From the Jiayou Gate to the east into the Taiji Palace, through two city gates, is the Guizhen Temple.

Li Xiao lived here temporarily.

Guo Hong is now serving in place of Li Jingchao.

And Li Jingchao was ecstasy, tied up and threw him in the house where Shangguan Wan'er lived, where the reputation was not very good, and ordinary people would not approach.

Guo Hong followed the guide female official over, and listened to the other party's introduction as he walked: "The Guizhen Courtyard used to be a female crown Taoist temple, Liu Jieyu will come here every day to pray for the saint in the apse, you must understand the rules when you go, don't disturb Jieyu." ”

Guo Hong continued to listen, only to understand that Jieyu was the concubine of the third grade.

The four concubines of Gui, Shu, De and Xian are the first product, and the nine concubines such as Zhaoyi and Zhaorong are the second product, and the following are the nine Jieyu.

However, Emperor Dazhong was stingy with the Lu position, and now there is only one of the four concubines, the Zhao family, the nine concubines are vacant, and Jieyu is only one Liu.

So when it comes to status, this Liu Jieyu is the second person in the harem!

Originally, there was a Wu Zhaoyi above her, but she died two years ago, and even the son she gave birth to belonged to Concubine Zhao De, that is, Li Zi, the king of Kui.

Originally, Liu Jieyu's Li Wei was the second son in the Guangwang Mansion, but he didn't want to be told by Xiangshi that he was in harmony with Li Yi (Tang Xuanzong's real name) on his birthday, and was left in his grandfather's house to raise.

After the emperor succeeded to the throne, he didn't know if it was intentional, but he forgot about this son.

While speaking, they entered the Taoist temple, and the plaque was filled with the words "Returning to the Truth".

They soon saw Liu Jieyu worshipping God and praying in the wing room of the apse.

Guo Hong saw her again, and now she has changed her clothes, a green silk combed into a Taoist monk's bun, pinned with a hosta, she lightly applied powder, described as enchanting, but very thin, not very in line with the Tang people's standard of fat as beauty, but not inferior to the beauty of the Southern Dynasty.

"Jieyu, someone is here." The female officer bowed and saluted.

Guo Hong followed along.

Liu Jieyu looked at the young man in front of her, and saw that he looked ordinary, looking about seventeen or eighteen years old, like a shrewd and capable person, so she nodded secretly.

"What's your name?"

Guo Hong listened to this voice very pleasantly, revealing a little kindness, knowing that the other party had a good temper, so he replied: "My name is Li Jingchao, and I am the nephew of Li Jingshi, the capital of the Right Army. ”

"How old are you this year?"

"Seventeen!"

"Yo, so big?" The maid next to her snorted softly.

It seems that Liu Jieyu is very loose here, and the subordinates are not very restrained, and they dare to interject.

Guo Hong glanced at the maid and saw that it was a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, a little older than Chu Yan, who was tortured in the Yeting Palace.

"I've always been half a head taller than other kids."

Liu Jieyu smiled slightly and said, "Okay, you have to work hard in the future." ”

She said to the maid, "Nightingale, take him to get acquainted with him, and help take care of Xiao'er." ”

"Yes, Jieyu." The maid named Evening Ingredient was slightly blessed, then beckoned to Guo Hong and led him to the back.

After sending the people away, Liu Jieyu continued to pray and pray for her son.

"Your name is Li Jingchao, right? What's the ranking? The little maid asked as she walked.

"yes, I'm second."

"Then I'll call you Li Erlang, and you'll call me Sister Nightingale!"

Guo Hong suddenly felt that this scene was a little familiar, wasn't it similar to when He Qiong wanted to recognize him as a junior brother!

"Sister Nightingale."

The maid was very happy when she heard this, and took the young man's hand and came to the next door.

"Xiao Langjun is resting inside, your feet are lighter

Don't wake him up. ”

This is the largest main room in the apse, and it is also the room where Liu Jieyu came to rest.

