The first snow fell in the early winter of the northern country, and the weather became colder. In front of the open-air altar in the north of Linhuang City, the Liao army marched neatly and unfurled colorful flags. Emperor Tianzuo wore a yellow mink round-mouth hat, two short pheasant tails tied to the top of the hat, which were placed behind his head in a figure-eight shape, with two earlobe rings, a silver-white fox tail on his chest, and a yellow dragon robe, accompanied by eunuchs, who walked up to the altar. He first knelt on the mattress and bowed to heaven, then burned incense at the altar and bowed again, while his officials bowed down at the altar. After the incense burning ceremony, Tianzuo sat on the dragon chair and ordered the eunuch to read out the proclamation. The eunuch read:

Emperor Tianzuo of the Great Liao State appointed the imperial power to inherit the ancestral industry. The imperial power is subject to heaven, and heaven is the Lord and the god of all things. Today's female direct culprit Da Liao rebel minister Wanyan A bone beating, disobeying the mandate of heaven, seizing the state city, harassing the border court, and poisoning the living beings.

In view of this, Emperor Tianzuo, in accordance with the decree of the gods, rejuvenated the army and exterminated the rebellion to comfort the people. May the gods of heaven and earth bless you, the army will be everywhere, the thieves will be pacified, and the victory will be as soon as possible!

The ministers knelt on the ground and bowed again, shouting in unison: "Holy bow and ten thousand blessings!" After the ministers finished worshipping, Tianzuo said: "Yelu Zhangnu! Zhang Nu walked to the stage and knelt on the ground: "The minister is here!" Tianzuo said: "Have you done what I ordered?" ”

Zhang Nu played: "Your Majesty, isn't it just to go to Konoha Mountain to worship the gods and go to Zuzhou to sue the temple?" What about such a big deal?

Dare to be lazy, early yesterday morning, the minister took the emperor's ten clans, respectively to Konoha Mountain and Taimiao to pay homage to the mountain gods and ancestors, and pray for the blessing of the mountain gods and ancestors. Tianzuo said yes with satisfaction, and asked how the people from all walks of life were ready, and the generals replied in unison that they were ready.

Tianzuo asked in a loud voice, "Are the death row inmates ready?" Ah Xibao knelt down and replied: "Back to the emperor, he has been tied to the flagpole." ”

Tianzuo glanced under the flagpole and saw that a person was tied up under the flagpole, this person was a grass people, because he could not bear the tyranny of the Liao Dynasty, he led the people to rebel and was defeated and captured, and was imprisoned on death row.

Tianzuo stepped down from the altar and ascended to the imperial chariot, and came down to the front of the army under the escort of the left and right guards. More than a dozen archers walked up to the flagpole and faced the death row prisoner with bows and arrows. The death row inmates were dressed in black prison uniforms, their eyes were sluggish and skinny.

The executive shouted, "Ready! The archer opened his bow and aimed his arrow at the death row prisoner, and the executive officer shouted: "Shoot!" "Instantly, the arrow hit the death row prisoner like a fly, and the death row prisoner was shot like a hedgehog struggling to hang his head in agony.

Xiao Feng held the shilling flag high and shouted: "Beat the drum - go!" Suddenly, the drum sounded loudly, the banner of the Liao army was waving in the wind, and Tianzuo took the imperial chariot under the escort of the generals, and led the army out of the east gate of Shangjing.

Besides, Concubine Wen lost her favor by disobeying the emperor by playing the piano, and Tianzuo's feelings of remembering the old days did not put her into the cold palace, and she still lived in the original dormitory.

On the day of Tianzuo's expedition, Concubine Wen, who had not recovered from her illness, sat on the sickbed, and the maid Hong'er wiped her forehead with a towel. At this time, a palace maid hurriedly came to report, saying that Prime Minister Li Chuwen came to the harem to ask about illness, Concubine Wen was quite surprised, why did he come? Hmph, the owl comes into the house for nothing.

At this time, Li Chuwen had entered the dormitory under the guidance of Gonggong Zhang. Li Chuwen saw Concubine Wen fall down and bowed: "Li Chuwen bows to Niangniang." Concubine Wen sat up and said, "Prime Minister excuse me, get up." Li Chuwen stood up and hugged his fists and said: "Qi Yu Niangniang, the emperor heard that Niangniang's noble health is not safe, and ordered Weichen to find the best Langzhong in the capital to treat Niangniang, he has already come to wait outside the palace." ”

Concubine Wen said lukewarmly: "This can make the prime minister bother." Li Chuwen hurriedly replied: "Yes, yes, this is a matter of humble duty." Concubine Wen said: "Then invite Lang Zhong in." ”

Lang Zhong entered the dormitory, put down the medicine bag in his hand, kowtowed and bowed: "The grass people meet Niangniang!" Concubine Wen said, "Get up." Lang Zhong stood up, Li Chuwen glanced at Lang Zhong and said, "Then let's diagnose Niangniang." ”

Concubine Wen ordered Xiaohong to bring a chair to Lang Zhong, and she turned to the screen and moved out a rattan bamboo chair. This rattan bamboo chair came from Huguang and was a relic of the Empress Dowager Zhenshun, and Concubine Wen was favored by the emperor at the beginning.

