Tang riddles

At dusk, when the evening drum is sounding, the doors of all the squares are closed.The right gate on the right side of the end gate of the palace sent away the last guest in the palace, and was slowly closed under the push of the guards.

Li Jinyue turned her head and glanced at the palace wall that was gradually hidden under the dark sky, then urged the horse, and brought all her subordinates back to the mansion south.

The always bustling Tianjin Bridge was also much less crowded. Li Jinyue's team crossed the bridge very fast, dismounted and trotted away, as if fleeing from anything.

The Tianjin Bridge spans the Luoshui River and is an extremely important bridge connecting the Duanmen of the Imperial Palace with the south of the city.At the beginning of the Sui Dynasty, this was just a pontoon bridge, and it was only repaired into the current stone bridge in the 14th year of Zhenguan.Since then, it has been destroyed by floods twice, and the current Tianjin Bridge was repaired just two years ago by Shenlong.In order to dredge, the canal was divided into three sections, so Tianjin Bridge is actually a three-section bridge, with Tianjin Bridge in the middle, the north section is called Huangdao Bridge, and the south section is called Huangjin Bridge.

Why is it named "Tianjin Bridge", because the Luoshui River runs across Luoyang from east to west, and it has been named Xinghan since Cao Wei. At the foot of the emperor, Xinghan is the crossing of the Galaxy.To the south of Tianjin Bridge is a north-south street directly connected to Guo Dingding Gate in the outer city.This street is officially named "Dingding Street", but the local people in Luoyang often call it "Tianjin Street".

At the north and south ends of Tianjin Bridge, four heavy buildings from the early Sui Dynasty are preserved, showing the victory of the sun and the moon.To the west is Dongdu Garden, and to the east of the garden there is Shangyang Palace on the north bank of the Luohe River.To the north of the bridge are the Imperial City and Miyagi City, with majestic palaces and pavilions, facing Songshan Mountain in the south far away, and Qingbo near the bridge.To the northeast of the bridge, Luoshui River branched out into a canal, and a Doumen was set up to control the water flow. A pavilion was built next to the Doumen, called Beidou Pavilion or Doumen Pavilion.Looking to the east, it is the ancient city of the Han and Wei Dynasties, the place where the God of Luo Lingbo walks lightly in Cao Zhi's works.Beside the bridge is Yaoniang Embankment.In the south of the bridge, there is also a restaurant opened by Dong Caoqiu, a well-known wine merchant in Luoyang.Speaking of which, Dong Caoqiu and Li Bai still have some friendship.

"In March in Tianjin, the peaches and plums of Qianmen. The morning is heartbroken flowers, and the evening is chasing eastward water. The former water returns to the later water, and the past and present continue to flow. New people are not old people, and they go up the bridge every year." Li Jinyue looked at everything in front of her. Familiar scenery, reciting in a low voice.

Shi Xujie, the head of the princess's residence of the Jin Kingdom beside her, couldn't help but replied:

"Princess, why did you remember Li Taibai's poem?"

"Alas..." Li Jinyue just sighed, but did not answer.

As soon as Xu Jie's thoughts changed, he knew it well.

"Could it be that the saint made things difficult for you again?"

"He wants me to heal my wounds, then marry again, marry to the three towns of Heshuo, and go there to take charge of the army. What caring for the wounds, I knew it was just another suspicion and swaying." Li Jinyue said calmly, as if Then get used to it.

Xu Jie sighed softly: "The princess is thinking of retreating, because she doesn't want to sink in this muddy world."

"Year after year, I don't know what I'm sticking to. People around me come and go, but it's rare to leave a confidant. When will I get a second Yujie, and I can talk so intimately." Li Jinyue looked very depressed, she had always been strong, and it was rare for her to be so melancholy.

Xu Jie's heart trembled, secretly thinking what the princess meant, could it be that he wants to recruit talents again?Or is it that my talents are no longer satisfied with the pursuit of the princess?

"Yujie don't want to misunderstand, it's just that there have been too many unsatisfactory things recently, so it's inevitable to complain." Li Jinyue thought that her words just now could easily cause misunderstandings, so she explained.

"My subordinate understands. Princess, my subordinate has something to say. I don't know if I should say it or not. If I say it, I'm afraid it will make the princess hurt again." Xu Jie cupped his hands and said.

"Talk." Li Jinyue only had one word, and one bad thing after another, she wanted to see what else could disturb her.

"My subordinates received a report half an hour ago. This afternoon, Dali Temple Director Shen Sui, Zhang Gongdaoji, Li Taibai and his second brother Shen Jin, and... and Mrs. Zhang San from Qujiang have returned to Luoyang."

At the beginning of the month, Li Jin frowned suddenly, then relaxed it, and suddenly burst out laughing.

She clamped the horse's belly, and the horse accelerated to a gallop.Xu Jie hurriedly shouted:

"Princess! Where are you going?"

"Go back to the mansion! Yujie, you also follow!" After saying that, Li Jinyue rode his horse, and galloped out like an arrow off the string.

"Princess, princess, wait for your subordinates!" Xu Jie, a civil servant, was also a weak woman, not very skilled in equestrian skills, so she had to shout eagerly for a while, and galloped her horse to chase desperately.

