Prince's Mansion
According to the Da Xu system, when a prince is fifteen years old, he will be given a title by the emperor. The Prince's Palace is naturally the most magnificent of all palaces, with towering palace walls covered with dark red moss, and the Silver Palace in the center.
It is said that the prince is elegant, keeps a low profile, and seldom makes friends with foreign officials. At this time, there is a lot of traffic, and the lights are bright outside the palace, and hundreds of officials are posting, offering gifts, and registering in the foyer.
An official was handing the post up when he suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves. The official quickly got out of the way and saw a white-faced eunuch leading the feathered guards to jump down.
"Your Majesty has a decree!" the eunuch shouted.
"Quickly, report to His Highness the Crown Prince!" the school captain guarding the door shouted loudly, and one person hurriedly went into the courtyard to look for the Crown Prince.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, Your Majesty's reward has arrived." A eunuch came to Liangyuan's door and whispered.
"This little guy is really lucky." The prince was teasing the baby, said with a smile, and turned around to go out.
According to Da Xu's rules, a prince is granted a title upon being given a name, and the first age of the title is one year old. However, the prince's son is different, so he is granted the title on the full moon.
According to the rules, the envoys are first granted the title of Jiedushi, and then moved to the town when a great gift is given. Then they are granted the title of Duke, Commander, Prince, and King. There is also a sequence of transfers, and there is no sudden grant.
The white-faced eunuch spoke the imperial edict and gave rewards, and nothing more. A carved topaz Ruyi caught the prince's attention. This Ruyi was bright yellow and had always been the emperor's favorite.
"Thank you!"
The prince returned to the room and carried the baby back to Liangyuan. If Pei Ziyun were here, he would have discovered that she was the woman he met when he went to Beijing.
The prince looked at his infant child and was overjoyed for a moment. He stretched out his fingers and teased: "Little guy, your grandpa really loves you. He gave you the title of Jiedu Envoy when you were only one month old. I have never been so honored."
"How big are you, you are so jealous of your own son? Take your hands away." Liang Yuan looked at the prince and smiled angrily.
"Okay, okay, don't be jealous, don't be jealous." The prince said this with a smile.
"I have been waiting for many years and now I am finally a father. Thanks to you, I have given birth to a grandson, which will be a great contribution to my family." The prince held Liangyuan's hand tightly and said, "The emperor has a decree. Promoting you to Liangdi is not a compliment to your merits, and your father I will also ask the court to give you a posthumous gift."
In the Da-Xu system, the prince had one princess, two Liangdi and six Liangyuan. When the prince ascended the throne, Liangdi would become one of the four concubines. As for daughters, they did not count in a political sense, so although the prince had two A daughter, but said that he became a father for the first time.
"Well, this is my duty as a concubine." Liang Di responded in a low voice.
"Qingying!" The prince called softly to the woman in front of her. Liangdi lowered her head shyly for a moment. Looking at the woman's appearance, she couldn't help but kiss her.
After a long time, the prince let go of the woman in front of him. Liang Di's face turned red, showing a bit of shyness.
"Prince, although the child is now one month old, you still have to be careful."
"After I became pregnant with my child, I encountered plots many times. If not for the protection of many parties, I was afraid that the child and I would not be safe. Especially last year when we were visiting relatives, we were directly attacked and killed. Fortunately, we had the right protection, otherwise both the child and I would have survived. No."
Liangdi nestled in the prince's arms and whispered, and the baby seemed to feel the same, and cried loudly after listening to her mother's words.
"Huh, I've found out clearly what happened back then. I'm afraid it was my good brother who did it. I also found out clearly that the swordsman who saved you is Yingzhou Jieyuan Pei Ziyun."
"It turns out it was him who saved Longsun, and he has to repay the favor." Liang Di said.
The prince's eyebrows and eyebrows were very similar to those of the young emperor, and his eyes were painted. He looked very happy at this time and nodded: "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you are guilty, you will be punished."
"The darkness in the house must be cleared one by one. Originally, the child was in the womb, and I didn't want to commit more sins for fear of causing trouble. Now that it's a full moon, it's time to do these things."
The prince's words were plain, but filled with awe.
The prince on the table held a pen and wrote his name. When he came to Pei Ziyun, he hesitated: "Pei Ziyun is a man of great talent. He once wrote strategies to exterminate Japanese, and many poems were handed down. Even his father praised him. It's a pity that he entered Dao Sect, how great would it be if you could take my wings?"
The prince looked over, saw Liang Di's appearance, and said, "I will not discuss state affairs in front of you."
After listening to the prince's words, Liangdi laughed and seemed to be thinking: "I heard that the Taoist sect also granted titles, the second level of Zhenren and Zhenjun. Your Highness can fight for a Zhenren for this son, which can be considered as repayment."
After listening to Liang Di's words, the prince hesitated for a while, and then said after a long time: "This man saved my son and you, so he can be sealed."
"But the imperial court has its own rules. If you are not a Taoist leader, you cannot be granted the title of True Lord, or if you have not made a great contribution, you cannot be granted the title of True Lord. He is a Taoist and it is not appropriate to reward officials. So, he can be granted the title to his parents, which is more appropriate than a direct reward."
The prince thought about it for a while and said this. From his own heart, he felt that this skill was similar to Qingtian Baozhao. Not to mention a real person, even a real king could win the title. However, after being a prince for many years, he knew deeply that he still had the title. He is not the emperor, so there can be no disagreement.
When Liang Di heard this, she said, "Let the prince make the decision. How can I understand this?"
After hearing this, the prince smiled knowingly and completed the list.
Qixuan Mountain·Taoist Temple
Xie Chengdong arrived in a hurry. Xie Chengdong hurriedly entered the Taoist temple and saw the blind Taoist. The blind Taoist was very miserable at this time. His body was completely charred and black, and he had a strong sense of death.
