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After watching the apprentice's archery practice, Liang Huaiji returned to the Qingxin Palace. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

He took the medicine box and went into the princess's inner chamber.

On these days, in the early morning and dusk, he would perform two needles for the princess, and he did so because the princess's illness had been reduced recently. The princess sat quietly on the edge of the bed, her face no longer infatuated. He quickly and skillfully applied needles to several points on her head, sometimes kneading, sometimes lifting, and the technique of needles was incomparable even to the most superb imperial doctor in the Tai Hospital. This unique acupuncture method is the late Tang Dynasty Taoist Zi Tongxuan created, he called himself Luoshan Taiyi Cave Master, more than 100 years old, but old and not decaying, he is particularly proficient in medicine, acupuncture.

It's not that Liang Huaiji was reluctant to apply needles to the princess before, because the needle method created by Zitongxuan was a set of Mitsubishi needles, and the needle body was extremely long silver needle. When applying the needle, it needs to be pierced into the acupoint half a finger deep, and the princess is not as cooperative as now, and she always cries when she sees the long needle. It was extremely rare for her to sit so quietly. Liang Huaiji could occasionally feel her gaze fall on him, and then he looked away, and he could always see a little lingering desolation between his eyebrows, which made him look at the palpitations that he couldn't resist.

Although he was not sure that he would cure the princess, he could no longer ignore it in his heart, he felt that his current changes were all due to Lan Yuanxiao, and he didn't know whether such changes were good or bad.

When the needle was closed, it was already the second watch, and the branches in the courtyard rustled, and a shadow was reflected in the window lattice.

Liang Huaiji waited for the princess to lie down and quietly came to the outer room. He was not in a hurry, put the medicine box away, and then went to the courtyard.

There was a dry voice in the dark night, a little annoyed, a little uneven.

"Our family sent someone to deliver the message, why don't you reply?"

Liang Huaiji looked at Shi Quanbin quietly, and saw that his eyes were full of gloom, but he didn't refute a word.

Shi Quanbin sneered, didn't continue to ask, and changed the topic: "Recently, our family sent a group of dead soldiers to get rid of Lan Yuanxiao......

"Oh?"

The results are clear.

"There are a lot of shadow guards with extremely high martial arts around her, and the people I sent there couldn't get close, so they had to give up the operation. ”

Although he failed to succeed the first time, just by relying on the few shadow guards who guarded her, Shi Quanbin was able to confirm one thing - Lan Yuanxiao was definitely the Empress Dowager Gao herself. He secretly rejoiced in his heart: If you hide in the palace, our family will not be able to do it, but outside the palace, if you can't do it once, there will be many opportunities in the future.

"What do you mean by Lord Shi telling me this?"

Seeing that Liang Huaiji was as usual, with a cold cold in his bones, Shi Quanbin didn't care, and said again: "Recently, our family has set up a situation and is ready to do it again, as long as you come forward to lure away those shadow guards, the rest will be handed over to those dead soldiers." ”

Liang Huaiji said seriously: "Didn't Lord Shi say it last time, and won't let me ask about it?"

"You!"

Before he could say anything, Liang Huaiji said again: "Besides, Master Shi's subordinates are full of talents, why do you need me to make a move?"

Speaking of this, Liang Huaiji hooked the corners of his mouth mockingly, not a mockery of Shi Quanbin, but a disdain for the matter itself.

When he heard it, Shi Quanbin finally understood that after so many years, Liang Huaiji had never expressed his opinion, and it should be said that he had no attitude towards everything. Now he actually said his opinion clearly, but the result caught Shi Quanbin off guard.

Thinking of this, Shi Quanbin's eyes lit up, and he asked in a sharp tone, "You don't want to make a move?"

Liang Huaiji met his excited and slightly resentful gaze, and a light smile rose on the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly: "It's not that I don't want to make a move, it's just that the princess's illness has been unstable recently, and I need to be by my side at all times." And I also swore to the emperor back then, to take care of the princess, this is my first priority, as for a little Lan Yuanxiao, how can he be compared to the princess?"

Seeing that Liang Huaiji was still indifferent, and moved out again Emperor Renzong to squeeze himself, Shi Quanbin was even more angry in his heart.

Is he protecting Lan Yuanxiao? Shi Quanbin's eyes were slightly tight, there was a hint of scrutiny in his eyes, and countless thoughts flashed in his mind, Liang Huaiji knew that she was the queen mother?

