Let's say that the battle of the palace was earth-shattering, crying ghosts and gods, countless casualties, and rivers of blood. Because the world thought it was a rebellion of King Mu and Yu Chaoen, later generations called it "King Mu Palace Change".

In the mass grave in the north of Chang'an City, carrion is piled up in a mountain, and the smell of corpses can be smelled from miles away. It was still Jing Zhaoyin who braved the big disapproval and wrote: "With so many corpses piled up in the open air, it is very easy to have a plague. Even the rebels should dig a pit and bury it and sprinkle it with lime, otherwise the plague will enter the city and be in great trouble. ”

Although the emperor hated these people to the bone, he finally agreed, allocated a sum of silver, purchased a large amount of quicklime, and paved the whole pit with a thick layer.

According to the non-sectarian obituary, 59 people were killed that night, 20 were seriously injured, and countless were lightly injured. Almost lost the entire non-faction, and one-third of the strength of the most elite Chang'an Tangkou must be described as tragic.

It's costly, but it's also rewarding.

The emperor sealed the deputy suzerain of the non-faction who took the lead in rescuing him, a four-grade "General Mingwei". Although it is a fictitious position with no real power, it is of high grade. In the future, not only can you lead the imperial court, but you can also use the official road, or settle in the official post, and the household registration will also change from civil registration to official registration, which is not a little bit of a star.

Although Han Linyuan's father did not exert any strength, and he was not even in Chang'an, he had a huge credit for this matter, and he could not be crowned the deputy sect master, but he was not the true sect master. Anyway, it's all a false job, and I simply sealed a positive four products. The other participants also had rewards, and the sacrifices were posthumously awarded high-ranking official titles, so that the bereaved families could receive some compassionate silver every year, so as not to chill the hearts of meritorious officials.

After reading the three-volume list of holy decrees, for a while, the scenery of the non-faction was infinite.

But these are small favors. What really matters is the other two things in the Holy Decree:

First, I hope that the non-faction will nominate three people to enter the province.

One of them is the "Left Counselor" from the fifth grade. Although this position is not high, it is a position where you can go directly to heaven every day. The so-called "satirizing the gains and losses of the government and admonishing the emperor's merits and demerits" is precisely the duty of the doctor. This means that the non-faction was officially recognized by the Tang Emperor and became the emperor's think tank. If one person is a counselor, the entire non-governmental faction has something to rely on.

The other two held the two official positions of "filling the que" and "picking up the relics", both of which were speech officials, and their positions were lower than that of the counselors, and they did not have to go to court every day.

The so-called "mending the que", the official name comes from "saying that the country has a mistake and correcting it", which is only from the seven products. However, if you listen to the official name, you will know that it is important. And the rank of "gleaning" is lower, just from the eighth grade. Back then, Du Fu was also an official position, so he had the nickname of "Du Shiji" in the future.

This second thing is that if the non-faction recommends two people, they will have to take up the position of Donggong Jialing Temple, which is the official title of Qipin.

There are three temples in the East Palace: Jialing Temple, Yugen Temple and Servant Temple. Originally, it corresponded to the functions of the three provinces, six ministries and nine temples. However, after many years of evolution, the three temples of the East Palace, like the nine temples of the Great Inner Palace, have almost become a false position, and everything has been done by the eunuchs.

This position, in the field, is to give advice to the prince and take care of things, although it is not as formal and grand as the prince's guests in the third grade, but it is indeed a position to get along with the prince day and night and talk about the world. Once the crown prince succeeds to the throne in the future, how can the cronies around him not have a day of soaring, which means, who can't feel it?

This emperor can be regarded as not being thin on the non-faction, not only giving benefits to the current dynasty, but also preparing for the next dynasty.

The so-called fame is really all gained, without the blood of those fifty-nine people, how can there be today's non-faction.

If you don't send out your strength, there are more dead and injured people in the Feipeng Martial Arts Hall. Ma Xuewen also got a four-rank general, and he was rewarded a lot, but he only gave some false positions to the people in the martial arts hall, and as for the positions of those officials, he didn't give any of them.

