That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 1084
There are two Liao Prince Mansions under the sun, one is located in Chaoyang Mansion, Liaozhou, which was built after the Mu family was entrusted to Daqi, it can be regarded as a "new house", and the other is located in the northern capital city, this is where the Mu family lived. Built during the Dazheng period, it was originally the governor's mansion in the northern capital. Later, the herdsman appointed the queen and rebuilt it into the royal mansion, which can be regarded as the "ancestral house".

In terms of ingenuity, comfort, and magnificence, the "new house" is worse than the "ancestral house", after all, the "ancestral house" was built by the Mu family for several generations. It was carefully built by human beings, and the various mysteries in it are far beyond the comparison of today's Liao Palace.

After Mutangzhi left the Buddhist ancestral court, he did not return to the royal mansion in Liaozhou, but went to the northern capital by himself, and came to this old house that he had not set foot in for a long time.

The Northern Capital, which is named as the "Four Capitals" alongside the Imperial Capital, Jiangdu, and Zhongdu, has just experienced a snowfall. , and whether it snows in winter, the size of the snow, has become a trivial matter.

It was sunny after the snow, the sun was hanging high in the open sky, and the sunlight falling on the white snow was particularly dazzling.

In the white snow, the black python robe is particularly eye-catching.

There is no clear distinction between princes and titles, but they can still be distinguished from the color of the python robes. Daqi respects black. Among the many vassal princes, there are very few who can have the honor of wearing black python robes, such as A powerless county king like Xiao Quji didn't even have a python robe, so Xiao Quji once said that his greatest wish was to change into a black python robe, which shows how noble this black python robe is.

In all fairness, the Daqi court treated Mutang very well. He was named a king with a different surname, and he was still a prince, not a county king. Back then, the shepherd was named a king with a different surname by the Dazheng court, but he was only the king of Dongping County.It is also a black python robe, which can be compared with Xiao Bai, the king of Qi back then. As for the land of the vassal, it is the three northeastern states with thousands of miles of fertile soil.

But when the imperial court wanted to take back the military power from Mutang, Mutangzhi turned against it without hesitation. In Mutangzhi's view, if he was taken away from the military power, he would become a fish on the chopping board. It can only be slaughtered by others, even the name of the vassal king, if the imperial court wants to take it away, it will only be a matter of one sentence.

So he had to fight back.

From the perspective of the Daqi court, there are too many variables in placing military power in the hands of a vassal king with a different surname. It is impossible for the court to pin the safety of the northeast border on the simple word of loyalty. , grandson?Can you also be loyal to the court?Instead of this, it is better for the court to take the initiative to eliminate this variable, so cutting down the feudal clan has become imperative.

It is impossible to say who is right and who is wrong in this matter, but from the standpoint of the Daqi court, this vassal king with a different surname is undoubtedly a person who will repay kindness and revenge.

The young vassal with a depressed face walked alone on the white snow, leaving a line of clear footprints behind him.

Nowadays, some people have realized the meaning of Zhang Jiangling's words of "gathering like entering a fire, and gaining a cool door" in Mutangzhi. In fact, he was not too flustered, nor hostile. He didn't have the look of despair and dejection that a catastrophe was imminent.

Mutang's expression was calm, as if he was thinking about something, whenever he fell into deep thought, even Feng Shi, whom he loved the most, didn't dare to disturb him.

In the distance, the chief eunuch of the palace and Mrs. Feng stood respectfully. Although Mrs. Feng was not a legitimate concubine, she was half the mistress of the mansion, and her position was slightly forward.

The Feng family is just a ladylike family, but after following Mutang's side for these years, she is not comparable to ordinary women in deep houses. She still knows a thing or two about military and political affairs, and even the general trend of the world.

Now the atmosphere inside and outside the palace is filled with an atmosphere of rain and wind, which makes people feel terrified, but at the same time, they are a little breathless.

This is completely different from the situation when Mutang was full of ambition a few days ago.

Feng Shi didn't know exactly what happened, but she was sure that something must have happened.

Is the Daqi court about to call?Or is there a variable somewhere else?

It seems that after the prince came back from the Buddhist Obon Festival, he became what he is now.

Could it be Buddhism! ?

Just when Feng Shi was also lost in thought, the chief eunuch who was slightly behind her gently pulled down her sleeve, and then she suddenly came back to her senses and found that Mu Tangzhi was walking towards the two of them.

Mrs. Feng rushed forward to meet her, and said with a smile, "Master."

Mu Tangzhi nodded slightly, looked at the chief eunuch and asked, "Lin Zong has arrived?"

The chief eunuch lowered his hands and replied: "Report to the lord, the young lord Lin has already lived in the mansion, and everything has been arranged properly."

Mu Tangzhi was silent.

The chief eunuch continued: "As for the Daoist Daoist, it's not good for slaves to arrange it without authorization, and I have to ask the prince to show me."

The pale-faced Mutang gave a hum, grabbed a handful of snow from the ground, and made it into a snowball. Feeling the biting coolness in his palm, he ordered, "Just be the same as Lin Zong."

The chief eunuch respectfully agreed.

Mu Tangzhi suddenly laughed and said: "They are all dead bones in the tomb, people who are dying, why pay so much attention to it?"

The chief eunuch was a little dazed, and didn't understand why his master would describe the two distinguished guests as dying people, but years of serving experience made him very wisely choose not to speak, as if he had never heard this sentence before.

Mutang said with emotion: "Looking at the three generations of Daomen in power within a hundred years, Zichen, Tianchen, and Qiuye, undoubtedly the old Taoist head teacher Zichen has the largest structure, the highest means, the best planning, and can even It can be said that the Daoist sect can have what it is today, thanks to Zichen's decades of planning and forbearance. Chen, who has the shortest reign time, can be regarded as a transitional person. His structure is not as good as Zichen's, but his victory lies in his decisive actions. First, he quelled Qingchen's rebellion, led the Taoist sect to help Xiao Yu win the battle of Dingding, and finally supported Qiuye Ascending to the great position of the head teacher of the Taoist sect, generally speaking, everything that should be done has been done, even if there are flaws such as too much, the flaws are not concealed, and the merits outweigh the mistakes."

There was a bit of sarcasm on Mu Tang's face, "Then there is Qiu Ye, the current head teacher of the Taoist sect, who is the most talented but the least capable. If it wasn't for Zichen's death and Tianchen's protection, how could he fight?" If you have surpassed Qingchen, how can you sit firmly in the position of head teacher of the Taoist sect? You have long been reduced to Qingchen's puppet, how can you have the glory you have today."

Mutangzhi sighed, "If Zichen was in power, the Taoist sect would not have come to where it is today, and neither will this king."

He smiled miserably at the astonished and bewildered Feng family, and laughed at himself: "But now that we have come to this point, this king will not wait to die. He said that no matter how dangerous it is, it is better than ten deaths." .”

The chief eunuch was silent.

Feng opened his mouth slightly, his face full of shock.

Mutangzhi exhaled deeply, and said softly to her, "There will be a feast tonight, so you can come too."

Feng Shi nodded a little dullly.

Mu Tangzhi waved his hand wearily, and Feng Shi and the chief eunuch who had been silent all this time retreated together.

Mutangzhi stood alone on the spot, and suddenly crushed the snowball in his hand.

(End of this chapter)