Starting from Scavengers to Cultivate Immortals

Chapter 29
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Because the emperor's [-]th birthday is approaching, the capital is very busy and lively.

But there are undercurrents surging in the dark, and endless struggles.

After all, for mortals, the emperor is the supreme being in the world, and there is no more noble status than this.

In the palace, Emperor Zhao Rui received a secret report that Princess Xiyun had indeed returned to the capital, and was secretly visiting several close friends of the former Marquis of Xilu, and was currently staying in one of them, Chengyangbo Mansion.

"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Xilu committed treason and rebellion. Princess Xiyun escaped for three years, and now he is hiding back in the capital. I thought he was going to be arrested and imprisoned, and he and his family will be executed after autumn."

An elderly eunuch reminded in a low voice.

Zhao Rui gave the eunuch a cold look, the eunuch's face turned pale immediately, sweat rolled down, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed like garlic: "Your Majesty forgive me, the old minister shouldn't talk too much."

Zhao Rui waved his hands in silence for a long time and said: "Get up, this matter is not as simple as you think, you quickly take someone to send Princess Xiyun secretly to the palace, I have something to ask her."

"Yes, the old minister will do it now!"

The old eunuch kowtowed and got up to leave the palace. Half an hour later, Princess Xiyun was secretly sent into the palace in a carriage by a group of internal guards. After she entered the palace, she could see the person in front of her. It was exactly what she wanted to see day and night. The Great Song Emperor.

"Zhao Qian, the daughter of the criminal minister, pays homage to Your Majesty!" Zhao Qian was both surprised and happy, and hurriedly kowtowed to the ground.

Zhao Rui sat on the big chair, looked at this haggard and frightened young woman, and asked in a dignified voice: "Are you Zhao Chengyi's daughter?"

Princess Xiyun bowed his head and replied, "Yes, my father is Zhao Chengyi."

Zhao Rui said coldly: "Zhao Chengyi colluded with the Ming Dynasty and attempted to rebel. Your whole family will be executed. You dare to come to the capital. Do you think I don't know?"

Princess Xiyun immediately burst into tears, choked on the ground and said: "Your Majesty, my father did not conspire against us, but was actually framed by King Pingxi. The daughter of the people risked her life to come to the capital just to see His Majesty and avenge her father's grievances."

Zhao Rui slammed the armrest of the big chair angrily and said, "Presumptuous, your father colluded with Zhu Youhong, the East Marquis of the Ming Dynasty, and tried to attack King Pingxi in vain. The evidence is solid, and you dare to argue."

"Your Majesty, Minnv dare not quibble. There is another story behind this. It is that King Pingxi colluded with the Immortal Gate Ziyangzong of the Ming Dynasty in an attempt to rebel. After my father found out and wanted to report to the court, King Pingxi killed my father. After Minnv escaped I can only hide in Tibet and dare not return to the capital. This time, for His Majesty's [-]th birthday, the daughter of the people was escorted by the immortal master of Taiyuanmen to reach the capital smoothly. On the way, she was chased and killed by King Pingxi and the monks of Ziyangzong. The Immortal Master has taken action, and the Minnv has died."

Seemingly knowing that this was his only chance to overturn the case, Princess Xiyun became more courageous in an instant, straightened up and faced Zhao Rui and shouted loudly.

Zhao Rui's complexion changed drastically, and he got up abruptly and said, "You say that King Pingxi colluded with the Ziyang sect of Ming Dynasty's immortal sect, but there is evidence."

Princess Xiping said: "Yes, but because the daughter of the people was worried that the evidence would be snatched by King Pingxi and Ziyangzong, she handed over the evidence to the three immortal masters of Taiyuan Sect. Your Majesty summoned the three immortal masters, and you can find out if you ask them. "

"Presumptuous, you want to use the Taiyuan Gate to suppress me?" Zhao Rui was furious.

Princess Xiyun also went all out, raised her head and looked at Zhao Rui without the slightest timidity and said, "This piece of evidence is no small matter. King Pingxi colluded with the Immortal Sect Ziyang Sect of the Ming Dynasty to hunt down and rob, and the daughter of the people is a weak girl alone. How can I protect it? The three immortal masters of the Yuanmen sect protected them along the way, and the daughters of the people could not reach the capital to meet His Majesty. My father guarded the Westland for decades and was loyal. I also don't want my family to be implicated, since I am honored to see Your Majesty today, I also ask Your Majesty to be the master for the daughters of the people, and for the father and the family."

"You want me to make the decision for you and rehabilitate Zhao Chengyi?" Zhao Rui looked at Princess Xiyun with a dignified expression.

"Yes, my father's death was wronged, please Your Majesty make the decision for the daughter of the people!" Princess Xiyun choked up and bowed.

"Then tell me the reason in detail. Since you dared to go to Beijing alone, you must have evidence to overturn the case." The seriousness and anger on Zhao Rui's face faded instantly, and he waved his hands and sat down again.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Princess Xiyun relaxed her heart, and then told the whole story. Of course, she didn't say what the elixir was. More trouble.

After hearing this, Zhao Rui's face was cloudy and uncertain, and his heart was churning like a storm, and his whole body was trembling slightly.

Although he knew that Zhao Chengyi, the Marquis of Xilu, was probably killed by King Pingxi and was accused of colluding with the Ming Dynasty for rebellion, but he didn't know that the inside story was so terrifying.

Zhao Chengyi, a mere Kaiyuan Realm mortal Marquis of the border town, dared to excavate an ancient tomb of an immortal.

What made him even more unexpected was that in order to obtain the throne of emperor, King Pingxi would not hesitate to borrow the power of the fairy sect of the Ming Kingdom.

