Chen Changsheng walked into the alley. After a while, he came out of the alley again. He stood at the entrance of the alley, looking a little dazed—because he walked back and forth in the alley twice and saw many restaurants, but he didn't see the tofu fish mentioned in the note.
Then wait for her to come? Standing at the entrance of the alley, he suddenly had a thought, could it be that she deliberately teased him in order to punish him for being stupid? Yes, that should be the case, otherwise why did you leave a non-existent address on the note
His mood was a bit complicated, the snow falling from the sky gradually became heavier, and the pedestrians in the streets and alleys ran away one after another. Today, because of the grand feast in the Li Palace, many people went to the Shinto Hall to watch the excitement, and the restaurants and restaurants on Fusui Road were far less business than usual, and it seemed even more deserted at this time.
He didn't leave, but waited at the entrance of Luoxue's alley.
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There are bright lights hanging on both sides of the Shinto in the Li Palace, and the snowflakes are falling. There are slightly fewer people in the capital waiting to watch the excitement. , I still feel that this trip is worthwhile. The main hall of light where the banquet was held tonight was already full of priests, ministers, and people from various halls and courtyards, while the quiet hall behind the main hall of light was still as quiet as usual.
The pope is going to attend this evening banquet today. The sackcloth on his body has been changed into a divine robe in advance. Holding a ladle in his right hand, he is watering the green leaves in the basin. Seeing that the green leaves are growing stronger and stronger, the old man's face reveals With a relieved smile, he took the soft towel placed beside the basin and gently wiped his hands.
When Chen Changsheng came to Li Palace a few times ago, he had already noticed the changes in this pot of green leaves. He didn't understand that since the world of green leaves, like Zhou Garden, is a stable fragment of space and cannot become bigger, then the pope is so Caring for its growth carefully, is it just to make the door to the world of Aoba more stable? Or is it that as the green leaves grow vigorously, the door between the green leaf world and the original world will become bigger and bigger? If so, why did the pope make the door of Qingye World bigger
"This matter is too big after all, Your Majesty, don't you need to think about it?"
Mao Qiuyu stood quietly behind the Pope, with a very respectful expression, and his sleeves did not tremble at all.
The Pope put down the towel and said with a smile, "I heard from you about the battle at Naihe Bridge. I found that this kid is more reliable than I thought. A better object, since this is the case, I can rest assured that I will pass on the state religion to him."
Mao Qiuyu was silent for a while, and said: "Your Majesty's words are true, but after all, Ling Hai and Si Yuan are both far above Chen Changsheng in terms of cultivation qualifications, and they were also carefully trained by you back then. I think, They should have a hard time accepting this."
The Pope walked back to the stage, took off the divine crown from the glazed seat and put it on his head, but did not pick up the scepter representing the power of the state religion, and said slowly: "I am selfish, after all, the orthodox heirs of the state religion are now There is only this child, and he will face the most difficult choice in the world in the future, the most bewildered, the most penetrating depression, so this title, even if I give him comfort, is what the state religion should give him. remuneration."
After saying these words, he turned around slowly and walked towards the cold stone wall. As he walked forward, the stone wall slowly opened, emitting infinite light.
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This is a night pearl that once illuminated Kyoto on the edge of Gan Terrace. It gradually faded due to years of wind and rain, so it was taken down and placed in a palace in the imperial palace for lighting purposes, although this night pearl is not as good as it was at the beginning. As dazzling as it is, it is still extremely bright for the memorial on the desk.
The Holy Empress was reviewing the memorial while listening to the words echoing in the hall.
The old eunuch leader bowed and stood at the bottom, and in a very soft voice, he told the details of the battle at Naihe Bridge in the morning.
The battle of Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong's Naihe Bridge took place not long after the early morning, but neither His Majesty the Pope nor the Holy Empress had people come to report the matter in detail until late in the evening. Continent's opinion is different. These two saints actually don't care much about this battle. Although Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong are their most trusted juniors, and from a certain point of view, they are their successors, but in their eyes, this It's still a small thing.
"... The Zhai sword came from the sword pool, and Dean Chen must have left his hands behind. The saint should have known about this in advance and had prepared, but for some reason, she still couldn't defeat the enemy with one blow. Chen Changsheng paid the price for his left shoulder injury." , forcibly took away the control of Zhaijian, and unexpectedly blocked the saint's consonant finger. If it was just about the sword, it should be regarded as half a move, but if it is a real battle, if it continues, he should not win. The only chance is... the saint just left like that."
After saying this, the chief eunuch looked up cautiously, then retreated to the rear.
The expression of the Holy Empress did not change, and most of the time when the chief eunuch did not look up, she was the same. During the Battle of Naihe Bridge, the talent and wisdom displayed by Chen Changsheng and Xu Yourong were enough to shock most people, but not including her. Only when she heard that Xu Yourong had comprehended the Great Bright Sword did she raise her eyebrows, as if she hadn't expected it.
"What a stubborn girl."
