In 546 B.C., the Central Plains was in the era of division between the north and the south, with the city of Huaizhou as the boundary, the south was the Southern Liang established by Xiao Yan of the Han people, and the north was the Northern Wei established by the Tuoba clan. Therefore, the border of the Liang State was heavily guarded, and it was always guarded against the sneak attack of the Northern Wei Dynasty.

After lunch, the general Xiao Qi was in the camp tent, and several lieutenants studied the military deployment map of Huaizhou City. Xiao was originally a general of the Qi State in the previous dynasty, because of the turmoil in the late Qi Dynasty, he was excluded by the villain and could not be reused by the monarch, after Liang destroyed Qi, the family returned to the Southern Liang, Wen Tao Wuluo, deeply valued by Emperor Wu of Liang, responsible for guarding the border between Liang and the Northern Wei Dynasty.

General Xiao said: "The Wei people are extremely cunning, and the first few times they failed to sneak attack, it was because we were prepared. Now that it has entered winter, they northerners are the best at ice warfare, and they should not relax their guard at night. ”

Adjutant General Jia replied: "Don't worry, general, your subordinates will definitely strengthen their precautions at night." ”

At this time, a sergeant outside the camp walked in briskly and saluted. said: "General Qiyu, there is a group of monks who have just left the city, passing by our army's camp and going to the Northern Wei Dynasty, I don't know if they will be released?" "

Vice General Lin stood up and said, "General, be careful and careful." ”

General Xiao pondered for a while and asked, "Can you verify your identity?" ”

The sergeant replied, "It has been confirmed, and the documents are all available." ”

General Xiao said, "Bring it in." After the words fell, four or five monks were brought in.

General Xiao saw the master's kind eyebrows, and when he looked carefully, he recognized it as the empty bamboo master of the Jingkong Temple when he was young, and General Xiao said: "Master of the empty bamboo?!" ”

The monk Kongzhu raised his head and recognized Xiao Qixian. Kongzhu said: "Xian'er." ”

It turned out that General Xiao was born in a military family, but he was stubborn when he was young and didn't like to study. The old father had no choice but to send him to his best friend, Master Kongzhu. In the past two or three years, Nakong Zhu has also taught him carefully, and the friendship between master and apprentice is deep.

General Xiao asked his subordinates to retreat, and placed a few accompanying monks, and only General Xiao and Master Kongzhu were left in the camp.

Xiao Qi first got up and knelt down to worship Master Kongzhu and said; "Master, please be worshiped by the apprentice, since the time of farewell, the grace of the master's teachings, the apprentice dare not forget!"

Master Kongzhu hurriedly helped Xiao Qixian up and said; The first child grew up. You are already a general, and now in troubled times, you should protect your family and defend the country with good martial arts, and your father entrusted you to me back then, and he also hoped that you would become a pillar of the country, but remember to cherish human life. ”

Xiao first asked, "What the master taught is that the disciples should keep it in mind. Master is going to the Northern Wei Dynasty? ”

Master Kongzhu said: "The war between Liang and Wei continues, there are countless casualties, and the Wei people are aggressive by nature, so I am a monk, traveling to spread Buddhism, and do some modest help for the lives of the common people."

Xiao Qi lowered his head and sighed after hearing this, and said, "Master's compassion is like a living Buddha in the world. ”

At this time, the soldiers outside came in to report that Mrs. wanted to see her, and Xiao Qi said, "Let Mrs. come in quickly." ”

So from the outside, a pregnant woman with a big belly walked in, although she was pregnant, but her temperament was like an orchid, supported by a little girl.

After coming in, General Xiao hurriedly went over to help his wife, and said with disgust: "Madam, I am about to give birth in a month, why are you still walking around!"