Shi Quanbin's thoughts, Liang Huaiji saw it in his eyes, and his heart was also clear. He still smiled faintly, but it was extremely sarcastic: "I don't want to interfere in what you want." But I also advise you, for so many years, you have been diligently cherishing, desperately looking for the heroine, how many women have been killed, and how many innocent people's blood have been stained on your hands, but what is the result? ”

If the queen mother is really a heroine who is trying to usurp the country, she should also find all the evidence, and even if she is guilty, she should be given the dignity of the queen mother, three feet of white silk, poisonous wine, or imprisoned. Although Liang Huaiji thought so, he didn't say it to Shi Quanbin. Shi Quanbin's madness disappointed him somewhat, and he was even more reluctant to explain to him about the night visit to the Queen Mother's bedroom.

Shi Quanbin's face was not good, and his expression was uncertain.

The two looked at each other and were silent for a long time, and the words had already been said about this, and what else was there to say.

Shi Quanbin finally had a black face and left the Qingxin Hall on his own.

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Recently, all the female officials who went up to the palace concubines and down to Shangshu Inner Reflection (3) all received a batch of incense, which was naturally given to Chris by Qin Yujiu before. Now the reputation of "Lan Yuanxiao" is even greater, and of course, there are more "confidants in the palace".

She didn't understand such fanfare, so she fulfilled an ancient Chinese saying, called "the tree is big and moves the wind".

Funing Hall (4) is the emperor's bedroom, and the palace of the second entrance is the Rouyi Palace, which is the emperor's inner bedroom. The Qinming Hall (5) is the northernmost part of the Funing Palace, and it is the place where the emperor reads books and summons his ministers on weekdays.

Li Xian's voice sounded in his ears: "Official, Liu Yidao is already waiting outside." ”

"Let him in. Zhao Ji's voice showed a little impatience, he glanced at Shi Quanbin who was standing aside, although the old chamberlain was old, he was old and not decaying, and his eyes were still sharp.

Shi Quanbin of the Qinming Palace is very familiar, how many spring and autumn seasons he has served Emperor Renzong here, and he still seems to be able to hear Renzong's gentle words.

At that time, Empress Dowager Liu listened to the government and controlled the government for ten years. Renzong was unable to govern for a long time, so it was here that he privately summoned Zhang Weiji, the chamberlain. The Cave Spirit School, founded by the real person of Dong Xuan, Kang Cangzi, is the Tianxian Gate. They are well-versed in the art of Qimen and have always served the royal family. In those years, Zhu Li relied on physiognomy and Kanyu to let the King of Qin know the heavens and people; Guo Pu relied on astrology and Wangyun to attract auspicious rui for Emperor Jin Yuan; Li Chunfeng and Yuan Tiangang relied on fortune pushing and diagramming to predict good fortune and misfortune for Tang Taizong, and turned evil into good fortune.

Zhang Weiji is a disciple of the Dongling Sect, and is deeply trusted by the officials, and after some calculations, he said that Renzong should be a generation of benevolent monarchs and will be able to create a prosperous dynasty. Renzong was full of joy, rewarded Zhang Weiji, and let his adopted son Zhang Ruoshui enter the Little Yellow Gate. But who knew that not long after, a Taoist priest came to the capital, who called himself Huayangzi, and sentenced people to life and death with great luck. Everyone in Kaifeng is said to be a disciple of Lu Dongbin and has been living in seclusion in Xishan. On the day of the completion of the Tao, he pinched his fingers and calculated, counting that a great disaster would fall in the world, and he came to the capital, hoping to be summoned to avoid this disaster for all living beings in the world and the people of Li. Ren Sect sent Shi Quanbin to visit this person privately, and found that this person's name was Shi Beiwu, a young man who studied Buddhism, and later met Lu Dongbin to teach the inner alchemy liquid to return the Dan Dao, and indeed lived in seclusion in Xishan for many years.

One night, Shi Quanbin brought Huayangzi Shi Beiwu to the Qinming Hall to face the saint. Shi Beiwu confided his truth to Renzong, saying that he pretended to be a disciple of Lu Dongbin of the Shaoyang Sect, but he was actually a disciple of the Tongxuan School of the "Taoist Hidden Sect", and the patriarch explicitly ordered the disciples not to participate in politics, so he had to hide his true identity. He said that when it comes to divination and astrology, the Yin-Yang technique of the Guigu of the Tongxuan School is really superior to that of the Dongling School, and that the "Gen hexagram" measured by Zhang Weiji is Gen Xia Gen Shang, which means that the inner Cheng Ping is open, but he himself calculates the "Escape Hexagram" and goes up to the Gen Bottom.

