Si Tian Guan

The Thousand Sons Pagoda in Yunan County fell down, and for nearly a month in a row, the sky was full of dark clouds.

How firm the emperor's determination to build the pagoda was at the beginning, and how severely he has been hit now.

On the day when he received the report from Kuai Ma Fei, the emperor was immediately bedridden, so panicked that everyone in the hospital turned their backs on their backs, and various tonics were sent in in different ways, but when they came out, they all shook their heads and sighed.

——Your Majesty, this is a heart disease, and heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine.

Some imperial physicians said in private that although they didn't understand why a mere tower fell, the emperor would have nightmares and even screamed out the word "death" in his sleep. It may be clear that the emperor was afraid of something.

The only savior he could count on was Qu Sitian.

On the third day after the tower collapsed, Qu Sitian divination for the emperor, he came up with a clear and clear hexagram - starting from Yunan, Dingling hills are dark and flowers are bright.

Now, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Shizi, and everyone knew that only the word "Ding Lingqiu" was enough to make Shizi desperate.

Unsurprisingly, Liu Chongming immediately begged the emperor to send him to Dingling Hill to find out, and he would definitely live up to his trust.

But while the emperor was hesitating, he suddenly looked at Qu Shenzhou who was standing beside the couch, and made another request - this is a very important matter, related to the safety of the holy body, but the hexagram did not specify how to proceed, please accept Qu Si Heaven will accompany and give advice, otherwise, no matter who it is, they will not be able to do it.

The emperor looked at Qu Shenzhou and pondered for a long time, but in the end he didn't grant permission, and he didn't even consider Liu Chongming. The next day, he sent someone to go on the road, first to Yunan County to supervise the construction of the Thousand Sons Pagoda, and then to Dingling Qiu, looking for that vague and unknown "turning point".

People go fast, and news comes back fast.

It is said that due to improper care by the local prefectures and counties, the Qianzi Pagoda was dilapidated earlier, but this year, the price of Chinese fir suddenly rose.

This caused the Thousand Sons Pagoda to be knocked down by lightning again during the thunderstorm.

But the news came back, but the person didn't come back. Two days later, the trembling documents from the county magistrate Yunan followed closely behind.

People are gone.

The seven or eight people sent were gone, and the nearby villagers only picked up the patrol clothes and badges on the ground, but the people disappeared as if they had evaporated.

Some people said that they saw the patrol pass by the official road with their own eyes, but it sounded like a baby crying in the distance, and they never saw anyone again.

Before the emperor finished listening to the document, he knocked over the medicine bowl in the queen's hand, fell on the bed, and passed out.

The door closed behind him, separating the worries and whispers outside into another space.

As soon as Qu Chenzhou stood slowly at the bottom of the steps, he saw Yu Dexi coming out in a hurry, lowered his voice, and opened the bead curtain for him.

"Qu Sitian, go in quickly, the emperor is waiting for you."

It's just that I haven't seen him for a few days, and Emperor Yu's eye sockets seem to be sunken a lot, making this old face look a little scary, as if the dead bones in the tomb are covered with skin, and the eyes are so dim that there is no expression.

"Your Majesty!" Qu Chenzhou hurriedly walked a few steps, knelt by the side of the couch, and called softly: "Your Majesty, there is room for redemption in everything, you must take care of the dragon body."

Emperor Yu was leaning on the bed, half-closed his eyes, heard his voice, finally struggled, and let out a long sigh, the breath in his chest was like a dry bellows being pulled.

"Shen Zhou, don't rush to read the hexagrams, listen to me."

Qu Chenzhou clasped his outstretched withered hands together: "I'm listening."

Perhaps the temperature in his hands gave him some vitality, Emperor Yu gasped for a moment, and finally calmed down.

"The people who were sent to Yunan County...you know all about it, right?"

"I heard about it."

"What do you think?"

Qu Chenzhou lowered his head slightly: "I am a monster in the eyes of others, and I dare not say anything strange. The Yunan County patrol has no survivors, so I don't know what's weird about it. I still need to send someone to investigate. Only by exploring can we find out.”

"Yes." Emperor Yu sighed.

When I was young, I had no taboos, but now I am old, without the blood and rush of the past. Once I look forward and look backward, I will be in crisis and weird everywhere.

