Through the Vermilion Bird Royal Road, it was successively the salt market, the Taimiao, the Taishe, and the Baiguan Office, and came to the Xuanyang Gate. Xuanyang Gate is also called the White Gate, take the eight directions of heaven and earth for the eight gates, and the southwest is white, so it is called the White Gate.

Speaking of Baimen, there is also an interesting incident, An Zidao thinks that Baimen is ominous, very taboo, and both inside and outside the court know his quirk, so whether it is a chapter or a correct play, they all say Xuanyangmen instead of Baimen. Once Shangshu Youcheng He Yi was quick to talk about how the white door was, An Zidao angrily reprimanded: "White your door! ”

This is not a street child's bickering, but between the emperor and the courtiers, and it has almost become the most enduring joke in the Chu State. In addition to this, there is an anecdote in the White Gate, there is no city wall here in the White Gate at the earliest, it is all densely packed with bamboo fences, and the folk then sang and said: "The White Gate is a triple gate, and the bamboo fence cannot be finished!" After the founding emperor of Chu State An Shiyue heard about it, he ordered to spend a huge amount of money to repair the city wall, and after two generations of a hundred years of improvement, it has been called impregnable.

And on both sides of the royal road, willow trees, locust trees and orange trees are planted, neatly trimmed, beautiful and practical, and it is regarded as the earliest street tree in the east, west, north and south countries. In another time and space, hundreds of years later, Wei Zhuang, a famous poet of the Tang Dynasty, once wrote a poem to praise the willow trees in Taicheng: the river rain and the grass are all in the river, and the six dynasties are like a dream bird crying in the air. The ruthless is the most Taicheng willow, and it is still ten miles away. In addition, it is said that the spy agency of the Northern Wei Dynasty sent many foreign marquis officials to Chu at any cost to steal the technology of city construction.

After passing the Xuanyang Gate, the ox cart walked about two miles and came to the Dasima Gate. This is the second palace wall, which is more solid and profound than the one in Xuanyang Gate.

The Great Sima Gate was for the emperor to enter and exit, and Cao Zhi was imprisoned by Cao Cao because he went through the Sima Gate to enter the city after getting drunk. To the east of the Dasima Gate is the end gate, which is opened only when foreign envoys enter and exit. The ox cart goes around to the Xihua Gate, this is the side door, behind the door is the palace, according to the law can not be ridden, the small yellow door got off the car first, Xu You knows the rules, and is about to barely stand up, the small yellow door stopped: "There is an order from the lord, Lang Jun is seriously ill, no need to walk, you can take the car to the Taiji Palace." ”

This is a great grace, but it would be delusional to want Xu You to be grateful. The little yellow gate held a plaque, knocked on the palace door, the ox cart drove in, and the gate creaked and slowly closed.

The scale of Taicheng is now far greater than that of the Three Kingdoms and the Wei Dynasty, including the Taichu Palace built in the time of Sun Quan, the Zhaoming Palace built in the time of Sun Hao, the Xianyang Palace built in the Wei period, and the Taiji Hall built during the reign of An Zidao. These palaces are located on the east, west and north sides, and are large and small, and they are all magnificent. And the Taiji Hall is the main hall of Taicheng, eight zhang high, twenty-seven zhang long, ten zhang wide, there are twelve rooms in the hall, symbolizing the twelve months of the year.

There are Taiji East Hall and Taiji West Hall on both sides of the Taiji Hall, each with seven rooms, which is the place where the emperor daily discusses politics, feasts, receives and lives.

The place where An Zidao met Xu You was in Taiji West Hall!

The ox cart stopped, and the two small yellow doors waited aside, helped Xu You get out of the car, and then walked to the hall. Xu You hung his head and looked at the furnishings in the hall by the candlesticks around him. I saw the carved Luan carving, the green and the Danying, the picture with the clouds, the painting with the fairy, the yellow glazed tile of the top of the mountain, adding a bit of solemnity and elegance, but these are not luxurious, An Zidao has always been a good emperor, frugal by nature, considerate of the people's livelihood, this can not be denied.

However, after gradually entering the twilight years, the so-called imperial mind slowly made a mess of the government and the opposition, and then there were white thieves riding the wind, and then there were Buddhism and Taoism attacking endlessly.

