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Chapter 384 The high priest talks about the past

After leaving Jiang Mansion, Zhao Guangyuan went directly to the Ancestral Temple.

In view of Zhao Guangyuan's amazing operation these days, those who were watching him from behind just thought that it was not enough for him to go to the imperial mausoleum to burn the paper, or to go to the palace to burn the paper, and he was going to the Ancestral Temple to continue burning. The person who stared at him didn't pay attention to his strangeness.

I just feel that Queen Zhenshun is marrying a daughter-in-law this time, so she will receive a lot more paper money.

Zhao Guangyuan rode all the way there and arrived in less than a stick of incense.

The Imperial Ancestral Temple of Daqi is on the east side outside the imperial palace, not far from the imperial palace. Of course, you can't put it too far away. After all, the emperor's royal family members also have to pay homage to their ancestors from time to time.

The place where ordinary people worship their ancestors is called the ancestral hall, and the place where the royal family worships their ancestors is called the Taimiao. Later, clan members and ministers who made outstanding contributions to the royal family began to be enshrined.

Since ancient times, Chinese descendants have attached great importance to offering sacrifices to their ancestors, and every sacrifice requires a grand ceremony. Ordinary people kneel to the sky, kneel to the ground, kneel to their parents and ancestors to kneel to the king, but not many kings kneel down.

After the death of a meritorious official, if he is enshrined in the Ancestral Temple and can be worshiped by future emperors, it will be a great honor and a great honor for the meritorious family. Therefore, if someone says that the ancestors deserve to enjoy the Ancestral Temple, that is really bullshit. Even if you are forced to coax, the emperor will treat you with three points of courtesy.

In order to win over people's hearts, the royal family enshrined some of its heroes in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. It cost no money and effort, and easily made the descendants of the hero's family willing to kill themselves, bleed and die for the royal family.

The people in charge of the Ancestral Temple in Da Qi were the same as those in charge of the imperial mausoleums, and they were all members of the Zhao family. The same goes for Zhao Gang, a clan member of the Zhao family.

Zhao Guangyuan suddenly decided to go to the Ancestral Temple, but he didn't know Zhao Gang. But when he arrived, Zhao Gang was waiting at the gate. Zhao Guangyuan was still stunned, wondering if this Zhao Gang was like the magic stick that later generations would say.

But Zhao Gang was capable, and Zhao Guangyuan knew it and respected him. But when he opened his mouth and let the emperor's brother and his family die tragically, Zhao Guangyuan sometimes looked at Zhao Gang as if he were looking at a dead person.

Zhao Gang knew that no matter how much he did, no matter how he made amends, he could not bring the former prince back to life. Because of him, Zhao Guangyuan was imprisoned. He has been shaking and always wanted to do something for him.

"The King of Yue is here."

Zhao Guangyuan glanced at him lightly and passed by him. Zhao Gang knew that he didn't care about his feelings and followed him silently.

The two sat down in the side hall. Zhao Gang's apprentice brought tea, then silently retreated and closed the door.

Zhao Guangyuan kept looking at the teacup without saying anything, and Zhao Gang didn't say anything either. The two sat in silence.

Zhao Guangyuan didn't know how to say it. He didn't want to reveal the secret between him and Lin Zhaoxia, and secretly thought about how to ask what he wanted to know in a more subtle way. Zhao Gang felt guilty and couldn't figure out why the King of Yue came to him, so he wanted to wait for him to speak.

After a while, Zhao Gang couldn't sit still, "I wonder why the King of Yue came to see me?"

Zhao Guangyuan looked at him intently. He wanted to kill Zhao Gang back then, but the emperor said that although Zhao Gang was the cause, he was not the effect. Moreover, he only stated the results of his divination. He was responsible to the emperor and was not wrong.

Over the years, Zhao Guangyuan no longer took this matter to heart, but last night he dreamed of the imperial brother again. The royal brother who died so grievously.

Zhao Gang lowered his eyes under Zhao Guangyuan's death gaze, "King Yue, the dead cannot be resurrected, and the living are still alive. Although it is more difficult, we still have to look forward. If you can be of use to me, I, Zhao Gang, will be obliged to do so."

