The maids in the princess' mansion were startled when they saw the princess and Gu Shaoqing came back not long after going out. They didn't dare to ask more questions, and hurried forward to serve.
The maid followed behind Li Chaoge, and said cautiously: "My lord, forgive me, my servant's hands and feet are heavy, and Young Master Qing's guest room is still being cleaned. Princess, do you see..."
Li Chaoge understood when she heard it. These maids did not expect her and Gu Mingke to come back so soon, so the guest room has not been tidied up yet. Li Chaoge didn't make things difficult for these women, and said, "It's okay, I happen to have some matters to discuss with Young Master Qing. You clean up according to the plan, and you can clean it up before sunset. That's fine."
The maid let out a sigh of relief, bowed and said, "Yes."
Because Gu Mingke's courtyard is still being cleaned up, he can only stay in the main courtyard for the time being. Gu Mingke seemed to be very familiar with the main courtyard. He entered the palace without a guide, spread out the files he had read halfway through yesterday, and continued to look through them.
Li Chaoge fell behind? She arranged for the maids, walked slowly into the palace, and saw Gu Mingke sitting on the couch reading a book, with a dignified and leisurely posture. Li Chaoge himself is heartbroken? Doubt, whose family is this
Gu Mingke took over Li Chaoge's things, flipped through the secret materials of the demon town majesticly, without the slightest awareness that he was an outsider. Li Chaoge really felt that the Princess Mansion provided Gu Mingke with a new working environment. Has he changed to a more spacious place to work? No one has forced him to sleep, date, socialize, not to mention how comfortable he is.
Li Chaoge sat across from Gu Mingke, looked around, and suddenly realized that he had nothing to do. Gu Mingke snatched the file of Zhenyaosi, Li Chaoge didn't even have anything to turn over, and became a pure idler.
After returning from rebirth, Li Chaoge has been very busy. She was busy going back to Beijing to meet her relatives when she was ten miles away from the mountains. After returning to the palace, she was busy preparing to build a demon town. Busy with catching monsters, solving cases, and writing reports, almost every day? Stop. Now that she was suddenly free, Li Chaoge realized that apart from work, she had no life or hobbies.
Li Chaoge stared at Gu Mingke for a while, and found that this man had no intention of returning the things to her at all. Li Chaoge gave up, and she was too lazy to read the book, so she simply picked up the Qianyuan sword and went outside to practice swords.
Li Chaoge was still wearing the costume of the Demon Suppressor. This set of clothes was originally improved for catching monsters. Li Chaoge didn't even need to change his clothes, he just walked away with his sword in his hand. The main courtyard is huge, so there is no need to worry about not being able to use it. Li Chaoge casually held a sword flower, and the sword light suddenly turned, murderous. Li Chaoge's figure moved freely, so fast that he could hardly see the figure clearly.
The wind blows through the treetops, casting dappled shadows on the stone bricks. Startled by Li Chaoge's sword energy, the leaves fell rustlingly, but before they landed, they were twisted into pieces by Li Chaoge's sword blade.
The leaves are rustling, and the early autumn sun is shining on her body, the golden embroidery is radiant, and the unicorn on her shoulders almost jumps out. There was a little maid lying quietly at the door and peeping. Through a window, Gu Mingke was sitting in the room reading a book. He slowly pushed the scroll, and a gust of wind suddenly came from outside the window, and the leaves rushed towards the window. Gu Mingke lightly lifted his fingers, and the leaves stopped suddenly, as if the pause button had been pressed. The leaves lost their original momentum and fell slowly like a feather. One of them landed on the scroll. Gu Mingke picked up the leaves. He noticed a sharp cut on the leaf stem, which obviously did not fall naturally, but was ? People cut it down.
Gu Mingke sighed leisurely, reincarnated no matter what you do, don't be the tree in Li Chaoge's house. From the hidden sword villa to Pei's house and then to the princess' mansion, no flowers, plants or trees could escape Li Chaoge.
Gu Mingke raised his hand, holding the leaf just now between his two fingers, without looking back, he threw it in the direction of Li Chaoge: "The weak will live, and the strong will die. Strong soldiers will perish, and strong trees will die." Then break. You are too dependent on being strong, too much is too much."
