Talk about the world of mortals in detail

However, Tan Yuanshang seemed to have guessed what the emperor was thinking.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to think too much. Tan is also a grandfather. It is human nature to take care of the deceased's affairs for the elders. However, Your Majesty's concerns are still in the world, while Tan's concerns are only for one clan."

As he spoke, Tan Yuanshang stood up.

"Although some of my Tan family members are quite smart, few of them can see the overall situation. Well, maybe they have done a good job, but in my eyes they always feel unsatisfactory."

Tan Yuanshang smiled and looked at the emperor.

"However, I have figured it out over the years. It is impossible for me to ask my children to become the second Tan Yuanshang. It is unrealistic and unfair, just as the late emperor once thought."

Tan Yuanshang walked to the edge of the pavilion and looked into the water through the guardrail. A large number of fish gathered in, among which the golden fish was particularly conspicuous.

"Just like the fish in this pond, some fish are always the most conspicuous. After all, the Tan family is a big tree and attracts the wind. After a hundred years, no one will be able to suppress the hearts of future generations. If they become arrogant or do bad things, they may be destroyed! "

"Tan's decision has nothing to do with anyone. He just wants to handle these matters while I am still here. I hope your majesty will make it happen!"

Tan Yuanchang turned around to face the emperor in the pavilion, raised his hands and bowed.

The emperor also stood up at this moment.

"The Tan family has the iron book of elixirs. Even if something happens in the future, it will not be impossible to deal with. Then we will learn a lesson and everything will turn around naturally!"

Tan Yuanshang straightened up, still with a smile on his face.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Tan hopes that the friendship between Mr. Tan and Mr. Xiang will always exist, so the Iron Book of Alchemy is just the icing on the cake. It makes no difference whether it is present or not."

"If one day, um, something unexpected happens, can the iron book of the alchemy book really protect the Tan family?"

At this moment, Tan Yuanshang's words were actually a bit treasonous, but now he was not just facing the emperor as a commoner.

"Tan Yuanshang will be gone one day. People will grow old eventually. Even if he doesn't look old, the world is not static after all."

Tan Yuanshang did not shy away from others, and said something with emotion.

"As Tan said before, the common people are only concerned about His Majesty. The common people will never enter officialdom in their lives. It is the late emperor and His Majesty who are generous enough to allow the common people to act recklessly, and they will not have to worry about it in the future."

The emperor originally planned to stay at Tan's house for a day, but in the end he left after less than half a day. When he went back, he felt very complicated.

The emperor did not make any reply to Tan Yuanshang's request.

——

When the emperor left, everyone was sent to the door of Tan Mansion. When the emperor returned to the palace, Xiao Yuzhi was in a complicated mood and relaxed slightly. The atmosphere just now could not be said to be tense, but it also made him a little at a loss.

Then Qi Zhongbin said goodbye directly, Xiao Yuzhi also took the opportunity to say goodbye to Tan Yuanshang, and then followed Qi Zhongbin away.

"Master Heavenly Master, Master Heavenly Master, please wait for me."

Xiao Yuzhi's pace was very fast, but he found that he seemed to be unable to keep up with the old master, and then he had to use Qinggong and body skills to barely keep up.

But what Xiao Yuzhi didn't know was that in his eyes, he was struggling to keep up with the old Heavenly Master, and not long after he caught up with Qi Zhongbin, in the eyes of those who were interested in observing outside the Tan Mansion, they saw the old Heavenly Master and a man in a fancy dress. The man walked faster and faster.

It seemed that they were just in a daze, and the people who needed to follow them covertly soon lost sight of the two of them.

In Xiao Yuzhi's opinion, they walked very fast during the first part of the journey, but after walking for a while and passing through the lively neighborhoods, the master's pace slowed down.

Xiao Yuzhi approached the old Heavenly Master and looked at the little Diao on his shoulder who came out without hesitation.

Although many years had passed, Xiao Yuzhi was able to conclude with just one glance that this mink was definitely the one next to Mr. Yi. This was a very strong feeling.

But if it was the same mink, how could it live so long? Is it really a spiritual mink, or is it, as the demon monk said, that the mink can speak human words and has become a monster of the climate?

"Why did Mr. Xiao come to see me today?"

When Qi Zhongbin's voice came, Xiao Yuzhi quickly came to his senses and said seriously as he followed them.

"Master Tian, ​​this mink on your shoulder, is it?"

