Chapter 46:-for-tat
"Wet me Qingyang, the soul returns~"
Seven-storey high platform, on top of the Nanmu coffin.
At the four corners of the high platform, an incense burner is placed, and the rich spicy fragrance is spit out from the furnace and rises straight into the sky, as if it goes straight to the sky.
Underneath the high platform, several kinds of fragrant wood spices are stacked in a tic-tac-toe shape.
There is a Taoist priest holding a torch next to him.
In the farther periphery, there are Taoist high skills, playing musical instruments and chanting in a low voice.
Li Pixuan watched all this silently.
He was over seventy years old, and his hair and eyebrows were white.
The long beard drags all the way to the chest and abdomen.
The years have left countless carved marks on his face.
The layers of wrinkles all tell the wind and frost of the years he has experienced.
His waist was already rickety, and he was holding a yellow rattan wood carving crutch in his hand, so that he could support his waist and legs.
His eyes were already a little cloudy.
But in these eyes, there is a depth of seeing through the world, and there is also a trace of love for life.
Looking at the coffin on the high platform, Li Bixuan sighed in his heart.
"Gao Yang, in the past, I always advised you not to be willful, just live this life safely, you always don't listen, but now, heaven and man are separated."
The most hurtful thing in the world.
It is better than a white-haired person sending a black-haired person.
Looking at the high platform, the woman who had grown up with her own eyes had now turned into a cold corpse.
Li Bixuan raised his head slightly, closed his eyes, his lips moved, and secretly thought: "The soul is back." ”
By his side, some important officials of Zongzheng Temple, the royal family of Zongzheng Temple, as long as they have nothing to do, they all came.
They were listed behind Li Pixuan, no matter what they thought in their hearts, they all looked solemn.
On the high platform, Guo Xingzhen brandished a peachwood sword and continued to do the ritual of bidding farewell to Princess Gaoyang.
This is the Datang convention.
The Li family pursued Li Laojun as their ancestor.
Worship Taoism and take Taoism as the state religion.
If the members of the royal family go, they need to use Taoist rituals to pay tribute and appease the soul.
In this regard, many of the eminent monks in Shamen are very envious.
It's a pity that at least for now, Datang still takes Taoism as the state religion.
There is no wavering in this matter.
Beside Li Bixuan, a young woman wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said to Li Bixuan: "How long will the ceremony take?" ”
"Soon, after three singing and three sighs, you can seal the coffin and then bury it on an auspicious day."
As soon as Li Pixuan's words fell, he suddenly saw a eunuch at the gate of the palace hurriedly trotting in.
"There is Shaoqing of Dali Temple outside, and Su Dawei asks to see him."
"Su Dawei?"
Li Pixuan was slightly stunned.
The Taoist who was playing a musical instrument in the hall seemed to have missed a beat in his hand.
The other people of the Li Tang clan, both young and old, cast curious glances at the entrance of the hall.
Su Dawei's name, they have heard a lot in recent years.
It is said that this person has a great relationship with the Empress Wu.
Moreover, in recent years, on the battlefields of Goguryeo and Belle, there have been a few battles that have been fought really well, which has greatly promoted the prestige of the Tang Dynasty.
At the court meeting, it was also mentioned to His Majesty after mentioning the martial arts.
The most surprising thing is that this person is still young, and he has already won the favor of Su Dingfang and Li Tao.
This shows that after the death of this generation of veterans, they will become a new generation of famous generals, inherit the martial arts of the Tang Dynasty, and continue to conquer for His Majesty.
The future is limitless.
But now it's Zongzheng Temple, the ceremony of bidding farewell to Gaoyang and paying tribute to Gaoyang, what is this person doing here?
For a moment, all looked at each other, confused.
Although Li Pixuan is old, his mind is still relatively bright.
After thinking about it for a while, he remembered Su Dawei's matter, and said to the eunuch: "What is he doing here?" ”
He said...... It's for the murder of Princess Gaoyang. ”
As soon as he said this, Li Bixuan's cheeks twitched slightly, and the white beard on his chest trembled slightly.
Gao Yang was killed, but it was an unspeakable pain.
Before this man arrived, he came in with such a word.
How can this memorial service be carried out today?
The noble lady standing behind Li Pixuan said softly: "It seems that I heard that this person was the one who insisted on opening Gao Yang's body for examination before." ”
"What?"
Li Bixuan's snow-white brows rose upward.
The old eyes were bloodshot.
He is a person of the previous generation, and the most important thing is the body and skin, and the parents who receive it.
This time, I was in a hurry to bury Gao Yang, because I heard that someone dissected Gao Yang's body.
This simply poked the old man's scales.
He couldn't go to Li Zhi for this, so he could only let Gao Yang settle for peace as soon as possible.
The eunuch looked at Li Bixuan's face and whispered, "If you don't want to see him, I will refuse him." ”
"See, why not?"
Li Bixuan paused, leaned over his waist and coughed violently a few times.
When he raised his head again, a fierce color flashed in his eyes: "The old man wants to see, what a three-headed and six-armed man dares to touch the princess's body and let him in." ”
There was a coldness in these words, which almost frightened the eunuch's legs.
He hurriedly bent down and bowed: "The villain will go." ”
After speaking, he hurriedly turned around and ran out to pass the word.
After a while, Su Dawei walked in with Cheng Daozhi, who was wilting, and a cautious eunuch.
That's right, the eunuchs who were supposed to lead the way in front were all scared.
only dared to quietly follow behind, but put Su Dawei in front.
Judging from Li Pixuan's attitude just now, it is clear that he will not give Su Dawei face this time.
