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Chapter 278 Until Death
Qingfengguan
Fang Jie climbed the steps along the mountain road and looked at the scenery around the Taoist temple and couldn't help but sigh: "How come such a pure and remote place breeds so many wolfish ambitions? If you live here, you will be picking your feet in the world. The big man needs his soul to be cleansed."
After saying this, he was stunned for a moment, and then asked himself if he lived here, would his soul really be cleansed?
The answer is naturally no.
Before Fang Jie came, the people from the Ouchi Guards Office had already arrived. Knowing that Prince Yi was defeated and Master Xiao was captured, the Taoists in Qingfeng Temple offered little resistance. After those who tried to escape were killed, the rest knelt down and surrendered. Qingfeng Temple is different from Yiqi Temple. There are no great practitioners here. When the flying fish robes from the Ouchi Guards and the troops armed to the teeth arrive, they have no other way out except surrender.
When Fang Jie and the others walked into the mountain gate, they saw the fat Taoist Xiang Qingniu, panting and tying up the master of Qingfeng Temple. When the news of the defeat reached Qingfeng Temple, the temple owner wanted to escape, but Xiang Qingniu and Mo Ningzhi saw it. Xiang Qingniu, who was furious, immediately rushed forward and fought fiercely, finally capturing the temple owner. live. The fat man was obviously very depressed these days. When tying the rope, he tightened it so hard that the rope almost sunk into the viewer's flesh.
Mo Ningzhi¡¯s attack was much more ruthless and rational than him, so the rope, which was like a master, would naturally have no effect. After Xiang Qingniu injured the temple master, she immediately floated over and broke all the temple master's limbs. In order to prevent him from having any remaining strength, she inserted all the golden needles that had been sealed on Xiang Qingniu's air points into the temple master. body.
Fang Jie was surprised when he saw Xiang Qingniu tying the rope with anger, and couldn't help but laugh: "I thought you were a prisoner now, and I planned to come here to get you."
Xiang Qingniu turned around when he heard the voice, saw Fang Jie stunned for a moment and then jumped over, as if seeing a long-lost relative, and hugged Fang Jie in his arms.
"Little Fangfang I have suffered a lot these days."
Fang Jie was choked by him and couldn't breathe. After pushing him away, he rolled his eyes and said, "Before I came, I was still thinking that you were most likely killed by someone. I even bought candles and paper money on the way. , I thought it would be better to burn some more paper money for you since I couldn¡¯t send you on your last journey. I also planned to burn a female paper figurine, because I know you have been a virgin for half your life, and I would have bought a coffin. I was shocked when I saw this, you look more alive than a corpse."
"Bah, bah, bah!"
Xiang Qingniu spat a few times and said: "Master said that I am blessed with good fortune, wealth and longevity. I will live to at least 150 years old without any illness, and I will be full of descendants!"
Fang Jie hummed and said, "Disasters generally lead to longevity."
Xiang Qingniu patted his shoulder, sat down on the side and sighed: "Fang Jieyou think I escaped the first disaster, can I escape the second disaster? In fact, I was very early in the matter of senior brother's conspiracy. I had noticed it before. When Prince Yi came up to the mountain, I overheard the two of them talking and guessed something. The next day I went to discuss it with my senior brother, and he captured me and sealed my energy Although I didn¡¯t join him in the rebellion, if I didn¡¯t report what I knew, your Majesty wouldn¡¯t let me go, right?¡±
He looked at Fang Jie pitifully, his fat face indeed lacked the sparkle of the past.
"If you are really stupid, just say what you just said to the emperor again."
Fang Jie lowered his voice and said, "You still want me to teach you about this kind of thing?"
Xiang Qingniu raised his head: "You mean, you want me to lie? I am famous for being honest and reliable, and the Taoist with the best character in history"
"Bah"
Fang Jie spat at him: "Can you be more disgusting?"
Xiang Qingniu shook his head: "I don't feel at ease, look at the group of officials over there. They all looked at me with glaring eyes, as if they were going to tear me into pieces in the next moment. of."
"Don't worry, you won't die."
