The moonlight was briefly obscured by dark clouds.
Ning Yayun flicked her left hand seemingly casually.
Chang Sheng's body swayed slightly, like a willow in the wind.
The dense energy passed by his side and fell into the mud behind him, making a sound like rain hitting plantains.
Chang Sheng smiled and stretched out his hand to grab it, "We have been away for a long time, don't you miss the Imperial College?"
Ning Yayun frowned and flicked her right hand.
puff!
When Ponytail and Chang Sheng's hands touched, the ponytail hair exploded violently.
Ning Yayun moved forward, grabbing Chang Sheng's wrist with her left hand and exerting force.
"Living in Chang'an is not easy!"
"Really?" Chang Sheng shook his backhand and felt full of energy.
Boom!
Ning Yayun's hand loosened and her tail swept violently.
"certainly!"
Chang Sheng raised his hand and slapped it hard.
With a muffled sound, all the horse's tail hairs on the tail of the deer detached from the handle and flew past with a whistling sound.
Chang Sheng waved his right hand continuously and kept retreating.
Duh duh duh!
Those horse tail hairs stuck into the ground, like sharp arrows.
Ning Yayun stopped, holding the wooden handle of the tail in her right hand, her aura calm.
"Want to give it a full blow?"
Chang Sheng stopped, shook his head and said, "I invited you here because I have something to say."
"Do you need to move around before talking?" Ning Yayun said.
Chang Sheng looked at him with his hands behind his back, "Back then, Jianyun Temple was just an ordinary Fangwai sect. At that time, Xuanxue was in charge of the Imperial Academy and was very powerful. At that time, I often thought about how to make Jianyun Temple have some appearance."
At that time, there were only a dozen or so kittens in Jianyun Temple.
"So you started to set up camp." Ning Yayun glanced at the city on the right, where dozens of people were standing there talking in low voices.
Chang Sheng smiled, his gray eyebrows twitching a few times, "When I saw this for the first time, I just took one look and knew it was not an object in the pond."
"Golden scales?"
"That's right. When I saw the present, I knew that the opportunity for the rise of Jianyunguan had come. Later, His Majesty indeed counterattacked all the way and achieved the throne. And I, Jianyunguan, became a leader outside the country."
Chang Sheng shook his head and said, "You are so arrogant that you refuse to come to the imperial court every year because you are sick.
The emperor can endure it, but if it becomes unbearable, he will naturally take action.
However, His Majesty was merciful and only took back the Imperial College.
Who would have thought that you would take them to Northern Xinjiang? Did you know that I had already sent a message to Fangwai in the south at that time, at least, I would give you a place to rest and recuperate in Xuanxue."
"Actually, you made a mistake."
"Oh! I would like to hear the details!"
"The ambition of metaphysics has never been in glory and wealth. For us, having a place to live, if we can provide for it, is fine, and if we don't have it, we don't have to worry about it.
The disciples are a little lazy, but they can still support themselves by picking up a hoe.
Metaphysics focuses on the heart, not desires."
Ning Yayun shook her head slightly, "You want to ask me, but are you still interested in competing with your Jianyun Temple?"
Chang Sheng was noncommittal.
"Metaphysics has been passed down for many years. Who do you want to compete with? It's not that you can't, but you don't like it! You follow your path of glory and wealth, and I follow my path of quietness and inaction. Each gets what he deserves."
Chang Sheng squinted his eyes, "I just want to ask, are you okay if you come back?"
"The emperor asked, right?" Ning Yayun said with a smile.
Chang Sheng is silent.
"You and he attacked me twice, trying to weaken Zitai's wings. What are you afraid of?
Metaphysics seems to be useless, but my disciples' cultivation is quite good.
To be honest, Zitai also said that if I don’t follow him when he comes to Chang’an this time, he will definitely not come.”
"That is a traitor, and he will inevitably die sooner or later. Is it worth it for Xuanxue to be buried with him?" Chang Sheng asked calmly.
"You said he was a traitor, so let me ask you, what is the legacy of the founder of Jianyunguan?"
Chang Sheng said: "Practice with concentration and aim straight at the great road."
"Cong Long, for the emperor. Kill and acquire countless fields and people. Are you concentrating on cultivation? Murder and arson, where is the path?" Ning Yayun pointed at him and shook her head, "I don't care about political affairs, but I also know that the people's livelihood in the world is in decline.
So, it has something to do with land annexation. You took Jianyunguan to plunder the land and people, causing the country to decline. Is this your way?"
"Do you know what the world is?" Chang Sheng asked.
"The world belongs to everyone!"
"Hahahaha!" Chang Sheng laughed loudly. He stopped laughing later and said contemptuously: "Absurd and ignorant! Our cultivation is directed towards the great road, and under the great road, everyone is just an ant.
The sage is indifferent and does not care about ants.
The only thing we can do is to make vigorous progress; as for the ants in the world, they are just steps to advance."
Ning Yayun was silent for a long time.
