In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the summer was on the twentieth day of the fifth month.

Chenshi got the news that the envoy held the festival of Suizhou Assassin History, and King Xu Li Xiaoxu died. He is the second son of Li Jiu, born to the Zheng family of the palace, and his age is not as old as the weak crown. Yonghui was crowned king in the first year, and in the third year of Yonghui, he led the governor of the state and served as the governor of Xianqing for three years.

Jingzong sent people to spread the news, the news of the Wannian Palace, Li Jiu was overly sad, and the wind disease recurred again. In fact, it is understandable that a white-haired person sends a black-haired person, the biggest tragedy in life. The imperial court handed down the book, gave it to the governor of Yizhou, and gave him the name of mourning to express his deep condolences.

And the emperor's Qianling Mausoleum, which has just been selected, is in Liangshan, Qianxian County, Xianyang, and has not started construction at all. So there was no way, plus the weather was hot, and he was buried in Suizhou on the spot. Due to Li Jiu's presence, the funeral was simple and handled by the celebrant officials.

But then again, among the eight princes, his fate is the most peaceful. Enjoying all the glory and wealth, being able to die young is also another relief. Unlike his brother, who was either killed by politics or displaced. Fearing doom all day long, he became a high-ranking prisoner.

Wu Kang's ultimate dream, to be buried in Qianling after his death, first represents honor, and secondly, he dies quietly. After thousands of years, the Qianling Tomb has not been patronized by thieves, and it has not encountered archaeology until it crosses. He didn't want to be forced to see the light of day after his death and burial, and he was reduced to a research specimen.

In the current Chang'an City, the crown prince Li Hong is in charge of the country, and the funeral of the second emperor's brother is handled by him with full authority. He also attached great importance to it, and summoned the left-behind prime minister and all the auxiliary ministers of the East Palace. Cooperate with the celebrant officials to jointly formulate regulations and prepare funeral matters.

Wu Kang is on vacation, Li Xiao is not a nephew, he is too lazy to care. instructed Qian Shun to come forward, find Lu Zhaolin to buy a couplet, and send the funeral money to the Si Li Yamen. I accompanied my wife and concubines, in Fengle Fang, Chang'an City, Gaozu's Jing'an Palace, waiting for them to worship Buddha.

The original name of this palace was "Zhengguoni Temple", similar to Ganye Temple, which was another temple of Gaozu and was renamed after his death. There was no martyrdom in the Tang Dynasty, and after the death of the emperor, the childless concubines were arranged in other temples. Shaved as a nun, the green lantern ancient Buddha was remnant, and Mei Niang was also like this.

This kind of royal Buddhist temple, not dignitaries, is forbidden to enter and exit. Only the women were allowed to enter, and the men who accompanied them remained in the outer hall to wait. Wu Kang was bored, and outside the Daxiong Treasure Hall, he looked at the stele forest in a daze, studying the stele scriptures.

The accompanying guards were waiting outside the palace, and the one who accompanied them was Princess Asuka. This Japanese Lori, because of her prominent buttocks, is favored by Xiaoqing. Two years later, he will become a military official, the third concubine.

is less than five feet tall, standing next to him well-behaved, and Lang Jun, who is six feet tall, forms the most adorable height difference. Wu Kang stretched, changed the stele by the way, and continued to read the inscription. The Buddhist scriptures are translated by Master Xuanzang, and there are more than 600 volumes.

In the clouds and fog of reading, the Han people read Buddhist scriptures, similar to Zhang Fei's embroidery. Suddenly, a fresh breeze arose, rubbing his sore head, and scanning the layout of the Zen courtyard. An incense burner is placed outside the temple gate, and the green smoke of incense curls up, swaying with the east wind.

On the right side is the merit box, you can put money in it, how much depends on your mind. Next to it is the donation box. If the Buddha wants to know how much money you donate, put the list and put it in the donation box. After the palace gate is closed, the novice comes to deal with it, and it may be registered.

At this time, someone entered the hospital, a petite woman, less than five feet tall. He looks dignified and generous, walks without squinting, comes to the merit box, and stuffs some silver coins. The bag took out the roster, leaned over and lifted the lid, and carefully placed it in.

Wu Kang was interested, looked at her graceful figure, and guessed her measurements. Her pupils shrank, locking on the hem of her skirt, and her sword eyebrows couldn't help frowning. When she leaned over, she looked at the shoes on her feet, flat yellow brocade felt shoes.

