One

Along the way, Anne kept poking her head out, looking at Chang'an City, which was far away from her, with indescribable emotion in her heart.

The afternoon sun lazily shone on the earth, and everything seemed so lifeless, except that the atmosphere in the carriage was more lively. Kang Tai, Zixia and Shang An'an were very glad that they were able to leave the deceitful palace, and only Anne was alone, still watching the gradually condensed Chang'an City with reluctance.

Kang Tai accidentally noticed that Anne was always staring out of the car window, and Chang'an City, which was about to disappear from the ground, as if she was worried about someone in the city. Who is it? He suddenly remembered that that person could not be someone else, it must be the famous female emperor Wu Zetian in history.

"Annie!" Kang Tai suddenly grabbed Annie's hand and asked straight to the ground, "Are you reluctant to leave her?"

"Who?" said Anne, in a trance.

"Of course it's that female emperor Wu Zetian!"

"Hey, I don't know what to do, the road is my own choice. Anne sighed, "and I've chosen it, and I can't go back." ”

"In that case, don't think about it anymore. Kang Tai hugged her into his arms and said, "If there is fate, we may come back." Don't frown anymore, come, smile. ”

Anne nodded, smiled slightly, and said, "Kangta, you are so good, I love you." ”

"I love you too. Kang Tai still hugged her tightly and said, "Okay, let's stop talking about these unpleasant things all the time, let's talk about something else, okay?"

"What are you talking about?"

"Let's talk about how you three sisters met, right?"

"Didn't I tell you met in a restaurant!"

"You don't want to ask other questions!" Kang Tai asked again, caressing her cheek with the back of his hand, "Tell me, how did you meet?"

"You're a kid. Anne put her arms around his neck and said, "To be honest, I really don't want to talk about those things again, it's shameless." ”

"Yes, third brother-in-law, don't interrogate the third sister again. Shang An continued, "The third sister was really embarrassed at that time. ”

"Second sister, don't say it again. ”

Kang Tai knew that Anne was a very face-saving person, and if he continued to ask such questions, it would definitely hurt Anne's self-esteem, so he changed the subject very interestingly and kept the lively atmosphere in the carriage.

In this way, they accompanied this lively atmosphere, riding in a galloping carriage through the deep boulevards. When Anne poked out again, Chang'an City had long since disappeared from her field of vision, and everything in front of her was in its ancient primitive state except for the dense woods and towering mountains. The breeze in the woods, mixed with the scent of grass and earth, rushed towards her, causing Anne to close her eyes involuntarily and begin to reminisce and sigh there.

In her aftertaste, Anne suddenly remembered a very important matter, and she needed Zixia to make arrangements. Soon, she turned around and sat back in her place, and hurriedly asked, "By the way, eldest sister, where are we going?

"You!" Zixia pointed her finger at her, "Okay! Let's find a place to stay in a while, and then leave for Luoyang early tomorrow morning." ”

Two

After the sun set, they finally settled temporarily in a small town twenty miles away from Chang'an City. At the same time, after the Empress Dowager Wu in the palace woke up, she found that her favorite Princess Jin Yao was not by her side, and there was only one Shangguan Wan'er serving in front of her. Suddenly, she emotionally grabbed Wan'er's arm and interrogated Anne's whereabouts. Frightened, Wan'er hurriedly took out the text message written by Anne and read it to her. The content of the text message is:

Dear Mother,

The daughter is not filial, and she can't always be with you, and she feels very guilty in repaying her kindness. If there is a chance, you and my mother and daughter can meet again, and the son will serve you until the twilight of life.

If the daughter wants to go, I hope that the mother will take care of her body more, and not overwork on political affairs and indulge in lust, both of which are killers of health, and I hope you will do what you can. Dedicated to Buda.

Respectfully

Jin An!

Unfilial girl: Jin Yao knocked

On the afternoon of the eighth day of the first lunar month, he left a book

Empress Dowager Wu took the text message with trembling hands, glanced at it a few times, and sighed and said, "Hey, she must have blamed my mother for not keeping her word and not treating her as her own, so she left the book and left." Hey, Jin Yao, do you know your mother's hardship!"

