Chapter 7 Bait and Death
Late at night, the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
Emperor Zhengyong's thin figure sat up from the large table.
"What are you talking about? That boy hasn't sensed the inner force until now?"
Wang Zhongyi smiled and said: "Yes, Your Majesty, that boy has been enshrining Yang Shaoyong with the gold medal in the enshrinement courtyard for almost two months, and he has never felt the internal power."
"Compared with your Majesty, this qualification is really different."
"Haha, we are ordinary people after all."
"Your Majesty, I have something else to report to you."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Then Yang Shaoyong... seems to have noticed that person's identity."
"Yang Shaoyong...a man from Taiyi."
Emperor Zhengyong knocked on the table and said quietly: "Nanyue County is not stable. Send him to check it out."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"If you teach the shadow from now on... it will be rotated every ten days by the Enshrinement Institute. It will stop after he has finished practicing the "Five Spirits Body Training Technique" and his internal strength has entered the first level of "Eternal Spring Kung"."
Emperor Zhengyong said: "Shadow, you don't need too many ideas."
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
……
Zheng Yi opened his eyes again, and there was still a simple bead curtain in front of him.
"Practice martial arts!"
For more than a month, his living habits have been very regular.
When I wake up in the morning, I first practice "Changchun Gong" for half an hour, then do 100 push-ups, sit-ups, and jumping jacks each, followed by meals and morning classes.
In the afternoon, we will do Zhamabu and practice the "Five Spirits Body Training Technique".
As for the "White Lotus Reincarnation Divine Art", he has no way to practice it at all. Let alone someone to teach it, he doesn't even have a formula for it. He can only rely on practicing with Bi He every day.
Therefore, every time he practiced double cultivation, he worked hard, at least three or four times a night.
It is worth mentioning that after Yang Shaoyong left, Wang Zhongyi brought him a new master.
Zhao Wuji.
An old man with gloomy eyes and gray hair.
After arriving, he didn't say any polite words, he just taught "Five Spirits Calming Body Technique" and "Changchun Gong".
After finishing teaching, he left the palace directly without wanting to stay any longer.
As a result, Zheng Yi didn't even have anyone to talk to.
It is worth mentioning that the teachers who teach our cultural classes have also changed twice.
I am afraid that I will become familiar with outsiders.
And the content they talked about were all about monarchs, ministers, parents, ethics, heaven and earth, monarchs, relatives and teachers.
In Zheng Yi's opinion, isn't this all a bunch of brainwashing talk?
This may be useful for ordinary people, or the predecessor of Zheng Yi who was born in a remote mountain village.
But for Zheng Yi now...it's useless!
But on the surface, of course, it was impossible for anyone to see that he had been acting completely normal.
Loyalty to the royal family and Emperor Zhengyong also increased.
Not only the teachers who taught him, but also the maids and eunuchs who served him, and the guards who guarded the outer gate were often rotated.
I don’t have any acquaintances at all!
On this day, Wang Zhongyi suddenly found himself.
"Don't practice the "Five Spirits Body Training Technique" for the past two days. Take a rest and go to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings the next day."
Only then did Zheng Yi remember that when he was first invited to the palace, he had said that he would go to the Ancestral Temple to pray for Emperor Zhengyong instead.
He quickly asked: "Eunuch, where is this Ancestral Temple?"
"On the west side of the Imperial City, it's only half an hour away from the Imperial City. What, are you in trouble?"
"It's okay, it's okay."
Wang Zhongyi said: "Zheng Yi... do your duty well. You will enjoy endless glory and wealth."
"But if you have second thoughts..."
Zheng Yi's heart skipped a beat and he quickly said: "What are you talking about, Mr. Wang? How can a villain be disobedient?"
"It is precisely because of you that the villain can come to this palace compound from that place where birds poop..."
“It’s good to know!”
Wang Zhongyi flicked the whisk and turned to leave.
In his heart, Zheng Yi continued to greet Wang Zhongyi and the eighteenth generation ancestors of Emperor Zhengyong!
In the third year of Zhengyong, it is June 1st.
Zheng Yi was served by two new maids and changed into a new dragon robe.
Five-clawed golden dragon. Today, he has taken off the human skin mask and shows his true face.
Looking closely, he is indeed very similar to Emperor Zhengyong.
