A hundred flavors of life

Chapter 331 Stealing the Sky and Changing the Sun! (Seek full order)
Hua Twelfth arranged the affairs of Jinling City, leaving Pei Lun, a proud general, to take charge of the overall situation for him, and left most of the staff in Jiangnan, so he brought Zheng Zhangban, Lu Jianxing, and two hundred factory guards to hurry Back to the capital.

From Jinling to the capital, the distance is about [-] kilometers, and it takes [-] or [-] hours for [-] miles to rush without sleep. There are many people in Huashier's belt, and it took several rests on the way. It took two days to catch up. to the capital.

When he was outside the city, he suddenly thought that what Wei Zhongxian said in his letter was to keep secrets. Since this scheming old eunuch did this, there must be a reason for it. It will attract the attention of interested people.

Thinking of this, Hua Twelve immediately waved his hand to stop the team, and ordered to the left and right:
"I changed the official clothes, the big guys broke up into parts, and entered the city in batches through different gates. If you meet an acquaintance, say you are back to Beijing on business. Don't attract attention!"

"Yes, Lord Hou!"

This kind of thing like disappearing is a trivial matter for the factory guards. Hearing this, they all changed into plain clothes, scattered in all directions, gathered together in twos and threes, and entered the capital through different gates.

Hua Shier and Ding Baiying brought a little Zheng into the city in a group of three. After entering the capital, Ding Baiying went home to meet Zhou Miaotong and Beizhai. He and Zhang Zhang didn't go to the palace, but headed towards Xiyuan.

Wei Zhongxian told Hua Shier in a secret letter that Zhu Youxiao died in Xiyuan.

When Hua Twelve learned about this from the secret letter, he shook his head helplessly.

The Xiyuan of the Imperial Palace is the location of the Taiye Pool. Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty used to practice alchemy here. The last time Zhu Youxiao happened in this Xiyuan Taiye Pool, he died here directly this time. This is destiny. Is there such a disaster in this place?

When they arrived in Xiyuan, they were led to the Yongshou Palace by the small supervisor arranged by Wang Tiqian long ago, and they saw Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tigan standing in front of the door with cotton cloaks on their faces.

Seeing Hua Twelve appearing, the two quickly greeted him: "Master Hou, you are back!"

When Wei Zhongxian paid his respects, he sent the little eunuch leading the way far away.

Hua Twelve didn't care about other things, and asked directly: "Where is the emperor?"

Wei Zhongxian pointed at the Yongshou Palace: "It's been five days inside, and we're keeping the funeral a secret now. We can tell the outside world that the emperor is practicing in seclusion, but we can hide it for a while."

"Closed-door practice?"

As Hua Twelve walked towards Yongshou Palace, he asked in surprise, "Since when did your majesty start cultivating Taoism like Sejong?"

Walking outside the Yongshou Palace, Wei Zhongxian trotted two steps like a dog's leg, and Xianhua pushed the door open in one step:

"Master Hou, please come in!"

As soon as Hua Twelve entered the palace gate, he smelled a rancid smell mixed with spices, which made him unconsciously reach out and cover his nose.

His eyes fell on the Yongshou Palace, and he saw Zhu Youxiao lying on the futon in the main hall, his crotch was covered with dried blood, and he lit seven or eight incense burners around the corpse, presumably using these incense burners to cover up the smell of the corpse.

It is March now, the temperature in the capital is still below zero, and the Taiye Pond has not yet opened up. If the incident happened in May and June, it would not be as long as five days. No matter how many incense burners there are, it may not be able to cover it up.

"Why didn't you ask the imperial doctor for help?"

Hua Twelve could tell at a glance that Zhu Youxiao's body had not been moved since Zhu Youxiao's death. Except for a limited number of people, no one else knew that the emperor was dead.

Wei Zhongxian bowed and said: "It was the old slave's idea. Long Live Lord's outer kidney burst, and his breath and pulse disappeared. At that time, the old king was so frightened that his three souls went out of his body. He insisted on asking the old slave to give him an idea. The old slave dared to suggest secret No mourning!"

