Chapter 219 I Really Owe You
When the Imperial Master said this, there was silence all around.
Everyone's face looked a little strange.
Gao Fei and other people who knew the situation had meaningful expressions on their faces, while others who didn't know the situation also thought it was outrageous. In the end, there was still a straightforward person who spoke up, "But, Steward Wang, isn't he a eunuch? Are eunuchs also considered virgins?"
The Imperial Master said, "Since your Majesty ascended the throne, we have not eradicated the eunuchs in Daqian anymore. All the eunuchs are virgins."
Then someone has to ask.
Isn't Your Majesty afraid that the concubine will cheat on you? This question has been raised before, but Huangfu Chengyu's answer at the time was that he had just ascended the throne and had no intention of having children, so he would discuss the matter in a few years.
What I mean is that we don’t know when we will have children first, but if a child suddenly appears, then we can just let everyone imagine it.
That's why.
Although there are plenty of opportunities, no child has appeared in the palace so far. After all, the emperor has no favorites. If a child suddenly appears, who wouldn't know that it is cuckoldry?
That is why
Only the Imperial Master would kneel there and shout with such confidence: "Please, General Manager Wang, take the overall situation into consideration and contribute your own meager efforts to the country of Daqian! The people of Daqian will definitely remember General Manager Wang's merits!"
Jian Yue: “…”
Jian Yue endured the Imperial Master's powerful voice for a long time, and finally resigned himself to his fate and whispered: "Master Imperial Master, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I'm no longer a virgin."
The Imperial Master was stunned: "What?"
I'm afraid the Imperial Master is the only one here who thinks this is an excuse.
The Imperial Master said hurriedly: "General Manager Wang, the country is in turmoil right now. You can't ignore the people just because you are afraid of death!"
Jian Yue said: "It's true. In fact, I'm already married. Although I know this is very sudden and you may not be able to accept it, I still want to tell you that this is true."
The Imperial Master did not believe it: "Don't be ridiculous, Mr. Wang. You have been escorting His Majesty all the way, and you are inseparable from His Majesty at ordinary times. I have never heard that His Majesty has granted you a marriage. Who can you be with..."
Talking and talking.
The national teacher stopped talking.
He saw the faces of Huangfu Chengyu and Jian Yue, and an unbelievable guess jumped into his mind. His voice trembled as he pointed at them and spoke: "Could it be possible, could it be..."
Huangfu Chengyu: "I can prove that what Wang Zongguan said is true."
Imperial Master: “…”
Proving anything will only harm your Majesty!!!
The Imperial Master's plan was foolproof, but he never expected that such a mistake would occur halfway through. He had long observed that there were people in the palace who were suitable for sacrifice, so he placed the painting in the palace in order to find these people. Among them, the one he hated the most was Jian Yue, but he never expected that Jian Yue actually escaped!
"Okay, okay." The Imperial Master decided to give the Emperor some face. After all, this man was not easy to get excited about when he got mad. He thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, I actually have a few candidates here."
Huangfu Chengyu opened his lips and said calmly: "Speak."
The Imperial Master said quickly, "I have checked and it is Xiao Gaozi and Xiao Lizi. They are also people of Yinshi."
The words fell.
It was quiet all around.
Jian Yue looked at Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi who were not far away. Originally, Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi were watching the show on the side, but they were stunned when they saw that the incident had spread to their side.
What happened to them?
Jian Yue grinned more, because he knew that these two people were no longer.
really.
Gao Fei knelt down and said, "Master Imperial Master, we are not virgins either!"
The state teacher's face suddenly changed. He said, "How is this possible? You were all selected into the palace as virgins. Having an affair is a capital crime. This is not an excuse for not wanting to sacrifice yourself for the people!"
Everyone's expression changed slightly.
Gao Fei and Xiao Lizi were also a little embarrassed, and both looked at Jian Yue. Jian Yue thought that it would take time to build the altar anyway, and he also wanted to know what the national teacher was up to, so Jian Yue just thought about it for a moment and nodded to Gao Fei and others.
I saw him nod.
Gao Fei only thought about it for a moment and understood what Jian Yue meant. He said, "We were confused just now. We will just follow the instructions of the Imperial Master."
