Chapter 493 Undercurrents (Part 1)

Half rolled up the flags and white cloth strips wrapped around his arms, the Northern Expedition Army secretly returned to Beiping City. After seeing the imperial edict, Zhu Xi almost fainted. Half was happy and half surprised. Huanxi was able to ascend the throne. He was shocked that Zhu Di actually left the eldest empire and became a Taoist. But no matter what, he couldn't publicly tell the people that the emperor had become a monk? This was not easy to say, and the people didn't know how to think about this matter behind their backs.

Therefore, Zhu Xi also wrote a big pen to the world: The former emperor attacked Yuan Meng in the north, and unfortunately died when he was infected. The people in the world criticized the mahjong for three years, and during which the wedding banquet was strictly prohibited. At the same time, as the orthodox successor, Zhu Xi simply made Zhu Zhanji the crown prince and took him to Yingtian Prefecture to learn how to deal with the affairs there. After all, although most of the civil and military officials moved to Peking, there were still many large and small yamen in Yingtian Prefecture. Zhu Xi ascended the throne in Peking, but Yingtian Prefecture always had a reliable person to take charge of the affairs.

After spending more than half a month, Zhu Xi stabilized the whole situation. With the assistance of Lu Feng, Xiaomao and several of his confidants, all the ministers who were close friends with Zhu Yu, Zhu Ren and others retreated and killed, and finally replaced the court with their own hands. Moreover, because Zhu Xi's body was weak, to put it bluntly, it was because of excessive alcohol and sex, and his whole body was emptied. Except for showing off at the throne ceremony, Lu Feng helped to take care of everything else.

Lu Feng did not let Zhu Xi down and integrated the power of the government into his hands. For example, Zhang Yu and other old ministers were forced to resign automatically by Lu Feng and retired. They obtained military power and were deprived of all the power of the world. And the officials of all sizes and big and small were stared at by the Jinyiwei, who dared to move around? Lu Feng had the military power, and the Jinyiwei's spy system helped to supervise the officials of the world. Behind him, he received the full support of Zhu Xi. It was natural that the power of the imperial court was controlled by him.

For a time, Lu Feng was very popular in the court and was powerful. Compared to when he was the commander of the Jinyiwei in the past, he was even more powerful. Anyone with discerning eyes could see that Zhu Xi was in poor health and might not be able to live for a long time. Lu Feng was the master of the prince Zhu Zhanji, and the two had a deep relationship. If Zhu Xi died, if Zhu Zhanji took over the position, Lu Feng would be the identity of the Grand Tutor of the dynasty. Who dared to provoke him? A Jinyiwei commander, those figures like the Grand Tutor of the Grand Tutor, may not be taken seriously. But if Lu Feng became the emperor's master, this...

After Zhu Di's "great funeral" was over, Zhu Xi hid in the deep palace, but came out to meet his ministers every morning, and spent all the rest of the time indulging in wine and sex. All the government affairs of the court were handed over to Lu Feng. For a moment, Lu Feng used his power to seek personal gain and ordered the officials of the Ministry of Works to mine and explore the world, and not mention those rare ores. The power of the country could turn the rivers and seas. With Lu Feng's order, hundreds of thousands of craftsmen worked hard all over the world. As a result, in less than two months, the ores collected were enough to create thousands of good flying swords. Lu Feng handed them all over Youxian Temple, lying to the old Taoist Tian and the others to refine the flying swords.

Late at night, it rained, two or three wild dogs sneaked over from the gate of the Jinyiwei. But when he saw a flash of white light, several wild dogs disappeared immediately. Shui Yuanzi whispered strangely and said, "Damn it, don't you know that this Jinyiwei is the forbidden area of ​​your dogs? He dares to come over, hehe."

Several green oil sedans were surrounded by dozens of big men and rushed over quickly along the road. The man who led the way whistled in a low voice. The gate of the Jinyiwei was suddenly opened, and several sedans rushed in and were carried into the Jinyiwei's backyard. There was a faint black mist in the yard, which was a little unclear. A ghost-like piano sound floated in the sky. A woman in white sat on the high eaves, sang something silently. The sound was sweet and bone-aberding, and there was a strange power that made the soul fly out.

There are large areas of white magnolia planted in the yard. Now orchids are in full bloom, and the fragrance is swaying. The white petals are floating in the air against the black fog. Zhao Yue'er sat on a small chair next to the flower bed, holding her chin with her left hand and gently stroking the white petals with her right hand. Her whole body is full of ghost energy. The whole yard is made like a ghost by her and the anonymous on the eaves.

Lu Feng was wearing a big purple brocade robe and stood proudly in the middle of the yard. He looked at the sedan chairs carrying them and ran over quickly. "Immortal Masters, Lu Feng is polite. I'm really embarrassed to bother you late at night."

The curtain of the sedan chair moved, and the old Taoist Sanyang, the Taoist Yiqing, and the three old Taoists of Qingyan stepped out slowly and bowed to Lu Feng and said, "You are polite, Lord Lu, now Lord Lu is the important minister of the auxiliary state appointed by His Majesty. I guess there must be something big, so I will wait for it, right?" Sanyang's old Taoist looked at the surrounding environment, and couldn't help but frowned, and then asked, "My Lord Lu, what is the important thing?...Well, what formation is arranged in your courtyard?"

