In the tenth year of Qixiang, the national fortune of the entropy country declined, the entropy king was obsessed with seeking immortal medicine, the people were not bored, many places revolted, and the three most powerful forces in the Cang'an Continent in the war, Dingtao, Dirong, and Lingpardon, each occupied the southwest, north, and southeast of the Cang'an Continent, and since then the historical era has come to the Qichi from the Warring States. Driven by a common purpose, the three forces joined forces to overthrow the rule of the Entropy Country, and the Cang'an Continent ushered in the long-lost tranquility, but under the calm, there was a dark tide.

--------- "Prayer Pond: Volume 1"

Dingtao national capital Yunjin City

"Disciple rules, sage training, the first filial piety, the second sincere faith, love the public, and kindness, if you have spare strength, you will learn literature and ......" The Churen Hall of Nanming Academy came from the sound of reading aloud, and the hall saw the master twisting his beard in one hand and holding a book in the other, pacing back and forth among the columns of primary school children shaking their heads. Outside the window, the dark green pine and cypress branches were covered by the snow that fell last night, showing a midwinter scene, and the heated earth dragon in the window and the sunlight outside the window actually smoked out the full spring.

"Zixi, you said that we will go to Mianting Street after school in a while? I heard that there is a new batch of scripts in the ukiyo-e pavilion on the street, so I want to go and see it together. Taking advantage of the master's turn, Mu Qingmo, who was about ten years old with his hair tied high, wearing a purple cardigan and a pair of white boots, immediately pulled Xin Zixi, who was reading a book carefully on his right hand, and said secretly. Zixi wore a light blue jacket and long skirt, and the early spring afternoon sun shone on her tortoiseshell headdress. She turned sideways slightly and quipped, "Aren't you afraid that Aunt Wen will know that you will secretly buy a script and punish you?" ”

"I've heard of this, too.,It seems that a new book has come out of the secret history series of the previous dynasty.,The last time I wrote about the demon concubine Ling, a water sleeve dance fell from the sky.,The entropy of the hook shows that the king has lost his soul.。 Sima Huanting, who was sitting in front of Zixi with a pink gown and a long skirt, immediately turned around when she heard the sound.

"Yes, yes, yes, and then at that time, King Entropy Xian thought that the demon concubine Ling was a goddess descending from the sky, and the new book should be written that King Entropy Xian was looking for pills and asking for medicine in order to stay with the heavenly maiden" Mu Qingmo said this, he was really excited, and his voice was raised, and the master followed the voice and turned around, and saw Mu Qingmo with his eyes shining and dancing and talking.

"Hmph, shouting above this school, no respect, no etiquette, what kind of system it becomes, insulting Sven, it's simply insulting Sven." The master's angry beard shook and shook.

"Master, there are clouds in ancient times: if you have spare energy, you will learn literature. If a student thinks that he is struggling to study and has no energy left, can he get the student to follow the old admonition and allow the student to stop suffering from studying? Mu Qingmo shook his clothes, looked solemn, and stood up to make a gesture to the master.

"Nonsense! We Dingtao in the Cang'an Continent has always had the reputation of the crown of poetry, books, rituals and music, and many emperors of the previous dynasty were born from the land of Dingtao. Since it is a pottery person, it is necessary to devote itself to learning and inheriting the national rituals. If you don't have the strength to spare, you can't learn. The ancients said: Learn and learn from time to time, not to say. Learning itself is a process of enjoyment and pleasure. Moreover, learning is the depth of the high diamond, your father is a great general, a generation of famous generals, it is erudite, interrogating, prudent, discerning, and practiced, although he is a military general, but he has also won the first place in the imperial examination, you need to take your father as an example...... "Originally admiring and avoiding the spittle of the excited master flying in the sun, Mu Qingmo heard his father's name, and instantly felt panicked, thinking that if his mother knew about the trouble with the school today, he was afraid that he would be punished again for copying books in the study. He hurriedly folded his hands and bowed deeply to the master, making a look of low eyebrows and pleasing to the eyes.

"Master, the student knows that he is wrong, and he is willing to accept the punishment himself." Xin Zixi, who was beside him, covered his mouth and smiled at Sima Huanting, "This is a confession, it is obvious that I thought of Aunt Wen's thunderous methods, and I panicked." Sima Huanting glanced at Mu Qingmo, who was lying on the ground with her head buried under her sleeves, even if she turned around, she couldn't hide her trembling shoulders.