If he had just ascended the throne, he would definitely have blamed Yu Nan County magistrate for deceiving the public, but now he can't do it after all.

The Thousand Sons Pagoda fell, followed by strange things, and he was afraid.

"Ling He told me something yesterday. He said that a case from Yunan County was sent to Dali Temple last month, and the suffering master insisted that the murderer murdered and seized money, and destroyed the corpse."

"But the murderer said that he didn't kill the man. He saw with his own eyes that the tree roots upturned from the ground rolled the man into the soil."

Qu Shenzhou cried out in surprise: "He means, trees are eating people? How is that possible?"

"It sounds unbelievable, but Linghe said that he sent someone to inquire over there. It is said that there are more than one cases like this." Emperor Yu pulled out his hand and stroked his head: "I have decided to send more reliable people over there." have a look."

Qu Chenzhou was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood: "Does the emperor want to send ministers?"

"Chongming is right, this matter is up to you, what, do you dare?"

"Dare!" Qu Chenzhou responded decisively: "The mountain of swords and the sea of ​​fire, I will go there resolutely, and I will live up to the emperor's entrustment!"

Emperor Yu nodded with a smile: "My good boy, it's not in vain that I dote on you. You should make plans to travel far away, and then make a divination for me."

Only then did Qu Chenzhou dare to raise his head and face people squarely, but he lowered his head after a while, without saying a word, and only looked around from the corner of his eye.

Emperor Yu understood, waved his hand, and retreated all the others.

"What hexagram, so cautious?"

"The emperor's holy body is all right, there is only one thing..." Qu Chenzhou hesitated for a moment, then lowered his voice: "Before I return to the capital, don't be alone with the empress."

Emperor Yu's pupils shrank slightly, and he paused for a long time. When he spoke again, he regained his composure: "I know."

He waved.

"You said 'turning point' before, and now you have a divination, what might you see?"

"I'm incompetent," Qu Chenzhou looked a little frustrated, but he was certain of something: "I've tried my best. I've seen people from Yunan County, and I've also asked people from the Taishi Bureau. I and others thought that the Thousand Sons Pagoda It's an ominous omen, I'm afraid there are monsters at work."

Emperor Yu was caught in the middle by these words, so he hurriedly sat up and asked, "How to break it? How to solve it?"

"The emperor wants to get rid of the demons in his heart and restore it to the original state. The only turning point is Dingling Hill."

Emperor Yu coughed violently, Yu Dexi rushed in from the outside, but was repelled again.

He took a few sips of water from Qu Shenzhou, and then gradually stopped panting, every breath he exhaled seemed to be filled with fire.

"Shen Zhou! Make another divination! Let me do the math again! This trip...can it be..."

Since sitting in this position, it has been a long time since he has been so flustered, and now his wealth and life seem to be tied to a single sentence.

But finally, in Qu Shenzhou's embarrassing silence, he gradually calmed down.

Qu Chenzhou can only do divination once every five days, and he cannot do divination for himself, he already knew this.

He motioned for Qu Shenzhou to come forward, stroked his chest for him, took a breath, and said slowly: "I don't feel at ease if you are the only one going, let Chongming go with you."

"emperor……"

Qu Chenzhou raised his head suddenly, but was interrupted by Emperor Yu's wave.

"You are young and don't know about his family. If Ding Lingqiu doesn't let him go this trip, I will have trouble staying in the capital. Chongming is bold and careful, and his skills are good. He can be used wherever he goes. The one who can get on. With him, I feel more at ease."

"But... I don't want to..."

"I know you two have a lot of quarrels, but you are not allowed to play petty temper this trip,"

Emperor Yu talked too much, so tired that he closed his eyes.

"I know, just saying this, even if you are obedient and can bear it, that bastard Chongming can't help finding fault, so I will allow you to choose another familiar person to go with you and look at Chongming."

"I'm not familiar with anyone..." Qu Chenzhou muttered, seeing that Emperor Yu ignored him, he could only reply: "I'm in charge of Xiaoying, and I have some friendship with Commander Bo."

"He can't." Emperor Yu refused.

