When Daoran appeared at the palace gate, Chai Xijie was playing chess with Master Pang in the imperial study.

In the past, Chai Xijie didn't like to play chess with Taishi Pang, because this old friend was very good at chess and he was definitely no match for him. Chai Xijie didn't like others to give up chess, so he never showed interest.

But today was different. He pulled Taishi Pang to play ten games in a row. He lost completely in the first game, but slowly won back in the end. It wasn't that Taishi Pang gave in, but that Taishi Pang was tired. An older person couldn't bear such severe mental exertion.

Of course you lose.

Chai Xijie was very happy, feeling that he finally defeated his old friend with his strength.

"It's really good to live forever," Chai Xijie said with emotion.

Before taking the elixir of youth, Chai Xijie looked like he was in his forties, but in fact he only looked young in appearance. The elixir that the imperial master gave him before only slowed down the aging of his body, and Chai Xijie could still clearly feel it.

My physical strength and mental state are constantly deteriorating.

This speed is much slower than ordinary people, so he survived the previous two princes.

But no matter how slow it is, it is still aging, especially when he sees the people around him getting old and eventually dying, the fear of death in Chai Xijie's heart becomes even greater.

Fortunately, all these years of hard work were worth it. He finally returned to the state full of youthful vitality, and even his mentality became younger. Chai Xijie had a lot of fun with this naughty behavior of bullying the elderly.

Happy.

Seeing that Master Pang's face turned pale, Chai Xijie put down the chess piece in his hand and said to Master Pang: "Master Pang, I want to send troops to the Liao Kingdom to completely eliminate the border troubles. What do you think?"

Taishi Pang wiped the cold sweat from his forehead. His head, which was a little confused at first, was frightened by Chai Xijie's words and he quickly said: "Your Majesty, it is almost winter now. I am afraid it is not a good time to send troops to Liao Kingdom."

The Liao Kingdom is in a bitterly cold land. It can be frozen for thousands of miles in winter. People from the Central Plains will have their noses and ears frozen off when they get there. Moreover, the luggage required in winter has doubled several times, making long-distance marches extremely inconvenient. Thousands of stones of military rations were sent to the front line, and only a few pieces of food were needed.

The peasants and horses would eat more than half of it.

After hearing this, Chai Xijie said with a smile: "Grand Master, have you forgotten that we have never fought in winter before? It was also frozen for thousands of miles. I took three thousand men and horses to make a surprise attack on a snowy night.

Three cities. I cut off Huang Chao’s head before he even woke up. It’s just winter, why should we be afraid?”

Taishi Pang knew that this was not the same thing at all. No matter how cold it was, they were still fighting in the Central Plains. The soldiers under their command were familiar with the terrain and knew where to find water and food. The Liao Kingdom was really unfamiliar with life, and they would be frozen when the time came.

I don’t know how many people will starve to death.

Does Chai Xijie really not know about these issues? How did His Highness King Xin, who used the weak to defeat the strong and repeatedly defeat powerful enemies, turn into the talkative Zhao Kuo?

Taishi Pang looked at the enthusiastic young emperor and understood a little bit.

It's not that Chai Xijie didn't know that many people would die in such a battle, but he just wanted to try it and see if his immortal body could survive on the Liao battlefield.

He doesn't care whether he wins or loses, because he is immortal and he can afford to lose. But if he wins, it will be a great sense of accomplishment for him.

Master Pang wanted to persuade him again, but his exhausted mind could not think of any way to persuade Chai Xijie to give up this idea.

At this moment, a melodious flute sound came into the ears of the two people.

Master Pang originally felt dizzy, but after hearing the sound of the flute, he felt much better, and the fatigue of mental exhaustion was mostly eliminated. Chai Xijie raised his head in surprise and said to the little eunuch waiting beside him: "

Go and see who is playing the flute? Bring him to me."

The little eunuch hurriedly went to summon him. The current emperor is like a child who is new to everything. He must take something he likes in his hand. If he cannot get it, he will kill someone.

Master Pang watched the young eunuch leave and said thoughtfully: "I seem to have heard the sound of this flute. Your Majesty, the flute player is probably that monk Daoran."

After hearing this, Chai Xijie showed a proud expression and said: "This little monk, can you finally bear it? I thought he was really a virtuous and eminent monk who didn't care about fame and wealth, but in the end he came to me to ask for an official position and power. However,

, for the sake of the sound of the flute, it is worth giving him wealth."

Taishi Pang did not answer this sentence. In Taishi Pang's view, Dao Ran was definitely not the kind of person who coveted wealth. Otherwise, as long as he walked into the Taishi's mansion and nodded to himself, he would have already entered the palace to meet the saint and became the emperor of Zhou Dynasty.

The second national preceptor.

This little monk killed the master's disciple for a group of brothel girls, and for dozens of ordinary people, he dared to fight against the Taurus Guard in the execution ground.

Although Taishi Pang hates Dao Ran and does not know how to praise him, he has to admire his character. He is indeed a virtuous and eminent monk.

How could such a person come here for wealth? I'm afraid he came with bad intentions. But Master Pang didn't express his thoughts. He could no longer understand the current emperor. He would be wrong if he talked too much. It would be better to shut up and not talk.

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Outside the palace, Daoran heard the old eunuch's words and prepared to enter the palace with Bai Suzhen.

However, the old eunuch said: "Holy Monk Daoran, Your Majesty only declares you to be a saint in the palace."

Daoran frowned and said to the eunuch: "In this case, I would like to trouble this father-in-law to report to Your Majesty that the young monk will not enter the palace today."

"This... holy monk..." The old eunuch was so frightened that he didn't know what to say. He never expected that Daoran would resist the order.

