Nine thousand years old [rebirth]

It is not the first time that there are demon foxes haunting and hurting people in the Forbidden Palace.

The faces of the people in Kunning Palace changed drastically when they heard the words, and those who were smarter had already stood guard at the palace gate, for fear that the demon fox would break into Kunning Palace and hit the Queen.

Empress Yu also had a worried look on her face: "Have you sent someone to check? Where is it this time? How many people were injured?"

The little maid who came back to report the news trembled and said: "In Chuxiu Palace, the new show ladies just came back from Qionghua Island, and ran into the demon fox, and injured five or six people under the watchful eyes of the public. After that, the demon fox Then he ran to the west and disappeared."

Empress Yu frowned and pondered for a moment, and made arrangements one by one: "First send the imperial physician to heal the injured ladies, and then order the Jin Yiwei to strengthen patrols in the forbidden area, looking for traces of demon foxes. It just so happens that this palace is also going to have a look." After finishing speaking, she got up and got up. , Order someone to drive Chuxiu Palace.

"Your Majesty, you must not." Seeing this, the maid who was serving her tried to dissuade her: "If that demon fox goes and comes back, what should I do if it offends Your Majesty?"

Empress Yu's expression also hesitated when she heard the words, but then she thought that it was the third time that this demon fox had hurt people, and her expression became firm again.

Every time the demon fox haunts the palace, people in the palace panic. She is the queen of the palace, so she needs to come out to comfort people at this time.Although she doesn't believe in ghosts and gods, the fox has repeatedly hurt people but can't be found, and the rumors are inevitably rampant.

"It's better to let the minister go instead of the mother."

Just when Mammy didn't know what to do, Yin Chengyu made a sound.

He pressed Empress Yu's shoulders, made her sit down again, and said slowly: "I have also heard the story of the demon fox. Yan Palace is a place where dragon energy gathers. How dare evil spirits intrude? I think it is most likely someone is pretending to be a ghost. .”

Empress Yu also had this suspicion, but she couldn't find evidence, she nodded after thinking for a while and said, "Forget it, there are only three things, it would be best if we can find the root cause."

After Yin Chengyu comforted him, he took people to Chuxiu Palace to check.

The demon fox haunted and injured five or six people one after another. At this time, there were no idlers around Chuxiu Palace, only the captain of Jinyiwei guarded the surrounding area, and other teams searched around around Chuxiu Palace.

Seeing Yin Chengyu's arrival, Wang Qianhu, the leader, hurried forward to salute and greet him.

Yin Chengyu glanced around and said, "What did you find?"

"Never." Wang Qianhu shook his head and said, "According to what the eyewitnesses said, the demon fox was completely red and came and went without a trace. Whenever it appeared, there would be thick fog around it, and the ghostly fire would be dense in the fog. It is said that anyone who bumps into the demon fox People will be sucked out of their souls and become unconscious."

"I don't talk about strange power and confusion." Yin Chengyu glanced at him: "How can there be such evil spirits in the Forbidden Palace? If you search carefully, I am afraid that someone is secretly causing trouble."

"Your Highness is right." Wang Qianhu had a bitter face, although he agreed, but his expression clearly believed the demon fox's statement of sucking human spirits.

Yin Chengyu didn't bother with him, and left the palace after a cutscene.

——According to the trajectory of the previous life, this demon fox will appear again on New Year's Eve.

The theory of the demon fox first emerged from the marketplace.

It is said that when a scholar surnamed Zhao went out to visit relatives, he rescued a woman on the way.It's just that the good times lasted for more than a month. Since the woman entered the house, the scholar's relatives and family members died tragically one after another, and in the end even the scholar was no exception.

But the beautiful woman who was brought back has disappeared since then.

It was rumored by the neighbors that the scholar met a vicious fox demon.

Immediately afterwards, someone in Wangjing City said that they saw beautiful women wandering in the streets and alleys in the middle of the night, and after that, several middle-aged men died one after another.

So the legend of the demon fox gradually spread.

In the beginning, it was only in the market, but this summer, demon foxes appeared even in the forbidden area.

The previous two attacks by the demon fox were not considered serious, but one or two palace people said they saw the demon fox, they were frightened and suffered some minor injuries.This time the demon fox appeared in Chuxiu Palace, it was the most serious one, injuring five or six beautiful women in a row.

In two days, this matter should reach Emperor Longfeng's ears.

His father had always cherished his life and believed in the art of gods and ghosts. He not only strengthened the patrol manpower in the palace, but also sent people to look for highly cultivated Taoist priests to enter the palace to exorcise evil spirits.

