133, In the Palace of Eternal Life... (5K Chapter)

Feiyu Fairy Palace.

The characters and customs of various countries such as Baoxiang Kingdom and Lanyue Kingdom.

And various physiques that emerge in an endless stream.

Including the experience of Ouyang Pan'an, who has the butterfly phoenix body, and so on.

Although Xu Xing did not pay attention to the decoration of some words, with his knowledge, these stories he told were like storytellers telling stories, telling them with gusto and ups and downs, and a few simple sentences outlined a great world of cultivation.

"I didn't expect that Miss Ouyang would also seek immortality like you."

"At that time, Emperor Chongming was still in power. Brother Ouyang and I were good friends. Once I visited his home and heard rumors that the young lady of the Ouyang family had disappeared, so I deliberately inquired about some of it..."

"I never thought that Brother Ouyang also kept it from me."

Scholar Su shook his head, his expression slightly disappointed.

Thinking of this, although he was uninterested, he was very interested in poetry. So he scooped the tea from the teacup with his fingers and wrote on the Eight Immortals Table:

"Drinking wine with you, you are generous, human feelings are like waves."

"Old friends still hold swords, and the rich and powerful laugh and tap their hats."

"The grass is wet with drizzle, and the flowers are about to sway in the cold spring breeze."

"What's the point of asking about worldly affairs? It's better to lie down and have a meal."

After Su Xueshi finished writing the poem, he shook off his grief. He called the waiter a few times and asked for a plate of beef offal and a plate of braised pork elbow.

Not writing poetry is not for the rich and powerful.

No longer regard poetry, the official way of the imperial examination, as a means of profit.

He is a literary giant who can write verses fluently. He doesn't need to deliberately write poems, and can write articles at will.

At this time, he was writing poems with tea on the Eight Immortals Table. He regarded Xu Xing as a friend, not the high and mighty Emperor Tiande, or the rich and powerful. So this poem was written naturally, and there was no embarrassment on his face.

"Prime Minister Ouyang, you have been an official for a long time."

Xu Xing saw this and shook his head.

Ouyang Pan'an entered Feiyu Fairy Palace more than three years earlier than him. That is, not long after he occupied Guanxi Road, Ouyang Pan'an was taken away by the Feiyu Fairy Palace's ferryman and entered the sect.

And a living person disappeared for no reason...

Scholar Su and Ouyang Shuda were close friends, and they had known each other for a long time. Scholar Su and Ouyang Pan'an also knew each other. Seeing Ouyang Pan'an missing, Scholar Su naturally asked a few questions.

Unexpectedly, Ouyang Shuda deceived Scholar Su once.

According to the rules of Feiyu Fairy Palace, what Ouyang Shuda did was understandable. But Scholar Su and Ouyang Shuda had known each other for many years, and it was inevitable that he felt lost because he was easily deceived.

"Lord Xu..."

"My niece is not a bad person. Please be more tolerant of her. I remember that when she was sixteen, she said, 'Marry a general in war and marry a scholar in prosperity. She is also a wonderful woman.'"

The poem disappeared as the tea dried up.

Scholar Su suddenly realized the troubles that his poem might leave for the Ouyang family, and hurriedly added a sentence to try to pull back Xu Xing's feelings towards the Ouyang family.

After all, they are old friends.

The emperor's thoughts may end the official career of the Ouyang family in Tiande.

And with Xu Xing's current status in Feiyu Fairy Palace, even if he just casually expressed an attitude and had some inclinations, it would be enough to make Ouyang Pan'an's life difficult.

This kind of thing is not a fantasy.

It is not uncommon for the likes and dislikes of the superiors to cause the family of the inferiors to be broken up.

Although he was dissatisfied with Ouyang Shuda's concealment from him, he did not want the younger generation of the Ouyang family and Ouyang Pan'an to be implicated because of this matter.

"She is a wonderful woman."

Xu Xing nodded and praised.

While talking.

The waiter of the teahouse brought a mahogany lacquer plate and served a plate of beef offal and a plate of braised pork elbow ordered by Su Xueshi. These two dishes are hard dishes. The beef offal was topped with a layer of chili, and the braised pork elbow was also stewed until soft. A large spoonful of gourd was poured on the bottom of the plate, and some red and white silk was sprinkled.

The two began to eat.

Although eating grains will affect one's practice, it is only one meal, so it is harmless.

What is taboo in practice is that eating ordinary things every day will affect one's practice.

The sun rose and the noon sounded.

It took about a quarter of an hour to eat.

Two plates of meat dishes and a pot of spiritual tea were all eaten by the two.

"Shopkeeper..."

"Let's settle the bill."

Su Xueshi took out a brass toothpick from his sleeve and put his right leg on a long bench. He was very similar to the street lepers, and did not look like a world-famous great writer at all.

