A Thousand Hills

Chapter 149

Although Xie Shangshu is a minister, he is not a member of the cabinet. The reason for this is really only known by Emperor Mu Yuan himself.However, Emperor Mu Yuan also valued the Xie family, otherwise, there would be no Concubine Xie in the palace, and he would marry Xie Moru to the Fifth Prince.

Although there is a prince's grandson and a prince's grandson and son-in-law, Xie Shangshu is still a very low-key person.

Perhaps, it was precisely because of his low profile that he sailed carefully for thousands of years.

Xie Shangshu was just taken aback by the royal family's high reward for being able to retrieve His Majesty, and then received a letter from Xie Moru. Shangshu said that after searching for these forbidden soldiers for the past few days, Emperor Mu Yuan and the fifth prince could not be found, or they could not be found by looking for them, and some professionals were needed.Who is a professional, the head arrester of the Ministry of Criminal Justice.

Xie Shangshu was also very worried about the safety of Emperor Mu Yuan. The two princes and eldest princes were in good health and stayed at the camp day and night. It is to stay here.Li Xiang has nothing to say, mainly because he also understands that at such a time, let alone the earthquake in the capital, even if there are any natural disasters and man-made disasters, if there is no news from the emperor for a day, the prince will have to guard here, and the emperor must not disappear Now, the prince is still presiding over political affairs in the imperial capital safely.Fortunately, there were a few smart people among the prince's subordinates. Immediately after the earthquake, a plan was discussed. The prince and the princess came to rescue His Majesty, appease the Queen Mother, and let the remaining cabinet ministers preside over the disaster relief in the imperial capital.Although the prince came here, he was also very worried about the situation in the imperial capital. Li Xiang also understood the prince's thoughts. If the emperor could not be found, the prince would not be able to ascend the throne. For the prince and Li Xiang, this is the best policy.Second, if Emperor Mu Yuan can be found back, he must be happy to see the prince, but after all, the imperial capital was hit by an earthquake, if there is any omission in the disaster relief, the prince will have to suffer.For this reason, after the prince discussed with Li Xiang, Li Xiang decided to return to the imperial capital quickly.

Then, the prince stayed at the camp day and night.

Xie Shangshu just didn't know about these matters between the crown prince and Li Xiang, Xie Moru sent him the letter, after Xie Shangshu read it, he handed it to Prime Minister Su, such an upright letter, there is no reason why people should not read it.

Su Xiang's originally gentle face has aged a lot recently, and after thinking for a while, he said, "The arresting heads of the Ministry of Punishment are really good at finding traces. At this time, there is a little chance that they should try it." Su Xiang went to the prince to discuss it. .

The eldest prince said without waiting for the prince to speak, "The fifth younger siblings are resourceful, in my opinion, this method is advisable."

The prince's face remained unchanged, but he was still somewhat displeased with the eldest prince's robbing him of his speech, and asked Xie Shangshu, "How many arrests are there in the Ministry of Punishment?"

This is naturally quite a lot. After discussing for a while, the cabinet drafted a decree to be stamped with the prince's seal, and then sent the decree to the palace, stamped with the empress dowager's seal, and then sent to the imperial capital.

The next thing is to wait.

Empress Dowager Hu sighed and sighed endlessly, and she didn't know who provoked her, so she quietly said to Princess Wenkang, "Tell me, is it that the surname Xie beat Xiaowu?" He was shocked by the news, and said, "Is it? You think so too? Or, let's go to Xiangmener to see where your brother Huang and Xiao Wu are?"

Princess Wenkang said, "Who will the mother listen to provocations! Who said that it is as hard as life!" The people in front of them helped stabilize the situation, otherwise her mother would have been sent back to the imperial capital long ago.Now she said such things again, even though the royal family often did things that turn their faces and deny people, her mother turned her face so fast that Princess Wenkang couldn't stand it anymore!

Empress Dowager Hu said, "No one provoked me, I just said it. The daughters-in-law of their brothers are all good, you can see that they will all come back. She was the only one who had a hard life and beat Xiao Wu, and even Xiao Wu was still alive. I can't come back." The other princes and concubines are all parents.

Princess Wenkang had no choice but to persuade Queen Mother Hu to make a phone call.

Concubine Zhao's injury on her head was about to heal, but she and Empress Dowager Hu thought of a place together, and said, "Your Majesty has not heard anything, and this concubine is so anxious about something. Concubine is thinking, should I ask a god to do the calculation?" Calculate."

