Chapter 39: Xuanwu Gate
Five steps and one post, ten steps and one sentry, the inner guard is heavy.
Especially on the side of the East Palace, the crown prince Li Yu is going to hold an enthronement ceremony in seven days, and now he is not directly living in the Hall of Eternal Life.
It is also ridiculous to say that the emperor's dormitory of the Tang Dynasty is called the Palace of Eternal Life, which means auspicious, but there are not too many people who live long!
The Tang Dynasty took Li as its surname, respected the moral Tianzun, that is, Li Er, the Taishang Laojun, as its ancestor, climbed the ancestors and introduced the ancestors, glorified the emperor's lintel, and used religion to consolidate its rule.
It can be said that the prosperity of Taoism was in the Tang Dynasty, except for the female emperor Wu Zetian, who was born out of thin air, worshipping Buddha and destroying Taoism, the rest of the emperors of all dynasties respected Taoism, and the clues can be seen from the names of these palaces.
There are Taiji Palace, Liangyi Palace, Sanqing Palace, Penglai Palace, etc., which stand neatly in the north of the palace city.
The smell of medicinal herbs came from a remote corner in the northwest, and it was normal to think about it, and it was impossible for the imperial doctors to live in a prime location. The more remote it is, the more conducive it is for Su Cheng to collect the scrape!
He trotted on all fours, and his divine sense had already avoided the patrols of the guards in advance, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, and the rhythm was just right.
"What a heavy yin qi!"
Originally, the palace was suppressed by the breath of the True Dragon Son of Heaven, and the evil aura of idle demons could not enter at all, and the yin qi could only remain in the cold palace and other places.
Now that the true dragon son of the Tang Dynasty has not yet been born, the crown prince Li Yu is still just a prince after all, and the yin qi in the north direction has gradually erupted after losing its suppression.
The direction in which the yin qi was raging was next to the Imperial Doctor's Office, and Su Cheng looked at the closed city gate in front of him, and suddenly realized in his heart.
"No wonder the yin qi is heavy, it turned out to be here!"
Xuanwu Gate is particularly conspicuous on the city wall.
Xuanwu represents the north, and according to the astrological signs, it is a star sign composed of seven northern constellations. In mythology, Xuanwu is the body of the north, a kind of water god that combines turtles and snakes.
What makes Xuanwumen really famous is the fact that Taizong Li Shimin killed his brother and took the heir.
Li Shimin, who was only the king of Qin at the beginning, ambushed at Xuanwu Gate, killed the crown prince Li Jiancheng and the king of Qi Li Yuanji here, and forced Tang Gaozu Li Yuan to abdicate!
The Xuanwumen Revolution of that year was full of blood, killing and wounding thousands of soldiers, and the blood flowed like a river.
However, this is not the only one, there have been four coups d'état in this place, and it is probably that the "Xuanwumen Change" is inherited from the blood of the Tang Dynasty royal family.
The second Xuanwumen Rebellion was during the Tang Zhongzong period, when the prime minister Zhang Cambodia led the army to capture Xuanwumen, beheaded Wu Zetian, and Wu Zetian abdicated, supported the restoration of the crown prince Li Xian, and restored the orthodoxy of the Tang Dynasty. This is also the Shenlong Incident in history, and Li Xian is Li Longji's uncle.
The third Xuanwumen Rebellion occurred two years after the second time, when the crown prince Li Chongjun pretended to kill Wu Sansi and Wu Chongxun by Feng Yi, and Empress Wei and Tang Zhongzong Li Xian ascended the Xuanwumen Domain Tower, announcing that Li Chongjun had rebelled, and finally the soldiers defected.
Three years later, Li Longji and Princess Taiping launched a coup d'état, occupied Xuanwu Gate and entered the palace, and killed Empress Wei and Princess Anle!
Xuanwu Gate has become synonymous with blood in Chang'an City, and the emperor will not pass through this place at all.
In just one hundred and eighty years, so many soldiers have been killed and wounded, and it is not an exaggeration to say that such a strong yin qi is so strong!
