40. Secret passage of pepper room
Since Xijun moved to Jianzhang Palace, Liu Yi has not come to Jiaofang Hall again, tonight, following the two eunuchs to re-enter the majestic palace above the Xuanqi Dan steps, a chill immediately swept in, so that the young emperor and grandson couldn't help but wrap the wool on his body. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
The furnishings in the hall are as luxurious and extravagant as ever, but there is a kind of compelling coldness in the palace room without a master.
There was no master, and there was no lamp in the hall itself, only the sheep-shaped walking lamp in the hands of the eunuch slowly burned the grease in the lamp, emitting a warm dim light that led his footsteps into the depths of the queen's residence.
Different from the front hall of Weiyang, the Jiaofang Hall is not a regular layout, perhaps in order to reflect the dignity and humility between the emperor and the queen, in addition to the front hall in the front hall of Weiyang, the other palace rooms are in the easterly position, built on the high platform, the northwest side of the unrammed earth to build the platform, a circle of bungalows is only hanging on the top of the mountain, is a place for the palace people to live.
The two eunuchs stopped at a side hall on the west side behind the front hall, and one of them said respectfully, "Great-grandson, please come in." β
Liu Yi had frowned, seeing that the two had no intention of entering again, he pressed all his worries and pushed open the door of the palace, the hall was dark, he was stunned, gritted his teeth, and stepped into the hall.
The door of the hall closed behind him, and Liu Ying was already startled, and turned to stare at the beautifully carved Qingzuo door.
"Come here." A familiar voice sounded behind him.
Liu Yi turned around in astonishment, and when he saw a glimmer of light suddenly appear, he exclaimed, "My lord." β
Lifting the curtain, Huo Guang looked at Liu Ai, who was still in a daze, and couldn't help but smile softly: "I can't stay long, come here." β
Liu Yi suddenly came back to his senses, and hurriedly ran over: "Why are you here?" β
After running over, Liu Yi had already discovered that the reason why the hall was dark was because the thick brocade curtain completely separated the inner room from the outer room.
"Why are you here to see me?" Liu was already a little confused.
Huo Guang didn't answer immediately, but just signaled that Liu Ying had sat down beside him.
Due north, there is a large bed with a screen, covered with soft and thick fur, and there is a gilded beast foot copper furnace next to the bed, which is very warm, and there are three phoenix bird plate-like copper lamps side by side on the long table against the wall on the east side, the light is like a bean, but it is enough for people to see everything in the room.
Liu Yi had naturally seen Huo Guang's movements, he pursed his lips, hesitated slightly, and finally walked over and sat down next to Huo Guang.
Huo Guang touched his head and smiled very happily, but he did not answer Liu Aiji's question, but solemnly explained in his ear in a very low voice: "From now on, you will stay here until the court order comes to pick you up, otherwise, you will definitely not be able to leave the palace!" β
Liu Yi glanced at him, and nodded slowly under his unyielding gaze: "No!" β
Huo Guang nodded with satisfaction, patted him on the shoulder, and then motioned for him to pay attention to his movements.
They were sitting on a large screen bed, on three sides were Huoqi (i.e. mica) screens, in the light exuded a calming soft luster, Huo Guang frowned and groped around the edge of the screen for a moment, and finally, as if to find the position he was looking for, he let go of his brows and said softly: "Remember this location clearly." β
Liu Yi's eyes widened, staring at Huo Guang's movements without blinking.
Huo Guang pushed hard at that position, only to hear a soft sound of "click", and the cedar frame of the screen suddenly disconnected at that position.
Liu Ying looked at the general Sima of the current dynasty in disbelief, but saw Huo Guang resetting the wooden frame as if nothing had happened, and then pulled him up from the big bed and walked to the east side.
Huo Guang pulled up the tent of the first tent, and Liu Ai had already discovered that this bed was not set up against the wall, and there was a gap between the bed and the east wall that only allowed one person to enter and exit, but because there was a silk embroidered tent next to the bed, it could not be seen from the outside at all.
At this time, what surprised him even more was that at that narrow distance, a hole was suddenly revealed in the ground.
Liu Yi was still in a daze, Huo Guang had already taken a pearl to use as lighting, walked into the hole in the ground, and only said: "Keep up." β
After Liu Yi was stunned for a moment, he hurriedly followed Huo Guang and walked in, but there was a different cave, from the entrance of the cave down are all steps, although the further down, the more slippery the steps become, but it does not hinder walking, and when it reaches a flat place, there are no more steps, Huo Guang stopped, raised Mingzhu and looked for something on the stone wall on the right hand.
This time, Liu's eyes were sharper, and he quickly found two raised bricks.
Huo Guang told him lightly: "Remember, press the one on the right, and the entrance will close, and you can open it again if you open it." The one on the left is to be taken outward. Don't move! He quickly stopped Liu Ai's intention to try.
The young emperor was startled by his fierce words, and quickly retracted his hand, looking at the elder with an innocent expression.
Huo Guang was helpless, except for a stern glance at the young man, he didn't move, but he still told him very clearly: "The entrance can be opened again, as soon as this brick is taken out, a stone slab with a thickness of one foot will fall behind you, and if you want to put it away, you can only lift the slate again from the center above." β
Liu Yi had turned around and looked up, and sure enough, he saw a stone slab about a foot thick hanging on the top of the passage, after all, he was only eleven years old, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and he took a few steps back under his feet, wanting to stay away from this position, and just bumped into Huo Guang's body.
