"… Alas, I wonder if this chaotic world is about to come. A strange thing happened in the capital two days ago. A demon started a riot and the Jianchun Gate was broken. The soldiers scattered and rushed directly into the palace and smashed the throne room of the current emperor."
It was almost March, and the road from Fulin Prefecture in the southeast to the capital was falling. As night fell, the roadside inns were filled with travelers who had no time to go to the city for the night.
Sitting around the campfire to keep warm, people naturally talked about what they had seen and heard all over the world. Among them, a figure a little further away from the crowd drank up the rice wine in the bowl and turned his face slightly to the other side of the fire. The person who started talking was still gesticulating and talking excitedly.
Some people on the side didn't believe it.
"Jianchun Gate? I went to the capital once last year and had the honor of seeing it from afar. How could such a high city wall be breached? Are you bragging?"
The man who spoke before was dressed as a bandit and had a knife at his feet. He was not angry when he heard the questioning. He threw a dead branch into the fire and looked around.
"I know you don't believe it, but it is absolutely true. I just came out of Tianzhi, and Jianchun Gate is still under repair. You will see it when you go there."
Away from the fire, the man with his back to the crowd put down his wine bowl and frowned.
"Did you see with your own eyes a demon casting a spell to cause chaos?"
The people around him echoed and said, "Yes, did you see it with your own eyes?"
"Attacking the imperial city is a serious crime." "What's next? Is the emperor dead?"
The man by the fire quickly waved his hand to ask them to be quiet, looked at the man drinking and a long knife on the corner of the table, and bowed.
"So there are people who share the same ideals. I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!"
Then he answered.
"I was drinking in a restaurant when I heard a loud bang. Then I saw a giant striding across the street carrying a wine jar. I followed him. The giant kicked down the Jianchun Gate. I didn't know what happened next, but later I heard that the demon who cast the spell was a scholar."
"Scholar?!"
There were mostly businessmen and gangsters passing by, and when they heard the word "scholar", they were shocked.
In my impression, scholars are all weak, modest and polite, but also easy to bully. Now it sounds like a fairy tale.
The man drinking over there frowned even more deeply.
"Could it be Lu Liangsheng..."
He stopped muttering, looked at the ranger who was looking at the fire, and asked again: "What happened to the scholar later?"
"I don't know. He probably hasn't been caught. Otherwise, why are there arrest warrants posted?"
The ranger shook his head, then a look of admiration appeared on his face.
"He dared to do such a thing. This scholar is braver than us who are willing to take risks. He even dared to smash the throne room. Tsk tsk... I heard that because of this incident, the emperor was so scared that he was bedridden and unable to manage affairs."
The merchants who were resting and the passers-by who were gathered around the campfire and who were gossiping were all aroused.
"A scholar dared to smash the Golden Throne Hall. What on earth happened here?"
"Who knows, maybe he was wronged?"
"However, I have only heard of a scholar who can cast spells in strange novels. I really want to meet a master who can cast spells."
"Okay, stop talking, be careful not to offend."
"Yes, yes, yes, everyone, stop talking. I heard that there is a Luan Tower in the capital. The girls inside are so beautiful that they can cum in three strokes..."
The night wind blew, and the man in front of the wine table stood up, tied on his cloak, grabbed the weapon on the corner of the table and tied it around his waist, strode out of the wild inn, went to the back to take the horse and climbed on.
Xilulu-
As the horse neighed, the four long-handled knives on both sides of the horse's belly shook and collided a few times.
This person is Zuo Zhengyang.
He came to the capital from Hegu County on official business. He knew that Lu Liangsheng was in the capital, so he could have a drink with him. If he could bring Minister Min and Lord Shuhua along, it would be even better.
However, after hearing this news, Zuo Zhengyang felt incredible. He still understood the scholar's temperament. Besides, he had studied hard for four years just to get into the court. How could he do such a self-destructive thing
"Go to the capital and visit Minister Min. Perhaps we can find out the truth."
The noisy sounds were still coming, and Zuo Zhengyang shook the reins as he looked into the night.
"drive!"
Under the moonlight, we ran along the road towards the capital.
The dim moonlight hid behind the floating clouds. In the Chengxiang Hall of the imperial city, the lamps were burning, illuminating a warm yellow.
When a palace maid came in from the side door carrying medicine, Zhang Lihua lifted a corner of the gauze curtain, took the medicine, asked the palace maid to leave, sat gently beside the emperor, scooped a spoonful, and blew it to her lips.
"Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine."
