While everyone present was still lamenting that Lu Bai was a monster, Mo Wenquan changed his tone.
"Ling Jianzhai's decision to make things as big as possible is not only because of his level, but also because of the person beside him——"
After Mo Wenquan glanced at the crowd, he said slowly: "A Taoist priest, he broke the pot of the painted-skinned devil with one sip of wine. His realm is at least the Dongxuan realm, which is above the Xiaoyao realm."
"Practitioners in the Dongxuan Realm!" Everyone present was surprised.
They suddenly discovered that the commander of Nanzhen Fusi, who had not yet taken office but was already well-known, was very special. A practitioner in the Dongxuan realm, not to mention other sects, even the eight major sects needed to be worshiped. The rising practitioner.
If a sect has such a person around, it is equivalent to holding a bomb in the hand of a poker player. Whenever it is used, it will kill people unreasonably.
"There are so many practitioners above the Dongxuan realm around him?" Shen Yan asked.
If the Shen family has the backing of masters who are above the Dongxuan realm, why bother to be the sword in the hands of the Sword House? They can set up another family.
After Chen Xi was silent for a moment, he suddenly asked: "I remember that there were rumors a few days ago that this Lu Zhenfu envoy is from the Immortal Sword Sect. Will this practitioner who is above the Dongxuan Realm be used by the Immortal Sword Sect to support Lu Zhen? White."
This makes everything clear.
Everyone nodded, "It's possible."
Lin Shengwen stood up, walked to the window on the side of the river, looked at the water and sighed, "It seems like this Lord Lu Zhenfu is well prepared. There is a practitioner above the Dongxuan Realm by his side. With the support of his masters, when he reaches the capital, he will probably be a force that cannot be underestimated."
"I don't know if it's a blessing or a curse," Shen Yan said.
The Shi family was still a mountain that was weighing on their heads before, but in the blink of an eye, Lu Bainong's smoke disappeared. He couldn't help but feel sad, and at the same time he envied Lu Bai. There are still cultivators who are popular. They are just dogs who don't know When will it be over?
Mo Wenquan waved to them and asked them to stop talking about this, "Have you heard that there is a book circulating in the city recently, which analyzes the fate of King Luo and King Kang from the perspective of star-pulling techniques, astrology and gossip, and they are called Lingwang. Only then can we have the fate of being an emperor. This is also the reason why the Holy Sage favors him. He is also said to be the Holy Sage, King Kang."
Lin Shengwen shook the fan in his hand elegantly, "Not only did I hear about it, I also saw the booklet. Don't tell me, the birth dates on it and the faces of King Luo and King Kang all match. I think the person who wrote this booklet not simple."
Chen Xi took the teacup handed over by the maid and smiled disdainfully, "The person who dared to write this booklet is certainly not an ordinary person. The key is, what is the purpose of this person writing this booklet, to speculate on the holy intention, or is it because some people can't help but want to Take action first?"
Mo Wenquan's words were concise and to the point, "The water here is very deep."
King Luo was born to the maid next to the Queen Mother. It was a mistake the emperor made accidentally under a rockery in a moment of excitement. The emperor himself did not want to admit it, but the Queen Mother did, and it was clearly written in the daily record.
Even if the emperor didn't want to recognize him, he could only reluctantly recognize the child, but he definitely didn't like it if he liked it.
King Kang is different.
King Kang was the son of the emperor's favorite concubine. The emperor liked him very much, and even said intentionally or unintentionally that he would make King Kang the prince and let him inherit the throne in the future.
This statement stirred up a hornet's nest as soon as it came out, and was opposed by most of the officials in the court.
There are two reasons. As the saying goes, there are direct descendants and no direct descendants. This has always been a rule. Although few emperors in this dynasty followed this rule, it was a time when the imperial authority was at its peak. It is different now.
Ever since the Supreme Emperor insisted on going his own way, had a fight with the family, killed the Lu family, Gu family and other family heads, and finally had to give in, and finally entered Yiqiu Villa to practice, the imperial power was no longer so scary.
Now, in order to allow the emperor to exercise imperial power under the rules, under the rule of "there is no direct descendant, no direct descendant", most officials are firmly opposed to establishing King Kang who is neither the legitimate son nor the eldest son, but the single-minded user Luo Luo
king.
As for why he supported King Luo, it was mainly because the queen had no children. If the queen had a legitimate son, this fight would actually disappear.
Then again, the reason why most of the officials opposed it, rather than all of them, was because King Kang's mother's surname was Lu.
Although Concubine Lu was not directly related to the Lu family, she was also a collateral member. After all, she was still a member of the Lu family. Therefore, the officials of Yiqiu Villa and the Lu family firmly supported King Kang as the crown prince.
