The sky will be bright, and in a few moments, the city gate will be opened, and the ministers will go to the early court. The discussion in the Temple of Manna has finally come to a conclusion. The eldest grandson Wuji personally wrote the letter and submitted it to His Majesty for review. Li Erlang rubbed his eyebrows tiredly, and shook his hand without raising his eyes: "Nian." ”

"No." The eldest grandson Wuji stayed up all night, he was also tired, and his eyes were dry as he looked at the notice in his hand and read dryly: "Xiaoyu, there is an evil attack today, poisoning the people. I gathered a group of doctors to ward off the wind and evil, and show the people ......"

It is said to be a manifestation to the people, but in fact, it is a document that circulates the counties of the yamen of various ministries. As for the proclamation that really shows the people, it has to be "polished" by the county government officials. A proclamation of 100 words can be said to be three things in a nutshell.

First of all, it is said that a wind evil epidemic has been found in the capital, but the imperial court already knows about it, and I hope everyone will not panic. Secondly, the imperial court is convening a group of doctors to discuss the solution, but there is no effective medicine for the time being. But don't worry, as long as you cool down with water, you can temporarily suppress the outbreak of the epidemic. If there is something jade at home, it can be placed on the patient, and the effect is better. Finally, recruit the world's famous doctors and reward those who can cure the epidemic.

In the imperial court proclamation, there were also auxiliary orders restricting patients from leaving the city, martial law in the capital, and strict inspection of entry and exit. Li Erlang frowned when he heard it, there were some ways to do it, but he did his best. This feeling of powerlessness is really uncomfortable as an emperor who rules the world. "That's it......"

"Knock-knock-"

The morning bell still rang on time, and the two cities of Beijing opened the door when they heard the sound. The palace door was opened, Li Erlang got up and stretched his arms, and instructed the ministers: "I ordered the meal to be passed, all the secretaries should go to the side hall to eat, there is still something busy today." ”

In front of the Lizheng Palace, Empress Changsun walked down with the little princess in her arms, turned to Qin Qiong and said, "General Qin, there is a labor escort all the way." I hope that the general will not talk about it with others. ”

Qin Qiong clasped her fists and saluted, and said in a muffled voice: "Don't worry, Niangniang, Shubao is not a mouthy person." The last general will also strictly order his subordinates, but ......"

"It doesn't matter." Empress Changsun knew that although this palace was high and deep, it could never block the surveillance of her ears and eyes. What's more, last night she was in a hurry, and she ran barefoot in Miyagi at night, which was too sensational. If it weren't for the evil fire and poison of the wind, I'm afraid it would have spread all over the Taiji Palace at this time. "Some rumors are inevitable, as long as they ......" Empress Changsun paused for a moment, and then said: "General Qin, please stay here for a while, there may be something to trouble the general in a while." ”

"No. The last will be here for standby. ”

Empress Changsun thanked her, turned around and walked quickly into the hall, and went straight to the bedside of the dormitory, Changle and Gao Yang were still embraced together. Empress Eldest Sun gently placed the little son in her arms beside her. Stretched out his hand to probe Changle's forehead, his eyebrows pursed slightly, and he asked the palace maid who was waiting, "Why is there so many jade hairpins on Lizhi's head?" ”

"Back to Niangniang, this is the method that Mrs. Zhen often passes. It is said that jade can insulate the invasion of foreign evils, so ......"

Empress Eldest Sun was relieved when she heard this, and thought to herself that the effect of the green jade gourd was also due to this. It's just that it still can't cure the fire poison. There is only medicinal wine, but there is too little wine...... The little son slept peacefully, and the eldest grandson queen gently pulled out the green jade gourd in her arms, got up in her arms and instructed the maidservant: "I remember that Your Majesty sent an urn of spring water from the clear spring of Jiu'an Palace for boiling tea." Go fetch it for me, fetch it all! After speaking, he turned around to leave, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw a three-legged white jade tripod with a cow head ring behind Gao Yang. With a move in his mind, he pointed to Yuding and ordered the maid to carry him to the warm pavilion.

