Tang riddles

The Princess Mansion of the State of Jin is located in Changle Square in the northeast corner of Chang'an City.To the north is the Danfeng Lane in front of the Danfeng Gate of Daming Palace, to the south is Daningfang where nobles gather, to the west is Yishanfang, which occupies the narrowest area in Chang'an, and to the east is Sixteen Houses.The Princess Mansion occupies the area of ​​Beiqu Yiqu. The mansion is extremely spacious and spacious, and the pavilions and pavilions are magnificent and majestic.

However, Jin Princess Li Jinyue seldom lives here for a year. In the past, she always traveled to the front line, and she only came back for a month or two.The longest time, she was imprisoned here for more than half a year. For Li Jinyue, it was not a good memory.

At noon on the [-]th, when Shi Xujie, the chief of the princess's house, found Li Jinyue with a white-faced letter, she had just returned home from the Forbidden Army barracks in the north of the city, was changing clothes, and was preparing for lunch.

Xu Jie stood outside the house with his hands behind his back, waiting for the princess to finish changing.He is dressed in plain robes, and his hair is tied up with jade hairpins.Shen Rushan, going deep into the abyss, hiding the knife with a smile, not angry, this rare third-rank female official of the imperial court has an aura that is not lost to any other male official.

The princess of the state of Jin has many privileges bestowed by today's sages.The greatest privilege is that she can participate in the military administration as a woman and start a government.Kaifu Yitong Sansi, this is a first-rank official, and also represents the actual power granted by the sage to the Princess of Jin.That is to say, the princess can open her own government office and recruit her own team of ministers.And Chang Shi is the chief steward of the mansion and the princess's most powerful first assistant.

It is worth mentioning that, although there is only one female civil servant, Xu Jie, among the staff of the princess's mansion, the princess's personal guards are all composed of heroic women's soldiers.This pro-guard army is under the jurisdiction of the Han Navy, with the military name "Gongyue", and it is a regiment and battalion system of 1000 people.These 1000 people are now stationed alone in a corner of the Imperial Army camp in the north. Every ten days, a team of 300 people will enter the city in shifts to guard the Princess Mansion.Xu Jie, including these female officers and sergeants, all refer to the female officer system established during the Emperor Wu's period, and especially enjoy the treatment of officials of the same rank.Although the female official system has long been abolished, the establishment of a female official for the Princess Mansion alone also shows the saint's love and love for Li Jinyue.

It's a pity that these personal guards can't just run around with the princess, they have to guard the princess mansion and never leave, so the guards that the princess brings with her every day are assigned by the Beiya imperial guards.The sage's suspicion always goes hand in hand with his favor.

Having said that, Xu Jie was born in the fourth branch of British Duke Xu Shiji.Back then, the British Duke assisted Emperor Taizong to create the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. His martial arts were outstanding, and he was named the British Duke and given the surname Li.The title is inherited from generation to generation, and the descendants of Fuyin.However, the descendants did not live up to it. In the era of Emperor Wu, he was rebelled by his grandson Li Jingye, and all of them were defeated.The title was deprived, the surname was also taken back, the Li family was reverted back to the Xu family, almost all the men in the family were killed, and the women were fined and confiscated.Only some offshoots escaped far and survived.Since then, there has been no British Duke in the world.

At that time, little Xu Jie was born on the way to flee Anxi Dufu.He grew up in his 30s in the sand sea oasis. Although he studied hard, he suffered all kinds of hardships and never made it to the top.It was the princess who had just arrived at Anxi Dufu Mansion that year took her in.Since then, I have tried my best to help the princess, and I have never had any second thoughts.Counting the time, it has been almost ten years now.

She claims to be the person who knows the princess best in this world, but recently, the princess has made her a little bit confused.The point is that the direction of the princess's personal feelings is becoming increasingly unclear.This is not just a personal emotional issue, but also related to the fate of the entire princess mansion.

Thinking of this incident, Xu Jie felt quite emotional in his heart.It was not without warning that Li Jinyue fell in love with Zhang Ruohan.As far as Xu Jie knew, it should be that the emotional seeds that had been suppressed for many years finally germinated and blossomed in a certain suitable environment, and it has been out of control ever since.It is very likely that Li Jinyue had ignorant feelings for Zhang Ruohan many years ago, but she didn't know it, this feeling was hidden deep in her heart instead of showing it on the surface.Until four years ago, it finally broke out due to various chances and coincidences.