The Lu family was behind King Kang. Although King Luo was born from a palace maid, the power behind him was not weak. In addition to the officials who wanted to restrain the emperor, the spiritual sect behind them also wanted King Luo to be the prince.
The reason is that the Eight Great Sects do not want Yiqiu Villa to be the dominant one.
Naturally, the Mo family, the Chen family, and even the Shen family, who were close to Jianzhai, also supported King Luo.
Of course, the most powerful person behind King Luo is his uncle Dang Gu's family.
The Gu family is the emperor's uncle, the Queen Mother's natal family, and the Queen's natal family, and they have a strong say here.
With the efforts of both parties, although the battle for the crown prince did not come to an end, it maintained a delicate balance and no one mentioned it until today when this demonic book came out.
This may or may not be a test.
After several ministers discussed for a long time, Chen Xi suddenly asked: "Is the rumor that the emperor suddenly fell seriously ill last year true?"
Everyone present was startled.
It is said that there was a fire in the palace last year. The emperor was so frightened that he fell ill and almost ascended to heaven. He was later saved by a pill in the inner study hall.
There is also a rumor about this matter. It is said that when the emperor was dying, he felt that the mining tax would make him infamy for thousands of years, so he wanted to abolish it before he died. He also issued a decree. Unexpectedly, after saving a pill, he sent someone to
The will was taken back.
There was a lot of talk about this decree at that time, but little attention was paid to the emperor's visit to the Gate of Hell.
"What if the Emperor -" Chen Xi listened for a moment, "I'm afraid the person who ascends the throne will have to rely on a posthumous edict."
If there is a posthumous edict, it must be King Kang.
If there is no posthumous edict, then it will probably have to be dealt with. If this causes chaos in the country, it is not impossible. So now that some people are anxious and want to quickly confirm the position of the prince, it is normal for them to publish such a pamphlet.
But who actually distributed the pamphlet? Everyone discussed it for a long time, but no one could come up with the reason.
"It's definitely difficult to walk through this muddy water." Mo Wenquan stood in front of the window, looking at the street outside. The servants of the wine shop came back one after another. They bought a lot of weapons and practiced martial arts.
of piles.
However, the woman who made his heart beat has not come back yet.
Chen Xi said seriously: "No matter how difficult it is to go, we will still go there when it is absolutely necessary."
As a family with a spiritual sect behind them, they did not want King Kang to become the crown prince.
Lin Shengwen felt that the key was for the Gu family to work hard.
"The Emperor must consider what Empress Dowager Gu said, right?" Lin Shengwen said.
"The relationship between Queen Mother Gu and the Emperor is very delicate now." When Mo Wenquan said this, he looked outside. The woman who made his heart beat came back. She got off the carriage, and several women got out of the carriage behind.
"Hey, isn't that Mrs. Song Wu, the chef of Xunweizhai? Why is she here?" Chen Xi stood next to Mo Wenquan, followed his gaze and saw an acquaintance.
Mo Wenquan was confused, "Sister-in-law Song Wu?"
Lin Shengwen nodded, "The chef of Xunweizhai is a master of cooking. Who in this family has hired such a chef?"
Not just chefs.
As soon as he finished speaking, Mo Wenquan saw a servant leading a few waiters coming from the corner of the street.
"The pen, ink, paper and inkstone from Nan Study." Mo Wenquan muttered.
He had bought the pens and inkstones from Nan Shuzhai, which were famous not only in the capital but throughout the Southern Dynasties.
An inkstone written in the south is worth a thousand pieces of gold, it’s not just words.
Later, several more carriages came over and stopped in front of the wine house. A group of people got down from the top. Mo Wenquan narrowed his eyes and said, "The theater troupe of Liuyun Tower!"
"What a famous actor." Chen Xi marveled.
He became curious about this family, "Are you inviting them to sing together? I didn't expect that this family is also an elegant person."
Mo Wenquan smiled and said, "People who live in this place, even if they don't understand elegance, will still be arty, right?"
Of course, he felt that the woman knew this.
She stood there in person, looking elegant.
Later, waiters from the famous Qinlou in Beijing, Meiji Silk and Satin Store, Nancheng Bookstore, and craftsmen who are good at making furniture came.
They came in and out, and in Mo Wenquan's mind, they sketched out the appearance of a woman who was elegant, talented, and feminine.
"Hey, who is this family?" Chen Xi asked curiously again.
Mo Wenquan shook his head.
Du Xiaoxiao came over and said, "They just moved here and they are very kind to others. They just don't want to reveal their names. They are very mysterious."
Du Xiaoxiao visited them, and beyond her expectation, the hostess of that family was not only not hostile to them, but also very enthusiastic. Although this enthusiasm was polite, Du Xiaoxiao could feel it.
I don't look down on them.
