my wife is mulan

Although the time was a bit tight, Kou Qianzhi still ordered people to spread the red carpet on the stone steps up the mountain as quickly as possible, and the emperor's guards stood guard on both sides of the stone steps up the mountain before Zhao Junsheng went up the mountain. It has been lined up to various Taoist temples on the mountain.

Accompanied by Kou Qianzhi, Zhao Junsheng successively visited Sanqing Hall, Tianwang Hall and other halls.

"National teacher, how many Taoists are there in your temple?" Zhao Junsheng asked as he walked.

"Return to Your Majesty, there are 120 people in total!"

"Is there enough money allocated by the imperial court and people's incense money?" Zhao Junsheng asked.

Kou Qianzhi replied: "Enough!"

"Is it enough? But how did I hear that your disciples and grandchildren are bluffing outside and bullying men and women? Is it because you, the patriarch, don't give them food? Don't you marry them? Otherwise, why would they go outside to do it?" These evil things?"

Kou Qianzhi hurriedly bowed down: "There is such a thing? The old minister will definitely investigate strictly. If there is such a thing, the old minister will definitely turn them over to the government for punishment!"

"There are still too many people in your Taoist temple. If there were not so many people, there wouldn't be so many dirty things!"

"What Your Majesty said is very true. The disciples and grandchildren I recruited in the early years did not examine their hearts and minds, and their conduct was uneven. I will clean up the house as soon as possible!"

Zhao Junsheng walked to a cliff with guardrails and looked into the distance. Standing here, he could have a panoramic view of the entire capital.

"The things committed by your disciples and grandchildren are not serious, and they can't cause much harm. Cui Hao is different. By the way, a few days ago, the queen begged me not to kill Cui Hao. Do you think Cui Hao deserves to die?"

Kou Qianzhi slapped Jishou: "The old minister believes in Taoism and nature. Everything in the world has a definite number, and people are no exception. Maybe this is the destined ending of Cui Hao's fate, and no one can change it!"

These words were impeccable, Zhao Junsheng couldn't help complaining in his heart, this old man is really naughty, he asked: "I don't know what the fate of the national teacher is? The national teacher often tells fortunes for others, so why don't you tell your own fortune?"

"The old minister is eighty-three this year. Recently, the old minister made a calculation on a whim. He calculated that his deadline is coming soon, and I am afraid that he will not be able to serve His Majesty in the future!"

Zhao Junsheng was taken aback, then turned to look at Kou Qianzhi: "Master, you can't joke in front of me!"

"What the old minister said is true, don't dare to deceive the emperor! I'm afraid that the old minister will not survive this year! The old minister has an unfeeling request, please accept it!" Kou Qianzhi bowed down after finishing speaking.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand: "Get up and talk!"

"Yes!" Kou Qianzhi got up again, and said, "Of all the apprentices that the old minister has accepted, only Dongfang Chen is the most capable. After the old minister dies, I hope that Dongfang Chen can inherit the mantle and preside over the affairs of the Taoist temple!"

Zhao Junsheng understands Kou Qianzhi's concerns. When he was still alive, he and Dongfang Chen's master and apprentice were the state teacher and the other was the prime minister, but the two had never interacted in private, and they both abided by their duties. They have made great contributions, so Zhao Junsheng doesn't doubt their master and apprentice.

But if Kou Qianzhi died, the situation would be different if the imperial court wanted to confer the title of national teacher again. Zhao Junsheng would no longer allow Taoist disciples to occupy the positions of prime minister and national teacher at the same time.

Kou Qianzhi's request is to find a way for the Taoist temple. If Dongfang Chen is allowed to inherit his mantle and preside over the affairs of the Taoist temple, then Dongfang Chen's prime minister will not be able to do so. Zhao Junsheng can only confer Dongfang Chen as a national teacher in order to compensate. First of all, it is good for both Dongfang Chen and the Taoist temple.

Zhao Junsheng said: "Who will inherit your mantle and preside over the big and small affairs of the Taoist temple? This matter can only be decided by you. It is better for me not to interfere!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Chapter 781 The Change of Tuyuhun

The first snow fell at the end of the year. The snow fell hard and hard, but today was the execution day.

Early in the morning, the prisoners were escorted out of the cell by the jailers, put on shackles and shackles, and sent to the prison van. There were a total of 360 seven prisoners. Before they became death row prisoners, each of them was an official, so they all There is the treatment of riding alone in a prison car.

This treatment is not good. If they had a choice, they would rather not ride in a prison car for the rest of their lives, because this is a prison car going to hell.

Since the founding of the country, Dagan has never executed so many death row prisoners at one time. This is a precedent since the founding of Dagan.

When the prison cars passed through the street, the street was already crowded with people, and a large number of soldiers were actively maintaining order with spears in their hands.

