Chapter 1: The Little Princess Disappears
The poem says:
Taishi Pangu opened the sky,
From the cycle of cause and effect of fate.
To know where the axe star falls,
Let's look at the magic archives of the Song Dynasty.
Let's start with a few lines of poetry.
As for why I say a few lines of poetry, I think that if I don't say it, you will think that I am uneducated.
At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji of Huizong of the Song Dynasty ascended to the throne for the first time, paying attention to reform in everything, and had a pioneering and innovative atmosphere. He appointed Han Zhongyan, a virtuous minister, as his prime minister, and wanted to govern the country forever and make the people live a prosperous and comfortable life.
What a simple and kind wish.
Han Zhongyan has a son, called Han Jiangliu, who is seventeen years old this year, is in the year of Shao, looks elegant and beautiful, a talent, learns literature at the age of three, and learns martial arts at the age of seven.
Han Zhongyan likes his youngest son very much.
One day, Han Zhongyan called Han Jiangliu in front of him and said to him: "My son, you are seventeen years old this year, and you have reached the age of starting a family, and your father wants to marry you a daughter-in-law, but I don't know what kind of girl you like, talk to your father." ”
Han Jiangliu said: "I want to marry the most beautiful girl in the world." ”
Han Zhongyan said: "Okay, I'll let someone talk to the matchmaker, our family lives in the Prime Minister's House, don't you want any beautiful girl! ”
Since then, matchmakers of all sizes in Bianliang City, Tokyo, have not lived in Hanfu, some with images of the girl, and some have brought the girl herself.
But Han Jiangliu didn't fancy any of them, and dozens of blind dates failed.
Han Jiangliu said: "It's all some local chickens and wooden dogs, and they don't fit into my eyes." ”
Those girls can't say that they are all beautiful as flowers (they are really as delicate as flowers, they have nothing to do with Li Jianren, don't think too much) - Han Jiangliu's heart is too high.
Later, one day, the eunuch came to the Han Mansion to deliver the decree, Han Zhongyan received the decree, and heard that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty was going to summon Han Jiangliu alone, and the father and son couldn't help but wonder: Han Jiangliu did not have an official position, why did the emperor summon him alone?
It turned out that Han Jiangliu's character and ability, the emperor was in the deep palace, and even heard rumors: it was said that Prime Minister Han had a very outstanding son, how amazing.
Song Huizong is now in his youth, but he already has several children under his knees, among which the eldest son Zhao Heng, and the daughter is Princess Linglong.
Princess Zhao Linglong is fifteen years old this year, I only heard how beautiful this princess is, how smart she is, she is really a jade person who is unrivaled in heaven and on earth, but no one has ever seen it.
Song Huizong had the intention of letting Han Zhongyan's son Han Jiangliu be Princess Linglong's attachment, so he wanted to meet this Han Jiangliu in person, so he announced that Han Jiangliu would enter the palace to face the king.
The holy decree was transmitted to the Prime Minister Han Cheng's mansion.
Han Zhongyan was taken aback and said, "Your Majesty summoned you, how can this be done?"
Han Jiangliu said: "Your Majesty summoned me, this is a good thing, why is my father worried." ”
Han Zhongyan said: "Being an official is not a good thing, but it is easy to cause the disaster of killing, although I have the rules and do not kill scholars, but in the officialdom, it is difficult to get out of danger if you want to get out." And these are not what I am most worried about, what I am most worried about is that I heard that His Majesty wants to marry his eldest daughter, Princess Linglong, to you and let you be her attachment, this matter is too bad. ”
Han Jiangliu asked, "What's wrong?"
Han Zhongyan said: "I heard that the Qinglu Palace where Princess Linglong lives is making trouble with monsters, and the adults in the throne say to each other that this Princess Linglong herself is a monster. ”
Han Jiangliu smiled and said: "It's impossible, father, this is all spread by people and saying bad things about others, everyone says that Princess Linglong is the most beautiful girl in the world, and I want to marry her, which is exactly what I want." ”
No matter how you guess and suspect it, but the emperor has a life, and he can't help it, so he has to prepare his dress and go to see the emperor.
Han Jiangliu was young and vigorous, he didn't know what it meant to be afraid, and he thought: "There can't be monsters, even if there are monsters in Qinglu Palace, I can also subdue demons and eliminate monsters, even if that Princess Linglong herself is a monster, I, I'm not afraid of her." ”
Thinking about it, I have arrived at the main gate of the palace.
The palace supervisor stopped Han Jiangliu.
Han Jiangliu said: "I am the son of Prime Minister Han Zhongyan, and the emperor has summoned me to come to meet me. ”
The palace supervisor who guards the gate goes in to report the news.
The time was not big, and the palace supervisor came out and led Han Jiangliu in.
When passing through the palace, I suddenly saw two eunuchs pulling half a cart of watermelons to the west.
The palace eunuch casually asked, "Did the two of you go to deliver watermelons to Princess Linglong again?"
The two eunuchs replied, "Yes, the princess wants to eat watermelon again." ”
Han Jiangliu couldn't help but be surprised: "How can the princess eat so much alone?"
The two eunuchs did not answer his words, but bowed their heads and continued to pull the cart.