Empress Dowager Hu said, "In the past, I heard that Master Wenxiu is a virtuous and eminent monk. Master Xuan Wenxiu should come and ask."

Concubine Zhao said, "I heard from Yanxi that he knew a Baiyun celestial elder who was proficient in Zigu's magic calculation. The empress also knows that Yanxi's daughter-in-law has given birth to a second girl and has been silent since she worshiped Zigu God. This is why Yanxi Have you raised a son-in-law?"

Empress Dowager Hu asked carefully, "It's so effective!"

"Yeah, wait for the old Taoist who doesn't know the background, dare to recommend it to the empress."

Empress Dowager Hu summoned the Crown Prince to discuss with the First Prince, and the First Prince said, "This Baiyun Immortal, my grandson has seen it personally, and it is indeed very effective. My grandson sees that he is good, and wants to reward him with some money, but he doesn't." If you are willing to accept it, saying that they do not accept gold and silver in this line of business, your grandson will give him some rice flour and cloth, and he will accept it."

The prince said, "It would be better if the emperor's grandmother ordered the monks and Taoists in the imperial capital to do some rituals. One is to pray for the father, and the other is to send one to the dead who unfortunately died in the earthquake. This Baiyun Immortal Grandson doesn't know how they look like, but the abbot of Tianqi Temple is a well-known eminent monk, and there is also a famous eminent monk, Master Wenxiu of Xishan Temple. If the emperor's grandmother is interested, grandson will order them to come over."

Empress Dowager Hu felt a little anxious to go to the doctor because of her illness, and said, "Please come here together with Immortal Bai Yun."

The prince agreed and ordered people to do it.

Among the officials around the prince, there is Xu Ning who is resourceful and highly valued by the prince.The prince said, "Brother strongly recommends Taoist Baiyun, I think that person has some skills."

Xu Ning was born in the second place in the top ranking, and the orthodox Buddhist eminent monks such as the abbot of Tianqi Temple and Master Wenxiu are fine. What is Baiyun Taoist!Xu Ning said, "The Empress Dowager is just trying to make her peace of mind. His Highness is doing orthodox and bright things, which is a brilliant way. Since Taoist Baiyun worships Zigu, he must be proficient in Zigu's magical calculations. This kind of magic is mostly fooled in the countryside. For these ignorant people, it is really not a blessing that the First Prince believes in evil gods."

The prince said, "The queen mother will definitely believe it." The key is that the queen mother has a low IQ.

Xu Ning said, "Your Majesty has never believed in this." His Majesty is still there, so of course the prince will follow in His Majesty's footsteps.With His Majesty gone, the Crown Prince will be able to ascend the throne, so naturally the Crown Prince will have the final say in the future.This matter is simply a small matter.

The prince really said, "Yes, it would be great if there is someone who can make the imperial grandmother happy."

In fact, it is not without reason that the First Prince recommends Baiyun Xianchang. This Taoist indeed has some skills. He put a sand table in front of him, and asked the Queen Mother to write down the questions on the yellow paper, and then Baiyun Xianchang stretched out his hand to burn the yellow paper on the candle. Yes, and then Bai Yunxian began to practice with his hands shaking, a magic pen automatically jumped onto the sand table, and wrote down a line of secrets with a swipe.

Empress Dowager Hu was dumbfounded, seeing the magic pen finished writing, Bai Yunxian waved it lightly with one hand, and the magic pen flew back to the pen box lightly, all kinds of magical powers were really astonishing.Empress Dowager Hu was astonished by this fairy head's supernatural power, and at the same time asked incessantly, "Xianzhang, what is written on it?"

The Eldest Prince obviously knew about Bai Yunxian's process, went over to see it, and said, "There is another village where the willows are dark and the flowers are bright."

Empress Dowager Hu asked, "What do you mean? When will the emperor come back?"

Bai Yunxian said a long way to the Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, and said, "The Taoist is only responsible for asking the will of heaven, and the will of heaven is this line of characters."

As far as Bai Yunxian's nagging skill of Zigu's divination skills dazzled the Empress Dowager Hu, but the Empress Dowager Hu was concerned about the safety and whereabouts of the emperor's son at the moment, so she just admired his skill once, and did not After thinking about it, I was anxious to ask, "Is the emperor safe? When will he come back? You don't know?"

Bai Yunxian said long, "It's all in this line."

