Lin Fenghe looked around with a sad face: The princes should go to the palace to talk. Li Qiang was made uncomfortable by the princes on his left and right. He knew in his heart that someone like Lin Fenghe, who came from an official family, could not joke with others casually.
Especially in formal occasions, the rules have been deeply imprinted on Fangyuan since childhood and are not easy to change. He nodded and said, "Okay, let's go in."
On the way, Li Qiang asked: Zhao Hao, where are our people?
Zhao Hao said: Master, they are all staying in the palace as bodyguards.
Li Qiang laughed and said: I didn't expect you were all arrested. Are Konghou and the others here too? Lin Fenghe hurriedly interjected: Master Konghou is here too. There is nothing we can do about it. The palace is in an uproar and it just so happens that the prince's people have arrived. Is this the official?
Requesting an order to personally welcome Mr. Zhao and others into the palace.
Zhao Hao said: We have already met a clever cultivator. Fortunately, we have many people and masters like Hou and Kudu, so we frightened the opponent until now. So far, nothing serious has happened. Li Qiang knew that this time he was involved in the old Song Dynasty.
In the middle of a fight.
The security along the way became even tighter after entering from the palace gate. Li Qiang took a quick glance and found that there were almost no blind spots in the entire palace. Every place was guarded by guards. From time to time, cultivators from the enshrinement courtyard could be seen patrolling. He walked to the palace at the back.
Li Qiang was surprised and said: Hey, they are all our people.
Nashan and Tange were standing at the outer gate of the palace, like two door gods, with their chests raised and their eyes fixed on the front. Li Qiang suddenly appeared in front of Nashan. Nashan was frightened and he immediately realized that it was Li Qiang.
He shouted in a low voice with a smile on his face: Boss haha, boss, you are finally here haha.
Li Qiang patted his chest and said with a smile: Nashan, you are very majestic. Nashan chuckled and said: My old Na is now a first-class bodyguard. He was so proud that he didn't know what to do. Li Qiang laughed and said: Oh, it's so big.
Tell me what rank your official is.
Nashan said embarrassedly: Anyway, I don’t know what rank the official is. Lao Na, it must be very big. Hehe. Tange said: Boss, this kid just became an official. Hehe, he can’t even walk. Nashan glared at Tange.
One glance: Old Tan is not allowed to say bad things about me
A chief eunuch walked out of the palace and said in a sharp voice: Your Majesty has summoned me.
Nashan took a breath of cold air and muttered in a low voice: It's weird, it turns out that the boss is still the prince. Tange didn't understand and asked: What kind of official is the prince older than you? Nashan shook his bald head: It's two different things if they can't compare. Li Qiang laughed and scolded
:You are a bit addicted to officialdom. Do you want me to keep you in the palace?
Nashan chuckled and said, "There's no need to stay. Boss, let Lao Na be the boss. Forget it. I'll still follow you. These brothers, I can't live without them." Li Qiang smiled, patted his shoulder, turned around and walked into the palace.
There were more than a dozen officials sitting in the hall of the palace. Among them, Li Qiang knew the old master Cheng Zizhong the most. He saw a trace of fear on Li Qiang's face. He still couldn't forget that Li Qiang knocked him unconscious the last time he left the capital.
Li Qiang said with a smile: Oh, it's the old master who congratulates you on your promotion.
Cheng Zizhong was wearing a first-grade purple python costume. He was already the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. He also knew that the emperor favored him because of Li Qiang. He was promoted so quickly because of the glory of Prince Sheng and Li Qiang. Cheng Zizhong
He smiled bitterly and said: Your Majesty has asked Cheng Zizhong, the Minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, to pay homage to your Majesty.
Li Qiang waved his hand and raised his hand to Cheng Zizhong, who couldn't bow anymore. Li Qiang said: Old master, you don't seem to be happy to see me. Hey, I had no choice but to knock you out last time. Can't I apologize? Cheng Zizhong said with fear on his face: No.
Do you dare to complain before you are happy to see the prince again?
The officials in the hall were all high-ranking officials from the old Song Dynasty. When they saw Li Qiang's clothes, they knew that a county king was coming. But most of them didn't know him. Only a few people knew who Li Qiang was. Cheng Zizhong introduced: This is
Prince Sheng's brother is the Prince of Zhongyong who was conferred by the Emperor. He is the Minister of the Ministry of Personnel and he is aware of all personnel changes.
