child was smart, so he wanted to give him a pleasant thing. On a whim, he thought of Huang Zhong during the Three Kingdoms period.

, was good at using such a light bow made of rosewood. So, I tried to make one."

"I see!"

Emperor Hongwen laughed loudly, and gently touched the string of the bow and arrow. He stretched it carefully, and then closed it again, "A good bow, it is really a good bow. In this world, there are only wonderful people like Taoist Master.

Only then can we make such a good bow.”

"I can't bear to be ashamed of myself. In front of His Majesty, I really feel like I'm trying to do whatever I want."

Emperor Hongwen put away his bow and arrows, put them aside, and said casually: "Taoist Master has really given Hong'er many good things over the years."

"Your Highness is smart and smart. Who wouldn't like him at first sight? It's strange to say that as soon as the old man saw this child, he liked him from the bottom of his heart."

Only then did Emperor Hongwen turn to the topic and stared at the Taoist priest closely: "Taoist priest, who is that immortal who often teaches Hong'er riding, archery, and martial arts?"

As soon as the Taoist priest saw Emperor Hongwen coming out with a bow and arrow, he had already been mentally prepared and said calmly: "I don't know much about this matter. I guess it's some Taoist priests nearby. There are big and small mistresses in Beiwudang."

There is a Taoist temple. Moreover, there are many villagers around who believe in Taoism and dress up as Taoists. Many hunters also go in and out of the mountains from time to time. The old Taoist can help and pay attention to the people your Majesty wants to ask in the future."

The Taoist priest's words are watertight.

Emperor Hongwen had no idea for a while.

Who is the god?

Who are the gods?

He stared at the Taoist priest. The Taoist priest also looked at him.

For a moment, I felt very nervous. What would happen if Emperor Hongwen continued to intimidate?

However, Emperor Hongwen did not threaten him in any way. He sat on the futon for a while, his expression was very calm. Even his eyes were closed, no one could tell what he was thinking.

After a while, he stood up and said, "Taoist Master, thank you for the ginseng tea today. I am very satisfied with it."

"If Your Majesty likes it, I will immediately send someone to send some to Xuanwu Palace."

"OK."

Emperor Hongwen smiled heartily, got up and left.

The Taoist priest was very surprised.

After so many years, he had not seen Emperor Hongwen smile so heartily for a long, long time. It seemed that there was no haze in his heart.

It wasn't until Emperor Hongwen had completely gone away and the Taoist temple returned to peace that Luo Jia slowly came out of the secret room.

My son's laughter is in my ears.

How long?

How many years?

Have you ever seen him face to face like this?

How many times had he watched him in secret, and all he saw was him busy, intoxicated, and furious... Only today, he completely let go of his guard, smiling so heartily and without any trace of emotion.

No reservations.

He suddenly remembered that when his son was a child, wasn't he just like Hong'er, Yuxue was cute, filial and respectful? However, when his son was a child, he rarely smiled.

When he was a child, my son didn't laugh much.

By the time he understood, it was too late.

He stood by the window, while Emperor Hongwen had already gone down the mountain.

Emperor Hongwen did not go far.

He stopped in front of Luojia's tomb.

The evergreen tree planted the year my father died has already grown quite tall. Together with the tall tree outside that blocks out the sky and sun like an umbrella canopy, it covers most of the entire mausoleum.

When he raised his head, he saw the guards escorting the young prince up.

On this day, Hong'er changed into a dress, which was a bright yellow neat and solemn prince's robe, and wore a pearl crown. The guards stopped in front of the third stone step. Hong'er jumped up alone. However,

He took a step forward and immediately saw that this was a mausoleum. No one reminded him, so he immediately restrained his steps respectfully and walked up respectfully.

Emperor Hongwen kept watching him walk in front of him, and then stretched out his hand to pull him.

Father and son held hands, and Emperor Hongwen immediately felt that his son's little hands were warm.

The child asked curiously: "Father, what are we doing?"

Emperor Hongwen stared at his son's face - the child's eyes were so big and bright, his face was so lovely, and his spirit was so smart, as if he was such an open-minded child, and he was born like this. One look at it makes people heartbroken.

I feel reliable, trustworthy and loved.

"Hong'er, this is the tomb of the late emperor's grandfather."

Emperor Hongwen knelt down first.

Hong'er also quickly knelt down.

He whispered: "Father, do we want to pay homage to the late emperor and grandpa today?"

Emperor Hongwen showed a sad and solemn look on his face: "Hong'er, since you were born, your father has never brought you alone to worship the late emperor's grandfather. Do you know why?"

There was a little confusion on the child's face.

Except for great grand ceremonies that required the presence of the Crown Prince, he indeed never came alone to pay homage to the late Emperor's grandfather. Even the Queen Mother did not bring him here. Even the story of the late Emperor's grandfather was rarely mentioned to him by the Queen Mother.

The late emperor's grandfather was never mentioned much in front of the Queen Mother.

The same is true for my father.

He didn't understand why his father was acting like this today.

The child asked curiously: "Father, does the late emperor love you very much?"

Emperor Hongwen nodded: "The late emperor always loved my father very much, just as my father loves you."

A smile appeared on the child's face: "Well, I really like the late Emperor Grandpa."

Emperor Hongwen's eyes fell on his father's portrait.

That's the portrait before the mausoleum.

Many years had passed, and, at the time, he was wearing a helmet and a quetzal crown, so young.

The child's eyes also fell on the portrait of the late emperor's grandfather. He looked at it several times and asked in surprise: "Why hasn't Hong'er seen the portrait of the late emperor's grandfather before?"

Emperor Hongwen's eyes became slightly sharper, but still very gentle: "Hong'er, do you think the late emperor's grandfather looks familiar to you?"
To be continued...