Li Shulan and Xiao Jiyuan left the courtyard in front of the Buddha Hall and walked towards the gate of the temple.

Xiao Jiyuan thought while walking, he thought: "This time I came to Jiming Temple, I listened to some of the words that Master Jingkong and the monk of Jingxu said in the dark, which made me a little uneasy, before that, I never thought that I would have anything to do with the Buddha, and this time I listened to some of the implicit words said by the two monks, which made me a little skeptical, it seems that I really have any cause with the Buddha, but I have a wife at home, Son, I must not go to the monastery to be a monk, but what makes me feel a little worried is that when I walked with Li Gongzi in Qixia Temple and Jiming Temple in the past two days, I seem to feel that this Buddha world seems to have a strange attraction to me, and I don't understand myself anymore, I don't know what is going on. ”

Xiao Jiyuan was a little hesitant in his heart, he felt depressed, walking on the road, he pondered, and he didn't have the heart to tell "Li Gongzi" the story about the temple anymore.

At this time, Li Shulan's heart was not calm, and she found another stalker in the courtyard of the Buddha Hall, which made her have to think.

Before, Li Shulan and Xiao Jiyuan went to Qixia Temple to visit, and someone had already followed them, and this person later followed them to Jiming Temple, and when they arrived at Jiming Temple, they found that new people were following them, which led to Li Shulan's vigilance.

Li Shulan thought: "These two stalkers are obviously not in the same group, they did not appear at the same time, and they came from different ways, so who are they? What sect are they from? In my opinion, one of them is very likely to be Shen Deyi's subordinate, Shen Deyi has always been slanderous about the secret books of the Xie Mansion, at this time, he will not fail to snatch the secret books, and there are many informants lurking in the capital governors under his control, and these informants must have discovered my recent actions." So, after the report went up, Shen Deyi sent someone to follow me, which makes sense, the person who tracked down to Qixia Temple is likely to be Shen Deyi's person. But. Who is the person who tracked me to Jiming Temple? It can be seen that this person is not as experienced as the previous person, who sent him? He must not be a ninja of the alliance of various martial arts factions, and Brother Murong will not send someone to follow me; then, is he from Xie Mansion? Probably not, there is no need for Xie Fu to send people to the temple to follow me, they just need to guard against the place where the secret books are hidden; is it someone from the Jingshan faction? It's also unlikely that Fang Liuhe, the head of the Jingshan faction, doesn't know much about me, and he doesn't know that I already have some secrets about the secrets of the Xie Mansion. Therefore, he will not send people to follow me for the time being, is it because my father-in-law is worried that I will not have the intention to investigate, so he specially sent people down the mountain to follow and monitor me? I am very familiar with the people of the Yashan faction, no matter who my father-in-law sends down the mountain. Don't even think that he can track me down, he won't waste such thoughts in vain; could it be that he is a member of the Yuanshan faction? Zhou Tianming, the head of the Yuanshan faction, is a very ambitious person, and he pretends to be a gentleman on the surface, but in fact his intentions are sinister, and there are many ghost ideas, which others do not know. I know, he hides in front of the martial arts warriors, but behind his back, he has to fight everywhere, he is a very powerful character, like Jia Tianming, who is very persistent in dominating the martial arts. He will not turn a blind eye to the cheats of the Xie Mansion, maybe he, Jia Tianming has already heard about the close relationship between me and Brother Murong from a certain channel, and also knows that I have mastered some secrets of finding the cheats of the Xie Mansion, if this is really the case, it is very likely that Jia Tianming will send someone to follow me, I must be more vigilant, pay attention to deal with Jia Tianming, and I can't harm Brother Murong because of my affairs. ”

"Li Gongzi, should we go back now or continue to tour the temple?" Walking to the back of the Maitreya Hall, Xiao Jiyuan asked.

Xiao Jiyuan's question interrupted Li Shulan's train of thought, and she replied: "I heard that there is a very famous 'Rouge Well' in Jiming Temple, since we are here, we must go and see it, it is said that there are touching legends about the 'Rouge Well', it should be a good idea to go and see it." In fact, Li Shulan didn't want to go out of the temple at this time, she wanted to see the "rouge well", but more importantly, she wanted to continue to walk around the temple, see more places, and let the two people who were following them continue to follow, she wanted to lead them around the temple, confuse them, and make them unclear what she was going to do when she came to Jiming Temple.

"Okay, then let's go and see, in fact, as far as the old stone well is concerned, it is a very ordinary well, the water level is already very low, there is nothing to see, but the legend about this stone well is quite interesting, and it is not just a legend, the tablet on the side of the stone well, combined with the legend, is still good. Xiao Jiyuan led Li Shulan in the direction of the "Rouge Well", and began to tell the story of the "Rouge Well".

"What are you talking about? There is more than one legend about the 'Rouge Well', is this true? Tell me, what are the legends?" asked Li Shulan.

