Chapter 045 The Four
Whatever Tarona says to do, he will do it, regardless of the will of others.
Just kidding, Batman even chased her in the Batmobile and warned her not to blow up Arkham, did she listen?
She exploded even more vigorously.
What's more, she was not going to blow up the Zhao family temple. She was just going to have a friendly talk. At most, after the talk, she would throw that bastard Zhao Ji into hell in front of the next emperor to show the new emperor how welcoming hell is.
As the saying goes, kill the chicken to scare the monkey. Why would she go through all this trouble if she didn't kill the chicken in front of the monkey?
Zhao Kai is indeed the most capable fighter among all of Zhao Ji's sons. He is both civil and military, and is devoted to war. But who can guarantee what will happen in the future?
After all, when Zhao Ji first ascended the throne, didn't he also pretend to be a decent person? Once he was firmly in power, his true colors were immediately exposed. The ministers who had been bound by ethical norms since childhood could only give him useless advice, advice, and advice again. He did not change even after he had talked himself hoarse.
They dare to eat anything of unknown origin. As long as it is said to bring immortality, they can't wait to stuff it into their mouths. Now, they will eat to death.
It's better to die, because death will give the next person a place to live.
In fact, according to Tarona's personality, she would not care about other people's affairs, but who made her take a fancy to Wuqing, this good boy? How could the "Blood Nun" who still wanted to drag Wuqing into the paradise and take him away let her beloved child continue to be in danger?
When she was sure that the person who brought irreversible danger to her child was from the royal family, there was no need to wait until the sun rose the next day. The Zhao family would be wiped out that night, and not even a dog would be left for him.
A fierce ghost, a fierce ghost. No matter how perfect she pretends to be, she is still a fierce and murderous ghost.
The kind that wants to kill the whole family.
Fortunately, Tarona's rationality is enough to absolutely suppress the madness of the "Blood Nun", and such a tragedy of killing an entire family will never happen to her.
Her biggest purpose in going to the Zhao Family Ancestral Temple was just to find an ancestor of the Zhao Family who had the most say, to keep a check on the new emperor, so that he wouldn't be like Zhao Ji in the future, being completely different before and after he ascended the throne, and continue to bully his own family members.
Oh, she really has good intentions.
It can be seen that Wuqing and Zhui Ming, who have known the true nature of the "Blood Nun", don't really believe that she is just there to talk.
Wuqing should worry less, because it is obvious that Lady Luo will not give the late emperor any excuses. The ancestor of the Zhao family who is summoned is also very likely to be the one who founded the country. Don't let Emperor Taizu Gao be mad to death again... Well, it would be a real sin.
Zhui Ming's worry was more serious, but also simple. He was simply worried that Lady Luo would burn down the Zhao family ancestral temple in a rage. After all, they, as ministers, knew very well how infuriating the late emperor could be.
The two were worried and didn't know how to persuade each other to give up this dangerous idea. They opened and closed their mouths, and in the end it seemed as if all the words were stuck in their throats, unable to go up or down.
They both understood that with Ms. Luo's temper, she would definitely do what she said, and even Wuqing, who was under her care, could not persuade her.
...Perhaps it will be understood in another way, and then Ms. Luo will take her to visit the ancestral temple.
Let’s not talk about it. It’s better for these outsiders not to know about such royal private matters.
Just when the two were unsure whether to persuade him or just tell Tarona the location of the ancestral temple, the Golden Sword returned, followed by a Zhuge God Marquis.
[Blood-Grudge Nun] has a dense and sinister aura around her, and is extremely cold, but she only hides it from the children she recognizes. Ever since Wuqing saw her true face, she has been pretending and perfunctory, and has only maintained a superficial appearance.
Therefore, when I stepped into the yard, I could only hear the breathing of three people. But when I came in, I saw that there were clearly four people in the pavilion, and where was the breathing of one person?
When he took a closer look, he almost lost his composure and gasped.
He saw a blindfolded woman who was as beautiful as the bright moon and very charming sitting next to his eldest disciple Wuqing. Her aura was far superior to any royal princess he had seen before. However, there was rising Yin energy around her, and her aura was extremely frightening and terrifying. One could tell right away that she was not a human!
