"Quick! Quick! Clean everything here quickly!"
"Yes! Manager An!"
When Li Zexuan returned to the Ancestral Temple again, all the wooden boxes in front of the Ancestral Temple had disappeared, and Ande Zhong was directing a group of eunuchs to clean up the empty space. Seeing Li Zexuan leaving and returning, Ande Zhong's eyes flickered slightly, and he hurriedly came up to greet him, cupping his hands and saying, "Hey! Marquis Yong'an, didn't you just leave with Her Royal Highness the Princess? Why are you back again?"
Li Zexuan smiled slightly and said, "Mr. An, don't you welcome me?"
Ande Zhong quickly raised his hands and apologized: "How dare you! Hey! Look at our mouth, we said the wrong thing again! Mr. Hou, our family definitely did not mean this. We are just thinking that Mr. Marquis, you are always busy with official duties. Why do you have so much time to go to the Ancestral Temple today?"
Li Zexuan's face suddenly became serious, and he said in a deep voice: "When I just left the Ancestral Temple, I seemed to have heard Emperor Taizu's call. At that time, I thought I had heard wrongly, but when I arrived at Zhuque Gate, I clearly heard I heard an old man shouting in my ear: "I am Emperor Taizu Li Hu, and the Marquis of Yong'an has not yet entered the Ancestral Temple to pay homage." Only then did I know that this was Emperor Taizu's appearance! He quickly turned back and wanted to enter the temple. Kneel down in the Ancestral Temple to worship Emperor Taizu and listen to the holy teachings!”
When Ande Zhong heard this, he immediately felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten shit, and his face turned blue because even though he knew that Li Zexuan was talking nonsense, he could not refute it directly. After all, he had no real evidence to prove it. "Emperor Taizu did not appear"!
"Master Marquis, the Imperial Ancestral Temple is an important place for the royal ancestral hall. Without His Majesty's imperial edict, it might not be appropriate for you to enter like this, right?"
Seeing that Li Zexuan was about to walk towards the Ancestral Temple, Ande Zhong's expression changed, and he quickly stepped forward to block Li Zexuan's path, and said in a stern tone.
Although his tone became stern, Ande Zhong always had a harmless smile on his face. As the saying goes, don't hit the smiling person. This kind of smile makes it difficult for ordinary people to get angry.
Li Zexuan stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Manager An, I just told you that Emperor Taizu appeared and wanted to summon me to listen to the holy teachings. If you don't let me in, Emperor Taizu will blame you. It’s time to give you a dream tonight!”
Ande Zhong couldn't help but shiver, and felt a chill in his heart, but after hesitating for a moment, he still shook his head and said: "Master Marquis, even so, we can't let you in! Unless there is His Majesty's decree, all the people in this Ancestral Temple will No one is allowed to enter!”
Having said that, although Ande Zhong leaned slightly, his body stood motionless in front of Li Zexuan. Obviously, unless Li Zexuan stepped over him, he would definitely not get out of the way.
The scene suddenly fell into a stalemate, and the eunuchs near the Ancestral Temple also came over and stood behind An Dezhong. The meaning is self-evident!
As for the Imperial Guards near the Anshang Gate in the south of the Imperial Ancestral Temple, although they were aware of the movement here, no one was too troublesome and took the initiative to approach here.
Li Zexuan narrowed his eyes. If he just suspected that there was a problem with the Ancestral Temple, now he was almost sure that there was really a problem with the Ancestral Temple! Otherwise, Ande Zhong wouldn't have racked his brains and tried every means to prevent him from entering the Ancestral Temple!
"Hmph! What a coincidence, I really have an imperial edict on me!"
Li Zexuan suddenly smiled, then he took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his sleeve, raised it, and said: "It is inconvenient to tell you the content of the imperial edict, but I still have a gold medal given by the Holy Lord. See the gold medal Seeing the Holy One! What else can you say?"
quiet!
The moment Li Zexuan showed off his gold medal, everyone in front of the Ancestral Temple couldn't help but cast their eyes on the gold medal in Li Zexuan's hand. Ande Zhong's cheeks twitched fiercely. After being stunned for a moment, he took the lead and bowed to the gold medal and said: "See Your Majesty!"
"See Your Majesty!"
All the eunuchs behind An Dezhong saluted in unison.
Li Zexuan had already turned aside. He knew very well that he would not be able to accept the generous gifts given by these people. At this time, he looked at Ande Zhong with amusement and said calmly: "Mr. An, now I am the Marquis." Can you go in?"
An Dezhong looked unnatural for a while, and he forced a smile and said: "Of course! Please, Lord Marquis!"
