Chapter 21: The Scholar's Girl

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Even if the flood is raging, some people can go about their lives as usual without being affected, and even find things to do to add some fun.

Empress Dowager Lan has such qualifications, the first two days of the emperor's assassination, she was worried for a while, and soon returned to her original life, concentrating on preparing for her birthday, not that she didn't care about her son's safety, but all the news showed that there was nothing big about it, and the emperor handled it well.

The big search inside and outside the city has no effect on her, anyway, the queen mother will always clear the streets when she leaves the palace, and there will always be people kneeling down along the streets, and everything looks the same as usual.

A large number of noble ladies had already come to the gate of the Great Huguo Temple in advance, arranged in an orderly manner according to their own or their husband's titles, surrounded by many maids behind them, and then their own sons, nephews and male servants, in case of emergency.

First someone opened the road loudly, and then there was a sound of bamboo, the queen mother walked down in front of the mountain gate, walked into the temple, in order to show piety, the monks poured out of the temple, sang scriptures in unison, and greeted the queen mother.

The building stood at the back, and there was almost nothing to see except for the banner that obscured the sky.

He didn't want to come with him, but Mrs. Kelan didn't let him go, stayed in the mansion for a day, and came to the Great Huguo Temple early the next morning.

Mrs. Lan's plan is to wait for the queen mother to summon her, she will not leave, and she must follow her sister into the palace.

When the queen mother entered the temple, the noblewomen marched forward under the guidance of the eunuchs, each of whom could bring two maids.

There was a small commotion in the ranks in the rear.

Most of the noble ladies were escorted by their own children, and for them, the queen mother, the guard of honor, and the temple were not important, and the opportunity to see the young noblewoman was the most important thing today.

The Tiancheng Dynasty has been founded for more than 20 years, the rules are not too strict, women who have not been out of the cabinet can make public appearances, the princesses, county lords, princesses, and ladies who live in Luoyang are almost all here today, and the older ones are proud and proud, and they are not concerned, and those who are younger, especially the unmarried women, are the targets of attention and discussion among the children.

The crowd in the rear involuntarily surged forward, and the accompanying manservant had no qualifications to look around, forming the first line of defense, but in the face of his own little master, he could only half-heartedly and even secretly push forward.

The many maids are the impenetrable and impregnable line of defense, and the mothers-in-law are experienced and calmly assign commands, and no man is allowed to pass through them.

It wasn't until the last lady entered the temple that the crowd quieted down, brewed for a moment, and began to talk to each other, even if it was just a glimpse, and could taste a thousand words.

Lou Ji heard the name of "Lord Huanyan" three times, and knew that she was also here, but he didn't see him, and he didn't believe the exaggeration of these gentlemen.

Someone squeezed in front and whispered: "Lou Gongzi is here, I went to visit the house yesterday, saying that you are not at home." ”

The person who came was Duan Siyong, a servant in the Guangling Palace, and Lou Ji replied: "I was left in the General's Mansion. ”

"I see, the prince wants to see Lou Gongzi."

"I don't know when I'll be able to leave."

"That's it, I'll visit the house tonight, Lou Gongzi is here, just we can meet, if I'm not there, I'll talk about it later."

Duan Siyong was very thoughtful, and Lou Ji couldn't refuse, and said, "There is work." ”

The surrounding discussion has not subsided, most of the guards around the emperor are from the noble family, and now they are all imprisoned, the blessings and disasters are unpredictable, but their brothers, children and nephews are not affected at all, they are still concerned about the ranking of posture and how to be beautiful and French, and they can't wait to use all the literature they have learned in their lives on this, and then turn their heads and stop others from talking about their daughters.

There was news in the temple that the queen mother wanted to leave the noble lady to eat fasting together, and the people outside could rest for a while, and the servants could not move, so they could only relax on the spot, and the accompanying children called friends and could go farther.

Lou Ji didn't want to leave, but someone came looking for him.

Liang Shengzhi, a member of the East Palace, squeezed over from the crowd and said with a smile: "It's you from a distance, Lou ...... Seventeen, right? ”

"It's down that the people of Liangshe still remember me."

"As long as it's a piece of people who have drunk wine, there's nothing I don't remember. Let's go, go have a few more drinks. ”

"I can't leave." Lou Ji didn't feel that he was familiar with Liang Shengzhi to the point where he could drink.

"Don't worry, there won't be an hour or two, the people inside can't come out, just to give the old queen mother a birthday, it will be half a day younger." Liang Shengzhi leaned closer and whispered: "The man of the Lou family is here for you, don't spoil everyone's interest." ”

"Okay, it's better to be respectful than to obey your fate, and today I will disturb Liang Sheren for a few glasses of wine."

"Haha, that's right." Liang Shengzhi pulled the foundation of the building and walked out.

Lou Ji confessed to the servant, followed Liang Shengzhi into an alley, and asked casually, "Yuefuhou didn't come today?" ”

"The emperor of the former dynasty who was out of breath had no wife at home, so he naturally didn't use it."

A temporary shed was set up in the alley, with a long table on it, on which there were pots and cups, the wine was just hot, and the dishes were some fresh fruits and vegetables.

Liang Shengzhi was obviously the host of this banquet, and he was welcomed by everyone as soon as he appeared.

Lou Ji glanced at it, but did not see Zhang Shiduan, the prince of Guangling.

The topic is still inseparable from the beauty, and the words "Huanyan County Lord" floated into the ears of the building one after another, and I couldn't hide if I wanted to.

