Taizhen was pleasantly surprised when he saw Tan Qi. She has been in the palace for a long time, and it is rare to see her old friends,

Holding Tan Qi's hand: "But I haven't seen my sister for a long time, how are you doing lately?" ”

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the third year of Tianbao, the beginning of the child.

Chang'an, Chang'an County, Guangdefang.

Wonjae returned to the gate of Jingzhao Mansion again, slightly depressed.

He finally caught Wen Ran, but he didn't expect to be bumped into by Wang Yunxiu, and he didn't expect that the two were old acquaintances and very affectionate.

The wolf guard who wanted to kidnap Wang Yunxiu was robbed by mistake; wanted to hijack the Bear Fire Gang, who smelled the dye, and robbed Wang Yunxiu by mistake. The two misunderstandings caused the two women to encounter different panics and frightes.

Wonjae knows this very well, so he has a headache. If you forcibly take Wen Ran away, you must explain it clearly to Wang Yunxiu. But with such an explanation, the so-called "Zhang Xiaojing kidnapped Wang Yunxiu" will be full of loopholes.

You must know that although Wen Ran is an ordinary woman, her affairs can be involved all the way from the Bear Fire Gang to the Yongwang.

Wen Dye is just an additive, but Wang Yunxiu is where the core interests lie, and the plan for the latter must not be lost. Under the trade-off, Yuan Zai could only let go of Wen Ran for the time being, and let Wang Yunxiu take her back to the palace together.

In order to ensure that there would be no more accidents, Yuan Zai also boarded Wang Yunxiu's carriage. Wen Ran was very scared, but Wang Yunxiu was very happy, and Yuan Zai immediately agreed to her words, which shows that her opinion is very important in the other party's heart.

Yuan Jae sent them all the way to the gate of the palace before returning. He had regrets in his heart, this perfect night, finally there was a small flaw, and the work was not completed.

"Next, only Zhang Xiaojing remains."

He got out of the car in deep thought, and was thinking about how to arrange it in order to catch this most ferocious fanatic after the founding of Chang'an. Two people walked out of the gate of Jingzhao Mansion, and one of them looked a little strange. Yuan Zai had always been careful to observe, and he squinted his eyes and found that it was a Persian, and he was actually wearing a cyan doctor's robe.

Chang'an Medical Center has always been served by Tang people. There are very few doctors in the Hu people, and even if they do, they only open private clinics, and they will never wear medical hall shirts. Besides, Ji Sicheng has already issued an order, how can he still be here?

"Could it be...... Is he the attacker who infiltrated Jingzhao Mansion? ”

Thinking of this, Yuan Zai suddenly became alarmed and continued to look at him. The more I look at it, the more doubts I have. Why don't you have a medical bag around your waist? Why do you wear a pair of puff boots instead of the leather shoes that doctors are used to? The most suspicious thing is the location of the stain on the green shirt. You must know that doctors often have to bend down to treat this kind of trauma, and the placket is most likely to be stained with filth, and it is almost impossible for this person to have a clean placket and the stain is on the side of the chest—unless, the robe is not his, but belongs to a shorter person.

Yuan Zai looked at the companion again, he seemed to be a patient, and there was nothing strange about his clothes, but his face was covered with soot, and he couldn't see his face clearly. But his pace made Yuan Zai very frightened, almost every step, the distance was the same, and the whole person was very stable.

There is only one kind of person who can walk like this, military.

Yuan Zai thought about it, and more than one person said that the bandits who attacked the Jing'an Division Hall seemed to be from the military—could it be them?

He didn't say anything, there were only two people here, and there was no point in catching it, so it was better to put a long line and see if he could catch a big fish. Yuan Zai was overjoyed in his heart, tonight's luck was too good, could it be that even the grasshopper's nest could be served by the way?

Yuan Zai quietly called a bad person, whispered a few words, and secretly taught the opportunity.

Zhang Xiaojing and Yisi walked all the way out of Jingzhao Mansion, and no one stopped them, and they were quite happy in their hearts.

