Chapter 115 Ghost King
Chapter 115 Ghost King
Everyone stared tremblingly at the armored corpse and sat up like that, because they had been sealed in this coffin all year round, their complexion was pale, but with a pair of sharp and deep black eyes, people could imagine at a glance the oppression of the king of Chu back then. momentum.
Looking at it so indifferently, it is actually more intimidating than ten years ago.
Everyone did not expect to live for such a long time. It was the first time to see the live version of the corpse fraud scene with their own eyes. After recovering, Qi Qi took a step back. He couldn't help being stunned for a long time before he found his own voice. He reluctantly turned his eyes away, enduring the creeps all over his body and his trembling legs.He pinched his own flesh and forced himself to calm down. At any rate, there were many colleagues standing here, and he couldn't lose face as a prime minister: "National teacher, what... is going on?"
Fortunately, the gloomy king of Chu just gave them a cold look, and then turned his gaze to a young man with red lips and white teeth at the end of the coffin, and lazily raised his arm: "Help me out."
Wu Zhou was also taken aback by the scene just now. His first reaction was that he could see such a scene in his lifetime, and it was a good thing he came here. One step, doesn't it mean that he is closer to the completion of his mission...
As soon as his excited eyes glowed, he saw that King Chu, who was still exuding a bastard, turned his head, stared straight at him, glanced up and down, and then said this sentence.
Wu Zhou:? ? ?
Help him out?Where is your hand, my lord?Where are your legs?Do you really think of yourself as an uncle, waiting for someone to serve you all the time?
Wu Zhou complained wildly in his heart, but how dare he say it?Of course I dare not.
The King of Chu obviously noticed Wu Zhou's subtly trembling mouth corners, as well as the flash of emotion in his eyes, a smile flashed in his dark eyes, and silently said with his lips: Ah Zhou, come and help Ben When Wang came out, his legs were numb and he couldn't move.
After laying down for ten years, although this body hasn't changed much, the ghost king has been used to floating for ten years, and suddenly got this body, at first he was really not used to it.
However, after getting used to it, he could barely hold on to this scene, but he finally survived. When he was a ghost, he couldn't touch his freshly baked concubine. Now he just took the opportunity to take a good look.
Whether Wu Zhou was thinking of the other party, if he really heard those two words with his own ears, he would have the thought of stuffing him back into the coffin.
When Wu Zhou heard this, he thought about it, and immediately stepped forward. This was getting closer, and the thoughts that came up before couldn't help it.As he passed his arm over, he couldn't help turning his head to peek at the face of the King of Chu. He was really young... His skin was almost transparent, his black hair was scattered behind him, and his dark eyes were indifferent and inviolable. It's so cold that people can't help but want to pinch it. It's warm, and it's still as cold as when I was a ghost.
Wu Zhou thought about it, and couldn't hold back the paw, and really quickly reached out and touched it.
It didn't matter if he touched it, and he even pinched King Chu's face.
The touch was so good that Wu Zhou couldn't help gulping his saliva, but when he raised his head just to meet the deep and meaningful eyes of the King of Chu, he became sober all of a sudden: let his hand be cheap, why is he touching it?
Now this narcissist must be thinking wrong again.
Sure enough, the King of Chu supported Wu Zhou's arm with one hand, leaped out of the coffin and landed neatly, as if inadvertently, leaned into Wu Zhou's ear, and said in a voice that only two people could hear: " Don't worry, I'll let you touch it later."
Wu Zhou: No need, he doesn't have this habit!
But it is estimated that at this moment he has a hundred mouths and can't explain clearly, he should control his height.
Those courtiers were already frightened by the fraudulent corpse of the King of Chu, and then they were even more shocked. Then, the little Taoist priest brought by the former national teacher actually touched His Highness King Chu's face?Your Highness not only lied to the corpse, but was also molested?
Wu Zhou waited for the king of Chu to stand still, and quickly took two steps back. His current identity is the "only disciple" of the former national teacher, so he can't directly introduce him as the husband of the king of Chu when he was a ghost, right?