She didn't question such feelings, but she thought that such feelings would surely bring disaster to the entire princess mansion.Now that the sage is recruiting the princess back to Chang'an, apart from the purpose of balancing Concubine Wu Hui's power, there is also a common guess among the staff of the princess mansion represented by Xu Jie, that the sage intends to remarry the princess.For the princess, this is both a dilemma and an opportunity. If she can grasp it well, she may be able to control more voices in the court.This is actually a good thing for the realization of the princess's own ideals and ambitions.

But the princess was still not interested in this, and only said that Xu Jie and the others should go and discuss the matter by themselves, but she stayed in the school ground all day without seeing anyone.This made Xu Jie very anxious. This matter was related to the life of the princess, so how could they make decisions at will?Without the princess presiding over this matter, it is absolutely impossible to advance.

That's all, the princess has recently started to care about that "Snow Dao Ming Jue" Shen Bozhao, so let Xu Jie pay more attention to this person, and try to get in touch with Shen Bozhao more.Judging from the princess's expression and tone, it was not that she was looking for trouble for Shen Bozhao, but rather, there was a hint of appreciation.According to rumors, the princess and Shen Bozhao danced together on the Lutai on the night of Shangyuan Festival. Could it be that the princess has taken a fancy to this person?That would be too bad, Shen Bozhao was just a low-rank official with no background, so he couldn't play a big role in the princess's great cause.

After the Lantern Festival, the princess did not look for Zhang Ruohan again, as if her enthusiasm for Zhang Ruohan had faded.This is probably not a bad thing for Xu Jie, but the princess's feelings for Zhang Ruohan are absolutely impossible to break up, not to mention that Zhang Ruohan seems to be not really not interested in the princess at all, and today he sent someone to deliver a letter to the princess. , Seabed needle, really need to continue to beware.

Xu Jie couldn't help but secretly slander: The Li family, they really can't change their romantic nature.

As soon as she thought of this, Li Jinyue finally changed into a swallow suit and came out. Seeing Xu Jie standing at the door, she smiled and said:

"Why is Mr. Xu standing here and not reporting?"

"The princess has been working hard on the school grounds, so why not wait a little longer?" Before Li Jinyue could inquire about her intentions, she handed over the white-faced letter and said:

"The third lady of the Zhang family sent someone to deliver a letter, asking the princess to personally open it. I didn't dare to delay after receiving it, so I sent it right away."

Li Jinyue's eyes lit up when she heard the words, she hurriedly snatched the letter, and went back into the house.Taking the small dagger on the desk, she carefully opened the letter, took out the letter paper, and opened it to read.

[A lesson from Her Excellency Princess Jin:

At the beginning of early spring, it is cold at the beginning of the year, and it is cold and warm.I have heard that there are many wonders in the great world, but they are confined to the boudoir and cannot be seen.This year is getting older, I have read many books and documents, and I am curious.I'm afraid that if I don't travel in the next year, I will have another chance in the future.Mountains, rivers, land, countless monasteries, hidden strange people and strange things, waiting for me to find, this is my wish.I heard that under the princess shogunate, there are female officials on tour, and they may be able to obtain the inspection and supervision book, so that I can travel without hindrance.Han asks for the seat, and I hope the princess will be enlightened and responded.I would like to sincerely ask you to be unprepared.

Respect to Rong Sui on the [-]th day of the first lunar month]

The letter is short and casual, and the font looks a bit vain, but it is still beautiful.Li Jinyue didn't pay too much attention to these details, what she cared more about was that Zhang Ruohan would write to her asking for the position of female official.This is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for Li Jinyue. Judging from the tone of Zhang Ruohan's letter, it seems that she is still very urgent and wants to travel immediately.Li Jinyue felt uneasy, could it be that the night of Shangyuan really annoyed her, did she not plan to stay in Chang'an City anymore?

Under the land equalization system, it is difficult to leave home.Nowadays, in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, the common people live in one side of the land. If they want to leave their hometowns to go to other places for business, funerals, celebrations, etc., they need to go through a lot of procedures, accept intensive investigations, and wait for the government to pass the public inspection. Can travel.There is still a time and distance limit for this public inspection, so it is very inconvenient to travel.

