Chapter 118 I don’t know where the clouds are The eldest princess' carriage failed to return to the princess's palace. On the way, he was stopped by a team of imperial guards led by Da Diao Dangli, and turned to the Daming Palace to meet the current emperor. On the way, the eldest princess, who had recovered some of her health under the careful care of the palace maids, took a pill brought by Da Diao Yanli, and her physical deficiency was quickly made up for by more than half. After a few days of rest, you will basically recover completely. So when the carriage entered the inner court of Daming Palace, the eldest princess got off and walked to meet the current emperor, her father. At this time, the emperor was on Penglai Mountain of Taiye Lake, standing opposite his elder brother, the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju, who had disheveled hair and was barefoot. "Your daughter will be here soon, just tell me what you want to say." Deposed Crown Prince Li Ju glanced down the mountain and urged, "I also have other things to do, so don't waste time." The emperor asked indifferently: "What can you do? Hiding underground all day long, doing those shameful and dirty things?"

"Nothing to do with you." "But it hurts the Li family's reputation! It hurts the interests of the Celestial Empire!" "If that's the case, why didn't you take care of it in the past thirty years?" "Is it that I don't care, or that you don't change?" "If you really want to control me, how can I not change it? What a joke!" "That's because you are my elder brother, and I don't want to be cruel to you!" "A king is selfless! How can there be brothers? You know clearly whether you don't want to or you don't dare to." Even though the two had huge and sharp disagreements, their voices remained calm. One is indifferent, the other is apathetic, as if they were carved from the same mold. But as soon as the four words "Where are the brothers?" were uttered, the atmosphere on Penglai Mountain became completely different. Hearing the question of "unwilling" or "dare not", the current emperor could hardly hide his disappointment and anger on his face. The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju turned around, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the moon, and remained silent. After a while, the eldest princess was about to reach Taiye Lake. The emperor spoke, breaking the silence: "Times have changed. The secret deeds you did in the past thirty years were nothing, and I could pretend that I didn't see them. But now it's not possible. I will not tolerate you anymore. No matter how great the price, I will take back the destiny of the Celestial Empire that you carry with you!" The emperor of the Celestial Empire serves a term of fifty years. Thirty of the years are devoted to governing the country, ten years are spent deciding on a crown prince, and ten years are spent by the crown prince observing government affairs while the emperor hands over power. The reason for this is that the destiny of the Celestial Empire is too powerful and profound, and it affects the fate of billions of people. There must be no mistakes in the process of transferring the load. So we can't be too hasty. It will take ten years to transfer little by little. The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju was seduced by the overseas demon saint after he had already become the crown prince, been observing the government for three years, and was responsible for 30% of the destiny of the Heavenly Dynasty.

When the Celestial Empire spared no expense to wipe out most of the overseas demon sects and brought back the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju, the 30% of the Celestial Empire's national destiny that he carried could no longer be easily transferred to the newly appointed crown prince, the current emperor. Because this 30% of the Celestial Empire's national destiny has been connected with many overseas islands, and has been mixed with some not-so-good things and polluted. Therefore, when the eldest prince presided over Taizu's iron certificate and respectfully requested Heaven to punish the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju, "Heaven" did not respond. The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju also said that if he did not want to, "Heaven" could not punish him. Because to kill him would be to kill the Dayong Dynasty. The destiny of the Celestial Empire has been polluted, but it is still the destiny of the Celestial Empire! Our destinies are linked and we share weal and woe. With 30% of the Heavenly Kingdom's destiny on his shoulders, there is only one person in the entire Dayong Dynasty who can effectively punish the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju. This person is the current emperor. The penalty method is also very simple. Just take back the 30% of the national fortune carried by the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju. The price is to bear the pollution. "Okay." The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju turned to face the Emperor and said, "Take it back." The Emperor’s words are the law and his words are as good as gold. The emperor didn't waste any words or hesitate. He raised his right hand and stretched out his hand. Thirty percent of the polluted destiny of the Celestial Empire immediately returned to the emperor. The hair on both sides of the temples turned white in an instant. The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju became hunched over, and his appearance changed from that of a young man to that of an old man, like a pile of dry bones in a tomb that would fall down at the slightest wind. As long as we can find a way to expel the pollution, such as Hua'e Tower and the series of twisted, evil and sinister means it represents, with 30% of the country's destiny in hand, the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju will be able to remain immortal! Now that 30% of the country's fortune has been lost, all the sins committed over the years are coming back to bite us. "Three quarters of an hour is enough." Li Ju sensed his physical condition and smiled. He had another three quarters of an hour to live before he passed away. It was enough for him to do one last thing and then die without any regrets. Without wasting time, Li Ju dragged his hunched old body, walked down Penglai Mountain from another direction, bypassed Taiye Lake, and left Daming Palace. When the eldest princess met the emperor, he had already covered his white hair. "Your Majesty, I have seen you." After paying her respects meticulously, the princess asked directly, "Did the emperor summon me because of the incident at Hua'e Tower?" The emperor said nothing, put down his majesty, and looked at the princess tenderly. The eldest princess was very surprised by the rare kindness of her father. She refused and asked stiffly again, "Father, please give me your instructions. Do you want to summon me because of the Hua'e Tower incident? How do you want to deal with it?"

