Chapter 2: The Two Heavens of Life and Death (I)
The snow gradually became smaller, but the wind was stronger, whimpering, with a bone-piercing cold, even with the barrier of the carriage, Li Xian still felt cold and panicked, even if the charcoal basin in the carriage was burning, but it could not alleviate the cold, just because this cold was more from the bottom of the heart, unstoppable, unavoidable, under the extreme cold, Li Xian's thin body trembled like chaff.
Three different lives have three different personalities - the weakness of the young Li Xian, the caution and vicissitudes of the old Li Xian, and the outer circle and inner rigidity of the young mayor Li Sheng, which can be said to be three different souls all fused together, the conflict and entanglement are inevitable, confusion and chaos have become Li Xian's best mood portrayal at this time, and the huge gap in time and space transformation is even more uncomfortable for Li Xian, under the violent psychological conflict, Li Xian has been a little unable to distinguish what is reality and what is dream, The whole brain is a mess of numbness.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
Just when Li Xian's thoughts were so entangled that he was about to collapse, a few light calls came in from outside the curtain of the car, and Li Xian was pulled back from the brink of going mad.
"Ahh
Li Xian raised his head blankly, answered indiscriminately, and then suddenly found that the walking carriage had stopped at some point, Li Xian twisted his body a few times uneasily, gritted his teeth and raised his hand, gently lifted the corner of the curtain, and looked out, and saw the face of the little eunuch Gao Miao full of nervousness and uneasiness.
"Your Highness, your ......, ah, Your Highness, the Chengtianmen has arrived, Your Highness, look ......"
Gao Miao saw that Li Xian finally showed up, and his heart was relieved at first, but when he saw Li Xian's face was frighteningly pale, he immediately tightened again, but he didn't dare to ask what was going on, but he swallowed vigorously and reminded in a low voice.
Arrived? Oh, it's here! Li Xian was stunned, and finally remembered what the purpose of his trip was, the corners of his mouth twitched, as if he wanted to speak, but he still didn't say anything at the end, just nodded silently, bowed down and lifted the curtain of the car, leaned out of the carriage, and Gao Miao, who was waiting on the side, saw this, hurriedly rushed forward, carefully supported Li Xian's arm, and waited for Li Xian to get off the carriage very obediently.
Chengtianmen is still the Chengtianmen, tall and majestic, even if it is snowy, it can not hide its majestic posture, no matter who it is, only to this place, it is inevitable to be intimidated, but in the eyes of Li Xian, it has a different meaning, not the impulse to worship, nor the pilgrimage-like piety, but an indescribable taste, there is a point of familiarity and cordiality inside, two points of negligence and confusion, but more is fear!
Fear, that's right, it is fear, outright fear, not only because of the confusion at the moment, but also because of the doubts and worries about the future, the scenes of "the past" surged into my heart again, and Li Xian's thin little body trembled involuntarily, and a little face instantly became as white as snow.
"Your Highness, Your Highness."
The little eunuch Gao Miao was only thirteen years old, and he entered the palace at the age of seven, and even though he was assigned to the palace of the king of Zhou, he was responsible for serving Li Xian, the king of Zhou, and he has been six years old. This kind of accident made Gao Miao's heart full of doubts and worries, but as a companion, Gao Miao has always been cautious of his duty, and did not dare to show it, at this time, he saw Li Xianmu staring at Chengtianmen endlessly, and there was no intention of leaving to enter the palace.
"Huh? Oh good, enter the palace, enter the palace. ”
Hearing Gao Miao's reminder, Li Xian finally came back to his senses from the daze, glanced at Gao Miao blankly, snorted a few times absentmindedly, raised his feet and walked towards Chengtianmen, checked the number plate, walked speechlessly all the way through the Taiji Palace, turned the Liangyi Palace, entered the inner court, and walked along the palace avenue to the front of the Yide Palace.
"Your Royal Highness, the Queen Mother is in labor today, Your Majesty and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince are already here, Your Highness, look at ......"
Gao Miao tried hard to stop his feet, his body shook a few times, and finally managed to maintain the balance of his body, this time seeing that Li Xian was actually stunned again, he couldn't help but smile bitterly, and hurriedly explained.
Labor? Yes, today is the day when the little girl in Taiping was born, hey, Taiping, Taiping, where did Taiping come from? A flash of inspiration appeared in Li Xian's mind, he had already remembered what was about to happen from the chaos, the corners of his mouth hooked, revealing a bitter smile, but he didn't say anything, just shook his head slightly, straightened his clothes, and strode towards the hall......
Yide Palace, since the opening of the Tang Dynasty is the queen's dormitory, several generations of queens of the Tang Dynasty live here, Wu Meiniang since the beginning of November in the sixth year of Yonghui (AD 655) after a letter, has lived in this palace, which has lasted nearly ten years, but because of its conspiracy to kill the queen and Xiao Shufei and taboo, Wu Meiniang rarely stayed in the Taiji Palace in Chang'an, but instigated Gaozong Li Zhi to live in Luoyang, generally there are more than nine months to live in Luoyang every year, that is, when it comes to the Qingming Dynasty to worship the ancestors, only to return to Chang'an to live for a while, the reason why this time returned to Beijing in advance, Because Wu Meiniang is pregnant, I am afraid that the journey is inconvenient, so I will return to Beijing in June this year to give birth, at this time, the Empress Wu is about to give birth, the palace is busy, countless palace maids and eunuchs in and out, it seems chaotic.
