He Mengjiao saw Li Xiuyun's bleak face, knew that she had palpitations, and comforted: "The princess doesn't have to be trapped by nightmares, as the saying goes: if you think about it day and dream at night, the scenes in the dream are strange, and the elves and ghosts can't be taken seriously." ”

Seeing fine beads of sweat oozing from Li Xiuyun's forehead, Hongye handed over an embroidered handkerchief. Li Xiuyun took the handkerchief and gently wiped the beads of sweat from her face, and continued to narrate: "Sister He doesn't know something, but this terrible thing is still to come? This strange cow with eight-character ivory knocked down the plum tree, trampled on the bird's nest, and actually rushed towards me! I dodged left and right, but I couldn't move my body, and I was hit by the strange cow. At this time, a man came out of the ground, wearing a crown, wearing a python robe, holding a jade gui, I don't know which dynasty and which generation of the emperor, he took me by the placket of my clothes, and led me into the underground palace, and I saw that the palace was as gorgeous and brilliant as the imperial palace. The king told me to sit down, and told the maid to make me a cup of tea, and then sit down as if I were high!"

When Momiji heard this, he was startled, and couldn't help asking, "Princess, you won't go to the Yama Hall of the underworld, will you?"

Li Xiuyun shook his head and said: "It's not, that king is full of righteousness, and there is no magic like bull head and horse face, black and white impermanence around him." I only remember that he said a proverb to me: It is sad that three hundred years of deeds have been ruined by a good eight ox! After the eight oxen, there are plum flowers, which is a pity. These are not long-term things, and they will eventually fall into the land of my Song Prefecture. ”

Li Xiuyun saw that He Mengjiao and Hongye were very puzzled, and continued to narrate: "The king smiled and said: Princess, remember these words of the old man, don't go against the sky and destroy the aura of our Songzhou. After the princess finished tasting the fragrant tea, she could go back. Later, I saw that the tea on the desk was as clear as jade, and I couldn't help but take a sip, the tea was fragrant and fragrant, but the aftertaste was endless. The king suddenly disappeared, and the miserable cries of the people were everywhere, and I was awakened like this!"

Seeing that Li Xiuyun had finished telling the story in the dream, Hongye reminded: "Princess, several adults have been waiting outside the palace for a long time, do you want to announce that they will meet immediately?"

Li Xiuyun then remembered that she was going to excavate the tomb of the ancient prince of Songzhou with the generals today, and she remembered what the king said to herself in the dream, and said with some hesitation: "Hongye, you first announce that the generals will meet you, and this prince will discuss with them whether to dig the tomb and borrow money!"

Qin Zongquan, Zhou Chen, Ou Yangguang and Hui Feng and others rushed in and saluted the princess in turn. Li Xiuyun asked the generals to excuse themselves, let them stand on both sides, and told the story of his dream to everyone.

Hui Feng persuaded: "Princess, the dream nursery rhymes are all providential, and now the first saint warns, you must no longer act recklessly, and lose Tiancong and public opinion!"

Qin Zongquan said with a smile: "General Hui is really a scholar, the princess thinks about it day and night, and whether the dream is auspicious or bad cannot be asserted, how can you speculate about the will of heaven and the hearts of the people." ”

Ou Yangguang also persuaded: "What General Qin said is very true, we are not Zhou Gong who interprets dreams, how can we speak lightly of fierce luck! Princess, according to what his subordinates have seen, General Zhou is easy to count in our army, so we should ask him to analyze and analyze for the princess!"

Li Xiuyun glanced back at Zhou Chen, and Zhou Chen had no choice but to reply: "Ouyang Supervisor is a subordinate of the high army, and the minister is also a beginner of the five elements of yin and yang, how dare he show off in front of the princess!"

Li Xiuyun smiled lightly and said: "General Zhou doesn't have to be modest, you can understand it, and this princess will also listen to it." ”

Zhou Chen had no choice but to reply: "Princess, generals, as early as the Wenzong Dynasty, there was a folk song in the palace 'The Year of the Eight Cows', it has been many years ago, such as today's grass is everywhere, the eight cows in the princess's dream crashed into the plum tree, affecting the bird's nest, Li Naiguo's surname, I'm afraid it's not a good omen!"

Li Xiuyun sighed: "Just as the general said, I also think that this dream is extremely dangerous! I don't know what kind of trick the general has to solve it?"

Zhou Chen replied: "Princess, with all due respect, this is the will of heaven, and I am afraid there is no way to solve the problem and avoid trouble." However, as the king in the dream said, although the eight cows are a temporary success, they are not long-term things after all!"