Li Chaoge's sword was sharp, cutting gold and breaking jade, but the soft leaves were in? A slight bump of the sword caused Li Chaoge's sword to shift a few inches to the side. Li Chaoge restrained himself, and the slightest difference in the battle was a thousand miles away. These slight deviations were enough to be counter-killed by the opponent.
Li Chaoge put away his sword, and looked towards the window through the falling green leaves: "The only thing in martial arts in the world is speed, if you don't strengthen your strength and speed, what can you do?"
Gu Mingke lowered his eyes, looked at the scroll in his hand intently, and said: "To the extreme of emptiness, keep quiet. Dao has no form, and since it has no form, you don't have to care about the outside. When you look at At the moment of the move, it is already too late, and only by not being confused by the five senses can we touch the source."
Li Chaoge was stunned by Gu Mingke's words: "According to you, I saw someone attacking me, but I can't hide?"
Gu Mingke turned to the next page and said casually: "From the most superficial level, it is like this."
Li Chaoge's face was grim for a moment, she suspected that Gu Mingke was scolding her for being superficial.
Li Chaoge sheathed his sword, and strode towards the window. On the front of the main courtyard of the Princess Mansion are five connected main halls, and the east and west sides are side halls, which are connected with each other by Chaoshou verandas. Gu Mingke was reading a book in the East Second Hall, next to a row of tall and large windows, all of which were opened at this moment. Bamboo curtains are hung above the windows, and the cool breeze passes through, and the glass under the bamboo curtains collides frequently, making crisp sounds.
The main hall is located on a high-high foundation. Li Chaoge walked to the side of the platform and jumped over the railing with a light leap. She was half leaning on the railing, holding the sword in her hand, and asked, "Then how do you practice?"
The sunlight passed through the house, coating Gu Mingke with a hazy golden edge. His lashes are thick and long, and they all cast a tuft of small shadows under the lids. Gu Mingke didn't raise his eyes, and said: "Look? Your practice method? You should take the path of proving the Tao with martial arts. Although this kind of path is not orthodox, as long as you practice to the extreme, there are many people who will rise to the top. Your mentality "It will automatically activate the aura when you practice martial arts. The stronger your martial arts, the "higher" your cultivation base, and the more powerful the moves you can make. Therefore, if you want to improve, you can only continue to explore martial arts. You Now? We have reached the limit of 'tricks', and only by breaking through this barrier can we advance to the next level."
Li Chaoge half-understood those words earlier, but she understood Gu Mingke's words all at once. No wonder when she was first reborn, there was still so little true energy in her body. She thought it would take a few more years to accumulate, but later she went back to the East to catch monsters. Unknowingly, the true energy was as much as in her previous life up.
Li Chaoge didn't want to understand why, until Gu Mingke said it? She didn't understand, it turned out that the root was in old man Zhou's mind. Every time Li Chaoge uses martial arts, fights, and catches monsters, she is accumulating true energy, and when the amount of true energy increases, it will in turn improve her martial arts. This is a process of mutual promotion, which is most suitable for the cultivation of fighting madmen.
Li Chaoge thought about Old Man Zhou's temperament, and was not surprised at all. The old man Zhou passed this set of mental methods to Li Chaoge, and he gave it to the right person by mistake.
Li Chaoge thought for a while, and suddenly realized something was wrong: "You said? My path is not orthodox, so what should orthodox cultivation be like?"
"Traditional practice monks, first meditate, meditate, and enlightenment, and continue to study scriptures and classics, and slowly sharpen the foundation. After you have a certain understanding of the Tao, you will learn spells, moves and other external skills."
When Li Chaoge heard it, isn’t this the practice method that Shaolin Temple most admires, which is to first pick up water for ten years and then learn the basic skills? Li Chaoge asked, "According to their practice, how long will it take to gain insight into the Tao?"
"Divide people." Gu Mingke said, "It can be several years at most, or decades at most, and some people even haven't realized the Dao in their entire lives. But you are the opposite. You first learn the attack method, and then rely on actual combat. Constantly feed back your internal strength. This is a unique approach, and the person who came up with this practice method is a genius, but the tower is built on the ground. If you don’t have enough understanding of the Tao, even if you are strong for a while, you won’t be able to go far in the future.”