Zhao Guangyuan turned away his eyes, picked up the teacup, took a sip, and then put it down.

"I'm going to get married soon. I wonder if the marriage between me and the princess will be smooth according to the high priest?"

Zhao Gang raised his head. Did the King of Yue come to ask him about his wedding? "Shouldn't the King of Yue ask Qin Tianjian about this matter? If it's inconvenient, I can take the prince to see Master Zhiyuan of Ci'en Temple." He is just a priest, and reading fortune tellers is really not his strong point.

"Can't you see? If you can't see, why did you say in front of the emperor ten years ago that my brother is destined to be the true dragon and the emperor, and that he is better than his master? A rare wise king in the prosperous age?"

Zhao Guangyuan is still angry when talking about old things.

Because his words brought fatal harm to the emperor's brother. Just because of his words, he aroused the dissatisfaction of other people and also aroused the emperor's fear. As a result, the emperor's brother died young.

Zhao Gang was speechless. He was indeed impulsive back then.

The emperor came to the Ancestral Temple to pay homage to his ancestors, and when he talked about the prince, he told him the divination that Abbot Zhiyuan had about the prince. As a result, he unexpectedly brought disaster to the prince.

"I can't help but feel guilty if I die."

"You deserve to die." That bald donkey from Zhiyuan deserves to die even more.

Considering that the emperor's brother is the crown prince, and considering the future fate of the emperor's brother, how come it is not considered that the emperor's brother will stop being the prince? He also said that he was an immortal and prosperous king who caused the emperor's brother to die early.

That bald donkey with half a bucket of water in Zhiyuan deserves to die even more!
Zhao Gang was silent.

He knew what the King of Yue was angry about, and he was just as angry as the King of Yue back then. Master Ke Zhiyuan said that a person's appearance changes from one moment to another and is not eternal. Because he revealed the secret and caused the prince's early death, Master Zhiyuan felt guilty over the years. He resigned from the position of abbot of Ci'en Temple and has been hiding from the world for ten years.

Zhao Guangyuan didn't want to see that bald donkey. Although Zhao Gang was not good at fortune-telling, he didn't come to Zhao Gang for fortune-telling.

As the high priest, Zhao Gang was in charge of the sacrificial affairs of the imperial mausoleums in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. He was responsible for inspecting the auspicious soil of the dragon cave for the royal family and supervising the construction of the emperor's mausoleums. When the dragon energy in the imperial mausoleum collapsed, it was Zhao Gang who proposed to fill it with the innocence of children, and Xia'er was chosen to be sacrificed.

I don’t know why, but Xia’er didn’t die and actually arrived in the fairyland.

Zhao Guangyuan has always wanted to discuss this matter with Zhao Gang. But because I hated him and didn't want to reveal such a big secret, I refused to tell others.

But now that Xia'er is here, he and Xia'er don't feel at ease when Liu Chang is there alone. I don't know what the sign is or what caused it. Xia'er suddenly appeared and left suddenly. Although Zhao Guangyuan looked the same on the surface, he was always worried in his heart.

"The king was in the imperial mausoleum that year. Why did you go to the imperial mausoleum in person to preside over the Summer Solstice Festival?"

Zhao Gang was stunned, and immediately thought of his visit to the imperial mausoleum that summer solstice. "That year, I sensed that the Dragon Qi was leaking again, so I went to the imperial mausoleum in person to seek a remedy."

"How did you remedy that?"

Zhao Gang was a little confused. I don’t know why the King of Yue cares about these things after so many years.

"Back then, I reported this matter to the emperor. The emperor suggested that it should be filled with boys and girls, but I refused. I personally went to the imperial mausoleum to bury the Zhenling Beast again to block the dissipated dragon energy."

In order to protect the country forever, the emperor did not mind sacrificing a few boys and girls, but after all these years, Zhao Gang was unwilling to kill again. A gentler approach was adopted.

Later, the King of Yue corresponded with him and vaguely mentioned the matter, but for some reason he mentioned it again today. Zhao Gang was a little confused.