The emperor's eyes moved slightly, his kindness disappeared, and he returned to the majesty of a saintly and unkind emperor: "It's beneficial." "The minister is here." The big diao Yanli bent forward a few steps and answered with his head lowered. "Order the Dali Temple, the Ministry of Justice, and the Censorate to jointly investigate the case of Hua'e Tower forcing women into prostitution. No matter who is caught, investigate thoroughly." "Here." "Order the Immortal God Department to investigate the case of the sale of the soul of a woman in Hua'e Tower. Order the City God of the capital, the Minister of Civil Affairs of Chengtian Jian State, Shengfu Mingling King, and the City Gods of all prefectures, counties, and cities to cooperate unconditionally. This case will also be investigated thoroughly. Those who deserve to be killed will be killed, and those who deserve to be demoted will be demoted!" "Here." "The Ministry of Personnel will conduct an investigation in Beijing!" "Here." "Go." "Here." Da Diao Dangli bowed and said goodbye without delay. He immediately went down Penglai Mountain and went to the Secretariat to draft the imperial edict with the emperor's will. After several imperial edicts were drafted, they had to be reviewed by the Menxia Province. If the Menxia Province believes that the imperial edict is inappropriate, it can be sealed and returned. If there are errors, the Jieshi Zhong will correct them. If there is no inappropriateness or mistake, the government order will be implemented by the Secretariat. "That's it?" The princess waited for a long time, but nothing happened. She frowned and said, "To deal with him like this, without punishing the main culprit, isn't this a joke?" "That's it." The emperor said indifferently, "You are still just a princess, not even the crown prince. You can watch and listen to how I handle state affairs, but you cannot make decisions. Do you understand?" The princess suddenly raised her head and refuted loudly: "Taizu said that the world belongs to all people in the world, not to one family or one surname, and certainly not to one person. How can we not speak out when state affairs are not handled properly?" The emperor turned around and said: "You are tired, stay in Yuquan Mountain for three years!" This means to confine the eldest princess and not allow her to come out for three years. "Here." The princess stood silently for a moment, bowed meticulously, and then took her leave. When the decision was made to overturn the Hua'e Tower and expose this abscess that everyone in the Yong Dynasty, from the emperor to the civil and military officials, had treated as invisible, the princess had already prepared herself to be punished. Judging from the fact that the current emperor has demonstrated over the past thirty years that he values ​​kinship, confinement is the most likely punishment for her. That's why she asked Tao Tie, and seemed to be asking herself, that question. "If you have the ability to do so, but doing so would offend many people, cause you to lose a lot of benefits, and cut off very important possibilities for your future, would you let it disappear?"

