Love Affairs in Chang'an - Chapter 401

Chapter 401 Dusk Is Hard to Decide, Who Is the Demon and Who Is the God
Lanzhou came to memorialize. A military intelligence report written by Xiao Liang and a blood letter written by Qin Mubai.

The Imperial Court finally exploded. The streets and alleys of Chang’an were like a bomb thrown into a quiet deep sea, and the voices of the people boiled.

Up to the Emperor Wu De’s ascension to the throne, there had never been such a tragedy-the vassal state rebelled and killed feudal officials, not to mention the famous founder of the country, Qin Shubao, the triumphant war god with the Halberd of the Xun Sect!

Some cried, some laughed; Some were happy, some were worried, some were startled awake from their dreams, and some were terrified all day long-the faces of all living beings in ink and pink, and so on and so forth.

In short, Chang’an was no longer as quiet and calm as before.

Facing the bustling ministers and the passionate people of the dynasty, Chu Suiliang was unable to make a decision before Chu Suiliang. The two leaders and auxiliaries behaved like this, and the imperial prince, Jin Zi, was already in a state of chaos. Therefore, it was very natural for him to bring Changsun Wuji and Chu Suiliang to the harem to invite the emperor, Li Shimin.

Something strange happened-the emperor, who was originally in the harem recuperating from illness, had actually disappeared. No one knew where he went. He didn’t even bring the Baiji guard and disappeared alone.

Everyone knew that this was not Li Shimin’s style. He was so abnormal that he definitely had an important move … Everyone searched around for nothing, so they all guessed where the Emperor had gone at such a critical juncture. Where could he go?

…

Li Shimin had already left the palace more than once or twice, but this time, no one expected him to leave the palace, go to Mount Zhongnan, and enter a small temple that was not eye-catching or even a little shabby.

“Zhen, are you really old and have become unconscious? Ask the alchemist instead of asking the minister about the important matters of the military and the kingdom.” Li Shimin held a cup of tea in his hand and laughed bitterly at himself, “You two, are you willing to give me some pointers today?”

The two people sitting on Li Shimin’s left and right, a middle-aged man wearing a light snow robe and a high purple crown, his face like beads of jade, was full of vigor; Another old man was dressed in a simple green robe and had white hair. His hair was tied up in wooden gazes, and he looked like an immortal from outside the country.

Elder Yuan Tiangang, middle-aged Li Chunfeng!

“Senior Brother Yuan has been traveling for a long time and will return to Guanzhong soon. Since His Majesty knows the Dao of Mingjun, he should discuss the matter of the military kingdom with all the officials. He really shouldn’t have come to ask the two of us.” Li Chunfeng said.

Yuan Tiangang’s expression was expressionless and his eyes lit up. He sat down calmly and caressed his white beard without saying a word.

“Since I have come, there is no reason for me to return empty-handed.” Li Shimin said, “Treat me like a unconscious monarch!”

“Whether His Majesty is a Coma Lord or a Ming Lord is not up to us. We can’t say for sure.” Yuan Tiangang, who had been silent for a long time, opened his mouth to speak. His voice was extremely slow and not loud, but as if he had magic power, it could penetrate his body and reach his internal organs. It was as if as long as he spoke, no one would ignore his every word.

“Mr. Yuan is a master of the Dao and has his own integrity. But this time, I have no choice but to break your rules.” Li Shimin said, “Stop gossiping. I really want to know what you and Li Chunfeng think of the recent Star Constellation Heavenly Phase. What is the Great Tang’s aura?”

Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang exchanged glances, and after a long silence, they sighed at the same time.

“Why are you sighing?”

“Your Majesty, I will tell you the truth.” Li Chunfeng, the eunuch in charge of Heavenly Supervisor Si, said, “Four to five years ago, that is, one day in the winter of the Ten Years of Zhenguan, there was a Demon Star that pierced through the heavens and descended into the world.”

“Why didn’t you report it?” Li Shimin looked coldly at Li Chunfeng.

“The reason is very simple.” Li Chunfeng said, “I didn’t discover it at that time. I only learned about it after an accidental opportunity.”

“Who is the Demon Star?” Li Shimin asked straightforwardly.

Li Chunfeng lowered his eyebrows and didn’t look at Li Shimin squarely, but his lips trembled unnaturally and didn’t answer.

“Is that Qin Mubai?” Li Shimin asked and answered himself. His expression was already serious, and he said in a deep voice, “Is he a demon star that ruins the country and the people? Is he a demon star that ruins the fate of our Great Tang Country?”

Li Chunfeng shook his head and cupped his hands, “I don’t know.”

“I don’t know?” Li Shimin frowned and said, “Are you afraid that the Heavenly Secrets will ruin your life? Have you forgotten that I am the Son of Heaven, but I can instantly decide the life and death of others?”

