Chapter 260: Midnight Chaos (Part II)
For thousands of years, people have associated unexplained things with ghosts and gods, and they have not asked for the consent of ghosts and gods at all, anyway, what cannot be explained must be ghosts and gods, thunder, lightning, snow, and even a breeze blowing inexplicably, all of which are some kind of revelation and some kind of sign from heaven to secular people......
Ghost fire is naturally also an inexplicable one, it is most often found in cemeteries, so people associate it with death, bad luck, disasters and other negative things, and the place where ghost fire appears is a place of great evil.
The soldiers on duty outside Princess Dongyang's mansion tonight can be said to have seen the world.
Dozens of miserable green ghost fires lined up in a neat queue, quietly suspended in the open space outside the princess's mansion, swaying and flickering with the wind, the green light flickered and dimmed, and the surrounding grass and trees were reflected in a dismal green light.
The soldiers who were in charge of the battle stared at this qiΔ blankly, only to feel that their hands and feet were cold, and they were on the verge of a nervous breakdown due to extreme fear.
They are all the children of Guanzhong, they are all carefully selected Jin Wuwei, they are the last barrier of the capital of the Tang Dynasty and the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty, and they are also the most elite and strong soldiers, they face the enemy with no regard for their lives, no matter how powerful the enemy is slashed with a knife, stabbed with a halberd, and bitten with teeth, after all, they are all exchanged for a living life in exchange for a living life, a visible, tangible enemy, they don't care about it.
However, tonight, at this moment, in the face of the clouds of ghostly fire that appeared like nothingness in hell, the soldiers were terrified.
It is human nature to be afraid because of ignorance.
In front of the princess's mansion, a group of soldiers confronted the ghost fire with a frightened expression for a long time, and finally, a sergeant with weak psychological endurance couldn't stand it anymore and threw the halberd in his hand. Holding his head and running back, he screamed as he ran: "Ghost fire! Ghost Fire! The unjust soul is here! β
Some people took the lead, and the rest of the soldiers naturally followed suit, throwing away their weapons and fleeing with their heads in their hands.
Of course, there are also those who are not afraid of death and do not believe in evil, and see the ghost fire flickering in front of them. couldn't help but clench his weapon, and shouted: "Lao Tzu followed His Majesty to fight in the south and the north, what demons and monsters have never seen, how can I be afraid of a few ghost fires!" β
After saying that, the halberd in his hand tightened, jumped into the boundless darkness in front of him, and the soldiers who did not flee watched from afar, bravely waiting for the result of the evil brother who did not believe in evil to kill the demon.
For a moment, I suddenly heard a muffled grunt of pain in the darkness. Immediately afterwards, the benevolent brother who did not believe in evil seemed to be violently knocked back by some kind of evil sect, and his body flew back sideways, and when he fell to the ground, his face turned blue, his lips turned white, and he clearly lost his breath.
This result finally became the straw that broke the camel's back.
"Return to the house, close the door! Protect the two princesses! Fast! β
The soldiers were completely frightened. Without saying a word, he turned his head and ran, and there was no one left in front of the gate of the princess's mansion in an instant. Only the two lanterns on the high-hanging door emitted a dim and dim light, reflecting the dozens of miserable green ghost fires not far away.
Until all the people ran away, two figures slowly walked out of the dark shadows behind the ghost fire.
Li Su, who was dressed in black and had a black scarf on his face, showed a weird smile in his eyes, and Zheng Xiaolou, who was also dressed in black and masked face, moved his hands and feet easily.
"Luckily, there was only one one that came running, and I was able to kill him with one palm. But ......" Zheng Xiaolou turned his head to glare at Li Su, and then said, "However, aren't you afraid that they will all rush over?" Do you think I can kill them all? β
Li Su said with a smile: "I always believe that there are only a very small number of bold people in the world, and the same is true for soldiers who kill people like hemp." When one person takes the lead and runs, it is difficult for others not to run. β
Zheng Xiaolou pursed his lips, looked at the princess's mansion with the door closed in the distance, and said, "Everyone has run into the princess's mansion, what should I do now?" It's heavily guarded, and if you let me in, I'm not sure I'll be able to avoid so many guards. β
"I didn't let you in, I discussed it with Dongyang the day before yesterday, it's time for her to express it, we don't have to worry about it."
