The lights in the hall are bright, and Pang Shuo's charcoal basin is burning vigorously. On both sides of the basin stood two gilded auspicious beasts, both of which had been spelled. One opened its mouth to exhale into the charcoal basin, and shouted: "Your Majesty is a great shock to Kyushu!" The flames ignited even more. The other one also opened its mouth and shouted, "Your Majesty is full of prosperity!" But it sucked all the scorched smoke into its belly.
These two flattering golden beasts were donated by Murong Lian, and won the favor of the emperor. But Mo Xi felt that only the mentally retarded would like this kind of shit. At this moment, the two sycophants just finished the action of exhaling and inhaling, each burped with a metallic sound, and curled up beside the charcoal basin and stopped moving.
Mo Xi glanced at the hall. Almost the entire Shennongtai's medicinal cultivators were there, while Gu Mang was detained in the center of the main hall, surrounded by the top cultivators in the palace. Someone hypnotized him, and he was already asleep. past.
Today, the emperor is sitting on the throne covered with soft colors and soft cushions. He wears a crown of soap, his face is like a crown of jade, and his eyebrows are very unrestrained. At this moment, he is closing his eyes and resting.
Hearing the colorful clothes and the hurried footsteps, he opened his eyes and glanced down.
"Everyone's here?"
The waiter replied, "Report to Your Majesty, Elder Yu from Chengtiantai has not come yet."
Jun Shang sneered: "The old man is also getting old, and the sound transmission snow owl also told him to wake up. I think his position as the head of Chengtiantai's first-rank can be retired and let the sages."
"Your Majesty, calm down..."
"How can you be so angry." Junshang rolled his eyes, sat up straight, and waved his sleeves, "You gentlemen, take your seats."
Mandian replied, "Thank you, Lord."
"In the middle of the night, it was passed that you entered the temple, Gu know that you are not happy, maybe you are secretly pouring the blood of Gu's curse."
An old aristocrat just got his butt on the stool. Hearing this, he hurriedly knelt down and said, "Where are you talking about, Your Majesty?"
"Alright, alright, don't kneel. You're talking about a bunch of monarchs and ministers, don't you bother. If you scold you, just scold them. As long as you don't let Gu hear you, scold them casually."
Several old nobles looked at each other in dismay.
Their young lord has a very strange and unruly temperament, which is hard to fathom.
Although he clearly stood in the camp of the old-fashioned aristocracy, and even took off Chonghua's largest slave-born general not long after he succeeded to the throne, his behavior was not at all disciplined, and he was always looking like an "orphan". To make a new world" posture.
"I know that you want to go back to sleep, to coax women, and the hostess." The king said sullenly, "Let's make a long story short."
Everyone: "… "
It's absurd. There are twenty-eight kingdoms in Kyushu, and I don't know which country's monarch would act like this.
"Elder Shennongtai."
"The minister is here!"
"You report Gu Mang's situation tonight, as well as the symptoms after the sentence is finished, to Gu Mang."
"Yes!"
The leading cultivator of Shennongtai stepped forward, bowed, and told the story of Gu Mang's sudden spiritual runaway tonight, and then said, "The spiritual core in Gu Mang's body has indeed been damaged, and there is no spiritual power in his body, but... "
The king asked, "But what?"
The medicine cultivator lowered his head and said, "There is a strong evil spirit in the chest cavity."
Your Majesty pondered: "... Evil Qi..."
"Yes, the next official judged that Gu Mang ran away because of this evil spirit. Unfortunately, Chonghua has always been good at raising the right way and never touched those crooked and evil ways, so Shennongtai knows very little about it. The only one who knows about Liao Guo Ding has certainly manipulated his heart, but if he wants to argue in detail, I'm afraid he has to..." He was embarrassed, and his voice gradually softened.
Junshang said: "You don't have to be afraid, but it doesn't matter."
Yao Xiu bowed again and said, "I'm afraid we will have to wait for Gu Mang's death to open his chest to check his heart."
"You mean if we want to know what's wrong with him right away, we have to kill him right away?"
"… Yes."
The king suddenly scolded: "Trash!"
Elder Shennongtai was so frightened that he immediately knelt down: "Your Majesty, the lower officials are incompetent..."