Hua Twelve walked a few steps closer, and the person who saw the death was undoubtedly Zhu Youxiao. In addition, he did not believe that Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tigan, two old eunuchs who took the 'Three Corpse Brain God Pill', dared to lie to him.

Immediately turned around and walked out of Yongshou Palace, the smell inside was too bad, I couldn't stand it without holding my breath, it's better to go out to breathe fresh air.

After leaving the palace gate, Hua Twelve took out a cigarette and lit it for himself, then asked Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian:
"Tell me, what's going on, and what do you think about keeping this matter a secret? If the news leaks out now, we'll have a hard time arguing!"

What Hua Twelve said was right, the emperor didn't say anything when he died, and even the empress didn't know about it, and she died for five days, so that's a clear explanation.

Wei Zhongxian didn't speak, but looked at Wang Tiqian, who had a bitter face at this time, and told the story in detail.

It turned out that on the day of Chongyang last year, the Black Stone Killer Organization assassinated Hua Shier and Zhu Youxiao at the same time in Jinling and Beijing respectively.

Needless to say over there in Jinling, hundreds of Blackstone killers here in the capital attacked the Qianqing Palace at night, and Wang Tiqian took two Dongchang eunuchs who had practiced "Sunflower Treasure" with them.

That night, the two little eunuchs didn't make any moves. The prince blocked the gate of Qianqing Palace one by one, and no killer could get close.

But he didn't want Zhu Youxiao to see the scene of Wang Tiqian showing off his supernatural power, so he asked the Dongchang stall beside him who was protecting him, what kind of kung fu did Wang Gonggong practice.

Although these Dongchang stalls are all selected by Hua Twelve and have taken the Sanshi Brain God Pill, but speaking of it, Marquis Xiping is also working for the emperor. When they are asked by the emperor, they don't think it's a big deal He told about the "Sunflower Treasure", and at the same time told all the benefits after practicing.

Zhu Youxiao fell in love with it as soon as he heard it, and found Wang Tiqian when he turned around, and wanted to learn this "Sunflower Treasure".

Wang Tiqian's thoughts were the same as those of the young eunuchs, and he felt that this matter was not a betrayal of Lord Hou. Besides, he couldn't refuse the emperor's golden words, so he could only pass on the "Sunflower Treasure" to Zhu Youxiao.

Zhu Youxiao wanted to practice magical skills, so he thought of Xiyuan where Sejong practiced in seclusion, so he simply moved to Yongshou Palace, planning to practice and go back after practicing, so as not to be harassed by those old women in the harem.

According to Wang Tiqian's experience, Zhu Youxiao really felt aura after a few days of practice. After a few months of practice, he felt light and healthy, his strength became stronger, and his internal organs became stronger.

Even one day after the practice was over, he felt that the fire was on fire, and he dragged a maid serving in the palace to go all out in the dark. After that, Zhu Youxiao was overjoyed, thinking that he had achieved results in his practice.

There is only one difference from Wang Tiqian's description, that is, every time Zhu Youxiao practiced, he felt his body was burning like fire, and he felt extremely uncomfortable, but after the pain, Emperor Xizong only remembered the benefits of practicing.

Zhu Youxiao also disliked the slowness of cultivation, and asked Wang Tiqian if there was any way to quickly improve his cultivation.

Wang Tiqian suggested that Zhu Youxiao eat ginseng, because he and Wei Zhongxian only ate a century-old ginseng to invigorate Qi in two or three days, and then they made rapid progress.

And those stalls who practice "Sunflower Treasure" in the East Factory, although they can't afford century-old ginseng, they still come to a bowl of ginseng stewed chicken every few days to nourish Qi and blood.

Zhu Youxiao directly obtained a 500-year-old mountain ginseng from the Imperial Hospital, and then declared a retreat in Yongshou Palace.

After eating a piece of ginseng, when Wang Tigan delivered the meal the next day, he found that the emperor had burst his crotch and died.

Hua Twelve didn't know what to say after listening to it, he could only say it was God's will.

This "Sunflower Treasure" was obtained by him from the palace of the "Flying Fox World". .

