National Division

Zhen Mingzi's Taoist temple has always been like an iron bucket, and it is extremely difficult to inquire about the news inside, but this time the news is surprisingly easy to come out - Concubine Ye Gui just entered the Star Iron Temple with the "Big Dipper Classic" that she had transcribed for the Queen's illness. The main hall fell to the ground, and the written scriptures were scattered and fell into the burning incense cauldron, which almost caused a fire, and even the main hall was on fire.Shocked, Ma Mingzi was bathing and fasting in the Taoist temple, preparing to invite a ji.

"Please?" Qi Jun was serving the queen's meal. Hearing Feng En's report, he couldn't help frowning, "What kind of tricks are you going to do again!"

"Could it be that Ye's scriptures are falsified, and the gods won't tolerate it?" In just two days, the queen has been cured of her illness, and her spirit is even much healthier than before. Hearing Ye Guifei's fall, she couldn't help but feel better.

Qi Jun looked at his mother, and couldn't help but sighed secretly: "Mother, it's a pity that the gods can't speak. The national teacher is going to help the spirit, so what does the god mean, and he has the final say?" The battle in the middle of the battle is too slow, Ye Guifei dared to fall in front of Xiangrui, could she not have expected what she would be said to be like?There must be others behind.

"What's the matter?" The queen couldn't help but panic, "Where is Daoist Zhibai? Can he know how to support the spirit? If he can bring the dead back to life, the spirit support must be better than the national teacher!"

"The emperor is here——" Qi Jun was about to speak, when the middleman outside the door raised his voice and shouted, Emperor Jing'an was wearing black casual clothes, and walked in slowly holding Wang Jin's hand.

Qi Jun and the queen quickly stood up and saluted. Emperor Jing'an's complexion was not very good, he raised his hand to signal for the two to excuse him, Guan Zi sat down, and looked at the queen's face: "Zitong seems to be in good health."

"Yes." The queen escaped death, and she was quite fortunate, "It's lucky that Jun'er met Daoist Zhibai. If not, the concubine might never be able to serve His Majesty again."

Emperor Jing'an nodded, thought for a moment and then asked: "Did you remember what happened when Zi Tong was sick?"

The queen was a little dazed: "The concubine had a high fever, but I just felt chills all over my body, and then I didn't know what happened. I don't know how long it took, but I just felt like a fine liquid was poured into my mouth, and I woke up all of a sudden."

Qi Jun was listening, but felt that Emperor Jing'an's question was strange.The empress suffered from a cold from the outside, was overly worried from the inside, and was seriously ill due to internal and external attacks. The imperial doctor specially reported all these to Emperor Jing'an, why is she asking this again at this moment?I also asked about the condition of the Queen's illness. Is there any special situation for people with wind and cold?Thinking of Concubine Ye Gui's fall in Zhenmingzi Taoist Temple, Qi Jun immediately became vigilant.

"That night, why did the empress fall into the lotus pond?" Emperor Jing'an didn't seem to have any answer from the empress, so he turned his head and called the maid Shao Yao who was beside the empress.

Shao Yao hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Returning to the emperor, the wind was strong that night, and a lantern was blown out. Because the empress said that she was cold, the servants did not go back to light the lamp again. Who knew that the road was uneven, and the little maid never stood firm. Not only did I fall, but my mother also fell..."

"Since the empress is cold, why don't you take the chariot?"

Peony lowered her head.The queen originally said that she was not in good health and would not go to the family banquet, but she heard that Concubine Ye Gui had carefully prepared a pipa tune, and she didn't want to let her stand out, so she hurriedly changed her clothes and rushed away.It would be too late to call the imperial chariot at that time, but fortunately the Zichen Hall was not far from the family banquet, so I had to walk there, but unexpectedly fell into the pool.

Seeing that she couldn't answer, Emperor Jing'an couldn't help but frowned even deeper, turned his head to look at Qi Jun, and said slowly: "The empress is recovering from a serious illness, although you are filial, don't bother her all the time, let your mother rest well. You have been to the Southwest for a long time, although it is a great achievement to welcome back auspiciousness, but you have also left the affairs of the court and China for a long time, so you should focus on political affairs and don't waste your time here."

The more Qi Jun heard the more something was wrong, but he could only bow his head in response, secretly winking at Feng En, and Feng En quietly backed out.Instead, the queen asked: "I heard that Concubine Ye Gui fell down for no reason in the Taoist temple of the national teacher. The concubine has never been to see it, so I don't know how the injury is?"

