Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 217
After leaving the room, Taoist Baimei wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve, and then said to Huo Mingzhu: "Go to the teacher's room, the teacher has something to say."

Huo Mingzhu pretended not to know what to do, and followed.

As soon as he entered the door, Taoist Baimei nervously bolted the door, Huo Mingzhu asked in a suspicious tone: "Master, why are you doing this?"

"Mingzhu, Master is in great trouble, only you can save him." The white-browed Taoist's face was pale and pale, as if he was really about to die.

Huo Mingzhu smiled: "Master, what disaster is imminent, are you too nervous?"

"No, you also saw today that the Ninth Prince already blamed me for being a teacher. If you said that you worshiped me as a teacher, General Huo would also know about it. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince never said a single word of criticism, but the Ninth Prince kept repeating it. This time, I will use this matter to make a big fuss."

"Master, why did he repeat it over and over again, he just asked this time." Huo Mingzhu said.

"That day outside the door of my teacher's room, I heard the conversation between you and the Ninth Prince." The white-browed Taoist said.

Huo Mingzhu laughed even deeper: "Master, you are worrying unnecessarily. Mingzhu has already said that the Ninth Prince is not this kind of person. When he asked, it was just a casual remark and had no other intentions."

"Hey, there are many things you don't know." Taoist Baimei couldn't hide the fact that Baili Zonglu came to invite him into the palace at this moment, so he told Huo Mingzhu one by one, but omitted the small box. Things, if Huo Mingzhu was told that the Ninth Prince wanted to take his life, would Huo Mingzhu still be willing to enter the palace instead of her?

That's right, Taoist Baimei had this idea. He wanted Huo Mingzhu to enter the palace instead of him. Although Huo Mingzhu could only make alchemy, that was just right. What Baili Zonglu wanted was someone who could do alchemy. Huo Mingzhu He learned the art of medicine and stone from him, and he knows exactly what level it is now, and it is more than enough to replace him in the palace, not to push Huo Mingzhu to be that dead ghost.

After hearing this, Huo Mingzhu said with a relaxed face: "Master, you are worried. The Ninth Prince wants to invite you into the palace for the emperor's use for the sake of the emperor's dragon body and health. This has nothing to do with Mingzhu's original promise to master." In other words, if the Ninth Prince can support Master, it will save a lot of trouble over there."

Huo Mingzhu knew very well in her heart that it was impossible for Taoist Baimei to trust Baili Zonglu, so she said that with confidence.

Taoist Baimei saw that Huo Mingzhu was like this, so he endured if she had to let him enter the palace instead, think about it, and find another opportunity to persuade Huo Mingzhu properly.

Today is not the time, if Huo Mingzhu knows that it is because of the fear of his life that he gave up this position, I am afraid that Huo Mingzhu will not agree.

Next, the two said some irrelevant things, and Huo Mingzhu left.

It was night, with no clouds in the sky, and it was so dark that you couldn't see your fingers. Just as the white-browed Taoist fell asleep, he heard a strange noise in the room. He quickly jumped up from the bed, and felt a burst of coldness brushing over his cheeks. Then, a burst of light hit his line of sight.

Knife light!
The white-browed Taoist broke out in a cold sweat, and shouted: "Who is it?"

The person who came was silent, his dexterous body jumped up and down to chase and kill the Taoist with white eyebrows. The Taoist with white eyebrows was trapped on the bed and had no way to leave. Just dodging the knife that followed was just a chance to catch his breath. nothing.

"Who sent you here?" Although Taoist Baimei knew very well that he was sent by Baili Zonglu, he couldn't say it directly. This slander of the royal family is a serious crime that will implicate the nine families.

"People who are about to die, stop talking nonsense." The man in black spoke, it was a calm male voice, the Taoist with white eyebrows had never heard such a voice.

"Pindao somehow offended the strong man, and let the strong man visit late at night to take my life." The white-browed Taoist is also very skilled, otherwise, such a narrow place would have been stabbed by someone.

