Chapter 8 The Eighth Chapter: Strange Incidents in the Palace Reveal Conspiracy

The carriage ran extremely fast, and it took less than half an hour to enter the imperial city from the foot of Ruiyanbula Mountain.Gui Huasheng thought all the way, and the doubts in his heart became more and more serious.Who secretly helped him?He also thought of the girl in white, but how could the girl in white come and go without a trace?Unless she is really a fairy in the sky.So is it Bob?Bob doesn't know martial arts.Is it the two maids?Where did they get the ice from the ice cave?Could it be, could it be that the princess of Nepal is a girl in white?Even he himself thought this idea was too bizarre.

The carriage entered the imperial city, and the imperial palace was already in sight.Pablo looked worried, and quietly said to Gui Huasheng: "My brother, are you sure?" Gui Huasheng smiled and said: "Old man, but please don't worry." If so, according to the rules in our country, the attending doctor can be buried!" Gui Huasheng said: "If it is another strange disease, I am not sure. If it is poisoning, haha, then I will guarantee the medicine until the disease is cured. Old man, you Have you heard of the miraculous detoxification effect of Tianshan snow lotus?" After saying that, he took out a Tianshan snow lotus and swayed it in the wind, the car was full of strange fragrance, and everyone was refreshed.Pablo knew from an ancient Tibetan pharmacopoeia that there is Tianshan snow lotus, even if it is highly poisonous like peacock gall and crane crown red, Tianshan snow lotus can also be rescued, and the big stone in his heart immediately let go.

The carriage stopped at the gate of the palace. The palace of Nepal is not as magnificent as the palace of Beijing, nor as rich as the Potala Palace, but it has its own unique style.There are groups of temple towers behind and on both sides of the palace, with floors and flying pavilions, painted pillars and carved beams. .Outside the palace, there is a Tathagata Buddha statue more than three feet high, and there is a bronze dragon head that spits out green springs. It is a structure that combines Eastern and Western architectural art, full of exotic atmosphere, but from the exotic atmosphere, we can see the essence of Chinese culture. influences.Gui Huasheng felt that everything was fresh, like entering a mountain vagina, dizzying.He dragged the head of the Royal Forest Army, and followed the maids through the long corridor into the harem, where he met the king of Nepal in a palace made of white stone.

The scene in the palace surprised Gui Huasheng, but he saw the king of Nepal sitting under the brocade curtain, with a rosy complexion and no sick appearance. Standing behind him was an old man. Barber recognized him as an imperial doctor.Standing in front of the king's throne was a young man with his back to the outside. As soon as Gui Huasheng and others entered the palace, he smelled a strange fragrance in the air, which was the unique fragrance of Tianshan snow lotus. Standing up slowly, the young man in front of him also turned his head. Gui Huasheng's eyes met his. Both of them were puzzled and surprised, especially the young man, whose whole body was shocked and almost stunned!

Do you know who this boy is?He is the Indian boy Gui Huasheng met in the Himalayas.Gui Huasheng nodded slightly to him, and then kowtowed to the king. The king bowed back and said: "Shangguo is a high-ranking virtuous person, so there is no need to be polite." Immediately offering a seat, Gui Huasheng asked: "I wonder why the king is summoned?" The king of Nepal laughed and said, "Originally, I asked you to treat your illness, but now you don't have to bother me." Pointing to the Indian boy, he said, "This is Yadxing, the prince of the Champa Kingdom in India. Just when I sent a carriage to welcome Mr. After driving away, he came right away. It was really a cure for my illness. Now I am completely cured. However, since you have come from a long way and come to our country, even if you have nothing to do, please stay in the palace for a few more days." Gui Huasheng Only then did he suddenly realize that Yade Xing was an Indian prince, and he ventured up Mount Everest in search of snow lotus in order to heal the king of Nepal.

At this time, the king of Nepal had noticed the chief of the imperial forest army who came with him, and he was very surprised to see him looking restless and depressed. He asked: "You are here with the distinguished guests. When I sign the medical record, I can’t say it’s His Majesty’s poisoning, but I can say it’s a common headache.” The king said angrily, “What does this mean?” Bob explained in detail what happened in the castle just now, and after speaking Suddenly, a person came out from the back of the palace, and the head of the imperial army struggled and shouted: "Prince, save me!" Gui Huasheng saw that it was the Nepalese prince he met in Devil City.

