jdhmnovel Chapter 711 Before the Pilgrimage to Hanguang Temple
Chapter 711 Before the Pilgrimage to Hanguang Temple
Li Qingxia looked around at everyone and spoke in a loud voice.
"In this operation, in order to rescue that one person, we even mobilized the six great snake heads, just to save the first generation leader."
"Therefore, please serve me!"
The several hall masters who had originally felt something was wrong straightened their backs immediately after hearing this.
"I understand!!!"
The four of them responded together.
The six snake heads attacked at the same time. Everyone knew what this meant.
Not to mention the hall master whose status is equal to Jin Mulan.
He is the well-deserved number one person after Yuan Tiangang and Xiao Qingfang.
If it was a suicide mission, Jin Mulan would never have sent out such a large force.
They can now go with peace of mind.
"Alright, those hall masters who are leaving in batches can go ahead and pack their bags. We will start leaving in batches tomorrow."
"The hall master who is not here will be delivered my order by the commander in white later."
"The hall masters who are responsible for guarding Liuzhou will stay. We will discuss the defense of Dayang Mountain later."
Everyone received the order, those who should leave left, and those who should stay stayed.
Kui Wenzhong and Xiaomei also turned around and left. When passing by Xiaohui, Kui Wenzhong lowered his head and smiled.
"Your Eighteenth Hall is responsible for defending the Snake Cave this time. I don't need to worry about your safety. Just wait here for us to come back."
Xiaohui nodded seriously.
"After this time, can we really go back to the way things were?"
Kui Wenzhong stopped and said:
"definitely."
……
Three days passed in a flash, and Li Cunxi finally got away from the tedious government affairs.
The nine prime ministers of the Council of State sat together and had a rare meal together.
Three of the four newly appointed prime ministers of the Council of State won the recognition of Li Cunxi with their hard-working spirit.
Although Wang Xiaojie entered the Council of State, he was a military officer after all, and was indeed not very good at handling government affairs. So he simply followed his good brother Li Cunxi to Jiayuju every day to drink and have fun.
On this day, when Li Cunxi was inviting Wang Xiaojie, Li Yuanfang, Hu Jinghui, Wu Yanhao and Lu Dayou to drink and have fun, the evil spirit in night clothes knocked on the door of their private room in broad daylight.
"Everyone..."
The demon spirit hesitated to speak and took off the black cloth on his face.
"Hey, General Mo Ling, would you like to have some wine?"
Wang Xiaojie drank thirty to fifty cups in a row and was already a little drunk. He thought Mo Ling was here to drink for free, so he immediately invited him.
The demon shook his head and said:
"Your Majesty wishes to offer incense at Hanguang Temple in three days."
"For this reason, His Majesty has specially ordered me to invite His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin, Minister Wang, and General Hu into the palace."
"You probably won't be able to drink this wine today."
Li Cunxi looked down at the wine glass in his hand, and there was nothing unusual on his face.
"Since His Majesty has ordered it, we should naturally go to the palace to see Him."
Several people packed up and waited for Mo Ling to cover his face with a black cloth. Then they followed Mo Ling out of Jiayu Residence, got on their respective carriages, and headed straight for Taichu Palace.
When the emperor went to pay homage, the officials who could accompany him must have been high-ranking officials.
According to past practice, Wu Chengsi would not participate, and Wu Sansi was not suitable to come forward due to his ugly appearance. In other words, Di Renjie and all the officials stood outside, and the emperor offered incense alone.
Unless anything happens this year, the previous practices will most likely continue.
But something is bound to happen this year.
Li Cunxi recalled the plan he had made with Li Qingxia and others, and soon arrived at Taichu Palace.
Led by General Lu Tong of the Left Jinwu Guard, everyone entered the Ganlu Hall and, headed by Li Cunxi, saluted Wu Zetian together.
"Greetings to Your Majesty!"
"Everyone is here."
Wu Zetian looked at the three of them with an expressionless face.
Di Renjie, Zhang Jianzhi, Wu Sansi and Huan Bin, who had already arrived at Ganlu Palace, stopped and waited for Wu Zetian's next speech.
"This year, the Hanguang Temple needs to be cleared in advance for incense offerings. No one other than the monks will be allowed in. You will also be responsible for arranging the subsequent guard duty. I will order General Lu Tong of the Left Jinwu Guard to lead some of the Left Jinwu Guard to Hanguang Temple to follow your instructions."
"My safety is in your hands, Huanbin."
Huan Bin stood up and bowed: "I obey your command!"
"When I offer incense, Huaiying, Cunxi, Chengsi, and Sansi will follow me and join me."
"Xiaojie, you, Yao Chong, Yao Ting, Yao Yan, Emperor Yizong, Feng Keyan and the others, take the rest of the people outside the palace."
Wu Zetian immediately arranged the four important ministers and six great secretaries, and then looked at Hu Jinghui, her trusted and beloved general.
"Jinghui, when the time comes, the safety of me, Chengsi, Huaiying and the others will be in your hands."
"You have to go into the temple and protect us."
Hu Jinghui gritted his teeth and bowed his head like everyone else.
"The last general takes command!"
"Okay, everyone, go ahead."
"I will take your orders."
After everyone left Ganlu Hall, Li Cunxi quietly followed Di Renjie. The two of them walked to a deserted place and then stopped.
"Cunxi, this is probably the first time we've offered incense to Hanguang Temple this year."
"There's never been a precedent for us entering the palace to accompany the incense burner, and I don't know what His Majesty's intentions are this year."
Di Renjie was frowning. Even though he was smart and capable, he couldn't understand the emperor's thoughts.
After all, according to the previous procedure of offering incense at Hanguang Temple, all officials knelt outside.
No one knows what the emperor was thinking this year. Not only did he increase the security force by more than double, but the four prime ministers also went in to accompany him at the same time.
"Uncle, could it be that something has happened recently that has made His Majesty feel that this pilgrimage is unsafe?"
Li Cunxi frowned secretly, thinking that what he was about to do would not go wrong.
"The government has been stable recently. There are no treacherous ministers causing chaos within the country, and no worries about wars outside. Luozhou is peaceful and harmonious..."
Di Renjie stroked his beard and thought about it, but he couldn't figure out the reason.
Ever since he fainted last winter because of the anger he received from the Luzhou gentry, he has felt that he has grown old. Now it seems that he may indeed be old.
He couldn't even guess the emperor's will.
"Uncle, since His Majesty has said so, then we will naturally obey His Majesty's will."
"As for what exactly will happen, or what Your Majesty is guarding against, we will naturally find out on the day of the pilgrimage."
Li Cunxi put his hands behind his back and decided to take things one step at a time.
"Now, this is the only way."
Unable to guess the emperor's intentions, Di Renjie felt much less secure.
The reason why he was able to remain unshakable during the Wu Zhou Dynasty was that he was able to guess the emperor's intentions and respond in a timely manner.
It is difficult to guess the emperor's intention now, so it is difficult to deal with.
Night gradually enveloped the imperial city. The two men walked out of Taichu Palace one after the other, got on the carriages, and returned to their respective residences.
Ma Rong drove the carriage out of a street, and Li Cunxi finally breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Kui Wenzhong who was sitting opposite him and smiled.
"Seventh Brother, when did you climb up here? I hope no one found you."
Kui Wenzhong nodded: "Don't worry."