Before Qi Zhongbin spoke, Hui Mian spoke with a smile.

"Hey, Xiao Yuzhi, it seems you still remember me!"

Xiao Yuzhi's heart suddenly jumped, the hairs on her body suddenly stood on end, and the internal energy in her body couldn't help but run rapidly. These were all instinctive reactions, and then she looked at the little mink on Qi Zhongbin's shoulder with wide eyes.

Since this is really a monster!

"President Xiao, the person on my shoulder is Senior Hui Mian Hui. I am just a junior in front of Senior Hui."

"What about Mr. Yi?"

Xiao Yuzhi couldn't help but blurt out his words, while Qi Zhongbin looked at him in surprise and said slightly confused.

"Mr. Yi? Who is he?"

Xiao Yuzhi was stunned for a moment, didn't he recognize him?

Hui Mian turned his head to look at Qi Zhongbin with wide eyes. Good guy, Qi boy has even learned this?

"Hahahahahaha."

Qi Zhongbin suddenly burst out laughing. No wonder the master liked to tease people like this sometimes, which made him feel like he was losing his twilight spirit.

And Qi Zhongbin's smile made Xiao Yuzhi, who was already quite old, a little overwhelmed.

"Hey, no more joking with Mr. Xiao, Mr. Yi is none other than Qi's master!"

Xiao Yuzhi was shocked again. Although he had expected that Master Tian might know Mr. Yi, he never expected that he would be Mr. Yi's disciple.

"This matter happened at the right time. I just hope Mr. Xiao won't say too much to irrelevant people."

"Xiao will definitely keep it in mind, please rest assured, Heavenly Master! By the way, that Toutuo went crazy in prison."

Hui Mian spoke again.

"Oh, that's because I went there and scared him. He's not really crazy, at least not yet!"

Hui Mian had already transformed into Yunlai and went to the underworld of Chengtian Mansion to personally inform the ghosts and gods in this world.

Originally, the demon monk Toutuo would definitely suffer when he went to the underworld, and this time he would definitely feel more miserable than before.

With that said, Hui Mian jumped directly onto Xiao Yuzhi's shoulder, causing the latter to tense up but forced himself to relax.

"Hehe, after more than thirty years of separation, your martial arts are pretty good, although you still haven't touched the innate realm."

Xiao Yuzhi grinned. The innate realm was easily accessible.

"What do you think of Mr. Tan, Mr. Xiao?"

Qi Zhongbin suddenly asked this question, which made Xiao Yuzhi look solemn.

"Mr. Tan is a man of high righteousness!"

"Um!"

Qi Zhongbin responded and said carefully.

"Actually, I don't know Mr. Tan's fate clearly. Perhaps only Master can see it clearly. But if the Tan family is really in trouble in the future, you may be able to help, or at least give some advice."

"I?"

Xiao Yuzhi couldn't help but laugh.

"I'm just a government official, not a high-ranking official. Who is Mr. Tan? How can I help him?"

"Tan Yuanchang may not need help, but I can't say for sure what the Tan family will do in the future. But Mr. Qi, you have to be lenient. This Heavenly Master Dayong should just do his part."

When Hui Mian said this, Qi Zhongbin had no choice but to respond.

"Senior Hui taught you a lesson!"

Even so, Xiao Yuzhi had already secretly remembered it in his heart.

"Okay, I've told you what you want to know, and Qi left!"

After saying this, Qi Zhongbin quickened his pace. Xiao Yu subconsciously kept up with him, but found that he was getting further and further away from the old man even with his Qing Kung skills. He couldn't help shouting again in a hurry.

"Excuse me, Heavenly Master, who is Shi Sheng, who is also Mr. Yi's disciple?"

Shi Sheng is Shi Sheng, how can you ask who he is? But Qi Zhongbin understood what Xiao Yuzhi meant, and his smiling voice came back to Xiao Yuzhi's ears from behind.

"That's Qi's senior brother!"

As the lingering sound fell, the figure of the Heavenly Master had already disappeared in front of Xiao Yuzhi's eyes. He simply stopped because he couldn't catch up with him no matter what.

After a period of time, although Xiao Yuzhi knew that there were a lot of discussions in the city about the old Heavenly Master and the Great Court Meeting, he never heard that anyone had seen the Old Heavenly Master again. On the contrary, the Chengtian Mansion Yamen actually caught a few people who were pretending to be deceived and abducted. Man, it's so audacious.

