Chapter 1: A Symphony of Life and Death
In the fourth summer of the Tang Dynasty, the weather was hot and rainless, the drought in Guanzhong, Henan and other places began to appear, the state and county emergency documents poured into the inner court like snowflakes, Zhongzong was in a hurry, tired days to deal with the documents, several days without leaving the Dragon Palace, tired of the extreme, it was a scorching heat, nearly noon, the heat was unbearable, however, although the emperor was sweating, but he was sitting on the desk and writing quickly, almost forgetting himself, the old and haggard appearance was unbearable to witness, no, Gao Miao, the inner chamberlain who had been standing in the palace for a long time, finally couldn't stand it anymore, and glanced at Zhongzong distressedly, Cautiously stepped forward, and whispered, "Your Majesty, it's almost noon, and it's time for you to eat." ”
"Oh."
The white-haired Zhongzong Li Xian heard the sound, raised his head a little dazedly, revealing a haggard face to the extreme, glanced at Gao Miao with blank eyes, and said noncommittally, reached out and rubbed the temples at the corners of his forehead, the corners of his mouth moved a few times, and just when he wanted to say something, the corner of his eyes saw a palace maid holding a tray coming from outside the hall, so he stopped talking, and just looked at it with an inquiring eye.
"Your Majesty, the queen mother said that you are working state affairs, and you specially steamed the cake with your own hands, please taste it." The palace maid Tingting walked in front of the dragon case, blessed with all the blessings, raised the tray in her hand high above her head, and reported crisply.
"Okay, very good, the queen has a heart, hand it over, and I will taste it or two."
Zhongzong has always liked to eat cakes, and at this time the stomach was empty, this time seeing the cake in the tray steamed white and tender, his appetite was moved, and he clapped his hands excitedly, beckoned the palace maid to present the tray, and some couldn't wait to pick up the white and tender steamed cake, dipped the honey in the small plate and sent it to his mouth, while chewing, while calling out vaguely.
Perhaps because he was hungry, Zhongzong's eating appearance really lost the dignity of the emperor, and the gobbling appearance made all the eunuchs waiting in the palace can't help but purse their lips and snicker.
"Your Majesty, you use it slowly, and the slave and maid retire."
The palace maid who sent the cake saw that Zhongzong had already eaten, and a trace of light flashed in her eyes, and there was a little excitement in her heart, a little panic, and a little uneasiness.
"Hmm, hmm."
Zhongzong was eating happily, and he didn't care about the palace maid's whereabouts, waved his hand, and said vaguely, signaling the palace maid to take care of herself, but he himself didn't raise his head and chewed non-stop.
"Alas, it hurts to death......"
Not long after the palace maid who delivered the cake left, Zhongzong, who was eating happily, suddenly felt a colic pain in his stomach, and screamed, and the person had rolled down on the dragon couch, and there was dirty blood gushing out of his mouth and nose.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty! Come on, come on! ”
Gao Miao, the inner chamberlain, was obviously frightened by this sudden scene, and stood there for a while, before he shouted wildly, and the eunuchs and palace maids in the palace suddenly became a mess......
Historical records: On the fourth day of the sixth month of the fourth year of Jinglong (July 3, 710 AD), Li Xian, the emperor of Tang Dynasty, was poisoned by Empress Wei and her daughter Princess Anle in the Shenlong Palace, when he was fifty years old.
On July 3, 2012, in a luxury box of a five-star hotel in Xi'an, a feast had just begun, more than a dozen well-dressed middle-aged people sat around, all of them were not small, and people could see at a glance that they were all high-ranking officials. However, when the officials looked at the young man who was only in his early thirties sitting on the main seat, their eyes could not help but reveal a little awe, it was obvious that this young man's background was definitely not small, and it was true that this young man was Li Sheng, the new deputy mayor of Xi'an.
The deputy mayor is not yet a high-ranking official, especially the deputy mayor who has just taken office and has not yet been able to hang the title of a member of the Standing Committee of the Municipal Party Committee, there is really nothing remarkable in such a big city as Xi'an, however, considering that Li Sheng has just turned thirty years old, it means completely different, no one dares to ignore Li Sheng's great prospects, and no one dares to easily offend such an upstart, humility and flattery have become the unanimous choice of many officials.
Feeling the awe-inspiring eyes of the officials at the same table, Li Sheng's face was still calm, but he still couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart, of course, he had a full reason for being proud - ten years, since he graduated from college and was admitted to the civil service, it was only ten years, just when the vast majority of his classmates were still struggling to have a set of snail houses, Li Sheng had stepped onto the throne of the deputy mayor, and the scenery was undoubted, but who could know the bitterness and danger of this, Fortunately, everything has finally survived, isn't it, although it can't be said that it is a success, the future is bright, but it is an indisputable fact, Li Sheng can naturally be proud, but it is impossible to show this kind of pride in front of all his subordinates, so in the face of the sycophants and flattery of a group of officials, Li Sheng just smiled casually, but he was not in a hurry to express his opinions.
