Emperor Que Shaohua

Autumn in Los Angeles is always clear and bright, but this year, August [-]th is an exception.Overcast clouds cover the sun, just like a person's mood.Many people are worrying that they may not be able to enjoy the moon on the coming Mid-Autumn Festival night, but for those involved in the Huangjue Temple incident inside and outside the Chonghua Palace, this worry is just a drizzle.

Emperor Tianyi had a gloomy face from the early morning.There was no need to continue his fast, but he was not interested in going back to the harem, and he still slept alone in the West Nuan Pavilion of Qingliang Hall last night.

The imperial doctor said that Luo Pingyuan would be able to wake up in a few hours, but it was not until dawn that he heard a servant outside the palace whispering to Wu Yong that King Ning had woken up.

Luo Pingyuan was actually fascinated by the medicinal power of Misty Smoke, not completely asleep.In a coma, he felt the voices of people coming and going around him, the shaking when his body was lifted, and the soup that was later poured into his mouth.

When he finally managed to break free from the haze that bound his consciousness, he opened his eyes and saw the top wall of the Feiyun Pavilion with carved beams and painted buildings, and the aroma of ginseng soup and the bitterness of medicinal juice remained in his mouth.Someone around him let out a small exclamation, followed by whispers and light footsteps, and the people who came and went all looked like servants.

This is the palace.He propped up the bed and sat up slowly, only to feel that his headache was about to split, and his mind was pounding as if he had been hit hard by a hammer.

"Your Highness Fifth," someone beside him called him in a low voice. It was an unfamiliar servant who tried cautiously, "You have slept for a long time, do you feel better?"

"What time is it and where am I?" Luo Pingyuan pressed his forehead and asked with a frown.

"Your Highness was sent to Feiyun Pavilion yesterday evening, and it's almost Mao hour now." The servant replied, as if he breathed a sigh of relief, "It was His Majesty who ordered it himself, and the villain doesn't know about the rest."

Luo Pingyuan sat up slowly, and in between headaches, he recalled the scenes in Huangjue Temple, Nalanyu's Sanskrit sound technique, and finally stabbed him to death with pure Jun with all his strength.

Unexpectedly, he fell into a coma for so long, he didn't speak for a while, and the servant had already retreated, presumably to report the news.

Not long after, someone brought breakfast, Luo Pingyuan didn't have any appetite, maybe because of the damage from the mantra, he felt a little disgusted in his chest.But he still ate as much as he could, because apart from the empty breath and the faint pain in his body, he felt the weakness caused by hunger.He needs physical strength.

Just after the meal was removed, footsteps were heard outside, and a young man dressed as a third-rank civil servant walked in.

Luo Pingyuan knew this person. Fu Jianchen, a bachelor in the royal study, was the number one scholar in Tianyi for 15 years. Walking in front of the king, as far as a civil servant is concerned, it is extremely rare to be so highly valued before he is thirty.

When Fu Jianchen saw King Ning, he did not salute, but looked solemn, and said: "Your Highness, I have something to ask on behalf of Your Majesty." He walked to the side of the house and stood facing south.

Since he is interrogating on behalf of the emperor, the etiquette is no different from that of Emperor Tianyi visiting in person.Luo Pingyuan then got out of bed and knelt down on the ground, but felt his footsteps were weak when he moved, this was a situation he had never experienced since he practiced martial arts.

Fu Jianchen looked solemn, without even a hint of a smile on his face, and said loudly: "Your Majesty asked the Fifth Prince Luo Pingyuan that on August [-]th, you privately ordered the Jingyu Guards to search Nine Cities at night. What's your intention? "

Luo Pingyuan did not expect that this was the emperor's first question, and it was so sharp and heartbreaking.He didn't dare to neglect, and immediately replied: "On August [-]th, Huashan sect disciples Wei Qing and Jiang Han disappeared in the area around the Guandi Temple. I came to Luocheng to identify the traitor Ji Tinghui, and because of the grievances between the Taiping Valley and the Kunlun Mansion, my ministers could not stand still. That night, I sent a hundred soldiers to three places in the city, Guandi Temple, Qipan Street, and Qinxiang Garden. I don’t dare to disturb the Nine Cities and disturb the hearts of the people, I hope my father and emperor will learn from me.”

