Although the temple also belongs to Ouchi, the orientation is still biased, and once you cross the Guiyi Gate, the lively and festive atmosphere of the New Year's Day in the real Imperial Palace Ouchi comes to your face.

At present, when the time is in the dark, the canopy is still dark, but the lights in the middle of the big interior are colorful, and the brilliance of its own lights stubbornly drives away the darkness and supports a bright space.

The palace envoy is in front, the palace servant is behind, the forbidden army is divided into left and right, and the three kings are sandwiched in the middle, and they only bow their heads and walk silently, not daring to look left and right, and not daring to whisper.

If he turned around, in the cold wind of the night, Li Tong walked with sweat on his body, and after turning a palace ban, his eyes suddenly opened up, and he saw that the towering and huge building of Mingtang was already standing not far in front of him.

Such a huge volume, since giving people a kind of breathless pressure, before can only be seen from a distance, already felt quite spectacular, now close to the side, the sense of insignificance is really unstoppable from the bottom of the heart squeezed out.

"This, this shrine, it's really tall!"

Li Shouli also raised his eyes to look, muttering in amazement.

"Please go to this and enter the corridor hall first."

Walking here, a group of palace people were changed, and the three of them quickly retracted their gaze, obediently followed behind them and walked up the stairs, straight to the corridor hall.

Around the Ming Hall, it is even brighter, and there are many people, but the scene is not chaotic, or hurried, or standing on one side, there are few people talking and making noise, and there are no figures running around.

Li Shouli was halfway up the stairs, his footsteps were already faintly soft, and he looked back at it sideways, and saw that the figures of the same level had gradually changed into small dots, and even lost step and bumped into Li Tong. As for Li Guangshun on the other side, he was not much better, his lips were pursed, and his face was slightly pale.

Feeling the different degrees of nervousness of the two brothers, Li Tong couldn't help but sigh. He also watched the completion of the Mingtang in the forbidden period, and when he approached now, he was amazed that there was naturally it, but he still felt that his grandmother, a loser, was really able to make it, as for what sense of awe he had because of this, there was no.

After all, no matter how magnificent the Mingtang is, the times are limited here, and no matter how magnificent the buildings and pictures are, he has not never seen them.

But it also has to be said that Dengming Hall and look at the four directions, according to this growth and overlook the small, for some people who are not very restless in their hearts, it is indeed able to breed some illusions of controlling everything, no wonder the ancient emperors, many were keen to build. When a thought is born, everything gathers here, and the sense of accomplishment is truly incomparable.

But right now, what they entered was the annex building around the Ming Hall, the corridor side hall. Including the subsequent Renri Dajiu, it is only held in the wing hall of the Vientiane Shrine. If Li Tong wants to enter the real main hall of the Ming Hall, he still has to continue to work hard.

The side of the corridor hall is lined up on the four sides of the Ming Hall, after Li Tong boarded, the biggest feeling is that the high place is not cold, not like in the world. At present, it is the cold winter of the New Year, and the corridor hall stands in a high place and is less than a shield, especially the inside is transparent, and the wind blowing through the hall is really chilling!

At this time, in the corridor hall, there were already many people waiting for them. The outer periphery has its own battles, and the inner armor is lined with soldiers, and there are many frost knots on the armor. In the corridor hall, there are groups of palace people, and many servants are busy carrying utensils.

When the palace official in charge of guiding the way here, his steps slowed down hesitantly, as if he did not know where to lead the three kings.

"I don't know if Master Xue can ascend to the palace? Please lead me to see you. ”

Li Tong stomped his feet, which were a little paralyzed by the cold wind, and said with his teeth chattering.

The palace official turned his head and smiled, and was about to open his mouth to apologize a few words, when Xue Huaiyi's hearty laughter sounded on the other side: "It turns out that the king and others have already entered here, and I was just about to send someone to ask." ”

As he spoke, Xue Huaiyi had already hugged him, still wearing a thick felt hat on his head, a mink tail underneath, and a fur robe wrapped around his body, but he couldn't see the iconic bright monk's robe.

As soon as he approached each other, Li Tong felt a lot warmer, and the human wall could block the wind.

"Without Master Xue's guidance, my brother is like a nozawa quail, wandering hopelessly."

Li Tong also stepped forward, and greeted Xue Huaiyi with his two brothers.

Xue Huaiyi's face was flushed, he didn't know if it was cold or if he was in good spirits on a happy event, he pulled Li Tong to his side, looked around at the crowd around him, and said loudly: "You have all come to see the young king, especially the king of Yong'an, and I will become a great thing, and in and out of the future inside and outside, if you meet you, don't be rude!" ”

Everyone stepped forward to salute, and Li Tong bowed his head. These people were both eunuchs and court officials, and several of them were dressed in armor and seemed to be guarded generals.

Xue Huaiyi has indeed been lucky recently, especially the day before yesterday in Mingtang, so the Gong of Supervising Construction was officially awarded the title of Liang Guogong and General Zuo Weiwei, no longer just the owner of the White Horse Temple who has an embarrassing status.

In the auxiliary hall of the Ming Hall that he supervised, he had a sense of pride that was close to the master, and casually talked about some deeds related to the Ming Hall, and received a lot of praise.

