The abbot of the Four Noble Truths, Fa Feng, commonly known as Li Zhuzhu, pushed the tea tray towards the Dragon King and said, "Although the tea is ordinary, the water is made by melting the ice and snow of the Tianshan Mountains for thousands of years, and it is quite a taste." ”

Gu Shenwei picked up the small teacup and took a sip lightly, "Vulgar people have dirty mouths, and they can't taste anything special." ”

"Hehe, the Dragon King is telling the truth. Fa Feng's left leg is lying cross-legged and the right leg is bent on the knee, and the monk's clothes are worn loosely and hakamatically, in addition to the light of the head, there is a demeanor of a famous person in the Central Plains, "This snow water comes from the extremely high place of the Tianshan Mountains, I am afraid that it has not melted since the opening of the heavens and the earth, and it is a rare thing, if you want to say the taste, there is indeed nothing special." But as soon as people in the world hear the word "rare", they will inevitably give birth to the heart of "rare", so they have the taste of "rare", which is in line with the meaning of Buddhism's "born from the heart", the dragon king sees through the illusion and is born with a Buddha heart. ”

Gu Shenwei thought for a while, shook his head and said: "No, if it is an ordinary person who gives tea to me, even if it is dirty and muddy water, I have to praise it out of politeness, I don't think there is a need to be polite to you, and it has nothing to do with Buddhism and Taoism." ”

Jian Feng clapped his hands and smiled, "Dragon King, Dragon King, Dragon King." After saying three times in a row, the smile suddenly disappeared, "You just want to hear the truth." ”

"Exactly. ”

"There are too many truths, I don't know where to start, does the Dragon King have any suggestions?"

"From the beginning, there's plenty of time. ”

There were only two of them in the meditation room, and Queen Ju was worshipping many gods and Buddha halls one by one, and she did believe that these were not just perfunctory for the sake of the Dragon King.

Fa Feng pulled the tray, poured himself a cup of tea, tasted it, and said: "Things are expensive, people are expensive, people are difficult to do, Lao Wei's real name is Li Jiaozhu, 20 years ago by Buddhism, home with hair practice, for this is willing to give up the career, originally wanted to cut off the dust, but because the official seeks the Buddha's fame is getting bigger and bigger, every time the guests come to visit the endless stream. ”

Fa Feng raised his head and recalled, his expression was in a trance, and he became more and more not like the abbot of a temple, "When I wake up, it's too late, I fell deeper into the court than before I studied Buddhism, Lord Wei Songwei and General Gu, the father of the Dragon King, are frequent visitors to my house." ”

"I haven't heard of you. Gu Shenwei couldn't find Li Qizhu's name in his memory.

"Well, that's normal, I'm a celebrity who asks for Buddha, of course I can't just go to other people's homes to visit, but if you've heard the title of 'Magpie Military Master', that's me. ”

"Are you the 'Magpie Military Division'?" Gu Shenwei blurted out, and childhood memories suddenly flooded into front of him, "My father used to always talk about 'Quejun Division'. ”

"Hehe, 'Gong loses his son and cuts bamboo and wood to think that he is a magpie', and my friends gave me the nickname 'Magpie Military Division'. ”

"So you are also a favorite of the first emperor. ”

"I once received His Majesty who visited Weifu in my own home, and there were five or six people who sat with me, alas, the confidant withered and fell, and I was the only one left. ”

"It's not easy for anyone to survive. Gu Shenwei said coldly that for the supporters of the first emperor, betraying friends to seek glory is almost the only way to survive.

"Not easy. Fa Feng sighed, "Soon after the death of the first emperor, I wanted to leave home, who knew that there were no less than hundreds of large temples and small temples in the capital, and they did not dare to accept me, so I traveled to the south, and finally had to shave, two years later I decided to follow the example of the previous generation of monks, and went to the Western Regions to seek the law." ”

"Yan Qin, the regular servant, still refuses to let you go after all. Gu Shenwei didn't believe in any law-seeking theory, and Li Qizhu was in a hurry to leave the Central Plains, naturally to take refuge.