"We'll have a visit some other time," Chen Xi said.
not now.
People are settling their belongings now, so it is not appropriate to go there.
It was quiet in front of the wine house, and the courtyard became lively. Mo Wenquan could vaguely hear the woman's calm command, but unfortunately he couldn't see it.
"Hey, Wenquan, you've come to your senses." Lin Shengwen greeted Mo Wenquan.
He didn't know why the relationship between the Queen Mother and the Emperor was so delicate. "Is it because the Queen Mother also supports King Liluo?"
Of course the Queen Mother supports the establishment of King Luo, because King Luo belongs to the palace girl next to her.
No matter in terms of relationship or control, he is better than King Kang.
"It's not because of this." Mo Wenquan came back and sat down.
He glanced around.
Little girl Du stood up from the piano table and said, "I'll go out and ask my mother to give you some snacks."
Mo Wenquan waved his hand, "No, there is no need to avoid people, but these words cannot be spread outside, otherwise you will cause trouble for yourselves."
"Wenquan, please tell me quickly." Lin Shengwen urged.
He is not afraid of trouble.
Behind the Lin family is also one of the eight major sects, but due to various reasons, it has not become one of the four major aristocratic families, but it cannot be underestimated.
"Do you still remember Liu Yan?" Mo Wenquan hesitated.
Shen Yan thought for a while, "Is it Liu Yan who went to the capital last year to look for his daughter and said that the emperor was born to his daughter Liu Cuilian, and was then carried away by the queen mother?"
Mo Wenquan nodded.
This person appeared out of thin air last year and appeared in the capital. Later, people found out that he did have a daughter named Liu Cuilian who entered the palace as a maid more than 20 years ago and never came out again.
As for what he said about the empress dowager running away from his daughter's son - Liu Yan talked about it everywhere in the capital, and all of a sudden the whole capital knew about it, even high-ranking officials and wealthy families knew about it.
This incident later spread and reached the ears of emperors.
The emperor ignored it at first, but later the matter became an uproar among the people, and the emperor had to be afraid of sending Dongchang and Xichang to arrest this person. As Liu Yan disappeared, the rumors gradually disappeared, so that now people Forgot.
However, after Shen Yan said this, everyone remembered it.
Then, everyone thought of a possibility.
"No way." Lin Shengwen couldn't believe it, "Is this true?"
"Who knows whether it's true or not?" Mo Wenquan smiled.
But he can have credible news, "This Liu Yan is still alive and is being fed and fed well in the Zhao Prison of Jinyiwei."
"Isn't this still——"
Lin Shengwen was about to speak when he was interrupted by Mo Wenquan, "Hey, I didn't say anything."
Everyone laughed, Mo Wenquan didn't say anything, but he said everything.
Chen Xi added: "Actually, there is another thing you didn't expect. The timing of Liu Yan's appearance is very coincidental."
Mo Wenquan didn't know, "What a coincidence?"
"Liu Yan appeared out of thin air a few months after it was reported in the northwest that Miss Gu Si was still alive." Chen Xi felt that the two were related, at least that's what the news he got from his family thought.
"this--"
Everyone could predict that with Lu Bai's arrival, there would be a storm in the capital.
"Since Lu Bai's name spread to the capital, he has surprised people from time to time. Now that he has arrived in the capital, I don't know how to cause chaos." Lin Shengwen said.
Even so, his tone was sour. He also wanted to have the experience of stirring up the storm, attracting everyone's attention, daring to provoke Yiqiu Villa, and getting away with his whole body.
This is called the prime of life.
"There is also good news." Chen Xi said.
"What good news?" Everyone looked at him.
Chen Xi looked fascinated, "The legendary Miss Gu Si is coming back. I was still young and Miss Gu Si was not familiar with the world when she shocked Beijing. Now I finally have the opportunity to see her face. How can it not be considered a happy event?" "
"Ahem." Lin Shengwen advised him to restrain himself.
Miss Gu Si, according to her seniority, would rather not ask Aunt Quan.
Only then did Chen Xi wake up and coughed a few times.
Mo Wenquan did not pursue these matters, he just smiled bitterly. After Shuobei City, the Mo family, like the Gu family, did not lend a helping hand to Miss Gu Fourth. There was even news that Miss Gu Fourth and her daughter fell off a cliff. When the rumor came out, no one from the Mo family went to verify it.
Miss Gu Si is closely related to the Gu family.
Once his uncle died, Miss Gu Si had nothing to do with the Mo family.
The only link is Mo Wanger, the Mo family only hopes that Miss Gu Si will let her recognize her ancestor and return to the family.
However, after they got the news that Miss Gu Si was still alive, they sent a letter to Yancheng, but nothing happened. Therefore, the relationship between the Mo family and Miss Gu Si is also very delicate.