Zhu Changluo didn't dare to raise his head, for fear that Emperor Wanli would see something unusual. Emperor Wanli thought there was nothing wrong at first, please help...but soon he felt something was wrong.
"Get up quickly, the ground is covered with plaster and rainwater."
Emperor Wanli felt that he was about to figure out what was wrong, so he gave Zhu Changluo a rare good look and reached out to help him.
Zhu Changluo raised his head, and he didn't know whether it was rain or tears, but he looked miserable anyway. Emperor Wanli looked at the ashes and filth on his body, sighed, and became more and more sure that Zhu Changluo was here to save him.
It's just that at this time, Zhu Changluo's eyes happened to meet Ji Xiang behind Emperor Wanli.
Zhu Changluo suddenly froze, as if he had been doused with cold water again in the wind and rain, while Ji Xiang also narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled:
"What a coincidence that the First Prince is here."
Ji Xiang had no intention of covering up the future Mingguang Sect. Now, it was time for Zhu Changluo, one of the main messengers behind the scenes, to repay his debt.
However, Ji Xiang discovered that the incense smell on Zhu Changluo's body disappeared without a trace. Ji Xiang guessed that this should be because the fire gods died and died together.
Zhu Changluo was nervous and sweating on his head at this time. Fortunately, the heavy rain covered it up. At this time, he was really "sweating like rain". At the same time, he also felt great fear in his heart:
This little Taoist priest from Longde Hall actually appeared here, and he also controlled the fire spirit...
When Zhu Changluo saw those fire spirits, he restrained his hands. None of them had the slightest idea of escape. They seemed to be very afraid of Ji Xiang.
After contacting each other before and after, it was not difficult for Zhu Changluo to figure out the situation, which even made his hands and feet feel cold!
Ji Xiang killed Song Wuji, Song Zhongzheng, and even Huo Lord...
It hit the wall. It turned out that my father had great foresight and had hidden such a big shot in the Forbidden City for a long time. He actually thought that everything was ready and under control. How stupid he was.
He also thought about it. It is said that when Zhang Juzheng was alive, his father was considered a little wise king. At that time, many people in the world praised him...
It's not as simple as it seems!
At this time, Emperor Wanli, in Zhu Changluo's heart, had become a very far-sighted, even somewhat sinister, terrifying emperor with a big city and many back-up plans, and Zhu Changluo also looked ashen.
Emperor Wanli noticed the problem, thought about it, and thought that the reason why he sent people to Longde Palace tonight was because Concubine Zheng said that the eldest prince was bewitched by demons...
Emperor Wanli asked Ji Xiang: "Ji Xiang, what did the eldest prince do when he went to your palace? He just offered incense?"
Ji Xiang responded calmly: "Yesterday morning, the eldest prince went to Longde Hall to offer incense, pray for Concubine Gong, and inquire about changes in life and death."
In fact, Emperor Wanli had already learned about this so-called change in life and death from Concubine Zheng. Concubine Zheng said that the eldest prince was bewitched by Ji Xiang, so she used this as an excuse. Now she asked again, just to confirm.
Ji Xiang told Emperor Wanli: "The eldest prince asked Yu Pindao whether the dead can live? Is there reincarnation? Is life and death in your own hands?"
These three questions were raised, and Emperor Wanli nodded.
"It just so happens that I am quite interested in what happened in Longde Hall, the causes and consequences. Ji Xiang, please tell me in detail what you know about what happened in the past few days."
Emperor Wanli wanted to hear the whole story, and Ji Xiang responded in detail, while Zhu Changluo felt great fear in his heart.
"On June 17, at watch time...in the Longde Hall, there were incense spirits and monsters causing trouble. Pindao faked his death and lay on the ground all night, deceiving the Red Flag boy. Only then did he begin to learn about Lord Huo.
....."
Ji Xiang spoke, his voice calm, but in Zhu Changluo's ears, it was like the murmur of a ghost, telling him word by word, it's time for you to hit the road!
"In the early morning of June 18th, the Chizhi boy appeared in the Longde Hall and talked with the Incense Spirit. During the period, he talked about whether someone wanted to see whether Pindao was dead or not. Then Pindao got up and beat the Incense Spirit to death.
The boy's escape skills are superb, and he can escape with the help of incense."
"On the early morning of June 18th, not long after the boy left, His Highness the First Prince came to the palace to pray..."
"Ask Pindao some questions about life and death, and then leave. Before leaving, His Royal Highness, the eldest prince, asked Pindao to rest early tonight."
"On June 18th, at the first watch, the palace was as usual. At the second watch, His Majesty sent Mr. Luo, the governor of Nanzhen, to inspect the Longde Palace..."
"At the third watch, the fire god Song Wuji appeared... and was killed by Pindao's sword. Lord Luo ran out of the palace and came to rescue His Majesty..."
When Ji Xiang said this, Emperor Wanli made a stop gesture, and then said slowly:
"At the third watch, my Qianqing Palace was burned down, and three people appeared in the fire."
Emperor Wanli stared at Zhu Changluo: "Brother Chang, tell me, what were you doing from the time you returned to the third watch last night?"
"Chang Ge" was the casual name Emperor Wanli used for Zhu Changluo.
"My son...after praying at Longde Hall, go back to Jingyang Palace and study..."
"In the afternoon...in the palace, I didn't go out and had nothing to do..."
"At the third watch... I had already gone to bed, but the fire in the front three palaces was raging. When I saw the fire in the harem, I was worried that my father would be in trouble, so I came in..."
Zhu Changluo thought carefully about every word he said. Sweat was pouring down his forehead, but it happened to be raining heavily right now, so he couldn't tell, but his face was pale.
Emperor Wanli asked Ji Xiang: "What do you think?"
Ji Xiang responded: "Lord Huo died just now, and His Royal Highness the First Prince came right behind and suddenly appeared here, saying that he wanted to save him."
"I still don't know why Your Highness came by such a coincidence?"
Zhu Changluo raised his voice in one breath, hoping that Ji Xiang didn't know that he was the main messenger, but his relationship with Lord Huo and the others seemed to have been exposed:
"It was the heavy rain that extinguished the fire... It was no coincidence that I was able to get inside."
Ji Xiang nodded and asked again: "Your Highness, you live in Jingyang Palace and never go out for a day. Why do you know that His Majesty is on West Erchang Street?"
Zhu Changluo was startled and frightened. He actually forgot this. The harem was huge, but the Qianqing Palace was on fire. There were many places for the emperor to escape. He had not been out for a day, and he had never been to the Sixth Palace in the West.
, you shouldn’t know where the emperor is at all!
At this time, the voices of soldiers outside came, accompanied by shouts of "Look, look".
Ji Xiang looked at Zhu Changluo, whose face was ashen, and asked calmly: "It's the adults in the cabinet. There are so many of them who started searching. Why can Your Highness come straight here faster than them?"
In the entire West Erchang Street, there was only the sound of rain hitting the bluestone, and everything else was silent.