Prince Lu's Mansion
The sky was a bit gloomy. A maid brought tea to the door. The father-in-law guarding the door lowered his voice: "Xiaoqing, be careful when you go in later. The prince has been in a bad mood recently. Don't get angry. Several people have already been punished. Otherwise, it won’t be your turn to serve.”
The little maid was fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a bun and red clothes. After listening to her father-in-law's prompt, she was still smiling, but now she became a little nervous, and said with some gratitude, "Thank you."
The maid brought the tea into the palace. King Lu sat upright with a cold face and said nothing. Sitting next to him was the eunuch Liao Eunuch. Eunuch Liao was a bit tired from work. The maid came forward and brought the tea in front of King Lu and his father-in-law.
King Lu glanced at the maid in front of her. The maid felt out of breath and the hairs on her body were about to stand on end. However, King Lu only glanced at the maid in front of her and did not criticize her. The maid breathed a sigh of relief and quickly retreated to the door. , once again thanked the father-in-law in a low voice for reminding him just now, and then moved away.
In the palace, King Lu didn't touch the tea. He just held the lid to stir the tea, and seemed to be thinking about something. Eunuch Liao, who was sitting next to him, took a few sips of tea, put the tea aside, and didn't say anything. There was silence, and the depressed people were breathless.
After a long while, King Lu casually threw the tea lid in front of her on the tea cup and asked: "That Zhou Qi, have you checked clearly? Was the last remonstrance instigated by eldest brother, or was it someone from eldest brother?"
Eunuch Liao, who was sitting upright with an aquiline nose, somewhat gloomy eyes and some wrinkles on his forehead, reported: "Your Highness, we have found out clearly that he is not the prince's person. The person we installed in the prince's residence reported that there was no movement and no one was secretly doing it. Contacted."
After listening to these words, King Lu stretched out his hand and tapped one finger on the table. He hesitated for a long time and then asked: "Did any unusual people come to see Zhou Qi before he came to remonstrate? Impeachment always makes me a little uneasy. Why did it happen so suddenly?" You jumped out of time to impeach me for violating the rules?"
Listening to King Lu's words, Eunuch Liao narrowed his eyes slightly: "Your Highness, Zhou Qi is a stubborn person. He is usually very upright. He is in the sixth grade. Your Majesty, what should we do? Can we inform our people to deal with it?"
There was some hesitation in King Lu's expression. She stared at the father-in-law in front of her again and asked, "Is he really not the prince?"
King Lu was a little sad.
"Yes, Your Highness, people have found out clearly that he is indeed not the prince's person, and he doesn't even have much connection with him."
King Lu always felt that something was wrong, and he was filled with doubts. Hearing the patter of rain outside, he felt upset and felt a headache. He pressed his forehead: "This kind of clear stream is the hardest to kill. Let's leave it alone for now. After the formation, Clean it up, otherwise the whole court might not know what to say about me now."
There was a hint of exhaustion in his words.
At this moment, I suddenly heard that Manager Qing of the mansion was asking for an audience, and he said impatiently: "Come in!"
Manager Qing just came in. King Lu held his head, stared at Manager Qing and asked, "What are you reporting?"
Manager Qing knelt down and said, "Your Highness, just now the guards came to report that someone from the Daomen Qi Xuanmen was waiting to be received. The younger one came over quickly to report that there was something else. Two Qing guests came to report their illness. I wanted to I want to leave the house."
"What? Someone is complaining about illness now?" King Lu stood up angrily and asked. Seeing King Lu stand up, the kneeling Manager Qing lowered his head and couldn't see his expression clearly.
King Lu took a few steps and snorted coldly: "Why are you complaining? I'm afraid that after seeing the emperor fine me three thousand gold, I feel that the limelight is not right, thinking that I have fallen out of favor, and if I don't run now, I will be implicated later, so I just run away now?"
After saying this, King Lu was shocked. His mentality has been a bit wrong recently. What happened to him? He was a little confused, so he stopped and asked: "Who are these two people?"
Listening to King Lu's question, the kneeling General Manager Qing reported: "Your Majesty, Ren Wei and Zhao Xuting want to complain about illness."
King Lu read out the names of the two people. They were not familiar with the names at all. They must not be talented people. He sneered and said disdainfully: "These wallflowers, let them go if they want. Give them twelve taels of silver. Just remember their names." Our Prince Lu's Mansion can't afford people who run away when something happens, so we ordered them to go down and tell them that they can't come back again. In the future, Qing guests will follow this rule. It's true that Prince Lu's Mansion is a charity, so you can come in when you want, and leave when you want.
After King Lu finished speaking, she suddenly became a little upset. After a while, she sat down and said, "Let the people from Qi Xuan Sect come in and meet me."
Butler Qing responded quickly: "Yes, Your Majesty."
After saying that, he exited and walked along the corridor for a while before coming to the flower hall. He saw two Taoists, both around forty years old. Although they were in the palace, they were calm and comfortable, waving their fans and looking at the scenery, listening to the sounds, and looking at each other. Scan, just the light makes people dare not look at it.
Butler Qing's heart skipped a beat: This is the Taoist from Qi Xuan Sect. When he saw someone coming over again, he glanced at them with a hint of disgust. They were the two people who wanted to complain. He turned around and smiled, "Two Taoist priests, the prince is in the meeting hall." Waiting for the two Taoist priests, please follow me."
One of the Qixuanmen Taoists waiting in the flower hall glanced at Ren Wei in surprise, then turned and replied: "Please lead the way."
