The mountains and rivers are quiet and broad

2. Rebirth ([-])

The Master said: "If you don't know life, how can you know death?"

But most people died when they didn't know life. Chen Ke walked in the chaos, and suddenly thought of this sentence. He died before he knew life. Is this the world after death?

There was a white mist everywhere, and it was hard to see the direction. There was a loess road under his feet, and there were trees on the side of the road. Chen Ke looked back and forth, and there was only a thick fog that was so white that he could not see his fingers.

It suddenly occurred to me that there is also a saying: "Come naked, go naked."

Chen Ke hurriedly checked that the clothes on his body were still in good condition, and couldn't help laughing at himself in embarrassment. Maybe his mind was relaxed after death, and he actually thought about these issues offline.

After wandering in place for a while, Chen Ke walked forward decisively.

After walking for a long time, but still on the road, this road seems to have no end.

Thinking back to the books I read, it said that there were Bianhua flowers blooming on Huangquan Road, but this way, except for the fog or fog, and the faint tree shadows, I couldn’t see the real face of Bianhua. Maybe those books are nothing more than human delusions?The real Huangquan Road after death is just like this.

Chen Ke stopped, so where does this road lead to?Is there really Wangchuan?Is there really a bridge of Naihe?Is there really Meng Po on the bridge?Does drinking Mengpo soup really forget the past?

Chen Ke continued to walk, this time at a faster speed. Unexpectedly, after walking for another quarter of an hour, the fog in front of him gradually faded, and the lush greenery came out of the fog, and at the same time, the red color of the temple was revealed. corner of the eaves.

temple?

There was no fog, and the landscape in front of him was unobstructed, but Chen Ke stopped and stopped moving forward.

There is no ferryman on the Wangchuan River, no sighing at Naihe on the Naihe Bridge, and no bowl of soup in the hands of Po Meng.Is this the real Huangquan?Not even the underworld?

Looking at the temple in front of me, there is a feeling of deja vu.An elder came to meet him, with kind eyebrows, shoulder length eyebrows, beard length to navel, and a pair of extremely thick and long earlobes.

The monk clasped his hands together to Chen Ke: "Amitabha."

Could it be that he has arrived in the Western Paradise of Ultimate Bliss?

Chen Ke also clasped his hands together to return the gift, confused in his heart, and asked, "What is this place?"

But the elder pointed in the direction of Chen Kelai, "Benefactor, let's go there."

"That?" Chen Ke frowned slightly, and turned his head to look at the way he came. It turned out to be a narrow forest path. The woods beside the road were lush and lush, and there was still morning mist, but the thick fog that dispersed when he came came was gone.Chen Ke didn't quite understand, "Where are you going?"

The old elder withdrew his hands, put his hands together on his chest, and replied: "Since you come from where you came from, you will go where you are going."

Such a mysterious and mysterious answer made Chen Ke frowned unconsciously.The old monk stretched out his hand to push, and Chen Ke was pushed back lightly, and entered the mist again. Chen Ke was startled, and wanted to ask again, but walked two steps quickly but walked out of the mist. , Chen Ke stood in the bedroom wearing only his underwear.

"This is……"

This is the Taiheng Palace that Chen Ke is all too familiar with, and all the furnishings are exactly the same as two months ago.

There is a faint scent of aromatherapy in the air, and wax is lit in the house, it seems that it is night outside, and the house is not too dark.

What about the fire?Chen Ke was confused, his brows were furrowed, and how did he stand up?Chen Ke tried to take two steps, but almost fell to the ground. The feeling of standing up after a long absence was strange and familiar.

"My lord, you're awake." Eunuch Quan took care of Chen Ke for several years, knowing that he used to drink a cup of warm tea after waking up, and served it with the tea.

Chen Ke didn't answer, and looked at the familiar face of Quan Gonggong in a daze. Before all the palace people in Taiheng Palace were executed, Chen Ke didn't know what happened to Quan Gonggong.

"Come here." Calling someone, Chen Ke realized that his voice was very hoarse.

"My lord." Guan Hongfeng came in in response, respectful.

"You..." Chen Ke was puzzled.

Guan Hongfeng raised his head hesitantly, and Chen Ke looked at Shangguan Hongfeng with piercing eyes.

The Guan Hongfeng in front of him was full of energy and tall and straight, which was completely different from the blind Guan Hongfeng in his impression who had lost all his martial arts.

But in Chen Ke's view, Guan Hongfeng should be like this.But, what's the matter with this feeling of a big dream? Could it be that everything is just the Arabian Nights of Zhuang Zhou's dream butterfly?

Then this dream is too real!

Maybe this is not a dream... Chen Ke had a faint guess in his heart.

At this moment, people outside hurriedly came to report: "Report to the lord! The emperor is dead!"

Guan Hongfeng knelt down, and the people around him knelt down as well. Chen Ke was still in a daze. It took him a while to recover, and he walked out of the bedroom slowly. All the palace people were kneeling outside, facing Taiyi Palace. Everyone lowered their heads, as if rehearsed in advance, and no one dared to speak, trying to create an atmosphere of grief.

The emperor is dead?It means Emperor Xuanwu, right?Chen Ke clearly knew that this happened a year ago, how could he experience it now?

Is this another big dream or a revolving lantern before death?Chen Ke was secretly suspicious, and what would happen next kept rushing into his mind: the palace would be sealed off immediately, the capital would be under martial law, and after the funeral, there would be [-] death knells.

Then it was announced that Cheng Wang Chen Mao succeeded to the throne, and then he, Chen Ke, secretly summoned manpower and soldiers...

Familiarity with what happened after that made Chen Ke feel like a dream - he was afraid that he would not know death if he did not know life, so after Chen Ke died, he did not go to the underworld or ascend to heaven, but started all over again.

