The next day, there were still some days before the New Year.
Yesterday's incident of Mr. Bi and Mr. Mei biting a dog to death was a shock. Therefore, no one else dared to act rashly anymore. They all shrank their heads and curled up, restraining their men.
So the mob disappeared, and the streets of the imperial capital ushered in stability for the first time, with less scolding and more mutual help, less chaos and more order.
After early morning, light snow started to fall again.
In the snow, a fast horse stepped through the south gate and entered the imperial capital.
The rider hurried into the palace and brought an imperial edict.
"Seventh Prince Xia Ji accepted the order~~~"
The voice rang in the hall, but no one answered after ringing for a long time.
After a long time, a eunuch came over and said, "Your Highness is at the Huaqing Lake. Come with me."
The person who announced the decree didn't say much. As the eunuch walked to the lake on the east side, in the small pavilion at the four corners, a young prince wearing loose black clothes was carving rosary beads with a carving knife. Sitting next to him was a very tall prince. A short but stunningly charming palace maid
The maid is looking at His Highness with resentment
But His Highness didn't care about the palace maid at all. His whole body was filled with strange Zen thoughts. These Zen thoughts made his whole body blend with the wind and snow, and he was carving out with the carving knife in his hand.
The wind and snow were getting stronger, like thousands of white pythons swimming around the palace, but he was extremely calm, especially those hands that were extremely steady and extremely fast.
The wooden beads were produced one by one from his hands and then put into the box. At this time, there were already many wooden beads in the box.
His mind became calmer. Since it was difficult to open the Heavenly Gate, he searched for the strange book.
He piled up thousands of peaks, moved mountains and earth, and stacked them together. He didn't believe that they couldn't be high enough to pierce the sky. If they couldn't, then they weren't high enough!
Then enhance the magic weapon,
Since the one hundred and eight rosary beads carved with Tathagata Zen can be turned into a ten-foot golden Buddha palm, he now wants to make one thousand and eighty rosary beads.
Originally, making twenty or thirty pills at a time would be extremely tiring, but due to the two major gains at Leiyin Temple, my limit has been raised, and now I can carve forty or fifty pills at a time.
One thousand and eighty grains represent the 108 numbers of the Ten Dharma Realms. The "Ten Dharma Realms" refer to the world of confusion and enlightenment, which are divided into hell, evil ghost, animal, Shura, human world, heaven, sravaka, pratyekabuddha, Bodhisattvas and Buddhas are the realm of confusion for ordinary people and the realm of enlightenment for saints.
Feeling the presence of someone, Xia Ji stopped, looked back at the guard dressed as a forbidden army and the imperial edict he held, and said, "Read it."
The Imperial Guard finally came to his senses. He unexpectedly found that he was not dissatisfied at all in his heart. Although his hair had been dyed a lot white after being exposed to the wind and snow, he could feel the peace and tranquility in his heart just by looking at the prince.
Thinking again about the great things that the prince had done in the imperial capital these days, the master of the imperial army could hardly connect those things with the prince in front of him.
But he still unfolded the imperial edict and started reciting it.
"The emperor was entrusted with the destiny of heaven, and the edict said that the seventh prince Xia Ji lived up to my expectations and defended the imperial city. This is a meritorious service. However, he caused chaos in the palace and ignored the etiquette. This is a fault. The merits and demerits balance each other.
The people in the city were helpless and helpless. The prince did not want to comfort him, but he violently punished him with Ling Chi. This was an atrocity that caused chaos. I am now removing myself from the post of Generalissimo of the Army of the World. If I sincerely repent, I will bear the thorns when I return. Please forgive me in front of the city.
Admire this. "
After reciting the imperial edict, the master of the imperial army looked at the prince in the pavilion and couldn't help but show some sympathy. He didn't know about the destiny of the prince. He only felt that the prince in front of him was very pitiful. He obviously defended the imperial city. , now the emperor not only wants to deprive him of his merits, but also puts all the blame for the riots in the imperial city on him, making him a vent for refugees. After that, the emperor will come back to clean up the imperial city and win the hearts of the people.