Li Zexuan nodded with satisfaction, then he put away the imperial edict and gold medal, put his hands behind his back, and walked directly towards the steps in front of the Ancestral Temple.
In fact, he could have just taken out the imperial edict gold medal and forced his way in, but in that case, there would be no chance to test Ande Zhong's reaction and attitude!
Ande Zhong, who was at the back, gave the little eunuch beside him a subtle wink. The little eunuch nodded and quickly followed Li Zexuan.
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is very large. If calculated in terms of square meters, Li Zexuan made a rough estimate and found that the entire construction area of the Imperial Ancestral Temple is at least more than 2,000 square meters. In the core area of the capital, someone actually used a house with more than 2,000 square meters as an ancestral hall. It is estimated that only the royal families in ancient times could do such "trendy" things!
"Master Marquis, the soul of Emperor Taizu is over here!"
After entering the Ancestral Temple, the young eunuch who followed Li Zexuan the closest quickly came to Li Zexuan's side and led the way.
Li Zexuan glanced at the little eunuch indifferently. With his superb memory, he could of course recognize the little eunuch in front of him. He was the "Little Anzi" from before, the one whose sleeves flashed a brief cold light!
"Well! You go to the front and lead the way!"
Almost instantly, Li Zexuan understood Ande Zhong's "plan". They did not want him to walk around and inspect the temple at will, but wanted him to leave as soon as possible after paying homage to Emperor Li Hu, Taizu of the Tang Dynasty!
Li Zexuan sneered secretly, thinking that since the young master is here, he will never leave easily unless he investigates and finds out the reason!
Although it was already noon and it was time for lunch, Li Zexuan didn't feel hungry at all now. Li Er had given him this case with no clues before, but he was very worried, because although Li Junxian was in the letter It was said that the Tianlong Sect had a conspiracy deployed in Chang'an City, but it did not specify what the conspiracy was, nor where it was deployed. This was an unsolved case. Li Zexuan was forced to take orders in the face of danger, but he actually felt very guilty. Because he had no confidence that he could find out the Tianlong Sect's conspiracy, and now he seems to have found a little clue by mistake, how could he give up so easily?
He wants to follow the clues and find out the big boss behind the scenes!
"Master Hou! This is the spiritual throne of Emperor Taizu!"
After passing through two side halls, Li Zexuan finally came to the ancestral hall where Li Hu was enshrined!
As the Emperor Taizu of the Tang Dynasty (although he never sat on the throne for a day), Li Hu naturally enjoyed the "single room" treatment. His portrait was hung on the wall in the center of the ancestral hall. In front of the portrait were placed a memorial tablet, a candlestick and an incense table. It looks quite solemn and solemn.
"Um!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then said: "I must concentrate on listening to Emperor Taizu's holy teachings. You should step back first!"
The little eunuch turned around and looked at Ande Zhong. Ande Zhong thought for a while and bowed: "In that case, our family is resigning!"
After that, he turned around and left with a few eunuchs around him, and also helped Li Zexuan close the door.
Li Zexuan first pretended to burn three sticks of incense, then stepped forward and bowed to Li Hu's spiritual throne. Then he sat cross-legged on a futon, and there was a "ding" sound, as if something fell on the ground.
Li Zexuan quickly looked down and saw a burned bamboo stick lying quietly next to the futon. This was the bamboo stick given to him by the little girl who helped Li Junxian pass the secret message on the way to the palace. Stick, it is said that the "mad cow" in the West Market this morning had this bamboo stick filled with sulfur tied to its tail!
Picking up the bamboo stick on the ground, Li Zexuan unexpectedly put the bamboo stick to his nose and smelled it. The pungent smell of sulfur suddenly came over him.
Li Zexuan frowned, his eyes darkened, and he murmured in his heart: "It looks like! It's so similar! Could it be that the wooden box before was also filled with sulfur? What is the need for sulfur in the Ancestral Temple? What about the little eunuch and Ande Zhong? Does it have anything to do with the Tianlong Sect?"
A series of questions lingered in Li Zexuan's mind. After pondering for a moment, he carefully put away the bamboo stick in his hand again, and then sat cross-legged directly. His strong spiritual power suddenly filled the air!
When Li Zexuan just traveled through time last year, he discovered that his mental power was extremely powerful. Not only did he have a photographic memory and a quick mind, he could also construct three-dimensional models of various complex machines in his mind. At that time, he thought it was his identity. The golden finger of a time traveler! But after several breakthroughs in the martial arts realm, Li Zexuan realized that his mental power was extremely powerful and was inseparable from the "Tai Xuan Jing". And as his martial arts realm became higher and higher, his mental power would become stronger and stronger!
