In June of the twenty-fifth year of Dayong Wuwei, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to sacrifice to the Yellow Emperor, set up an altar in Qiaoshan, and the prince was sacrificed in Chang'an.

-- "The Legend of the Yongshi and the King of Yong"

Seeing this, Cizhen smiled faintly and said: "Your Royal Highness don't worry, Shaolin is also forced to do so, His Royal Highness the Prince's actions, although it has not yet been revealed to the world, but it can't hide from the people of the world, not to mention that Fengyimen has recently been perverse, has caused uneasiness in black and white, Shaolin is the first major faction in the white road, can not see this kind of situation happen, His Royal Highness has always been good at our temple, and is diligent in government and loves the people, although our temple can not be involved in political disputes, but Fengyimen is a sect of rivers and lakes, and our temple can also do something. ”

King Yong and I are both wide in our hearts, it turns out that Shaolin can't see the arrogance of Fengyimen, and the new hatred and old hatred are counted together, but I thought to myself, because of "Huo Jicheng" alone, causing chaos in the rivers and lakes, Fengyimen took the opportunity to sweep the martial arts, this matter can't be leaked out, at least not everyone knows about it, otherwise I'm afraid that I will also become the culprit of the trouble.

At this time, Cizhen said again: "Lao Qu came this time to have another thing, recently said that His Majesty intends to sacrifice the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum, Lao Qu senior brother Cixiu was ordered to come to preside over one of the ceremonies, although the senior brother is profound, but he is not proficient in martial arts, so Lao Qu specially protected him to come. ”

Li Zhen and I nodded secretly, we know this matter, Master Cixiu was a famous minister in the first dynasty, after the collapse of the country and the death of the family, he is now one of the top monks in Buddhism, he is profound, proficient in Sanskrit, over the years has translated more than 1,000 volumes of Sanskrit classics, is the first hero to promote Buddhism, this person left the temple, it is really worthy of Ci Zhen personally escorted, you must know that although Ci Zhen is a generation of grandmasters, but in terms of the status of Buddhism, is not more noble than Master Ci Xiu. Thinking of this, I can't help but be a little sorry, this time the ceremony to commemorate the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor is only afraid that it will be difficult to end well.

Since the founding of the country, many times held a ceremony to worship the Yellow Emperor's mausoleum, this time it is a little unusual, the Son of Heaven naturally wants to go to Qiaoshan to worship the mausoleum, but at the same time to set up an altar in Chang'an, at the same time sacrifice, wing Yong Guoyun prosperous, this person who accompanies the sacrifice is naturally only the prince can serve, so starting from June, His Majesty ordered the prince to enter the East Palace to fast, he himself is fasting in the palace, June 14, the Son of Heaven will drive to the Yellow Emperor's Mausoleum, June 15 held a ceremony, the edict accompanied by King Yong, The king of Qi and a cadre of civil and military ministers, while the prime minister Wei Guan and the servant Zheng Fang were ordered to assist the prince in Beijing to worship the heavens.

Fasting is not an idle thing, either eat meat, don't drink, don't listen to music, don't get close to concubines, don't mourn, ignore crime, but also calm down, can't be irritable, but how can the prince Li An be patient, the diet is just a clear soup and little water, there is no taste at all, this has made him unable to eat, can't deal with government affairs, he is tired of these trivial things, but he can't listen to music and watch singing and dancing, it has made him depressed, what is even more unbearable is that he can't sleep alone, not close to women makes him irritable and distressed, But he had to endure it for half a month, and he had to abide by various prohibitions under the supervision of Zheng Fang, if it weren't for the importance of this matter, he would have been unwilling to endure it, and he was thinking that if he ascended the throne in the future, it would definitely not be so troublesome to hold a sacrifice again, the eunuch who sent lunch had arrived, put those vegetables such as vegetables and radishes on the table, and then brought out a bowl of brown rice, and then a pot of tea, Li An cursed God again, and then picked up the chopsticks, and hastily ate the meal, and then he began to drink tea, as soon as the tea entered, There was a rush of joy in his heart.

As early as when he entered the East Palace to fast, he considered that the coarse tea and light rice were too bitter, and he had already ordered someone to secretly replace the coarse tea sent with ginseng tea, which was Xia Jinyi's idea, if there was no ginseng tea, I was afraid that he would have been described haggard because of his unsatisfactory diet, but unfortunately, it would be good if he could have a pot of wine, and after drinking a cup, he felt much better, so he put the ginseng tea aside, and prepared to drink it in the afternoon when he read the scriptures.