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Inside the Princess's Mansion.
The lights in the dormitory had been turned off as early as nightfall, and the two sisters Dongyang and Gaoyang slept together tonight.
There was no sound in the dormitory, but the second daughter was not asleep, wearing a palace dress that exposed half of her breasts, the ring bun on the top of her head was slightly messy, lying on the wooden lattice window lattice, with two pairs of clear eyes, looking expectantly at the dark night outside the window.
"Imperial sister, Li Su said that there will be excitement tonight, but there is no movement after two o'clock, it shouldn't be us, right? If you dare to find this palace to play, tomorrow's palace will have to peel his skin! Gao Yang clenched his little fists hatefully.
Dongyang covered his mouth and smiled lightly, and said softly: "You are too anxious, you can't wait for a moment, rest assured, Li Su will never play such a life-and-death matter, wait patiently, and you will see it soon." β
Since the last time he escaped from the princess's mansion and saw Li Su hurriedly on the river beach, the sadness on Dongyang's face finally faded a little, and he only felt that he had finally found support, as if a drowning person suddenly hugged a log, and there was hope for life from then on.
Obsessively staring at the night outside the window, Dongyang's face was filled with a faint happiness.
Li Su said that he had a way to let her not marry the Gao family, so he must have a way, and for a long time, she had formed a faith-like unshakable trust in him.
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The night was as cold as water, and Dongyang's beautiful eyes stared out of the window without blinking, quietly waiting for the turn of his fate.
At three moments, the turning point finally appeared.
A terrible shout suddenly came from the front door of the quiet mansion, and then countless torches lit up, destroying the tranquility of the mansion, as if someone had poured a scoop of oil into the boiling oil pot, and the whole mansion was fried.
Dongyang and Gao Yang snuggled together, their expressions gradually rising to excitement, and the light in their eyes was like stars in a cold night, shining brightly in the darkness.
"It's coming, it's coming! The excitement is finally here...... Woo. Gao Yang shouted excitedly, but Dongyang quickly covered his mouth.
"Shout, louder, it's all exposed!" Dongyang glanced at her angrily.
Gao Yang stuck out his tongue embarrassedly, lowered his voice and smiled excitedly: "Li Su must have made some noise at the front door, I really want to run out to see ......"
"Don't go out, in fact, we can make a fuss. Don't forget that Li Su handed you a bag of things yesterday, saying that when there is movement in the front yard, we will open it, and if you heat it up a little, there will be a wonder......"
Gao Yang hurriedly said: "That's right, hurry up, Sister Huang, open that bag of things......
The thing was wrapped in oiled paper, and the two sisters opened it lightly. There was only a small ball of white stuff inside, the two looked at each other curiously, Gao Yang quietly lit the candlestick, and held the small ball of white stuff on the candlelight with oiled paper to roast it, and in a moment, a strong white light flashed, and then the room was dark, and a green ghost fire appeared in the dormitory.
The two sisters never knew about Li Su's mystery, and Gao Yang refused to say anything to him several times. What else do you say that keeping it mysterious is the only way to maximize the engagement and realism of the performance......
Until tonight, until this moment, the two sisters finally understood what Li Su was doing.
- It was indeed a "ghost", a miserable green ghost fire swayed in the dormitory, and the two sisters stared at the ghost fire with wide eyes, looking at the ghost fire in horror, so frightened that they forgot even the most basic screaming reaction, and fell into a state of stupor.
I don't know how long it took. A bitter cold wind blew in through the window, and the candlelight in the room was extinguished after a while. And after the ghost fire swayed with the wind a few times, it still emitted a miserable green light, like the eyes of evil ghosts, staring coldly at the two sisters who were like flowers and jade.
The cold wind blew on their bodies, and the sisters shivered together, and then they came back to their senses. Looking at the flickering ghost fire, the two finally had the reaction of a normal woman, and after taking a deep breath, they screamed miserably.
"What the hellβ"
This scream was not a play, but a real scream of horror. It couldn't be more realistic.
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The night passed with chickens flying and dogs jumping.
After dawn, the princess's mansion finally returned to peace.
