Outside Shangjing City, from the west mountain to the north, you came to the green mountain. This mountain looks ordinary, but in the hearts of the people in the world, it is quite unusual, because this is where the heavenly gates are located, and the disciples and grandchildren of Master Ku He studied and studied here. .
Today, Qingshan was full of sadness. All the Tianyiyi disciples looked at the black building on the top of the mountain with uneasy faces, clenched their fists, pursed their lips, their eyes showed panic, and they said nothing. From time to time, people passed by that stone path and headed towards the top of the mountain, but their faces were sullen, and they didn't even look at the disciples of the Tianyi Group.
There are many people who go up the mountain, and they are of high rank, including many princes and nobles in the capital, ministers and generals, such as Mr. Zhuang Mohan who was trained by Mr. Taifu, such as Marquis Changning, such as the chiefs of various temples, and about half of them. It was the students who went out from this mountain back then, and today they all returned to the mountain.
Except for the Uesugi Tiger Leader who aimed to resist the attacks of Yanjing in Nanqing and Beiying in Cangzhou in southern Xinjiang, and those talented and powerful figures in the Northern Qi Dynasty all gathered in Qingshan because of this incident, in other words , Northern Qi's upper capital, the political center, was completely transferred to Qingshan today.
The disciples of Tianyi guessed what happened on the top of the mountain, because only that big event would alarm so many people, their faces became more and more sad.
At noon, His Majesty the Northern Qi Emperor, dressed in casual clothes, stepped onto the stone path with a sullen face. Beside him was Langtao, and behind him was Taoist He. His guards were scattered under the stone path of the Qingshan Mountain. They were neither wearing dragon robes nor posing He got out of the imperial car, but with a gloomy face, he hurried up the mountain.
The disciples of Tiandao knelt down on both sides of the stone path, feeling even more distressed, knowing that the guardian of Daqi, the master who is closest to the god in the world, is about to leave this world.
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On Dadong Mountain, Emperor Qing's domineering zhenqi, which he had cultivated for decades, poured into Master Ku He's body with the momentum of kingship. What has been cultivated for decades is like an ocean, bursting into the old body of Master Ku He in an instant.
Being carried back to the territory of Northern Qi by Uesugi Tiger, Master Kuhe sat cross-legged in the Taoist gate of Qingshan, without saying a word, the grains of rice were not exhausted, his face was calm, but the skin on his body began to crack gradually, revealing the blood and tendons inside, and began to disintegrate , looks very scary.
Fortunately, a large soft robe covered the body of the great master, and did not make the disciples who were serving beside him feel more sad.
From early in the morning, there has been an endless stream of visitors from Shangjing. All the princes and ministers paid homage as disciples. After seeing Master Kuhe, they knew that this should be the last time to meet with the national teacher. up.
The second apprentice Mu Peng, who was still restless before his death and had been tensely adjusting his master's breath, had a somewhat cruel expression on his face, but he couldn't express any opinions. Because the summoning before death was the order of Master Ku He.
Everyone only saw each other for a moment, but Ku He said a few more words when meeting the Tai Tuo.
Ku He has guarded this country for decades, and he is leaving today. Even though his state of mind is clear about life and death, there is still something he can't let go of—it is this country. Today is his final farewell to this country, and also his final confession.
Regardless of whether the master is dead or not, his words will definitely have a great impact on this country. Therefore, he wants to use his last time to speak a few words to these courtiers who control the Northern Qi court, so as to lay a more stable foundation for His Majesty the Emperor's future ruling.
Ku He looked at a military general in front of him, and subconsciously fell into some kind of contemplation. His Majesty's ability is not a problem, but he is still young. , Can he control the power of the military
The military general was the envoy of the Privy Council, and after getting a few words from the state teacher, he didn't hear any sound, and he couldn't help but looked up in fear. In the Northern Qi Dynasty, no matter the royal family or the generals, there is always infinite awe for Master Ku He, because Ku He is different from Ye Liuyun of Nanqing. From the very beginning, he spread his influence and ability. In every crevice of the Northern Qi court.
