Chapter 413: Qing Yi shocked the Golden Palace, a cup of wine saved the people
To be honest, Li Daoxuan was not such a shameless person that he wanted to take advantage of the opportunity.
Instead, when he saw the queen being rebuked one after another by the Tubo envoys, not only did she not defend herself, but she apologized to him immediately, fearing that she had caused trouble for him.
She stood there quietly. Although she was being criticized by thousands of people, she remained silent and looked so lonely.
Especially since Li Daoxuan knew why she suddenly spilled the wine, this made him feel even more pity for her.
He knew that the queen was a man of high attainments and great magical powers. Perhaps she disdained to argue with ordinary people, or perhaps that was just her nature, as gentle as a chrysanthemum and elegant as a lotus.
But Li Daoxuan still couldn't help but develop a desire to protect.
It was this desire to protect that made him involuntarily hold the hand of Lady in Green. When he calmed down, he suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
The last time he was teased by his senior sister in Qingming Realm, he mustered up the courage to hold the Queen's hand, but was directly beaten into the sky by the Queen, and his whole body was sore from the fall.
Fortunately, this time the Queen gave him enough face and did not resist.
"Why doesn't Taichong speak?"
Li Shimin coughed, reminding him that they were still in public and should not go too far.
Li Daoxuan nodded, and then said to the group of Tibetan envoys: "Although she is my maid, she saved my life and is very important to me. You want to punish her..."
Li Daoxuan sneered, his eyes looking down upon everyone, and there was a hint of arrogance in his calm voice.
"Then don't blame me for following Maha's example and going to Tibet."
This sentence echoed in the Anren Hall. The voice was not loud, but it struck the hearts of the Tibetan envoys like thunder, making their faces pale and their eyes blank.
Gongbu's pupils narrowed. He didn't expect that Li Daoxuan would dare to turn against Tubo in public just for a maid, and even utter such threatening words.
"She is just a maid, not your disciple, Master Li. Why do you have to do this?"
After hesitating for a moment, Gongbu finally became a little scared.
It was really that Li Daoxuan's threat was too harsh. If the Zamp knew that his mission to the Tang Dynasty had attracted Li Daoxuan, who was more powerful than the evil Buddha, he would probably chop off his head as an apology to Li Daoxuan.
Li Daoxuan said in a firm voice, word by word: "That's it!"
There is really no mercy at all.
"Your Majesty, do you think so too?"
Gongbu looked at Li Shimin. He hoped that Li Shimin would put the overall situation first and take care of the lawless Li Daoxuan.
But who knew that Li Shimin sighed helplessly and said, "You have come from afar, but you don't know that Taichong is not my subject, but my confidant. He has always had a hot temper. Maha was chased by him for three days and three nights just because he cursed him. In the end, not even his body was left. Why did you provoke him?"
Gongbu's face became paler and paler.
What the hell, Maha was hunted for three days and three nights just because he cursed casually ?
Who on earth did I offend?
Li Shimin saw it all and felt very happy. With Li Daoxuan playing the villain, he, as the emperor, felt so happy!
After a pause, he emphasized, "Of course, the alliance between the two countries will not be affected. If Taichong really went to Tubo, it has nothing to do with the Tang Dynasty. At most, it has something to do with Longhu Mountain. If your Zamp is angry, you can go to the old Taoist priest to ask for an explanation."
Li Daoxuan secretly gave them a thumbs up, he was worthy of being the emperor, with just a few words and some pulling and tugging, he almost scared the Tubo envoys to death.
Gongbu smiled bitterly. He couldn't even afford to offend Li Daoxuan, let alone Li Daoxuan's grandmaster, the old Taoist priest who was the number one figure in the Central Plains Taoism?
At this time, Zhizang sighed and said, "Master Li, please don't scare them anymore. With your level of Taoism, why would you bother with them?"
After a pause, he continued, "But the fine grape wine is indeed a gift from the king. Please explain clearly why the female donor spilled the wine to clear up the misunderstanding."
Li Daoxuan held the empress's hand and was about to explain when Gao Quan came hurriedly from outside.
Li Shimin had previously sent him to investigate the news in the West Market.
Gao Quan walked quickly, panting. He first took a deep look at the green-clothed maid beside Li Daoxuan. In his eyes there was shock and a hint of awe.
