Judge of the Lamp

Chapter 389
The cultivation test is over, and the crown prince has cultivated to the seventh rank, meeting the conditions for succession.

All the ministers let out a sigh of relief, and they left Canglong Hall one after another after being sent off by Liang Jixiong.

Yan Anqing bid farewell with fists in his hands, Liang Jixiong said: "For all matters in the cabinet, you have to ask Mr. Yan, if you cannot decide on an important matter, you can directly ask the prince."

Qin Zhuxuan, Shangshu of the Ministry of Rites, said goodbye, Liang Jixiong said: "The enthronement ceremony of the new monarch, please take care of it."

Yan Boyuan, Minister of the Ministry of Officials, left, and Liang Jixiong said: "The appointment and removal of officials is suspended, and we will deal with it after the new king succeeds."

Zhong Shen, the commander of the Imperial City Department, said his farewell, Liang Jixiong said: "The new king is about to ascend the throne, the capital must remain stable for the next two days."

King Jin Liang Huaiyu left, Liang Jixiong grabbed him and said, "You stay here."

Liang Huaiyu shuddered and shouted: "Come, come, my widow's old illness has relapsed, please send me back home to recuperate."

He brought many guards over, but the guards stood where they were, not knowing what to do.

Liang Jixiong taught them what to do: "If you want to die, stay here."

When the voice fell to the ground, everyone rushed away.

Liang Jixiong looked at King Jin, smiled and said, "How many days do you have to live?"

King Jin tremblingly said: "There is not much left in the clan, Elder Shengwei, please spare me once."

"Yes, there is not much left in the clan, and there are not many left in my Canglongwei." Liang Jixiong looked at King Jin with a smile, "You have spent your whole life, and you have never done anything serious. From today onwards, come to the Canglong Palace to be a Canglong." Guard."

King Jin Liang Huaiyu entered the Canglong Palace at the age of eighty-six and became a Canglongwei.

This is not putting him under house arrest, Liang Jixiong really wants to train him: "Change Liang Huaiyu's clothes, and I will help him loosen his muscles and bones first!"

Liang Huaiyu knelt down and wailed: "Elder, I know I was wrong, please forgive me."

Liang Jixiong said coldly: "Who is that guard next to you at Shi Cai?"

Liang Huaiyu said: "Widow, widow..."

Liang Jixiong smiled and said, "Killing people, how do you know that I want to kill people?"

Liang Huaiyu hurriedly changed his words: "I, I brought more than sixty guards today, I don't know which one the elder is talking about."

"You don't know which one I'm talking about?" Liang Jixiong squeezed King Jin's wrist, and an old bone rattled.

"Elder, elder, I, I really..."

King Jin is not a kind person, so he suppressed the severe pain and didn't speak, it seems that he dare not speak out right now.

It's right not to dare to say it, Liang Jixiong felt a faint domineering aura from the guard.

This matter may involve the clan.

Could it be that there are still high-quality cultivators in the clan that I don't recognize?
Why is that guard so familiar?

In the main hall, Xu Zhiqiong, the prince and He Fang were left.

Liang Jixiong left King Jin aside, turned to the crown prince and said, "Yuyang, take Zhiqiong and Afang with you, and discuss about enthronement."

The three agreed and were about to leave the hall when Xu Zhiqiong took two steps and trembled three times.

one two Three……

The golden beans in his body were being peeled off, and Xu Zhiqiong shivered every time he peeled off.

Liang Jixiong asked with concern: "Zhiqiong, what's wrong with you?"

How can this be explained?

Xu Zhiqiong looked at King Jin who was lying on the ground, felt pity in his heart, and decided to let him take the blame.

"Just now, there was a guard next to King Jin, so strong, I was shocked by his aura."

Liang Jixiong became nervous, and said to the crown prince and He Fang, "Hurry up and take Zhiqiong to the back garden to rest!"

The three of them went to the back garden, Liang Jixiong stepped forward and picked up King Jin: "Tell me immediately, who is that guard?"