Even strong conflicts can erupt.
There is no need to say much about how much prestige and power this person at the helm of Zongzheng Temple, the head of the Tang Dynasty, has.
Even if you borrow a few heads from Su Dawei, it is not enough.
In this case, the fool rushed to the front.
Even Cheng Daozhi understands this truth.
Neither can but come.
But when he came, he was also determined to pretend.
Let Su Da go up for himself.
He was not afraid of death, he dared to ask the sect Li Bixuan for someone and let him go by himself.
It's best that Li Bixuan didn't notice Cheng Daozhi at all, and paid all attention to Su Dawei.
That couldn't be better.
Su Dawei strode into the field, raised his eyes and swept it, and a flash of surprise flashed in his eyes.
He didn't expect that Zongzheng Mansion had already started to hold a funeral ceremony.
If this is slower again, as soon as Princess Gaoyang's coffin is nailed, he Su Dawei will want to check it again, and it will be a little difficult to do.
If a man talks about entering the earth for peace, if he repeatedly disturbs and violates customs.
I'm afraid that Li Zhi will also have opinions.
If someone like Li Yifu blows the wind on the side, it will be even more troublesome.
Su Dawei had a flash of thought in his heart, strode forward, recognized Li Bixuan, was neither humble nor arrogant to him, and saluted with his crossed hands: "I have seen Zongzheng Temple." ”
Li Bixuan was on crutches, his eyes widened, and his eyes were surging.
Where is it still like a dying old man.
is clearly a stranger with deep cultivation.
Su Dawei was secretly taken aback in his heart.
Hear the sound of crackling beans.
Li Bixuan's originally rickety waist straightened up all of a sudden.
The figure suddenly became taller.
It was only at this time that everyone discovered that Li Bixuan was not short.
He was at least eight feet five feet tall.
is in his seventies, and he is nearly 1.9 meters tall, but when he was young, he grew up, and he would not lose to Su Dawei in front of him.
Even those close to him, in the past ten years, have never seen Li Pixuan standing up like this.
A seventy-year-old man with white hair and a beard like snow.
At this time, he was fighting with one hand, and he looked at Su Dawei with a majestic gaze.
The words spoken, unusually calm.
There is no imaginary tension.
There is no imaginary fiery intensity, but a faint sentence.
"You are Su Dawei?"
"Exactly."
Su Dawei nodded and said, "Lord Siqing should know my intentions, Your Majesty ordered me to investigate Princess Gaoyang's case." ”
"Investigate the case, the old man can understand."
Li Bixuan's eyes shrank slightly: "Why do you want to move Gao Yang's corpse, so that she can't rest after death?" ”
"Because it is necessary to investigate the case."
Su Dawei did not flinch in any way because he was in front of the head of the Li Tang clan.
He looked at Li Bixuan with unwavering gaze for a moment and said: "Princess Gaoyang's case is very special, if you don't use this method, you won't understand the real cause of her death, and you won't be able to find out the real murderer to comfort the spirit in the sky." ”
"Nonsense."
It's still a faint four words.
These four words come out.
The people nearby shivered at the same time.
Feel the temperature of the air drop dramatically.
Some people even exhale white air.
Obviously, this is not an illusion, but a real cold.
And the source of the cold is on Li Pixuan.
His body seemed to have an invisible black hole, and it was like nine cold ice.
It is constantly sucking up all the light and heat around it.
And the first to bear the brunt was Su Dawei.
The yellow vine wooden staff paused lightly on the ground.
It's not heavy, but it's like hitting everyone's heart.
"When a person dies, if you want your soul to be reincarnated, you must have a complete body, this is the avenue of heaven and earth, and now you will dissect Gao Yang's body on the grounds of investigating the case...... The old man knew about this too late, if he knew it at the time, how could he let you do this? ”
Every word of Li Pixuan is sonorous and powerful.
His eyes seemed to be carrying knives, cutting Su Dawei again and again.
"The old man has gone through three dynasties, and he has never heard of it, and he will not go to the murderer when investigating the case, but will use the knife again on the innocent and tragic death."
After speaking, he paused slightly, raised his voice again, and said, "Are you investigating the case, or are you insulting Gao Yang, so that she will not be able to rest in peace after her death?" ”
"Siqing, when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out."
Su Dawei pondered: "If there is no spirit after death, what to do will have no effect on Princess Gaoyang; If the consequences of death are really spiritual, presumably the princess can also understand my painstaking efforts, in order to catch the murderer and avenge the princess, presumably the princess will not blame me. ”
"What a clever word, a good man who can speak the truth."
Li Bixuan's face remained unchanged, but his white beard trembled.
He even laughed.
It's just a smile, without any warmth.
It's a kind of sneer.
"Gao Yang's body is on that high platform, do you dare to face her and say that you are worthy of it? Do you dare to say that you hurt Gao Yang's body without disturbing her soul? Why are you? ”
Li Pixuan's voice suddenly increased.
From him, a sudden surge of power poured out.
It was a kind of indescribable, inexplicable qi.
The previously implicit black hole, at this moment, suddenly opened.
I only hear the sound of "Xiuxiu" in my ears.
It was the air of four, being sucked up by an invisible force.
And Li Bixuan, although his face remains the same.
But Su Dawei saw another side from him.
A cultivator who has cultivated deeply has quietly opened his fangs.
It is rumored that Li Tang has enough aliens in his own hands, so he is determined to dominate the world.
This is Li Zhi's greatest confidence in the face of the coercion of the eldest grandson Wuji and the infiltration of those foreign enemies.
"Siqing, please listen to me......"