"It's nothing, it's just a twisted foot." Emperor Jing'an replied absent-mindedly.

"The concubine is sick these days, and it is Concubine Ye Gui who is taking care of the palace affairs. Now that she is injured, the concubine is relying on the emperor's Hong Fu to recover. From the concubine's point of view, the concubine should take care of the palace affairs. Let Concubine Ye Gui rest well."

"Huh?" Emperor Jing'an raised his head and glanced at the queen, his eyes were rather sharp, "Zitong is in good health, and he should take a good rest for a while. Mrs. Ye just twisted her foot, and there is nothing serious about it. Zitong doesn't have to worry about the business, just rest and recuperate."

The queen couldn't help but change her face.The Empress was seriously ill, Concubine Ye Gui took care of the affairs of the Sixth Palace temporarily, now that the Empress recovered from illness, Concubine Ye Guifei was still the director, Emperor Jing'an clearly handed over the power of the Prime Minister of the Sixth Palace to Concubine Ye Gui, and completely emptied her as the empress.

Probably because he noticed that the Queen's complexion was not right, Emperor Jing'an also felt that what he said was too blunt, so he quickly added: "Besides, the Qianqiu Festival is coming, I thought, this year is your birthday, so you should celebrate it well. Could it be Can't you be too busy to manage your own birthday? Naturally, let people do it, you just wait for your birthday to be celebrated this year." Then he laughed.

Having said all this, the queen can only thank her with a grateful face.Qi Jun stood aside, but his heart sank.The queen's birthday is on September 26th. This year was supposed to be a 40-year-old birthday, and it should have been arranged in a big way, but because the Taitai Hospital reported a critical illness, this matter stopped - the queen will not live until the Qianqiu Festival, who will take care of it? Make arrangements!Now that the Empress is recovering, it is natural to celebrate the Thousand Autumn Festival, but Emperor Jing'an has left all this matter to Concubine Ye Gui. What does it mean?For such an important event as the Qianqiu Festival, it is not difficult to do some scripts, in case Concubine Ye wants to harm the queen...

"Mother Qianqiu, son minister should also do his part." Qi Jun took a step forward with a smile on his face, "Mother mother's phoenix disobedience this time was also caused by worrying son minister, who also wanted to make arrangements for mother queen Qianqiu. A little show of filial piety." With him intervening, it would not be so convenient for Concubine Ye Gui to do what she wanted to do.

Emperor Jing'an did not object to this point: "You are very filial, and this matter will be handled by you and Mrs. Ye in cooperation, so that your mother can rest well. The weather is cold early this year. According to the national teacher watching the sky at night, I am afraid that this winter will be particularly cold." Cold, your mother is just recovering from a serious illness, so don't let her go out and catch a cold again." This is a disguised form of detaining the queen in Zichen Hall.

No matter how stupid the empress is, she could hear it, she couldn't help feeling bitter, and couldn't help saying: "In this way, I have to trouble the noble concubine. It's just that the noble concubine fell down as soon as she entered the hall where the star iron was worshiped. I don't know if she violated something. The concubine's recovery depends on auspicious auspiciousness from heaven, if it is Concubine Ye...the concubine would not dare to labor for her."

Emperor Jing'an's face darkened immediately.Qi Jun couldn't stop him if he wanted to, so he had to wait and see what happened.Emperor Jing'an's expression changed a few times, and he said in a calm voice: "What can she offend! You just need to rest in peace." Standing up, he was about to leave in a huff.

Qi Jun was secretly anxious, and suddenly saw a court lady walking into the hall to bless her body and said: "I know that the Taoist priest is outside to say hello to the empress."

Qi Jun breathed a sigh of relief, he asked Feng En to go out just to ask for understanding.Sure enough, when Emperor Jing'an heard this, he immediately said: "Please come in quickly."

Zhibai was still wearing the cotton sapphire blue Taoist robe, with his hair tied with a mahogany hairpin, and walked in slowly, and he only asked Emperor Jing'an and the empress with one palm: "Buddha of Immeasurable Life, Your Majesty's face is radiant today, and the sickness has gone. , and prolong life from now on, free from disease and disaster.”

Emperor Jing'an gave a dry cough: "Is the real person used to living in the East Palace?"

Zhibai is serious: "The East Palace is very good, quiet and peaceful, quite suitable for cultivating the Tao."

"I haven't asked yet. I heard that the crown prince was able to welcome the auspicious return. Thanks to the guidance of the real person, I don't know how the real person knows where the stars and iron have fallen."

