Chapter 1539: Dividing the Spoils

The emperor fell into a coma with blood spurting from his mouth and nose, and there was chaos in the palace. The queen ordered the Forbidden City to be sealed off. At the same time, she kept the emperor's only son, the current prince, by her side in a side hall of the emperor's dormitory.

In the emperor's bedroom, a group of imperial doctors were busy making diagnosis and treatment. The queen was sitting in the outer hall with the eight-year-old prince in her arms. Her face was calm and the candlelight was flickering. No one of the eunuchs and maids serving beside her dared to make a sound. The hall seemed extremely silent.

At this time, the curtain was opened, and the imperial doctor walked over quickly, bowed and said: "Queen, after a few of us have diagnosed you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty..."

The prince in the queen's arms looked at the imperial doctor with wide eyes. The imperial doctor was afraid to continue speaking.

"Tell it like it is!"

The queen said solemnly.

"Yes, after consultation with several of us, it was found that His Majesty's True Liver Pulse is strong and pulsating, as if running along the edge of a knife, like pressing the strings of a zither, and pulsating like running along the coix seed, and the True Lung Vein is large but weak. "It's like the hairy feathers in the human skin, the true kidney pulse is beating hard, and it's like picking up a stone with your finger, and the true spleen pulse is weak and sparse at first."

The queen raised her hand to interrupt the imperial doctor's order, "Say what I can understand."

"Yes, Queen, Your Majesty's pulse rate is disordered and the shape of the pulse is scattered. There are bird-pecking pulses like a bird pecking at food, there are room leakage pulses that drip for a long time, and there are sparse and dense pulses, like a rope being untied. Jiesuo pulse. This pulse is the Wushen pulse."

"What about the godless veins?" the queen asked.

The imperial doctor wiped the sweat from his forehead, lowered his head and whispered: "This pulse condition is considered to be a fatal pulse condition in the pulse test. It is extremely dangerous. Now His Majesty can only hang on with one breath."

A flash of sadness flashed in the queen's eyes. The emperor believed in Buddhism in recent years and had alienated herself and even all his concubines. Even the prince was rarely seen. Although there was hatred in her heart, he was her man after all, the emperor of this country, and Oh her god.

If he died, most of her sky would collapse, and she would need to hold on by herself. As an orphan and a widowed mother, who knows what will happen in the future.

"Try your best to treat her, using the best medicine and the best prescriptions." The queen said with a trembling voice.

"It's the queen." The imperial doctor ordered him to exit quickly.

The queen looked at the prince and hugged the child tighter.

The door curtain was opened again, and a general came over and bowed, "See the queen, see the prince, queen, the Imperial Guard has sealed off the capital, and no one is allowed to enter or leave without authorization."

"After statistics, a total of forty-two adults died tragically at home, including Cheng Shoufu, Mr. Yang from the Ministry of Rites, Mr. Wei from the Ministry of Personnel, Mr. Zhao from the Ministry of Husbandry, Mr. Feng from the Ministry of Punishment, as well as many ministers, Yuanwailang, Xungui, etc. Several generals from the Ministry of War.”

The Queen trembled when she heard this.

"What's going on? Is the sky going to fall?!"

"Where is the Imperial Preceptor? Can you find the Imperial Preceptor?" the queen asked urgently.

"The Imperial Master discussed with His Majesty two days ago and left the capital to travel around to preach Buddhism. According to the Jin Yiwei's line report, he should arrive at Baoding Prefecture tonight," the general said.

Although the queen became alienated from herself because the imperial advisor seduced the emperor into believing in Buddhism, and she was not interested in governing the country. She hated the imperial advisor in her heart, but she knew that the imperial advisor had profound magic skills, and now she was afraid that only the imperial advisor could save her majesty.

"Send a team of people out of the capital, and quickly ask the Imperial Master to return to the capital to treat Your Majesty without any delay." After saying that, he asked the eunuch to quickly write down the decree and seal it. The general of the imperial guard took the Queen's decree and quickly led a team of people. The horse is out of Beijing.

He also asked the eunuch to write an imperial edict. The first assistant Cheng Guoxiang died, and the second assistant Chen Yan was asked to maintain court affairs.