It doesn’t matter what official Li Qiang is now. What’s important is that he is the brother of the Holy Prince. This status is very scary in the old Song Dynasty. All the high-ranking officials hurriedly came forward to pay tribute. A eunuch reminded in a low voice: The prince is still waiting to be summoned. Li Qiang nodded in greeting.
He hurriedly followed the eunuch inside.
Inside the palace is actually a square courtyard. In the courtyard stood several people. When they saw Li Qiang, they immediately saluted and motioned for him to hurry in. Lin Fenghe lowered his voice and said: The emperor is already on his deathbed. Li Qiang was startled and he did not speak and quickened his pace.
Walk towards the room.
Outside the dormitory door stood a group of palace maids and eunuchs, all waiting with their hands down. The chief eunuch at the door quietly waved his hand to Li Qiang and others to stop and wait for him to go into the dormitory and report. After a while, the chief eunuch came out and whispered: Sirs, please
The bedroom was not big, and a cloud bed carved with dragons and phoenixes took up a small half of the room. A strong smell of medicine came to the nostrils. There were several people standing in the room. A middle-aged man wearing a prince's costume was the younger brother of the current emperor, De.
The virtuous prince Zhao Gong also has a twelve or thirteen-year-old child wearing a prince's costume. He is the emperor's only son Zhao Yu. The emperor relied on the elixir given by Hou Peijing to give birth to this only precious son at the age of sixty.
He was named a prince at birth.
Kong Hou was standing behind the cloud bed. Another cultivation master was standing by the door, in the corner of the room, diagonally across from Kong Hou, guarding the seriously ill emperor. The two doctors stood helplessly aside.
Prince Zhao Qi knelt on the footboard of the cloud bed and held the emperor's hand. His face was full of tears. As soon as Li Qiang and others entered the room, they were immediately startled and everyone turned to look at them. Li Qiang couldn't help but feel sad when he saw the emperor on the cloud bed.
Shocked, he ignored other people's greetings and walked quickly to the bed. A trace of anger flashed in Prince Dexian's eyes. Li Qiang actually ignored him. He turned his head to a picture of a pine eagle hanging on the wall to hide his feelings.
of anger.
Li Qiang did not know how to diagnose, but he was a master of cultivation. He knew at a glance that the emperor was not sick, but seemed to have been poisoned by some kind of chronic poison. It was probably a panacea given by a cultivator that delayed him until now. Li Qiang waved to the imperial doctor and asked:
What's the problem with the emperor? The little prince interjected: I know he has been poisoned by a strange kind of poison. The imperial doctor bowed and nodded: "Your Majesty, this kind of poison is very strange and there is no solution." He explained in a long-winded way.
The little prince looked at Li Qiang with a special look, a look of admiration. He knew who Li Qiang was. As the successor of the old Song Dynasty, the emperor had already confessed some of the most important things to him, especially everything related to the Holy Prince. He
He asked hopefully: Can you save my father?
Konghou informed Li Qiang of everyone's identities as soon as he entered the room. Li Qiang smiled and said: "You are the prince Zhao Qi. Don't worry, as long as it is poison, you are not afraid." He was relieved when he heard that it was poison because he had the sound of nature.
The city's antidote to the holy medicine, Cold Marrow Scale. Prince Zhao Qian was overjoyed and didn't even care about Li Qiang's rudeness when he spoke. You should know that he is the crown prince of a country and you have to kneel down when speaking to him.
Although the prince is young, he is very experienced and mature. He said: Fortunately, Zhao Qi thanked the prince for his help on behalf of his father.
Li Qiang smiled and patted him on the shoulder and said: Don't worry, Prince, you're welcome. Everyone in the room was almost frightened to death by Li Qiang's actions, and they were all thinking: This Li Qiang really has the style of the Holy Prince, no matter how big or small, no rules.
Prince Dexian suddenly shouted: How dare you be rude to His Highness the Crown Prince? Arrest him. The cultivator in the corner of the room suddenly shot out a flying sword and hit Li Qiang's neck. Kong Hou was furious and flew out a brown bead string from Zhao Hao.
Behind Li Qiang, a flying sword spewed out, and the whole room was filled with sword light flashing.
Li Qiang ignored all this. He stretched out his hand and took out the Cold Marrow Scale and said: This is the antidote. Prince Dexian shouted: Your Highness, the elixir of unknown origin must not be taken by the emperor at will. Please give it to the worship hall first.