Huo Guang held the young man's somewhat stumbling body, and when he saw that he was frightened, he couldn't help but soften his voice and comforted: "Don't worry!" I checked it myself before I came, and there was no problem with each of the cardinals. β
Liu Yi was a little relieved at this time, and he was embarrassed to retreat from Huo Guang's side.
Seeing that he had calmed down, Huo Guangcai spoke up again: "Remember?" β
"Remember!" Liu Yi nodded, but when he raised his eyes, he saw that Huo Guang still had an uneasy look, so he simply repeated his words from the beginning, Huo Guang was relieved after hearing it, and then reached out to wrap his shoulders around him, and led him back along the same road, while carefully explaining to him: "Unless it is ordered by the court to come in person, otherwise, you must not let people find your traces." If, after five days, the decree has not come, you will go out from here. Remember, follow the passage on the right-hand side, there is a difficult part of the road in between, so be careful! After going out, it was outside the palace. You go to the Wei family in Qili (note) and listen to the arrangement of the head of the Wei family. β
Liu Yi had already carefully written down his explanation, and when he heard the end, he couldn't help but be curious: "Wei family? Is it the Wei family of the great-grandmother? β
Huo Guang nodded: "The head of the Wei family is the third son of the Liehou and your grandfather's cousin, you can trust him." He couldn't help but say: "The great-grandson will know when he sees him." β
Liu Yi didn't say anything, as if he was thinking about something, and Huo Guang didn't say anything. When the two of them got out of the secret passage, Huo Guang put the prepared food and water into the entrance of the secret passage, and then controlled the cardinal to close the hole. After that, he looked around again to make sure that there were no omissions, and then prepared to leave: "Remember what I just said. Then he felt uneasy, so he added a warning: "Although no one should come here, you should also be vigilant, and once you find someone approaching, avoid the secret passage." The secret passage is exquisitely structured, and when you go down to the passage, you will naturally hear the movement in the temple, and you will come up again after making sure that there is no one. Then he hung the pearl he had used before on his neck and carefully tucked it under the placket: "Don't light the lamp." β
Liu Yi had been made nervous by his series of arrangements, and when he saw that he was leaving, he actually grabbed his sleeve and refused to let go.
"Great-grandson?" Huo Guang did not force him to leave, but looked at Liu Ai with a confused look on his face, and after a while, when he squatted down in front of the young man, Wen Yan asked: "Is the great-grandson afraid of being alone......" He remembered that when his son was so old, he was indeed still afraid of being alone in a dark place, so he opened his mouth pretentiously.
Liu Yi shook his head resolutely: "I'm not afraid!" β
"Then ......," Huo Guang expressed his puzzlement.
"My lord......" Liu Yi didn't know how to ask, biting his lip, his heart was crossed, and he asked bluntly, "Is your adult in any trouble?" β
Liu Yi could already hear that Huo Guang's explanation was almost to arrange his back road......
ββIs it that he is in trouble, and it is likely that he will not be able to solve it......
Liu Yi couldn't help but be a little scared, he was no longer an ignorant child, he knew that in Huo Guang's position, once he encountered an unsolvable problem, it almost meant failure!
-- and failed...... It's almost equal to ...... Killed......
Huo Guang was stunned for a moment, staring at the emperor's great-grandson for a long time, and then touched his head with a smile: "Don't worry, I'll be fine!" β
Liu Yi didn't believe it anymore, he still stared at this elder with round eyes, Huo Guang had no intention of explaining too much, stood up, and pressed the young man's head a little harder: "I'm the Great Sima General, don't worry!" These arrangements are just for fear that someone will try to use you for your chips. β
ββIn any case, Liu is sick and can no longer be fine!
Liu Yi frowned in disbelief, but after looking at Huo Guangmei's current confident look, he couldn't help but feel a little more stable in his heart, thought about it, and said, "Don't worry, my lord, I will protect myself as instructed!" β
Huo Guang couldn't help but smile, patted him on the shoulder, leaned over and said in his ear: "Great-grandson, don't worry, even if it's just for you, I won't let myself have trouble!" β
Liu Yingji's heart couldn't help but be shocked, and his hand tightened Huo Guang's sleeve even harder.
"Great-grandson...... I have to go! Huo Guang had to remind him that he still had things to arrange.
Liu Yi had already let go of his hand, took a step back, and touched the ground before Huo Guang turned around, Huo Guang couldn't help but be stunned, and stood in place without moving.
"The general's care and love must be remembered when he is sick, and he will never forget it in this life!" Liu Yi has made a solemn promise.
No matter what happens in the future, he will remember that at this time tonight, Huo Guang put his safety before everything.
A complicated look flashed in Huo Guang's eyes, and he looked at Liu Ai, and after a while, he slightly hooked the corners of his lips and turned to leave.
"Great-grandchildren don't need to remember this!" Huo Guang's voice was very soft, as if it was far away, but the words were clear.
Note: Qi Li, the name of Lu Li in the city of Chang'an in the Han Dynasty, "Historical Records. The Biography of Uncle Zhang of Wanshi": "So Gaozu called his sister as a beauty, took Fen as the middle juan, received the book, and moved his parents to Anzhongqili. Sima Zhensuo Yin quoted Yan Shi Gu and said: "Those who have relatives live in it, so the name is Qili." β
PS: According to archaeological discoveries, the Jiaofang Hall of Weiyang Palace is indeed suspected of the remains of a secret passage, however, it is Yi Chu's play to be able to exit the palace from the secret passage, which is hereby explained. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )