Tang riddles

On the morning of May [-], the pilgrimage was not held today, and the saint received individual important officials who needed to report on political affairs in the Yanying Hall.The political discussions came to an end, and the servants on duty outside the hall came to report, saying that it was Jing Zhaoyin, Li Xian, and Dr. Sun of the Imperial Hospital who asked to see him.The saint frowned and announced them into the temple.

"This Li Xian doesn't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, I'm afraid something wrong will happen in the capital." The saint stroked his mustache on his lips, showing a teasing expression.

Xiao Song, who was at the bottom, answered with a smile: "Jing Zhaoyin's position, Mr. Li Fu has already sat for the second time, and his understanding of Beijing is unrivaled. The sage can rest assured that even if something happens , He has already had a countermeasure.”

Li Xian, a native of Chengji in Longxi, the great-great-grandson of Emperor Taizong, his father is Li Yi, the king of Xin'an County, and he is also a member of the royal family.When he was young, he followed Zen master Dazhi to practice Buddhism, but the Zen master thought that he had no chance for Buddhism, so he entered the officialdom.He started from Zuoxiao Guard Cao, successively served as Prince Tongshi Sheren, Honglu Cheng, and Hefu Shicao, until he served as Gaoling Order many times. He was famous for his ability to handle government affairs. , the prefect of Weijun, and Jing Zhaoyin; later he was called to be General Jinwu, and then promoted to be a general supervisor until he was changed to Jing Zhaoyin again two years ago.He can be regarded as the effective successor of Murong Fu and his predecessor Li Gan, and he has long been experienced in this position.

The four directions of the capital are the root of Wang Hua.Long officials have been in politics for a long time, and then they are taught by the wind.Those who are Yin Jing, don't hesitate to move from time to time.Please Junqu Index, 15 people in ten years.It is conceivable how difficult it is for Jing Zhaoyin to be an official. There have been fifteen appointments in ten years, and only the incumbent can understand the feeling.Li Xian is a capable official. He is less than forty years old and has a rich resume, especially rich experience in local governance. He dares to take the position of Jing Zhaoyin, which means that he has the confidence to be the administrator of this huge imperial capital.

However, Li Fujun, who was confidently ascending to the position of Jing Zhaoyin at the beginning, went to the hall with a gloomy expression today.Beside him was a dignified Imperial Physician Sun.The two walked in hand in hand, bringing an ominous atmosphere to the hall, and the smile on the saint's face gradually faded.

"My minister Li Xian (Sun Ji) sees Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty."

"The two nobles are flat, Gao Lishi, give me a seat."

Gao Lishi immediately ordered two servants to lay out cushioned seats. After the two stood up and thanked them for their seats, the sage asked:

"What happened, Mr. Li will suddenly enter the palace today."

"Returning to Your Majesty, last night, I received a report from Wuhoupu, and Lu Bingwen of the Lu family in Fenglefang died strangely. It was originally a murder case among the people, which was not worthy of your Majesty's attention. But last night, I not only received a report from Fenglefang. The Lu family reported the case, and there were two other reports in Chang’an City, which were almost the same time as the Lu family’s report time. One was Zhang Tingle of the Zhang family in Yanshoufang, and the other was Wu Guanzhi of the Wu family in Anrenfang. These two are exactly the same as Lu Bingwen’s death. I have no choice but to become suspicious. I didn’t have time to submit the memorial this morning, so I came directly to report to the saint, and I hope the saint will allow me to issue the Chang’an Martial Law Order.”

"Martial law? How could the Qing family speak so seriously? Tell me, what are the identities of the three dead people, and how did they die?" The saint asked with a frown.

"These three people were all burned to death. After being burned to death, their bodies were all hung at home. The strange thing is that the bodies did not emit the smell of burnt corpses, but emitted a strange fragrance. And, coincidentally, this time The three were all generals in the Control Crane Mansion when Empress Zetian was in power, and they were responsible for doing some under-the-table affairs for Empress Zetian. They were properly arranged and got a peaceful and rich position. Until now, more than 30 years have passed. These three people are also people in their dying years, but they didn't expect that they died tragically overnight. This matter is too unusual. The minister is terrified , I am afraid that someone will continue to massacre in the city, so I ask the saint to issue a martial law order and arrest the criminals!"

What Li Xian didn't expect was that after hearing what he said, the saint's complexion suddenly became gloomy, and that gloomyness was obviously undisguised, it came from the heart, and the saint who had always had a pleasant face and never changed his face when Mount Tai collapsed in front of him, unexpectedly Because of Li Xian's words just now, his face became so dignified, which was unexpected by everyone present.

After pondering for a while, he nodded to Gao Lishi, Gao Lishi immediately understood, turned around and turned his head to the side, and told the clerk to write the martial law order immediately.

"Mr. Li, the nature of this case is bad. You must do your best to investigate, solve the case as soon as possible, and bring the culprit to justice. If the culprit is caught, I will personally interrogate him. If you have any difficulties, please tell me as soon as possible. I will spare no effort to help You," said the emperor.

Li Xian was amazed by the emperor's seriousness, and quickly expressed his opinion: "I obey the order, and I will do my best to solve the case as soon as possible!"

