Princess Eldest's condition deteriorated very quickly.
There was nothing I could do. I was getting older, and I suddenly got sick on the road. It was really difficult, and I didn’t even dare to move.
In fact, the medical level in this world is higher than what is perceived on the surface, mainly due to the efforts of the two supreme beings Qing Emperor and Bai Emperor in this regard. The herbal medicine of Qingdi Temple and the surgery of Baidi Temple are both famous, and they also provide an extensive medical system in disguise. For the nobles, the Qing Emperor's longevity energy is a type of energy suitable for warming and nourishing... This is why the longevity energy is so popular on the streets.
Of course, Qi cultivation is an auxiliary after all, and it is one of many variables. Only when the cultivation reaches the Great Perfection of the Zhengmai will the body become significantly stronger, and only when the cultivation reaches the Grand Master will there be a significant increase in lifespan. The Grand Master also has to pass that threshold. Only by becoming a dragon and becoming an immortal can you obtain the sublimation of life forms.
And these are out of reach for most people.
As the absolute top five noble people in the world, the eldest princess cannot escape birth, old age, illness and death.
For several days, there were constant messengers throughout Longxi County. Officials and dignitaries from all walks of life in Guanzhong were frantically sending doctors and medicines. I don’t know how many old doctors and Taoist priests were killed on the way, but the Western Inspection Bureau in Weiyuan, Longxi Province The team, on the other hand, was eerily quiet.
Several immortal energy masters below Niu Dugong basically all lived in the Guanfengxing Palace and took turns to extend the life of the eldest princess. However, Zhang Xing, who accidentally obtained the temporary command of the small half of the peripheral area of Guanfengxing Palace, soon realized Here we are - the eldest princess is simply hopeless, she is just borrowing the help of so many immortal energy masters to delay her life, and then waiting for something or someone.
And these two men soon appeared.
The eldest princess’s son-in-law and grandson, that is, Ma Rui and his son Ma Hong, who were left behind in Taiyuan, don’t know what method was used... whether it was a rotation of fast horses or a rotation of alchemy masters... Anyway, they arrived at the end of July. Weiyuan is here.
On the contrary, she is the only daughter of the eldest princess. She is afraid that she may be too busy to make it in time.
And with the arrival of Ma Rui, Ma Hong and his son, everyone knew that the eldest princess was dying.
Sure enough, the Ma family and his son arrived on July 29th. On the afternoon of the next day, that is, in the evening of July 30th, there was suddenly a burst of crying inside the palace, and the surrounding palace officials and eunuchs also cried with them. Even the officials and sergeants in the Western Patrol Team could not help but bow their heads solemnly.
The crying that night shook the entire Wei River.
In the middle of the night, Zhang Xingcai learned some details from some of the Bei Ya's father-in-laws who came out to look for food - it is said that the eldest princess was completely relieved after seeing her grandson, and then she just tugged on the sleeve of the saint again and again that day. She begged, saying that she had experienced a lot, had put it aside a long time ago, and was not afraid of death. She only had one daughter and one son-in-law in this life. Since her granddaughter died, she only had one grandson. Therefore, she asked the saint to allow her to grant her 3,000 households in the fiefdom, as well as All personal property is transferred to the son-in-law, and the grandson is allowed to marry a princess of the right age, allowing the daughter's family to live in peace and prosperity until old age.
This was basically what everyone guessed, and the saint had no reason to refuse, and even directly sealed an astonishing 5,000 households from Ma Rui.
Not only that, the eldest princess is the last close relative of the saint. It is estimated that the saint is also heartbroken. Therefore, although the eldest princess herself did not ask for it, at night, a decree came from the palace, which was to let Xidu There, he went to prepare the imperial mausoleum of the former emperor, the husband of the eldest princess, and prepare for his sister to be buried with her husband in the rites of a queen.