Qu Chenzhou naturally knew that Bo Yan shouldered the burden of stability in the palace, and it was impossible to let go of the emperor to protect him at this time.

He frowned and thought for a moment before speaking again: "The minister and General Ding Le Kangding of the Jinwu Guard also have some interactions on weekdays."

"Then Ding Lekang." Emperor Yu made a decision: "Before the day after tomorrow, you go to Dingling Hill for a walk. I will give you a gold medal and let the two of them listen to your decision along the way, and they must come back as soon as possible."

Qu Chenzhou kowtowed deeply, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth: "I would like to obey the will."

"Ding Lekang! Are you sure?"

The teacup was brushed on the ground, and the broken porcelain was scattered in the tea water that flowed all over the floor.

The person standing next to the desk didn't even dare to take a look, and replied with lowered hands: "My lord, it's Ding Lekang."

Mu Jingyan has been trapped at home for more than a month. Behind the door that cannot be opened, the composure he once had was frozen and cracked little by little.

Ever since his concubine was demoted for apologizing for him, he had thought a lot when he was alone, and no matter which clue it was, it would turn into an unexplainable deadlock if it reached Qu Shenzhou.

Drunk Guxiang's plan, he thought it was perfect, even the concubine did not inform her in advance, just for fear that Qu Shenzhou would see something.

If Qu Chenzhou saw the clues when divination for Liu Qingru, and the matter developed to the present situation, either the emperor told Liu Chongming in private, or Qu Shenzhou truthfully explained to Liu Qingru.

The former is already very bad, which shows that the emperor really cares enough about this child-could it be to fill the vacancy of King Qi?

As for the latter, he didn't even dare to think about it, and he still couldn't figure out the trick.

Shouldn't Qu Chenzhou hate the Liu family?

But the current series of news is not optimistic, so I can't afford to think about it slowly.

He was in a state of desperation, but he couldn't get out of that door, and he couldn't be as comfortable as before. What's more, the most difficult thing was completely beyond his control.

I thought that bastard King Ning took over Shiliting, and was fooled by those old fritters, so he gradually stopped messing around.

Unexpectedly, King Ning did not know which tendon was on the string, and suddenly made a ruthless hand.

Now the number of people he has placed in the Shiliting garrison has suddenly decreased by half.

When he got the news, Song Nie's head had been hanging outside the camp gate for several days.

Although King Ning is useless, Tang Shizhong is not a simple person, so he silently filled the position of Song Nie and others.

The place he worked so hard to get to, he thought it was his best backing, but he didn't expect to be pulled from the bottom like this, and collapsed in an ant's nest in a blink of an eye.

He thought this was enough to break him down, but today he heard unexpected bad news.

"Why Ding Lekang...Why did the emperor transfer Ding Lekang out?"

He spent a lot of effort to recruit Ding Lekang, if there are any problems...

Mu Jingyan could only feel the bitterness in his mouth, and even his voice was hoarse: "There is Shili Pavilion in front, and Ding Lekang in the back. Could it be that the emperor has not taken me seriously for a long time?"

Maybe it should be said that the emperor thinks too much of him, they are the same kind of people, no matter how humble the fake skin is, it will be difficult to block the emperor's knowing eyes.

The confidant standing by the desk peeked at him, and answered cautiously: "I don't know, when the emperor was talking to Qu Sitian, he didn't let anyone in. I only know that the emperor sent Qu Sitian to take Liu Chongming and Ding Lekang to go tomorrow." Dingling Hill."

"So fast?"

"Yes, General Ding said that the emperor has made up his mind and it is impossible to change it. Please ask the prince for instructions."

Seeing Mu Jingyan pondering, the man reminded again: "My lord... This Liu Chongming went to Dingling Hill, in case it is found out there..."

"Don't talk nonsense!"

Mu Jingyan scolded, and then said to himself: "It's impossible for him to find out anything. People from back then would all be dead. It's impossible."

When he said that, he himself realized that he was just deceiving himself, so he ordered after a while: "Let Ding Lekang be more vigilant, and send some people over to help him. This is a rare opportunity, no matter whether Liu Chongming has found anything or not, let's do it first!"

The man responded, and asked again: "Where is Naqu Sitian?"

"Try to pull it over, if it doesn't work, kill them together."