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Chapter 209: Sighing as we pass by the pavilion, the fragrance of flowers is still heavy.

"Don't bother. It's hot in summer, so there's no need to make tea."

The emperor said.

"That's fine. The tea has been brewed just now and has a fragrant aroma. Let it sit for a while and then drink it after it cools down. It will also cool you down and relieve the heat."

"You've been making tea and growing flowers here all these years?"

The man in white nodded and poured himself a bowl of tea.

He took a sip and said frankly: "There is also the fourth princess. She often comes here and asks me about herbal medicine. In recent years, I have been helping to take care of the pharmacy. In my spare time, I like to be with the fragrance of this herbal tea. It’s also a good day to be ordinary.”

"Celestial Master has never left the palace in these years? I know you never lie to me. Could it be that you have been in the palace since those years until today?"

"I don't lie to anyone, and the emperor must understand this. If I want to lie to others, what happened back then will not implicate me.

However, what I just said is not entirely true.There is no fixed or not to lie between people, unlike a scale, which can be measured, and judged by the same steelyard, naturally there will be no mistakes, but everyone has a rod in their hearts, and each steelyard is different .

The relationship between people is not as clear as the sun and the moon.Once something is said, the speaker does not mean it, but if the listener has intention, it will naturally change.

It's just a matter of personal preference, there's no right or wrong. "

"Sir, are you complaining?"

The emperor felt sad and put down the tea bowl he picked up.

"No, what I mean is that when the emperor drinks tea later, if his heart is sweet, then the water he drank will also be sweet. If his heart is bitter, I'm afraid he can only drink some more bitter herbal tea. Relieve the fire in your heart.”

"Fire? I think it would be better if I could be a little angry."

The man in white seemed to see the emperor's uneasiness, and explained: "Your Majesty, feel free to drink tea. There are only simple medicinal materials in this tea, Prunella vulgaris, mulberry leaves, and chrysanthemums. It tastes sweet and smells fragrant. Drinking it daily in summer can clear away heat and detoxify. Clear fire and improve eyesight.”

"The fire in my heart should be burning, but my heart is just vaguely worried, not fire. Of course, I can trust you, sir, and I believe that you will not poison the tea."

"The emperor has always been cautious, which is a good thing for governing the country."

"Sir, you are joking. Nowadays, there are constant internal and external troubles, and I haven't seen any good things."

After the emperor finished speaking, he drank the tea in the bowl and sighed: "It is indeed refreshing and relieves the heat."

"The Emperor looks very good. He doesn't seem to be ill. I just want to taste this tea. But I wonder what the Emperor is worried about?"

"The affairs of the world. What I am worried about are naturally the affairs of the world. No matter how big or small the affairs of the world are, the emperor cannot live without worries for a day."

"I don't know anything about the affairs of the world."

The emperor patted the shoulder of the man in white and said with a smile: "Sir, you are joking. I don't believe that Linshan Mountain can prevent the Heavenly Master from knowing the world's affairs. Not to mention Lulin Mountain, even the entire palace, if the Heavenly Master leaves, , who can stop it?"

"The emperor is right, but it has nothing to do with whether I leave the palace or not. Whether it is Lu Linshan or the palace, it is not easy to prevent a person from knowing the world's affairs."

"Yes, so the Heavenly Master probably knows why I came to Lulin Mountain."

"It never comes out of nowhere, and it never rains for no reason. Things in the world sometimes seem complicated, but their origin is just one thing."

The celestial master that the emperor spoke of was none other than Wu Guisheng.

The tea he brewed was indeed not toxic at all, it was just an ordinary summer-relieving herbal tea.

The emperor asked again, "Should the emperor be in charge of all affairs in the world? Should the emperor be the master?" "Of course not." Wu Guisheng laughed, he really laughed, he really didn't expect this former disciple To say such ridiculous things.

He didn't hide his smile. The emperor looked at the uncontrollable smile on his face and simply laughed too.He laughed at himself: "That's good, maybe I really shouldn't be an emperor."

"But you have no choice. If you don't do it, you will die. It was like this back then, and now I don't know."

The emperor picked up the bowl and took another sip.Wu Guisheng continued, "Even if you didn't want to be the emperor originally, you can't change it now. This is the first thing that worries the emperor. You don't want either Xiao Yu or Xiao Jin to take the emperor's position.

On this point, I am afraid that none of the hundreds of ministers in the court can understand the emperor's mind. "

"It's better that you understand me, sir. I really don't want to think about it. Yu'er has a royal demeanor and is naturally qualified for the throne, but Jin'er is physically weak. I'm afraid that his health will get worse as an emperor. Thinking about it this way, I really don't want to. I hope any of them will inherit the throne of Qi, but apart from these two princes, I don’t have any other princes, so I can’t.”

The emperor hesitated to speak, but Wu Guisheng just filled the tea bowl for him.

"So the emperor listened to the minister's suggestion and asked one of them to go to the west and the other to the south. The emperor wants God to make the decision for you."

"Yes, I know I can't make a decision."

"You, the emperor, feel at ease, but you are neither happy nor in pain. You don't know what pain is."

"Yes, I can't feel it, just like the flowers in this garden, they don't know pain."

"Do you know the reason?"

"It just happened in the past few years. It wasn't like this before. Maybe she didn't let me go."

"How can she not let the emperor go?"

"I don't know. I've often seen her shadow recently, but she should be no longer in the palace."

"But the blood contract is still there, and a prince opened the contract again. The Big Dipper and Nine Stars that Sima Taishi saw are not wrong. I'm afraid that two princes have signed the blood contract."

"So the second son he saw seizing the throne was really a sign of chaos in the world?"

Wu Guisheng nodded and did not deny it.

"What should I do now? Will I lose two sons at the same time?"

"I don't know. The sky has been in chaos for a long time. I can't see any clues at all. Since the emperor doesn't feel pain, I'm afraid it's not the time for disaster to come."

"The glaciers in the north are melting, flooding hundreds of cities, and it is inevitable that the people will be displaced. If war breaks out again with Hou Shu and Southern Wu at this time, the foundation of Qi will not be preserved."

"There is no other way. What needs to be done must still be done, and the prince who needs to be established must still be established."

"This country was created by our ancestors and cannot be destroyed in my hands."

"The emperor has done his best, driving away the imperial concubine, prohibiting the talk of evil spirits, drawing a clear line between the emperor and foreigners, and ascending to the throne. Even if there are frequent natural disasters, Qi is still the largest country in the world, with the most fertile land and the most suitable Climate. The Emperor has done a great job.”

"But the Heavenly Master just said that there are still people who have opened blood contracts."

"Yes, just like you back then, you were worried about the safety of the people in the world. The prince back then was not afraid of evil spirits. Later you became the emperor and drew a clear line with evil spirits. Now there are no evil spirits around the emperor. How are you doing?"

"presumptuous."

The emperor suddenly said angrily.

(End of this chapter)