He just raised his head, and squinted his eyes at the stunned eyes of those who hesitated to speak, and found that their eyes lingered on him and the king of Chu, especially looking at him, as if looking at a hooligan.
Wu Zhou's little heart skipped a beat, huh?No, why are they staring at him like this?
Fortunately, the eyes of these people were quickly attracted by the words of Taoist Master Yi Feng, and they turned their eyes to Taoist Master Yi Feng, seeking an explanation.
Only then did Master Yifeng open his mouth and said: "You must have seen that just now is indeed the soul of King Chu. He has been wandering in the world for ten years and failed to be reincarnated. I think you have also heard about it."
Everyone bowed their heads. They had indeed heard many versions. It was eight years ago when the king of Chu died just two years ago. The master made the calculations and said that the ghost of King Chu died too tragically to be reincarnated, so he built an underground palace in Xigui City.
But look at the current situation... what the hell is going on?
Daoist Yifeng continued: "Eight years ago, the late emperor was deceived by my evil disciple, and the calculation is not true. The truth is that I calculated that the Ninth Prince was doomed at the age of 19. After Concubine Liu found out, she was eager to protect her son. To find me, let me change the fate of the then king of Chu. And this change of fate can give the king of Chu a chance to be resurrected after his death. The king of Chu has been dead for ten years, and his soul is trapped in Xigui City. Now By chance, I happened to meet me, and the person who is destined to be with the king of Chu is this...my new apprentice. I used the spell before to reintroduce the soul of the king of Chu into his body, so that he can be revived. So , What you see now is not the corpse after the fraudulent corpse, but the real and living King of Chu."
Daoist Yifeng's words were actually half-truth and half-false, the late emperor had already collapsed, so it was impossible for him to say the fault of the late emperor at this time, saying that being cheated was just a step up for the late emperor.Also, it was not he who calculated it back then, but Concubine Liu begged him, otherwise, he would never have used that kind of technique.
However, these people cannot be informed, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.
Wu Zhou was stunned for a moment, he heard that some of Yi Fengdao's long words were false, but some were likely to be true... He used to think how the master knew that matter so clearly, but now he knows that the master is the former national teacher, There is an answer to all this.
If the master was the former national teacher, then he would naturally be able to get in touch with Concubine Liu, the mother and concubine of the King of Chu. I am afraid that Master said that it was the Master who cast spells for them in order to prevent the King of Chu from dying.
Wu Zhou thought about it, and the king of Chu probably thought of it too, and what Master said at that time about backlash, he couldn't help but look at King Chu, and sure enough, he saw that the other party lowered his eyes and couldn't see the expression in his eyes clearly, but Wu Zhou and the ghost king Having been together for such a long time, he could clearly feel the emotions of the other party. He couldn't help but sneak a step closer, and with the cover of his wide cuff, he gently hooked King Chu's fingertips.
But in the next moment, the whole hand was quickly held, and the opponent's strength was a bit strong, but Wu Zhou didn't struggle.
I don't know how long it took, the opponent's strength loosened a bit, apparently calmed down, but he still didn't let go of Wu Zhou's hand, and just held it in a vague way. The opponent is now a human being, and after holding it for a long time, the two skins are close to each other The palm of Wu Zhou was wet, and Wu Zhou wanted to withdraw his hand, but when he moved, the other party immediately tightened his grip.
With the palms tightly pressed together, Wu Zhou could even hear the beating of his own heart. I don't know if it was an illusion, but he seemed to be able to hear the other's heartbeat through the other's palm.
He seemed to be able to hear the voice of King Chu's heart at this moment: He has no relatives, and Wu Zhou...is his only relative now.Therefore, he must not let go... This is his only close relative.
Wu Zhou's heart softened, and he just stood beside the King of Chu, and accompanied him to quietly listen to those parts of his past that he didn't know about.
Everyone was dumbfounded when they heard it, obviously they didn't expect to do this?
But this was what they saw with their own eyes, even if they wanted to deny it, there was nothing they could do. Especially after ten years, the body of the King of Chu hadn't rotted. Just because of this, they couldn't find any reason to refute it.
They looked at each other silently, and they all looked at Prime Minister Chai.