Li Chaoge understood? She is Ye Luzi. Others practice internal energy first, and then practice external energy when they have accumulated enough, but she is in actual combat as soon as she gets started, and her true energy is naturally accumulated during her use. There are advantages and disadvantages to doing so. The advantage is undoubtedly that Li Chaoge's growth rate and actual combat ability are far superior to those of the same level, but the disadvantage is equally fatal. According to people in the rivers and lakes, the foundation is unstable, eager for success, and easy to go crazy.
Li Chaoge thought to himself that old man Zhou really didn't regard her as a human being, and his heart was too big. If he didn't say anything, he dared to throw it to Li Chaoge for practice.
Li Chaoge rarely thought of old man Zhou. For so many years, Li Chaoge has been worried about the whereabouts of old man Zhou. Why would old man Zhou, who is so capable of beating, say? Disappear? Disappear? She remembered what Gu Mingke said? She took the path of proving the Tao through martial arts. Li Chaoge asked tentatively, "Is it true that martial arts are strong enough to be able to ascend to immortality?"
Gu Mingke knew what Li Chaoge wanted to ask. In her heart, the person she was thinking of had indeed become a fairy, but not in this way. Gu Mingke answered her question strictly with a practical and truth-seeking attitude: "Not necessarily. Practicing to the peak of martial arts only means that you have the strength to become a fairy, but it doesn't mean you can become a fairy. If you don't have merit, you can't ascend. .”
Li Chaoge complained secretly in her heart, it was really troublesome, she thought that old man Zhou had ascended, but now? It sounds like he has not. At least? During the years when old man Zhou adopted Li Chaoge, old man Zhou lived a sloppy and crazy life. Every day? He either drank or slept. I never saw him do good deeds. No matter how you look at it, old man Zhou doesn't look like he can accumulate enough merit to ascend.
Li Chaoge sighed deeply. It has been many years since we parted, so I don't know this life? Will she have a chance to see old man Zhou again. Although old man Zhou is extremely unreliable, he adopted her after all. Without old man Zhou, Li Chaoge wouldn't be alive at all? Li Chaoge always wanted to say thank you to old man Zhou, but unfortunately that bad old man left without saying goodbye, leaving only ten copper coins and disappeared.
Li Chaoge did not say "thank you" after waiting for two lifetimes.
Li Chaoge thought about this, and felt a little depressed. Gu Mingke looked down at the book, as if he didn't understand Li Chaoge's temptation. Li Chaoge didn't know that the benefactor she carefully covered was in Gu Mingke's eyes? She was completely transparent. She was down for a while, collected her emotions, and continued to ask: "If I don't want to go crazy, what foundation should I make up?"
"That's too much." Gu Mingke said mercilessly, "Take a pen and copy it here, I don't want to say it a second time."
Li Chaoge wanted to curse, but held back. She stood up from the railing, leaned on the window, stretched her arms to reach for the pen from the pen holder. Gu Mingke was forced to dodge backwards. After Li Chaoge got the pen, he found that there was no ink on it, so he patted Gu Mingke again and said, "Push the ink away for me, and moisten the pen by the way."
Gu Mingke thought it would be so troublesome to ask someone for help, but he still ground the ink for her, moistened the pen, and handed the pen holder to her with a straight face.
Li Chaoge took the brush, and she propped it on the window sill with one hand, spread the rice paper across the window, and said, "It's done."
Gu Mingke glanced at her, and announced the title of the book in a flat tone. Li Chaoge was able to do things with ease at first, but later found that he couldn't remember at all, so he hurriedly said: "Wait, don't say it? It's so fast."
Singer Li Chao? Memorized a series of book titles in a hurry. In the end, she had no time to write the full name, so she could only memorize the key words in a hurry. Gu Mingke looked at the ink that had covered the entire page, and said leisurely: "It's really a good word."
Li Chaoge was also a little embarrassed looking at this string of ghostly drawn symbols. The characters were indeed a bit scribbled, but it was enough for him to read and understand, and it was encrypted, so he was not afraid of being peeped by others. Li Chaoge rolled the paper into a ball, put it in his sleeve, and said, "Don't worry about it."