Mu Peng, Tianyi's second disciple, leaned into Master's ear and said softly: "Your Majesty and the Queen Mother are here, do you want to call them in?"
In the whole world, only Ku He has the right to call the emperor and empress dowager this word.
Ku He shook his head calmly, the skin cracks on his neck touched his clothes slightly, and there was a tearing pain. This kind of severe pain is undoubtedly unbearable for human beings, but he didn't seem to feel anything, just frowned slightly. wrinkled.
Mu Peng knelt on the left side of the master, looked at the blood stains on the back of the master's clothes, felt great grief, and couldn't help crying.
This crying, the Privy Council who was kneeling in front of Master Ku He was also filled with grief, coupled with the fear of the future of Bei Qi, his eyes were wet, he knelt and climbed two steps forward, and knocked three times hard in front of Master Ku He. Nodding his head, he gritted his teeth and said, "General Uesugi is in the south, and I am in Shangjing. Unless we die, we will not let the country suffer any damage... Even if we die, we must protect His Majesty's safety!"
Ku He glanced at him with gentle eyes, and said gently: "You have been out of the mountain for twelve years, and my Daqi's future requires your hard work and life."
The envoy of the Privy Council kowtowed again, gritted his teeth, stood up and left, his eyes were already reddish when he went out, unexpectedly looking at His Majesty the Emperor with a livid face outside the door, he couldn't help but sighed.
The Emperor of Northern Qi had been waiting outside the house for a long time. Now, looking at the reddish eyes of his subjects, his heart skipped a beat, as if he had sunk into an abyss, he stepped up and rushed into the house.
Langtao next to him grabbed his sleeve, the Northern Qi emperor turned his head and gave Langtao a cold look, Langtao subconsciously showed a hint of fear—Although His Majesty followed him to practice martial arts, there was nothing wrong with martial arts. Talent, but the majesty of the emperor is getting stronger and stronger.
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"You guys come in." Master Ku He's voice was heard outside the room. The Northern Qi emperor tidied up his clothes, put on a serious face, turned around and took the Empress Dowager's hand, and walked into the house.
At this time, inside the Heavenly Gate on the top of the mountain, apart from Ku He, who was sitting on the ground like a withered tree, there were only his closest disciples, plus the emperor and the queen mother.
It is really like a dead tree. Although there is a large and soft robe covering the body of the great master, all the people who saw Kuhe felt cold in their hearts, as if they could see the body of the national teacher through the thin layer of robe. Withered and cracked like a dry field, and... a faint bloodstain on the collar.
Such a severe injury was indeed irreparable by manpower. The Emperor of Northern Qi was heartbroken, and without any pretense, he knelt neatly in front of Ku He, kowtowed one last time, and said, "Uncle."
Everyone in the world worshiped the emperor, and the emperor never worshiped anyone in his life, but the little emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty worshiped Ku He twice and kowtowed twice in his life.
The first time was when he was very young. At that time, the first emperor died. The queen mother hugged the little emperor and sat on the main hall of the beautiful palace in Shangjing. She kowtowed to Master Ku He, and Ku He protected them. The mother and son have been safe for more than ten years, keeping the Northern Qi royal family's surname Zhan, and allowing the little emperor to grow up.
And this second kowtow was the Northern Qi Emperor's farewell to his uncle. In his heart, he always felt a sense of alienation and fear towards this deified uncle, but he was more grateful.
The queen mother sat beside Ku He, bowed her head and wept, silent.
"Okay, who will not die?" Ku He lowered his eyes slightly, and said softly: "I have lived for so many years, and I have already taken a lot of money from God. Everyone is mortal, and that Nanqing No exception."