Li Xiuyun asked: "General Zhou, do you mean that the Eight Bull Clowns are just disturbing the world, and they can't replace me in the Tang Dynasty?"

Qin Zongquan saw that Zhou Chen was silent, and saw that the princess was full of sadness, and said flatteringly: "Princess, don't worry, my emperor Tang has enjoyed three hundred years of rivers and mountains since the founding of Gaozu. is like the plum tree in the princess's dream, it has long been rooted and leafy, how can it be shaken by the eight bull demons. This kind of demon can only be fast for a while, and this world still needs a true dragon to sit. ”

Ou Yangguang also flattered: "Princess, what Qin Dashuai said is reasonable, as predicted in your dream, this true son of heaven will still fall on the ground in Songzhou, and now the princess should dream of coming to Songzhou, isn't it in response to the ancient sage's proverb in the dream 'Songzhou is born of the Son of Heaven', maybe the princess will give birth to a Taiping Son of Heaven in the future." Therefore, according to the judgment of the minister, this dream seems to be dangerous, but it is really a gratifying and congratulatory sign!"

Li Xiuyun listened to the words of the two, then stretched her brows, and said to herself embarrassedly: "If it is really as Ouyang Jianjun said, as long as the royal blood continues, it can be regarded as gratifying!"

Hui Feng wanted to continue to persuade the princess, but seeing that Li Xiuyun obviously believed Qin Zongquan and Ou Yangguang's slander, he stopped talking.

Qin Zongquan saw that Li Xiuyun relieved his heart, and further persuaded: "Princess, in fact, people dream the opposite, the more thrilling and bizarre the dream, the more peaceful and peaceful the reality! Ouyang Jianjun, do you say?"

Ou Yangguang's subordinate Chang Qingzi came in from outside and said, "Princess, Qin Dashuai, Ouyang Gang Leader, your subordinates have prepared the soldiers and equipment for digging the grave, I don't know when to leave?"

Li Xiuyun sighed: "Changqingzi, you let the soldiers wait outside first." Since last night, this princess has not been able to make up her mind for a while, if the ancient tomb is not excavated, the soldiers of Songzhou will have no winter clothing and food, and they will inevitably mutini and make trouble; if they steal the property in the tomb, this is also a matter of offending the ghosts and gods, and the heavens will definitely not bless it!"

Qin Zongquan said with a smile: "The princess is kind-hearted, thinks about the common people, respects ghosts and gods, and makes her subordinates really admire." But your subordinates have led troops for several years, either you kill me, or I kill you, where can you take care of so many scruples. There is no such thing as the best of both worlds. Don't hide it from the princess, if it weren't for the subordinates' efforts to suppress it, the subordinates would have dug up those lonely graves and wild ghosts!"

Seeing that Qin Zongquan finally said what was in his heart, Hui Feng sneered: "General Qin has long been salivating over the treasures of the territory, so he is ready to try it!

Zhou Chen saw Qin Zongquan clenching the sword at his waist with his right hand, and hurriedly interrupted: "Qin Dashuai, Hui Xianfeng has an upright temperament, and he is offended by his words, and I also ask Dashuai not to be like him." ”

Zhou Chen saw Qin Zongquan's eyebrows tightened, and he was still angry, and then said to Li Xiuyun: "Princess, according to the foolish opinion of your subordinates, it is better to obey the arrangements of Qin Dashuai and Ouyang Jianjun, after all, they are local town commanders appointed by the imperial court." If there is a great chaos today, this Songzhou is located at the gateway of the Central Plains and Huaisi, and if Xuanwu is in chaos, I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will fall into the hands of traitors, and by that time the country will not be protected, the society will be destroyed, the people will be ruined, and the princess will regret it too late! Qin Dashuai and Ouyang Jian Jun also have to do this for the sake of our Tang Dynasty. Although cutting meat and feeding eagles is an expedient measure, it can ensure that the country and the mountains are safe, and the princess is asked to decide!"

Ou Yangguang also went on to persuade: "Princess, General Zhou's analysis is excellent, those of us who lead troops to fight only value this life, and we can take care of the next life. ”

Qin Zongquan also said: "Princess, what the prison guard said is good. We warriors have always only believed in the grace of the imperial court, and only those boring literati will talk about ghosts, gods and elves!", after speaking, he glanced at Hui Feng with a provocative eye, and continued: "The princess has a golden body, you must not be confused by those ghostly things and demagogic villains. Your Majesty is also for my Tang Dynasty's Jiangshan Sheji, to put it mildly, if I lose Songzhou, the princess will move to the heavenly soldiers and generals, and it will be useless!"