Li Chaoge got the book list, jumped down the steps lightly, and continued to practice swords. She drew her sword and made two moves, suddenly remembered something, turned her head and asked: "You know the orthodox Taoism very well, do you also practice like this?"
Gu Mingke was restoring the desktop that had been ruined by Li Chaoge. Hearing her words, Gu Mingke was taken aback for a moment, closed his eyes and said, "No. I'm different."
no the same? Li Chaoge raised her eyebrows. She really wanted to ask where? It was different, but seeing Gu Mingke's performance, she finally stopped here and didn't ask any more questions.
Towards evening, the imperial court dispersed, and Sheng Yuangong? The Lord's Mansion also welcomed three rare guests. Bai Qianhe, Mo Linlang and Zhou Shao came to the door together, and seeing their expressions, they almost carried a wreath on their hands.
Bai Qianhe seemed to be very afraid of hurting Li Chaoge's fragile emotions, so he thought he was considerate to avoid the scar, and said with concern: "Princess, you have been busy since the Chinese New Year, and now you can finally rest for two days. This is a good thing? Princess, you won’t be overwhelmed, will you?”
"How is it possible?" Li Chaoge sat in the main hall, looking at the three people in front of him like an idiot, "I see? You are the ones who can't think about it."
After being scolded a lot, Bai? Qianhe felt strangely refreshed. This is Li Chaoge. Today? One day? No one scolds him. Bai? Qianhe is not used to it anymore.
At this time, a maid ran in and hurriedly saluted Li Chaoge: "Princess, Gu Shaoqing said that a book was missing, so let the servant come to the princess to look for it."
In the afternoon, Gu Mingke's yard was finally tidied up. Gu Mingke moved to the guest room, and Li Chaoge's place became clean again. Not long after Gu Mingke left, the three of Bai Qianhe came to the door.
"He lost something and asked me what to do?" Li Chaoge pointed impatiently at Dong Ci Hall, and said, "Where are all his things? If you can't find them, just replace them with new ones."
The maid promised, and ran quickly to the East Second Hall to look at it. Li Chaoge dismissed the maid, turned around, and saw that the three people in the hall had different expressions, and they all looked at Li Chaoge with strange eyes.
Li Chaoge was stunned for a moment, couldn't help but look at his body, frowned and asked, "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing." Bai Qianhe shook his head, hesitant to speak, "No wonder the princess doesn't care at all. In vain I worried about you all afternoon. Now that I think about it, I'm the stupidest one."
Li Chaoge knew that these people had misunderstood, this is her princess mansion, Li Chaoge didn't need to worry about eyeliner, so he clarified dutifully: "You misunderstood, Mr. Gu and I have a clear distinction between public and private, and are innocent. He just sent someone to find something, nothing else."
Bai? Qianhe had an expression of "Do you think I'm stupid?" Zhou Shao scratched his chin and said thoughtfully, "Oh, so I can still use the excuse of looking for something."
He learned. Sure enough, the royals will play.
Li Chaoge's description became darker and darker, and he felt depressed, so he didn't explain it in a fit of anger. The two of them live in their own separate places. They are really innocent. They have a clear conscience. Why don't these people believe it
After Bai? Qianhe made jokes for a while, the atmosphere in the hall relaxed. Bai Qianhe took advantage of the situation and said, "My lord, I heard that you have been suspended by the sage. Don't be discouraged. Dali Temple also lost a young lady. It's hard for everyone. Let's make an approximation." Nothing to lose."
Li Chaoge thought to himself? Qianhe is really good at arithmetic, how can this be called no loss? But this was chosen by Li Chaoge herself, so she had nothing to complain about, and said, "You don't have to worry about me, just go about your business as usual. If there are outsiders who stir up trouble, don't bother, let alone go Give me a head start. The town demon division is safe and sound, that is the greatest help to me."
Bai? Qianhe and the other three nodded and made a note secretly. Mo Linlang asked: "Princess? My lord, what are you going to do next?"
