Buddhist Cultivation: Starting from Divination

Chapter 84 A Good Show, Shaking the National Destiny
As night falls, the capital, which is already decorated with lights, is even more brilliant.

The Great Xia Emperor has ushered in the busiest time since the founding of the country, even the enthronement ceremony was far behind.

The stage in the center of the imperial city has already been set up. It has a huge area and can hold hundreds of people.

Famous actors from all over the world, theater tyrants, and master craftsmen are all preparing for makeup, tools, voice opening and other unique skills in the background. They are all excited. After all, they can perform their specialties in front of the emperor. No amount of money can be obtained. thing.

As long as the performance is better, there is no need to worry about prosperity and wealth in the future.

The immature children have already moved the bench and grabbed the best seats for the family, just waiting for the big show to start.

Emperor Xia, dressed in a nine-claw golden dragon robe, was sitting on the top of the city, with a yellow umbrella on his head, illuminated by maids carrying lanterns, surrounded by concubines of various colors, chatting about gossip in the palace.

The high-ranking officials who were invited to the banquet were full of pride. They were all dignified figures. It was an honor to be able to enjoy the grand banquet and the beautiful night scene with the emperor.

Most of Yu Daocheng's hair was already gray, and his face showed a tired and old look, but when he saw the picture in front of him, his eyes couldn't help but brighten up.

His eyes were shining brightly, and he was very satisfied with the image of the prosperous age in front of him.

After ten years in the army, from a pawn to a general, from a general to a king, and finally in the third year of proclaiming himself emperor, it was time for him to enjoy himself.

"Is the emperor satisfied?"

Liu Longqing, Minister of the Household Department, and Minister of Rites, both stood in front of the emperor with smiles on their faces.

"The two lovers have done a good job, come and give me your seat!"

Yu Daocheng laughed, stretched out his hand and let the maid beside him carry two wooden stools.

After Liu Longqing sat down, he continued with a smile: "All the respected elders from all over the world have arrived, and they are all thinking of His Majesty one by one, clamoring to meet the Emperor."

After hearing this, Yu Daocheng smiled even more intensely: "This meal cost me a lot of money, tell them, I accept their kindness!"

Just when Longyan was in harmony with the officials, a clear female voice sounded from the side.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to see you."

A beautiful almond-eyed girl who was born Zhongling came to the top of the city. It was Pei Xiangyun, the lord of Xiangyun County.

At this moment, she was wearing a rosy-colored pleated skirt and walked over quickly.

Seeing the visitor, Yu Daocheng smiled and said, "Yo, it's Xiangyun girl who came."

"Come, give me a seat."

The guards of the Imperial Army around her were all allowed to let her go. No one knew the prestige of Princess Xiangyun, and it would not be an exaggeration to say that she is the young ancestor of the capital.

Pei Xiangyun smiled almond-eyed, and fell in front of Yu Daocheng: "How can I not come to your birthday?"

His father was the commander of the emperor's personal army in the early years, and he was considered a brother who came here together carrying a knife. In terms of relationship, she should be the emperor's niece.

Looking at the handsome and lively Pei Xiangyun, Yu Daocheng couldn't help feeling:
"I haven't seen you for so long. We've grown up so much. The girl is getting more and more sensible. It would be great if your sister could be as worry-free as you are."

Pei Xiangyun's thoughts are very detailed, and he knows it when he hears it.

The emperor is missing his family.

"Then I'll just accompany you. My sister is fascinated by the people, and she may come back when she is uncertain." Pei Xiangyun smiled softly and comforted her.

In fact, she knew that her sister probably would not come back.

Last time, even she tried to persuade her personally, but she couldn't persuade her.

"Okay, I accept your wish." Yu Daocheng said in relief, and patted Pei Xiangyun's head.

Thinking about it carefully is also true, on such a beautiful birthday day, the emperor is alone, and his children are not around, so whoever it is will be inexplicably sad.

"My lord, the play has begun."

The former Liu Longqing watched the emperor's relatives get together, and obediently did not disturb him. Now that the big drama is starting, it is really time to remind him.

"Okay, let's go to the theater together."

Yu Daocheng nodded, and watched the play with Pei Xiangyun, as if his daughter was by his side.

The big show opened, and the first scene was a group of jugglers, who were proficient in all kinds of stunts, such as breathing fire, throwing knives with eyes closed, juggling wine jars, swallowing swords, etc. It was extremely thrilling to watch.

The people below watched it with gusto, applauded and applauded, and the emperor was also happy to see it, and gave a lot of money.

Even the imperial guards on guard couldn't help but take a look out of the corner of their eyes, which is considered a hidden privilege.

There were only two exceptions, who stared intently at the inside and outside of the play.

One has a round head and a round head, a strong and broad body, and carries a shield and axe on her back. The other tall woman is holding a red bow and wearing a mask. On the chests of the two green robes, Xuanwu and Suzaku are tattooed respectively.