Mrs. Xiao smiled: "The doctor asked me to move around more, who is this master?" ”

Xiao Qi first said: "This is the Kongzhu master I often mention to you, I was stubborn when I was young, thanks to the master's teachings, I only learned some pen and ink." ”

Mrs. Xiao got up and thanked, "Thank you, Master." ”

Kongzhu said: "Madame don't have to be polite, although I am a monk, I take Xian'er as my own child, although he is stubborn when he is young, he is very intelligent. ”

Mrs. Xiao instructed the little girl to hand the general and the master pastries, and Master Kongzhu saw Mrs. Xiao's stomach and said: "The poor monk is clumsy, but he can see that Mrs. must be a noble person in her belly. ”

When the Xiao couple heard this, they were overjoyed, looked at each other, and asked, "If it is really as the master said, it is a girl, could it be that she will be a mother in the world?" ”

Master Kongzhu: "The secret of heaven cannot be revealed, and the value of the young lady is far more than that." ”

Mrs. Xiao touched her stomach and said, "The child I am pregnant with can be tossed more than the previous boys, and it must be different from mortals. ”

Xiao Qixian: "Since the fall of the Qi Kingdom, I have been able to save my life thanks to Longen, and I have Concubine Hu to take care of me." If it is really as Master said, after the child is born, he will ask Master to name the little girl. ”

Later, the Shaw couple asked Master Kongzhu to look at their sons.

There were a few masked men in the hut not far from the city, and the leader said: "We are on the orders of the adults to sneak attack the grain and grass warehouse of Daliang, and when the wind rises tonight, we must let the fire burn after the Liang army inspects, do you understand?" ”

The rest of the people replied in unison, "Yes." ”

Xiao first talked with Master Kongzhu until the evening, Xiao first knew that Master Kongzhu had the habit of meditating, and he was also in military affairs, seeing a sudden wind in the sky, he personally took people to inspect the outside of the camp tent, after checking a few places, there was no abnormality, when he was about to return to the camp tent, he saw the grain and grass house that had just been checked, the fire was everywhere, and there was a strong wind, which spread quickly, and a school captain shouted "Go to the water, put out the fire quickly." The sergeants began to look for water to extinguish the fire.

And Mrs. Xiao's side, it was less than nine months, but she was suddenly about to give birth, the servant hurriedly found a midwife, the fire outside the barracks was sky-high, and Mrs. Xiao's shouts in the camp were heartbreaking, and it took a lot of effort for the child to finally come out.

The midwife said, "Congratulations, Madame, this is a handsome young lady." ”

Due to the lack of pregnancy months, Mrs. Xiao was very weak at this time. The little girl shouted, "Go and call the doctor." ”

But the child was born without crying, and the little girl asked, "Why doesn't Miss cry?" ”

The midwife muttered: "Since ancient times, rich and noble people have not loved to cry when they were born. So the midwife slapped the child's buttocks a few times, and suddenly there was a cry.

And the baby's cry, loud and powerful, spread from the tent to the outside of the camp, and suddenly a heavy rain fell in the sky, extinguishing the fire, and after the fire was extinguished, the bright moon suddenly lit up the four fields.

In the room, Master Kongzhu said, "It's come true!"

In the camp of the Northern Wei Dynasty, a white-haired old man was using a turtle shell for divination, but the result was very bad, and suddenly a child broke in and shouted: "Oh no, Master, it has rained heavily outside just now, and now the moon is in the sky, like day!" ”

The old man frowned and said, "Could it be that the will of heaven helps the Great Liang and hinders my Great Wei?" ”

After repairing the granary, General Xiao returned to the camp tent, and a servant told his wife that he had given birth to a daughter, the general was overjoyed, and hurried to his wife's camp tent, in the tent, the lady was held by the doctor, and the child was held by the servant woman to scrub his body, and when he saw the general coming, he hurriedly sent the child into the general's arms, and the general took the child, walked to the wife, and asked the doctor: "How is the lady?" ”

The doctor replied, "Madame's qi and blood are weak and need some time to recuperate. ”

Mrs. Xiao said weakly: "I didn't expect that it was really a girl as the master said." ”

