Mei Lengxiang snuggled up to him, and after a while, she mustered up the courage and said, "I came to see you that day because my father asked me to go back."

Yi Xingchen couldn't help but be very surprised and said, "Your father? Didn't you say that your whole family was killed by the White Lotus Sect?"

Mei Lengxiang nodded and said, "My father is a civil servant, but he is good at using troops. The emperor appointed him to lead troops to suppress the White Lotus Sect, made great military achievements, and killed countless White Lotus Sect members. Therefore, the White Lotus Sect hated my father to the core. That year, I just remembered that dozens of White Lotus Sect members sneaked into the capital, attacked my house, and killed all my parents and brothers. I will never forget the ferocious eyes of the White Lotus Sect, the blood on their bodies, the blood on their swords, and the way my parents were lying in pools of blood. I took advantage of the chaos to wipe my parents' blood on my face and lay in the pile of dead people to pretend to be dead. It was my parents' blood who saved me. They thought I was dead, so I escaped this way.

Speaking of the sadness, Mei Lengxiang's voice choked and her eyes turned red. Yi Xingchen hugged her tightly in his arms and comforted her softly.

After a moment, after a little calming down, Mei Lengxiang continued: "Seeing that I became an orphan, Marquis Wuding and my father had a good relationship, so he decided to accept me as his adopted daughter and bring me home to raise him. Therefore, Marquis Wuding became my adoptive father. He also asked the emperor to appoint me as his princess. Because I was determined to avenge my father, Marquis Wuding asked someone to find my master and let my master take me as his disciple. From then on, I stayed in the deep mountains with my master until I finished my studies down the mountain."

Yi Xingchen understood a little and said, "So that's the case. This means that Marquis Wuding has arranged a marriage for you. Did you go back for a blind date last time?"

Mei Lengxiang nodded, then shook her head and said, "My father's letter did not explain, so I didn't know clearly at that time. After I arrived, I realized that they had already made a marriage for me. Of course I didn't want to, so I told them that I have a sweetheart, and I will not marry anyone except him. My father was very angry. However, my mother advised my father to tell me to take you to see him first. If it can be matched, that would be fine. Anyway, the marriage they decided had not been hired yet, so I could only come to you with shamelessness, and I don't know if you are willing..."

"Of course I am willing, ten thousand people are willing! I want to marry you, no one can stop me..." Yi Xingchen hugged her tightly and fell on the bed, took her into his arms, kissed and caressed her intentionally. It was not until Mei Lengxiang was out of breath, grabbed his hand, shook her head, and refused to let him go further. Then she gave up.

Yi Xingchen thought for a while and said, "Your father said it would depend on whether we are a good match. This is a bit difficult. Your family is a king, prince, general, and minister. At best, I am just the general flag of the Jinyiwei, just a seventh-rank official. How can I compare with you? What should I do?"

Mei Lengxiang lay in his arms and said, "I thought about it too, but you have already become a seventh-rank official at the age of fifteen or sixteen. Except for those who have inherited the title by their ancestors, who can surpass you by yourself? My father is a wise man and should know this. Take a step back and say that you have an official position and have done this at a young age. My father is not satisfied, and I have nothing to say. Although they have raising me, they must not control my destiny. At worst, we both flew away from here and go to a place where no one can find us."

Yi Xingchen couldn't help but be ecstatic when he heard this, and a hung heart finally let go. What he was most worried about was that Mei Lengxiang obeyed the four virtues and insisted on obeying the orders of his parents and the matchmaker, then he would be miserable. Now Mei Lengxiang has made it clear that she will not blindly follow her parents' decisions. She must have something to have. Follow her at all costs. What else can touch him more than this?

Yi Xingchen hugged her and said, "Sister, we don't have to elope. Don't worry, I will definitely marry you rightfully. Even if your father doesn't agree, I can think of a way. If lovers finally get married, I firmly believe in this and I have the ability to do this, don't worry!"

Mei Lengxiang showed a bright smile on her lips. She looked at him for a while, nodded, and then hugged shyly in his arms, and said softly: "I knew you would have a solution, I'm not worried..."

The two of them leaned against each other and lay on the bed, not talking, but were immersed in great happiness and longing for the future.

After a moment, Mei Lengxiang said, "What are you going to do?"

Yi Xingchen had just thought about it and said, "I have to go to the capital with you. I want to be with you. No one can separate us. Moreover, we can only think of a solution when we are together. Governor Li proposed to let me and him go to the capital yesterday, but he asked me to use fortune telling to make a name for himself and finally gain the appreciation of the emperor. After having power, he could not help me and let me fight against the entire Tianjie Sect alone. Of course I don't want to take risks. But now, for you, I have to do this."

Mei Lengxiang was overjoyed and said, "Really? Are you going to Beijing with me?"

"Yes! I must make a name for myself. The Jinyiwei General Banner is definitely not qualified to marry you, the princess. However, if it is the national teacher around the emperor, then his status should be worthy of your marquis, right?"