This jade tripod is used for cold food with ice cubes in summer. After the lid is sealed, it is tightly sealed and airtight. Empress Changsun used a clean gauze towel to carefully wipe the inside of the jade tripod clean. Then he picked up the green jade gourd and carefully poured it into the ding, the eldest grandson queen slightly closed her hand, and left a shallow layer of monkey wine in the gourd. After stuffing the gourd, Empress Eldest Sun looked at the wine in Dingzhong. Sure enough, unlike the previous drink, this wine turned out to be rose red, with a strong floral aroma.

Suddenly, the fragrance of flowers filled, and the Lizheng Hall seemed to return to the season of blooming flowers in midsummer. The palace maids and eunuchs smelled the fragrance of flowers, and the fragrance was so strong that they couldn't help but sneeze. Empress Changsun immediately covered the lid and temporarily suppressed the fragrance from diffusing it. It is also strange to say that when the aroma of this wine is in Li Luoyun's hands, although the aroma is striking, the aroma of the wine will not spread instantly. Empress Eldest Sun was delicate, staring at Yuding at this time, but her mind was recalling some details when she met Li Luoyun. After a while, the maid brought an urn containing spring water.

Empress Changsun opened the mouth of the urn and saw that there were no stolen mosquitoes on the light veil covering her mouth, so she couldn't help but nod with satisfaction. Use a bamboo spoon to fill the spring water, and carefully mix it into the jade tripod. Empress Changsun watched nervously at the changes in the liquor, and continued to add spring water, until the color of the liquor had gradually turned pale pink and the aroma was no longer strong, and then she stopped adding water.

"Fetch two jade cups."

The palace maid hurriedly brought two jade cups, and the eldest grandson queen took out two diluted wines from the ding. Then he covered Bai Yuding and instructed the palace maid to say, "Find a case desk and carry Bai Yuding over." Then he took two glasses of wine and hurried to Changle and Gao Yang's side. Wish...... Still valid......"

The continuous high fever has already put the two princesses into a coma, and they can't wake up at all. Empress Eldest Sun asked Mo to help pry open Changle's lips and teeth and pour a glass of wine into it. Immediately gave Gao Yang a drink according to the law. Then he looked firmly at the faces of his two daughters, holding one of his hands in each hand, and prayed silently in his heart.

"! Empress! The red on the princess's face faded! The call of surprise woke up the eldest grandson queen, and the eldest grandson queen found that she was unconsciously distracted again, her expression was a little trance, and the little face of Changle in front of her was divided into two, and then slowly coincided. Empress Eldest Sun closed her eyes tightly and concentrated for a moment, and then saw that the faces of the two daughters had indeed recovered a lot, and their breathing became gentle, although their body temperature did not fade immediately, it didn't matter if they thought about it. With a smile of relief, tiredness hit again. The palace maid behind her saw the queen's back swaying, and sensed that something was wrong, so she hurriedly helped her. "! It doesn't matter to you, right? ”

Empress Changsun slowed down for a while, grabbed the palace maid's arm and slowly stood up, looked at Bai Yuding and took a deep breath: "Come with me." With that, he helped the palace maid to stagger out of the dormitory step by step.

Qin Qiong Kuiwei's figure stood quietly and solemnly in front of the door of the Lizheng Palace, and this solid back made people feel down-to-earth and relieved whenever they looked at it. The country is in great difficulty, but fortunately, there are loyal and brave generals like Qin Qiong standing by His Majesty's side. Thinking like this, Empress Changsun's body surged up again, and she let go of the palace maid's support. Straightened the hair on his sideburns, straightened his back hard, and strode towards Qin Qiong.

"General Qin."