You can't say much, but you can't drink the wine, not only to drink, but also to drink to the fullest, drink not drunk and no home, Li Sheng is a good amount of wine, the mood is refreshing, drink the wine, it is really refreshing, no matter who comes to toast, it is always a glass to the wine, so as soon as I drink it, it is dark, from noon to dusk, I drank more than half of the subordinates of the "alcohol test", drinking, drinking, Li Sheng suddenly felt a dizziness, and his body shook involuntarily, A sense of powerlessness struck, and the wine glass he was holding fell to the ground, and then, the whole body was crooked, and in an exclamation, it slid to the ground softly......
On July 4, 2012, "Xi'an Daily" published an obituary: Comrade Li Sheng, deputy mayor of our city, died in the early hours of this morning after a sudden myocardial infarction while handling official business, and was sent to the hospital for rescue...... Mayor Li's sacrifice in the line of duty is a major loss for our party and our city, and the municipal party committee has decided to award Comrade Li Sheng the title of martyr, and the farewell ceremony will be held in ......
On the twelfth day of December in the first year of Lin De (January 3, 665 AD), the sky was already bright, and the north wind that had raged all night finally stopped, but the snow was still very heavy, and the goose-feather-like snow fell sprinklingly, dyeing everything into a vast white, only a few plum trees in the corner of the wall refused to bow their heads under the heavy snow, and tenaciously bloomed a tree of pale yellow flowers from the snow hanging on the branches, and the elegant fragrance quietly diffused in the yard, which added a little vitality to the dry yard. Naturally, it has become the only bright spot in the courtyard, which is eye-catching, no, a young man in a purple royal dress is leaning in front of the window, looking intently at the few plum trees in the courtyard, and his immovable figure is like a wood carving clay sculpture.
"Your Highness, the hour has come, you should enter the palace."
Just when the young man in the royal costume was stunned, a little eunuch hurriedly walked in from outside, walked lightly behind the young man, bowed down, and reminded him in a low voice.
The little eunuch's voice was not loud, but the young man in the royal suit was as if he had been thundered, his thin body trembled suddenly, and he twisted back stiffly, looking at the little eunuch with a pair of eyes, and the expression on his face was extremely strange.
"Your Highness, ...... you"
The little eunuch was obviously frightened, took two small steps back, looked at the young king suspiciously, and said half of his words.
"Your Highness? Your Highness......" The young king muttered in confusion, the expression on his face was extremely confused, as if he had fallen into an evil spirit.
"Your Highness, Your Highness, it's time to enter the palace, look at this ......"
Seeing that the young king's expression was wrong, the little eunuch couldn't help but panic, and had the heart to call someone, but he was worried that the young king would be surprised, so in desperation, he had to swallow his saliva and hiss and reminded.
"You, are you Gao Miao?" The young king was stunned for a while, and then seemed to suddenly stride in front of the little eunuch, grabbed the little eunuch's arm, and asked in a trembling voice.
"Yes, yes, slave, slave......"
The little eunuch Gao Miao couldn't understand what was going on in front of him at all, his eyes widened in surprise, and he stammered and replied.
"How so? How so? ”
The young king took three steps back, hugged his head, and muttered with a gloomy face, and the past flashed in front of him like a movie, and the young king finally figured out one thing, an unbelievable strange thing - now he is Li Xian, the seventh son of Tang Gaozong Li Zhi, but he has all the memories of Li Sheng, who "sacrificed in the line of duty", and also has the memory of Zhongzong, who was poisoned by his own queen and daughter, and the memories of the three past and present lives are intertwined and intertwined with each other. It is difficult to distinguish and distinguish, like a dream, and the young Li Xian's head is as big as a fight, and his face is bleak and difficult to understand.
"Your Highness, wait a minute, the slave and maid will go and send the imperial doctor to come."
Seeing that the situation was not right, the little eunuch Gao Miao couldn't stand still, bowed down in a panic, and was about to rush outside.
"Stop!"
As soon as he heard that Gao Miao was going to ask for a doctor, Li Xian's body shook suddenly, his face was gloomy, and he broke off.
"Your Highness, you, you, you ......"
Li Xian was weak and timid by nature, but there was a domineering spirit that could not be disobeyed in this voice, and he stopped Gao Miao when he arrived, and looked at Li Xian at a loss, and he didn't know what to say for a while.
"Lonely, go into the palace!"
Li Xian didn't care what Gao Miao was talking about, he stood in place blankly, his face changed for a long time, he let out a sigh of relief, shook his head slowly, dropped a sentence, flicked his big sleeves, and walked outside without looking back......