No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 261: True Monk?
After seeing off everyone, Luo Junyao and Xie Yan got up and went to the study.

Luo Junyao didn't ask who that Mr. Chonghua was, but seeing Xie Yan's attitude, she felt that she should have already guessed it.

The two stepped into the study, and sure enough, they saw a familiar person sitting in the study.It's just that he has changed into black clothes, and his bald head, which was burnt and scarred, is also covered with black hair.He was wearing a red gown, and the color that looked a little too young didn't feel out of place on him.

When the two entered the door, he was sitting with a book flipping through it, and he raised his eyes and glanced at the door when he heard footsteps.

The smile between his brows was light, but with a different kind of wantonness and evil.

Luo Junyao frowned slightly. She didn't know if this kind of adjective was appropriate for the man in front of her, but the middle-aged man sitting in the study was so different from what she had seen before that she almost didn't recognize that this was the guard. The presiding monk of the Guochan Temple.

It is said that the Yao family in Xinzhou has been famous for generations, and the scholarly fragrance has been handed down from generation to generation.

Although the person in front of him is not young anymore, and the corners of his eyes are already slightly wrinkled, the elegance and arrogance of being a noble son of a top family can still be seen in his gestures and expressions.

"I don't know you anymore?" Master Mingguang put down the scroll, and looked at Luo Junyao with a half-smile.

Luo Jun shook his eyes and smiled at him, "The technique is good."

"What technique?" Master Mingguang was a little puzzled for a while, and asked in doubt.

Luo Jun said: "The technology of making wigs." No flaws can be seen at all. If you don't get closer, I'm afraid no one will be able to see that the enviable black hair in front of you is a fake.

Master Mingguang couldn't help but twitched the corners of his mouth, and snorted softly: "It's not big or small."

Xie Yan led Luo Junyao in and walked in, "You come here like this, what's the matter? Are you planning to return to vulgarity?"

Master Mingguang said calmly: "It's nothing serious. You haven't visited me for a few days, so I went to the city to visit you. That attire is still in the way."

Neither Luo Junyao nor Xie Yan would believe this.

I haven't seen Master Mingguang thinking about his nephew several times in the past 30 or [-] years, and now it has not been a few days since they last went to Huguo Temple.

Xie Yan pulled Luo Junyao to sit down, lowered his eyes and said: "You are for Yisi Luan? The news is very well-informed."

Hearing this, Master Mingguang's originally smiling face instantly became condensed, and he said in a deep voice, "So, Mingyin Pavilion really has something to do with Luan Yisi?"

Xie Yan raised his eyebrows and said, "For so many years, you haven't even figured out whether Mingyin Pavilion and Yisi Luan are related?"

Master Mingguang snorted softly, and said coldly: "Do you think Xie Bian will let me intervene in these matters? You think Mingyin Pavilion is so easy to investigate? A few years ago, there were already some clues. Who knew that the old guy in Mingyin Pavilion suddenly died!"

Luo Junyao looked at Xie Yan, then at Master Mingguang, hesitant to speak.

Master Mingguang glanced at her, "If you want to ask anything, just ask."

Luo Junyao was also polite, "Why didn't Emperor Gaozu let you interfere in these matters? Why did uncle have to become a family back then?"

Luo Junyao always felt a little strange that the royal family obviously knew that the eldest son of the Yao family was alive and became a monk in the Huguo Temple, but Princess Mu, who was one of the only remaining blood of the Yao family, did not know.Master Mingguang didn't look like he had lost all thoughts and disillusioned the world of mortals.

He seldom met Xie Yan in these years of becoming a monk, it was more like being forced.

The Yao family in Xinzhou has been destroyed for many years. Even the Yao family did not intend to fight for power back then. The eldest son of the Yao family may indeed inherit the coveted contacts and legacy of the Yao family, but a family that has already been destroyed is not so dreadful that he needs him The only way to survive is to remain anonymous, right?

Master Mingguang chuckled, looked at Luo Jun and said: "You little girl, you are not stupid, you can think of such things?"

Luo Junyao was depressed, so let it be if he didn't want to answer, why did he attack personally?

Master Mingguang looked at Xie Yan with a smile and said, "Why don't you give this little girl to me, and uncle will help you teach her for two years, so as to ensure that the princess regent will improve to a higher level?"

Xie Yan glanced at him warningly and said, "I want to recruit apprentices and find someone else."

Master Mingguang sighed, and said: "You just became too deeply poisoned by gratitude."

After finishing speaking, he changed his tone to answer Luo Junyao's question, and said, "Xie Bian insisted on letting me become a monk, and suppressed me from intervening in these matters, because he was afraid that I would kill everyone. Later... probably because he was afraid that I would teach him badly." nephew."

He spoke in a relaxed and leisurely manner, but Luo Junyao felt that the wind was blowing.

"Who did you kill?"

Master Mingguang said: "Shangyong people."

"..." Luo Junyao opened his eyes wide and looked at the middle-aged man in front of him, who was as handsome as a prince's grandson, and it took him a long time to digest his words.