The general sat down on the edge of the bed and said with a smile, "Madame has worked hard. This child is really a lucky star, as soon as he was born, he rained for my beam, and the enemy army attacked and set fire, if it were not for this rain, our army's food and grass would have been damaged. ”

While speaking, I heard a soldier come to report, saying that Master Kongzhu had left first, leaving a letter, when General Xiao opened it, the letter wrote: "The star of Zichen came to the world, the bright moon is in the sky at night, bright as day, the noble girl can be named "Bright Moon", I hope that it will protect the world in the future, and eliminate the chaos of war in the four seas. ”

After reading it, the Siu couple were even happier and devoted themselves to teaching their daughter to read and write.

When the Southern Liang Dynasty and the opposition were turbulent, Emperor Wu of Liang Xiao Yan was quite annoyed about the matter of the crown prince, one day invited the Taifu Xue Tao to discuss, Xue Tao knew that Emperor Wu preferred Xiao Zhong, the son of the Hu family, so he flattered Emperor Wu and said: "You can follow the example of the previous dynasty to set up the eldest son, if the court and others in the palace oppose, three days later is the sacrificial ceremony, when the minister arranges everything, afterwards it can be said that the meaning of the gods is so." ”

Emperor Wu heard Dayue: "Just like Aiqing said." ”

Great Liang Harem.

A beautifully dressed young woman was sitting in a gazebo, happily watching the little boy swinging not far away.

This woman is none other than the second queen of Nanliang, You Lanyin.

Emperor Wu of Liang married his wife and died early, and after he ascended the throne, he married the daughter of the Taiwei, this Youlan clan has been pampered since childhood, and since he became the queen, he never put other concubines in his eyes by relying on the power of the family, and Emperor Wu disliked her very much.

A group of eunuchs and palace maids surrounded the boy, and the little boy shouted with a smile: "Higher! Higher!"

An older palace maid beside Empress Youlan approached Empress Youlan and said, "Your Majesty just announced that Taifu Xue has entered the palace. ”

Queen Youlan looked at the little boy in the distance and shouted: "Jing'er, slow down, beware of falling!"

The little boy smiled at Queen Youlan while swinging, "Queen Mother, don't worry." ”

Queen Youlan still looked at the swing and said, "Qingtong, you have been following me for a long time, and you are still so breathless, this is an obvious matter." ”

The palace maid named Qingtong said: "The slave is stupid, but the position of the East Palace is the little prince, and the reason why Your Majesty hesitates is because of the Hu family's fox charm and charm Your Majesty, and Your Majesty is reluctant to stand ......."

"Shut up!" Queen Youlan scolded.

"Minions deserve to die." Qingtong was so frightened that he quickly knelt on the ground.

After looking around, Queen Youlan said: "You dare to speak of the Holy Will, you are really stupid, if the wall has ears, this palace will not be able to protect your head." ”

Qingtong was frightened and hurriedly kowtowed, and a little palace maid named Chunxian next to her said softly: "Niangniang forgives her sins, Sister Qingtong also understands people, but she doesn't want to, but she is confused." ”

Queen Youlan: "What do you say? ”

Chun Xian: "According to the foolish opinion of the slave, it is better to let the little prince behave in front of His Majesty, and in three days after the sacrificial ceremony, if we can perform better than those two, then the emperor will no longer be partial." ”

After hearing this, Queen Youlan thought about it, and thought of a girl with an idea, so she said to the child playing on the swing not far away: "Jing'er, it's time to go back to study, and carefully test your homework." ”

The boy reluctantly got off the swing and said, "After playing for a while, he urged me to read again, mother, your words don't count." As he spoke, he clenched his hands into fists, and his fleshy little face showed an unhappy look.

