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Chapter 38-Prince Li Tang
A day and night later, in the Prosperous Celebration Palace.
Yang Yuhuan slept for a full night and woke up leisurely.
"Is it better?" Hongjun's voice rang in her ears.
Hongjun changed into a sky-blue martial arts robe, sitting on the couch, like a beautiful jade, and it was more like a jade tree facing the wind. At this moment, he pressed his two fingers on Yang Yuhuan's neck with a slightly cold food.
The jasper peacock feather radiated bursts of light, and the five-color divine light circulated in Yang Yuhuan's body. The members of the Exorcist Division were only afraid that Mrs. Guo Guo had done anything to her. In the final melee, the fox demon's words were paradoxical, and even left There are too many mysteries.
Li Jinglong and others in front of Hongjun's couch said: "I didn't feel the evil spirit."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and Li Longji said again: "Guo Zhong is in Hebei. This matter must be written down carefully, so I can give him an explanation."
Yang Yuhuan remembered, and shed two lines of tears, and said, "I... where is my elder sister?"
"What do you remember?" Hongjun handed a glass bowl to the eunuch and said, "Put the medicine in this bowl."
Yang Yuhuan's thoughts were intermittent, but she vaguely remembered that she saw a fox demon and had a long dream, but the fragmented memory made her unable to coherently describe the course of the event.
"It should be the effect of the pollen from the soul." Li Jinglong explained to Li Longji.
"I remember that a carp saved my life." Yang Yuhuan said in surprise, "Where is that fish?"
Everyone: "..."
Li Longji said that whoever saved Yang Yuhuan would be promoted. He didn't expect Yang Yuhuan to recognize a hairy-legged carp as his life-saving monster, which was embarrassing.
"It's my good friend Zhao Zilong." Hongjun smiled, "I will introduce you to you another day, come and take medicine. Just drink it."
Hongjun held the glass bowl, Li Longji stepped forward and helped Yang Yuhuan up, but Yang Yuhuan looked at Hongjun in a daze.
Hongjun: "?"
In Yang Yuhuan's eyes, Hongjunfeng was handsome, with red lips and white teeth, with distant eyebrows, eyes like twilight stars, tall nose, fair skin, slender fingers, and a smile in his eyes.
"You...your surname Kong?" Yang Yuhuan asked in confusion, "Who is Kong Xuan?"
At that moment there was silence in the hall, Hongjun's hands couldn't help shaking, and he poured out the medicine a little bit. He calmed himself and asked, "Do you know my father?"
"You are Kong Xuan's son!" Yang Yuhuan grabbed Hongjun's wrist and said, "Where are your parents?"
"I love concubine." Li Longji hurriedly said, "You have a good rest, and everything will be discussed later."
With shock in Hongjun's eyes, he looked at Yang Yuhuan and then at Li Longji. Yang Yuhuan turned to Li Longji and said, "Doctor Kong! Your Majesty! Do you remember? Sixteen years ago, my concubine suffered a strange illness. Save me. The person is Dr. Kong!"
Li Jinglong glanced at Hongjun, and the hall was silent for a while, and Li Longji replied, "It seems that there is such a person. I heard it mentioned in the past... well."
Li Longji hesitated for a while, but Yang Yuhuan smiled: "Your mother is Jia Yuze, are your parents okay now?"
"They are all dead." Hongjun said sadly.
Yang Yuhuan was stunned for a while, but Li Jinglong said behind Hongjun: "The people of the world are all His Majesty's people. It is a matter of sharing the worries between the emperor and the noble concubine. Hongjun, the noble concubine is tired, so let her rest. ."
Li Jinglong knew that Li Longji did not want to talk about the past. After all, Yang Yuhuan was his daughter-in-law, and he was somewhat unreasonable, so he summoned Hongjun. Hongjun said again, "Let's talk when you get better."
Li Longji nodded and ordered everyone to go down.