Poor Zhu Ge Zheng, I am already in my teens and I never expected that the biggest shock in my life would be brought by my own eldest disciple.
You didn't tell your uncle that I, a hermit master, am not a human being!
Wuqing saw the accusing look from his uncle and felt a little guilty. He coughed lightly and turned away. As expected, he received a gentle question from Lady Luo.
When the secret letter was sent back, he was not yet completely sure of Ms. Luo's true identity, so... it could not be said that he had concealed his uncle's identity.
Zhuge Zhengwo exhaled, walked past the golden sword parked under the pavilion, and walked forward, but the smile on his face seemed a little stiff: "This must be Miss Luo, it's true that hearing about her is worse than seeing her in person. I am really lucky to meet such a great person like you in my lifetime."
As he spoke, he suddenly became serious and bowed to Tarona: "On behalf of the people of the Song Dynasty, I would like to thank Miss Luo for her generosity and help!"
After reading the letter, he knew better than anyone else in the capital how the officials had died. The tragedy of Yanggu Town was so tragic that it revealed too many things.
The officials will die, it must be because they drank the blood of the monster like Lin Cong.
The officials will die, it must be because the monster died. How can they survive after drinking its blood?
In this case, we cannot blame others. They are all blinded by greed and it is their own fault!
It's just a pity for the people of the Song Dynasty, who have to suffer this disaster because of their own selfish desires. The emperor... is really unworthy of being a monarch.
When Zhuge Zhengwo bowed, Wuqing and Zhui Ming also bowed, and the Golden Sword and Silver Sword followed closely behind.
The commander thanked Madam Luo for saving the people of the Song Dynasty, and they did the same, including expressing their gratitude for saving their lives.
Tarona sat upright and accepted the greeting seriously.
She deserves it.
It’s just cause and effect. It will be easier to talk after you’ve finished worshipping.
Wuqing and Zhuiming could not tell her where the Zhao family ancestral temple was. They had seen her go crazy before, so it was natural for them to be worried.
But I don’t have Zhu Ge Zheng.
As the saying goes, take advantage of the situation when it is least prepared.
Just as Zhuge Zhengwo finished his greeting and sat opposite Tarona, seemingly chatting with her but actually cautiously testing her, the Great Witch suddenly used her unexpected skill: "God, do you know which direction the Zhao family temple is in?"
Zhuge Zhengwo was so focused on testing whether this inhuman had a good ending or was hiding evil that he was suddenly asked this question. He was unable to react and blurted out, "Just go east after leaving the mansion and it's..."
Having said this, Shen Hou realized something was wrong and immediately shut his mouth.
But unfortunately, he has already said the important part.
Do you go east straight after leaving the house?
Theseus got the hint and quickly took a screenshot of the panoramic view of the Imperial Palace of the Great Song Dynasty. Combining various selection factors, he circled the palace that was most likely to be the ancestral temple and sent it to his partner.
Tarona clicked it and saw that it was not far from the God's Mansion. She could get there in just a few jumps.
Here, Zhuge Zhengwo suddenly realized that he had said something wrong and looked at Wuqing and Zhuiming, and quietly winked at the two disciples: Why does this Miss Luo want to ask where the ancestral temple is? What is she doing?
Wuqing and Zhuiming knew the reason, but it was not convenient for them to say it directly at the moment. Such matters had to be told by Madam Luo to Uncle Shi.
Seeing the two disciples' evasive gazes, Zhuge Zheng, who was familiar with their temperaments, knew there was nothing he couldn't guess. He had to ask himself.
Since he asked, it means that this question is not unanswerable.
Zhuge Zheng thought for a moment and asked directly, "Ms. Luo asked about the ancestral temple of the Great Song Dynasty. Is there something important?"
Tarona was not ruthless and naturally would not hide the truth from his master: "Zhao Ji is dead. The things he did in his life and the many innocent people who died because of him are enough to send him to hell."