One glance said, "Hmph, barbarian." Mu Qingmo, who was in the rear, heard this teasing, raised his head slightly, and made a grimace at Song Sicheng, who had not had time to turn around, and then immediately buried his head.

"Whether it's good or not, knowing that mistakes can be corrected, and it's great to be good. Since you are confused about the disciple rules today, then go home and copy it ten times, and hand it over to me when the school resumes on the sixteenth day of the first month. The Master stroked his beard, which was not long.

"Obey the master's teachings" Mu Qingmo made another gesture to the master, sat down on the seat, and threw a smug look at Xin Zixi and Sima Huanting.

Finally got out of school, the school was suddenly noisy, the schoolchildren went out of the Nanming School in twos and threes, Mu Qingmo, who was left by the master to educate in the hall, saw Xin Zixi and Sima Huanting waiting at the door of the school, ran two steps to them, tightened the silver ferret jacket on his body, bared his teeth and smiled that the master's teaching just now was completely ineffective. Then he patted Xin Zixi on the shoulder, "Let's go, let's go to Mianting Street." ”

Mianting Street is the most prosperous street in Yunjin City, the capital of Dingtao State, the street is connected to the neighborhood where the mansion of the important ministers of the court is located, and the most central is directly connected to the Imperial City Heavenly Street. The largest word shop in Yunjin City, Ukiyo Pavilion is located here.

"Wan Ting, come on, come on, the new work of the master of this language - the former king of the secret history of the previous dynasty is about to be snatched up, little second brother, hurry up and help me pack three books, and take the silver." As soon as Mu Qingmofu entered the store, he squeezed into the crowd and snatched three books from the bookshelf.

"Qingmo, aren't you afraid that Aunt Wen will find out if you buy it back?"

"Isn't it okay for me to hide the books in your or Zixi's house, I will come to your house from time to time to read"

"Wan Ting, Qing Mo, let's go upstairs to the private room, just now the second brother told me that today the Ukiyo Pavilion also invited Mr. Storyteller to talk about the new book" Xin Zixi couldn't squeeze into the crowd, so he had to stand in the tea break area of the Ukiyo Pavilion and wait for Sima Huanting and Mu Qingmo to come with the packed books.

Not long after sitting still, I only heard a startling sound downstairs, "It is said that in the last eight years of the previous dynasty, the demon concubine Ling bewitched the entropy of the king, and the king sang every night, and did not think about the government." In order to stay with the demon concubine for eternity, King Entropy began to seek the elixir for others, wanting to live forever. King Entropy has always been tyrannical and punished, and all the ministers in the court are in danger, but in the name of this, those who do good things impose heavy taxes under their rule, build a shrine and invite many monks to come here to pray for the alchemy of King Entropy. This move was rewarded by the entropy king, and for a time the courtiers and ministers followed suit, and the people were miserable. In the last nine years of the previous dynasty, the Shengong Palace was built to draw coolies, many peasant households lacked men to cultivate, and in the event of a major drought, the people still had no grain to protect themselves, but the government was still leaning heavily on taxes, and there were people who fell into the grass from time to time, and there were sporadic uprisings in the country. ”

But at this time, there is a monarch in the east of the Cang'an continent who loves the people like a son, is diligent and virtuous, under his rule, the country is peaceful and peaceful, and the people are not left behind, at that time this monarch was only a hereditary ancestor with the title of foreign surname prince, but there was no uprising under his rule, and even the surrounding people came to escape the tyranny. This Maven single-handedly quelled the riots and even overthrew the tyranny of the previous dynasty. Although the Maven resigned, he had no choice but to ascend the throne with the support of the people and became the lord of Dingtao. ”

"My Emperor Shengming! Long live our emperor! When the audience heard this, their blood boiled.

Mu Qingmo, who was listening to the storytelling while drinking tea, heard that the storyteller's painting style changed, and she was immediately choked by the tea, she made eye contact with Sima Huanting and Mu Qingmo, and the three of them all looked puzzled.

"Originally, I just wanted to listen to the joke about the secret history of the previous dynasty, but I changed my taste when I listened to it, and it seems that Mr. Benyu will inevitably fall into the cliché in the end, and what is the difference between those words that praise merit and virtue. Hey, it's really boring tight. Xin Zixi shook his head and took a sip of tea.

