The one hundred and fortieth chapter of the sea of ??suffering (7)
Princess Eldest's condition deteriorated very rapidly.
There was nothing I could do. I was old and I suddenly got sick on the road. It was really difficult and I didn't even dare to move.
In fact, the medical level in this world is higher than what is perceived on the surface, mainly due to the efforts of the two supreme beings Qingdi Ye and Baidi Ye. Herbal medicine in Qingdi Temple and surgery in Baidi Temple are both
It is well-known and also provides an extensive medical system in disguise. For the nobles, Qingdiye's longevity energy is a type of energy suitable for warming and nourishing... This is why the longevity energy is so popular on the street.
for the sake of.
Of course, Qi cultivation is only an auxiliary after all, and it is one of many variables. Only when the cultivation reaches the Great Perfection of the Zhengmai will the body become significantly stronger, and only when the cultivation reaches the Grand Master will there be a significant increase in lifespan. The Great Grand Master also has to pass that threshold.
Only by becoming a dragon and becoming an immortal can you obtain the sublimation of life forms.
And these are out of reach for most people.
As one of the absolute top five noble people in the world, the eldest princess cannot escape birth, old age, illness and death.
For several days, there were constant messengers throughout Longxi County. Officials and dignitaries from all walks of life in Guanzhong were frantically sending doctors and medicines. I don’t know how many old doctors and Taoist priests were killed on the way, but the Western Inspection Bureau in Weiyuan, Longxi Province
The team, on the other hand, was eerily quiet.
Several immortal energy masters below Niu Dugong basically all lived in Guanfengxing Palace and took turns to extend the life of the eldest princess. However, Zhang Xing, who accidentally obtained the temporary command of the small half of the peripheral area of Guanfengxing Palace, soon realized
When it comes to the eldest princess, there is no cure at all. She is just borrowing so many immortal energy masters to prolong her life, and then waiting for something or someone.
And these two people soon appeared.
The eldest princess’s son-in-law and grandson, that is, Ma Rui and his son Ma Hong, who were left behind in Taiyuan, don’t know what method was used... whether it was a rotation of fast horses or a rotation of alchemy masters... Anyway, they arrived at the end of July.
Weiyuan is here.
On the contrary, she is the only daughter of the eldest princess. I am afraid that she may be in trouble and may not be able to make it in time.
And with the arrival of Ma Rui, Ma Hong and his son, everyone knew that the eldest princess was dying.
Sure enough, the Ma family and his son arrived on July 29th. On the afternoon of the next day, that is, in the evening of July 30th, there was suddenly a burst of crying inside the palace, and the surrounding palace people and eunuchs also cried with them.
Even the officials and sergeants in the Western Patrol Team could not help but bow their heads solemnly.
The crying that night shook the entire Wei River.
In the second half of the night, Zhang Xing learned some details from some of the Beiya's father-in-laws who came out to look for food. It is said that the eldest princess was completely relieved when she saw her grandson, and then repeatedly throughout the day she just pulled the sleeve of the saint and begged,
She said that she had experienced a lot, had put it aside a long time ago, and was not afraid of death. She only had one daughter and one son-in-law in this life. Since her granddaughter died, she only had one grandson, so she asked the saint to allow her to transfer her 3,000 households in the fief and her personal property.
Transfer all the titles to the son-in-law, and let the grandson marry a princess of the right age, allowing the daughter's family to live in peace and prosperity until old age.
This was basically what everyone guessed, and the saint had no reason to refuse, and even directly sealed an astonishing 5,000 households from Ma Rui.
Not only that, the eldest princess is the saint's last close relative and peer. It is estimated that the saint also felt soft in his heart. Therefore, although the eldest princess herself did not request it, at night, a decree came out in the palace, which was to let Xidu
There he went to prepare the imperial mausoleum of the former emperor, the husband of the eldest princess, and prepare for his sister to be buried with her husband in the ceremonial manner of a queen.