And this is the purpose of the people behind the scenes.

The other party's painstaking plan was to create a "turmoil" on New Year's Eve, causing panic, and then taking advantage of the situation to push Taoist Wangchen to the emperor.

In the previous life, he missed the opportunity, and when he realized the conspiracy, Taoist Wangchen had already won the favor of Emperor Longfeng.

He repeatedly reminded Emperor Longfeng that Wangchen Daoist had bad intentions and that there were many doubts about the demon fox hurting people, but instead he was reprimanded.

Yin Chengyu's mouth curled into a sarcasm, and he slowly gathered his cloak, and walked through the veranda unhurriedly with the stove in his arms.

This time, he will naturally not do those stupid things that are thankless.

Two days later, Emperor Longfeng really heard about the demon fox hurting people in Chuxiu Palace. Like the previous life, he strengthened the guards in the palace and ordered people to search for the way of Taoist priests with high morals to enter the palace.

The courtiers were quite critical of this.

As an emperor, but he firmly believes in the art of gods and ghosts, it is inevitable that people will think of those faint emperors who abandoned the government because of seeking immortality and asking questions, and they will feel panic.

Grandfather Yu Huai'an even came to look for Yin Chengyu once because of this.

Yin Chengyu avoided seeing the courtiers, but he couldn't see his grandfather.

After welcoming people in, Yin Chengyu served green tea and ordered them to bring a chessboard.After the grandparent and grandson played a game of chess, Yu Huai'an looked at his own pieces that had been killed, frowned and said in doubt, "Your Highness has changed a lot recently."

The former Yin Chengyu was the perfect prince in everyone's heart.

Gentle and kind, open-minded.To be filial to the superior, to be merciful to the inferior, and to inherit the great treasure in the future, he must be a benevolent king.

However, now that Yu Huai'an is watching his chess moves, he finds that he has changed from his former gentle style, and has become sharp-edged, and even slightly surly, and he is almost a different person from before.

Yin Chengyu smiled, avoided answering, and said: "The world is like chess, and the universe is unpredictable. Nowadays, the people only know the prince, but not the emperor. It is not a good thing for Gu."

After the words fell, the last son was dropped, completely blocking Yu Huai'an's escape route.

Yu Huai'an's abandoned son conceded defeat, nodded and said, "It's good that His Highness understands in his heart."

In the past, the crown prince was too popular, so he was a little worried and uneasy, and he also reminded him vaguely.But the prince was taught very well since he was a child, putting the king and the people first in everything, but he didn't worry too much about himself.He was afraid that if he said too much, he would become a divorce between the father and son of the Tian family, so he could only suppress it.

Now he can figure it out for himself, which is a good thing.

It's just that he didn't know what happened in it, which made him change.

Yu Huai'an's thoughts turned, he cupped his hands and said, "Since that's the case, I won't bother Your Highness with outside affairs. The cabinet still has affairs piled up, so I will leave first."

Originally, he came here because the courtiers felt that His Majesty's behavior was too absurd and wanted the crown prince to come forward to persuade him.But now the prince is closed in the Ciqing Palace, and no one sees him, so he can only be pushed out.

Now it seems that the prince will not care about this matter anymore, so he doesn't need to say any more.

Yin Chengyu nodded, and personally sent him to the Qizhi gate.At the time of parting, he still uttered the words that had been brewing for a long time: "Grandfather, it is very cold and snowy today, and you are already old. You should cherish yourself more, and don't hold yourself in front of you anymore."

He no longer addressed himself as a monarch and his ministers, but put on the tone of a junior, his eyes full of deep meaning.

Yu Huai'an was already in his sixties. He was the number one scholar in Chengzong's reign. After going through the Chengzong and Xiaozong dynasties, he had ups and downs several times before he reached his current position.

The chief assistant of the cabinet suppresses six ministries, and his power is comparable to that of a prime minister.

Not to mention, he was the first to stand up and support Emperor Longfeng, who was still the prince, to succeed to the throne.

Back then, Emperor Xiaozong had no rules and acted wantonly. The five princes resembled his father and imitated his example. The battle for the heir apparent was unprecedentedly fierce.But no one expected that the five princes would be losers in the end. Instead, Emperor Longfeng, whose biological mother had a humble status and grew up in a cold palace, picked up the leak.

Emperor Longfeng grew up in the cold palace and did not receive a good education.He knew that his background and knowledge could not satisfy the courtiers, so he pretended to be obedient and diligent, worshiped Yu Huai'an as his grand tutor, and married Yu Huai'an's only daughter-in-law as his queen.