Shi Beiwu explained the hexagram for Renzong: Dry is the sky, and Gen is the mountain. There are mountains in the world, and the mountains are high and the sky retreats. Yin and yang disappear, and the heroine gains power. He said: "Re-enter the imperial palace overnight, and see the light of the hairpin in the middle of the court." ”

Renzong was shocked when he heard this, did Empress Dowager Liu really want to be the second Tang Wu Emperor?

Shi Beiwu said that he couldn't see the recurrence of the female disaster and endanger the people, although this time he leaked the heavenly opportunity, he would greatly damage Yangshou, but he couldn't sit idly by, and he couldn't just be a hermit who was wise enough to protect himself, so he went down the mountain and waited for the opportunity to save the world.

After that, Renzong summoned Shi Beiwu into the palace to serve the left and right, and sure enough, he used the Yin and Yang family technique to force back the Empress Dowager Liu, and a year later, the Empress Dowager Liu died, and Renzong was in power. Eight years later, in the first year of Qingli, Shi Beiwu once again faced the saint late at night, saying that the new hexagram he measured was exactly the same as before, and said: "The branches have not been removed, and the chicken Sichen is a disaster." Shi Beiwu's expression when he said this, Shi Quanbin still remembers it vividly.

Since Shi Beiwu said that the heroine had not been removed, Renzong had trouble sleeping and eating, and he was very concerned about this matter in his heart. After another eight years, the change of Qingli Suwei made Renzong believe that Empress Cao was the heroine! Shi Quanbin said in his heart, but it is a pity that this woman is very cunning, never makes mistakes, and has not been able to get rid of her after finding countless opportunities. Before Renzong died, what he never forgot was this incident, and when he was dying, it was in this Qinming Palace that Renzong gave himself a will, not to let the Great Song Dynasty fall into the hands of women.

He always remembered this and never forgot it until he died.

It's just that today, he feels more and more that the heroine is not Cao's, but someone else.

When Shi Quanbin was full of thoughts, Liu Yidao was brought in.

Liu Yidao is a thin man, dressed in gray, the years have cruelly left traces on his body, his hair is sparse, and he is old. This may be the first time he has seen Long Yan in his life, and he looks a little frightened, a little embarrassed, and a little thirsty and apprehensive that is difficult to hide. His surname is Liu, "a knife" is a nickname given to him by others, he is a eunuch in the Great Song Dynasty, or a caster with outstanding skills, no one can compare with a knife, don't look at him trembling now, you will be surprised to see that his hands are still very flexible. As for what his real name is, no one knows, and it is estimated that even he has forgotten it.

Shi Quanbin asked expressionlessly: "What did you tell me, say it again in front of Your Majesty." ”

"No. Liu Yidao held a wooden box in his arms, trembling and said: "In the spring of the second year of Zhihe, it was the villain who cleansed the adopted son of Lord Lan. ”

Shi Quanbin told the emperor: "The Lord Lan mentioned by Liu Yidao is Lan Jizong, the inner servant of the Four Dynasties. ”

Zhao Ji frowned and asked Shi Quanbin: "Changqing, I have questions, Lan Jizong died in the eighth year of Qingli, why did his adopted son only purify after seven or eight years of death?"

Without waiting for Shi Quanbin to speak, Liu Yidao replied first, "At that time, the little one also had the same question, so I inquired, the child was an adopted orphan, and the year Lord Lan passed away, the child was only three years old, too young." In the second year of Zhihe, Lord Lan's brother passed away, and the child was ten years old, so he made up for his brother's shadow and sent him to cleanse. ”

Shi Quanbin thought in his heart, he was not in the palace in the second year of He, and he was fighting against Xixia in the army at that time, he clearly remembered that Lan Yuanzhen's brother Lan Yuanyong died unexpectedly in office this year, and he really couldn't find any fault at this time.