"I, Su, can still afford to treat Lord Xu to a meal."

"You treated me to several meals in prison."

"I have already repaid you for one meal, and I don't want to owe you any more."

"Of course, the money that the night watchman of the court gave me, a storyteller, is not considered as money I owe you. After all, I also made up a story for you and boasted about you for a while, so you deserve what you have done."

Seeing Xu Xing getting up to pay the bill, Su Xueshi stopped him.

He took a brown purse from his belt.

The brown purse was the size of a fist, the mouth of the purse was tied tightly, and the inside was bulging. Then Su Xueshi held the mouth of the purse and shook it, indicating that he had money.

The copper coins collided, and the sound was as crisp as silver bells.

"No more debts!"

Xu Xing nodded, he stood up, clasped his fists and bowed to Su Xueshi, and then strode out of the teahouse.

The two met because of a meal.

And the friendship ended....

It should also be a meal.

This ordinary meeting was just a chance encounter. Logically speaking, no matter if it was an emperor or an immortal, they would not pass by the market and listen to the nonsense of a storyteller.

Summer rain in the capital.

I don’t know when it came. At first, it was a drizzle like ox hair, but before I could wait for a few breaths, the rain crackled on the bluestone street. The wind and rain kept coming.

Rain curtains were hung on the eaves of the teahouse.

When the wind blows, it dances like a silver snake.

The sky turned yellow and dark, and my slow footsteps stopped on the eaves of a three-story wooden building beside the road. The drizzle of rain fell on him and was blocked by the invisible air shield. Then it gathered into water flow and flowed into the channel along the street along the roof tiles.

Soon, Master Su blocked the rain with his big sleeves in one hand and ran out of the teahouse in a hurry, holding a "Storytelling" flag strung with a bamboo stick in the other hand.

However, the rain on the roadside was too heavy.

Not long after he blocked it, he was soaked all over.

He simply stopped shielding himself from the rain and walked slowly step by step with a bamboo stick in hand.

The streets and alleys here are bustling markets, and the bluestones on the roads have long been rubbed smooth by the soles of people's feet. When it rains, it gets even slippery. After walking for a while, Xuexianshi Su accidentally jumped up and fell to the ground.

"The world calls me the Immortal of Poetry..."

"I laugh and others can't see through it."

"Heavy taste, heavy salt and heavy spices, fat chicken and beef offal."

Academician Su laughed like crazy and spoke incoherently.

Thunder roared incessantly.

A bolt of lightning pierced the sky.

Following the lightning, there was also an escaping light. ₆₉ₛₕᵤₓ.cₒₘ

…

…

Shenjing, the imperial palace.

Palace of Eternal Life.

The sky outside the palace was dark, but inside the palace it was brightly lit.

In the corridor, rows of long-bright lamps are lit.

After Zhao Yunniang finished handling the government affairs, she took a phoenix chariot and came to the Palace of Eternal Life despite the dissuasion of the palace officials.

"Empress..."

"It takes just one day's work."

"If Your Majesty knew about Your Majesty, you would feel sorry for Your Majesty instead of blaming Your Majesty. Your Majesty is busy with government affairs and has to come to the Hall of Eternal Life every day to pray for Your Majesty... As time goes by, Your Majesty's body and bones will not be able to bear it. "

The person accompanying Feng Jia was not anyone else, but Xiulan, Zhao Yunniang's former confidant.

After Zhao Yunniang was canonized as queen, Xiulan's status also increased. She first became the steward of Kunhua Palace and a third-grade female official. Later, after Zhao Yunniang became the regent, Xiulan also became the chief steward of the harem, and her official position was the second-rank internal secretary. This position was comparable to the ministers of various ministries in the court.

"The corridor is slippery, just in case..."

Xiulan opened the curtains of Fengjia and gave another advice.

"No need to say more."

Zhao Yunniang is sitting upright in Fenghu, her posture is graceful and luxurious, and her phoenix eyes are more majestic than before. Her voice was soft and there was no emotion in it. But after these words, the female officials nearby lowered their heads one after another and did not dare to say anything. They just followed Feng Hu silently and walked towards the Palace of Eternal Life.

In the third year of Tiande's reign, Emperor Tiande complained of illness and could not see his officials.

Later, in the fourth year of Tiande's reign, Zhao Yunniang ordered craftsmen to open up the northwest corner of the palace and build a palace, naming it the Palace of Eternal Life. The name of the palace, as the name suggests, is to allow Emperor Tiande to live forever and stay in the world forever.

The Hall of Eternal Life is divided into multiple halls, dedicated to different gods and Buddhas.

This is a prayer for Emperor Tiande.

