Shang Xingzhou didn't speak, he got up and walked out of the house.
King Chen Liu was slightly taken aback, and quickly followed.
Shang Xingzhou walked to the roof from the stone steps on the side of the house, and it should be a stargazing platform.
The slightly cold night wind blew his sleeves.
Only then did King Chen Liu notice that this Taoist temple did not set up a cold and heat formation.
Shang Xingzhou looked up at the starry sky, without his hands behind his back, his blue sleeves swaying back with the wind, he looked like a clown on a stage, as if the next moment, he would squat down slightly, then rush forward, or Jump into the starry sky, and finally fall ridiculously.
King Chen Liu looked at his back and subconsciously compared him with the Holy Empress on Gan Terrace.
"If you want to destroy people, you must first make them crazy."
Shang Xingzhou's voice was very light, like the wind, without any smell or focus, and he couldn't feel his true emotions.
King Chen Liu didn't know where his words were pointing. Was it Xu Yourong or His Majesty the Emperor who was crazy? And who will perish
Shang Xingzhou's eyes gradually deepened in the sea of stars, and he didn't speak again.
King Chen Liu said goodbye, and after walking out of Changchun Temple, he couldn't help but look back at the roof.
He is still not sure if the trip to Luoyang tonight is the right one.
This morning Xu Yourong asked him to meet at the Orthodox Academy, and said those words, it seemed very deliberate.
She made him feel deliberate, which was originally a deliberate act.
But if he didn't have such an idea in the first place, how could he be moved by such a deliberate move
Over the years, his ambitions have been well hidden, and no one knows, even his father and acquaintances like Mo Yu. Even the Holy Empress Tianhai was only skeptical at the beginning, but she was not sure. Of course, this may also be because she didn't care at all.
But he couldn't hide it from Xu Yourong.
When he was in the palace, he felt that the little girl looked at him a little weirdly, always with a smile that was not a smile.
She didn't expose herself back then, why did she say such things now? Give yourself this chance so deliberately
King Chen Liu couldn't miss this opportunity. He also knew that if his reaction was slightly inappropriate, he would be regarded as provocation by Shang Xingzhou, so he was very calm and frank. Now it seems that such a response is feasible, at least Shang Xingzhou didn't respond.
So what should you do next
King Chen Liu rushed back to the capital overnight, and when he came to the gate of the palace on Taiping Road, the morning light had already faded, and the winter was over, and the warmth was gradually coming.
It seems that winter is really coming to an end, and it is time for all things to renew.
King Chen Liu walked into the palace with some emotion.
"You should be very clear that the Holy Maiden wants to use us to force His Majesty the Emperor to side with the Pope."
King Xiang stared into his eyes and said, "In that case, why do you still go to Luoyang?"
"You Rong has always done things fairly, even if it is a strategy, it is extremely fair."
King Chen Liu has become calmer now, even when facing his father's incomparably cold eyes, his expression has not changed.
"Wildfires are scary, but without this fire, we wouldn't even have a chance to make a living."
Xiang Wang's eyes suddenly became violent, there was a faint fire shining inside, and his voice became colder: "But have you ever thought that only chaos can win, and does she have the ability to make Dao Zun's state of mind mess up? "
King Chen Liu said: "I know You Rong, even if Dao Zun wins in the end, it must be a miserable victory."
King Xiang was silent for a while, then said, "Then when do you think it will start?"
Chen Liuwang said: "From the moment she asked me to meet at the Orthodox Academy, this game of chess began. Last night when she entered the palace, it was killing chess..."
King Xiang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said, "Kill chess?"
King Chen Liu said: "Yes, this move is a game for the world to fight for, and the world must respond to it."
Xiang Wang said with emotion: "It turns out that the wind and rain have come."
"A rainbow can only be seen after the storm."
King Chen Liu said: "When I was young, my mother taught me that rainbows come from the sun, and we are the descendants of the sun."
King Xiang understood what he meant, stared into his eyes and said, "Your Majesty's blood is also pure."
King Chen Liu said: "But he is only a cripple after all."
The wildfire in Xiang Wang's eyes gradually extinguished, but the ambition that had been hidden for many years like his son's was gradually revealed.
He said, "Will His Majesty the Pope agree then?"
King Chen Liu said: "If Yourong is defeated, His Majesty the Pope will naturally not be alive."
"last question."
Xiang Wang asked: "You have never said, what if the saint wins?"
King Chen Liu said with a smile: "Aside from the death of the whole family, what price can we afford to be worthy of this chess game?"
Xiang Wang was silent for a long time, and then laughed—with a somewhat self-deprecating laugh, the ambition in his eyes gradually dissipated, and his expression became more gentle, his round face was as pleasant as an old farmer or a rich man, but relative.
He supported his fat belly with both hands, and said with emotion: "It seems that your marriage with Pingguo must be done quickly."
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The Li Palace in the early morning was very quiet.
The sound of the withered tip of the bamboo broom rubbing against the hard bluestone ground could not stop coming from a distance.
Chen Changsheng opened his eyes, looking at the intricate patterns on the roof of the hall, wondering what he was thinking.
It was very rare for him to wake up before five o'clock, and it was even rarer for him not to get up immediately after waking up.
Laying out in bed is the most beautiful enjoyment in the world for many ordinary young people, but for him, it is undoubtedly a waste of time and extremely irresponsible behavior, which will make him feel extremely guilty.
He didn't get up at this time because it was his first day living in Li Palace.
He is still a little unfamiliar with the surrounding environment, a little uncomfortable, and even a little faintly afraid. He didn't know where he should go to wash up after getting up, what kind of service he would receive, and he didn't even know where the clothes he took off last night were sorted at this time.
He also didn't know what Xu Yourong had said to his senior brother when he entered the palace last night.
He finally got up until the quiet outer hall, whose cornices occupied most of the sky, was illuminated by the winter sun.
The first person he saw was Anhua.
Those tens of thousands of believers who petitioned with candles last night were finally persuaded to leave in the middle of the night, but Anhua did not leave.
She had been waiting in the temple for the whole night, and her eyes looked a little red. She didn't know whether it was due to fatigue or crying.
"The matter about your aunt seems to be the only way to deal with it."
Chen Changsheng took the dao robe from her hand, looked into her reddish eyes, and said apologetically, "I hope you don't blame me."
An Hua said repeatedly: "How dare you blame His Majesty."
Chen Changsheng heard that she wasn't lying, and asked puzzledly, "Then why are you sad?"
An Hua lowered his head and asked, "Your Majesty, are you really going to leave?"
In many dynasties before the Great Zhou Dynasty, Taoism was also the state religion, and there have been many popes in history.
The Pope has no term of office, and until the moment he returns to Star Sea, he will be the theocratic ruler of the entire state religion.
But among the popes in history, there were indeed a few who either wanted to pursue the Dao and did not want to be entangled in secular affairs, or were discouraged because of something, and finally ended their tenure early, choosing to hide in the mountains, or I went to the other side of the star sea.
Anhua studied in Qingyao Thirteenth Division since he was a child, and later became a teacher, dedicating all his youth to the state religion. He knows some classics in Taoism by heart, so he is naturally aware of these deeds. The more she thought about what Chen Changsheng said in the Guangming Palace last night, the more she felt that Chen Changsheng might choose that path. I shed tears several times.
Chen Changsheng looked at the sky above the hall, which was divided by the corners of the eaves.
He thought again of the wellhead-like dark night beyond the sea of stars that he had perceived that night.
He will take on his own responsibilities.
But after doing these things, if there is a place further afield, of course, go and see it.