Liu Yidao said in a heavy tone: "I did that kid myself." Somehow, it didn't work when he was sent to the silkworm room, and he almost lost his life, so Lord Lan had to take him home to recuperate, and finally saved his life, which can be regarded as a catastrophe. He touched the wooden box with his hand and said, "The 'Jinwu' (6) that I went to is here." ”

Zhao Ji only felt a feeling of nausea rising from the bottom of his heart, he didn't want to look at that thing, he turned to Shi Quanbin and asked, "Have you checked it all?"

"Yes, checked. Lan Yuanxiao was appointed by the Queen Mother, and when he entered the palace, he was already aware of his experience, and I personally checked the person in charge of the inspection at that time, and there was indeed no problem. ”

Zhao Ji said in his heart: That day, Li Xian was arranged to let Lan Yuanxiao ask for incense, thinking that he would definitely not be able to ask for it, and then he would find him a mistake to punish him, even if the queen mother asked in the future, it would be easy to explain. But who knew that he not only asked for it, but also heard Li Xian say that this Lan Yuanxiao actually gave away the incense medicine he got in his hands everywhere, and wantonly won people's hearts in the palace, which is really hateful!

In desperation, Zhao Ji wanted to investigate this Lan Yuanxiao, but he felt that it was inappropriate to let Li Xian go directly to investigate, and then he remembered the old servant Shi Quanbin who served the Zhenzong and Renzong dynasties, if he wanted to ask about the affairs of this palace, he would be the only one. I don't know that I still don't have a clue about it.

"I wonder what the relationship between his two brothers is?" Zhao Ji asked with some dejection.

Shi Quanbin said with a smile: "They are nearly thirty years apart in age, although they are brothers, they are like father and son, Lord Lan has also adopted several adopted sons outside, but he did not let them enter the palace, so he loves this 'younger brother' even more." He was particularly emphasized.

Zhao Ji nodded and did not speak. As soon as he heard that Lan Yuanxiao was an orphan, he knew that there was nothing to do about Lan Yuanxiao's life experience. He waved his hand and asked Liu Yidao to retire first.

He leaned back on the dragon chair and whispered, "Since the identity has been verified, this matter will end here." ”

After a while, Zhao Ji said to himself: "The queen mother has never indulged any of her close ministers, but she is so indulgent to this Lan Yuanxiao. ”

Shi Quanbin looked at Zhao Ji, and he already knew what the emperor was thinking. There are all human and physical evidence in this matter, and it is really watertight, Lan Yuanxiao's life experience can be said to be flawless, and this is exactly the problem.

Shi Quanbin knew that "Lan Yuanxiao" had made the little emperor unable to come to the stage, and the little emperor would investigate Lan Yuanxiao after a while, so he might as well add fuel to the fire...... Didn't that person like to pretend to be a eunuch? Our family made her wish to be a eunuch even if she died. After thinking about it, Shi Quanbin smiled sadly, and he said, "Weichen heard that this Lan Yuanxiao is very unusual. ”

He saw that Zhao Ji was really listening attentively.

"Wei Chen heard that he bought people's hearts in the palace, and people up and down must praise him for a good word, how can the queen mother be ill for a long time? This person does not have half the advantages of his brother Lan Yuanzhen, but has the quality of a villain, and he is ingenious. ”

"The queen mother must have been deceived by him...... Zhao Ji said indignantly.

"Weichen has been in the palace for a long time, and he has seen a lot of people like him, who are traitorous and good. Shi Quanbin said, "This kind of person wantonly woos the palace people today, and he will be bribed by others one day, I heard that King Chang sends people to Baoci Palace every day to send things, and his people are very close to Lan Yuanxiao......

Shi Quanbin knew that these words would definitely stab the emperor's sore spot, and sure enough, Zhao Ji's hand holding the armrest of the circle chair tightened a little.

The atmosphere in the Qinming Hall seemed to become tense all of a sudden, as long as it was about Zhao Hao, the king of Chang, Zhao Ji could not tolerate it. Although he sat high on the dragon chair, he was not at all stable, and he could not forget the precedent of the "Golden Alliance", which made him feel like he was on pins and needles, and this feeling was even more unbearable now. He thought to himself: Although he didn't know why the queen mother woke up and ignored the second brother who had always been loved, and the second brother didn't look as comfortable as usual, he kept sending people to Baoci Palace, which means that he really lost power in the queen mother's heart. Zhao Ji is happy to see this situation, but once Lan Yuanxiao is really bought by his second brother, he blows the wind in the ears of the queen mother, isn't it going to be a big deal?

