Hongyuan Temple is very famous in Daxing City. It used to be a hot incense, but it became deserted after the war. The people in Daxing City were unable to even have enough food and clothing, so there was no spare money to offer incense.

After Yang Jing almost killed the wealthy family, there were even fewer people coming and going here.

It was actually the first time Emperor Yang Jing has been here. He doesn’t believe in ghosts and gods, but only people. It’s not right. He doesn’t even believe in people.

When he heard that His Majesty the Emperor was coming, the people in Hongyuan Temple were waiting at the door to greet him early and prepared a lot of things for the Emperor.

Even though the Great Chu has reached this point, the emperor is still the emperor and is the supreme in Daxing City.

Therefore, except for the ancestors and ancestors, the emperor cannot worship anyone. No god can do it. Everyone in the world worships the emperor, so there is no reason why the emperor worships anyone.

They also prepared things for the emperor to explain, routes for visits, and many other things. Even if time is in a hurry, they want to get things done.

But the emperor obviously did not give them a chance, so he only said one sentence after he arrived at Hongyuan Temple.

"I just go directly to the stone tower in the backyard and wait. No one else needs to follow me. Lord Yu, please follow me alone."

The people who were full of joy were suddenly thrown into a basin of cold water, and they were all a little dull.

At this time, Li Chi was on the way to come, and he was not in a hurry. He had to plot the time and give Yu Wenli time to return to Shiyuan Palace to report the news, and to give Emperor Chu the time to pretend to him first.

Even though he knew there would be no danger, Li Chi still didn't take Gao Xining, because there was still the word "What if" in this world.

Lao Zhang once said that if the emperor does not see the emperor, he will suffer two injuries unless one side is weak and the other side is strong.

This is not unreasonable, but the truth contained in it is from ancient times to the present.

In history, it is fine if the emperors of the two empires that have been united in the world never meet. As long as they have met, even if the two countries live in peace, conflicts will suddenly arise.

It would be fine if two useless monarchs met, but if they were both powerful people, then don’t think about anything and keep peace.

There have been more than once records of such things in history, especially during the chaotic periods of various countries.

The most famous one is the Twin Heroes before Chu Liguo.

At that time, Emperor Taizu of Chu had already captured the entire Jiangnan territory, south of the Chihe River, and the advantage north of the Chihe River was another rebel leader who resisted the Mongolian Empire, Xie Dongcheng, known as King Gaoyi.

At that time, the strength of both sides was similar, and Chu Taizu felt unsure of defeating him, and Gao Yi King felt unsure of him.

The two sides agreed to meet in Weiting County, a small city south of the Chi River, and discuss the plan to destroy Meng.

Originally, before meeting, the two of them had letters, which was very similar and sympathetic.

In the letter, even referring to brothers, the two of them refer to each other as confidants when they mention each other.

While both sides were fighting independently, the two people also discussed tactics and their views on the situation in the world in the letter.

When they went there, both of them were still a little excited and looked forward to it. After all, although they had never met each other, they had been intimate for a long time.

After meeting, the two of them had a great time talking, and even talked at night many times until dawn. They praised each other's knowledge and insights.

The meeting seemed to be very successful, and the two of them came with great pleasure and returned with great pleasure.

But after returning, the two of them made a decision at the same time, to attack the other side before destroying the Meng Empire.

When I don’t meet, I am a confidant. After meeting, I confirm that the other party is his biggest threat.

As a result, this battle almost caused the Meng Empire, which was about to lose all the world at that time, to last for several years. The two fought hard, and in the end, Chu Taizu narrowly won, but his vitality was also severely damaged.

After King Gao Yi was defeated, he was captured alive. The two met again and felt very sad. At that time, Taizu Chu said, if you want, stay under my tent and I will use it again.

King Gao Yi smiled and said, "Don't deceive yourself anymore. If you leave me, you may sleep peacefully?"

King Gaoyi said to Emperor Taizu of Chu, don’t let me die ugly. I will be romantic all my life, and the ugly death is something I cannot accept.

Don't hang yourself, don't behead your head. After thinking about it, you might as well give me a glass of poisonous wine. But before that, I have to have a full meal first. If there is a wonderful beauty, I can accompany me for a night.

So Chu Taizu sent someone to prepare a sumptuous meal and found the most popular courtesan in the city to accompany him.

King Gao Yi was having fun all night, then drank the glass of poisonous wine, and eventually vomited blood and died. Before he died, he told the people around him that he would help me wipe the blood, so that I didn’t look so miserable.

Emperor Taizu of Chu ordered his subordinates to change their clothes for King Gaoyi and be buried with the courtesy of the prince.

Then he ordered the courtesan who had accompanied King Gao Yi overnight to death and the body was randomly discarded in the wilderness outside the city.

Taizu Chu later said that King Gaoyi was more open-minded than him, and if King Gaoyi was alive, he would not sleep well.

Not to mention King Gao Yi, he could not keep the woman who had been with King Gao Yi for one night. If the woman is pregnant, it might be a disaster.

Therefore, the talents of later generations said that only Emperor Taizu of Chu could be called a hero, acted ruthlessly enough to keep no troubles.

Li Chi sat in the carriage and remembered this allusion and couldn't help but smile.

The true man Lao Zhang said that the emperor did not see the emperor, and the king did not see the king, but the situation at this time was different from any period in history.

No matter how far the Emperor Chu was, he was also the only emperor in the world. Li Chi had not yet been called emperor, so he could not be called the emperor.

At the same time, in the Ministry of Rites Courtyard not far from Yibin Garden, a yard was specially vacated for Yu Peien and others to live in.

Yu Peien has been here for more than ten days, and he arrived shortly after Li Chi arrived in Daxing City.