"The first legend is well-known, is about the story of the Southern Dynasty Chen Houzhu and his concubine, Zhenming three years, the Sui soldiers wantonly went south, crossed the Yangtze River, captured Taicheng, entered the Jingyang Palace, the queen Chen Shubao learned that the Sui soldiers had entered the palace, very panicked, in a hurry, he took his concubine Zhang Lihua and Kong Guifei, into the stone well, wanted to hide in the stone well, to avoid the Sui soldiers' search, but, at night, Chen Houzhu and his two concubines were found in the stone well, later, because Chen Houzhu and his two concubines were arrested in the stone well, the Southern Dynasty perished, descendants said'Jingyangjing' is 'humiliating well', and it is believed that this stone well is 'the well of the dead country'. After the Sui and Tang dynasties, Taicheng has been repeatedly destroyed, Jingyang Hall has been destroyed, Jingyang Well has also been annihilated, no one knows where the old stone well is, later, in order to remind future generations to learn the lesson of the death of the queen of Chen, a stone well was set up in the Jiming Temple of Jilong Mountain, called 'Rouge Well', a tablet was erected, which was engraved with the big character of 'Ancient Rouge Well', and also engraved with the "Humiliation Well Inscription", in order to imply that the rouge of Zhang Lihua's concubine let the Empress Chen die in the country, this 'rouge well' came from this. Xiao Jiyuan was in a better mood at this time, and he told the story of "Rouge Well".

"This legend has also been heard of by this son, but before, this son has only heard of the 'rouge well', and has not heard of the "Humiliation of the Well Ming", judging from this legend. Chen Shubao was also miserable enough to be a wolf, the king of a country, not only was he powerless to resist the invading enemy, but he also did not even have the courage to stand in the palace against the enemy, so he hid in the stone well with his concubine, and ruled the Southern Dynasty by such a weak king. That's a sure lose. Li Shulan said.

"There is another legend about the 'Rouge Well', which tells a bleak story, which is also very touching, but it doesn't seem to make much sense. Xiao Jiyuan said.

"Yes, tell me quickly, this legend must not have been heard much, it must be more interesting, what kind of legend is it?" asked Li Shulan.

"It tells the story of the Three Kingdoms, and Sun Jian participated in the crusade against Dong Zhuo by various princes. Later, on the way back to Jiangdong was attacked and died, Sun Ce used the jade seal from Yuan Shu in exchange for 3,000 soldiers and horses, led the troops back to Jiangdong to develop the ancestral industry, his classmate friend Zhou Yu fully supported Sun Ce, and soon expanded the territory of Eastern Wu, Sun Ce led the troops to conquer Anhui City, and found a Yajing village surrounded by streams and covered with pine and bamboo in the eastern suburbs of Anhui City, called 'Qiao Apartment'. The owner of the apartment, Mr. Qiao, has two beautiful and intelligent daughters, known as 'Big Joe' and 'Little Joe'. After the Eastern Wu army entered Anhui City, Sun Ce naturally knew that there were two sisters and beauties in the 'Qiao's apartment', so Sun Ce took Da Qiao as his wife, and Zhou Yu married Xiao Qiao. Later generations have poems to praise and say: 'Sun Lang Wu Luo Zhou Lang Zhi, when they meet, they will marry the monarch and the ministers, and the strange posture will be connected to the Jiangdong, all of which are made with the Qiao family. 'In all fairness, this Sun Ce and 'Da Qiao'. Zhou Yu and 'Xiao Qiao' can be described as heroes and beauties, which could not be more suitable, this is a beautiful marriage that Jiangdong people were very envious of at that time. Xiao Jiyuan said vividly.

"You're right, the two of them are quite a good match, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu have a good relationship, they appreciate each other's talents very much, the two become brothers-in-law and marry beautiful sisters, which is quite suitable. Li Shulan said.

"However, in the legend, the marriage between these two famous generals and 'Erqiao' is tragic, it is said that there is an ancient well in the backyard of the 'Qiao's residence', the well is very deep, the water is very clear, usually, the Erqiao sisters are often dressed up by the well, and each time after dressing up, they will discard the residual fat powder in the well, for many years, the well water is rouge-colored, and the water smell is also rouge-scented, therefore, this well has the reputation of 'rouge well', and later, in 'Da Qiao'' It is said that 'Da Qiao' doesn't love Sun Ce, and 'Xiao Qiao' doesn't like Zhou Yu either, they don't want to marry them, it was Sun Ce and Zhou Yu who forcibly forced them to marry, and 'Er Qiao' wanted to put into the 'rouge well' and died, but they remembered Master Qiao's nurturing grace, and they were afraid that they would jump into the well. Zhou Yu will not let go of Master Qiao, so they are in a dilemma, often sitting by the well, hugging each other and crying, dropping blood and tears, falling into the well, dyeing the well water red, so, later there is a poem that said: 'Shuangshuang beautiful women will be princes, and the country will pity Han Dingxiu, who knows the deep boudoir remnant well water, and there seem to be tears flowing so far. 'The two beauties of the Qiao family, unsatisfactory in love, cry by the well all day long, very miserable. Xiao Jiyuan spoke the truth.