This brings us to the sectarian background. No matter what you say, the non-faction is a famous family, in addition to the rivers and lakes, there are also good names among the people in the world, not to mention that the non-factions of the past dynasties have constantly had people take the imperial examination, and they have entered the dynasty as a scholar. The ancestor's "Han Feizi" alone has already established its status among the literati, which is an underworld force that cannot be compared in any way. (For non-sent origins, see Chapter 5 of Volume 1)

Today is the third day after the "Harmony Palace", and it is the day of the burial of the righteous man.

Non-pai hall, the eaves are hung with white tents and black lanterns, the courtyard is full of wreaths and banners, in the middle of the main hall, under a big "lay" word, there are fifty-nine tablets, divided into six rows, it looks frightening.

The entire non-sect mansion, from the deputy sect master to the low-level disciples, all changed into the "beheading mourning clothes" of the "head of the five costumes", indicating that the right and non-sect factions were in mourning and mourning heavily.

When the Legalist does funerals, there are Legalist rules. Ordinary Buddhism is excessive, and there is no set of Muyu chanting scriptures. The whole mourning hall is very quiet, and after the guests' worship, they will be arranged to be entertained in the guest house, but it is a lively scene inside.

For such a big thing, the palace naturally sent people to deal with it, but after the fire in Taiji Palace, all the withered buildings were waiting to be repaired, and the manpower was also stretched. Thanks to Wei Ze, he drew a bunch of manpower from Yongda Hall, and took care of all the longevity materials and funeral equipment, which made the righteous men decent.

It was already the last day of the opening of the mourning hall, and there were more people who came to mourn than in the previous two days, in addition to the relatives and friends of the deceased, the Jianghu sect, and even many literati and bachelors. The non-school school has schools in various places, and it has been educated from generation to generation, and there are already students all over the world. This can also see the depth of its heritage.

The Near Sect had arrived two days ago, and this time it was all people from afar. Among the four gates of the Legalists, the Jiazhou Shufeng Chamber of Commerce, the Hengzhou Yunqizong, and the Handan Shangjun Gate all arrived today. There are all kinds of people, nearly 1,000 people, and they can't cope with it if they don't send disciples, so Li Bing and Wei Ze help entertain and entertain in the guest house.

According to the usual custom, before burial, the body is to be placed in the mourning hall. However, this time there were too many people, and some of the corpses were already unrecognizable, or the bones were incomplete, and they were too terrifying, so they all stopped in the mortuary. The onmyoji or mortuary master of the specialists will put the corpse together, wear auspicious clothes, paint makeup, and lie down in the longevity material.

If anyone really wants to, a disciple will take him to the mortuary to see him for the last time.

Han Linyuan, the young master of the non-sect faction, and the deputy sect master stood in front of the mourning hall, answering the salutes for the people who came to mourn one by one.

"The young master of the Feipeng Martial Arts Pavilion - Ma Xuewen has arrived. The concierge shouted at the door.

Ma Xuewen hung a bandage in one hand, entered the mourning hall, kowtowed and bowed, and made a big salute. Before the ceremony was over, two tears fell on the futon.

Men don't flick when they have tears, especially a sonorous man like Ma Xuewen, who has never shed tears when he has a knife and axe and his face does not change.

"Master Hongyi......" he whimpered and shouted his name, and after making a big salute for all the righteous people, he kowtowed three times to a spiritual position alone.

This "Master Hong Yi" is not an elder of the non-sect, but he is a master of the non-sect, and his kung fu is not particularly strong, but he is familiar with almost all the legal classics. At that time, the non-sect master opened a private school, and there were six permanent teaching masters, and Hong Yi was one of them. He had a mentor-apprentice friendship with Li, Han, Ma, and Wei.

After more than ten years of master-apprentice friendship, Ma Xuewen cried a lot, and Lin Yuan was not the same, looking at Ma Xuewen sad, his own sorrow was even more driven.

I came back happily, but what I saw was fifty-nine cold corpses, all of them uncles and brothers who met from time to time on weekdays, all of them were gone at once, and how many people in the world could bear such pain.

As soon as Han Linyuan pulled Ma to learn the text, he heard the shouting at the door again:

"His Royal Highness the Prince of the Tang Dynasty, the Seventh Prince, and the Eleventh Prince have arrived. ”

At a glance, the three of them came to each other, all in white mourning clothes, and even the eunuchs behind them were all plain clothes and filial piety, which can be described as sincere.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince took the lead and led a group of palace people to kneel.