Ouch, my confused princess, why did she lose her mind when she heard the name of Zhang Sanniang!Xu Jie was full of bitterness. If she had known this, she shouldn't have said it.

Li Jinyue led Xu Jie, and a group of soldiers of the imperial army who stayed at every step, rushed back to the residence of Princess Jin in Anyefang at an extremely fast speed.Quickly changed clothes, changed the dress she wore when she saw her father, and put on her favorite purple brocade and phoenix-patterned round-neck crotchless gown, tied her hair with a belt, and took a photo in front of the mirror. His great sword quickly left the house again.

"Hey, princess! Just wait a moment." As soon as she reached the back door of the front hall, Xu Jie rushed over panting and stopped her.

"I know Yujie, I have to look for her in a fair way, I just look at it from a distance."

"No...No..." Xu Jie waved his hands out of breath, finally calmed down, and said:

"Outside the house, there are guests asking to see you."

"Guest? Who is it?" Li Jinyue wondered, what kind of guest is here at this hour?

"Sizhi of Dali Temple...Shen Sui." Xu Jie said with a sigh of relief.

Li Jinyue was stunned.

***

When Li Jinyue stepped into the reception flower hall, she saw Shen Sui in a green robe standing by the wall with his hands behind his back, looking down at the large horizontal knife with a golden sheath on her desk knife holder.She doesn't use that big horizontal saber very much in normal times, her saber skills are not as good as swordsmanship, so she only walks with a saber when practicing saber formations in the army.

"Shen Sizhi, I haven't seen you for a long time. What kind of wind brought you here today?" Li Jinyue handed the sword in his hand to the attendant at the side, strode in, pointed to the first person next to him and said:

"Please sit down."

Shen Sui turned around, cupped his hands and bowed, saying:

"My next official, Dali Temple Director Shen Sui, pays homage to Your Excellency Princess Jin."

"There is no need to be formal, Si Zhi, please take a seat." Li Jinyue said.

According to Shen Sui's words, he sat down at the head with a few etiquette.

Li Jinyue narrowed her eyes slightly, seeing her acting so cautiously, she felt that she was putting on a show.With a secret laugh, she said:

"What was Shen Sizhi looking at just now, so engrossed?"

Shen Sui hurriedly said: "The lower official is good at swords, the princess's golden sword is mighty, which attracts the lower official's attention. If you are rude, I hope the princess will forgive you."

"It's just looking at a knife, what's the crime? Hehehe..." Li Jinyue smiled, and then thought about it, "Speaking of which, when I first met Si Zhi, I was carrying that knife with me. No wonder Si Zhi noticed it. .”

Shen Sui smiled and said nothing.

"Farewell to Shangyuan, it's already three months. Jinyue can't help but think of how offensive I was when I met Sizhi last time. I ask Sizhi to forgive me." Li Jinyue said.

"I don't dare to be an official. I was so rude that day. It is the princess who tolerates it."

Li Jinyue didn't want to mention it any more, but waved her hand and said:

"Shen Sizhi just returned to Luoyang today, so he came to look for me this time, but is there something important?"

"There is indeed an important matter that needs to be discussed with the princess." Shen Sui said.

Li Jinyue looked at her and motioned her to continue.

"Princess, Sui would like to ask the princess to save someone. This person is a girl who is only ten years old. She was originally from Shuzhou. Because her parents died and there was no one to take care of her, she left her hometown and came to Luoyang to join her third uncle. But I never thought that He Lanzhe of the Helan family would take a fancy to her appearance, and even be bullied and have nowhere to go."

Li Jinyue said: "I've also heard about what you said. But the uncle of the Yang family? The uncle is a well-known musician in Jiaofang, and he can play the pipa very well. But why is Shen Sizhi so concerned about this matter? thing?"

Shen Sui replied: "To tell you the truth, a young and energetic employee from Changfeng Hall of Shen's family happened to see He Lan's oppressing Yang's uncle and concubine. Uncles and nieces are sheltered in Changfeng Hall. Such a catastrophe has caused Changfeng Hall to close its doors, making it impossible to do business. Sui had no other choice, so he came to beg the princess."

Li Jinyue didn't speak for a moment, she pondered for a moment, then she smiled and said:

"It seems that Shen Sizhi also has a heart of chivalry and benevolence. If it were someone else, he would have abandoned that uncle and niece of the Yang family long ago."

Shen Sui lowered his head, cupped his hands and said: "Sui knows that he is unable to deal with this matter, but he can't do the thing of abandoning others, so he has to ask the princess for help. I hope the princess will be happy with the abruptness."

Li Jinyue waved her hand and said:

"Chen Si is blunt, but Jinyue wants to ask one thing. Why did you come to me? I am just a girl. Although I am a royal princess, I also have military power, but this matter is clearly out of my reach." Li Jinyue The meaning is obvious, and it's none of my business. If you beg me, there must be a reason.

Shen Sui stretched out three fingers and said, "There are three reasons."

"Oh? I'd like to hear about it."

Shen Sui looked at the servants serving in the hall, and said: "Your servant is bold, please ask the princess to step back."