King Jin shook his head repeatedly and said, "I don't know who he is, he is an ordinary guard in my house."

Liang Jixiong laughed and said, "Look at your old bones are rotten, I'll take care of you."

……

In the back garden, Xu Zhiqiong rested on the bed for a while, and the golden beans were basically peeled off.

Three hundred, three times the last time.

This time, what is the merit of refining?

I didn't kill anyone, it must be because I made the right choice.

I chose to trust Li Shabai. When Taibo collapsed, Li Shabai defeated King Jin's guards and thwarted King Jin's plot.

What would happen if King Jin was not defeated?
King Jin will ascend the throne smoothly, become a faint king, and then make a big announcement of disaster?

Hard to say.

Even if the crown prince's cultivation is exposed, the second elder will try every means to prevent King Jin from ascending the throne, but this will inevitably lead to a bloodbath, especially when King Jin has someone behind him to help him.

Who is his bodyguard?

The stripped exploits began to be refined, Xu Zhiqiong's body became weaker and weaker, and he had a bad feeling.

"Your Highness, just take a look for me, is that evil spirit coming?" Xu Zhiqiong was worried that Qiongqi's remnant soul would follow him again.

The prince's pupils were bloodshot, he looked at it for a while, then shook his head and said, "I see, sister, you can take Zhiqiong to see Painter Li later."

When He Fang heard that the prince called her sister, He Fang felt a little uncomfortable.

"Brother, do you know my life experience?"

The prince nodded and said, "I know more or less, your biological mother is the current empress."

Xu Zhiqiong said: "So, you two have the same father and mother."

The prince shook his head and said: "Same father, not same mother. My mother is the queen, but not the current queen. The current queen's surname is He, who was Concubine Anshu ten years ago. My mother's surname is Chai, and now she is the queen of Anshuyuan." That blood tree."

He Fang lowered her head upon hearing this.

Xu Zhiqiong was not surprised by such a result. He had already made similar speculations, but he still wanted to hear the details from the prince.

"Ten years ago, Concubine An Shu suddenly went crazy. The queen mother went to visit and didn't come back for a whole day. The next day, when the queen returned to the palace, I knew she was not my mother. Although she looked exactly the same, I recognized her at a glance. Not my mother,

On the same day, my father issued an edict that Concubine An Shu was seriously ill and was not fit to live in the palace, so she was sent to An Shu Yuan, and it was my mother who actually sent her away.
Two months later, I sneaked out of the palace and went to Anshu Courtyard, only to see the blood tree,
My mother turned into a blood tree. I still remember that she entangled me with branches and leaves, trying to eat my flesh and blood, but finally let me go.

I returned to the palace as if I had lost my soul. My father and Queen He knew about this matter. They wanted to kill me, but they were worried about attracting rumors. I pretended to be frightened by the blood tree in Anshuyuan, and that was it. I have been pretending to be crazy and stupid, and I have survived to this day. "

He Fang bit her lip and said, "Brother, I'm sorry for you."

The prince smiled and said: "What does this have to do with you, and it's not your fault. Back then, I thought Concubine An Shu had no children, but I didn't expect her to have a daughter like you. How did you end up living among the people?"

He Fang shook her head and said, "I don't know about this either. Before I could remember anything, I was sent outside the palace and raised by my uncle as an adopted daughter. When I was twelve years old, my uncle died of illness and I was sent to the Department of Yin and Yang. , became a disciple of Tai Bu,
At the age of fifteen, Tai Bu told me about my background, only saying that I am the daughter of the current emperor, but not why he sent me out of the palace.
I don't care either, I just want to be an Onmyoji in the Onmyoji Division, follow Taibu to gain more cultivation, and live a few more years in this bustling Daxuan, but I...

My mother killed the queen, and I came here to compete with you for the throne. Your Highness, I really can't stand you. I'll go to Painter Li and ask him to take back the paper contract. I'll just return it to the Yin Yang Division. "

"What are you talking about!" The prince laughed loudly, "Ten years is enough, let's see how I can keep the prosperity of Daxuan during these ten years, and see what you will do after ten years. "

"Your Highness, I..."