The little eunuch who came to withdraw the meal was brisk and quickly completed the work, and then Zheng Fang personally sent him the scriptures that he should read in the afternoon, Li An glanced at the prayer box impatiently, and went to take a nap first, but after many days, he recuperated and recuperated, which made Li An miss those pets even more, and he couldn't sleep after turning over and over, and he couldn't help but think of Chun Concubine, and he didn't see her, I don't know what her situation was, and the more I thought about it, the more itchy my heart was. I couldn't help but sit up, and my heart was better to go outside, so as not to toss and turn like this.

Walking out of the dormitory, I saw the guards of the East Palace waiting around, but Zheng Fang in the service was nowhere to be seen, and instead of him was an official of the Ministry of Rites, he asked casually: "Where is Lord Zheng?" The official said with sincere fear: "Your Highness, Wei Xiang sent someone to invite Lord Zheng to discuss the matter of the memorial, and he will not be able to come back until the end of the day." ”

Li An was happy, if Zheng Fang was here, he wouldn't dare to be presumptuous, but Zheng Fang was not there, so it didn't matter if he took a walk in the palace courtyard, and when he looked up, his cronies and guards Xia Jinyi were standing next to him. He said in a low voice: "Jin Yi, if you want to play with the pitcher, you go and bring it quietly, don't let others see it." ”

Xia Jinyi listened and looked left and right for a moment, and said, "Your Highness waits, and your subordinates will go and get it." But for a moment, Xia Jinyi really took the pitcher over, this is Li Anxin's favorite thing, has been placed in the East Palace, often used for pastime when looking at the excerpt when it is boring, this silver kettle is a wide-mouthed belly, slender neck shape, containing some beans, but it is designed to increase the difficulty, if the force is too strong, the arrows will bounce out, those arrows used to throw the pot are finely carved, beautiful. Xia Jinyi handed over the arrow and said with a smile: "Your Highness also asks your subordinates to be merciful, your subordinates lost miserably last time." ”

Li An smiled: "If you talk about this pitcher, you are not as good as me." Saying that he threw an arrow, sure enough, he smiled proudly, but after winning a few games in a row, he felt that it meant nothing, and said that Xia Jinyi always made Li An lose a few games, so that Li An was always able to turn defeat into victory, and was naturally very happy, but this summer Jinyi made mistakes again and again, so that Li An won very easily, he couldn't help but lose interest, and couldn't help but say angrily: "Jin Yi, are you perfunctory?" ”

Xia Jinyi hurriedly said: "Your Highness, how dare your subordinates perfunctory you, it is really that your subordinates have something in their hearts." ”

Ang Lee asked suspiciously, "What is it that makes you so preoccupied?" ”

Xia Jinyi said: "Today, my subordinates received a token, which was supposed to be presented to the prince, but now it is the time for the prince to fast, so he dare not present it." ”

Li An smiled: "I should be something, bring the things." ”

Xia Jinyi didn't dare to refuse, and hurriedly took out a brocade sachet from his arms and presented it. Li An took it, only to see that the sachet was very exquisite, embroidered with lotus flowers, his heart moved, opened the sachet, in addition to the sachet, but it was a thin green silk handkerchief, he unfolded the silk handkerchief, only to see that the silk handkerchief was embroidered with a pair of red feathers and white heads of cross-necked mandarin ducks, and there was a small poem below, "The heavenly steps look at the clouds and smoke from afar, and the lovesick moon is a few times." Tonight, the red beans have an appointment, and the jade dew and golden wind come to the pillow. Li An only felt a wave in his heart, this silk handkerchief was affectionately entangled, it could not have been sent by the concubine.

Just as he was thinking about it, Xia Jinyi had already said: "Your Highness, the one who came to send this thing was the little eunuch who was a close confidant of Chun Niangniang, but His Royal Highness is fasting now, and this thing is inappropriate, so he didn't dare to present it, but if it is detained, it is disloyal to His Highness, so his subordinates are very embarrassed." ”

Li An smiled: "You are not guilty, okay, you go down, this king should also recite the scriptures." Xia Jinyi hurriedly put away the pitcher and retreated.

In the afternoon, Li An looked at the scriptures on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart, Concubine Chun must have invited me to have a private meeting tonight, but I can't get close to women now, this is absolutely impossible, but when he thinks of Concubine Chun's delicate and beautiful appearance, because of the charming posture that comes from long-term dance practice, he is itching in his heart, and after the last dispute with Concubine Xiao, he has not entered the palace to have a private meeting with Concubine Chun, and now he has been fasting in the East Palace for twelve days, and he has long been sleepless, thinking that Concubine Chun will wait for him to meet tonight, I can't help but feel like an ape, and I think about it.