The Nepalese prince walked up to the chief of the imperial army without saying a word, and suddenly cursed: "You are under the heavy responsibility of the king, how dare you poison you, the king will spare you, but I will not!" The chief of the imperial army was stunned, and shouted: " What, you, you..." The Prince of Nepal split him in two with a swift strike!Gui Huasheng could have stopped him, but he was a guest from afar, so he couldn't take the liberty to take action, and the prince killed the chief of the Imperial Forest Army so quickly before Barber could finish speaking, which also caught him by surprise.

The Prince of Nepal wiped the blood on the knife, turned around and said: "Uncle, you are in the deep palace, and you have been poisoned. You don't need to be interrogated. This must be the chief of the imperial army." Hearing what Babo said, the king suspected it was him. Although he thought his nephew was irritable, he killed him before he even asked a confession, but he only said that it was his love and loyalty to him, so he said: "As the chief of the Imperial Forest Army, he should be responsible for guarding, even if If it wasn't for him poisoning, the death penalty is hard to forgive, so just kill him." Immediately ask the guards to remove the body of the chief manager, wash off the blood on the ground, and order the imperial cook to set up a banquet.The king was ill for more than two months, and once he recovered, he was very happy, so he specially held a night banquet in the palace, firstly to reward the Indian prince, and secondly to welcome Gui Huasheng.Under the joy, he did not intend to pursue the unpleasant matter caused by the chief of the imperial forest army.

However, Barber and Gui Huasheng looked at each other in dismay. They knew that the king's poison was chronic poison, and it was definitely beyond the reach of the chief of the Imperial Forest Army.However, the chief of the imperial army is at least an accomplice, and if they tell the truth, in order to pursue the suspect, the king will inevitably cause chaos in the palace, and maybe a big prison will be set up. Not much to say. Gui Huasheng took out the letter from the Dalai Lama and presented it to the king, saying: "As soon as I arrived in the capital, I should have visited Your Majesty and hoped that Your Majesty would forgive me." The king was even more joyful after reading the letter, and said: "Open The country is governed by Buddhism, so I should have sent envoys to greet the Living Buddha." The Prince of Nepal said: "This year coincides with the Buddha's birthday, and I have sent envoys to donate a golden pagoda to the Potala Palace in the name of my uncle, because my uncle is still alive." I’m sick, so I didn’t report it in time.” The king was even more delighted, and said, “You’ve done exactly what I want, and from now on, you can do what you see to be done for the country.” Suddenly he thought again Regarding this matter, he said: "A Chinese monk came two days ago. He may be your acquaintance. I was ill at the time and had no time to summon him. Now I just invite him to have a feast." Gui Huasheng thought: "This monk is Who can actually go around the Himalayas to reach this place." His eyes widened, but he saw that the Nepalese prince was also surprised, it seemed that he didn't know who the monk was.

The banquet was set up, but before the Chinese monks arrived, the king first invited Yadexing, Gui Huasheng, Babo and others to the banquet, and asked eight court ladies to come out to accompany the wine. He was ordered to summon Gui Huasheng and the two court ladies just now within it.The king picked up his wine glass and said, "I have three great things to say tonight..." The prince jokingly said: "Every time the uncle talks about a happy event, we will drink three glasses with him." The Nepalese king laughed and said: "The first happy event is a blessing in disguise. I was poisoned by an adulterer in a foolish way. I have been wronged, but fortunately the Indian prince came and gave me the elixir. Now not only the old illness has been cured, but also the spirit has doubled, so it is not a celebration." The prince congratulated: "Auspicious man and heaven, I wish my uncle a hundred years!" He took the lead to drink three Big glass of wine.The king of Nepal said again: "The second happy event is to receive guests. Both Mr. Gui and the prince came over the world's largest mountain. The friendship and affection will be forever marked in the annals of history." Our country is indeed the blessing of our country. Well, I will offer three cups each!" When the respect arrived at Gui Huasheng, he showed a sly smile, which seemed to be flattering and threatening.Gui Huasheng thought to himself: "I don't know if the king has heard about his plot to invade Tibet? I will always expose him when I have the opportunity in the future." With a calm expression, neither humble nor overbearing, he took three glasses of wine and drank them.

