In the first year of Lin De (664 AD), the twenty-second day of the ninth month of autumn, the second quarter of the hour.

Penglai Palace in Chang'an City, at the court meeting of the Xuanzheng Palace, Li Zhi issued a decree. The left and right Yulin forbidden army, and the left and right Fengchen guards, jointly guarded the palace. The camp moved out of the west, not stationed at Xuanwu Gate, but outside Penglai Palace. The Taihe Gate in the southeast is stationed in the Left Yulin Army, and the Jiuxianmen in the northwest is stationed in the Right Yulin Army.

This is understandable, after all, the Northern Ya Forbidden Army is responsible for the safety of the emperor. The emperor lived in Penglai Palace, and they naturally followed, but they suffered Wu Kang. The left and right Yulin are dismantled, and his office location can only be increased again. What's even worse is that horses are not allowed to ride in the palace, and they can only walk on foot.

In the morning, I went to Nanya, and Chengtianmen left Fengchenwei to arrange the patrol order. Then go to the right Fengchenwei, meet General Xin Hongliang, and exchange defense documents. Then from the Xuanwu Gate, leave the Xinei Imperial Palace and go to the right Yulin military camp. See the elder Shi Cui Xiuqing, arrange training tasks, and review the training results.

Then walk south, rush to the East Palace of the Prince, and go to the right Chongye Guard. Read the prison records, check for errors, and stamp the official seal of the guard. It was handed over to Li Xingmin, the chief historian, and archived in the official office of the health office for the superiors to read.

Then go to the Zuo Yulin camp to deal with the military affairs of the barracks and handle various documents. Run through the two palaces, and finally go to Penglai Palace, and continue your daily tasks. Either lead patrols, or visit sentry posts, inspect security work, etc.

Wu Kang complained in his heart, if the sports meeting is held, the champion of race walking and long-distance running, it must be me. Li Jiu, who ran several kilometers every day and killed a thousand knives, treated me as a slave. The application for horseback riding in the palace was also ruthlessly rejected, for very strange reasons, and at the same time irrefutable.

Rewarding horseback riding in the palace, or riding a sedan chair in the palace, are all old and important ministers, and they can't walk. Wu Qing is young and strong, even if he has outstanding merits, he cannot enjoy the honor. Suddenly there was nothing to love, draw bicycle drawings, let Qian Shun find a craftsman, make a real thing as soon as possible, and ride a bicycle to work in the future.

Craftsmen worked day and night, and finally at the end of September, the bicycle was built. The size is comparable to that of a donkey, and the head of a donkey is carved on the handlebar in front. Angry vomited blood on the spot, this group of kings and eight calves, let Nai Weng ride a wooden donkey, his conscience is very bad.

Draw a knife and cut off the donkey's head, get into the car and walk around twice, not much faster than a turtle, not as fast as a walker. I lost interest at all, so I dismantled the bicycle and transformed it into a tricycle for the two girls to play with. Walk honestly, stop thinking about bad ideas, and exercise.

At the end of the third day of October, hope was rekindled, and Pinglang's snow hare team returned home safely. They went to the northeast, between the white mountains and black waters, and finally found the rabbit's nest after a lot of hardships. Bring back four white rabbits, mother rabbit and father rabbit, and two little rabbit cubs.

The little white rabbit is white and white, with its ears pricked up, and loves to eat all kinds of green vegetables. His eyes are red, he walks and jumps, and he is not worth his life. Two little rabbit cubs, put them in cages and gave them to the two girls. made a fuss and laughed, threw away the hated wooden cage, and hugged it directly in his arms.

Erya also liked it, and the moment she saw the cute rabbit, she flashed a smile. My poor daughter, for the first time since her mother's death, had a smile. Wu Kang almost cried, his efforts were fruitful, and he continued to capture in the future, and Pinglang cried directly...

I don't bother to deal with him, for the sake of my daughter, the brothers have worked hard. Search the memory of the mind, teach the heart and liver baby, how to raise cute rabbits. It's ridiculous to say, the white rabbit is an animal that will be a meal on a plate in later generations, but Datang is auspicious.

Such a thing as auspicious is a crime for oneself and must be handed over to the imperial court. After the husband and wife deliberated, the younger one was put at home first, and the big one was handed over. Carefully built a cage, two adult white rabbits, carried to the palace to offer Rui. On the eighth day of the first month of October, the Hanyuan Hall court meeting caused a great sensation.