The palace supervisor at the gate said, "Young Master Han, you don't know, this Linglong princess loves watermelon the most." ”
Han Jiangliu said: "But no matter how much you can eat, a little girl can't eat so much, and there are at least twenty or thirty of them in this half car? How long will it take to finish eating? I'm afraid I won't be able to finish it in a month." ”
The palace supervisor who guarded the gate said: "How can it take a month, wait until tomorrow, the day after tomorrow at the latest, and the next batch will be shipped again." ”
"Huh?" Han Jiangliu was taken aback, feeling that this matter was terrifying, the princess had an amazing appetite, could it really be a legendary monster?
Under the leadership of the palace eunuch, Han Jiangliu came to the imperial study, and Song Huizong was writing with a pen, with a soft and delicate thin gold body, which was quite beautiful.
Han Jiangliu said: "Xiaomin Han Jiangliu has seen Your Majesty. "Fall to your knees. Han Jiangliu did not have an official position at this time, so he was only called Xiaomin.
Song Huizong said, "How is my handwriting?" and showed the calligraphy to Han Jiangliu.
Han Jiangliu looked at the work, not to mention that it was originally very good, even if the writing was not good, he could only praise again and again: "Okay, with the charm of King Zhong, the clear bones of Ou Liu, and the unique style, he is really the master of wisdom, and he writes the word of wisdom." ”
Song Huizong couldn't help but smile.
Song Huizong and Han Jiangliu chatted about calligraphy for a while.
Song Huizong said his true intention to summon Han Jiangliu: "Han Gongzi, have you ever been married?"
Han Jiangliu bowed down and replied, "Not yet." ”
Song Huizong said: "I intend to marry my eldest princess Linglong to you, are you willing?" ”
Han Jiangliu didn't want to agree directly, and he didn't dare not agree, thinking of the half cart of watermelons, the princess in Han Jiangliu's mind was a terrifying shape with green faces and fangs.
Han Jiangliu said: "Your Majesty, I don't know what the princess's opinion is?"
Song Huizong smiled. He said, "Princess, although her temper is a little willful, she still has to listen to her parents' orders, and besides, I am both her father and her emperor, does she dare to refute my words? I only ask you, do you want to?"
Han Jiangliu had no choice but to say: "It's all up to the holy will." ”
Song Huizong said: "Okay, I'm not an unreasonable person, I can let you see each other, if you say that you really don't like my eldest princess, then I won't be strong." ”
Han Jiangliu said: "Xiaomin doesn't dare. ”
Song Huizong beckoned and said, "Yang Jian, come, you come here, take Han Jiang Liu Gongzi to meet the princess." ”
This Yang Jian is not the Yang Jian of the Eryang God, but a eunuch beside Song Huizong, who was born with a long body and a jade face and a dignified appearance, not the kind of obscene image that ordinary people imagine as eunuchs.
Yang Jian said: "Master Han, please come here." "Take Han Jiangliu and leave the imperial study.
As he was walking forward, a little eunuch came over in a panic and rushed into the imperial study.
Yang Jian said: "Stop, why are you so flustered?"
The little eunuch said: "Lord Huiyang, Gong, Gong, Princess Linglong is gone!"
Yang Jian said: "What's going on, you tell me in detail!"
Song Huizong heard it in the imperial study and asked, "What's going on outside, so noisy?"
Yang Jian replied: "Your Majesty, a little eunuch is talking nonsense here, and I am teaching him a lesson." ”
Song Huizong said: "Don't hide it from me, I heard it, let him in." ”
"Yes. Yang Jian obeyed the order and dodged to let the little eunuch in.
Yang Jian shook his head at Han Jiangliu, meaning: Since the princess is gone, we don't have to rush to Qinglu Palace, and we can't see her if we go, so we and Han Jiangliu returned to the imperial study, first listen to the incident, and then see what the emperor says.
The emperor asked, "What's going on?"
The little eunuch said to Song Huizong: "Your Majesty, I was cleaning the courtyard in Qinglu Palace, and then I heard two screams in the princess's bedroom, and then a palace maid ran out, and her face was so white that she was frightened. At that time, I asked the palace maid what was going on? The palace maid was so frightened that she couldn't answer, and pointed to it and said, 'It's missing, the princess is missing', and we hurried to look for it, but we couldn't find it, and we hurried to report it to the emperor for fear of delaying the matter. ”
The emperor said: "Have you found all the rooms and courtyard gardens in Qinglu Palace?"
The little eunuch said, "I've found everything, but I haven't." ”
The emperor said: "Yang Jian." ”
Yang Jian said: "The slave is here." ”
The emperor said: "You send more people to Qinglu Palace together to help find Princess Linglong." ”
Yang Jian said: "The slave leads the order." ”
Han Jiangliu felt that it was an unshirkable duty to help find the princess at this time, so he said, "Your Majesty, Xiaomin is willing to search for it together with Lord Yang. ”
Song Huizong said: "Okay, I heard that you are all-round in civil and military affairs, go and find it, and you can also help Yang Jian come up with some ideas." ”
Han Jiangliu took the order and followed Yang Jian out.
Leaving the imperial study, the two took more than 20 palace maids and eunuchs all the way to the west and came to the Qinglu Palace where Princess Linglong lived.
Yang Jian arranged for these people to search everywhere, even under the grass and behind the rockery, they were not allowed to let go, under the bed, inside the cabinet, all turned over, but there was no figure of Princess Linglong.
Where's Princess Delicate?
Yang Jian instructed these people to search, and Han Jiangliu asked beside him, "Lord Yang, what kind of person is this Linglong Princess, why does it feel that the atmosphere is so weird?"
Yang Jian said: "Han Gongzi, you don't know, this matter, the child has no mother, but it's a long story, there is a very bizarre thing involved." ”