The king stopped for a while, raised his glass and smiled and said, "I have no children, only one daughter. The widow wants to choose a match for her, but she is arrogant and has never found anyone who agrees. Now Prince Yard Star has saved my life." , his character and appearance are like the unicorn among beasts and the phoenix among birds, and I like him not to despise the small country, and to propose marriage from afar, even if there is nothing to save my life, he should agree, now I am the master, and in a few days it will be Marry them, and tonight's banquet should be the wine of engagement." Everyone cheered, and Gui Huasheng knew his real intention to find the snow lotus, and he secretly rejoiced that he had accomplished the good deed of the prince, so he also stepped forward to toast him. Prince Yade star's black face was flushed, he seemed a little shy and uneasy, and said for a while, "I don't know what the princess thinks?" The king laughed and said, "Is there any dissatisfaction, my daughter?" A treasure, in exchange for an engagement.Everyone sat down and drank again. Gui Huasheng suddenly felt that a court lady touched him lightly. When everyone was toasting to Yade Star, when they were making a fuss, they opened it very quickly, and saw a few lines of petty characters written on it, which were actually in Chinese, and the calligraphy was extremely beautiful. It said: "Quickly explain to the king The snow lotus belongs to you, prevent the Indian prince from getting engaged to the princess." Gui Huasheng was taken aback, and thought to himself: "What does this mean? Why do you want me to stop them from getting engaged? Could it be that the princess doesn't want to marry him? But why ask me to be the first?" At a glance, I saw the palace lady smiling at him, very strangely!Gui Huasheng's heart was in a state of ups and downs, connecting all kinds of suspicious signs, and he was immediately confused and at a loss. Suddenly I heard Barber say: "I am ashamed to be a doctor, please tell me, what kind of elixir did you use to cure the king's disease?" The Nepalese prince said with a smile: "Mr. Barber, you are the number one doctor in the country. Don’t you even know what kind of medicine the prince is using?” Barber said: “I guessed in my heart that it was a strange flower, but this kind of flower is too rare, and there is no such thing in India, so I’m afraid I guessed wrong when looking for it. I don’t dare to say it. Maybe there is another wonderful medicine, please let me know, so as to increase my knowledge.” Prince Yadexing was uneasy, his face flushed, and he said: “This is China’s Tianshan snow lotus.” Bob Pretending to be surprised, he said: "The prince is really amazing. Have you ever climbed the Tianshan Mountain in China?" Watson was even more confused. A soft bell was sent in the night wind. It turns out that Nepal is a Buddhist country. The temples in the palace perform the first ritual of the day at dawn at five o'clock, and the last at midnight in the middle of the night. It's the third watch time for the first ritual, and that's the bell ringing when the monks are doing the last ritual.Prince Yadexing calmed down and thought: "I have also heard Master Longye's teachings since I was a child. Why did I become greedy, angry and obsessed when it came to the critical moment? The Chinese boy generously used the snow lotus on that day. As a gift, how can I hide his merits?" Then he reported to the king and said: "Your Majesty should thank this Mr. Gui, if it weren't for him, even the most brilliant doctor in the world would not be able to relieve your majesty's grievances." It is very poisonous." The king was surprised: "What? You have known each other for a long time? Did he teach you to treat my illness?" Yade Xing said: "That Tianshan snow lotus is a gift from Mr. Gui. "I didn't hide anything at the moment, and told how I met Gui Huasheng when I was looking for snow lotus in the Himalayas.Gui Huasheng was very impressed, and also reported to the king: "Prince Yadexing took all the risks to find the snow lotus, and it was all for His Majesty. He intended to heal His Majesty's illness. I just happened to have this thing, so I gave it to you as a gift." That's all. Buddhism pays attention to causes, and the prince's kind thoughts should be rewarded with kindness, and I dare not share his merits." I thought to myself: "With the kindness of Yade star, even if the princess is interested in me, I will make it happen. His good deeds. Besides, I already have someone I like in my heart." At this moment, there was a flash of lightning in my heart, and the shadow of the girl in white flashed, and I prayed to the Buddha in my heart, but I hope the girl in white is not a princess. The King of Nepal was very moved, and said: "Both of you are high-ranking sages from the upper kingdom, and you are admirable. If Mr. Gui is willing to stay, please be reluctant to take up the post of Chief of the Imperial Forest Army." Gui Huasheng