Taiping Taoist Priest is wearing a Yin Yang Bagua robe with a smile on his face.

He asked: "Captain Zhao, why are you doing this?"

Zhao Xing looked at him with both eyes and said: "Nothing else, I just want to have a bit of a itch and want to learn from each other."

Taiping Taoist Master said: "I am busy with something, I'm afraid I don't have time to accompany you." Just as he was about to leave, he saw Lin Datong, a guard of the Forbidden Army, leading more than 30 masters of the Forbidden Army, trapping him in the side hall.

Although Lin Datong is not the best in martial arts among the Forbidden Army, as the number one figure in the Forbidden Army, his own martial arts is definitely not weak. Now with the help of Zhao Xing and a kind of subordinates, they are confident to keep Taoist Taiping.

He also did not expect that Taiping Taoist Master was actually a time bomb lurking around the emperor. Fortunately, it was discovered early, otherwise, if something happened to His Majesty, the entire Forbidden Army would be buried with him, not to mention him.

Lin Datong: "When we climb the tower later, Your Majesty would like to ask the Imperial Master to stay in the palace."

It sounds polite, but in reality it is house arrest in disguise.

Taiping Taoist asked, "Why?"

Zhao Xingdao: "Isn't it that the Imperial Master is unaware of what happened on the mountain behind Taiping Taoist Temple?"

When Taiping Taoist Master heard this, his face was very calm, and he could not see any disturbance. He asked, "Back Mountain? What can happen?"

Although he was a little panicked in his heart, as a national master, he still had some patience. He wanted to determine what exactly happened.

Zhao Xingdao: "A moment ago, His Majesty sent an order that General Qiu and General Xu had sealed off the Taiping Taoist Temple. I believe that King Zhu Dian of Gaoyang has been captured by now."

Taiping Taoist Master said: "I don't understand."

Zhao Xingdao: "Priest Wu Ya, the master of Xiaotang Temple, is your friend?"

Taiping Taoist Master said: "Exactly. Pindao has known him for more than ten years. He is proficient in alchemy and is good at Qihuang. Many medicinal herbs in the Taoist temple over the years were donated by fellow Taoist Wu Ya, but they were only shared with Gaoyang King Zhu Dian.

, what does it matter?”

Zhao Xingdao: "The master of Xiaotang Temple is Night King Zhu Dian, also known as Gaoyang King. Not long ago, you should have an impression of the kiwi fruit he gave to Taiping Taoist Temple."

Taiping Taoist Master said: "That is a peerless magic medicine."

Zhao Xing stared at him, "I'm afraid it's a magical medicine used as a murder weapon!"

He slowly drew out his long sword and pointed at Taoist Taiping diagonally, "If you surrender without mercy, your Majesty may give you a fair trial after the incident is over. Otherwise, don't blame the sword for being ruthless."

Taiping Taoist Master laughed loudly.

"Fairness? How can there be fairness in this world? The princes and nobles in the capital, rich families wine and meat, playing music every night, while the people in the northwest are lying dead in the fields, and the ground is full of hungry people. Is this fair?"

"Is this the reason why you want to assassinate His Majesty?"

"If you don't kill him, how can the prince ascend to the great treasure in a legitimate way?"

As soon as these words came out, not only Zhao Xing, but also Lin Datong and other forbidden soldiers were frightened and turned pale. As the Emperor's guards, they would report every word and deed they heard to His Majesty, but this was not the remnant of King Gaoyang.

Are the intentions evil? Why are you connected with the prince again?

Regardless of whether what Taiping Taoist Master said is true or he is trying to fish in troubled waters, he has successfully achieved his goal and dragged His Royal Highness into this troubled water.

Zhao Xingdao: "What does this matter have to do with the prince?"

Taiping Taoist priest seemed to realize that he had made a mistake, and denied it, saying: "This matter has nothing to do with the prince!"

This made everyone confused.

Is this trying to cover up something or playing hard to get?

With a few words, the situation got out of control.

Seeing that the Taiping Taoist priest's identity had been exposed, he successfully diverted their attention with a few words. The wind was blowing tightly, how long would it take if they didn't run away now?

He stretched out his hands slightly, and his Bagua robe rose up without any wind.

The surrounding air became solid, like a giant net, covering everyone in the side hall. Everyone felt as if they were trapped in a quagmire, and it became extremely difficult to move, let alone arrest Taoist Taiping.

Zhao Xing urged the knife in his hand.

A thin sword was slowly released from the long knife, just like a sharp blade cutting through the paper, forcibly cutting a gap in the Taiping Taoist's true energy space.

Taiping Taoist Master had no desire to take action.

He jumped up, rose into the sky from bottom to top, and held the sky with his palms.

boom!