The state teacher's face looked better. He said, "So, Your Majesty, I have checked and found that Your Majesty's concubine, Concubine Liu, is a rare Yinshi virgin. She also complies with the requirements of the ritual. Only by sacrificing a boy and a girl can Daqian be safe."
The words fell.
The King of Chu's face changed, and he said, "No!"
The Imperial Master was puzzled, wondering what business he had here. He asked, "What's the matter, Your Highness the King of Chu?"
King Chu: “…”
He couldn't say that he had an affair with His Majesty's concubine.
If he told it out loud, the imperial teacher would be scared to death.
"My king...I think the national teacher is a little hasty?" The king of Chu racked his brains and said, "After all, there is no evidence for this sacrificial method, right?"
The Imperial Master said, "Your Highness, rest assured. The method I am using is from an ancient divine book. This book was brought out by a desert caravan from the Anguo Temple. It records that strange beasts were rampant in the desert, killing the lives of passing merchants. At that time, the world was in chaos, and there was a bloodline of strange beasts that were very friendly and often protected humans who were lost in the desert. At that time, the human race built a huge temple to worship them in an oasis with the most spiritual energy in the desert. This was the Teng Snake clan."
Everyone felt like they were listening to an ancient legend.
The King of Chu asked, "Is this the temple that our country of Qian has always worshipped?"
The Imperial Master nodded and said, "That's right. The strange phenomena that are happening now are caused by some evil spirits lurking in the desert causing chaos after the Teng Snakes disappeared. We found the temple and built an altar. Teng Snakes are extremely yin spirit snakes. We only need to sacrifice young boys and girls to awaken them. They are the sacred beasts that guard the desert. As long as they take action, the celestial phenomenon will naturally be resolved!"
That sounds like it makes sense.
The King of Chu said, "I'm afraid no one knows about this temple oasis?"
The Imperial Master said, "This place is mobile. The underground palace of the Teng Snake Clan has always been mobile. It is naturally not easy to find it, but General Xue has already found it. Now as long as there is the blood of the Xue family, the underground palace must be not far away."
As he spoke, the Imperial Master looked at Huangfu Chengyu.
Huangfu Chengyu did not comment on this. He only said, "If that's the case, what the Imperial Master means is that wherever I am, there is the underground palace?"
The Imperial Master immediately said, "That's right, Your Majesty. As long as you give the order, I will immediately send people to look for it."
Everyone looked at Huangfu Chengyu, wondering whether he would agree.
However, Huangfu Chengyu was much calmer. He said slowly, "Yes."
The Imperial Master himself was a little surprised. He didn't expect everything to go so smoothly. His smile almost stretched to the back of his mouth: "I obey your order!!!"
This session of parliament is over.
After receiving the order, the imperial teacher left immediately. Someone came in from outside and handed Huangfu Chengyu an intelligence scroll. Huangfu Chengyu took a look at it and put it down with a sneer.
Jian Yue asked: "What's wrong?"
Huangfu Chengyu said slowly: "The Queen Mother will come in two days. She said she wants to calm the army and defend the border with the soldiers."
The King of Chu was also blunt in his words: "Is she so kind?"
Of course not.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I'm afraid he came here for the temple."
"Your Majesty agreed to let the Imperial Master find the temple. Did you want to borrow their help?" Jian Yue asked, "This will save us the effort."
Huangfu Chengyu nodded: "Yes."
The King of Chu was somewhat puzzled: "Is the Imperial Master really so kind as to pray for the people?"
He wanted to laugh when he said this, without waiting for others to refute him.
Jian Yue said: "I think he must have other intentions, but I don't know what they are."
The behavior of the national teacher has always been strange. He is capable, but he is also a traitor to the enemy. He is looking for a temple and performing rituals. It is obvious that he has great ambitions.
Huangfu Chengyu was silent for a moment and said, "What he said is not wrong."
Everyone looked at him in surprise.
Huangfu Chengyu said: "The Teng Snake is indeed a very Yin beast. Only by finding the temple and offering sacrifices can we appease the anger and unwillingness of the Teng Snake spirits under the temple. This strange phenomenon from the sky is closely related to the temple."
King Chu said: "Is the Imperial Master really so kind?"