After a pause, she began to talk nonsense: "I have some friendship with the Lord of the Underworld, Yan Jun. If the Underworld's usual execution procedures were followed, Zhao Ji would not be thrown into hell immediately, and he would at least be allowed to stay at large for a few days."
She pointed to her ears and then to her blindfolded eyes: "I can see those who died in vain. I can hear their cries day and night. It's too noisy. Only if Zhao Ji goes to hell immediately will they stop."
Hearing this, Zhuge Zhengwo and Wuqing looked sad. They had also seen innocent people who died due to the inaction of the government, and they could imagine how painful and unwilling they must be when their grievances were not redressed.
That is the official. No one can convict him when he is alive. Only after he dies, perhaps the underworld will be just and fair and will be able to make a fair judgment and not let any innocent person die in vain.
Madam Luo said that she had a history with Lord Yan. Wuqing believed it, Zhui Ming believed it, Jin Jian and Yin Jian also believed it. Only Zhuge Zhengwo, who had never seen how powerful she was, still had some doubts.
But what does this have to do with her asking where the temple is?
“That’s the second thing I want to say.”
The nun in black and white smiled faintly, with a hint of temptation hidden in her voice: "You want to establish a new emperor, but you are also worried whether this new emperor will eventually become the second Zhao Ji. After all, as a minister, as long as you don't want to be a traitor, there is no reason to dethrone the emperor."
Her words touched the hearts of several people.
Zhao Ji has been dead for nearly seven days, and the new emperor has not yet been finalized. The previous dynasty is still arguing, and they may not be without concerns in this regard.
They were ministers, receiving salaries from the emperor and sharing his worries. Even if the emperor was incompetent, they never thought of deposing him.
That is disloyalty, that is rebellion!
可是沒有一個人希望新的皇帝是第二個官家。
