Chapter 19, ink embroidery
Fang just flipped through the old files, and Xiao Pingzhang, who was flipping through a copy of "Night Qin Yulan", ushered in Xun Feizhan, who should have been guarding in the East Palace at this moment.
"You're so idle, but you still read books?"
Xun Feizhan frowned, he didn't understand at all, a few days ago, the queen asked him to catch Puyangying, saying that it might be a spy of the enemy country, why now, this plague is also done by him? He felt that the queen was a demonic obstacle, and he even felt that Puyang Ying was still in the city. It's just that since the queen asked him to come to Xiao Pingzhang, he also came. He knows that he is not smart and can't figure it out, but he can figure it out. Seeing that Xiao Pingzhang was still holding a book and looking at it this time, he didn't look anxious at all, so he couldn't help but say this, in fact, no one had ever seen him anxious.
Xiao Pingzhang shook his head, "I just checked the old files and found that there used to be such a plague. ”
"When? Why haven't I heard of it? Xun Feizhan recalled carefully, it stands to reason that even if he has been concentrating on martial arts with Meng Zhi since he was a child, it is impossible not to have heard of such a big event, right? It's just that I really didn't have an impression, but then it was a joy, a few shots, "Since there are old files, will this plague be solved soon?" ”
"I'm afraid it's not that simple." Xiao Pingzhang continued to shake his head, still unhurried, explaining the old file, "Thirty years ago, you and I were not born yet, and there was a plague in Yeling City, the capital of the Qin Kingdom, and because it was not controlled immediately, the whole city fled, resulting in the epidemic spreading everywhere and completely out of control. In desperation, the emperor ordered the Changlin army to seal all the passages from Yeqin to Daliang, and the fugitives were not allowed to enter, and the imperial court and folk doctors could voluntarily go to the rescue, and the Daliang treasury would supply medicines and materials. ”
"Are you talking about the plague that led to the destruction of the country by Night Qin?" Xun Feizhan suddenly realized, although he was not born when the incident happened, he had also heard the elders talk about it, "I remember when I was very young, my ancestor once sighed, saying that although it was just a small vassal country of Daliang, it was not destroyed by foreign enemies but by natural disasters, which was really aggrieved......"
"That's right, it's the plague." Xiao Pingzhang affirmed Feizhan's words and continued, "The Feishan Camp has been closed for several months, and it will not dare to open the ban until winter. After this epidemic, Yeling City was like a dead city, the population of the country dropped sharply, and no one survived the entire royal family, and Yeqin directly became the land of Daliang from then on. ”
With the experience of the previous car, Xun Feizhan thought about Ye Qin, and then thought about Da Liang, his face really changed color, "Pingzhang, Jinling will not be the second Ye Ling, right?" ”
Xiao Pingzhang was silent, which made Xun Feizhan understand, and his face became pale, and he could hear the needle falling for a while. But this silence was also short-lived, Xiao Pingzhang broke the silence, "Feizhan, you came to me at this time, didn't you come to gossip with me?" ”
These words pulled Xun Feizhan out of Fang Cai's silence, and then he said what he meant, "The queen mother said that this epidemic was caused by Puyang Ying, and said that he must still be in Jinling, let me look for you together, even if you dig three feet into the ground, you have to catch people." Pingzhang, you said that Niangniang wouldn't be a magic barrier, right? ”
In Xun Feizhan's heart, the queen does have a criminal record, and she was inexplicably guarded against the Changlin Palace, and even faintly targeted, although it is not very obvious now, it can be seen that she seems to have changed her attitude towards the Changlin Palace, and this is suddenly the same to the Puyang Master who had trusted her before...... Even he inexplicably doesn't like this Pu Yangying, but after all, he has more contact with this aunt and knows that sometimes she is really unreasonable, so he has this disrespectful thought. Of course, he will also talk to Xiao Pingzhang about this, and he will not say anything else, even if it is Meng Qianxue and Xiao Pingjing.
But Xiao Pingzhang obviously didn't think it was a demonic barrier, because this plague came too strangely, and the first thing he suspected was Puyang Ying. After hearing Xun Feizhan's words, he pondered for a while, and even agreed, "That's right, if Puyang Ying wants to control Jinling, it must not be far away." If you don't find out, I'm afraid that the Imperial Medical Department and Jifeng Hall will not be able to treat the disease peacefully. It is very likely that he is still in Jinling. ”
"This is a plague, no matter how powerful Puyang Ying is, how can it be controlled?" Xun Feizhan didn't believe it, but he felt a little unbelievable, "Besides, if it is really the same as Qin's thirty years ago, then he must know the cause, how did he know it?" ”
Xiao Pingzhang opened the "Night Qin Imperial Tour" and nodded it in front of Xun Feizhan's eyes, "Look at it, do you think it looks familiar?" ”
"Huh?" Xun Feizhan looked at a sketch of a painting printed on the book, stems and leaves, and a double flower, and really felt familiar, so he took it in his hand and looked at it carefully, and suddenly his face was shocked, "I remembered, isn't this the embroidery on Duan Tongzhou's body?" ”
Saying that, Xun Feizhan turned the book over and looked at the cover, and said suspiciously: "Night Qin Imperial Tour?" Night Qin ...... But does Mozhen Flower have any significance to Ye Qin? In this way, Duan Tongzhou may be the remnant of the Night Qin? This plague is also similar to the plague suffered by Yeqin thirty years ago, you also say that Puyang Ying did it, so to speak, Puyang Ying is also the remnant of Yeqin, they want to turn Jinling City into Yeling City thirty years ago...... Why? ”
"Mozhen flowers only grow in the valley of Yeling, and they are almost invisible in other places. Because of this, this flower is given a special meaning. Xiao Pingzhang's eyes became deep, and he said lightly about this ink flower, "According to the book, the Yeqin royal court has a talent selection system, which is very different from my big beam. Every seven years, the best 50 people are selected from the children aged seven to twelve in the country, regardless of men and women, regardless of whether they are high or low, and they are given embroidered ink flowers to form the Yeling Palace. The six arts are taught by the masters of the enshrined and the masters of each academy. ”
"In this way, the embroidery on Duan Tongzhou's body is not the tattoo of Puyang Ying, but the logo that he once selected for the Yeling Palace School?"
"When I first entered the palace, I could only tattoo a single Mozhen flower." Xiao Pingzhang stretched out his hand to cover half of the double flower on the drawing, "When you reach the age of fourteen, the palm will personally evaluate and strictly test at all levels, and in the end, only two percent of the people who can be judged to be qualified will remain, and the ink zhen embroidery on their bodies will also be embroidered at this time." In the Night Qin Kingdom, these teenagers with a double-flower pattern tattooed on their bodies were called Ye Lingzi. Young boys and girls who become Yelingzi can directly serve as the royal family's confidants or important ministers after four years of cultivation, and their status is extremely respectful. ”
Xun Feizhan frowned, "What about the unsuccessful?" ”
"Since the beginning of the selection of people in the Yeling Palace, they have been very strict, so even if they are not selected, their qualifications are better than others, and their chances will not be too bad." Xiao Pingzhang sighed, "But when people go to high places, these young boys and girls go with high expectations, and they are retreated back to where they came from. ”。
"I should have seen this embroidery not only on Duan Tongzhou, but Ping Jing also felt familiar, but for a while, I couldn't remember seeing it anywhere else." Xun Feizhan didn't let go of his brows, thought about it carefully, and didn't forget to analyze, "But if this plague is done by Puyang Ying, does it mean that many of the previous targets against your Changlin Mansion were also done by him, why did Duan Tongzhou obey Puyang Ying's orders?" ”