Li Xiuyun saw that all the generals advocated the excavation of the ancient tombs in Songzhou, so he had to reproach Hui Feng and said: "Hui Xianxian, you are talking about misleading the country, this princess was almost deceived by your ghost words, wouldn't it be a mistake for the military affairs of the imperial court." You still don't apologize to Marshal Qin, Ouyang Jianjun and the generals!"

Although Hui Feng was full of fire, he still lowered his head and said to Qin Zongquan: "Qin Dashuai, his subordinates are only shallow in learning, and they offended a lot in their words just now, please forgive me!", and after speaking, he apologized to Ou Yangguang and other generals one by one. Qin, Ouyang and the others just snorted, and they didn't pay attention to Hui Feng, making Hui Feng very embarrassed in front of the generals.

Li Xiuyun had no choice but to relieve Hui Feng and said: "General Hui is young and impetuous, please forgive me, but now that the enemy is present, I hope you will still unite sincerely and unite with the outside world." Okay, it's not too early, General Qin, you bring some soldiers, and we will immediately go to the outskirts of the city to borrow food from the ancient tomb. The generals were ordered, and at the same time "promised".

Besides, Xu Zhi, Zhou Yuanzhi and Pang Xun continued to follow the whereabouts of Li Xiuyun and his party the next day, and saw Qin Zongquan and Ou Yangguang leading the way in front.

Zhou Yuanzhi shouted: "It's not good, the little princess of the imperial court must have taken the soldiers to excavate the ancient tombs in Songzhou!"

Pang Xun also said: "Horse, princess, how is this good?"

Xu Zhi said without thinking: "Brother Pang, Yuan Zhi and I will go to the ancient tomb to stop them first, and you immediately go back to the inn to lead Father Xia and the villagers to the ancient tomb." Let's all swear to defend the sage who is buried in the ground!", Pang Xun agreed, and went back to inform the villagers.

However, it was said that Qin Zongquan and Ou Yangguang led Li Xiuyun and the others to a small hill overgrown with thorns and thatched grass and stopped. Qin Zongquan ordered the soldiers to surround the small mound and not let anyone approach, and then invited Li Xiuyun from the sedan chair, bowed forward and said: "Princess, this is the tomb of the King of Song during the Warring States Period, the last general asks if you want to dig the ancient tomb now?"

Li Xiuyun hurriedly waved his hand to stop: "General Qin, don't do it, although we are helpless and need to disturb the rest of the sages, we still have to burn incense and worship first, and explain the reason before we can start the ground!"

Ou Yangguang saw that Qin Zongquan was a little impatient, and hurriedly smiled at Li Xiuyun and said, "It's still Princess Mingli, think about it thoroughly." The subordinates and Qin Dashuai will prepare the ritual utensils for the princess!", after speaking, he secretly pulled Qin Zongquan.

Qin Zongquan also hurriedly smiled and said: "Just do as the princess instructs, Changqingzi! You go to the nearby market to buy some white candles and incense and come back, don't forget to bring some sacrificial tributes back!"

After two hours, Changqingzi came back with a few lieutenants who picked up a cow's head and a sheep's head on their shoulders, and carried some grains, followed by a group of people in ragged clothes who were crying and crying. As they walked, the people cried and cried: "Master Jun, you killed our ploughing cattle, how can we live?" and "Please return to us the grain you have cultivated in winter!"

Changqingzi sneered: "Give it back to you, what will grandpa take back to pay the errand, the noise will make grandpa upset, and the military masters will be unkind to you, don't get out of here!"

Li Xiuyun saw that although Changqingzi was a monk, he acted extremely fiercely and greedily, and he was very unhappy, but he didn't have a seizure because of Ou Yangguang's face.

Changqingzi smiled with a flattering face, and instructed the soldiers behind him to show the snatched sacrifices to the princess. Li Xiuyun couldn't bear to listen to the people's horns anymore, glanced at it with a little look, then turned his head and looked into the distance stupidly.

Qin Zongquan saw that those people were about to cross the defense line following Changqingzi, offended Feng Jia, and shouted loudly: "Bold Diao Min, you dare to take a step forward, alarm the princess's Luan Jia, grandpa will let you be in a different place!", after speaking, he ordered his soldiers to raise their swords and point at the unarmed men, women, and children.

