"Zizhi Tongjian" contains Huang Guogong Li's book Yue Wang Li Zhen: The inner person is seriously ill, and it should be treated quickly, if it is winter, it may become a chronic disease.

To put it bluntly, this old lady in our family is getting sicker and sicker, and she has to be treated quickly, if it is delayed until winter, I am afraid she will go crazy.

The Li Tang clan rebelled, and Li Tong had foreseen it, so he was not surprised by this. However, hearing the palm of the Xu family say that Wu Zetian moved to the Zhenguan Palace, it made him quite reminiscent.

Luoyang Taichu Palace, the main body has three major halls, Zhenguan Hall is located in the back of the Qianyuan Hall that has been demolished, belongs to the core area of the Great Interior, Tang Gaozong Li Zhizheng died of illness here.

Wu Zetian moved the Zhenguan Palace from the Shangyang Palace outside the Great Inner at this moment, in addition to entrusting his own safety to the more confidant Beiya Forbidden Army, he should still intend to give full play to the political legacy of Gaozong Li Zhi, and tell the ministers of Luoyang that she and her son Li Dan are the real heirs of Emperor Gaozong, and the rebellious King Zong is the enemy of the whole country, not just against her Wu Zetian alone.

For this already farcical rebellion, Li Tong has no expectations and curiosity. But when he learned of the rebellion, his mood became confused, and his mind raced, thinking about what kind of opportunity he could get in it.

Although Wu Zetian moved to Zhenguan Palace, he actually lived in the Xianju Palace on the west side, and there was only a palace wall and two palace courtyards between the Renzhi Temple where Li Tong's family lived, and there was a west canal from the inner garden of Jiuzhou Pond between them.

In other words, if Wu Zetian drank the water of the Kyushu Pond every day, as long as Li Tong sprinkled a soak of thick enough urine on the West Canal, he would be drunk by his grandmother downstream, and the physical distance could be said to be unprecedentedly close.

But the distance is closer, which does not mean that Li Tong will have the opportunity to meet Wu Zetian.

With Wu Zetian moving into Xianju Courtyard, the surrounding guards have also been greatly strengthened. The Qianbu Pavilion on the west side, originally only more than 20 Yulin forbidden soldiers were on duty every day, but now it has increased to more than 100 people, and they do not only stay in the corridor of the Qianbu Pavilion, there are several patrols every day through the bamboo forest palace path on the south side of Renzhi Temple, sometimes Li Tong can even hear the sound of Jia Ge colliding outside the wall when he stands in the courtyard.

On the left and right of the palace wall between the palace city and the next city, several battlements garrisoned by strong soldiers were also erected, and even strong crossbows with hideous lines were erected. It is conceivable that no matter who wants to offend the palace ban, they will inevitably be shot by random arrows!

The enhancement of the surrounding guards has also broken the original forgotten desertion of the Inchi Temple, and sometimes the daily food is transported into the hospital, leaving traces of being looked through and inspected, needless to say, it is naturally the handiwork of the Imperial Forest Army patrolling outside. The atmosphere of Renzhiin has also become unprecedentedly solemn, and the faces of the palace people often have a panicked posture of relatives.

Such a dignified atmosphere also made Li Tong dispel the idea of taking the opportunity to make trouble. Not to mention that he can't see Wu Zetian at all, even if he does, he doesn't know what to do and what goal to achieve.

During this period, Shangguan Wan'er came once, but she didn't come to see Li Tong on purpose, but to visit Concubine Fang. At that time, the brothers and sisters were in Fang's House, and Shangguan Wan'er only inquired about her daily living needs after she entered, and there was no lack of comfort in her words, but she did not reveal more information.

Li Tong sat on the lower seat, and saw that Shangguan Wan'er deliberately avoided his gaze, and it seemed that she had not yet come out of the frustration and shyness brought by the poem "Yuqing", and she couldn't help but be happy. Now that autumn is approaching, there is no shortage of excellent works of autumn cicadas in his mind, but it is obvious that this is not the right time to appreciate them.

Shangguan Wan'er swirled around and did not stay for a long time. However, her visit this time made Fang's palpitations much more relieved, and he no longer worries and worries all day long.

Li Tong had the intention to persuade his mother-in-law, Wu Zetian was busy quelling the rebellion and rebellion, and he didn't have the energy to take care of their family, so there was really no need to worry about it. But thinking that King Li Jiazong's rebellion was still a trivial matter, and it would be pacified soon, but the bloody purge derived from it was the real big crisis and big test, and I didn't know how to comfort it for a while.

Although the peaceful life is disturbed, the daily content of life has not changed much. In addition to explaining the "Book of Rites" every day and inspecting Li Tong's homework, Fang's added a new teaching content, that is, daily etiquette, especially some etiquette of bowing and playing, probably because he felt that the Queen Mother might summon their family, lest the children be rude in front of the emperor.

Among these etiquettes, what especially made Li Tong feel uncomfortable was the dance ceremony used for thanksgiving, swinging his arms and shaking his hips, similar to the pot village dance in later generations.

Every time he practiced, he always felt an unspeakable shyness in his heart, especially when he thought of the ministers and ministers in the court with old arms and legs still dancing to thank him, he always couldn't help but feel gimmicky, and wondered if anyone in the Tang Dynasty flashed to the old waist or broke his legs and feet because of this? After all, when you are old, you will inevitably have geriatric diseases such as inflexible legs and feet, osteoporosis, etc.