Check out the offerings
Li Qiang stuffed the elixir into the prince's body and flew it backwards, catching the cultivator's flying sword in the air and said coldly: You don't want to live if you use the flying sword in the emperor's palace. He sent a message to Kong Hou: Watch him and don't let him
slip away.
Prince Dexian was shocked. This Li Qiang was really powerful. He said in a stern tone: You are so brave, Your Highness, you have to make the decision for your uncle. The prince seemed to have not heard what Prince Dexian said and was concentrating on carefully stuffing the pill.
It entered the emperor's mouth, but the emperor could no longer swallow. He said in embarrassment: "Your Majesty."
Li Qiang said: Prince, please step aside and let me try.
Prince Zhao Xuan stood up and stepped aside to look at Li Qiang helplessly. Prince Dexian Zhao Gong's face turned red and no one dared to be so rude to him. He waved his sleeves angrily and walked out of the door.
Li Qiang's mind was all on the emperor. He checked it with his spiritual consciousness and thought of a good idea. He said: "Kong Hou, Zhao Hao, you two, please protect me. Prince, please don't worry about other things. Send an order and don't allow anyone to enter the house. Otherwise, I will kill you."
Li Qiang's words refreshed the prince's spirit. He knew very well that if his father had any shortcomings at this time, he, the prince, would not be able to sit on the throne, so he valued the emperor's life and death more than anyone else. He decisively passed the order and sat on the throne next to him.
It said: Please give the king all your strength to rescue him. I will take care of everything.
Li Qiang was surprised that this prince was really impressive, he could make immediate decisions, take things up, and put them down like an emperor. He nodded and said, "Don't worry, prince." Purple-red light shone on his hand and shot into the emperor's body.
Gradually, the emperor's purple face was covered with beads of sweat the size of soybeans, and he began to tremble as if he was struggling.
An eunuch standing next to him was holding a soft towel and wanted to wipe the emperor's sweat. Li Qiang shouted softly: "Go away." Zhao Hao's body movement was very fast and he punched the eunuch away. The eunuch fainted from fright. The air in the room suddenly became tense.
All the eunuchs and maids lowered their heads and did not even dare to show their anger. At this time, the nine clans that caused trouble were not enough to kill.
The cold marrow scales spread quickly with the movement of Li Qiang's true energy. Gradually, mucus as black as ink was drawn out from the emperor's body and condensed on top of his body. The outer layer of the thick black mucus was wrapped with a thin layer.
A layer of purple light. Li Qiang recognized it as a rare and chronic poison called Purple Ink Poison Yin, which was transmitted by a poison spell.
The emperor suddenly shouted: I am suffocated to death.
The prince's face suddenly beamed with joy, and he admired Li Qiang even more in his heart: so many people were helpless, and even the masters in the worship hall could not save their father. However, Li Qiang had already given him hope less than an hour after he arrived. He was truly worthy of the Holy Prince.
brother.
Li Qiang originally wanted to use sky fire to burn the purple ink poisonous yin, but then he changed his mind. This poisonous substance is also a rare thing. It is a pity to burn it. He used the rejuvenation valley alchemy method to condense the purple ink poisonous yin.
It turned into six crystal clear poison beads. Li Qiang held the poison beads in his hand and said: This thing is harmful to people, but I don’t understand how the emperor could get into trouble with the people of the Poison Curse Cult.
When the emperor opened his eyes, he immediately recognized Li Qiang. After all these years, Li Qiang has not aged at all and is still the same as when he first met. He said weakly: I finally waited for you. Ahem, this time, no matter what, I will stay in the old Song Dynasty more.
I know that you don't want to be an official, even if it's for the sake of the Holy King.
Li Qiang nodded sheepishly and said: The emperor should rest in peace and recuperate. It is irrelevant now. I will stay for a while. He still softened his heart. If the emperor said it in a commanding tone, he might ignore it, but the emperor used a pleading tone.
There is nothing we can do.
The emperor smiled happily and said: The prince came to see Prince Zhongyong and asked him for more advice when encountering problems. The prince said happily: Father, Prince Zhongyong has the ability to save people. Please take care of the child and ask your father to rest in peace and recover as soon as possible. The emperor said this
The prince was very satisfied and his eyes were full of love.
Li Qiang took out two green jade tablets and held them in his palm. In an instant, he carved three kinds of charms on them. He also sent out a burst of true energy to activate the charms. He handed them to the prince and said: One piece for the emperor to hang around his neck, and one for you to avoid.