At this moment of life and death, the people did not retreat in the slightest, and knelt on the ground one after another, praying to the heavens: "Heavens, have you seen everything? What kind of world is this? How can people live? Have pity on our miserable people!", after speaking, they picked up the stones on the ground and threw them at Qin Zongquan and the others.

Hui Feng and He Mengjiao hurriedly guarded Li Xiuyun's side to block the flying gravel for her. Momiji could only use some simple punches and kicks, and her forehead was hit by a stone several times, she couldn't hold back anymore, and begged: "Princess, let's go back to the capital, it's all such wailing and fighting all the way, it's terrible!"

Ou Yangguang saw that the people were openly making trouble, and let himself be swept away in front of the princess, and in a fit of anger, a "tiger went down the mountain" and went straight to the young man who took the lead in making trouble.

Without thinking, Hui Feng also jumped off the mound, and with a wave of his long arm blocked Ou Yangguang's palm.

Ou Yangguang saw that Hui Feng made a move to stop him, and then sprinkled his anger on Hui Feng, he used a whirlwind leg, and then another move "Black Tiger Dig Out the Heart", Hui Feng did not dare to slack off, jumped over, and made a move "Crane Whistle Sound", turned his palm into a crane fist, and hooked towards Ou Yangguang's wrist. Ou Yangguang saw that the tiger's palm was off the way, and he saw that he was hooked by Hui Feng's backhand to the meridians at his wrist, so he had to turn sideways and hit Hui Feng's chest with his left elbow. Huifeng knew the palm power of Ou Yangguang's "Tiger Fist", so he didn't dare to block it head-on, so he had to jump backwards to dodge.

Qin Zongquan originally hoped that Ou Yangguang could defeat Hui Feng and let out the evil anger in his heart, but he didn't expect that Hui Feng and Ou Yangguang's martial arts were between them, and they couldn't tell the difference between victory and defeat for a while, so he had an idea, picked up the sword in his hand, and prepared to throw it to Ou Yangguang to give him the upper hand. Unexpectedly, this scene was noticed by He Mengjiao, who was beside Li Xiuyun, and she jumped and shot down the flying sword in the air with the jade flute in her hand.

Qin Zongquan was annoyed and angry, ignoring the princess at all, and shouted: "It's the opposite, it's all the opposite, it's all the opposite, for the sake of the small people, openly against Ben Shuai, come here, the archers are waiting, don't worry about killing me!"

Li Xiuyun and Qin Zongquan were about to make a move, so he hurriedly took out the gold medal order arrow of the imperial court, raised it in his hand, and said loudly: "All the soldiers and the people listen to the order, this princess orders you to stop immediately, each of you takes a hundred steps back, if you disobey, you will be killed!"

When everyone heard this, they all stopped fighting and turned their eyes to Li Xiuyun. Li Xiuyun said loudly: "Now that the country is weak and the people are poor, and the soldiers and people have been suffering from the wars again and again, this princess apologizes to the soldiers and the people on behalf of the imperial court." Now only by offending the sleeping undead can the crumbling Tang be saved. The princess assured everyone: Today's excavation of the tomb of King Song, half of the treasures obtained will be returned to the soldiers of the army, and half will be distributed to the people of Songzhou, and the princess will not be biased. After the rebellion of Huangchao was put down and the world was peaceful, the princess personally wore linen and filial piety, came to Songzhou in white clothes to ask the world for her guilt, and then doubled the weight of the burial of the dead!

When they heard this, they applauded in unison, and they all stood quietly on either side. When Xu Zhi and Zhou Yuanzhi heard this, they also secretly admired Li Xiuyun's proper handling and avoided a catastrophe. Several lieutenants set up an offering table in front of the king's tomb, put sacrificed fruits, grains, jade silk delicacies in turn, and finally placed a purple gold incense burner on the incense table, and burned a few pillars of incense.

Li Xiuyun first burned incense in front of the mausoleum, chanted the sacrificial words, then raised the wine glass in his hand, saluted the heavens, earth, ghosts and gods in turn, and solemnly bowed to the royal tomb, and then Qin Zongquan, Zhou Chen, Ou Yangguang, Huifeng and others also bowed to the royal tomb in turn, and finally the people also followed the worship ceremony.

Li Xiuyun saw that after the salute, he nodded to Qin Zongquan, Qin Zongquan raised the order flag in his hand, and ordered loudly: "All the soldiers listen to the order: when excavating the mausoleum, try not to infringe on the remains of the holy king, the treasures obtained by everyone will be returned to the public, and they shall not be privately hidden.