Wu Kang was babbling nonsense, talking endlessly, and found the auspicious process: When I came home from work yesterday, in the small courtyard of Erya, there were four rabbits and stole green vegetables from the vegetable garden. Erya went over to check, they didn't run, and the two little white rabbits actually threw themselves into their arms.

The hundred officials slapped their ass, Li Jiu was so excited that he finally shed tears. The brain hole began to open widely, and the snow rabbit visited the martial arts, and he gave an explanation: In Zhaoling, Liquan County, the princess of Xincheng appeared, worried that her beloved daughter would be lonely, and sent the snow rabbit to accompany her.

This is a sign of great luck and must be celebrated by the whole country. Li Jiu immediately issued an edict to exempt Liquan County from land rent and give the people three days. The big rabbit was returned to the palace, and the two little rabbit cubs were given to the widow of the new city. and two hundred pieces of silk, and half a bucket of pearls and precious stones.

Because of a few rabbits, free land rent and giving people to drink, Wu Kangjue's funny and I think it's normal. In feudal society, the golden crow represented the sun and the jade rabbit represented the moon. "Rui Yingtu" said that the Red Rabbit Da Rui and the White Rabbit Zhongrui are all Rui beasts. Qin Shi Huang had a snow rabbit horse and a red rabbit horse, which shows the degree of attention.

There is even more funniness, during the Jiajing period of the Ming Dynasty, the mother of the white rabbit gave birth. Jiajing informed Taimiao that the ministers went to the table to celebrate, and the whole country celebrated. Wu Kangxian's rabbits do not expect to give birth to rabbits, but only hope to use them to reduce Emperor Li Jiu and depose Mei Niang's determination.

Xiangrui's landing in the martial arts family has a strong political meaning, and it will invisibly stabilize the throne of the queen of Meiniang. At that time, a caravan was sent to the northeast to capture snow rabbits, just because Erya liked it and wanted to please her. I never expected that at this juncture, it could be used as a political weapon to curb the post-abolition group.

After the meeting, the military affairs were handled and the working meal was finished. Put on the Mingguang armor, carry the sword on your back, and start to inspect the palace. I'm going to go to the harem first and tell Mei Niang the good news. At the same time, he made up his mind to prepare a large gift for the governor of Yingzhou and thank him for his help.

Li Jinxing, the governor of Yingzhou, is a general of the Tang Dynasty, an official who worships the general of the right Xiaowei, and was the military governor of Yingzhou last year. When the caravan arrived in Yingzhou, Pinglang visited with a letter, and also looked at Wukang and warmly welcomed the caravan.

Knowing that the caravan had been out, not only did he let all of them go, but he also sent out the Yak tribe to join the Tartar tribe. There is too much help to provide, and the debt must be repaid, Wu Kang remembers it. Jin Xing is also a famous general, and there are absolutely advantages and disadvantages to having a good relationship with him.

After entering the Zichen Gate, it was the harem area, and when I passed by the Zichen Palace, I was stopped by the palace people. She pulled Wu Kang to a secluded place, and reported in a low voice: "Nunu tells the general, the queen is in the Sanqing Palace." ”

The Sanqing Palace is in the north of the palace, and the Li family is a façade and pretends to be a descendant of Lao Tzu. Therefore, in the palace of the palace, there are three clear halls built to worship the three Qing Daoists. Wu Kang was a little puzzled, Mei Niang is a Buddhist, what did she do when she went to Sanqing Palace, do you want to change her faith? couldn't help but smile dumbly, took out the bag of gold leaves, and prepared to thank the palace people.

Suddenly, she found that her expression was twisted and her cheeks were flushed. This is Sichun, but girl, I'm an old sausage, not a little fresh meat. Jin Ye put it in her hand and said softly: "Be careful, not respectful, please smile." ”

The palace people put away the gold leaf, did not salute and left, still standing in place, hanging their heads and saying nothing. Wu Kang frowned slightly, feeling that she had something on her mind, looked up at Zichen Palace, and said with a pleasant face: "Are you on duty in Zichen, what is your name, do you have anything to say?" ”

After a short silence, the palace man spoke carefully: "General Huiwu's words, the maid's nickname is Juan'er, and she was originally on duty in Xuanwei Palace. Since Jieyu's death, thanks to the mercy of the saint, she was transferred to the Zichen Palace. Responsible for the four treasures of the study, destroying the waste paper of the writing pen, and cleaning and tidying the study. ”

The so-called Xu Jieyu, Wu Kang has seen before, known for her literary accomplishment, beautiful and elegant. I once heard Mei Niang say that there are good things in the palace, compare her to Ban Jieyu, the concubine of Emperor Cheng of the Han Dynasty, and the talented woman of the Western Han Dynasty. Long Shuo died in the second year, and there is no Jieyu title in the current palace.