In the 'Flying Fox World', there are many practitioners of this magical skill, but in the end they all died suddenly because they didn't know the crucial part of self-exiting.

Hua Twelve took it out for the eunuchs of Dongchang to practice, thinking about it, but he didn't mention the need to practice from the palace.

But I didn't expect that Zhu Youxiao would also practice this, and felt uncomfortable, and insisted on cultivating. This is not enough, and he even got a 500-year-old ginseng to add fuel to the fire. Does this mean that he died not fast enough?
As for why Zhu Youxiao died by exploding his crotch, Hua Twelve also has some guesses.

This Emperor Xi Zong was originally suffering from kidney failure, and his kidney function is almost gone. He has to drink detoxification medicine from the Tai Hospital every day, and then practice this magical skill that is extremely unfriendly to men. It is also reasonable for the kidney meridian to burst. among.

Hua Shishi even dared to conclude that not only the outer kidney of Zhu Youxiao exploded, but also that part of the kidney meridian and kidney in the body must have been severely injured, but he was the emperor after all, so he did not dissect it for verification.

After Wang Tiqian finished speaking, Wei Zhongxian came over and explained:

"The reason why the old slave suggested not to send out the funeral in secret, and quickly informed Lord Hou, is that Lord Hou was clearing up the officialdom in the south of the Yangtze River and training the new army, and he was doing impressively. If he suddenly lost the emperor's support, he was afraid that the successor would be weak if the great cause was not achieved, and Hou Ye would be damaged. Grandpa's big deal!"

Hua Twelve was also worried about this. If there was another emperor, Zhu Youxiao would not be as easy to fool as Zhu Youxiao, and the person who supported the new emperor behind his back would definitely not tolerate the existence of his unruly Xipinghou.

At that time, apart from rebelling against himself to become the emperor, I am afraid that he will have no other choice.

Hua Twelfth thought that besides the power of the factory guards, he had the [-] new troops in his hands. If he rebelled, although he could succeed, he didn't know how much effort he would have to spend.

Thinking that it was Wei Zhongxian who suggested 'secret no mourning', Hua Shier felt that the old eunuch might have some plans, so he immediately asked:

"Old Wei, since you proposed to keep the funeral secret, is there any follow-up countermeasures?"

Wei Zhongxian lowered his head, listened to Hua Twelve's question, raised his eyelids, his old eyes were frighteningly bright at this moment:
"Master Hou, I know a quack genius doctor named Li Guishou. This man has excellent medical skills. He can not only help people change their appearance, but also make human skin masks, so that they can confuse real ones with fake ones."

Wang Tiqian at the side didn't expect that Wei Zhongxian had such a plan, that he wanted to steal the sky for another day, his pupils shrank suddenly in horror, and he took a breath.

But in an instant, Lao Wang thought that he had already taken refuge in Xipinghou, so he immediately suppressed his horror, and a look of expectation appeared on his face.

In fact, when Hua Shier saw Zhu Youxiao's body, he thought of Li Guishou's ability, but he didn't want to have plastic surgery to look different in order to become the emperor.

At this time, when Wei Zhongxian said that Li Guishou could also make a human skin mask, his heart moved, and the situation was different again.

Both Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian fixed their gazes on Hua Twelve's handsome and young face, waiting for his reply. Seeing him pondering, the former persuaded:
"Master Hou, if you break it, you break it!"

Hua Twelve suddenly smiled: "The Li Guishou you are talking about, you put it on the back road in the south of the Yangtze River. Coincidentally, this time he also followed me to the capital!"

Being pointed out that it was the way out, Wei Zhongxian first showed embarrassment, and then cheered up. In his opinion, Hou Ye galloped thousands of miles back to the capital with Li Guishou, which proved that he had already planned this kind of plan.

He misunderstood Hua Twelve on this point. Before today, he really didn't have such an idea. With Li Guishou, it was just that the other party had reached a critical point in researching Rama's body, so it was more at ease to bring it with him.

He beckoned to Zhang Zhang, who was guarding in the distance, and the latter quickly came to the front. Hua Twelve said a few words and asked him to bring Li Guishou. The latter knew that the situation was urgent, so he ran away.

