Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 216 Intimidation

Taoist Baimei hurriedly ate his breakfast, then left the door and walked to the wing where Baili Zonglu was temporarily staying.

"Master." Huo Mingzhu saw that Taoist Baimei was in a hurry, so she stepped forward and called Taoist Baimei.

Seeing that it was Huo Mingzhu, Taoist Baimei said: "Today is the time to go down the mountain to see the common people, but now that the Ninth Prince is here, let's not go."

"Mingzhu called Master to stop because of this, but if the consultation is cancelled, the common people will be so disappointed." It was only after Huo Mingzhu came that he realized that the white-browed Taoist would come every [-]th day Although it only takes half a day to give free consultations to the common people at the foot of the mountain, it is still rare.

Huo Mingzhu didn't think that this white-browed Taoist had such noble sentiments, perhaps, he was just famous, if one day he became a national teacher, he would definitely get the support of the people, it was a good plan.

This made Huo Mingzhu see some of the temperament of the Taoist with white eyebrows, so in front of the Taoist with white eyebrows, he said that people in the royal family looked down on them, who practiced Taoism, and thought they were evil. Huo Mingzhu specifically said that they were members of the royal family, but The person who didn't name the Taoist said it was Baili Zonglu, and the Taoist with white eyebrows must have guessed who she was talking about.

In this Taoist temple, who else is a member of the royal family!
"The Ninth Prince is in the Taoist temple. If we abandon him and go to the mountain for free consultation, if we let someone with a heart say a word of contempt for the royal family, it will be a serious crime." Taoist Baimei explained to Huo Mingzhu in detail for the first time.

How could Huo Mingzhu not know this truth? She asked this question because she wanted to see how guarded this white-browed Taoist was against Baili Zonglu.

Now it seems that Baili Zonglu has no chance to gain the trust of Taoist Baimei.

She was secretly happy in her heart, but on the surface she looked surprised: "Master, Mingzhu didn't know the Ninth Prince in a few days. Ever since he was able to help a stranger like me, Mingzhu knew that the Ninth Prince was a very kind-hearted man. A good person, if we neglect him because of the free clinic, he will not care about us, if he offends, it is too serious, the Ninth Prince will definitely not do this."

"It won't be like this, it won't be like this, but we can't try it. Let's cancel today's free clinic. Find a disciple and go down the mountain, and tell the common people, don't wait there." Taoist Baimei said.

Huo Mingzhu let out an eh, indicating that she understood.

"After finishing the work, come to the wing of the Ninth Prince. As a teacher, I will accompany the Ninth Prince there, so you can wait on it." The Taoist with white eyebrows ordered.

Huo Mingzhu respectfully replied yes, and watched Taoist Baimei walk to the courtyard of Baili Zonglu.

The behavior of Taoist Baimei at this moment let Huo Mingzhu know that Taoist Baimei probably has more guilt at this moment. The moment the small box appeared, Taoist Baimei felt that the Ninth Prince wanted to kill him. Huo Mingzhu didn't think it was a pity to believe in Bailizong's law, that was death.

Huo Mingzhu quickly finished the tasks arranged by the Taoist Baimei, and waited in Baili Zonglu's wing room. As soon as he entered the door, he saw the Taoist Baimei and Baili Zonglu playing chess. Looking at the chess pieces on the chess board, it seemed to be Baimei After the Taoist came, he started playing. It was still the first game.

Huo Mingzhu glanced at the chess game and could tell who had the upper hand.

Baili Zonglu's way of playing chess is different from his own. Although he has a plan, he doesn't hide his domineering arrogance, forcing the white-browed Taoist to have no way out.

Taoist Baimei's complexion changed several times, but Baili Zonglu looked at Taoist Baimei's expression with a look of enjoyment.

Huo Mingzhu smiled and said: "Master, everything you asked Mingzhu to do has been done."

