In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the twenty-eighth day of the fourth month of summer, the sixth quarter of the unitary hour.

Wannian Palace in Linyou County, the summer resort of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, was built in Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty, and was originally named Renshou Palace. Tongshan Mountain in the east, Phoenix in the west, Shijiu in the south, and Bicheng in the north. There are thousands of green mountains but a river, a river is the sun of Du Shui, and Tiantai Mountain is abrupt in the middle of the river.

The inner city of the Wannian Palace is built around Tiantai Mountain, the stone bones are full of pines and cypresses, and the dog days are as cool as autumn. But the funny thing is that the appearance is infinitely beautiful, and the foundation is heinous. When this palace was built, more than 10,000 people were exhausted, and the corpses were filled into the pit and covered with soil to build flat ground.

Although the name of the palace is called Renshou, it is actually a mass grave, at the cost of human life, to build the ruler's plaything. In the Taizong Dynasty, it was renamed Jiucheng Palace, which means nine-fold tall. After Li Jiu ascended the throne, he changed his name to Wannian Palace, which means Yihe Wanshou.

No matter how you change your name, no matter how beautiful the meaning is, the essence will not change. As the saying goes, if you build a high-rise building, the old bottom is stinky. The palaces and pavilions are all over the place, gather Du water into the West Sea, there are the Great Treasure Palace, the Danxiao Palace, the Imperial Rong Palace, the Paiyun Palace, and so on.

The Paiyun Hall on the top of the mountain, which is the emperor's dormitory, is built between the cypresses. In the quiet hall, on the wide royal bed, Li Jiu closed his eyes and lay flat. Soon after he came to Linyou, he contracted a wind chill, which led to a recurrence of wind disease. Lying in bed until now, after two months of conditioning, barely regained his vitality.

There is a bookcase in front of the couch, two stacks of music on the left and right, and Mei Niang sits behind the desk. Under the bright light, the review is orderly and handy. Her current behavior is that of a female secretary. Li Jiu really enjoys it, he has something to do as a secretary, he has nothing to do as a secretary, and he is at the peak of his life.

After the batch was completed, he put it on the right, and opened the new one on the left, and the willow eyebrows gradually frowned. got up with the song, sat down in front of the couch, and called carefully: "Is Your Majesty asleep, the concubine has something to report." The history of Governor Wei is sparse, and you need to deal with the history of Weizhou's assassination. ”

Li Jiu slowly opened her eyes, and seeing that she was physically and mentally exhausted, she comforted her softly: "Mei Niang, don't worry, Wu Kang is not a child, and he will be fine." Shuyu and Sister Yuan died of illness, and suddenly heard double bad news, and it was normal to not think about it, and it would be fine after a while. That Weizhou assassin is the fourteenth uncle, what happened? ”

Mei Niang couldn't help sighing, her mood was very low, five days had passed since Kang Lang disappeared. When he ran out of the house, he was crazy and didn't know where he went. The entire Wu camp was dispatched, cooperating with Zuo Fengchenwei, searching for a radius of fifty miles, but there was still no trace.

Immediately over the age of standing, still a child's temper, too worry-free. Those Wu camp guards, including Zuo Fengchenwei, are all wine bags and rice bags. Such a big living person, disappeared inexplicably, and there is no clue yet, what are you eating?

Reluctantly put away his worries, and said with a smile: "Governor Wei Shi said that in September of the first year of Longshuo, Thorn Shi was sick in bed. In this month, when Ren Zichen was born, the envoy held the festival, the history of Weizhou Thorn, and the Taoist king Yuanqing passed away at the age of forty-one. People can't be resurrected after death, Your Majesty is in poor health, don't be too sad. ”

Li Jiu shook his head and sighed: "As early as the first month of this year, the Imperial Medical Department reported that he had no medicine. Uncle Wang traveled to six states, and he was also loyal to his duties, and the funeral should follow the old rites. Posthumously presented him as Situ, the governor of Yizhou, and was buried in the Xianling Mausoleum. Mei Niang thought about it carefully, what kind of nickname was awarded? ”