In the side hall, everyone breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Prosperous Celebration Palace was not ruined after the demon last night, and the members of the Exorcist Division did not go back. Each fell asleep in the palace, ate after waking up, and took a bath. After changing his clothes, Li Longji authorized everyone to rest and wait in the tea room in the afternoon sun, while he went to the court to deal with a series of problems in the aftermath of these days.
Previously, Li Jinglong had been led by Li Longji, talking with the officials who entered the palace, first the Dali Temple, then the Criminal Department, and then the commander of the Six Army. Until this moment, he had a chance to breathe.
"Fortunately, the involvement last night was not extensive." Li Jinglong said, "At present, it can be cleaned up for the time being. The people of Chang'an never knew what happened.
"You shouldn't know too much, just let Wenwen Lihun pollen." Qiu Yongsi smiled.
"I don't know where the last Golden Wing Roc came from." Morigen said, "It's like a god."
The carp demon slept on Hongjun's feet. When he heard this, he raised his eyes vigilantly and glanced at Hongjun. Hongjun froze, but fortunately, the rest of the people did not notice his abnormality and tirelessly discussed the appearance of the golden-winged roc.
The golden-winged roc bird is a legendary divine bird. It has a high reputation among the people of Great Tang. Eventually everyone came to the conclusion that the bird may have been the patron saint of the Tang Dynasty. The fox demon once left after occupying Chang'an. After some hard work, the Exorcist Division finally returned and guarded Great Tang.
is it? Hongjun didn't even know that Qingxiong had such a big background, as if the demon also had a good reputation and a bad reputation.
In the evening, Li Longji did not let everyone go back. He waited until dinner and after the emperor gave the meal, there was an eunuch who passed the message. His Majesty summoned him in the Golden Flower Fall, so he lit the lantern and led everyone to the side hall.
In early winter, the 400-year-old ginkgo plant in the Golden Flower Falls had fallen out of leaves and was barely located in the middle of the pond. On the huge screen inside Jinhualuo, there is still light and wind, but the scene has changed into flying snow, and a figure behind the screen is still gently plucking the strings, occasionally, like a clear spring in the snow, It's refreshing.
The five are still sitting where Li Jinglong and Hongjun were last time, and Qiu Yongsi is still arguing with Morigen about whether the golden-winged roc bird and the dragon will win or lose. In a short while, the preacher went outside: "The prince is here—"
Li Jinglong didn't expect the prince to come, so he hurriedly got up to meet him, but a tall, thin, and dull-skinned middle-aged man walked in quickly, patted Li Jinglong's shoulder with one hand, and laughed: "Jinglong. "
"Your Highness!" Li Jinglong was surprised and delighted.
That person was Li Heng, the prince of Great Tang. When Li Linfu was in power, Li Heng was excluded and led the troops. As soon as Li Linfu was liquidated last year, Li Heng finally got rid of his heart troubles, lost an enemy, and finally got out of his head. Li Longji was named a prince and recalled to Chang'an.
"The King Di is here—"
"The King of Longevity is here—"
Before Li Heng left Beijing, he had a relationship with Li Jinglong on several occasions. Li Jinglong's Dragon Martial Army team also accompanied Li Heng to hunt in the Lishan Hunting Ground. At that time, Li Jinglong knew Li Heng quite a bit. Li Heng was also deeply impressed by this young man who had spent his wealth to buy a sword. Li Jinglong even had the idea of following Li Heng to fight in the northwest.
However, in order to protect himself, Li Heng hastily left Chang'an before getting close to Li Jinglong.
"Oh, who is this?" Li Heng saw Hongjun behind Li Jinglong, and he turned his head and smiled, "I can compare all of ours!"
Li Yan, the king of Di, and Li Yao, the king of longevity, came together, and the people in the Exorcist Division were busy seeing the ceremony. Li Yao looked like his mother, Concubine Wu Hui, with handsome appearance, but lacked a bit of masculinity. Li Yan is quite military temperament, faintly unwilling in his eyes.