Prime Minister Chai, however, thought of Daoist Yifeng's phrase "deal with evildoers" when they first arrived, and he always felt that there was something else in it, but then he thought about it, and the moment when Emperor Hong was stabbed by the national teacher, and his mind After hundreds of turns, he suddenly lifted up his robe and knelt down towards the King of Chu: "Old minister...know His Highness the King of Chu, and congratulate His Highness on his return to the world!" Can see the long run.
Emperor Hong is now alive or dead. His Royal Highness the King of Chu was the favorite heir of the late Emperor back then. What's more, King Chu was obviously stronger than the three princes who were not Emperor Hong. If something happened to Emperor Hong, those princes of Emperor Hong would be young. Now that the king of Chu has returned, his body is still the same as that of 19 years ago ten years ago, so he may be a more suitable candidate for the crown prince.
Offending a very likely future prince is not the best choice.
Therefore, Prime Minister Chai made a statement without offending Emperor Hong or being overly enthusiastic.
The prime minister recognized it, and the courtiers immediately knelt down and saluted.
Because Emperor Hong was seriously injured and sent back to the palace first, King Chu, the former national teacher who had returned, and a new apprentice of the national teacher, the group returned to the capital in a hurry.
At the same time, the news of King Chu's resurrection spread out. Prime Minister Chai didn't control it, but let the news go out. He thought very clearly that after Emperor Hong ascended the throne, he didn't trust him very much, and he trusted the national teacher more.
Now that the national teacher is dead, the position of the previous national teacher will naturally be replaced by the previous national teacher. After all, after the previous national teacher disappeared, the position was not officially passed on to the national teacher, but the other party was the only disciple. The third prince of the year recommended it with all his strength, and the late emperor agreed.
Now that the former national teacher came back, he was obviously closer to the king of Chu, and the new apprentice of the former national teacher was obviously...unusual with the king of Chu. I am afraid that the situation in the court will change again in the future.
But after all, it has been ten years since Emperor Hong of Chaozhong was in power. Even if Emperor Hong died, the King of Chu still needed some people to support him if he wanted to succeed. Also more trustworthy.
When the King of Chu died, he had already left the palace to build a mansion, but he did not marry a princess at that time. After his death, although the King Chu's mansion stayed, after ten years, there was no one left.Except for the old slaves sent by concubine Liu to take care of King Chu, the rest have gone elsewhere.
When the news of King Chu's resurrection came, those old slaves didn't believe it at first. After all, how could such a thing happen in this world?
But when the door of Prince Chu’s Mansion, which hadn’t been visited by a visitor for many years, was knocked again, the old slave went to open the door, and when he really saw the tall and handsome man standing in front of him, looking at the familiar facial features in his memory, the old slave He almost fell to his knees with a plop, and was supported by the king of Chu.
And this scene was also seen by passers-by, but most of them had never seen the legendary His Royal Highness the King of Chu, so following the excited and mournful "Your Highness" from the old slave of the Chu King's Mansion, everyone's eyes quickly Looking at the past, especially the royal guards behind him, even ministers such as Chai Cheng are listed.
Everyone was dumbfounded: Could it be that... the king of Chu, who had been dead for ten years, really came back to life?
The King of Chu did not enter the palace right away, but stayed in the Palace of the King of Chu with Wu Zhou and the Taoist Relic. Cheng Chai and others wanted to persuade him, but now that Emperor Hong's life and death were uncertain, the King of Chu was indeed not suitable to enter the palace, otherwise, I really can't tell.
Prime Minister Chai originally wanted to persuade Taoist Master Yifeng to enter the palace, but Taoist Master Yifeng said that he would enter the palace tomorrow on the grounds that he had consumed mana. Prime Minister Chai and the others were afraid that something would happen to Emperor Hong, so they could only bid farewell in a hurry and then enter the palace to check on Emperor Hong Condition.
When Chu Palace became quiet again, King Chu took Daoist Yi Feng and Wu Zhou to the study.