Li Yuan was buried in the mausoleum, and Li Yuanqing was the sixteenth son, so he was naturally buried in it. Mei Niang thought for a moment and said what she thought in her heart: "I have heard that the king is filial piety, and his mother Liu Jieyu died, and he once went to His Majesty and asked to repair his mother's tomb. His Majesty comforted him, but did not allow it, and the concubine thought that filial piety could be a nickname. ”

Li Jiushen thought so, and signaled to do so, Mei Niang played again: "On the first day of this month, the former Weizhou Assassin History, Duke Xun Wei Xiaoxie, was given to death for stolen goods. Si Zongqing Li Boyi, united with the six ministers to soothe: his uncle Wei Liang died in battle, and the filial piety association had no brothers, so he was afraid that the Wei family would be extinct, so he asked for extrajudicial mercy. ”

Si Zongqing Li Boyi, Li Yuan's nephew, was named the king of Longxi. The hall began to be silent, and Li Jiu was a little entangled, and began to close his eyes and ponder. Mei Niang wants Wukang again, his favorite food, Yangzhou Ejiao lion head, was invented by the Wei family.

About half an hour, Mei Niang whispered: "Kang Lang said that the prince broke the law and was guilty of the same crime as the concubine." Bo Yi is insatiable, and there are hundreds of concubines in his family, all of whom are dressed in silk and satin, and there must be meat at every meal. Filial piety association and Bo Yi, I'm afraid there is an entanglement, and the concubine thinks it's impossible. Besides, filial piety association has a son, how can there be no heir? ”

Li Jiu scoffed, with Wukang's city government, he would not say such a thing. He should have understood that the laws of all dynasties were bound only to the common people. After pondering for a moment, he said lightly: "The method of drawing one, not to be close to the other; harming the people, even if the crown prince does not forgive. The filial piety association has a son, why worry about it? ”

The meaning is self-evident, and he ordered Wei Xiaoxie, the Duke of Xunguo, not to find someone to intercede, and to commit suicide as soon as possible. Li Jiu finished drinking the medicinal soup, stroked the delicate and tender water, and said with a smile: "The rest of the music, if it's not a big deal, you have full authority to deal with it." I was a little tired, so I came to bed earlier. ”

Mei Niang rolled her eyes lightly, covered his thin back, and left with the soup bowl. turned around and was melancholy, Kang Lang had no news, how could he be in the mood to be warm. Sitting behind the bookcase, I quickly reviewed the notes, and I don't know how long it took, only two copies were left unread.

Rubbing his temples, picking up the top one, suddenly jaw-dropping. As if he had seen a ghost, his chest rose and fell violently. Take a deep breath for a long time, force the waves in your heart, and read word by word. The eight-character eyebrows are condensed, and the face is full of grief and regret, the younger brother who killed a thousand knives, you are so confused.

Trespassing on the royal tomb can be a big or small crime, and if the saint investigates it, he may lose his official position and be dismissed, and he may be exiled. Why don't you have a long heart, an official who fights with his life, and he abandons it like a shoe. The more he thought about it, the more angry he became, and he bit his lips lightly, peeking at the lying saint and seeking a solution.

Suddenly thinking of something, I quickly picked up the recital and looked up the opening date. The phoenix's eyes flashed fiercely, the music four days ago was heard by the heavens today, and the conspiracy was very strong. The sage once stipulated that the music of the East and West Platforms must be presented to the Holy Study of the Inner Sanctum within three days. Zhao Daoxing's performance was deliberately delayed, and some people had ill intentions. Mei Niang quickly recalled, her pretty face was full of anger, the prime minister on duty that day was Shangguanyi, the waiter of Xitai, and Liu Xiangdao, the right minister of Xitai. They took down the song in order to buy time, contact more people, and impeach Kang Lang for breaking into the tomb.

Force yourself to be calm, keep your peace of mind, and discover new anomalies. The notes just now were all within two days, and this one was placed at the end, which was also deliberate. Either the two prime ministers, or the eunuchs who sent them away, are also delaying time.

Originally, it was the confidant eunuch Li Deguan, who went to find Kang Lang. Now on duty, it is the eunuch Wang Fusheng, and Kang Lang has long warned that this dog slave is in danger. But I can't touch him, he's a saint's confidant and the head of the chamberlain.