Most people in the Tang Dynasty would wear flat shoes, those who had money wore silk satin, and those who did not have money wore hemp grass. The only people who can wear yellow brocade felt shoes are harem concubines or high-level palace people. But these characters can't go out of the palace casually, there are also Buddhist temples in the palace, why do you come here to worship the Buddha?

When she entered the treasure hall, Wu Kang hesitated for a moment, and bad water came out of his stomach. It's better to be idle than to do something and entertain yourself. leaned into the ear of the widow, lowered her voice and ordered: "That lady just now, when she comes out to worship the Buddha, take some things with her hand, preferably her waist card." ”

Asuka nodded frequently, her little face was extremely excited, and she ran to the temple gate with her skirt up, waiting for her prey to come out. Wu Kang couldn't cry or laugh, this Japanese Lori, the main princess of the Japanese Kingdom, and the deputy thief and pickpocket. What she admires the most is Liu Zhi, the emperor of Han Heng, the emperor who loves to steal.

It is estimated that in order to find excitement, Liu Zhi is fond of stealing, patronizing the minister's house, and stealing all over the Manchu Dynasty's civil and military affairs. By mistake, he stole evidence of rebellion from Liang Ji's mansion. Liang Ji is a big traitor and a big corrupt official, and he was brought to justice.

So it's funny, the people who are in power and the opposition are all stolen. Xiaoxiang is a brainless fan, and during her time as a princess of the Japanese Kingdom, she hired professional thieves to learn stealing techniques. Then he carried it forward and stole the ministers of the country, but fortunately, the eldest brother was favored and did not make a mess.

About two quarters of an hour later, the palace people walked out of the palace gate, and Xiao Xiang immediately acted. deliberately bumped into her, and apologized busily, with a very humble expression. Chinese mixed with Japanese language made Wu Kang snicker, she not only had superb stealing skills, but also superb acting skills.

The palace people didn't notice it, bent down to comfort her, and accepted her apology. Wu Kang confirmed again that what she was wearing on her feet was Huang Jin's felt shoes. If as expected, it should be a palace maid, and this pair of noble ladies felt shoes were rewarded by the master.

The episode soon ended, and the woman walked away and walked near the courtyard gate, peeking in this way. When the figure disappeared, Asuka ran over to make sure she was far away. Ran back to Lang Jun and took out a walnut-sized, iron oval card. The little face is very arrogant, with peach blossom eyes, waiting for someone to praise him.

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, praised a few words against his will, took over the oval waist card, and sent her to touch her head to kill. This thing is very familiar, the pass of the big family, similar to the imperial court fish charm. When the servants return to the house, the porter confirms the voucher before letting people in.

Six small characters, Mrs. Hedong County's Mansion, have an impression in my mind. He began to meditate and retrieve the memories in his head, and gradually frowned. This Mrs. Hedong, whose identity is not simple, is Li Yuan's Jieyu. Born in the Xue clan in Hedong, he has a common ancestor with General Xue Rengui.

His father, Xue Daoheng, was the governor of Xiangzhou in the Sui Dynasty and was named the Duke of Linhe County. Her elder brother Xue Shu, who has made great contributions and is Taizong's confidant. Because of his untimely death, he posthumously presented the history of Dingzhou Thorn. When Li Jiu ascended the throne, he posthumously presented him with Taichangqing and was buried in Zhaoling.

His nephew Xue Yuanchao is a close confidant of Li Jiu, the marquis of Fenyin County, and the official worships Dongtai Shilang. For some reason, in late March this year, it was demoted to the history of Jianzhou Thorn. I once heard Mei Niang say that Xue Jieyu is a talented woman, a scholar of history and literature, and a teacher of Li Jiu's enlightenment.

Tang Gaozu Li Yuan, Zhenguan died in the ninth year, and at that time, the eldest grandson empress was already seriously ill. Li Jiu had no one to take care of, so Taizong asked Xue Jieyu to teach him the scriptures and history. Because of this, she was able to stay in the palace and not become a nun.

After Li Jiu ascended the throne, he named her Mrs. Hedong and the identity of a foreign wife, in order to block the mouths of the people. As the first emperor Jieyu, if you want to stay in the palace for a long time, you must have an excuse. Therefore, it can be seen that Li Jiu and Xue Jieyu have a very close relationship.