Lu Feng laughed a few times, and Zhao Yue'er stood up tremblingly, bowed to the three old Taoists, and smiled faintly: "The three Taoist priests are polite, and I don't know what the name of this formation is. However, my husband met several strangers the day before yesterday, saying that this formation has the power of ghosts and gods, and is used to defend the house and guard against those villains. That's great. So my husband agreed... Well? What are you doing when you stand in the yard? Fengzi, why don't you invite the Taoist priest and the others to come in to serve tea?"

Lu Feng smiled and nodded and said, "I'm rude, Taoist priest, please..." Lu Feng reached out to the guest and slowly led the three old Taoists to the flower hall. While walking, he said lazily: "Since Sanyang Zhenren has asked about this formation, Lu Feng is not verbose. A few days ago, Lu Feng met several scattered immortal masters, and at the strong invitation of Lu Feng, he finally agreed to serve for the country. I intend to let them serve as worshipers in the palace. I wonder what the three Taoist priests mean?"

The three old Taoists were striking all over and looked at each other without saying a word for a long time. After blinking his eyes, the three old Taoists did not dare to say anything. They all knew that Lu Feng was extremely scheming and had certain intentions in his actions. Since he said that the so-called Yiren agreed to serve the country, then the three of them would definitely not be able to stop this matter. Moreover, the three of them knew very well that these so-called Yiren might come to him and reached an agreement with Lu Feng.

Just look at the hypothetical "Thousand Ghosts Restraining Gods" formation in Lu Feng's backyard, and look at the almost real Nine Nether Yin Qi, you will know that those who set up the formation have at least the cultivation level of the Nascent Soul Stage or above. Sanyang and others are just low-class disciples in the portal. Those who were sent to the palace to accumulate external skills, and the highest-powered ones are only close to the Nascent Soul Stage. The so-called heroes do not suffer any loss in front of them. They plan to pretend to be deaf and dumb, at least they cannot say anything to Lu Feng tonight.

Seeing the three old Taoists' expressions as silent as cicadas, Lu Feng couldn't help but smile, hold Zhao Yue'er's hand, and quietly said: "Well, these strange people, I believe the Taoist priests have also heard of them. They are the senior masters of the Youxian Temple, the largest Taoist portal in the southwest, and they are the twelve great immortals guarding the Dharma around their temple master. Hahaha, if they enter the palace to serve as a priest, I am much more relieved. The Taoist priests work together, and there is no problem with the safety of the palace."

The old Taoists were stunned. Even if Lu Feng said that he had found a few evil demons and heretics to hang out in the palace, they would not be surprised. Anyway, Lu Feng's character is just like this. Who doesn't know the reputation of Lu Feng and the Jinyiwei? However, Lu Feng actually colluded with the Taoist of Youxian Temple and let them enter the palace to serve as worshipers. This is a bit difficult to explain.

The old Taoists knew in their hearts that most of the territory and power of Youxian Temple came from? Most of them were stolen. Their heads used the Central Plains Taoist Sect to compete with each other. They were unwilling to take advantage of others. They swallowed the entire southwest for nothing and occupied dozens of famous mountains and blessed lands. Their momentum was unparalleled and had already surpassed the three old Taoists' masters. Now they colluded with Lu Feng and wanted to enter the palace. It is conceivable that they wanted to take the upper level route and make the power of Youxian Temple expand again.

It should be noted that the Youxian Temple and the Central Plains Taoist Sect agreed that their power was not allowed to step out of the southwest again. However, the palace was an extremely special place. If Lu Feng kept saying that the old Taoists of Youxian Temple were hired by the emperor, then... then... then they had nothing to say about the Central Plains Taoist Sect. If Lu Feng was in trouble, Feng Youxian Temple would have something to say about the National Protection Divine Sect, and Feng Youxian Temple's Taoist Sect was a sign of the National Protection Master, then with the blind obedience attitude of the people in the Central Plains, it would be the Youxian Temple in just three to five years.

Lu Feng's face was full of mystery, Zhao Yue'er smiled, and he looked at the three old Taoists with cold sweat in his head. After a while, Zhao Yue'er suddenly started to say, "Oh, three Taoist priests, please come in, please come in. Yesterday, several tea merchants from Jiangnan gave a pound of top-quality tribute tea, but they were still unwilling to Kaifeng. Today, we will try the new ones with the blessings of the three Taoists." Zhao Yue'er acted like a virtuous person and asked the three old Taoists to enter the flower hall attentively.

The three old Taoists' expressions changed rapidly. They stood there for a long time and Sanyang suddenly jumped up and said, "Oh, I almost forgot that there is a furnace of elixir in the elixir room that is being tempered, but it cannot be delayed. Lord Lü, I will say goodbye. With your eyesight, the person you like is excellent, and there must be nothing wrong with me. I have nothing to say, and going back to take care of the elixir is the most important thing." Sanyang's old Taoist bowed his head and ran out in panic.