Liu Jieyu guarded her son, seeing that he had not been well, her heart was very tormented, and she prayed in the side room for the past two days.

"The little envoy who died violently is called Cui Shouzhi, five years older than me, I don't know what he did, he dared to assassinate Xiao Langjun, he didn't want to think about it, if something happened to the prince, can we waiters escape?"

Guo Hong nodded repeatedly.

The Nightingale lowered her voice again and said, "Let's go in and have a look." ”

They walked into the room on tiptoe, and saw that the curtain was heavy, and they could vaguely see someone lying on the couch.

Guo Hong followed into the tent, it was very stuffy, the wood collapsed very much, it was more than enough to sleep three or four people, and a boy about ten years old was lying on his back, covered with a quilt!

This is the child Guo Hong rescued the day before yesterday, he has only been in the palace for two days, and he doesn't want to fall down again.

The nightingale checked it and wanted to get out.

Guo Hong walked straight forward, took the boy's hand and began to take the pulse.

"What are you doing, don't let go yet!" The nightingale was a little angry and whispered.

Guo Hong made a gesture of silence, then closed his eyes and felt it with his fingertips.

Li Xiao's pulse was slow and urgent, and he was seriously ill.

Guo Hong rolled his eyelids again, then sniffed with his nose, and then got up and pulled the nightingale out.

Before the maid could get angry, he preemptively said: "Sister Nightingale, don't be angry, I have met a stranger since I was a child, and I have studied medical skills, and I am not much better than the imperial doctor." ”

"Don't brag, just come here and want to be in the limelight, be careful that Jieyu knows to return you to the Ting Palace!"

Guo Hong was not annoyed, but said with a smile: "Sister, take care of it more, and bring me the medicine residue that is too medical." ”

The nightingale nodded awkwardly, and then led Guo Hong to the back kitchen to check the residue of the medicine that had been poured out of the boiling medicine.

"It seems that I guessed correctly, this medicine is poisonous!"

The nightingale was startled, almost fell, she didn't know what to say for a while, she was only eighteen years old, and at this time the six gods had no master, and she couldn't help but stagger to return to Liu Jieyu.

Guo Hong was not in a hurry, took a bowl and put the medicine residue up, and then followed him.

When he arrived, the evening ingale had already told everything about it, and Liu Jieyu was suspicious, and when she saw Guo Hong coming in, she split her head and asked, "Li Jingchao, do you have any evidence?" If it's a false accusation, you have to sit back! ”

Guo Hong said: "Hui Jieyu, I naturally have evidence, it's all in this dregs!" ”

Liu Jieyu stood up suddenly, and was just about to ask, when she heard the voice of the eunuch outside:

"Your Majesty has arrived, Liu Jieyu has come out to pick it up!"

Hearing that the emperor was coming, Liu Jieyu was a little surprised, but quickly calmed down.

She didn't continue to ask Guo Hong, but straightened her clothes and let the evening ingredient help her out to pick up the car.

The nightingale beckoned quietly, and Guo Hong hurriedly put the bowl on the table and hurriedly followed.

The emperor came from the direction of Caisi Temple in the north, and was almost at the main gate at this time.

The eunuch who passed the message arrived a little early, so that Liu Jieyu could be prepared.

This is also the rule of the palace.

Guo Hong followed behind and walked out of the main gate, and saw a pair of people coming from a distance, led by the Dazhong Emperor he had seen yesterday.

The emperors of the Tang Dynasty immediately won the world, and when their children and grandchildren became adults, they generally traveled on horseback, at most in horse-drawn carriages.

Whether it is the gate of the palace or the outer city dwellings, there is no higher threshold like the Ming and Qing dynasties

Horses can come and go freely, and the prime minister can always ride into the forbidden place.

Only the main hall of the palace and the rooms of the occupants were raised to prevent dampness.

In addition, the sedan chair became popular in the Southern Song Dynasty, because the north was occupied by the Jin State at that time, and the origin of horses had been lost.

In this era, the sedan chair (the predecessor of the sedan chair) was considered a symbol of old age.