Because someone has been cleaning it, the study is still as it was when the King of Chu left. After the King of Chu sat down, he looked at Daoist Yi Feng who was sitting not far away, and finally asked what he wanted to ask when he was in the imperial mausoleum: "Daoist, what happened back then?" He didn't recognize Daoist Yifeng as the former national teacher at the beginning. One was that when the former national teacher disappeared, he was only sixteen or seventeen years old. He was loved by the first emperor, but he was also rejected by the emperor's brother.
Since he left the palace to build a mansion, he rarely entered the palace, and the former national teacher at that time only appeared during the annual sacrifices, and more often the current national teacher did it for him.
In addition, Daoist Yifeng's appearance was too decadent at the beginning, his beard was extended, and he was injured by the city master Wu at that time. He had only seen the former national teacher a few times, so naturally he didn't recognize him.Until this time when he came to the imperial mausoleum, the former national teacher shaved his beard, so he didn't look much, so he didn't notice it.
Thinking about it now, Daoist Yifeng knew what would happen in the imperial mausoleum long ago, so he made preparations in advance, and even had the national teacher's robe hidden under the night clothes.
At that time in the Imperial Mausoleum, it was the Taoist priest who said to Chai Cheng and others, which made him always want to know, what did the concubine mother do for him back then?The concubine mother...was it because of his fate that she died of illness?
And father...why do you want to do this?If what City Lord Wu did later was instigated by Emperor Hong, but eight years ago, the other party personally ordered the construction of that underground palace and sealed him for eight years. Was he deceived by that national teacher, or...he also wanted him to die? ?
Daoist Yi Feng heard what the King of Chu wanted to ask, pondered for a while, and sighed: "Sooner or later you will know, if that is the case, then I will tell you everything. Before that, let me explain, your mother The concubine... didn't die because of your death, even without you, she probably wouldn't live long. The reason why she is like this is because she has been depressed and worried all year round."
Now, not only the King of Chu, but even Wu Zhou couldn't help raising his head in surprise: What do you mean?Stuck in your heart all year round?Overwhelmed?
How could Concubine Liu be like this?And why did Concubine Liu know in advance that King Chu would be in danger?Or, did she already guess that someone might kill him?That's why Taoist Master Yi Feng did all of this?
Daoist Yi Feng did not go to see the King of Chu again, but looked at one place, and said slowly: "Your Highness, your doubts are nothing more than two. The first one is why the late emperor treated you like this? The second one is Concubine Liu. How can you know in advance that you will have this fate?
Let me tell you first, the reason why the late emperor treated you like this is because...he is not your biological father.He deliberately showed his love for you just to make your mother and concubine feel at ease.As for the second doubt, the reason Concubine Liu knew it was because she knew from the very beginning... The late Emperor didn't treat you sincerely, and he would attack you sooner or later.Even if you didn't at the beginning, but as you grow up, you will become more and more like your biological father, even surpassing his princes. In order to prevent you from competing with those people for the throne, he will naturally not keep you. "
As soon as Daoist Yi Feng said this, Wu Zhou raised his head in disbelief: Isn't it?Wasn't the first emperor the biological father of King Chu?
He looked at the king of Chu, and seeing the pale eyes of the other party, he couldn't help but feel uncomfortable, but he didn't say anything. If this matter is true, the prince needs to bear all this, and he is the only one who has passed his own test , otherwise, no one can help him.
Daoist Yifeng continued, and Wu Zhou finally understood why the late emperor had such a strange attitude towards King Chu.
It turns out that Concubine Liu was not Concubine Liu at the beginning, but she was the concubine of the former emperor's brother, King Xun. First Emperor.
It's a pity that King Xun died in battle later. Princess Xun originally planned to die in love when she knew about it, but she found out that she was pregnant at that time. In order to keep the only blood of King Xun, Princess Xun planned to live well and raise the child.It's just that the first emperor knew that the time had come, and threatened and lured Princess Xun to remarry him. Of course, the so-called remarriage was not a real remarriage, but a change of name and surname to enter the palace.
Concubine Xun didn't want to, she accidentally knew that the first emperor planned to abort the child in her stomach, and forced her to submit.She didn't want King Xun's only bone and blood to be gone. After thinking about it, she decided to agree with the late emperor. But at that time, she had repeatedly talked with the late emperor. She could enter the palace, but the other party could not touch her without her permission. The most important point was to treat his stomach. Children here are treated equally.