Walking outside, Isis asked what was next. Zhang Xiaojing shook the pocket full of broken bamboo pieces and said to go to the master to see it. Hearing Zhang Xiaojing say this, Yi Si raised his chin unconvinced: "Who can have better eyesight than me?" ”

Zhang Xiaojing raised his head, looked at the black smoke rising from the hall, and said with emotion: "In the hall of Jing'an Division, there was a miniature sand table of Chang'an, which was really delicate and exquisite. What I'm looking for is the craftsman who makes this sand table. ”

Zhang Xiaojing once heard Tan Qi talk about it. When Li Mi set up the Jing'an Division, he asked to build a large sand table in the palace that conformed to the style of Chang'an. This is an extremely difficult task, and many famous craftsmen are deterred from it, and the last craftsman named Chao Fen completed this masterpiece.

Interestingly, Chao Fen is not from the Central Plains, he was originally from Izumo, Japan, and followed the Tang envoy to Chang'an to learn * Tang skills. This person is extremely talented, he has been in Chang'an for more than ten years, and his skills have been honed. His master, the famous Weiwei Shaoqing Chao Heng, was also a Japanese.

Chao Fen lives in the Colony Workshop, which is not far from here. If anyone in this Chang'an City can see the clues of this bamboo vessel, it can only be Chao Fen.

The two of them left Guangdefang and plunged back into the rough sea of people, and soon rushed to the colony workshop. It is close to the west side of Suzaku Avenue, and it is also a high-class area where the first and second are tied, and the light stands at the entrance are lined up one after another, and it is very lively.

For some reason, the lantern shape here is more agile than elsewhere. For example, the scale armor of the golden dragon lamp, when the wind blows, will be lifted slightly, and it looks like the dragon is alive; The birthday star holds the longevity peach, and the peach leaf will swing up and down, lifelike. Compared with ordinary lanterns, these changes are actually not big, but they are extremely ingenious and have the finishing touch.

Therefore, there are many people watching the lanterns near the colony. Isis was worried: "Looking at these lanterns, they must all be made by that craftsman." How could he sit at home at this time, he must have cherished himself with a broom and went around to admire it. ”

Zhang Xiaojing had already given up his efforts to accuse him of using idioms indiscriminately, and said with a frown: "Do your best, obey the destiny of heaven." ”

The two parted the crowd and entered the workshop. There are also many small lanterns in the square, and strings are hung on both sides of the street, which is very cute. Chao Fen is a celebrity in this square, and after a little inquiry, he inquired about his residence.

It was an ordinary gateway at the northeast corner of Cross Street, and the doorway was unpretentious. If it weren't for a lantern with "Chao Mansion" written on it, no one would have dared to believe that this was the residence of the craftsman who had pinched out the sand table of Chang'an City.

Zhang Xiaojing stepped forward and knocked on the door, and soon an apprentice-like person opened the door and said that the teacher was in the house. When they entered, they couldn't help but be stunned.

The whole yard was full of all kinds of bamboo, wood, stone, and mud, and there was almost no place to put your feet. All kinds of semi-finished copper figurines, iron kettles and porcelain pillows are piled up into hills. A yellow brick kiln was standing next to the courtyard, and it was burning, and a little man with a tiger's back was staring intently at the mouth of the kiln. The bronzed muscles were dripping with sweat and glistening in the light of the fire.

Isis was surprised, today is the Shangyuan Festival, this guy doesn't go out to play, but he still works in his own house, this is too outlierous, right?

Zhang Xiaojing took a step closer and coughed. But the dwarf turned a deaf ear, and did not look back. The apprentice next to him explained in a low voice: "When the teacher stares at the stove, he will not sleep for several days and ignore people......

Where did Zhang Xiaojing have this leisure, he stepped forward: "I am Zhang Xiaojing, the commander of the Jing'an Division, and I came here tonight to ask Mr. to identify one or two things." ”

Hearing the words "Jing'an Division", Chao Fen finally turned his head and said indifferently: "What is the identification?" ”

"Broken bamboo." Zhang Xiaojing pinched the bag and shook it in front of his eyes.