said: "I used to I am used to the life of idle clouds and wild cranes, and besides, I have no morals and abilities, and I have just arrived in your country, so I am even more unfit for this important task." Knowing that he would not take up the post, the King of Nepal paused, and then said: "If Mr. Gui refuses to stay, I don't dare to force it. But at least I have to wait until after the little girl's wedding, let me do my best, and then send my husband off." Prince Yadexing was feeling uneasy in his heart, fearing that the marriage would change after it was revealed that the snow lotus was a gift from Gui Huasheng.Now when he heard the king's tone, he still maintained the previous discussion, and invited Gui Hua to eat the wedding wine with himself and the princess, and immediately let go of a big stone in his heart.You must know that although Yade star has a broad mind, he was actually forced to say it by Barber, and he had heard of the beauty of Princess Nibel for a long time, so he did not hesitate to go through all kinds of hardships and hardships to propose marriage, and he saw it. Beauty, how can she give in? Prince Yadexing was full of complacency when he saw the court lady came out. The king asked: "Have you brought out the princess' gift?" Just come to take the test." The king's complexion sank, and he said: "You are so naive, can you tell me clearly that the prince is my savior?" The maid replied: "I have already told you!" Prince Yade star's face turned blue Hong, extremely embarrassed, only heard the king reprimand: "Go and tell her again, if you still don't listen, you call her out, let her look at the prince's beauty in person, and see if she is not convinced?" The king's words , secretly relieved the embarrassment of Prince Yard Star.Yade stared sweetly, opened his eyes, and stared intently at the crescent hole behind the screen. After a while, Gui Huasheng was even more nervous than Yadexing when he heard the jingle of rings and the sound of long skirts dragging the ground, and suddenly thought in his heart: "If this princess is really my sister Huayu, what should I do? " The girl slowly walked out of the Crescent Cave, Gui Huasheng felt relieved, but saw that although the girl was very pretty, she was not a girl in white.Suddenly the king was slightly annoyed and said: "Wan Lanxing, why didn't the princess come out? Did she obey and asked you to bring him a gift?" It turned out that this maid was the princess's personal maid.The doubts in Gui Huasheng's heart are still unresolved, and Prince Yade Star is even more disappointed. The maid said: "The princess said that since the prince cured the king, half of the exam can be waived." The king said: "Why do you call it half?" Guan, if you win the maidservant, you can meet the princess. Then the princess will compete with him, and if you are tied, you will be considered a pass." The tone was still aggressive. I also know that the princess's martial arts are so powerful that masters from all over the world can't even beat her maids, let alone compete with her.That's why he tried his best to ask for snow lotus to heal the king's illness, hoping to avoid a martial arts contest with the princess.After all, this level cannot be avoided.Yade Xing is a disciple of the Indian martial arts master Longye Gaoshang, and he was quite conceited in his life. Hearing this, he secretly got angry and thought: "If I don't compete with him, won't I be underestimated by her?" Then he said: "Princess is Heroes in the middle school, women and men, are willing to teach you, that is what you ask for. I am afraid that you will miss something with your sword and knife." What he wanted was to change the martial arts competition into a literary competition, so as to avoid accidental injury. Second, even if it is considered a defeat, it is easy to fall.Before he finished speaking, the king said anxiously: "Yes, the prince came from a long way and healed my serious illness. Is it the way to treat guests with a sword and a knife? Wan Lanxing, go back and tell the princess, just say it's me. It means that half of it is also exempted." The palace lady went in for a while, then came out again and said: "The princess said that she wants to avoid the exam, it's okay, but it is absolutely necessary to have a betrothal." Prince Yadexing said: "I don't know why the princess wants to be hired Things?" I thought to myself that the treasures in my country are piled up like mountains, what things in the world can't be obtained?The court lady said: "Princess heard that the prince used snow lotus to cure the king's illness, and the princess also wants a snow lotus as a gift." Prince Yade star was stunned, he knew that Gui Huasheng still had two Tianshan snow lotus on him , but how embarrassed to ask Gui Huasheng for a gift for betrothing his wife again?Feeling ruthless in my heart, I thought: "I'll go to Tianshan to pick snow lotus. What else can you say?" But thinking about it again, it's not easy to go to Tianshan.It is