“Your Majesty, please forgive me. I truly do not know.” Li Chunfeng forcefully clasped his hands calmly and humbly. “This lowly subject cultivates with Senior Brother Yuan. This lowly subject is good at divination and Zi Wei Dou Shu. He can deduce the fate of the heavens. However, this lowly subject is not good at learning. It is really hard to deduce whether this demon star is good or bad for our Great Tang Country.”

“Since it is the Demon Star, what else can I say if it is specifically for the sake of bringing disaster to the country and the people?” Li Shimin said, “Since that’s the case, I will kill him under my orders to eliminate future troubles!”

“Your Majesty, wait a moment!” Yuan Tiangang suddenly raised his hand and said in a loud voice.

“What does Mr. Yuan have to say?” Li Shimin placed his hands on his lower abdomen and narrowed his eyes as he looked at him with rapt attention.

“Ancient Youyun, where good fortune lies, where good fortune rests.” Yuan Tiangang said, “Your Majesty, Poverty Dao has never seen Qin Mubai before and has not had the chance to meet him. However, Poverty Dao has once given his life to the people around him.”

“Tell me.” Li Shimin said, “Mr. Yuan’s fortune-telling is as true as an immortal. There should be no difference.”

“This is the first time in my life that I lost my face. I gave it to Qin Mubai’s father, Duke Yi, Qin Shubao.” Yuan Tiangang said, “A few years ago, Poverty Dao had already calculated that Duke Yi’s lifespan was less than 50 years. His limbs were crippled and he vomited blood and died in his hometown. However, Duke Yi lived to the age of 55 and died in battle in Gao Chang.”

“What does this mean?” Li Shimin asked.

“Your Majesty, don’t be anxious. Listen to me again.” Yuan Tiangang said, “Thirteen years ago, Poverty Dao even gave a child a face-to-face life. His talent as a dragon and phoenix face is divine. If he was born into a daughter, he would definitely replace him with Li Tang and Jiang Shan. Unfortunately, she is a boy.”

“Woman? You want to replace me with Li Tang?” Li Shimin couldn’t help but smile, “Mr. Yuan, this joke of yours is too much.”

“Your Majesty can naturally treat this as a joke, because it will never come true again.” Yuan Tiangang took a sip of tea and said indifferently, “This is the most inaccurate gossip in my life.”

“What do you mean?” Li Shimin asked doubtfully.

‘”Poverty Dao had predicted that if she was a woman, she would be chosen to serve as His Majesty’s minister in the harem, serve two generations of Great Tang Emperors and replace them with the hen Siten, and kill more than half of His Majesty’s dragon offspring and grandchildren.” Yuan Tiangang said, “Moreover, this is the number of days. There is no escape. Even if His Majesty kills him, he will still unswervingly replace Li Tang, or thirty or fifty years later. This is the Heavenly Fate Star, and it is irreversible!”

“Then isn’t Mr. Yuan contradicting himself?” Li Shimin said, “You said it clearly just now. This is no longer possible.”

“Not at all contradictory.” Yuan Tiangang furrowed his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, “Actually, I made a mistake back then. That child with the phoenix face of Long Zi is actually a girl disguised as a man! In other words, the Li Clan’s rivers and mountains will inevitably fall into her hands, and His Majesty’s dragon sons and grandsons will also suffer countless deaths at her hands!”

“I’m confused. What exactly are you trying to say?” Li Shimin frowned, slightly angry.

“What I want to say is that a few years ago, His Majesty did indeed recruit this girl into the harem, but in the end, she was unable to fulfill her wish. It is precisely because of this that the Great Tang lost a portion of its destiny of changing its owner to the Divine Continent, and also blocked a catastrophe for His Majesty’s dragon son and grandson.” Yuan Tiangang said.

Li Shimin was stunned, and his eyes widened, “You mean … Wu Zhao!?”

“Yes.”

Li Shimin instantly revealed a suspicious expression and frowned, “According to Mr. Yuan, that means Qin Mubai, a demon star, has resolved this calamity for our Li Clan?”

“That’s what I meant.” Yuan Tiangang’s eyes were like torches as he looked straight into Li Shimin’s eyes and said, “Your Majesty, arsenic is extremely poisonous and can still cure illnesses. The poisonous wine is rich and rotten. Just as Junior Brother Chunfeng said, it is hard to say whether this demon star is a blessing or a disaster. It is like a sharp blade. The perpetrator uses it to commit evil and the doer uses it to punish evil.”

“You said it for a long time, but you didn’t say anything!” Li Shimin snorted and said unhappily.

“The will of the heavens is unpredictable. This lowly official is truly unable to say for sure.” Li Chunfeng said, “Your Majesty, you don’t have to hesitate, much less listen to us alchemists and take care of state affairs.”