"I'm not interested, please go back." Chao Fen refused very simply. The apprentice quietly explained: "The teacher is like this, he has recently become obsessed with porcelain burning, and he doesn't even bother to look at anything other than porcelain. ”

Zhang Xiaojing said: "This is related to the safety of Chang'an City, the matter is as urgent as fire, please be sure to take a look." It's not a request, it's an order! ”

didn't expect to move Chang'an City out, but Chao Fen was still indifferent. His eyes kept staring at the mouth of the furnace, as if everything in heaven and earth was not as important as what was burning in this furnace.

In normal times, I would praise him for his craftsmanship, but now time is precious, and this guy is not allowed to be so willful. Zhang Xiaojing stretched out his hand to pull it, but unexpectedly, Chao Fen threw his backhand and actually pulled his palm away. Zhang Xiaojing was conceited, but he couldn't go one round in front of Chao Fen.

After so many years in Chang'an, he focused on craftsman craftsmanship and exercised two iron arms early.

Yi Si was also anxious when he saw it: "Jing'an Division was attacked, half of the dead and wounded, Si Cheng was captured, and the main hall was burned, this is the only clue......" Hearing this, Chao Fen suddenly turned his fat neck, and a pair of tiger eyes glared at him: "You say it again!" ”

"Jing'an Division was attacked, half of the dead and wounded, and Si Cheng was taken captive ......"

"Here's a sentence!"

"The hall was burned."

Chao Fen grabbed Isse with both hands, and Easton felt as if he was caught in a pair of iron tongs, unable to move at all. Chao Fen said in a deep voice: "The main hall was burned, so what about my sand table?" ”

"Nature was also incinerated to ashes."

Zhang Xiaojing said. He has taken the pulse of this man. Chao Fen is an idiot, except for the utensils in his hands, he has no interest, and if he wants to touch him, he must poke at the place that makes him feel the most heartache.

Sure enough, when Chao Fen heard that the sand table was destroyed, the two groups of eyebrows were twisted together, and he was even more sorry than hearing that the real Chang'an City was in danger. He suddenly let out a low roar, and the two iron arms let go of Is, and slammed into the wooden plank next to him, and with a "click", the fine cypress plank actually broke in two.

"That's what I lent to Yasuyasu! In the future, I will return to Japan with it and build another Chang'an! It's ruined like that? Who, who did it? ”

Zhang Xiaojing lost no time in saying: "These bamboos are an important clue to catch the murderer. Chao Fen stretched out his big hand covered with calluses, and his eyes were blood-red: "Bring it!" ”

Isis handed over his pocket, Chao Fen poured out all the broken bamboos, identified them one by one, and the apprentice hurriedly cut the candlelight a little brighter. Although Chao Fen's fingers were short and thick, they were dexterous and tight, and the fine bamboo chips circulated between his fingers, but none of them fell. Chao Fen took another piece of smoothed transparent jade and squinted one eye to observe.

"These fragments were made by twelve different craftsmen. Their hands are of different strengths, and the cut marks on the bamboo slices are also of different shades. ”

Is's tongue was smacking when he heard it, his conceited eyes were sharp, but he wasn't so bad. Chao Fen said: "This method of cutting bamboo is not from the school of Chang'an, it should be a little more north." Beizhu is thin and thin, the knife technique is adducted, and there are two layers of fractures on the edge of many fragments, which is not lawful, and has to make up for the sake of another knife, which is probably done by craftsmen in the Shuofang area. ”

He deserves to be a master craftsman, and he reads these fragments at a glance. However, Zhang Xiaojing was slightly disappointed, these news did not help Que Lehodo.

"And what about this?" He handed over the piece of bamboo that had fallen from the fish intestines.

He glanced at it, and immediately talked eloquently: "There are octagonal on the outside, grooves on the inside, you see, the bamboo shape is flat and narrow, and there are traces of fire, this is the typical technique of the Lingnan Fang clan, and it has absorbed the small details of the Lin clan in Sichuan...... "The regional characteristics of the craftsmen of the entire Tang Dynasty have been carefully figured out, and these things cannot be hidden in front of him."

"Is there any connection between this and those broken bamboos?"

"I can only say that, when combined with those loose bamboo pieces, they are all leftovers from some kind of large cut."

"Can you tell who cut it?" Zhang Xiaojing felt that there was a drama in this matter.