Her sister Xu Hui is Taizong's concubine and is posthumously named Concubine Xu Xian. Li Zhi and his Lao Tzu, marrying other sisters, are also brothers-in-law, which is really messy. Looking at the little maidservant, I had bad thoughts, she was in charge of the study, she had access to secrets, and she could win it over.

Thinking of this, he pretended to be surprised: "Your name is Juan'er, what a coincidence." Last night, in a dream, I was enlightened by the Buddha and took Xu Juan as a concubine, and I would be prosperous. In a dream, I asked the Buddha, where is Xu Juan? The Buddha smiled, leaving ten golden words: far away in the sky, close in front of him. Tell me, is your surname Xu? ”

Juan'er raised her head suddenly, her face full of incredulity, and soon her pretty face turned red. quickly bowed his head, and his voice was like a mosquito: "The eldest father is a member of the Xu family, and he has already changed his surname to Xu, and the slave's nickname is Juan'er, which was also taken by Jieyu." Later, Jieyu entered the palace, and the maidservants served left and right. ”

The meaning is obvious, she is Xu Juan. Wu Kang pretended to be excited, quickly stopped, and began to sigh: "Creation makes people, almighty Buddha, joking with me." Xu Juan is a palace person, how to enter the martial arts family, it is destined to be lost. ”

Xu Juan's narrow shoulders trembled violently, her small fists were clenched, and her breathing was obviously short. After a while, he raised his head with tears in his eyes: "Since Jieyu left, the maid has been bullied and doesn't want to stay in the palace." A few days ago, I heard that my mother was kicked out of the house and lived in a dilapidated temple with her brother, and the slave wanted to take care of them. ”

Bei Yan bit his lips, as if he had made up his mind: "The slave unintentionally found out that Shangguan Xianggong came to Zichen Hall and slandered the queen repeatedly. Just half a month ago, the slave burned waste paper, found his sloppy, and suggested deposing the queen. Nu originally wanted to ask General Wu for help and take the slave out of the palace. ”

The amount of information is a bit large, and Wu Kang made a smirk, although he had expected it, he was still frightened. Half a month ago, it was the Li Yifu case that implicated Yuan Gongyu. If it was not bad as expected, the edict of the abolition of the queen was destroyed because of Gongyu's demotion to the official position.

couldn't help but feel numb in her scalp, but fortunately, Mei Niang was obedient and did not open her mouth to plead when Yuan Gongyu was implicated. Otherwise, that note will be sent to the east and west, and she will inevitably be deposed. But this can't be done, you can be a thief for a thousand days, but you can't prevent thieves for a thousand days, you will be tired to death.

It is necessary to cut off the determination of Emperor Li Jiu and abolish the Wu clan from the root. It must be completely defeated, headed by the above officials, and the Xue family's post-abolition group can sit back and relax. The little palace maid in front of me dares to negotiate with me, she is assertive and courageous, and she is a spy candidate.

took out the silk handkerchief, gently wiped her tears for her, made sure that there was no one around, and comforted in a low voice: "Don't cry anymore, the Buddha didn't lie to me, you are a martial arts fortune." Where your mother and brother are, I will join the house and take good care of them. ”

Don't blush when she lied, and continued to fool the palace maid: "Don't worry, Juan'er, the Buddha's enlightenment must be complied with." I'll admit you in, but you can't rush it, it will take time to deal with it. You are a member of the palace, and you must be operated by the queen in order to leave here. ”

His eyes quickly rolled, revealing the fox's tail, and he said chisely: "I have today's status, all thanks to the queen's advice, if she is deposed, our family will be doomed." So Juan'er, during the operation of the queen, you have to contribute to the family. ”

Wiping away her tears, Si Pa put it in her hand and began to ask her face: "If the saint is in the Zichen Hall and secretly summons Shangguan Yi, you must find a way to learn the content of the conversation. If the relationship queen must be reported as soon as possible and she will inform me. ”