Butler Qing ignored the two waiting guests. Zhao Xuting was about to step forward to speak, but Butler Qing just glanced at them contemptuously and led the two Taoists away.
Zhao Xuting's face turned red and he cursed secretly: "I'm just a housekeeper, what's the point of being proud of?"
Ren Wei sighed, seemed a little melancholy, pulled Zhao Xuting and said: "Brother Zhao, don't talk too much. If Manager Qing listens to it, you are not allowed to fire him, and then he will look for trouble day and night, which will make our life even more difficult."
"To put it bluntly, if he really gets seriously ill and dies, who will care whether he is really seriously ill or not?"
"When we are reported sick, we are outsiders. It is normal to suffer some humiliation."
Zhao Xuting blushed, but did not say anything. For a long time, he felt as if he had aged a few years.
When the two Taoists entered the palace, they saluted and said, "See Your Highness King Lu."
Seeing these two Taoists, King Lu forced out a smile and said, "You two Taoists are exempt from the courtesy."
"Prince Lu, Deputy Superintendent Ding asked our master to help encircle and suppress Pei Ziyun last time, so we respected the master's order and came to help." A Taoist said, looking around.
After hearing this, King Lu sighed: "It's good to be here. What's terrible is that Deputy Supervisor Ding is dead and can't see you anymore."
A Taoist was startled: "Deputy Superintendent Ding is dead?"
King Lu looked a little unhappy and said, "Yes, he was killed by Pei Ziyun. After so many hours of interrogation, we still haven't found out where Pei Ziyun escaped. Is there anything you can do?"
"It is indeed difficult to find, but you can save money." The elders looked at each other and said: "This person is from Songyun Sect. It is better to attack or even break through the mountain gate. In this way, the world can feel the majesty of the prince, and the Taoist sects in the world will not dare to fight with him. The prince sings the opposite, clears the obstacles in one fell swoop, or even sets a trap to ambush and kill him."
"You want to use my power to move Song Yunmen? Killing someone with a borrowed knife is really a plan." King Lu suddenly felt clear in his heart, and without saying anything, he smiled slightly, gently took the lid of the teacup and shook it: "I can help you secretly, but I have just been reprimanded by the emperor and cannot directly mobilize troops. I can only help with intelligence and even block official news for you. After all, this sect has an imperial seal."
"No need for this, as long as the prince gives us a decree, but it must be stamped with the king's seal." A Taoist said with a salute.
Do you want to take advantage of my luck
Having been in this world for thousands of years, King Lu is no stranger to this kind of thing. He thought to himself, and after pondering for a while, he said: "It is impossible for Ling Yu to be given to you, but I can give you a token."
As he spoke, he waved his hand, and someone came over in a moment. A cold token flashed on the plate. The Taoist picked it up and looked at it, and saw the two words "King Lu" on it.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Although the two Taoists were a little dissatisfied, they still saluted and said. After a few people said some more things, the two Taoists said goodbye and went out.
Outside the door, the Taoist on the right looked back and smiled dumbly.
The Taoist on the left looked along and saw the tall towers of the main hall, with the flying eaves covering the dense green. The occasional sunlight reflected a layer of golden red in front of his eyes, but this was normal for the palace. , with confusion: "Why are you smiling? What's wrong?"
"We have practiced fortune-telling. You also know that when we were waiting, there were two other people besides us. One of them had a somewhat aristocratic look. King Lu is really blessed with deep blessings."
"What's so strange about this? If it wasn't for the instructions given by our ancestors, why would we invest in King Lu? If King Lu can become a great leader, he will have dragons and tigers following him, and it is natural for him to have the talent of a minister." The Taoist on the left said: " It's just that we Taoists should not get involved in the affairs of the house. He can tell at a glance that he is just a guest. But if I wait for an introduction, it will spoil the matter. Instead, King Lu will suspect that he is the person we installed. Only then will he be able to escape. Gao, the more suspicious you become, I guess the prince hates you and me deeply, do you believe it or not?"
The Taoist on the right sighed and smiled hoarsely: "So I can't interfere in these matters. Everything is based on the master's sect. By the way, I just met the prince. What do you think of the prince? The ancestor's spiritual omen feels unlucky."
The Taoist on the left thought for a moment, then exhaled and said, "King Lu is covered by the dragon's aura and can't see clearly, but I understand what you meant by watching just now. If you can't do it directly, you can observe in a roundabout way."
He said and looked at it carefully: "It is impossible to add any secular energy to one person, but to gather together. This building also has excellent Feng Shui, but Feng Shui, you and I, true Taoists, understand that this is just a trail. If you lose someone, what will happen?" I can’t even retain my energy—I can only have some sense of the palace, but my energy is indeed lost, so there may be variables.”
"But this has little to do with us. I'm a little confused. Every blessed land and cave is transformed by the spiritual veins of heaven and earth, and it's predestined. Those who are not predestined cannot enter it."
"Especially with the master's blessed land, Cave Heaven, and only this lineage can take over. Even if we conquer another sect's blessed land, because the cultivation techniques and benefits are different from those of the main lineage, we can only become a subordinate, and the sect The disciples who leave will gradually separate within a few generations."
"It's true that there were no Taoist strategies before, but I found that this method was not very effective, so I gave up. Now, why are you doing this?"
In response to the doubts of the Taoist on the left, the Taoist on the right shook his head: "I'm not sure, but the higher-ups must have some ideas to do this."
"makes sense."
(End of chapter)