Empress Dowager Xun wanted to lead Emperor Pei Yan to Daming Palace, saying that she had something to entrust, Pei Yan was puzzled in her heart, and she didn't know what the Empress Dowager wanted to tell her...... Could it be a request to join the Xun clan? His brother Xun Rui has just stepped down as prime minister, and his younger brother Xun Xian is in charge of Duji, so who else can the younger generations of the Xun family pick out? It's impossible to let Xun Di and Xun Min's children and grandchildren re-enter the Chinese Dynasty, right?

- The last words that my father said to himself before he died are still in my ears: "I killed Peng Xiao and Zhi Yu, stopped all demons and evils, and retreated from the group Pei, which is definitely not to open the way for Xun and Yu." The emperor should be careful about the affairs of his relatives, and see it again in this dynasty. ”

But he didn't dare to disobey the order, so he had to follow behind - Empress Dowager Xun didn't take the chariot, and traveled all over the palace in the palace, always with her legs, so Pei Yan naturally didn't want to return to the chariot. It's just that the Empress Dowager Xun is walking very big and fast, and most of the eunuchs and palace people have to trot to catch up, Pei Yan is hindered by his own identity, and because he is wearing a crown, he can't run, so he can only try his best to keep up with the rhythm of his mother, and when he arrived at Daming Palace, he was already sweating and panting.

Empress Dowager Xun paused slightly, turned her head to glance at the emperor, couldn't help but shake her head, and said: "Your Majesty should still be strong and strong - at least the gymnastics passed down by the first emperor must be practiced every morning." Pei Yan had no choice but to answer.

Empress Dowager Xun immediately ordered, you go to the side hall by the emperor, remove the gon and crown, and change into regular clothes, and I will wait for the master in front of the Shenlong Palace.

Pei Yan not only changed into a robe with a round neck and narrow sleeves, put on a small crown of gold silk, but also ordered the palace people to bring hot water and wipe his face well, and then returned to the main hall of the dragon to meet the Empress Dowager Xun. Seeing that the place where the old man died, now the door is closed, and there is still a lock—it is said that the body was locked after it was removed, and it has never been opened for nearly two months—so what is the purpose of the Queen Mother calling me here?

Pei Yan was a little nervous, feeling that this matter was by no means simple.

I saw the Empress Dowager Xun take out a brass key from her sleeve, hand it to herself, and said: "The first emperor left a testament to His Majesty in his pillow, and instructed me before he died, only after His Majesty removed the service, he could only go to watch alone." ”

Pei Yan held his breath, took the key with both hands, and stepped forward to unlock the door. Empress Dowager Xun ordered the eunuchs to push the palace door open left and right, but when the emperor stepped inside, he immediately closed it, and said outside the door: "Only the Son of Heaven is allowed to go alone, and idlers are not allowed to follow." ”

Pei Yanxin said that what kind of will did his father pass on? It's so mysterious...... It can't be bad for me, right? Thinking about it again, the first emperor died, and there was only the queen mother by his side, even if the queen mother wanted to be unfavorable to herself, she would not have to wait until today......

I felt that the room was quite stuffy, and it was as if there was a smell coming straight to my mind from the end of my nose, and my heart said that if you open the door for a while, you will die...... I had to do it myself and open two windows to allow a little air circulation between the inside and outside. Then he was bold, went straight to the couch, took off his shoes and sat down, and picked up the pillow that his father had leaned on before he died. After a little groping, I found that the stitches of the lower part of the stitch were a little loose, that is, I took the short dagger hanging on my waist to cut it, and I reached into it and touched it, and sure enough, there was a small bamboo tube.

Pull out the bamboo tube, lift its end, lean outward, "pop", a roll of plain silk and a key fell on the couch. Pei Yanxin said I thought you left me a few words, dare to love and have the key...... Unfold the silk and take a look, it reads: "There is a secret grid under the bed, and the emperor can only be spontaneous." Those who open up without permission by others will destroy the three tribes. "Sure enough, it's Daddy's handwriting.