After dawn, the villagers of Taiping Village gathered under the big ginkgo tree in the center of the village, more than 100 families all arrived, everyone had fear on their faces, foaming at the mouth and telling the terrible vision of last night, men and women gathered in piles, talking about one after another, the old people shook their heads and stomped their feet, anxious and afraid, and repeatedly said prophecies such as "the soul of the wronged soul asks for his life, and the catastrophe is coming", and his expression is full of wisdom like seeing through the future.
The gate of the princess's mansion was closed all night, and when the day was just dawning, the gate suddenly opened, and a team of armored elites rode out of the mansion, with a panicked face, and hurriedly rode their horses towards Chang'an City.
From dawn to noon, Chang'an City suddenly had a very terrifying rumor.
The Dongyang Princess's Mansion was haunted by ghosts, countless ghost fires came out for no reason in the middle of the night, a princess's palace guard died for no reason, and the ghost fire drifted into the princess's mansion's bedroom, Princess Dongyang and Princess Gaoyang, the two royal highnesses, were frightened into delirium, and talked nonsense all night, saying that there were ghosts in the house asking for their lives......
The rumors spread rapidly among the Chang'an court, this time it is no more than the previous unfounded rumors, last night's ghost fire did not know how many people witnessed it with their own eyes, and there was no falsification.
The courtiers were skeptical, but the people in the market believed it completely, there was no way not to believe it, Li Shimin didn't have time to give a gag order, and the witnesses had already spread the news of the supernatural events that happened in the princess's mansion, and the details were clear and accurate.
The people were excited, and the statement that had been vaguely spreading in Chang'an City was finally verified by ironclad today.
The evil causes created by the transformation of the Xuanwu Gate back then have borne evil results today. There will be retribution for the marriage between the royal family and the Gao family, this is the conclusion reached by the people after discussion, and there is no doubt about it.
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Tai Chi Palace.
Li Shimin had a gloomy face, stared at the princess mansion captain who was bowing to the ground, and said angrily: "It must be a trick played by someone, I definitely don't believe it!" β
Du Wei's face turned pale, I don't know whether he was frightened by the ghost fire or Li Shimin, his head fell on the ground and he didn't dare to raise it, and said in a trembling voice: "The minister didn't dare to bully the king, many soldiers in the princess's mansion witnessed the ghost fire last night, and the minister would never dare to spread rumors about himself......
Li Shimin's face gradually turned pale, and he gritted his teeth and said word by word: "I have said it, I, never, no, phase, believe!" β
Du Wei heard the anger that was about to erupt in Li Shimin's tone, and he didn't dare to argue anymore. He fell to the ground and did not dare to rise.
"Send an edict to Sun Fujia, the secretary of Dali Temple, and ask him to investigate it thoroughly! There must be someone behind the scenes, find out this person, I will break his body into thousands of pieces! Li Shimin roared.
The eunuch outside the palace hurriedly tiptoed and hurriedly went out of the palace to deliver the decree.
The lieutenant and the eunuch were driven out of the hall by the furious Li Shimin, and Li Shimin was the only one left in the huge hall.
Li Shimin's eyes were bloodshot and red. His eyes flashed with a hideous murderous intent, his nostrils were wide open, and he was panting like a hysterical madman.
The haunting of the princess's mansion is not only related to the marriage between the royal family and the Gao family, if this matter is confirmed, it is the fulfillment of the saying that the murder was made back then and the retribution is now suffered, and the stain of the Xuanwumen change will undoubtedly be turned out by the courtiers and the common people, and he will be whipped again and again. In the past ten years, Li Shimin has worked hard, got up early and greedy late, worked hard to make his mind tolerant and broad-minded, and the monarchs and ministers have planned day and night to win foreign wars again and again, as well as countless times to convene officials from three provinces and six ministries to discuss and agree on a national policy of how to let the people of the Tang Dynasty live and work in peace and contentment, etc., and so on, this qiΔ has been done in more than ten years. It is likely to be wiped out by this rumor.
The image left by Li Shimin in the history books and the reputation of the government and the opposition subjects. There will never be a good word, and the qiΔ he has done in the past will be completely denied, just because of the stain he once had, "killing his brother and killing his brother" will become his eternal label.
