Chapter 165 Royal Secrets
Seeing that Huang Feng really asked this question, Li Motang shook his head and said: "There are indeed some rumors in the market, but he was burned to death. Do you believe it?"
Huang Feng said: "Who knows? It stands to reason that there must be many powerful people in the Daxia Palace. How could something happen in the palace and burn a prince to death? But when it comes to the struggle for the throne, what is unbelievable? Things can happen, do you know the truth about this?”
Li Motang shook his head: "I don't know, this matter is also taboo among the royal family, but I have heard that there was a fierce fight among the princes to inherit the throne.
Regarding the throne of Daxia, the late emperor had established several rules. First, the emperor could not reign for more than three hundred years. Second, whether he had spiritual roots could not be used as a criterion for inheriting the throne.
As for the third article, those who abdicate are not allowed to stay in Zhaoyang. They have been in charge of the throne for three hundred years and will have a happy life for the rest of their lives. "
Huang Feng nodded. He had also heard of this rule. It can only be said that the founding emperor of Daxia was very far-sighted.
If an emperor reigns for too long and his descendants continue to grow, but he never sees the hope of ascending to the throne, resentment will inevitably breed and civil strife will occur.
The spiritual root can only determine whether a mortal can embark on the path to immortality, but cannot determine whether a prince can become a competent emperor.
Judging from the development history of Daxia, it seems that these three ancestral precepts are still followed.
Li Motang continued: "Although there is a second ancestral precept, there are still more emperors with spiritual roots in Daxia. Before they abdicated, because they held the power in their hands, there was no disturbance in the matter of passing the throne.
Only that year, the former emperor of the Li family who sat on the throne had no spiritual roots. Although he used the immortal family's means to extend his life for a hundred years, he died at the age of 160.
But when he died, he was very old, and all forces had to bet early on, which led to an extremely fierce battle for the throne.
A prince did die that year, his name was Li Ying. As far as I know, Li Ying was very talented. He could read at the age of three, read the classics and history at the age of five, and could discuss political affairs with the late emperor at the age of seven. He was very popular. The only regret is that He has no spiritual roots. "
Huang Feng asked curiously: "What was the reputation of the emperor who had no spiritual roots when he was in power?"
"I knew you would ask." Li Motang sighed, "The former emperor of the Li family worked hard to govern and cared for the people when he was in power. He was very popular among the people.
But in those years, when foreign races outside the customs frequently invaded the country, many people in the court advocated taking the initiative to defeat the foreign races in one fell swoop. However, the former emperor of the Li family did not agree. He only defended but did not attack. Many officials secretly criticized him. Many people thought that he The reason for being so weak is because he has no spiritual roots and is just a mortal. "
Huang Feng suddenly realized: "Li Ying is favored. There should be many people who originally bet on him, but these people don't like another emperor without spiritual roots to succeed to the throne, so they don't side with him."
"That's probably the case." Li Motang said, "As for whether there was a fire in the palace or how Li Ying died, I don't know."
With that said, she threw the account book to Huang Feng.
Huang Feng opened the back of the account book, took a closer look, and was a little surprised.
The ancestor of the Wu family said that the person behind all this was Li Ying. In order to regain the throne, he promised the Wu family that once the matter was accomplished, he would be promoted to a higher rank and would gain glory and wealth.
Seeing this, things became a little clearer, and the matter in Dongshi Town also got the answer.
But Huang Feng was still a little confused. He handed the account book back and asked: "Li Ying has no spiritual roots. Even if he really planned it, he would have died long ago. Could it be that his heirs will inherit his legacy and continue to endure it for hundreds of years? Have you been preparing silently until now?”
Li Motang took the account book: "It's possible that many people, including my father, don't want me to dig into this matter. They probably don't want the bad things about the royal family to be exposed again, but they never expected that Li Ying's lineage would He actually persisted for thousands of years and never forgot his hatred for the throne.”
Huang Feng added: "Or maybe, after Li Ying's death, someone used Li Ying's name to prepare to subvert Daxia."
Li Motang nodded: "No matter what, I will report this matter to my father as soon as possible."
Huang Feng smiled and said, "Well, go back quickly. I'll just wait for my senior sister in Shulu alone. Once things are done here, I'll go to Zhaoyang to find you."
Li Motang hesitated for a while, then said: "Then come back quickly."
Huang Feng pushed further: "Have you discovered now that if you don't see me for a day, there will be no color around you?"
Li Motang was stunned for a moment and gave him one word: "Get out!"
After she left with the account book, Huang Feng did not stay in Shulu City, but came to the village on the lower reaches of the Huanghe River, where he practiced silently while waiting for his senior sister.
Now that he believed Xu Jingshan's words, troubled times were about to arise. If he continued to neglect, he might be beaten to pieces by the wave of troubled times.
And Xu Jingshan's image in his heart has also changed, from being unreliable in everything to being a good person who doesn't work well and a bad person.
Apart from the battle for the throne left over thousands of years ago, what he was most concerned about was the old man who was suspected of being a landowner.
Now he has seen a few people standing on the top of the mountain, but these people never revealed anything about the wilderness, nor mentioned the mountain gods, the land, nor the legends of immortals in the sky.
His intuition told him that there must be stories here, and if he wanted to know these stories, there was no hope of hearing them from others. He could only improve his cultivation as soon as possible and explore for himself.
Huang Feng suddenly became more motivated to practice.
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After waiting for more than ten days, Gao Ying finally appeared, accompanied by a monk.
The monk was not tall, a little thin, and had some baby fat on his face. He looked tender and tender. Huang Feng wanted to ask where Gao Ying got it from.
But he was right next to him, and Huang Feng was too embarrassed to be rude. He cupped his fists and asked, "Dare you ask the master's name?"
The young monk's voice was clear and he answered seriously: "The young monk's name is Huikong and he comes from Lingjue Temple."
Huang Feng was startled. Lingjue Temple was one of the twelve immortal sects. He looked up at Gao Ying and said, "Sister, you have a lot of friends. You even know the monks from Lingjue Temple."
Gao Ying glanced at him: "You are already closely related to the princess of the dynasty. What's wrong with me knowing a monk?"
Huang Feng wanted to ask if this monk was serious, but the current situation was not suitable for joking anymore.
Sure enough, young monk Huikong stood at the entrance of the village and looked at the village. He stayed for a long time, as if it was difficult to imagine who could do such a harming thing. He took out a string of Buddhist beads and sighed in a low voice: "Amitabha, it's a sin."
"Are you sure you can save them?" Gao Ying asked.
"Yes." Huikong nodded and said, "But it will be a bit troublesome. I will need the help of two donors later."
Gao Ying immediately said: "Okay, just do as you ask."