Fu Jianchen nodded slightly, and asked again: "Why did you enter Huangjue Temple without asking for an order, and without knowing the generals stationed there? Knowing that the main hall is still hiding its power, why did you break in with a sword and do the opposite, causing blood to stain the main hall? Are you guilty?"

"I want to tell my father," Luo Pingyuan said, "the Kunlun Mansion threatened the lives of Huashan disciples and forced Feng Jingyi to take Ji thief out of prison and release him. He followed the original intention of his father's sacred order, and there is no justice in heaven, so he was eager to rescue the hostages. At that time, he mistakenly thought that the disciples of Huashan were imprisoned in Huangjue Temple by criminals. In addition, time was tight, and he might scare the snake, so he sneaked into the temple rashly, trying to find out the situation , rescued them. This is my son's recklessness, and I would like to ask my father to punish me." He briefly told the story of the white cloth of the Kunlun Mansion, cut off his left hand and put it back, and rushed to the Buddhist temple after he got the news.

Fu Jianchen was only asking questions according to the order, so he could not follow up, so he heard King Ning's answer, and then said: "On behalf of Your Majesty, are the nine people from the eldest lady Yao Qian'er and the four monks in the temple killed by you? If it is true, what is the reason? If not, why did Zen Master die under Chunjun's sword?"

"I would like to go back to my father. After I entered the temple, I heard the exclamation, so I went to the main hall. When I arrived, everyone in Chengyihou's mansion and the three monks in the temple had been killed. It was not my fault." Luo Pingyuan said, " Shocked by the tragedy, my son was attacked by a monk while searching for the bandits in the main hall. During the fight, the man admitted that his real identity was the guardian of the Kunlun Mansion, whose real name was Nalan Yu. My son entered the temple in a hurry I fell into the trap of the Kunlun Mansion."

It is really not easy to explain clearly the situation after entering the temple, and the tricks of the rivers and lakes are like a heavenly book to the people in the temple.Misty smoke is fine, it can be described as a drug, and Sanskrit music is hard to believe even if it is explained in detail. If you talk too much, it seems that you are really fascinated by your nature, so I have to skip it.He only narrated that because he first harmed each other with drugs, and then wanted to abolish his own martial arts, he finally died under the sword of Chunjun.It is necessary to hide the existence of Du Tangli, his mind still roars from time to time, and he suffers from severe headaches, but Fu Jianchen wants to relay all the words to the emperor, so he has to try his best to finish speaking.

Fu Jianchen listened silently. Emperor Tianyi still had a few questions, such as why he was in a coma, and whether he had collided with the magic circle in the palace, but King Ning had already explained the whole process clearly, so he asked the last thing directly: " Whether stealing into the temple is related to Miss Cheng Yihou Yao Qian'er, His Majesty ordered the Fifth Highness to think carefully before answering."

"No," Luo Pingyuan said, "I have no relationship with Miss Yao." Only this question puzzled him, and he didn't know why he asked it.

Fu Jianchen took out the silk handkerchief and letterhead, and signaled the servants to bring them to King Ning: "Your Majesty ordered that if you deny it, you can show it to me. What else can His Royal Highness have to say?"

When the words fell, he saw that King Ning took the evidence, and his expression was even more puzzled. After he looked at the plain paper carefully, a hint of anger appeared on his face: "Please Fu Xueshi tell Father, although I don't know these two things. Where did it come from, but I've never seen it before."

"The questioning is over, please stand up, Your Highness Fifth." Fu Jianchen said, and came to help King Ning, his expression became amiable, he straightened his robes, and bowed to Luo Pingyuan again, "Your Majesty is alive, five Don't blame Your Highness. The imperial doctor found the right thing from His Highness, and His Majesty will call the monks from Huangjue Temple into the palace to confront him, so we need to make preparations."

"Thank you, Mr. Fu, for your suggestion." Luo Pingyuan said.He was weak, and he was shaking after kneeling for a long time.Before the king confronted, I don't know how many other means the prince has prepared to say.Looking at Fu Jianchen's leaving back, the series of questions were so harsh, he was not sure whether Emperor Tianyi would believe his justification.