Huangfu Chengyu said, "Back then, Anguo bordered the desert and knew how to use the power of the Teng Snake. They had always wanted to invade Daqian, but Daqian could not succeed because of the presence of the Snake Mother. General Xue was the only one who knew where the temple was. At that time, he was framed for treason. The people of Anguo were able to infiltrate them. I have investigated for many years and found that many of the national masters were instrumental in this."
Everyone understood.
He knew that the Xue family was wronged, but he had to have evidence. The Imperial Master destroyed all the evidence. If he wanted to redress the injustice for the whole world, he had to expose the crimes of the people himself.
The King of Chu said, "So you want to lure the emperor into a trap, let the national teacher enter the temple, and simply catch him in the act, and then clear the Xue family's name in front of everyone in the world?"
Huangfu Chengyu nodded.
Jian Yue finally understood by now why Huangfu Chengyu knew about the crimes of the Imperial Master and the Queen Mother for a long time but tolerated him to be alive. It turned out that he wanted to keep them to clear the Xue family's grievances, and perhaps even expose the country's current internal and external troubles, and even the Emperor's ill health, and let the Queen Mother rule. All of this was part of his chess game.
The purpose is to make An Guo dare to send troops, and the purpose is to make the national teacher start to act.
All of this was part of his plan, to clear the Xue family's grievances, to avenge the Teng Snake clan, and to give an explanation to his clansmen and relatives.
Jian Yue said: "Now we just need to cooperate with the national teacher."
Huangfu Chengyu nodded and said, "Wait."
In the heavy snow, all they could do was wait. No news came from the Imperial Master yet, but an old friend came from afar. Concubine Liu arrived in the afternoon. She was wearing a fox fur coat, and she looked much more plump. Her smile was especially bright.
The King of Chu was so distressed that he kept saying, "I told you not to come."
Lady Liu said, "I am worried!"
Only Jian Yue and others knew what she was worried about, which was the increasingly dangerous situation. They had to find the temple in the desert, fulfill the Xue family's last wish, investigate the truth behind the extermination of the Xue family, and clear their name. Then, as long as the temple was opened, the door to leave the copy should also be opened, and everything would be solved.
All of this is coming to an end.
The King of Chu put clothes on her and said, "Be careful not to catch a cold. Come here and sit down and drink some hot tea..."
Lady Liu sat down and said to Gao Fei and the others, "Brother Gao, Brother Li, I have brought you two gifts from my travels. Hey, Brother Li, why are you holding your waist all the time? It seems that there are many red marks on your neck. What's wrong? Let me see... Don't hide!"
They were fighting and making noise.
In order to prevent Concubine Liu from pulling his clothes, Little Li first hid behind Jian Yue, then hid behind Gao Fei, and finally shouted to the King of Chu to take care of the pregnant woman!
Jian Yue suddenly felt as if he was in another world. When he first came to this world, he was trembling with fear every day and felt like he could die hundreds of times every day. After experiencing so much, he had a deep connection with everyone in this world. Now that the mission was about to end, in addition to the relief that the dust had finally settled, his mood was more complicated.
He turned around and saw Huangfu Chengyu coming in from outside. In his hand, Huangfu Chengyu was holding the medicine prescribed by the great Zen master for him to regulate his body. He said to him, "It's time to take the medicine, but you don't go back. Are you serving me or am I serving you?"
Although he said so.
However, he put the medicine at just the right temperature into Jian Yue's hand, along with the bag of candied fruit, and did not forget his candy.
Jian Yue drank the medicine and put the candied fruit into his mouth. The sweet taste made his eyes narrow slightly. He smiled happily and said, "Your Majesty, those who are capable should do more work."
Huangfu Chengyu said: "I really owe you."
Jian Yue drank the medicine obediently. The sweet taste of the candied fruit entered his lips and teeth, emitting a refreshing aroma. He raised his eyes to look at Huangfu Chengyu's eyebrows and saw his own figure in his eyes. In that instant, all his doubts and indecision had been answered, and he no longer had any hesitation.
Is it really so important to return to reality?
Now he only knows that the person in front of him is the most important.
*
The Imperial Master's actions were much faster than any of them had imagined.
Heavy snow fell for five days and five nights, and the entire world seemed to have turned white. In such severe cold, the imperial teacher actually found the old site of the temple.