She threw the memorial on the table, got up and walked to the door of the palace, and looked at the faint light in the distant night sky with her hands behind her back, that should be Li Palace.
At this moment, Mo Yu came in a hurry, with an extremely dignified expression, and reported to her what had just happened.
The Empress quietly looked in the direction of Li Palace, with a slight smile on her lips, but her eyes were indifferent: "It's getting more and more interesting."
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The Battle of Naihe Bridge has ended, but the discussions that aroused afterwards are difficult to calm down in a short period of time. The main content of the conversations of the big figures in the Guangming main hall is still around this matter. With the vision and state of these big shots, calm down afterwards After thinking about it for a while, I realized that Xu Yourong didn't use Tianfeng's true blood, but deliberately suppressed himself to the level of a normal person, and wanted to defeat Chen Changsheng with strength instead of talent, but this doesn't mean they will They thought that Chen Changsheng was invincible, because they also knew very well that Chen Changsheng did not use the most powerful means, such as the way he survived Zhu Xun's sword in the rainy battle in Xunyang City.
At this moment, the sound of solemn and benevolent music suddenly sounded in the main hall of light, the deepest stone wall was slowly opened, the light overflowed everywhere, and the stone carvings on both sides of the hall were glowing. His Majesty the Pope, who walked into the light from the stone wall, saluted humbly.
His Majesty the Pope, surrounded by the Grand Knight Commander and several archbishops, walked slowly up the platform. Taoist Siyuan and the King of Linghai were also among them. Mao Qiuyu, the Archbishop of Yinghua Hall, stood at the end. , the scepter representing the authority of the state religion was held in his hands at this time.
Without any complicated and lengthy procedures, Mao Qiuyu calmly began to read the meritorious service Chen Changsheng had made for the state religion, from the Dachao Examination to the Mausoleum of Books, from Zhou Garden to this morning's Naihe Bridge, and even the freshmen of the Orthodoxy College—this What was supposed to be a taboo in the state religion—had also become a mark in his record book.
It was originally a celebration banquet of the state religion, and of course the celebration was Chen Changsheng's achievements. Mao Qiuyu's reading of these was something that everyone had thought of in advance, but what happened next, no one except Mao Qiuyu and His Excellency the Pope people think.
After Mao Qiuyu finished announcing Chen Changsheng's achievements, he did not directly announce the state religion's reward to him as people thought, but calmly walked to the side of His Majesty the Pope, and under everyone's shocked eyes, the Pope His Majesty reached out to take the scepter and said, "Bless him with this."
There was no sound in the Guangming main hall, and no one spoke, because people were too shocked.
Now Chen Changsheng is the dean of the Orthodox Academy. A long time ago, he was His Majesty's nephew, but no one knew that after the Mausoleum of Books, the entire continent knew of His Majesty's arrangement, and knew that Chen Changsheng would become the next generation. The Pope, but that is only a guess or an inference after all.
Today is the day when guesses are confirmed and speculations become reality.
His Majesty the Pope gave Chen Changsheng the scepter that symbolized the authority of the state religion, which also announced to the whole world that he was his successor.
The silence in the main hall of light continued. It wasn't weird or it meant that there would be some disturbances. No one dared to go against the Pope's will here, but people didn't know how to react. This was a matter of course, but People imagined it much earlier, and there was no way not to be shocked.
Chen Changsheng was only sixteen years old.
The Taoist Siyuan and the King of Linghai, who were once considered by the entire continent to be the most likely to take over the scepter and succeed the pope, had extremely ugly faces. They thought they had at least ten years to change The Pope's will, but he didn't expect that His Majesty the Pope didn't give them any time at all.
They knew very well why His Majesty the Pope chose to confirm the name of Chen Changsheng's successor at this time.
If it was the past, the new faction of the state religion, such as them and their supporters, might have used Chen Changsheng as an excuse to delay the Pope's decision because he was too young and needed to be observed for a few more years. For a six-year-old southern saint, what does it matter if there is another sixteen-year-old pope candidate
Not to mention, the pope candidate just won over the southern saint today.
The silence in the hall continued, and people gradually felt that something was wrong. Even if people didn't know how to react, what about Chen Changsheng
Even if he was surprised, he should stand up and thank the Pope for his blessing at this time, and then accept the blessing of everyone in the hall.
Mao Qiuyu looked back and forth in the hall, frowned deeply, and asked in disbelief, "Where is Chen Changsheng?"
A hand was suddenly stretched out from the crowd in a certain corner of the hall, and at the same time, a somewhat disturbed voice sounded.
"He...he...he...he was too happy to eat too much at noon, and he had some diarrhea. Please ask me to take a leave of absence for everyone."
Tonight, when the National Religion was celebrated, His Majesty the Pope personally handed over the scepter to confirm the position of the successor of the National Religion... the person involved was not there
There was an uproar in the Guangming main hall, and the crowd parted like water, revealing the person who spoke just now.
Tang Thirty-Six lowered his head and raised his hands.
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