These two are the remaining Xuangui and Sakura sparrow of the four masters.

Qinhu looked at the Tianwu Gate, while they were guarding the Holy One, staying close to each other.

Except for Yunlong who left far away, it is rare for the three masters of the capital to gather together.

After the acrobatic performance, a big curtain was put up, and several masters held small pieces of human-shaped paper.

Liu Longqing explained with a smile: "Your Majesty, the following is a shadow puppet show."

Yu Daocheng nodded lightly, and said: "Reward more, these artists are not easy, so come here from thousands of miles."

"Understood the emperor." Liu Longqing clapped his hands in response.

Soon, the stage in the center of the entire imperial city went dark, and even the lights at the top of the city went out a lot.

Only on the high platform built, there is so much light.

But for all shadow puppet shows, the lights need to be turned off, and there should be no light around. Otherwise, the shadow puppets on the curtain will not be seen clearly, which will greatly affect the effect of watching the play.

But it is inevitable that there will be some troubles in this dark place. The imperial city is completely dark, no one knows what happened, and everything is silent.

Both Xuan Gui and Ying Que stared closely. The guards around them were darkened, only the lantern beside the emperor had a bright light source. Because the vision became dark, the minds of the guards were tense, and they dared not be careless.

The emperor wanted to see how their imperial guards could do, so they had to strengthen their protection work.

The shadow puppet show will start immediately, and the exquisite shadow puppets move back and forth on the curtain. This is all made by experienced masters with sticks behind, and the performance is so lifelike.

The people below watched intently, and when the plot reached its climax, there was a burst of applause.

Even Yu Daocheng couldn't help but praise: "This shadow puppetry dance is really excellent, it's so vivid, it seems to be in front of your eyes. The performance is excellent, it's fresh to watch, and it's appreciated."

"Good work! Rewarded!" Liu Longqing immediately acted as a microphone and explained loudly to the officials under his command.

The shadow puppet show is Chang'e Flying to the Moon, Hou Yi Shooting the Sun and other well-known classic plays.

Especially that Hou Yi, whose appearance is extremely realistic, the size of a baby, and the big bow, which is made of high-quality animal skins, carefully painted, and the wooden poles are all made of century-old giant wood, the best for everything. How could it be sloppy to perform in front of the emperor.

There were ten suns in the sky, and I saw that Hou Yi, leaning back and holding his bow, was full of air, as if he was shouting:
Shiny, one is enough.

At the critical moment, Hou Yi set up the arrow and drew the bow, and was about to start shooting the sun, so he was optimistic!
Everyone held their breath. At this time, Hou Yi suddenly turned around and pulled a full moon perfectly, but the direction was very wrong!
With a sound of "咻", the arrow was extremely fast, like a shooting star.

Go straight to the emperor in front of the city!
Everyone at the banquet, including monks and masters, high-ranking officials and low-level officials, ordinary people, as well as Yingque and Xuangui, their hearts jumped and their faces were shocked.

Oops!

Someone is going to assassinate the emperor!

No one could have imagined that a small shadow puppet actually came alive, and wanted to assassinate the emperor, even the two master foundation builders, Yingque and Xuangui, couldn't react in time.

Just as Sakura sparrow realized, the arrow had already arrived in front of the emperor.

The people around him wanted to save others, but it was too late!
The bow is not big, and the arrows are not thick, but the arrows shot are strangely fast, filled with a terrifying aura inexplicably.

It's not shot by ordinary people at all!

There is a faint smell of foundation building, but Qinhu has already checked, how could there be a master of foundation building!
Just at the critical moment, the arrow was about to hit Yu Daocheng, and it was about to shoot him dead.

Above the Imperial Capital of Great Xia, a huge shadow of a dark dragon opened its eyes, entrenched the capital, and joined Emperor Xia.

This is the incarnation of the Great Xia's national destiny, and the Great Xia Dynasty belongs to fire. This is a red-eyed golden dragon.

The red-eyed golden dragon raised its head to the sky and roared loudly, and all demons and evil spirits could not get close to it.

The terrifying arrow collided with the dragon shadow, immediately slanted its direction, missed the head directly, and hit the head of a soldier of the Imperial Guard, and his brain exploded.

In any case, Daxia is the unified dynasty of Zhongzhou, dominating the Kyushu, the Lord of Daxia has the body of the country, and the destiny is added to him. If the country is not broken and the Kyushu is in turmoil, the little assassin wants to assassinate Daxia. It's a fool's dream!

"Escort! Escort!"

All the imperial guards and guards reacted. On the one hand, they surrounded the emperor, and on the other hand, the heavily armed imperial guards surrounded the stage in the center.

Yu Daocheng quickly reacted from the fright. After all, he had seen many big scenes. He made a calm appearance, stood up from the top of the wall, faced the stage, and shouted:

"I am the Son of Heaven, I will be blessed by God! How dare assassins be presumptuous?!"