In February of the first year of Xianqing, for unknown reasons, Xue asked to become a monk. Li Jiu's persuasion was fruitless, so he specially arranged for Xuanzang to shave her ordination and ordination. At the same time, in the harem, the Helin Buddhist Temple was built to keep her in the palace.

At this moment, Mrs. Hedong County, who is a monk and does not leave the palace, lives a chic life. Li Jiu took great pains to arrange it so thoughtfully and cared for it. This shows even more that she has a high status in the hearts of saints.

So the problem is, Xue's Helin Temple is also a Buddhist temple. Why do you want to go far and send your henchmen to Jing'an Palace to worship the Buddha. Could it be that the monks here are more spiritual than those in the palace, this is a joke, right?

The Tang monk of Journey to the West, Xuanzang died in February, and the Buddhist scriptures he translated were hidden in the palace. And his relics are also in the palace for the time being, try to ask the monks in the world, who can be more spiritual than him. Therefore, Wu Kang believes that the Xue family is acting strangely and must be tired.

Holding the waist card in his right hand, he tapped the inscription with his left hand, and his brows became tighter and tighter. At this moment, a beautiful shadow walked out of the Daxiong Treasure Palace, and Wu Kang cast his gaze, which was an embarrassing old acquaintance. Shangguan Tingzhi's wife, Shangguan Yi's daughter-in-law, and two maidservants supported her, with a big belly.

If it is not bad as expected, what is in the belly is Shangguan Wan'er. She slowly descended the steps, motioned to the maidservant to wait, took out the gold leaf from the reckoning bag, and stuffed it into the merit box. The maidservant carried the donation box, and Zheng took out the roster and carefully placed it in the box.

Then he left slowly, looking at this side casually, his expression was very unnatural, and he was vaguely nervous. Wu Kang is inexplicable, when you saw me before, you were all bitter and hateful, and now you are nervous. Evil tastes swelled, his left hand pinched his throat, made a weird sound, and reached out to stop her.

Zheng stopped, subconsciously covered his bag, turned his head unnaturally, and became even more panicked. Wu Kang was thoughtful, especially when he saw a beautiful woman, his eyes became digital in seconds. Her small movements, which did not escape the digital eye, were very suspicious.

Mai Zheng walked over and stopped in front of Zheng's side, his gaze condescending, scanning the two maidservants. The general kills people like hemp, with his own evil aura all over his body, plus a fierce grimace, and the maidservants hang their heads one after another, and they dare not come out in fright.

Zheng was extremely nervous, and his right hand holding the bag was a little white with blood loss. Wu Kang saw it in his eyes, and said with a pleasant face: "I heard Liu Renyuan say, after Shangguan Gong worships the prime minister, your husband will go to Shangguan Tingzhi and worship Zuo Qianniu to prepare himself." Is my face scary, please raise your head and speak, this is to respect your boss. ”

After a short period of entanglement, Zheng finally raised his head and reluctantly saluted. Wu Kang smiled lightly and said softly: "Qianniu is very well prepared, I have also done it before, congratulations to Brother Tingzhi." Let him do a good job, and strive to be like me and become a general as soon as possible. ”

Zheng whispered, the mosquito hummed, Wu Kang laughed strangely: "When Tingzhi was promoted, I crossed the sea to go on an expedition, and at this moment I am on vacation, and he stays in the Wannian Palace, and he never sees each other." When the saint returned to Beijing, General Zuo Fengchen invited him to visit his boss. The tired lady told me that I would not treat him badly if I worked under me. ”

It was like a mosquito again, Wu Kang dodged the road, looked at her back, and his smile began to be weird. Asuka leaned over, lowered her voice and said, "Lang Jun seems to have a great desire to possess her. Just now, the look in your eyes wanted to eat her in her stomach, and her legs trembled. ”

Wu Kang rolled his eyes, you know a lot about bullshit possessiveness. Turning to look at the box, he walked slowly over and gently opened the lid. Carefully count the roster, count three times in a row, the smile is unfathomable, and it is really greasy.

I came very early today, and when I helped my daughter-in-law put the roster, there were only two copies in the box. Ten women should enter the temple, and eight into the register, and ten portions should have been made. Now there are only nine copies, and the one that is lost, combined with Zheng's performance, should have been taken by her.