Unexpectedly, he thought of Prince Jing again. He hadn't seen Brother Huang for two days, it seemed like it had been a long time.How are Jiang Han and Wei Qing doing now?

After hearing the report, Emperor Tianyi just pondered for a while, his face was uncertain.From what Fu Jianchen said, Luo Pingyuan's answer was a bit messy, but his mind should be clear.

The fifth prince categorically denied that he had killed everyone, which was what he expected, but if Luo Pingyuan's account was true, it meant that this murder was a trap deliberately set up by the Kunlun Mansion to kill a prince.A Jianghu sect can not only control the imperial temple, but also dare to openly kill people and frame them. This kind of design and arrangement has gone far beyond common sense, so that it is a bit unbelievable: whoever dares to be so unscrupulous is not afraid of offending the court. There is no place to stand in Yu Zhou?

He thought about it for a while, but still felt suspicious and uncertain.Especially because it was the guardian of the Kunlun Mansion who said that he was killed, and Yao Qian'er's handwritten love letter. He deliberately asked Fu Jianchen to ask at the end.

There was no early court that day, so both the crown prince and King An entered the palace ahead of time to intercede for the fifth prince.In order to show solemnity, Emperor Tianyi chose the Jing'an Hall instead of Qingliang Hall to summon his clan this time.

Two monks came to Huangjue Temple, except for the messenger monk Jitong, the other monk was named Jikong.Both of them are disciples of Liao Yin, and they both claimed that they saw King Ning go mad and kill people yesterday.

King Jing arrived a little later, he glanced at the monks waiting outside, and walked into Jing'an Hall alone.More than a dozen members of the royal family have gathered in the palace, Prince Duan, Prince Rui who rarely shows up, and many cousins, as well as the ashen-faced Cheng Yihou, who looks devastated and has not recovered from the news of the loss of his daughter. Come on.It can be seen that Emperor Tianyi is determined to deal with it fairly and not to follow the truth.

The atmosphere in the hall was a bit heavy, even Prince Duan, who was always fond of joking, had a serious expression on his face. When he saw Prince Jing, he just nodded his head as a salute, as a greeting.After all, being called into the palace today is for the sake of the lives of dozens of people in the imperial temple and the life and death of a prince.

King Jing didn't want to talk to anyone either, so he just found an inconspicuous place to stand and wait.

"Brother Dahuang hasn't entered the palace for a while, but it's really a bit of a worry." The crown prince walked over with a concerned expression, "Your complexion is not looking good. Could it be that you are not feeling well?"

King Jing bowed slightly, his eyes flicked from Luo Wenxiao's face, and fell on the imperial pillar beside him, "Shang Ke, not as refreshed and radiant as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." He really didn't understand, why Clearly looking at each other and hating each other, Luo Wenxiao still has to come here every time to make a fuss.

The crown prince was speechless, he had been planning carefully for many days, and finally it was the time of harvest, he couldn't help being in a good mood, he was already paying attention to his appearance, but today he groomed himself even more carefully, but on this occasion, being a little bit by Luo Yanhua made him appear Out of a bit of schadenfreude.He put away the concern on his face, stared at King Jing coldly, turned and walked away.

Anyway, the situation has been settled, he wants to see what tricks King Jing has, and what will happen to King Ning.

After the time card struck the Si hour, Emperor Tianyi ascended to his seat, followed by Wu Yong, the chief servant, and Fu Jianchen, the servant of the imperial study.

At this time, everyone stood in their seats and kowtowed to see each other.

King Jing stood on the left and looked behind the emperor, but did not see the commander in chief.He frowned slightly, if Li Pinglan was in the palace, there would be no reason not to be present at this moment, the only possibility was that he hadn't had time to come back from Huangjue Temple.

Jing'an Hall is the place where the emperor usually convenes a group of ministers to discuss major issues, and the furnishings in the hall are solemn and solemn.Emperor Tianyi sat on the throne with a cold and majestic look on his face.

Seeing that everyone has arrived, Wu Yong said loudly: "Prince Xuan Wu enters the palace."