Xu Juan nodded again and again: "Please rest assured, the slave knows what to do, and will not let Shangguan Yi harm Queen Wu." The slave's mother and brother, in the sandalwood nunnery in the south of the city, ask Lang Jun to take care of it first. The slave is leaving, and if I leave for too long, the female officer will scold me. ”

Wu Kang untied the calculation bag, took out an iron wrench, and put it on her thumb: "It has my name on it, I fought on the battlefield in the past, protecting my thumb from being wounded by the bowstring." I will give you a token as a token, and at the same time, I hope that you will protect our sister like a wrench. ”

Xu Juan was extremely excited, quickly wiped away her tears, and held the wrench tightly. Nodding his head heavily, the wrench was hidden close to his body, making sure that there was no one around, and leaving with the corner of his skirt. The figure disappeared quickly, looking familiar, and the person was also very clever.

Wu Kang was complacent, grinning silently, this was an unexpected gain. As the saying goes, although the urine bubble is large, there are no catties, and the scale is small and weighs thousands of catties. Inconspicuous little people often affect the overall situation, similar to the butterfly effect, looking forward to your performance.

Walk out of the tung forest, bypass the dormitory area, and go to the Sanqing Hall. Almost every hundred paces, you will encounter patrols, either the Yulin Army or the Fengchen Guard. They are all familiar with Wu Kang, nodding and saying hello, and will not come over for interrogation. As the captain of the security guard, the greatest convenience is to enter and exit the palace freely.

Various palaces along the way, such as the Lin Debao Palace, the Hanlin Yuan and other government offices. All kinds of royal gardens are like paradise on earth, but he has no intention of appreciating them. Xue's post-scrap group is approaching step by step, which can be called an urgent need. Shangguan Yi's performance, Li Jiu temporarily softened, although he stayed in the middle to destroy, he was still not optimistic.

It's a pity that there is nothing to be done, and only Emperor Li Jiu can make a final decision in this political confrontation. It is no exaggeration to say that Mei Niang's life and I are in his hands. As long as an edict is issued, the samurai family will collapse and there will be no power to fight back.

At such a critical moment, Mei Niang needs to be reminded to be a man with her tail between her legs. Infinite reverie all the way, walking outside the Sanqing Palace, I couldn't help but stop. After a long time, she shook her head, don't say it, recently, Helan is very arrogant, and she is in a bad mood.

The eunuch Wang Fusheng said that she sighed all day long, the amount of food became less and less, and the whole person was emaciated. If you tell her these bad things, it will only add to her troubles. Reporting good news and not bad news, only saying that the snow rabbit is auspicious, which makes her happy for a while.

On both sides of the main gate of the palace wall, four guards stood guard, their bodies as tall as pine. Wearing bright light armor, he holds a horizontal hilt in his left hand and a glaive knife in his right hand. With his head held high and his hips raised, his eyes are not squinting, like a telephone pole, and he looks quite majestic.

They were Praetorian soldiers, months of training, it was like that. Wu Kang walked over with his hands behind his back, looking at them one by one. Stopped in front of the soldiers, looked condescendingly, and asked after a moment of silence: "Are you the Right Yulin Army, under the command of Captain Dong Chao, and Liu Daxia, Yulin Shi?" ”

Yulin did not move at all, and his words were sonorous and powerful: the words of the instructor are Daxia.

Wu Kang smiled, patted him on the shoulder, and swaggered through the door. He has a good memory, and two thousand Feather Forest Guards can be named. Because he is approachable, Zhong Yu Linwei also has a lot of respect for him.

Walk into the gate of the palace wall, do not enter the main hall, and wait in the pavilion. About two moments later, the guard of honor moved, and the queen walked out of the palace gate. Wu Kang was found from afar and motioned for the guard of honor to leave. The confidant eunuch Wang Fusheng, the confidant palace people, and an old Taoist priest, accompanied her to the pavilion.

Wu Kang sighed secretly, poor Mei Niang, she is indeed a lot haggard, her eyebrows are full of melancholy, and her phoenix eyes are full of sadness. looked at the Taoist man, with long hair under his chin and chest up, and a whisk in his right hand, some fairy wind bones. A strange flashed in my heart, why is this old god stick here?

I remember that half a month ago, when Yuan Gongyu was demoted, he saw him off outside the city, and the two of them were open and honest. When the conversation ended, Qian Shun, the head of the Wu camp, clashed with passers-by. The steward of the passerby team, sitting in a bamboo sedan chair, is the Taoist in front of him.