Qin Qiong turned around and saluted: "Queen Mother." ”

Empress Changsun curtched her knees and said apologetically: "The general is tired of running all night, and he should have entertained the general with a meal." It's just that the country is in trouble, and I don't dare to delay, so please don't blame the general. ”

"Niangniang is polite, it is the duty of the last general to serve the country."

Empress Eldest Sun pointed to Bai Yuding and said to Qin Qiong: "This decoction in Dingzhong can temporarily cure this wind evil fire poison." But there are only so many medicines, and there is no room for a single drop to be wasted. General Lao personally handed it over to His Majesty. ”

Hearing this, Qin Qiong looked at the jade tripod solemnly, stretched out her hand to pick it up, and pulled the cloak with one hand to wrap it tightly in her arms: "Niangniang, don't worry, the last general will definitely hand it over to Your Majesty safely!" Ding is in the people! ”

Empress Eldest Sun solemnly bowed to Xie Qinqiong, and when she saw that the veteran turned around and wanted to leave, she hurriedly opened her mouth to stop.

"General, slow!"

"What else does the mother command?"

"If someone asks where this medicine comes from, how will the general explain it?"

"This ......" Qin Qiong is upright, naturally she will tell the truth, but she also knows that it is inappropriate, and she also asks the mother to teach. ”

Empress Eldest Sun stepped forward and approached Qin Qiong and whispered, "If Your Majesty asks, the general will naturally tell you everything. But if someone asked, even if it was my brother, the general would only say: "Daochang Sun left two life-saving pills for me when he was treating me." Last night, the little princess was in crisis, I was so worried that I had no other way but to take a risk, and I didn't want it to have a miraculous effect. But there is only one pill left, and I can only melt it into a decoction to save the lives of the princes. ”

"No, the last general remembers." Qin Qiong secretly admired in her heart, no matter what the truth was found by others, the queen mother at least gave His Majesty and the ministers a satisfactory explanation. It saves His Majesty unnecessary trouble, and the queen is really virtuous and wise. Seeing that the queen had no more orders, Qin Qiong hugged the jade tripod in her arms, bowed her head, and turned to leave.

Until Qin Qiong's figure disappeared, Empress Eldest Sun was still standing in place. The palace maid cautiously stepped forward to ask, but there was no response to the two calls. Looking at the face of Empress Changsun again, her eyes were already closed. The palace maid panicked to help, and as soon as she touched the queen's arm, the eldest grandson queen had already collapsed softly.

There was another panic in the Lizheng Palace.

The queen mother, the lord of the harem, fell ill. Concubine Wei, who is second only to the empress, is busy taking care of the children. The head of the inner palace has been overwhelmed by the news from each room and hall. According to incomplete statistics, most of the eunuchs and palace servants under the age of 14 in the palace have fallen ill. And this number is increasing every moment. Every slave and maid who was afraid of being sent to quarantine was gritting their teeth to resist the fire poison. But people kept falling. Although another adult was sick, panic had spread irrepressibly throughout the Miyagi compound. The Tai Chi Palace was already on the verge of disorder.

In the previous dynasty, the six important ministers who had held a meeting in advance had already understood the anger of His Majesty the Emperor in the morning. In the face of the noise and interrogation of the civil and military officials above the fourth rank of the imperial court, they just wanted to scold people with a headache. Fortunately, at the same time as the proclamation was announced in the court, it had been passed on to Jin Wuwei and the county government of Chang'an Wannian. What is being discussed in the court right now is a question that involves more and more detail. It's just that...... Everyone has children and younger children......

Except for the Great Meeting, Li Erlang has not been equipped with a sword for a long time. However, today he sat on the throne with a cold face, and the hand holding the hilt of the sword never let go.

The court is noisy, and the Suzaku Gate is outside the capital. The city wall blocked the noise in the city, but it could not stop the boiling momentum of the people's anxiety. After all, every child is the heart and soul of their parents. And the flesh of their hearts is being roasted on the fire.