The figure on the couch opened his eyes, reached out to push away the spoon that was handed to him, sat up, and leaned against the headboard.
"I thought... that Lu Liangsheng was caught... Take the medicine away, I won't drink it."
Zhang Lihua sighed, put down the medicine bowl, reached out and gently stroked his somewhat thin face, and chuckled.
"Your Majesty, you are making it difficult for me."
Over there, the emperor raised his hand and held the delicate hand caressing his face: "It's okay, I just can't catch my breath, and drinking a few sips of medicine may not make me better."
"Your Majesty, I know there must be some misunderstanding between you and Mr. Lu..."
The lights on the palace pillars flickered, and Zhang Lihua stopped talking abruptly. There were footsteps coming from outside, and a palace maid stood at the door, lowered her head and bowed.
"Your Majesty, Consort, the Protector of the Nation is here."
The emperor, who was lying on the bed, suddenly sat up, excitedly put down his foot covers and walked towards him. Zhang Lihua chased after him, helping him to tidy up his clothes while whispering:
"Your Majesty, please rest on the couch. It's time to let the Dharma Master come in to pay you a visit."
"No, no, I want to greet you personally."
As we approached the temple gate, we saw a team standing quietly on both sides of the square below the stone steps. In the middle was a sedan chair with a crane head and a lotus. The curtains were opened and a skinny old monk in a golden robe had peaceful eyes as he bowed to the Buddha.
…
"Master, why are you here just now?"
"Practice in seclusion."
"Does the Master know what happened in the palace? That Lu Liangsheng doesn't even care about me as the emperor. What does he think of this palace? He comes and goes as he pleases, and even used magic to destroy my Chengyun Palace—"
The light cut out the angry figure and reflected it on the wall. Chen Shubao was sitting on the dragon chair and said something with gritted teeth. The old monk who was sitting and worshiping Buddha below had no expression on his face.
"Good! Good! Your Majesty should not be burdened with all selfish thoughts and mundane things."
Chen Shubao couldn't listen at all. He stood up, put his hands behind his back, walked back and forth a few steps, then turned his head to look at Pu Du Ci Hang.
"Master, help me capture Lu Liangsheng!"
The hall fell silent. It took a while for Pu Du Ci Hang to turn his head away. The lights flickered, and it was impossible to tell what expression was on his face. The woman's voice was cold and clear.
"Killing will damage your majesty's reputation, so let's just stop it."
Chen Shubao looked stunned.
"Master, why is this?"
"The secrets of heaven cannot be spoken carelessly."
The night wind blew through the imperial city. In the city with thousands of lights, Uncle Hua stood under an old phoenix tree. Min Changwen also stayed beside the old man. After a while, he looked at the old man with lush branches and leaves before he spoke hoarsely.
"It's hard for him."
"I don't know why His Majesty dislikes Liang Sheng." Min Changwen thought of what happened in the hall that day, and even now he couldn't figure it out.
He took a sip of wine, sighed, and put down the cup.
"Fortunately, your majesty has not yet lost his mind. Go and get Liangsheng's family."
The old man over there turned around and walked over to sit down, picked up the wine glass and drank it all. There was also a hint of anger between his white hair and beard, and with a bang, the wine fell heavily down.
"Humph, if you dare to do that, I will go to the Golden Palace and smash my head against it and die!"
"Lu Liangsheng, I'm back!"
After he finished speaking, the parasol tree next to him rustled, and its branches and leaves swayed. A figure fell from the top of the wall, picked the leaves above his head, raised his face, and his eyes intertwined with the two people sitting on the stone bench.
"Oh, it's Minister Min and Lord Shuhua. You two should drink slowly. I'm here to look for Lu Liangsheng. He's in the room, right?"
Sun Yingxian raised his hand with a grin, bowed twice casually, and walked towards a house not far away.
"Lu Liangsheng! Come out and greet me!"
"Liangsheng is gone!"
Wang Shuhua filled a glass with wine and pushed it to the table: "Little Taoist priest, come and have a drink."
"Where can he go if he leaves?"
The Taoist stopped, looked at the dark window frame over there, then looked at the two people with sad faces, sat down over, and drank the wine in one gulp.
"What happened?"
Not long after.
The Taoist priest, with talismans of speed on his knees, left a shadow as he crossed the street. He ran wildly towards the Qixia Mountain in Hegu County and disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
However, the scholar in everyone's mouth.
At this time, the old donkey with a toad on its head was resting somewhere in Heliangzhou to avoid the rain.