One of the reasons why Emperor Chu was not in a hurry to see Li Chi was because he met the men of King Han Feibao of Geling.

After leaving Shiyuan Palace, Yu Peien returned to the Ministry of Rites and entered the door. Qi Lianshan, the general of the Yongzhou Army who was responsible for protecting him, hurriedly came over.

"Mr. Tailai, how?"

Qilian Mountain asked.

Yu Peien said calmly: "It is not difficult to convince Emperor Chu. Just look at whether the Chu Emperor's thoughts will change after seeing the people of Prince Ning Li Chi for a while."

He said it was relaxed, but Qi Lianshan became worried.

"Sir, if Emperor Chu is moved by the people sent by King Na Ning again, wouldn't it be in vain for sir?"

Qi Lianshan said: "I heard that the person sent by King Ning was Xiahou Zhuo, who is also of the Yang royal family. I am afraid he is closer to the Emperor Chu."

Yu Peien smiled and said, "Have you seen anyone in the royal family really get close to whom?"

Qi Lianshan was stunned and thought about it carefully. It seemed that this was indeed the case.

In the royal family, there is no closeness between brothers, and they still fight openly and secretly, let alone cousins ​​who have never met before.

Furthermore, the royal family attaches great importance to bloodline. Xiahou Zhuo is the illegitimate son of Prince Yu and cannot even get into the genealogy.

"Sir, do you feel confident?"

Qi Lianshan asked another question.

Yu Peien said: "At least seven points."

He walked aside and sat down. His subordinates quickly served him tea and brought him some plates of dried fruit snacks.

Yu Peien said: "If you want to convince Emperor Chu, you can actually make him believe in one thing."

After sitting down, Qi Lianshan said sincerely: "Please give me advice."

Yu Peien smiled and explained, "If I say that King Geling is far stronger than King Ning Li Chi, then nothing will be accomplished." Qi Lianshan thought carefully after hearing this sentence, and after a moment of understanding, he said to Peien, "The weak joining forces is the situation that Emperor Chu is willing to see."

Yu Peien nodded: "Yes... If I repeatedly emphasize that King Geling is stronger than King Ning, then Emperor Chu will think, what else can he do after joining forces with King Geling to defeat King Ning?"

"But I made Emperor Chu believe that the combined strength of our two sides and sincere cooperation is only a little stronger than that of King Ning Li Chi."

He smiled and continued, "In this way, the Emperor Chu would be more willing to join forces with King Geling to defeat King Ning first. As for the future, both families are weak, and it is difficult to decide the outcome if they fight."

Yu Peien leaned back: "King Ning is the biggest concern of Emperor Chu..."

Qi Lianshan thought for a while and asked, "Then do we still have to act according to the original plan?"

According to their previous plan, in order to make it impossible for King Ning Li Chi and Emperor Chu Yang Jing to join forces, they must get rid of King Ning's people in Daxing City, and do it more beautifully, so that King Ning Li Chi thinks that it was the action of Emperor Chu.

As long as the envoy of King Ning Li Chi died in Daxing City, how could the two sides form an alliance?

Yu Peien pondered for a moment and said, "You can't move now. After Emperor Chu met Xiahou Zhuo, I will make arrangements."

He looked at Qi Lianshan and said, "You go and ask Ye Huasheng to go to Hongyuan Temple now. Someone will answer the back door. He knows how to do what he does after entering. I have already explained it."

Qi Lianshan quickly stood up and said, "I'll make arrangements now."

This Leaf Flower Saint is one of Yu Peien's disciples. He was originally a notorious flower-picking thief in the world and committed countless evil deeds.

I don’t know what happened, but I suddenly became a disciple of Yu Peien and never entered the world again.

This person has a very strong light skills and is good at hiding, tracking and assassinating and other martial arts. Yu Peien arranged for him to enter Hongyuan Temple, but he had other plans.

Li Chi arrived at the gate of Hongyuan Temple. After getting off the bus, the monks of Hongyuan Temple were already waiting outside the gate. This was something Yu Wenli told me, and they did not dare to neglect them.

"I've seen His Highness the Crown Prince."

The greeting person quickly leaned over to salute.

Li Chi smiled and said, "Thank you for waiting here. I'm so tired. How should I leave?"

The host of Hongyuan Temple is named Mingyuan. He clasped his hands together and said, "The distinguished guest is waiting for His Highness in the backyard. I will arrange someone to guide His Highness to the crown prince."

Li Chixin said that this was a coincidence, it was not fun at all.

He thanked him again. Before entering the door, he subconsciously looked back at the opposite side of the road, frowned slightly and asked, "Where is the opposite?"

Mingyuan replied: "It's Qionglu Temple, but it's deserted and there's no one."

Li Chi looked at the facade of Hongyuan Temple again, and then looked at the Dunlu Temple with weeds on the walls of the Dunlu Temple opposite, and wrinkled deeper every day.

He asked, "Why is it abandoned?"

Mingyuan leaned over slightly: "I don't know."

Li Chi nodded and then stepped into the door.

Yu Jiuling followed Li Chi. He was unwilling to be ahead and deliberately lagging behind.

But at the end of the team, a young monk shook his head and sighed slightly when he heard the Qionglu Temple. Yu Jiuling felt aroused, so he leaned over.

"Does the little master know why Qionglu Temple is abandoned?"

The two of them walked at the end, and everyone in front looked at the host and the prince, but no one paid attention to them.

So the young monk, who was only fourteen or five years old, looked around and said in a low voice: "A few years ago, the black warriors attacked the border. The news came back to the capital. The stubborn Taoist people in Qiongluguan walked north with swords. There were more than seventy elders, sixteen or seventeen or thirty young people... and they have not returned yet."
Chapter completed!