At the same time, the team immediately turned back eastward, preparing to return to Daxing. Prime Minister Su Wei and Zuocheng Zhang Shizhao went ahead to prepare for relevant matters.
It was at this time that Zhang Xing suddenly received an unexpected task. Governor Niu sent someone to summon him and eleven other officers to guard the coffin where the eldest princess was temporarily parked.
After entering, I realized that the twelve people were all cultivating the ice energy. They were worried that the eldest princess would stink.
The life was quite easy. Twelve people worked in three shifts to ensure that the ice in the coffin where the eldest princess lay did not melt.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that, although it was only a momentary glance from the side, Zhang Xing was finally able to see the saint's face. The beard was very strong and full of sideburns. At first glance, it looked like a hairy monster.
However, Saint Mao Ren only came to see the first two days. After the team started their journey, the coffin containing the eldest princess was moved to the back of Guanfengxing Hall, and the Saint no longer came, only the queen and several emperors.
The concubine, several princesses, and the Ma family and his son took turns guarding.
Zhang Xing was naturally happy and relaxed.
Although his mission has not changed from the beginning to the end, it is always to reach out and hold one of the four metal handles protruding from the coffin to serve as a humanoid power bank... But there is no hairy man beside him who can decide life or death.
Still very comfortable.
Just like that, on August 15th, the two moons were full, and the hurried team returned to Chencang in Fufeng County. Once here, they had reached the core of the Guanzhong Plain, and everyone should no longer be nervous.
But during the day, two things happened, which made the atmosphere in the Western Inspection Team even more tense.
One is that the rain in the upper reaches of the Mian River ahead has caused the flood to surge and destroy the pontoon bridge when it came. Even if you are in a hurry, the Guanfeng Hall may need to be dismantled and reinstalled; the other is the group of Wu tribe who have been following from Weiyuan
The leader requested to take his leave on the grounds of the eldest princess's funeral, and would not come back until the Tianshu was completed.
Actually, this is not to say that these two things are outrageous, they are both very normal things, but the problem is that they both make the saint feel bad.
The saint was in a bad mood, and the entire western patrol team had to become trembling.
The leader of the Wu clan was asked to continue accompanying him.
As for Lianshui, the saint refused to dismantle the palace and asked to wait until the floods subsided before building a large pontoon bridge before returning.
The eldest princess is dead, and no one dares to persuade the hairy saint, so they can only agree.
And on this day, as it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, the tens of thousands of people in the Western Inspection Team could only live in fear. Even Zhang Xing was a little embarrassed, because it was his late night shift that night.
At the third watch, Deputy Changjian Zhang and the other three officers of the Fifth Army entered the carpeted hall, but they were even cautious when walking... In other words, they only nodded a little when they met Bai Yousi holding a long sword in the hanging dragon seal.
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Then came the boring night watch.
Ma Rui and his son, as well as a seven or eight-year-old little princess who had been promised to Ma Hong, was still guarding the coffin, but she had already fallen asleep. The seven or eight palace maids and eunuchs who were accompanying them were also asleep, and the four
The officers, who were already considered masters in the cultivation of Han Bing Qi, looked at each other, but no one dared to be lazy, so they could only stand in awe while holding on to the handles.
This night should have passed peacefully.
Then, about half an hour later, Zhang Xing was suddenly startled by the movement in front of the palace. There were scoldings, shouts, and noises, all in a chaotic mess, as if a fire had suddenly started.
But soon, when the seven or eight-year-old little princess woke up rubbing her eyes, the movement suddenly stopped, causing the princess to turn over and leave her child in front of the coffin of her aunt and mother-in-law.
He fell asleep in the palace maid's arms.
If it weren't for the other three officers, Taiyuan's left-behind Ma Rui, and a Beiya father-in-law, who were testing each other with their eyes, Zhang Xing would have almost thought that he had just heard something.
Soon, someone came.