If everything could be restarted, if everything had already been restarted... Chen Ke clenched his fists, unable to believe it, restraining his excitement, and slowly calmed down his breathing.

"My lord..." Quan Gonggong said earnestly, Chen Ke turned his head and glanced at him, and walked back to the bedroom, his voice was piercing, as usual, the Renwang said: "Change! Go to the Hall of Mental Cultivation!"

For a while, Cheng Wang Chen Mao will arrive at the Hall of Mental Cultivation before him, and then Lin Wang Chen Du will appear seriously ill, and then be quarantined by Chen Mao on the grounds of "infectious disease". Immediately, the imperial court will reshuffle the layout up.

And... Chen Ke suddenly thought of those ignorant eyes, the little fool who always looked at him intently.

"My lord..." Guan Hongfeng looked at Chen Ke who suddenly stopped walking in puzzlement, wondering in his heart: The lord's behavior today is a bit weird... always distracted, and it seems that he has lost that intriguing aura and has become , gentle... Guan Hongfeng shuddered, and quickly waved away his thoughts.

Chen Ke couldn't guess what Guan Hongfeng was thinking, so he withdrew his thoughts, and he changed back to Yan Luo Chen Ke, the cold face of the past. After changing into plain clothes, he rushed to the Hall of Mental Cultivation. At least this night, he had to face Chen Mao , Recalling the unpredictable two months of hemiplegia, those close relatives who died unexpectedly, and the depression of being unable to take revenge, all the memories and emotions rushed to my heart in an instant, followed by hatred.

With a sneer, thousands of plans were churning in his heart, and Chen Ke slowly suppressed it. Chen Ke still remembered that he said that if everything can happen, he would not fight for the dragon chair, and he would not fight with Chen Mao for the victory or defeat——

At least not now, whether the body has been infected with chronic poison, and to what extent, and the person who poisoned it remains to be investigated...

In the previous struggle, it was Chen Ke who was too conceited and eager for quick success, while Chen Mao was good at attacking after hiding. This time, Chen Ke should also hide his strength and bide his time to wait for the opportunity.

It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge.

That night, the sky changed silently in the imperial capital, and it rained heavily in the early morning.

"There is a lot of rain during the Qingming Festival, and passers-by on the road want to die."

Chen Ke lifted the curtain and looked out from the carriage. The rain was pouring down, deceiving the flowers and trapping the smoke in the willows. It didn't stop from before Qingming to after Qingming.

"Where have you been?"

"Go back to the prince, we will be there in another quarter of an hour." The coachman responded positively, as if his mood was not affected by the continuous rain.

"En." Responding, Chen Ke put down the curtain, and his eyes fell on the front curtain. With the bumping of the carriage, the curtain shook slightly, and occasionally he could see the clear green outside.

The further we went, the farther and farther we were from the capital. It was the late spring season when we should go outing, but there were no other travelers on the road except Chen Ke and his party.

There is no other reason, the sky has changed in the capital, and it is the time when everyone is watching the fire from the other side, and the only one who dares to drive away at this time is probably only Renwang Chen Ke.

Emperor Xuanwu, who passed away four days ago, left an edict to succeed the third king of Xuanwu, Lord Chengcheng, and Chen Mao. This result was unexpected but also satisfying.

King Cheng is ambitious and powerful, and he is indeed the best candidate to succeed him. King Ren Chen Ke, although he is given the title "Ren", has a surly and unpredictable personality, which makes people unpredictable.

When the edict was announced, everyone was worried about whether King Ren would raise his troops, and they were worried, but Chen Ke accepted it silently, and even when everyone was still behind closed doors, Chen Ke left the capital silently.

It has to be surprising.

The scene from the night before yesterday was still vivid in his memory. The new Emperor Xuande asked him: "Second brother, your father's bones are still not cold, so you plan to leave now?"

Chen Ke remembered that he only glanced at Chen Mao, and felt that the face of the third brother who had never looked at him carefully was very vague, so he turned his eyes away from Chen Mao, and said the words he had prepared: "I am not feeling well, and I need to rest for a while. , Physician Wang said that the climate in Wushan Mountain is good for your health, please leave immediately."

The new emperor has always had a half-smile expression: "So anxious? Now that the father has just left, there are still a lot of things to do. Won't the second brother stay and help me?"

"Maybe it's time to send me away before father is sent away." These words were really blunt, and when they came out of Chen Ke's mouth, they were not only justified, but even murderous.

But Chen Mao was not moved by it, and just asked with a smile: "Why did the second brother say that?"

Chen Ke stopped talking, and handed over a series, which was full of etiquette and made people feel funny, "I implore the emperor for permission."

The meaning inside and outside the words is enough for those who say it and those who listen to understand it.As for whether it was worth it, Chen Ke knew it himself.

As the saying goes, the dead cannot be brought back to life.In the scriptures, there are flesh and bones of the living dead, and there are also corpses that return to life, so Chen Ke also guessed, could this be the return of the soul?

Or is it just a dream after all?If it is a dream, there will be a time to wake up, and if it is a matter of returning to the soul, there will be a day of death.

No one would believe this kind of thing except Chen Ke, and even Chen Ke couldn't accept it at first, because there is such a thing as rebirth.

However, this mysterious and mysterious thing can't be explained clearly, and there is nowhere to say it.That being the case, Chen Ke is not too entangled, he should be free and easy to regain his life.

The carriage ran forward, and the destination was not Wushan Mountain, but Songjiang Town in the other direction.

As the coachman said, the carriage stopped after a quarter of an hour.

"My lord, Mr. Xu is in the temple."

Chen Ke didn't answer or move, and the people outside the car also waited quietly.

This Mr. Xu is Xu Qingfeng.