The nightingale Nunu mouthed, Guo Hong understood, so he walked to her side and stood on the side of the main entrance together.

The emperor turned over and dismounted at the door, Liu Jieyu was already possessed by Wanfu, and Guo Hong and the nightingale also bowed down.

"Concubine Liu's family, see Your Majesty!"

Concubines in the Tang Dynasty were not called concubines.

"Jieyu doesn't have to be polite." The emperor's voice is very magnetic and reassuring to listen to.

Similarly, the words "concubine" and "Niangniang" also existed after the Song Dynasty, and the emperors of the Tang Dynasty generally called the queen and concubine as the lady, and the following ones were called according to the title.

Liu Jieyu got up and accompanied the emperor inside.

They entered the main hall, and the emperor visited the statue of Lao Tzu, put on incense, and then went to the apse with Liu Jieyu.

At this time, the emperor had already entered the wing room of the apse, sat on a chair, and he said a few words to Liu Jieyu, asking about Li Xiao's situation.

"How's Xiao'er?"

"Your Majesty, the concubine was asking about this just now." Liu Jieyu glanced at Guo Hong, hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and made up her mind and said, "The attendant that His Majesty chose for Xiao'er yesterday came over today. ”

Saying that, she beckoned, Guo Hong came over and saluted: "Li Jingchao greets Your Majesty." ”

The emperor glanced at it, nodded, and looked at Liu Jieyu, waiting for her to continue.

"This Li Jingchao claimed to have met strangers since he was a child and learned good medical skills, he took the pulse of Xiao'er, so he said that someone was poisoned!"

The emperor's face was pale, he was very sensitive to the word poison! You must know that he started with poison, and of course he always guards against others.

"Li Jingchao, you said that the second prince was poisoned, is there any evidence?!"

Guo Hong nodded and said: "The prince of Wei's face is flushed, and his heart and lungs are like fire, this is erysipelas!" The slave and maid took the medicine residue and found that there was still gold and mercury left in it! ”

The emperor turned his head and asked Liu Jieyu: "Can you use pills?" ”

Liu Jieyu said: "I haven't used it." ”

The emperor's face was ugly, and he ordered: "Spread the edict of the doctor of the Hanlin Academy!" ”

He paused for a moment, and then said, "Bring the medical officer who prescribed medicine to the second prince in the past few days." ”

Due to Liu Jieyu's fall out of favor some time ago, the Ministry of Internal Service only notified the Provincial Medicine Bureau in the palace and asked them to send a medical officer to diagnose Li Xiao, and did not go to the Hanlin Academy to ask for a doctor.

The personal eunuch who followed the emperor was the chief of the inner permanent servant Wang Guichang, and hurriedly went out at this time.

The medical institutions of the Tang Dynasty included the Imperial Medical Bureau, the Dianzhong Provincial Medicine Bureau, and the Medicine Collection Bureau.

The Imperial Medical Department is responsible for facing the subjects of the world, the Provincial Medicine Bureau in the palace is responsible for the royal family, and the Medicine Collection Bureau is responsible for the crown prince.

Dianzhong Province is the main official of the scholars, is responsible for the emperor's living and eating yamen, and Shangshu, Zhongshu, Menxia, secretaries, and internal servants are called the six provinces, and the status was originally slightly higher than that of the Inner Service Province and the Secret Art Province, but after arriving in the Middle Tang Dynasty, the rights were encroached upon by the Inner Service Province for most of the time, and it became a vassal institution.

Since the Xianzong Dynasty, the Inner Court was headed by two privy envoys and lieutenants of the left and right Shence Army, known as the "Four Gui", and the Inner Servant Province controlled by the eunuchs was called the Northern Division by the people of the time.

The three provinces and six departments of the imperial court, the secret art province, and the palace province in the southern palace and the imperial city were all run by literati and were collectively called Nanya.

The North Division and the Southern Ya often fought, which was the famous dispute between the South and the North in the late Tang Dynasty.