Longevity begins with slaying demons and eliminating demons

Chapter 103 The Emperor
As the saying goes, "Ziwei Yuan in the sky, Zichen Palace on the ground".

In order to study the astrology, Daqi practitioners once divided the starry sky into three walls and 28 constellations.

Ziweiyuan is one of the three walls, which refers to the starry sky area in the center of the northern sky.

Among them, Ziwei star is located in the center of Ziweiyuan, and it is the star of the emperor. Zuofu and Youbi are their assistants, Tianxiang, Tianji, Wenchang, and Wenqu are their followers, Tiankui and Tianyue are their messengers, and the sun and moon for its division.

The Zichen Palace is the imperial palace of the Great Qi Dynasty.

An ancient book says: "There is Ziwei Palace in the sky, which is the residence of the emperor of heaven. The king builds a palace, and builds it like an image."

Therefore, it is named after "Zichen".

It is located on the central axis of Luojing City, facing south from north.

The Luoshui River passes through the city not far in front of it, symbolizing the Milky Way in the sky.

And the street that runs from north to south and leads directly to the palace gate is called "Tianjie", corresponding to the constellation "Tianjie" in the sky.

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When the sky was just dawn, Luo Chuan, head of the exorcist department, suddenly received an order from the emperor, asking him to enter the palace for an audience.

Sitting in a small sedan chair with green curtains carried by two people, he walked along the spacious and open Tianjie towards Zichen Palace.

His sedan chair was not decorated with gold and silver brocade, and the height of the chair back was only to the waist——in Luo Chuan's identity, it seemed rather shabby.

However, according to the rules of the Daqi Dynasty, it is forbidden to ride a car, sit in a sedan chair, or fly with a sword within the scope of the imperial city.All officials who had an audience with the emperor had to enter the palace on foot to show their respect for the heavenly family.

Luo Chuan was made an exception and allowed to enter the Zichen Palace on his waist, which was enough to show his extremely noble status and the emperor's extraordinary trust in him.

Soon, the small sedan chair with the green curtain arrived at the gate of Zichen Palace——Yingtian Gate.

Yingtianmen has five gates.

In the middle is the main entrance, on both sides of the main entrance are the east door and the west door, and on the far side are the left and right Yemen.

Usually, the main gate of Yingtianmen is only for the emperor to pass through.

However, there are a few special cases-

When the emperor gets married, the queen can enter the palace through the main entrance;
At the end of the Palace Examination, when the Grand Ceremony of Chuanlu is held, the three candidates who won the first prize, second place, and second prize in the exam can leave the palace through the main entrance;

In the five-year "Luoshui Conference", the practitioners who won the top three can also walk out of the palace through the main entrance.

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Luo Chuan, as a member of rank three or above, was allowed to enter the palace through the east door.

I saw the grandeur and solemnity of Zichen Palace.

The high red walls and the golden glazed tiles complement each other.

On both sides of the road, every few meters there is a soldier standing with a knife, and the silver armor is shining in the faint morning light.

However, after entering the inner court of the imperial palace, the guards on both sides of the road were replaced by eunuchs in dark blue robes.

The green-curtained sedan chair finally stopped in front of the emperor's palace "Qianyang Palace".

This hall is covered with yellow glazed tiles and double eaves. It is located on a three-story white marble platform.

On both sides of the gate of the hall, there is a bronze tortoise and a bronze crane respectively - the homonyms of "congratulate together" and "return together", symbolize "the universe is settled, the whole world celebrates together, and all people return together". meaning.

Two eunuchs came to the side of the sedan chair, lifted the curtain of the sedan chair, and helped Luo Chuan get off the sedan chair.

Afterwards, under the guidance of the eunuch, Luo Chuan climbed up the nine white marble steps and entered the gate of Qianyang Hall.

The hall is brightly lit with candles, surrounded by sandalwood, and is spacious and spacious.

The ground is paved with gold bricks.

The reason why it is called "golden brick" is not because it is made of gold, but because it is exquisite in workmanship and extremely high in cost. There is a sound, but there is no hole in the break."

Luo Chuan noticed that the golden lacquered and carved dragon throne above the nine steps was empty at the moment.

"Your Majesty should still be practicing behind the screen!" He secretly guessed.

He stood still under the throne, bowed his hands and saluted: "Chen Luochuan respectfully invites the emperor's peace."