At this time, the two masters, Xuan Gui and Ying Que, did not hesitate at all, their figures suddenly disappeared, their shields and axes were released, and they drew bows and arrows, aiming at the assassin in the center.

I saw the old master on the stage, with hatred in his eyes, looking up to the sky and shouting:
"Dog Emperor! I can't take your life, Master Yaxian can!"

After speaking, the evil raven curse mark rose from his neck, and soon covered his entire face.

A tall phantom rose slowly, with the head of a crow, three heads and six arms, with sharp eyes, looking at the red-eyed golden dragon in front of him.

The trident in his hand thrust out impressively.

The red-eyed golden dragon roared and flicked its tail to fight back.

Yu Daocheng trembled, his face pale.

The fate of the country is precarious, and there are not only dragon shadows.

A silent battle broke out, no one could see or hear it.

But Xuan Gui and Ying Que stepped forward one from the left and one from the right, the red bow pierced the assassin's heart with an arrow, and the big ax cut off the assassin's head.

"Long live Lord Crow Immortal!"

Before the assassin died, he shouted frantically.

Xuan Gui stepped forward to touch the corpse, and said in surprise: "It's obviously just a mortal."

"My lord, what's wrong with you!"

At this time, the concubines and officials on the city wall were all panicked.

Yu Daocheng spat out a mouthful of dragon's blood, his face was pale, his lips were bloodless, he fell down, unconscious, no matter how the people around him screamed, his breath became weaker and weaker.

The giant shadow of the Crow Immortal in the void slowly disappeared.

However, the dragon shadow in the imperial city was completely dimmed and slowly disappeared.

This time, no one wins.

After all, Daxia was not long after the founding of the country, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was shaken by this blow to the already precarious national fortune.

If it is a peaceful and prosperous age, it is okay to say, the national fortune will continue, and the dragon spirit will continue, just make up for it.

But now Yu Daocheng might not be able to hold on for too long.

"Capture the assassin's accomplices! Put them all to death!"

Seeing that the emperor had become like this, the commander of the imperial army took the lead and drew out his sword, roaring angrily.

If the emperor dies after this battle, everyone involved in this banquet will be inseparable. The shadow puppet troupe, officials of the Ministry of Rites, and the guards of the imperial city are all at risk!
"Chi, chi, chi!"

Teams of black-armored guards stepped forward with spears and detained all the theater troupe present, including officials in various robes.

They all cried bitterly and shouted their innocence, and many people scolded this assassin for daring to assassinate the emperor at the [-]th birthday state banquet.
It seems that the members of the shadow puppet troupe didn't even know that the assassins were punishing them. These people could only kneel on the ground, begging for mercy.

The Minister of Rites was so frightened that he collapsed on the ground, not to mention the black gauze hat, he might have died.

"Take it all!"

The commander of the forbidden army has no sympathy for these officials, and said indifferently.

The Minister of Rites seemed to have lost his soul, his eyes were dull, and he was detained and taken away by the imperial army.

The officials and concubines on the top of the city were also pale with fright, fearing that they would be taken away, so they also ran and slipped, and some ministers came forward to see the emperor's situation, but they were arrested by the imperial army. stopped.

Liu Longqing's eyes flickered, and his arms were pressed down by the guards on the left and right, but he didn't panic, he just murmured at the corner of his mouth:
"It's messed up, it's all messed up."

He is one of the officials who hosted it, and he must be held accountable.

A good [-]th birthday, celebrated by the whole country, has become a real scene of crying father and mother recognizing relatives.

Pei Xiangyun looked at the chaotic imperial city, but hadn't reacted yet.

Until the emperor was assassinated, she was in a daze, her head was empty.

Later, the emperor vomited blood and fell to the ground, and before he had time to take a look, he was escorted away by the imperial doctor in the palace.

There was only one frightening thought in her mind.

The emperor is dead, what should Daxia do?
The lively crowd in the imperial city quickly dispersed, some walked, some fled, and some escorted away.

Soon the street became deserted, which was quite different from the cheerful scene an hour ago.

Some are just lanterns of various colors, flickering alone.

For the imperial city, tonight is destined to be a sleepless night.

A woman wearing a headscarf and veil walked to an unoccupied corner, glanced at the messy stage, looked at the piles of broken shadow puppets on the ground, and the dirty curtain, and slowly stepped forward.

She picked up an unremarkable shadow puppet, and took out a folded black talisman from behind the shadow puppet.

"It's a bit short, but it's enough. Although this crow talisman can improve people's strength, it will kill people. It's a pity."

She glanced at the desolate street, smiled lightly and said, "The fate of the country has been severely damaged, let's see if you can survive tonight."

　family!These two days of follow-up reading are especially important, don't raise books, I missed the opportunity before, and it's the last round of pk!
　　
　
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