"How can I understand this." Empress Dowager Hu asked the prince, "How is the mage?" The royal family is powerful, and it is not only a family that invites immortals.Bai Yunxian's face was slightly stiff, but fortunately he still maintained his fairy demeanor, seeing that Queen Mother Hu had nothing wrong with him, he saluted and withdrew.

The prince said, "Abbot Tianqi is chanting scriptures."

"What did you find out?"

The prince said, "The five younger siblings are talking to Venerable Wenxiu."

"Her? What can she do! It's just adding to the chaos." Empress Dowager Hu directly ordered people to go to Master Wenxiu's residence to ask.

Xie Moru is familiar with Venerable Wenxiu, the abbot of Tianqi Temple and Venerable Wenxiu are brothers of the same sect, both of them are serious monks, they don't know the way of Taoist Baiyun, and they don't know how to do divination.Abbot Tianqi recited a passage from the Sutra of Rebirth, to save those imperial guards who died in the camp. Venerable Wenxiu and Xie Moru talked about the situation in the imperial capital, "There are quite a lot of casualties in the east of the city. There are a few monks who are proficient in medicine in the small temple. I went. I also donated some rice and grain, and if it can save people's lives, it is also a merit."

Xie Moru said, "Master has a compassionate heart."

The two were talking about the imperial capital, when a young monk came in outside, saying that the Empress Dowager asked the Patriarch to divination about the whereabouts of His Majesty.Master Wenxiu dismissed the young monk and said to Xie Moru, "Sir, please write a few words?"

Xie Moru didn't refuse, she thought for a while, and wrote down two words: Angelica.

After Master Wenxiu saw it, he called the young monk. Seeing that there was a secret, the young monk quickly put it into a red lacquered wooden box with both hands, and took it out of the meditation room all the way, and sent it to the Queen Mother respectfully.The crown prince took it out himself, and was overjoyed at first glance, and said with a smile, "Danggui Danggui, of course it will return. Grandmother, the meaning of the master divination is that the father will definitely come back."

Queen Mother Hu hurriedly said, "Come and show me!"

Empress Dowager Hu is just looking for a spiritual support, Tang poetry and so on, and the flowers are bright and bright in another village. According to the cultural level of Empress Dowager Hu, I don't quite understand it.It was Angelica, after explaining it to the prince, Empress Dowager Hu immediately understood, and said happily, "It really is an eminent monk! He explained it thoroughly!"

Hearing this, the eldest prince's face almost turned blue.

Empress Dowager Hu asked the prince, "I don't know if I can find out exactly where your father is, so that I can rescue him back!"

The prince had no choice but to order Master Wenxiu to come over. Since Master Wenxiu is a famous eminent monk, the Dharma can be explained deeply, and the cause and effect can be discussed in a shallow way. It's an eminent monk, so according to the master, just wait."

Master Wenxiu said, "The calamity is not yet over, and I can't return yet."

Empress Dowager Hu asked if she could invite a Buddha statue to the palace. She wanted to pray for the emperor's son. Bodhisattva, Empress Dowager Hu started to burn incense and chant Buddha.It’s just that there is something good in the top, and the bottom must be happy. Empress Dowager Hu began to worship Buddha, Zhao Guifei and others also worshiped, and Princess Wenkang also slipped away, but Xie Moru didn’t invite anything, Master Wenxiu sent her A consecrated Buddha jade pendant.

The news of the women's relatives praying to God and worshiping Buddha also spread to the camp. In the blink of an eye, it was already September, and the imperial guards, who were originally motivated by the highest reward from the royal family, were a little discouraged after repeated attempts to find Emperor Mu Yuan failed.

Both the crown prince and the eldest prince stick to their camps, regardless of their own selfishness, the only thing is that the king of a country must find his whereabouts in life and death!

The eldest prince couldn't hold back, ran back and asked Zi Gu twice, wondering if the monk invited by the second child was not allowed or something.

The third prince's health was better, and he said to the third prince's concubine, "The sixth brother and the seventh brother are still young, and the fourth brother is injured and can't move his bones. I'm fine now. I'll report to the emperor's grandmother and go to the camp to have a look."

The third concubine knew that she couldn't stop her, so she sighed and said, "Accordingly, Master Wenxiu's hexagram is the most accurate. The last time the mission returned, even the days were not bad."

The third prince said, "Just don't worry, the father is blessed with great blessings, and the fifth brother is not unlucky. You should help the emperor's grandmother more in the palace, and take care of your cousin."

