This matter seems mysterious, but it is indeed recorded.

"Narrative of Strangeness": "There is a coral market in Yulin County. Sea Passenger City Coral is also located. The coral is blue, with dozens of branches and no leaves between the branches. The big one is five or six feet tall. Especially the smallest one. Jiaoren clouds, there is a coral palace on the sea. In the second year of the Han Yuan Dynasty, Yulin County offered a coral woman, and the emperor ordered it to be planted in front of the palace, which was called the female coral. The leaves of the Hu Ke (branches) are very luxuriant, and the tree dies when the Emperor Ling. Xian thought that the Han family would decline. ”

However. Liu Bei once gave a coral tree more than a foot tall to Zuo Feng. Zuo Feng should know what the coral tree looks like.

"Youyang Miscellaneous Tales and Strange Things": "The coral in the Han (Shanglin Yuan) Jicui Pond is one zhang and two feet high, a book of three ke, there are four hundred and sixty-two on it, it is the king of Nanyue Zhao Tuo, the number is the beacon tree, there is light and shadow at night, and it often seems to be burning. ”

At least in the former Han Dynasty, people had seen coral.

As for the "Coral Woman", or "Female Coral", which is all over the verdant body of Yulim County, what is it? There is no record in history.

So, the whole story sounds mysterious and mysterious.

As mentioned earlier. The people of the time believed in the induction of heaven and man. And deeply integrated into life. So this strange-looking female coral has really become an auspicious thing. Whether it is withered or not, it is given the meaning of deification, as some kind of sign, or a warning from heaven.

Now it is withering, and rumors are spreading. So the coral woman faintly pointed to the two noble ladies in the deep palace - the queen mother. And because of this coral tree, it was planted in front of the Nangong but not the palace. The direction is clearer. It is the Empress Dowager Dou who was imprisoned in Nangong Yuntai.

There are only seven young ladies in the room. Liu Bei asked Sister Wan'er to open the secret room. Meet the female Tao and the mothers.

The chamber is ventilated by a reserved aperture. It can also be transmitted to light, and it is fully washed. It's just isolated from the dormitory. Liu Bei's daily life is not known in the secret room.

Liu Bei then told the story of the coral woman.

The mothers once went to the scene. I have heard a little about Coral Marine Market in Ullim-gun. It can be corroborated that there are indeed green coral trees on land.

That's a surprise.

The woman said: "Do you want to hide from the world and lead me into the palace?" ”

"Yes, yes." Liu Bei nodded and said, "I don't know if anyone in the palace has seen my sister's true face?" ”

The female Taoist shook her head slightly: "No one has seen it." Since I was a child, I lived in a simple house and practiced Taoism, so that I escaped the disaster of annihilation. Nowadays, things are people, and no one knows about them except for those close to them. ”

"So ......," Liu Bei sighed. General Dou was full of ambushes, with blood and tears. How can you say the word 'very good'?

"Brother, take me into the palace." The female Dao had already seen it: "Maybe after ending the shackles of the turbid world, you can feather and ascend to immortal." It's just that my brother has to think clearly, once I show up, how to arrange the future. ”

When they heard that they were going to meet their daughters, the mothers couldn't help but burst into tears.

Without further ado. Liu Bei went to make arrangements.

I thought about it. Then he passed through the backyard and entered the orchid wine shop in the horse market. Once you're out the door, head straight to the Horse Market Guest House.

Upstairs, in front of the fine house where Sister Ning lived alone, Liu Bei knocked on the door gently.

"Who?" Human.

"Sister Ning, it's me." Liu Bei replied through the door.

"Wait a minute."

In a moment, a maid opened the door. Liu Bei took off his shoes and entered the room, Sister Ning was playing the qin, but there was a noble son sitting in front of the case.

Seeing Liu Bei enter the hall, the hostess and the noble son got up to greet each other.

"See the Prince." The noble son's voice is as soft as a flocculent, full of nobility.

"Your Excellency?" Liu Bei returned the salute.

"Contemptible people help the wind Hou Yin, and the characters are wide." The noble prince replied with a smile.

