The palace carriage left the capital all the way.
A group of Taoist priests followed a palace carriage along Suzaku Avenue, from the Imperial City directly to Mingde Gate in Kyoto City, and the journey was smooth.
The palace carriage was already very conspicuous, and with the addition of a group of Taoist priests, people on both sides of Zhuque Avenue were naturally surprised.
Fortunately, Yuan Fengying was already sitting in the carriage at this moment. Otherwise, standing alone on the roof would naturally frighten the people in Kyoto even more.
There were also many soldiers from the Armed Guards Battalion on both sides of the road following carefully. The Kyoto Prefecture had obviously also gotten the news and sent some officers over.
But no one dared to take a step closer to the team.
People on both sides were whispering.
In the carriage, besides She Yue and Chang Ning, there were Yuan Fengjing and Changsun Meier.
She Yue held Chang Ning's wrist, but Chang Ning seemed very tired. Although there were noisy voices on both sides of the street, she had fallen asleep leaning against She Yue.
Changsun Meier has always lowered her head. She is already fair and beautiful, her skin is as white as jade, and her cheeks are as white as snow at this moment.
This night's experience obviously shocked her greatly.
"Where are you going after leaving the city?" She Yue was silent for a long time, and finally asked Yuan Fengjing.
Yuan Fenjing is her biological father, and even at this moment, she still can't accept it.
But Yuan Fengjing escorted her out of the palace regardless of danger, which really made her grateful.
"We can go wherever you want to go." Yuan Fengjing smiled lovingly: "This world is huge, and we can go and see the mountains and rivers that you can't see in the palace."
"You want me to come with you?"
Yuan Fengjing asked back: "Are you unwilling to follow me?"
She Yue did not answer directly, glanced at Changsun Meier, and finally said: "What is going on between you and her?"
"Every generation has its own affairs." Yuan Fengjing said calmly: "What is in the past will be in the past. If you don't know, it will be better."
She Yue said: "But I want to know."
Yuan Fengjing sighed softly and said: "A flesh and blood body cannot escape the word persistence after all. My child, don't you want to come with me?"
"From the time I was born to last night, I always thought that I was the princess of Li Tang. Even because the blood of the Li family flows in my body, I had the obsession to revive Li Tang." She Yue stared at Yuan Fengjing and said: "Now you suddenly tell me
I said, I have nothing to do with the Li family, and you want me to leave behind the grudges of the past thirty years and follow you on a path you know nothing about. If it were you, would you accept it?"
Yuan Fengjing said with a smile: "I said that after leaving the capital, you can make your own choices and do whatever you want. No one can stop you!"
"Then where are you going?"
"There is a Qingcheng Mountain in the middle of Sichuan with beautiful scenery." Yuan Fengjing said: "Forty years ago, I once traveled to Qingcheng Mountain. The master of Qingcheng Temple was profound in Taoism. At that time, he did not dislike me as a wanderer who had accomplished nothing, and personally entertained me for several days.
He taught me the Taoist teachings. From that time on, I had the heart to practice Taoism."
She Yue said: "You want to go to Sichuan?"
"I heard that the old temple master is still in the world." Yuan Fengjing said: "I want to visit my old friend and listen to him teach Taoism again. These disciples of Yutiantai, the origin of Taoism, can be regarded as coming from Qingcheng, so they can enter Qingcheng Temple
Continue to practice Taoism." She Yue knew in her heart that these Taoist priests in Yutiantai are many masters. If these people join Qingcheng Guan, then the strength of Qingcheng Guan will definitely increase greatly, and perhaps they will also become a new force in the Taoist sect.
"I'm not going to Qingcheng!" She Yue said directly.
Yuan Fengjing was not surprised, but nodded slightly.
"Meier, are you going to find the eldest grandson Yuanxin?" She Yue looked at the eldest grandson Meier.
Only then did eldest son Meier raise her head and said: "Xuzhou Governor Ye Chaoxuan has raised his troops. Tantai Xuanye has mobilized soldiers and horses from several states to attack Xuzhou. My brother has been granted the title of General Zhuangwu and will lead the war in Xuzhou. I met Tantai Xuanye a few days ago.
Saint, I informed you about the battle situation in Xuzhou. I was on the side at that time, and I heard that two of the three counties that followed Ye Chaoxuan in raising troops had already been captured. My brother did not directly attack Xuzhou City. It seemed that he wanted to cut off Ye Chaoxuan's troops outside Xuzhou City first.
force, and then concentrated his forces to attack Xuzhou. He personally led the troops and horses from the three states in the south of the Yangtze River to besiege the city of Xuzhou, and the troops from Yanzhou and Yuzhou were responsible for attacking the three counties where the troops were raised."
She Yue nodded slightly and said: "The eldest grandson Yuanxin is extremely brave and has soldiers and horses from various states in his hands. It is only a matter of time before Xuzhou is conquered."
"He is now forced to serve Tantai Xuanye." Changsun Meier said: "As long as Xuzhou is captured and Xuzhou and the three states in Jiangnan are connected, the entire eastern part will soon be controlled by Tantai Xuanye."
The three states in the south of the Yangtze River were originally She Yue's sphere of influence, and it was even she who single-handedly promoted the eldest grandson Yuanxin.
Of course, She Yue knew the importance of Jiangnan, which was the most important place for the empire's wealth. If it completely fell into the hands of Tantai Xuanye, the consequences would be disastrous.
