Chapter 177: The green mountains cannot be covered

Going outside the capital, facing north of the west mountain, you came to the green mountain. This mountain seemed ordinary, but it was quite unusual in the hearts of the people of the world, because this was where Tianyidaomen were located, and Master Kuhe's disciples studied and studied here, and after leaving the mountain, he pointed his sword at the world to help the world.

Today, Qingshan was filled with sadness. All the disciples of Tianyidao looked at the black building on the top of the mountain with uneasy faces, clenched their fists, pursed their lips, and showed panic in their eyes, without saying a word. From time to time, someone passed the stone path and headed towards the top of the mountain, but they all had a calm face and didn't even look at the disciples of Tianyidao these disciples.

There are many people going up the mountain, with very high levels, including many princes, nobles, ministers and generals in Shangjing, such as the Taifu trained by Mr. Zhuang Mohan, such as the Marquis of Changning, and the chiefs of various temples. They are all students who came out of this mountain back then. Today they all returned to the mountains.

Except for the Uesugi Tiger Leader who aimed to resist the attacks of Yanjing and the Cangzhou Campaign, the Northern Qi dynasty and those talented and powerful figures gathered in Qingshan because of this incident. In other words, the Shangjing city and political center of the Northern Qi dynasty were completely transferred to Qingshan today.

The disciples of Tianyidao guessed what happened on the top of the mountain, because only that big thing alarmed so many people, and their faces became more and more sad.

At noon, the Emperor of Northern Qi, dressed in casual clothes, stepped onto the stone path of climbing the mountain with a calm face. Beside him was wolf peach and behind him was Taoist He. The guards were scattered under the stone path of the green mountain. They were not wearing dragon robes or posing for the imperial carriage, but just had a gloomy face and hurriedly walked up the mountain.

The disciple of Tianyidao knelt on both sides of the stone path. He felt even more sad and knew that the guardian of Daqi, the master who was closest to God in the world, was about to leave this world.

On the Dadong Mountain, the Emperor of Qing Kingdom had been practicing the domineering true energy for decades, and with the power of the kingly way, he poured into Master Kuhe's body. The practices that he had been practicing for decades were like a vast ocean. In an instant, Master Kuhe's old body exploded.

Backed back to the Northern Qi territory by Uesugi Tiger, Master Kuhe sat cross-legged in the Qingshan Taoist Sect without saying a word, his grains were not finished, his face was calm, but his skin on his body began to gradually crack, revealing the blood veins and tendons inside, and began to disintegrate. It looked very terrifying.

Fortunately, a big soft robe covered the master, did not make the disciples serving the other side feel more sad.

From early morning, people coming to the capital were endless. All the princes and ministers worshiped the disciples. After seeing Master Kuhe, they knew it was clear that this should be the last time they met with the national master.

Mu Peng, the second disciple who was still unable to be quiet before his death and had been nervously adjusting the breath of Master, had a look of a bit fierce on his face, but he could not express any opinions. Because this summoning before his death was the order of Master Kuhe.

Everyone only saw a moment, but when they met the Taifu, Ku He said a few more words.

Kuhe has protected this country for decades and is about to leave today. Even though his mind is clear about life and death, there are still things that cannot be let go - it is this country. Today is his final farewell to this country and the final explanation.

Whether the master dies or does not die, his words will have a great impact on this country. Therefore, he will use his last time to say a few words to these ministers who control the Northern Qi court to lay a more stable foundation for His Majesty's future rule.

Ku He looked at a military general in front of him and subconsciously fell into some contemplation. His Majesty had no problem with his ability, but he was still a little younger. Although he was severe and Uesugi was sentenced to surrender, if he really died, how could he not have the power to control the military?

The military general was the chief envoy of the Privy Council. After receiving several explanations from the national teacher, he did not hear any sound. He couldn't help but look up in panic. In the Northern Qi country, whether it was the royal family or the general, he always had infinite awe of Master Kuhe, because Kuhe was different from Ye Liuyun from Nanqing. From the beginning, he spread his influence and ability into every gap in the Northern Qi court.

Mu Peng, the second disciple of Tianyidao, leaned into the master's ear and whispered: "Your Majesty and the Empress Dowager have arrived. Do you want to call them in?"

In the whole world, only Kuhe is qualified to use the word "call" to the emperor and the empress dowager.

Kuhe shook her head calmly, the cracks on the skin on her neck and her clothes slightly touched, and the tear-like pain was undoubtedly unbearable to humans. However, he seemed to have not felt anything, but his brows frowned slightly.

