0007 Shangyang Palace Official
The room had been rearranged, and some of the dazzling artifacts had already been put away, including the three-colored pottery puppets that Li Tong had collected earlier to be used as secret weapons for self-defense.
Tang Sancai was famous in later generations, mainly unearthed in Luoyang. This is because Sancai is usually used as a dark vessel, and the Beibi Mountain outside Luoyang City is recognized as a good feng shui, with tombs stacked on top of tombs, and Li Tong's place of operation is not in the real Beipi area, and as a result, he was killed here by a dark grave pit.
Therefore, although Sancai is precious, if anyone uses this for daily utensils, it is really rich for the whole family.
Although the diet is very delicate and rich, Li Tong is still a little unhappy. Even if he has never seen the world again, he knows that wrapping zongzi with calamus is strange in technique and taste, is this long and narrow fat leaf easy to use? In addition to being a little playful, this is clearly to expel him as a poison and evil!
After perceiving this, Li Tong noticed that no matter the food or utensils in front of him, there were such cautions everywhere. Mugwort juice is added to the cold tao, and the food plate of gold and silver is clearly a hideous image of a Shamen protector, and even the chopsticks are peachy!
At the bottom of the cage, there were even a few pieces of forbidden talisman paper outlined in cinnabar, which showed that the palace people who were preparing these had what kind of fiery demon subjugation thoughts, and all the means they could think of beckoned up, and they were afraid that they would not be able to extinguish him!
As the Great Demon King, Li Tong couldn't cry or laugh at this time. His soul has been worn for 1,300 years, and he patted his chest and said that the gods are not superstitious, and it is really unspeakable. And what made him feel a little uneasy was that these small tricks of caution can actually be classified into one category, that is, disgusted with winning!
What is Disgust? This pronunciation is called overwhelming, and in later generations it seems to be just an ignorant superstitious activity, but in the present, it is an evil act that can kill people. The fifth of the ten evils of Tang Law is incompetent, including disgust and harming others!
This kind of behavior is recorded in historical books, and it is often accompanied by unjust cases and ****, such as the witch curse during the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. In the process of Wu Zetian's domination of the harem, it was also accompanied by such incidents, and the queen was deposed related to this, and the later Wu Zetian was almost abolished. In short, whoever gets involved in this kind of thing is unlucky!
After realizing this, Li Tong's forehead was also cold sweat for a while. Previously, he only thought of using his rebirth to improve his situation, but he didn't face up to the horror and resistance of ordinary people.
Of course, he won't use this method to harm others, but he can't prevent malicious people from framing him with malicious intentions, and demonizing himself may be able to reap short-term benefits, but it is still inappropriate in the long run. Unless he can be as strong as Wu Zetian, too much mystery and demonization of himself will definitely become a weakness to be attacked by others!
At this time, he remembered Shangguan Wan'er's reminder before leaving, originally he still didn't understand it, but now that he thinks about it, this is really the experience of surviving in the treacherous palace. In the future, even if he survives, he will definitely have a claustrophobic life for a long time, and he needs to be especially cautious in the details.
However, this sense of crisis did not make Li Tong uneasy. If his cheap grandmother Wu ZenaΓ―ve really wanted to make up her mind to kill him, she didn't have to use an excuse like being disgusted, it was no different from pinching an ant to death.
What really makes Li Tong vigilant is that as an outsider, it is still not appropriate for him to express his true intentions too strongly before he is truly immersed in this era.
Previously, when answering Shangguan Wan'er's inquiry, Li Tong emphasized that the so-called Holy Lord Wheel King was naturally not as simple as promoting feudal superstition, he hoped to be able to tie his resurrection to Wu Zetian's destiny, so as to obtain a more long-term guarantee.
Wu Zetian is the heroine system, and wants to rule the world, but in the traditional Confucian or Taoist concept system, he can't find the basis for the rituals, and if he wants to persuade the masses to admit this unprecedented thing, he can only appeal to the Buddhist system. The Buddhist classic "The Great Cloud Sutra", or "The Great Cloud Sutra Divine Emperor Conferring the Righteous Shu", mentions Maitreya's next birth, the heroine is the country, the wheel king, the lord of Yan Futi and so on.