"You are incompetent! What do you want a dead man to do? There are so many traces of Liaoguo magic on his body. He can still be used to study it while he is alive. What use can he use when he is dead? Can he bury it for fun?"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."
"Think of another way!"
Elder Shennongtai said, "K-Ke Gu Mang is already stupid, the traces of those spells are minimal, I'm afraid—"
At this moment, Murong Lian suddenly let out a laziness.
"Elder, whether Gu Mang is stupid or not, we don't know yet." After saying that, San rolled his eyes and glanced at Mo Xi with a deep meaning.
"Xi Hejun, don't you think so?"
Mo Xi: "..."
Elder Shennongtai's Adam's apple rolled. It was scary enough to be called "waste" by Jun Shang, and then interrupted by Jun Wang Shu, and now it is even more scary, even the bloody Xi He Jun was involved.
He just felt like he was going into a coma.
After stumbling for a long time, he reluctantly said: "Ke Fang, just now he has been sent to the official and has been diagnosed and judged many times. Gu Mang really doesn't remember anything, and his whole person tends to be animalistic. Isn't he stupid?"
Mo Xi said, "Gu Mang just summoned the magic weapon."
When the elder Shennongtai heard this, he breathed a sigh of relief, and said hurriedly: "Xi He-jun misunderstood, although summoning Shenwu and Mowu requires secret incantations. But this is not absolute, the host's mind fluctuates greatly, or In a very critical situation, even if you don't need to chant a spell, the weapon can still be summoned. So this... this doesn't mean anything."
Mo Xi listened silently, his face was frosty and cold, but his eyes kept staring at Gu Mang in a coma without blinking.
He looked very calm, but no one noticed that the armrest of the red sandalwood seat he was resting on had been cracked with a dark pattern...
At this time, someone in the family spoke up. He said, "Your Majesty, no matter what, Gu Mang is too dangerous. If the guards didn't go in time today, I'm afraid someone else would be killed by him!"
"That's right, thinking about the sins he committed, why should your Majesty be soft-hearted! It's better to kill him!"
Just like Murong Lian, there were only a few people who thought that "it's interesting to torture alive", after all, most people still believed in the primitive dogma of "a tooth for a tooth, and a life for a life". , I got an opportunity today, and I don't want to let it go.
For a while, the voice of "Immediately execute Gu Mang" was loud.
Junshang turned the jade jewelry string in his hand, suddenly smashed the jewelry string on the red sandalwood case table, and said fiercely: "What's the noise?"
The crowd fell silent immediately.
"It's chattering. After the harem quarrels before the quarrel, the lonely head is big!"
"… "
Jun Shang pointed at the elders of Shennongtai and said, "You are a waste! If Jiang Fuli didn't want to take your position, I don't know how many times I have withdrawn you!"
Elder Shennongtai wanted to cry but had no tears. He thought that this position was a thankless task. If Jiang Fuli was not willing to sit in his position, he himself would have resigned many times.
Jun Shang calmed down for a while, then suddenly turned his head and asked the waiter, "When will Jiang Fuli come back?"
The waiter also threw himself on his knees: "...reporting to the superior, the inferior official is also a waste, the inferior official does not know the whereabouts of Jiang Yaoshi..."
"It's alright, get up." Jun Shang waved his hand impatiently, "You're not a waste, Jiang Fuli is very difficult to follow, so if you don't know it, forget it."
The waiter almost cried: "Thank you, Your Excellency."
The emperor raised his eyes and said to the ministers, "If Gu Mang, this traitorous minister, wants to kill him, he could have been killed by Gu Mang two years ago.
Seeing the remonstrance of several nobles, the king said impatiently: "You don't need to be long-winded, just listen to Gu and finish."
"I know clearly, many of your relatives and friends have unfortunately lost their lives in the hands of Gu Mang, and you can't wait to get rid of it later. If you do this, although hatred will be repaid, apart from revenge, Chonghua will not be able to grow. So , Gu Mang who wants to keep alive. Although he has a shallow mark on his body, Shennongtai cannot obtain any useful spell information. But what Shennongtai can't do, Jiang Fuli may not be able to do it. Jiang Fu can't do it now If you arrive, you may not be able to do it in the future. Gu can wait."