Just after the three prostrations, a eunuch was trying to get up, watching the prince continue, and then turned the three prostrations into nine prostrations. On the ritual system, the royal memorial, sent the officials of Taichang Temple, and the prince gave a salute, and performed nine kneels and nine bows, which is a big gift to commemorate the ancestors and the most virtuous talents, which is really enough to give the face of the non-faction.

The deputy sect master of the non-sect was also grateful to the emperor for his grace and respectfully returned the courtesy to the prince.

However, when Han Linyuan returned the salute, he glared at Li Xuan, his face twitched, as if he was angry.

Taking advantage of the greetings between the crown prince and the deputy sect master, Li Xuan withdrew, walked generously to Han Linyuan's side, and bowed:

"Brother Linyuan, this time thanks to the non-faction, I Li Tang was spared a difficulty. ”

Everyone in the non-faction knows that this eleventh prince has been with Li Bing many times, and he is also friends with Lin Yuan. The two exchanged pleasantries, but it was not surprising.

Han Linyuan also returned the courtesy: "This time I went to Luoyang, and I originally brought a gift for you, but who knows, such a thing happened when I came back, and the gift was forgotten." Just now I wanted to say that I would let Li Bing send you to the palace in two days, since you are here, come with me to get it. ”

"It's good!"

Han Linyuan took Li Xuan into the backyard, and walked through the winding courtyard like a fish intestine before arriving at Han Linyuan's courtyard - "Han Waterfront".

Normally, the two of them have nothing to talk about together, but today along the way, Han Linyuan didn't say a word. Li Xuan also had some confidence in his heart, and was silent all the way. There are many people today, but almost all of them are in the front yard, and the house in the backyard is deserted and the atmosphere is even more depressing.

When he arrived at the door, Han Linyuan stopped to open the door first, and asked Li Xuan to go in first, he followed behind, closed the door with both hands, turned around to look at Li Xuan, and before he could speak, he raised his leg and kicked him to the ground.

Even if Han Linyuan doesn't know how to do external skills, he can only do magic, but his body bones are still much stronger than Li Xuan's, and when he stepped down, Li Xuan was already in pain and couldn't move.

He covered his head and curled up in a ball, Han Linyuan kicked him seven or eight times in a row according to his back, and he was still angry, grabbed him by the collar, dragged him up from the ground, put his knee on his lower abdomen, and raised his hand to elbow him in the face, knocking him and hitting him against the wall.

Li Xuan's body and bones are already weak, and after being beaten like this, there is no good place in his body, not to mention, and it is difficult to even breathe. The corners of his mouth and nostrils were bleeding, and he couldn't support it, and he couldn't get up again when he fell to the ground.

But even after so many beatings, he didn't say a word, and he didn't shed a single tear. Seeing that Lin Yuan no longer moved, he said weakly:

"Weekday ...... Pian Pian Child...... Han Linyuan, when he beat someone...... Really...... It's not like you. We...... Cough...... We haven't seen each other for three months, and we haven't ...... yet Before he could say a word, he beat me up indiscriminately, and there was always a ...... Reason. ”

"Why did I beat you, don't you know yourself?" Han Linyuan glared angrily at Li Xuan, as if he wanted to hold back and want to fight, but looking at that pitiful appearance, he still held back, and only said: "I ask you, I didn't send the lives of fifty-nine people, did you kill them?"

He almost collapsed, tears rolling in his eyes, word by word: "They...... But, yes, I, brother, brother, uncle, uncle!"

Li Xuan held the stool with one hand, tried to pull the stool legs to get up, but his back hurt too much, and he still couldn't get up, so he lay down and said, "I don't have the ability to kill them...... It's Yu Chaoen's rebels. ”

"You don't kill Beren, but Bern dies because of you. Do you dare to say that this matter has anything to do with you? I'm afraid that you will have counted our non-faction people in the morning!" Han Linyuan was even more angry.

"You've wronged me. Linyuan, I didn't count you or anyone else from the beginning to the end, but I just happened to catch up. And ......"