Chao Fen glanced at him: "There are tens of thousands of craftsmen in Chang'an, and I am not a fortune teller, how can I see it?" Zhang Xiaojing choked, knowing that his request was indeed excessive. If he can really know his skills at a glance, he will simply be a god.

Chao Fen said slowly: "But I can tell you what this is for." ”

He instructed his apprentice to fetch two pieces of bamboo, and picked up a long knife with a strange shape, which clicked like the wind. Zhang Xiaojing and Yi Si saw that the broken bamboo pieces that fell on the ground were similar in shape to the broken bamboo they brought. After a while, Chao broke up with a strangely shaped bamboo tube, both ends of which were cut into a jagged shape, which could be fitted with another bamboo tube, and even rotated.

Just by looking at a few pieces of bamboo scraps, Chao Fen can pour out the things that are made, which is really amazing.

"What does this do?"

"This is the unicorn arm, which can connect the beam and the column, drive the wheel and the frame, and the function is endless. As far as I know, there is only one person's design in the entire Chang'an, and such delicate components are needed. Chao broke up and stroked the bamboo tube and said with emotion, "I am also the only person I have not surpassed." ”

"Who?"

"Mao Boro's son, Mao Shun."

Mao Bo Luo was a master in the Wu Zhou period, good at danqing, fine carving, and held the position of Shang Fangcheng in the court. Liang Wang Wu thought about the martial arts, and the chief of Siyi went to the book together, please cast copper and iron Tianshu, and stand in front of the end gate. And this heavenly pivot was cast by Mao Boro.

Mao Boluo's son Mao Shun is more exquisite than his father's skills, and his status in the Chang'an craftsman world is extremely high. Just look at Chao Fen's admiration, you can know what the level of this person is.

Zhang Xiaojing had also heard this name, and his heart quickly thought about it. He had been puzzled by what the grasshopper was going to do with the missing stone grease. Now listening to Chao Fen, I'm afraid that this use is inseparable from a certain design of Mao Shun. As long as you catch Mao Shun, the intention will be obvious. He hurriedly asked, "What does the master think this is used for Mao Shun's design?" ”

Chao said: "Mao Shun is favored by heaven, has both materials, and is deeply appreciated by the sage. In Shangyuan this year, he dedicated a Taishang Xuanyuan lantern tower as a gift for pulling out the lamp. This building is more than 150 feet high, 24 rooms wide, covered with colorful man, built-in lantern figurines, the structure is extremely complex, once ignited, it can rotate endlessly, and the glory is several miles, it is an unprecedented wonder in ancient times. The saint was so appreciative that he was allowed to preside over the construction - now all he had to do was raise the candle. ”

Between the words, Chao Fen is very envious, who doesn't want to turn their hard work into real things? He didn't notice that Zhang Xiaojing's complexion had changed several times.

"Qilin arm, is it used in this light tower?" Zhang Xiaojing said in a trembling voice.

"Not bad. There are twenty-four lantern rooms on the Taishang Xuanyuan big lamp building, each with a different lantern figurine set. If these figurines are to move on their own, they must be connected with unicorn arms. ”

Zhang Xiaojing took the unicorn arm in Chao Fen's hand, looked at it carefully, and found that it was hollow inside. Chao Fen explained: "The Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower is too high, the wood and stone are too heavy, and only the hollow bamboo is the most suitable for construction. ”

"But in this way, isn't the unicorn arm easy to damage?"

"The bamboo is very light and can be changed at any time. Moreover, the lantern tower only takes three days, so it is not a big problem. ”

Zhang Xiaojing's mind was bright, even if he didn't understand technology, he could roughly guess what the grasshopper was planning. They first cut the bamboo tube into the shape of a unicorn arm, and then filled it with stone grease, which was a trumpet of fierce fire thunder. At that time, those grasshoppers will be mixed into the lantern tower in the appearance of craftsmen, and under the pretext of maintenance, they will be replaced with "unicorn arms" in full view.

In this way, the entire Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower has become an extremely huge fierce fire thunder, once it detonates, I am afraid that it will be eroded for several miles.

"Where is the lantern tower built?"