"This is a good thing. I also want to earn more cultivation and live longer in Daxuan! Let's discuss government affairs in a while, and there are many important things to do in peace."

The two looked at each other, and He Fang's eyes were full of admiration.

Xu Zhiqiong felt that he was a little redundant, and when his meritorious deeds were almost refined, he left Canglong Hall and went to Li Qi Tea House alone.

Li Shabai was covered with bandages, and it seemed that he was seriously injured. Seeing this scene, Xu Zhiqiong deduced the reason: "Did you fight with the masters of King Jin's subordinates?"

Li Shabai nodded and said: "I have never encountered such a strong enemy in my life."

"Life?" Xu Zhiqiong was taken aback, "You once fought against the evil star of blood."

Li Shabai thought for a moment and said: "At that time, the evil star hadn't been fully resurrected, so his combat power at that time should not be as good as this master, and I suspect that this person has not yet exerted his full strength."

Injured Li Shabai like this, still haven't put in all his strength?

How could a person of this level work for King Jin?
Needless to say, he used the hand of King Jin to prevent the crown prince from ascending the throne.

But what is his purpose in doing this?
Although the injury was serious, Li Shabai did not miss the etiquette, and made a cup of good tea for Xu Zhiqiong: "Xu Qianhu, thanks to your kind advice, Li almost made a big mistake.

I think I have lived for so many years, but now I still see the wrong person. King Jin is really a disaster. If he is allowed to proclaim himself emperor, the consequences will be disastrous. "

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head again and again and said: "Thanks to Artist Li for helping me today, it is Xu who should thank him. Xu has something to ask. Please take a look at Artist Li. There may be that evil spirit behind Xu."

Li Shabai shook his head and said: "The evil spirit is not here, does Xu Qianhu know the origin of the evil spirit?"

Xu Zhiqiong said: "I don't dare to say I know it, I only have some speculations. Painter Li, you have seen Qiongqi's outer body and left a portrait behind. Can you lend this portrait to Xu?"

Li Shabai thought for a moment, then shook his head and said: "Today is not a good opportunity, I am injured, I am afraid I will not be able to resist the evil thoughts of the picture scroll, this matter needs to wait for Li to recover from his injuries."

Xu Zhiqiong nodded.

He poured another cup of tea for Xu Zhiqiong: "Could it be that the evil behind Xu Qianhu is related to Qiongqi?"

Xu Zhiqiong picked up his teacup and said, "I suspect he is a poor soul."

"Remnant soul..." Li Shabai was thoughtful.

Xu Zhiqiong hurriedly asked: "Painter Li, have you ever seen Qiongqi remnant soul?"

Li Shabai shook his head and said: "I've never seen it before, I only heard about it. Back then, Emperor Xuan Taizu and Nuzu fought in Nanye, and the souls of the four evil spirits were all sealed by Canglong True God."

"True God Canglong sealed the four evils alone?"

"It is said that the three true gods, Baihu, Suzaku, and Xuanwu also helped, but the Confucian Xingxiu should be the one who contributed the most."

Constellation?

Xu Zhiqiong asked: "Did Confucianism have stars at that time?"

Li Shabai nodded and said: "As early as the Dagan Dynasty, Confucianism claimed to have stars."

This is not the same as the records in "Nuzulu". According to the records in "Nuzulu", Emperor Taizu and Confucian star shared food with Nuzu, and they both became stars.

Xu Zhiqiong asked again: "Do you know where the four murderers were sealed?"

Li Shabai shook his head and said: "I don't know this. More than ten years ago, it was said that Qiongqi's remnant soul appeared by the Wang'an River. Tianzheng and Wuxu broke up."

He only mentioned Wu Xu and Lin Tianzheng, it seems that he didn't know the existence of Master.

Li Shabai caressed the teacup lightly, with an extremely solemn expression: "First, I saw the gluttonous remnant soul on Emperor Zhaoxing, and now Qiongqi's remnant soul has reappeared in the world. Could it be that the seal of the four evil spirits has been broken?"