Many of the fairy treasures in the ancient tomb must have been handed over to Ziyangzong by King Pingxi.

As for the evidence that fell into the hands of the Taiyuanmen, he actually didn't want to know at all, or even if he knew, he couldn't do anything about it, because those things were not something that he, an emperor in the mortal world, could contaminate.

Even if it doesn't fall into the hands of Taiyuanmen, it will eventually fall into the hands of Ziyangzong or Yuqingdian.

And he has not had a good life for a few years now, all he wants is for the crown prince to inherit the throne smoothly
But Zhao Wuji, the eighth king, is the biggest threat to the crown prince's succession.

Not only did he hold hundreds of thousands of troops to guard the western border, but he also colluded with Ziyangzong, the third largest immortal sect in the Ming Dynasty. If he was not careful, the Song Dynasty would never be destroyed again.

Although standing behind him is the Yuqing Palace, the largest fairy gate in the Song Dynasty, but the Yuqing Palace will not necessarily stand up for him. After all, the opponent is a large fairy gate. For the immortal monks of the Danyuan realm and the monks of the spirit transformation realm, they would not care too much about life and death in the mortal world, and whoever is the emperor of the people will not affect their bowing and obedience to them.

Unless this evidence can make the elders of Yuqing Palace particularly excited.

But to reach that level of treasure, how could it be placed in the hands of Princess Xiyun for three years.

What's more, this evidence has now fallen into the hands of Taiyuanmen.

He was born as an outer disciple of the Palace of Yuqing, so naturally he knows all about the affairs of the immortal world. Although immortal cultivators are indifferent and do not pursue fame and fortune, if it is a real treasure of heaven and earth, it is even more ferocious to snatch it, not to mention the fact that if they get something, it will be very difficult. There is no reason to spit it out.

Therefore, if he wanted Yuqing Palace to take action against Ziyangzong, he had to hand over the evidence, but he would definitely offend Taiyuanmen.

Although the strength of the Taiyuan Sect is far inferior to that of the Yuqing Palace, it is still an official immortal sect with more than a dozen immortals, and the worst disciples are all higher than him, not to mention there are strong men in the alchemy realm sitting in the gate.

He couldn't offend Yuqing Palace at all, and he couldn't offend Taiyuanmen either.

After thinking about it, Zhao Rui's heart was in a mess, and he waved someone to take Princess Xiyun down to take care of him. After thinking for a long time, he ordered his servant: "Go to Zhenbao Pavilion, and ask Deacon Tong to come into the palace."

"Yes, Your Majesty!" The servant Nuo left.

Half an hour later, the half-hundred old man in the late Kaiyuan stage who had received Xu Chen and the three in Zhenbao Pavilion entered the hall with his servants.

Zhao Rui had been waiting at the gate of the palace for a long time at this time, and when he saw it, he quickly saluted and said, "Zhao Rui has seen Deacon Tong."

The old man bowed his head slightly in return and said: "Junior brother, you don't need to be polite, what is the matter of calling me into the palace in such a hurry?"

Zhao Rui led the old man into the hall, made people offer fragrant tea, and then dismissed the eunuchs, servants and maids, and then carefully explained what Princess Xiyun said.

The old man was very angry after hearing this, and glared: "How did you become the emperor, why did you delay talking about such a big matter until now."

Zhao Rui said with bitterness on his face: "Senior brother taught me a lesson, but I just found out about it. The eight kings are so bold that they excavated the fairy tomb without saying anything, and even colluded with the Ziyang sect to try to rebel. I originally wanted to take advantage of this centenary birthday. Passing on the throne to the crown prince, I'm afraid there will be some troubles right now."

The old man's anger subsided a little, and Nian Xu pondered for a moment and said: "You know the rules of the fairy world, the succession of the throne is your royal family's own business, and the Yuqing Palace will not interfere, but the eight kings' collusion with the Ming Kingdom's fairy sect is definitely an unforgivable sin, but those Immortal treasures are now in the hands of the Ziyang Sect, without sufficient benefits, the elders of the Yuqing Palace probably will not agree to take action, because once they do, it will be a battle between the immortal sects of the two countries, and the consequences are very unpredictable. I can pass on the matter to the elders of the sect, but don't have too much hope."

Zhao Ruidao: "The elixir that fell into the hands of the Taiyuan Sect, should we stop here?"

The old man seriously shook his head and said: "If they had known about this half a month ago, maybe the elders would have been moved, but right now they are determined not to tear themselves apart for an elixir and Taiyuan gate that have no value at all."

"Why?" Zhao Rui asked anxiously.

The old man tapped the tea table lightly with his fingers and said: "Because Dan Chenzi of Taiyuan Gate will soon become a great monk in the Spirit Transformation Realm, so even if it is a treasure of third or even fourth rank, it is impossible for Yuqing Palace to accept it." If you come forward, it is even more impossible to make a move."

Zhao Rui's face changed drastically, he stood up and exclaimed, "Dan Chenzi is about to break through? How did senior know?"

The old man didn't hide anything, he told about Dan Chenzi's visit to Lord Baiyun in Yuqing Palace before, and finally said:

"Dan Chenzi's becoming a great monk is a first-class event for my Great Song Immortal Realm, and there is no room for disturbance. Even if Zhao Wuji colluded with the Ziyang Sect to rebel, the Yuqing Palace must at least wait until this incident is over. Ziyangzong dared to take my Great Song Immortal Treasure and secretly funded the rebellion, and they will definitely ask them to argue in the future, but the decision is not now, do you understand?"

Zhao Rui's face turned pale in an instant, and he sat on the back of the chair slumped in a daze.

(End of this chapter)