"The royal palace is a restricted area, where did this rabbit come from..."
In the royal palace of Northern Wei, Tuo Basi stood in front of the stairs with a horsewhip in his hand. He was shocked and angry as he glared at the guards in the palace. As he shouted, he used his horsewhip to hit the guards in front of him.
As a Xianbei person, Tuo Basi had fair skin, slender eyes, and a beard. He looked to be less than twenty years old and was a young man.
The guards in the palace were also in a panic. They didn't dare to make a sound under the Emperor's whip. They didn't dare to defend themselves. They all looked at each other, not knowing where the rabbit came from.
Tuo Basi had already ordered a thorough investigation of the guards in the palace and everyone who entered and exited the palace. They had to find out where the rabbit came from. The atmosphere in the royal palace of Northern Wei immediately became tense. The reason for this was because of the rabbit that suddenly appeared in front of Tuo Basi.
It was impossible for rabbits to exist in the royal palace. There were also no dog holes in the palace. According to the rules of Northern Wei, these animals were not allowed to be brought into the palace.
Rabbits were very common in other places and were not a big deal. However, it appeared in the royal palace tonight and was even seen by the emperor. This meant that there was a major flaw in the security of the royal palace.
Today, a rabbit could pass through the layers of guards and appear in front of Tuo Basi. If there was an assassin in the future, would he be able to appear in front of Tuo Basi? Furthermore, Tuo Basi had just become the emperor of Northern Wei and was very suspicious.
This was the reason why Tuo Basi was so angry because of the rabbit.
There was no peace in the royal palace for the entire night. Tuo Basi was not in the mood to sleep. Countless people in the palace were on tenterhooks for the entire night. After a night of chaos, they investigated everyone in the palace and all the guards, but they still did not know where the rabbit came from.
Facing such a result, even Tuo Basi, the emperor, was dumbfounded. He panted heavily in his study room and his eyes flashed with a gloomy light. No one knew what he was thinking.
Tuoba Si's subordinates were also a bit scared, fearing that it would become a "murder case caused by a rabbit". After exchanging glances with each other, an old eunuch beside Tuoba Si carefully moved forward and said, "Your Majesty, that rabbit has a mysterious background as if it suddenly appeared in the imperial palace. It might be a sign. Your Majesty, why don't you call Cui Hao here and ask him about it? Is it a good omen or a bad omen?"
The old eunuch's words reminded Tuo Basi. Tuo Basi patted his head. How could he forget about Cui Hao's matter? Cui Hao was proficient in Yin Yang Algebra and the Book of Changes, so he would definitely know what the rabbit that entered the palace meant.
"Immediately summon Cui Hao to the palace for an audience..."
More than an hour later, Xia Pingan, who had just opened his eyes and was practicing 'Baduanjin' to recuperate his body, was hurriedly brought to Tuo Basi's study room by the old eunuch.
Before this, Xia Pingan had returned to his room and started to fuse with Cui Hao's realm pearl after wandering around the Spiritual Realm.
Cui Hao was indeed as described in the history books. He was' young and well-versed in the classics and history. He was well-versed in all the theories of the classics'. However, Cui Hao's body seemed to be lacking in training. In Xia Pingan's eyes, he was too delicate and weak. In the face of chaos, it would be difficult for him to even protect himself.
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"Cui Hao greets Your Majesty!"
Xia Pingan bowed to Tuoba Si, and at the same time secretly sized up Tuoba Si. At this time, Tuoba Si should have just ascended the throne about a year ago. The Northern Wei Dynasty had a total of 148 years of history, and had experienced 14 emperors. Of those, 11 emperors had died unnatural deaths. The lifespan of these foreign races in China was generally short, and the same was true for the Northern Wei Dynasty that was established by the Xianbei people. One of the strangest rules of Northern Wei was that whoever wanted to be the Emperor had to first chop off his mother. This was called killing the mother when the son was established, just like a beast. In the past, when Tuoba Si was established as the Crown Prince, his mother was killed. Because Tuoba Si was too sad, he was reprimanded and expelled from the palace. As a result, Tuoba Gui was also killed by his other son in a coup.
Xia Pingan estimated that none of the Northern Wei Emperors had a normal heart. Each of them stepped on the bones of their own mothers to ascend the throne. It would be strange if these Northern Wei Emperors had a normal heart. Tuo Basi looked young, but he didn't have many years left to live. He would die at 32 years old.