At night, lying on the bed, the more Li An thought about it, the more he couldn't sleep, and finally stood up and put on a dress, and saw that the little eunuch who was serving outside was already asleep, he walked lightly outside the hall and saw a few guards who were keeping vigil, he arrived at the side hall and saw Xia Jinyi sleeping in clothes, this is the rule for the guards to serve in the East Palace, he stepped forward and gently pushed Xia Jinyi, Xia Jinyi immediately woke up, he was not qualified to wear a sword and sword in the palace, and his hand stroked to his waist, Li An knew that he had a hidden weapon hidden in his waist, and hurriedly whispered: "It's me." ”

Xia Jinyi immediately came to his senses, hurriedly got up and bowed, and was about to say hello, Li An had already waved his hand to stop him, and he said in a low voice: "You accompany me to see Concubine Chun, don't alarm outsiders." ”

Xia Jinyi was shocked: "Your Highness, by all means, if this matter spreads, I am afraid that the emperor will be angry." ”

Li An smiled: "It's okay, no one will know, let's go and come back quickly, there will be no obstacles." Xia Jinyi tried hard to persuade him, but Li An said angrily: "Ping said that you are obedient to Gu Bai, why are you so stubborn today, you can't get up yet, and go with Gu." ”

A hint of determination flashed in Xia Jinyi's eyes, and he said: "My subordinates obey orders, but it is inevitably a little inappropriate for His Highness to go out like this, so it is better to change his clothes." Li Anxin wanted to be reasonable, so he changed into a guard's clothes, and took Xia Jinyi and the two of them to sneak to Concubine Chun's residence, although there were many guards in the palace, but Xia Jinyi was the best at stealing chickens and dogs, and he didn't meet many people with the prince, and once he met the forbidden army patrolling the night, and Xia Jinyi took the waist card of the guards of the East Palace, and used rhetoric to perfunctory.

When he arrived at the residence of the concubine, Li An couldn't wait to push open the door of the palace, the door of the palace was not closed, Li An walked inward, but there was no one, he only said that the concubine sent away the palace maid and eunuch, and hurriedly walked into the dormitory, only to see a silver lamp on the table, on the brocade couch, the concubine was only wearing tulle pajamas, sleeping sweetly, the two arms of the lotus root were exposed outside the brocade quilt, which was more and more attractive, but her henchman palace maid did not accompany her, it can be seen that the concubine must have been waiting for a long time, and couldn't help but sleep, Li Anxin felt more and more guilty, And Yu Wang, who was aroused by Chun Concubine, was even more impatient, took off her clothes indiscriminately, and threw herself on the couch.

Concubine Chun was asleep, suddenly felt someone pressed up, she was half-asleep and half-awake and couldn't resist, after a while, she woke up from the passion, found that someone was wreaking havoc, she was about to exclaim, but the familiar feeling made her not shout, through the dim light, she saw the identity of the man clearly, and her heart couldn't help but be shocked, why would the prince come to have a private meeting with him during the fasting period, but after a while, the prince's madness made her addicted to it, and she couldn't care about interrogation anymore.

They were pestering each other, but Xia Jinyi was frightened in his heart, he secretly checked, all the eunuchs and palace maids were sleeping very deeply, obviously they were lightly tapped to sleep, it seems that this is a trap that has been set. And the prince is the elk that fell into this trap, and he himself is an accomplice who helps to tighten the ropes. But he thought about it, what is there to sympathize with the prince's behavior, and he should take the medicine as soon as possible, so as not to die a tragic death.

He hurriedly took out the pill that Jiang Zhe gave him, first took the pill in the green wax clothes, a refreshing faint aroma made him feel refreshed, and then hid the pills in the black wax clothes, don't lose them accidentally. He stood outside the dormitory and waited silently, but he didn't know if it was the prince who was waiting for him to come out or when the matter was exposed.*

Not long after the prince entered the palace of Chun Concubine, Li Yuan, who was guarding the precepts in the palace, was sleeping peacefully, he was old, and he said that fasting was just a recuperation with a pure heart and few desires, and suddenly, half-asleep and half-awake, he saw a red patch on the window paper, and couldn't help but get up in his clothes, and asked loudly: "What happened outside Gao Hou and Lengchuan?" ”

A eunuch in his forties hurriedly came in and said, "Your Majesty, it's the East Palace that is walking the water, and now the guards are fighting the fire, and Mr. Leng is escorting outside." ”

Li Yuan was shocked in his heart, today is already the twelfth, how could this kind of thing happen before the festival, it is really very unlucky, remembering that it was the East Palace walking water, he had a premonition in his heart, and asked: "What about His Royal Highness the Prince?" Go and get him, and don't let him go wrong. ”