The entire roof of the side hall suddenly collapsed.

At the same time, Zhao Xing also followed up and swiped his long knife towards Taoist Priest Taiping's leg. If this knife hit, let alone a human leg, even if it was made of fine steel, it would be cut into two pieces.

However, at this time, Taiping Taoist Master had grabbed a high position in advance. When Zhao Xingzhang's sword passed by, Feiyun Boots lightly tapped on the tip of the sword, and he jumped another three or four feet.

Zhao Xing suffered the disadvantage of being in a bad position. After a lot of pulling, he had exhausted his internal strength. Seeing that Taiping Taoist Master was about to lose control, Zhao Xing grabbed the yellow ribbon hanging in the hall as he was falling.

, after a short pause, he vomited internal energy, and the yellow belt rolled around the waist of Taiping Taoist Master like a poisonous snake.

At this time, there was a high wall in the distance along Taiping Road, but the distance was only three to four feet.

As long as he climbs over the high wall, the mountains are high, people can fly, and the sea is wide enough for fish to leap. With his skills, even if the entire capital army is dispatched, they may not be able to catch him.

These three to four feet are exactly the distance between him and freedom.

A huge force came from the waist. Taiping Dao was in the air. His internal strength was exhausted and there was no fulcrum to draw on. The whole person fell straight to the ground.

boom!

A big hole was made in the blue bricks on the ground.

There was blood streaming from the forehead of Taiping Taoist Priest.

Wearing a white Yin Yang Bagua robe, which was also stained with blood, Taoist Taiping, who originally looked like an immortal, got up from the ground in a panic, his long beard had turned red, and there was unwillingness in his eyes.

More than a dozen swords were immediately placed on him.

As long as he makes the slightest move, these forbidden troops will execute him without hesitation.

Taipingdao let out a long sigh and said, "God is unfair! Then don't blame me for being unkind and unjust!" He sat cross-legged, took out a pill from his arms, and put it into his mouth.

Zhao Xing repeatedly shouted to stop him, but it was too late and the pill had already fallen into his stomach.

In an instant, Taiping Dao Chang stood on his head with his hair, and black blood began to ooze from his seven orifices. He originally looked like an old god, but now his appearance became ferocious.

"Wow!"

A mouthful of blood spat out.

Taoist Taiping was lying on the ground, his whole body gradually becoming stiff.

"That's it? Dead?"

Zhao Xing did not dare to be careless, so he stepped forward to investigate and saw that there was no life left in his body. He nodded, "He is dead."

Lin Datong knew that Taiping Taoist Master was extremely powerful and could also perform magic arts, so he ordered people to poke more than a dozen holes in his body with a gun. Only when he was sure that he could not die anymore, he stopped.

Zhao Xing thought for a while, "Find a place to burn his body!"

Lin Datong: "That's it. Burning it or not doesn't mean much."

However, Zhao Xing felt deeply uneasy. With Taiping's strength, even if he was defeated, he would definitely be able to take away a few of them even if he fought to the death. However, he did not resist, which made him feel a little strange. He was afraid that he would cause some trouble again.

"It's better to burn it!"

…

Temple of Heaven.

All civil and military officials have already lined up in two rows, waiting for His Majesty to ascend the tower and inquire about the truth of heaven.

This is also the last part of the ceremony.

After three or four hours of long rituals in the morning, some elderly people were already a little overwhelmed. Fortunately, during the tea break in the middle, they were allowed to eat something to avoid fainting due to exhaustion.

That is disrespectful to His Majesty.

As for what happened in the side hall at the back, because the forbidden army blocked the news in advance, and the entire battle was very short, it did not affect this place, so they did not know about it.

I just saw Prince Zhu Yan leaving the Temple of Heaven with a dozen guards.

For such an important ceremony, the prince actually left in the middle. Thinking of what happened last night, they were even talking about it until the eunuch sang, "The saint is here!"

It’s the ceremony of bowing again.

The number of times I knelt down and prayed today was actually quite a lot.

But there is no way. You have to abide by the rules of your ancestors. Everyone present is at the top of the food chain in the capital. They enjoy the privileges brought by class. You have to maintain these rules.

To put it bluntly, if you pay, you will be rewarded.

You spent the whole morning moving bricks and building walls, and you were almost dead from exhaustion. You only earned ten buns and twenty cash, but you could just kneel here and get shark fins and bird's nests.

This is the benefit of rules.

It can divide people into three, six or nine grades.

But when the ministers saw that Fan Xiaodao was following behind the emperor, even though their faces remained calm, they felt extremely uneasy in their hearts.

Except for the crown prince's beauties and jade belt, he is properly dressed like a prince.

Is it official?
To be continued...