Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 742 The pain of prison
With a "bang~" sound, the emperor slapped the coffee table on the soft couch in the royal study, causing the teacup above to make a crisp sound.

"Are the guards in Tianlao just a loser? They can't look after Lu Haixian alone!"

The old eunuch Zhao Chaolin stood aside in fear, while the emperor was shaking with anger.

"What did the doctor say?"

Only then did the old eunuch dare to answer carefully.

"The imperial doctor said that Mr. Lu is old and frail, and his body is already severely deficient. This incident has seriously injured the spleen and stomach, and has already damaged the foundation of the body's vitality. He can only recuperate slowly, and then move to another place when his body is better."

Lu Haixian is still in the prison at this moment, mainly because he cannot be moved easily, and the imperial doctor is guarding the side around the clock. Except for the poor environment, everything else is treated like a relative of the emperor.

The look on the emperor's face was hard to distinguish.

"Does he really want to die?"

Zhao Chaolin looked at the emperor's face and said quickly.

The emperor repeated it subconsciously and couldn't help but nod.

The emperor opened his eyes, waved away the eunuch next to him, walked to the imperial desk and sat down before speaking.

The thunder sounded like an explosion, and the emperor's face became paler. In his mind, he seemed to see the old prime minister standing by the river, looking at him with wide eyes.
At about the same time, a faint fragrance rose from the royal study, and a eunuch had already lit the precious soothing incense.

"Your Majesty, Sima Xiao, pays homage to your Majesty!"

"Also, send someone to tell Superintendent Si Tian that he is coming to see me. Go quickly!"

The tea cup hit the corner of the table and fell to the ground.

"Rumble"

"Your Majesty, the Heavenly Master's surname is Zhongbin, and he was originally from Mingzhou."

Therefore, Si Tianjian's inheritance is different from other officials of the imperial court to a certain extent. Si Tianjian needs to be trained by himself. Sima Xiao is the student of the previous generation of eunuch She Wuxuan, and he is now nearly fifty years old.

"Go and give me a warning and get ready to light the soothing incense."

After the young eunuch returned, Zhao Chaolin quickly left with peace of mind.

"pat~"

The emperor glanced at the old eunuch. In fact, he might have vaguely understood something in his heart, but it was up to him whether he would admit it or not.

At the same time, in the imperial study room, the moment thunder rang out, the emperor who was about to drink tea was so frightened that he could not hold the tea cup in his hand.

"Ask the imperial doctor to cure Lu Aiqing. If something goes wrong with Lu Aiqing, the Imperial Hospital will ask you to go there in person!"

Sima Xiao was also very concerned about Master Qi's affairs at the beginning. As an official of Si Tianjian, of course he had a deeper understanding. He didn't need to check any files, he could describe everything.

After a while, Sima Xiao shook off the water droplets on his clothes and entered the imperial study room to meet the emperor. He keenly noticed the tea stains on the floor, but pretended not to see it.

"Wow, wow, wow."

The emperor's face looked a little pale, and his breathing was a little rapid. Some scenes from that year seemed to flash through his mind.
In recent years, whenever it rains heavily and thunders, the emperor is easily frightened. It's okay if the thunder is small, but when the thunder and wind are violent, his mind will flash back to Chu Hang, thinking of this veteran of three dynasties. The day Nian drowned himself in the river.
"Rumble--"

About a quarter of an hour later, Supervisor Si Tian and Superintendent Sima Xiao followed a young eunuch to the direction of the imperial study.

Zhao Chaolin bowed and agreed.

"Yes, yes, Master Tian is originally from Mingzhou. No wonder Lu Aiqing met her when she was an official in Mingzhou."

"Mingzhou."

"Yes."

"Rumble"

"Your Majesty, Mr. Lu may be feeling ashamed because he deceived the emperor before, and on the other hand, he revealed the secret."

"Yes, old slave, let's do it now!"

"Let him in."

"My dear, there is no need to be polite. I want to ask you about the old Celestial Master. I don't remember it very clearly. Please tell me when the old Celestial Master was canonized and what was the situation back then?"

The emperor let out a low cry and shrank while holding the chair. Several eunuchs on the side hurried over.