Fang Jie smiled, and when he sat down next to Xiang Qingniu, he saw Mo Ningzhi standing not far away. Fang Jie's face changed slightly, and he almost became vigilant subconsciously.
"She's actually here too?"
Fang Jie couldn¡¯t help but ask.
Xiang Qingniu looked at Mo Ningzhi and said: "It was he who saved me. I was trapped by my senior brother. Out of love for my brothers, he didn't kill me. I have already thanked God for eight generations of my ancestors. But if she hadn't let me out. , there¡¯s no guarantee that he won¡¯t be killed by a villain.¡±
Fang Jie sighed: "Then you still don't agree with me?"
Xiang Qingniu whispered: "I really have this plan!"
"Get the hell out of here!"
Fang Jie cursed, looked at Mo Ningzhi and said, "I'm glad you're not on the wrong team."
Mo Ningzhi was silent for a while and replied: "I thought you would say that it's a pity that you didn't die with them."
Fang Jie smiled and said: "I know you have always wanted to kill me, but I have never thought of it this way. It's better for a beautiful girl like you to stay alive."
Mo Ningzhi suddenly smiled sweetly: "Don't worry, I will live well."
Fang Jie clearly felt a chill. He shrugged his shoulders and said, "I sincerely hope you are happy."
After saying this, he stood up and prepared to go down the mountain.
Mo Ningzhi¡¯s expression changed, and a hint of murderous intent flashed in her eyes.
Fang Jie¡¯s words were not abusive, but they were a bit cruel. Mo Ningzhi had never been happy in the past few years, and it was natural for her to feel resentful towards him. Fang Jie's sincere wish for you to be happy is clearly telling her that you will not be happy.
¡°I don¡¯t know if killing you will make me happy.¡±
Mo Ningzhi looked at Fang Jie's back and said.
Fang Jie paused and did not look back: "You really don't understand a woman's happiness."
He stretched out his hand, holding Shen Qingfan on one side and Mu Xiaoyao on the other, and walked away gracefully.
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The outside of Cishou Palace has been surrounded by service camps, and no one is allowed in or out. The eunuchs and maids in the palace have been captured and are kneeling in the courtyard waiting to be dealt with. The old palace maid who went to the East Palace before was also detained here. Her limbs were broken and her jaw was removed. She couldn't commit suicide even if she wanted to.
Qin Liuqi is a repeat offender and has been taken to the secret prison of the Imperial Guard. Next, he may go through the darkest period of his life.
The young eunuch Mu San had been walking around outside the Cishou Palace several times. He was relieved when the people from the service camp surrounded the Cishou Palace. Seeing His Majesty's imperial chariot coming this way from a distance, Mu San quickly ducked and hid. He didn't want the emperor to let Eunuch Su see him. At this time, it would be better to pretend that he knew nothing and was not interested in anything.
When Mu San saw that the military camp had surrounded Cishou Palace, he knew that the overall situation was decided. When he saw the emperor's chariot turning from a distance, he really wanted to stay and see how the Queen Mother faced the emperor's anger. But he didn't have the courage, so he could only retreat quickly and quietly.
The imperial chariot stopped outside Cishou Palace, and the emperor walked down slowly from it with Su Buwei's support. The elite of the Gishibing camp who were guarding outside neatly saluted the emperor with military salutes. The emperor nodded slightly and then walked into Cishou Palace. Walking along the corridor, the emperor didn't even look at the eunuchs and maids kneeling on the ground.
Su Buwei followed the emperor, always feeling that the emperor's steps were a bit heavy.
When he reached the door, the emperor waved his hand to signal Su Buwei not to follow him. Su Buwei immediately stopped and retreated to the bottom of the steps.
When the emperor walked in and saw the Queen Mother in formal dress sitting on a chair, he could hardly suppress the anger in his heart. Isn't this old woman good enough to me? She has actually put on the attire to welcome her own son to the throne, which is extremely abominable!
But the emperor did not get angry after all. He walked over, bowed and called out: "I have seen mother."
The Queen Mother's face looked very bad, as pale as if she was just recovering from a serious illness. She slowly opened her eyes, glanced at the emperor and snorted coldly: "Now, why bother showing off anymore?"