"Your Majesty, in order to appease the wrath of the heavens and pray for the blessings of the people of Li, please ask Your Majesty to perform a ceremony to sacrifice to the heavens!" As soon as the waiter of the Ministry of Rites said this, he immediately received a response from the ministers.

However, Li Erlang still frowned and remained silent. Since Zhenguan, there have been two major droughts in Guanzhong. It is not once to sacrifice oneself to heaven, and if the sacrifice is useful, how can the people still suffer. However, in the current situation, if you want to appease the people, holding a sacrificial ceremony can be an effective way.

The ministers were hotly discussed, and the topic of discussion had become where this evil came from, why it arose, and which gods to worship. Li Erlang compromised and was ready to open his mouth to promise the matter. At this moment, an attendant hurried up to the throne from the side door, leaned over His Majesty's side and whispered a message. Li Erlang raised his eyebrows when he heard this, he didn't care about the ministers, jumped up from the throne, and strode out of the side door. Leaving the ministers of the palace to look at each other. The left and right servants glanced at each other, and looked at the eldest grandson Wuji, who had just withdrawn his eyes from the side door, noticed Fang Xuanling's gaze, and understood what he meant, but shook his head slightly and hung his head silently.

"Uncle Bao."

Qin Qiong stood alone in the side hall, and the most elite Xuanjia iron guards were stationed outside the palace. Li Erlang was also stunned when he saw them, Qin Qiong was one of the leaders of this army, and he did have the right to mobilize the team to obey orders. Seeing the emperor arrive, Qin Qiong didn't have time to salute and raised the white jade tripod in his arms to the emperor. "Your Majesty, at the behest of the queen's mother, I will send this medicine!"

Qin Qiong reported what he knew to the emperor in detail. Finally, he held up Bai Yuding: "Your Majesty, how to deal with this medicine." Please also ask Your Majesty to give an order. ”

Li Erlang stretched out his hand and gently pinched the lid of the tripod, opening a gap, and the faint fragrance of flowers immediately overflowed. Li Erlang's hand was loosened, and the lid fell. "This wine...... Changed ......"

"Your Majesty, since the people of the West Inner Garden have an antidote to fire poison, why don't you ask them to come out and help the imperial doctors......" Qin Qiong was most puzzled by this matter last night. Since the queen and her majesty both know where the antidote to fire poison is, and that person is in the palace, why didn't they invite them out. Could it be that he is still a strange-tempered outsider.

Li Erlang waved his hand to stop Qin Qiong's words, and sighed: "If that kid really has medicine, the queen won't just send a small ding." Fu Ding sighed, Li Erlang made a decision, and instructed Qin Qiong: "Shubao, you work hard again." I will first divide a few cups of this medicine to the sons, and you will keep the rest personally, and lead the Xuanjia Iron Guard to garrison the Manna Palace. I will ask Mrs. Zhen to go with the imperial doctors to study this medicine. I hope to crack its prescription and solve this wind and fire poison. ”

"No! The last general will ensure that this is foolproof! ”

Li Erlang held the veteran's hand tightly and said sincerely: "The ministers have discussed holding a sacrifice in Nanhuan, the capital, and hundreds of officials will accompany them. At that time, the defense of the palace will be handed over to you! ”

"Your Majesty, rest assured! The last general will never be dishonored! ”

Before the two monarchs and ministers could say more, they suddenly heard a quarrel outside the hall, and then heard a palace maid crying anxiously: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The queen fainted in the hall! ”

Li Erlang's eyes darkened, and he felt a fire in his chest. If the queen also falls, who else can support him. "Biography...... Passing on the Imperial Doctor...... Passing on the Journey to Know the Festival...... Go find Sun Daochang! In any case, get Daochang Sun back immediately! ”

Where is Sun Simiao? He didn't know that he had been drunk for three days. Although he was not an alcoholic, he couldn't bear to take out more than ten different recipes of medicinal wine one after another. The white ape could not speak, and he could only taste it himself to judge its medicinal properties and effects. Before you know it, you get drunk too much. Fortunately, he took notes when he was sober, otherwise he would have been drunk one after another and would not have been able to remember anything.