Kuhe didn't tell the truth about Dadongshan himself, but Uesugi Tiger guessed a little and reported it to the Imperial Palace in Shangjing. Hearing what Master Ku He said at this time, the Emperor of Northern Qi felt a chill in his heart, knowing that it was true, and that colleague from Nanqing... was so powerful.
Seeing the emperor's face, Ku He said lightly: "Are you afraid?"
The Emperor of Northern Qi tightly closed his lips, not knowing how to answer. All his life, he had set Emperor Nanqing as his goal, and even vaguely regarded him as an idol, thinking that one day, he would definitely make him an idol. Down, but now it is discovered that the forbearance of Emperor Nanqing for more than ten years is all false. Compared with himself, such a far-sighted emperor is much more sophisticated.
What's more, the other party is still a great master.
"Fear is also a normal emotion." Ku He said faintly: "When his finger touched my forehead, even I... felt a trace of fear. This man has an emperor's mind, a master's strength, and there is no weakness in his whole body." And the empty door, but the most terrifying thing is his perseverance, for the goal of sweeping the four fields, he was able to plan for decades, with one heart and one mind, without any deviation."
"This kind of person doesn't look like a human being at all."
Master Ku He smiled and gave Emperor Nanqing a comment, "Everyone in the world falsely claims that I am the one who is closest to God in the world, but no one knows that the one in the south who is ruthless, hates, loves, and leaves is the real God." .”
"Could it be... there is really nothing we can do about Nanqing?" It was Lang Tao who asked this question with a trembling voice. He knew that His Majesty also wanted to ask this question in his heart, but as an emperor, he couldn't speak.
"A person who has reached the peak in terms of martial arts, secular power, and wisdom is naturally invincible." Ku He was a little tired, closed his eyes, and said: "If you want to defeat him from the outside, it is basically impossible to defeat him." It's impossible."
The Emperor of Northern Qi was still kneeling in front of Ku He at this time, with a flash of emotion in his eyes, he suddenly bowed down and said, "Uncle, I... am going to sacrifice... to the temple."
Temple!
The two words came out of the emperor's mouth, and the whole room fell silent. None of the six people answered. Lang Tao and third junior brother Bai Shen looked at each other, and they could see the shock in each other's eyes. He gently supported the master's body, and looked at His Majesty in surprise. In an instant, the expressions in the eyes of Tiandao and the three big disciples turned serious and faintly excited. Yes, in today's world, no one can defeat Emperor Nanqing, but... there are temples. With the posture of a fairy, is there no way to deal with a mortal
The temple was illusory, just a myth or a legend, but the six people in the room knew in their hearts that after Xiao En died, there was another one who knew that the temple really existed and where it was located.
It is Kuhe!
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The Emperor of the Northern Qi Dynasty never had the idea of offering support to the temple by offering sacrifices to the temple. Back then, he wholeheartedly rescued Xiao En from captivity, and even went head-on with the forces of the Kuhe faction, because he wanted to know what was going on in Xiao En's mind. that secret.
"Temple?" Master Ku He slowly opened his eyes, looking at His Majesty the Emperor kneeling in front of him.
The Northern Qi Emperor originally thought that his uncle's eyes would be very sharp and angry, because he was the only person in the world who had been to the temple, and he had been hiding the real existence of the temple from the whole world at all costs. However, Ku He's eyes were only slightly ridiculed, with an extremely complicated smile. He knew that, including his disciples, facing the powerful Nanqing King, everyone subconsciously had the idea of being invincible, so they pinned their hopes on the illusory temple.
"I know where the temple is." Ku He slowly closed his eyes again, "But I won't tell you."
Everyone around him looked shocked, thinking that if you want to bring this secret into the loess, how can Daqi Jiangshan be preserved
Ku He closed her eyes and said softly: "The temple... is just a pair of eyes, it has never been involved in world affairs, why bother."
Before everyone could answer, a self-deprecating smile appeared on the corner of Ku He's lips: "Besides, do you think the temple is really omnipotent?"