"Why did the Queen Mother say this!" Shangguan Wan'er comforted her and said, "According to the observation of the ministers and maids over the past few days, your care and love for Princess Jin Yao has reached its peak, just like Emperor Taizong's favor for Princess Gaoyang exceeded the limit it should be. Everyone in the government and the opposition knows how the princess will be dissatisfied with the queen mother! Therefore, the ministers and maids think that the princess must have other feelings for leaving a book and running away. ”

"Something else?maybe!" Empress Dowager Wu stroked the text message with her hand again and asked, "Did Jin Yao go alone?"

"Yes, Queen Mother. Shangguan Wan'er replied, "At that time, the minister and maid only saw the princess leaving Shanglin Yuan alone and rushing out of the palace, as if there was something urgent to do, and no one could stop her. ”

"How is that possible?" Empress Dowager Wu asked suspiciously, "Then why didn't you wake me up?"

"The queen mother atoned for her sins, but the ministers and maids didn't dare. ”

"That's it, how long has Jin Yao been gone?"

"It's been almost three hours. ”

"What! It's been three hours. Empress Dowager Wu was very worried and said, "There is chaos outside, how can she be reassured that she is a weak woman who is alone." Go quickly, and order the Morning Glory Guard to go out of the city as soon as possible to pursue it, and there shall be no mistake. Also, if you can't chase back the princess, let them come to see her. ”

"Yes. After Wan'er received the order, she sent a large number of morning glory guards out of the city to look for it.

Soon, in order to find out the defense of Luoyang City and better implement the next plan, Xu Luo and others actually sent Wang Naxiang, Yang Kun, Fang Dongsheng and his gang of thieves to disguise themselves as fleeing merchants, and set off from Yangzhou in a carriage to Luoyang to collect intelligence. They eagerly started espionage activities in this way, and it seemed that they were preparing to attack Luoyang, the divine capital. Is it true that they have cleared all obstacles and have the ability to drive straight into control of the overall situation? This question is still difficult to answer, because the battlefield has been ever-changing since ancient times, and it is difficult to predict who will be in control of the war situation until the war is over. But one thing will never change, and that is history. ------

Three

Along the way, Dongsheng always complained constantly and was in a very bad mood. Not only that, but he also used evil words to attack Wang Naxiang from time to time, wanting to be ashamed of himself, what a guy with a small belly. But Wang Naxiang gave him three points everywhere, and pretended to be very generous in front of people.

The short-tempered Yang Kun finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he reprimanded Fang Dongsheng loudly: "Okay, enough, since you don't want to go to Luoyang with me, you can explain to the governor as soon as possible, how can you be full of complaints halfway through, and you don't want to go together." Hmph! A bandit is a bandit, and he is really unruly. ”

"What do you say, there is a kind, you say it again. Fang Dongsheng said angrily.

"Why, you don't want to listen to these unpleasant words. Yang Kun blew his beard and glared at him, "Then why do you want to slander Brother Wang with bad words." Hmph! Lao Tzu said that you are a bandit, and he still exalted you. ”

"Who the fuck are you going to be. Ah!" Fang Dongsheng pulled out a pistol from his arms and put it on Yang Kun's head and said, "Bastard, you are looking for death, Lao Tzu will blow your head up." ”

The situation began to tense, and the smell of gunpowder filled the small space, making people feel suffocated. Although the two of them quietly confronted each other in the carriage for a long time, the tense atmosphere still did not ease in the slightest, but gradually heated up. Wang Naxiang knew that if the two of them continued to compete for the peak like this, they would definitely lose both, and it would not be beneficial to anyone at that time. He stepped forward to stop him: "Oh, calm down, everyone, if you have something to say, why bother to hurt your peace with a knife or a gun." ”

"Hmph, you don't pretend to be a good person in front of Lao Tzu. Fang Dongsheng glared at him and said, "How did you embarrass Lao Tzu in front of the Governor's Mansion that night, Lao Tzu still remembers it vividly, you won't forget it so quickly!"

"It turned out that Brother Fang was angry with the younger brother because of this matter. Wang asked in a pretentious manner, "Oh! This really makes the little brother feel ashamed! I don't know, can Brother Fang allow the little brother to explain?"

"You old antiques, it's a real hassle to talk. Fang Dongsheng said impatiently, "Hurry up, say something quickly, let go of a fart quickly, and I don't like to listen to it if I don't fuck anymore." ”

His gang of thieves also chimed in and said something nasty.

"You bandits, go and die!" Yang Kun angrily swung two big hammers, ready to fight Fang Dongsheng and them, but was stopped by the king and the minister.

"Brother Yang, Brother Fang, brothers, can you listen to the little brother again?"