Emperor Gaozu did not allow Master Mingguang to participate in the secular world, and forced him to become a monk incognito, because he was afraid that he would kill all the people in Shangyong?

Master Mingguang smiled and said: "You don't think I became a monk after the Yao family was destroyed, did you? I stayed in the temple for several years, but I was formally shaved and became a monk in Taining 13 years ago. Oh...Bai Su also died that year. of."

This is really a demon monk, right?

The "demon monk" smiled very kindly, "Don't be afraid, little girl, I was more murderous in the early years. Now that I have been chanting Buddha for so many years, I have already lost everything."

"..." The four elements are all empty, what are you still doing here?
Master Mingguang stopped scaring the little girl, and sighed: "In the early years, Xie Bian stared at me closely, so I had no choice but to recite the Buddha's name in peace. After he died, his son was also very annoying. Talk to me, he is more annoying than his father, those who don’t know think he is my nephew. They are dead, and I have only been able to find time to do something in the past few years.”

Luo Junyao thought to himself: Got it, this guy was probably a strategic-level nuclear weapon back then, the kind that would destroy the entire Shangyong in ashes.

The great ancestors and late emperors allowed him to recite sutras in the temple safely, which is really a great merit.

Xie Yan looked at Master Mingguang thoughtfully, and asked, "Did you give the Jinluan Talisman to Mingyin Pavilion?"

Master Mingguang raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Since you think that Mingyin Pavilion has something to do with Luan Yisi, why don't you think that they already have it?"

Xie Yan said: "At first I really thought that the Jinluan Talisman was originally in the Mingyin Pavilion, but after thinking about it, the people in the Mingyin Pavilion said that they got it by accident a few months ago. This may not be a joke. Now it seems that they are also Find the other half, if that half of the Jinluan Talisman has always been in their hands, and the Jinluan Talisman is really important, they wouldn't just start acting now."

Master Mingguang smiled and said nothing, Xie Yan said: "So, what's the use of the Jinluan Talisman? I guess it's not used to command Luan Ceremony."

Master Mingguang said with a smile: "No matter how loyal the organization is, after three or forty years, it is impossible to rely on a single token to give orders."

"So?" Xie Yan raised his eyebrows.

Master Mingguang said: "Actually, I don't know either."

"..." Xie Yan and Luo Junyao both looked at the man in front of them, as if they were trying to determine whether he was joking or not.

Master Mingguang spread his hands and said, "I really don't know. If I knew what I was throwing out the Jinluan Talisman for? This secret is probably only known by Luan Yisi himself. But... there are only a few of these things in the past and present. The answer is that Yu Ji did have the ambition to win the world, and what is hidden in the Jinluan Talisman is either money or soldiers."

This soldier does not refer to people but to weapons.

If you want to rebel, you need soldiers and horses, and the army needs weapons.Now that the world has been settled, it is not easy to bypass the government to build weapons that can equip an army.

"Why is the Jinluan Talisman in your hand?" Xie Yan asked.

Master Mingguang raised his eyebrows slightly, and said leisurely: "What is this... More than 20 years ago, when I was wandering outside, I met a little boy who was being chased and killed, and I rescued him. Later, I found that this little boy was not only interesting, but also seemed to be ungrateful Yes, I just took half of something that was barely worth something from him as a reward."

Xie Yan looked up at him, "Yu Chen."

Master Mingguang also seemed to have thought of something interesting, and said with a smile: "Speaking of which, I really feel sorry for Old General Cui. If I hadn't only taken half of the things back then, I would have taken all of them and taken away the little poor boy." If you are killed, maybe there will not be so many things."

Although he said sorry, there was no trace of apology in his eyes, as if he was still somewhat interested.

Xie Yan remained silent, Master Mingguang looked at Luo Junyao, "Nephew and daughter-in-law, do you have any thoughts after hearing so many stories?"

Luo Jun shook his eyes and said, "Uncle, when you went out and met Yu Chen who was hunted down, you got half of the Jinluan Talisman from him? He didn't know you, and he didn't know that it was the Jinluan Talisman of Luan Yisi." ? So after all these years, no one has looked for that half of colored glaze, and no one has troubled you? Doesn’t Yu Chen know him, and neither does Bai Jingrong?”

Master Mingguang laughed and said, "You don't even know Bai Cu, how could Bai Jingrong know?"

Luo Jun shook his head and thought for a moment, then nodded and said: "That's right, no matter how powerful Bai Jingrong is, she was originally the eldest lady of the Bai family. It was impossible for her to come into contact with the Luan Ceremony Master before Yu Ji was alive, and it is even more impossible for her to know the Jinluan Talisman." .Then...how did uncle know each other?"

Calculated, Master Mingguang and Bai Jingrong's age and background are actually about the same. If Bai Jingrong doesn't know the Jinluan Talisman, Master Mingguang shouldn't either, unless he has some other chance.

Also, if Yu Chen had the complete Jinluan Talisman back then, why did Master Mingguang only take half of it?