Li Xian went all the way, along the way, there were constantly palace maids and eunuchs bowing down to ask for peace, but Li Xian was in a mixed mind at this time, so he didn't have the heart to pay more attention to it, and walked into the hall by himself, and saw Gaozong Li Zhi, who was dressed in the robe of the Ming Emperor, was rubbing his hands at the junction of the front hall and the apse, with a full of anxiety, and the prince Li Hong was sitting on a soft couch, and the heroic young man standing on the side was Li Xian, the king of Lu, who was the first to stand under Li Xian, a famous nurse, holding a three-year-old child in his arms, this child is Li Xulun, the king of Yin, that is, the famous Wuwei Emperor Ruizong Li Dan in later generations.
"Erchen has seen his father."
Although Li Xian was full of thoughts at this time, he didn't dare to show it, let alone lose his manners, and when he entered the main hall, he immediately rushed to Gaozong Li Zhi, bowed to the end, and said in a loud voice.
"Ah, it's Xian'er who is here, exempt, exempt." Gaozong was anxiously turning in circles, but when he saw Li Xian arrive, he immediately showed a kind smile on his face, beckoned cordially, called Li Xian to his side, looked at Li Xian's pale face, and said with some distress: "Is Xian'er unwell?" Why is his face so ugly, tsk, it's freezing this day, it should always be good to keep warm, don't wait for the real illness to be treated, then it's too late. ”
"My father's lesson is that the child is fine, maybe he is a little cold, just rest."
Looking at his father's amiable face, Li Xian's heart immediately surged with a strong family affection, his eyes were involuntarily red, and he almost burst into tears, so he hurriedly lowered his head in disguise, and replied calmly, but the trills in his words revealed the excitement in his heart.
"Cold? That's not to be ignored, come, go, pass a bowl of ginger soup. As soon as Li Zhi heard that Li Xian was cold, he immediately became a little anxious, and he exhaled busily, and the little eunuch who was waiting on the side was ordered to go to the imperial dining room to pass the ginger soup without mentioning it.
"Erchen...... The sons and daughters are grateful to their father, Emperor Longen. ”
Listening to Li Zhi's gentle words, Li Xian's tears involuntarily flowed out, choked up and grateful-although Li Xian is still unable to locate his own identity and state, but the father-son relationship with Li Zhi is a fact that cannot be changed, Li Xian, who has been a man for several generations, knows that his father has a cowardly character, and he is really not a qualified emperor, nor a qualified good husband, let alone a qualified good father, but his love for his children is completely sincere, There is no hypocrisy at all, and this is rare in the deceitful emperor's house, so Li Xian can't help but feel abnormal.
"Silly boy, be very polite to your father, alas, your queen mother has been in it for a long time, and there has been no movement, I really can't rest assured in my heart, alas, I hope everything goes well, that's it, that's it, don't talk about this, Xian'er go and wait with your brothers, I'll go in and have a look." Li Zhi babbled a few words to Li Xian, and was still worried about Empress Wu, who was waiting to give birth, shook his big sleeves, and wanted to walk towards the apse, but he only took two steps, but he stopped gloomily, and turned in a circle in place anxiously.
A good man, but not a good emperor! Looking at his father's impatient appearance, Li Xian couldn't help but think of history's conclusion on Gaozong's coffin, and it was inevitable that he would sigh for a while in his heart, but this was obviously not an occasion to sigh with emotion, so Li Xian could only sigh secretly and drag his feet to the side.
"The younger brother has seen the prince's brother and the sixth brother."
I could feel a lot of emotion in my heart, but in the face of the two brothers, the prince Li Hong who was lying on the soft couch, and Li Xian, the king of Lu, who was standing tall, Li Xian did not dare to have the slightest rudeness, and bowed politely.
"Seventh brother doesn't have to be like this, just calm down, it's cold and panicked this day, seventh brother must be careful, don't get sick, then it's not good."
The prince Li Hong is a very easy-going person, although he is the prince, but he never puts on a stand in front of his younger brothers, the only flaw is that his body is weaker, these days the snow is strong and the wind is cold, and he has suffered a little cold, but because of the birth of the martial queen, as a son, he can not help but come here to express his concern, and can only sit on the soft couch to wait for the news.
"Brother Chen, thank you for the prince's care."
Whether in the previous life or in this life, Li Xian was quite close to Li Hong, and when he saw Li Hong smile before he said anything, his heart was warm, he thanked him with a smile, stood up straight, and was about to walk to Li Hong's side.
"Seventh brother, how did you do it, every time you arrive at the latest, if you don't change your sluggish nature, how can you do big things in the future?"
Li Xian just stood up straight, and before he could move, Li Xian, the king of Lu who was standing on the side, coldly reprimanded the cover general, and when he landed, Li Xian choked fiercely......