Gao Hou looked a little uneasy, peeked over, but didn't dare to speak, Li Yuan was slightly angry, and asked, "What's the matter, but the prince is injured?" ”

Gao Hou had to say: "His Royal Highness is fasting in the East Palace, and Zheng Shizhong is in charge, but tonight when the East Palace is in the water, Zheng Shizhong sent someone to save the prince, but found that the prince was not in the palace. ”

Li Yuan only felt a basin of cold water splashing down from his head, and his heart was cold, and he asked slowly, "Where did the prince go?" ”

Gao Hou said in a cold sweat: "The slave and maid don't know, but just now Zheng Shizhong sent someone to inquire and said that there were two East Palace guards who went to Hanxiang Palace." "Speaking of which, I was already trembling.

Li Yuan was stunned and said: "Hanxiang Palace, Chun Concubine, hum, Leng Chuan, you go to Hanxiang Hall with me." ”

The figure flashed, a middle-aged man wearing the uniform of the chief guard of the imperial guard walked in, this middle-aged man looked mediocre, but he was graceful, and the cold light between his eyes opened and closed, he was Emperor Yong's cronies and guards, and his martial arts reached the peak, and he was most trusted by Li Yuan, and now he was the head of the inner guard, and he was favored by the emperor. He said lightly: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, so as not to hurt your body." ”

Li Yuan said coldly: "Okay, hurry up and go to the Hanxiang Palace, and instruct Xiahou to imprison all the guards, eunuchs, and maids in the East Palace, and there must be no mistakes." ”

When Li Yuan took Leng Chuan, Gao Hou and a few guards and eunuchs to the Hanxiang Hall in a hurry, there was still no turmoil here. I didn't know that there was something wrong with the East Palace. Li Yuan gave a look, a guard stepped forward and kicked open the door of the palace, Xia Jinyi, who was guarding in front, hit a spirit, looked up, and saw that under the moonlight, Emperor Yongdi Li Yuan stared at him angrily, but his heart calmed down, turned around and shouted: "The emperor has arrived." ”

Li Yuan's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he didn't need to command, Leng Chuan's figure flashed, and a palm hit Xia Jinyi's vest hard, Xia Jinyi only felt that he was flying up like a cloud, and his body hit the wall with all kinds of shapes, and the fierce internal force poured into his meridians in an instant, and Xia Jinyi fainted as soon as his eyes were dark.

Li Yuan didn't look at the slain guard, and broke into the dormitory, only to see that his eldest son's face was pale, and on the brocade couch, the concubine was defenseless, and she was scared of the six gods. Li Yuan only felt that everything was burning, dizzy, and he was about to fall down when he stumbled, but he was held up by Gao Hou and a few eunuchs. Li Yuan didn't speak, and said angrily: "Leng Chuan, don't kill this rebel for me." ”

Leng Chuan's eyes flashed, but he didn't dare to obey the order, so he didn't move. Li Yuan said angrily: "What, don't you even listen to my words? ”

Leng Chuan said lightly: "Your Majesty, the crown prince is the prince, even if he is guilty, he has to make the world clear, how can he deal with it like this." ”

Li Yuan was originally just angry, but Leng Chuan's words calmed him down, and at this time, Li An had already come to his senses, and pounced forward and kowtowed: "Father, father, father." ”

Li Yuan glanced at him in disgust, kicked out, kicked Li An aside, and said: "Gao Hou, you sent this rebel to the 'Jin'an Palace' under house arrest, and no one is allowed to visit, and also, all the people in this Hanxiang Hall will be executed by me, Chun Concubine, Chun Concubine, I don't want to see her again." With that, Li Yuan turned around and went out. Leng Chuan hurriedly followed.

Gao Hou was ordered to stay, he went to the outside of the hall to say hello, and a cadre of guards and tigers and wolves also rushed into the Hanxiang Palace, but in a moment, the eunuchs and palace maids of the Hanxiang Hall had been strangled, and most of them had just woken up from their sleep, and they had already died before they knew what had happened. And Xia Jinyi woke up when Li Yuan and the others entered the dormitory, he took out the pill of black cloth with difficulty, inside was a pill with a strange smell, Xia Jinyi said in his heart, whether I am dead or alive depends on you, after taking the pill, Xia Jinyi only felt numb in his limbs, Zhou couldn't move up and down, and his eyes couldn't open, but there was still a trace of feeling. After a while, Li Yuan left, and those guards began to be ordered to extinguish his mouth, and when it came to him, one of the guards probed his snort and said: "This person is dead, in fact, there is no need to look at it, there is no living mouth in the hands of Chief Leng." ”

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