——

This day was the eve of winter. Deep in the prison, there was a decadent man with disheveled hair sitting on the prison bed and staring blankly at his insteps.

The conditions of this cell are much better than others. At least there is enough straw on the bed and real bedding on it. There are tables and chairs inside the cell, and there are even four treasures of the study.

But that's all. No matter how different it is, this is still a prison!

"Eunuch Liu, please~"

This sound seemed to be extremely irritating, causing the person who was sitting on the bed to tremble. He came back to his senses instantly, moved slightly, and turned towards the cell fence.

As the footsteps gradually approached, the prisoner couldn't help but get out of bed, walked quickly to the fence, leaned against the fence and looked towards the end of the passage, and then a look of ecstasy appeared on his face, because the person coming was the eunuch chief Liu Zhongquan.

"Eunuch Liu, Eunuch Liu, is my father trying to be more lenient? Eunuch Liu, I can't stand it anymore -"

Xiang Yuyuan shouted loudly, but Liu Zhongquan's pace was always leisurely.

The jailer in front arrived first, and Liu Zhongquan also arrived at the front of the cell. Xiang Yuyuan finally stopped shouting. He looked at the chief eunuch expectantly.

The original sentence was to be beheaded, which plunged Xiang Yuyuan into a long-term fear. He has been tortured by fear for the past two months. As the day gets closer, the mental torture becomes more intense, but at the same time, there is hope in his heart. .

Because Xiang Yuyuan still knows his father. In fact, many princes can feel it to some extent. His father, the emperor sitting on Dayong's Dragon Throne, still cares about family ties.

Finally, today Xiang Yuyuan found the person he was looking forward to!

Liu Zhongquan stood half a step outside the fence, just out of reach of the prince's hand.

At this moment, Xiang Yuyuan just stretched out his hand and waved it, trying to grab the eunuch's clothes but couldn't reach it.

"Eunuch Liu, have you brought your father's imperial edict? My father must know that although I made a big mistake, I never actually thought about taking my father's life. How dare I let it go? Eunuch Liu, father The emperor knows, right?"

"Also, there are those people, those people instigated me, those people!"

"Did they behead them? Did they behead them? They all deserve to be killed, they all deserve to be killed!"

The prince Xiang Yuyuan kept shouting, but Liu Zhongquan stood there all the time, his face calm with a hint of pity and a hint of sadness. After being with the emperor for a long time, he could still feel some of the emperor's emotions.

Xiang Yuyuan's voice gradually became quieter. He seemed to realize that something was wrong with the atmosphere, but his face soon showed joy, because the eunuch really took out the imperial edict, even though it was just a handwritten letter.

"His Majesty's decree!"

Liu Zhongquan said a word, and Xiang Yuyuan quickly retreated. Dayong officials usually bowed and saluted when receiving orders, but at this moment, he actually knelt down directly in the prison.

"Think of Xiang Yuyuan as the Dayong Prince, and his special affairs should be different from other death row prisoners."

The joy on Xiang Yuyuan's face turned into ecstasy, and Liu Zhongquan glanced at him and continued reading.

"Preserve his whole body and give him a foot of white silk and a pot of poisonous wine. I admire this!"

After Liu Zhongquan finished speaking, the little eunuch on the side came over with a tray with white silk and a bottle of wine on it.

Xiang Yuyuan collapsed in the cell, his face full of despair.

"No, no, it's impossible, it's impossible, no - I want to see my father, I want to see my father -"

"Your Highness, Your Majesty also said that if you don't choose Bai Ling and poisonous wine, you will be beheaded on the street stage of Chengtian Mansion like other death row criminals."

Beheading can actually preserve the body. For a prince, there will definitely be experts who will reattach the head, sew it up with needles and thread, and hide the incision with powdered makeup.

And the prince was completely stunned. He went to Chengtian Mansion Street and was beheaded by the people watching?

"Your Highness, I have put down my things. It is up to you to decide what to do!"

After saying this, Liu Zhongquan left, and the jailer opened the cell door, sent the tray directly in, and then left, leaving the prince alone in the cell.

Maybe an hour, maybe half a day later, Xiang Yuyuan dared to look at Bai Ling and Poison Wine.

——

Before the winter of the 20th year of Hongxing, the prince Xiang Yuyuan committed suicide by hanging from a beam in Tianlao.——

PS: Stop scolding, stop scolding, I am indeed an idiot, stop scolding, I will scold myself to death o(╥﹏╥)o