Later, Empress Yu gave birth to the eldest son and became the prince.

Flowers are blooming, and fire is cooking oil, that's all.

Over the years, the throne under Emperor Longfeng's ass has become more and more stable. Not to mention the obedience he used to have, he has gradually abandoned the government, showing his true colors.But Yu Huaian cared about the prince and the people in the court, and he still cleaned up the mess for Emperor Longfeng without complaint.

The doctor became an official in his [-]s, and he was only two years away from retiring and returning to his hometown to enjoy his old age.

But in the previous life, in the year when he became an official, he ended up with a tragic end of ruining his reputation, ransacking his family and destroying his ancestors.

That's why Yin Chengyu secretly advised him to retreat bravely.

He knew that his grandfather, as the chief assistant of the cabinet, would affect his whole body, even if he wanted to retire, it might not be so easy.So now he can only be alert.

As for the funeral, we have to figure it out slowly.

Yu Huai'an was taken aback for a moment, showing a thoughtful expression, then nodded after a while, and patted him on the shoulder heavily: "Grandpa can save you."

The two parted at the Qizhi Gate, and Yin Chengyu squinted his eyes as he watched the snowflakes fluttering in the air.

Next, just wait for New Year's Eve.

On New Year's Eve, a banquet is given to all officials, and all officials above the fourth rank can bring their families to attend.

On this day, Emperor Longfeng will also be present.

Due to the rumors of demon foxes appearing a while ago, the defense in the palace has been strengthened a lot, almost one person at five steps, one post at ten steps.Not only Jinyiwei, but even the fan servants from the East and West Factory were all dispatched.

Yin Chengyu saw Xue Shu outside the Huangji Hall.

With tall legs and long waist, he stood out like a chicken among the crowd of bowed and bowed heads, and was particularly eye-catching.The uniform brown clothes and white boots of the fan servants were worn on him, and he actually wore a bit of arrogance.

Yin Chengyu knew that he was born to be a challenge, so he still couldn't help but look at him twice.

Xue Shu, who was on duty, noticed his gaze and looked directly at him.

The two looked at each other for a moment, Yin Chengyu withdrew his gaze as if being burned, snorted coldly, and walked past him without looking sideways.

Xue Shu looked at his back, clasped the fingers hanging by his side, and called out "Your Highness".

Yin Chengyu heard it, but pretended not to hear it, and walked into the hall with a flick of his sleeves.

The courtiers attending the banquet had already taken their seats, and Yin Chengyu took his seat. After waiting for another moment, Emperor Longfeng came late.

He sat down at the head of the table, raised his glass in the distance and said a few words on the occasion, and then ordered the banquet to begin.

As the music played, the dancers entered the hall on tiptoe and twirled lightly.

Orchestral silk and bamboo, beauties graceful dance.

The courtiers drank and chatted, and the atmosphere was very harmonious for a while.

Yin Chengyu held the wine glass, and when someone came to toast, he took a sip, actually counting the time in his heart.

Three quarters of an hour later, there was a commotion outside the Huangji Hall, and there was a faint cry of panic.

Yin Chengyu suddenly put down his wine glass and said to himself, here we come.

There was too much commotion outside, not even the singing, dancing and music could cover it up.Emperor Longfeng stopped the singing and dancing in displeasure: "Order people to go and see, what happened outside?"

The palm print eunuch Gao Xian who was serving Emperor Longfeng immediately made a gesture, and the young eunuch who was serving hurried out of the palace to check.

But after a while, the little eunuch turned back, his face was obviously full of panic, and his voice was trembling: "Yaohu, it's Yaohu who has appeared!"

As soon as this statement came out, the whole hall was in an uproar.

Some courtiers who didn't believe in evil immediately refuted it, but some people were in doubt, thinking that the look of this little eunuch did not seem to be fake.

Everyone whispered and buzzed everywhere.

Emperor Longfeng's face became extremely ugly. He wanted to let people protect him and leave first, but he was scrupled about his face and refused to show timidity. His expression changed several times, and finally he looked at Yin Chengyu who was attacking: "Under the feet of the emperor, how dare evil spirits haunt you? On behalf of the prince I'll go take a look."

Yin Chengyu pursed his lips, hid the sarcasm in his eyes, and got up to answer.

Some courtiers who did not believe in evil went out with him to check, but no matter how firm their beliefs were, they were shaken when they saw the guards lying on the ground, the red mist filling the sky, and the will-o'-the-wisps in the mist.

Seeing that the situation was not right, the following courtiers immediately protected Yin Chengyu behind their backs and prepared to withdraw into the palace.

