The Tai Chi Taoist Hall basically still maintains its original appearance. Perhaps Liu Xiu's original design and decoration were very in place. After more than ten years, not only did it not fall behind, but it added a little bit of weight. Perhaps it was because the An Quan couple was nostalgic and grateful to Liu Xiu for handing over such a large industry to them, but they have not come to check the accounts for many years and have never even asked a question, so they kept it as it should.

When Liu Xiu climbed to the second floor, he looked at the stone drum text on the wall with yellow papers but still vigorous handwriting, and suddenly he felt like he had returned to ten years ago, back to that era of high spirits and ignorance, and was a little crazy for a while.

He wanted to touch the paper and words, and half of his hand stretched out, but stopped. The paper was already yellow and crisp. He didn't know if it would be split open by him with a slight touch. Just like the person who used to joke together, disappeared in the long river of time and could no longer be found.

More than ten years have passed, and my hands have become accustomed to holding a knife, but I have almost forgotten how to write and draw. The skills of those who used to survive back then are now awkward, and even these stone drum articles are a little lost. Once they are broken, the words I can never write will never be able to find the past years, people, and things.

Liu Xiu suddenly felt a kind of sadness surged into his heart. He quietly walked to the couch beside him and sat down, holding his cheek with one hand, quietly looking at his work.

"Oh, who wrote this? It looks so good!" Lu Xiaohuan ran up and saw the words full of ancient meaning, and couldn't help but praise them.

"My father." Liu He said proudly, "These are all stone drum texts. They are very ancient words, only my father knows them." She smiled and pulled Cai Yan's arm again: "But that happened ten years ago. Now, Sister Zhaoji is holding the ox ear."

Cai Yan smiled and walked forward. He looked at the calligraphy carefully, stretched out his hand and touched it carefully, and his green onion fingers slowly passed along the strokes. He praised softly: "Although I have been imitating my hands for several years and asking myself what I have gained, I still can't see it at first sight."

The stairs chuckled, and the eldest princess and Wang Chu walked up side by side, glanced at Liu Xiu, and saw Liu Xiu sitting aside like a statue, staring at the words with his eyes focused, but a faint sadness appeared on his face. He knew that he had thought of those wind and moons. When he thought of Liu Xiu's gorgeous charm back then, the eldest princess couldn't help but sigh and ordered softly: "Ahe. You all go down and let your father be quiet."

Only then did Liu Xiu notice that Liu Xiu looked a little abnormal, he stuck out his tongue, and hurriedly pulled a few children down. Although Cai Yan was a little reluctant, he knew that now was not the time to study calligraphy. He looked at it nostalgically, held the corner of his skirt, stood on tiptoe, and followed carefully.

The eldest princess walked to Liu Xiu, sat down with him, and gently placed her hand on his shoulder. Her fingers rubbed the smooth brocade clothes, smoothed the wrinkles on it, and glanced casually. She suddenly found that there was a white hair on Liu Xiu's temples. She was surprised and looked carefully, and then she realized that it was not as simple as a stem.

She was stunned, and a sense of sadness surged in her heart. She didn't know when Liu Xiu started to have white hair. As a wife, she didn't notice this, which was really a dereliction of duty. She looked at Liu Xiu carefully and suddenly realized that Liu Xiu's back was a little hunched. This discovery shocked the eldest princess. Liu Xiu was only 32 years old this year and was a martial artist with high martial arts skills. She was in her prime. How could she have white hair and even hunched her back?

"Sister?" Wang Chu saw the princess's expression strange, and quickly asked in a low voice: "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, nothing." The eldest princess wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes with one hand, pointed at Liu Xiu's temples with the other hand, and signaled Wang Chu to look. Wang Chu glanced at her and immediately understood the reason for the eldest princess's sadness, not only was she a little sad.

Liu Xiu's mind was all about the calligraphy and paintings, and he did not notice the sadness of the eldest princess and Wang Chu. He was like a stone statue, motionless.

I don’t know how long it took, a sound of footsteps sounded and slowly rose up along the stairs. The footsteps were very heavy and slow, as if the person was carrying too many heavy objects that he could not walk fast and he had to make great efforts every step.

The eldest princess turned her gaze and saw Lu Zhi's thin face showing, she quickly pushed Liu Xiu: "Husband, sir, are here."

Liu Xiu turned his head and saw that it was Lu Zhi in mourning clothes. He was stunned for a moment, then straightened his back and grew up. As soon as he stood up, his waist and back were immediately straightened. The loneliness just now was swept away, and the kingly aura emanated from his every move. The entire Tai Chi Taoist Temple cultivation seemed to have become much brighter and more solemn.

The eldest princess and Wang Chu looked at all this in surprise and were a little shocked. When they were together, they did not feel that Liu Xiu was majestic. They used to be easy-going, often made fun of the children, and sometimes even made some harmless jokes with their subordinates. After his father passed away, he just became silent and deeper, but he never gave people such a feeling of pressure. He just saw that he was still in a daze, but in a blink of an eye, he became imposing. The change was too fast, which made them a little unbelievable.

Liu Xiu took two steps, bowed and said loudly, "Disciple has met sir."