Mu Peng knelt on the left side of the master's ground, looking at the bloody marks on the back of the master's clothes, and felt very heartbroken and couldn't help crying.

When he cried, the Privy Council envoy knelt in front of Master Kuhe was also sad. In addition, he was afraid of the future of Northern Qi. His eyes wet. He knelt forward with two steps. He knelt and kowtowed three times in front of Master Kuhe, and said, "General Uesugi is in the south, I am in Shangjing. Unless we die, we will not let the state cause any damage to the state... Even if we die, we will definitely protect Your Majesty's safety!"

Ku He glanced at him with a gentle look and said gently: "You have been out of the mountain for twelve years. My future in Daqi requires you to work hard and live."

The Privy Council envoy kowtowed again, gritted his teeth and stood up and left. When he went out, his eyes were red. Unexpectedly, looking at His Majesty the emperor with a blue face outside the door, he couldn't help but sigh.

The Emperor of Northern Qi had been waiting outside the house for a long time. At this time, he looked at the red eyes of his subordinates and felt a slight slap in his heart, as if he had sunk into the abyss. He stepped forward and rushed into the house.

The earth wolf Tao next to him grabbed his lichen sleeves. The Emperor of Northern Qi turned around and glared at Lang Tao coldly. Lang Tao subconsciously felt a hint of awesomeness. Although His Majesty followed him to practice martial arts, he had no talent in martial arts, but the power of the emperor was getting stronger and stronger.

"Come in." Master Ku He's voice came lightly outside the house. The Emperor of Northern Qi cleaned his clothes, looked straight, turned around and walked into the house with the empress dowager's hand.

At this time, in the mountains, the sky and the sky were all in the bitter lotus that had been sitting on the ground, which was like a dead tree. There were only a few of his closest disciples, plus the emperor and the empress dowager.

It was really like a dead tree. Although there was a wide and soft robe covering the body of the great master, everyone who saw the bitter lotus land felt cold in their hearts. It seemed that through the thin robe, they could see the dry cracks on the national master's body like a dry field, and... the faint blood marks on the collar.

Such a serious injury. It turns out that human resources cannot be saved. The Northern Qi emperor felt cold in his heart. Without making any false statements, he knelt in front of Ku He cleanly, kowtowed to the other party for the last time, and said, "Uncle."

Everyone in the world worships the emperor, and the emperor never worships others in his entire life. However, the young emperor of Northern Qi worships Kuhe twice and bows twice in this life.

The first time was when he was very young. At that time, the late emperor was mourning, and the queen mother sat on the beautiful palace in Shangjing with her little emperor in her arms. She kowtowed to Master Kuhe, and Kuhe protected the safety of their mother and son for more than ten years, saved the Northern Qi royal family and allowed the little emperor to grow up.

And this second kowtow was the Emperor of Northern Qi saying goodbye to his uncle. In his heart, he always felt a sense of separation and fear of this deified uncle, but he was more grateful.

The Empress Dowager sat next to Kuhe, lowered her head and cried, and remained silent.

"Okay, who will not die?" Ku He lowered his eyes slightly and said softly: "I have lived for so many years. I have already chosen God for a lot of cheaper things. Everyone will die, and Nan Qing is no exception."

Ku He did not tell the truth about the Great East Mountain, but only guessed a little by Uesugi and reported it to the imperial palace in the capital. At this time, he heard Master Ku He say this, and the Emperor of Northern Qi was very cold in his heart. He knew that it was true. Nan Qing's colleague... was so powerful.

Looking at the emperor's face, Ku He said lightly: "Are you afraid?"

The Emperor of Northern Qi closed his lips tightly. He didn't know how to answer. In his life, he took Emperor Nanqing as his goal and even regarded the other party as an idol. He just thought that one day he would defeat the other party. However, now he found that Emperor Nanqing's forbearance for more than ten years was all illusion. Such a far-sighted king is much more experienced than himself.

What's more, the other party is still a great master.

"It's normal to be afraid." Ku He said with a slightest feeling: "When his fingers pointed at my eyebrows, I... also felt a little scared. This person's emperor's mind and master's strength have no weakness or empty sect in his body, but the most terrifying thing is his perseverance. In order to sweep the four fields, he can plan for decades, devote himself to it, and never had any deviation."

"This kind of person is not like a human being."

Master Kuhe smiled and gave Emperor Nanqing a comment, "Everyone in the world misrepresented that I am the one closest to God in the world. Who knows that the person in the south, who is ruthless, without hatred, love and separation is the true God."