The man stopped talking, and the knife slashed even more sharply.

The white-browed Taoist moved a step slower, and someone cut his shoulder blade. He was in pain, and he punched the man in black back a little. He took the opportunity to run out of the bed, trying to rush out of the room. .

This is a Taoist temple, if he can be allowed to go out, it is inevitable to get his life back.

However, the man in black was so slow that the white-browed Taoist hadn't even touched the door when the knife slashed at him again.

Taoist Baimei had no choice but to lie down on the ground and escaped the knife.

As soon as he lay down, he felt something in his arms, and suddenly thought that there was Xihun powder in his arms. He changed the box again, so that he would not let the Xihun powder hurt himself, so he carried it with him, That's when it came in handy.

Thinking of this, he quickly took out the small box from his bosom, opened the lid, and threw it towards the person. The Xihun powder was thrown into the air and scattered like dust.The man in black just bumped into it, and unfortunately bumped into his eyes.

The eyes were stinging, and at that moment, he hurriedly jumped to the window next to him. When the white-browed Taoist chased him out, he was already gone.

The little Taoist priest on duty at night heard the noise and ran over, holding a torch in his hand to light it up. After seeing the white-browed Taoist covered in blood, he exclaimed: "Master, you are injured."

"Small injury, don't get in the way, call Mingzhu here." The white-browed Taoist had an unusually serious face.

Huo Mingzhu came very quickly, except for her dressing and dressing time, this is also the fastest speed.

"Master, I heard that you were assassinated and injured, how do you feel now?" Taoist Baimei's wound has been bandaged, and he is sitting on the edge of the bed at this time, when he saw Huo Mingzhu approaching, he said: "You all step back Bar."

When there were only two people in the room, Taoist Baimei said, "I have something to ask you as a teacher."

Huo Mingzhu looked at the white-browed Taoist in surprise, and said bluntly this time, it was really unexpected, but it can also be seen that this white-browed Taoist is very greedy for life and afraid of death.

Thinking so in my heart, but with a respectful attitude on my face: "Master, please tell me, if Mingzhu can do it, I will definitely go all out."

"This matter is very simple for you. As a teacher, I believe that you can do it, that is, instead of entering the palace as a teacher, you will be the national teacher." The white-browed Taoist looked deeply at Huo Mingzhu, for fear that Huo Mingzhu reject.

Huo Mingzhu's heart skipped a beat, she never thought that Taoist Baimei would have such an idea, could it be that she is only a disciple, even as a daughter, she is not allowed to enter the palace.

Furthermore, Huo Mingzhu knew exactly what Baili Zonglu thought of her. This refusal was a petty one, and he might kill her. Fortunately, Taoist Baimei only told her this idea, and did not tell Baili directly. Zonglu: "Master, isn't it your long-cherished wish to enter the palace to be a national teacher for many years? Why did you let Mingzhu go instead of Master?"

"Mingzhu, becoming a national teacher is indeed a teacher's long-cherished wish, but now that the teacher is injured, the matter of becoming a national teacher will be delayed. As you said, the sincerity of the Ninth Prince is so full. Rejection is obviously unreasonable, if the prince is brought to the palace after becoming a teacher, it will definitely be against the Ninth Prince, so it is better to agree to the Ninth Prince's support while the Ninth Prince is still in the Taoist temple."

The white-browed Taoist spoke very beautifully, and he had to say it as if it were true. Only when Huo Mingzhu knew all the ins and outs did he know that the white-browed Taoist was greedy for life and afraid of death, so he pushed her out as a shield. He just met an assassin today, so he said What I dare not say at noon.

Taoist Baimei really pushed Huo Mingzhu out as a stand-in, and he doesn't care whether Huo Mingzhu is convinced by his statement at the moment, in short, he must get rid of his embarrassment as soon as possible, otherwise, what can I do if I lose Qingqing's life National Division.

He already knew about Baili Zonglu's ambitions. If Baili Zonglu couldn't get what he wanted to go back, then even if he escaped once, he wouldn't be able to escape twice. In trouble.