This Buddhist scripture is still being compiled intensively and has not yet been published. However, some of these ideas have already been propagated to build momentum. Li Tong wants to chisel his resurrection into the air, hoping to integrate his personal safety into this system. In this way, his life and death have also become part of Wu Zetian's destiny.
Shangguan Wan'er's reminder is tantamount to hinting to Li Tong that the water in this matter is too deep, far from his current little arms and legs being able to dance in it, and his sense of existence is too strong, but it will make his situation more dangerous.
If it's just to survive, that "Ciwu Poem" is enough, and the other additional dramas are far from what Li Tong can toss now. If "Ciwu Poems" can't keep him safe, it's superfluous to toss others.
After figuring out this layer, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh that the situation in this period was chaotic and complicated, and it was still much more serious than he imagined. As a sudden intruder, he wants to be comfortable and wander in it, and both means and stratagems are still very insufficient.
However, the words have already been spoken, and it is enough to review the self-vigilance, and it is only a waste of energy to make any regrets. At the moment, he is still absolutely passive, although some efforts have been made, but what the final result will be, can only wait. This feeling of being a mermaid is really maddening.
However, in addition to being irritable, Shangguan Wan'er's kindness to him can indeed be called a joy. Even if it's just a reminder, a deep touch can be very beneficial. This woman who can accompany the female tiger for a long time is really worthy of her reputation.
Of course, Li Tong also understood that his identity as a young man Li Shouyi was far from enough for Shangguan Wan'er to release kindness to him. The other party's reminder this time should still be on the face of the late prince Li Xian.
From this point of view, his cheap dad who was forced on his head is not small, and although he has been dead for several years, he can still leave some legacy to his children.
The so-called relationship may not be groundless, at least for Li Tong at the moment, if he can maintain a good interaction with Shangguan Wan'er, it will be beneficial and harmless to him.
As for the current state of complete passivity, it is also a kind of tempering for him, and if he can get through it, he will definitely be able to give back to him with a strong heart. Just like Wu Zetian in the Ganye Temple in the old years, with only a line of intermittent wild love, he can survive the silence and bloom with bright light.
When he is weak and powerless, he can only rely on luck, but as long as he can be given a chance to control his destiny, he will fight bravely and never back down!
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When Shangguan Wan'er returned to Shangyang Palace, it was already completely dark. However, for them, the female officials who accompany the palace, the difference between day and night is meaningless, and it depends on the needs of the Queen Mother whether they work or rest.
Different from the desertion in the forbidden place, the Shangyang Palace is lively, the colored lights are hanging up and down, and the light between the corridors and halls is abundant, and there is almost no obvious difference from the daytime. The palace people came and went frequently, with thin shirts and silk shoes, and walked almost silently.
Shangyang Palace is located on the high slope of the northwest bank of Luoshui, and the scale of the building is more than twice as grand as the Daming Palace of Chang'an, because it is located on the west side of the Taichu Palace in the forbidden area, and is also called the West Palace. Overlooking the Luoshui River in the south and under the hundred squares, the north is next to the royal garden Shendu Garden, although the scenery of the four seasons is different, but they are all beautiful.
Guanfeng Hall is the main hall of the Queen Mother's presence in the Dynasty and the assembly of hundreds of officials, but as long as it is not the morning sun, the Queen Mother is still happy to live in the Lichun Hall of the south side of the courtyard in summer, the river breeze is refreshing, dispels the heat, and the scenery is also excellent and beautiful.
Entering the courtyard, Shangguan Wan'er did not directly visit the Lichun Hall where the Queen Mother lived, but walked into the left compartment of the branch courtyard where the eaves were lined up, which was the base camp for the female officials in the palace to concentrate on their offices, and was also jokingly called the internal affairs hall by the gossiping palace maids.
