"Ah... this?" Queen Zhangsun Wugou was so frightened that her face changed several times. She was about to step forward to take a look at the old Taoist priest's condition.
But Li Shimin grabbed his arm and pulled it gently behind his back.
"Your Majesty... this Taoist Zi Jin? He disobeyed the imperial order and dared to kill people in the palace... He..." Queen Changsun couldn't think of how to accuse Taoist Zi Jin of a crime!
However, Taoist Zi Jin remained calm and slowly stood up.
"Your Majesty, the prince is very powerful, and the power of his sword is comparable to that of a celestial being! I didn't mean to hurt anyone, but the old Taoist priest was too fragile. Before I could heal his wounds, his new injuries triggered his old ones, and now he is half dead. If there is no magic medicine within two months, I'm afraid that your Majesty will have to find someone else to perform the ceremony of offering sacrifices to the heavens." The Purple Gold Taoist said gently, with a hint of regret on his face! It seemed that he really wanted to save people, but he couldn't do it.
He even stepped aside somewhat dejectedly. Such behavior was consistent with his character as a disciple of a master who was not involved in cause and effect.
When Empress Zhangsun Wugou heard this, her beautiful face was covered with a layer of frost, making people dare not look directly at her.
The hundreds of soldiers around, as well as the two human cultivators who were respected by Li Shimin as state teachers and rarely appeared in the eyes of the outside world, shook their heads helplessly and sighed softly! No one stood up and told the truth.
"Master Zijin, I am really sorry for you! It seems that the prince has made a big mistake this time." Li Shimin seemed to really believe it. He waved his hand and said, "Come here, send the old Taoist priest out of the palace and reward him with gold and silk. In addition, build a new Taoist temple in the name of this old Taoist priest on Baiyun Mountain! This is all I can do! I hope you can forgive me."
Taoist Zijin glanced at the Taoist priest lying in a pool of blood and tilted his head slightly. It was not out of pity! Instead, he felt that Li Shimin, even though he was the emperor of the human race, could not do whatever he wanted!
The yard was quiet. Taoist Zi Jin bowed, turned around and walked towards the palace gate.
Many soldiers in armor made way for him!
This was a subconscious behavior, but it made Li Shimin and many generals look somewhat ugly.
When Taoist Zi Jin left, one of the Tang generals stood up and spoke.
"Your Majesty, this Taoist Zijin is too arrogant... Your Majesty wanted him to save people, not kill people. But he killed this old Taoist so cruelly in front of me, in front of everyone! This behavior is a bit like killing to silence him. Such tigers and wolves must be guarded against!"
"Yes, Your Majesty, this Taoist Zijin is so arrogant! He doesn't take Your Majesty seriously at all. If I hadn't taken Your Majesty and the Queen's safety into consideration just now, I would have killed him!"
It was not until Taoist Zi Jin left that these generals stood up one by one!
Li Shimin scanned the faces of these people and suddenly realized that there were too few people who could let him speak out his inner thoughts and whom he could trust.
"Forget it, it's not as serious as you say! Taoist Zijin really wanted to save people, but he was too weak, so he did something like this. Don't worry too much, clean up this place, and tell those civil and military officials to stop making trouble outside the palace gate! Come to the Council Hall, I have something important to discuss with you."
Emperor Li Shimin wanted to keep things quiet. He was unwilling to pursue the matter and wanted to let it settle naturally.
This caused great dissatisfaction among the human generals.
However, in the end, Zijin Taoist is a classmate of Crown Prince Li Chengqian! Moreover, in the ancient monster rebellion, he always charged into battle and strived for the first place! With his powerful strength, he was credited with bringing countless reinforcements to Chang'an City, and he has long been one of the gods trusted by the human race.
Today, the old Taoist priest died because the prince took the initiative. Although he offended the dignity of the royal family, the Purple Gold Taoist priest was loyal to the prince in a sense!
As for what the Changsun family would do and what the Queen would think, this was beyond the scope of many generals' thinking! At least judging from the current situation, if the Queen were to make trouble because of this! This would not be a wise move.
At this moment, in the East Palace, Crown Prince Li Chengqian's face was filled with resentment and unwillingness!
I think he has great skills and a noble status!
He thought that after paying so much, he would finally have sufficient control within the territory of the Tang Dynasty.
But now it seems that the most disappointing thing for him is that he is in the backyard of the Tang Dynasty's palace! His loving mother, Changsun Wugou, has been bewitched by someone with ulterior motives and has intervened in the struggle between the clans and the Tang Dynasty.
Compared with the overall changes in the Three Realms, the fights between these clans, in Li Chengqian's view, were just asking for trouble! Killing each other.
He was in a very difficult situation, because Changsun Wugou was his mother, and he also had the blood of the Changsun family! Originally, these people of the Changsun family should be used by him to create a new era for the Tang Dynasty and the human race.
But it was obvious that these people had no intention of cooperating with him.
On the contrary, he was stirring up trouble behind the scenes. If he had not gone to the palace and witnessed everything this Taoist priest had done, he would never have believed that his kind and loving mother, Empress Zhangsun Wugou, could have fallen to such a level.
I clearly saw with my own eyes that the heavenly court, the Buddhist sect, and the Xuanmen sect all watched the human race fall into torture and chaos from the other side of the river without any mercy or help. They even listened to and believed what the Xuanmen sect said.
All kinds of depression and anger kept lingering in his heart! This was the only thing he could do now, and it was indeed very little!
Even when he wanted to get rid of that arrogant person, he was hindered everywhere. As the crown prince of a country, he actually ended up in such a situation today. As a cultivator, he was naturally very unhappy.
"It seems that Chang'an City may not be a solid block! There is not much I can do. But even so, I should not be discouraged... So many people died for the human race to be in this situation! How can I push the current situation into an irreversible abyss just because of my anger?"
Li Chengqian finally calmed down, and his eyes began to shine again.
He firmly believes that the current suffering of the human race will be alleviated one day in the future!
When that day comes, all the grievances he is suffering now will finally have an answer.
His mind became clear and his horizons finally broadened.
There was a slight sound of footsteps, and Crown Prince Li Chengqian turned around and saw Zhang Fan, whom he had met several times before! He was smiling and nodded to him gently at the door.
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