Xiaohong placed the rattan chair on the side of the bed, and Lang Zhong sat on the rattan chair respectfully. Lang Zhong put the pulse pillow on the side of the bed, Concubine Wen put her wrist on the pulse pillow, Xiaohong covered Concubine Wen's wrist with a plain veil, Lang Zhong was speechless and diagnosed the pulse with his right hand, and after a while, he changed to another wrist.

After a while, Lang Zhong said: "Niangniang is in a trance and does not think about tea and rice, it is caused by depression, prescribe a dose of herbal decoction, three times a day, if it gets better, take another dose will be cured, but Niangniang still has to think less about recuperation, I don't know if I am right?" Concubine Wen said: "That's not bad at all. ”

After Lang Zhong finished diagnosing his pulse, he pondered for a moment and prescribed a prescription. Lang Zhong put down his pen and said: "I heard that Niangniang is well-read and proficient in pharmacology, please take a look." ”

Concubine Wen said: "Langzhong invited by Prime Minister Li Cheng, how can this palace not believe it? Li Chuwen said with concern: "Father-in-law will accompany Lang Zhong to get medicine." Father-in-law Zhang agreed, and walked out of the dormitory with Lang Zhong.

As soon as the two of them left the dormitory, Concubine Yuan, accompanied by two maids, also came to visit the patient. Concubine Wen "chuckled" in her heart, and she came too? Li Chuwen saw that Concubine Yuan had arrived, and bowed down, and Concubine Yuan asked to get up.

Concubine Yuan walked to the side of the sickbed, Concubine Wen got up sideways and bowed her head and said: "Sister visits, my sister can't pay full salute while lying on the sickbed, I hope my sister will atone for her sins, a little illness has to work hard for my sister, and my sister has nothing to repay." ”

Concubine Yuan took Concubine Wen's hand and said, "The emperor has left Jingshi, and my sister should take care of my sister when she is sick." Concubine Wen said: "Then thank you sister for your concern." Concubine Yuan replied: "Don't you see the outside world, what did Lang Zhong say, did you diagnose the pulse?" ”

Li Chuwen, who was standing on the side, took over the conversation and said: "Back to Niangniang's words, Lang Zhong said that Concubine Wen didn't think about tea and rice, it was caused by depression, and she could get better by decocting one or two doses of medicine." Concubine Wen said: "With the care of my sister and the prime minister, my sister will be fine." Concubine Yuan said: "It's okay, wow." ”

While speaking, the eunuch Zhang Gonggong came back with a bag of herbs, and Concubine Yuan immediately took it and said, Sister will decoct the medicine for you, and say that she wants to decoct the medicine. Concubine Wen hurriedly said: "It's not necessary, then let's kill my sister, what is Xiaohong still doing standing, go and decoct the medicine." ”

The maid Xiaohong took the medicine bag and walked out. Looking at Concubine Yuan again, she reluctantly sat down and comforted Concubine Wen vigorously, whether what she said in her mouth was what she thought in her heart, only she knew. Li Chuwen and Concubine Yuan's clumsy performance of singing and harmonizing, Concubine Wen has already seen it.

The smart and clever maid Xiaohong and Concubine Wen have been together for many years and are like sisters, and she has long seen the affairs of the harem in her heart, but Xiaohong never talks much. As the saying goes, "If you have more gifts, you must deceive" When she saw Li Chuwen and Concubine Yuan's unusually enthusiastic and Concubine Wen's eyes, she already understood what to do today.

After a while, Concubine Yuan said, "For so long, why hasn't the medicine been fried yet?" Li Chuwen was a little anxious when he saw Concubine Yuan, and said that I would go and take a look and leave the palace. Xiaohong saw Li Chuwen come in, so she picked up the Nanni medicine pot and poured the medicinal juice into the porcelain bowl. Li Chuwen touched it with his hand and said, "The medicine is too hot, go get a bowl and fold it." ”

Xiaohong took a bowl and folded it twice, Li Chuwen picked up the medicine bowl and left, Xiaohong said: "Don't work for the prime minister, I'll come." Xiaohong took the medicine bowl and entered the dormitory, followed by Li Chuwen. Concubine Wen got up slowly, and Concubine Yuan supported her with her hand,

At this time, Xiaohong pretended to slip and fell to the ground, and the bowl was spilled. She knelt down and said, "The servant girl sprinkled the broken medicine in the bowl, and the sin deserves death!" Concubine Wen said: "It's not intentional, just get up, just fry it again." At this time, Concubine Yuan saw that the medicine was spilled on the ground, and she was furious and scolded: "You useless thing, you really deserve to die!" ”

Xiaohong knelt in front of Concubine Yuan and said, "Niangniang, I really didn't mean it!" Concubine Yuan scolded: "I think you did it on purpose, come here!" Drag it out and hit me! Concubine Wen pleaded: "Sister, Xiaohong didn't mean to spare her." Where was Concubine Yuan willing to listen, and shouted: "It's light to beat, what's the use of leaving this useless thing!" ”

Concubine Yuan ordered two maids to drag Xiaohong out of the hall, and Li Chuwen followed out with an angry face on his waist knife. When Concubine Wen got up and rushed outside the hall, Xiaohong had already fallen in a pool of blood, and Concubine Yuan and Li Chuwen had already left. Concubine Wen lay in love with the corpse and cried: "Poor Xiaohong, you died for me!" Concubine Wen summoned the slave and ordered him to be buried thickly.

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