The emperor straightened up and walked to sit opposite the Queen Mother. He looked at the tea cup on the table next to the Queen Mother. It was obvious that the tea was completely cold.
The emperor frowned slightly and shouted outside: "Who served the Queen Mother with tea today? No one changed the tea when it got cold, damn it!"
Su Buwei, who was standing at the bottom of the steps, immediately turned around, glanced a few times and pointed at the two palace maids casually: "Death with a stick!"
Immediately, several wolves and tigers in flying fish robes came up and dragged the two palace maids down. The two palace maids were wailing all the way, their voices so shrill and shrill that it made people shudder.
The emperor arranged his clothes, smiled and said: "Mother, you see even now, because your tea has gone cold, I still killed the maid serving you with a stick in my anger. This happened quickly It will spread out, and all the officials will praise me as a most filial person."
The queen mother raised her head and stared at the emperor with her cloudy eyes, her face full of anger.
"Why don't you just kill me!"
She roared hysterically.
"Because you are the Queen Mother."
The emperor smiled at Dong'an: "It's me.?Mother, even ifnot the biological mother. I have admired filial piety since I ascended the throne, how could I not set an example? No matter what you did wrong, you are still the Queen Mother. "
The Queen Mother looked directly at the Emperor and said: "Let me die with my son!"
"You won't die, at least not in the near future."
The emperor said gently: "You will live well. If you feel a little unwell, the imperial doctors will still do their best to diagnose you. Naturally, no one will secretly poison you. According to your body, at least you can still Live for three to five years. If the hatred in your heart is really strong, you can live hard and see if you can survive longer than me. No one will kill you, and everyone will respect you as always."
The emperor said: "I will even tell the world that it was the Queen Mother who noticed Lao Liu's ambition, exposed it to me, and killed the relatives out of justice. In the following days, you will be praised by all the people in the Sui Dynasty. They will all say, you She is the fairest mother, but also the cruelest mother.¡±
The Queen Mother stared at the Emperor fiercely. If looks could kill, the Emperor would have been torn into pieces.
The emperor didn't care at all about the anger in the Queen Mother's eyes. He continued in a calm tone: "I have known for a long time that you did not want me to succeed to the throne at the beginning, but when the late emperor pointed at me to pass the throne before his death, many courtiers were present. , you just don¡¯t want to admit it, so you have been living very unhappy these years, and you will be very unhappy when you see me, right?¡±
The emperor smiled and said: "So I will come to greet you every morning and every night, so that you can see metwice every day."
The Queen Mother bit her lip and said angrily: "With such a heart like yours, you will die sooner or later!"
The emperor seemed to be getting happier and happier. He stood up, walked to the Queen Mother, pointed at the wrinkles on the Queen Mother's forehead and said with a smile: "Every day when I come here, I will take a closer look to see if the wrinkles on your face are getting deeper. If so. Yes, I will be happy all day long. I also know that you secretly planned to poison Qian'er and the queen In the first year of my ascension to the throne, you tried to win over Wu Peisheng and let him eat what I like. The rice porridge is poisoned, but how can you buy Wu Peisheng¡¯s loyalty to me?¡±
"In the third year of God's blessing, you sent people to buy colorless and odorless poison from Jiangnan, and you planned to attack me. But how did you know that the people you bribed to purchase things for the palace were also my people?"
"In the fifth year of God's blessing, you began to secretly bury dolls with my and the Queen's names written on them in Cishou Palace. You dug them out and pricked them dozens of times with silver needles every day. But even idiots know that this kind of thing will never work. So. I don¡¯t care, I even want to make a big puppet for you to play with.¡±
"God has blessed me for eight years, and I have a prince You have begun to extend your poisonous hands to your grandson. Unfortunately, how can anyone in this palace hide every move from me?"
The emperor smiled: "You have done so many evil things, but I still respect you. I even imagined that sooner or later your heart would be warmed by me. Later I realized that it would be more difficult than warming a huge stone. some."
"Just live"
He stretched out his hand and straightened the golden crown on the Queen Mother's head: "I will serve you well until my death."