He opened his eyes, stared at His Majesty the Emperor in front of him, and said earnestly, "Don't pin your hopes on something that doesn't exist in hope."
"Your Majesty... Before I went to Dadong Mountain this time, I met Si Gu Jian once, and I was fully prepared for the situation on the top of the mountain." Ku He looked at him and said faintly: "Do you know that we guessed that Emperor Qing's last card is What?"
The Northern Qi emperor shook his head in bewilderment. Although he was the supreme being in the world, he still felt apprehensive about such strange existences as grand masters and temples.
"Si Gujian and I thought that Emperor Qing's last backer was someone from the temple." Ku He smiled gently, but the others in the room were shocked. Could it be that the emperor of Qing had a secret connection with the temple?
Ku He smiled and said, "If it's just people coming from the temple, then there's nothing to be afraid of. The fear is that the temple will break its own rules, but Emperor Qing doesn't have the ability to do this."
No one in the world knows the temple better than Ku He. Although his understanding is only superficial, it is enough for him to know that person. The temple does not do worldly affairs, but if someone really comes to help Emperor Qing, then the blind man in black on the top of the mountain will definitely stand on the other side of the temple. This is why Ku He never worried about this matter.
"There is no fairy emperor in the world, and there is no savior." Ku He sighed, thinking of what the little fairy said to him and Xiao En many, many years ago, "When you reach the realm of a great master, you will find , the temple is actually nothing more than that, an existence that does not appear in the world, how is it different from a dead thing."
Although he was about to die, his calm and accurate evaluation of the temple was revealed in his light words.
"Then what should we do?"
Although the fire in the Northern Qi Emperor's heart was still burning, he would not give up the idea of looking for the temple just because of Master Ku He's two words, but he knew that he couldn't ask anymore, because Uncle Ku He didn't have much time.
"When a person cannot be knocked down from the outside, we can only hope that there are some problems inside him." Ku He said softly: "It will take at least three years for Nanqing to march northward, and His Majesty has to do everything possible." Do whatever you can to make this time longer."
"Delaying time?" The Northern Qi Emperor repeated in his heart, his brows furrowed, this was only a temporary solution.
"The longer the delay, the better for us, because no one knows what will happen in Nanqing."
"You mean...Fan Xian?" The Northern Qi Emperor looked at Ku He's old face in surprise, pursed his thin lips, and shook his head resolutely, "Fan Xian is not enough to change Emperor Qing's mind, not anyone else... and After all, he is from the Qing Kingdom, so it is impossible for him to stand by my Daqi's side."
"Who knows?" Master Ku He looked at him with peaceful eyes, "Fan Xian is different from anyone else."
"He is the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing, and...Emperor Qing has a lot of trust in him." The Northern Qi Emperor calmly expressed his opposite opinion, "What I can give him, Emperor Qing can give him more... Besides, even if he voted for me , and it is impossible to cause any damage to the general situation of the world."
"But you forgot, he is also Miss Ye's son." Ku He's smile looked a little weird, "And you still underestimated Fan Xian's role all the time, don't always treat him as a poet, a prince of Nanqing , a powerful minister, these seemingly important people. His most important identity is actually the son of Miss Ye's family. He has inherited and mastered many important things."
The Northern Qi Emperor was startled, looked up at Master Ku He in astonishment, his heart was agitated, he understood what his uncle said, but he couldn't believe it at all. Being able to share the benefits brought by Jiangnan's internal treasury through Fan Xian's hands was already the best situation the Northern Qi emperor could imagine, but according to what his uncle meant... was it... expecting Fan Xian to move the entire internal treasury to Northern Qi
"Things like the great master can be used to disrupt the country, but they cannot be used to conquer and build the country." Ku He said gently: "Emperor Qing will never single-handedly challenge the world. Military power and national power are indispensable. In the end, it still relies on national strength.”