Yin Chengyu didn't see the slightest panic, he stayed where he was, and gave an order in a loud voice: "Go and call the archers, and double the torches, I want to see who the god is here to play tricks on."

The prince was not afraid in the face of danger, and the panicked guards finally found the backbone and settled down. They deployed troops, searched for torches, and rebuilt their defenses.

On the other hand, Emperor Longfeng, who followed after seeing this scene, was almost terrified, and said in a hurry: "Quick! Quick! Go and invite Taoist Wangchen to catch the demon!"

His words made everyone's hearts beat again.

Is this a demon or a villain?

Just as everyone looked at each other, their hearts wavering, they heard Yin Chengyulang's voice: "Father, this red mist ghost fire looks like a street juggler's method, and the demon fox is probably someone—"

What he said was not unreasonable, the courtiers followed his words, changed their thinking and looked at the red mist will-o'-the-wisp, and felt that it was not so eerie.

But Emperor Longfeng obviously didn't believe it, he directly interrupted Yin Chengyu's words, and scolded with a white face: "Come here to escort and drive Qianqing Palace!"

He actually wanted to leave the crowd behind and leave alone.

Yin Chengyu hesitated to speak, and seemed to want to persuade him again. At this time, the second prince Yin Chengzhang said: "Whether it is man-made or evil, the father's dragon body should be the most important thing. Since the emperor thinks it is man-made, it is better to keep it." Catch the mastermind behind the scenes!"

This conversation also happened in the previous life.

It's just that Yin Chengyu was unprepared at the time. Although he stayed behind, he couldn't catch the person behind the scenes, and he couldn't drive away the evil spirits.In the end, it was Taoist Wangchen who made the move to dispel the red mist and kill the fox demon.

But this time, he was already prepared.

He glanced at Yin Chengzhang and the third prince Yin Chengjing who was standing beside him, and smiled faintly: "If you dare to pretend to be a ghost in the palace, Gu will naturally want to catch the mastermind behind the scenes."

Emperor Longfeng didn't want to listen to these useless arguments anymore, he regretted his life so much that he ordered Jin Yiwei to surround him with three floors before leaving.

Yin Chengyu put on a good show, and now he won't try to persuade and stop him anymore.He only squinted at Emperor Longfeng who was in the center of the guard.

He counted slowly in his heart, and when he counted to "ten", he saw a huge animal suddenly rushing out of the red mist, opened its mouth wide and let out a sharp and strange roar, then went straight to the protection center. Emperor Longfeng.

The animal's fur was red, but its whole body was glowing with a gloomy green light. Its mouth was wide open and it emitted a stench. As soon as it appeared, it caught everyone by surprise.

"It's the demon fox! The demon fox is here!"

The barely maintained stable situation was disrupted again.Everyone fell into panic, and the timid ones had already started running around.

Emperor Longfeng retreated back under the protection of Jin Yiwei, but because they were too close to each other, he couldn't return to the defense in time, so the fierce beast broke through the guard circle and went straight to Emperor Longfeng.

"His Majesty!"

"Quick escort!"

All of a sudden, there were exclamations everywhere.

Emperor Longfeng was so scared that his face turned pale, and he fell to the ground and couldn't move.

Yin Chengyu looked at it coldly, without much emotion, and turned to Xue Shu who was not far away, and said silently: Kill it.

Everyone was busy protecting themselves or fleeing for their lives, but Xue Shu was the only one who went upstream, seeming to want to come to him, and received his order as soon as he raised his eyes.

After hesitating for a moment, Xue Shu quickly turned around and rushed towards the dazed Emperor Longfeng. While protecting him with his body, he drew out the saber at his waist and stabbed fiercely at the abdomen of the demon fox.

The demon fox was injured, screamed in pain, and slapped him with sharp claws.

Xue Shu didn't dodge or dodge, and after suffering this blow, he grabbed the fox's fur, borrowed his strength to ride on the fox's back, clamped his legs to stabilize his figure, and raised the knife with both hands to plunge into the fox's neck.

The long knife enters from the back of the neck and exits from the front of the neck.

The demon fox was pierced through, blood was splashed everywhere, and he struggled and fell to the ground.

The scene was so bloody that there was a moment of silence all around.

Panting for breath, Xue Shu drew out the knife, casually wiped the blood spattered on his face, and turned his head to look straight at Yin Chengyu.

It seems to be saying: You let me kill, I will kill.

The author has something to say:

Xue Shu: As handsome and capable as I am, Your Highness must like it.

Yin Chengyu:(.)