"Oh?" Baili Zonglu raised his eyebrows after a while, as if he was very interested in what Huo Mingzhu said.

Taoist Baimei said to Baili Zonglu: "It's not a big deal to go back to the Ninth Prince, but our Taoist temple will go down to the mountain for free consultation on the [-]th day of every lunar month. It happens that the prince is here today, so I asked Mingzhu to arrange and cancel the free consultation. "

"Why cancel it? This free clinic is very good for the common people. If you let the emperor know about it, you will appreciate the noble Taoist temple. This imperial edict of the national teacher is just a matter of reading." Baili When Zong Lu said this, he glanced at Huo Mingzhu.

Huo Mingzhu looked at Taoist Baimei with a surprised look on his face: "Master, do you want to be a national teacher?"

Originally, Huo Mingzhu also had an appointment with Taoist Baimei. In the future, she would use the relationship between the Marquis of Pingyang and the General's Mansion to help Taoist Baimei sit on the throne of the national teacher. Her surprised question was to accuse Taoist Baimei , Accusing Taoist Baimei of delusion to have both sides.

Taoist Baimei didn't want to be displeased with both sides. Huo Mingzhu was his hope to become a national teacher, while Baili Zonglu was the one who wanted to kill him. Taoist Baimei knew what he should say.

So, he said to Huo Mingzhu: "Master has always followed the will of the former teacher and has been conducting free clinics. He didn't want to become a national teacher. Besides, it was just a small free clinic, which has nothing to do with becoming a national teacher. , if it is said that this free consultation can become a national teacher, then the national teacher is not a joke."

"That's not the case. If it's a free consultation by others, it will only get some appreciation. The Taoist leader is different. The ability of the Taoist leader is well known. It is well-deserved to be a national teacher. With the character of the Taoist leader and these good deeds, if you don't become a national teacher. Teacher, it is really a pity to share the worries of the emperor and seek the welfare of the people."

The white-browed Taoist smiled, cupped his hands to Baili Zonglu, and said, "Thanks to the love of the Ninth Prince, I still say the same thing. I have no intention of becoming an official in the palace, and I hope the Ninth Prince will forgive me."

"What if this king insists on asking the Taoist priest to enter the palace?" Baili Zonglu's expression did not change, he still greeted people with a smile, but there was a frightening coldness in his eyes.

Huo Mingzhu understood that Baili Zonglu might be angry.

"My lord, calm down." The white-browed Taoist took a step back and knelt on the ground.

Huo Mingzhu also knelt down hastily, but she was happy in her heart. Unexpectedly, Baili Zonglu was not even willing to bear it, and wanted to be tough when she was too soft.

"There's no need for Taoist priest to be so panicked, get up." Baili Zonglu said with a smile.

"Thank you Ninth Prince." The white-browed Taoist got up, but instead of sitting back, he stood where he was.

Baili Zonglu smiled at Huo Mingzhu: "Ah Jin, why did you kneel down too? Could it be that I was frightened by this king, but this king remembered that A Jin was very courageous, why did you get scared like this."

Huo Mingzhu knelt on the ground and said to Baili Zonglu: "Returning to the prince, the Ninth Prince used to get along with Mingzhu as a friend before, but today he is discussing things with Mingzhu's master as the Ninth Prince. It's not because I'm afraid, but I hope that I can ask the Ninth Prince, if the master fails to help the Ninth Prince fulfill his wish, the Ninth Prince can forgive the master."

"If you are dissatisfied, I have never been dissatisfied with the Taoist temple, but I just feel that there is one thing that I don't understand. As a daughter, I can live in this Taoist temple for a long time. If this Taoist temple is a place of pure cultivation, there is no difference between men and women. And other Taoist temples did not have this scene, I wonder how A Jin and the Taoist priest can explain it?"

Baili Zonglu asked slowly.

As soon as Huo Mingzhu heard Baili Zonglu's words, she knew that Baili Zonglu was secretly putting pressure on Taoist Baimei.