At the same time, the team immediately turned back eastward, preparing to return to Daxing. Prime Minister Su Wei and Zuo Cheng Zhang Shizhao went first to prepare for relevant matters.
It was at this time that Zhang Xing suddenly received an unexpected task - Governor Niu sent someone to summon him and eleven other officers to guard the coffin where the eldest princess was temporarily parked.
After entering, I realized that the twelve people were all cultivating the ice energy. They were worried that the eldest princess would stink.
The life is quite easy. Twelve people work in three shifts to ensure that the ice in the coffin where the eldest princess lies does not melt.
Of course, this is not the point. The point is that, although it was only a momentary glance from the side, Zhang Xing was finally able to see the saint's appearance - the beard was very strong and full of whiskers. At first glance, it looked like a hairy monster.
However, Saint Mao Ren only came to take a look two days ago. After the team started their journey, the coffin containing the eldest princess was moved to the back of Guanfengxing Hall, and the Saint no longer came, only the queen and several emperors The concubine, several princesses, and the Ma family and his son took turns guarding.
Zhang Xing was naturally happy and relaxed.
Although his mission has not changed from the beginning to the end, it is always to reach out and hold one of the four metal handles protruding from the coffin to serve as a humanoid power bank... But there is no hairy man beside him who can decide life or death. Still very comfortable.
Just like that, on August 15th, the two moons were full, and the hurried team returned to Chencang in Fufeng County. Once here, they had reached the core of the Guanzhong Plain, and everyone should no longer be nervous.
But during the day, two things happened, which made the atmosphere in the Western Inspection Team even more tense.
One is the rainfall in the upper reaches of the Mian River ahead, causing the floods to surge and destroy the pontoon they came from. If you are in a hurry, the Guanfeng Hall may need to be dismantled and reinstalled; the other is the group of Wu tribe who have been following from Weiyuan. The leader requested to leave on the grounds of the eldest princess's funeral and wait until the Tianshu was completed before coming back.
Actually, this is not to say that these two things are outrageous, they are both very normal things, but the problem is that they both make the saint feel bad.
The saint was in a bad mood, and the entire western patrol team had to be trembling with fear.
The leader of the Wu clan was asked to continue accompanying him.
As for Lianshui, the saint refused to dismantle the palace and asked to wait until the floods subsided before building a large pontoon bridge before returning.
The eldest princess is dead, and no one dares to persuade the hairy saint, so they can only agree.
On this day, as the Mid-Autumn Festival, tens of thousands of people from the Western Inspection Team could only live on tenterhooks. Even Zhang Xing was a little embarrassed, because it was his late night shift that night.
At the third watch, Deputy Changjian Zhang and the other three officers of the Fifth Army entered the carpeted hall, but they were even cautious when walking... In other words, they only nodded a little when they met Bai Yousi holding a long sword in the hanging dragon seal. .
Then came the boring night watch.
Ma Rui and his son, as well as the seven or eight-year-old princess who had been promised to Ma Hong, were still in front of the coffin, but they were already asleep. The seven or eight maids and eunuchs accompanying them were also asleep, and the four The officers, who were already considered masters in the cultivation of Han Bing Zhenqi, looked at each other, but no one dared to be lazy and could only stand in awe while holding on to the handles.
This night should have passed peacefully.
Then, about half an hour later, Zhang Xing was suddenly alarmed by the movement in front of the palace - scoldings, shouts, and noises, all in a chaotic mess, as if a fire had suddenly started.
But soon, when the seven or eight-year-old little princess was awakened by rubbing her eyes, the movement suddenly stopped, causing the princess to turn over and leave her child in front of the coffin of her aunt and mother-in-law. He fell asleep in the palace maid's arms.
If it weren't for the other three officers, Taiyuan left-behind Ma Rui, and a Beiya father-in-law, who were testing each other with their eyes, Zhang Xing would have almost thought that he had just heard something.
Soon, someone came.