"My father ordered me to come first and get closer to Jinglong." Li Yan smiled, "I am ignorant and fearless. Such an upheaval happened last night, and I fell asleep overnight."
"Your Royal Highness has the power of the real dragon." Li Jinglong said hurriedly, "Ordinary monsters, naturally, there is no way."
When talking, Hongjun sat down in sequence. Observing the prince, Hongjun saw that he was wearing a string of Hetian jade beads on his hand, the size of a grain of sheep fat, oily and radiant, and he felt cordial. Said: "You bead, and me..."
Li Heng looked at him and smiled: "Do you like it? I'll give it to you."
Speaking of Li Heng taking off the beads and being handed to Hongjun, Li Jinglong was immediately moved. Hongjun was about to refuse, but Li Jinglong didn't accept it, nor did he accept it. He had to say to Hongjun, "Why not thank you? "
Li Hengna and Tian Yuzhu were named "Tianshan Divine Tears", and they were the treasures of the clan when Ge Lulu was a courtier when he and Gao Xianzhi personally conquered the Qihe Valley ten years ago. During these years, Li Heng loved him and never left him.
Hongjun couldn't say the next sentence "It's exactly the same as the beads I played with when I was a kid", so he took it with both hands, and said hurriedly: "Thank you."
The princes exchanged a few words with each other, each with its own demeanor, listening to the meaning of the words, it was a long time since they saw each other, but they were all headed by Li Heng. When Li Heng spoke, everyone was silent. Upon seeing this, Hongjun couldn't help thinking of what Mrs. Guo Guo had said before her death. If Yang Yuhuan had also given birth to a child, she might be younger than them, she would be sitting here now, right?
After defeating the fox demon, Qiu Yongsi also analyzed that although he did not know what spell the fox demon used, it must be an extremely vicious sorcery that caused Yang Yuhuan to be pregnant with Li Longji's child three times, but failed to give birth smoothly. In this regard, Li Jinglong's speculation is: Mrs. Guo Guo does not want Yang Yuhuan to give birth to a prince for Li Longji, I am afraid there will be variables.
It's just that all this has become an eternal secret with the death of the fox demon, but because of this, the position of Li Heng's prince is no longer threatened.
"Father is still discussing matters." Li Heng smiled, "Jinglong said, what happened in the process?"
Li Jinglong began to elaborate from the beginning, including the imperial examination case that the princes did not know about, and gave a detailed account of the whole thing. Halfway through, Li Longji came, but signaled that everyone did not need to be polite. After the retelling, the princes looked shocked.
"This..." Li Heng sighed towards Li Longji, "I wonder how dangerous it is!"
Qiu Yongsi said: "Although evil spirits are rampant and chaotic, God blesses me Great Tang after all. At the last moment, the golden-winged roc bird descended from the sky is a sign of auspicious return."
"Yes." Li Longji sighed, "Dapeng bird is what I saw with my own eyes."
Fortunately, Hongjun was not here at the time, otherwise he would have to work for three days and three nights just to fight the fire.
Li Heng and others nodded frequently, but finally showed confusion in their eyes. They obviously didn't believe it. With an expression of "what the hell is this", Li Longji believed the story and had to let him go.
After this time, Li Longji seemed to be even more paused. After listening, he reluctantly regained his energy and said, "The last is a carp, which saved your mother and concubine."
"Carp." Before Li Yan and Li Hao could get back from the thought of "you are coaxing me to play", they nodded subconsciously, and Li Hao said, "Carp is good."
"It's a good fish." After listening to the large string in front of him, Li Heng was both a fox monster and a fish, a lot of monsters, now he didn't know how to comment, so he nodded in agreement.
Li Longji asked again: "Where is the fish?"
"Zhao Zilong." Hongjun turned his head and said, "I call you."
The carp demon came out from behind the case and moved his mouth. He glanced at the Hetian Yuzhu that Hongjun had placed on the case, and then looked at the princes, and the golden flower fell silent for an instant.
The carp demon said: "If the road sees unevenness, draw your sword and help, you are welcome."