It was already ten late at night.
The camp was brightly lit, and when I stood up, I could feel the restlessness flowing in the air.
The Imperial Master sent someone to say excitedly, "The temple is at the huge rock 20 miles away. The Imperial Master said that the road is frozen and difficult to walk on late at night, so he sent me to ask you to bring your people over at an auspicious time tomorrow to complete the sacrificial ceremony!"
Huangfu Chengyu said, "I understand. Let's go down."
Jian Yue climbed up from the bed. He was wearing a thin inner garment. He leaned against Huangfu Chengyu, yawned, and said, "The Imperial Master is really restless. He won't let me sleep for a full night. And he is good at picking days. Tomorrow is the Chinese New Year, which is an important day for the exchange of air between heaven and earth."
Huangfu Chengyu said, "Well, he specially chose this day. Do you want to stay and sleep for a while?"
Jian Yue would not let him succeed, he said: "Don't think of leaving me alone!"
Huangfu Chengyu curled his lips and smiled.
Now that they have an itinerary, everyone has to pack up and hit the road. It is icy and snowy outside and it is extremely cold. Fortunately, the journey is not particularly far, otherwise we would probably freeze to death on the road.
The Queen Mother arrived yesterday and heard that they were going to the temple. She said, "I will go with you. Since it is related to the fate of the country, I will naturally support it."
Everyone knew that the Queen Mother must have other plans, but no one wanted to expose her, as everyone had their own plans.
Gao Fei and the others were all wearing thick leather jackets, and everyone looked serious, because they knew that this matter might not end so easily, and there might even be a test of life and death, but this was something that everyone of them had to face.
Jian Yue felt a little magical as he sat in the carriage.
Because he wasn't that cold!
Soon, from afar, they could see a brightly lit boulder. When the troops entered, they could see the Imperial Master and his men waiting. He knelt and said, "Your Majesty, I am here to see the Queen Mother!"
Huangfu Chengyu waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Have you found anything in the temple?"
"The interior of this temple is very large, and some passages lead in all directions. I am unable to explore all of them." The Imperial Master said, "But the altar has been found. As long as we wait until dawn, let the sacrifices be completed, and awaken the Teng Snake Clan, everything will be solved."
Concubine Liu, Gao Fei and others also came as boys and girls.
Huangfu Chengyu led everyone into the boulder. The boulder was very large, more than ten meters wide. Logically, it should be very conspicuous in the desert, but no one had seen the stone before coming. The entire stone was covered with thick snow and ice marks, which seemed to be the traces left by the years. When they went in, there were oil lamps for lighting hanging along the wall, and colorful murals painted on the oil lamps.
The stone wall was very thick, but once you entered the underground palace it was not cold at all. The only sound around was the footsteps of people. After entering, the majestic Teng Snake painted on the tall stone wall was puffing out clouds and mist, giving people a strong sense of oppression.
Everyone held their breath unconsciously and dared not speak loudly.
Until the innermost altar.
When we got here, we found that the room was full of men and women. Each of them was tied up and sat there with a dazed yet conscious look, looking extremely painful.
Huangfu Chengyu frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
"To answer your Majesty's question," the Imperial Master said, "These are all the people who are to be sacrificed."
Huangfu Chengyu sneered and said, "So you have been prepared for this?"
The Imperial Master said: "There is a requirement for the number of people, otherwise it will not be effective, Your Majesty. It is their honor to be able to sacrifice for the future peace of Daqian!"
Among these tied people, there were young women, women with their hair tied up, and crying children. They all looked extremely painful and sad. Some of them were even unable to speak and could only struggle slightly.
Huangfu Chengyu took in all of this. He said slowly, "Are you sure that if you do this, the Teng Snake Clan will be happy, and the natural disaster will stop?"
The Imperial Master affirmed: "Although I am not 100% sure, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, I must try my best. Only their blood can awaken the undead spirits of the Teng Snake clan!"
Huangfu Chengyu curled his lips and sneered, "When the Xue family was executed, was this also what the Imperial Master advised the late emperor?"
The Imperial Master's face suddenly turned pale.