"Zhang Xing." Duke Niu walked over quickly, but almost silently. After glancing at everyone present, he directly named the others in surprise. "Go out and ask your people to come in. At least ten people should come in... come in through the side rear door on the right."
Zhang Xing didn't know why, but he still lowered his head and pretended not to hear the situation and hurriedly left through the small door at the back of the palace. Then he quickly called together ten Fulong guards who were already on duty outside, and directly followed the instructions. Route retracements.
"Deputy Zhang." After hurriedly turning back, he bumped into Mr. Niu again. The latter stood in front of the palace door with his hands tied and his words became more serious. "You are a smart man. There are some things that you don't need me to teach you... Go in later and take your people to hide next door to the saint's palace. Don't worry about anything else. Just watch whether your Bai Changjian activates Fulong or not. Once the seal is activated, you will bring people out to get people; and if your Bai Changjian cannot move, you will just be an imperial guard... Do you understand?"
Zhang Xing nodded heavily, as if he was calm, but in fact his heart was bursting.
Not telling the reason, but saying that Bai Yousi really needed to use the Fulong Seal, then he couldn't guarantee that he would definitely take someone... Taking advantage of this opportunity to chop the hairy man with a knife, would it speed up the historical process?
You know, Zhang Xing has been staying at the palace, first and foremost, because he was worried about Duke Niu and Mao Ren himself.
Niu Dugong is a master and a master on the Heavenly Ranking. He has seen with his own eyes that a master as powerful as He Ruohuaibao, who was almost invincible at the elixir stage, was slapped by him until his whole body bleeds and died immediately; while Mao Ren Saint, although not very Sure, but considering that he is the orthodox leader of the world at this time, and when cultivation reaches a high level, it will naturally be combined with "ruling" itself, so the other party is at least a complete elixir, and at the most it cannot have the dignity of a great master.
And now once the Fulong Seal is used, what will you two say?
Moreover, it is still dark, and the sanctioned party is likely to have at least one grandmaster. Bai Yousi is also likely to be on his side. In addition, he is familiar with the situation around the palace, and most of the hard work of continuous travel. , in the chaos...it is impossible to escape unscathed!
Zhang Xing's face was calm, his heart was beating wildly, causing Mr. Niu to shake his head slightly, as if he felt that Zhang Sanlang, who usually seemed quite reliable, was so out of his mind at the critical moment.
But now, it seems it's too late.
More than a dozen Fulong Guards filed in under the leadership of Zhang Xing, and followed Niu Du Gong to a wooden wall. They lined up their swords in a row, but they were all covered by the wall panels. Zhang Xing himself followed Niu Du Gong. With a signal, he stood alone in front of the door at the end of the wooden wall... From where he stood with his sword upright, he could clearly see Bai Yousi in the same position opposite, and he could also see the Mao Ren saint in Chinese clothes sitting on the couch. Turning on his side and breathing heavily, he could still see the mess on the ground and several cases that had been overturned.
It even seemed like a faint trace of blood could be seen.
He didn't have time to think too much. He just stood still and soon after scanning the situation in the palace, Zhang Xing suddenly heard that the eunuch outside came to report: "Reporting to the saint, Sima Xianggong and General Sima have come to see you according to the order."
Even though Zhang Xing was well prepared, he couldn't help but be stunned for a moment, while Bai Yousi, who was opposite him, had an equally obvious look in his eyes.
"Let them in!" The Mao Rensage's voice was fierce.
Immediately, Sima Changying took the lead, followed by his son Zuotunwei General Sima Huada, and stepped into the palace blankly. Almost as soon as he entered, the leader Sima Xianggong glanced at Bai Yousi and Zhang Xing on the left and right, and then quickly He swept over the Niu Du Gong and immediately lowered his head and saluted respectfully.
I don't know if it was an illusion, but from Zhang Xing's perspective, the other person's arms seemed to be shaking slightly after he bowed.