The third prince resigned from Empress Dowager Hu and went to the camp. Empress Dowager Hu and Princess Wenkang said, "Yesterday, Aijia had a dream. I dreamed that your imperial brother was in the forest, and the monsters around him would not let your imperial brother come back." .”

Princess Wenkang thought for a while and said, "This means that the emperor is in danger."

Empress Dowager Hu believed in Buddhism and was very convinced of Master Wenxiu's inscriptions. She said to herself, "I don't know when the emperor will come back."

Emperor Mu Yuan hadn't come back yet, the imperial capital [-] rushed to send the memorial, after the earthquake, there was an epidemic, and the cabinet wanted to isolate all the people with the epidemic.

The crown prince felt that his hair was going to turn gray, and the eldest prince said, "Even the emperor has no backbone, so the crown prince should go back to the capital first."

Xie Shangshu immediately said, "It's not right, please tell the prince to order the little prince and princess in the palace to leave the city immediately to avoid it."

The eldest prince said, "The royal family's departure from the imperial capital will easily cause uneasiness among the people. I am afraid that officials and rich households will leave the city one after another! In this way, the imperial capital will be shaken, and the people may flee. Ten, ten to one hundred, it will be a catastrophe!"

Xie Shangshu said, "I am willing to return to the imperial capital!"

The eldest prince is not a young boy who is on the errand for the first time, he is the first among the brothers to join the court and has a deep understanding of political affairs, he said, "Thank you for your loyalty, the prince naturally understands. But Mr. Xie is only one person, even if you have a big car The return of a small car to the city is still not comparable to the impact of the emperor leaving the imperial capital." At this point, the eldest prince did not simply want to refute Xie Shangshu, he really felt that the matter was serious!There are only eight princes and nine princes and two young princes in the imperial capital, and I am afraid that the situation in the imperial capital cannot be stabilized by relying on some cabinet ministers!

Zhao Guogong followed his grandson and eldest prince and said, "Prince and princess hide out, should the emperor's grandson and emperor's granddaughter hide out? Where are the emperor's grandson and the emperor's granddaughter?"

Zhao Lin said, "The Crown Prince's status is precious, and since there is no news from His Majesty, the Crown Prince must not be in any danger. I beg Your Highness to return to the imperial capital immediately and send out the prince, daughter, and grandchildren. Forgive me for speaking bluntly, abandon the ostentation, and do it lightly. Please The Crown Prince granted His Royal Highness the power to temporarily take charge of the imperial capital, and once the princes and princesses left the city, they immediately ordered the nine gates to be sealed off, and the entire city was put under martial law to prevent epidemics!"

Zhao Lin is just a small sixth-rank Hanlin attendant, because Emperor Mu Yuan likes him to make a fortune, and he was born as a number one scholar with outstanding literary talent, so Emperor Mu Yuan often ordered him to accompany him.But in terms of official position, in front of many bigwigs, it is too humble, Zhao Guogong was furious when he saw that Zhao Lin wanted the eldest prince to return to the city, "Where is this, there is no place for your little servant to speak in front of the prince! "

Su Xiang said slowly, "The old minister thinks that Minister Zhao's words are reasonable." At this time, there must be an adult prince returning to the imperial capital to stabilize the situation. The status of the prince should not be taken lightly. The eldest prince is the most suitable.

The prince reacted very quickly, with tears rolling down his face, he held the eldest prince's hand and said, "Brother Gao Yi, younger brother admires you."

The eldest prince screamed in pain, Zhao Shiyu really tricked me to death!
Zhao Lin said in a deep voice, "Prince please allow me, I would like to accompany Your Highness and return to the imperial capital together!"

The prince was very happy and said, "Yes."

When Concubine Zhao heard about this, she fainted with a groan.

Although the Empress Dowager Hu is partial to the prince, the eldest prince is also her own grandson. She didn't faint, but tears came down, and she wiped her tears and said to the eldest prince, "You must be careful. Take your younger brothers, sisters, sons, daughters, nephews The nieces, let’s come back together, don’t the emperor have courtiers.”

The eldest prince's mood has stabilized at this time, mainly because Zhao Lin has explained to him in private, "Wealth and wealth are sought in danger, and this kind of opportunity cannot bear to be missed by Your Highness, so I rashly speak out to fight for His Highness. The servant has nothing to say." Of course the eldest prince believed that Zhao Lin also wanted to go back to the imperial capital with him.Just, hey...

Now that the matter had come to an end, although the First Prince was angry at Zhao Lin for dragging him into danger, it would be useless to beat Zhao Lin to death right now, so it would be better to drag this kid back to the imperial capital to prevent the plague.If this matter can be done well, it will naturally be a great achievement.