After all, disappearing for three years at this crucial time in the fight for the crown prince position would have a huge impact! It is even very likely that because of these three years, he has completely lost hope of becoming the crown prince. But it has been done, and the princess has no regrets. After descending Penglai Mountain and leaving Daming Palace, the eldest princess was sent to Yuquan Mountain without even being able to return to the Princess's Mansion. This caused mixed reactions among many people who had been secretly following the follow-up of the Hua'e Tower incident. The second princess and the sixth princess thought that their eldest sister really kept her word. The Fourth Prince and the Seventh Prince only then understood why their respective sisters behaved the way they did today. However, both of them felt that the fact that they were under strict surveillance was a bit of an exaggeration. It’s not like the eldest princess made a scene tonight and my father and the ministers would implicate and blame other people. Even if they go out of the house tonight, there will be no bad impact. The third prince sneered in his heart and looked down upon the eldest princess's reckless and reckless behavior without considering the consequences. He has no idea what a roundabout way or a means of tactics is. Even if you wanted to tear down the Hua'e Tower, why make such a fuss? You can petition your father, the emperor, and ask him to investigate. By then, you can not only achieve your wish, but also avoid many future troubles. Why not do it? The Fifth Prince was stunned for a moment, but soon came to his senses and called out to the twenty-five martial arts geniuses he had invited, shouting, "Drink! Don't go home until you're drunk tonight!" Shan Yi, Lan Ling and the other 25 people naturally heard the thunder and the princess's shouts. While whispering to each other, several warriors who were born and raised in the capital revealed some news related to Hua'e Tower. Therefore, the twenty-five talented martial artists present here now realized the seriousness of the matter, even if they did not know it before. Therefore, the fifth prince's performance really surprised the twenty-five people. After being surprised for a moment, they finally reacted and accepted it with pleasure. They raised their wine bowls high, responded to the Fifth Prince's call, and shouted, "Drink!" "Hahahaha...good!" The fifth prince drank a bowl of wine, but felt it was not refreshing enough, so he simply picked up a jar, broke the mud seal, and drank it in big gulps. At the door, the guest Pan Ran rubbed his face with his hands, looking very embarrassed. Why is the Fifth Prince only serious in front of Fairy Nihuang? Other times, it’s really... hard to describe. Duke Wei's Mansion and ancestral temple. The contemporary Duke of Wei, Xu Weixiong, sat on the main seat on the left, and the clan elders sat on the seats on the right. The heads of several branches of the Xu family sat on the seats on the left and right sides below. Xu Weixiong had a calm face and a dignified demeanor, and he exuded a sense of majesty without even getting angry.

The elder has completely white hair, a wrinkled face, and is thin, but in good spirits. The heads of each family had not yet mastered the art of cultivating their Qi, and many of them lost their temper and glared at Xu Weixiong with fire in their eyes. If they hadn't considered that this was the ancestral temple, these people would have pointed at Xu Weixiong's nose and cursed him. "Cough cough..." In the strange atmosphere, the elder cleared his throat and stood up tremblingly. "You called me out of bed, looking anxious as if the sky was falling. Now you are silent. Why? Are you deliberately torturing me? When I get old, I sleep less. It's not easy to get a good night's sleep. I just fell asleep and you woke me up. It's really... one by one, day after day. Can you spare me some worry?" Although his voice was not loud and his tone was not urgent, the heads of several branches of the Xu family lowered their heads. "Uncle," Xu Weixiong stood up in time, supported the elder's left arm, and opened his mouth to say something. The elder raised his right hand tremblingly and held up his palm: "You don't need to explain anything for them. You are a bunch of idiots! Your own short-sightedness does not allow you to have a long-term vision. Isn't it just a piece of Taizu Iron Certificate? If you give it up, what's the big deal? It has been more than a thousand years since Taizu ascended to heaven! He was involved with Dayong and had long lost his relationship with our Xu family. It is true that Xu's ancestors carried the flag for Taizu, risked their lives, and made great military achievements, but Taizu also rewarded them. The Duke, who shares the same fate with the country, has an iron certificate, and the Xu family is extremely rich and powerful! Now that a new round of catastrophe is approaching, what’s the point of guarding that iron plate? Weixiong, don't pay attention to these idiots, just do whatever you want. In my opinion, you did not do anything wrong this time. On the contrary, you did it right!" After talking for a long time, the elder's breathing became a little disordered. Xu Weixiong quickly stroked the elder's thin back to help him calm down. After taking a deep breath, the elder glared with cloudy eyes and scanned the heads of several families one by one: "You idiots, if you interfere with Wei Xiong's plan again, I will follow the clan rules and take off your pants and spank you in front of all the Xu clan members." After saying this, the clan elder gently patted Xu Weixiong's arm. Xu Weixiong understood and immediately helped the elder out of the meeting hall of the ancestral hall. After leaving the ancestral hall, the elder raised his eyebrows and boasted like a child: "Wei Xiong, I was so powerful just now, old man." Xu Weixiong shouted: "The general is mighty!" The call of "General" made the elder even happier. He pushed away Xu Weixiong's arm, tried to straighten his back, danced with his hands, and walked forward alone with a bounce in his steps. When Xu Weixiong saw this, tears welled up in his big eyes.