Queen Youlan squatted down and said, "Silly boy, do you want your father to love Zhong'er and Wen'er, and not you?" ”

The boy thought for a moment and replied: "Father, he has always been partial, we study, and he praises his brother every time. ”

Queen Youlan said: "Then you should work harder, you have to remember that you are the queen's son." Also, don't put your father's eccentricity on your lips in the future, and be careful that your father beats you hard, remember? ”

The boy seemed to be frightened by this, and replied tremblingly, "Yes...... Got it, Mother. ”

Queen Youlan smiled again: "Jing'er is good." ”

At the same time, Chunning Palace.

Concubine Hu was sitting in the courtyard embroidering flowers with a few palace people.

Concubine Hu Yuhua is the favorite concubine of Emperor Wu of Liang, quiet and elegant, dignified and beautiful, good at embroidery, and has a son under her knees.

At this time, the palace maid outside came in and said, "Your Majesty is here." Hu got up and knelt down.

Emperor Wu of Liang said with concern: "Sit down, Concubine Ai has lost a lot of weight recently, presumably because the minions have not taken good care of her." ”

Hu Shi hurriedly got up and knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, don't blame them, it's my own weak body, it's none of their business." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang hurriedly picked up the Hu family and said: "The concubine is kind-hearted, and she is really a model of the harem. After that, he asked the personal eunuch Feng Ying to bring up the bird's nest and ejiao for Concubine Hu.

Hu: "The concubines are not angry, let Your Majesty bother." ”

Emperor Xiao Wu took Hu's hand and said with concern: "Concubine Ai's body is weak, and these trivial matters will be handed over to the palace people to do in the future." ”

Concubine Hu's personal palace maid Qingwen knelt down and said: "Back to Your Majesty's words, Niangniang will embroider a purse for Your Majesty with her own hands, and the slaves and maids are not allowed to interfere, and the slaves can't persuade the Niangniang, and the slaves are secretly envious of the relationship between the Niangniang and the emperor." ”

After hearing this, Concubine Hu said angrily: "I want you to talk more!" ”

Emperor Wu of Liang listened to the words of the little palace maid, his psychology and face were happy, and he said: "Concubine Ai is so attentive, she should have told the widow that she is, but now Zhong'er is also very competitive and performs well in the school, and Taifu Xue often praises him in front of the widow, and the widow and you will have to rely on him in the future." You have educated Zhong'er so well, the widow should reward you, what reward do you want?"

Concubine Hu said: "Educating your majesty to be loyal is a matter for the concubines. If His Majesty wants to reward him, the concubine heard that her cousin was happy to have a daughter at the border pass, and the concubine, as a cousin, made some small clothes and shoes with her own hands, and wanted to give them to her niece, hoping that Your Majesty would approve it. ”

After hearing this, Emperor Wu of Liang nodded and said, "General Xiao has been guarding the border pass for seven or eight years, and it stands to reason that the general should be transferred back to reunite your brother and sister." But the border has been fighting for many years, and now during the truce, the Wei people are eyeing our Daliang land, thanks to General Xiao's bravery and resourcefulness. Now you want to give whatever widow favors, and the widow will also give a gift to your niece. ”

Concubine Hu walked up to Emperor Wu and knelt down and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty Longen." ”

Emperor Wu of Liang said angrily: "There will be no outsiders in the future, and no one is allowed to kneel down again." The widow still has a piece to be reviewed today, so he will sit down soon. Concubine Hu and other palace people hurriedly welcomed Emperor Wu to leave.

Concubine Hu saw Emperor Wu leaving, her heart was filled with joy and sorrow, sad that she was a person who had lost her country, her husband died tragically, her clan had been slaughtered, and only she and her cousin were left to live in the world; I am glad that I was favored by Emperor Wu, saved my life, and was named a concubine, and now I have a son to rely on. Therefore, the more grace Emperor Wu was to himself, the more he struggled in his heart, in addition to urging his son to do his homework every day, he embroidered and copied scriptures in his spare time, and never fought with others for anything. But she didn't understand that the more she was so indisputable, the more the Queen Youlan clan hated their mother and son.