Although Zhang Ruohan is the daughter of an official's family, such a public inspection is required for travel.In particular, she wants to travel to many places and is relatively loose and free, so she needs a higher level of patroller status to ensure that she can travel everywhere without hindrance.She is a woman, and the official certificates of the officials are all issued to male officials. It is impossible for her to get such an official certificate.Only when Li Jinyue has a vacancy for a female officer, would she want to seek the position of a patrolling female officer from Li Jinyue, so that it would be convenient for her to travel.

The so-called "tour female officials" was actually an initiative of the Emperor Wu, led by the Ministry of Rites. At first, it was actually a touring troupe, and among them were some ladies from the Jiaofang Music Division.Later, it evolved into a dispatched agency, going to the homes of nobles everywhere to teach the court etiquette norms to the ladies who are about to enter the palace.In fact, these things used to be done by the senior and high-ranking palace maids in the palace. During the Emperor Wu's period, these palace maids were allotted out and placed under the jurisdiction of the Crane Mansion for Emperor Wu. , The princess and the lady choose the handsome boy.In addition, there is a group of female officials headed by Shangguan Wan'er, who are in charge of sorting out and approving memorials.After the female official system was abolished, these palace nuns resumed their duties, and the selection of beauties was left to the inner court eunuchs led by Gao Lishi.As for the original roving female officers, only in the princess mansion did they have a few symbolic positions.

Suddenly smiling wryly, Li Jinyue had self-mockery and sadness in her eyes.Lotus Maid, you know that I can't refuse you, right?If I force you to stay in Chang'an for my own selfish desire, what right do I have to keep saying that I love you?In the end, I still want to let you go, I can't keep you.

you are too hard on me...

Slowly folding the letter back into the envelope, she opened the case and solemnly put the letter inside.Then he calmed down, turned around and said to Xu Jie who was waiting not far away:

"Sir, please prepare a letter of appointment, take the talisman, official uniform, official certificate, etc. of the patrolling lady, and give it to the third lady of the Zhang family, Ruohan. From today, she will be the patrolling lady of the Jin Kingdom Princess Mansion." .”

Xu Jie was astonished, and after a while he said stagnantly:

"The princess really decides to do this?"

Li Jinyue just nodded.

"This subordinate understands." Xu Jie bowed to Li Jinyue, sighed, and slowly turned to leave.

Li Jinyue stood alone in the study room, her eyes unconsciously looked at the letter, and inadvertently, she suddenly saw a thin piece of paper sandwiched in the envelope.She let out a light snort, carefully pulled out the paper, it was blank.She turned the paper over and over again, looked at the bright place outside the window, and vaguely saw a line of words:

[There are eagles circling high in the sky trying to pounce on rabbits]

Li Jinyue's eyes froze, and she quickly lit the paper and threw it into the brazier.

Later that day, in the Qinglong Temple located in Xinchangfang, east of Chang'an City, a young nun in Tsing Yi walked quickly through the corridor holding a letter in her hand.She was not a monk in this Qinglong Temple, Qinglong Temple is a temple for male monks, not a temple for female nuns.She just lives here with Master and guests.

After walking for a while, she came to an independent monastery, entered the main hall, and saw a nun in white with her back to the gate, sitting on a futon, facing the statue of Buddha in front of her, slowly knocking Fish drums, reciting scriptures in a low voice.The nun has delicate eyebrows and looks very good.Dressed in a white monk robe, he is extraordinary and exudes an excellent high morale.Only the wrinkles at the corners of the eyes are imprinted with the long years she has passed.

The nun in Tsing Yi stepped forward and saluted with palms together, saying:

"Master, Layman Xinlian sent someone to send a letter."

The nun in white stopped reciting scriptures, raised her hand to take the letter, and opened it to read.Soon, with a slight smile, said:

"Liao Hong, Mo Mo, I will write an enlightenment letter, and you will send it to the Ministry of Sacrifice for me as soon as possible tomorrow. 【Note】"

"Yes, Master."

……

It was dark at night, and Wu Ya returned home exhausted after a day of running.She quietly entered the bedroom and saw that Zhang Ruohan was sleeping soundly, breathing steadily, and her condition seemed to have improved a lot, she couldn't help but brow with joy.She wanted to be willful for a while, and asked the doctor to come back to see Sanniang.But when she came back from delivering the letter, the curfew started and the clinics were closed.Helpless, she can only come back first, planning to go to the doctor tomorrow.I didn't expect Sanniang to be fine by herself, which was really a pleasant surprise.