A moment later, a plain voice came from behind the large gold-painted screen carved with cloud and dragon patterns: "You don't need to be polite when you return to the sea. You have sent someone to solve the haunted house in Qingzhou, right?"

"Guihai" is Luochuan's character.

Not calling him by his name directly, but calling him by his name is enough to show the trust and respect that Emperor Daqi has for Luochuan.

Luo Chuan replied respectfully: "Fortunately, I didn't disgrace my life."

"What's the name of the person you sent?" The emperor paused for a moment, and then asked, "I'm curious, what kind of ability does he have to solve this case that many people can't solve?"

"His name is Gu Xu. He is from Yishui. He was born as a commoner. Both of his parents died. He is currently an eighth-rank experience in the Exorcism Department," Luo Chuan replied. "He has a talent for cultivation no less than that of Chu Fengge. In the assessment, he got the qualification of the third grade 'Blazing Sunshine', coupled with his clever mind and good at writing poems, so he was recognized by the 'Jinghong Pen', and used the 'Jinghong Pen' to wipe out the remaining resentful souls in Lu's mansion. "

Luo Chuan knew that the fact that Gu Xu became the new owner of "Jinghong Brush" would soon be known to the whole country, and it was impossible to hide it from the emperor.

Therefore, he deliberately emphasized Gu Xu's outstanding talent, clean background, and humble background in his words - proving that Gu Xu has nothing to do with the aristocratic family.

In this way, the emperor won't hold grudges against Gu Xu because of the "Jinghong Pen", but may promote him and reuse him.

"It seems that my great Qi is really talented!" the emperor said in a calm tone.

"The sovereign is wise, and the world is peaceful. Of course, God will send talents in an eclectic manner." Luo Chuan complimented.

The emperor was silent for a moment, and seemed to approve of Luo Chuan's words.

"Return to the sea?"

"The minister is here."

"You have the ability to probe into the secrets of heaven. You should know that Tang Hui, my imperial envoy, did not die 15 years ago, but has been trapped in the haunted house of the Lu family, right?"

"Your Majesty does know."

"Last night, Tang Hui's fate card left in the palace was broken," the emperor continued. "It clearly shows that he unfortunately died in the process of fighting against the ghost. I feel very sorry for this."

"It's Tang Zhenfu's honor to be remembered by His Majesty like this—with such grace, he will die without regret."

Two old foxes with high cultivation base, in this magnificent and solemn palace, spoke high-sounding words, it seemed that the monarch and his subjects were in harmony, and they had a tacit understanding.

But in fact, only they themselves know how much of what they say is true.

Luo Chuan knew that Tang Hui had an "imperial envoy token" carved by the emperor himself - if the emperor didn't want him to die, it would be very difficult for him to die.

"The Lu Mansion in Qingzhou is indeed one of the sources of worry in the emperor's heart," Luo Chuan thought silently in his heart, "but now, the Lu Mansion has disappeared, and Tang Hui, who specialized in doing dirty work for the emperor, has also died... the emperor's The mood seems to be a lot lighter."

After a brief conversation, Luo Chuan bowed and left.

Afterwards, he boarded the green curtained sedan chair and set off to return to the headquarters of the Exorcist Division.

At this moment, there was an imperceptible smile on the corner of his mouth.

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at the same time.

Qingzhou Mansion, Lu's haunted house, in Suxue Garden.

Lu Shiyao and other resentful souls of the Lu family finally ended their revenge on Tang Hui and his subordinates.

Tang Hui had died.

His body was lying on the floor. He had already been cut into pieces, his flesh and blood were mutilated, and his body was invisible.

Gu Xu took a step forward, narrowed his eyes slightly, and his pupils turned into a deep, dull jet black.

He used the "solar eclipse" spell to completely annihilate Tang Hui's remnant soul, leaving him no chance of turning into a ghost.

Afterwards, Gu Xu activated the "Red Flame True Art", condensing the scorching true essence in his palm, completely turning Tang Hui's body into ashes.

In the end, he recited the "Salvation and Requiem Mantra" to eliminate all the evil thoughts left by Tang Hui in the world, and avoid being involved in his karmic obsession.

After doing all this, he was slightly relieved.

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Notes:

(1) "There is Ziwei Palace in the sky, which is the residence of God. The king builds a palace, and builds it like an image." - "Book of Later Han Volume 48"

　One more chapter later.

　　
　
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