大宋就要到生死存亡的時刻了，倘若這個新的皇帝在繼位後變成了第二個官家，那大宋就真的沒救了，太祖打下來的江山将于這一代徹底斷絕。
他們能怎麽辦？
他們又能如何呢？
塔羅納在這個時候給了他們一個全新的選擇，這個選擇之後是光明璀璨的未來。
“我可以召喚一位趙氏先祖，趙佶沒那個本事教他的兒子，那就由這個趙氏先祖來教。我會向閻君求個恩典，讓這位趙氏先祖在每年中元節和其壽誕之日來到人間，如此既能教考新帝，也能隔一段時間檢查一下新帝的政績如何，能力如何，倘若新帝最終得不到這位先祖的認可……”
她輕輕笑了:“那便再換一個。”
即便趙佶的兒子沒一個能頂用的，趙氏宗族裏總能有幾個本事大的，她就不信了，趙家這群後代全都是趙佶這樣裏子全爛的倭瓜。
這些話的誘惑力實在太大了，大到諸葛正我已然一副難以抉擇之态，無情和追命對視一眼，眼中的炙熱險些沒藏住。
竟還能這樣？！
那可太好了！
但這裏能夠做下抉擇的，只有諸葛正我。
塔羅納靜靜地等待着，她對自己開出來的條件很有把握，如今大宋的局勢連她都看不下了，那身處其中，迫切想要扭轉乾坤的大宋忠臣義士們呢？
她開出的條件何止是好牌，簡直就是絕無僅有的王炸。
果然，不多時，諸葛正我已經做好了決斷，但他接下來說出的話卻讓塔羅納有些驚訝:“大宋若能得洛娘子此番相助，是大宋上下之大福！但老夫有一問，不知當不當問？”
塔羅納道:“你問。”
諸葛正我正色問道:“不知洛娘子所說的趙氏先祖是哪一位？”
這麽問的話……
大魔女反問道:“神候以為哪一位最合适呢？”
諸葛正我爽朗一笑，也不拐彎抹角，直言道:“老夫便鬥膽一言，洛娘子何不如往崇聖祠走一趟？我朝太祖高皇帝當是不二之選！只是勞煩他老人家再來這人世間走一遭，實在是……我等無能啊。”
官家不作用是其一，他們這些臣子勸谏不住也是其一。
既對不住百姓，也愧對先烈啊！
慚愧，慚愧。
塔羅納自然不無不可。
……因為她既認不得崇聖祠在哪裏，也不知道太祖高皇帝是哪個。
左右都是趙家的祖宗，還被諸葛正我專門單獨提出來，那肯定是個頂頂好的祖宗了。
【所以太祖高皇帝是誰啊？】
忒休斯嘆氣，就知道她要問:【宋朝的開國皇帝，趙匡胤，是一個很能打仗的皇帝。】
大魔女啧了一聲:【很能打仗？趙佶這顆小趴菜是怎麽回事？】
【嗯……他的确不是趙匡胤的種。】
塔羅納頓時就眼睛亮了:【我就說嘛！我贏了！】
忒休斯淡定地接着說:【趙佶是趙匡胤的弟弟——趙光義的子孫。所以你沒有贏，我也沒有贏。】
因為他們都猜錯了。
由此可見資料還是不能停，在綜武俠世界，他們兩個加起來約等于一整個小白。
為什麽是約等于？
他還能查查資料，臨時抱個佛腳。
塔羅納:【……】
塔羅納:【行叭，整這一出。】
請哪個祖宗是定下了，但能不能去請，諸葛正我請塔羅納稍等，他要去問過郓王。
哦，或許還要将這幾日同郓王打擂臺的康王也帶上，如此才能顯出公平來。
至于願不願意去……
洛娘子是有真本事的，她既然能殺了那個只差一步之遙便将整個冀州納入掌中的妖怪，又乃是非人，說是與閻君有些交情，其可信度高得可怕。
這樣的事寧可信其有，不可信其無。
倘若他日不慎傳了出去，郓王和康王不肯前去，這其中可由各方紛纭說之的原由又是一則能夠動搖大宋安寧的致命謠言。
況且，以他對郓王的了解，郓王不會不去。
君子坦蕩蕩，既是去見先祖，由先祖決定新帝究竟花落誰家，這實在是一樁公平公正的美事。
諸葛正我匆匆忙忙地往郓王府上去了，塔羅納則推着無情回到了他闊別已久的小樓，熟悉的環境和事物令無情不自覺地放松了很多。
兩人低聲說着話，一時氣氛很是溫馨，遠遠瞧着，還真有幾分像母子了。
這般情景，追命是一刻也待不下去的，他随便尋了一個由頭，跟着諸葛神侯前後腳就出了神侯府。
瞧他一副迫切要找人暢所欲言的模樣，無情便知道他是出去找冷血和鐵手了。
世叔說，京中防布緊張，冷血和鐵手也被借了去，白日裏幾乎都在皇宮附近巡視，只有晚上才會回來。
追命去了也好，省得他憋不住話，真問出了什麽不合時宜的問題，戳了洛娘子的肺管子，憑白得一頓收拾。
是夜，諸葛神候一去不複返，追命左手搭着冷血，右手搭着鐵手，三人一同回來了。
他正眉飛色舞地同鐵手說着什麽，冷血雖沒回他的話，卻也在認真聽着。
他們這一趟的經歷實在太精彩了，他才出去沒一會兒，就有好幾方人馬過來打聽，只是眼下是最不能生事的時候，來打探的人都躲得遠，沒擾了追命同師兄弟分享的興致。
晚飯是要聚在一起吃的，他們也有些時候沒一起吃頓飯了。
飯桌沒見到黑白的修女，追命問起來，無情便回答道:“洛娘子說，她來會吓着冷血，且她不用進食，便回去休息了。”
冷血的第六感是他們四個中最高的，諸葛正我能一眼覺察出塔羅納非人的身份，他也能，甚至能感覺到更多。
【血怨修女】可是非常可怕的厲鬼，這只小狼崽會被吓得吃不下飯的。
人都累了一天，不至于回家吃頓飯都不安生，她還是避一避。
追命一想，确實如此，還是洛娘子周到體貼。
只有尚不知曉塔羅納真實身份的鐵手和冷血面面相觑，不明白大師兄這話是什麽意思，但對方既然不願來，那必然是有其理由的，他們只需要尊重即可。
……