But when he woke up today, Sun Simiao rarely didn't immediately go to study the compatibility of medicine and wine. Instead, he stepped out of the cave where he was sheltered and looked up at the cloudy sky. A white ape stood on a protruding boulder not far from the cave, also looking up at the sky.

"Ape Daoyou, it's not a good day." Sun Simiao walked under the boulder and sighed casually. I didn't expect an answer. After a few days of getting along, I never saw the white ape make a sound. He doesn't even have the hissing sound of a normal ape, and only uses gestures and eyes to communicate with himself. So much so that when we first met, there were a lot of jokes, and it took a lot of effort to understand the meaning of the white ape.

If Sun Simiao knew that Li Luoyun could understand the meaning of the ancestor just by looking at the gestures when he first saw him, he would probably also sigh that he was talented. "Daoist friends have left me in the mountains for a few days, but what's the matter?"

The white ape lowered his head, and Sun Simiao raised his head. Every time he looked at the eyes of the white ape, Sun Simiao always felt a sense of insignificance in his heart. This feeling is not due to body shape, but a kind of experience that has been precipitated over the years. Sun Simiao didn't know that many young people also felt this way when facing him.

"Thank you Brother Dao for your unstinting teachings these days. Poor Dao was uncertain today, and felt that it was time to go back. Sun Simiao is also simply, he has no long things. The most precious notes of the past few days have been stored in my arms. After saying that, he bowed with one hand and said goodbye, turned around and prepared to leave.

However, the meaning of the white ape's gesture this time was clear. The giant palm rose with the wind, although Sun Simiao was prepared, but it had no effect, and his body had already risen with the wind. When I got up again, I realized that I had returned to the cave.

"What the hell is this ......"

Outside the cave, the white ape was still standing on the boulder and looking up at the sky. In the tumbling clouds, there seemed to be lightning flashes, and the gaps where the clouds collided gradually revealed a blood-colored texture.

The clouds obscured it, and the sun was not seen all day. For the people of the capital, this day seems to be a long time. However, in their heartache and anxiety, the sun has turned westward. The day passed so quickly. But as the sun approached, there were already weepings in the capital. Looking down on the capital from Zhongnan Mountain, when the smoke should have risen, black smoke rose from all over the capital. The fire poison began to erupt......

There was already panic in the palace, and remote places such as the West Inner Garden were already a little chaotic. There was no one to supervise Li Luoyun's work for a long time. But Li Luoyun didn't like it and had nothing to do, so he still picked up a wooden shovel to sweep and sweep the feces. After washing up in the canal, I looked up again and saw a team of four palace maids coming along the road.

Li Luoyun saw that they were brightly dressed and brightly dressed, not like those maids in the West Inner Garden, so he couldn't help but get up and give way. Who knew that they actually went straight to him, and Fu Shen bent his knees and said softly: "Li Luoyun Gongzi, my mother-in-law invites you to go and talk about it." ”

Li Luoyun's first thought was that the queen would come back so soon to fulfill her promise. But then he reacted and asked, "Who is your mother...... Who is it? ”

The palace maid who was the leader smiled and took a step closer to Li Luoyun, but then her nose moved slightly, her brows twitched, and she couldn't help but take a small step back, the smile on her face was a little ugly, but she still said softly: "My mother's mother is the biological mother of His Royal Highness King Ji, the first-class concubine Wei Niangniang." ”

"Wei Guifei......" The expression on Li Luoyun's face was a little stiff. I believe that Wei Guifei will not have the heart to do anything for her own family Wei Yi at this time. That can only be ...... Last night, the queen's actions were known. Even with him, it was found out. Troublesome...... It's coming.