Although Taoist Baimei said that rejecting Baili Zonglu was not disrespectful, but in this place where the Taoist temple is pure and pure, accepting a daughter as a disciple, this can make Baili Zonglu make a big fuss.

Huo Mingzhu never expected that Baili Zonglu could make a big fuss out of such a trivial matter.

It's not a trivial matter. If you say that there can't be any mistakes in places of worship like temples, then the black market is still under the Qingquan Temple, and there are even wild girls in it. However, these cannot be used as a basis to refute Baili's sect law. Besides, it's not something she can come forward to solve the matter, it depends on how the white-browed Taoist will solve it, so Huo Mingzhu shut up and looked down at the ground.

Taoist Baimei seemed to know that someone would make a fuss about this matter, so he said calmly: "Returning to the Ninth Prince, there is no difference between men and women who cultivate the Tao. Pindao accepted Mingzhu as his apprentice, but he also saw that Mingzhu was talented and intelligent, and she was a good seed to learn the art of medicine and stones, and he never thought that today would make the Ninth Prince feel inappropriate."

Baili Zonglu glanced at Huo Mingzhu, seeing her lowering her head, wondering what she was thinking, he suddenly felt that if he kept asking about this matter, would she get angry.

Thinking of this, Baili Zonglu frowned, why did he care about Huo Mingzhu's feelings.

"It's also because Pindao didn't think about it thoroughly. I think it's a blessing to pass on the art of medicine and stones to such an intelligent girl."

"Don't need to say any more, the Taoist priest, I just asked out of curiosity just now, just now you said that Ah Jin is talented and intelligent, but you don't know how well Ah Jin has learned the art of medicine and stone?" Baili Zonglu suddenly felt that there is still a way to go. Walk.

When Huo Mingzhu heard this, her heart skipped a beat. She didn't know what Baili Zonglu meant. She came here to learn the art of medicine and stones to show her filial piety. How well she learned is not the concern of Baili Zonglu .

As soon as I thought of this, I heard Taoist Baimei say: "Mingzhu is talented and intelligent, and she can understand with one point. Many pills are prepared by herself. It can be said that green comes from blue and is better than blue."

Huo Mingzhu quickly said: "Mingzhu is not so outstanding, it is because of the master's good teaching."

Baili Zonglu put his eyes on Huo Mingzhu, and said with a smile: "This king is willing to believe that Ah Jin is excellent. If you think about it, if you worship a famous teacher, you will naturally become an excellent disciple."

"What the Ninth Prince said is very true." The white-browed Taoist said.

Huo Mingzhu remained silent, as a tacit consent, anyway, she has indeed learned the art of medicine and stones, and she can go down the mountain long ago, staying here, of course, is waiting for the arrival of Baili Zonglu.

"Okay, I'm tired at first, you all go back first, as for this chess game, play it another day." Baili Zonglu said to Taoist Baimei.

The white-browed Taoist hurriedly said: "If this game continues, the poor Taoist will only lose one word. The prince will fight every step of the way, forcing and killing the poor monk's chess pieces one by one. From this point of view, there is no doubt that it will be a draw. However, if the game continues If there are no more than three pieces, the poor pawns will be beheaded by the Nine Princes."

"Haha, the chess game that I played so hard, was still broken one by one by the Taoist priest. I thought that the Taoist priest hadn't seen it so quickly, but I didn't think that the Taoist priest had already seen it." The Ninth Prince said, and then He looked up and laughed.

Taoist Baimei couldn't laugh at this pun. He always felt that the Ninth Prince would set up a trap at any time and wanted to take his life.However, he had to laugh if he couldn't laugh, so he squeezed out an ugly smile.

The Ninth Prince didn't even look at the ugly smiling face. After laughing at his own, he waved the two of them out.

Taoist Baimei hurriedly withdrew, followed by Huo Mingzhu.

(End of this chapter)