Chapter 67: The Ziwei Emperor rules the world, the twenty-six generals of the pavilion

【Inside this dilapidated temple.】

【The gusting cold wind blows through the hall, piercing every corner of the ancient temple!】

【The green-robed Daoist at the door has his lapels blown about, but he doesn't care, still standing outside the eaves.】

【The man with the saber pays more attention to this green-robed Daoist.】

【The fat scholar's whisper.】

【"The Emperor Star sways, Mars is high!"】

【The few people recover from their previous shock.】

【Mentioning that Mars guarding the heart, no monarch of any dynasty has not changed color at the mention of it; this is the celestial phenomenon they fear most.】

【Mars, this star is particularly striking in the vast starry sky because it glows like fire.】

【Its movements are erratic; whether in the eastern firmament or the western night sky, it represents war and disaster.】

【However, what is even more terrifying is.】

【When this ominous star stops in the Heart Constellation, that is Mars guarding the heart.】

【This is not only a severe punishment from heaven for the monarch's lack of virtue, but also indicates that the king will encounter heavenly disasters, the country will be in jeopardy, and the mountains and rivers will be unstable.】

【In history, there have been thirty-two occurrences of Mars guarding the heart, each accompanied by chaos in the world, huge changes in the pattern, changes in dynasties, and suffering for the people.】

【However!】

【At this moment, it is the time when the Empress has given birth to a dragon son, and the capital is celebrating; yet an omen has been presented, indicating "Mars guarding the heart," which is truly an ominous sign.】

【The Son of Heaven, upon hearing the news, is furious.】

【The woman in green says: "Such a serious crime is enough to cause the prefect to suffer."】

【"Who says it isn't!"】

【"But he was pitted by that wandering Daoist; it is said that he disappeared afterward."】

【The fat scholar also shakes his head and sighs: "What's more, there is something else written on the stone stele."】

【The woman in white knits her brows tightly: "What does this have to do with the Junior Guardian?"】

【The handsome youth looks at the woman in white, a flash of strangeness in his eyes, seemingly noticing her special concern for Junior Guardian Lu.】

【The fat scholar continues: "There are twenty-eight lines of heavenly script on the stone stele, corresponding to the twenty-eight constellations, and twenty-six of them are actually the twenty-six generals of the pavilion who were once under Junior Guardian Lu's command and galloped across the world."】

【"The birth date and life experience of each person are all in it, accurate and without error."】

【"There is actually such a thing?" Everyone is shocked.】

【"Besides that, there are two more people on the stone stele to complete the twenty-eight constellations, and they are Junior Guardian Lu and the Young Commander."】

【That is Lu Chen and Lu Yu.】

【The fat scholar continues to explain: "The stone stele speaks bluntly, calling Junior Guardian Lu the incarnation of the Central Ziwei Emperor descending to rule the world, the master of the twenty-eight constellations."】

【As soon as these words are spoken, the temple falls into silence again.】

【Such rebellious words!】

【I fear no dynasty could tolerate it.】

【Imperial power is bestowed by heaven; this is great disrespect.】

【You are slightly lost in thought after hearing this.】

【The beautiful woman sits on the long bench, looking at the torrential rain outside the temple, seemingly lost in thought.】

【And the woman in white has solemn eyes, revealing a trace of unease.】

【The old man surnamed Zou has a look of worry on his face and says slowly: "Daqing is about to welcome wind and rain again."】

【"The Junior Guardian entering the capital this time, sigh..."】

【The beautiful woman stands up and supports the old man: "Father, don't worry, the Junior Guardian has his own heavenly protection."】

【The old man sighs and nods slightly!】

【The beautiful woman is named Zou Shuning; she accompanied her father and nephew to the capital this time for three reasons.】

【First, her father is old; she originally advised her father not to go to the capital, but after her father learned that the Junior Guardian was about to enter the capital, he could no longer be persuaded and insisted on going.】

【Second, her nephew is about to take the Autumn Examination; her nephew has a restless personality and needs supervision.】

【Finally, she also wants to take this opportunity to visit a good sister she hasn't seen for many years to catch up on old times.】

【The handsome youth smiles.】

【This aunt of his is not a simple person; she was proficient in zither, chess, calligraphy, and painting since she was a child, and when she was young, she disguised herself as a man and took first place in the township examination, becoming famous for a time and being cited as a beautiful story.】