However, what can this prince do
Individual bravery cannot completely dominate the group. In the past, the Six-Armed Shura King, who had the power to reach the level of a god, rebelled with the Red King. After the defeat, the Six-Armed Shura King was not forgiven for killing too many people, so he began to flee. During the journey, Shura King Lingling always killed tens of thousands of his pursuers, but in the end he was killed in his sleep. The person who killed him was just an unknown person in the world, just because Shura King Lingling had run out of oil at that time. The lamp died, and a poisoned knife passed through his eyeballs, inserted into his face, and penetrated his head.
Although the Seventh Prince is brave, he is definitely not as good as the god-like six-armed Shura King. He has no choice, even if he is angry, there is nothing he can do.
If he were a military general, he would not have to be tempered before joining the military and becoming a powerful general. But he is a prince and was born into an emperor's family. Is he lucky or unfortunate
"Your Highness, please accept the order."
Xia Ji said calmly: "No answer."
The masters of the forbidden army who announced the decree and the eunuch who led the way were all dumbfounded.
This simple two words shocked the two people and they didn't know how to react.
They have never seen anyone who refuses to do so.
The master of the Forbidden Army said directly: "Your Majesty, Seventh Highness, Your Majesty has stationed 500,000 troops in the Southern Dynasty. Many capable people and strangers have come to surrender. They were originally preparing to counterattack the ghosts and recapture the imperial city.
Now that His Majesty has defended the Imperial City, His Majesty has sent General Nangong He to lead 30,000 vanguard troops into the Imperial City to stabilize the situation. There are still three days left before the Imperial City... You'd better accept the order. "
Xia Ji said: "Ask him, if I go to the city to plead guilty, will he dare to come and see me?"
The master of the forbidden army was silent.
The eunuch was also sweating. He didn't expect His Highness to be so brave.
"Your Majesty, Seventh Highness, if the emperor asks why, what should he say if he is humble?"
Xia Ji said: "Go down."
If the emperor still asks for the reason, then he is no longer the emperor. All the friendship has been stripped away, and there is no kindness at all. What's more, the death of his mother and concubine must be inseparable from him, so why should he ask
"Yes, Your Highness."
The master of the forbidden army grabbed the imperial edict and left, then rode out of the city.
Peace has returned to Huaqing Lake.
Hu Xian'er, who was forced to wear winter clothes, glanced at Xia Ji strangely, "I didn't expect you to be quite tough. I just don't know how long you can last?"
Xia Ji: "Speak nicely."
Hu Xianer: "What are you talking about? The slave family is all yours. Why don't you take the slave family..."
Xia Ji's expression changed, ready to impose punishment.
Hu Xianer hurriedly held her head and screamed: "No, no, no! Ah~~~"
When the eunuchs, guards and maids in the distance heard this mysterious voice, they ran away in a hurry and did not dare to listen carefully.
"Old fox, stop pretending."
"The older the vixen gets, the better her skills will be. Master, do you want to give it a try? If you don't try, let me go. If you let me go, I won't bother you anymore."
"Shut up."
After Xia Ji said these two words, he continued to carve the wooden beads. Carving the wooden beads did not take much effort, and then started making beads based on Tathagata Zen.
The powerful spiritual power is condensed on the surface of the wooden bead through the sympathetic means of Tathagata Zen. The golden pulp manifests itself, and the heavenly dragon wanders around until a deep swastika is left on the wooden surface.
After making one rosary, he took off another one.
One after another, without stopping.
Hu Xian'er, who was about to say something else, stared at this scene dumbfounded. She had already understood. The young prince in front of her was actually making a magic weapon, and was he making it so fast
What is his magical weapon
Are magic weapons so easy to make
The old fox couldn't help but fell into silence again.