Li Jinyue became more and more interested, waved her hand, and the servants serving in the hall retreated and closed the door behind them.

Shen Sui got up from the seats, came to the front of Li Jinyue's seat, lifted the hem of his clothes and bowed down, lowered his body, lowered his voice, and calmly uttered a sentence: "Princess, if you want to solve your current predicament, this matter can be done in a subtle way." starting point."

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell into a state of complete silence.Shen Sui fell on the ground, and Li Jinyue sat upright. For a long while, no one spoke.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Jinyue's voice slackened for a few minutes and said, "Shen Sizhi, raise your head, please continue."

Shen Sui secretly breathed a sigh of relief, straightened up, with his face still lowered, and said:

"Princess's current predicament is caused by the suspicion of the sage. Sui speculates that the sage will send the princess out again after the princess recovers from her injuries. Right now, Concubine Wu Hui is favored alone, trying to imitate Empress Zetian. The sage continues to pamper Concubine Wu Hui this time. For the princess, it will be difficult to have a bright future. However, if Concubine Wu Hui loses her favor, the situation will change. Yang's daughter, Yuhuan, is very handsome. Although she is only ten years old, in three or four years, she will be the most beautiful The world. At that time, if you can get the favor of the saint, it will change the situation that the Wu family only favors the harem. If the princess can save Yang's daughter from danger at this time, she will be included under her command, and when the peony is in full bloom, she will present her beauty to the saint. It can be solved. This is one of them.”

As soon as Shen Sui's words fell, he felt Han Su's murderous aura pervaded:

"You, want me to present beauty to my father? Do you know how my father neglected my mother?"

"Princess, those who achieve great things must not be misled by tenderness and resentment." Shen Sui still lowered his head, his voice was calm.

When Shen Sui heard Li Jinyue take a deep breath, she seemed to suppress her anger.Then she said:

"This is one, and the remaining two points, please give me your advice."

"The princess is the general in charge of the army. You should know the way to run the army. Food and grass is the most important thing. The current military system, the army's average land has gradually become weaker, and most of the world's military rations are controlled in a few large granaries. The official warehouse is the central government. The rations of the forbidden army are all under the control of many Jiedu envoys, defense envoys, and regiment training envoys. Without military orders, no one can mobilize them. Presumably, the princess has been in the army for many years, and she has seen the matter of intercepting food and grass and embezzling military rations in various places. According to what I heard, you are a general of the central government, and you will inevitably have to deal with those local military governors when you are fighting outside.

Since the Sui Dynasty, Hanjiacang in Luoyang has been the center of grain and grass in the world. Back then, Wang Shichong guarded Hanjiacang and grew rapidly, and he won Hanjia and Luoyang.He Lanzhe's little uncle, He Lan Yixiong, is the cashier of Hanjiacang, and he is often greedy for food and grass.If the princess writes a letter to the sage to impeach the Helan family for not taking up the position, I can help the princess to recommend Yang Shenjin, the Saburo of the Hongnong County Lord, to the post.But before that, I recommended Yang Xuangui and Yang Shenjin to recognize their relatives.Then Yang Shenjin has an excellent temperament and only loves pipa, and Yang Xuangui is a top pipa musician, so they must be very compatible.In this way, the princess, as Yang Shenjin's recommender and Yang Xuangui's savior, can make friends with the Hongnong Yang family, and in the future, Han Jiacang will be available.This is the second. "

"Shen Sizhi, do you know what you're talking about? If you say anything today, it can kill you several times on the spot." Li Jinyue rubbed the ring around her waist and said lightly.

"Didn't the princess mean to fly to the nine heavens without a phoenix?" Shen Sui asked rhetorically.

"Bold! Shen Sizhi came to me at the risk of death." Li Jinyue shouted coldly.

"Princess, let Sui finish these three things. After finishing his speech, the princess wants to die, and the next official will go to her." Shen Sui was neither humble nor overbearing, neither in a hurry nor in fear.

"Heh, you are righteous. That's fine, you say it, I have the right to listen." Li Jinyue sneered.

"Thirdly, the princess should know that the women in the world are suffering. If they are as insensitive as before, they will not be bothered, because they can't understand their own hardships. However, after the sage of heaven, the women in the world are awakened, but they are often persecuted. It is also the cause of suffering. If it is not suffering, there is no princess today, let alone the matter of Yang Yuhuan. The princess is the one who achieves a big event. This big event is waiting to be seen, and the women of the world are looking forward to it. The princess has the world in her heart, supports justice, and desires the Phoenix Flying nine days. The grand plan for dominance should start with saving Yang's uncle and concubine, and make up your mind. If you don't do it now, when will you wait? Solving the predicament of the women in the world is also solving the predicament of the princess herself. I ask the princess to think twice! "After that, Shen Sui bowed down.

Li Jinyue tightly squeezed the ring pendant in her hand, and after a while, squeezed out a sentence between her teeth:

"Shen Sui, what exactly do you want to do?"

Shen Sui fell on the ground, and said in a muffled voice: "Sui, I am willing to follow the princess and report to my great ambitions!"

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