"What did you remind me of? Emperors. Emperors are like this. They regard all the people in the world as ants, as their own tools to wield power.
Then there are the gods. The gods disdain the world of mortals and tall people, so they regard human beings as ants.
You call yourself a god and an eternal saint, are you worthy?"
Chang Sheng squinted his eyes, and a sharp look flashed in his eyes, which quickly subsided.
"I'm asking you one last time, come back!"
Ning Yayun did not hesitate and shook her head. "Tell the emperor that Northern Xinjiang is very good!"
There was a touch of relief in Chang Sheng's eyes, "Rebellion will not end well. I hope you will not regret it."
"Your way is ruthless, my way is ruthless or ruthless.
Those people work at sunrise and return at sunset.
I also thought they were ignorant back then.
Why do I think they are ignorant? It's just because they don't know many principles and their words and deeds are dull.
But then I met a lot of smart people. Logically speaking, smart people would be happier! But on the contrary, smart people are suffering from desire, while those people who I think are stupid live with relish."
"What exactly do you want to say?" Chang Sheng sneered.
"I want to say that whoever stands on the side of the people will stand with metaphysics!"
Ning Yayun pointed at Chang Sheng, "You can't do it!"
He pointed in the direction of the imperial city again, "He can't do it either!"
"Then who do you think this person is?"
"Yang Xuan!"
"Stupid, I won't intercede for you when the army arrives!"
Chang Sheng slowly retreated, and in the dark place in the distance, there were many shadows of people.
Ning Yayun couldn't help but smile when she saw that he was cautious.
Then sigh.
He said softly: "Everyone thinks that Zitai is a traitor, but in my eyes, he is a dragon with horns on his head! And, it is gradually transforming... a dragon!"
…
Chang Sheng met with his people, and someone asked: "Master, has Ning Yayun agreed?"
Chang Sheng shook his head: "He knows that when he comes to Chang'an, I will not show mercy this time and will definitely suppress him with all his strength. Therefore, even though he knows that Yang Xuan's days are not long, he still bites the bullet and stays in Northern Xinjiang."
"Master, you met Yang Xuan today. How do you feel about it?"
Chang Sheng saw several horses galloping towards the imperial city and said: "This man is full of energy, which makes my eyes feel like needles piercing them."
"I dare to ask the real person, does Yang Xuan have some background?" the man asked carefully.
Chang Sheng squinted his eyes and said casually: "No, it's just grass and smoke at most!"
The knights rushed to the front of the imperial city and shouted: "Immediately report to your majesty that General Qi, the right Qianniu guard, has been assassinated!"
…
The emperor, the queen, and a noble concubine were walking slowly in the palace.
After the banquet, according to past practice, the queen will be the first to leave.
And he maintained a proud and disdainful attitude, looking at his husband and ex-daughter-in-law talking and laughing.
But something strange happened today, the queen didn't leave.
The queen is the second person in the harem, even the most beloved concubine has to step aside.
The two walked side by side, and the imperial concubine could only lag behind.
The emperor glanced at the queen with a cold look in his eyes.
The queen seemed as if she hadn't seen him before and said, "Rokuro has been studying very hard recently, but a few days ago he fell back into his old habit of teasing me."
"I will punish you."
Respecting the king is not the work of the queen, and she has no control over it.
The Queen smiled and said: "It's just academic work. It is said that Liulang is quite concerned about the palace people around him... That's all. Why do I say this? I don't have to upset Your Majesty."
The emperor glanced at her and said, "I understand. What else is there?"
The queen stopped with a smile and saluted, "I take my leave."
The emperor nodded, "Go ahead! I will go to your place again someday."
The queen did not respond, turned around and was surrounded by people and walked away.
Yang Yu, the female officer next to her, said softly: "Your Majesty, your Majesty has an informant around King Jing!"
"I know that everything about King Jing is in his eyes."
There was a hint of ridicule in the Queen's eyes, "He tried every possible means to suppress Saburo, do you think I don't know?
King Wei was a scheming man, but he had no foundation. He could only hide in the alleys to forge iron to avoid the strong winds and waves.
But since he was involved in seizing the heir, no matter where he was hiding, Feng Lang would pursue him.
Want to hide? What a joke!"
Yang Yu smiled and said: "Except for the Zhou family and the Wang family, no one supports King Wei."
"The support of the Zhou family and the Wang family is fake. They need a prince to stand up and compete with Sanlang. The purpose is not for Sanlang, but for the head of the country."
The queen stopped and said, "To the emperor, his children and grandchildren are the dogs he raises. Every day he throws some dog food to feed them. But this time he suddenly became concerned about King Jing, because he wanted to find another one for Sanlang. The meaning of a rival. The respected king has become like this, and the mud cannot hold up the wall!"
Yang Yu covered her mouth and snickered, "King Jing is unscrupulous and lustful. The Caiyun next to him goes to bed every day. A doctor said that King Jing is a little weak."
This is kidney deficiency.
