A gold thread pierces seven holes, and seven copper coins lead a thread.

It was the seventh day of the prince's accident.

Under the vermilion window, the backlight standing is a little old, and the full head of gorgeous hair is restrained by a valuable wooden hairpin at will, and a few strands of hair under the temples float up with the wind, melting in the flickering light, which is clearly visible.

Li Zhi retracted his gaze from afar, raised his hand to cover the window, the melting sunlight was like a flood blocked by a valve, and in an instant it was blocked outside the window, and the spacious Autumn Mountain Pavilion suddenly fell into darkness, and a candle flame that was not very bright was closed in the lampshade, emitting a dim light.

He sat down in front of the desk and unhurriedly took out a wooden box from the box, in which lay three brocades of different colors, indigo on the left, crimson in the middle, and dark gold on the right.

Looking at the first indigo bag, there was thought in his eyes.

On the first night of the East Palace, that is, the night of the prince's disappearance, he lay on the couch and waited for the drum tower to beat the drum of the third watch, but he still couldn't sleep.

Thinking that he would get up and deal with the affairs for a while, he put on his cloak and entered the Akiyama Pavilion and sat down in front of the desk as he did now and began to read the scriptures, and when he inadvertently opened the codex that the prince had submitted on time the day before, to his surprise, there was a small note hidden in it.

On the small note, the prince wrote in his own handwriting: "The student is reckless, and I am afraid that I will make a mistake in the future and cause the East Palace and the students to be implicated, so I will leave three tips to tide over the difficulties with the East Palace in the future." If the student's whereabouts are unsuccessful for three days, the teacher is also asked to open the first tip, if the student has no news for seven days, the second tip will be opened, and if the student fails to return after ten days, the last tip will be opened. Students are self-focused, and please forgive the teacher, and respect without a trace. ”

On the third day of the prince's accident, he opened the first bag in response to the letter, and there was also a small note in the bag, on which there was nothing but the words "blessing and misfortune depend on each other".

At first, he couldn't understand what this meant, but it was the prince's words of relief, that is, to guard the East Palace, don't mess up, until today, the monarch sent someone to the East Palace to seal down, and promoted the East Palace guard Zhang Tong and the important position of the prison court captain, he gradually understood the meaning of these four words.

Just when everyone thought that the monarch would temporarily pardon the regent's sins and summon him to the imperial court to temporarily regent, the holy decree of the acting government suddenly came to the East Palace and handed it over to him.

The East Palace was born after death, and gradually became the backbone of the imperial court, compared with before, it can be said that it soared overnight.

Now the regent is completely imprisoned, and the guard rate Zhang Tong is suddenly reused, and since then, the position of the East Palace in the court has been stable.

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed as the prince said, blessings and misfortunes depend on each other.

In a panic, seven days have passed, whether it is the wolf guard sent by the monarch or the guard sent by the East Palace, the prince seems to have evaporated from the world, and there is no news at all.

Opening this wooden box again, Li Zhi's heart was already uneasy.

The tips are opened one by one, which can only show that the prince's situation is getting worse day by day, and if it really comes to the point of opening the last bag, the consequences are unimaginable!

After he stared and tried to calm himself, he opened a second crimson bag and wrote: "The heart is like a dark iron." ”

His pupils constricted, and under his calm complexion, the blood on his body suddenly boiled.

The meaning of this second tip couldn't be clearer, and he suddenly understood more clearly, perhaps, in the eyes of many East Palace officials, the prince's Qingyunzhi is only the prince's Qingyunzhi alone, and in the eyes of the prince, the East Palace has never been the prince's East Palace alone.

His eyes shone with determination, and when he put away his bag, he called for someone.

"What do you command?"

"Summoning the officials of the East Palace, hurry up to the Mingde Hall to discuss the matter!"

The East Palace, Peiyu Qiongju Tower, the place where the officials of the East Palace eat and live daily and rest in politics, is also one of the buildings with the largest area in the East Palace.

As soon as the bronze bell that issued the summoning order rang, the East Palace officials in the building stopped their work one by one, went down to the attic, and rushed towards the Mingde Hall of the main hall.

For a while, on the verandah of the six-storey pavilion, there seemed to be a dragon's shadow walking through, and the sound of running and telling each other was like broken jade flowers flying all over the sky.

"Xiao Zhijun? Xiao Zhijun! "The official of the East Palace, Helan Ci, walked through the verandah with his official hat in his arms, and saw a familiar figure flashing in the corner of the corridor opposite, and he fell back again." Xiao Zhijun... ..."

Approaching step by step, I confirmed that it was him.

I saw that Xiao Zhijun's back was like branches and leaves depressed in the wind, his neck seemed to be trembling with spasms, and the whole person was buried in his head as if he was eating.

"I said, Lao Xiao, what are you doing here?" He stepped forward and slapped a palm on Xiao Zhijun's back.

Xiao Zhijun woke up like a dream, trembling in fright, straightened out the things in his hand, and turned back in a panic. "No, no! It's okay. ”

Seeing the strangeness, Helan Ci's hesitant gaze moved from his hidden hand to the slightly wriggling corners of his mouth.

"What are you hiding in your hands?"

"Nothing."

"Nothing?" Helan Ci looked suspicious, approached him, Xiao Zhijun thought he was going to rob, and his hands were immediately hidden tighter, but as everyone knows, he dropped his finger and touched the corner of his lips like a dragonfly, and a touch of white powder appeared in front of him, "What is this?" ”

Xiao Zhijun licked the corners of his lips casually, "It's nothing..."