Shangguan Wan'er, as a female official who has been in public opinion for a long time, naturally has a fixed office space here, which is a south-facing open door, three rooms inside and outside, and a hall where office and residence are integrated.
Such an office and living environment is already second only to the specifications of the two royal officials, but this is not enough to show that Shangguan Wan'er is the indispensable humerus arm assistant of the Queen Mother, because there are seven or eight female officials with similar treatment.
Moreover, Wu Zaide, the king of Yingchuan, was still on the orders of the Queen Mother, constantly visiting the families of the two capitals, and invited those famous women to serve in the garden, and continued to expand the scale of female officials in the garden. Among them, there are many who come from behind, so in the group of female officials, the competition is also very fierce.
Back in her own house, Shangguan Wan'er ordered the palace maid to hold the lamp, and summarized and sorted out the different records of the female histories, and re-copied them in a clear manner, and the handwriting was an elegant and chic flying white book. Many books are written in style, and the Queen Mother is good at flying white, which naturally becomes a skill that female officials must master.
It took more than half an hour to comb it, during which Shangguan Wan'er was also busy, and quickly ate a few pieces of Qidun fruit cakes.
The pastries made of chidun fruit oil and chestnut flour have a small odor, no dregs, and are hungry and hungry, and they are also favored by female officials who are busy regardless of morning and dusk.
After finishing the writing, Shangguan Wan'er read the paper scroll from the beginning again, so as not to miss it, and then sealed the paper scroll, held it with her backhand, and left her room to go to the center hall on the left. In fact, this is the normal office of the female officials, presided over by a royal official. However, Shangguan Wan'er's affairs were necessary for privacy, so she sorted them out in her room and then submitted them to Yuzheng for approval.
The hall was a little more deserted than during the day, but there were also five or six female officials who were busy with the case, and they all smiled when they saw Shangguan Wan'er entering.
"Qi Yuzheng, Wan'er entered Beiyuan in the morning and afternoon to ask about King Yong'an, because he returned to his life."
Shangguan Wan'er walked up to the main hall and presented the paper scroll in her hand and the talisman she had received earlier. There is a female history who took the talisman and inspected it correctly, and then returned to the case and recorded in detail when it was taken away and when it was returned. It is precisely because the palace ban management is so strict and orderly that there is a need for so many female officials and female histories who are literate and hyphenated in the garden.
Sitting on the main seat, when the straight Yuzheng is in his forties, he looks graceful and luxurious, and he is also from a famous family, but he is the wife of Pei Xingjian, a famous minister of the emperor's dynasty. It is precisely because of her extraordinary background and the trust of the Queen Mother that she can become one of the female leaders in the palace.
"King Yong'an? I've heard ......"
In the morning, the Di clan did not take it straight, but not long before that, she had also heard about the strange things in the forbidden area, and it was inevitable that she was curious, but as soon as she opened her mouth here, she noticed that several female officials in the hall were looking at her, so she closed her mouth, just took the paper scroll and lowered her head to read, and after a while, she raised her head again and asked, "Are you sure there is no omission?" Work hard to become a talented person, and rest first. β
As he spoke, he rolled up the dossier again, picked up the pen but paused slightly, and without making any markings, he placed it in the five-colored rattan box cage on the side, and many of the dossiers placed in it at this time were all matters that would be presented to the Queen Mother in person in the near future.
Seeing this scene, Shangguan Wan'er's eyes flashed, and she lowered her head and retreated. She once heard that when Pei Xingjian was alive, he had a slight quarrel with the then prime minister Pei Yan because of the abolition of the crown prince, but at that time, the personnel were complicated and chaotic, and the human story was difficult to tell clearly.
The Di family added this matter to the matters that had been decided, but did not make an indigo mark on whether it was urgent or not, and in addition to being cautious and self-controlled, it seemed that he also had a little sympathy for the family of the late prince Li Xian. In this way, the rumors in the outer court are not without reason.
But there is no way to prove this speculation, after all, everyone has passed away, probably Di Di is also like himself, there is mercy, but there is also nothing to be done, starting from the small, stopping at the small, what should happen will always happen.