"Chancellor Cui, please dispense with the formalities. Yesterday, I actually saw a rabbit in the palace. I ask Professor Cui to explain to me whether this is a good or bad omen." Tuo Basi looked at Xia Pingan with an expectant gaze. Because Cui Hao was proficient in the theory of Yang and Yang, Tuo Basi made Cui Hao a Chancellor and often had Cui Hao perform divinations for him.
"May I ask Your Majesty, when and where did you see the rabbit? What color was the rabbit?" Xia Pingan asked seriously.
Tuo Basi replied.
Xia Pingan then started to perform divinations in front of Tuo Basi.
Xia Pingan didn't have the ability to calculate but he remembered the result of Cui Hao's divination for Tuoba Si. This World Bead had turned into a black box and no one could fuse with it. It would be strange if those who fused with the World Bead were able to tell the truth when faced with such a situation.
After a while, Xia Pingan stopped and revealed a smile, "Congratulations, Your Majesty. According to this humble subject's divination, the rabbit that entered the palace was seen by Your Majesty. This is a good omen, Your Majesty need not worry!"
Hearing Xia Pingan's words, Tuo Basi's hanging heart finally calmed down. However, he still asked, "What does this good omen indicate?"
"The rabbit entering the palace indicates that Your Majesty will have a joyous occasion next year. The ruler of our neighboring country will send his princess over to marry Your Majesty!"
Tuo Basi wasn't even 20 years old yet. When he heard that the neighboring country would send him a princess next year, he was dumbfounded. There was actually such a good thing?
"Chancellor, can you predict which country will send their princess over?"
"Your Majesty saw the rabbit at midnight. Midnight is the Kun hexagram, which corresponds to the Qin State in the southwest!"
"Ah, you mean Yao Xing will marry his daughter to me next year?" Tuo Basi's face was filled with disbelief. This was because the relationship between Wei and Qin wasn't very good. The two countries were bordering each other, and they would occasionally stop fighting.
"Your Majesty, you can wait and see. Yao Xing is already old and is no longer the same as he was in the past. It might not be a blessing for Qin to become enemies with Wei!" Xia Pingan said confidently. This was because he knew that next year, Yao Xing would really send his daughter over to Tuo Basi for marriage. The girl sent over was Empress Yao of Northern Wei, who was also Empress Zhao Ai.
Hearing Xia Pingan's words, Tuo Basi was completely relieved. The frown on his face relaxed and he laughed, "If everything is as Chancellor Cui said next year, I will definitely reward you handsomely!"
"This is all thanks to Your Majesty, this humble subject is only doing my duty!"
The risk of the 'murder caused by a rabbit' was thus resolved. Xia Pingan left the palace under the grateful gazes of Tuo Basi's eunuchs and guards.
"Lord Cui, thank you for your hard work. The entire palace is grateful to Lord Cui. His Majesty's appearance last night was too frightening..." Before leaving, the old eunuch who sent Xia Pingan out heaved a sigh of relief. He was truly grateful to Xia Pingan.
"His Majesty is blessed, but sometimes he is too cautious. Eunuch Qian, please wait a moment..."
"Alright, Lord Cui, take care..." The old eunuch nodded his head and turned around to leave with a smile.
Seeing that the world of the Realm Pearl was still intact, Xia Pingan who had left the palace could only touch his nose, "Looks like this is only the first stage. The test of the Realm Pearl is not over yet!"
"Master, please get on the carriage..." The coachman and two guards of Cui Mansion had already led the carriage over.
Sitting in the carriage back home, Xia Pingan sat in the study for a while. He saw that the bookshelves in the study were filled with all kinds of ancient books. He casually picked up a book called "Shangshu". Just by flipping through a few pages, he saw that the book was filled with fine and neat little words. They were all Cui Hao's annotations of "Shangshu". The language was exquisite and unique.
He then flipped open a book called "Poems" beside it. It was the same. Cui Hao's annotations were all in the book...
Looking at the bookshelf filled with annotations, Xia Pingan flipped through the books. Suddenly, he thought of something and his expression changed …
...
A few minutes later, thick smoke started to rise from Cui Hao's study.
Standing in the study, Xia Pingan threw all the books that Cui Hao had annotated into the brazier. After seeing the fire, Xia Pingan directly pushed the entire bookshelf into the flames and walked out of the study calmly...
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