Zhibai smiled: "Things outside the sky are full of spiritual energy. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are just a small piece of iron stone. It is naturally difficult to find them in the mountains; but for the poor, the spiritual energy rises at night, like a bonfire in the mountains. But you can tell it at a glance. Don’t say it’s just a small mountain, even if it falls in the blue waves of ten thousand hectares, it’s very easy to find.”

"Sure enough, it's auspicious." Emperor Jing'an said, and then asked, "Then what will happen if an evil spirit approaches this auspicious thing? Will it be dispersed or even killed? For example, if there is an evil spirit attached to a person, the person who sees What will happen to this auspiciousness?"

Qi Jun's heart skipped a beat.What did Emperor Jing'an mean by this?If others heard that Concubine Ye Gui entered the palace and fell first, they would probably think that Emperor Jing'an, the evil spirit who possessed the body, was referring to Concubine Ye Gui.But Qi Jun had been dealing with Zhen Mingzi and Concubine Ye for several years, based on his understanding of Concubine Ye, it would never be so simple, otherwise, why would Emperor Jing'an detain the Queen in Zichen Palace?Suddenly a thought came to his mind, Qi Jun shivered shrewdly—it couldn't be, Emperor Jing'an thought the queen was evil, right?Do you think the queen's illness is caused by Xing Tie descending to earth to drive away evil spirits?So Concubine Ye Gui fell to the ground as soon as she entered the hall with the scriptures copied for the queen's blessing, so the scriptures fell into the cauldron and were burned up, because these scriptures were copied for evil people. by?Concubine Ye Gui's trick is really poisonous!As long as you know that Bai Ying is the right word, then in Emperor Jing'an's heart, at least the idea that the empress is possessed by an evil spirit has been planted.

"Kill the evil?" Zhibai laughed, "Your Majesty, the star iron is not a magic pestle. There is a good life in the sky, and there is only aura on the star iron without murderous aura. If the evil thing does not offend, why should the star iron be killed?" Of?"

Emperor Jing'an couldn't help pondering, and asked again for a moment: "Can the Taoist priest know how to hold up a spirit?"

"Know a thing or two." Zhibai is not modest.

"The national teacher is also proficient in the art of supporting the spirit. If the Taoist leader has time, he can learn from the national teacher."

Zhibai smiled again: "Your Majesty, for the matter of supporting the spirit, it is important to invite immortals. If you invite a real immortal, you can get the truth, but if you invite evil spirits, it is a lie. If you can't invite both, then the spirit supporting you What I got is nothing more than the words of the supporter's family. There is really nothing to discuss in this matter."

Qi Jun secretly applauded.Although there was no news beforehand, Zhibai's words hit the point every sentence.Emperor Jing'an couldn't help but change his expression slightly: "Since you are a shaman, it is natural to invite a real fairy."

Zhibai smiled and shook his head: "Your Majesty, the gods have their own caves, and most of them are pure and inactive. I have never heard of a market god who does not practice but likes to wander around the world."

These words were playful, even though Emperor Jing'an was preoccupied, he also smiled along with him, and asked tentatively: "Youdao is protected by the saints and all spirits. Since I am the Son of Heaven, is it possible that there are no gods around me to protect me? Immortals are unwilling to descend?"

"Your Majesty is the son of a real dragon, surrounded by the protection of dragon energy, so that evil spirits will naturally retreat, so why do you need gods?" Zhibai replied earnestly, "And when gods descend, they must have a destiny, which has nothing to do with virtue. The ancient Emperor Yao, Shun and Yu , Emperor Shun's body was dissected in the water of Xiaoxiang, Emperor Yu ascended to heaven, but Emperor Yao failed to become an immortal. Your Majesty said, which of the three emperors' virtues is higher and which is lower?"

Generally speaking, it is natural to think that Emperor Yao was the most virtuous, followed by Shun, and although Yu had the virtue of water control, he passed the position of emperor to his sons instead of virtuous, which would inevitably attract criticism.But among the three, Yu is the most destined to be immortal, while Yao is still a mortal until his death.

Emperor Jing'an was thoughtful, but Zhibai looked at him eagerly: "Your Majesty, can you let Pindao go to the Xingtie place to have a look?"

Emperor Jing'an hesitated for a while, but finally refused gently: "The Taoist priest came to the palace for the first time, and he spent a lot of time practicing for the empress to prolong his life. It is better to rest for a few days. When the observatory is completed, the Taoist priest will be invited in to worship How about Xingtie?" After finishing speaking, he asked Zhibai a few more questions about his daily life, then got up and left, leaving Zhibai with an unhappy expression on his face.