"Sir, there was a sudden lightning and thunder yesterday, and the lightning struck the Taoist temple. The Taoist priest was struck by lightning and became like this." The guard on the guard side said.
"What?" After hearing what the guard said, Xie Chengdong's expression suddenly changed, and he asked coldly: "Why didn't you come and report immediately yesterday?"
The guard trembled and said, "Sir, this is the request of the Taoist Master. He said that we are not allowed to look for the master. The master has an order for us to obey the Taoist Master's arrangements. We dare not violate it."
"Asshole!" Xie Chengdong scolded with a sullen expression. He seemed to hear the voice. The Taoist who was resting on the bed woke up with a start. He moved and couldn't get up. He whispered: "But Mr. Xie is here?"
There was a hoarseness in his voice.
"You all get off here." Seeing that the blind Taoist had woken up, Xie Chengdong ordered the people beside him, and the guards beside him immediately withdrew from the door.
Xie Chengdong softened his expression and leaned over. The blind Taoist gasped and said, "Master, are you here because of Pei Ziyun and my disciple?"
"Yesterday, I had a feeling that my disciple Shi Muzhong might have been forced to confess by Pei Ziyun and leaked the secret of heaven. Pei Ziyun was the location of the backlash of the secret of heaven. I was immediately punished by God for this leak. If it weren't for the protection of the Patriarch and Blessed Land, I would not even be able to do this. It's hard to save even a trace of life." The blind Taoist said hoarsely.
Listening to the blind Taoist's words, Xie Chengdong was silent for a moment: "I got the news today. Pei Ziyun became a ghost yesterday. He not only killed Song Zhi, but also killed Shi Muzhong, Qin Gao, and the Yingzhou stronghold was basically pulled out. ”
After hearing this, the blind Taoist suddenly coughed violently.
"This person is really my enemy and must be eliminated. What do you think should be done?" Xie Chengdong didn't mind, he sat beside the blind Taoist and asked in a low voice with a trace of nonchalance.
The blind Taoist was silent for a long time, coughed again, and then said: "This child has become a ghost, and we must find a way to cut off the way forward."
"The foundation of the Earth Immortal is in the Blessed Land - without the Blessed Land, you cannot become an Earth Immortal."
"Separation, destruction, and occupation of Songyunmen's blessed land can make this person lose the possibility of moving forward, especially since this person has used Songyunmen's Taoism to become a Yin Shen. This is the Taoist brand. Apart from Songyunmen, who else can Can you accept him? This is not just a sectarian opinion, but also the nature of Taoism."
"Other Taoisms are difficult to integrate into a specific blessed land."
"But it is not easy to alienate, destroy, or occupy. Especially the founder of Songyun Sect has been granted the title of True Lord, and his strength has greatly increased, making it even more difficult to deal with."
"You're right, it's not easy!" Xie Chengdong laughed after hearing this, with a cold look on his face: "But it's not too difficult to deal with."
"This sect has been saving up for a long time, and has long wanted to dominate all Taoist sects in the world. A mere Songyun is nothing. As long as the sect pays attention to this sect and ranks first in the strategy, even if there is only one Songyun sect in the sect, So what if the true king is just trying to block the cart with his arms, he is not overestimating his own abilities."
Listening to Xie Chengdong's words, the blind Taoist coughed and said, "Master, maybe we can alienate each other and attack from both sides. No matter how talented Pei Ziyun is, he has to stop the evil spirit."
After hearing this, Xie Chengdong smiled and suddenly changed his words: "However, maybe we don't need to be too anxious. Do you know that King Lu is already angry?"
"King Lu is angry?" The blind Taoist was puzzled.
Xie Chengdong glanced at this person and thought to himself, it turns out that there are things you are not familiar with. Suddenly, as if a big stone was dropped in his heart, he smiled: "I followed your prompts and got to know King Lu early. Over the years, for King Lu has paved many roads.”
"In this world, the chess pieces of the Eighteen States are played for King Lu rather than me."
"Pei Ziyun repeatedly pulled out the chess pieces, which not only offended me, but also offended King Lu."
"Even so, King Lu is generous, loves talents, and has the appearance of a wise king. As far as I know, he still admires Pei Ziyun very much and might let him go. But this time Pei Ziyun committed a capital crime - he saved the prince's good friend. Yuan also gave birth to a grandson."
"The emperor said from his heart that he liked the prince very much, but why he allowed King Lu to expand his power over the years was simply because the prince had no sons. King Lu already had three sons. He had no choice but to do so for the sake of the continuation of the country."
"Now that the prince has a son, the emperor's attitude will change again. It can be said that even if Pei Ziyun did not mean it, he has pushed King Lu into danger."
"What do you think King Lu will do?"
After listening to Xie Chengdong's few words and the whip being thrust into his body, the blind Taoist suddenly became frightened and sighed for a long time: "Young master, these words are worth ten years of reading."
"Sir, is there any other way to save you?" Xie Chengdong's eyes flashed and he looked at the blind Taoist and asked.
The blind Taoist smiled bitterly: "Young master, I am hopeless. I only have a few years left to live. I can only hang myself. I won't live long, so I hope you can achieve immortality. Ahem."
Xie Chengdong was silent for a long time, and then sighed: "You take a good rest. I will send someone to deliver the elixir tomorrow. You can take it now, maybe it will give you some relief."
Xie Chengdong just went out. When he got outside, he listened to Xie Chengdong's instructions: "No one is allowed to disturb your husband's rest. If you have anything, please report to me at any time."
"Yes, sir." The guard outside responded loudly.
In the Taoist temple, only the blind Taoist was left coughing and breathing weakly. As the door closed, the Taoist temple fell into darkness again.
(End of chapter)