Fa Feng smiled and shook his head, "Hehe, the Dragon King imagined the dispute between the Central Plains court and court too harshly, I have already obtained Yan Qin's understanding, not only that, but he also tried his best to win me back to the capital master, and refused my temple in the past, and asked me to be the abbot or the first one, I want to come to the Western Regions to seek the law, in fact, it is too much to disturb." ”

Gu Shenwei didn't say anything, this matter has little to do with his own annihilation, and it doesn't matter if it's true or not.

"At that time, I had already traveled to the border, waiting for the customs clearance, and Yan Qin sent me to meet me in person, it was a secret trip, and the officials thought he was an ordinary palace man. ”

Fa Feng paused for a moment, his face became solemn, and Gu Shenwei knew that he was going to talk about his own affairs.

"I received the task of hiring someone to kill the entire family of the Patron family. ”

Fa Feng told the truth like this, Gu Shenwei was a little surprised, but this could not reduce his anger, the anger that was less and less displayed but never extinguished, "What a high monk who traveled west to seek the Dharma." ”

There was no trace of guilt in Fa Feng's eyes, but it was plain and clear, "I took the task not because of Yan Qin's pressure. ”

"And for what? Do you have a grudge against my father?"

"Of course not, General Gu is upright and loyal, and he is one of the people I admire the most, and Yan Qin also knows this, so he showed me a copy of the edict of the first emperor, which makes it very clear that once the new emperor grows up and is in good health, Yan Qin will be given the right to kill the entire Gu family. Therefore, it was not Yan Qin who wanted to slaughter the Gu family, but the first emperor. ”

Gu Shenwei remained silent, he already had a premonition of what Fa Feng was going to say next.

"Don't you believe the Dragon King?" Fa Feng asked, without waiting for an answer, and continued, "I don't believe it either, but the handwriting and imperial seal of the first emperor are beyond doubt, Yan Qin said to me, 'The first emperor knew that I was at odds with General Gu, so he gave a secret decree, two years have passed, and now that His Majesty is in good health, it is time to carry out the will. The Quejun Master is one of the most trusted people of the first emperor, so I entrust the task to you, whether you accept it or not, with all respect. I hesitated for two days, but I took it. ”

"Why did the old emperor kill my whole family?"

"I didn't say it in the secret decree, and Yan Qin didn't mention it, but I think I know the general reason. ”

"It's the secret of Beiting again, right?"

"Hehe, the Dragon King must be tired of hearing it, and I don't have any clear evidence, let's make a long story short, I believe that the Dragon King and the Dragon King's sister are both born to the first emperor and sent to the Gu family to cover people's eyes. ”

"So the old emperor slaughtered the Gu family in order to kill his own children?" Gu Shenwei said flatly, as if this was an anecdote that had nothing to do with him, "Well, the old emperor is worried that the people of Beiting will use this rumor to challenge the new emperor, and he is afraid that the new emperor will be too young and will have no one to inherit if he dies early, so he will have to wait for the little emperor to grow up before slaughtering the Gu family and cutting off the thoughts of the people of Beiting." ”

"That's exactly what I was thinking. Fa Feng said.

"In this way, I once had the opportunity to inherit the throne, and if the little emperor dies young, Yan Qin will come up with another secret decree to show my identity and put me on the throne. ”

"Perhaps, I haven't seen this secret before. Fa Feng knew that the Dragon King was sneering, but his tone was still serious, "In short, what the first emperor means is that either the eldest son will be made the emperor by the old ministers of the Central Plains, or he will be killed altogether, and the people of Beiting must not be allowed to participate in it." ”

"In order to repay the trust of the first emperor, you came to Biyu City and hired Jinpeng Fort to slaughter your old friend's entire family. ”

"The tea is cold. Fa Feng pushed the tray aside, looked up for a moment, and said, "No, it's not the Jinpeng Castle I hired." ”

Fa Feng has always been very cooperative, but he wants to change his statement on the most critical matter, Gu Shenwei is familiar with this method, so he immediately raised his vigilance, "Are you soft-hearted?"