The eldest prince calmed down, and comforted the queen mother in a gentle voice, "Don't worry about the grandma, the grandma knows the physique of the grandson best. Although the courtiers are loyal, but for such a big matter, there must be someone from the royal family to hold them down, so that it will be safe Woolen cloth."

The eldest prince resigned from Queen Mother Hu, and when his mother and concubine woke up, he resigned again.Concubine Zhao Guifei burst into tears, but at this moment, she absolutely cannot say "no".Concubine Zhao supported her son's arm, choked up and said, "You are the eldest son of His Majesty, the elder brother of the princes. At this time, you, the elder brother, should come forward to preside over the overall situation. Just don't forget, I am here to chant scriptures and pray for you every day. , take care of yourself, you are being filial to me."

The women couldn't help crying.

The First Prince didn't delay in the palace, he led the troops and returned to the imperial capital with Zhao Lin and Xie Shangshu.At this time, the eldest prince felt that the old man Xie Shangshu also had something to be respected.

Xie Moru looked towards the direction of the forest farm, and exhaled lightly.

Now that he has decided to return to the imperial capital, the eldest prince is not a procrastinator, he went all the way back to the imperial capital in two days, but he almost fainted the old Xie Shangshu.After entering the city, the eldest prince did not delay for a moment, and went directly to the palace to discuss with Concubine Xie.Concubine Xie Guifei was also very haggard, so there is no need for Concubine Xie to ask, the eldest prince said, "Father and the fifth brother are still missing, and the third brother is safe. Concubine Xie, let me make a long story short, pack up your things quickly, and take your things with you in the palace." Children, concubines, and imperial brothers and sisters are preparing, and Marquis Yongan will escort you out of the city to avoid the plague in a while."

Concubine Xie said, "We are leaving, what can we do in this palace?"

The eldest prince said, "Let the high-ranking concubines take care of the palace temporarily. Besides, I'm in the imperial capital, so it doesn't matter if it takes a while. This is just a temporary escape outside the palace."

Concubine Xie Guifei has been the concubine in charge for these years. After thinking about it, she said, "Concubine Su is ill, Concubine De and Concubine Liu have children. Once we leave, the concubines with low status may have no idea. I will Instruct them to pack some easy-to-carry things, since the third prince is safe, I don't have anything to worry about. There must always be someone who can manage things in the palace."

In the past, the eldest prince felt that Concubine Xie Guifei was on an equal footing with his mother, but now it seems that Concubine Xie Guifei has some advantages.The First Prince wanted to persuade her again, Concubine Xie Guifei said, "I'm here to watch the palace clean up, which is the East Palace. I'll go over and talk about it in a while. How will the prince's palace be arranged outside?"

The eldest prince said, "The emperor's grandson and granddaughter went out of the city to avoid it."

Concubine Xie said, "Your Highness, let's do it. After the arrangements are made properly, Your Highness will come over and tell me to let them leave the city immediately."

The First Prince saluted and withdrew.

Concubine Xie went to Shuren Palace to visit Concubine Su, Concubine Su coughed a bit, Concubine Xie said about leaving the palace, Concubine Su panted slightly, and said, "It's good to let the children avoid it. I can't walk with my body. "

Concubine Xie Guifei said, "My sister is resting well, let's be a companion in the palace."

Concubine Su said, "Sister, I'd better go to the East Palace to have a look, the East Palace is precious, it's not good to lose."

Concubine Xie naturally understood that it had been twenty days and there was still no news from His Majesty. At this time, who would dare to neglect the East Palace.Concubine Xie Guifei saw that Concubine Su would not leave either, so she got up and went to the East Palace.

The royal people usually have a lot of tedious things to do, this time they are going out of the city to escape, so naturally they are fast.Even if there is no master in the East Palace, there are a few nuns who are still slowly packing up pens and ink for the two young grandsons. Concubine Xie sighed, "You don't need to bring these, the palace has them all. Just bring some clothes, bedding and food. "

This time the royal family showed first-class escape efficiency. In the afternoon, the concubines, princes, princesses, grandsons, granddaughters, concubines, side concubines, and grandchildren of the emperor all packed up, and a mighty car drove out of the city.After the car drove out of the city, the nine gates were immediately closed, and the whole city was under martial law to prevent and control the epidemic.The pressure will save the ministers from being picky and dissatisfied.

(End of this chapter)