"That's enough!" Han Linyuan was furious, turned around, and stopped looking at him: "I don't want to listen to your quibbles anymore." I'm so stupid, I knew that your identity was so complicated at the beginning, I should have exposed you early, how could I keep you by Li Bing's side. ”

Li Xuan's white face was as white as snow, and he finally stood up and half lay on the chair: "You are in a bad mood today, I understand, I will not argue with you again, if you want to blame me, blame me." With your ingenuity, as long as you ask Li Bing what happened, you can know that what I said is true. ”

He carefully rubbed the blood on the corner of his mouth, and said, "I followed the prince out on errands, and I won't stay long." As I wrote in my letter, Li Bing is in trouble now, although I have a way to resolve it, but because of my identity, I can't leave the palace, and many things are inconvenient to do. The only person I can trust is you. ”

He waited for Han Linyuan to turn back, but he was disappointed, so he could only say silently: "I have a plan, not only can I help Li Bing solve the trouble, but I can even make him ......"

"No, I don't. Han Linyuan turned his back to Li Xuan, and didn't want to look at him again: "Just tell me the method." It's up to me to make the plans. Who knows if you counted me and Li Bing in the middle of it again. ”

"That's good!" Li Xuan also trusted Han Linyuan's intelligence, and he didn't want to disobey him anymore. Since Han Linyuan wants to call the shots, let him go.

"This solution, there are three strategies in the upper, middle and lower ones, and this upper strategy is the ....... Li Xuan whispered a solution, but only a few words. After he finished speaking, he said: "What's the matter, this is not only once and for all, but also guaranteed by me, there is almost no risk, and it can even make Li Bing's kung fu improve by leaps and bounds." ”

Han Linyuan finally turned around and smiled contemptuously: "Impossible! I won't let Li Bing join you." Your best policy, to me, is the next policy. I don't agree!"

Li Xuan sighed, even though he knew that he would have this reaction, he couldn't help but be disappointed: "Okay, let's talk about this middle strategy ......." ”

is different from the top policy, this middle policy, Li Xuan said for a long time. Han Linyuan also listened very carefully. At the end, he finally nodded: "This method sounds okay, but where am I going to find those people?"

Li Xuan took out a piece of rice paper and handed it to Han Linyuan, with hundreds of small characters densely written on it: "This is the news that I have investigated for so many years of Rongjiao. There are so many of them, as long as you can check one of them carefully, you will definitely find them. ”

Smiling coldly, Han Linyuan's expression was infinitely disgusted: "Speaking of which, you still calculated on me." While helping Li Bing, I also have to work hard for you to integrate the teaching!"

Li Xuan didn't mind, and smiled faintly: "It seems that you really don't believe me anymore." ”

Han Linyuan didn't answer, and asked again: "Besides this, what is your strategy?"

"The strategy is simple, I have a book here, it is Li Bing's master 'Sun Wuyi's "Scattered Attack Method", every night on the eve of the full moon, Li Bing disperses his true qi, but he can ensure that his internal strength does not attack. But this method treats the symptoms but not the root cause, and one day, ten years at the beginning, or twenty years later, this exercise will not work. When the time comes, Li Bing will follow the old path of Sun Wuyi. Even the first two methods will not be able to solve it when the time comes. ”

Han Linyuan's mind was quick, and he immediately thought of where the key was: "Then can this exercise ensure that Li Bing is worry-free for the time being?"

"Yes. But don't let Li Bing rely on it. Every scattered attack is actually a disguised contribution to the erosion of the 'Black Darkness True Qi' on the body. ”

"Very good! I understand, I hope you really help Li Bing. Han Linyuan was worried about it, and was about to leave, but he caught a glimpse of Li Xuan noticing a palm-sized pine box on the table, so he stopped.

The style of the box is very special, and the hollow carving on the surface is also engraved with the word "selection".

"When we've only met twice, you'll be able to detect that I'm someone else, and in just a month, you'll be able to single-handedly find out that I'm the Rong Sect Venerable. I can't match this intelligence. If I have a plan against you, I am afraid I will not be able to hide it from you. ”

As Li Xuan spoke, he reached out and opened the pine box, which was a snow-white glass bead with a single hole. I don't know what method was used in the beads, and eight small words like mosquito legs were neatly written in ink.