Dayong Si Tianjian is a relatively special and important institution. It needs to observe celestial phenomena and is responsible for compiling calendars. Of course, it sometimes does other things according to the needs of the court or the emperor.

Sima Xiao bowed and saluted meticulously. The emperor looked at him and nodded.

"Yes!"

"Your Majesty!" "Your Majesty, are you okay?"

The little eunuch who was walking next to Sima Xiao was so frightened that he trembled. Sima Xiao was also frightened, but he was finally prepared and his pace was quite steady.

Halfway through the journey, Sima Xiao suddenly raised his head and looked at the sky. The dark clouds were gathering and there must be thunder. The thought came to his mind, and the lightning in the sky had already lit up.

"ho"

"Your Majesty, Lord Sima has arrived."

After smelling this fragrance, the emperor's mind gradually calmed down. Although he still couldn't help but feel his heart jump when the thunder sounded, it was much better than before.

It was already raining heavily outside, and the little eunuch was cleaning up the broken tea cups next to the desk, and some even massaged the emperor's head to calm his nerves.

When he walked out of the imperial study room, the old eunuch Zhao Chaolin breathed a sigh of relief. Halfway through, he looked up at the sky and saw the clouds gradually gathering. He frowned and looked at the young eunuch following him.

Sima Xiao was stunned for a moment, not daring to interrupt the emperor's monologue. He waited until the emperor stopped talking before asking a careful question.

"Your Majesty, can I continue?"

"Say!"

"Yes!"

Sima Xiao calmed down, and the scent of the soothing incense in the imperial study also made him feel more relaxed, and he was able to talk in front of the emperor.

"In the early years of Kangding, the current situation in our dynasty was relatively turbulent. From time to time there were rumors of ghosts and ghosts harming the people. The court had no choice but to recruit immortal masters from all over the world to share the troubles of the court. There were countless deceivers and swindlers, but there were also some righteous magicians who stepped forward."

What Sima Xiao was talking about was a history that even the emperor didn't understand, or maybe he knew a little bit about it, but it was only because of the "Celestial Master Fever" that he only learned a little bit about it afterwards.

At this moment, it is more profound for Si Tianjian to say it. In addition to the superficial demons and monsters, it also assisted some institutions of the imperial court to eradicate ghosts and evil spirits in the world, and also eradicated some evil spirits in the officialdom.

Of course, there were some bad things along the way, such as the "witchcraft case" involving Mingzong's biological mother, which also happened during that period, so the later Emperor Wende hated the evil witchcraft so much.

"In the ninth year of Kangding, Emperor Lingzong consecrated several Dayong Celestial Masters in the Golden Palace in order to commend all the righteous people. Some of them were still alive at the time, and there were also those who died along the way. Among them was Qi Zhongbin, Qi Lao Celestial Master."

"I didn't show up for decades after that. In the 17th year of Chengxing, there was a flood in Lingdong. Our court tried our best to save countless people. Then it turned into a severe drought in the second year. The then chief official Chu Xiangguo once saw the old man. The Heavenly Master also temporarily borrowed the Emperor Ming Zong’s sword from the Heavenly Master to help him slay demons.”

The emperor frowned slightly when he heard this, feeling inexplicably panicked in his heart. Fortunately, he didn't speak for long.

"In the 20th year of Hongxing's reign, the old Celestial Master appeared again. In the autumn of that year, Emperor Wu Zong, in order to show his kindness to the old Celestial Master, canonized him as Dayong Xuan Miao Zhen Qing Yu Dharma Killing Demon Heaven in front of all the civil and military officials. division."

Speaking of this, Sima Xiao paused slightly, glanced at the emperor who was listening attentively, and then continued.

"Folks often call the old Heavenly Master Xuanzhen Demon-Slaying Heavenly Master, or Demon-Slaying Heavenly Master. There are many people who have built temples for him. Folks in Lingdong believe that Demon-Slaying Heavenly Master should be ranked in the Demon-Slaying Palace in the heaven. Your Majesty, I’m done!”

Before, the emperor only thought about his cultivation, thinking about being an immortal figure, and thinking about eternal life. After listening to this, he has a deeper understanding.

At the same time, the emperor's face also showed joy.

