Countless flowers fell into the car from the sky. Chen Changsheng looked away, took off the petals on his clothes, and nodded to the crowd around him, thanking them for their generosity and enthusiasm.
In a certain abandoned garden in the depths of the palace, there were also flowers falling. Those cold-resistant spring plums were blown by the wind, and the tiny pink stamens fell, spreading a shallow layer on the ground by the pool, which looked very beautiful.
The Pope and the Holy Empress stood among the broken plums, looking at the Black Dragon Pond in front of them.
"The day before yesterday, he took part in the imperial examination in the academy. He should have entered the top 16, right? I said at the time that I was here... But I didn't expect that this kid would not stop."
The Holy Empress looked at the flowers and trees by the pool, quietly perceiving the historical flavor of Tong Palace, and spoke slowly. She didn't want Chen Changsheng to take the first place in the Dachao Examination. There were countless ways, such as what Mo Yu should have done logically at the scene of the battle, but in the end she didn't do anything.
She looked at the Pope and raised her eyebrows slightly and said, "Now that I think about it, on the night of the Ivy Banquet, Mo Yu brought the child here, intending to use Tong Palace to imprison him, so it must be your intention?"
The pope said calmly: "In the eyes of that child Mo Yu, I am no different from you, my mother. She respects me as she respects my mother. Even if she finds something wrong afterwards, she can't say it."
"Meilisha has been quiet for more than two hundred years. Since Chen Changsheng entered Beijing last year, he suddenly seemed to be a different person. I felt something was wrong at the time."
The Holy Empress walked to the bank of the pool with her hands behind her back, looked at the blue sky and flowing clouds reflected in the pool, and said calmly: "Of course I know that Chen Changsheng and the Orthodox Academy are the concrete manifestations of some old people's reluctance. Arrangement, but I never paid too much attention to it, just like what I said to Mo Yu one night, my heart can accommodate the whole world, how can I not accommodate a mere Orthodox Academy and a young man?"
Speaking of this, she turned around, looked into the pope's eyes quietly, and said, "But you suddenly made a statement, and you made a statement twice in a row, so I have to be vigilant."
His Excellency the Pope did not speak.
The peace and strength of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the entire world for more than 200 years, are mainly due to the trust and friendship between the five saints, the most important of which is naturally the friendship between the Holy Empress and the Pope . Since the first emperor ignored political affairs many years ago, the descendants of the saints approved memorials, represented state affairs, and listened to the government behind the curtain. I don’t know how many angry opposition and attacks have been attracted. The most important reason why the opponents of the saint queen have not been able to succeed is that, Whenever the struggle was fierce, His Excellency the Pope would always stand by his state religion and stand firmly by the side of the Holy Empress.
More than ten years ago, the first emperor was seriously ill. In order to prevent Dazhou from being ruled by a woman, many big figures in the state religion and the Chen family rebelled resolutely, and it can be said hastily. Bloodbath, the dean was beaten to death by the Pope himself.
Everyone believes that the demise of the Orthodox Academy is a testimony of the friendship and strength between the Pope and the Holy Queen. Li is dead, completely dead.
So, why has His Excellency changed his attitude now
"Chen Changsheng... is my nephew." The Pope looked at the Holy Queen and said calmly.
The abandoned garden was even more silent, the black dragon pool was chilly, and the pink plums were like snow flakes.
The Holy Empress was silent for a long time, and said, "Taoist Ji?"
His Excellency the Pope said: "Since he is Taoist Ji, he naturally did not die that night."
"So it is, it is so... But so what? Do you still want to talk about friendship with your brother? Don't forget, what was the reason we decided to kill him back then."
The holy queen pointed to somewhere beside the pool, where a black crow perched on a cold branch.
"For more than ten years, the traces of the black robe's activities have always been around Xuelao City, not in Xining Town. What the child from the Qiushan family did a few days ago has also proved this point."
The Pope looked at her and sighed, "Or, we really killed the wrong one that year."
Sheng was expressionless and said, "Even if your senior brother is not a black robe, shouldn't you deserve to die?"
The Pope didn't answer this sentence, and said: "In any case, what happened to the previous generation has nothing to do with the next generation. Chen Changsheng is my nephew after all, and that child doesn't know what happened in the past at all. Besides, no one will pay any attention to it now. Dare to oppose you, why do you still have to remember the past?"
Hearing this, the Holy Empress was quiet for a while, then suddenly laughed loudly, and said, "That's fine."
His Excellency the Pope was not moved at all by her laughter, and no real emotion could be seen on his face, he said, "What do you think about the matter of Zhou Yuan?"
The Holy Empress walked along the edge of the Black Dragon Pool to the opposite bank, and said: "Below Juxing, above Tongyou, in midsummer, there is not much change in ten years."
His Excellency the Pope followed suit and said, "It still depends on the results of enlightenment in the Mausoleum of the Book of Heaven. This year is a big year. Who knows how many candidates will be able to pass through the seclusion."
The Holy Queen stopped and said, "This matter will take your trouble."
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That night, the old chief eunuch in the palace began to investigate an old case in accordance with the private order of the Holy Empress, and began to transfer the old files in a low-key and silent manner. This matter was not entrusted to Mo Yu by the Holy Empress. It has nothing to do with trust. The main reason is that this matter was too long ago. At that time, Mo Yu was still young, and this matter was too tragic. Since Mo Yu did not know, then It is better not to know all the time.
This old case was the source of the bloodbath of the Orthodox Academy more than ten years ago.
Back then, the first emperor was sick and the empress was so anxious and busy with government affairs that she was exhausted and haggard for a while. At this moment, the old royal family tried to kidnap her only prince at that time.
This is a very frightening thing, and what is even more frightening is that the intentions of those old royal families succeeded, and the prince disappeared, and no one knew whether he was dead or alive.
Because of this incident, the Holy Empress immediately lost control, and in a fit of rage, all the people involved in the case, including the two county kings, were executed immediately, and the Orthodox Academy even ransacked and beheaded. Now, the Pope has confirmed that the dean of the Orthodox Academy is still alive, and he is Taoist Ji. So, is the prince still alive
If it wasn't for Chen Changsheng's age being wrong, the Holy Empress might think more.
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In the evening, Chen Changsheng finished all the activities of the Dachao Examination and Release of Rankings, returned to the Orthodox Academy, changed into clean clothes, left Baihua Lane, walked across the small bridges hidden in the streets of Kyoto, crossed Luoshui three times and more. An unknown canal came to the East Imperial General's Mansion.
Last spring, he visited the East Imperial General's Mansion once, and that was the only time. Since then, nearly a year has passed, many things have changed, and many things remain unchanged, such as the solemnity of the Divine General's Mansion. Quiet, and the gurgling sound of running water under the stone bridge.
Taking his gaze back to the end of the canal, Chen Changsheng walked down the stone bridge and came to the East Imperial General's Mansion. He declared his identity to the soldiers outside the mansion, and was immediately welcomed in.
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