Fang Dongsheng saw that the king's tone was very kind, and it wouldn't be much fun for him to make trouble like this again, so he put away the pistol on Yang Kun's head and said, "Okay, I'll listen, you say." ”

"Hmph! That's pretty much it. Yang Kun also withdrew the two sledgehammers and said.

"That's right!" said the king with a pleasant face, "Everyone is here to supervise things, so why hurt the harmony for some trivial things." Besides, this road is dangerous and abnormal, everyone should be sincerely united, and there must be no more disputes. Otherwise, not only will I not be able to complete the mission assigned by the governor, but I am afraid that even my own life will not be lost halfway!"

After Fang Dongsheng listened to Wang Naxiang's words, he felt that it was very reasonable, and he took the initiative to shake hands with Yang Kun and make peace, turning enemies into friends. It seems that this Fang Dongsheng is not a guy who is too opinionated and unreasonable.

After Fang Dongsheng, Yang Kun and Wang Naxiang slept in the carriage, they ordered the coachman to speed up their march and continue on their way.

Four

Three days later, because Kang Tai, Annie, Zixia and Shang An had some trouble on the way, they did not arrive at Luoyang until noon on the fourth day. After they drove into the city, they found that Luoyang was no different from Chang'an, the only difference was that there were more homeless people and tax collectors on the streets. The people of the city continued to trade as usual, as if war was far away from them.

"Oh my God, what the hell is going on? How can this city of Luoyang be so peaceful, as if war had never broken out, so abnormal. Anne said while looking out the window at Luoyang City.

"It's a bit of an anomaly, but I think there's a reason for that. Kang Tai said, "This may be the most common psychological activity of people in troubled times!"

"How?" asked Anne back.

"I can't explain this clearly for a while. Kang Tai suddenly said, "Oh, no! Anne, you should have seen more clearly and analyzed more thoroughly than I had to do." Don't forget, you're specialized in archaeological research, so how can you ask me about this half-hearted person!"

"Hey, what do you mean? Are you commanding my army?"

"I don't dare to take your army. Kang Tai said with a hippie smile, "If you get angry and fire me, then I will be miserable." ”

"I hate it, you learned that kind of oily tone from there. After Anne pushed him, she said a little shyly, "You two sisters are watching! ”

"It's okay, you go on. Shang An casually waved his hand and said with a smile, "You guys, just when my eldest sister and I don't exist." ”

"Oh, second sister, you're here again. Anne said with a red face.

"Okay—okay, second sister won't talk about it. ”

"Alright, stop making a fuss. Zixia finally asked, "Everyone has been working all morning, presumably they are also hungry, right? When we were young, we went to Penglai Pavilion, the most famous in the west of the city, to have a good meal, what do you think?"

"Ah, sister, do you want to eat those vulgar foods again?" Shang An asked with a sad face.

"Sister, follow the customs!" Zixia shook her head and said, "Besides, even if you don't want to eat, then you can't let others accompany you to be hungry!"

"Oh! ”

Although the secret of the two sisters has never been disclosed to Kang Tai and Anne, in the depths of Kang Tai's heart, there has long been the same question as Anne, that is, are the two fairy-like sisters who are immortals who do not eat fireworks in the world? In fact, Kang Tai used to be a person who did not believe in ghosts and gods, but since he experienced these incredible strange things himself, he changed his original mind and began to think that the two sisters were not ordinary people, but immortals who could call the wind and rain, just like Anne. But due to various reasons, he never had a chance to confirm his idea, and it was not until today that he found a vacancy and wanted to ask for clarification.

"I ------ I have a question for you. Kang Tai couldn't help but say to the two sisters.

"You ask!" Zixia said coldly.

"Are you ------ immortals?" asked Kang Tai suddenly, dumbfounded.

After Zixia and Shang An heard this question, they immediately froze. They really didn't expect that Kang Tai would be more straightforward than Anne asked. This made the two fairies very embarrassed, and the situation fell into an embarrassing situation for a while.

Anne knew that they were unwilling to identify themselves, and that they must have their troubles, so she stepped forward and took Kang Tai's hand, looked out the car window again, and said, "Okay Kang Tai, I'm dying of hunger, don't ask." Look at the plaque, Penglai Pavilion, we have arrived. ”

Zixia knew that Anne was helping her out, so she naturally responded and said, "Yes! Stop here, old man!"