"No, I'm just a little puzzled, if the first emperor really issued a secret decree to Yan Qin, if the dragon king's life experience is really so important, why did Yan Qin allow the Gu family to move to the Western Regions in the first place? Moreover, it is at the foot of the Tianshan Mountain, which is close to the North Court, isn't this against the original intention of the first emperor? Yan Qin has already held great power, he does not let go, and the Gu family can't even go out of the Jingshi, let alone go to the Western Regions. ”

Gu Shenwei couldn't help but snort, because after hearing so many rumors, someone finally pointed out the most obvious loophole, whether it was to get rid of future troubles or as a backup emperor, the old emperor and Yan Qin should firmly control the Gu family in the Central Plains.

"Fortunately, the journey from the Central Plains to Biyu City is long enough, and I have time to think about it. Fa Feng said.

"Yan Qin forged the secret decree of the first emperor?"

"There is this possibility, Yan Qin is familiar with the handwriting of the first emperor, the new emperor ascended the throne, and the imperial seal is in his hands, it should not be difficult to forge a testament, but I didn't see the truth at the time, and I couldn't tell the difference afterwards. ”

"Then you didn't hire Jinpeng Castle, but why did the Jinpeng killer still come to the door?"

"The employer is from the Pang family. ”

"General Pang Ning?"

"Hmm...... I'm sure it's from the Pang family, but it's hard to say whether it represents Pang Ning or Pang Jing. ”

"They're brothers, what's the difference?"

"The difference is very big, if it is Pang Ning, it means that the secret decree of the first emperor is likely to be true, and the life experience of the dragon king is ...... At least it is very suspicious, the Queen Mother knows about this, so she entrusts the most trusted mother's family to cut down the grass and eradicate the roots; if it is Pang Jing, he has a cold relationship with the Queen Mother, and it is impossible for him to participate in such a confidential matter, so there is another reason for hiring a murderer to destroy the door. ”

The Gu family moved to the Western Regions ten years ago, and Pang Jing was only seventeen or eighteen years old at the time, so what kind of hatred could he have with the Gu family? "Pang Jing has a grudge against my father?"

"Strictly speaking, it's not Pang Jing who has an enmity with your father, it's his family. ”

Gu Shen was stunned, the content of the previous conversation was basically within his expectations, but Fa Feng's pulling out Pang Jing's wife was a completely new statement.

"Pang Jing married the first emperor's favorite younger sister, Princess Huaping. ”

"Hmm. Gu Shenwei didn't understand even more, how could a princess make a feud with the emperor's guards.

"Alas, there are very few people who know about this past, and even if another person knows that the murderer is a member of the Pang family, I am afraid that he will not be able to guess Pang Jing's head. Fa Feng was silent for a moment, as if the past was too long ago and needed to be carefully recalled, "Has the Dragon King heard the story of the Red Batgirl?"

Of course Gu Shenwei had heard it, he remembered it clearly, one summer night, he sneaked to Shangguan Ru's residence, knocked on the window, and told her and Shangguan Yushi the story of the female bat girl, "The magic hand dragon, the thief of the Jingshi, was finally surrounded by my father with troops and committed suicide." ”

"That's right, it's her, but the Red Batgirl didn't commit suicide, changed back to her original identity, and continued to be her Princess Hoopyeh. ”

Gu Shen was prepared not to believe in Fa Feng's story, but at this time, he had to believe that a thief who could steal the palace, who else could he be besides an internal thief? The young man couldn't think clearly, but now he knew that this was the only reasonable explanation.

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