"Young people are afraid of losing money!"
The queen turned around, and in the distant lights, the emperor and his concubine cuddled tightly together, looking as if they were one person.
"Bitch couple!" the queen said contemptuously.
Yang Yu said: "The emperor wanted to rely on King Jing to fight against the king, but he didn't expect King Jing to be a lecher. In other words, Caiyun unintentionally made a great contribution to the empress, and he will be punished in the future."
"It's not unintentional." The queen squinted her eyes.
Yang Yu: "What does the empress mean..."
"Caiyun is mine!"
Yang Yu was shocked.
She is from the Yang clan, and she volunteered to join the palace to accompany the queen, and her family received many benefits as a result.
It stands to reason that she is the Queen's most caring person, and the Queen almost never hides any plans she has from her.
But this was the first time she knew about Caiyun.
"Caiyun went to Concubine Ming's place before she became pregnant."
Yang Yu felt a chill in her heart, half scared and half thankful.
The one who is timid is the queen... Yang's methods are indeed amazing, and she actually started the layout many years ago. Fortunately, she is on this side.
The queen looked at the pair of dog men and women attentively, and sneered: "One of my two sons was strangled to death by the old dog's own hands, and the other was in danger under his pressure. The master of the East Palace must be Saburo. Otherwise, He Lianfeng will be
example."
After a palace coup overnight, all the children and grandchildren of Emperor He Lianfeng of the Northern Liao Dynasty died, leaving only one daughter, Changling.
There were footsteps coming from a distance.
The palace maid immediately shouted: "The queen is here, please don't rush her."
The footsteps slowed down, and later, a chamberlain came over and saluted, "I've met your empress."
Seeing that he was sweating profusely and looking anxious, the queen felt a little moved in her heart and asked casually: "But is there something big?"
The chamberlain said: "General Qi, the right Qianniu Guard, was assassinated."
"Qi Xun is dead?"
The queen was also startled.
"Yes, his head was cut off."
The queen waved her hand, "Go!"
The chamberlain trotted after the emperor.
Yang Yu said: "I didn't expect it! Qi Xun actually died."
"Qi Xun was Lao Gou's henchman. He was assassinated after the banquet...who did it?"
This question lingered in the Queen's mind.
"It's a good thing."
No matter what, it's always a good thing for the old dog to have one less confidant.
When the emperor received the news, he became angry instantly, "Who is it?"
The chamberlain was afraid, "I don't know, the people from the Jinwu Guard are investigating."
"Let the mirror stand go too!"
"yes."
The emperor stood there with his hands behind his hands, his face ashen.
"Stone, who do you think did this?"
Qi Xun is dead? This is great! Once this person dies, the intimidation of Southern Zhou Dynasty to strangle Yang Lue will be postponed for a long time. But, who did this?
Han Shitou thought about it carefully, "I think there are two possibilities. One is Qi Xun's enemy, and the other is Yang Lue's accomplices. However, if Yang Lue's accomplices did it, someone has leaked it.
The purpose of Qi Xun’s upcoming trip to southern Xinjiang.”
The emperor looked at the people around him. Everyone lowered their heads.
"On the mirror outside, in the palace, come and check!"
"yes!"
The emperor walked away, and the imperial concubine quickly followed.
Later, the emperor returned to his palace, still angry.
"Who could be Qi Xun's enemy? I haven't heard of him offending anyone in these years." The emperor pondered for a long time.
"Could he be an accomplice of Yang Lue? But if so, to ambush Qi Xun, it would be better to pass the news to Yang Lue and ask him to stop his activities and move to another place."
The emperor squinted his eyes, "Who could it be?"
A chamberlain said: "Your Majesty, there was a conflict between General Qi and Northern Xinjiang Yang Xuan a while ago."
Han Shitou had just asked someone to come in. Hearing this, he smiled and said, "Yes!"
The emperor shook his head, "Qi Xun suffered a loss that time, and Yang Xuan took advantage."
If he wanted to take revenge, it was Qi Xun who should take revenge.
Yang Xuan, there is no motive.
The emperor thought about it for a long time, but still couldn't figure it out.
Later in the evening he and the imperial concubine went to bed.
The chamberlain felt that he had scored a point, so he came close to Han Shitou and said with a flattering smile: "Young prisoner, are you talking nonsense today?"
"You're a great reminder!"
Han Shitou smiled and said: "You will act like this from now on. Remember, everything is for your majesty!"
"yes."
Han Shitou checked it again and found no problems, and then he was ready to go back to sleep.
Before leaving, he smiled at the chamberlain again.
The waiter was very happy.
Return to your residence.
Han Shitou took out the statue and prayed in a low voice.
After a long time, he said: "It seems that you are useful. Come, let us build a golden body for you."
He took out a brocade box and opened it. There was a layer of gold powder inside.
He dipped his fingers into some gold powder and lightly applied it on the wooden statue.
"I'll give you a little this time, and a little more next time... work hard until my little master comes to Chang'an."