Chapter 4 Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
Weiyang Palace, also known as Purple Palace or Ziwei Palace, means the palace city of the emperor of the world.
It is located on the southwest horn dragon head plain, which is the highest terrain in Chang'an, and is generally rectangular and has high walls on all sides.
The front hall is the main building, which is the place where the Son of Heaven governs the dynasty and deals with the world's major affairs.
On a sunny morning, in the hall on the side of the front hall, there was a middle-aged man who was not tall, but with broad shoulders and a momentum like a lofty mountain, wearing a high crown and deep eyes.
He has an angular face, a high bridge of the nose, and a rectangular face. Wearing an imperial robe decorated with red ornaments, it was Liu Che, the Son of Heaven.
Behind the low seat not far to his left sat a beautiful woman with delicate facial features, wearing a long skirt of purple Hanfu and an apricot-colored waist the width of a palm.
This woman's skin is as white as fat, with long sideburns and long hair, light can be seen, and above the small and round ear chakra, there is a pearl and jade hairpin obliquely inserted in the bun.
She has a charming melon seed face, apricot eyes are smart, and she behaves calmly in front of the Son of Heaven, sitting straight behind a low mat, showing a tight and slender leg line under the complex and gorgeous skirt, and the part below the waist is overly high, stretching the skirt out of a rounded arc, and under the skirt is embroidered with moire sky blue shoes and white Luo socks.
This woman's name is Liu Qing, and she is the youngest daughter of the first emperor Liu Qi, that is, Liu Che's half-sister, for some reason, she left the palace at a young age, and only returned two years ago and re-entered the deep palace.
"I want to come and ask Your Majesty to send an edict, and I have broken my mind of asking to kiss those clans, and I don't plan to marry now." Liu Qing's voice was gentle, but the meaning was straightforward.
Liu Che played Jane in his hand, read it at a glance and ten lines, and said indifferently:
"With your identity and appearance, after returning to the court, there will naturally be many people who seek relatives. Why are you so resistant to marriage? β
Liu Qing took a good time: "I have practiced a kind of Taoist closed consciousness technique, at least I can't marry a man until the exercise is completed, I hope Your Majesty will be fulfilled." β
Liu Che was noncommittal.
Liu Qing was about to speak, when an inner attendant came in from outside and said, "Your Majesty, Huo Shizhong has arrived at the palace gate in response to the edict." β
"Announce him in."
Someone came to meet to discuss things, Liu Qing was going to leave, and he would come back at another time, but he didn't want Liu Che to say again: "You also stay and listen." β
Outside the main entrance of the front hall of Weiyang Palace, there are three long bluestone roads side by side, which are spread out straight.
Huo Qubing was busy in the lieutenant's mansion of the Northern Army for most of the night, went home after dawn to have breakfast, changed his clothes and came to the palace to see the Son of Heaven.
The soldiers and horses outside the Weiyang Palace were solemn, and the Han Forbidden Army, who was responsible for the guards, was in armor and vigorous.
Huo Qubing has often been in and out of the palace since he was a child, and the forbidden troops stationed there all know this young son of heaven.
He came to the outside of the palace, said hello to the generals stationed there, and walked into the palace gate.
The cat he had had jumped out of nowhere and jumped onto the eaves of the city wall, trying to follow the palace.
A soldier guarding the battlements of the inner wall saw a cat about to break into the palace gate, and was about to drive away, but was stopped by another soldier beside him:
"This cat is a spirit animal in His Majesty's Imperial Servant, and His Majesty personally allows him to enter and leave the palace, otherwise how can I turn a blind eye to it when I wait for so many soldiers here."
The soldier who was about to do it was taken aback, it turned out that this 'cat' still had a backstage.
The big cat seemed to hear the discussion of the two soldiers, flicked its tail and looked back, its jewel-like shining eyes flashed a touch of arrogance, jumped off the palace wall, took out a domineering momentum that no cat could match, and disappeared behind the palace wall.
The eaves of the cloister in Weiyang Palace, all you see are made of fragrant and precious magnolia rafters, with elegant apricot wood as beams and columns, the roof rafters are covered with gold leaf, and the faΓ§ade is inlaid with jade ornaments with different patterns.
The whole Weiyang Palace, using a large number of thousand-year-old giant trees, is spectacular and magnificent.
