I don't know how Yue Laosi and Han Baizi discussed with the elders of the Martial Arts League, anyway, since they left, the Zhengqi Academy has been quiet and happy for a long time, and in a blink of an eye it is almost the mid-autumn festival in August.
For more than a month, Bai Fuling stayed at home every day, directing Qian Xiaolou from afar to send all kinds of news she needed.
For example, she knew that after Yang Heng was banned by the emperor for a few days, the capital received bad news that the Ning'an River in Qi State was flooded again due to heavy rain. The civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty are basically in a state of disunity now. The emperor killed the members of the Mao family and mutilated the members of the Xia family. Even Bai Changshan was taken away by him. A menacing flood immediately washed away his joy.
Most of the ministers in the six ministries of the imperial court are new officials. They are responsible for commanding and dispatching disaster relief. All of them are eager to fight on their own. If you don’t listen to me, I don’t care about you. It is almost impossible to send money, where is the money for disaster relief
Last year, in order to compete for the crown prince and the second prince, the Mao family and the Xia family spent a lot of effort mobilizing forces from the martial arts and folks to assist in disaster relief. The Wulin is facing a reshuffle and dividing up the territory. Who has the time to care about disaster relief or not
When the emperor was in a state of desperation, Yang Heng, who was confined to the prince's residence, wrote a memorial, stating a series of disaster relief plans, and even volunteered to share his worries.
The emperor agreed without hesitation, and only Yang Heng was willing to take the initiative to take over this hot potato. If he could do it, he would solve a big problem for him. If he couldn't, he would be used as a scapegoat. Punish and dispel the grievances of the people, and the emperor is naturally happy to see the results.
After Yang Heng led people into the disaster area, miraculous things happened. Everywhere he went, the torrential rain there would gradually subside. Once it was a coincidence, after several times, the folks began to sing a folk song: Six kings come, a hundred disasters end , the Dragon King calmed down and greeted the Son of Heaven.
Accompanied by Yang Heng's tour of the disaster-stricken areas along the Ning'an River, this folk song spread as if it had grown wings. Some common people even voluntarily enshrined Yang Heng's longevity tablet, and the popularity of the sixth prince almost reached its peak.
The news was also sent back to the capital, but the emperor who was supposed to be angry and jealous did not respond, because shortly after Yang Heng left the capital, the emperor suddenly suffered from a strange disease, his whole body was swollen, not only could not move normally, even his face was exaggerated He became like a pig and could only survive by swallowing liquid food. Although he was sane, he was unable to handle the affairs of the court and China, so he had to appoint a few veterans to assist in the affairs of the court.
There are also several princes in the capital, and at this moment, he is still worried about delegating power to any prince, fearing that they will take the opportunity to usurp the throne, and the soldier talisman in Lu Ying's hand has long been found when he dealt with Yang Heng. The reason was retracted.
Lu Ying and Lin Pingzi kept a low profile. Although they were in the capital, they were in a semi-recluse state, so they were safe.
As for the Demon Sect, at the beginning there were a few big bosses who wanted to be the leader of the leader, but Kansui's younger brother Cao Zi suddenly appeared, and together with several elders with the most senior qualifications in the cult, publicly announced who could avenge the leader. The greatest contribution is to nominate him as the new leader.
Yang Heng's method of dealing with Haifushi was very secretive, only a very few high-level figures knew about it, and most people from the Devil's Cult and the Martial Arts League did not know about it.
Cao Zi was obviously instigated by Haifushi, and quickly pinned down the enemies in several martial arts alliance members sects that had fought to the death between the martial arts alliance and the Demon Cult, including Wuyunmen, Feiqiong Palace, Jizhou Situ's family, etc. Claiming that they want to kill two birds with one stone, then their thorn in the eye of the martial arts leader Hai Pumice is used as bait to unite with the traitors in the sect, and set a trap in the Gods and Demons Grotto to kill their leader.
Some inferences are reasonable. Although the emperor's secret operations in the Devil's Cult are well known to be fraudulent, they have not obtained Shangfeng's permission, and they cannot reveal that Yang Heng is the mastermind. Once they are revealed, their lives will be in danger.
Gan Qinglan, Gan Sui's mother, has been running the Devil's Cult for many years, and most of them are loyal to their mother and son. As soon as Cao Zi's proposal came out, many people agreed. Unanimously, within a short period of time, they made every effort to retaliate against the main sects of the martial arts alliance that the emperor had wooed.
When the news reached the capital, the emperor fell ill before he could instruct how to deal with it. This matter was related to the prince, and the court situation was not clear. Seeing that the advantage he had finally gained was pulled back again.
In addition to these major events related to the future of Jianghu and even Qi State, there are also a few small things that make Bai Fuling feel quite touched.
