Mr. Feng Ge saluted, stood up slowly, and limped back.
The emperor watched Mr. Feng Ge go out and then stood up from the futon. Now that Zhou Chengling had been deprived of his title, the old Feng Guochang also bowed to him. He was now a veritable emperor.
The emperor shook his sleeves, and the chamberlain came forward and said: "The Tian family is so happy, why don't you go to the Shangqing Courtyard and burn incense sticks, maybe it can unravel the prophecy."
The emperor originally wanted to take a rest, but after hearing these words, he felt completely sleepy. He looked at the chamberlain with admiration and said, "Yes, it's just what I wanted."
The chamberlain hurriedly came forward to serve. The emperor stretched out his hand to straighten the long hair of Xianfeng Daogu. He put his hands behind his back and ordered, "Don't disturb the Taoist priests during their meditation."
The chamberlain said: "I will make arrangements for you. No servants are allowed to report."
The emperor nodded with satisfaction.
At this time, the Shangqing Courtyard was very quiet. The Taoist priests had already entered the room to meditate. Only the side hall where the alchemy furnace was located was still brightly lit.
Taoist priest Liu Xin looked at the burning alchemy furnace. The little Taoist priest next to him opened the food box and took out the plates of food, "This is to honor you."
Liu Xin closed her eyes and smelled the aroma. She was originally reserved, but after a glass of wine, her whole body felt warm and she had a proud smile on her face.
The little Taoist priest smiled flatteringly, "Master, the one whom the Emperor trusts the most now is you. Everything in the Shangqing Courtyard is entrusted to you, and the alchemy furnace is also under your care. I heard from the chamberlain that the emperor will not eat the elixirs you concocted.
I don’t know how to taste, I can’t sleep well, and I have to rely on you alone to interpret this prophecy.” After saying this, he looked around, “It’s just a pity that we are just Taoist priests, unlike those dignitaries who can call the wind and rain to do whatever they want.”
Hearing what the little Taoist said, Liu Xin snorted coldly, "You dare to talk nonsense about anything you know. I think it was not because of the prophecy that Suzong ascended the throne. When it comes to making wind and rain, no one can compare with Shangqingyuan, and no one can escape from this."
Alchemy furnace."
The little Taoist priest had already heard what Liu Xin said about the alchemy furnace, and this time he just wanted to hear it clearly, "Master, what do you mean by this?"
Liu Xin rolled his eyes and picked up the chopsticks to pick up the meat on the plate.
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The emperor went up the steps of the Shangqing Courtyard and was about to follow the light to the side hall where he was refining elixirs. A young Taoist priest came out of the hall and looked back in a panic while walking forward. He happened to bump into the emperor who was coming towards him.
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The little Taoist priest was knocked to the ground, and the emperor also staggered.
"what."
The emperor did not show off his power, but the chamberlain next to him stepped forward and scolded him angrily.
The little Taoist priest turned pale and hurriedly knelt down to kowtow, causing a letter to fall from his sleeve.
Private delivery of documents is prohibited in the palace, especially in the Shangqing Courtyard, where the emperor currently lives. The layout of the court is even stricter than that of the Qianqing Palace, and everyone entering and exiting is checked.
The little Taoist priest wanted to pick up the letter but was stepped on by the chamberlain. The little Taoist priest was immediately stunned, his face turned pale, and he collapsed on the ground.
The chamberlain picked up the letter.
The emperor looked at the Taoist priest and the letter with a sullen face, and asked, "Who is this written to?"
The little Taoist priest kept shaking his head, "It's... it's... a letter from home..."
The bells of the Shangqing Courtyard rang throughout the hall, and the emperor's originally cheerful expression fell away little by little, and turned into a sinister one in a moment.
"Open it and let me see what kind of family letter it is."
The chamberlain opened the letter, and the little Taoist trembled into a ball.
They were all names. The emperor's eyes passed over the letter. There were no words, just names one by one. The emperor didn't speak. Suddenly there was no emotion or anger on his face. He wasn't so arrogant or casual, just
His eyes became increasingly gloomy.
The emperor glanced at the chamberlain, who turned around and waved to the guards. The two guards immediately stepped forward, one blocked the little Taoist priest's mouth and the other lifted the little Taoist priest up, and took him down without making any sound.
The emperor stretched out his hand for the letter, and the chamberlain hurriedly handed the letter to the emperor. The emperor stretched his long sleeves, raised his head and walked forward, walked through the main hall and came to the alchemy room.
Standing behind the glazed curtain, I immediately heard the voices of people talking and laughing inside. The emperor stood there motionless, like a stone statue.
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Liu Xin ate a piece of meat, and with the little Taoist's expectation, he slowly said: "What is in this alchemy furnace? Medicinal materials and rare objects worth thousands of gold, what is the use of these things outside? But after passing through this alchemy furnace
, it is the magic medicine that the emperor takes every day."
"How long will it take for the civil and military officials outside to see the emperor? But we can see that the emperor can see us and listen to our words, which is not a hundred times better than those so-called dignitaries."
After Liu Xin finished speaking, he raised his head and suddenly found a person standing behind the glazed curtain in front of him. He couldn't help but tremble in his heart.
The emperor opened the curtain and walked in.
Liu Xin panicked and knocked the wine bowl in front of him to the ground.
"Your Majesty, the humble minister deserves to die, the humble minister deserves to die, the humble minister deserves to be greedy..." Quanzhen Taoism has strict rules and regulations, and you cannot drink alcohol or eat meat. In the past, Quanzhen Taoism was in charge of the Shangqing Academy, so the emperor ordered all Taoist priests who entered the Shangqing Academy to
Follow the commandments.
It is a taboo for him to eat and drink in the alchemy room like this.