The princess's mansion is haunted, a seemingly small matter, and it is carefully scrutinized. For Li Shimin, it was too strict, and at this moment, he even regretted that he should not marry the Gao family, if he calmed down and was generous. Promise Dongyang to Li Su, that muddy boy, how can he be so tormented and anxious today?
Li Shimin took a few deep breaths, tried to calm his feelings, and sighed when he looked up to the sky.
Seem...... Did you do something wrong? If it is really retribution, where is the corresponding evil cause of the Xuanwu Gate back then, it is clear that he broke up a pair of lovers......
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At the court meeting during the day, the courtiers saw Li Shimin sitting in the palace with a gloomy face and did not say a word, and they did not mention the terrifying incident that happened in front of Princess Dongyang's mansion with a sense of humor, and even Wei Zheng, who has always been righteous and straightforward, did not dare to speak, the old man Wei was to assist the prince Li Jiancheng, and was subdued by Li Shimin after the change of Xuanwumen, and since then it has become a well-known opposition party in the Tang DynastyThis kind of comfortable days have passed for more than ten years.
Old man Wei has done it countless times, but today, Wei Zheng didn't dare to say a word.
The old man has been in the court all his life, and he is still alive countless times, and he lives very nourishingly, which fully proves that the old man is not stupid, some things can be directly advised, and even when the palace collides with the conflict, it is fine, but after some things happen, it is best to clamp even the gutter a little, and do not make any discordant sound, otherwise there is a high probability that the head will fall to the ground and the door will be copied.
The court meeting ended without wind and waves, the courtiers dispersed, and in private, the haunting of the princess's mansion is still a hot headline topic for them to whisper, and it is impossible to test whether anyone secretly likes it, but it is certain that the number of retweets must be not small.
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Retribution is by no means only in front of the princess's mansion, but even greater retribution is in the back.
The calm and waveless day passed, after nightfall, the doors of Chang'an City were closed, and the martial marquis lined up to patrol the night with halberds, and in the quiet night, only one or two dogs barked occasionally, and the streets were empty and there were no people.
Located at the north end of Suzaku Street, there are many people outside the Shenguo Gong Gao Mansion, and the soldiers and generals on duty are cruising around the Gao Mansion as if they were facing a great enemy.
During these days, the rumors in Chang'an City were too ugly, and while the Gao family was deeply affected, they also secretly strengthened the vigilance inside and outside the house, in the end, the Gao family was also a little weak-hearted, and the rumors of gods and gods made the Gao family inexplicably nervous, after all, Gao Shilian did lead the prisoners to kill a lot of people during the Xuanwumen Change.
On the day of the incident, Li Shimin killed in Xuanwu Gate, Gao Shilian was not idle, under his leadership, more than 5,000 soldiers guarding Fanglin Gate were killed by the prisoners to the sea of corpses and blood, the strong smell of blood has not dissipated for several months, the second year, that is, the first year of Zhenguan, Li Shimin ascended the throne to change the Yuan, and some people in the market heard that there are often ghosts crying and screaming in the middle of the night near Fanglin Gate, at that time Gao Shilian only thought that it was the people to spread falsehood, so he made Xuan Xuan malicious slander, so he has not cared.
However, after such a terrifying incident happened in Princess Dongyang's Mansion last night, the Gao family was finally a little shaken, different from Li Shimin's stubborn and stubborn attitude, after the incident, the Gao family sent people to Taiping Village to investigate for the first time, from the villagers to the Jinwuwei soldiers on duty in the princess's mansion have inquired, and the Gao family has finally had to believe in the statement of retribution.
In this era, dozens of ghost fires that are neatly arranged like military formations have appeared for no reason, who can explain it with scientific truth? Since the explanation is not clear, I can only believe that it is the work of ghosts and gods.
Last night, the princess's mansion changed suddenly, and tonight the Gao family was afraid, and sent all the subordinates in the mansion to guard outside the door, and the huge Guogong Mansion was extremely heavily guarded.
However, what should happen will happen.
After the time of the child, the qiΔ that happened in Princess Dongyang's Mansion last night is about to be repeated in the Gao family......
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PS: Big Chapter...... Grand Chapter ...... It's just lazy to score a medal...... Don't just look at a few more, word count is king......
Also, what is it to ask for a monthly pass to treat me hard...... (To be continued......)