“I’m not old enough to be that foolish.” Li Shimin sighed again and said, “I am actually just coming out of the palace to relax.” Although the imperial palace was large, after leaving the Empress Immortal, there wasn’t a single person who had a heart-to-heart relationship with her. The estrangement between the civil and martial arts of the Manchu Empire and me grew deeper and deeper, and I could not hear the truth. I am also confused and helpless. Therefore, I want to ask Tian Maigua, and I want to know what is going on in the world of the Great Tang? In the past few years, the calamity layer was filled with chaos, and the gods and ghosts in the Imperial Court were dancing wildly in the Tang Empire, and the chickens and dogs in the world were flying everywhere. Is it really useless for me to be old and useless? Is it time for me to abdicate? ”

“His Majesty’s youth is full of ambition. He is praised by all the people for ruling the country. Why should he underestimate himself?” Yuan Tiangang said, “Since ancient times, the cycle of Heaven’s Will and Yin and Yang have complemented each other. In this world of Huanghuang, everything has been ruled from chaos to chaos, from chaos to chaos.” In the Great Tang Dynasty, which had been in peace for more than ten years, there was a sudden uproar in the wilderness, and it was inevitable that people would be wasted and bloodied. However, such chaos was not necessarily a bad thing. If the Nine Continents and the World were compared to a person, not being sick did not mean that there was no accumulation of lesions. If the lesions accumulated to a certain extent, they would erupt and fall ill … If they did not get sick for a long time, then there would be too many lesions accumulated. If they did not get sick for too long, then once they erupted, it would be an incurable serious or terminal illness. “At this moment, the Great Tang is still prosperous, and His Majesty is still in power. Why not take this opportunity to cure his illness? Do you have to wait until a hundred years later before my Great Tang disease enters the bone marrow?”

Li Shimin’s brows darkened and his eyes narrowed as he fell into deep thought.

After a long time, he said, “Mr. Yuan, according to what you said, it is Qin Mubai, the demon star, that triggered the disease hidden in our Great Tang Empire’s body in advance?”

“Isn’t that so?” Yuan Tiangang said, “From the looks of it, he stirred up a war, causing the world to fall into chaos, causing the army and the people to suffer from the flames of war. He is indeed a demon star in a chaotic and unforgivable world.” But in the long run, the Great Tang would have to face these wars sooner or later. At this moment, the power of the Great Tang is still flourishing, and His Majesty, Ming Jun, is in charge of the universe-imagine what would happen if these wars were to occur a hundred years after His Majesty and the power of the Great Tang declined? ”

Li Shimin’s expression did not change, but the tip of his lintel unconsciously trembled.

“Your Majesty, in recent years, Emperor Star has been brightly illuminated, but Emperor Star has not declined at all.” Li Chunfeng continued, “This is only because the Great Tang’s Monarch is unable to establish his Majesty’s state of mind. Although the Demon Star is disturbing the Star Palace at this moment, sooner or later it will be of great benefit to the Emperor Star, as if it was supplemented by Rubi!”

“Did you guys agree? What benefits did Qin Mubai give you?” Li Shimin looked at the two of them with his dragon eyes like torches and said, “You often say such words as’ Heavenly Secrets must not be leaked ‘. Why did you say so much to me today?”

Li Chunfeng smiled bitterly and cupped his hands. “Isn’t it because His Majesty is the True Dragon Son of Heaven and has the right to kill him? I and Senior Brother Yuan are just Warlocks of Fang Ye who eat by opening their mouths. They are not exaggerated by the people. They are said to be half immortals in this world, so we are also afraid of death!”

“Haha!” Li Shimin finally laughed out loud, “Not bad!” After listening to the strange gods for a long time, I finally heard the truth! I will not care about what you have said or whether you have revealed any Heavenly Secrets. Today, I came out to relax. Alright, it’s time for me to return to the palace. That precious emperor of mine should have long since fainted. If I don’t return to the palace to preside over the overall situation, then I’ll really be in a mess! ”

“Greetings, Your Majesty!” The two of them stood up to send each other off.

Li Shimin walked to the door and suddenly turned around. He knitted his eyebrows and looked at Yuan Tiangang, saying, “Mr. Yuan, why don’t you give me a face-to-face look? Tell me, how many more years can I live?”

“Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, not a mortal. Pauper Dao cannot face Your Majesty.” Yuan Tiangang was also calm.

Li Shimin looked at Yuan Tiangang and laughed. He shook his head and sighed, “Mr. Yuan always thinks of himself as an expert. It seems that he is just a Jianghu Warlock.”

Yuan Tiangang smiled and bent down to pray, “Your Majesty, you don’t have to provoke me. I’ve already said everything I need to say.”

“En … I also know that you’ve always said trivial things and won’t really reveal the secrets of heaven. For example, the Pushing Back Diagram, you guys just hide it from me.” Li Shimin swept a sharp glance at the two of them, and without saying anything else, he waved his sleeve and left.

Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang looked at each other and broke out in cold sweat. It took them a long time to regain their senses.

“Junior Brother, Fool Brother is leaving again. The Imperial Star is uncertain, and the fate of the country is unpredictable. The alien stars are like demons and gods, and the aura of China is mysterious. The two of us have yet to comprehend the mysteries! However, it seems that His Majesty is quite dissatisfied with the two of us. Ah!” Yuan Tiangang said.

“Younger Brother is also helpless! … In that case, Senior Brother should leave Guanzhong first!–Where is Senior Brother planning to travel?”

“… Lanzhou!”

Li Shimin rode down Zhongnan Mountain and walked around Chang’an for more than half a circle. When Chang’an was about to close the gate, he quietly entered the city from the sparsely populated Yanping Gate. Then, he led the horse along the aisle alone. The horse’s hooves were clear and its mood was repetitive.

Duke Yi’s Mansion had arrived. From afar, the Twelve-Faced Sky Painting Halberd was standing in the Sect of

There was no one around. The door was half closed and half closed, and the interior was completely silent.

“Creak!” Li Shimen pushed open the door and entered. A little green brick and dirt fell on his black veil head from the top of the eaves.

“In the Uncle Treasure Clan, such a meritorious and influential clan’s courtyard, even the glazed tiles aren’t built?” Li Shimin could not help but stop and watch. The surroundings were still the same as he had been a few years ago, and there was no change at all. There was no waterside pavilion without a deck. Apart from being simple and simple, there was only the vigor and vitality unique to the military and martial families that were about to erupt.

Li Shimin couldn’t help but feel sad.

“Uncle Bao, you have followed me for more than twenty years. You have risked your life and death in battle. Not only have you made outstanding contributions in battle, you have also saved me several times …” Li Shimin’s voice was slightly choked with sobs. “I’m sorry … you are so old and sick. I even told you to throw your head and spray blood on the battlefield to go on an expedition … I! … have no mercy!”

At this moment, a government servant ran over from inside the inner mansion, wiping away his tears as he ran. At first glance, he didn’t recognize Li Shimin. However, it seemed that his demeanor was extraordinary and he knew that he was definitely not an ordinary person, so he cautiously said, “Where did you come from? What do you need?”

“Condolences to Duke Yi.” Li Shimin smiled and handed the horse reins to the servants.

The servant hesitantly accepted the horse’s reins and couldn’t help but ask, “May I ask your name? This lowly person can also repay your hospitality. The Patriarch has died in a foreign land and has not returned. He has only set up a spirit seat in his clothes, so … he didn’t notify his friends and relatives to come to offer his condolences. There is no hospitality at home. If there is anything wrong, please respect Hai Han.”

“In return, Master, just say that … he is an old friend of Uncle Treasure. I have come to offer my condolences. There is no need to entertain him.” Li Shimin said.

“In that case … please do as you please …”

Following that government servant, Li Shimin walked towards the main hall of the mansion.

In the mansion, there was indeed no piety cloak hanging in the air. There was only a mourning hall in the middle room. The spirit pivot was dark, bitter, and filial piety was plain white. On the first spirit seat, there was Qin Shubao’s spirit tablet for incense niches and candles.

When Li Shimin walked to the door, the Qin Clan members, who were in the middle of the hall, were all shocked.

“Your Majesty!”

Qin Tong and Qin Bin, the filial sons of the Qin Family, hurriedly knelt to welcome him. The heartbroken Qin Mother Madam Liu and Shuang’er also struggled to get up and prepared to kowtow.

Unexpectedly, Li Shimin was one step ahead of them. He knelt down in front of Qin Shubao’s spirit pivot and hissed, “Uncle Bao! Take your time!–Shimin, I’ve sent you!”

“Horn horn horn horn”, three big noises!

“Your Majesty, if you don’t offer sacrifices to your husband and wife, this is absolutely impossible!” The Qin Clan was frightened and hurriedly came to help.

“Don’t help me!” Li Shimin shouted loudly, “This isn’t the court, and I’m not a king today! I’m just here to offer my condolences to my good brother, a good brother who has made me feel ashamed of not being able to repay him for my entire life!”

“Horn! Horn! Horn! Horn!” Another three loud noises rang out.

The Qin Family cried bitterly and kowtowed.

Li Shimin fell to the ground and didn’t get up for a long time. The Qin Family naturally did not dare to stand up.

“Uncle Treasure, Uncle Treasure … The Twelve Halberds of the Xun Clan, the Eighteen Victories of the Desert, this is your credit, and it is also what the Great Tang owes you. The rich clans have no colorful tiles, and their families have heroes. This is what you owe me, and it is also what I owe you …” Li Shimin fell to the ground, chanting, his voice trembling-“In this life, what do you want me to return?”

“What are you going to return!!!”

It was almost howling!