"South of Xingqing Palace, the square in front of the diligent government affairs building."

Tonight, the Son of Heaven will pull out the lamp in the main building of the diligent government affairs, and the civil and military officials around him are all in the building, as well as the envoys of all countries who come to the pilgrimage. The diligent government affairs building, only 30 steps away from the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower.

The ambition of the grasshopper is obvious. They actually planned to wipe out the Tang Dynasty and turn the lantern ceremony into a national funeral.

Zhang Xiaojing was shocked, and suddenly thought about it. The fire thunder has a characteristic that it must be heated first, and it is impossible to pre-install the lamphouse. If the mayfly wants to achieve its goal, it must go to the scene to replace the unicorn arm one hour before pulling out the lamp. Chou is pulling out the lamp, it is the beginning of the child, and there is less than an hour and a half.

Those mayflies, I'm afraid they're being installed in the light tower right now!

Zhang Xiaojing jumped up suddenly, he didn't care about saying anything more to Chao Fen, he didn't even bother to explain to Yisi, and ran towards the door. This is the last chance, and if you don't rush over, it will be completely too late.

But when he was about to run to the door, the door was pushed open with a "bang". A large number of soldiers of the brigade shouted "low and do not kill", crowded into the courtyard, and immediately surrounded the place.

Yuan Zai stood far behind the soldiers, looking at the "grasshopper" with a smug face.

The one in charge of guarding the perimeter of Xingqing Palace tonight is Long Wujun. As the most trusted forbidden army of the Son of Heaven, they had already made an inventory of the square in front of the Qinzheng Building, arranged guards everywhere, and opened the thorn wall to strive for all safety.

This is the most painful time of the year for Long Wujun.

In another hour, the lantern pulling cars selected by the prefectures and counties and their supporters will drive into the square to do the final fighting skills. At that time, the place will be surrounded by people, and even the nearby street corners and even walls will be full of people. What's even more troublesome is that the Son of Heaven still has to stand on the main building of diligent government affairs and accept the shouts of the people in the square. In the eyes of the sage, this is to enjoy with the people and bask in the prosperous world, but in the eyes of Long Wujun, this is countless potential safety hazards.

Today is too special, the Long Wu Army can't isolate the idle people with heavy troops as usual, and can only protect some important things. In addition to the Jinming, Chuyang, and Tongyang gates under the diligent government affairs building, there is also a Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower this year.

The four characters of "Taishang Xuanyuan" are the honorific titles given to Lao Tzu by Gao Wushi. Nowadays, the saint worships the Tao, especially the old man, so to build a lamp tower, but also hang this name.

This lantern tower is magnificent, but I am not afraid of being stolen, but I am afraid that some curious people will run over and climb some floating beads and horns or something. Therefore, the Long Wu Army set up three layers of guards, and no one who did not have an official craftsman bamboo book was allowed to approach.

More than a dozen firewood carts slowly entered the south square of Xingqing Palace from the east side, because the traffic in the entire city was almost paralyzed, and they could only take the passage between the east wall and the column square. The soldiers of the Longwu Army at the edge of the square had already noticed it and raised their hands to signal. The convoy stopped, and the leader took the initiative to meet him, claiming to be the head of the craftsman's business, and handed over a string of bamboo books tied with string.

"Hold a candle in the light tower." He said.

The guards knew that there would be craftsmen stationed in the lantern tower and operate the candles, so it was not surprising that they were coming. They took the bamboo books and examined them one by one.

These bamboo books will indicate the craftsman's name, appearance, place of origin, teacher's inheritance, shop and authority, etc., and there is also the signature of the governor of the government on the back, so there is no problem. The guard captain put down the bamboo book, looked at the convoy, and suddenly felt a little strange:

"Where's Director Zhang?"

According to the regulations, such a major event as the maintenance of the lamp tower must be followed by officials of the Yu Ministry. Xingtou leaned over and whispered: "Cough, don't mention it, Director Zhang was watching the lights on the bridge just now, and let people squeeze into the water, but he hasn't caught it yet." We were afraid of delaying our work, so we took matters into our own hands and came first. ”

When the guard captain heard this, there was still such a thing. He was puzzled: "Craftsmen must be accompanied by the head of the Yu Department when they settle in. Xingtou hurriedly said: "I didn't push down Master Zhang!" If he doesn't come, what can I do? ”

"Rules are rules, or let Yu send someone over." Guards advised. As a member of the Dragon Martial Army, he is responsible for the safety of the Son of Heaven, and everything is based on the rules.