Pei Yanxin said pass me a book? It's a box, not a box, no matter how small it is, it can stuff hundreds or thousands of pieces of paper, what kind of precious books, if it is so complicated, wouldn't it be good to pass it directly to me? It is also "the three tribes of those who enlighten without permission"...... The curiosity became stronger and stronger, and he hurriedly followed the instructions on the plain silk, turned over and got down, went around to it, pried open a couch with a short dagger, reached in, and dragged out a bamboo basket - larger than he estimated, and quite heavy.

There was a lock hanging on the basket, so he poked it open with the key he had obtained from the pillow, and then lifted the lid of the basket to see that there were two thick stacks of books—both bound in twine in the thread binding method "invented" by his father—and the top two books were marked on the covers: Book 1 and Book 2.

I didn't have time to see how many volumes there were—estimated to be at least twelve or thirteen—so I took out the "Book One" first, approached the window, and turned the first page to read it with the help of the skylight, only to see that it was still in my father's own handwriting-

"One of the sixteen volumes, describing my origin and general outline, only my Pei descendants, the reigning son of heaven, can be exhibited, others take it without permission, Yi three clans ......" announced the ban again, and said: "If a hundred years later, the society is declining, the emperor will be martyred, and this book must be burned first, not to be known to outsiders, cut it." ”

Is it the strategy of governing the country, the secret book of the emperor? Pei Yan glanced at it, and quickly turned the second page, but there was no substance on it, only said: "What is said in this book, every sentence is true, don't think that I am old and faint." It may be beyond the expectations of children and grandchildren, but it should also be quiet and breathless, read carefully, and not be taken lightly. ”

Then turn the third page, and it reads: "I, Pei Gai, is not Pei Gai in this world, Pei Gai in another world, born in 1,700 years later......"

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Empress Dowager Xun was waiting for the emperor outside the palace, to be honest, she didn't know what Pei should leave to her son, but she knew that it was blooming from a bamboo basket, and when she was seriously ill, she repeatedly told her that no one could see it except the emperor, otherwise she would suffer a big disaster - including your wife!

It is estimated that it is the secret technique of Pei Cai's governance to pass on to his descendants, so if the emperor does not plan to read it immediately, it will be just, once the content is more "violent", read it in one breath, and it is estimated that the time will not be short. So she stood for a while, listened to the lack of movement in the room, and ordered someone to move the couch to sit - after all, she was also in her fifties, and her physical strength naturally declined, to tell the truth, she walked back to Daming Palace from Chengqian Palace just now, and she was tired and weak, but it was inconvenient to show a little fatigue in front of her son.

After sitting for a while, I felt bored, so I ordered the eunuch to take the Buddhist scriptures and read them. When Pei Gai was alive, he objected to his wife's reading of the scriptures of the Buddha and the Tao, saying: "Although it is not unreasonable, if you indulge in it, or even be religious, you will harm yourself and even the country." "However, it is not strictly forbidden to hang Buddha statues in the palace, as well as to burn incense and worship, and to give alms to monks.

The red sun gradually rises and gradually reaches the top. During this period, a eunuch hurriedly ran over, bowed to the Empress Dowager Xun, and paid tribute to the queen. Empress Dowager Xun immediately raised her voice to greet the palace: "The queen asked, when will Your Majesty return to the Qiangong Palace, so that you can have lunch with Your Majesty." Pei Yan's voice soon came from the hall: "There is no need for lunch today - the Queen Mother can order someone to fetch water to drink." ”

Empress Dowager Xun persuaded a few words, but the emperor refused to listen. I had to order the palace people to bring a cup of hot water, hold it on a lacquer plate, send it to the door, and report it in a low voice. With a "click", the palace door opened a small crack, and the emperor stretched out his hand, almost snatching it, snatching away the water cup, and then pushed the palace door shut.

