In the middle of July, the ghost door opened.

July 15 is the annual Midyear Festival, also known as the Ghost Festival, or the Obon Festival.

According to custom, on this day, the spirits of the deceased should be sacrificed, or the grave should be swept up, or the paper should be burned to sacrifice Magu, or the river lantern should be put to pay tribute and pray for blessings.

In Luoyang City, Li Tai, the king of Wei, once again presided over the sacrifice, of course, in addition to the eldest grandson queen, the object of this sacrifice also added Gaozu Li Yuan and Taimu Queen Dou.

In view of the fact that Li Chengqian sacrificed in Chang'an last time, the movement was too big, and the name of benevolence and filial piety was widely praised, Li Tai couldn't help but feel a lot of pressure.

There is no need to think about it, today Li Chengqian will go to the Offering Tomb and Zhaoling Tomb to pay respects, and it will surely be widely praised again. Therefore, the memorial etiquette here in Luoyang must not lag behind, Li Shimin is not in Luoyang, and he has to show himself well.

Li Tai did his best for this, was extremely thoughtful, and had all kinds of cumbersome etiquette all day long, Xie Yi and other courtiers had to accompany and tie up, and they suffered so much that they didn't have time to accompany their sister-in-law and sister to put river lanterns.

When he returned to the Imperial Garden in the evening, Xiao Man was slightly unhappy, and pouted and complained: "The third brother lied to people and said that they would put the river lantern together." ”

"I'm sorry, the third brother was delayed and came back late." Xie Yi couldn't help but curse a few words of Li Tai's pretentiousness in his heart, and then comforted his sister softly.

"Hmmm......"

"Is the river lantern out?"

Xiaoman said leisurely: "Let it go, my sister-in-law took me there, it's in the river next to it......"

Xie Yi knew that there was a small river next to the Imperial Garden, which was part of the imperial river system of Luoyang Palace, and it flowed out of the east gate into the Luoshui tributary, and it was very convenient to put river lanterns. It's just that......

"What about my sister-in-law?" Xie Yi couldn't help but feel a little strange that his sister-in-law Du Shi had disappeared.

Xiaoman shook his head and said, "I don't know, my sister-in-law said that I should wait for the third brother at home, she has something to go out for a while." ”

Out? Where did it go and what happened? Xie Yi couldn't help but have a question mark in his heart, his sister-in-law is becoming more and more mysterious now.

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When Yu Shinan arrived in Luoyang, he was not in a hurry to return to Chang'an, after all, the emperor visited the eastern capital, so he had to talk about it after meeting the saint.

However, Li Shimin went to Jiyuan and did not return, Yu Shinan had to stay and wait for the holy car, today His Royal Highness the King of Wei presided over the sacrifice of the Zhongyuan Festival, to commemorate the Emperor Gaozu and his wife and Empress Wende, as a minister, he was rarely allowed to attend.

It's just that after all, he is old, and after most of the tedious etiquette for most of the day, Yu Shinan can't help but be a little tired, and what's more, he is still a little anxious.

Eighty years old, the control is naturally not as good as the young man, I want to endure but can't help it, helpless, Yu Shinan decided to disrespect the old once.

Seeing that there is a rockery next to the royal river, and there are large dense rose bushes next to it, and the red flowers and green leaves have become an excellent barrier, which can hide the traces and avoid embarrassment, Yu Shinan hurriedly walked over.

After the water flowed and his stomach was empty, Old Man Yu only felt comfortable, and when he was about to tidy up his clothes and leave, footsteps sounded outside the rose bush. In order to avoid embarrassment, Yu Shinan had to hide his tracks for the time being and remained silent. A moment later, I heard the sound of voices outside the rose bush.

"Your Highness, the Zhongyuan sacrifice ceremony is very thoughtful, and Your Majesty will definitely be satisfied when he comes back."

"As it should be...... In the Midyear Festival, since the emperor's grandparents and mother, my father is not there, and I should preside over it. Yu Shinan could hear clearly, it was Li Tai, the king of Wei, who spoke.

"Your Royal Highness, as we all know, the Zhongyuan Sacrifice Ceremony, as well as the Buddhist shrine built by Yique Longmen for the queen's mother, Your Majesty and the courtiers are all in the eyes." I don't know if it's a servant or a guest of the Wei Palace, and the words are full of sycophancy.

Li Tai asked softly, "By the way, how is the construction progress of the Buddhist shrine?" ”

"Zheng Bin single-handedly recruited a group of craftsmen from Hedong and Luozhou, and they are working day and night."

Li Tai said softly: "Well, be sure to speed up. ”

Yu Shinan frowned behind the rose bush, he remembered the scene he saw in Yique that day, the scene of the leather whip being whipped violently, and the scene of treating the craftsman harshly. Does King Wei know all these things?

"Your Highness, my subordinates went to Yique yesterday to see, Zheng Bin is very dedicated, and his supervisors are also effective, carrying a leather whip and scolding, if there are lazy people, they will whip and supervise, and the progress is fast.

