From eunuch to emperor

Shi Le looked at the empty military newspaper and became puzzled.

"Are we being tricked?"

The imperial concubine Li Yan asked: "What's the matter, Your Majesty?"

Shi Le reported the military report to Lu Qichang, and said: "There is no movement in the Jade Buddha Pass, and Long Chengen has been practicing in retreat at the capital's home."

Lu Qichang also felt puzzled after reading the military newspaper.

"This official always thought that Long Chengen would launch an attack in autumn, but after waiting for so long, winter is almost over, and Long Chengen has not moved at all."

When Long Chen attacked Xixia, he would definitely unite with the prairie barbarians and attack from both directions of Zhenguo Temple and Yuncheng.

In autumn, the horses of the grassland barbarians were fat and strong, and they took the opportunity to attack southward.

So Lu Qichang thought that Long Chen would choose to attack in autumn.

But after waiting for so long, Long Chen didn't move, and Tu Zhi didn't move either.

Shi Le looked at the vast expanse of white Panhe, and said: "This guy probably didn't intend to enter the palace at all, but just let the wind out to lure us to work hard and consume our national strength."

After Long Chen wiped out Xixia, Shi Le mobilized all the people in the country to prepare for the war.

The cavalry has increased by [-], the infantry has increased by [-], and various ordnance are also being prepared.

Especially at Zhenguo Temple, Shi Le spent a lot of money to strengthen the defense in case of surprise attack by the Long family army.

During one winter, Shi Le spent a lot of money.

"Then we..."

As a privy envoy, Lu Qichang knew how much food was spent during this period, so he wanted to take it easy.

Shi Le thought for a while and said, "I'm going to Zhenguo Temple."

Lu Qichang said: "Zhenguo Temple is close to Jade Buddha Pass, so the king will go there in person, isn't it too risky?"

Shi Le laughed and said, "The Privy Envoy is worrying too much. Long Cheng'en is not at Jade Buddha Pass. Does Wu Jian dare to fight?"

"If Wu Jian dares to come out, this king will lead the troops to break through the Jade Buddha Pass."

Shi Le is not afraid of Long Chen's absence.

Lu Qichang said: "My minister and the king will go together."

Shi Le nodded slightly.

The imperial concubine Li Yan also said: "The concubine also wants to go with the king."

Shi Le put his arms around Li Yan and said dotingly: "You are waiting in the palace, and I will go and come back quickly. When I come back, I will take you to hunt deer."

Li Yan was a little disappointed, but the road from Panhe to Zhenguo Temple was blocked by heavy snow, and riding a horse was not comfortable at all, so she didn't really want to go.

"The concubine is waiting for the king to come back."

Li Yanjiao said drippingly.

Shi Le took Li Yan's hand back to the palace, and Lu Qichang had already prepared his horse.

After entering the palace, Shi Le went back to his room to change clothes, just in time to see Ma Fang reprimanding two eunuchs not far away.

Ma Fang looked very serious, and the two eunuchs knelt on the ground and kowtowed.

"Why is Eunuch Ma so angry?"

Li Yan felt a little surprised. Ma Fang had a good personality and almost never got angry.

Shi Le also found it strange that Ma Fang had followed him for decades and had never seen him get angry.

Ma Fang noticed Shi Le's return, hurriedly asked the eunuch to retreat, and trotted over by herself.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty."

Ma Fang bowed and saluted.

Shi Le asked, "What's going on?"

Ma Fang bowed: "The two young eunuchs are talking nonsense, and the slave cursed a few words."

Li Yan asked: "What made the father-in-law so angry?"

Ma Fang smiled back and said: "Some small things, I'm afraid it will dirty the ears of the empress."

Li Yan smiled and said, "Tell me, let's see what's going on."

She really wanted to know what could make Ma Fang so angry.

Shi Le also asked, "Tell me."

Ma Fang had no choice but to say: "The two little bastards said that Long Chengen turned back into a man, and they also want to turn back into a man."

Li Yan chuckled and said: "They also think about it, let them go to the Eastern Zhou Dynasty and ask the princess for the elixir."

"Does the father-in-law also want to change back to a man?"

Ma Fang said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty is joking. This servant thinks this is pure nonsense. It has been thousands of years, and I have never heard that eunuchs can cure it."

Shi Le stared at Ma Fang for a while, but remained silent.

Seeing that Shi Le was silent, Ma Fang knelt down and kowtowed in fright to plead guilty: "Damn it, slave!"

Shi Le said coldly: "This king is going to Zhenguo Temple, let's change clothes."

Ma Fang immediately helped Shi Le change into his travel clothes.

After changing his clothes and taking 500 personal guards with him, Shi Le immediately rode his horse to Zhenguo Temple.

In the winter of Xixia, the snow is very thick, and the horses gallop through the ice and snow all day, and then arrive at Zhenguo Temple at night.