Judging from this situation, the foreign ministers who Wang Fusheng colluded with are very likely to be Shangguanyi. Because of the marriage book, he had a grudge with Kang Lang and a feud with the martial arts. Mei Niang shook her head slightly, not in the mood to think about this. The most important thing now is how to deal with impeachment and how to exonerate the charges.

Slowly stretched out his right hand, and tapped the bookcase with his fingers, rhythmically like playing a piano. Impeachment is not important, what matters is the saint, what is the attitude to this. Inadvertently, he touched the last edict and interrupted her train of thought.

I took it in my hand at will, looked at it a few times, and was dumbfounded. The anxiety on his face was even worse, his teeth were clenched tighter, and if it wasn't for the wrong occasion, he really wanted to jump to his feet and scold. My own brother is a big fool. Four days without rice, what do you want to do, martyrdom for Xincheng?

I couldn't bear it anymore, got up and came to the bedside, looking at Li Jiu's face, as if I had been struck by lightning. The whole person is demented, and his mood is very complicated, Kang Lang's city is too deep. In order to achieve the goal, you can be ruthless against the enemy and ruthless to yourself.

His treatment of people is nine points true and one point false, as long as you associate with him, you will be honest with each other. And the fake he hid was unguardable, and for outsiders, it was a deadly poison. I can't help but feel glad that I know in my heart that he is not adulterated by me.

In a flash, I thought of that possibility, and I was finally relieved. Seeing that the saint opened his eyes, he was stunned for half a second, and tears came down his eyes. Plop knelt in front of the bed, held the eaves of the bed and cried: "The concubine's discipline is not strict, the concubine is guilty, please punish Your Majesty..."

Crying in a hurry, Li Jiu was stunned on the spot, what's wrong. In a daze just now, I felt that there was someone next to the bed, and it was Mei Niang's soul that was not giving up. Why did he cry, he quickly got up and got out of bed, and supported him with both hands: "Mei Niang, what is the crime, get up and talk quickly." ”

Mei Niang still cried: "Jinwu General Zhao Daoxing, four days ago, sent someone to play, Kang Lang trespassed into the Zhaoling Tomb and worshiped the tomb of the new city. The concubine was unable to discipline herself, causing her to fall into a catastrophe. If Your Majesty wants to punish her, the concubine is willing to bear it, and I beg Your Majesty to be gracious..."

The crying was heartbreaking, Li Jiu's eyes were red, he pulled her to sit on the edge of the bed, and said with a pleasant face: "Wukang gives me the impression that his body is like an iron beating, and his will is as strong as a rock. Thousands of miles to conquer the Western Regions, Mobei expedition to Tiele, crossing the Liaohai Sea alone, never knowing tiredness. ”

Speaking of this, he shook his head and sighed: "I just didn't expect that he had such a deep affection for my sister Shuyu." When I heard the bad news of my death, I fainted on the spot. It's like I lost my heart and went crazy to go to Zhaoling to worship, and even forgot to apply. He is sincere, how can I punish him, don't worry. ”

The punishment turned the page, and Mei Niang continued to cry: "Dao Xing played Shu Zhongyan, he went on foot, ran 200 miles in two days, and only ate two meals of dry food. After entering the Zhaoling Tomb, he knelt in the tomb hall and wept, until the second performance of Daoxing, and did not enter the rice for five days. I can't rest assured, and I beg Your Majesty's permission to go and see him. ”

Li Jiu was shocked, he didn't eat for five days, why didn't he do this. For a while, he was very emotional, and he shed crocodile tears, and sighed after a while: "His love is sincere, and it is really emotional." Go and call Wang Fusheng, and I will send an envoy to question him, and make him eat immediately. ”

Mei Niang is still crying: "He attaches too much importance to feelings, Xincheng is in his heart, and his status is higher than mine." In addition, Sister Yuan died of illness, and the blow was too great, and I am afraid that it has collapsed. If there are three long and two short, I don't want to live anymore, I ask Your Majesty to answer, I want to see him. ”

Li Jiu no longer hesitated, nodded and said firmly: "The advance envoy sent a message and went to Zhaoling overnight to order him to eat immediately." The forbidden army was instructed to prepare, and when the curfew ended tomorrow, we traveled lightly and went to the mausoleum to visit. ”

Mei Niang got up as promised, suddenly thought of something, and opened her mouth to advise. Li Jiu waved his hand to stop it, and his tone was unquestionable: "That's it, I also want to go to see Shuyu." Don't worry, I'm in good health and can travel by car. ”

In the ancestral hall of the Xincheng Tomb, Wu Kang looked at the spiritual position, and his mind became more and more trance-like. At the moment it has been confirmed that without eating for five days and drinking three sips of water a day, the human body will not die. For Princess Soyu, there is indeed love, because it does hurt heartache.