"Zhang Xing." Duke Niu walked over quickly, but almost silently. After glancing at everyone present, he directly named the others in surprise. "Go out and call your people in, at least ten people...
Come in through the side rear door on the right."
Zhang Xing didn't know why, but he still lowered his head and pretended not to hear the situation and hurriedly left through the small door at the back of the palace. Then he quickly called together ten Fulong Guards who were already on duty scattered outside, and directly followed the instructions.
Route retracement.
"Deputy Chang Jian Zhang." After hurriedly turning back, he bumped into Mr. Niu again. The latter stood in front of the palace door with his hands tied, and his words became more serious. "You are a smart man, there are some things that you don't need me to teach you...
When you go in later, you take your people and hide next door to the saint's palace. Don't worry about anything else. Just watch whether your Bai Changjian activates the Fulong Seal. Once activated, you will bring people out to get them; and if
If your Bai Changjian doesn't move, you will just be an imperial guard... Do you understand?"
Zhang Xing nodded heavily, as if he was calm, but in fact his heart was already bursting.
Not telling the reason, but saying that Bai Yousi really needs to use the Fulong Seal, then he can't guarantee that he will definitely take someone... taking this opportunity to chop the hairy man with a knife, can it speed up the historical process?
You know, Zhang Xing has been staying at the palace in an obedient manner. First of all, he was worried about Duke Niu and Mao Ren himself.
Niu Dugong is a master and a master on the Heavenly Ranking. He has seen with his own eyes that a master as powerful as He Ruohuaibao, who is almost invincible at the elixir stage, was slapped by him until his whole body bleeds and died immediately; while the Mao Ren Sage, although not very
Sure, but considering that he is the orthodox leader of the world at this time, and when cultivation reaches a high level, it will naturally be combined with "ruling" itself, so the other party is at least a complete elixir, and at the most it cannot have the dignity of a great master.
And now once the Fulong Seal is used, what will you two say?
Moreover, it was still dark, and the sanctioned party was likely to have at least one grandmaster. Bai Yousi was also likely to be on his side. In addition, he was familiar with the situation around the palace, and most of the hard work of continuous travel.
, in the chaos...it is impossible to escape unscathed!
Zhang Xing's face was calm, his heart was beating wildly, causing Mr. Niu to shake his head slightly, as if he felt that this Zhang Sanlang, who usually seemed quite reliable, was actually so out of control at the critical moment.
But now, it seems it's too late to do anything.
More than ten Fulong Guards filed in under the leadership of Zhang Xing and followed Niu Du Gong to a wooden wall. They lined up in a row with their swords in hand, but they were all covered by the wall panels. Zhang Xing himself followed Niu Du Gong's instructions.
He signaled and stood alone in front of the door at the end of the wooden wall... From where he stood with his sword upright, he could clearly see Bai Yousi in the same position opposite, and he could also see the Mao Ren saint in Chinese clothes sitting on the couch.
Turning on his side and breathing heavily, he could still see the mess on the ground and several cases that had been overturned.
It even seemed like a faint trace of blood could be seen.
He didn't have time to think too much. He had just settled down and not long after scanning the situation in the palace, Zhang Xing suddenly heard that the eunuch outside came to report: "Reporting to the saint, Mr. Sima and General Sima have come to see you with orders."
Even though Zhang Xing was well prepared, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, while Bai Yousi, who was opposite him, had an equally obvious look in his eyes.
"Let them come in!" The Mao Ren Sage's voice was fierce.
Immediately, Sima Changying took the lead, followed by his son Zuotunwei General Sima Huada, and stepped into the palace blankly. Almost as soon as he entered, the leader Sima Xianggong glanced at Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing on the left and right, and then quickly
Then he swept over the body of Niu Dugong, immediately lowered his head and saluted respectfully.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but from Zhang Xing's perspective, the other person's arms seemed to be shaking slightly after he bowed.