This etiquette may seem funny, but it is a serious matter. Previously, some ministers forgot to dance after the visit, and were belittled one after another. It may be just an excuse for political suppression, but since it can be used as an excuse, it can be seen that this etiquette is also not lacking in solemnity.

But danger always comes unexpectedly, and soon Li Tong encounters his first major crisis after coming to this world.

Li Tong returned to his residence after dinner, and soon after it was dark, he did not let the palace people put on the lights in the room, dropped the book in his hand and went to sleep. This is also a rule set by the concubine Fang recently, telling everyone in the courtyard that if there is nothing important at night, try not to light the lamp, so as not to attract too much unnecessary attention.

But not long after Li Tong lay down, he heard the sound of squirming footsteps outside the house, and the low language of the palace people entering the palace was his eldest brother Li Guangshun's visit.

Hearing this, Li Tong couldn't help but be curious, put on a robe and walked out, vaguely saw several figures standing in the hall, and heard Li Guangshun's slightly cautious voice instruct the palace people: "Don't put on the lamp." ”

"What's the matter, big brother?"

Li Tong was a little nervous, he knew that this brother had always been cautious, and he did not dare to disobey his mother-in-law's orders at all.

"Let's talk about it."

Li Guangshun stepped forward and grabbed Li Tong's arm and went to the inner room, which inevitably made Li Tong's heartstrings tighter, and ordered Zheng Jin, who also heard the sound, to take the palace maids to strictly guard the corridor, and no one was allowed to approach casually.

The inner room was pitch black, except for the faint moonlight that came in when the attic window was opened. Li Guangshun sat in the shadows, and then said in a low voice: "Recently, there has been an omen in the kitchen, and I am worried about the fear of Niangniang, I don't dare to tell others, but this matter is too strange, I really can't deal with it carefully, so I can only ask San Lang at night." ”

Since the maid Zhuniang was successfully recovered, Li Guangshun's trust in Li Tong has been rising day by day, and he feels that this third brother seems to have a talent and scheming that neither of their two brothers possesses. So after encountering something that made him feel embarrassed, he immediately thought of discussing with Li Tong.

While speaking, Li Guangshun groped in his arms for a while, and quickly found a few pieces of things and put them on the small case, and explained to Li Tong: "Recently, there are frequent pieces of cloth and miscellaneous pieces hidden in the kitchen ingredients. Zhu Niang was in charge of cooking, and three days ago she had realized it and came back to say to me, at first I only thought it was the carelessness of the palace people, and I didn't take it to heart. But day by day, to this day, there is a pen on the silk piece to show the ......"

When Li Tong heard this, he was shocked in his heart, only to feel a strong aura of conspiracy rushing to his face, and he opened his mouth and asked, "What word?" ”

"Ugly three, I guess it should mean three moments of ugliness."

Li Guangshun said as he pushed a few pieces of cloth to Li Tong's hand.

The room is dimly lit and not suitable for careful inspection. Li Tong got up and covered the window with a curtain, and took a few pieces of paper to fold and roll them into a simple lampshade, and then lit the candle so that the light would not leak out, but the atmosphere in the room suddenly became sneaky.

By the light of the lamp and candle, Li Tong first picked up the piece of cloth with handwriting and looked at it for a moment, the cloth was the size of a palm, with many wrinkles, and the word "ugly three" was really crooked and obliquely ticked on it.

The handwriting is sloppy and non-ink, like a hasty sketch with paint on your hands. The cloth is made of ordinary white silk cloth, which is rough and wear-resistant, and has a wide range of uses, such as the drapery of the living room and the robes of the palace people, including the armor lining of the forbidden army. The edges are neatly cut and there is no drawing, which is obviously a sharp cut rather than a hand-torn one.

Li Tong looked closely at the other pieces of cloth, and also found no obvious and effective information. The two most important pieces of information are the handwriting on the pieces of cloth and the source of the pieces.

The meaning of the word "ugly three", Li Tong agrees with Li Guangshun's judgment, it should be marked with time. Other than that, he couldn't think of any other meaning, he couldn't say that the three brothers were ugly, which was obviously nonsense.

The cloth was loaded into the food and sent to the hospital, and it was discovered one after another, apparently intentionally, to convey some kind of information to the Renzhiyuan. The ingredients were prepared by the Shang Food Bureau, and it was impossible for Li Tong, who was confined in Renzhi Temple, to know who handled and did this.

But if you analyze it carefully, it has not happened before, only in recent days. The biggest change that has taken place outside the Renzhi Temple recently is that with the Queen Mother's move to the forbidden center, the strength of the surrounding guards has been greatly enhanced, and there are many more Yulin Forbidden Army sergeants, and these forbidden army sergeants have begun to check the ingredients sent out of the Renzhi Temple.

From this, the most direct judgment can be drawn that this matter should be related to those forbidden army sergeants who have recently increased, and can even directly lock down the group of forbidden soldiers who are responsible for inspecting the ingredients of Renzhiyuan. Because only these soldiers can ensure that they will not be discovered and intercepted in the middle of the process, and send the information to the Renchi Temple.

Li Tong briefly explained his analysis, and Li Guangshun also nodded in agreement, which he had thought of before. But the most curious and incomprehensible thing at the moment is what is the intention of the other party to do these tricks?