The first time I met her was in the fourth year of Yonghui, on the way to Chang'an. Her ex-husband, Sun Quan, was appointed as the governor of Wuzhou, and they went to Wuzhou to take up their posts. After a fateful encounter, she suddenly had to give birth, or a difficult birth of dog blood.

In order to survive, Wu Kang used the forceps he built to deliver her in person. At this point, there is no male and female defense, and there is no mystery. Thinking that this was the end, he knew that fate was entangled, and strange things gradually developed, which caught him off guard.

The plague in Zhuji, Yuezhou, Wu Kang rushed to fight the plague, but she quietly followed. felt very funny, Li Chunfeng clicked on her, and in order to save the eldest grandson, he used him as a life-saving medicine. actually secretly drugged, forcibly had a relationship, and there was a whip dripping wax, and the little girls were pregnant.

At that time, I was very cheap, and I didn't have any disgust with that kind of instrument sadomasochism. When the anti-plague was over, her goal was achieved, and she finally became pregnant. Later, she was sent back to Beijing, and by the way, she escorted Tian Fu, and was robbed by a strongman in Zhongli County, Haozhou.

Originally, the conspiracy was solved, but because of her persecution, the food team was robbed by the fugitives. In order to save his life, he killed his brothers with his own hands, more than 200 people. The heart is constantly dripping blood, but there is no hatred for Shuyu. It was at that time that I suddenly found out that I had fallen in love with her, and it was really cheap.

In April of the sixth year of Yonghui, Xincheng gave birth to a daughter named Changsun Xiu, who was actually Wuxiu. Later, it developed steadily, the relationship was quite harmonious, and it was able to have frequent trysts, which can be called the honeymoon period. Until the collapse of the eldest grandson's family, the eldest grandson was exiled and entered a period of estrangement.

According to the course of history, the eldest grandson was exiled and was soon killed with a cane. But because of Wukang, Mei Niang didn't kill him, and he lived a few more years. It's a pity that the good times didn't last long, and finally she died of depression, and the eldest grandson Lin hanged himself, completely crushing her.

Everyone in the officialdom knows that the fall of the eldest grandson's family is the black hand of Wu Kang. So Xincheng imposed hatred on him, and the relationship entered an ice age. Wu Kang didn't care, and tried everything he could to help her survive the catastrophe.

However, there is no use for eggs, as recorded in the history books, Long Shuo died in March of the third year. What should come will always come, let others count it out, and history will not change. Fate joked again, when Soyu was dying, Wu Kang rebelled against Baekje. I didn't take care of it on the sickbed, I didn't see the last face, and I didn't know the whole thing.

We did our best to let the eldest grandson live for a few more years. And the course of history has not changed at all, and we are the losers. Looking at her spiritual position, thinking about her voice and smile, the sourness hit again. I really don't understand why I practice myself like this.

It hurts because of love, it hurts because of guilt, or both. Shaking his head with difficulty, he preferred to believe that because there were too many evils, there was retribution from heaven. The light gradually dimmed, and it entered endless darkness, losing the spirit tablet text.

Wu Kang was very scared, and only then did he realize that he was a coward. Time passed slowly, the dawn gradually came, and the night was over. His eyes opened and he continued to stare at the spirit card, staring at her in a daze.

At some point, the door of the temple was pushed open, and a bright light burst in. Wu Kang turned a deaf ear, didn't have the strength to turn back, and was in no mood to pay attention. The body blocked the light, dragging out a long figure, folding along the altar, looking very lonely.