"Unless Emperor Qing came to Shangjing to be the enemy of all people..." Ku He's smile became amused, "But he is such a serious person, so eager to write a glorious name in the history, how could he be as crazy as Si Gu Jian .”
The Northern Qi Emperor's lips were a little dry, and he still couldn't believe Ku He's judgment, Fan Xian, Fan Xian, he is not a good prince, why should he vote for him? Could it be because of the agreement between Aunt Haitang and him, but who would believe that such an empty agreement could make Fan Xian pay such a high price.
The others were silent, listening to the conversation between Ku He and the Northern Qi Emperor. Ku He looked at the emperor and said softly, "But even if you put your hopes on Fan Xian, you haven't been able to show anything in the past two years."
"Understood, I will immediately make arrangements to attack Fan Sizhe."
Ku He nodded, feeling relieved that His Majesty was indeed very intelligent, and he knew what to do just by mentioning it, so as not to arouse the suspicion of Emperor Nanqing.
"As I said before, we have to wait for time." Ku He lowered his head and said, "After I die, Mu Peng, you will go down the mountain immediately and go to Nanqing."
Everyone looked at Ku He in amazement, wondering why he would assign a task to the second apprentice Mu Peng at this time. Although there are not many disciples in Tianyi, among the four major apprentices, Mu Peng has always been the most low-key and weakest link , In addition to medical skills, there is nothing else to rely on.
"You live on the mountain all year round, and few people outside know what you look like." Ku He coughed lightly twice, but covered it with her hands to prevent the blood from spurting out, and said in harmony while looking at the second disciple beside her : "I want you to go to Nanqing, you don't have to do anything, just find a way to treat Chen Pingping's illness."
To treat Chen Pingping? Everyone was even more shocked. Who is Chen Pingping? The closest and most loyal courtier of Emperor Qing, whether it was thirty years ago or just happened in the Dongshan incident in Kyoto, Chen Pingping played the greatest role in it. Emperor Qing's old black dog's health is getting worse and worse. Seeing that he will not live for a few years, everyone in Dongyi of the Northern Qi Dynasty is happy... But Master Ku He actually asked his apprentice with excellent medical skills to treat him!
Ku He stared at Mu Peng sternly: "Anyway, I want you to guarantee that Chen Pingping can survive and will not die naturally due to illness or other reasons!"
These are very heavy words, even though Mu Peng didn't understand, he still bowed his head to answer. Everyone else in the room looked at Ku He, as if they wanted to hear an explanation, but Master Ku He remained silent.
This was Ku He's last move before he died. After stabilizing Qi's internal affairs, he turned his attention to the south. Two moves had already been thrown out first, but Chen Pingping's side was taken by him. The stickiness of the hand.
Master Ku He is not the emperor of the Qing Kingdom. He did not weave a shocking situation for decades, but only based on his knowledge of that little fairy a long, long time ago, his exploration of human nature in his decades of career, and his knowledge of Dadongshan. In the incident, some existences that were slightly out of the game, but very keenly captured a glimmer of light.
He guessed. He guessed that inside the Qing Kingdom, behind the current peace, there was an old trouble that tore people's hearts. And if Chen Pingping died of illness and died of old age naturally, then Ku He's speculation on human nature would have no effect, so he had to ensure that Chen Pingping could live a good life until a certain day in the future, someone didn't want him to live anymore.
Everything seems to have been arranged, and Master Ku He has no more expectations for this world. He closed his eyes, as if he was about to fall asleep.
The Empress Dowager concealed the sadness and fear in her heart, and said in a trembling voice: "How will the Taoist sect deal with it in the future?"
One way of heaven is deeply rooted in the kingdom, and the ascetic monks walk in most of the world. They are indistinctly connected with the Qing Temple system in Nanqing. How can such a great power be arranged after Ku He's death? , which is also the most important. It's just that there are three major disciples of Ku He in the door at this time, and these three are unable to ask because of their identities.
