Changsheng expected that the emperor was so shocked, because Zhang Shan was different from him. Zhang Shan was arrogant by nature, unsmiling, and disdainful of showing his merits. However, the emperor lived deep in the palace and had no information. If he did not tell him about this matter, he would never tell him. Don't know.
In order to capture Luoyang, the Taoists of Longhu Mountain paid a huge sacrifice and a heavy price. This matter must be known to the emperor, otherwise it will be unfair to the people of Longhu Mountain.
"It is indeed true," Changsheng nodded and said, "Zhenzhen Zhang has always been quick to act but slow to speak. He did not report this matter to the emperor, presumably because he did not want you to worry about it. In fact, the heavy rain three days ago was It was caused by Zhang Zhenren leading a group of Taoist friends to join forces. The Taoist priests practice magic to subjugate demons and cleanse the world. They cannot be used on mortals. However, the floods in Luoyang affected the people in the city. For this reason, Zhang Zhenren directly It will ruin your life span."
"Twelve years?" The emperor stared in shock.
Chang Sheng nodded slowly.
After receiving Chang Sheng's affirmative reply, the emperor was extremely shocked. He did not recover for a long time. He stretched out his hand to pick up the teacup. Because he was shaking all over, the lid of the teacup clinked when it touched the teacup.
Seeing that he could not hold it smoothly, the emperor had no choice but to put down the teacup and looked at Changsheng nervously, "Is there any way to make up for it?"
Chang Sheng frowned and shook his head.
Seeing Changsheng shaking his head, the emperor sighed, then put his hand on his forehead and lowered his head in silence.
Although Chang Sheng did not get along with the emperor day and night, he knew a lot about him. It was true that the emperor was sad for Zhang Shan, but this was not the main reason. The main reason for the emperor's depression was that he regretted that he should not have been unreasonably suspicious and divided his troops into three groups to communicate with each other. Containment, indirectly weakening Zhang Shan's strength. If all 300,000 troops had been handed over to Zhang Shan from the beginning, the war would never have been so difficult. The biggest regret in life is not that there is no opportunity, but that the opportunity is there. In front of me, I missed it all my life.
Even if he guessed what the emperor was thinking, Changsheng could only pretend not to know, "Your Majesty, there is no need to be too sad. The best thing is to take care of the dragon body. We have received the emperor's favor, so we should be sincere and loyal to the emperor and the country."
The emperor raised his head after hearing the sound, already feeling sad. Seeing Chang Sheng's thin face again made him feel even more guilty. In the face of life and death, fame, wealth, power and love all pale in comparison. Chang Sheng and Zhang Shan had already put life and death aside for the sake of the country and the country. Such God-given ministers should not be suspicious. Suspicion, and Ni Tuo, who went to the Western Regions, were also forced to leave by himself. God clearly gave him a good hand, but he was beaten to a mess by himself.
After the silence, the emperor suddenly spoke, "Zhou Shun."
Hearing the emperor's call, Eunuch Zhou who was outside the inner door immediately stepped forward and said, "My servant is here."
"The decree has been sent to the three provinces and six ministries to prepare immediately. I will leave the palace to patrol the south and go to Longhu Mountain to worship heaven." The emperor said seriously.
The emperor had never been on patrol since he came to the throne. The incident happened suddenly. Eunuch Zhou didn't know why, so he didn't respond immediately. Instead, he peeked at Changsheng from the corner of his eye.
"Your Majesty, you must not do this." Chang Sheng hurriedly left his seat and stood up. "The epidemic in the south is quite serious at the moment, and Longhu Mountain is more than three thousand miles away from Chang'an. You are the most respected person in the Nine Five-Year Plan, with a body of ten thousand gold, and the people's heart." Department, there must be no mistakes at all."
"Don't try to persuade me, I must go to Longhu Mountain." The emperor's tone was extremely firm.
Eunuch Zhou was still hesitating at first, but after hearing what the emperor said, he did not dare to hesitate any longer and could only retreat.
"Wait a minute." Changsheng hurriedly called out to Eunuch Zhou, then turned to the emperor and said, "To inform the emperor, the Taoist friends from Longhu Mountain are still in Luoyang. If you must go on a tour, you might as well go to Luoyang. Although we have We have landed in Luoyang, but the war is not over yet, and the emperor’s personal visit to the labor force will definitely boost his reputation and boost his morale.”
After thinking about it, the emperor nodded slowly, "That's fine."
Seeing that the emperor changed his mind, Changsheng secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The emperor's tour was caused by local government officials. Wherever he went, the government officials had to welcome hospitality. If he really went to Longhu Mountain, this trip would undoubtedly cause trouble to the local government officials. Luoyang is only a thousand miles away from Chang'an, passing through fewer states and counties, and the round trip does not take long.
Eunuch Zhou went out to announce the decree, and Chang Sheng sat down again, "Wei Chen still has something to report to the emperor. During the time when Wei Chen was away, Yang Kai and the other four imperial generals did not relax. They have been running around to stop the Japanese pirates. , protecting the Dragon Vein Earthly Branches of the Tang Dynasty, but there are so many Japanese pirates that it is difficult for them to take care of both. The four Earthly Branches in the southeast and due south directions have been destroyed by the Japanese pirates."