"Of course I deserve it! My father was very respectful when he saw the national teacher around the emperor now. The status of the national teacher is higher than that of the princes in the eyes of the emperor. How could he not be worthy of it?"

"Okay, then that's the matter. The soldiers will be sent to the capital to be the national magistrate! Haha!"

The next morning.

Yi Xingchen found Governor Li and handed the confession of the guards to Governor Li.

Governor Li didn't wake up from drinking last night and was a little tired, so he lay down on the soft couch. He took the confession, looked at a few lines, and sat upright. He read it carefully word by word, and finally finished reading it all. He pondered for a long time and looked at Yi Xingchen and said, "What do you think you should do about this?"

"I dare not make a decision on the important matters of the court, so I would like to ask the Lord to show you."

Governor Li stood up, shaking a little, holding the coffee table, stabilized his body, walked around the house for a few times, sat down again, as if he had made a major decision, looking at Yi Xingchen, "Yesterday you said you should hide in the dark to help me come up with ideas, but now it's not possible. If the son-in-law of Wuding Hou is really the leader of the White Lotus Sect, this case will be overturned. Because before this, this case was appointed by the emperor, and it is impossible to overturn such a case without sufficient evidence and a smart enough choice. With my ability, I can't do it at all, but I can't sit idly by it. Therefore, I solemnly ask you to come to Beijing with me and help me deal with the Tianjie Sect! I hope you can agree."

"What's going on in this case? Please explain it to me, so I have a clear idea in my heart to make a decision."

Governor Li spoke in a tone and said, "This case involves many people. Let me tell you, the son-in-law of Wuding Hou is Zhang Yin, who served as the commander of Taiyuan Guard in Shanxi. In the fifth year of Jiajing, his fellow villager Xue Liang reported to Shanxi Censor Ma Lu that he was the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect. This matter was known to Wuding Hou Guo Xun, so he wrote a letter to Ma Lu, hoping that the big thing would turn into small things. Ma Lu joined forces with Governor Jiang Chao to impeach Guo Xun. The emperor issued an order to appoint Yan Yishou, the Minister of Justice of the Ministry of Justice, Nie Xian, the Censor of the Left Capital, Tang Mu, and other ministers of Dali Temple, to re-examination. It was found that this was a false accusation case, and the relevant officials abused their power for various reasons. The emperor was very angry and issued an imperial edict to let the Jinyiwei arrest Ma and enter Beijing, and to imprison the governor Li Zhang, the Censor Li Yu, and the Assistant Zhang Lun were imprisoned. Xue Liang was executed and Ma Lu was exiled to the frontier. Gui E, Fang Xianfu and others were rehabilitated and Zhang Yin was restored to his original position."

Speaking of this, Governor Li sighed and said, "Actually, this case has changed a lot later. It is no longer a matter of tracing Zhang Yin whether he was the leader of the White Lotus Sect, but involves a case from that year. This time, the matter cannot be understood. Many officials eventually lost their posts and dismissed. It is not because of fraud, or because they were brought up old accounts."

Yi Xingchen had a little understanding of history and did not know about this case. He stared at Governor Li with wide eyes and said, "What kind of case does this matter involve?"

Governor Li glanced at him and said, "You are only fifteen or sixteen years old. Of course you can't know about this case, okay. I'll tell you the cause and effect so that you can understand it." After that, Governor Li told everything in the original form. He is a second-rank governor, and he can see many things clearly. In addition, the two are friends of life and death, so there is no hidden point.

This case is like this. The emperor in front of Emperor Jiajing was Emperor Zhengde of the Ming Dynasty. He was only sixteen years old when he died, with no children and no brothers. Therefore, the court ministers agreed that his cousin would inherit the throne, that is, Emperor Jiajing. After Emperor Jiajing ascended the throne, he wanted to respect his own father as his father, but was unwilling to respect his dead cousin Zhengde's father. This was opposed by most officials in the court, believing that he should respect Emperor Zhengde's father as his father as his father as his father. Therefore, the emperor and the ministers fought fiercely on this matter. This was a great ritual discussion in history, and the emperor finally took tough measures to win.

In this struggle, Wuding Marquis Guo Xun was a backbone force who firmly supported the emperor's sect. In the case of whether Zhang Yin was the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect, in order to save his son-in-law's life, Wuding Marquis linked the case with the big ritual discussion, saying that those officials who wanted to convict his son-in-law actually wanted to use this matter to retaliate against the fact that he supported the emperor in the big ritual discussion. The emperor believed his argument and immediately killed the officials who advocated that Guo Xun's son-in-law Zhang Yin be the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect, that is, the former guardian ritual. This case also involves political struggle. The case itself is confusing, and it is even more difficult to find out if it involves political struggle. Therefore, whether Zhang Yin, the son-in-law of Wuding Marquis Guo Xun, is the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect has become a mystery.