The general of the Forbidden Army rushed three hundred miles through the night. When he arrived at Baoding Prefecture, he learned a shocking news. The Imperial Guard's team had disappeared, leaving only the Imperial Guard Luan Jia, drums and instruments, and silk umbrellas, but not a single person. .

The general of the Guards swept his eyes across the messy scene and said in a deep voice: "Do you know what exactly happened?"

Yi Cheng said tremblingly: "Last night, the Imperial Guards team passed by here, and then I heard shouts of killing in the distance, as if there was a big war, and the strong wind and lightning were so scary. Today we came to check during the day, and it turned out like this It seems that the Imperial Master and his subordinates are all gone.”

The general of the Imperial Guard could not find the imperial advisor, so he had to ask the county magistrate to take these things back to the county government office, and then led his team to rush back to the capital to report the news.

When she heard the news that the Imperial Master was missing, the Queen was in a daze and didn't know what to do. "Your Majesty has been in coma for three days, what should I do?"

In Zhengding Taoist Temple,

Jiang Hao was also in a coma for three days.

In the past three days, his spirit recovered a little and he slowly opened his eyes.

"Is it dawn yet?"

Feeling the light outside the window, Jiang Hao murmured.

"Master, wake up!"

Lychee and Yuxian, who were waiting next to him, saw Jiang Hao wake up and immediately rushed to ask.

"Sir, are you awake?" Lychee said worriedly.

"Have I slept for a long time?" Jiang Hao asked drowsily.

"You've been in a coma for three days." Lizhi said.

After being in a coma for three days, it seemed that he was seriously injured this time, so he immediately checked his body. After checking, Jiang Hao found something was wrong, and his soul was seriously injured.

He had split his soul before to refine a flying sword. That kind of splitting his soul could injure his soul. If compared to this, his current soul was equivalent to being split a hundred times. It was so broken that it showed how seriously injured his soul was. It was really hard not to die. Lucky.

The soul was so seriously injured that it might not be able to fully recover in a short period of time.

As for what happened after he invited the gods that day, Jiang Hao couldn't remember anything about it. He asked the two girls from Lychee and Jade Fairy, and they told him what happened that night, and they all looked bright in their eyes.

Lychee said excitedly: "Emperor Qin Guan is so powerful. In fact, he only has a few breaths before and after. The emperor slapped him in the face, and the master couldn't even dodge. With a slap, it was over."

Yuxian said, "The divine power on the Emperor's body is so terrifying. I feel that a single thought from the Emperor can destroy both our body and spirit."

Jiang Hao felt a little regretful that he could not feel the power of Emperor Qin Guan.

"Where are senior brothers and the others?" Jiang Hao asked.

"Master Xuanji and a dozen other masters are all waiting for you to wake up in the Taoist temple. Do you want me to inform them now?" Yuxian asked.

"There's no rush, just wait for me to get dressed and wash up first," Jiang Hao said.

Li Zhi took care of dressing and washing, while Jade Fairy took care of combing her hair, putting it in a bun, and inserting a simple white jade hairpin. Jiang Hao regained his handsome face.

Arriving at the main hall of the Taoist temple, more than a dozen Jindan masters were all here. They rarely get together on weekdays, but this time it was a rare opportunity for them to sit here and discuss Taoism.

Seeing Jiang Hao wake up, everyone's faces were filled with joy. Old Taoist Xuanji smiled and said: "It's great that junior brother has woken up. You are really dangerous this time. You dare to invite the emperor to come down to the realm, that is, you. If it were me and Yu Heng, I'm afraid His soul was immediately destroyed by the impact."

Jiang Hao smiled bitterly and said, "I feel bad too. Now my soul is seriously injured and I won't be able to use advanced magic for a while."

"Is it particularly serious? Will it damage the foundation? Can it be recovered?" Master Ling Yun asked with concern.

Jiang Hao smiled and said, "It should be possible to recover, but I'm afraid it will take a little longer. During this period, you cannot use spells that consume special souls, such as the combination of the Sky Thunder Talisman + Shenxiao Thunder Control Technique. Sword, flying, earth escape, etc. are not affected.”

Everyone felt relieved upon hearing this.

Elder Xuanji said: "Junior brother, I have some news for you. I heard that something big happened in the capital. The emperor spurted blood and fell into a coma. Forty-two court officials bled to death from seven holes. Now the capital is sealed and no one is allowed to enter or exit."