There seems to be no impression. Liu Bei smiled and said, "I didn't know that Hou Gongzi was also there, Liu Bei was abrupt." ”

"It doesn't matter." The hostess smiled: "There is a way to choose a day than to hit the day." The two of them came, and they listened to my song on the piano. ”

The two of them sat down and listened to the sound of the piano.

At the end of the song, the noble son said goodbye and left.

There were only two people left in the room, and Liu Bei didn't speak for a long time. The hostess then said, "Hou Gongzi is here to ......."

Liu Bei interrupted with a smile: "It's okay." How Sister Ning behaves makes sense. Between you and me, why do you need to explain? ”

"That's fine." The hostess nodded lightly: "Besides, why is the little brother here?" ”

Liu Bei picked up the important ones before and after and talked about them carefully. Then he asked, "Once Sister Dao appears, she will not be able to live in seclusion in my mansion." Sister Ning can have a suitable place to be resettled? ”

The hostess did not answer, but asked, "Nangong Coral Woman is about to die, and I already knew about it. Don't hide it from the younger brother, a palace person came to ask a few days ago. It's just that I don't know how to treat it, so I haven't responded. The younger brother wants to take her into the palace, are you sure? ”

Yes. Sister Ning is a native of Taiping Road. Taiping Road has now spread all over the north and south of the river, and there are many believers in the Luoyang Forbidden Middle School.

Such as these mysterious and mysterious strange people and wonders. It must be more prophetic than Liu Bei.

Sister Ning's words. The Dou woman's way was to enter the palace under the guise of treating the coral woman. If it doesn't work out, you will be implicated.

Liu Bei then asked, "Sister Ning, do you know what this coral woman is?" ”

"I haven't seen it in person, how can I know?"

I see. Because there is no absolute certainty, when the believers in the palace come to seek peace. Sister Ning did not respond.

I understand the truth.

If you don't cast a spell, you won't be able to cast it. It's two different things entirely.

Once he shot, he didn't save him. The immortal qi that Taiping Dao had painstakingly managed immediately dispersed. The same worries also apply to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei is known as the unicorn. Even if you take the chances, you can't save the female coral tree. People's prestige will inevitably suffer.

Liu Bei hadn't thought of these before. After being reminded by Sister Ning, I realized that the stakes were very high.

"So, wait for me to enter the palace first." Liu Bei thought for a while.

"It's the best choice. If there is no certainty of victory. On the contrary, it is not appropriate to introduce her into the palace. Sister Ning finally said.

After some more gossip, Liu Bei said goodbye and left.

When she got up, the hostess, who covered her face with a plain veil, seemed to want to speak and stopped. But until Liu Bei went out, he never exited. After a long time, the melodious sound of the piano sounded from the fingers again.

Liu Bei paused slightly outside the door, then turned around and left.

Return to the Orchid Restaurant alone. subconsciously swept through the lobby, but saw Cao Cao pouring himself a drink.

Liu Bei was stunned, shouldn't he go to the early dynasty at this time? Cao Cao never missed the court meeting except for that night when he had a hangover.

"Why is Mende here alone?" Liu Bei asked recently.

Cao Cao raised his head when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's a drowsy court meeting, and it doesn't hurt to miss a few days." Xuande is here, and he has a few drinks with me. ”

Liu Bei sat down opposite him.

Cao Cao poured a cup full of ears for Liu Bei, and smiled: "After the bow competition, I don't go to the garden to practice." The rangers in the garden were also accepted by Xuande. In the past few days, I heard that His Majesty wants to worship He Dajiang as Henan Yin. Yuan Shao was also busy in front and back, and there was no one in sight. , there's nothing to do, and I'm lonely. I poured myself a drink here. ”

Liu Bei smiled and raised his glass and drank with him: "In this case, why should Meng De go?" ”

Cao Cao smiled and shook his head: "How can Xuande not know my origin?" How can he use it? ”

Truly. Eunuchs and relatives have been jealous of each other for a long time.

But Liu Bei always felt that Cao Mengde had something in his heart.

It's not just about not being reused.

It's just that he didn't say it, and Liu Bei didn't want to ask too much.

After a few drinks with him, he took his leave and left.