The carriage stopped at the door of the Penglai Pavilion Restaurant at the shout of the coachman. The four of them got out of the carriage, paid the rent, and walked into the restaurant together. No one could have expected that the moment they stepped into the restaurant, the morning glory guards sent by Empress Dowager Wu to find Anne actually appeared in the West Market of Luoyang City.

I saw the morning glory guards, each riding a tall horse, holding a portrait of Anne in their hands, and asking passers-by everywhere. They all seemed to be tired, but they still didn't dare to slack off. They all know very well that they have come for a long distance along the way, although it is a long time to sleep, people are sleepy, and they need to rest and recuperate, but if they lose the opportunity to find the princess due to a moment of slackness, and return empty-handed, in case Feng Yan is angry, wouldn't he be unable to eat and walk around. Therefore, they can only endure fatigue and sleepiness and continue to search.

Five

At this time, Kang Tai, Annie, Zixia and Shang An were enjoying delicious food in the flower hall of Penglai Pavilion Restaurant. This was the most relaxing and happiest meal they had since they left Beijing.

"Wow! The food here really lives up to its reputation! Anne said as she put meat and chicken nuggets in the Kang Tai bowl.

"Okay, I'm enough. Kang Tai in turn put a bowl full of meat dishes for Anne and said, "Come, you should eat more! ”

"Oh! ”

The two of them just like this, you clip a piece of meat to him, and he clips a piece of meat to you, and they humbly give each other, as if Zixia and Shang An disappeared in an instant, which can be described as no one else. At this time, Kang Tai and Anne's sweetness actually made Shang An suddenly have some mortal mental activity, so he asked with a red face: "Hey, third sister, third brother-in-law, are you calling that what kind of wings and wings, husband sings and wives with you?"

"What!" Anne said in a joking tone, "Second sister, do you also want to find a sweetheart and experience it!"

"I ——!" Shang An was about to refute, but he heard a very harsh sound of intimidation and apology from outside the flower hall, so he ran out of the flower hall as soon as possible to see what was going on. Then, Zixia, Annie, and Kang Tai also followed out curiously.

"Sister, what's wrong?" Zixia asked.

"It's like you're forcing a debt. Shang An replied vaguely, "No, I'm here to collect official taxes." Look at that guy with teeth and claws, how much he looks like an official!"

"Since you're here to collect taxes, why bother so much, is such a big restaurant still stingy with that little bit of tax money?"

"Then I don't know. ”

"Since everyone doesn't know, why don't you ask someone who knows!" said Kang Tai.

Soon, Anne walked up to an onlooker and asked, "Uncle, what's going on?"

"Hey, these days, we really don't want our people to live!" the old man sighed and shook his head, and then asked her in turn, "Look at the girl's outfit must be a rich lady, and she must rarely go out, right?"

"Oh!" Anne replied casually, and then asked, "Uncle, are you here to collect official taxes with so many official errands?"

"yes! Hey, it's going to change. Lao Xiucai sighed and replied, "Since the rebellion of the Xingbing army surnamed Xu, these ghosts have made a fortune in the name of collecting military salaries from the imperial court. Don't look at the fact that Luoyang City is a little calm now, or even as usual, it is all a superficial phenomenon, in fact, everyone is very scared in their hearts, including those rich old men. Hey, look! I'm such an old fool, an old man, a lost word, a lost word. ------”

He just said "old decay is speechless", and left shaking his head. Just as Anne was pondering, she suddenly heard a loud slap and scream from the side. She looked sideways, only to realize that it was the tax collectors who were beating up the owner and his associates of the restaurant.

"Oh, everyone—all the officials, don't fight. The owner of the restaurant squatted on the ground with his head in his hands and pleaded, "Oh!

"All right, all the brethren, stop!" said a sharp-beaked and monkey-cheeked officer, who had beaten the tax collectors who had beaten the innkeepers, "Hmph! If you don't want to pay taxes, what can I do to protect you? Be smart, or you will be better off. ”

"Didn't you already collect it once yesterday, and how can you get it back today?"

"Phew, don't your, pay it quickly. The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked officer said fiercely, "What you paid yesterday was personal income tax, and today you paid tax on repairing the city." Can it be the same!!"

"How much?"

"Judging from the size of your restaurant, you need to pay at least 1,700 yuan. ”

"Seventeen hundred, robbers, you bandits. ”

When the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked officer heard the innkeeper's words, he was so angry that he drew his waist knife and prepared to execute him in public.