Qi Jun sent Emperor Jing'an outside the Zichen Hall, and Emperor Jing'an taught him a few words not to neglect political affairs, and then he went away.Qi Jun watched his back go away, and then looked at a few more guards outside Zichen Hall who did not know when, his eyes became more and more cold, and he waved to Feng En: "Go and find out, you have to know anyway, What is the result of the national teacher supporting the spirit?"

Feng En took the order to go, but returned within half a day.This matter is not difficult to inquire about, or rather, it was spread out on purpose by someone with a heart.It is said that Zhen Mingzi invited Lu Zu to descend that day, and Emperor Jing'an was beside him. Somehow, Zhen Mingzi was quoted by Zhen Mingzi. The first sentence asked about the queen's illness.

"The filthy will see disaster?" Qi Jun slapped his palm on the armrest of the chair, "He said that the mother is the filth? No wonder the father wants to detain the mother in the palace!"

"Yes." Feng En replied with his head bowed, "Nowadays there are rumors in the palace that the empress is an ominous person, so the auspiciousness from heaven and the empress are incompatible, so the closer the Xingtie gets to the capital, the more seriously ill the empress is. He also said— ——He also said that Daoist Zhibai couldn't pray for blessings and prolong life at all, but just used some evil methods to forcefully confine the soul of the empress in his body. After a long time, naturally, naturally..."

"Nature what?"

Feng En lowered his head even lower: "It will fall apart naturally..."

With a click, the armrest of the chair was broken abruptly by Qi Jun: "This is the empress cursing mother, what a courage!"

"However..." Feng En hesitated for a moment, and said in a low voice, "The emperor doesn't seem to believe everything, thanks to knowing what the Taoist priest said. After the emperor left the empress palace, Zhou Cainu went to deliver fish porridge to the emperor. When I mentioned this matter, I was reprimanded by the emperor, even the porridge was sent back as it was."

"Mr. Ye will not stop here." Qi Jun put aside the broken wood in his hand, and said slowly, "As long as the father doesn't believe it, they will not stop. This time, Mother and Empress Qianqiu, Mrs. Ye will make a move. Although I They can work together, but they can control things used in the palace, but they can’t control the Imperial Teacher’s side.” Although Zhen Mingzi lives in the palace, all the offerings are handled by Emperor Jing’an, not through the hands of the harem At most, Qi Jun can only look at the expenses, but can't intervene in it.

"The servant has already inquired about it. It is said that the national teacher asked for a batch of wood, paint, cloth, and beef tendon. He said that he wanted to prepare a gift for the Empress's Qianqiu Festival."

Qi Jun frowned: "What kind of ceremony should use beef tendon paint? Forget it, you can ask again and see what kind of gift he wants to prepare."

"Yes." Seeing Qi Jun's tired face, Feng En hurried forward to squeeze his shoulders, "Your Highness has worked really hard these past few days, it's rare that the court leaves early today, why don't you take a rest?"

"Why do you rest?" Qi Jun sighed, "The northwest has just been pacified for a few years, and the borders in the northeast are not stable, so where can I rest! It is supposed to be a big deal for the queen's mother to live this year, but it's wasteful like Mrs. Ye—— Spending the state money to fulfill her virtuous reputation! If this extravagance continues, even the military pay at the frontier will be insufficient, so what else can I use to guard the border, let alone put down the Siyi!"

Feng En dared not speak.Emperor Jing'an was obsessed with cultivating Taoism, and he was not a promising emperor. The Siyi, which was relatively peaceful when the first emperor was there, has been gradually turbulent in recent years.Among other things, the money he spent on these monks and Taoists alone is countless, especially Zhen Mingzi, whose worship expenses in recent years have been more extravagant than that of Qi Jun, the crown prince. Finally, this month has been reduced a little, thanks to knowing Those few words that Bai said at the beginning.

When it comes to the cost of enshrining, Qi Jun asked casually: "How about listening to the Jade Pavilion?"

"Zhibai Daoist is really simple, he walks in the small garden every day, or meditates in the room, but he always asks when he can see His Majesty."

"He wants to see Emperor Father?" Qi Jun couldn't help being a little curious, "What do you do when you see Emperor Father?"

"The Taoist priest said that His Majesty has dragon aura..." Feng En was also very helpless, "I'm so dull, I don't understand what the Taoist priest is saying." Sometimes it sounds normal, but at some point it becomes cloudy.

"Dragon Qi?" Qi Jun couldn't figure out what Zhibai wanted to do, "Go, go and see him."