So the question arises, who took it and why? First of all, it is necessary to find out whose roster was taken in order to determine the reason. In fact, I am confident, but the stakes are big, and I want to be completely sure. Quickly open the roster, try to remember the names, and put them all back in their place.

Holding Asuka, he left the gate of the Zen temple and came to the Jing'an Gate. This is Li Yuan's temple, which belongs to the emperor's palace and is also guarded by the prison guards. All those who enter and leave the temple will be registered, and Wu Kang constantly prays, hoping that the one on duty is the left prison guard.

General Zuojianmen, old comrade-in-arms Liu Boying, the relationship between the two is very good, and they may be able to make it convenient. If it is the right prison doorman and has no friendship with the leader, it is estimated that he will not be consulted. When I came to the side of the gatehouse, I just wanted to make a request, and someone on the right side greeted me: Liu Mengyou, a junior, to participate in General Wu.

The voice is very loud, and he looks at the past with the sound, and he is a young man. Dressed in the uniform of a prison guard, he is about twenty years old and looks very energetic. Seeing Wu Kang's hesitation, he bowed again: "So that the general knows that the general of the Zuojian Gate is my grandfather." ”

The so-called grandfather, that is, the grandfather's brother, was very close. Wu Kang couldn't help but be happy, Liu Boying's grandson should be easy to speak. Pulled him to the side, lowered his voice and said, "If you find something abnormal, you need to check the records to determine who has entered the palace." Please also ask the virtuous nephew to be accommodating, if there are other questions, I will find Uncle Liu to hand over. ”

Meng You was entangled for a moment, and whispered with a smile: "Uncle, you also know that without the general's approval, you can't let you look at it." But I have a good memory, from the time of the hour to the present, all the people who enter and leave the palace, I have kept it in my heart, and I will report it to my uncle. ”

The two exchanged heads, and Wu Kang listened carefully, comparing the memories in his mind. As expected, the missing roster is the Xue family of Fengle Fang. The Lady of Hedong County Mansion happened to be in Fengle Fang, and she herself was also surnamed Xue.

From this, it can be determined that Xue Jieyu and Shangguan Yi are secretly communicating with each other as the palace contact point. Using the Buddha hall as a cover, it is more mysterious than a spy, and if you want to say that it is not weird, you can't believe it if you kill it. I just don't know, the two gods are chattering and trying to plot something.

Thinking of this, he said with a smile: "The virtuous nephew told the truth, and Wu Kang was grateful. Please inform Uncle Liu that I will visit the house at two o'clock in the afternoon tomorrow. If he doesn't have time, he has to bother his nephew and go to Xiuzhen Fang to inform. ”

Liu Mengyou promised, the two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Wu Kang returned to the Zen Academy. Listening to the roar of the wooden fish, looking at the plaque of the main hall, I couldn't return to my senses for a long time. I don't know when, suddenly I was struck by lightning, and my fingers began to tremble. Terrible thoughts welled up, and cold sweat flowed from his forehead.

According to the historical records of later generations, the prime minister Shangguanyi once conspired to abolish Mei Niang. In the end, the whole family was killed, and the Zheng family was exiled to the court, implicating countless people. When I was reading Tang Shu at that time, I knew that there was such a thing, but I didn't know when it happened. That political storm, it's not going to be this year, I'll go to its uncle...

If Mei Niang falls, then there is no doubt that I will fall to the ground. The more I thought about it, the more worried I became, and I kept taking deep breaths, forcibly calming down, and preparing to peel off the cocoon. Attempting to abolish the queen is a big case, and relying on the prime minister alone will definitely not succeed.

I remember that in the fifth year of Xianqing, the holy driving patrol was fortunate and merged, the right guard general Murong Bao Festival, and colluded with the right guard general Yang Sixun. intends to launch a coup d'état, force Li Jiu to abolish Mei Niang, and set up Guan Longnu as the queen. Wu Kang united with Su Dingfang to lay a net of heaven and earth, waiting for them to make a move.

But for some reason, it turned into a farce, and the treasure festival poisoned Si Xun. The coup d'état ended without a hitch, and the conclusion of the case was even more ridiculous, and the motive for the poisoning and murder case was determined to be jealousy. This is a fool, Wu Kang scoffed, Baojie poisoned Sixun, and would rather pay for his own life to protect his comrades.

