Chapter 281 The Little Emperor
To survive in this world, there must be vitality.
Flying birds have vital energy, swimming mice have vital energy, and growing trees also have vital energy. This is the innate fetal energy that a living thing contains when it is born, and it grows day by day after birth.
If it is a human being, it will reach its peak at the age of thirty-three, and then gradually dissipate, disappearing completely when it goes west.
After that, either it turns into a ghost, or the soul returns to reincarnation, it will no longer generate Qi.
The young man in front of him was like a stone in Zuo Chen's eyes, and there was no trace of vitality in his body.
Like...
A moving sculpture of flesh and blood.
"Taoist priest, what did you see?" Li Ji asked.
"Your emperor... is a little unique." Zuo Chen said with emotion.
The words he spoke were as if they were talking about family matters, which made the old eunuch's eyelids twitch.
Under normal circumstances, the old eunuch would have shouted:
"Bold! Your Majesty the Emperor is also one of you who can talk loudly? Why don't you kneel down quickly?"
But now this situation is a bit special.
Among the three guests, Li Ji is the emperor's uncle and does not need to kneel. The remaining two are a famous aunt and a true immortal.
Tell them both to kneel down?
Haha.
Just shut up and watch.
The young emperor Li Rongxuan on the main seat also stared at Zuo Chen:
"Are you Zuo Chen, Taoist Priest Zuo? Is this the aunt of Xuzhou Jishi next to you?"
"Exactly." Zuo Chen responded.
The little emperor stood up excitedly, walked up to Zuo Chen in three steps and two steps at a time, stretched out his hands, as if he wanted to put them on Zuo Chen's hands.
Zuo Chen did not expect that the other party would be so eager, so he stretched out his hand to support the little emperor.
Listen to Li Rongxuan's words:
"The great virtue of Taoism has saved the world from the fire and water. Now Kyoto is trapped and it is difficult to get out of the quagmire. Please ask the Taoist priest for help to drive away the corruption in Kyoto. .”
He and Li Ji looked at each other and found that the latter was also shaking his head, obviously not knowing that the little emperor had such an ambition in his heart.
Zuo Chen simply asked directly:
"What do you want me to do?"
"Sit down first, and I will talk to you slowly." Li Rongxuan asked the old man The eunuch went to move the tables and chairs, got three guest seats, and asked Zuo Chen and the others to sit down.
The old eunuch and General Zhou stood on either side of the little emperor, like two guardian gods.
After everyone was seated, Li Rongxuan asked:
"Do the Taoist priest and uncle know the current situation in Kyoto?"
"I just came here and I am still confused. Please tell me."
< br>Hearing this, the little emperor also sighed twice and said:
"Now the Emperor of Liang says it is me, but the actual power is not in my hands.
"There are many aristocratic families in the entire Kyoto, and various forces are complex. In addition to the families of the founding veterans, there are also the remaining meritorious aristocratic families in the original seven cities. They are entangled with each other, forming a huge spider web that traps the entire beam. Bind them and devour the flesh and blood of the people.
"In addition, the two prime ministers on the left and right of the DPRK are also extremely powerful. They command all the civil and military officials in the DPRK. Most of the government affairs cannot even pass through my hands.
"Today, the only ministers I can use are General Zhou and Eunuch Bao. Most of the other ministers are related to that group of nobles."
Listen to what Li Rongxuan said. , Li Ji looked at General Zhou with some surprise:
"The general should have the Kyoto Tiger Talisman and be able to call the imperial army and the national defense army. With the greatest military power in his hands, how can he be afraid of those nobles? ”
This has been the truth in the world since ancient times. As long as the steel knife in your hand is hard enough, the rules will be in your own hands.
Li Ji and General Zhou are indeed old friends. According to his understanding, this general is very loyal. This can be said to be a bit foolish loyalty. No matter who sits on the throne, as long as Just as his name says, he will do his best to help and support.
Because of this, before coming to Kyoto, Li Ji believed that there should be two sides in the dynasty, the general and the little emperor, and the prime minister and the aristocratic family.
After hearing Li Ji's words, General Zhou glanced at Li Ji:
"Sixty years ago, the capital's body died, destroying a generation of masters in Kyoto; twenty years ago in Kyoto The ghost disaster caused heavy casualties to the elite troops; now the vassal king is besieging the capital with eager eyes, and my remaining chariot and horse generals are guarding the pass one by one.
"Just like this, Youzhou Pass is still in trouble, saying that my old friend has brought all five thousand of his cavalry here for a walk. I have no choice but to send a large number of forbidden troops over. You said that in Kyoto now, How many troops and horses do I have available?"
Li Ji said nothing.
Li Rongxuan interrupted this awkward conversation:
“I don’t want to see the nobles take control of the beam anymore. I heard that you, Taoist Master, are very capable and are a god in this world. I would like to ask you to help me. Destroy the family and restore a bright future to Daliang. I am also willing to serve you as the new capital master, one person is more powerful than ten thousand people!"
The old eunuch on the side wanted to say something, but in the end he only said a little. Shaking his head, he said nothing.
After hearing Li Rongxuan's words, Zuo Chen and Li Ji looked at each other.
In the end, Li Ji spoke:
"I'm afraid this...can't be done."
"Uncle?"