Master Ku He still closed his eyes, seemed a little tired, and said softly: "Leave the Taoism to Haitang."
Everyone bowed to their orders, and the three big disciples including Langtao were not surprised. The emperor and the queen mother also knew that Master Ku He had made this decision many years ago, and everyone had already put Haitang in front of him. The girl is treated as the leader of the next generation of Tianyi.
But where is Haitang today
Everyone has doubts in their hearts. It is said that Haitang was still on the mountain last night, but at this time he is nowhere to be found. When Master Ku He was dying, this most beloved disciple, the successor of Tianyi, did not Be with the master.
"Haitang is going to do something." Master Ku He closed his eyes and said softly, "She won't come back for the next three years... the matter of Tianyi will be left to Langtao, and this green mountain will be left to... yours. Junior sister."
He said this sentence to the three of Langtao. Although the surrounding matters of Tianyi were left to Langtao, but Qingshan... is the foundation of Tianyi, junior sister? The three disciples of Langtao looked at each other in blank dismay, could it mean...Miss Fan
The Northern Qi Emperor's pupils narrowed slightly, and he immediately understood the meaning of this sentence, and began to prepare in his mind, how to make this matter work-to suppress Xia Mingji, but let Fan Ruoruo's name shine on the green hills, the national teacher really has a good method, The more he did this, the more the Emperor Nanqing became suspicious of Northern Qi's deliberate selection. Instead, he would not be suspicious of Fan Xian, and it was safer for the Northern Qi to survive.
It's just that the Northern Qi Emperor still couldn't believe that one day Fan Xian would come to his country with an incomparably rich dowry.
After explaining all the mundane matters, Ku He closed his lips and didn't say another word. He quietly felt the passing of life in his body, and while he was slightly bewildered, he felt a little joyful realization. It seemed that all the past of these years appeared in front of his eyes, and those pictures finally stopped decades ago, stayed in the On that piece of white snow that seems to never end.
In the last moments, Master Ku He thought of those carrion vultures screaming strangely in the sky, and those subordinates who fell and died.
The endless night, the glimmer of light in the tent in the night, the silent Sean, and the neat human arms on the edge of the tent.
The extremely majestic black and blue temple built against the mountain.
The blind man killed in that temple.
The little girl who ran out of that temple.
Human flesh is not very tasty. I have lived for so many years, and I know what the temple looks like. What else is there to be dissatisfied with? Ku He, a great master of a generation, was immersed in memories like this, with a complicated smile, and passed away.
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On an ice field in the northern part of the Northern Qi Dynasty, a girl wearing clothes woven from animal skins was greeting the people in the tribe with barbaric language. The girl's face was flushed and full of smiles, but there was a touch of sadness and bewilderment in her eyes.
Several years of blizzards made it impossible for Beiman to survive in this wasteland. As a result, the tribe that the famous general Uesugi Tiger had been unable to subdue for several years began to bypass the high sky and move to the warmer south.
Many tribes had already settled in the grasslands in the northwest of the Qing Kingdom, but they had paid a lot of their lives to be accepted by those distant relatives.
There are also some tribes, the old and the weak, women and children, living on the ice and snow wasteland in the north. Perhaps the number of tribes has decreased a lot, so there are not many prey to support these people to survive.
Not long ago, a girl who was said to be lost from the Karna tribe came to these tribes and began to hunt and herd sheep with the big guys. Everyone likes this girl because she is diligent and capable, no matter how fierce the horse is in her hands, only obedient ones, no matter how ferocious the beast seems to be afraid of hurting her and flees far away.
The honest and straightforward barbarians just don't like the way this Karna girl walks, because in such a difficult environment, the way of walking with three steps and three shakes is really a waste of energy.
But everyone thinks her name is nice, Songzhi Xianling—it seems to mean some kind of flower blooming. (, If you want to know what happens next, please log in, there are more chapters, support the author, support the original!)