After all, the beauty can not be seen, tired of talking, the topic turned to the assassination, Liang Shengzhi was very interested in this, and soon became the leader, he served in the East Palace, what he said was quite credible, and said loudly: "This matter is by no means simple, there must be a mastermind behind the scenes, and it is likely to implicate the important ministers in the court." ”

"Haven't the assassins been recruited yet? How many days have it been. One asked.

"It doesn't matter if the assassin recruits or not, there is always another way to find out the truth. Today's saints are wise and martial, after this incident, can't they see who is a loyal minister and who is a traitor? ”

Lou Ji suddenly understood, Liang Shengzhi invited him over, but he was actually uneasy and kind, because he wanted him to accept the reprimand on behalf of the Lou family, so he pretended to be confused and just bowed his head and drank.

"My family is a loyal servant." Someone immediately answered, "My brother is about to be released." ”

Liang Shengzhi sneered, "Whether to let people go or not has to be announced by His Majesty, what can outsiders know?" But I can tell you one thing: Wen Zhong and Wu are traitors, and they will never be wrong. ”

"Who said that a military general must be a traitor?" Someone blushed and defended, "Who fought down Tiancheng Jiangshan?" ”

"It is the military generals who fight the country, but it is the civil servants who guard the country. And not all generals have problems, I'm talking about this time, a certain family, you don't want to take it from your own house. ”

The man's face turned redder, and the person next to him whispered a few words, and he suddenly realized that he looked at the building standing on the other side.

Liang Shengzhi was in high spirits, raised his glass and said: "Wait and see, Huanyu Qinglang is just around the corner, and this dynasty will rely more on the rule of civil servants, with clear rewards and punishments, and meritocracy." Those who rely on military merits to obtain medals and positions had better see the situation clearly as soon as possible, hand over power when they should hand over power, let go when they should let go, go home to live their days, and still not lose the name of loyal ministers. ”

Some people sneered, some people cheered, the building didn't hear it, drank enough, said goodbye to Liang Shengzhi, turned around and left.

Liang Shengzhi refused to let go, and caught up and said: "Lou Gongzi, don't be careful, the general is loyal to the country, the world knows it, and he is by no means a traitor." ”

Lou Ji stopped and smiled: "Of course, if it weren't for His Majesty's trust, how could the general be ordered to enter the palace guard?" ”

"Haha, that's what it means." Liang Shengzhi patted Lou Ji's shoulder and put away his smile, "Heavenly Dao cycle, retribution is determined, and the Lou family should understand this truth better than others." By the way, the ancestor of the family was ordered to go out again, and his old man wanted to spend his old age in peace, but His Majesty disagreed, saying that the old minister was reliable, and others could not compare. The ancestor of the family had to reluctantly make it difficult to serve as a servant and take charge of Shangshu Province. ”

"Congratulations, Ling Zu will be able to fly in the future."

"I don't rely on the shadow of my ancestors." Liang Shengzhi said coldly, "Please tell the Lou family that you are content and happy, and don't regret it when you lose the opportunity." ”

"People are soft-spoken, and no one will listen to my words in the Lou family." Lou Ji smiled.

Liang Shengzhi laughed, "At this time and that time, a talent like Lou Gongzi was not allowed to be reused in the past, and he may be the top pillar of the Lou family in the future." ”

Lou Ji returned to his original place, pondered for a while, and felt that Liang Shengzhi must have something unfinished, the general's situation was likely to be more dangerous than he expected, and before the assassin could confess the names of Lou Ji and others, the emperor was already suspicious of the Lou family.

Liang Shengzhi was right, it wasn't until the afternoon that the noble ladies in the temple came out one after another, causing another commotion, and the crowd gradually dispersed, leaving more and more open space.

When Mrs. Lan was done, she sent a maid out and ordered the steward to take the slave back to the house, and specially told the building: just stay at home, and don't move around at will.

Lou Ji said yes, turned his head and disobeyed the order, and ran to find Ma Wei.

Ma Wei looked very calm, greeted him with a smile, arranged the food and drinks, and asked for warmth, as usual, but when all the servants had retreated, and only the two of them remained, the smile on his face disappeared without a trace.

"It's Guo Shifeng." Ma Weidao.

"He asked Hong Daohui to do it early?"

Guo Shifeng was in a hurry, ran to win over Huangfu Steps, got the news from him, and asked Hong Daohui to go to assassinate. Alas, as expected by his younger brother, Hong Daohui was negligent for a while and killed the wrong person. ”

Lou Ji was dumbfounded, and said after a while: "The Huangfu rank will actually be convinced?" ”

"Guo Shifeng is very good at arguing, he has this ability, he can see that the emperor can't stand the emperor's tricks, and his father Huangfu Kai lost to He Rongbu in Jizhou one after another, and his position is already unstable......"

"What about others?"

"Missing, I don't know where to hide, and I haven't seen it again."

"Flood Road Restoration ......"

"You can rest assured that Hong Daohui has been prepared for a long time, knowing that he will be caught, and he will not confess other people's names."

"Then what is Guo Shifeng running?"

"He's still timid, I misjudged him before." Ma Wei sighed, "The matter has come to this, there is no other way but to give up the plan, wait and see what happens, if there is an accident, I will flee with my brother, and I will never steal my life alone." ”

"You can't give up, the emperor must die."

Ma Wei was taken aback, "Brother you, ...... you"

"If the emperor doesn't die, the Lou family will die, the Ma family will die, and I don't know how many people in the world will die."