Several years later, in the 45th year of Jiajing, Sichuan native Cai Boguan rebelled and was arrested. He confessed that he was the apprentice of Li Tong, the grandson of Li Fuda. It seems that Zhang Yin was Li Fuda himself. It seems that Zhang Yin was the bandit leader of the White Lotus Sect, so Ma Lu was rehabilitated and given to Taipu Shaoqing. Despite this, many historians also believe that this person's confession was insufficient as evidence of overturning the case, so this case is still a mystery and has no conclusion.

After hearing this old case, Yi Xingchen couldn't help but smile bitterly and said to Governor Li: "My lord means to let me follow you back to the capital and turn this old case over? - Our opponent is the emperor."

Governor Li said: "I am not asking you to overturn the verdict with me. Since the bandits of the White Lotus Sect have been placed in the heart of the court, if we ignore them, we will be afraid that they will endanger the country sooner or later. I want you to join hands with me to compete with these people. Yesterday, my proposal was to let you deal with the entire White Lotus Sect alone, and now, I want to work with you to deal with the White Lotus Sect and advance and retreat together. Moreover, we still have the same principle, we will discuss the matter with the matter and not exaggerate it. We will not be involved with that old case. We only need to find their evidence of their crimes and decide it by the emperor. That's it. I think you should be able to do it, right?"

Yi Xingchen thought about it for a long time the night before. What he was thinking about was the hexagram of Tianfeng and Di Gua. How should he interpret the hexagram to conform to the true will of heaven.

Because the first three of this hanging are very bad, but the result is great, which makes it difficult to make a decision. The first day he quoted Shao Yong's explanation, but historical Yi scholars gave different explanations on the Guangtian Fenggua. For example, "Duanyi Tianji" explains the Gua: Qian is on top and Xun, and the one is on the bottom, and one is on the first world hexagram of Qian Palace. The Gua uses yin to meet yang and uses softness to ride hardness, which means encountering unexpectedly, but it is not advisable to marry a daughter. When encountering this hexagram, it is suitable to plan things, and if it encounters fire, there will be happy events.

Judging from this hexagram interpretation, it can be done. The Peach Blossom Festival mentioned in Shao Yong's hexagram interpretation has become a peach blossom luck here. The one who likes you may not be the emperor's concubine, but the emperor's princess or princesses, but is afraid that you will be recruiting a prince consort, which is also in line with the hexagram.

This situation is very common for the interpretation of different hexagrams, because Fuxi left behind the eight trigrams diagrams, and the annotations made in the scriptures written in the subsequent events are all understood based on personal opinions. However, different people, different experiences, different thoughts, and different attitudes to life will have a difference in the results of the interpretation of the hexagram. Which one is in line with the secret of heaven, it depends on the understanding of the secret of heaven.

Even if Governor Li didn't say this, Yi Xingchen had decided to go out to Beijing and leave for the title of the imperial master. That was because he took the title of the national master and came to marry Mei Lengxiang. Now with Governor Li's words, he was even more confident. As long as Governor Li recommended him, he would have less risks and be the national master faster. In that way, he would be able to marry Mei Lengxiang faster.

However, what they are looking for now is Mei Lengxiang's brother-in-law. If Mei Lengxiang knew that the leader of the White Lotus Sect she had been looking for was actually her brother-in-law, she didn't know if she could still kill him to avenge his parents' and family, and whether her adoptive father, Wuding Hou Guo Xun, would let her do it.

Thinking of this, Yi Xingchen couldn't help but sigh in his heart. I'm afraid of blood and bloody rain, and I don't know what kind of uproar will cause.

Yi Xingchen stood up and bowed and said, "Since lord said that, I want to retreat again, I am afraid it will be regarded as letting down my cultivation."

Governor Li was surprised and said, "So, Brother Yi, have you agreed to go to Beijing with me to deal with the White Lotus Sect?"

"Yes, I want to use my fortune telling skills to become a national teacher and work with the governor to deal with the White Lotus Sect."

Governor Li thought Yi Xingchen would hesitate and was ready to persuade him, but he didn't expect Yi Xingchen to agree so simply. He couldn't help but laugh, patted Yi Xingchen on the shoulder and said, "That's great. I must focus on supporting you in front of the emperor, and ensure that you can become the national master soon. Then we will deal with the Tianjie Sect together."

Yi Xingchen said: "Okay, but I'd better take a step first, go to the capital to tell fortunes and make some famous things. After the adults get the rumors, they can come to me to tell fortunes and then spread in the court, striving to cause a sensation in the capital. In this way, the adults can take advantage of the opportunity to recommend me to the emperor, and it will be natural to go together."

"Very good, just do it!"

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The next day, the rising sun rose.

Yi Xingchen was riding a horse, Mei Lengxiang on the left and Tang Xiaoqi on the right. The three of them looked at each other and smiled, beat the horse and whipped it, and walked towards the rising sun.

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