Thinking about these things in my heart, I have already reached the inner hall under my feet, and there is no guard at the door. In fact, along the way, I rarely saw the elite troops patrolling back and forth, and it seemed that the defense was ordinary, and I didn't know if An Zidao had been in peace for too long, or if he fully trusted the left and right guards who were responsible for the security of the palace.

The emperor's profession has been in place for a long time, and his thinking and cognition are completely out of touch with ordinary people, which is difficult to understand and difficult to imitate, and he listens to the words of praise and virtue every day, even if he is mentally retarded, he will feel that he is wise and powerful, and that kind of self-respecting authority is no longer in the category of narcissism and self-confidence, maybe there are really assassins, An Zidao still thinks that staring at the eyes, dragon qi and protecting the body, can make the other party bow his head.

But having said that, Taicheng has a triple palace wall, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and if there is no internal response, it will take at least several months to break through from the outside. But throughout the ages, how many tragedies have occurred within the palace walls, Jiajing was almost strangled to death by several palace maids, how can An Zidao guarantee that there are thousands of people in the palace, and none of them have different intentions?

Bypassing the glass screen, there is a person sitting behind the yellow satin imperial case, wearing a wide-sleeved cloth shirt, wearing a white gauze hat, holding a handle jade Ruyi in his hand, although he is old and wrinkled, but the eyebrows are sparse and vaguely visible the demeanor of youth. He is tall, his arms and hands are very slender, his beard is clean and comfortable, but his sideburns are full of gray hair, and he still can't withstand the years after all.

Xu You only glanced at it, knelt down, bowed to the ground, and said, "Xiaomin Xu You, see the Lord!" ”

An Zidao smiled: "Get up, you are not in good health, you don't have to pay a big salute." Lin Shuanghu, go and give Xu You a seat! ”

Lin Shuanghu's name sounds domineering, but he is actually an old eunuch. He was the old man when he was in the Hidden Mansion of An Zidao, and he followed him and served by his side for decades, and he was the henchman of his confidants.

Xu You got up and knelt on the futon, but his hands grabbed the sides of his legs hard, as if he felt weakness swaying. An Zidao's expression was peaceful, his gaze swept over Xu You's pale cheeks, and said, "Wen Ruquan has given you a pulse?" ”

The emperor seemed to be gossiping, and Xu You also tried his best to keep his hoarse voice from making a phlegm obstruction, and said, "Yes, Imperial Doctor Wen said that he would be recuperated for a few months, or he would be fine......

He died of his injuries, and the rest of his life had already spread, of course An Zidao would not be unaware, nodded and said: "This is very good, since you have defeated Cui Yuanxiu in argumentation, then you don't have to worship under his door again, the scenery in Changganli is pleasant, and you can live and recuperate with peace of mind." ”

Xu You originally planned to take the opportunity of pretending to be sick and not leaving, but now with the emperor's words, staying in the capital is no longer a problem, and he is busy thanking him.

"Xu You, do you know what you are calling today?"

"The little people are stupid!"

"Princess Danyang, please rehabilitate the Xu family, can you know in advance?"

"Xiaomin knew and dissuaded the princess, but the princess didn't listen...... but she didn't listen" Xu You paused, saw that An Zidao didn't make a sound, and fell to the ground and wept: "The lord is gracious, Xiaomin has no intention of seeking rehabilitation for the family." When the Xu family saw the punishment, although they were sad, but the thunder and rain were all gentlemen, and Youben also deserved to die, but it was the lord's personal decree to pardon the capital crime, place Qiantang to accommodate him, and then return to the Shi clan. Jun's grace is deep, how can he repay it? Thinking about it day and night, I can't wait to tie the grass and knot, and smear the liver and brain on the ground, so that my main merit can be seen in the district and shine on all nations! ”

An Zidao said with a smile: "I often hear people in the deep palace say that you are all kinds of things in Qiantang, thinking that the third generation of the Xu family does not study, so he acts arbitrarily, so that the ancestral worship is cut off, and you can be famous for your literary talents, it is not easy, and it is also regarded as the blessing of the Xu family's founding of the country, leaving an heir." As for the rest, you save Danyang from danger, dedicate your family property to the army, create thunder with great wisdom, protect Beigu with bravery, and be loyal to the country, and be a model for your subordinates......"