In the dim light, the figure of the old child in front, who was trying to stand up straight but was thin and hunched, overlapped with the mighty figure of General Xu Kunlun, who was leading the army and defeating thirteen overseas demon sects in one day. However, the overlap only lasted for a moment, and the figure of the mighty general disappeared, leaving only the old child. Since ancient times, famous generals are like beautiful women, and they are not allowed to grow old in the world. In the final battle, the overseas demon sect, which was born as a saint and had deceived the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju, detonated the mountain protection formation. The current emperor, who had not yet been appointed as the crown prince at that time, rushed forward and was unable to retreat in time. It was Xu Kunlun who single-handedly rushed into the island that was hit by the explosion again and rescued the people, but he himself was seriously injured, his cultivation was destroyed, and no medicine could help. Xu Weixiong shook his head slightly, put aside these memories, and followed the elderly Xu Kunlun. Let the past be the past. However, not everyone can let go of the past. The deposed Crown Prince Li Ju, like a candle in the wind, has now returned to the secret room under the Hua'e Tower. This secret room is not big. Compared with the size of Hua'e Tower, it can be said to be very small, only a few meters square. The secret room was simply furnished with a futon, a stone bed, and a coffin next to the stone bed. The coffin made by hollowing out natural crystal is crystal clear. The beautiful woman lying inside looked like a living person except that she had no breathing and heartbeat. Li Ju walked around the crystal coffin, took a last nostalgic look at the beautiful woman, slowly lay down on the stone bed and closed his eyes. The stone bed was much shorter than the coffin. Li Ju lay down, and happened to lie side by side with the beautiful woman in the crystal coffin. A rumble sounded. It only rang in the secret room. A ball of lightning appeared out of nowhere and exploded suddenly. Amid the crackling sound of lightning, a deep blue flame ignited, burning Li Ju on the stone bed and the beautiful woman in the crystal coffin to ashes. A rumble sounded. Above the secret room, the Hua'e Tower, which covered a large area and was over a hundred feet high, collapsed with a loud bang. After the dust settled, the crimes that had occurred in the Huaye Tower in the past seemed to have been buried. In the Daming Palace and on Mount Penglai, the emperor's white hair that he had covered up reappeared, and in greater numbers and with drier texture. The originally tight skin became a little loose and wrinkles appeared. The emperor of the Celestial Empire, before leaving office, was always immortal and the most powerful person on earth. There is only one thing in the world that can hurt the emperor of China: damage to the country's destiny.

Such things have happened over the past thousand years. It is precisely because this happened that the current emperor did not forcibly take back the 30% of the polluted national destiny carried by the deposed Crown Prince Li Ju during the previous thirty years. Originally, the current emperor planned to take it back after deciding on the crown prince, and use his last ten years in office to eliminate the 30% pollution that had affected the country's destiny. I have to take it back early tonight, and many things have to be done in advance as well. Even if it is a pot of half-cooked rice, you have to eat it. Cangyunzhou Guild Hall. Tao Tie ignored the strange looks he received along the way and went straight back to the courtyard where he was staying temporarily. The two senior sisters Dao Xiaofeng and Qiu Wanru were sitting on a stone bench under the camphor tree. They stared at each other in silence. The atmosphere was a little tense. There was some anger in the eyes of both of them. Seeing Tao Tie coming back, the two said in unison: "Junior brother, please judge for yourself." There was no way to hide, so Tao Tie stepped forward as he said. After sitting down, he did not speak a word, waiting quietly for the two senior sisters to tell him what they wanted him to judge. Qiu Wanru pointed at Dao Xiaofeng and said angrily, "Brother Tao, I told her a long time ago not to be so fickle. But now that Ma Weiwei dumped her, she blames me for not reminding her. Don't you think she is unreasonable?" Dao Xiaofeng then shouted, "Junior brother, tell me, I stopped her from looking for Li Yunshen. Was I wrong? Yuquan Mountain is so big and it is a royal forbidden area. Even if she broke in, would she know where to look? She asked, 'Do you know where the princess is?' She also said that I was a scumbag and would not have a good ending. How could her love-brained mind have a good ending? Her brain is really broken!" After thinking about it, Tao Tie touched his nose to express embarrassment. As expected, both senior sisters came out. It’s just that Senior Sister Dao is the top and Senior Sister Qiu is the bottom, and the people they came out to are different. The former is promiscuous, while the latter is loyal. Tao Tie thought, my two senior sisters, even if you have relationship problems and want to find someone to consult or complain to, that’s fine! You can just find someone else. Why are you looking for singles? Reflected on it. The focus of the recent chapters has been on introducing new characters, and there has been a great neglect in the story. For some reasons, I dare not expand on the background story of Hua'e Tower, for fear that it will follow the same fate as the plot of Wushan Temple and be frequently blocked due to censorship. The performance of this book is actually far from my own expectations, for many reasons. The writing skills are not good enough. There are too many allusions quoted in the early stage, which makes it difficult to understand. The direction of the story was changed after the Wushan Temple plot. The introductions to some new characters have been basically completed. Starting tomorrow, we will return to the story. I have said a few long-winded words and bothered you all!

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