After a pause, he said solemnly: "Gu Mang's lost memory is useful. The magic spell on Gu Mang's body is useful. Gu Mang is much more useful to live than to die!"
"Although Chonghua has never practiced the devil's way, and has only used the righteous techniques as the foundation of his cultivation for a hundred years, if he dares not even understand it, he is so complacent, and he doesn't know how the enemy of Liao Kingdom is." He sneered, "So lonely, Chonghua Sooner or later, he will not be the opponent of Liao Kingdom!"
Your Majesty actually wants to study the magic way of the Liao Kingdom? ! Everyone had different expressions on their faces.
"This… "
"How can Chonghua dabble in dark mana? Even if it is to know ourselves and the enemy, it is still too dangerous."
There was a relative who was present, the elder brother of Jun Shang's favorite concubine, who was very stupid, and couldn't help asking at this time: "Your Majesty, if you want to find out the power of the black devil in the Liao Kingdom, wouldn't it be better to take prisoners later? Why does it have to be this?"
Junshang rolled his eyes: "Because he has poured a lot of effort into Liaoguo, he is different from others. Why are you still stupid?"
The crowd was silent for a while.
After a while, Murong Lian suddenly stood up, gave a salute to the throne, and said, "Since the emperor and the ministers have made it clear, the ministers will naturally have no objections. It's just..."
"You speak."
Murong Lian said: "Today, what happened to Luomei Bieyuan shows that Gu Mang is domineering with evil energy in his body. He can break through the protective barrier outside Bieyuan and keep him there. It's no longer comprehensive."
He paused: "If the emperor can trust him, it would be better for the minister to take him directly back to the mansion for custody, and the minister should strictly observe it, and it can be regarded as atonement for today's disaster."
Your Majesty thought for a while with a sullen expression, and said, "Well... this is also a way..."
Murong Lian said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, then—"
Before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by another deep voice.
"no."
Mo Xi, who had been sitting beside him with his eyes closed, was silent, and finally spoke from his red sandalwood chair.
He raised his head, looked at Wang Shujun, and repeated the veto just now: "No. You can't take him away."
Jun Shang was stunned for a moment, then touched his chin with surprise and interest, and looked back and forth between Wang Shu Jun and Xi He Jun.
Murong Lian froze, a sneer grinned at the corner of her mouth: "What do you think about Xihe-Jun? Wasn't you the one who thought Gu Mang might have a memory just now?"
"That's what I said." Mo Xi stood up, his height was as oppressive as the expression on his face at this time, "So I'll take him away."
Murong Lian narrowed her eyes: "Why?"
Mo Xi said concisely: "You can't beat him because of you."
"you!"
Mo Xi turned his head to look at the throne, and said, "Your Majesty, although Gu Mang loses his martial power on weekdays, if he becomes violent again, his strength will not be lower than today."
"makes sense… "
"You know his combat power. When it comes to fighting alone, it's hard for anyone in Chonghua to outwit him." Mo Xi said coldly, "Please send Admiral Gu Mang to Xihe Mansion, and I will strictly control it. , will not let him hurt your Majesty and anyone in Chonghua."
"..." Murong Lian was silent for a moment, then suddenly sneered, "Xi Hejun said it nicely, but let me see, why do you want to protect Chonghua and protect your Majesty?"
Mo Xi said, "What do you mean?"
"What do I mean?" Murong Lian's pale face lifted up and his eyes narrowed, "What do I mean, Xihe-jun don't know?" He tilted his chin and gestured in Gu Mang's direction, "Take him back. , isn't it selfish to protect him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about." Mo Xi's face suddenly sank, "Gu Mang almost died at my hands just now, should I protect him?"
"Isn't that almost?" Murong Lian's eyes were cold, "Is it not dead? Besides, I asked Xi He-Jun outside the main hall if he really wanted to strangle Gu Mang with his own hands, and Xi He-Jun didn't answer either?"
Mo Xi suppressed his anger and said, "Why should I tell you whether I want it or not!"