not known whether the snow lotus can be picked, and even if it is picked, it is not known when and what month?Thinking of this, I couldn't help but look at Gui Huasheng in a daze, but hoped that Gui Huasheng could quietly give him a Tianshan snow lotus. Gui Huasheng's heart moved, and he was hesitating. Suddenly, the maid said again: "If there is no Tianshan Snow Lotus, then you have to take an exam. The princess said that this is special preferential treatment for the prince. If it is someone else, even if there is Tianshan Snow Lotus. I also have to take the exam." As he spoke, he glanced at Gui Huasheng, and smiled again: "However, if someone else really has Tianshan snow lotus and gives it to the princess, the princess will not want him for nothing. Exchange him for the unique rare treasure." Gui Huasheng asked in a voice: "What rare treasure?" The court lady said: "I don't know what it is, but I heard from the princess, who will get that rare treasure?" , you can be invincible in the world! Sir, do you have Tianshan snow lotus? This opportunity must not be missed! Even if you dare not compete with the princess, even if you don’t want to marry the princess, getting this rare treasure is enough to rule the roost The world!" Gui Huasheng almost jumped up in fright, thinking in his heart: "Could it be that the princess said it was the Ice Soul Cold Light Sword? Ah, ah, could it be... this princess is really my sister Huayu? No, No, it's hard to believe!" The king was baffled when he heard it, and thought to himself: "How can there be such a rare treasure in my palace?" But when he heard the words and expressions of the maid, he felt touched, and suddenly remembered what happened at night. Then a young man came from China, with great abilities and medicine, and asked the king to send someone to meet him.The king had always trusted the princess. At that time, he was tired from illness and had no time to ask her how she knew it. Now seeing this situation, he suddenly realized: "No wonder my daughter asked me to send someone to meet this Chinese boy. It turns out that she has long been interested in him!" Look, seeing that Guihua is angry and majestic, tall and handsome, even better than an Indian prince, I can't help but secretly move, but then I think: "Yade star is a prince after all, how can Gui Huasheng compare with it?" Gui Huasheng was overjoyed and surprised, Yade star was in a daze, and the king hesitated.Everyone had their own concerns, and for a while, no one spoke.Suddenly a warrior brought a lama in white into the palace. The king said: "The Chinese eminent monk has arrived." He turned to the maid and said, "Go back first, and I advise the princess to think again and stop messing around!" The lama in white walked up the stone steps, and Gui Huasheng was surprised again. It turned out that the lama in white was Max Canaan.Max Canaan was not surprised when he saw Gui Huasheng. It turned out that he had been to the Potala Palace, met the Dalai Lama, and knew that the Dalai Lama had a letter for Gui Huasheng to bring to the king.However, meeting old friends is also a joy in my heart.Only the Nepalese prince yelled inwardly, fearing that Max Canaan would tell about the Devil City. Max Canaan first presented the letter of King Baijiao. The king was very pleased with the letter. He asked the king of Nepal for the nine-ring staff.Max Canaan said: "What the little monk lost when he was in Tibet was taken away by the national teacher of your country." When he said that, he glanced at the Nepalese prince.It turned out that the prince of Nepal also made a move when he took the stick that day. The Nepalese prince hurriedly interrupted Max Canaan, and said to the king: "During February and March this year, the national teacher and I visited the Potala Palace. And tell me in detail." The prince's words are only half true, the one who has been to the Potala Palace is the monk in red, and he is only in the devil city, arranging the invasion of Tibet.The king asked: "So, do you know about this?" The prince said: "Uncle Huang, the staff of the King Baijiao was indeed taken by Master Molan." name.He has always been trusted by the king. The king was surprised when he heard this, and said, "Master Moran, how did you do such a thing?" He wanted to imitate the practice of Dapanchen Lai Living Buddha in Tibet and become a living Buddha of his own country in the future. He wanted to make the religious authority overpower the royal authority, so he snatched the Dharma king's staff. The staff is one of the symbols of Buddhist authority, so that he can claim the title of superior in the future! The king was stunned, and the prince said again: "Barber just said that tonight they are in the castle of the chief of the Imperial Forest Army. Isn't Master Moran also present?" Doctor Bub said: "Exactly. You persuaded me to listen to the manager." The king was so angry that he even shouted: "Reverse, reverse!" The Nepalese prince said again: "From my nephew's point