The other two people followed suit, and this was what they were most concerned about. Li Chaoge calmly said, "Don't be in a hurry, just wait and see what happens. It's rare to have a chance to rest, so it should be used as compensation for the annual leave that was taken away by you last year. On the contrary, you can't relax these few days, and the black cat demon is still at ease Besides, if the cat demon is not eradicated, there will be no peace in the eastern capital. You guys have to live well? Investigate the case and strictly patrol, understand? "
Li Chaoge didn't specify what he said, but Bai? Qianhe and Zhou Shao are veterans of the rivers and lakes? Mo Linlang observed words and demeanor from a young age, and the three of them immediately understood. What Li Chaoge means is that as long as there are monsters in the east, Li Chaoge cannot be replaced at all. Suspended? Suspended, wait a few days? Monsters will rise up, and Li Chaoge has a chance to recover.
Bai? Qianhe and the three of them knew it well, and they didn't point it out in a tacit understanding. But their expressions suddenly became energetic, and their confidence was obviously back.
The soul, pillar, and backer of the town monster are Li Chaoge, Li Chaoge is here, and the town monster is here. The three of them are criminals after all, without Li Chaoge, it would be impossible for the court to accommodate them.
It doesn't matter if Bai Qianhe is his home all over the world, but Zhou Shao and Mo Linlang's life has just stabilized, and they really don't want to be bumpy anymore.
Li Chaoge understood? Their scruples. To be honest, if Li Chaoge really encountered a crisis, the first thing she would do would be to get the three of them to leave Dongdu as soon as possible. The three of them have their own abilities and talents, but they know nothing about the court. If Li Chaoge is not around, they will sooner or later become pawns in the hands of those in power.
They were brought into the imperial court by Li Chaoge. No matter what, Li Chaoge couldn't let this happen.
Li Chaoge's words were not only to reassure Bai Qianhe and others, but also to state the facts. The series of events in July may appear to be conflicts between relatives on the surface, but in fact the root cause is power conflicts. There was friction between the prince and Li Chaoge, the emperor stood behind the prince, and Li Chaoge also represented the Queen of Heaven. It was very difficult for the Queen of Heaven to insert her own person in the court hall. With the Queen of Heaven's ambition, she would never give up on Li Chaoge before she succeeded.
No matter what the Empress Dowager thinks of Li Chaoge, this is a matter within their interest group, and the Empress Dowager will never allow the Eastern Palace to suppress Li Chaoge. Even if Queen Tian wants to buy people's hearts, she will protect Li Chaoge to the end. Otherwise, if the crown prince casually broke off the right arm of the Queen of Heaven, how would the Queen of Heaven save her face? How will she overcome all opinions and become emperor in the future
This tug-of-war for power is gradually coming to an end, and fluke mentality such as pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and making a profit for a fisherman are no longer allowed? The queen of heaven must show her thunderous side, clearly telling the world that following her will bring endless glory and wealth, which is far more promising than following the prince.
In the beginning, this war was between Li Chaoge and the crown prince, but now it has gradually turned into a battle between the Empress Dowager and the emperor. So Li Chaoge was very calm, the queen was sure that Li Chaoge had no one to rely on, so he didn't come to rescue her today, and in turn, Li Chaoge was sure that the queen would not give up on her
In political see-saw, the fight is about patience and ruthlessness. Li Chaoge has already done what he can do, and the next step is to watch the game with the emperor after a few days.
Li Chaoge didn't want to talk about these court struggles with Bai? Qianhe and the others? She stopped short and asked, "Mo Linlang, what happened to the Zheng family yesterday? Did you check it out?"
Mo Linlang sat up straight in an instant, and replied seriously: "According to the princess's order, I searched the Zheng family's garden carefully, but found no ghost or ghost. If Mrs. Zheng's death was really caused by a monster, the monster should have come in from the outside. , it’s not that they raise ghosts themselves.”
Li Chaoge nodded, and said: "Okay, I see. Next, you continue to investigate the Cheng's and He Lan's houses of the Liangying Department of Guanglu Temple, especially focusing on asking for clues related to cats. Write down everything no matter how big or small it is." On the dossier, ask Bai Qianhe to hand it to the princess mansion when no one is around."
If the emperor doesn't let Li Chaoge take over the government affairs, then let the government affairs come to her. Anyway, Bai Qianhe is a snitch, a ready-made means of transportation, and Li Chaoge is not worried about being ostracized at all.