It was obvious in Li Rongxuan's eyes. showed a look of shock.
It seems that he doesn't understand why the other party refuses when he has already given such generous treatment and conditions.
“My little nephew, do you know what I am guarding in the north?” Li Jidao. After listening to Li Ji's words, Li Rongxuan had a confused look on his face.
He turned his head slightly and looked at General Zhou beside him. General Zhou pondered for a moment and was a little unsure:
"I didn't actually go to the north either. , I did talk to His Highness King Wei twice before. At that time, King Wei told me that I always thought that the evil creatures in the black water in the north were the nomadic people in the north. "
"Can the nomads hold back my five thousand cavalry?" Li Ji snorted coldly: "The black water evil thing calls the sea of suffering, but it is a catastrophe that will destroy the world. If not, how could I have been guarding the north?"
< br>Li Ji simply told the little emperor everything that happened in the north.
Sea of bitterness, green hills, moving mountains to fill the sea.
The young man, who was only in his teens, was stunned for a while.
When Li Ji finished talking about how Zuo Chen suppressed the entire Qingqiu Mountain at the northern border, Li Rongxuan finally gasped:
"Uncle, are you serious about this?"
"If you don't believe it, there is still a drop of the sea of suffering in Taoist Master's hand. Just ask him to take it out and show it to you."
Zuo Chen is the same. He took out a white jade bottle from his pocket, opened the top of it, took out a drop of the Sea of Bitterness, and let it hover in his hand.
The three emperors stared at the sea of suffering, all feeling shaken. They looked at each other for a while, not knowing what to say.
"Uncle, what do you think I should do?"
Li Rongxuan asked Li Ji for advice.
"The most important thing now is to help the Taoist leader escape the sea of suffering. The nobles are now holding them back and should be killed. But after killing them, Daliang will not need an emperor for the time being." Li Jidao: "We will recruit heroes from all over the world. After entering Kyoto, he was promoted to a pavilion. Deal with the tragedy of Daliang, so that the Taoist priest can deal with the catastrophe of world destruction without any distractions!"
As soon as he said this, the eyes of the old eunuch next to him almost popped out, and he opened his mouth and said "boldly"! The words were stuck in his throat, and he was about to shout out.
In the end, the little emperor waved his hand gently and interrupted the old eunuch.
The old eunuch’s face turned purple from the pain.
"Uncle, this matter has a great impact on me. Can you allow me... to think about it carefully?"
"Of course there is no problem." Li Ji nodded.
If the little emperor had a bad attitude when seeing him, or if he was a person with no achievements at all, Li Ji would probably not be so polite in his words, and just give him a hard blow and be done with it.
But now it seems that this child is quite enterprising. If there is no catastrophe, he may be able to become a wise king if he works hard.
Li Ji is still willing to be patient with such juniors.
Li Rongxuan also knew that he could not continue talking about this matter, so he simply turned to look at Zuo Chen, his eyes full of curiosity.
"Taoist Priest, when you saw me just now, you said there was something strange about my body, but what did you find?"
When talking about this, Zuo Chen also took a second look at the little emperor:< br>
"Is there any inconvenience in your daily life?"
"Inconvenience?" Li Rongxuan thought for a few seconds: "My bones are weak and I can't stand the wind and cold. In addition, Nothing wrong with that.”
The slightest bit of energy has no results, just no protection from the wind and cold?
"Do you mind letting me take your pulse?"
"It doesn't matter."
Li Rongxuan stretched out his hand directly, and the old eunuch behind him covered his chest, almost passing out. .
Zuo Chen put his hand on Li Rongxuan's pulse and let out a little bit of spiritual energy to explore the gas. This ray of spiritual energy soon traveled all over Li Rongxuan's body.
And soon, Zuo Chen also found some abnormalities in Li Rongxuan's dantian.
There was a dot in his belly, and a thin line was pulled out by the deception. The thin line was invisible and covered his whole body, controlling the little emperor's actions.
Rather than saying that he is a living person of flesh and blood, it is better to say that this little emperor is a puppet being manipulated.
And the energy in his Dantian goes straight to the depths of the earth.
Because it was too deep, Zuo Chen couldn’t see clearly even with his Guan Qi technique.
"Taoist Master, is there something wrong with my health?"
Li Rongxuan was a little nervous.
"...It's nothing."
Just now, Zuo Chen did have a weird idea of cutting off the connection to see the reaction, but he immediately suppressed it. .
If this thing fails to be followed after being cut off, and the little emperor loses control and dies on the spot by performing a trick, then Zuo Chen can only consider using all force to pass Kyoto.
Too many people would die that way, and ordinary people might suffer setbacks, which is not good.
Honestly suppressing his curiosity, Zuo Chen asked:
"Is there anything underground in Kyoto?"
"Huh?"
< br>Faced with Zuo Chen’s confused inquiry, Li Rongxuan seemed a little confused, but he still answered honestly:
"It's the ancestral tomb in Beijing. All the emperors in Daliang are buried under it."
There are many doubts. Zuo Chen doesn't know whether one generation of emperors is like this or whether all generations of emperors are like this.
And if his body is like this...
Is the previous emperor's madness related to his physical condition?
I don’t know now whether the little emperor really doesn’t know or is pretending to be confused. After much thought, he still needs to use some means.
(End of this chapter)