Therefore, there must be many people plotting against such great things. Based on what I have seen and heard today, Xue Jieyu in the palace is an ally of Shangguanyi. They exchanged letters and plotted to abolish Mei Niang, but it was really vicious. At this time, I also understood why Zheng saw me like a mouse and a cat.

It's just that Xue Jieyu has become a nun at home, how good it is to eat fasting and chant Buddha, what kind of coaxing. You are Li Jiu's teacher, Mei Niang respects you very much, and respects you as a teacher. Every time on the day of synod, I will go to the Helin Temple to talk and chat with you, why can't I tolerate her?

His brain turned quickly, and he gradually cleared his mind, and his smile was unusually cruel. Xue's ordination as a nun was in February of the first year of Xianqing. It was originally the seventh year of Yonghui, why did it change to Yuan Xianqing, because Mei Niang was on the throne. In October of the sixth year of Yonghui, the queen Wang was deposed and the Wu family was re-established.

Then in the first month of the seventh year, he deposed Li Zhong, the king of Chen, set up Li Hong as the crown prince, and amnesty was changed to Yuan Xianqing. On the occasion of the celebration of the whole world, the Xue family became a nun, which is suspicious. Wu Kang is sure that she is forcing Li Jiu and deliberately disgusting Mei Niang.

She is so resentful, and it is reasonable to collude with Shangguanyi. These eight lambs are all wealthy families, and the queen is a wealthy woman, which is in their interests. So they think that Mei Niang was born in a small family and moved the cake of a wealthy family, so it must be scrapped.

Jianzhou Assassin Xue Yuanchao is the nephew of the Xue family, and Wu Kang can be sure that he is also involved. As for the other accomplices, they did not know for a while, and they did not take it to heart. What I am most worried about now is the conspiracy after the abolition, is Li Jiu involved?

If he also participates, it will be the biggest crisis for Mei Niang. After repeated scrutiny, it is very likely that he has a strong desire for power, and Mei Niang's participation in government politics is to divide his power. This time, the fortunate Wannian Palace, leaving Li Hong in charge of the country, is intriguing.

I really want to look up to the sky and sigh, I'm digging out my mind to clean up Li Yifu. You bastards, plotting to abolish my sister, are absolutely unforgivable. gritted his teeth with hatred, and said that Mei Niang was cruel, I don't think she was fierce, I wanted to kill them all.

The group on the other side, since it has already made a move, it is useless to avoid fear, so Nai Weng announced that he would take it. Let's fight well, it is Weng Rongma's life, not afraid of corpses and blood, not afraid of bloody political battles. A war without swords and guns, no matter how bloody it is, Nai Weng faces it calmly.

Wu Kang left again and walked quickly to the outside of the palace, having already made up his mind. Start from here, don't startle the snake first, and quietly investigate and collect evidence. Find your henchmen and guards and secretly assign tasks. Zhao Sheng went to Jianzhou, monitored Xue Yuanchao, and intercepted correspondence.

Qian Shun monitored here, determined who the Xue family in the palace was contacting, and poached the same party as much as possible. Shenke monitors the Shangguan Mansion, records the people who enter and exit, secretly investigates the identity, and strives to find out the melon. All surveillance work is carried out at twelve hours a day, day and night.

After a simple arrangement, wait for the daughter-in-law to worship the Buddha. If time permits, wait until three quarters of Shen, and the officials will go home from work and visit Jingzong again. Solve the Yifu as soon as possible, so that you can free up your hands and deal with the storm after the abolition. It's a pity that the reality is skinny, and I can't get out when I get home, and my eldest daughter is not happy, so she says it's okay to play on the slide.

At this moment in Yiningfang, Li Yifu was sitting in the car, sighing from time to time. The luxury carriage stopped, and suddenly the song shouted: What are you doing sneaky? Staring at the Xianggong Mansion and trying to steal something? What are you shaking your head and hitting me hard...

Li Yifu opened his eyes and lifted the curtain to watch. The Taoist clothes are fluttering, with three strands of long hair, and the Taoist robe is fresh and refined. Shaking the dust in his hand, he looks like a fairy wind and bones, and he is simply a master. Let the subordinates push and shove, keep smiling calmly, without the slightest anger.

Walking in a square direction, he kept turning his head to look at the Li family's mansion. The left hand quickly calculated, and then sighed, with a square face of regret. Yifu thought of something, and hurriedly opened his mouth to stop it: "Dao Chief, please stay, I have something to ask..."