Yuan Gongyu, a native of Xitaishe, looked at the decadent back, and also sighed. Walking to Wu Kang's side, he said solemnly: "General Zuo Fengchen, General Zuo Yulin, General Xuanwei of Shangzhu State." The founding prince of Jinhua County, listening to the sage's oracle. ”

Wu Kang opened his eyes slowly, exerted all his strength, and tried to squirm his body, but he couldn't move a bit. Gong Yu shook his head again, came to stand still opposite him, raised his head and announced loudly: "The way of a minister, you can't destroy your body, Wen Qing is unique, and you are very obedient." Thou shalt eat strongly, and thou shalt not be polite. ”

Roughly speaking, the eldest princess died, although she was heartbroken, but she couldn't really die, and she went on a hunger strike to eat immediately. The emperor sent an envoy to pass the edict, you have to eat if you don't eat, otherwise you will not obey the decree. Looking down at the porridge, he stretched out his hands with difficulty, felt the temperature of the bowl, and was unable to hold it up.

Gongyu squatted down and picked up the bowl to feed him, not feeling good in his heart: "In the past, Baekje quelled the rebellion and commanded the naval battle of Baijiang, what a graceful spirit." The eldest princess has passed away, so what's the point of practicing herself like this? Listen to me, you are the pillar of the martial arts family, and you must not fall. ”

Wu Kang's throat squirmed, and he mechanically devoured rice porridge, and it was difficult to hide his sadness and loneliness. Half a bowl of rice porridge was swallowed, and Gongyu continued to comfort: "Quelling the rebellion in Haidong is more important than attending the funeral. Think about Mrs. Chu Guo, and two daughters, you have been missing for five days, and they have been tormented for five days. ”

After two bowls of rice porridge, the body began to heat up and regained some physical strength. His lips trembled slightly, his throat was like a fire, and he couldn't say half a word. Gong Yu waved his hand to stop it, and turned to look at Zhao Daoxing: "Please General Zhao arrange to soothe his hands and feet, and the saint will arrive later." ”

Zhao Daoxing is hands-on and skillfully massages the joints to help blood flow. I don't know when, there was a call outside, and Li Jiusheng arrived. Mei Niang trotted into the hall and saw that his eye sockets were deep and his eyeballs were bloodshot. His face was as pale as paper, his appearance was lost and depressed, and his whole person was decadent.

was sad for a while, tears came down, and he rushed over and reprimanded: "My poor brother Kang, what have you done, why are you practicing yourself?" Sister Yuan's bones are not cold, do you want me and my mother to lose our relatives again, you are so ruthless..."

suppressed his crying and held back his tears. This scene was tear-jerking, Li Jiu's eyes were red, and when he thought of his deceased sister, he was also sad. Soyu is dead and will never come back, and has lost her forever.

Wu Kang had already dried up in tears, and he could only blame himself deeply: "I hurt the princess, and the eldest grandson Lin hanged herself, making her miserable." It's all because of me, my sins are great, she should hate me, I'm sorry for her..."

Li Jiu burst into tears, why Shuyu died, he also knew it. What really killed her was politics and imperial power, the eldest grandson Wuji fell, and the eldest grandson Quan had to be exiled. Wu Kang just carried the pot, endured Shuyu's hatred, and carried the black pot for the imperial power.

Mei Niang supported with all her might, and Wu Kang knelt down with difficulty: "Weichen broke into Zhaoling privately, knowing that he was deeply guilty, and he was willing to remove his name to atone for his sins." I would like to ask Your Majesty to be gracious and not to exile Wu Kang. I made my home outside the mausoleum so that I could worship the princess and raise my daughter to adulthood. ”

Wu Kang's words were convincing, Mei Niang cried even more fiercely, and Li Jiu's tears rained down: "Liaodong Goguryeo has not been destroyed, Tubo is about to move, the Western Regions are turbulent, Hanhai has not yet returned to the heart, and Lingnan wars are frequent. Ru's mentor Su Dingfang has passed his prime, and he is still fighting for the country. In the year of your establishment, how did you make Shi Gou'an? ”

The reprimand was fierce, and Li Jiu said in a deep voice: "Wu Kang has worked hard and made great achievements, he has been named the founding prince of Dongyang County, the general of the left Yulin of the school, and the training of the right Yulin. is still the general of the left Fengchen, the right prison guard rate of the prince of the school, and the rank of loose officials remains unchanged. Go home and rest immediately, and the edict will be issued soon..."

It's unexpected, it's inexplicable, and it's ridiculous, and it's really promoted...