諸葛正我這一去，就是一天，知道第二天太陽升起來了，街上的百姓漸漸多了起來，他才腳步匆匆地回來了。
一進府門，他就直奔無情的小樓。
追命昨日追出去與他說了，因着一些不可說的原因，洛娘子将無情當成了自己的孩子疼愛，無時無刻都在無情身邊，片刻都離不得。
若要找洛娘子，只管去找無情就是。
果然，黑白的修女如同昨日那般，端坐在他大弟子身邊，此時正拿着一個夜明珠似的東西展示給無情看，而他的大弟子一臉的驚訝。
諸葛正我顧不上問這些了，他走上去對塔羅納拱手一禮，端的是晚輩的姿态:“洛娘子，一切俱已妥當了，你看何時出發最為恰當？”
塔羅納将手心裏滾動的球收進袖子裏，站起身來摸了摸無情的腦袋，轉頭看向諸葛神侯:“現在。”
早點辦完這件事，她也好早點離開。
昨夜她同世界意識交流過了，這件事也會算在額外的報酬裏，辦好了世界意識還會給她包紅包。
那還有什麽好說的？
她保證這件事完美落幕！
嘿嘿，有紅包耶！
崇聖祠修得很好，比皇宮多一份莊嚴肅穆，處處透露着修建者的恭敬和崇拜，正殿外頭更是一片落葉都找不到，要是給他們條件，怕不是要把這裏到處擦得噌光瓦亮。
塔羅納是坐着神侯府的轎子來的，她才到，另外兩頂轎子就到了。
諸葛正我騎着馬，行在右邊那頂轎子身旁，兩撥随侍垂着頭緊跟在各自的主子後面，無一人敢随意擡頭，看來臨行前是受過吩咐的。
右邊那頂轎子裏頭坐着的，應該就是郓王趙楷了。
兩頂轎子幾乎同時落地，右邊的轎簾先被裏面的人伸手掀開，一個劍眉星眸，頭戴漆金檀木冠，身着绛紫常服的俊朗男子彎腰走了出來。
都說看人着重要看那雙眼睛，此人眼中澄澈，坦蕩如砥，一看便是個青松般的人物，和他那個不堪入目的爹截然不同，難怪諸葛正我等一衆忠臣良将全都鼎力支持他繼位。
一下轎，他便言笑晏晏地拱手對塔羅納行了一禮，禮數周全，又誠心誠意，讓大魔女對他的印象分加了不少。
她想，萬一一會兒趙匡胤氣急了，要連着趙楷一起打，她就幫忙攔一下好了。
而另一邊……
這位就有些不能看了。
閃亮，實在是閃亮。
基本上祭天時王爺穿什麽，他現在就穿的什麽。
紫金冠，數色蟒袍，腰間環佩叮當作響，腳下的靴子都是織了金線的，他甚至還特意敷了些粉，大概是想遮一遮臉上的黑眼圈吧。
塔羅納看了一眼諸葛正我，十分困惑。
她不是說了是帶這兩個人去見先祖的嗎？既然是見先祖，都是自家人，穿這麽隆重做什麽？當場登基嗎？
Unfortunately, Zhuge Zhengwo was not Wuqing or Zhuiming, who had been with her for some time, so he did not sense her gaze in time. He just whispered a few words to Prince Yun, then walked forward and asked, "Madam Luo, Prince Yun and Prince Kang have arrived. Is there anything else you need to prepare?"
Smart people don't need to say much to each other. Just a few words are enough to understand the deep meaning of each other's words.
How can there be only one candidate for the new emperor? Since King Kang refuses to accept, then let Emperor Taizu Gaodi decide.
When he thought about meeting Emperor Taizu Gao soon, he was very excited even though he was so old.
Unexpectedly, Miss Luo ruthlessly blew away his excitement: "The two of them follow me in, and you wait outside."
Next up is the Zhao family's affairs. As a subject, you'd better avoid suspicion.
After all, there is a former emperor and two candidates for new emperor. If the emperor Taizu Gaodi beats the emperor to a pulp and the whole palace is in chaos, will you help and plead for mercy, or stand far away and pretend to be invisible?