The poisonous curse of the Poison Curse Sect. This is the Buddhist curse to avoid evil and the spells of cultivators are very different.
The prince personally used a red silk thread to put on the jade medal and hung it around the emperor's neck. The cyan jade medal flashed out three rays of green light and disappeared silently into the emperor's body. The emperor suddenly felt extremely relaxed, as if he had been unable to breathe before.
The feeling of anger was gone and he immediately fell asleep.
Li Qiang smiled and said: The emperor is not in danger for the time being. It is difficult to cast a curse with this jade tablet, but if you get close to the emperor and cast a curse, this jade tablet will not be able to withstand it. Remember, if the jade tablet explodes, someone must be casting a curse within ten meters nearby. Prince
He hung up the jade sign and said bitterly: If we find out who ordered the curse, I will kill him. The cruelty in his tone is completely inappropriate for his young age.
The eunuch who had just been knocked away by Zhao Hao's punch groaned and got up, shaking his body and kneeling on the ground. The prince waved his hand expressionlessly: drag him out and kill him. Li Qiang advised: "Forget it, prince. It is unlucky to kill people at this time." The prince immediately woke up.
My father had just recovered and it was indeed unlucky to kill someone at this time, so he said: Send him to Beihekou.
Li Qiang secretly sighed that human life here was really worthless and he killed him at will. The eunuch kowtowed like a fool, and he knew that it was Li Qiang who saved his life.
Li Qiang asked: Who is the prince who has a grudge against the emperor and wants to cast such a poisonous spell?
The prince Zhao Qi rubbed his sleepy eyes. A rare seriousness appeared on his young face. He whispered: "Father began to feel tired in the past few months. The imperial doctors could not find out what the problem was. Later, it became more and more serious."
It was only then that General Lin Fenghe sent someone to invite the experts from the worship hall to find out that someone was up to something. This time, thanks to General Lin Fenghe, he immediately arranged for the imperial army to be closely guarded and at the same time asked the masters from the worship hall to guard the palace. However, the father's condition became more serious, although he relied on the worship hall's help.
The elixir dragged alas and already sent people to investigate, but they still haven't figured out who was so bold and arrogant.
In fact, the emperor had already made arrangements. He started making preparations as soon as he realized that the situation was not right. He knew that his problem must be solved by a master in the world of cultivation. Since he could not find Hou Peijing, he placed his bet on Li Qiang. At that moment, Zhao
When Hao and others came, the emperor not only granted officials and rewards to Zhao Hao and others, but also specially left an edict that as soon as Li Qiang came back, he would immediately make him king and recruit him to the palace. Because Hou Peijing once told him that Li Qiang was a trustworthy member of his family.
Li Qiang asked: Don’t you have any clue?
The prince smiled bitterly and said: The three major countries without the Green Basin have been fighting each other for many years. Who knows which country is responsible? Li Qiang remembered that when he first met Hou Peijing, he was entangled by the ruthless knot of the Poison Curse Cult. If he hadn't given him a bottle of alcohol,
I'm afraid he is still in distress now.
Li Qiang didn't know the specific situation of the old Song Dynasty. He couldn't figure out the situation for a while. After thinking about it, he said: Put everything else aside in advance. The emperor's recovery is the most important thing. I asked Kong Hou to stay and send a few experts to you.
The Imperial Guards guarding the inner palace can be withdrawn and on standby. Everything will wait until the emperor recovers. There is no need to make anything earth-shattering. The most important thing now is to maintain the situation of tightness inside and looseness outside. I estimate that the opponent will definitely make further moves. It is better to stay still and wait.
.
The prince's eyes lit up. Li Qiang's words clarified his thoughts. He responded: "Okay, just do as the prince wants. After all, he is still a child and is very tired after so many days." After saying this, he couldn't help crying.
He let out a big yawn. Li Qiang smiled and said: Prince, you should go to bed early. Where is the guy with the flying sword?
Kong Houdao: He left with Prince Dexian. I think the boss happened to be at the critical moment, so he didn’t dare to disturb him. He should be from the enshrining hall and can’t leave. The prince said: He is not the enshrining hall, but a friend of the emperor’s uncle because he is a master.
The young master specially recommended me to come here to protect my father.