"Does...we really have no way to do with Nan Qing?" The one who asked this sentence in a trembling voice was Lang Tao. He knew that His Majesty wanted to ask this question in his heart, but as an emperor, he could not speak.

"A person has reached the top in martial arts, secular power and wisdom. Such a person is naturally unbeatable." Ku He was a little tired, closed his eyes and said, "It is basically impossible to defeat him from the outside."

The Northern Qi Emperor was still kneeling in front of Ku He at this time. A few emotions flashed in his eyes and suddenly leaned over and bowed down and said, "Uncle, I... want to go to sacrifice to... the temple."

Temple!

These two words were spoken from the emperor's mouth, and the whole room was quiet. None of the six people answered. Lang Tao and the third junior brother Bai Shenhuo looked at each other and saw that the other party was shocked, while Mu Peng gently supported the master's body and glanced at His Majesty in surprise. In a blink of an eye, the emotions in the eyes of the three great disciples of Tianyidao turned serious and faintly excited. Yes, in the world today, no one can defeat Emperor Nanqing, but... there is also a temple. Is there no way to deal with a mortal in the posture of an immortal?

The temple is illusory, just a myth or legend, but the six people in the house knew in their hearts that after Sean's death, there was one other person who knew that the temple did exist and where the temple was located.

It's the bitter lotus!

The Northern Qi emperor never died and sacrificed the temple, thus obtaining the support of mysterious power. He was determined to save Shaun back to imprisonment. He even did not hesitate to collide with the power of Kuhe, because he wanted to know the secret in Shaun's mind.

"Temple?" Master Kuhe slowly opened his eyes and looked at His Majesty the Emperor kneeling in front of him.

The Emperor of Northern Qi thought that his uncle's eyes would be very sharp and angry, because he was the only one who had been to the temple in the world, and he had been hiding the real existence of the temple from the whole world at all costs. However, Ku He's eyes were only faint mockery and a very complicated smile. He knew that, including his disciples, facing the powerful King of Nanqing, everyone subconsciously had the idea of ​​invincible defeat, and then he would pin his hopes on the illusory temple.

"I know where the temple is." Kuhe slowly closed her eyes again, "but I won't tell you."

Everyone beside him was shocked and thought to himself if you wanted to bring this secret into the loess, how could the Great Qi Dynasty protect?

Ku He closed his eyes and said softly: "The temple... is just a pair of eyes. It has never done anything in the world, so why bother to disturb me?"

Without waiting for everyone to answer, Kuhe showed a self-deprecating smile on the corner of her lips: "Besides, do you think the temple is really omnipotent?"

He opened his eyes, stared at His Majesty the Emperor in front of him, and said earnestly: "Don't place hope on something that does not exist in hope."

"Your Majesty... I went to Dadong Mountain this time and met Sigu Jian. I have made sufficient preparations for the situation on the top of the mountain." Ku He looked at him and said Youyou: "Do you know what we guessed about Emperor Qing's last trump card?"

The Emperor of Northern Qi shook his head a little confused. Although he was the supreme emperor on earth, he was still frightened by the strange existence of the Grand Master and the Temple.

"I and Sigujian thought that the last backer of Emperor Qing was the temple." Ku He laughed gently, but the others in the room were shocked. Could it be that the emperor of Qing State had secretly contact with the temple?

Ku He smiled and said, "If it were just someone from the temple, it would be not to be afraid. What he was afraid of was that the temple had broken its own rules, but Emperor Qing did not have the ability to do this."

No one in the world knows the temple better than Kuhe. Although he only knows the shallow layer outside, it is enough for him to know that person. The temple does not do worldly affairs, but if someone really comes to help Emperor Qing, then the blind man in black on the top of the mountain will definitely stand on the other side of the temple. This is why Kuhe never worries about this matter.

"There are no gods and emperors in the world, nor are there saviors." Ku He sighed, thinking of the little fairy who had said to him and Sean many years ago. "When you reach the realm of a grand master, you will find that the temple is actually just like this. What is the difference between an existence that does not appear in the world and a dead thing."

Although he was about to die, his words revealed an extremely calm and accurate evaluation of the temple.

"So what should we do?"

Although the fire in the heart of the Northern Qi emperor was still burning, and he would not have given up the idea of ​​looking for a temple because of Master Kuhe's two words, he knew that he could not ask anymore because Uncle Kuhe didn't have much time.

"When a person cannot be knocked down from the outside, he can only hope that some problems will arise inside him." Ku He said softly: "If Nan Qing wants the army to go north, it will take at least three years, and Your Majesty will do everything possible to delay this time longer."