King Ning was ushered in by two servants, and saluted Emperor Tianyi: "Your servants see you, father." His face showed a bit haggard after being injured, but his expression was very calm, no one helped him, and his voice was still steady .

Luo Yanhua's heart twitched lightly. Although Luo Pingyuan didn't want to show any abnormalities, his footsteps were still a little sloppy, different from his usual steady and steady movements. He was very familiar with the nuances.

"Since you are injured, please stand up and answer." Emperor Tianyi said.

Luo Pingyuan thanked him. From waking up to now, the attitude conveyed by the emperor was stern and indifferent. In the empty hall, the lofty Emperor Tianyi made him feel far away. To be out of reach.

He raised his head slightly, looked around, and the faces of his clan members flashed before his eyes, and then he saw Prince Jing in black clothes, standing under the crown prince.Brother Huang is also watching him, his expression is calm, as usual.During the brief meeting of eyes, Luo Pingyuan felt the familiar concern and comfort.His heart suddenly calmed down, he withdrew his gaze, and waited for the emperor's next sentence without squinting.

Emperor Tianyi didn't ask him again, but said: "Let the monks from Huangjue Temple come in."

The two monks are both in their 30s, wearing monk robes and straw sandals. After entering the hall, they proclaim the Buddha's name and join hands as a salute.

Wu Yong took a step forward and asked in a raised voice, "Are monks Jitong and Jikong from Huangjue Temple down there?"

They both replied at the same time: "It's the monk."

The appearance of the two monks is very ordinary, Ji Tong's face is more intelligent, while Ji Kong has a square face, which looks simple and honest.

"Monks Huangjue Jitong and Jikong, you two said that at noon yesterday, in the main hall of the temple, I witnessed His Royal Highness King Ning killing nine women and children who came to Chengyihou's mansion with a sword, and three monks in the temple, and then stabbed to death. You are persuading Zen Master Liao Yin, what is the process, please tell me in detail." Wu Yong said, "Your Majesty is here, if you find out that what you said is true, you will give justice to Huangjue Temple and Chengyi Hou Mansion. At this point, his tone suddenly turned serious, and he raised his hand and pointed at the palace, "But before you speak, you must see clearly what this place is! His Highness King Ning is the king of the prince, golden and precious. You If even half a sentence of the two people's words is distorted and false, it is a serious crime to frame the prince and deceive the emperor, and it is a serious crime to be put to death, even if you are a monk, you will not be able to escape the country's laws and death!" At the end of the sentence, His voice and expression were so severe that others felt terrified when they heard it.

The faces of the two monks could not help but change color, Ji Tong reacted quickly, bowed his head and put his palms together and said: "Monks don't tell lies, little monks and brothers have received the emperor's favor, how dare they lie in the slightest, Amitabha."

"Human life is at stake, how dare a poor monk lie." Jikong followed.

"Finish." Emperor Tianyi said in a deep voice.

"So that His Majesty can know that since Master Chen fell ill, the little monk has been helping Master with the affairs of the temple. Recently, as His Majesty's holy car is coming, the master ordered me and other disciples not to be in the temple at random. Walk around, just do your homework in the meditation room." Jitong said, he was a little weak from the fear of the majesty in the palace, but now that he has reached this point, there is no room for withdrawal, so he began to talk about the pre-prepared speech: "Yesterday at noon The younger brother Ji Ze, who was guarding the Daxiong Palace, reported to the master that Miss Cheng Yihou was rejoicing in the temple after offering incense, but she entered the main hall and refused to leave, saying that she should pray silently without being disturbed by others. The little monk and Junior Brother Jikong went with him to persuade him, but when the three of us rushed to the front of the main hall, we saw Miss Yao lying on the ground in the hall, covered in blood, and His Highness Fifth came out with a long sword, like crazy Swinging his sword and beheading the servants of the Hou Mansion outside the hall, he looked up to the sky and laughed loudly. In the silence of my temple, my junior brother and several others also died under his sword before they could escape."