"I'm watching the lights outside, how can I find it......" Xingtou became more and more anxious, and his hands rubbed together, "There is still an hour before Chouzheng." If there is a slight delay, we will not be able to finish it on time. The saint is looking forward to the bright light of the lamp tower tonight, announcing the prosperity of the Quartet. In case the light tower is not lit...... Just because Long Wujun doesn't let our craftsmen get close to the light tower? ”

Upon hearing this, the guard captain began to hesitate. No matter how big the rules are, I'm afraid they don't have the mood of the Son of Heaven. He glanced at the convoy, "Okay, the craftsmen can go in, but what's in this car?" ”

"It's all replacement spare parts, for repair and replacement." The head of the line lifted the tarpaulin and asked the guards to check it generously. The captain of the guard waved his hand, and each of his men had a car, and carefully inspected it. The car is indeed full of bamboo tubes, and the two ends of the bamboo tubes are cut very peculiarly, which are very similar to some parts on the lamp tower. Other than that, there is nothing else.

However, these bamboo tubes are very hot to the hand, and it seems that they have only been heated for a short time. Wu Chang didn't know the way of craftsmanship, so he guessed that this was probably some kind of processing secret method. He put down the bamboo tube and asked another question: "There is still an hour to raise the candle, and there are so many spare parts that need to be repaired?" ”

Xingtou unceremoniously pointed to the carriage this time: "This question, you can go directly to Supervisor Mao." Wu Chang raised his eyes and saw that sitting at the head of the carriage was a thin old man with a goatee, who looked up at the lamp tower with an expressionless face—it was Mao Shun, the supervisor of Shangdeng.

Wu Chang was silent for a moment. What is Mao Shun's identity, and where is his turn to be questioned by a Longwu Army soldier? He had no doubts, and ordered the thorn wall to be lifted and the convoy slowly moved in.

Two guards in a row were successfully released. Although these craftsmen did not have Zhang Luo as a guarantee and did not conform to the rules, the presence of Master Mao Shun was enough to deter all difficulties. So the convoy drove smoothly to the bottom of the Taishang Xuanyuan Lantern Tower.

This lantern tower is too high, so the bottom is made of bricks and stones to form a mystic, and the surrounding loess is tamped, and then a huge gourd-shaped bamboo frame is supported. The passage into the light tower is in that metaphysical temple.

The craftsmen jumped out of the carriage one after another, each holding up several unicorn arms, and followed the passage into the light tower. There are also Long Wujun guarding here, but they have been notified from the front, they didn't make any trouble, and they came over to help carry it.

The last to get out of the car was Mao Shun, who was slow and seemed absent-minded. Xingtou went over and hugged his arm cordially, Mao Shun glanced at Xingtou, and said in a low voice: "The old man has sent you here as promised, can you let my family go?" ”

"What did Supervisor Mao say?" Long Bo said with a smile, "The renovation of the lantern tower depends on your talent." ”

Tan Qi never expected that he would meet Taizhen on the main floor of the diligent government.

Speaking of this woman, she is really a legendary figure in Chang'an. Her real name is Yang Yuhuan, and she is the concubine of Shouwang Li Mao. Tan Qi met her on a trip to the spring of the kings. Princess Shou accidentally fell off the horse and injured her ankle, Tan Qi was good at massage, so she helped her treat. The two talked very well, and Princess Shou did not despise Tanqi's status as a maid, and soon became good friends with her.

Unexpectedly, within a few years, the Son of Heaven actually summoned Yang Yuhuan into the palace, saying that he would pray for the Empress Dowager Dou and let her become a monk, called Taizhen...... The twists and turns in the palace powder tent are not enough for outsiders, but the whole Chang'an knows what is going on, and it is a strange talk for a while.