"It's really boring, Qingmo, give me the book, I'll help you take it home and hide it, you can take advantage of the visit to read the book during the year, do you want to open it now and read it, I can wait for you for a while, anyway, Brother Liang went to the martial arts training ground in the morning today, and he will go to Shannan Academy to study his homework in the afternoon, I asked the maid to tell Brother Liang, pick me up after class."

"Wan Ting's idea is good, Sima Mansion only has one girl, Uncle Sima and Wan Ting's three brothers are spoiled by her, and she has the most pocket money every time among us, not to mention that she brought two scripts home this time, even if the Ukiyo Pavilion is emptied, no one in her family will say a word, let alone ask more. Qingmo, you can hide the book in Huanting's house. ”

"Hey, I'm the most pitiful, Wan Ting has three brothers to love, Zixi has Brother Junying, and I, only Mu Qingge, that annoying guy, my mother also urges me to practice martial arts every day, saying that I want to set an example for Mu Qingge's eldest sister. Ah, why am I so miserable? Thinking of being forced by his mother to learn martial arts every day, and secretly reading the script and being denounced by Mu Qingge, Mu Qingmo instantly felt helpless, lying on the table and pretending to cry.

"Okay, okay, Qingmo, do you want to read this book now, if you don't read me, you can go home directly."

"Don't don't, Sister Huanting, you can watch it too, when I get home, I will tell my mother that I will come to the street with you to see the New Year's goods after school, and you will help me play a round."

"Okay, okay, that Huanting, Qingmo you look slowly, I'll go back first, it's Chinese New Year's Eve in a few days, my mother has been busy with procurement in the house recently, so busy, I'll go back earlier to see if I can help my mother." After saying that, Xin Zixi said goodbye to the two of them, got up and went back to the Marquis of Anguo's mansion.

Dingtao Hualan Palace

"Your Majesty, Chinese New Year's Eve has arrived, and the courtiers and concubines have ordered people to purchase the goods of each palace year, and the red envelopes for the New Year have also been distributed according to last year's regulations. In addition, this is the palace banquet menu and program list for Chinese New Year's Eve, and please see it for Your Majesty. "The luxurious and bright woman on the side of the soft couch with a floral satin fox fur trimmed skirt and intricate headdress is the sister of the current dynasty Zaifu, Yao Guifei, Yao Sisi.

"Just do what you want. Sisi, you helped me take care of the harem, it's really hard for you. Turning his fingers on the soft couch, the handsome man wearing a dark embroidered gold thread dragon stepping on the auspicious cloud robe is the storyteller's generation of masters, Qingyang Xiu.

"Your Majesty laughed, the concubine has been learning to take care of the affairs of the house with her mother and brother since she was a child, and now this can share your Majesty's worries."

"Yes, your brother Yao Cheng is indeed a rare talent, when he was in the palace, he managed and governed the affairs of the government, and the new policy of the military department he supervised a few days ago was also implemented with immediate results, which really saved me a lot of heart."

"It is a blessing for my brother to be able to share His Majesty's worries. Your Majesty, the concubine wants to ask you for one more thing, I don't know Your Majesty. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

"Your Majesty, spring hunting in March, you have to call the two sisters of Concubine De and Concubine Shu to accompany you, Your Majesty has not let the two sisters go to the spring hunt together for many years."

Qingyang Xiu hesitated for a moment, and the hand that turned his fingers couldn't help but stop, thinking of Xin Wenyan's illness and death back then. It was the sixth year of Xiangyong, Wen Yan suddenly got a cold disease, it is strange to say, this cold disease is menacing, I took several medicines prescribed by the doctor, Wen Yan lingered on the sickbed for several months, and did not insist on the cold disease in the spring of the next year, so he took away Wen Yan, leaving the young Run'er. I only hated myself for being romantic at the time, but it was an ordinary cold, and when Wen Yan was sick, the two concubines of Lingyi and Di Rong got along very happily, and they didn't notice Wen Yan's worsening illness at all.

Thinking that Wen Yan gradually lost his life in his arms, his pale lips and thin body were not at all like his former look, he felt more and more hateful. Thinking of this, Qingyang Xiu's hand clutching his robe was already green.

"That's it, I'm a little tired, you can do it, concubine."

"Yes, the concubine sends the emperor." Yao Sisi hurriedly got up and helped Qingyang Xiu up, lowered his head and sent Qingyang Xiu away.

"Sure enough, it is the noble concubine who understands our emperor, His Majesty." After Qingyang Xiu walked away, the maid on Yao Sisi's side smiled.