The first emperor agreed, and quickly arranged it. Concubine Xun "hanged herself" shortly afterwards. After that, a woman named Liu entered the palace and was named Concubine Liu.
Concubine Xun lived in seclusion back then, few people knew her, and after she became Concubine Liu she didn't appear often, so no one doubted her. Even if she looked familiar, they just thought it was a resemblance and didn't think much about it.
It's just that although Concubine Liu has been in the palace for so many years, she misses her deceased husband and becomes ill, and knows that she may not live this year. At that time, she knew that the late emperor thought that the king of Chu had mentioned that he was sharp-edged. He doted on the Ninth Prince so much that others thought he was going to make the Ninth Prince the crown prince.
In addition, Concubine Liu has been in the palace for so many years, and she is still indifferent to him. This made him jealous, and seeing King Chu's face that looked more and more like King Xun, he felt murderous.
Concubine Liu knew that sooner or later the late emperor would do something, so she found the Daoist Master Yifeng who was still the national teacher at the time, told the truth, and begged him to cast a spell so that her son could escape a catastrophe.
Daoist Yifeng had a relationship with King Xun for a few times back then, feeling his benevolence and righteousness, and Concubine Liu's heart to protect his son, he agreed.
It's just that he didn't expect that something happened to him first.
After Yifeng said for a long time, the king of Chu didn't speak. He lowered his eyes and didn't say a word.
Daoist Yi Feng looked at the other party, sighed, looked at Wu Zhou, and waved his hand to Wu Zhou's worried eyes, and said silently: "Leave him alone."
Wu Zhou stood up and walked out with Taoist Remaining Wind. When he went out, he couldn't help but look at him. Seeing the King of Chu sitting there alone, he felt inexplicably upset. He wanted to bear this for him. all thoughts.
He even wanted the other party to return to the mentality of being a ghost at that time, even though he was not a human being at that time, he didn't have to go through this.
Wu Zhou walked out following the wind, but did not leave. He sat on the stone chair outside the study, looked up at the moon in the sky alone, and after an unknown amount of time, there was a slight movement behind him Come.
Wu Zhou knew that it was the King of Chu, and he wanted to turn around, but before he turned his head up, he was hugged.
His head was buried in the man's arms, and he wanted to raise his head, but he was hugged even tighter. The man's hoarse voice came from above his head: "Let me hug it, it will be fine in a while."
Wu Zhou didn't move. He listened to the beating heartbeat in the man's chest, but he could feel the loneliness around him. After thinking for a while, he raised his hand and wrapped his arms around the man's waist. He didn't speak, but patted him on the back. His back, silent comfort.
I don't know how long it took before the king of Chu spoke softly again, the voice was very soft, which made people who heard it sad: "Ah Zhou, I only have you as my dearest relative, you won't leave me, right?"
Wu Zhou heard the other party's seemingly calm voice, which was obviously restrained and uneasy, his heart softened, and he asked in a suspicious voice on purpose: "My lord, have you come to life and refused to recognize your husband? We were married in the dark, and I Not by your side, who else do you think is around? Huh?"
After Wu Zhou finished speaking, he could obviously feel the body holding him stiff, and then was hugged even tighter. When the man's voice came again, he was muffled, but he was obviously relieved: "Of course there is no one else..." Then he said softly, "Ah Zhou, thank you." Stay by my side.
Wu Zhou was really not used to the provocative behavior of the King of Chu, but obviously the other party's emotions should be calmed down. He thought about it, and if he wanted to crush a sad emotion, it obviously needed another emotion.So, Wu Zhou thought about it seriously, raised his head hard, stretched his arms and lifted it up, touched King Chu's head from behind, and said while touching, "Don't worry, Brother Zhou will protect you from now on."
King Chu's body froze, obviously not understanding what it meant.
He lowered his head, met Wu Zhou's innocent gaze, and thought about it silently. When he thought of his 19-year-old body at this moment, and the other party...
He stared fixedly, all the emotions in his heart just now, whether sad or moved, disappeared without a trace: "..."
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