It's just that in this way, the craftsmen are quite hard, and there are many injuries, for fear of delaying the progress, and the subordinates have told Zheng Bin to recruit more craftsmen. ”

Li Tai said indifferently: "This king doesn't care about this, tell sù Zheng Bin, no matter what, don't delay the construction period." ”

Yu Shinan, who was behind the rose bush, frowned again, and was even a little angry, this is the so-called benevolence and filial piety of King Wei?

The Buddha shrine is to pray for the eldest grandson queen, regardless of the fatigue and life of the craftsman for the sake of progress, is this really good? Is it really not to lose the royal benevolence and the well-being of Empress Wende in the heavenly spirit?

Yu Shinan is also a direct minister, often giving direct advice, and his temperament has some similarities with Wei Zheng. Indignant, his body shook subconsciously, accidentally touched the rockery gravel behind him, and rolled to the ground with a slight sound.

"Who's there?" The entourage of the Wei Wangfu shouted.

When Yu Shinan heard the sound and was about to appear and was about to tell the King of Wei face to face, through the gap between the roses, he saw Li Tai and his entourage walking towards the royal river.

A river lantern floated on the surface of the river, and a woman with a remarkable appearance stood up from the river.

"The people's woman Xie Du's family see His Royal Highness the King of Wei." The woman by the river is undoubtedly Du Shi, she came out alone tonight to put the river lantern, and she was looking at the river lantern in the distance just now in a daze, not wanting someone to suddenly shout. stood up and saw that it was Li Tai, the king of Wei who he had seen that day, so he hurriedly saluted.

Li Tai frowned and pondered for a moment, and then thought about her self-proclaimed identity, only to remember that this woman seemed to be Xie Yi's family.

"What are you doing here?" Li Tai asked softly.

Du Shi hurriedly said: "Today is the Midyear Festival, and the women put a river lantern here to sacrifice their death... Mother, I don't want to disturb Your Highness, and I ask Your Highness for forgiveness. ”

"Oh, I see." Li Tai said softly: "In the palace forbidden, by the river, you should walk carefully." ”

"Yes, the woman will take her leave." After thinking of some things, Du Shi couldn't help but feel a little flustered, hurriedly said goodbye, and left quickly.

Looking at the back of the Du clan in a hurry, the entourage said softly: "Your Highness, this woman seems to be a little flustered, strange. ”

Li Tai nodded and said, "It's a little flustered, as for the behavior...... What's weird? ”

"Put the river lantern, this hour seems to be a little late, otherwise why is there only one river lantern in the river? And......

It's a dark place, and the river is steep, so why don't she, a woman, choose a flat place to put a lamp, but hide it here? Is it not to deliberately hide his tracks? "Perhaps this attendant is a careful man, but at this moment Holmes is possessed, and the head of analysis is Tao.

Li Tai pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "It's a little strange to say that...... This woman seems to be Xie Yi's sister-in-law, has Du Chuke investigated the origin of this woman? ”

"Du Changshi has checked, it is said that this daughter fled to Chenzhou with her mother, her mother died of illness, and this woman sold herself to bury her mother and entered the Xie family."

The entourage said leisurely: "Then it seems to be for Xie Yi's seriously ill second brother, but not long after entering the door, Xie Erlang died and has stayed in the Xie family since then...... Your Highness, maybe this woman has an unclear relationship with Xie Yi. ”

"Hmph, it's not important......" Li Tai seemed to be very disgusted by such a conjecture, and his somewhat grim gaze fell on the river lantern in the water, and said softly: "Find a way to catch the river lantern and take a look." ”

"Yes!"

After a while, the entourage scooped up the river lantern not far from the shore and handed it to Li Tai. Under the faint candle, you can clearly see the words "Ancestor Du" written on the side of the river lamp.

"Your Highness, nothing unusual."

"Really?" Li Tai stared coldly at this subordinate, who was sometimes smart and sometimes confused, and said leisurely: "Who did Xie Dushi say just now to put the river lantern?" ”

"Dead ...... Mother! ”

Li Tai said thoughtfully: "It's obviously a river lantern to sacrifice his deceased father, why are you lying?" ”

"This ...... It can't be her slip of the tongue? ”

"Do you think it's possible?" Li Tai stared at the river lamp and said coldly: "Besides, the title of 'Ancestor Du' seems a bit unfilial, what about her father's name?" Didn't she know what her father's name was? ”

"This ......"

"Let Du Chuke check, about this Xie Yi and his family, this king is very interested." Li Tai gave an order, then brushed his sleeves and walked forward, and his entourage hurriedly followed.

Yu Shinan, who was behind the rose bush, finally breathed a sigh of relief, flashed out, and walked out silently. All the while, no one knew where he was hiding.

When he first arrived in Luoyang, he didn't know Xie Yi, a new Huaiyang county, let alone his family.

Yu Shinan only when Li Tai met a palace maid to put a river lantern, today is the Midyear Festival, although it is not very suitable to put a lantern in the palace, but it is also excusable.

As for Du Shi's departure, Li Tai and his entourage walked farther to the bank of the Imperial River, and their voices were much quieter. Coupled with the old age, Yu Shinan did not hear the content of the conversation clearly.

What's more, he didn't care at all, but was thinking in his heart, whether to advise the emperor and talk about the King of Wei's cultivation of the Buddhist shrine in Yique?

How should I say this, and how should I say it?

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