The left side of the main hall is a slope, which can be taken by car, and the right side is a step for people to pick up the steps.
After Huo Qu was sick and entered the palace, he thought about the changes brought about by the ancient well of Zhihai while walking.
Inside the well, there were five wisps of breath including the military book and the Teng snake.
These changes are bizarre, what is the well?
I thought that the main role of the ancient well was to increase cultivation, and every time I reflected it in my dream, the breath released had a lot of help for me.
Now it seems that this well is clearly more than that.
And the real meaning of the Fateng snake can allow oneself to enter the special state of insight into all things and the spirit of crossing the shackles.
According to ancient books, the Teng snake is a fairy beast, which can soar through the clouds and fly without feet.
In the astrology of the Yin and Yang family, it is believed that the Teng Snake is one of the twelve heavenly generals, living in the Si, and the master is terrified and fearful.
This coincides with the manifestation of the snake and the power that can project fear with the spirit.
"Huo Shizhong."
Huo Quzhi's thoughts were interrupted by a voice.
In the front hall of Weiyang Palace, a minister hurriedly greeted him.
This minister's name is Dong Xu, and he is the attendant of the Son of Heaven, in his early forties, with a white face and a dark inner servant uniform.
"I'm tired of Dong's waiting." Huo Qubing greeted him.
The two have known each other for a long time.
Dong Xu then suppressed his voice and said: "Earlier, there was news from the north that the Huns were defeated by the general a few years ago, and they will be angry and dispatch the troops and generals under their jurisdiction. I'm afraid it won't be long before there is still war.
The subordinates knew that there were few Ling Yunzhi among Huo Shizhong, and they wanted to fight on the battlefield, so Huo Shizhong had to be prepared when he said it.
After completing the things explained by His Majesty as soon as possible, he said that he would not fight with Beihun next time, and Huo Shizhong would have the opportunity to lead the troops. β
Huo Quzhi smiled, they are all doing things by the side of the Son of Heaven, and there will always be some small hills.
Daily messaging is a routine operation.
When he came to the door of the inner study, Dong Xu stopped.
Huo Qubing walked into the hall on his own, and saw Liu Che who was reviewing the papers.
This emperor, who was famous in later generations, sat by the window, with a focused expression and a majestic bearing.
Behind the low seat next to him sat Liu Qing, who was like a flower and jade, and was beautiful.
Huo Qubing has been walking in the palace for many years, and he has not seen this princess much, but he is quite impressed.
After all, she is a woman with an unusual mind, and compared with the scale of other small lotus talents, she is simply wrapped in huge lotus leaves, and she is talented.
Counting up, Liu Che is Huo Quai's uncle-in-law, so he and Liu Qing are also related by marriage, and they are a generation younger.
Huo Qu was sick and entered the temple to give a salute, and then walked to another low seat opposite Liu Qing and sat on his own, his legs together and straight, and his upper body straight.
Normal King Kong sits with the buttocks pressed on the straight feet, Huo Quzhi's sitting style is slightly different, there is still a distance between the hips and feet, but it can not move at all, and the strength of the waist, abdomen and legs is extremely high.
He also regarded the time spent sitting cross-legged as a practice, taking the opportunity to exercise the core strength of the body.
Liu Che put down the recital: "Have you gone to Liu Huai's house to see it?" β
His timbre is mellow, giving people a very powerful listening sensation, like the deepest xylophone resonating.
"Yes, Liu Huai is dead, the minister has found a clue, and he is advancing now." Huo went to the sick road.
"Counting Liu Huai, four courtiers have died, and this matter needs to be investigated as soon as possible."
"The minister has written it down."
Huo Quzhi continued: "There is still one thing about the ministers entering the palace, and His Majesty had previously ordered that the team selected by the ministers to patrol the border has returned.
According to the direction on the scroll given by His Majesty, they found a secret cave in the Bashu Snow Mountain, which was suspected to be the Nine Immortal Cave contained in the ancient scroll. β
"Tell me more." Liu Che looked at Liu Qing.
He had already expected Huo Qu's report, and letting Liu Qing listen to it had something to do with it.
Huo Qubing said eloquently: "The traveling team was patrolling the southwest frontier on the surface, but in fact, they secretly entered the Bashu Snow Mountain, explored in the mountains, and really found what His Majesty wanted!" β
With that, he took something out of his sleeve and handed it over.