"Yeah, do you want it, do you want it, why don't you tell me you know it? What is your relationship with him? Why do you need to tell outsiders about the relationship between you? Hehe, the other colleagues here are forgetful. It's big, so let me remind you."
Murong Lian paused for a while, her pupils gleaming, "Aren't Xi and Jun the best friend of Gu Shuai's car?"
When he said these words, instead of being surprised, the others were rather speechless.
Everyone knew that Mo Xi and Gu Mang used to be intimate. But after Gu Mang betrayed the country, he almost stabbed Mo Xi to death. No one knew about this. The relationship between the two of them, as long as the knife was stabbed, there is no way to go back.
Everyone was embarrassed, and some of them smiled without embarrassment and did not respond.
Others said: "Wang Shujun, this is all in the past, what else is there to mention..."
Murong Lian seemed to have anticipated their reaction, he just snorted lazily, the corners of his mouth twitching more and more dangerously: "Okay, I won't mention this."
He met Mo Xi's eyes again and sneered, "Then I'll ask Xi He-jun, you've always been modest and upright, and you've never been contaminated by those romantic places... Then I dare to ask you to go to Luomei Bieyuan by yourself and find it in private. What is Gu Mang doing?"
Mo Xi's heart thumped, and he thought that the fact that he went to visit Gu Mang in the Luomei Courtyard was still revealed by the servant.
But he didn't intend to deny it, looked at the black eyes and said.
"Seeking revenge, what else can you do?"
"If you are seeking revenge, why do you stubbornly feed him water and food?" The words soaked between Murong Lian's lips and teeth and then spit out, like a poisonous snake, "Could it be that Gu Mang saw you? Brother suffers - distressed?"
If it wasn't in the Chonghua Palace, and the Lord was still watching, Mo Xi must have ignited seventeen or eight fireballs and smashed it, and Qi Murong Lian's head would have been smashed down.
"What's wrong with you?" Mo Xi said angrily, "Are you following me?"
Murong Lian sneered and said, "Luomei Bieyuan was originally my place, what's there to follow or not follow. Besides, what have you done yourself, are you afraid that others will not know about it?"
Seeing that they were quarreling fiercely, some relatives couldn't help but persuaded: "Forget it, Xi He Jun has always been cold and kind, and he just gave a sip of water to people who were dying of thirst, Wang Shu Jun, why bother? Aggressive..."
"A mouthful of water?" Murong Lian's eyes flashed coldly, "It's ridiculous. It's rare for ordinary people to not fall into the pit of a deadly feud, but Xi Hejun will still give charcoal in the snow. This high-spiritedness is really eye-opening."
After saying that, he bowed to the throne and said, "Your Majesty, today Gu Mang can't be taken away by me, but it must not be brought back to the mansion by Xi and Jun."
It was rare for your Majesty to see Murong Lian and Mo Xi quarreling like this in court. At this moment, Murong Lian suddenly requested such a request, and without a decision in his heart, he pondered: "This is..."
Seeing that Jun Shang hesitated, Murong Lian continued: "Gu Mang is in Luomei Bieyuan, Xi and Jun can take a sip of water for him, if he is really led in the door, who knows where Xi He Jun will take care of him. ?"
These words were seven-pointed and three-pointed ambiguous. Some nobles present felt that it was too much, and they all gave Murong Lian a wink to tell him to stop talking.
In Chonghua, it’s not a big deal to visit the kilns and host male prostitutes, but it is absolutely forbidden for men to fall in love, especially pure-blooded relatives like Mo Xi—the blood and spiritual power of such people are too precious, and it is the right way to inherit the lineage. , so Chonghua clearly forbids them to have any unethical love trip.
Besides, how could a noble and noble person like Xi He Jun get along with a scumbag like Gu Mang? Everyone thought it was too absurd. They only thought that Murong Lian, as Mo Xi's competitor, wanted to throw dirty water on Mo Xi and wanted to go crazy.
Only Mo Xi, who was "splashed with dirty water", knew that he was really stabbed in the sore spot.
Murong Lian said lazily, "Xi He-Jun, please avoid suspicion, you can leave this matter alone."
After a few moments of silence, Mo Xi turned to his side, stared at Murong Lian with ruthless eyes, and said, "If I don't do anything, what will you do?"