"The Heavenly Master still cares for me. He often shows up in times of crisis. Sima Aiqing, you said that if I ask for help from your heart, I will certainly respond, right?"

Sima Xiao looked embarrassed but immediately covered it up. How should he answer this?

"Well, if Heavenly Master knew, he would definitely know how to do it."

The emperor nodded, sat upright and looked at Sima Xiao.

"Then in Sima Aiqing's opinion, how can we let the Heavenly Master know about it?"

Sima Xiao suddenly felt hot on his back. What should I say?
After struggling with thoughts in his mind for a long time, Sima Xiao still hesitated to speak.

"Your Majesty, even this humble minister dare not speak nonsense, and"

The emperor frowned slightly.

"And what?"

Sima Xiao answered bravely.

"Furthermore, our late teacher Zeng said that the lifespan of a human being is one hundred and twenty. The old Heavenly Master should be no longer alive now!"

Sima Xiao was very worried when he said this. He was already prepared to face the emperor's anger. Although he didn't meet the emperor often, he actually had some understanding of the emperor's temper.

What Sima Xiao didn't expect was that the emperor suddenly laughed.

"Hahahahahahaha, Sima Aiqing, everyone says that you, Si Tianjian, are good at pinching and calculating, but obviously you are not considered one of the gods."

Seeing the confusion on Sima Xiao's face, the smile on the emperor's face became even bigger.

"The Heavenly Master is still alive today!"

Sima Xiao retorted almost subconsciously.

"But if the old Heavenly Master is still alive, he would be at least one hundred and fifty years old. Your Majesty, this"

"The Heavenly Master has become immortal and has magical powers, how can he be compared to mortals?"

The emperor looked at Sima Xiao and said.

"Did you know that such a wonderful book as "The Chronicles of Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" could be completed with the help of the Heavenly Master?"

"This minister really doesn't know. If the old heavenly master is really still alive, he would really be an old god."

The emperor looked at Sima Xiao, then closed his eyes slightly, listening to the wind and rain outside and the thunder from time to time. At this moment, the excitement suppressed the palpitations in his heart, and he murmured unconsciously.

"Yes, they are gods! Gods must have immortality skills and elixirs. My heavenly master cares about my dynasty, so naturally he cares about me too."

Suddenly, the emperor opened his eyes and looked at Sima Xiao.

"So, as Sima Aiqing, as the Supervisor of Si Tian Jian, is there any way to find the old Celestial Master?"

Sima Xiao felt like crying but had no tears in her heart at this moment. Why did this question come back again? She looked half sad and half helpless.

"Your Majesty, how can a humble minister like an ordinary man find the Heavenly Master? It's not like the late emperor never thought about it back then, but in the end he gave it up."

"Then what if I must ask you to come up with a solution?"

The emperor just looked at Sima Xiao, who was already sweating on his forehead.

When Sima Xiao came, he thought about several possibilities, thinking that he would probably ask about the calendar, but he didn't expect that the emperor would actually talk to him about seeking immortality.

"Say!"

Sima Xiao's body trembled slightly, and he suddenly thought of what the emperor had just mentioned. "The Chronicles of the Four Seas, Mountains and Rivers" was assisted by the Heavenly Master, but it is said that Mr. Lu who wrote this book has been imprisoned.

I'm afraid that Mr. Lu couldn't explain why and that's why he offended the emperor.

Under tension, in order to protect himself, Sima Xiao could only come up with a solution that was not a solution.

"Your Majesty, I have thought of a way."

The emperor suddenly looked surprised and couldn't help but stand up.

"Sima Aiqing, tell me quickly!"

"Yes, Wei Chen thinks that if His Majesty distributes the imperial list widely, the Heavenly Master will definitely see it."

The smile on the emperor's face faded.

"I thought it was such a clever idea."

Sima Xiao said hurriedly.

"Your Majesty, this strategy seems ordinary, but it is also the best method, and the method most likely to be known to the Heavenly Master! Back then, Emperor Lingzong recruited talented people from all over the world, and the Heavenly Master could see it, and now it is determined If you can see it, all that remains is to see if the Heavenly Master is willing to show up!"

The emperor frowned slightly and nodded after thinking for a long time.

"Sima Aiqing's words make sense!"

(End of this chapter)