At this time, the old Taoist Xuanzhen said: "I flew to the capital specifically to check. The chief minister is dead, four of the six ministers are dead, and there are also a group of ministers, ministers, nobles, and generals. The capital is now very lively. "

Master Yu Heng said, "We discussed before whether their deaths were related to the national master?"

Jiang Hao thought for a while and said, "The magic practiced by the national master is quite strange. Although it appears to be Buddhist magic, in fact he is absorbing the power of the court's luck and incense to practice. He needs the court to operate according to his ideas, so Controlling a group of people is inevitable.”

"I suspect that all those ministers were controlled by him. They even had their souls changed, leaving only their bodies. Just like those monk soldiers who disappeared immediately after the death of the national master, that's why those ministers bleed to death."

Everyone nodded, agreeing with Jiang Hao's statement.

"What are junior brothers going to do next?" Xuanji asked.

"Enter the Capital City God's Temple in the capital!" Jiang Hao said.

Everyone chatted for a while, Jiang Hao thought of the centipede spirit. Xuanji Taoist immediately took out a golden storage bag, shook it and said, "The centipede spirit is in it. This centipede spirit is not simple. The golden elixir is at its peak." Demon, I have been baptized by the power of incense and wish for many years, and my whole body is precious from the inside out. "

After taking the storage bag, Shenhun went in and took a look. The body of the Centipede Spirit was extremely huge. Not including the claws, the main body was three meters wide. If you include the claws on both sides, it was six to seven meters long. The body was even longer, as long as two feet. Thirty feet, seventy or eighty meters long.

Withdrawing his soul, Jiang Hao smiled at the few real people and said: "Thank you all for coming to help eliminate the demon this time. Now it depends on you all to kill the demon. I have a suggestion. This centipede essence is extremely rare. The shell can be used to refine armor, and the blood can be used to refine armor. , meat, and poison can all be used to make elixirs, so we might as well divide them."

None of the real people objected, they all said it was very good.

Jiang Hao suddenly had the feeling that these people were not just waiting for him to wake up, but were waiting to share the spoils?

That night, in a mountain col outside, fifteen golden elixir monks divided the giant centipede spirit into pieces. The great demon of the generation was divided into pieces. There were fifteen parts in total, one for each person here.

As for the most precious demon elixir, everyone unanimously agreed to give it to Jiang Hao. After all, it was Jiang Hao who really killed the centipede spirit. He desperately asked the emperor to come down to the realm, so naturally he should share the big part. They could only be regarded as helping each other and share some. Centipede shell and centipede meat are enough.

After dividing the things, everyone said goodbye and left directly.

He put his centipede shell, meat, blood, and poison into the space, and held the golden elixir of the National Master in his hand. This golden elixir was the size of a tennis ball, exuding strong spiritual power, and there was a layer of faint golden light on it. Like a golden bead.

It turns out that the golden elixir at its peak is like this.

Jiang Hao returned to the Taoist temple and summoned the subordinates of the Chenghuang Mansion to come over.

Zhuge Wolong, Xue Ji, Zhu Guang, Lychee, Yuxian, Pei Yan, Ghost Scorpion, General Wu, Twenty-Four Water and Fire Sticks, etc.

Zhuge Wolong looked at Jiang Hao and asked about his physical condition with concern. After all, he had been in a coma for three days, and finally reported:

"You should know that the emperor of the capital fell into a coma after spewing blood and forty-two court officials died."

After speaking, he handed Jiang Hao a list, which contained the names and official positions of the ministers who died suddenly, which were clearly visible at a glance.

"I know, I guess they were under the control of the Imperial Master, so when the Imperial Master was destroyed, they died suddenly," Jiang Hao said.

Zhuge Wolong nodded, "I think so too."

Jiang Hao shook the list and said, "Most of the court officials are dead. I wonder if there will be trouble."

Xue Ji looked a little sad, and said: "Although these officials who died tragically disagreed with my political views, and some of them were corrupt and flattering, they also did a lot for the court. Now they have ended up like this, alas, it was all the evil imperial master who harmed them."

Xue Ji sighed.

Jiang Hao said: "Let's not talk about this now. Now that the imperial master has been killed, I am going to move into the Capital City God's Mansion. There is no time to lose, let's go there tonight."

Everyone bowed immediately and responded.