What he said just now is correct or not. Although they can see the emperor often, accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Thunder, rain, and dew are all the favor of the emperor.
Liu Xin's heart wanted to beat out of his chest.
It should not be done at all, it should not be carried away, Liu Xin suddenly lost all hope.
The emperor did not get furious as Liu Xin thought, but waved his sleeves and asked Liu Xin to stand up, "I know that you were a Zhengtai before entering the palace. You believed in Zhang Tianshi, and I also believed in Zhang Tianshi. However, I have a law. In
In the Shangqing Court, you are not allowed to drink alcohol in one day, and the penalty is fifty fifty sticks." The emperor said and looked at the chamberlain, "I will let Daochang Liu get the stick later."
Liu Xin knelt down and said, "I thank you for not killing me."
The emperor sat on the soft seat, leaning forward, with a smile on his face, "Let's do it as it should be. Everyone says that I dote on Taoists, and I dote on you, but I can't let you do whatever you want."
Liu Xin hurriedly kowtowed and went down, "I am scared, I am guilty."
"Get up," the emperor looked at the alchemy furnace, as if he was in a good mood, and stretched out his hand to ask Liu Xin for the elixir. "Have the elixirs been made?"
"It's cured. I'm going to get it now." Liu Xin hurriedly stood up, bent over, and respectfully took out the golden elixir from the cabinet. This was something he had refined long ago, just in case he committed a crime in the future.
If you plead guilty, you may be able to save your life by speaking out.
When the box was opened, a fragrant smell immediately came out, and the pills glowed golden under the light.
The emperor seemed very happy to be dazzled by the light, "Okay, I will reward you dear."
Liu Xin knelt down again.
The emperor said: "I saw a little Taoist priest outside the palace. The Taoist priest was holding a letter in his hand. What was in it?"
Liu Xin was startled for a moment, then regained consciousness for a moment.
The letter, what kind of letter, must have been given to him by Mr. Feng Ge, asking him to divine the list of the top three in the emperor's palace examination. He could not make a wrong move in front of the emperor, otherwise he would be doomed. Not only would he be doomed, but Feng Ge would also be implicated.
Lao, if the emperor knows that Mr. Feng Ge controls the emperor through the Shangqing Yuan to influence government affairs, then the entire Feng Party will be finished.
Liu Xin hurriedly threw himself on the ground, "Your Majesty, I am guilty. I have divined the candidates for this subject and determined that these people are talented in literature and music and will definitely be named on the gold list."
The emperor's eyes lit up, "Can the calculation be accurate?"
I didn't expect that the emperor would believe it like this. Over the years, the emperor became more and more convinced of the prophecies. Whenever there was any trouble, the emperor would come to ask the Shangqingyuan.
Liu Xin kowtowed, "This is the result of my observing the sky at night. These people will definitely help the great Zhou Dynasty."
The emperor nodded, "Then I will keep this letter. After the palace test, I will see if Aiqing's prediction is accurate."
Liu Xin felt relieved and immediately knelt down to the emperor.
The emperor put the elixir into his mouth and drank it, then stood up and asked his chamberlain to follow him out of the elixir room in Shangqingyuan and went straight back to the sleeping hall at the back.
The chamberlain sent the palace people away, and the emperor sat on the futon in the middle of the hall, wondering what he was thinking. The chamberlain hurriedly brought a cup of tea, and the emperor stretched out his hand to take the tea.
The chamberlain whispered: "Tianjia has taken the new elixir, do you feel refreshed?"
When the emperor heard this, he picked up a cup of tea and threw it at the feet of his chamberlain. The chamberlain was so frightened that he immediately knelt down and said, "Heavenly family calm down, Tianjia calm down. It's all your fault. You deserve to die."
"You deserve to die," the emperor suddenly stood up, "I believe in Taoism and want to become an immortal one day, but I am not a fool, and I am not so confused that I can't even see clearly what happened today."
"Do you all think that I am a lunatic and you can deceive me at will?"
"Whose country belongs to this country? Who is the emperor?"
The emperor walked down step by step and stood in front of the chamberlain. The chamberlain said: "Of course it is the kingdom of the Tianjia... What is happening to the Tianjia... The Tianjia... how could you say such a thing?"
The emperor sneered, "Feng Guochang not only wanted to control the government, he also wanted to proclaim himself emperor secretly. He treated me like a puppet and played like a fool. If Liu Xin was the one who selected candidates who could be named on the gold list, how could the little Taoist send a letter to the emperor?"
Qingyuan, Feng Guochang wanted to use the Shangqingyuan to control Jinke Chunwei. Liu Xin drank and ate meat in the alchemy room, but could not produce the elixir. I said I would punish him, so he took it out."
The emperor looked at his chamberlain, with a strange smile on his lips, "Are you, like them, lying to me? Hiding it from me? Let me guard against King Xuan day and night, so that you can cultivate your own party members. Aren't you also working with Feng Guochang?
We are familiar with each other, so treat him with due respect. Do you want to report my daily life to Feng Guochang verbatim?"
The chamberlain knelt down and kept kowtowing, "I am loyal to the Heavenly Family with no second thoughts. The Heavenly Family is aware of it..."
The emperor looked at the chamberlain carefully, and in a very soft voice, he laughed playfully, "I'm sorry you don't dare, get up."
The chamberlain ignored the blood on his face and stood up tremblingly, "Tianjia, what will we do in the future? If even the Shangqing Court is working for Feng...Feng Guochang, who else can believe it?"
The emperor said: "Don't worry, wait until I grab his tail and pull him out by the roots." After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at his chamberlain and said, "Let someone check Wang Zhenting and find out what's going on."
The emperor slowly opened the letter in his hand, and the first name came into view: Shuntian Mansion, Chang Yining.