Feather-like snowflakes kept falling, chilling the earth. If it was normal, people would hide in their homes to enjoy the fire, but today the common people don't seem to feel the cold. They want to watch these man-eating demons being sent to the ground one by one with their own eyes. Guillotine, the only way to vent their hatred.

Suddenly, a voice shouted from the crowd on the street: "Corrupt officials who deserve to be hacked to death, you have today too!"

"God finally opened his eyes!"

"Smash them to death!"

A rotten egg flew out and hit the head of a prisoner in a prison car. Small stones, rotten vegetable leaves, and mud were thrown from the hands of the people. Some prisoners were smashed by rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves. Yes, some death row inmates were beaten to death.

The soldiers escorting the death row prisoners did not stop them. They all knew that the people needed to vent their anger. Regardless of whether the people had been persecuted and exploited by the corrupt officials, they all hated the corrupt officials.

In order to execute the 360 ​​seven death row prisoners, the government specially set up an execution ground. The huge execution ground was surrounded by a trench and a fence. A soldier stood guard every ten feet on the inner edge of the fence. The onlookers could only Outside the trenches for punishment.

When they arrived at the destination, the death row prisoners were escorted into the execution ground and knelt side by side. Each of them had a wooden sign on their back. On one side of the wooden sign was written the word "cut" and on the other side their names were written.

360 seven death row prisoners, a large black area, in the middle of the execution ground is a square execution platform, on the north side is the execution platform, on the platform there is a shed, the execution officer sits inside, and soldiers stand on both sides Sergeant, the flags planted on both sides of the prison platform were rustling by the cold wind.

Today is not a good weather for execution, the sky is gloomy, there is heavy snow falling, and the wind is cold, but the date has long been set and cannot be changed.

Most of the prisoners on death row were already paralyzed with fright, and they were all terrified. Only a few of them still kept their minds.

The hourglass on the beheading stage had bottomed out, and the beheading officer sent by the Ministry of Punishment stood up and shouted: "The time has come, prepare to execute—"

Ten condemned prisoners were pushed onto the execution platform and knelt on the ground. Behind each of them stood a big and round executioner with a wine bowl in one hand and a ghost knife in the other.

"Verify the body!" Following the order of the supervisor and beheading officer, the escorting soldiers began to verify the identity of the prisoners who were about to be beheaded.

"The identities of death row prisoners are all correct!"

The beheading officer took out a command arrow from the lottery and threw it out: "Chop—"

The executioners finished drinking the wine in the bowl, smashed the bowl, and swung down the ghost knife...

The conclusion of this case dealt a serious blow to the old gentry of the previous dynasty who just wanted to rise again, making the old gentry never recover from a setback, while the new gentry began to slowly rise again, trying to replace the old gentry.

Three nights later, Kou Qianzhi, who was meditating in the Taoist temple, was breathing weaker and weaker, and gradually lost his vitality.

After dawn, his disciples found that he had passed away, but his complexion was still lifelike, no different from a normal person.

That afternoon, Zhao Junsheng received the report of Kou Qianzhi's death. After thinking for a long time, he made an order to commemorate him, and according to his promise to Kou Qianzhi, he canonized Dongfang Chen as a national teacher, and Pei Jin succeeded Shangshu Zuo Pushe and Gao Xiu. Succeeded as Shangshu Youpushe, transferred Xue Andu as Minister of the Ministry of War, and appointed Gao Xu as the general of Zhennan and the governor of Jinghuai military forces.

In the evening, when Zhao Junsheng returned to the inner palace, he only saw a few children playing, but he didn't see Hua Mulan. He called Gong'e and asked, "Where is the queen?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Your Majesty is in the gazebo by the lake!"

Zhao Junsheng kicked his eyes, and said angrily: "How can you let her stay by the lake alone in such a cold day? If the queen freezes out, I will not spare you!"

"Your Majesty, have mercy!" The eunuchs and maids knelt on the ground in fright.

"Hmph!" Zhao Junsheng snorted coldly and walked away.

After a while, he found Hua Mulan in the gazebo by the lake. She was wearing a snow-white fox fur cloak and stood quietly by the lake, looking at the frozen lake. In her eyes were some dead lotus leaves and lotus stalks. Frozen by ice and snow, a dilapidated and desolate scene.

Zhao Junsheng walked behind her and gently hugged her into his arms, and asked softly, "What's the matter?"

"It's nothing, it's just that old friends from the past have left us one by one, and suddenly I feel a little sad!"

Zhao Junsheng comforted: "The moon is cloudy and sunny, and people have misfortunes and blessings. Birth, old age, sickness and death are natural laws that no one can avoid. What we have to do is to face it more actively and live every day to the fullest. , Be happy, do what you want to do in your lifetime, so that you will not leave regrets in life! No matter what, I will always be with you! We will grow old together until the end of time!"