On the other hand, Sima Huada, Sima Zheng's father, with the mustache at the back, was still somewhat calm. Whether he was bowing down or saluting, or saying hello, he was full of energy.
This man served as the saint's attendant in his early years.
"That's it." The saint didn't let the other father and son get up at all, and didn't even turn around. He just sat on the couch and spoke coldly. "I just had a dream, which was very strange... and Mr. Sima Xianggong has always been older than De Zhao.
I am well-informed...please Sima Xianggong explain it to me."
Sima Huada obviously realized that there was a problem and did not dare to raise his head. However, Sima Changying controlled his tone at this time and continued to speak fluently while lying on the ground: "Please speak frankly, saint. If I gain something, I will tell the saint frankly.
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"The dream is very simple." The saint sneered. "I first dreamed that I was trapped in the city by the flood. I wanted to get out of the city but couldn't. I had no choice but to turn back to the palace, but I saw two horse troughs in front of the palace... What do you think I should do?
ah?"
What kind of weird plot is this?
Zhang Xing was stunned, causing Duke Niu to turn around and glare. Fortunately, the saint still turned his back to him, which gave Zhang San a chance to calm down immediately.
After calming down, there was a tense silence that lasted for more than ten breaths in the palace.
It was really ten breaths, because although no one spoke, everyone's breathing could be clearly heard. The saint was breathing heavily without restraint. The father and son Sima Xianggong and General Sima seemed to want to try to tighten their breathing, but they always failed.
It couldn't be done, and there were a few hidden guards like Zhang Xing who didn't know their strength, and the other party seemed to have... For a moment, the only sound in the entire palace was breathing.
After waiting for more than ten breaths, the saint took a long breath and said, "Why don't you speak?"
"I dare not say it." Sima Xianggong said in a difficult tone.
"We, the monarchs and ministers, have nothing we dare not say." The saint scolded him coldly. "Say it!"
"Report to the saint." Sima Xianggong was still lying on the ground, his gray beard flickering slightly under the light. "I think so... the saint is the supreme being on earth, but if you have a dream, you must have a response, and you can't just take it lightly..."
"Well said, what next?"
"Then, since the saint is the supreme being on earth, he is trapped in the city of Chou. This is obviously not a good omen... This is a nightmare, a bad omen!"
"You're right, this is a bad omen! There must be some disaster waiting for me!" The Mao Ren Sage suddenly raised his voice and continued to ask. "What then?"
"Then, when I turned around and saw... I saw two horse troughs, this was also a bad omen." Sima Xianggong said in a difficult tone.
Zhang Xing clearly saw that the old minister pressed his son's clothes with his feet.
"What's wrong?" The saint sneered. "To put it into detail..."
"There is nothing to say." Sima Changying tried his best to answer. "The country's surname is Cao, the trough is Cao, and the two horses feed the trough. This is because I am afraid that someone will be like the two horses and it will be detrimental to the country's surname!"
"Who is detrimental to the country's surname?" the saint asked coldly.
Sima Xianggong was silent for a moment again. The atmosphere in the palace was extremely tense.
Lord Niu has already raised his hands.
After a while, Sima Changying almost struggled to answer under the lamp: "I shouldn't say that."
"Don't be afraid, just say it." The saint laughed. "Maybe I will forgive you."
Sima Changying finally raised his head, but his face showed struggle, and his tone was sad: "Since Cao has the surname of the country, Ma should also have the surname of the country... This means that among people with the surname of Ma, there are people with the surname of the country that greatly hinder the country... In addition to the previous
There are also floods... Saint, the eldest princess has just left. As a member of the Sima clan who has received the country's blessings in this world, I am really ashamed to say this!"
At this point, Sima Changying, who was already crying, kowtowed heavily to the ground, sobbing and feeling inexplicable grief.
The Mao Ren Sage had the same reaction as Zhang Xing, Niu Du Gong, and Bai Yousi. They opened their eyes wide at the cry, were dazed for a moment, and then frightened.