Bai Suzhen couldn't help but smile when she saw Daoran resisting the imperial edict for herself, but she quickly sent a message to Daoran and said: "The Imperial Master is very likely to be prepared. You are in the light, and I am in the dark."

After hearing this, Daoran felt that what Bai Suzhen said made sense, and gently shook her right hand. Bai Suzhen understood, and transformed into a large cloud of smoke. Taking advantage of the cover of the white smoke, she turned into a small snake and got into Daoran's monk's robe.

Just like usual, Bai Suzhen wrapped herself around Daoran's right arm to completely hide herself.

After transforming, Bai Suzhen's body seemed not as cold as before, but had a warm and soft touch. Dao Ran couldn't help but wonder, after revealing his original form, is it equivalent to not wearing clothes? Such close contact, is it...

…[Your spell +1].

Daoran's expression froze, isn't it? This is considered breaking the precepts?

Feeling that his association was a bit too much, Daoran quickly announced the Buddha's name: "Amitabha, please lead the way, father-in-law."

The old eunuch was surprised when he saw Bai Suzhen disappear, but he didn't dare to ask any more questions. As long as the holy monk Daoran is willing to enter the palace alone, he should ask as few questions as possible and cause less trouble, so that he can live longer.

Daoran followed the old eunuch into the palace. The palace was magnificent and magnificent, but Daoran had no intention of admiring it. He was thinking about what he would say later and wondering how he could make himself "famous".

The old eunuch took Daoran through Zhengyang Gate, past Daqing Hall, then through Zichen Hall, and then... arrived at a remote palace.

This is not to meet the emperor directly, but to seize the time to learn etiquette first. Several old eunuchs with serious expressions started talking in a flurry of words as soon as they saw Daoran.

"You must understand the rules when meeting His Majesty."

"After entering the royal study room, you cannot look around. You should kneel down and bow after taking three steps into the room."

"You are white. When you kneel down, you must bow to the ground. Remember not to raise your head. If you look directly at the king, you will be regarded as an assassin and you will be beheaded."

"Come on, come on, learn it from us first."

…

Daoran couldn't help but laugh when he heard what these old eunuchs said, and asked: "If you don't learn this, will you not be able to see the emperor?"

"Of course, do you want to be punished by your Majesty like the people who died today?" These old eunuchs looked like they were taking it for granted.

Daoran sighed: "Were they punished by the Nine Clan because they didn't know how to kneel down and worship?"

"You, you, you, what do you mean by that?!"

"Do you want to rebel?!"

"Things that don't know how to live or die!"

The old eunuchs cursed each other, and some wanted to call the guards.

Daoran did not argue with them, but just turned around and left the side hall. Several old eunuchs wanted to stop him, but they only felt that Daoran disappeared after a flash of flowers in front of their eyes. They thought they had been dazzled and were so scared that they did not dare to breathe.

When Daoran went out, he didn't need the eunuchs to lead him. He only needed to open his third eye to see where the dynasty's luck was strongest.

Daoran strode in this direction. Before the old eunuchs could call the guards, Daoran had already arrived at the door of the royal study.

The guards guarding the door were a little surprised that there was no one in Daoran to lead the way, but they knew who it was with just one glance. Except for the holy monk Daoran, there was no such good-looking monk in the world.

It was His Majesty the Emperor who summoned Dao Ran, and the guards guarding outside the imperial study only informed him and gave way.

Walking into this royal study with carved beams and painted ceilings, and after walking three steps, Daoran put his hands together and saluted, saying: "Little monk Daoran, I have met Your Majesty."

Chai Xijie looked Daoran up and down and said to him: "You are Monk Daoran. I thought the rumors were mostly exaggerations, but I didn't expect that being famous is not as good as meeting me. Your appearance is indeed unparalleled in the world. But, you have met me."

I, why don’t you kneel?”

"Amitabha, the young monk is a monk. He only worships Buddha, not others." Daoran said calmly.

The little eunuch waiting on the side listened and shouted loudly: "Bold!"

Chai Xijie also narrowed his eyes. After being the emperor for decades, he had not seen such an arrogant person for a long time.

Master Pang, on the other hand, lowered his head, as if he was studying how he lost the last game of chess, but what he was thinking in his heart was: "It's true, this little monk is here to cause trouble today."

Daoran didn't care about the eunuch's anger or the emperor's gaze, and said calmly: "Amitabha, the monk is a monk, and monks don't lie. So when your majesty asked, I can only answer honestly. If your majesty insists on the monk kneeling down, then

The young monk can only lie to others."

Daoran waved his hand gently, and a cloud of white mist-like air floated out from his fingers, condensing into the shape of a little monk next to Daoran.

"Your Majesty, do you really want this false kneeling?" Daoran asked.

The little monk created by the blindness method is lifelike and no different from a living person. He just doesn't look like Dao Ran, but looks a bit like the eunuch who just scolded someone.

This was clearly a provocation, and the eunuch was so angry that he asked the guards to beat Dao Ran to death with sticks. However, he still knew the rules. Only the emperor could give orders in this court.

Therefore, the eunuch quickly said: "Your Majesty, this demon monk is so disrespectful, he should..."

But before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Chai Xijie.

"Holy Monk Daoran has great magic power. Being able to be so frank is already a sign of respect for me. If he used illusions to show others from the beginning, would you be able to tell?"

Chai Xijie's words surprised the eunuch. His Majesty just yesterday issued an order to punish the nine tribes, and today he is suddenly so tolerant? But what the emperor said was an imperial edict. The eunuch quickly shut his mouth and even put a smile on Daoran's face.
To be continued...