Soul Ferry: My master is Uncle Jiu

Chapter 372 You have a good plan, I have a wall ladder

Chang'an City, the place where dragon energy gathers, is the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

Since the Zhou, Qin and Han dynasties, the three states have been covered with flowers and eight rivers have flowed around the city. Thirty-six flower and willow lanes and seventy-two orchestra buildings speak of the prosperity of the Tang Dynasty.

Thirteen years have passed since Li Shimin ascended the throne and changed the country's name to Zhenguan.

Ever since Wei Zheng beheaded the Dragon King of Jinghe River, Li Shimin has not had a good night's sleep. Combined with Wei Zheng's usual behavior, Li Shimin hated Wei Zheng to the extreme.

However, after experiencing the ghosts of the Jinghe Dragon King, Guanyin and other ghosts and gods, Li Shimin was afraid of Wei Zheng, who could slay dragons in his dreams.

After experiencing so many supernatural things, even Li Shimin felt exhausted. Lying on the dragon bed, he felt his body fading away.

"Retribution! This is God's retribution to me!"

It is often said that a dying person will recall in retrospect every thing he has done in the past.

The thing Li Shimin feared most was that his brother would be killed and the throne would be obtained illegitimately.

Therefore, after he came to power, he did not dare to slack off for even a day, and worked hard to build the Tang Dynasty into a Celestial Empire step by step.

The purpose was to prove to his father Li Yuan that he was no worse than anyone else.

As he recalled the past, Li Shimin couldn't help shedding a tear. He raised his hand with difficulty to wipe away the tears.

He is the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, how can he cry so much?

At this moment, a voice sounded, "Your Majesty, I, Wei Zheng, request to see you."

Wei Zheng!

When Li Shimin heard that the visitor was Wei Zheng, he became furious. He loved and hated Wei Zheng.

What I love is his ability, what I hate is his disobedience.

Moreover, what Wei Zheng did also frightened him.

Throughout the dynasties, emperors have claimed themselves to be the true dragon emperor.

If Wei Zheng dared to follow orders to behead the Dragon King of Jing River today, would he dare to follow orders and put the butcher knife to his neck tomorrow?

Doesn't he have any taboos at all?

The more Li Shimin thought about it, the angrier he became. Wei Zheng's calls were still ringing, and he was determined to meet him.

Seeing this, Li Shimin sighed, "Forget it, forget it. I want to see what Wei Zheng wants to do next."

"My dear, please come in."

The palace door opened, Wei Zheng flashed in, and quickly came to the dragon bed. Seeing that the emperor, who was once full of vigor and vitality, was now seriously ill and seemed to be dying, he could not help but feel sad and knelt down in front of Li Shimin's dragon bed.

"His Majesty!"

Seeing Wei Zheng's true feelings, Li Shimin showed no emotion on his pale face. He just asked: "Are you here to see me for the last time?"

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I have a plan that can keep you safe." Wei Zheng said after hearing this.

Li Shimin's eyes flickered slightly, and he sighed again, weakly saying: "My dear minister, please don't comfort me. I know my condition very well. I am terminally ill and there is no cure. I am afraid that I will not live long!"

"How can we protect it?"

Wei Zheng, who had already prepared a speech, said quickly, "I have a letter to present to Your Majesty. Just take it to the underworld, to Fengdu Judge Cui Yu."

Li Shimin felt vaguely familiar and asked, "Cui Yu? Who is this person?"

Afterwards, Wei Zheng revealed Cui Yu's identity.

It turns out that Cui Yu was a minister before the Emperor Taishang during his lifetime, and he and Wei Zheng were sworn brothers when they were alive. After his death, he became the Judge of Fengdu who was in charge of the Book of Life and Death in the underworld.

The method Wei Zheng suggested was to let Li Shimin die once, and then go to Cui Yu with a letter in hand, so that he could live longer. If this were possible, who would want to die?
What's more, he was the emperor of a country, and Li Shimin was no exception.

