The ape-man shook his head, and the beardless eunuch subconsciously asked, "What is a pity? ”

The ape-man glanced at him, a strange smile on his face, "The days are unpredictable, don't divulge,

If I tell you a story, what you can learn from it is up to you. ”

"Listen to stories? I like it. ”

Bai Yongyan rubbed his palms and moved his position forward a few points.

"One day, Xin Pingping, the lieutenant of Gao'an County, Hongzhou, and his friend Cheng Shilian, went to Chang'an to accept the appointment, which coincided with the heavy rain in the sky, so he took refuge in Luoxi Yulin store."

The ape-man said in a deep voice: "The two of them met a green-clothed traveler in a simple inn, this person called himself Wang Zhen, quick thinking, extraordinary conversation, respected by Xin and Cheng.

After three rounds of drinking, Wang Zhen claimed to have the ability to prophesy,

Open your mouth and tell me where Xin Pingping and Cheng Shilian will stay tomorrow, and the food they will eat.

and claimed that he could only travel at night and would not be able to accompany the two tomorrow.

Xin and Cheng looked at each other and smiled, naturally they didn't believe it, they left the inn the next day, continued to hurry, and really stayed at the place Wang Zhen said, and the food they ate was exactly the same as what Wang Zhen said, and the two were greatly surprised.

That night, Wang Zhen appeared, and the three of them traveled to Ruxiang at night. Wang Zhen asked the two if they had guessed his identity, and Xin Pingping guessed that he was a master who lived in seclusion.

Wang Zhen shook his head and denied it, saying that he was a yin official driver. ”

Yin Servant Welcome?

The faces of the guests changed slightly,

Yu Qingqiu's slightly narrowed eyes suddenly opened, staring at the ape-man.

However, the ape-man seemed to be unaware of the killing intent at all, and continued to tell the story without hurrying.

Xin Pingping asked Wang Zhen if he was the only one to greet him, Wang Zhen shook his head, saying that there were five hundred horses and a general, and he was surrounded by three people in this wilderness, but Xin Pingping and Cheng Shilian couldn't see it.

At dawn, Wang Zhen said goodbye to the two again,

When he arrived in Huayin, he reappeared, bringing a sumptuous banquet of wine and meat, and invited Xin Ping to visit the scene of His Majesty's immortals.

Xin responded fairly,

Cheng Shilian wanted to go together, but Wang Zhen said that his life was thin and he couldn't see the scene.

Xin Pingping went to the west of the agreed Baqiao alone, only to feel a gust of wind blowing, and a team of stubborn soldiers appeared left and right, one of whom was Wang Zhen.

Xin Pingping followed Wang Zhen to meet the general who led 500 soldiers, and then the team entered Tonghuamen, stationed in the temple, and stayed for several days, but did not find a chance to meet him. ”

The ape-man paused and scratched the back of his furry hand, "The general is irritable, saying that the hour is coming and he can't wait any longer, but the emperor is protected by the gods around him, and it is difficult to meet it."

Wang Zhen then offered a suggestion, saying that a night banquet could be held, and the meat of the feast could be used to make the gods drowsy.

The general smiled and nodded, led the troops into the Danfeng Gate, passed the Hanyuan Palace, wore the Xuanzheng Palace, and surrounded the Night Banquet Palace.

Xin Ping entered the palace with the army, and saw that the silk and bamboo music in the hall was pleasant, and the singing and dancing were very happy, but the musicians and dancers were all expressionless, like puppets, and they ignored the soldiers who broke into the palace.

At the same time, the candles in the hall were all glowing with moonlight, reflecting the emperor of the dynasty sitting on the dragon chair with an expressionless face overlooking the song and dance.

Afterwards, a strange-looking man with long hair and blue shirts and pants, holding a golden dagger about a foot long, presented it to the general, and shouted in a long voice, 'The hour has come.' ’

The general held a golden dagger and presented it to His Majesty, the music suddenly dispersed, the emperor was dizzy, and was helped into the West Pavilion and did not come out for a long time. The general urged, and there was a sound in the west pavilion, saying that the emperor was bathing and changing clothes.