The reason why Chang Sheng mentioned Yang Kai and others was to let the emperor know that Yang Kai and others not only obeyed his orders, but also served the court. After mistakenly thinking that they had died in the battle, the four of them did not stretch out their legs and put down their sons, but continued Help the court protect the Earthly Branches.
This was out-and-out bad news. The emperor's expression changed drastically when he heard this, "What are the consequences if the Earthly Branches are destroyed?"
Changsheng said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The dragon veins of the Tang Dynasty originate from the Kunlun Qianyang Golden Dragon. The twelve earthly branches are all Kunyin corresponding to the dragon energy. Missing a few will not have much impact on the Golden Dragon."
"This matter is not trivial. You must not evade the important matter and hide it," the emperor said.
"Don't worry, Your Majesty," Changsheng said, "The reason why the Japanese pirates attacked the Earthly Branches is because the Earthly Branches can sense dragon energy. If the Japanese pirates want to get involved in the dragon veins, they must first remove the Earthly Branches. As long as the Earthly Branches are still there, the golden dragon will be indestructible and invulnerable." .”
"But now we have lost four of the Earthly Branches." The emperor was worried.
"Don't be afraid," Changsheng said, "As long as half of the twelve earthly branches are left, the Japanese pirates will not be able to harm the Qianyang Golden Dragon. However, the Japanese pirates are currently gathering at Gupo Mountain in Lingnan, trying to break through the mountains and destroy the earthly branches and sheep there."
It was a matter of dragon vein. The emperor was very nervous and asked urgently, "How to deal with it?"
Changsheng said, "According to Wei Chen's estimate, there are at least three thousand Japanese pirates lurking in China right now. These people have spiritual energy cultivation and their strength cannot be underestimated. Previously, the enemy was hidden and we were clear, so we are determined to fight with them. They couldn't find them. Now that they knew that I had returned safely, they also expected that Wei Chen would rush to stop them from harming Wei Yang. Therefore, Wei Chen guessed that the Japanese pirates would probably transfer all their troops to Gupo Mountain in order to capture me. Wait until all five of them are wiped out."
Chang Sheng paused briefly when he spoke here. The emperor knew that Chang Sheng had not finished speaking, so he did not answer.
Chang Sheng continued, "The opportunity is rare. Wei Chen is determined to use his plan and recruit helpers to fight against the Japanese pirates. However, Wei Chen rarely interacts with people in the world and cannot recruit many experts at the same time. Therefore, Wei Chen wants to I asked the emperor for an imperial edict and rushed to the Shaolin Temple to ask a group of eminent monks to help me."
"The Shaolin Temple where Tongchen is located?" the emperor asked casually.
"Yes." Changsheng nodded.
"Can they do it?" The emperor was worried. The East Route Army Company previously commanded by Tongchen was defeated, so the emperor had no confidence in them.
Changsheng nodded and said, "It can be done. Shaolin monks are simple in nature and seldom deceitful. Fighting in the army is their shortcoming, but fighting in rivers and lakes is their strength. Moreover, Shaolin Temple is the ancestral home of the Zen sect, with a large number of people and many masters."
When Changsheng said this, he saw that the emperor's brows were slightly furrowed and he was worried, so he continued, "Except for Shaolin Temple, I can't think of any other sect that has so many purple energy masters."
"As long as you want to do anything, I will support you," the emperor said. He took a yellow scroll from the table on the right side of the dragon bed, rolled it out, took out the jade seal, stamped it himself, and handed it to Changsheng. "You consider your words and fill them out yourself."
"It's absolutely impossible to do it. It's better to have it written by an internal official." Changsheng waved his hand repeatedly and refused to take it.
The emperor thrust the scroll into Changsheng's hand, "I can give you the emperor's gold medal in person, so what does a mere imperial edict mean?"
Although the emperor said so, Changsheng still placed the imperial edict on the side of the dragon bed and turned to say, "I would like to report to the emperor that the general Shi Xuanming has made great contributions to following the ministers to protect the Earthly Branches. He was originally a disciple of Shaolin, but he acted too boldly. , by Shaolin Temple..."
The emperor knew what Chang Sheng was going to say, and before he could finish speaking, he turned sideways and took another imperial edict and stamped it with a jade seal.
Changsheng took the imperial edict and solemnly thanked him, and then placed the imperial edict on the side of the dragon couch.
Seeing that Changsheng had to avoid suspicion, the emperor simply took matters into his own hands and wrote it in his own hand. In fact, all the imperial edicts were written by internal officials according to the emperor's oral instructions, and they also used black ink. Imperial edicts with red characters written by the emperor himself are extremely rare.
The emperor's daily comments on memorials were written with good calligraphy, flying dragons and phoenixes, full of momentum, and in a few words, he showed his decisiveness and domineering king's words.
Just as Changsheng thanked him and read the text, Batulu's voice suddenly came from outside, "Lao Wu, where are you? Come out quickly."
Batulu's voice came from a high place, which shows that he did not break into the palace, but flew over the palace on a fire unicorn.
The emperor didn't know that the fifth child in Batulu's mouth was immortality. When he noticed someone shouting from above the palace, he immediately frowned in displeasure.
Upon seeing this, Changsheng hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, this person is the eldest brother of Weichen. He had a fever when he was a child and injured his brain. He behaves in a confused manner and has little etiquette..."
Before Changsheng could finish speaking, Batulu's voice came again, "Lao Wu, come out quickly, something happened to the second and third lao..."