"This legend is not very reasonable, 'Er Qiao' can't be dissatisfied, Su Dongpo wrote Zhou Yu in the Song Dynasty, saying that it was: 'Thinking about Gongjin back then, Xiao Qiao was married for the first time, and he was heroic. While talking and laughing, the captives disappeared. How chic and happy Zhou Yu was when he was newly married, and if Xiao Qiao didn't love him, would he be so happy? Think about it, Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were the most outstanding men in Eastern Wu at that time, Sun Ce was eloquent and strategic, and he was strong in martial arts, and he was in charge of the whole Jiangdong; Zhou Yu was wise and brave, elegant and chic, and held heavy troops, 'Da Qiao' would definitely love Sun Ce, and 'Xiao Qiao' must also love Zhou Yu, and it was absolutely impossible to force marriage, and 'Er Qiao' would never cry into the well because of unsatisfactory love, and this son still believed in the previous legend. Li Shulan said.

"You have a point, Zhang Guifei's rouge makes the legend of Empress Chen's misguided country more reasonable, however, we don't have to be too serious, this is all a legend, in fact, the stone well of this Jiming Temple is not the original 'Jingyang Well', we just know the meaning of the legend, Li Gongzi, look at it, this is the 'Ancient Rouge Well'." Xiao Jiyuan led Li Shulan to the side of the "Rouge Well".

"Legend has it that the "Humiliation Jingming" on this tablet was written by Zeng Gong, a Jinshi and a great writer of the Song Dynasty, and there is the word "Humiliation is in Si, but you can not quit", obviously, Chen Houzhu died because of Zhang Guifei's rouge, and this "humiliation well" should remind future kings to be vigilant!" Xiao Jiyuan continued.

"Look at it, there is also a poem written by Wang Anshi, the prime minister of the Song Dynasty: 'Tie Qi is in the spring grass and a hill, and the remnants of the palace well are still in the autumn. Extravagance is a shame for the former king, and it is also shameful if you don't go to Long Shen. This is also a warning, lamenting that Empress Chen indulged in pornography and ruined the country and family, and even his own concubine could not protect it. In fact, Zeng Gong said, 'insulting the well, but not quitting' is also unfair, it is prejudice, the emperors who have always wanted to be active and promising will think that the 'rouge well' is an insulting well, and they will accuse Empress Chen of dying because of the result of Zhang Guifei's bewitching and lewd sex, which is unfair, Empress Li is arrogant and lascivious, this is his own responsibility, he has no ability to lead the country, Zhang Lihua is a weak woman, what can she do to harm a king to lose the country? Chen Shubao is a womanizer, she has no talent for governing the country, so the Southern Dynasty will lose the country, don't push the evil of the death of the country on a weak woman!" Li Shulan said with some excitement.

"Li Gongzi, why do you want to protect that bewitching prostitute Zhang Lihua? If it weren't for her confusing Empress Chen, guiding Empress Chen to ignore the government, the Southern Dynasty would not have died so quickly, Zhang Lihua is a demon girl, the Southern Dynasty perished, she bears the main responsibility. Xiao Jiyuan said.

"You're not right, Chen Shubao is the king of the declining dynasty, it was his incompetence that ruined the Southern Dynasty, and you can't blame the king's death to the fat powder people, you look at Chen Shubao's "Yushu Backyard Flower", the poem reveals the meaning of the country, showing that he has no talent for governing the country: 'Liyu Fanglin to the high pavilion, the new outfit is glamorous; The face of the enchantress is like a flower with dew, and the jade tree shines in the backyard; the flowers bloom and fall for a long time, and the red ground returns to loneliness!" "Such an amorous person, you can write poems and play with music, why be a king!" Li Shulan said excitedly.

Xiao Jiyuan felt strange, he felt that "Li Gongzi" at this time was a little different, "Li Gongzi" always stood on the side of Zhang Lihua's delicate woman and spoke, accusing the queen of Chen, who was the king, and trying his best to exonerate Zhang Lihua, as if this Zhang Guifei of the Southern Dynasty was a good friend of "Li Gongzi".

Li Shulan and Xiao Jiyuan stood next to the "Rouge Well" for a long time, discussing the legend of the "Rouge Well" very devotedly, lamenting the last king of the Southern Dynasty, lamenting the beautiful and thin-lived Chen Guifei, and lamenting the ruthlessness of history.

At this moment, not far from the "Rouge Well", there were two people standing in two places, observing Li Shulan's actions, they were surprised that Li Shulan had stayed by the "Rouge Well" for such a long time, and they guessed: "Why is Li Shulan so interested in this 'Rouge Well'?" (To be continued......

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