As for the cause of the conflict, the other party was too arrogant, saying that the good dog would not get in the way, so let the Wuying guards get out of the way. Qian Shun directly pulled out the knife, the other party immediately confessed, and the Taoist apologized in person. Because of Gongyu's persuasion, Wu Kang didn't want to cause trouble, and he didn't even have a side.

But this does not mean that he will be easily let go. In front of my daughter-in-law, you dare to be so arrogant, you can't be killed. After returning to Chang'an City, he sent Zhao Sheng to investigate, but he saw a ghost. The Wu camp was dispatched, but they couldn't find the group, they were hiding in the palace, no wonder they disappeared.

The sister said hello, and Mei Niang introduced the Taoist: "This is the true Taoist, the Dharma name is the true person, and the Qinshan Cultivator in Luzhou." Proficient in the way of health preservation, the governor of Luzhou recommended, the sage ordered him to enter the palace, and appointed the Sanqing palace order. Kang Lang, guess what, Dao Chang is Gui Geng this year? ”

Who would have guessed this, Wu Kang lacked interest, put on a professional smile, and greeted the middle-aged Taoist. I was too lazy to bother with my brain, so I helped Mei Niang sit down, and said casually: "The Taoist beard is black, and his face is ruddy and healthy, but he is the year of destiny." ”

Mei Niang pulled out a smile, shook her head gently, and motioned for the Taoist to take a seat. The Taoist bowed down to thank him, his demeanor was dignified and generous, and his voice was hoarse and magnetic: "So that the general knows that the age of the poor Dao this year is just within the expectation." ”

What are you talking about, you are 100 years old this year, fooling two fools, are you Zhang Sanfeng? Wu Kang snorted a few times and looked at him carefully, at most forty-five years old. Mei Niang pursed her lips and gently reminded him: "Dao Chang is good at health preservation, so he will be a hundred years old, and King Han personally recommends it, and it will definitely not be bad." ”

Wu Kang smiled, his smile suddenly stiffened, and he smelled the smell of conspiracy. It seems that the governor of Luzhou is Li Yuanjia, the king of Han, and he and Li Tao went to Wuzhou to escort me into Beijing. Li Jiu's confidant prince, my Zuo Fengchen general, is his successor.

Two sons died young, and his third son, Li Shu, was knighted as the Duke of Huang Guo. Mrs. Xue of Huang Guo is the niece or nephew of Mrs. Hedong County. The Xue clan is reversing martial arts, and the Taoist priest is a liar, and it is too coincidental to arouse suspicion. In a flash of thought, Pi smiled and didn't smile: "May I ask Changgui's surname?" ”

The Taoist replied that his surname was Guo, and Wu Kang smiled even more, and his full name was Guo Xingzhen. I vaguely remember the history books, after Shangguan Yi conspired to abolish it, it seems that there is a person surnamed Guo who was also involved. Among the information collected, no surname Guo was found, could it be this person?

The smile was even more weird, and he pointed to the sycamore outside the pavilion: "Sister want to know, how to know the age of the tree, I have a way to test." As long as the sycamore is sawn, the trunk will have circles, which are called growth rings. Every year a tree grows, it has multiple growth rings, and the growth rings are the age of the tree. ”

Yu Guang swept Guo Xingzhen and said: "On the spine of people, there are similar annual rings. As long as the spine is removed and also sawn with a saw, the age can be determined. If my sister doesn't believe it, first saw a tree to check, and if what she said is true, let's see people again. ”

The atmosphere was suddenly depressed, and in Guo Xingzhen's eyes, the panic was fleeting. Wu Kang is keenly captured, and at this moment he is very sure that he is not a hundred years old, he is a big liar. That is to say, he is related to the Xue family, belongs to the abolished post-abolition group, and Wang Bagai's...

Mei Niang rolled her eyes, raised her hand and knocked on his forehead, her words were full of doting: "Don't be rude to the Taoist, don't talk nonsense, even if the tree has annual rings, it has nothing to do with the living." I've never heard of lines in my spine, so don't talk nonsense in the future. ”

Wu Kang didn't care, he was about to gag, but he had no intention of glancing, and turned his head abruptly. Wei Guo's wife Helan led the team of palace people and slowly walked to this side. Holding a wooden cage in his arms, it was the pair of white rabbits that were locked in the cage.

Mei Niang's face changed suddenly, and she gritted her teeth, Helan is so arrogant, are you here to show off...