"Your Majesty is very affectionate, Xin Wenyan is his wife, a young husband and wife, and the affection is comparable to the two princesses later. Even if there is no poison found in Qifeng Palace, Xin Wenyan's death will probably forever become a hurdle that cannot be crossed between His Majesty, Sima Shenghua and Li Yunling. Now that I just mention the names of those two people, Your Majesty has such a look, and it seems that Your Majesty is completely unable to let go. Moreover, Xin Wenyan's degree of cold disease was unheard of by the imperial doctors, and after she died of illness, the harem maids sorted out the relics, and found traces of suspected poisonous powder in Xin Wenyan's favorite teapot. ”

"The slave maid also felt that this matter was very strange, the slave maid still remembered the appearance of the first queen at that time, when the first queen was sick for a long time and was bedridden, it was skinny, it didn't look like an ordinary cold disease, but it really looked like... It's like poisoning. However, the emperor ordered someone to investigate the matter thoroughly, but nothing was found. But if you think about it, at that time, Concubine De and Concubine Shuniang had just come here to make peace, and they were planning to compete for favor in front of the emperor, isn't it... ”

Yao Sisi listened, with a noncommittal look on his face.

"This time, Concubine Xian will accompany you."

"Concubine Xian? Although the prince is raised in the palace of the virtuous concubine, the emperor's favor and position are far inferior to you, and you should be accompanied by the concubine. ”

"I would like to, but you said that once I accompany me, who will take care of this harem for the emperor. Who might I hand over the power of the harem to temporarily? Is it Sima Shenghua, or Li Yunling? Or I don't even have a concubine."

"Grace? I want to see the granddaughter of the former court prince, her parents are deceased, the emperor thinks that her grandfather is old and has been given an idle position, and she has no branches in the court, what kind of storm can she set off? ”

Dijon Palace

"Your Majesty, the spies have come to report that Tao Kaichun will have a spring hunt in March, do you want to take this opportunity to get rid of Qingyang Xiu, a traitor. At that time, the small country of Dingtao will definitely have civil strife, and Your Majesty will be able to recover the lost territory. ”

"Shang Shu Ling is not in a hurry, this matter is slowly being figured out. Although Qingyang Xiu is very popular with the mob, if one Qingyang Xiu can be eliminated, Shang Shuling has thought that once the other leaders of the rebels are still alive, it is difficult to guarantee that there will be no other Qingyang Xiu, let alone recovering the lost territory. It's better to cut off his limbs, even if he Qingyang has the ability to reach the sky, he can only be slaughtered in the end. ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is careless, and I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. Your Majesty, your martial arts are outstanding, and you are really orthodox in the world. King Xian Xian knew that he was embarrassed by this great responsibility, so he took the throne and His Majesty. The ministers were only angry with Sima Zheng in Yuzhou, and Qingyang in Yuanzhou repaired two rebel ministers, and they actually established themselves as kings. ”

Li Jinmo rubbed his chin, thinking of fourteen years ago, his expression couldn't help but be overwhelmed. Originally, according to the plan, the fiefdom general was already stationed outside the city at that time, and he handed over the prepared Zen throne book to King Entropy, and if King Entropy did not obey, he ordered all the soldiers to enter the palace. Unexpectedly, he successfully ascended the throne, but Dijon continued to have civil strife, and in order to suppress the uprising and rebels, he wasted a lot of national strength. There was no time to take care of Qingyang Xiu and Sima Zheng, who had established themselves as kings, but they had thought that these two people were like scavenging insects, quietly growing stronger and stronger. The most infuriating thing is that the horse thieves on the Diding Commercial Road were rampant that year, although Dingtao came forward to kill the horse thieves, but the chaos in the southwest of Dirong was not settled, and I was afraid that Dingtao would continue to go north, so that I would suffer from the enemy on my belly and back, so I had to send a county lord to go to make peace, in order to be able to calm the chaos. Now that I've been recuperating for a long time, it's time to pull out these two thorns in my eye.

"Shang Shuling thinks that Di Ding's trade route is like that."

"Back to Your Majesty, although the cities at both ends of the Diding trade road are prosperous and prosperous, most of the roads along the way are deserts, except for caravans, sparsely populated, and there were horse thieves robbing the road in the early years, so I thought it was not a safe place."

"Oh? Not a safe place? But I thought that there had been no horse thieves on this Diding trade route for a long time. ”