That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 682

After the ghost palace trio and Duanmu Ruisheng escaped from the imperial capital, Lan Yu and Xiao Bai returned to the Tianji Pavilion and regained control of the Imperial City formation, while Han Xuan summoned the civil and military officials who stayed in the imperial capital in the cabinet to investigate and quell the civil strife in the Dark Guard Mansion.

Wenyuan Pavilion is the place where the cabinet is located, and it is also the place that countless literati yearn for. As long as you enter here, you can leave your name in history and benefit the people. In addition, there are two ministers and five ministers. Han Xuan is still sitting in the position of his second assistant, while the eyes of the rest are subconsciously looking at the vacant master seat.

For such a big event, Prime Minister Lan is not here. Could it be that he was also involved in this big treason case?

Once this idea was born, it was hard to restrain, but Han Xuan seemed to know what everyone present was thinking, and said calmly: "Mr. We must clear up the rebellious party in the city, take care of the aftermath, and then welcome His Majesty back to Beijing."

For these officials who stayed in the imperial capital, the changes that happened in just two days were too fast and too urgent, which caught them off guard and dazzled them. Now there are many unidentified news, His Majesty the Emperor After the attack on the Circular Mound Altar, the governor of the Dark Guard Mansion immediately returned to the capital in secret. First, he sent people to control the Nine Gates, and then sent experts from the Dark Guard Mansion to infiltrate into King Zhao's mansion, and assassinated Xiao Qi, the left-behind minister arranged by His Majesty. Even Zhao Zongxian and Li Zhenji's two academicians were also held hostage in his own mansion. Fortunately, His Majesty had expected it and sent His Royal Highness and the two Prime Ministers back to Beijing in time to defeat Duanmu Ruisheng's plot. Nowhere to be found, this big treason case can be regarded as a temporary conclusion.

As for the next matter of investigating the rebellious party, it will have to wait until His Majesty the Emperor returns to Beijing to decide in person. However, His Majesty sent His Highness the Crown Prince back to Beijing, and it must be to temporarily supervise the country. Why didn't His Highness the Crown Prince appear?
In the Tianji Pavilion, Lan Yu and Xiao Bai came to the third basement floor. This was also the first time Xiao Bai came here. When he saw the magnificent scene in front of him, he couldn't help being absent-minded for a moment.

Black and blue are intertwined, just like the starry sky at night, black night sky, blue stars.In fact, the stars seen at this time are talisman seals, and each talisman seal is a star, densely packed, innumerable, as vast as a galaxy.

Lan Yu explained: "This is where the cardinal of the Great Formation of the Imperial City is located. If there were no such changes in the Circular Mound Altar, His Highness might have to wait a few more years to see it, but now His Majesty has handed over the Imperial Seal to His Highness. It has been acquiesced."

Xiao Bai withdrew his gaze from the "star river", looked down at the Chuan Guoxi in his hand, and remained silent.

Sapphire pointed to the round platform, "Put the Chuan Guoxi Seal into it, and this great formation will be in your hands."

Xiao Bai walked towards the round platform, every step seemed to be walking in the starry sky, stepping on the stars, when he came to the round platform, he found some remaining powder on the ground.

Sapphire explained: "If the old man's prediction is correct, this should be a forged fake imperial seal. The thieves of the ghost palace can temporarily open the imperial city formation through this fake seal, but the fake one is fake after all. , it is difficult to compare with the real Chuan Guoxie, and under the power of the big formation, it is reasonable to turn into flying ash."

Xiao Bai nodded again, and slowly put the Chuan Guoxi Seal in his hand into the groove in the center of the round platform.

At this moment, Xiao Bai felt that he had entered a mysterious and indescribable state, his soul was connected with this majestic city, the emperor was me, I was the emperor.

In a vague way, Xiao Bai saw Xu Beiyou kill Duanmu Ruicheng with Wusheng sword energy, saw the shadow piercing Ming Chen's head with a sword, saw his younger sister Xiao Zhinanyu flying thousands of miles, and saw Murong Xuan in a beautiful white dress Yin led Lin Han all the way to the northwest, and saw the father and his party coming from the underground palace to the Ming Mausoleum, and saw all the soldiers of the Chinese army who besieged the Circular Mound Altar turned their backs and knelt down.