One is the news from Tiantong Kingdom that the Twelve Princesses are not acclimatized, contracted a strange disease, and have red bumps all over their faces, making them extremely ugly. He abandoned her like a shoe, but because of her noble status, he was still polite to her. He usually hangs around among the beautiful concubines and refuses to have sex with the twelve princesses.
The twelve princesses just became ugly, their ability to move was not lost, and their vicious temper was not lost. Relying on the fact that the Crown Prince did not dare to do anything to her, he took advantage of the opportunity of him going out to participate in the royal hunting, and killed all his concubines. Push them all into the cages where the beasts are imprisoned. Even if those poor women were lucky enough not to die tragically under the claws of the beast, they would still be disabled.
When the crown prince came back, he found that his concubine Ji was dead and crippled. He was furious and beat the twelve princesses. The twelve princesses immediately called the envoy sent by Qi Guo in Tiantong Kingdom, asking him to make representations to the emperor of Tiantong Kingdom as soon as possible. He wants the crown prince to make amends to her, and at the same time write a letter to Qi Guo to sue his father.
The envoy had already found out the situation before he came. The cooperation between the two countries is mutually beneficial. How could he stand up for such a savage princess who couldn't figure out the situation
The twelve princesses struggled for several days and found themselves alone and helpless, so they became afraid, but it was too late. The crown prince hated her deeply, and after testing the attitude of Qi Guo, he had no fear of the twelve princesses, except that he could not abandon her, and began to beat and kick her on weekdays, anyway, as long as he was not seen by outsiders, he should not beat anyone to death No, it doesn't matter.
The hell life of the twelve princesses really begins.
Daojin, the third son of the West Court Prince of Tiantong Kingdom, who once proposed to marry Bai Fuling, went directly to hell—he and the crown prince participated in the royal hunting. His position was immediately reversed, and half of his head was bitten off by a black bear on the spot.
It sounds like a regrettable accident, but Bai Fuling is very suspicious that Haifushi ordered it to happen. The reason why they didn't start until they returned to Tiantong Kingdom was probably because they were concerned about the emperor at the time, and didn't want to kill Tiantong Kingdom in Qi State to cause disputes between the two countries. Now that the Daojin people have accidents on their own land, no one will Link this matter with his failure to propose marriage to a minister's daughter in Qi State.
When Bai Fuling heard the news, she was very worried, fearing that her merits would be damaged, she secretly decided that the task of helping thousands of people must be overfulfilled, otherwise if these bad debts were calculated on her head, her "achievements" would be deducted and lead to It would be wrong for her to fall short.
On the other side of the capital, the Xia family was completely in trouble. Not long after Bai Fuling left Beijing, Xia Xinxin thought that her grandfather was praying for blessings, and insisted on becoming a monk. People were arrested one after another, and the members of the Xia family finally knew that the emperor had planned to put them to death, and now it was delusional to think of getting out, so they hurriedly sent their nephew away secretly, hoping to escape.
It was also the fate of the Xia family that should not be terminated. The emperor's serious illness stopped the actions to rectify the Xia family. Although the Xia family was completely ruined, at least the family was not scattered.
All this can be regarded as good news. Although it is not directly related to Bai Fuling, Bai Fuling is most concerned about her parents who are about to come to Yecheng to reunite with her for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
After all, she hadn't seen her parents for several months. When the news of Haifushi's death spread, her parents said they would come to take care of their daughter. Bai Fuling didn't want to drag her parents into the muddy water, so she specially sent Bai Ashi to persuade them Don't come and make your case clear and let them know she's safe.
The Bai Chou couple insisted on coming, but changed their tone for some reason, saying that they would come again to reunite with their daughter during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
The last time I saw my parents was almost four months ago, Bai Fuling sighed, she didn't know if it was worth it for her to sacrifice this year for the sea pumice, the child didn't get it, but she was "widowed" for him first Yes, her luck is really bad.
Not long after Haifushi left, Bai Fuling found out that her menstrual affairs had visited again. It would be a lie to say that she was not disappointed. She had already "worked so hard", why couldn't she conceive? She almost wondered if one of the two of them was dying.
Disappointedly, the one who can't is probably her. Could it be that she is destined to be childless? Bai Fuling complained to Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva a little bit. She has done her best to do good deeds and accumulate virtues all these years. Why can't she be satisfied with such a small wish
In Bai Fuling's longing and anticipation, Bai Chou and his wife went to Jianye City together with Bai Changshan. Bai Shisan and the others waited in advance in the city and sent them to the Zhengqi Garden in Zhaixing Ridge.
When Bai Fuling saw them, she almost couldn't help crying, usually she didn't feel anything, but when she really saw her relatives, she couldn't help feeling wronged and sad.
She wanted to throw herself into her mother's arms to act like a spoiled child like in the past, but Bai Ugly's eyes and sharp hands stopped him halfway, rubbing her heart angrily and amusingly: "Be gentle, your mother can't stand your troubles now."