That year, that cicada, that sword

Chapter 767

In the deep twilight, Xiao Bai walked alone in the somewhat empty imperial city.

Now the Emperor is on his way to Jiangdu, and Her Royal Highness the Princess is already far away in Jiangdu. The empress empress and empress dowager have all passed away with the late emperor. In this largest mansion in the world, only Prince Xiao Bai, the serious master, remains .

This made Xiao Bai laugh at himself a little while he was taking a break from dealing with government affairs. Although he is the master in name, the time he lived in this "home" was only a handful. First he spent a few years in southern Xinjiang, and later He became king again and became a fan of Qizhou. Speaking of which, the Qi Wangfu was more like his own home.

Before he knew it, Xiao Bai came to the main pavilion of the Tianji Pavilion. After a little hesitation, he climbed up to the corridor on the second floor, put his hands on the cool railing, and was full of thoughts.

When it comes to Tianji Pavilion, one has to mention the old chief assistant Lan Yu who has resigned from office.

In fact, Xiao Bai didn't have much dislike for the old man, on the contrary, he coincided with the old man in many places, in other words, he didn't approve of his father's actions in many places.

Xiao Bai knew it himself, and the father who ruled the world also knew it.

Xiao Bai felt a little emotional, he didn't know whether it was luck or misfortune, his father had only one son, so even if his father knew, he could only pass the throne to him, if he had other brothers, it would be a different situation now. Maybe he will never be able to get half a step closer to that chair in his life.

"His Royal Highness, what a rare visitor."

A gentle voice came from behind Xiao Bai, with a slight smile, he turned around, looked at the old man in front of him, and said softly, "Master Lan."

The person who came was Lan Yu, the owner of this place. Although he resigned as the chief assistant of the cabinet, he still retained the title of Grand Master. This Grand Master Lan, but after he resigned from the official position, seemed to be completely disheartened and had no intention of political affairs. He lived in seclusion in Tianji Pavilion all day long, and few people could see him.

Lan Yu said: "I didn't expect this old man to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince on the eve of leaving the imperial capital."

Xiao Bai was slightly taken aback, "The Grand Master is leaving?"

Lan Yu turned her head and looked in the direction of Jiangdu, "I heard that Jiangdu has a very interesting visitor from afar, who can actually attract autumn leaves to come down from that Dutian Peak. Counting on my fingers, I haven't seen this man for many years. An old friend from the past, so I want to visit Jiangdu."

Xiao Bai remained silent for a while, nodded and said, "Your Lao Taishi cares about my father."

Sapphire looked at the dark imperial city under the night, and smiled softly: "Your Highness is calling out one by one grand master, how dare I forget that your majesty is also my disciple. Now that I have resigned, I no longer need to worry about the difference between the ruler and his ministers, now only the master and the apprentice are left."

Xiao Bai hesitated for a moment and asked, "Master Lan is worried about Taoism?"

Lan Yu withdrew her gaze and sighed: "Your Majesty doesn't seem to be worried, but Han Xuan and I are both very worried. Now anyone with a discerning eye can see that the imperial court and Taoism are no longer what they used to be. Fewer and fewer, more and more quarrels, and now only the last line is about to be completely torn apart, how can His Majesty and Qiu Ye, who are playing chess, not know it well? This time the two of them did not hesitate to enter the game in person. Everyone has their own plans and needs, this old man has to worry."

"You must know that most of the world is involuntary. I don't know if His Highness the Crown Prince knows. In the previous dynasty, because of the Crown Prince's rebellion case, Emperor Dazheng Shenzong punished Fang He Manmen, the chief assistant. The wife of Emperor Wuzu at that time, that is, the late emperor. Fang He's biological mother was Fang He's biological daughter. In order to protect the Xiao family, Emperor Wuzu had to feed Jiefa's wife a glass of poisoned wine. Although Qiuye is not the kind of unscrupulous person, it is difficult to protect Murong Xuan and Chen. Ye and the others will not take any action, especially this Mrs. Murong, who may have made fewer arrangements than King Wei over the years. To be honest with His Royal Highness, it is not because the old man fell in love with power at the beginning, but because he is afraid that if he is careless, it will be all over the place. If you lose, you won’t succeed in keeping the business, I’m sorry for the hardships of the late emperor’s entrepreneurship.”

Xiao Bai was infected by the dignified aura that Lan Yu leaked invisible, his face and mood were extremely dignified.

Lan Yu gave a long sigh, "Today, the old man and His Royal Highness said these heartfelt words, just to hope that His Highness can understand one thing, Taoism is untrustworthy, don't take chances on it, especially some people who are volatile, should be judged. break."

Xiao Bai was noncommittal, but just nodded.

Lan Yu knew that Xiao Bai didn't really take his words to heart, but he didn't continue to exhort too much, and instead said: "The old man is someone who has experienced ten years of competition. Now that the world is peaceful and prosperous, many people only have the impression of ten years of competition What remains is the majestic scene of the flames of war and the rolling of cavalry, but I have forgotten the horrific scene of laying bones and millions of corpses. The old man has been a civil servant and a military commander, and he has seen too many dead people in those ten years. It's all a bit boring, so the old man feels that the hard-won peace and prosperity should be cherished even more."

"It's a pity, some people don't want to cherish this peace, so they can only fight. Only by scaring them, convincing them, or even killing them directly can they keep this peace."

"His Royal Highness, are you right?"

Xiao Bai frowned, remained silent for a moment, then nodded.

Lan Yu looked at him and said calmly: "Your Majesty wants to bring peace to His Royal Highness, but in the eyes of this old man, it is still a little too hasty."

Xiao Bai asked: "What does Grand Master Lan mean by this?"

Lan Yu said, "Haste makes waste."

Xiao Bai frowned suddenly again, hesitant to speak.

But Lan Yu didn't say any more, turned around and left the verandah, Xiao Bai looked at the figure of the old man with mixed feelings.

Xiao Bai stood silent for a while, then turned around and walked underground, now he is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of Daqi, has the power to oversee the country, and is the only master in this imperial city, so he can naturally enter and leave the imperial city. where.

After a while, he went straight down the dark passage that he had already walked through once, and after passing the first two floors of halls, he finally came to the third floor hall located in the deepest part of the ground. Looking around, he could not see the edge, only saw The top of the head is like stars, and the feet are like mountains and rivers. Countless halos light up according to the traces of talismans on the ground, illuminating the entire space.

In its center is a circular high platform with a square groove on it.

This is a big formation.

Xiao Bai stared at this large formation for a long time without saying a word.

At this time, the formation is only one-third of the normal state. Only by putting the Chuan Guoxie into the groove on the round platform can the large formation be fully activated. However, the Chuan Guoxie has been taken away by His Majesty the Emperor, so Xiao Bai cannot open it. Or close the big array.

If the imperial city is a house, then this great formation is the lock hanging on the door, and the key is in the hands of its true owner.

Only by truly mastering this great formation can one truly master the imperial city, and also be able to master the heavenly luck that Zhao Qing, Xiao Shen and others have always dreamed of. Today's Xiao Bai is still far behind.

Xiao Bai stared at this large formation for a long time, and let out a heavy breath.

He remembered the meaning in Lan Yu's words just now, and his face was a little dark.

But when he looked at his feet again, there was a fascinated look on his face, as if what was under his feet was not a big formation, but a beautiful country.

(End of this chapter)