Six

Anne couldn't look at it anymore, so she left the crowd and stepped forward to stop, "Stop." In broad daylight, how can you kill people casually, and there is no royal law. ”

Kang Tai was frightened to see Anne standing in front of the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked officer, so he rushed forward and stood in front of Anne to cheer her on. Soon, even Zixia and Shang An followed.

"Oh! I really didn't expect that there would be such a fairy-like beautiful woman in this world, brothers, we are very blessed today!" said the sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked officer after circling Anne, Zixia, and Shang An twice.

The rest of the tax collectors also chimed in and said something inconsequential.

"Enough, you scum shut up. Shang An raised his phoenix eyes and scolded them, telling them to stop saying those inconsistencies, but not only did they show no sign of stopping, but they intensified.

"Hmph, little beauty, you can shut us up, but you'll have to work a little hard. The sharp-beaked monkey-cheeked officer curled his lips in front of Shang An and said with an ugly look.

"Shameless. Shang An scolded him casually, and sealed his facial features with the "Fire Spirit Seven Star Needle", making his hilarious ugliness solidify on his face. This amused the onlookers, who all held their stomachs and laughed at him.

The remaining tax collectors shouted "Youkai, catch Youkai" and the like. Soon, a dozen or so tax collectors who stayed nearby heard the news and rushed to besiege Zixia, Shang An, Annie, and Kang Tai. At the same time, the shouts of the tax collectors also quickly reached the ears of those morning glory guards, and in order not to let go of any clues to find the princess, they all dismounted and ran towards the Penglai Pavilion Restaurant.

As soon as they arrived at the door of the restaurant, they were stunned by the sight in front of them. They couldn't believe their eyes, what was happening in front of them was unbelievable. I saw that those tax collectors were all floating in the air like weightlessness in space, facing the sky and facing the ground with their backs. Immediately afterwards, a beautiful woman in a green dress, referring to Shang An, gently flung her sleeves to the ground, and the earth suddenly erupted several waves of fire directly baking the backs of those tax officials, and the surrounding screams were all over the sound of fire, and the scene was both grand and magical.

"Okay, sister, that's enough, it's going to kill someone. Zixia said anxiously beside her, "Sister, they're all about to be scorched by you, stop it!"

"Hmph! You deserve it, you should be roasted to death!" Shang An glanced at them and said, "These scumbags, it's useless to live." ”

"Sister, you will cause a big disaster, how can you be so willful?" As soon as Zixia's words fell, she pulled off the golden hairpin between her bun and threw it casually to the place where the fire was breathing. In an instant, something even more surprising happened. As soon as the golden hairpin approached the ground, it began to glow with golden light, and soon sucked the spewed fire into the hairpin, and after the dust settled, everything returned to normal. Soon, the tax collectors and some of the onlookers were frightened and fled the area. At this time, Zixia raised her hand slightly, and the golden hairpin was miraculously moved back into her hand.

"Wow! Anne was amazed and said, "You guys are amazing!"

"yes! It's a myth. "Kang Tai should also say it.

"What a fuss you guys. Zixia explained, "Actually, this is just a trick, and it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance. ”

"Sister, is flying in the air that night a trick?" Anne asked her softly.

"This ——!" Zixia began to dodge her gaze, as if she was hiding some secret. At this moment, the morning glory guards, who had just reacted from their surprise, took this opportunity to carefully look at Annie, Zixia and Shang'an, and then picked up Annie's portrait and compared it several times, and suddenly found that the person they were looking for was among them. Thinking of this, they hurried to Anne, bowed down, and shouted a thousand years old.

"Ah, who are you ------ you?" asked Anne, surprised.

"Your Royal Highness Princess, please go back to the palace with the last general and the others!" said the leading morning glory guard.

Then Anne understood, and stepped forward to pick up the leading morning glory guard, and said, "Let's all get up first!"

"Princess Xie. The princess waited, the last general, and sent someone to bring the carriage and horses to take the princess back to the palace. Then the morning glory guard commanded, "Brothers, don't hurry up and prepare your chariot." ”

The leading morning glory guard gave an order, and the rest of the morning glory guards were ready to go to the carriage, but Anne refused them at this juncture. It seems that this time, Anne has made up her mind to leave the filthy court. But there is still only one person who always worries her, and that is her "mother" Wu Zetian.