Helan Ci's brows furrowed tightly, and he was surprised: "You are eating cold food!" You don't feel pain, you will die if you eat this! ”

"No, no, it's just a kind of sweet powder, I'm greedy, so I'll eat it." Xiao Zhijun avoided Helan's inquiring eyes and explained slightly.

Helan felt that something was wrong, and asked seriously: "Where did this thing come from?" Who gave it to you? "Dream life

He was silent, Helan Ci dragged his arm and said categorically: "Go, go to Lord Taifu now and make it clear, if you don't know clearly, you'll be finished!" ”

Seeing this, Xiao Zhijun's expression tightened, and he immediately said: "The sweets I dragged others into the palace are nothing else." ”

Helan was suspicious, and suddenly heard the copper bell ring again, afraid that it would delay the discussion, so he let go of Xiao Zhijun, and after throwing a warning look at him, he turned away.

"Helan words." Xiao Zhijun was worried, and finally mustered up the courage to hold Helan Ci, and opened his mouth in a tangled manner: "Don't say it!" ”

Helan Ci gritted his teeth, he really felt ridiculous! Reluctantly, he relieved his mouth and reminded: "Didn't you hear the summons of Master Taifu?" Don't go yet! ”

In the Mingde Palace, all the officials of the East Palace are in place and are ready to fight.

Li Zhi stood in front of the East Palace officials, and said straight to the point: "You are all the elite people who stayed after the prince swept away Nangong Ji and Fu Jing and other double-minded East Palace officials, and they are all people who have sworn to the prince together. At present, the East Palace is deeply respected by the monarch, and all the important tasks of the court have been handed over to the hands of you, at this time, the regent conspiracy was defeated, and the regent party members immediately fell and scattered, and there is a big resistance on the way forward, seeing that the celebration ceremony is coming, it is time for us to take action! ”

"But ......" Li Da raised his head hesitantly, and said uncertainly: "His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is still missing, let's... I'm afraid I'm going to pound the paste. ”

"That's exactly what the old man is talking about." Li Zhi glanced at the crowd, and said: "You have to remember that the prince's grand cause is not his own grand cause, it is a new tomorrow for the people of Lisang, and it is also a long-standing guarantee for Mocang, and the East Palace is not the East Palace of the prince alone, it is composed of everyone present who has the heart of helping the world and saving the people, the prince is an example, and it is also a spur, now that he is gone, you are like a black iron, and you are looking for him to turn the world upside down!" ”

Outside the Mingde Hall.

"I'm sorry, I'm late." Shi Jian wiped the sweat from his forehead and explained to the guards.

"What is Lord Shi doing here? Lord Taifu is discussing with the East Palace Official, if Lord Shi has other things, come back later! The guards stood guard outside the temple with their swords.

"I'm here to discuss things with everyone...," Shi Jian said awkwardly.

The guards couldn't help but wonder, "Lord Taifu and the officials of the East Palace, what does it have to do with you?" ”

"I, I..." Shi Jian was speechless for a moment, in the past, the prince and the officials of the East Palace were in charge of the deliberations in the Mingde Palace, and now he was in charge of it, but now he ...... "I used to-"

The guard didn't want to listen to it anymore, and immediately persuaded him to retreat: "Let's tell you the truth, this is what Master Taifu meant!" ”

This......

Shi Jian felt a little sleepy in his heart, but still a little disbelieving, so he raised his head and tried to watch against the crack in the door, so as to attract the attention of Master Taifu.

It was indeed a coincidence that Master Taifu's eyes did come to him, but that look was only for a moment, a moment of indifference.

"Master Shi, let's go!"

He lowered his head, and suddenly felt uncomfortable, this kind of unease stemmed from the embarrassment of a room full of wind people to an enemy, from the loneliness of working together for more than ten years, and from the pure inferiority complex under the fence.

He thought he was a thick-skinned man who could be kept out at any time, and only now did he realize that if there was no one worthy of his trust in his way, he would be humbled into the dust.

Shi Jian walked on the corridor away from the Mingde Palace, and suddenly felt so confused.

"You must understand that although the prince is missing now, those established ambitions will not disappear, we can wait for the prince, but the Qingguo ceremony will not wait for us, once this opportunity is missed, it will be difficult to get it again." Mrs. Li said solemnly.

"Good! We will live up to the prince's trust, and I will do my best to die for the prince and find a way out for the future of Li Sang! ”

Wei led Zhang Tongqun to lead the officials of the East Palace to say impassionedly in front of Lord Taifu.

Looking at the energetic and enthusiastic faces in the hall, Li Zhi's heart was very pleased, and he thought that if the prince could see and hear it somewhere, he would be overjoyed in his heart.

He raised his sleeves and gave an order: "Prince Wei leads Zhang Tong to listen to the order!" ”

"Humble duty!"

"Quickly go to the prison and serve as the court lieutenant, while maintaining the military power in prison, you must keep an eye on King Chang, don't let him escape!"

"Humble command!"

"Zhongdun Helan words!"

"Humble duty!"

"The main line and branch line of the Zhuque Street and the Qinhuai area will be implemented as soon as possible!"

"Humble command!"

... ...

Post-war preparations have been put on the agenda, but the truly established operation of the battlefield ultimately depends on one person.

When the East Palace officials dispersed, Li Zhi stood with his hands in his hands, raised his eyes to look at a beautiful picture of the country outlined by gold threads on the wall behind him for a long time, and raised his hand to call the little servant.

"What do you command?"

"Prepare a sedan chair, go to the bank of the Qinhuai River, Yuhuatai."