For a long time, the emperor boarded the jade and left the West Pavilion.

When the general saw that the emperor did not kneel, he just gave a salute and asked the emperor if there was chaos in the world and whether he had a clear mind.

The emperor claimed to be disturbed by the red dust and his mind was chaotic, but now he has abandoned foreign objects and has nothing to worry about.

The palace concubines whimpered and wept, wiped the blood, and couldn't bear the emperor on Yuyu to leave, but the general just laughed loudly, led Yuyu out of the palace, and left abruptly. ”

Speaking of this, the expression on the ape-man's face was a little strange, "Xin Pingping, who saw the scene of the immortals, was finally sent by Wang Zhen to the house where Cheng Shilian stayed, and witnessed Wang Zhen's figure slowly disappearing out of thin air.

Cheng Shilian asked him about the driving scene, and Xin Pingping only said that he had the opportunity to talk about it.

A few months later, it was reported that the emperor had died. The following year, Xin Pingping was promoted to the county secretary of Jiangdu County, Yangzhou. ”

The ape-man looked around at the guests with different expressions and asked, "Everyone, do you understand?" ”

The hall was silent, and no one answered.

Smack.

Bai Yongyan put the chopsticks in the wooden plate and said lightly: "Welcome, it is naturally the emperor who welcomes." The underworld is naturally to send the emperor to heaven.

It's just that if it's a normal yin official,

It should be that the emperor is terminally ill, and there is no medicine to do, so the messenger of the underworld came to greet him.

In the story, Wang Zhen and the general behaved strangely, not like a living person, but there was still a way to enter Beijing and be stationed in a temple near the palace. I'm afraid it's a rebellious courtier in the name of a yin official.

The general complained that the emperor was surrounded by gods, and the gods here were supposed to refer to the emperor's personal bodyguards.

During the night banquet, the rebellious courtiers managed to transfer away from the emperor's personal guards, holding a dagger to 'invite' the emperor to ascend to immortality.

Then the emperor was brought into the West Pavilion to bathe and change clothes, the so-called bathing, I am afraid that it is a knife and axe.

The concubine whimpered and wept, wiping the blood all over the ground, that is to say, the emperor who came out of the pavilion and sat on the jade was already a corpse at that time. ”

Bai Yongyan swept around the silent guests, spread his hands nonchalantly, and said casually: "Bai remembers that the cause of the death of the first emperor Shunzong is very suspicious, right?"

When Shunzong tried to reform the government,

However, due to the opposition of the eunuchs and a group of friends and courtiers, the reform finally ended without a problem.

In order to prevent future troubles, the eunuchs of that line directly forced the palace and forced Shunzong to abdicate and become the emperor.

The throne was transferred to the then sixteen-year-old crown prince, who is now His Majesty the Emperor.

Shunzong tried to send people to Qinzhou to ask the Longxi Jingluo envoy to send troops to abolish the new emperor, but the matter was revealed, the secret envoy was killed, and Shunzong was placed under house arrest.

The following year, His Majesty the Emperor said that the Emperor Taishang had been ill for a long time and needed to live in the inner courtyard of the deep palace and could not see anyone.

After May, His Majesty the Emperor Xuancheng Taishang died of illness,

The time is just the same as the one described in the story of Xin Ping's immortals.

If the Xin Ping Shangxian you described just now is exactly what you are talking about the execution of Shunzong by the rebels,

Then the rebel ministers here are most likely the eunuch group that once helped the current emperor win the battle for the crown prince.

The reason why Xin Pingping, Cheng Shilian, Wang Zhen and others were fictionalized was to use the form of Zhiwei to vaguely record the truth of what happened at that time. ”

Bai Yongyan glanced at Yu Qingqiu, whose face was difficult to see, and said to the ape man indifferently: "The meaning of this story is very simple,

Since the emperor who tried to reform the government at the beginning would be forced to the palace and even killed by the eunuch group,

Then, the current emperor, who witnessed and even participated in the eunuchs' plan to kill the emperor, is naturally impossible to promote the reform of the court. ”