Chapter 9: Almost
The people who were present at that time, led by Li Lianying, a group of people immediately knelt down to Empress Dowager Cixi, calling out, "We congratulate the Empress Dowager on her longevity!" — At this moment it seemed that Cixi's longevity had become settled. That golden lotus seedpod, is for those who do not know, can also be seen at a glance absolutely extraordinary.
Cixi excitedly speechless, his life, what all have, the enjoyment of all to enjoy, but only this longevity, before just dare to imagine, but never really hope to realize, but now, this ate can be immortal lotus in their own hands, how can not be excited?
She took the lotus seed and asked Guo Zhongyong, "Dear Secretary, can I take the lotus seed now?"
Guo Zhongyong immediately bowed three times and said, "Congratulations to the Empress Dowager on becoming the first person to live forever!"
Cixi exceptionally excited, to pick out the lotus seed to eat a hurry, at this time Li Lianying stood up and said: "the old master slow down, these things are indeed at first glance know that absolutely extraordinary, but long in such a gloomy place, who does not dare to say that it is absolutely foolproof is not it? If there is only one lotus seed, then you can take a chance. But now since there are many lotus seeds, I'm willing to share the old Buddha's worries and taste one for you."
"This baby, if you want to eat it, just say it, what do you mean carry it for the mourning family?" Cixi white eyes, but this thing, Li Lianying said there is nothing wrong, it is true that the place where it grows is uncomfortable a little bit, the most important thing is that such a full lotus seed, give Li Lianying to eat one is not too much, but this thing after all, you have to ask Guo Zhongyong's opinion, she looked to Guo Zhongyong, which is Guo Zhongyong is who is who? Naturally, a look at Cixi's opinion, only to see Guo Zhongyong smiled and nodded: "No harm, this is good."
This crowd is boiling, Li Lianying is more excited abnormal from the hands of Cixi trembling over the lotus, pick up over it, almost used to wait for the old Buddha's fine slowly from the golden lotus above, gouge out a lotus seed.
After this lotus pick out, even Cixi confirmed that this is the immortality drug, why? Because in addition to the lotus itself on the luminous appears exceptionally magical in addition, there is a sub sub-psychic, let a person smelled only after the feeling of the whole body relaxed and happy aroma emanates out. In addition to the immortality drug, who can have this kind of magic?
Li Lianying knelt down to Cixi, opened his mouth, excited to swallow the hands of the lotus, who knows, in full view of the public, on that almost attracted the attention of countless people of the golden lotus, but suddenly disappeared, is out of thin air disappearance, into a stream of green smoke!
This time, Li Lianying is almost collapsed, he screamed into the air: "Who! Who just stole the lotus seed of the miscellaneous family?!"
But there is no answer to him, just now the situation is everyone saw, this golden lotus is absolutely true out of thin air disappearance, if it is really stolen, then it is estimated that the thief is either a ghost, or God. Li Lianying's eyes, immediately placed in Guo Zhongyong's body, even the Empress Dowager Cixi, feel not, where can this be done? Asked "Guo Aiqing, what's going on?!"
And at this time Guo Zhongyong, suddenly changed face, looked at the golden lotus, that one touched the nerves of countless people, it is lying there quietly, Guo Zhongyong hurriedly ran over, the golden lotus handed to the Empress Dowager Cixi said: "Please serve the Golden Lotus immediately, so as to avoid any changes!"
Cixi did not know what happened in the end, but at this time the panic is absolute, she rushed to also pick out a lotus seed, the same golden lotus seed, Cixi afraid with the hands of Li Lianying the same as the one suddenly gave disappeared, and immediately threw to the mouth, but threw to the half, and then once again, a change of heart!
This one lotus seed, also so to disappear in thin air!
Rub! What is this situation! Cixi all of a sudden ugly face once again deducted a, that lotus into the hand she opened her mouth, but this time, or not into the mouth Lotus disappeared, as if invisible really have a hand, out of thin air to take away the lotus in general.
"Guo Aiqing! This is why? Cixi shocked and angry shouted.
And has always been very calm Guo Zhongyong this time, the face seems to become unusually heavy and ugly, he took over the golden lotus, carefully examined, and then sat on the ground, hands pinch, seems to be in the pinch what, and the more he calculates, the face of the sweat more and more densely covered, not a moment later, Guo Zhongyong sweating profusely, he opened his eyes, instantly snotty to the Cixi kneeled down, said: "I Guo Zhongyong estimation error, delayed the old Buddha your thing, the crime should be ten thousand deaths!"
At this time the Cixi really matter of anger, this person is the most painful is, there is no hope of things, you gave me hope, gave me obsession, in my opinion I have got what time, but you gave me an empty joy!
"Good you Guo Zhongyong, even dare to tease the mourning family! Arrest him! Chop it up!" Cixi immediately anger, not to say that this accompanied by the king as accompanied by a tiger. After this side of the problem, Cixi directly angry want to kill, she only focuses on the results, pressure simply do not want to ask why in the end failed ah? There is no opportunity to say success ah what, directly to cut people!
At this time, the big eunuch Li Lianying and Guo Zhongyong's relationship came in handy, he hurriedly to the old Buddha to kneel down, said: "The old Buddha, the slave has a word do not know when to speak or not!"
Cixi blanked him and said: "What time is it, you still gabble, have words quickly say have fart quickly put!"
"This Guo Zhongyong made a mistake, this is bound to be wrong, but for such a long time, his bow and scrape, slave in the eyes, the old Buddha you also know, his loyalty to you, you naturally know, at this time there is a mistake, so that the old Buddha empty joy, absolutely damned, but the old Buddha you think about it, this plan is the longevity of the first time in addition to the legend of the Immortals! In addition to the legendary immortal, the first immortality, tens of thousands of failed attempts by successive emperors, and how can we ask Guo Zhongyong once into? Furthermore, the weather of the Golden Lotus, we all see in the eyes, this time even if there is any deviation, but also have the opportunity to improve, if you kill Guo Zhongyong, then this thing, who can still be for the old master to solve the problem? I think, no matter how, also have to listen to Guo Zhongyong said this time why will fail, how to do in the future, so that is not good? Old Buddha you say?!" Li Lianying said.
Li Lianying finished this sentence is also sweating, in Cixi's anger on top of the top, this may be their own first time, replaced by others, million is not worth their own so risky, this person is Guo Zhongyong, that is near God's characters, in addition to this, that the Golden Lotus is disappeared, but the efficacy of the, we all see in the eyes, may be so close to the success of the little bit!
The character who can be so close to immortality, promised to give himself the matter of renewing the root, that is not as easy as a slap in the face? Guo Zhongyong if once clicked off the head, then they want to try this woman's real etiolated taste, I guess only the next life.
The old Buddha then hesitated for a moment, finally still waved his hand signaling the release of Guo Zhongyong said: "Guo's, come, I would like to hear, you in the end can give me what explanation!"
Guo Zhongyong knelt down, said: "Thank you for the old Buddha not to kill the grace, thank you Li old brother to save his life, report back to the old Buddha, just now, Li old brother said right, this time is indeed in the middle of too much self-confidence, thought infallible things, at this time, but a mistake, is really the crime of ten thousand deaths, but the old Buddha, at this time here and now, I'm really inconvenient to explain for you to explain the reasons for the failure of the other day to return to the palace! Say again, can it?"
Cixi coldly grunted and said, "I do not want to know the reason, I would like to know is, this thing you in the end can still do it? Failure this time, the next time can not become? If it doesn't work, I'm going to kill your nine clans!"
"Old Buddha don't worry, I already know where the problem is, please forgive me this time I am really not convenient to say, I will give the old Buddha an explanation in a few days." Guo Zhongyong once again kneeled down and said.
Cixi glared at him, to Guo Zhongyong bar, but also helpless, just now is indeed to let their hearts instantly a blank want to kill him, but on second thought, such a big thing, to be a person once succeeded, but also too difficult, not to mention, at least this Guo Zhongyong's Golden Lotus, is indeed to let a person see a real hope. It may be close, now kill him, then there is really no hope at all. Guo Zhongyong said that it is not convenient to say now, must be to take into account the crowded eyes, this kid at least to himself, is absolutely loyal.
Just, on the first temporarily forgive him, and so back to Beijing and then discuss it, Guo Zhongyong ah Guo Zhongyong, you almost to the old lady's heart attack to toss out you know!