Lu Zhi looked at him silently, and after a long time he bowed back: "Situ Lu Zhi, pay homage to His Highness the King of Chu."

The eldest princess frowned. Even Wang Chu, who was not very sensitive to political affairs, heard Lu Zhi's tone wrong. The two looked at each other and hurriedly stepped forward to salute. Lu Zhi also returned the courtesy and ignored the invitation of the eldest princess to ask him to go down and sit. The eldest princess was a little embarrassed, and Liu Xiu waved his hand: "You guys go down first, I'll talk to the gentleman for a while."

The eldest princess and Wang Chu looked at Liu Xiu with concern and went downstairs together.

Liu Xiu stretched out his hand and invited him: "Sir, if you don't dislike him, just sit for a while?"

Lu Zhi coughed, hesitated for a moment, and shook his head: "Tai Chi Taoist Hall is the most comfortable place I have lived in since my life. How could I dislike it? It's just that there are more important things now. I don't have time to relive the enjoyment of that year."

Liu Xiu put away his extended hand, wrapped it in his sleeve, and said lightly: "Since that's the case, please let Mr. Lu speak in front of him."

Lu Zhi sighed secretly. He didn't want to tell Liu Xiu that he had collapsed, but Liu Xiu did not enter the city, did not enter the mansion, nor did he enter the palace, but settled in the Tai Chi Taoist temple outside the city. This was not in accordance with the rules and caused rumors in Luoyang City to spread and panic. As a minister of the responsible court, Situ, one of the three dukes, he had to come to negotiate with Liu Xiu. He came on behalf of the emperor, and of course he could not tell Liu Xiu the relationship between teachers and students, so he had to repeatedly reject Liu Xiu's kindness. Liu Xiu called him Lu Gong instead of his husband, which means that Liu Xiu had also given up his efforts and wanted to do his job. In a match between teachers and students, he had talked about scriptures and arts in this stadium. I don't know how many times he talked and laughed happily, and how many times he had to come here to taste tea and books, and shared his leisure time. Who would have thought that one day they would stand in the same place but stand in a different position.

"Your Highness, according to the imperial system, the vassal kings come to the capital to mourn, and should first settle in the vassal residence, and then go to the palace to pay homage to the empress dowager's coffin, but there is no reason to stay outside the city." Lu Zhi coughed gently, trying to make his tone calmer without being mixed with too much enthusiasm. "Now your Highness is the leader of the vassal kings in the world. If you do this today, someone will follow the example tomorrow. What will happen?"

"Not it?" Liu Xiu asked back, "My father fell off the cliff for no reason not long ago, but I didn't hear any vassal king fall off the cliff as well."

Lu Zhi was stunned and was so choked by Liu Xiu's words that he couldn't speak. Liu Xiu's words were not only a bit unreasonable, but also had a strong hatred. He raised this matter as soon as he opened his mouth, without even covering it, which surprised Lu Zhi. He originally felt that he was talking very hard, but he didn't expect that once Liu Xiu got angry, he could choke to death with words.

"This...that's an accident!"

"Accident? Mr. Lu saw it with his own eyes?" Liu Xiu's voice was not loud, but his tone was aggressive. "What kind of person is my father? I know very well. He has been hiding in the world for many years and has never had any accidents. He accompanied the emperor to worship the mountain once, but there was an accident?"

Lu Zhi was speechless.

"Okay, even if my father is accidental, no one else can blame him. Then I want to ask Mr. Lu, how did the Empress Dowager die? Is it also an accident?"

Lu Zhi frowned and looked at Liu Xiu in front of him in surprise. He suddenly felt a little unfamiliar. Is this still the student he remembers? Why did he seem to have become another person? He was like a sword unsheathed, emitting a chill. Although the sword was not close to his body, the murderous intent invaded human skin, making people shudder.

"Your Highness has heavy troops and is stranded outside the city. Are you thinking about these questions?" Lu Zhi lowered his face, straightened his back again, and his voice became a little stern.

"No, I'm just recalling the late emperor here." Liu Xiu didn't look at Lu Zhi at all, and walked forward slowly, his voice floating empty, as if it was coming from more than ten years ago. "I met the late emperor here back then. I was wondering what would he do if the late emperor encountered this situation? Will he put family affection first or the country first? Sir, you are one of the four ministers appointed by the late emperor. What do you think the late emperor would do?"

Lu Zhi was speechless. He regretted it. The reason why he came was that he felt confident in persuading Liu Xiu, and he dared not say that he could let him and the emperor let him go to the palace, meet with the emperor as soon as possible, and sit down to discuss. But now he found that he was really not a lobbyist material. As soon as Liu Xiu spoke, he didn't know how to deal with it. Liu Xiu mentioned Emperor Xiaoling and Minister Guru, which reminded him of Emperor Xiaoling's eager hope for him before his death. But today, the one who wanted to decide life and death with the emperor he assisted was his disciple.

"I'm sorry for the late emperor." Lu Zhi sighed: "I failed his hopes and failed to fulfill the responsibilities of the Minister of Respect... Please vote for recommendation! Please search for astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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