After exhorting Li Xian, the emperor looked at Sun Ji who was silent at the side.This Sun Ji is the grandson of the medicine king Sun Simiao's direct relative. This year he is in his seventies, he is still in good health and his hair is not gray at all.Having been an official in the imperial medical office for twenty years, Xinglin's skillful hands have saved countless lives of nobles in the palace.The emperor had great trust in his medical skills, and it was obviously unusual for him to enter the palace so solemnly this time.

"Physician Sun, I don't know why you came to see me today?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I was on duty at the Imperial Medical Office last night. Someone came to visit in the middle of the night. It was a Jin Wuwei general surnamed Jin who was guarding the Jin State Princess Mansion. He said that a woman named Yang Yuhuan in the Jin State Princess Mansion had a sudden illness. The princess of the country invites you. I immediately packed up the medicine box and rushed to the princess mansion of the Jin country..." As Sun Ji was speaking, the appearance of Yang Yuhuan's name immediately attracted the emperor's attention. Sun Ji, every word in Sun Ji's mouth seemed to be slowed down in his ears.

"I was on my way to Princess Jin's mansion when I heard General Jin briefly mention the condition of Yang Yuhuan's illness. He said that the woman had disheveled hair, looked like a madman, and bit people at will. Princess Jin happened to be in Yang Yuhuan at that time. The house is not far away, when I heard the movement, I hurried to the house, and the house was smashed into a mess. Yang Yuhuan yelled, "Return my life", "Mother, save me" and other strange words, and was forcibly tied to the bed by the princess. Above. After the minister arrived, Yang Yuhuan had already calmed down. After the minister checked his pulse, he did not notice any abnormality. Except for her spleen deficiency and burning, she was a little tired and sleepless, she was no different from ordinary people. But this woman quickly He convulsed again and again, yelling words like 'so hot' and 'so hot' in his mouth, so that he passed out. At that time, everyone present was frightened out of their wits, and I was worried. I didn't know how to treat this woman, and I felt that I should face her Tell His Majesty to know, so I went to the palace this morning to face the saint."

If Li Xian's words just made the emperor's complexion gloomy, but Sun's voice fell behind, the emperor's complexion has already turned pale.

After a long while, the emperor hesitated and said, "You... everything you said is true?"

"Everything I said is true!" Sun Ji bowed his hands.

"Gao Lishi, ordered Yang Shuo to send more people to completely seal off the Jin Princess Mansion. From now on, without my permission, no one is allowed to enter at will, and the people inside are not allowed to come out! The supplies that are sent to the mansion every day , must be strictly interrogated."

"Here." Gao Lishi bowed, and immediately turned around to deliver the order.

"Also!" The emperor suddenly called out to him, "Arrange for me to meet the national teacher."

***

In Chang'an City during the rainy season, the sky is always overcast, and the continuous drizzle does not know when it will end.Along with the rain that overturned the whole city, a frightening rumor began to circulate in the lanes.

It has been 20 years since the tragedy at Princess Taiping's mansion, and the soul of the former Zhen Guo princess suddenly haunted her.In the Jin Princess Mansion rebuilt on the ruins of the Princess Taiping Mansion, the soul of Princess Taiping used the body of a woman named Yang Yuhuan to return to the sun. Not only did she cast spells remotely to kill Concubine Wu Hui in the palace, but she also burned three people to death in succession. All the dead bodies were filled with the special body fragrance of Yang Yuhuan, which was extremely strange.It is said that Yang Yuhuan was born with incense because she failed to drink Mengpo soup, was still connected with her previous life, and was a symbol of the spirit and soul of the underworld. Therefore, the body can be psychic. This is why Princess Taiping finally found a suitable descending body after so many years. reason.From now on, maybe the ghosts will continue to take lives. People who were hostile to Princess Taiping in the past may be killed.

For a while, people in Chang'an City were panicked.Some old officials and aristocrats who have experienced the time when Princess Taiping was in power, carefully calculated whether they had ever had any grudges with Princess Taiping.The result is that everyone is in danger, because most of the people who currently hold important positions in the court have participated in the political struggle between the current saint and Princess Taiping, and because of their contributions or loyalty, they can be reused in this court.

Although gentlemen don't believe in the theory of strange powers and chaotic gods, after all, the gods and Buddhas are prosperous in this world, and most people still quite believe in the theory of heaven, earth, ghosts and gods.Especially when it's about your own life and safety, you'd rather believe it than believe it.Therefore, the city of Chang'an suddenly fell into panic. Taoist priests and monks from all walks of life came out together, and almost every household had Taoist priests or monks stationed there to drive out ghosts and protect the mansion.Those who try to be brave but don’t do this also sneak into the temples and Taoist temples to obtain a string of precious beads or a precious jade talisman, which is worn next to the body to drive away evil spirits and avoid disasters.

People were panicking outside, but inside the Princess Jin's mansion, there was a different kind of tranquility.Since people believed that Yang Yuhuan was possessed by the ghost of Princess Taiping, no one dared to approach her other courtyard. The Jinwu Guard who used to come and go in and out of the mansion at will, is now reluctant to even step in the mansion.Therefore, the outside of Jin Princess Mansion is heavily guarded, but the inside is looser than before.