Then Xiao Bai's angle of view rose again, as if he came to the nine heavens, overlooking the earth and the world, he saw Taoist Qingye who was fleeing in a panic, he saw Xiao Shen Yujian going to the south of the sky, and he also saw the guards stationed in Yanzhou. Governor Wei Jin and Fu Zhongtian in Qizhou also saw a middle-aged Confucian scholar walking on the vast blue waves of the East China Sea with his sleeves fluttering.

Finally, he looked to the southeast, and vaguely saw a mountain peak that was almost as high as the sky. There was a dragon on the peak, and a Taoist priest. Surrounded by fog, the real dragon on the mountain is no longer seen, let alone the figure of the Taoist.

Xiao Bai slowly opened his eyes, he was still on the third basement floor of Tianji Pavilion.

Sapphire never stepped onto the round platform, stood on the spot with her hands behind her back, and slowly said: "This imperial city formation was built by my ancestors from the Tianji Pavilion, and then I remodeled it with my own hands, and it finally became what it is today. With the Chuan Guoxie as the token, the entire imperial city as the formation, supplemented by the atmosphere of the earth and the aura of the Son of Heaven, it is no less inferior to the Zhoutian formation of the Daoist sect."

Xiao Bai took the Chuan Guoxi out of the groove, and all the light and shadow around it slowly dimmed, and the starry sky was no longer shining, and it returned to its original appearance.

Lan Yu said with emotion: "The Qi of the Son of Heaven is closely related to the fate of the dynasty. If the dynasty is prosperous, the Qi of the Son of Heaven will naturally be at its peak, and this imperial city formation will be indestructible. But if the dynasty declines, the Qi of the Son of Heaven will also weaken. The Great City Formation may not be unbreakable."

Xiao Bai asked straight to the point: "Just now Prime Minister Lan asked Han Xiang to take charge of the cabinet, but he didn't go. I'm afraid it's not just for the simple reason of accompanying me here, so I want to ask, is Lan Xiang going to retire?"

Lan Yu smiled lightly and said: "From the 40th year of Zhengming Zhengming, when I and the late emperor Li Yingwai took over Zhongdu City, in the 42nd year of Zhengming, Emperor Shenzong of Dazheng passed away, and Emperor Ai of Dazheng ascended the throne to change Yuan Jianwen, Jianwen five years, Aidi Zen was located in the first emperor, so it has been seven years, plus ten years of Huanglong, 20 years of Taiping, 22 years of Taiping, and now it is 23 years of Taiping. gone."

Xiao Bai said softly: "If Lan Xiang retreats, there may be a big change in the temple."

Lan Yu shook her head and said: "There will definitely be accidents, but it's not because of the old man. The real reason lies in the big treason case led by the king of Wei. Duanmu Ruisheng is the reason. The former emperor didn't kill the heroes back then, but now His Majesty will use Duanmu Ruisheng cleared out many old ministers for the first time, and many people's positions will be changed, but this is good, so as not to be like the old man when he was in power, with a lifeless, stagnant pool, and us old guys who occupy positions and do not move It's time to abdicate."

Xiao Bai gave a heavy hum, and said with emotion in a low voice: "Duanmu Ruicheng committed suicide, you are always retiring, and only Han Xiang and Wei Dadu are left among the 24 heroes of Lingyan Pavilion."

Lan Yu smiled and said: "Han Xuan and Wei Jin are rare good ministers and generals, but Han Xuan is old after all, and Wei Jin is injured again. It will take ten years at most, and they will retire one after another like the old man today. , As for the successor, the generals will probably choose one of Zhang Wubing and Yu Kuang, but as for the civil servants, there is no good candidate yet."

Xiao Bai fell into deep thought.

Lan Yu said calmly: "Perhaps after ten years, His Majesty will ask His Highness to personally select this candidate."

Xiao Bai was startled suddenly, his face changed slightly.

(End of this chapter)