Zhao Ji thought he was shrewd, but what he was thinking in his heart had already been on his face, how could an old fox like Shi Quanbin let go of such an opportunity?

"Your Majesty is rising in the early Ming Dynasty, and the four seas are shining, how can you allow the charm to stay close to your post for a long time. Shi Quanbin made his words clear, "Lan Yuanxiao staying in the palace will be a scourge sooner or later. ”

Li Xian, who had been standing on the side for a long time and had not spoken, heard Shi Quanbin say this, and sighed twice in his heart: Okay, you Lan Yuanxiao, you have offended such a great god in the palace, you can't eat and leave today, it seems that I don't need to teach you in person in the future.

Zhao Ji understood it, but he hesitated, and thought to himself: After all, he has just ascended to the throne, and many things in the palace still depend on Lan Yuanzhen, and if he wants to move his younger brother, I am afraid that it will not be good...... But when he thought of the picture of Lan Yuanxiao colluding with his second brother, he was shocked and scared in his heart. He hesitated: "Now that Lan Yuanxiao is favored by the queen mother, I am afraid of ......."

Seeing the anger in the little emperor's eyes, Shi Quanbin added the last handful of firewood, and he said: "Deal with such a trivial matter, why bother, the official family must not forget the Tang family......"

Tang family? Zhao Ji suddenly remembered, as long as this thing is done unconsciously...... After his thoughts cleared, he secretly let out a long breath, and a smile finally returned to his face. He sat up straight and said, "Changqing, this matter will end here, I am very relieved to have you to share my worries." I'm tired today, so go down first. ”

Shi Quanbin's eyes narrowed into a line, and he responded softly, "No." He said in his heart, if you want to blame it, you can only blame your own son for sending you to Hades by mistake because he was impulsive.

"Li Xian, send Lord Shi out. ”

Li Xian respectfully sent Shi Quanbin away, returned to the Qinming Palace, looked at his master's face cloudy, and muttered several times, but did not speak.

"Li Xian, pass on Tang Ping to me. Zhao's tone was very firm.

"No. Turning around, a smile appeared on Li Xian's face.

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(1) Cao Tong: It is the legendary "Uncle Cao Guo" in the famous Eight Immortals, but in history, the Cao family has three brothers, the eldest son Cao Bo died early, the second son Cao Tong, the third son Cao Kai, Cao Tong is greedy for money and dictatorship, and Cao Kai is a good immortal. In the legend of the Eight Immortals, there are some discrepancies with the facts. Uncle Cao Guo's younger brother, the second son of the Cao family is greedy for the beauty of the wife of Xiucai who went to Beijing to take the exam, hanged Xiucai, forcibly occupied his wife, and was later beaten by Bao Gong Tiger Head The villain believes this month that the villain is definitely Cao Tong, and the real Uncle Cao Guo should be Cao Kai. Of course, the above is pure speculation this month.

(2) Gracie Family: The world's No. 1 martial arts family, the creators of "Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu", after three generations, Jiu-Jitsu has been carried forward all over the world and has become a must-have skill in the MMA arena.

(3) Shangshu introspection: Opposite to Shangshu Province, it can be done as "internal and external introspection". Originally, when I read "The Tale of Genji", I was curious about why there was no relevant content about the female official system in Chinese history, and after careful study, I found that this piece was ignored in the historical record. In the precious materials, we can find that the female officials of the Northern Song Dynasty Shangshu Inner Province actually had a considerable status and played an important role. For example, inspecting the arrangement of folding documents, there are some "straight insiders" in Shangshu Nei, and these female officials will even record documents for the emperor and write for approval. The palace officials are divided into six Shang, under which there are 24 divisions, Sizheng, Tong history, 24 classics, 24 palms and female history, which is a group of different women.

(4) Funing Palace: Intercepted from Fu Xinian's "Schematic Diagram of the Main Part of the Palace City of Bianliang in the Northern Song Dynasty".

(5) Qinming Palace: The Qinming Hall was originally known as the Tianhe Palace. Tianhe Hall is the place where the royal family collects books in the forbidden area, and it is also the place where the emperor reads. In the first year of Ming Dao (1032), Tianhe Hall was renamed Guanwen Palace, and then changed to Qingju Palace, and in June of the third year of Zhiping (1066), it was changed to Qinming Palace.

(6) Jinwu: This word is made up by the author, and castrated things are called "treasures" in the Qing Dynasty, and there is no relevant record in the Song Dynasty.