【Plus, she was born beautiful and was famous in a prefecture.】

【But that is!】

【Her marriage was too bumpy; her uncle found her three fiancés. The first one died of illness the second year after passing the Metropolitan Examination, and the second one was a scholar who had just become famous, but died in prison the second year due to involvement in a cheating scandal.】

【The third one was a tough Jianghu hero, but unexpectedly, this person died at the end of the year in a storm, and in the end, it could only be given up.】

【Now she is almost thirty, can be considered an "old maid," unmarried, but still beautiful and moving.】

【The beautiful woman supports the old man to sit on the long bench to rest.】

【The note in the fish belly and the stone tablet falling from the sky pushed the Junior Guardian to the forefront of the storm.】

【This time, the imperial decree from Mount Zhongnan questioned him, and the Junior Guardian entered the capital to face the Son of Heaven.】

【The old man surnamed Zou is puzzled; this news was originally strictly sealed, but he doesn't know how it has spread throughout the country.】

【On the official road, many Jianghu people are going to the capital.】

【The news of the Junior Guardian entering the capital is now known to everyone, and even the storytellers in the busy market are deliberately promoting it.】

【The handsome youth smiles lightly and says: "With these two things, the Junior Guardian's entry into the capital will be even more difficult."】

【The thin scholar, while tidying up the chess pieces, says thoughtfully: "Ignorance is no crime; I remember this prefect is also a relative of the imperial family, so the crime shouldn't be death, right?"】

【"This time the prefect has probably really poked a hole in the sky."】

【The thin scholar looks over upon hearing the voice, only to see the beautiful woman who has been silent, speaking with a solemn face.】

【"The twenty-six generals of the pavilion on the stone stele."】

【The woman in white speaks slowly, her voice revealing a trace of reminiscence.】

【Zou Shuning is strange that the woman in white seems familiar with Junior Guardian Lu's experience.】

【"After the Junior Guardian retired to Mount Zhongnan, most of them laid down their armor and returned to the fields, while the remaining few still hold pivotal positions in the imperial court."】

【"In the capital, it is written on the Wuyang Tower notice that the master of the Northern Town Army, Marshal Feng Haiping, is now the Marquis of Gaomi."】

【Zou Shuning nods and says: "The father of Geng Bin, the commander of the Southern Water Army, was also one of the twenty-six generals of the pavilion back then."】

【"And that Yu Xu, the Great Supervisor who went north to behead several Northern Wind princes, made great military achievements, was bestowed a python robe by Emperor Huizong, and was enfeoffed as the Marquis of Longting."】

【Yu Xu was a eunuch; in Daqing, besides that nine-thousand-year-old, he was the one who became the number one eunuch, enfeoffed as a marquis for military service.】

【"This move is undoubtedly framing imperial court officials, and the crime is very serious."】

【As soon as these words are spoken, the few people in the temple show looks of surprise.】

【Fifteen years is too long; those names that were famous in the world back then have long faded from people's sight, but now that they are mentioned again, it is as if they have returned to that era of wind and clouds.】

【Troubled times produce heroes.】

【The woman in green laughs lightly: "This is not good; if these twenty-six generals of the pavilion knew, I wonder what they would think."】

【The thin scholar also laughs: "They would probably be eager to clear their relationship; after all, who would like to be labeled with the crime of treason and rebellion?"】

【The woman in green seems to have thought of something!】

【"And, there is one of the twenty-six generals of the pavilion from back then in the Yuetang River!"】

【The woman in white's eyes are somewhat reverent: "That Master Qin!"】

【"The leader of the green forest in the two Guangs, eating both black and white paths."】

【"Qin Xiao Wu, Master Qin, was also one of the twenty-six generals back then, known for his ability to capture positions."】

【"When the Junior Guardian retired back then, Master Qin returned to his hometown, Yuetang River."】

【The handsome youth is slightly stunned after hearing this, because his family had dealings with this Master Qin.】

【He recalls several elders in his family who were full of respect when mentioning him, respectfully calling him "Master Qin."】

【Master Qin's reputation is not limited to the Yuetang River, but extends throughout the two Guangs.】

【Master Qin is actually one of them.】

【The handsome youth is greatly surprised.】

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 68 =====