The Queen Mother said anxiously, "Emperor, you have probably forgotten who let you sit on the throne! The evidence of the Xue family's crimes was irrefutable. If it weren't for my protection, Your Majesty would not be able to sit on this position. What's wrong with the Imperial Master asking the Emperor to issue an order to execute the guilty ministers? If the monarch wants his subjects to die, the subjects must die. If you want to blame someone, you should blame the late emperor!"
The Imperial Master was very confident when he had someone to back him up: "Did you hear me? The late emperor wanted the Xue family to die, and they must die! In the past, they were more powerful than the emperor, and they relied on the Teng Snake clan to dominate the government. Who knows if they built so many underground palaces to rebel? Maybe the Snake Mother was deliberately found by them to harm Your Majesty. If the An people hadn't found the ore that could suppress the Teng Snake, maybe the whole Daqian would have been overthrown! In the end, what good intentions can the Xue family have!"
Huangfu Chengyu stared at him closely and said, "So the Teng Snake under the underground palace was a conspiracy between you and the An people. The execution of the Xue family was fake. In fact, you just brought the ore that can suppress the Teng Snake into the underground palace and killed the mother snake?"
They have protected countless caravans and people in the desert for tens of millions of years.
later.
He also rescued the soldiers trapped in Wushan.
It never imagined that one day the thing that killed it was the thing it had been protecting for so many years.
The state teacher argued, "I did that all for the sake of Daqian's country! The power of the snake mother is so strong. If the Xue family uses it, there will be endless troubles. Moreover, I heard that when the snake mother gave birth, the Xue family secretly hid the child. Isn't that a sinister intention? Why don't they hand over the snake egg? It is said that the Teng Snake has immortal power. The young egg has not experienced the heavenly tribulation and has not taken shape. The Xue family holds such a strong power. The whole family deceives the superiors and the subordinates. Isn't it a crime to deceive the monarch!"
Huangfu Chengyu said: "So you actually killed the Snake Mother and executed the Xue family just to find the Snake Mother's egg? For the sake of immortal power, you executed the entire family of the old general who was loyal to Daqian, and you killed the Teng Snake clan who saved the Daqian royal family?"
The Queen Mother said, "Don't say such harsh words. The Xue family is not innocent either. Back then, their entire clan refused to hand over the snake eggs. The late emperor searched for them for many years but to no avail..."
"Really?" Huangfu Chengyu raised his eyelids to look at him, and said slowly: "What if I want you to die too?"
The anger on the Imperial Master's face suddenly cooled down. He knew that the Emperor was going to completely break off relations with him. He sneered and said, "I knew that Your Majesty would not cooperate well this time. Fortunately, I was prepared..."
Suddenly, dense groups of Anguo soldiers ran out from the surrounding temple passages.
They had already ambushed here in order to kill the emperor and others, and the imperial teacher had already set up a net here, ready to fight to the death.
The Imperial Master said with a smile: "Huangfu Chengyu, you have to agree today whether you like it or not. Your lives are in my hands. After the altar ceremony is over, all of you will become my dead souls! Back then, your Xue family was not my opponent, and neither are you now!"
Huangfu Chengyu was very calm. He looked at the Imperial Master's face as if he was looking at a dead person. "So, the Xue family incident was indeed done by you, Imperial Master, in collaboration with An Guo. You are the one who really betrayed the country."
The truth of that year finally slowly surfaced.
The Imperial Master was now fearless. He asked, "So what?"
Everyone will die here anyway, so what does it matter if he says it?
"King of Chu!" The Imperial Master knew that it was impossible for him to ascend the throne, and most of the soldiers here were trained by the King of Chu at the border for many years. He bewitched him, "I know that Your Highness has always been dissatisfied with Huangfu Chengyu. As long as Your Highness helps me, I will definitely support Your Highness to ascend the throne. Didn't I hear that you like Steward Wang? How about I give Steward Wang to you as the queen?"
The King of Chu froze, looked at Concubine Liu, and said quickly: "Listen to my explanation!"
Talking and talking.
The Imperial Master looked at Jian Yue and said, "Butler Wang, I know that His Majesty must have forced you. I have known for a long time that you and the King of Chu have been secretly in love for a long time. As long as you immediately give up the dark and join the light, I will immediately help you and His Royal Highness the King of Chu to be together! And you can also become the Queen, aren't you tempted?!"
Jian Yue: “…”
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