After entering Zhenguo Temple, Shi Le went to the refuge hall.

A tall refuge Buddha stands on the north side, looking down fiercely at the people below with two eyes.

Shi Le took Lu Qichang to pay homage to the Buddha of Refuge.

Kongji and Deshan came to visit with the senior officials of the temple and the monks and soldiers.

"The poor monk pays homage to the king."

Shi Le nodded slightly, and said, "Let's talk in the monk's room."

The main hall is too cold to stand for a long time.

"Please, Your Majesty."

Monk Deshan leads the way.

Zhenguo Temple is the ashram of Deshan, and he is familiar with it here.

A group of people entered the monk's room, Shi Le sat at the head, Kong Ji and Deshan sat on the left, and Lu Qichang sat on the right.

"Why is it snowing, Your Majesty?"

Kong Ji thought that there was something wrong with Panhe.

Shi Le said: "Winter is almost over, but Long Cheng'en has not shown any signs of sending troops. This king and the privy envoys think that we may have been tricked."

After Shi Le finished speaking, Deshan looked at Kong Ji solemnly.

Monk Kongji gathered the red cassock, exhaled slightly, and said, "The poor monk and Junior Brother Deshan are also talking about this matter, but the poor monk thinks that Long Chengen is not cheating, but preparing something."

"Long Cheng'en made a promise to the empress, clamoring to treat Xi Xia as a gift, if he doesn't fight, the princess won't be able to marry."

"So, the poor monk thought that Long Chengen would definitely attack, we must be ready."

From Kong Ji's point of view, Long Chen will definitely fight this battle.

Because Long Chen had to marry Emperor Luoxi with Xi Xia as the dowry gift.

Both the Empress and Long Chen said in public that what is said and what is poured must be done.

Shi Le looked at Kong Ji, the beard on the corner of his mouth moved, and said: "This king is thinking about a question, does the national teacher know of any medicine that can make the eunuch turn back into a man?"

Monk Kong Ji was stunned for a moment, but did not immediately answer Shi Le's question.

Monk Deshan took the lead and said, "Your Majesty, the withered wood pill refined by Princess Luoxi of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty is fine."

Emperor Luoxi refined the Withered Wood Pill for Long Chen, and after taking it, Long Chen regained his male body, which is well known throughout the world.

Lu Qichang felt very puzzled, Shi Le knew about this matter, why did he ask this question?

Shi Le shook his head and said, "What if the elixir is useless at all?"

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As soon as Shi Le said this, the three people in the room were shocked.

Monk Kong Ji suddenly realized, stretched out his left hand from his cassock, put it in the air, and said, "That's right, the poor monk has never doubted it, but this is the biggest problem in this matter."

"Eunuchs have existed for thousands of years. I have never heard of any medicine that can bring eunuchs back to life. No one knows whether this withered wood pill has any effect."

"If the Dead Wood Pill is fake and Long Chengen is still a eunuch, then there is no marriage."

"The empress and Long Cheng'en jointly performed a play for the world to see, which made Daxia and Nanliang both exhausted and exhausted."

Monk Deshan and Lu Qichang also suddenly realized, and echoed: "That's right, we have never thought about this problem, Your Majesty is indeed wise."

Shi Le nodded and said: "This king has been thinking about this. If there is medicine that can restore the male body, wouldn't all the eunuchs in the world go crazy!"

"This king concludes that there is no medicine that can turn Long Chengen back into a man. He is still a eunuch."

"Since he's an eunuch, how can he get a marriage gift? This king thinks it's a scam."

Monk Deshan nodded slightly, and said: "The poor monk has been here for almost half a year, and there is no movement at the Jade Buddha Guan. Long Chengen has been retreating in the capital."

"If he is secretly preparing, no matter what, there should be some signs."

"But now, it seems that there is no sign at all, so what the king said is right, he should have made a round."

Shi Le looked at Lu Qichang and asked, "What do the Privy Envoys think?"

Lu Qichang nodded in agreement: "My minister also agrees with the king's idea, maybe Long Cheng'en is still a eunuch."

"Since Long Chengen is still an eunuch, it doesn't matter whether Di Luoxi is married or not."

Shi Le said: "That's right, the empress didn't intend to marry off her daughter at all, she just wanted us to mobilize our teachers and waste our national power."

"What I mean by this king is that the Zhenguo Temple will continue to guard and guard against the Jade Buddha Pass."

"Long Cheng'en is just bluffing. The national teacher should go back to Zhaoti Temple. This king will go back after staying in the palace for a while."

Monk Kong Ji agreed with Shi Le, and said, "Okay, there are a lot of things going on at Zhaoti Temple, and the poor monk will be back tomorrow."

Shi Le said: "This king visited the soldiers at Zhenguo Temple and returned to the palace."