Bai? Qianhe and several others responded. Li Chaoge saw that it was getting dark, and the emperor would be suspicious if they stayed any longer, so he asked the maid to send the three of them out of the palace.
The sun was sinking, and the sky? The sky gradually turned dark blue. In Princess Yi'an's mansion, the maid was talking to Li Zhen about the outside affairs: "Princess Sheng Yuan has been suspended by you. Gu Shaoqing interceded for Princess Sheng Yuan, and was suspended by the saint."
"What?" Li Zhen was surprised, and couldn't help but sit up from the slump, "It's just a suspension?"
The maid nodded: "Yes."
Li Zhen pinched the corner of her skirt, her eyes were extremely gloomy. There was no reprimand, no punishment, not even a grounding. It's just a non-painful suspension, wait a few days? The weather is calm, and Li Chaoge can come out to show off again.
The emperor is really partial!
Maid, look? Li Zhen's face was gloomy, and she quickly lowered her head, not daring to hit the gun. Li Zhen was angry for a while, and said bitterly: "Mother is not a good thing, daughter? It's not much better. Go. She is so good at bewitching men, why don't you go and kiss her?"
It's a bit out of character to say these words from the mouth of a princess. The maid didn't dare to persuade, and said in a low voice: "My lord, please calm down."
How could Li Zhen not be angry? The more she thought about it, the more angry she became, and she cursed sullenly: "You can't blame me, it was brought up by her own brother. The child born by that woman really didn't have any good things, so she should... Let Li Chaoge and the prince dog bite the dog, it is best for both of them to lose, let the eldest brother take the position."
The maid was in a cold sweat when she heard it. The princess's mansion is indeed much safer than the Ye Ting, but who is Tian? Empress, her eyes and ears can see through every hole. In case there is an internal response of Tian? In the queen's ear... the maid couldn't think about it anymore.
The maid could only carefully remind Li Zhen: "My lord, the sage is in good health. Don't say such treasonous words. What's more, even if the sage abolishes the crown prince, there will still be King Zhao below him, and it will not be King Wu's turn."
How could Li Zhen not know? One day the queen is here, helping the other princes to the throne is simply a dream come true. But Li Zhen couldn't be more angry, she said angrily: "Li Shan and Li Huai are not the sons of the legitimate sons, if the queen and the queen hadn't died, how could the Wu family have a day in the early days? In terms of blood, their family is just a concubine of humble blood. Son? In terms of seniority, the eldest brother is the real eldest son of the emperor. If the mother and concubine were not killed by the Wu family, the current crown prince would be the eldest brother, where? It is Li Shan and Li Huai's turn to be rampant?"
Li Zhen has been aggrieved for many years, but no matter how angry she is, she can't change the fact that she is the real wife now? Days later. Tian? Empress has been a queen for ten years. She accompanied the sage to Mount Tai to consecrate Zen. The Empress Dowager has a solid foundation and won the hearts of the people. No matter the court or the people, she is a well-deserved queen in the hearts of everyone.
Li Zhen scolded the queen for being a concubine, which is really not convincing. Li Zhen herself knew that what she said was untenable, she squeezed her fingers tightly, and suddenly said viciously: "It will be fine if Tianhou dies."
If the Queen of Heaven dies and Li Shan, Li Huai and others lose their protection, King Wu will be able to unite the family and ask the emperor to make the eldest son the crown prince. It just so happened that Li Shan was in poor health and was indecisive, so changing the prince was what everyone expected.
Li Zhen seemed to be in a daze, and kept muttering that if the Empress Dowager died, what would King Wu do? What could she do? The more the maid listened, the more frightened she became. She couldn't help but look around, wondering if anyone was eavesdropping. Seeing this, the maid suddenly saw a black shadow by the window. The maid screamed in fright, and a cat jumped from the window and quickly disappeared into the shadow.
The maid's heart was thumping, and she couldn't say anything: "Princess, it's that black cat!"
The author has something to say: Therefore, the strong will die, and the weak will live. Therefore, if the army is strong, it will be destroyed, and if the wood is strong, it will be broken. - "Tao Te Ching"
To the extreme of emptiness, to keep quiet. - "Tao Te Ching"