"Wow--"
The three princes were so shocked that the tea bowl turned over and almost summoned the guards, but Li Longji laughed and said, "So, now you believe it?"
Li Heng had lingering fears, looked down at the carp, but quickly recovered his composure, nodded and said, "Now I believe it."
"I promised in front of Xuande gate that whoever saves the imperial concubine will have a reward." Li Longji asked, "What do you want? Say nothing."
The carp demon suddenly thought of something and said: "You don’t need to be appointed as an official. It’s strange for a carp to be an official. There’s just a request. Your Majesty, I once had a benefactor who is dead now. I heard that he was left in Xingjiao Temple. Lots of relics, can you give me one as a souvenir?"
"That's natural." Li Longji said to Li Heng, "you will take care of it in a few days."
"Yes." Li Heng wiped his sweat with his sleeve and nodded hurriedly. Li Yan and Li Yan were still full of fear and couldn't help looking at the carp monster. The carp demon poked his head into Hongjun's tea bowl and drank a few sips of tea. After seeing the look of a human being used to it, he still retracted and lay down at Hongjun's feet.
Li Longji said again: "Naturally, Jinglong is indispensable in eliminating demons. From tomorrow, the Exorcist Division will have their own rewards. Seal you a piece of land, then you will choose it yourself."
Li Jinglong hurriedly bowed down to thank Li Heng, and Li Longji said to Li Heng: "Originally, the Exorcism Division was under Guozhong's hand. Starting tonight, it will be yours."
Everyone knew that Li Longji had seen the skill of exorcism, and he was not at ease in the hands of outsiders. He still had to be caught in the Li clan to serve the emperor's family. Now directly dial to the prince and listen to the prince's instructions for everything, so that the emperor can sleep well at night.
"I have something to ask about." Li Heng asked again, "Jinglong, now in Chang'an, I wonder if there are any demons and how many demons are there?"
Li Jinglong groaned and replied: "Almost no more, but if there is no one left, it is uncertain."
Everyone looked at each other. In fact, everyone in the Exorcist Division set out yesterday and went to various places in the city to observe. Last night, we discussed repeatedly on the observatory. Chang'an City is no longer like before. There is a cloud of haze covering the city. It is expected that when the demon king died, the monsters and monsters have fallen and scattered, and they have been withdrawn cleanly.
Morigen said: "The return of the Golden-winged Roc bird is the most powerful proof. Although I don't know where it is hiding now, there will be no abnormalities in the short term."
"Um..." Li Longji nodded, "There is Garuda in the Great Ci'en Temple, which is the protector of the country from demons and evil spirits. Now that it has returned, there is no need to worry about it anymore. Okay, that's it."
Li Longji obviously had no intention of staying too much today, and had to go back to see Yang Yuhuan, and everyone got up to see each other. After the emperor left, Li Jinglong chatted with the princes again. Seeing that everyone was a little absent-minded, Li Heng took the lead and left Jinhualuo to personally send Li Jinglong and his party to the main hall of the Prosperous Celebration Palace.
There was a rain last night. At this moment, the night sky is shining with stars, the Milky Way is like a belt, and the stars are shining on the earth. After the fox demon came down, the weather in Chang'an has indeed changed significantly.
"His Royal Highness." Li Jinglong turned and said, "The Exorcist has magical powers, but he can't deal with mortals who don't know much about magic. Please forgive me."
"This is natural." Li Heng said with a smile, "My father told me today that he shouldn't let you wait for mundane things like assassinations. I hope that the exorcist sword will never be used again. The day it was unsheathed."
Li Jinglong replied faintly: "I hope so."
After that, Li Jinglong and Li Heng exchanged salutes and tacit understanding. Li Jinglong led the Exorcist to be loyal to the future Emperor Great Tang, and the Prince thanked the Exorcist for saving his family. The two left the school separately.
"It seems that there is no demon, it is really different." Hongjun said with a smile.