Now he is already a martial arts master in the late stage of Grand Master, and his mental strength is naturally different from before! And this is the first time in more than half a year that he has used his "golden finger"!
As he exerted his full strength, his mental power "floated" through every corner of the Ancestral Temple, and then fed back to the nerve center of the brain, which used the brain to draw a three-dimensional structural model of the Ancestral Temple!
This process sounds a bit mysterious, but its principle is a bit like ultrasonic radar. After a while, every table and chair in the entire Ancestral Temple appeared in Li Zexuan's mind!
At the same time, all the pores on Li Zexuan's body were opened, frantically absorbing the "qi" in the Ancestral Temple. He wanted to confirm whether there was sulfur in the Ancestral Temple! Where there is sulfur, there is a pungent stench. With Li Zexuan's martial arts training and the special properties of "Tai Xuan Jing", it is relatively easy to find this stench in the air!
It stands to reason that with Li Er's imperial edict, Li Zexuan could directly conduct a forcible search, but after all, the Ancestral Temple is the ancestral hall of the Li family and a very sacred and solemn place. If he was not completely sure, Li Zexuan would not dare to cause too much trouble here. , Firstly, Li Er’s face will not look good, and secondly, if nothing is found in the end, he will definitely be impeached and convicted! So he came up with such a stupid idea!
"Hmph! There is indeed something wrong with this Ancestral Temple! There is so much sulfur stored there!"
After a long time, Li Zexuan suddenly opened his eyes, a cold light flashed in his eyes, and he murmured:
"Northwest! The first room!"
After that, he stood up from the futon, turned around and walked out of the room. Ande Zhong had been waiting outside. When he saw Li Zexuan coming out, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, cupped his hands and said: "Master Hou, after you have listened to Emperor Taizu's holy speech, Trained?"
"Um!"
Li Zexuan nodded, and then said with a serious face: "Emperor Taizu said that there are monsters in this Ancestral Temple, and I need to get rid of them. Manager An, since you are in charge of the Ancestral Temple, you should cooperate with me! Come forward and lead the way!" "
"Is there a monster in the Ancestral Temple?"
Ande Zhong's eyebrows twitched and his heart tightened. He quickly said: "Master Hou, you can't say this nonsense! This Ancestral Temple is illuminated by the light of Buddha, how can any evildoer dare to hide here?"
"Why not? Emperor Taizu said that the monster is hiding in the first room to the northwest!"
Li Zexuan looked solemn, and suddenly stretched out his left hand and pointed to the northwest!
Suddenly, the expressions of Ande Zhong and the eunuch named "Xiao Anzi" all changed!
Li Zexuan pressed forward step by step and said, "What? Mr. An, why don't you lead the way for me?"
Ande Zhong gritted his teeth and said: "Master Hou, there are many forbidden areas in this Taizu Temple. You can come and worship Emperor Taizu, but you can't walk around here at will, otherwise you will collide with the gods and Buddhas. Our family will be hurt." I can’t bear it!”
"snort!"
Li Zexuan snorted coldly when he heard this, took out the imperial edict from his sleeve, and read aloud: "The Emperor of the Tang Dynasty has issued an edict, and the Marquis of Yong'an is now ordered to thoroughly investigate the Tianlong Sect case. The officials of the six departments of the court and the generals of the capital must have a good life." Cooperate with Marquis Yong'an in investigating the case! Marquis Yong'an can come and go from every corner of Chang'an City, and no one can block it! I appreciate this!"
At this point, Li Zexuan has nothing to hide. He must find out as soon as possible why there is so much sulfur in the Ancestral Temple! As for Ande Zhong and that little Anzi, there must be something wrong with these two!
When Li Zexuan took out the imperial edict, everyone hurriedly bowed and stood aside. When Li Zexuan finished reading it, the four or five young eunuchs in the room and the big eunuch Ande Zhong all looked horrified. Obviously they did not expect that Li Er actually gave the order. Given such great power to Li Zexuan, Li Zexuan at this time is simply the second Li Er in Chang'an City. He can go wherever he wants, and he must help whoever he wants to help!
"Manager An, why haven't you accepted the order? Don't you want to resist the order?"
Li Zexuan stared at Ande Zhong without blinking and said in an indifferent tone.
Ande Zhong's expression suddenly changed. After a moment, he gritted his teeth and shouted sternly: "Marquis Yong'an, you are so bold! How dare you falsely pass on the imperial edict! Come on, capture Marquis Yong'an quickly!"
"Yes~!"
Four or five young eunuchs immediately surrounded Li Zexuan, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense!
Without saying a word, Xiao Anzi took out the dagger hidden in his sleeve, ducked and stabbed Li Zexuan in the throat!
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