The emperor called himself I, starting with Qin Shi Huang, but except for some formal occasions and edicts, the emperors since the Qin and Han dynasties have not opened their mouths and closed their mouths, but have called "me" more often and more frequently. In the Northern and Southern Dynasties, the discipline collapsed, and the etiquette and music were out of order, not to mention the self-proclaimed in private, even in the edict, it was often called "I" instead of "I". On the contrary, after the Tang and Song dynasties, the emperors became more and more hypocritical, so I replaced me and became a daily language.

Xu You said ashamedly: "The small people worship all day long, such as the sunflower weed, every time they think of the lord on Longen, they forget their bodies, so they use the meager production to supply the small end of military needs, and make thunder with clumsy wisdom but dare not be greedy for the work of the ancestors, if it were not for Gu Zhang and the warriors to work together, I am afraid that I have been in a different place, and I have not made an inch, but I have been rewarded by the lord with ten thousand gold, and the mountains and forests have been sealed, and I am extremely frightened!" ”

An Zidao was very satisfied with Xu You's response, and it could even be said that he was very appetizing, but he thought that he was loyal to the country but provoked him for six days, and was actually assassinated by the other party by sending three little grandmasters together, which shows how much he hated him for six days. This not only exposed the flaws in Jingshi's defenses, but also made his face gloomy.

An Zidao sighed, motioned to Lin Shuanghu to hand over a few letters to Xu You, and said: "You were still young before, and you have never heard of many things, here is the letterhead of Xu Zhan and others, you can take a look at it, and you will know that I don't miss the old love......

Xu You opened the letter, and the handwriting was undoubtedly his grandfather, and the content was very simple and clear, most of them were complaints, dissatisfaction, resentment against the court and criticism of the emperor, but these were not big crimes, the two most important letters were the records of Xu Zhan and the then Xiangzhou Assassin Shi Yinxuan.

Xu You was sweating profusely and trembling on the ground. He deliberately did this in order to conform to the character, but he still couldn't figure out An Zidao's intentions.

Yin Xuan had the intention of rebelling, knowing that Xu Zhan was dissatisfied with the court, and provoked him to start an incident. Although Xu Zhan did not agree, his words were ambiguous, the first rat was at both ends, and the servant was insincere, so before going on patrol, I ordered the prince to supervise the country and let him ask someone to take Xu Zhan into Beijing for questioning, but unexpectedly, the prince and Xu Zhan had old grievances, and they dared to send troops to Yixing, and punished Xu's family...... It's a pity, it's a pity! After the three Northern Expeditions, I was a little alienated from Xu Zhan, and when I think about it at this time, I wonder that those people around the prince are noisy all day long, saying some things about Xu Zhan's incompetence in misleading the country, resulting in this tragedy! ”

An Zidao didn't have to explain this to Xu You, and he didn't know if he was old and sentimental, but he finally recalled the friendship of fighting side by side in the past, and vaguely regretted Xu Zhan's execution? Still seeing that Xu You's life is not long in coming, the last seed of the Xu family will also be annihilated, saying these words, in order to reassure himself, and also.

Xu You sneered in his heart, Xu Zhan's complaint was true, but if he said that he was treasoning, he couldn't talk about it, at most he didn't report it, even if he was arrested and questioned, under the eight discussions, at most he would be exempted from the official and cut the knight, why would he be slaughtered all over the house?

In the final analysis, it is still An Zidao who wants to kill people and kill four birds with one stone, which not only weakens the gate valve, but also restricts the prince. can be a dignified son of heaven, with power in hand, but he just performed this vicious trick, which is despicable.

However, it cannot be said that Xu Zhan has been wronged. After the failure of Yin Xuan, he committed suicide by taking poison, and later quelled the rebellion of the white thieves. An Zidao's momentum changed suddenly, his eyes were powerful, and the entire inner hall was almost depressed and difficult to breathe, and said: "Six days, you have seen their cruelty and unreasonableness, anyone who has an affair with Six Heavens can be killed!" ”

Xu You still remembers Yin Xuan, not long after the Yixing Change, Yin Xuan was executed under the pretext of taking an excuse, and now he knows that he committed suicide by taking poison. From this point of view, this person is indeed a dark line for six days, if he can win over the Xu family to rebel, the success rate is definitely much higher than the one made by Du Mingyu, but even if there are two more Xu families, it is still a fool's dream to change the dynasty, Xu Zhan will not fail to understand this, so he was vain and wronged, and did not give Yin Xuan a clear answer, but he did not report to the imperial court.

In vain!