Wu Ya turned on the lamp and opened the window, intending to change the air in the room.But accidentally saw a piece of newly written paper on the case.She picked it up and looked at it, it turned out to be a prescription, besides the prescription, there was also a doctor's note written on it.When Wu Ya saw "the old lady invites you", he was sweating, secretly thinking that it was over, the old lady knew that Sanniang was sick, and even asked the doctor to see her.It just so happens that she is not by Sanniang's side, what should I do?What if the old lady gets angry and drives her away?

While she was thinking wildly, suddenly someone's shadow was projected outside the window not far away, which made her jump up in fright, and almost screamed out.Taking a closer look, it turned out that Qianhe had returned, and he couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"You scared me to death..." Waiting for Qianhe to jump into the room from the window, Wu Ya complained softly.

"Sorry, sorry." Chizuru smiled.Then she frowned and said:

"What kind of incense do you order? It seems different from usual."

"Really? Why didn't I smell it?" Wu Ya wondered.The incense had been burned, she opened the Suanni censer to take a look, only to find that there were some pieces of tranquilizing grass in it, she suddenly said in amazement:

"Huh? I didn't put the tranquilizing grass?"

Qianhe turned her head to where she was, and said in a low voice:

"Have you been out before? Someone has been here."

"Maybe it's the doctor." Speaking of this, she said with a sad face, "Qianhe, what should I do? The old lady found out that Sanniang was ill, and brought the doctor to see a doctor, but I'm not here..."

"This..." Qianhe was at a loss for words for a moment, so he could only comfort him: "It's okay, Sanniang is here."

This comfort is really better than nothing, the old lady became ruthless, and Sanniang couldn't stop her.Wu Ya had no choice but to take the new prescription and said: "I'm going to boil the medicine. It says that the time for the acupuncture is written on it, saying that you can't take the medicine within three hours. It's almost the same now. You can look after Sanniang for me, and if Sanniang Wake up, you must beg Sanniang for me."

"Okay, I get it." Qianhe shook his head funny. Compared with them, this girl's troubles are really innocent and cute.

The author has something to say: The female official system in this chapter is purely original.

[Note] The Ministry of Sacrifice is a department under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Rites, which is responsible for the management of temples and Taoist temples in the world.The ritual part is divided into four departments: the ritual department, the sacrificial department, the meal department, and the host and guest department.

On the other hand, Zhang Ruohan's last letter, "Respect Rong Sui", means wishing you peace on the battlefield.It is the conclusion of a letter specially written to generals.

Some questions have accumulated these days, and here are the unified answers:

1. Is it too early for Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan to be deeply in love at the age of ten?

There is a problem with the premise of this question, because I never said in the article that the two had a deep-rooted love 16 years ago.At most, they have ignorant feelings for each other, but they don't understand.But after they separated, with the growth of age and experience, the feelings became stronger and more obvious.The lotus maid was the first to realize that her feelings for Shen Sui were love, and it was a monk who enlightened her.Shen Sui's enlightenment was relatively late, but before he became enlightened, he would always miss the lotus maid.In the year of scientific research, Shen Sui returned to Chang'an and became enlightened, and understood his feelings for the lotus maid.

Just like Li Jinyue's feelings written in this chapter are the same, they were only discovered later.

These things will be written later, I don’t want to explain it now, but since many friends have questions, I will take it out and talk about it in advance.

2. Who and who is cp?

The relationship is like this:

(1) Shen Sui wants to assist the princess; Shen Sui loves the maidservant lotus and wants to stay with her.

(2) The princess is currently interested in Shen Sui's career; the princess loves the lotus maid and wants to stay with her.

(3) The lotus maid has friendship with the princess, but she is distressed by her entanglement; the lotus maid loves Chishi (Shen Sui) and wants to stay with her.

3. When will it be updated?

The update of "Tang Mi" is irregular, generally speaking, the interval will not exceed two days, and at least four chapters can be updated every week.If the interval exceeds two days, there should be double shifts to make up for it.Updates can be guaranteed for two days on weekends. If the status is good, it may be updated.

Please understand that Shumou is not a full-time writer, nor is he a college student with nothing to do. It is impossible to sit in front of the computer and write novels all day long.I still have a lot of things to do every day, and these things take up too much of my time.Writing novels is a way of entertainment for me, and I will not turn this way into self-torture.Moreover, "Tang Mystery" is not an easy article to write. On average, I have to write each chapter for four hours to write it.I understand everyone's eagerness to follow the article, but you have to eat at one bite, and you have to walk step by step, and you must follow the steps.