Speaking of which, she hadn't seen Taizhen for several years, and she couldn't imagine meeting again at the Shangyuan Spring Banquet today. As soon as Tan Qi looked at the graceful robe, he knew that although she was serving on the king's side, she had not yet gained a name, so she was still born dressed as a woman, and it was inconvenient for her to appear openly at the banquet - King Shou was sitting below.

Taizhen was pleasantly surprised when he saw Tan Qi. She has been in the palace for a long time, and it is rare to see her old friend, holding Tan Qi's hand: "But I haven't seen my sister for a long time, how are you doing lately?" Tan Qi's determination was interrupted all of a sudden, and he didn't know how to answer for a while.

Taizhen only thought that she was too excited, dragged her to the side, and pulled her up affectionately. Tan Qi was anxious, and responded casually, but his eyes kept looking at the other side of the bead curtain, and the crown that reached the sky was shaking frequently with the graceful rhythm of "Ni Clothes and Feather Clothes".

Taizhen saw that Tan Qi was absent-minded and was a little curious. She swept the seat just now, the prince is here, but Li Mi is not there, could it be that Li Mi gave his housemaid to the prince? But her dirty clothes don't look like attending a banquet.

"Why is my sister dressed like this? Did something happen? ”

When Tan Qi heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up.

Taizhen cultivates and prays for blessings, purely because the Son of Heaven is trying to hide people's eyes, but in fact, there is no grace. She heard that everyone in the palace called Taizhen a lady, and she had long regarded her as a concubine. If you can ask her to talk to the Son of Heaven, wouldn't it be more effective than breaking through?

Tan Qi's heart was racing, and he suddenly grabbed Taizhen's sleeve and cried: "Sister, you have to save me!" Taizhen hurriedly helped her up and said slowly: "What's the matter, you might as well tell me." Although she is just a reclusive woman, her tone is faintly graceful and confident.

Tan Qi grabbed her soft slender hand and said shyly: "I made a private engagement with a person for life, but he was envied by the traitor and framed, and now he is wanted by the whole city." I ran all night, but no one would help. was really desperate, so he had to risk his life to find the prince, but the prince also ......" Later, he cried.

Tan Qi knows Taizhen very well, she is an innocent person, she doesn't understand what she says about the destruction of Chang'an. She only likes to listen to all kinds of legendary stories, what phoenix seeking phoenix, Luo Shenfu, Liang Zhu, and running in the red breeze at night are all things of love between men and women. If you want Taizhen to be tempted to help, you can only make up a relationship between yourself and Zhang Xiaojing.

Sure enough, Taizhen burst into tears after listening to it, and felt that this story was really poignant: a private engagement for life, Ai Lang was in trouble, and sacrificed his life to save her, every point touched her heart. She was the princess of Shou in her early years, and now she is serving the king, and she has always been involuntarily, and she always has a little longing for such a story.

Taizhen hugged Tanqi's soft body and found that she even had a smear of dirt on her neck, which showed that she was really not idle this night, and her heart ached.

"Peace of mind, I'll go and talk to the saint. What's your lover's name? ”

"It's called Zhang Xiaojing." After Tan Qi finished speaking, he hurriedly shook his head again, "How can the crossbow of a thousand jun be a mole." The saint's actions are all wind and thunder, how can he care about such a trivial matter, but he looks down on his sister. Taizhen felt that she was still thinking about herself at this point, and she was quite moved, and said with relief: "Don't worry, I often ask for some rewards for my family, and the saint is not allowed, and it is easy to ask for forgiveness." ”

Tan Qi whispered: "Begging for His Majesty's pardon, it will involve too much in the court, and I can't affect my sister." If my sister has a heart, she only needs to ask His Majesty to ask a word about Que Lehodo, and it will be done. ”

"What's that?" Taizhen didn't understand at all.