Then he pulled up Li Tong and said: "It's really cold here, it's still early, and outsiders will only go to the palace in the room." The king will come with me, and wait in the warm pavilion for the time being. ”

As he spoke, he took the first step, and Li Tong and the others followed him around the corridor hall here and then went inside, and saw that there was a row of inconspicuous chambers behind the hall. With Xue Huaiyi's explanation, Li Tong also knew that this was the place where the lieutenant officials and foreign ministers ascended the palace to wait for the edict to stay temporarily.

Xue Huaiyi introduced the Three Kings into one of the houses, lifted the curtain and entered, and there was a warm breeze blowing in his face, but there was no trace of fireworks, thinking that there should be arrangements similar to fire walls and earth dragons.

"The king will stay here for a short time, I am entangled in chores, I can't accompany you for a long time, I will stay until I enter the palace later, and I will guide you and others."

Introducing the three kings into the room, Xue Huaiyi paused for a moment, and then said again.

"Master Xue is cheap, and my brother is waiting here."

Li Tong and the other three hurriedly walked out again and saw Xue Huaiyi away together.

Not to mention anything else, Li Tong really misses Xue Huaiyi's enthusiasm and thoughtfulness. Being on such a completely unfamiliar occasion, there was no one familiar with him around, and he was a little cramped in his heart.

Xue Huaiyi's treatment in this is like a fish in water, and the stars are like the moon, and it is rare that he can still remember to arrange the three of them, and Li Tong also secretly remembered in his heart what he said.

Just sent Xue Huaiyi away, Li Tong was about to return to the warm pavilion with his second brother, when he turned around, there was a shadow on the other side of the corridor.

Shangguan Wan'er walked quickly, followed by two female histories, just turned here, raised her eyes and saw King Yong'an, who was dressed in an elegant dress, standing in front of the door of the warm pavilion, her pupils shrank for a while, and her body stiffened.

Seeing Shangguan Wan'er's stunned appearance, Li Tong couldn't help but look up and down slightly.

Today's he is elegant, the opposite Shangguan Wan'er is not inferior, the layered gorgeous palace skirt, the half-arm of the colorful feathers, the elbow hangs a shawl with gold threads and beads, the tassel ribbon is knotted on the chest, the pink delicacy is clear, the blush is faint, and the eyebrows are pasted with red and delicate plum blossoms, and the kingfisher's feather-like step shakes from the side back into the snail made of green silk, and the whole person looks dignified and beautiful, which is very different from the previous Qingli.

When Li Tong saw Wei Tuan'er earlier, he secretly felt that the other party's appearance was delicate or shallow to be better than Shangguan Wan'er, but when he saw Shangguan Wan'er's different styles today, he felt that there was really no limit to his beauty. But it also stops at appreciation, and it can't talk about any unrealistic reverie that arises from it.

After Shangguan Wan'er made a slight gaffe, Hao raised her wrist, as if she was going to make a gesture, and after a turn of her eyes, she just winked at King Yong'an faintly, and then hurried through with the two female histories as if nothing happened.

Li Tong stood outside the door for a moment, and then bowed his head and returned to the room. He wanted to stand outside and see if he could see any famous ministers or the like, but it was not appropriate to act too out-of-the-box, and besides, even if he remembered the names of any people, he didn't know anything about their appearances, so he dispelled this idea.

The warm pavilion room is very simple, but the space is not small, and the screen, a few couches and other furnishings are also readily available.

In addition to the three kings, there were several eunuchs standing on the side of the room. Li Tong also found an interesting phenomenon, such as the proportion of eunuchs they see in the Renzhi Temple or the Inner Literature Hall every day, which is not high.

But when it comes to Mingtang, the proportion of eunuchs has increased several times, although there are palace maids and the like, but the scope of activities is also limited, and most of the people who are sent to and fro are still eunuchs.

A eunuch stepped forward and said respectfully, "I wonder if the king needs to have food and drink?" It's just that there are routines in the inner compartments, and the color is monotonous, and I hope that the king will not be guilty. ”

Being in the side compartment of the Ming Hall, the ceremony was imminent, and several people really didn't have any idea of eating and drinking. However, when he heard the eunuch ask, Li Tong, who had been poured by the cold wind all the way, was hungry for his Hu spicy tea, and said: "If you have tea, you can send it, if not, then you don't have to bother." ”

The eunuch retreated, and two other eunuchs stood by the door.

The three of them sat in the room, and Li Guangshun just lowered his head and silently listened to the movement outside. Li Tong sat bored, then looked at the layout of the room, this house is very empty, and some places still show the original color of the wooden beams, and there is no time to paint, which shows that his grandmother Wu Zetian has to open the Ming Hall in the New Year, and the details are still a little hurried.

In addition to a few, there is also a white porcelain basin mountain several feet long and wide in the room, which is shining under the lighting of the room lamp.

Outside the room, there was a relatively obvious sound of talking and laughing, from far to near, and soon the door curtain was lifted, and several figures appeared in front of the door, among which stood a middle-aged man in a purple robe.

Li Tong and the other three people in the room hurriedly stood up, and when several people outside the door saw them, their faces also showed surprise and surprise, especially the middle-aged man in the purple robe, his face sank suddenly, he looked at Li Tong and the three of them deeply, looked sideways at the eunuch in the room, and his tone was even more unkind: "What's the matter?" ”