of view, the poisoning is probably the mage's idea, but Ask the imperial forest army to do it!" The king said: "It must be like this!" The prince said: "Then please order the uncle to arrest the mage as soon as possible!" The words of the Prince of Nepal were beyond the expectations of Gui Huasheng and Max Canaan. Both of them knew that there were many inaccuracies in what the prince said, but they were not close to each other, and it was inconvenient to be together for a while. exposed before the king. As long as Max Canaan got his staff back, he didn't want to cause more trouble, and he also knew that the prince was the king's nephew, who held the power of soldiers and horses. , the best of both worlds, it is the best thing to not involve the prince. The king pondered for a while, and said: "The mage is very skilled in martial arts and has many followers. It seems that I can only rest assured if you arrest him." Yes. However, my nephew has another idea, so I ask my uncle to decide." The king said: "You say so." The prince said: "The master's martial arts are indeed invincible in the country. Even if he can be captured, there must be warriors Casualties. Mr. Gui and Prince Yadexing are both high-ranking sages of the upper kingdom with extraordinary abilities. Max Canaan is the envoy of the King of Dharma and came here from Qinghai, China. The power of the virtuous, go to arrest the national teacher. If it is the prince of Yade star who captures him, it will be a great contribution to our country. According to the laws of our country, if there is an extraordinary merit, there will be an extraordinary reward. At that time, the uncle will make the decision. Betrothed to him, the whole country will be happy, and my sister will definitely not disagree; what if Mr. Gui captures him? Then no matter how generous the reward, uncle should follow his request and fulfill his wish." The implication of the words is, Even if Gui Huasheng asked the princess to marry him, he would definitely agree. Gui Huasheng was very suspicious. He had peeked into the secrets in the Devil City, and he knew that the prince and the mage were of the same breed and worked hand in hand.But why did the prince not only speak ill of the master tonight, but also put him to death? Gui Huasheng did not know something.It turned out that the one who secretly poisoned was actually the king's nephew, that is, the prince.It turns out that Nepal has received both Eastern and Western cultural influences. According to the rules of Western Europe, Central Asia, Arabia, and India, daughters can inherit the throne; according to Chinese customs, only men can be emperors, and daughters are definitely not allowed to inherit the throne.The king has a daughter, and the closest clan is the prince.So if the throne is not inherited by the princess, it must be inherited by the prince.The ministers in the country are also divided into two factions, one faction advocates supporting the princess, and the other advocates supporting the prince. The princess didn't take the throne seriously, but the prince was scheming.The reason why he planned Tibet was also related to the struggle for the throne.Because if he can do meritorious service in a foreign land, not only will he be worshiped by the people of the country, but he can also monopolize the military power and control the whole country.Unexpectedly, it was accidentally destroyed by Gui Huasheng.Therefore, after the prince returned to the country, he conspired with Master Moran and the chief of the imperial army to assassinate the king.They were all afraid of the princess, and they didn't dare to use poisons that could be detected by ordinary observation, so they used the Asura flower unique to the Himalayas, combined with other chronic poisons, to make a poison that would kill people without any trace. It can make the king die silently, but he is unexpectedly saved by Gui Huasheng's Tianshan Snow Lotus. The prince was afraid that the secret would be leaked, so he killed the head of the Imperial Forest Army first.Then, while secretly telling mage Moran to escape overnight, he spoke to the king and urged the king to arrest the mage.As for him asking Gui Huasheng and Yade Xing to go hunting together, it was a plan to kill two birds with one stone. It turned out that Timodado was also invited by the prince, but Timodado didn't know the inside story of the prince's murder of the king. The prince promised to help in the future He climbed Mount Everest and invited him here.Master Moran fled, and the prince had asked Timodado to escort him.The prince knew that both Gui Huasheng and Yade Xing were extraordinary people, and no matter which one became the princess's husband, it would be a big obstacle for him to fight for the throne.So he asked Gui and Ya to hunt them down, and he really wanted to get rid of them with the help of Timodado!The poison of the heart has reached the extreme!Although Gui Huasheng and the Indian prince are smart, they can't guess it!