Here, Hua Shier was dragged by Wei Zhongxian and Wang Tiqian to warm up in the Nuan Pavilion. Half an hour later, Li Guishou was brought into the Nuan Pavilion.

Hua Twelve in Yongshou Palace didn't want to go in anymore, so he asked Wang Tiqian to take Li Guishou to have a look, and then talk back.

When Li Guishou came back, his whole body was shaking. Although he had never seen the man who died in the palace, how could he not recognize him in a bright yellow robe? At this moment, he felt that the sky was falling.

Wei Zhongxian let out a 'tch', and said with disgust: "Bai looks like our family, look at your courage!"

Li Guishou directly knelt on the ground, swallowing and spitting.

Hua Shishi didn't speak, Wei Zhongxian asked for him: "You also met the one inside, it's okay to make a personal leather mask according to his appearance?"

Li Gui said with trembling hands: "No, no, no, no." After saying a word, he uttered four sounds under trembling, which shows how scared he is now.

Wei Zhongxian laughed twice, and asked, "Are you afraid that you will be silenced afterwards?"

Li Gui's hand was almost scared to pee: "I, I, I"

Hua Twelve casually threw out a 'Three Corpse Brain Pill', which fell on the ground and rolled in front of Li Guishou:
"Eat it, don't worry if you don't!"

When he was in Jinling, Hua Twelve wanted to see if Li Guishou could research the antidote for the 'Three Corpse Brain God Pill', or simply come up with a way to completely crack the corpse bugs in his body, so Li Guishou knew the 'Three Corpse Brain God Pill'. The Corpse Brain Pill works, but unfortunately he failed to decipher it, and also did not develop an antidote.

Now that Hua Shier asked him to take the 'Three Corpse Brain Pill', Li Guishou not only showed no fear, but showed joy on his face, which proved that he was still valuable, and it was better to be controlled than dead.

Quickly picked up the 'Three Corpse Brain Pill', regardless of the dust on it, put it in his mouth and swallowed it.

"Thank you, Lord Hou, thank you, Lord Hou!"

Since he ate the 'Three Corpse Brain God Pill', he became one of his own. Hua Shier asked Zhang Zhang to give Li Gui a chair to sit on, and asked:

"Human skin mask, do you want to peel off the face directly from the corpse?"

Li Guishou's mind was initially settled at this time, and he was somewhat nervous, but he was no longer so afraid. He shook his head and explained:

"People's face shapes and skeletons are different, and skinning can't match it."

"Although my method is called a human skin mask, it is a name that has been misrepresented in the world. In fact, it is made of the softest pigskin. After it is made, the appearance is exactly the same as human skin. Depending on the shape of the face, the inside can be filled with ups and downs. Adjustment?"

Hua Twelve breathed a sigh of relief, pigskin is the best, and he would not hesitate to wear a dead skin. He nodded immediately and asked Li Guishou to prepare it immediately. The sooner he can get it out, the better.

Li Guishou first measured Hua Shier's facial data, and then went to Yongshou Palace to draw Zhu Youxiao's appearance on paper. Let's start a fire. Although the emperor has been dead for five days, his appearance has not changed much. If the weather is hot, he may not be able to see it now.

When Li Guishou went out of the palace to prepare, Hua Shier asked Zhu Youxiao's body to be restrained and buried beside the Taiye Pool. Since Emperor Tianqi liked it so much during his lifetime, let him see it after his death.

According to the custom, Hua Twelve burned a few carts of paper money for Zhu Youxiao, and prayed in his heart that he would take care of the Daming country better and better for him, and would not repeat the mistakes of the late Ming Dynasty in the real world.

Three days later, the place where Emperor Tianqi retreated was changed from Yongshou Palace to Dagaoxuan Palace, where he began to review memorials.

What no one noticed was that all the eunuchs and court ladies beside the emperor, except Wang Tiqian, were quietly replaced with new ones.

And Wei Zhongxian won the holy family again, returned to the internal prison, and was responsible for helping the emperor with some simple government affairs when he was in retreat.

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