If he was brought into the palace by the Ninth Prince, and if the Ninth Prince succeeds in usurping the throne, then he will indeed enjoy endless glory and wealth, but if he fails, he will lose his life. In addition, the character of the Ninth Prince Such a sinister situation, if you cooperate with him, it is also a matter of seeking skin from a tiger.

After thinking about it, he had no choice but to push Huo Mingzhu out. If Huo Mingzhu could protect himself in the future, it would not be too late for him to enter the palace as a teacher.

Huo Mingzhu nodded as if she understood, "So that's the case, it's just that Mingzhu is a girl, how can she enter the palace to be the national teacher?"

"Why not, your ancestor is a woman." Taoist Baimei said.

Huo Mingzhu really didn't know about this, so she looked at Taoist Baimei suspiciously.

"This matter is also well known. Wuliang Taoist Temple has always had female Taoist priests, but only in recent years has it not accepted female Taoist priests." Taoist Baimei said.

Huo Mingzhu felt relieved, it turned out that there was still this trouble, but why Baili Zonglu said that she was a daughter before, but Taoist Baimei didn't use this to refute it, after thinking about it, it must be because That was something in the past, and just because it happened in the past doesn't mean it's right, it's hard to say, and I won't ask about it now.

"If you can help the master, you will not hesitate to go up the mountain of swords or under the pan of oil, let alone enter the palace as a teacher of the state." Huo Mingzhu said beautiful words.

However, when the topic changed, Huo Mingzhu said in embarrassment: "Master doesn't know something. If you say that Mingzhu becomes a national teacher, it is absolutely impossible. My father intends to make Mingzhu a crown prince. If you become a national teacher ..."

The white-browed Taoist was still guessing why the crown prince would give Huo Mingzhu a high look, but he didn't expect that there was such a reason. This Huo Mingzhu was not allowed to enter the palace as a national teacher, which forced him to enter the palace as a national teacher. At the moment, he sighed: "Forget it, let alone whether the emperor will accept you as a girl to become a national teacher, even the Ninth Prince will think that our Taoist temple is evasive, so tomorrow I will go to the Ninth Prince as a teacher." Said, after he recovers from his injury, he will go back to the palace with him."

Taoist Baimei went to see Baili Zonglu the next day, and he had no choice but to take one step at a time and save his life.

Baili Zonglu still had a leisurely look. When he saw Taoist Baimei, he smiled: "The Taoist priest came to my king this morning, is he going to bring good news to me?"

As soon as the white-browed Taoist saw Baili Zonglu, he knew that the man in black yesterday was not Baili Zonglu, so Annai stopped himself, and said modestly: "It's good news to return to Ninth Prince."

"Oh?"

"Pindao thinks about it, it is the blessing of this Taoist temple to be able to give the emperor the elixir practiced by the medicine and stone technique of this school, but, the poor way is still the same sentence, people who practice Taoism have no intention of getting into it. The palace is an official." Taoist Baimei glanced at Baili Zonglu after saying this.

Baili Zonglu just smiled lightly, motioning for him to continue.

The white-browed Taoist continued: "Pindao and Mingzhu share a bond of mentorship and apprenticeship. Yesterday, Mingzhu invited Pindao to the General's Mansion as a guest. Pindao thought about it. He can also go to the General's Mansion, and he can also make alchemy for the Ninth Prince."

Baili Zonglu's face lost his calm expression, and he said thoughtfully: "Is this the good news from the Taoist priest?"

"Yes, this is the good news for Pindao. I am ashamed to say it. Pindao still feels that his own cultivation is not enough. Entering the palace as a national teacher, I am afraid that it will be difficult to take on this important task. If you present the golden core first, the emperor will I think it's acceptable, it's suitable to become a national teacher."

"This king thinks that the Taoist priest is suitable to become a national teacher, but since the Taoist priest has no intention of entering the palace, so be it." Baili Zonglu said, agreeing to the request of Taoist Baimei.

(End of this chapter)