As he spoke, he looked at King Ning tremblingly as if he had finally managed to pluck up his courage: "I have never seen such a terrible scene before, and I was so frightened, because the master said, looking at this person's demeanor and deeds, it must be With evil spirits in his body, he collided with the magic circle in the hall, and he was already possessed by a demon. If he couldn't stop it in time, he might cause even greater murders; therefore, he had to lead the fifth prince back to the main hall, and try to get rid of him with the Dharma. The evil demon in his body is haunted by nightmares, so the little monk quickly reported to the outside world for help. The junior brother is not familiar with martial arts, so he should not stay nearby, so he quickly went back to the Zen room to hide. In this way, when the little monk invited the third highness and General Zheng to come... If it wasn't for the master, he would It is really hard to imagine how many catastrophes will be suffered in the temple by sacrificing one's life to exorcise evil spirits." He said in a sad voice, and finally covered his face with his sleeves and burst into tears.

There was a moment of silence in the hall, and everyone looked at the fifth prince who was standing not far away, and those who didn't know the inside story couldn't help but imagine what it would be like when he swung his sword wildly.Only the prince sighed faintly, as if expressing emotion, and seemed to lower his voice, but it happened to be heard clearly by everyone.

Although Luo Pingyuan was prepared, he couldn't help trembling with anger. These two monks, who he had never met in the temple, came out of nowhere and vividly described himself as a murderous maniac.

But before he entered the palace, he had already thought that no matter what kind of slander he encounters, he must remain calm and restrained. If he loses his composure after being provoked, he will be said to be insane and unable to control himself.

At this time, a quiet voice said: "Monk Huangjue, since you said that you saw the fifth prince killing someone from a distance, how far away was it at that time, can you see clearly that it was him?" It was King Jing who asked the question.

"About more than ten feet," Ji Tong replied after a little hesitation, "This villain... His Highness the Fifth Highness is wearing a gray-blue dress, and the little monk will never be mistaken."

"With a distance of more than ten feet, your master can clearly see that he has an evil and nightmare aura in his body, and he can also recognize that it was aroused by colliding with the magic circle in the main hall?" King Jing said lightly.

"Master Liaoyin is an eminent monk. My Huangjue Temple has been guarding the main hall for many years to protect the peace of the emperor's court. I am very familiar with the magic circle. Of course, Master can see it." After all, the evil spirit on the Fifth Prince's body is due to the murders he committed not long ago, and the lack of virtue. However, the evil spirit has not yet been resolved, and he has been suppressed by witches, so it is very powerful. I don't know what he did in the main hall. The matter of virtue caused turmoil in the Dharma circle, and I am afraid it has caused an uncontrollable disaster. The situation was dangerous at that time, and we all advised the master to avoid it, and wait for the soldiers to enter the temple. I don't know how much more blood will be produced, the emperor is in danger like this. The little monk saw the dark clouds and the moon closed last night, I am afraid that the celestial phenomenon has already sensed it." He bowed his head and folded his palms together, not only mourning, but also worried.This person looks honest, but when he speaks, he is three points more powerful than Ji Tong, and every sentence touches the taboo of the royal family.

"It turns out that because the Zen master led you, he witnessed the fifth prince beheading and killing indiscriminately. When this life is at stake and the magic circle is in danger, there is still time to say so many truths." King Jing nodded and said, "It's really compassionate, it's deplorable."

"I'm just telling the truth, the master himself is dead, he must have seen the danger, so he wants to explain to me." Ji Tong said angrily.Originally, if the cause was used to testify against King Ning, the rhetoric would be more mature and sophisticated. The two of them rushed into the battle and fabricated it carefully, fearing that the charges against King Ning would not be enough, and fearing that they would not be able to sit on King Jing. There are traces.At this moment, she was stern and soft-hearted, afraid of being found out again, so she didn't dare to say more.

All the clan members looked at each other, if it was true what the two monks said before them, regardless of whether or not the cultivation level was so advanced that they could see the internal key points, what they said was indeed a long story.

Seeing that Jitong and Jikong were already in a panic after a few words, the prince secretly scolded the idiot in his heart.After Li Pinglan arrived at Huangjue Temple yesterday, the two were immediately separated and strictly guarded. They had no chance to deliberate together, so they could only slightly change Nalanyu's original explanation, trying to make it as one as possible.