"Dragging time?" The Emperor of Northern Qi repeated his heart and frowned. This was just a symptom treatment.

"The longer we mop the floor, the more beneficial it is for us, because no one knows what will happen in Nanqing."

"You mean...Fan Xian?" The Emperor of Northern Qi looked at Ku He's old face in surprise, pursed his thin lips, and shook his head firmly, "Fan Xian is not enough to change Emperor Qing's mind, no one can do it... And he is a native of Qing after all, and he can't stand on the side of my Daqi."

"Who knows?" Master Ku He looked at him with a calm look, "Fan Xian is different from anyone."

"He is the illegitimate son of Emperor Qing, and... Emperor Qing trusts him very much." The Emperor of Northern Qi expressed his opposing opinion calmly, "I can give him land, Emperor Qing can give him more... Besides, even if he votes for me, it will not cause any damage to the general trend of the world."

"But you forgot that he is also the son of Miss Ye." Ku He's smile seemed a little weird, "And you have always underestimated Fan Xian's role. Don't always regard him as a poet, a prince Nanqing, and a powerful minister. These seemingly important figures. His most important identity is actually the son of Miss Ye. He has inherited and mastered many very important things."

The Emperor of Northern Qi was shocked and looked up at Master Ku He in shock, and his heart was filled with huge waves. He understood what his uncle said, but he couldn't believe it at all. Being able to share the benefits of the Jiangnan Inner Trust through Fan Xian's hands was the best situation that the Emperor of Northern Qi could imagine, but according to the uncle's meaning... he actually... expected Fan Xian to move the entire Inner Trust to Northern Qi?

"Things like Grandmasters can be used to disrupt the country, but not to conquer and build a country." Ku He said gently: "Emperor Qing will not be able to single-handedly take on the world, military strength. National strength is indispensable. When the war ends, the national strength still relies on national strength."

"Unless Emperor Qing ran to Shangjing to be the enemy of ten thousand people..." Ku He's smile seemed interesting, "But he is such a serious and hoped to write a glorious name in history, how could he be as crazy as Sigujian?"

The Northern Qi emperor's lips were a little dry, but he still couldn't believe Ku He's judgment. Fan Xian. Fan Xian. Why should he vote for himself if he is a good prince? Is it because of the agreement between Master Haitang and him? But who would believe that an empty agreement could make Fan Xian pay such a great price?

The others were silent and listened to the conversation between Ku He and the Emperor of Northern Qi. Ku He looked at the emperor and said softly: "But even if you hope Fan Xian, you can't show anything in the past two years."

"I understand, I will start making arrangements immediately. Start with Fan Sizhe."

Kuhe nodded, feeling relieved. His Majesty was indeed extremely intelligent. He just mentioned it slightly and knew what to do so that it would not arouse the suspicion of Emperor Nanqing.

"I said before that I will delay time." Ku He lowered his head and said, "When I die, Mu Peng, you will go down the mountain immediately. Go to Nanqing."

Everyone looked at Ku He in surprise. I wonder why he had to assign tasks to his second disciple Mu Peng at this time. Although there were not many disciples of Tianyidao. Among the four disciples, Mu Peng has always been the lowest-key and weakest link, and has nothing to rely on except medical skills.

"You have lived in the mountains all year round, and few people outside know what you look like." Ku He coughed twice, but covered it with his hands without letting blood spurt out. He looked at the second disciple beside him and said in a harmonious voice: "I want you to go to Nanqing, and you don't have to do anything, you just find a way to treat Chen Pingping."

Treating Chen Pingping? Everyone was even more shocked. Who is Chen Pingping? Emperor Qing’s most intimate and loyal minister. Whether it was thirty years ago or the incident in Dongshan, Kyoto, just happened, Chen Pingping played the greatest role. Hearing that Emperor Qing’s old black dog was getting worse and worse, he saw that he could not live for a few years, the people in the Northern Qi and Dongyi were all happy... And Master Kuhe actually asked his disciple with outstanding medical skills to treat him!

Ku He stared at Mu Peng sternly: "No matter what, I want you to guarantee that Chen Pingping can survive and will not die naturally because of illness or other reasons!"

This is a very heavy word. Although Mu Peng was not clear about it, he still lowered his head to respond. Everyone else in the room looked at Ku He, as if he wanted to listen to an explanation, but Master Ku He remained silent.

This was the last move that Ku He made before his death. After stabilizing the internal affairs, he turned his attention to the south. Two moves had been thrown out first, but Chen Pingping's side was the sticking point he stopped.
To be continued...