Hearing that he could live longer, Li Shimin was naturally overjoyed. He stretched out his hand and tightly grasped Wei Zheng's palm and said, "Good! Good! You are worthy of being my beloved minister!"

If Wei Zheng was just here to show his affection, Li Shimin would have taken him with him without hesitation and buried him with him.

But if he came to save his life, facing life and death, Li Shimin would naturally call him "my dear minister" and agree without hesitation and do as Wei Zheng said.

It's a dead end anyway, so why not give it a try?
Li Shimin did have the determination to cut off his own arm, otherwise he would not have boldly launched the Xuanwu Gate Incident.

So, Li Shimin summoned the three ministers and told them to protect the dragon's body. Then he took the letter, put it in his sleeve, closed his eyes and died.

Li Shimin died with his eyes closed, his soul in a daze, floating straight out of the imperial palace and the capital Chang'an, and walking alone in the wilderness.

A cold wind blew and Li Shimin woke up with a start. He found himself in a strange place. Everything around him was gray and the cold wind made him feel cold all over.

Li Shimin couldn't help but shiver and rubbed his arms, hoping to bring a little warmth.

"How do I get out of this hell?"

Li Shimin, with a confused look in his eyes, gave a bitter smile and had to walk along the mountain road, not knowing how long he would reach his destination.

Walking straight along the mountain, they came to a fork in the road. Just when Li Shimin was panicking and didn't know which way to go, a voice sounded from the left road, "Your Majesty, we have finally found you."

Hearing this, Li Shimin looked up and saw a Taoist standing on the road ahead. He was wearing a Tai Chi Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand, and there were rays of light around him, like an immortal descending to the earth.

Seeing this scene, Li Shimin was shocked. He did not dare to neglect it and asked quickly, "Who is the immortal?"

"Your Majesty, don't you already know who I am? I am waiting here for you and will lead you to the underworld."

An Yan said with a bright expression.

When he came to Chang'an earlier, he found that the sky of Chang'an was full of gods and Buddhas, who were obviously there to escort the Journey to the West.

Just at this moment, he saw the soul of Li Shimin, dressed in a dragon robe and full of true dragon aura, walking out of Chang'an City, and he realized that this had reached a critical step.

The Buddhist sect tricked Li Shimin into taking a trip to the underworld. After the trip, the frightened Li Shimin naturally followed the instructions of the judge Cui Yu and held a water and land ceremony to lead into the journey to the West.

According to the script, to start the journey to the West, one must obtain the approval of the Tang Emperor Li Shimin, because this is the starting point.

Therefore, the first hurdle that An Yan had to overcome was to gain the recognition of Li Shimin and make him understand that in addition to the Buddhist Guanyin, there was also the vast Taoist sect in this world.

Thinking of the Buddhist sect's chain of plans, An Yan smiled slightly.

You have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder.

So, the scene just now appeared.

When Li Shimin heard this, he came to wait for him. Who else could it be but Cui Yu? He was immediately filled with surprise and said, "I think you must be Cui Yu, the judge of Fengdu. Thank you very much. I came to Wei Zheng and have a letter for you to hand over."

An Yan's eyes lit up slightly. Here it was, the indispensable item in his plan.

He did not admit that he was Cui Yu, nor did he deny it. He just smiled and said, "Your Majesty, can you let me see the letter?"

"of course can."

This was originally a letter to Cui Yu. Add in An Yan's words about taking him to the underworld, and Wei Zheng's words before it, who else could it be but Cui Yu?

Li Shimin did not suspect anything and quickly took out the letter from his sleeve and handed it to "Cui Yu".

An Yan took it, opened the package and looked at it, his smile became even wider. "You don't want me to catch the exposed little chicken feet?"
When Li Shimin saw Cui Yu's smile, he immediately felt relieved.

Just as Wei Zheng said, after reading the envelope, "Cui Yu" was very polite to him and took him straight to the underworld.

After An Yan and Li Shimin left, Cui Yu, who was still waiting for Li Shimin foolishly in the back half of the road, did not see anyone coming for a long time.

(End of this chapter)