Morigen replied: "It's strange to say that the night sky now looks like the one seen from the grassland."
The carp demon behind Hongjun replied: "When the demon aura enveloped Chang'an, the stars were gloomy, the guest stars invaded the master, and the spirit of killing soldiers. Now that the demon king dies, the spiritual power of the stars will naturally increase."
Everyone was walking on the school grounds and was about to leave the Meridian Gate. Morigen took a few breaths of fresh air and said, "I just don't know where the Black Flood Dragon went."
Qiu Yongsi winked at Morigen, but this little gesture could not escape Li Jinglong's eyes. Li Jinglong said in a detour, "What's wrong?"
"I won't talk about it in a few days." Qiu Yongsi smiled, "Some things have to be discussed in the long term."
Without further questioning, Li Jinglong nodded, and suddenly saw a carriage approaching and stopped in front of Wumen. There was a person getting off the carriage, but it was Li Longji.
"Your Majesty?!" Li Jinglong said in surprise.
"You accompany me to walk." Li Longji said, "Kong Hongjun, the concubine has something to ask you."
The rest left the palace wittily. Li Longji took Li Jinglong and walked to the side of the school court outside the Meridian Gate. Hongjun asked the carp demon to follow Morigen back. He got into the carriage and a brazier was set up in the carriage. Yang Yuhuan Wrapped in a large cloak, he was in a trance, and smiled slightly when he saw Hongjun.
"Your Majesty doesn't like me mentioning the past." Yang Yuhuan said softly, "You can just listen to it, don't talk often."
Hongjun asked: "Why? I was just about to ask you..."
Yang Yuhuan laughed, and said, "I have been at home since I was a child, and I didn't know how to live it?" He touched Hongjun's ear with his hand, and asked, "What is going on? Where is the injury?"
Hongjun tilted his head, scratched the edge of his injured ear, and replied, "It's nothing. When I was a child, I always bumped and bumped, slightly injured."
Yang Yuhuan sighed and asked about Hongjun's family affairs. Hongjun said something briefly, and Yang Yuhuan said: "In other words, after Yuze and Doctor Kong passed away, you spent twelve years on the mountain."
"What kind of person is my father and mother?" Hongjun has no memory of his parents.
"A perfect match." Yang Yuhuan said softly, "Golden boy and jade girl, a beautiful couple. Your mother was originally the daughter of the Jia family in Huayin, and she went to Chang'an with me and came to attend the wedding of Princess Xianyi...soon, A plague broke out in Luo Yang, Hongnong, Sili and other places. Your father has saved the lives of many people."
Yang Yuhuan raised his eyes to look at Hongjun. Hongjun pondered for a moment, remembering what Mrs. Guo Guo had said before her death. After all, she felt uneasy and pressed her finger on Yang Yuhuan's pulse.
"Your Majesty has told me about my sister." Yang Yuhuan said in a low voice, "When did she come to me, do you know, Hongjun?"
Hongjun furrowed his brows deeply and probed Yang Yuhuan's meridians again with the five-color light. Unlike Li Jinglong, Yang Yuhuan did not practice martial arts, his meridians were hollow, and he did not reject his five-color light.
"Do you remember when you saw something strange?" Hongjun hugged his arm, stepped on the carriage partition, and asked Yang Yuhuan sideways.
"I saw a white fox when I was young," Yang Yuhuan said in a deep voice, "just when he was fourteen."
"White Fox?" Hongjun suddenly felt something wrong, "isn't it gray?"
Yang Yuhuan nodded and said: "Later, after marrying... after marrying Li Hao, she had a serious illness. She suffered from a severe dream in her dream, and her high fever persisted. Just before she fell ill, your father suddenly came with your mother. At the mansion, he said that I will be in disaster recently, and there is only one method that can save my life."
"What way?" Hongjun asked.
Yang Yuhuan frowned and said: "He drew a mark on my back with medicine, saying that he can resist demons..."
If there was a thunder and lightning in Hongjun's mind, he vaguely inferred what happened.