"It turns out that you said in the mourning hall just now that you want to give me a gift, which is true. This rosary, I remember Li Bing also has one. ”

Li Xuan took out the bead in the box and said, "Li Bing's one is yellow." It reads: 'Uphold the will of heaven and revive Li Tang.' That's where his name comes from. ”

He was right, but he only knew one thing, not the other.

In fact, this bead, Li Han, Ma and Wei, each has one, and the four of them made it together when they traveled in Luoyang.

Ma Xuewen's is red, and it reads: "Chivalrous and courageous, invincible in the world." "It's the meaning of his original name, 'Horse Invincible'.

Wei Ze is cyan, and he wrote: "Give what you want, Ze is born." As his father put it, "the highest level of business." If the people of the world can give whatever they want, and the grace benefits everyone, the business will be done. It is the origin of Wei Ze's name, and it is also his father's expectation for him and Yongdatang.

Han Linyuan's one is blue, and it reads: "Linyuan watches the fish, envy its freedom." "The original meaning of the name Han Linyuan is actually his father reminding him that the survival of his non-faction is like facing an abyss at all times, and if he takes a wrong step, he will never recover.

However, he had another thought, interpreting his name as "watching the fish in the abyss, envying its freedom." "A living and uninhibited character.

"I thought you were familiar with us and friends, but this time I went to Luoyang and made one for you. Now it seems that I am thinking too much. Lin Yuan snatched a handful of the wooden box, threw it on the ground, smashed it with one foot, and slammed the door and left.

Before going out, Li Xuan stopped him: "Lin Yuan, can't we really go back to talking like before?"

Han Linyuan half-turned his head, his eyes were full of fierce light: "I won't kill you, you should be grateful!" After speaking, he left.

Li Xuan rubbed his back, it was really painful, he sighed, and his face was full ......of regret: "There are only two friends in the world, and I go to one of them!"

He picked up the rosary in one hand, and it read: "Choose the best and the best, and emphasize faith and harmony." ”

This is actually not the origin of Li Xuan's name, maybe it is with Han Linyuan's expectations for him.

This is from the "Book of Rites" Rites and Fortunes, the choice of words is a pun, that is, it is said that the politicians, but also Li Xuan, with virtuous character and excellent ability, but also pay attention to faithfulness, be kind to others, and get along in harmony.

"Speak of faith and cultivation......" Li Xuan smiled and shook his head: "I am a conspiracy......" He wiped the beads clean and carefully put them into his arms.

Han Linyuan walked out of his room and hurriedly walked in the direction of the mourning hall. When passing by the guest house, I happened to meet Li Bing, Wei Ze and Ying Lan'er.

Li Bing stopped him halfway: "Eh, I heard that Li Xuan was coming, so I hurriedly took him to your 'Han Waterfront'." Why are you the only one here? What about Li Xuan?"

As he spoke, he suddenly touched his chin: "Hiss......." I've long felt that the relationship between the two of you is wrong, Li Xuan is naturally handsome and extraordinary, and you are also a handsome swinger. Don't...... No wonder every time I meet him, he asks you countless times......"

Han Linyuan was in a bad mood, and Li Bing wanted to tease him, but he still ran into a cold face. For the sunny abyss, this state is indeed rare.

"Eh, by the way, what about him?" Wei Ze also wanted to see Li Xuan, and asked.

"Probably in the thatched house. ”

Li Bing saw that the situation was not right, and hurriedly changed the topic: "By the way, I'll tell you something." Tomorrow, my father and the people in the palace will send the reinforcements back to 'Tongguan', 'Shaanzhou', 'Yaozhou' and 'Qizhou'. I will also follow and go to Shaanzhou. ”

"What are you doing in Shaanzhou?" Ying Lan'er just asked, and reacted again: "By the way, it's time for you to redeem 'Taojian' as you said." ”

"Yes, while it is not yet the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. I can still control myself, so I'll go first. Sending Tao Jian back to the Meridian Sect can also get rid of the heart knot. ”

Han Linyuan finally forgot about those troubles for a while: "Do you want us to go with you?"

"No, I don't. How can you walk away these days? It's just to redeem a sword and come back, accompanied by the government soldiers, nothing to do. Came back in two days. ”

Wei Ze shrugged: "I'll be fine anyway, I'll go with you." ”