Su Cheng was a little itchy, he avoided the guard's sight, climbed silently from the sheep intestine path at the city gate next to him, and looked out towards the north side of the road, which could accommodate several carriages at the same time, and the two sides of the road that could accommodate several carriages at the same time were lit with torches, which illuminated the hall.
"It's strange, why doesn't there be a resentful soul with such a heavy yin qi? Could it be that there are masters who have done the Fa or have a soul-calming artifact? ”
The Xuanwu Gate is gloomy but has no ghosts, which is somewhat abnormal.
After observing the city wall, he did not come to any conclusion, so he could only leave with doubts, and wait for his triumphant return from Maweipo to investigate and investigate, anyway, this city gate will not disappear.
With this matter in mind, Su Cheng turned around and walked towards the Imperial Doctor's Office.
The medicine is the beauty of the mountains and rivers, the essence of the plants and trees. It's good for both people and animals!
There are several medicine children on vigil in the Imperial Medical Department, and the doctor is reading medical books under the candle and cannot sleep.
The imperial doctor pays attention to being on call, and if any noble person in the palace is sick, he must rush over as soon as possible, and the doctors take turns to go home to rest.
Su Cheng didn't alarm them, but followed the guidance of his sense of smell all the way towards the warehouse!
Not surprisingly, there is a large copper lock hanging on the door of the warehouse, and the key is hanging next to the imperial doctor, and it is not easy to steal it.
He was already familiar with unlocking, and his hind feet jumped up with force, and his teeth clenched the copper lock, and with a little force, it was as easy as dealing with a small branch.
After snapping the copper lock off, he pushed the door open and slipped into a small gap.
It was dark inside, there was no light, and Su Cheng's eyes looked green, as if he had turned on a night vision device.
All kinds of medicinal materials are neatly placed on the shelves, and the name, origin, year, etc. are clearly written on them, which is very convenient to take!
Su Cheng had just finished reading the book "Tang Materia Medica" and had a knowledge of most of the medicinal materials, so he went straight to those places that were useful to him.
"Laoshan ginseng, Wudang ginseng, chasing wind grass."
The paws open all these drawers, take them out and pour them into their mouths, like cows chewing peonies.
"Tsk, it's worthy of the palace, there are so many hundred-year-old ginseng, and the taste of deer antler velvet is a little weird!"
His stomach and intestines moved rapidly, refining these herbs like a furnace.
The medicinal power continued to merge into every cell of the body, and the unknown black gem in the abdomen also quietly began to absorb the medicinal power, but the amount was relatively small and was not discovered.
Deer placenta paste, Ganoderma lucidum, snow lotus, as well as the inconspicuous cistanche, royal jelly, notoginseng, yellow essence, and astragalus have not escaped.
None of the medicinal materials that can be selected into the Tai Yi Department are defective, and the efficacy is very good!
It is also thanks to Su Cheng's strong body, otherwise after eating so many medicinal materials, the conflict and rejection between different medicinal powers would be enough to drink a pot.
With the addition of these medicinal powers, he finally made new progress in refining his heart with demonic power, and he didn't have to worry about repairing after the injury.
There is a way to be poor and rich in martial arts, and if a person who refines his body does not get the help of meat and medicine for a long time, his progress will definitely not be improved.
"If you get the body refining technique, you should need the assistance of medicinal herbs and blood food even more. Where will the wool be freaked? ”
Su Cheng began to have some difficulties, even if it was a robbery, it would have to be done!
It is estimated that after this time, Chang'an City will become noisy, and the precious medicinal materials will be hidden extremely secretively.
"It's a big deal to go to the local prince or minister's house to search for it, and there should be a lot of the envoys who have military power in their hands."
After the Anshi Rebellion, the emperor's prestige declined a lot, and the feudal towns were seriously divided.
Although they respect the imperial court on the surface, in fact, they recruit troops and buy horses, collect their own taxes, and are not included in the imperial court.
His eyes flickered a little, if necessary, maybe he could use illusion and force to bewitch and threaten, and create another Anshi Rebellion, maybe there would be enough souls to devour at that time!
However, in that case, the people will inevitably have a hard time, and the karma of hundreds of millions of people will be gathered in the body, and it is still a question whether they can carry it through.
This move can only be made at the end, as a last resort.