Now wearing a dragon robe, a crown, and a bead curtain hanging upside down, he looks exactly like Emperor Zhengyong.
No one around the eunuchs, maids, guards, ministers, etc. noticed that Emperor Zhengyong had changed to a different person at this time!
"It is the destiny of heaven. The emperor's edict said: A king is born to be a man of the people. A king is a man who cares for heaven and provides for the people... Today I led hundreds of civil and military officials to the Ancestral Temple to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings..."
Under the eunuch's edict, numerous guards, maids, and eunuchs gathered around Emperor Zhengyong and went to the Ancestral Temple to pray.
Behind him, there were hundreds of civil and military officials in costumes, totaling over a thousand people.
On both sides of Zhuque Street, countless people knelt down and saluted, shouting long live the mountain.
Zheng Yi also took the opportunity to look out from the carriage and sedan, admiring the beautiful scenery of the imperial city.
But I saw that there were many ancient buildings in the imperial city, with tall buildings and sentry towers standing from time to time, and there were a large number of soldiers accompanying them around. It looked very prosperous.
As Zheng Yi walked out of the palace, somewhere in the secret hall of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Emperor Zhengyong was sitting alone in the corner, his eyes extremely gloomy.
"Hehehe... I will give you a chance during this trip."
"It depends on you...if you can catch it!"
The Imperial Ancestral Temple is located on the west side of the imperial city. It was the place dedicated to the late emperor of the Dayu Dynasty.
Dayu was founded for 356 years and experienced twenty-one emperors.
Under the leadership of Wang Zhongyi, Zheng Yi continued to offer sacrifices and pray for blessings like a puppet on a string, and did not gradually return until the sky darkened for most of the day.
In the carriage, Zheng Yi was also a little tired, but still tried hard to maintain his dignity.
At this moment, the team suddenly stopped, and there was a commotion ahead.
After waiting for a while, Zheng Yi felt a little strange when the team still didn't move forward.
This is the emperor's trip, how can the team stop?
He opened the curtains and asked: "Wang... Daban, what happened?"
Outside, he would call Wang Zhongyi "big companion" to show his closeness.
Wang Zhongyi bowed and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, I have sent someone to check."
"Your Majesty, please return to the sedan chair and don't show your head..."
Soon, a little eunuch trotted over.
"Returning to our ancestors, the "Izumo Tower" on Suzaku Street ahead collapsed. The ruins occupied half of Suzaku Street and the team was unable to move forward."
"The commander of the Forbidden Army asked whether to divert to Wenchang Road?"
Wang Zhongyi thought for a while and then said: "Yes, we can turn to Wenchang Road and enter the city through Wenchang Gate."
"Yes! Ancestor!"
"Your Majesty has ordered us to divert to Wenchangmen!"
The team turned directly and headed towards Wenchangmen.
But at this time, Zheng Yi, who was in the sedan chair, felt something was wrong.
"Diversion? Is there an accident?"
"Suzaku Street faces the imperial city directly. It is on a spacious road. The people around it are the royal family, nobles, and wealthy merchants. How could the building collapse?"
"And Wenchang Gate is located on the southeast side of the imperial city, with Hanlin Academy, Zhuangyuan Tower and other places on both sides. The road is narrow and there are many houses. How to get there?"
"Besides, when the emperor travels, he is accompanied by the imperial army... This is not right!"
He quickly looked around through the curtains, and the surrounding scenery had indeed changed.
"Oops... I'm not going to be the bait for fishing!"
Thinking of Emperor Zhengyong's gloomy eyes, Zheng Yi's heart pounded.
"No, I can't stay here, but I can't leave... Wang Zhongyi, that old dog, I have to save myself!"
He secretly glanced outside, but Wang Zhongyi was nowhere to be seen, and he didn't know where he had gone.
He opened the curtains and looked outside. There were palace maids and eunuchs accompanying him.
"Poof!"
"Puff!!"
At this moment, bursts of sound breaking through the air suddenly came from the distance, and then more than ten figures jumped up from the houses on both sides and rushed toward Zheng Yi's sedan.
"Kill the Dog Emperor!"
"Avenge my king!"
"Assassin! There is an assassin...poof!"
"Escort...!"
"Ah!"
In an instant, the entire team was on their backs, swords flashed, and the entire street quickly became chaotic.
(End of chapter)