Master Mingguang looked at Luo Jun with a smile on his face and said, "How do I know, I can't tell you now, you can think about it yourself."

Luo Jun rolled his eyes, leaned on Xie Yan's shoulder and ignored him.

She has no interest in guessing riddles.

Master Mingguang didn't care when he saw this, and shifted his gaze to Xie Yan, "Zhifei, what did you think of?"

Xie Yan asked: "When the Yao family was destroyed, was it related to Luan Yisi?"

Master Mingguang's eyes turned cold, and his originally lazy posture gradually straightened up.

Looking at his appearance, Xie Yan didn't ask any more questions, but nodded and said: "It seems that it is indeed related."

Master Mingguang snorted softly, and said lightly: "Zhifei, I have endured for so many years, and I am worthy of Xie Bian's kindness in saving my life and helping the Yao family. Uncle spent a lot of money in the past few years. Kung fu, people are almost all together. I am afraid that many people will die this time, and then you should not hinder uncle like your uncle and cousin. Otherwise..."

Xie Yan was silent for a while, before he said in a deep voice, "Shangyong's dignitaries participated in the affairs of the Yao family back then."

Master Mingguang smiled and remained silent.

Xie Yan said: "I know."

Master Mingguang left quickly, and before he left, he only left one sentence, "Send me to Fengyalou in the west of the city for something, I'm not at the Huguo Temple recently."

After sending off Master Mingguang, there was some silence in the study.

Luo Junyao leaned against Xie Yan's arms, raised his eyes to see his solemn expression, and held his slender hand comfortingly.

Xie Yan looked down at her, hugged her even more, and the two of them leaned together for a long while without speaking.

I don't know how long it took before Luo Junyao said softly: "It was uncle who led Bai Jingrong and Yu Chen to Shangyong, as well as Mingyin Pavilion and those people from last night..."

It wasn't just Bai Jingrong's people who took action to snatch the Jinluan Talisman last night, there were at least three other people besides the Qi people, and they didn't even figure out who it was for a while.

And the eldest young master of the Fang family in Yingzhou, I'm afraid it wasn't because of his unlucky publicity that he caused the murder, but was led by others.

Xie Yan said softly: "Yao Yao, don't be afraid, it's fine."

Luo Jun said, "I'm not afraid, I'm just worried about you."

Master Mingguang obviously has a murderous intent, and Xie Yan is not only the grandson of the Yao family, but also the regent of Dasheng.

Can he really make Master Mingguang kill Shangyonghuang City until blood flows like rivers?

"Back then, was the Yao family's destruction really only because of the Yao family's wealth?" Luo Jun asked with a frown.

Xie Yan had a long voice, and said softly: "Just now Mr. Song said that the Fang family in Yingzhou is the richest in the world, but... few people know now that the Yao family was the real rich and invincible country back then. I wonder why King Mu married Yao Yun in the first place. ? Why did the Bai family marry the Yao family in Xinzhou? Is it really just because of the same family background?"

Luo Jun shook his head; "I really haven't thought about it, I thought..."

Xie Yan laughed softly: "It is said that the Yao family is a scholarly heirloom. If you say too much, I am afraid that even the person who said it will believe it. People in the world will take it for granted that the Yao family is just rich in heritage and family history. That’s all. In fact, the Yao family’s influence covered Xin, Hui, and Qingzhou at that time. At the end of the Tangling Dynasty, the Yao family was the largest maritime merchant in Tangling, and owned the largest ocean-going fleet in Tangling. Monopoly [-]%. The Fang family in Yingzhou today was just a small family affiliated to the Yao family. Even now, the Fang family's wealth is not even [-]% of what the Yao family used to be."

Luo Junyao pondered in his mind for a while, and objectively experienced the so-called wealth beyond rivals.

"So, when the Yao family was destroyed, who were involved?" Luo Junyao asked, "Is it true that Gaozu didn't allow uncle to take revenge because too many people participated and the influence was too great?"

Xie Yan was silent for a while, and said: "There is indeed a reason, but... I am afraid that the Xie family is also involved."

Luo Jun was startled, "But my uncle treats Gaozu..." Although Master Mingguang's tone sounded very dissatisfied with Gaozu, there was not much hatred in it.

Xie Yan shook his head and said: "That's not what I mean, I mean... The Xie family, or the entire Dasheng, also benefited from the destruction of the Yao family. Conquering the world requires a lot of money. At that time, not only the Bai family was short of money, but the Xie family Also short of money."

"The Yao family is as rich as an enemy country. They just wanted to live in peace, but they didn't expect..."

Xie Yan held her hand and said in a deep voice, "Perhaps the Yao family's biggest mistake is that they have no ambition and no strength to protect themselves."

In troubled times, he is rich but has no weapons.Surrounded by a pack of wolves, the Yao family is like a piece of delicious fresh meat tempting to eat.

On this point, the head of the Yao family back then probably had to bear a lot of responsibility.

(End of this chapter)