Yuan Fengjing seemed to have no interest in any of this.
"What can you do if you find the eldest grandson Yuanxin?"
Changsun Meier said quietly: "We can't let him be controlled by Tantai Xuanye, let alone help him do evil." Looking at She Yue, she said cautiously: "Your Highness, are you going to the Northeast?"
Although she already knew She Yue's life experience, she still treated her like a princess.
Moreover, she also knew that She Yue and Qin Xiao had a close relationship. Now Qin Xiao holds military power in the Northeast. If She Yue is unwilling to follow Yuan Fenjing and leave, then the best place to go is of course the Northeast.
"I'm going to Xuzhou." She Yue said calmly: "You and I will go find the eldest grandson Yuanxin."
Changsun Meier was surprised and said: "Your Highness, you must not do this."
"Why?"
"Xuzhou is currently in a state of war and chaos, so you can't go there." Changsun Mei'er said, "If His Highness goes to the Northeast, after Mei'er finds her brother, she will persuade him to go to the Northeast and join His Highness."
Yuan Fengjing frowned slightly, and finally said: "You still want to get involved in right and wrong?"
"I am a person of right and wrong, how can I stay away from right and wrong?" She Yue sighed: "Even if I am not of the late emperor's blood, I have been raised by the late emperor and will not sit back and watch the Tang Dynasty be disrupted by traitors."
Yuan Fengjing shook his head and sighed: "The bloodline of the Li family is almost cut off, so why should you be persistent."
"Chang Ning is still here." She Yue held Chang Ning's hand tightly, looked at Yuan Fengjing and said, "Although I am not from the Li family, she is still."
"You want her to sit on that chair?" Yuan Fengjing said calmly: "This is not helping her, but harming her."
She Yue lowered her head and was silent for a long time. Finally she raised her head and asked, "If I ask you to kill Tantai Xuanye, will you not agree?"
"Do you think I didn't kill him in the palace because I was afraid of the imperial army?" Yuan Fengjing said: "Do you think killing Tantai Xuanye can turn the overall situation around?"
"You held him hostage at that time. If you really killed him, those Imperial Guards wouldn't let it go."
Yuan Fengjing smiled lightly and said: "If I want to kill someone, I won't care about any consequences." After a pause, he said: "Your mother is still obsessed with it and can't extricate herself. If I don't kill Tantai Xuanye, your mother will eventually die.
One day you will realize that everything is a fantasy."
She Yue was startled.
But Yuan Fengjing had already raised her head, looked at Changsun Meier, and asked: "You are leaving Kyoto like this, why don't you go and say goodbye to the master?"
As soon as these words came out, Changsun Meier's expression changed in shock, and She Yue also showed surprise.
"Master?" The Master asked in surprise: "Is it that Master?"
"Who else in the world can be called a master except him?" Yuan Fengjing said calmly.
"Master is in Kyoto?" She Yue was even more horrified.
Of course she knew that the master was one of the few great masters, but the whereabouts of the great master were like a dragon that never came to an end. Although the master was famous, few people knew his whereabouts.
According to Yuan Fengjing, the Master is actually in Kyoto.
She Yue couldn't help but look at her eldest grandson Mei'er. Seeing that Mei'er still looked shocked, she asked doubtfully: "Meier, do you know Master?"
"Your Highness, it's me!" Mei'er looked panicked and hesitated to speak.
"Under the master's sect, the eldest disciple is Gu Baiyi, the second disciple is Ye Guxing, and the third disciple is Du Hongye!" Yuan Fengjing raised his head slightly and said slowly: "There is another one on the other side of Taihu Lake!" He seemed to be thinking about something and suddenly asked: "You
Is there any way to get started?”
Mei'er knew that for this reason, there was no need to hide anything, so she could only say: "This junior is from the academy, but he has not entered the academy. He is not a direct disciple of the Master."
"Academy?" She Yue immediately asked: "What academy?"
"Since there is a master, of course there is an academy." Yuan Fengjing said.
She Yue asked: "Meier, how can you be the master's wife? You have been in the palace for many years and have not had much contact with the outside world!"
Mei'er hesitated for a moment and finally said: "Before Mei'er entered the palace, she was ill and almost died. It was the Second Master of the Academy who came to deliver medicine and saved her life, so I owe my life to the Academy. The Second Master knows that I love reading.
, but my father did not let me read miscellaneous books on unofficial history. It was Mr. Er who often sent me books secretly and told me many allusions to the world. He had an eccentric personality and liked to get into trouble. He would find many strange questions that he could not figure out by himself.
I helped come up with the answer, so there is a connection.”
"Have you already had contact with the academy before you entered the palace?"
"Yes." Mei'er said: "Later, Mr. Second even sent me a book compiled by the Master himself. Only the disciples of the academy can see it. After Mr. Second sent it, he explained it to me personally. He said it was the Master's arrangement, and later even brought him
I went to see the Master. I originally wanted to join the Master, but the Master said that I was not suitable for practicing martial arts, but I was quite talented in literature and art, so he did not allow me to enter the academy, but he recognized me as a member of the academy.
After entering the palace, I will serve the saint."
"I understand!" She Yue sneered, "You are the eyes and ears that the Master sent to her. The Master is really good at planting eyes and ears around the Emperor. You are worthy of being a great master." There was a hint of ridicule in her tone.