Now, he finally understood why this seemingly ordinary maid was so favored by Master Li.
He was even still frightened by his previous neglect towards him.
"Your Majesty, not long ago, a big fire broke out in the West Market, affecting many shops, and the flames filled the sky!"
Li Shimin's expression became serious, and he said quickly: "Quickly dispatch the imperial guards to put out the fire, take away all the wooden barrels in the palace, and also mobilize all the doctors in the city, including the Imperial Medical Bureau, to gather together and pass on my order. At all costs, you must do your best to treat the burned people!"
He felt heavy in his heart. West Market was the most prosperous place in Chang'an, with many shops and numerous people coming and going. Once the fire spread, the loss of property would be secondary, and the casualties would be the most serious!
Li Shimin was even ready to ask Li Daoxuan for help.
But Gao Quan smiled and said , "Your Majesty, the fire has been put out."
Li Shimin was stunned, and first breathed a sigh of relief, then asked: "There are so many shops there, connected together, it would be difficult to control once a fire breaks out, how could it be put out so quickly?"
Gao Quan glanced at the maid in green and said, "Your Majesty, just when the fire was about to start in the West Market, a reddish rain suddenly fell from the sky, covering the sky above the West Market and extinguishing all the flames. Not only was the loss of property minor, but even the people were not injured!"
Li Shimin's pupils trembled.
Not only him, but all the ministers in the palace also remembered the fine grape wine that was spilled by the maid in green. They all took a deep breath and a bold guess emerged in their minds.
Could it be that the rain that put out the fire was the wine that the maid had poured out earlier?
This... this is too incredible!
Gongbu shook his head and said, "No, this is impossible. If it is alcohol, it will only fuel the flames. How can it be possible to extinguish the flames? This must be an illusion, it must be an illusion!"
Someone retorted: "Then how do you explain that the wine that the girl just spilled suddenly disappeared without even getting the ground wet ?"
"Yes, and it was such a coincidence that just as the West City caught fire, it started to rain heavily, and it was light red, and the rain only covered the West City!"
The Tibetan envoys supported Gongbu's view that alcohol could not put out a fire.
At this time Gao Quan sighed: "My Lords, please stop arguing. The rain that put out the fire was indeed wine!"
Gongbu asked, "How did you know?"
"Because the reddish rainwater has a hint of wine aroma. I even tasted it myself and it was definitely wine, just much more diluted."
"Now the people of West Market are all considering this a miracle. I wonder how many people are drinking the wine from heaven!"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone looked at the maid in green with horror in their eyes.
Lady in green sighed softly, she broke free from Li Daoxuan's hand, picked up the wine glass that was transformed from the sacred tripod of Tantric Buddhism, and spoke for the first time.
"It doesn't really matter whether it's wine or not. This bronze tripod is not meant to hold wine."
Everyone was stunned.
There was a hint of emotion in the eyes of Lady in Green, as if she was recalling something.
"Four hundred years ago, there was a severe drought in Tibet, and countless people died of thirst. An old monk risked his life to kill the Snow Mountain Demon King. Then he held this tripod and smashed the natural barrier of the snow mountain. He also used his own blood as flames to melt the snow and water, thus helping the Tibetan people survive the natural disaster."
After a pause, she looked at the shocked Tibetan envoys and sighed, "The old monk finally died hugging the tripod. Before he died, he was still holding the tripod to collect snow water to help the people. That's why this bronze tripod is revered as a holy tripod."
"It's a pity that the cauldron that once saved all living beings can now only be filled with wine and water and played with in the palm of someone's hand."
Zhizang's Buddhist heart was trembling. He stared at the maid in green. The spiritual lines on his brows blossomed. He had already used his clairvoyance to try to see through her disguise, but found that the other party had no flaws, as if she had returned to her original nature and was living in nature.
"Exalted... who are you?"
His voice was a little bitter. He thought that Li Daoxuan was enough of a blow to him, but he never imagined that the unknown maid was the real hermit!
Lady in green flicked the wine glass back to him.
Then she took a step back and stood quietly behind Li Daoxuan with her brows lowered.
"I am just a maidservant of the young master. I have learned some magic skills because of his favor. I am not really an expert."