Soon after, Feng Zhu stopped outside the Changsheng Palace.

A famous palace maid filed in and lit the candles in each hall of the Eternal Life Palace. In the pitch-black Palace of Eternal Life, within a moment, the lights shot straight into the sky, illuminating most of the palace walls.

"His Majesty……"

"Ms. Yun is here to see you."

Entering the palace, Zhao Yunniang retreated from the female officials and palace maids around her, leaving only Xiulan by her side. She knelt on a futon in front of a bed of eucalyptus, with tears in her eyes as she spoke her mind.

"Today Yu Ci, the Minister of Punishment, once again launched an attack, saying that the Eternal Life Palace was wasting people's wealth and anointing, and demanded that the lights of the Eternal Life Palace be abolished. The reason is that the Heavenly Family should be frugal to serve as a model for all people..."

"But my concubine knows that what Yu Ci wants is not the Tian family's frugality, but seeing that Your Majesty has not come out for a long time, and wants to force him into the palace. Closing the Palace of Eternal Life is an excuse for him to force us, mother and son, to abdicate."

She twisted the embroidered handkerchief in her hands, crying and wiping her tears.

Even though she has some backup skills left by Xu Xing.

But now the imperial court is still fighting but not breaking.

Not to the point where the fish is dead and the net is broken.

The officials of the imperial court were cutting flesh with soft knives, instead of forcing her and Xu Zhang to abdicate openly with hard knives. And no matter how good she is, the queen's involvement in politics is not justified.

It's okay to act temporarily, but if you always listen to politics behind the curtain...

How can all the people in the world obey her?

The empress dowagers of all dynasties relied on filial piety and righteousness to listen to politics behind the curtain. The emperor is the master of the young, and the mother listens behind the curtain and takes charge of the country's affairs temporarily. There is no reason to criticize. But the queen was a little worse after all.

"Zhang'er doesn't make any progress either."

"Even if I want to give up power to him, he can't take it. A few days ago, Zhang'er had a quarrel with me, saying that he wanted to be in charge... Zhang'er is sixteen years old..."

"Once Zhang'er takes charge, he will definitely change the Yuan Dynasty and the dynasty."

"Wouldn't this mean that Your Majesty has passed away..."

"His Majesty……"

Zhao Yunniang fell to the ground and cried bitterly.

regent…….

Her son complained that she was in charge of too much, and all the officials hated her.

The court forced her, her parents and children forced her, and she ended up with all the enemies in the world. And all she wanted to do was to protect the family fortune left by Xu Xing and prevent it from perishing in her lifetime.

It's not that she doesn't want to leave the country in Xu Zhang's hands, but Xu Zhang hasn't become a great person yet. There is no way he can plot against the vassal king surnamed Xu and the ministers of the Manchu Dynasty. Moreover, Xu Zhang's taking office means that Xu Xing "died". By then, these outsiders will no longer have any scruples, and the emperor may lose his country in this short moment.

With Xu Xing, Emperor Tiande, as his wing, the vassal king surnamed Xu was his wing, and all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were loyal ministers.

But after Emperor Tiande died, it was hard to say!

"Empress..."

"Grief hurts the body."

"The empress's body is bound to the country, so her body must not be damaged."

Seeing that Zhao Yunniang was heartbroken, Xiulan on the side quickly stepped forward to support Zhao Yunniang and began to persuade her.

Xiulan knew that what made Zhao Yunniang heartbroken was not the pressure of officials, but Xu Zhang's ignorance.

How could Zhao Yunniang, a woman, take away this beautiful land?

Xu Zhang was the only son of Zhao Yunniang and the only son of Emperor Tiande. As long as Xu Zhang keeps to himself, when the time comes, the position of emperor will naturally fall into Xu Zhang's hands.

But Xu Zhang's persecution greatly hurt Zhao Yunniang's mother-in-law's heart.

"Xiulan, I know."

Zhao Yunniang wiped away her tears and sighed: "This is a joke for you."

"My dear, please don't say that..."

Xiulan quickly bowed and said, "Your Majesty is also a human being. She works hard outside. When she returns home, she will naturally cry to His Majesty. Your Majesty's cowardice is only for Your Majesty, not Xiulan."

After many years in the palace, Xiulan, a servant girl, also learned to be sweet-tongued.

"That makes sense."

Zhao Yunniang nodded slightly and agreed with Xiulan's remarks.

Then, she warned: "If the prince asks you for some information, you must remember not to tell him. He has made many bachelors in the East Palace. Although these people are all talented people, the prince's character is not as good as that of his father, the prince." If there are too many, it will be difficult to control them. On the contrary, they will induce these bachelors to do wrong things. "

After staying with Xu Xing for several years, Zhao Yunniang also learned some of Xu Xing's ways of doing things. ,

We know that it is too narrow to judge officials only based on loyalty, traitor, good and evil. Although some officials are more inclined to be loyal or treacherous ministers, as long as they know how to serve their subordinates, such treacherous ministers can also be loyal ministers...