He winked at King An calmly, and Luo Junping came out of the class and said: "Father, my son is very worried after hearing what the two monks said. People outside the square see the world with their eyes, and they think and see differently." The mundane world. Huangjue Temple is a famous temple in our dynasty, with a beautiful Zen mechanism inside. The abbot, Master Chen, is a generation of eminent monks. Now that it is said that the younger brother of the fifth emperor is infected with evil spirits, although I don’t want to believe it, I also feel that it is impossible Let’s take it for granted. Why don’t you ask Brother Wu Huang if he still remembers what happened in the temple, so that he can drive away the evil and recover the original copy.”

But these words are much more clever, ignoring the flaws of Ji Tong and the other two, they have already equated King Ning with an ominous and sinister person in just a few words.Most of the emperor's family would rather believe in yin and yang feng shui than in nothing. The higher the status and authority, the easier it is to believe in ghosts and gods.The eyes of the hall were focused on Luo Pingyuan for a while, with more or less doubts, to see what he would say.

A haze flashed across Emperor Tianyi's brows. He was very annoyed that the newly built main hall was stained with blood before he could pay homage. He said in a deep voice, "Fu Jianchen, you are asking the Fifth Prince this morning on my behalf, and you will talk about his answer later. once."

"I obey the order." Fu Jianchen took two steps forward and stood in front of the imperial steps. He was known as a child prodigy since he was a child, and his memory is far better than ordinary people. Now he narrates Luo Pingyuan's reply two hours ago in full, every word clear.

Only Emperor Tianyi and Wu Yong had heard these words. Even King Jing, it was the first time that Luo Pingyuan had encountered the Sanskrit monk Nalan Yu in the main hall. The situation has roughly clarified the whole picture.

There was more or less surprise on everyone's face, the name of Kunlun Mansion was very far away to most people, now that Yin is a member of Jianghu sect, and framed the prince in the imperial temple, it always feels a little weird.The crown prince's surprise was not completely faked. King An didn't understand, but he was very clear about what Nalan Yu could do. He didn't expect Luo Pingyuan to remember what happened so clearly, and even said by name. Nalan Yu's name and origin.He couldn't help frowning.

After Fu Jianchen finished repeating, Emperor Tianyi asked: "When the fifth prince answered, did he hesitate to dodge or hesitate?"

"Return to Your Majesty," Fu Jianchen said with a bow, "His Highness Fifth is weak, but he didn't hesitate when speaking, his eyes are clear, and from what I see, he should be conscious."

Emperor Tianyi said indifferently: "Bingyuan, just now, what Xueshi Fu said, do you have anything else to add?"

"No more," Luo Pingyuan's head was still hurting badly, but he tried his best to stand upright and said solemnly: "What I want to say is that I did not kill the people in Chengyihou's mansion and the people in the temple. Monk, Liao Yin's real identity is Nalan Yu, the protector of the Kunlun Mansion. He used drugs to attack him secretly, intending to abolish my martial arts, but my son tried his best to kill him. I have never had a private relationship with Miss Cheng Yihou .”

King Jing lowered his eyes, Luo Pingyuan's voice was a little hoarse compared to usual, and others probably couldn't detect it, but he knew that it was a grievance beyond stubbornness.Luo Pingyuan still has feelings for Emperor Tianyi, his father.

I asked the emperor for the last time, do you really believe that the queen mother will treason?It was the third day of May a few months ago.He could hardly remember what kind of answer he got at that time, he only remembered the sarcasm and pity in the emperor's eyes.From then on, Emperor Tianyi was just a monarch sitting on the Dragon Throne in his heart. The family affection and trust that belonged to father and son might be too extravagant, and he was powerless and unwilling to keep it.But at this moment, he very much hoped that Luo Pingyuan would not experience this kind of giving up. That little grievance that is not easy to detect is precious and should not be hurt.

But Emperor Wen Tianyi's tone was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Everyone has understood the situation, although it involves a lot of internal affairs of the Luo family, it should only be decided by the clan, but the matter is of great importance, and no indulgence is allowed. Anyone who has opinions You can speak freely. If the five princes are indeed invaded by evil spirits, I will definitely investigate the serious problems, and if someone is really bold enough to deliberately frame a prince of a country," he sneered, "I don't believe it, a mere Kunlun The government can go against heaven."