Tan Qi smiled bitterly: "This is what my Ailang is involved in, and he was covered by a traitor. Therefore, as long as His Majesty pays a little attention, he can get out of trouble. ”

Taizhen thought about it, this was simpler than asking for a reward, and there was no trace of it, so he nodded and agreed. Tan Qi was short, and he wanted to kneel down and thank him, but he was helped up by Taizhen: "Except for a few sisters outside the palace, only you are an old acquaintance, so you don't have to be like this." ”

Looking at Tan Qiying's tears, Taizhen suddenly felt an extraordinary sense of accomplishment in his heart. In a word, the achievement of a marriage can be regarded as the fulfillment of a long-cherished wish for yourself. She comforted Tan Qi a few more words, lifted the bead curtain and went to the Son of Heaven.

Tan Qi stopped in place, uneasy in his heart.

Tan Qi had already calculated before, whether it was to clear Zhang Xiaojing's grievances or return Jing'an Division to the East Palace, he couldn't get it to the royal front. These things are all small things to the Son of Heaven. If you want to alarm the Son of Heaven, it must be a sharp poisonous needle, the kind that hurts when you stab.

This poisonous needle is Que Lehodo, the Que Lehodo who destroyed Chang'an.

At the moment, the crown prince wants to endure it, Li Xiang wants to fight, and both sides have intentionally or unintentionally ignored the threat of Que Lehodo. What Tan Qi can do is to completely overturn the entire case and make things bigger. As long as the Son of Heaven asks, everything will be on the table.

Tan Qi doesn't know if he can save Zhang Xiaojing by messing up the situation like this, but it will not be worse than the current situation. However, she also knew that in this trouble, she would offend the prince and Li Xiang at the same time, and the next fate would probably be very miserable.

But she didn't care about these things now, she just stared intently at the other side of the hanging bead curtain. I saw Taizhen's yellow crown slowly approaching Tongtian Guan, and suddenly tilted his head, as if he was tilting his head to speak. After a while, Tan Qi saw two little eunuchs hurriedly running into the curtain and running out to the banquet. The crown prince and Li Xiang left the table together and approached the imperial case. Yuanyou crown and black yarn bowed their heads at the same time, as if they were saluting, but they were not raised for a long time, only the crown of Tongtian shook from time to time, probably speaking.

The bells and chimes in the palace are still playing, and the noise is still there. Tan Qi couldn't hear the conversation in front of the royal case, so he could only lean against the cloud wall, like a gambler who had bet on his entire net worth, waiting for the moment when the cup was opened.

Finally, the Yuanyou crown and the black yarn head were raised at the same time, and one of them shook slightly more, and the heart seemed to be impacted. Tan Qi didn't know what the good luck was, swallowed his saliva, and didn't wait for Taizhen to come out, and quietly retreated behind the prince's seat.

Li Heng walked back with an iron face, and when he saw Tan Qi, his eyes suddenly changed: "Did you tell the woman Taizhen?" ”

"Yes." Tan Qi straightened up.

"You ......" Li Heng pointed at her, his fingers trembled slightly, and he was so angry that he didn't know what to say, "You who eats inside and out!" For the sake of a death row prisoner, everything was sold! ”

The father of the right person asked Que Lehodo, and neither of them could hide it. Li Xiang took the opportunity to attack and accused Li Yu of entrusting a non-human and appointing a betrayed death row prisoner to cause Jing'an to fail miserably. Li Heng had no choice but to defend himself. Li Xiang said that Jing'an Division was incompetent and was attacked, so he accused Yushitai of grabbing power; Li Xiang said that Zhang Xiaojing colluded with the grasshopper, so he took out Zhang Xiaojing's heroic behavior in Xishi to refute the slander.

The two were dragged into an unprepared war by a little maid, and the quarrel was only air-to-air. In the end, the Son of Heaven became impatient and said, "The enemy has not retreated, why Yaoyao!" ”。 He has no interest in Zhang Xiaojing, but Que Lehodo wants to destroy the entire Chang'an. Li Heng and Li Linfu had to kowtow together to apologize, saying that they would give up their previous suspicions and strive to ensure the safety of Chang'an.

Although Tan Qi didn't know the inside story, when he heard the sentence "for a death row prisoner", he knew that Jing Ansi should not bite Zhang Xiaojing for the time being. She didn't bother to explain the misunderstanding to Li Heng, leaned back against the wall, and closed her eyes tiredly. She heard footsteps, grabbed her arm viciously, and dragged her out.

The next thing can only be done by the disciples themselves......