There was a thunder, and heavy rain suddenly arrived.

Looking at the capital city under the dark clouds, Li Shabai's face was full of worry.

"I don't know what the relationship between the master who appeared in Canglong Palace today and the four murderers?"

Xu Zhiqiong shook his head slightly, but he couldn't think of anything.

Li Shabai groped in mid-air for a moment, took out a piece of brocade, and handed it to Xu Zhiqiong: "Baihuazhuang has been destroyed, and the hundred-flower brocade has become a peerless treasure. Fortunately, Li bought a lot of it back then, so I gave this piece of brocade as a gift to Xu Zhiqiong." Xu Qianhu is gone."

Xu Zhiqiong stroked the flowing brocade and thanked Li Shabai.

Li Shabai said with a smile: "The ten-year agreement, you must not break your promise. Within ten years, Li is willing to share the prosperity with you."

……

In the Canglong Hall, King Jin hung his body in the air while holding an iron bar.

His arms were trembling, and he could hardly hold on anymore, and there was a piece of red-hot coals under his feet.

Liang Jixiong sat beside the charcoal fire, looked at King Jin and said, "Huaiyu, come down and have a rest when you're tired."

Old thief, can I go down?

"Elder, I told the whole truth. I hired that guard from the street. I thought he had some skills, so I gave him a hundred taels of silver and asked him to come to the Canglong Palace with me."

Liang Jixiong laughed, one hundred taels of silver can hire such a character?

"Huaiyu, you usually indulge in drinking and sex, but this physique should be honed."

"Elder, I can't hold it anymore, I really can't hold it anymore..."

There was a thunderclap, and the echoes in the Canglong Palace continued.

Liang Jixiong imprisoned King Jin for the time being, and immediately went to the main hall.

This is a sign of the coming of the star king.

Liang Jixiong waited in the front hall for a long time, and heard the voice of Dunnian Xingjun: "Jixiong, the change of the throne, such a big thing, why didn't you tell me?"

Tell you?
The last time I prayed to you for a day, you said "what are you doing to me", what's the use of telling you?

Since Xingjun asked, Liang Jixiong told what happened before and after.

Hearing about today's test of cultivation, Dunnian Xingjun was very annoyed: "Liang Huaiyu is a thief, and the country is in danger of collapse, but he dares to come out and jump up and down. Immediately kill this thief and bring his head to me."

Liang Jixiong was taken aback: "Mr. Xing, Liang Huaiyu may know some secrets, and I will interrogate them strictly..."

"There's no need to interrogate him, kill him immediately!" Dunnan roared, and the Canglong Hall trembled, "Daxuan was ruined by Liang Xianhong, and Liang Huaiyu is going to come out again to cause trouble. Such a scum of the clan must not stay, kill him immediately !"

What's wrong with him?
Doesn't the star official ignore the worldly affairs?

Why are you so focused this time?

Liang Jixiong had no choice but to go to the prison, and after a while, Liang Huaiyu's head was brought back.

Dunnian Xingjun's voice sounded again: "You go first, I will ask him a few words alone."

He wants to interrogate the soul?

Liang Jixiong didn't dare to ask any more questions, and immediately left the hall.

A burst of coercion came, and King Jin's soul slowly appeared from above his head.

The fear before dying has not yet dissipated, King Jin's soul trembled.

"Huaiyu, don't be afraid." The deep voice came to his ears, and King Jin felt that his soul was about to disperse.

"Tell me, when and where did you meet that person?"

"Three days ago, just three days ago, the man I met on Xiji Street three days ago, he said he was..." Under extreme fear and coercion, King Jin wanted to tell the truth, but Don't let him go on.

"Huaiyu, don't say any more, I know, Huaiyu, don't be afraid, you should be satisfied after enjoying a lifetime of wealth!"

A low groan echoed in the Canglong Hall, and the soul of King Jin Liang Huaiyu, trembling violently, turned into a cloud of dust.

(End of this chapter)