Therefore, she did not rush to dismiss the ministers in Prince Xu Zhangdong Palace, but only gave Xiulan a few words to prevent the affairs in the palace from being leaked.

"Everything is well organized."

"Mother Yun, I chose you to be my queen, and I made the right choice!"

When Xu Xing, who was standing on the beam, heard the words, he jumped down and praised him. When he left the outer city for the palace, he did not meet Zhao Yunniang directly, but first inquired about some palace news.

When she learned that Zhao Yunniang was going to the Palace of Eternal Life to pray for him.

He stood on this beam, waiting for Zhao Yunniang to come.

Every word Zhao Yunniang said fell into his ears.

Including the treatment of Prince Xu Zhang...

If the East Palace team is abolished, it will prove that the queen Zhao Yunniang is really ambitious to control the government. Instead of abolishing the East Palace team, it proves that Zhao Yunniang is only temporarily holding power on behalf of Xu Xing and Xu Zhang. When the time is right, she can return the power to Xu Xing and Xu Zhang.

The words fell.

Zhao Yunniang and Xiulan were startled at first, and then hurriedly bowed down to see the emperor.

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Why are you here?"

After Zhao Yunniang saluted, her pink face turned a little red.

Xu Xing happened to hear her confide in her heart. No matter how much she had gone through ups and downs, she was still unfazed by favors and humiliations, but she was still embarrassed at this moment. But she was Xu Xing's wife after all. After being shy for a moment, her expression became normal.

"I have achieved some success in the immortal world, so I return to the mortal world to see my relatives."

Xu Xing did not hide the truth from Zhao Yunniang and told the truth.

"this……"

After Zhao Yunniang heard these words, she suddenly lost a lot.

She could hear the implication of Xu Xing's words.

This time I only returned to Fengxi Country temporarily. After visiting relatives, Xu Xing will return to the Immortal Sect instead of staying in the secular world.

"Zhang'er just made a mistake in doing things temporarily."

"He still has a good heart."

Suddenly, Zhao Yunniang remembered what she had just said, so she quickly explained to Xu Xing to restore Xu Zhang's image in Xu Xing's mind.

Being unfilial is a serious sin!

Don't say that the emperor's family, even the common people's family, will not tolerate unfilial sons.

"It's a small thing."

Xu Xing waved his hand without paying much attention.

He has more emotions for Zhao Yunniang than for Xu Zhang. After all, Zhao Yunniang and him were close to each other and spent a lot of time together. Xu Zhang spent very little time with him.

During the three years in Kansai Road, he practiced in seclusion.

In the three years after capturing Shenjing, he also practiced in seclusion.

There is no time to take care of this son at all.

In addition, Xu Zhang's "rebellion" and "unfilial piety" are not the basic qualities of an emperor. If an emperor doesn't even dare to have this idea, how can he rule the world?

Is an emperor without any ambition still considered an emperor?

But... Even so, in Xu Xing's heart, he was still dissatisfied with Xu Zhang. It's just that he doesn't have much father-son affection for Xu Zhang, so he keeps this dissatisfaction in his heart.

"Xiulan..."

Seeing that Xu Xing was deep in thought, Zhao Yunniang quickly winked at Xiulan and asked Xiulan to exit the palace and not to disturb her and Xu Xing in the palace.

Just now, she saw that Xu Xing had a hint of lust for her.

"Yes, concubine."

Xiulan realized later, exited the Hall of Eternal Life and closed the door.

…

It's not tea time.

In the Hall of Eternal Life, Yan Hao's voice came.

A group of palace maids waiting outside the palace were surprised and had inexplicable expressions on their faces.

They ignored each other and knew what they were thinking.

No wonder the queen came to Changsheng Palace in such a hurry. It turned out that she was in Changsheng Palace...

Why didn't they notice it before.

"Bold!"

"Come here, drag these people down and slap them in the face."

As a second-rank female official of the Internal Affairs Department, Xiulan has been in the palace for a long time. How could she not know what these palace maids were thinking in their hearts. She was furious and directly ordered to punish these palace maids.

Although the crime of slandering in the heart is harsh, if these palace maids really talk nonsense.

No matter how innocent the queen is, she will inevitably have more dirty water on her.

In addition, early punishment is also good for these low-level palace maids. If there are rumors, these palace maids will definitely lose their heads.

"Lord Internal Affairs Department, spare my life..."

The palace maids knelt down and begged for mercy.

But not long after, a group of female officials took them to another palace and punished them.