It's been two days since she pretended to be crazy, but on May [-]rd, Yang Yuhuan finally relaxed and stopped torturing herself.Because in the past two days, doctors, Buddhists and Taoists have been coming to check on her situation, so she dare not relax at all, and try her best to show the state that a person who is possessed by a ghost should have.She seems to be talented in this aspect, especially in terms of expressiveness. She not only scares the so-called masters of Buddhism and Taoism to exorcise evil spirits, but even the great doctors who claim to be rejuvenated and Xinglin Gaode are full of doubts. Don't dare to jump to conclusions.Li Jinyue commented that she was a natural actress, and Yang Yuhuan thought about it, she didn't know whether this comment was a compliment or a derogation.But she was undoubtedly happy in her heart.

After confirming Li Jinyue's feelings for her, Yang Yuhuan immediately fell into an unparalleled sweetness.This feeling was something she had never experienced before. She wished she could stay by her side all the time, get tired of being by her side, keep her eyes glued to her, and not separate for a moment.However, for the past two days, she had to pretend to be crazy and was locked in her yard.In order to avoid suspicion, Li Jinyue couldn't go in and out of her other courtyard all the time. The two of them got together less often and left more, and they couldn't see their lover, so they were undoubtedly extremely anxious.

Fortunately, the period of chaos in the mansion has passed. No matter whether it is the great doctor or the great mage, no one has figured out what happened to Yang Yuhuan.Now that no one is coming, Yang Yuhuan finally regained the long-lost peace.

Li Jinyue also spends these days doing nothing. She can't handle the military affairs, so she can only leave it to Cheng Yan, who is outside, to handle it.She basically couldn't handle government affairs, and left them all to Xu Jie.Thanks to Xu Jie's leaving the mansion before the princess' mansion was completely sealed off, otherwise she would also be locked in the mansion now, unable to do anything.

Every day, Li Jinyue just sat in her study room, holding a book in her hand and looking at it absent-mindedly. She stayed up until night after lighting the lamp, and then hurried to Yang Yuhuan's other courtyard to have a look at her from afar.Because in the past two days, there were either great doctors or great mages in the other hospital, and she couldn't go in.It wasn't until the last doctor left that evening that Li Jinyue couldn't wait to enter Yang Yuhuan's other hospital.

The gate of the courtyard was ajar, and the maid who was originally arranged to take care of Yang Yuhuan's daily life was sent away by Li Jinyue after Yang Yuhuan went "crazy", lest she stay by Yang Yuhuan's side all the time, and if she knew the inside story, she would accidentally leak it out.Therefore, Yang Yuhuan is the only one living alone in the other courtyard.

Li Jinyue gently pushed open the door, and was about to call out "Yuhuan", when she saw the girl in thin clothes sitting on a stone pier in the yard, propping her head up and looking at the flickering crescent moon behind the dark clouds in the sky.Li Jinyue smiled suddenly, and didn't call her immediately.

The summer night after the rain was a bit cool, especially the stone pier, which had been soaked by the rain. Although it was dry, it was no different from being wet when sitting on it.Li Jinyue quietly walked behind her and said:

"It's cold, why don't you add some clothes?"

Hearing the sound, Yang Yuhuan turned her head in surprise, got up and threw herself into Li Jinyue's arms.Li Jinyue could only feel the fragrant wind blowing on her face, and immediately warm and soft jade fell into her bosom.

"You are finally here...Princess, I miss you so much..." She murmured softly, rubbing against Li Jinyue's neck like a kitten.

Li Jinyue could feel that the body surface of the person in her arms was really cold, and her arms and sleeves were stretched out to wrap her body, warming her slightly cool skin.The moment after embracing each other brought them heart-throbbing satisfaction, Li Jinyue let out a long and happy sigh.

After embracing each other quietly for a while, Li Jinyue said softly:

"Why do you still call me Princess? You called me Sister Jinyue before. You don't want to. Now it's all right. I can't change it."

"I don't want you to be my sister, I want to call you... Maomao!" the girl said mischievously.

"It's not big or small, don't shout like that." Li Jinyue felt a little shy for a moment.

Yang Yuhuan pursed her lips in displeasure. Thinking about it, it was indeed inappropriate to call it that way, and it seemed that Mr. Shen and Sister Zhang both called it that way, which seemed to lack any particularity.She thought for a while and called out:

"Moon..."

"Huh?" Li Jinyue raised her eyebrows, this title seemed to be more or less the same.

"I don't care, you are my Yue'er!" Yang Yuhuan didn't want to give in any more.

Li Jinyue thought about it, and finally tolerated this title with a smile. She was still a little sweet in her private heart. She hadn't heard the title "Yue'er" for many years, and the last person who called her that way was her mother.And now, she has another most important woman in her life.

She looked up at the moon, feeling in her heart: Mother, after wandering around for many years, my son has finally found the one he loves, you can rest assured.

The author has something to say: I suddenly think of Concubine Yang calling Xuanzong "Sanlang", and I feel unacceptable. 【cover your face】