Seeing Sanyang leaving, the other two old Taoists looked at each other, and found an excuse that Lu Feng would never believe, and said he hurriedly. Looking at the three old Taoists who were almost running away in panic, Lu Feng couldn't help laughing: "Look, how could these three people escape so fleeing? Alas, how could their masters feel at ease to let them go down the mountain to walk?"

Looking back at Zhao Yue'er standing there smiling, Lu Feng shrugged his shoulders and said almost helplessly: "There is no other way. It is really a misfortune of my Ming Dynasty for such a person who cannot be used as a worshiper. So, as a husband, I think it would be better to let the Taoist priests of Youxian Temple drive these people out of the palace... Well, they belong to the sects such as Zhongnan, Maoshan, Longhushan, etc. If the people of Youxian Temple drive them out, how should they explain to their sects?"

Zhao Yue'er laughed a few times and said calmly: "Didn't you have an idea long ago? Just in Baiyue, Youxianguan and Shuangxian Sect joined forces to kill all seven barbarian monks from the local small portals, robbed seven Lingxiu Mountains and rivers, and compensated them for their master's sect. I believe that Dianxing Zhenren and others would not care about the false reputation of the mere palace."

Lu Feng laughed loudly, put his arms around Zhao Yue'er's shoulder, and said proudly: "But that's the reason. Hehe, they sent enshrines to walk in the palace, saying that they were supervising the world, and they were afraid that there would be monsters. To be honest, isn't it just asking for a name? Hehe, but where is the real benefit and cuteness in the empty name? I used the seven caves and blessed lands of barbarian lands as exchanges. I think they wouldn't care about this mere honorary title. Moreover, Youxian Temple is also a so-called famous family now. Humph, what's wrong with their enshrinement? "

Zhao Yue'er nodded and agreed. Her whole body almost squeezed into Lu Feng's body, and said with a smile: "In this way, there will be no one in the court that will be unpleasant."

Lu Feng sighed a long time, nodded and said, "Indeed, there are no annoying people in the court, hum. As long as Sanyang and other famous and upright sects leave, the entire Zhongyuan Taoist Sect will be destined to be played on my palm. Now I and the Lord... They have been perfunctory and waited for our strength to be strong enough. Hum, he will affect the Zhongyuan Taoist Sect and fight with them first. Our Yiyuan Sect finally came forward to clean up the mess and incorporate Youxian Temple. Hehe, hahahaha!"

Looking at Lu Feng with a arrogant face, Zhao Yue'er said a little unbearable: "In this way, the losses of the Zhongyuan Taoist Sect are just..."

Lu Feng used force in his hand, hugged her tightly in his arms, and said lightly: "What does the losses of the Central Plains Taoist Sect have to do with us? When we were wiped out, someone came to pity us? Although they did not give us any help, they did not owe us any more. Neither side owe any other! Don't they claim to be a renowned orthodox descendant? Then, to resist the external demons, they should make a little sacrifice?"

The gloomy words slowly spit out from Lu Feng's mouth: "As long as my beloved and my fellow brothers are not killed, I will care about the blood flowing in the world?... Hehe, Yue'er, I have seen through this thief. The more bad the person is, the more comfortable he lives, the better he is, the more miserable he dies... Fortunately, I, Lu Feng, have always been an absolute villain, and I have never been a good person."

Zhao Yue'er smiled slightly and softened her like accepting her fate. She whispered: "Yes, the better the good people are, the less long the bad people are. The worse the bad people are, even to the extent of yours, but the better luck they are. This morality of nature is almost bad." She had a little confused in her eyes, but she didn't know whether Lu Feng's huge plan should continue in order to avenge Yiyuan Sect and to revitalize Yiyuan Sect again. But no matter what, she can't stop now. The times are so fast that they can't stop.

On a cold rainy night, a very cold wind blew across the street. The emperor's funeral was forbidden to have a banquet for three years. Even if those bold and arrogant princes and grandsons wanted to drink and have fun, they would only dare to do it secretly in the secret room and room. The whole city looked deserted and desolate, like a ghost. People who had lost all the qualifications for entertainment can only hide in their rooms, nestle in their own beds, and do the instinctive work of inheriting the family line. At least, no matter how powerful your Jinyiwei is, you cannot control the ceremony of Zhou Gong between the husband and wife.

Several wild dogs ran past with their tails and wiped over the weak man. The man cursed a few times in a low voice, looked up at the sky, knocked on the clapper in his hand a few times, and shouted randomly: "The things in the sky are dry, be careful of the fire candle!" God knows how he saw that the things in the sky are dry, and it is still raining.

Suddenly, a blood shadow rose from the man. While the man's scream was still swaying in his throat, his head was already picked. The blood fountain gushed away the blood that flew out with a "dripping" sound, and he laughed a few strange laughs, turning into a ball of blood and shooting down the street. You could vaguely hear the sound of a baby crying from the blood light: "Old bald donkey, old mao, and the most damn Zhang Sanfeng, why are you chasing me, the ancestor of Blood Spring?"
Chapter completed!