On the other hand, Sima Huada, Sima Zheng's father, with the mustache at the back, was still somewhat calm. Whether he was bowing down or saluting, or saying hello, he was full of energy.
This man had been the saint's attendant in his early years.
"That's it." The saint didn't let the other father and son get up at all. He didn't even turn around. He just sat on the couch and spoke coldly. "I just had a dream, which was very strange... and Xianggong Sima has always been very old and well-informed... Please explain it to me."
Sima Huada obviously realized that there was a problem and did not dare to raise his head. However, Sima Changying controlled his tone at this time and continued to speak fluently while lying on the ground: "Please speak frankly, saint. If I gain something, I will tell the saint frankly. "
"Dreams are very simple." the saint sneered. "I first dreamed that I was trapped in the city by a flood. I wanted to get out of the city but couldn't. I had no choice but to turn back to the palace, but I saw two horse troughs in front of the palace... What do you think I should do?"
What kind of weird plot is this?
Zhang Xing was stunned, causing Duke Niu to turn around and glare. Fortunately, the saint still turned his back to him, which gave Zhang San a chance to calm down immediately.
After calming down, there was a tense silence that lasted for more than ten breaths in the palace.
It was really ten breaths, because although no one spoke, everyone's breathing could be clearly heard. The saint was breathing heavily without restraint. The father and son Sima Xianggong and General Sima seemed to want to try to tighten their breathing, but they always couldn't. It couldn't be done, and there were a few hidden guards like Zhang Xing who didn't know their strength, and the other party seemed to have... For a moment, the only sound in the entire palace was breathing.
After waiting for more than ten breaths, the saint took a long breath and said, "Why don't you speak?"
"I dare not say it." Sima Xianggong said in a difficult tone.
"We, the king and the ministers, have nothing we dare not say." The saint scolded him coldly. "explain!"
"Report to the saint." Sima Xianggong was still lying on the ground, his gray beard flickering slightly in the light. "This is what I think... Saints are the supreme beings on earth, but if you have dreams, they must be fulfilled, and you cannot take them lightly..."
"Well said, what next?"
"Then, since the saint is the supreme being on earth, he is trapped in the city of Chou. This is obviously not a good omen... This is a nightmare, a bad omen!"
"You're right, this is a bad omen! There must be some disaster waiting for me!" The Mao Ren Sage suddenly raised his voice and continued to ask. "Then what?"
"Then, when I turned around and saw... I saw two horse troughs, this was also a bad omen." Sima Xianggong said in a difficult tone.
Zhang Xing clearly saw that the old minister pressed his son's clothes with his feet.
"What's wrong?" The saint sneered. "To put it into detail..."
"There's nothing to say." Sima Changying tried her best to answer. "The country's surname is Cao, the trough is connected to Cao, and the two horses feed the trough. This is because I am afraid that someone will be like the two horses and it will be detrimental to the country's surname!"
"Who is detrimental to the country's surname?" the saint asked coldly.
Sima Xianggong was silent for a moment again. The atmosphere in the palace was extremely tense.
Lord Niu has already raised his hands.
After a while, Sima Changying almost struggled to answer under the lamp: "I shouldn't say that."
"Don't be afraid, just say it." The saint laughed. "I may pardon you."
Sima Changying finally raised his head, but his face showed struggle, and his tone was sad: "Since Cao shares the surname of the country, Ma should also share the surname... This means that among people with the surname of Ma, there are those who have the surname of the country that greatly hinders... In addition, the previous There are also floods... Saint, the eldest princess has just left, and as a member of the Sima clan who has received great favor from the country in this world, I am really ashamed to say this!"
At this point, Sima Changying, who was already crying, kowtowed heavily to the ground, sobbing and feeling inexplicable grief.
The Mao Ren Sage had the same reaction as Zhang Xing, Niu Du Gong, and Bai Yousi. He opened his eyes wide at the cry, was dazed for a moment, and then was horrified.
ps: Good night everyone.
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