Li Qiang said thoughtfully: That's it. If he doesn't know what to say, the prince looked at Li Qiang and whispered: If the prince has anything to say, just say it and don't worry. Li Qiang said: If I can't save the emperor, who else but the prince can do it?
The one who gets the most benefit
The young prince's face immediately turned pale when he heard this. He understood that Li Qiang's words were just too precise and he couldn't bear it. Li Qiang is a person who has been in the mall before and knows that there is no love without reason and no reason.
Hate for no reason. Everything has a cause and effect. This is to wake up the prince.
Li Qiang said: "The prince just has an idea. This is just a possibility."
The prince knew in his heart that Li Qiang was very important to whether he could sit on the throne in the future. He said: It is a blessing for the king of the Song Dynasty to come back this time.
When the prince calls himself Qi'er, he treats Li Qiang as an elder.
Li Qiang supported him and said, "Hey, Prince, you don't have to be so polite." In his heart, he was amazed that he could win over people at such a young age. It's really not easy for this child.
For the sake of brother Hou Peijing, since Li Qiang has arrived in Song Dynasty, he cannot ignore what happens here. Li Qiang said: The prince should also be more careful and it is best to have people from the worship hall guarding him. He also picked up the bracelet from the bracelet.
He took out the amulet given to him by Qi Junsha, wrapped it around the prince's wrist and whispered: When something goes wrong, remember to use this hand to block something that can save your life. I don't know why Li Qiang has so little compassion for this little prince.
It is indeed not easy to deal with such a complicated situation at such an age.
The prince felt Li Qiang's kindness and nodded his thanks: "Yes, I will be careful."
Li Qiang then ordered Lin Fenghe to say a few words, sit down cross-legged and said: I will protect you tonight. Everyone else should go to rest. Lin Fenghe bowed and saluted, turned around and left the palace. The prince also went back to rest with his guards. The room became quiet.
The lights in the palace gradually dimmed and the night fell.
Have a peaceful night.
Li Qiang almost forgot what it was like to sleep. He stood up and looked at the sleeping emperor and Konghou Zhao Hao, who was sitting cross-legged and meditating next to him, and walked out of the room quietly. When he was resting last night, he noticed that there were masters surrounding the dormitory.
There were about seven people who seemed to be protecting the emperor. When they came to the corridor, they saw the serving eunuchs and maids leaning against the wall and taking a nap.
Li Qiang walked without making a sound, as if he was floating on the ground. None of these people noticed it. He walked outside and came to the gate of the palace. He saw Nashan and Tange leaning against the door and sleeping soundly. There were more than a dozen guards beside them.
Standing honestly, I saw Li Qiang come out and saluted everyone.
Li Qiang nodded and slapped Nashan's bald head gently. The boy was so frightened that he jumped up. The green shadow beam on his elbow clicked and a beam of light struck Li Qiang. When he found out that he was hitting the boss.
He was so frightened that he screamed: Hey, boss, I didn’t mean to do it.
The guards around were frightened. Nashan not only struck the prince with lightning, but also called him the boss, which was extremely rude. Unexpectedly, Li Qiang smiled and said: Nashan goes shopping with me. That lightning can't hurt him at all.
Tange said: I want to go to Nashan too. Hehehe laughed: Thank you, boss. Old Tan, what is that on your face?
Tange became confused by what he said and wiped his face hard with his sleeves and asked: What is Lao Na?
Nashan said nonchalantly: It’s nothing, just two eyesores.
All the guards laughed. Tange spread his hands and said with a smile: "I thought it was something. What does it have to do with it? It's much prettier than the bird poop on your bald head." Nashan lifted up his sleeves and wiped his head twice.
Li Qiang said: It's impossible. Li Qiang smiled and said: Well, it's not on the top of the head, on the side, or close to the ears. You probably didn't pay attention when you were sleeping. He said seriously.
Nashan rubbed his bald head until it turned red. The skin on his bald head was almost scratched. Tange and Li Qiang were still saying: No, go a little further to the side. There are no guards on this side. Their stomachs hurt from laughing. Nashan
Only then did Shan realize that he had been deceived by the two of them. He was so angry that he yelled: Boss Tange.
Li Qiang said nonchalantly: Well, it’s been wiped clean now. It’s true that there is no proof. Tange suppressed a smile and nodded repeatedly: Yes, it’s very clean. Hey, your head is really red. The red light is shining like you want money.
Nashan grinned widely and was so angry that he didn't know what to say. It was certain that he would suffer a loss if the boss joined in to play.