The emperor refused to eat, and the Empress Dowager Xun accompanied him. In the afternoon, another eunuch came to report, and the Empress Dowager Xun raised her voice and said, "Your Majesty, Secretary Lang Xue forcibly asks for advice." The Emperor replied impatiently, "No—not unless the Prime Minister asks for it!" ”

Empress Dowager Xun couldn't help but be a little worried, so she got up and stayed there, facing the palace door and asked, "Is Your Majesty safe?" Even if the state affairs are not over, it is not over, and the body is important, so you might as well take a break...... "The implication is that your father has already hung up, so the suicide note he left behind is not an urgent matter, right?" Is it necessary for you to read it all in one sitting? And what exactly did he leave you to read for that long?

Pei Yan ignored this. Empress Dowager Xun waited patiently for a quarter of an hour, and was waiting to be persuaded again, when suddenly there was a "click", the door of the palace opened, Pei Yan jumped out like the wind, and pulled the door with her backhand, and locked it again. Empress Dowager Xun blamed: "Your Majesty, and the demeanor is ......"

Pei Yan arched his hand at her: "The Queen Mother and forgive the child for her disgrace, I really can't wait......" Then he clamped his legs, turned around and ran. Empress Dowager Xun couldn't help but sigh - this is to hold the urine...... Hurry up and order the palace people to follow and serve.

After the smoothness, Pei Yan finally walked with the eager, but without losing the emperor's majesty, Shi Shiran turned back. Empress Dowager Xun asked him: "What did the first emperor leave to Your Majesty?" Your Majesty is good at protecting the dragon's body, and it is not appropriate to close it in the palace for a long time......" Pei Yan arched his hand and said: "There is a Empress Dowager Lao to ask, and Emperor Taizu has a secret book to pass on me, even the Empress Dowager cannot inquire." ”

Empress Dowager Xun was even more curious, so she said: "The world is not the world of His Majesty alone, and the country can be governed by His Majesty alone. "The implication is that I'll help you take a look, what's wrong? The first emperor has a will, just to show you, even I can't read it, but--you invited me to read it together, this is not against the order of the first emperor, right?

Pei Yan raised his eyes and looked at the sky - he didn't expect to be fascinated by reading books and forget the time, it was already such a time - and then bowed down and said: "What the Queen Mother said is reasonable, the child has to see the suicide note of Emperor Taizu, and he is sad for a while, happy for a while, and he doesn't know that the sun will fall." It really shouldn't be done - the city of Rome was not built in a day......"

Then he turned his eyes and saw the Buddhist scriptures on the couch: "The Queen Mother is reading the scriptures?" ”

Empress Dowager Xun bowed her head and said: "The first emperor died in the sky, because of the shortness of life, even the emperor can't live forever, it's ......"

Pei Yan said with a smile: "The emperor is also a man, even if he is devout to the Buddha or Mu Taishang, he will not be able to prolong his life." It is also necessary to develop productive forces, and then improve the level of science and technology is the ......"

Empress Dowager Xun couldn't help frowning, and said in her heart, what is this in your mouth, why can't I understand it? Why is it like your father is old, chattering all day long, saying something unfathomable and profound...... was going to persuade again, but Pei Yan turned around, faced the eunuchs and palace people, and said coldly: "Today's matter, no one can leak it out, otherwise they will be beaten and killed!" ”

Everyone hurriedly bowed their heads and obeyed, in fact, they were thinking in their hearts: What is it that we don't want to leak? Could it be that you just ran to the toilet with your legs between your legs, which is really detrimental to the prestige of the Son of Heaven?

Pei Yan reopened the lock and re-entered the Divine Dragon Palace. Empress Dowager Xun hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty take care of the dragon body!" Pei Yan agreed indoors, but soon came out again, but holding a small bamboo basket in his hand, he ordered to carry it over, and then bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Xun. A eunuch came over next to him, bent down and stretched out his hands, which means: The slave and maid come and mention it. Pei Yan didn't see it, hugged the bamboo basket tightly, and boarded the royal chariot.

A few eunuchs swayed and lifted their chariots - so heavy! I listened to the emperor's instructions: "Go and find Yu Zhongning's "An Tian Treatise", I want to see it." Immediately, under the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xun, she gradually drifted away......