Lei Yue Longmen

Chapter 264 Half Life, Half Death

Li Jingchen quickly returned to the imperial city with a large number of people.Until this time, the DPRK and China did not get any news.

As for this assassination that almost caused a catastrophe, the Donggong people headed by Gu Mian quickly figured out what to do.

Sure enough, the assassination plot against Li Jingxuan started from the wanton fabrication of rumors to attribute the cause of the drought in the suburbs of Beijing to "God's punishment" for the inhumanity of the rulers.When Li Jingchen was coerced by public opinion and had to respond by "going out to pray for rain", the name of Qixia Temple was repeatedly mentioned by interested people, leading her to Qixia Mountain step by step.It is not Li Jingzhu's exclusive masterpiece to place his own people in the position of the opponent's confidant, and the clever opponent also knows this well.When Li Jingchen moved into Zhenxia Palace, all her whereabouts had long been under the control of the enemy. When will she go up the mountain, when will she go to Qixia Temple, when will she leave? .Even Master Qinglian, the abbot of Qixia Temple, went out to the south of the city to give lectures this day, which was also an elaborate plot to divert the tiger away from the mountain.

As for "the mastermind who planned all this?", there is no need to guess who it is.

They wove a seamless net on Qixia Mountain, waiting for Li Jingchen to get into the net.This was originally a gamble that must be lost, and the tragic deaths of all the guards around Li Jingzhu just proved this point.But? Sometimes the choice of destiny does not depend on human will.Ten years ago, they hated this very much, but ten years later, they firmly believed in it.Li Jingchen's narrow escape, in the eyes of the old Donggong people who had experienced the last Donggong tragedy, somewhat had a sense of destiny.

On this day, she summoned Zhu Yu'an into the East Palace, and threw him a statement in front of the corpses of the 29 guards who died in Qixia Mountain, including Yuezhong.That was his former "good brother" He Yixin, the guard commander of Zhenxia Palace, personally confessed the crime.This He Yixin had always been Zhu Yu'an's general before, and the relationship between the two was like brotherhood.When Zhu Yu'an was pressured to resign last year, He Ye was dismissed at home together, and Zhu Yu'an has always felt guilty.When the official returned to his post, he immediately restored his status as a good brother, and gave him command of half of the soldiers and horses in the East Battalion of the Infantry Army.But what he doesn't know is that He Yixin has long betrayed in private in order to protect himself, and has become a pawn buried under their noses by the enemy.Zhu Yu'an was unaware of this, and still entrusted him with important tasks, luring wolves into the house, which almost caused an irreversible disaster.

Seeing Yuezhong's tragic death, Zhu Yu'an was inexplicably sad, knowing that he had committed a serious crime, he had no face to see Brother Donggong again, and begged to die as an apology.Gu Mian saw that Li Jing's murderous intentions were already on the rise, so he hurriedly pleaded, "At present, the imperial court is employing people, Zhu Yu'an is certainly negligent, but considering his achievements in saving his family in the past, it seems that the merits can be offset. Demoted and retained." Li Jingchen endured it again and again, and demoted him from the capital on the grounds of "Zhu Yu'an's fault? The mistake is serious, although he has made merit, and if he is not severely punished, it will not be enough to warn future generations", "Go and guard southern Xinjiang, ten years In the meantime, don't think about coming back."

Although southern Xinjiang is located in a remote place, it still allows him to give full play to his strengths.Zhu Yu'an had nothing to say about this, kowtowed to thank him, and then left.Afterwards, Li Jingxuan ordered people to erect a high platform outside Huafengmen. , You can see the raging fire of Qixia Mountain from afar.Hundreds of officials have to pass there every day when they go to court, and they all doubt the role of this high platform.But? Li Jingchen has been hanging it there for three days in a row without saying anything.

For three whole days, Qixia Mountain was still engulfed in a sea of ​​flames.The vegetation is turned into ashes, and the living beings are covered with charcoal.It was supposed to be the season when catkins were flying, but the imperial city was filled with soot, which was very choking.Although the government has repeatedly issued notices reminding that the fire will not reach Jiankang City, panic is still spreading in the streets and alleys.This morning, even the elders couldn't sit still, and they all expressed that they would find a way to contain the fire as soon as possible. However, the result of the discussion was that there was no other way but to wait for the rain.When the court was over, Wang Zhongxu looked at the high platform surrounded by soot, and suddenly he had a flash of inspiration, and asked Gu Mian, "Is your highness setting up the high platform in public to pray for rain?" Let's wait and see!"

In the evening, Li Jingchen came to Yaohua Palace in a chariot, stared at the two closed gates for a long time, and ordered the guards to open the gates.Rumei carefully directed the walking chariot to adjust an angle, aiming at the door frame and slowly stepping in.Liang Yue gave some instructions to the guards and followed them in.The palace gate was slowly closed from the inside again, restoring the majesty of keeping strangers away.

But no one noticed that in a corner not far away, Li Jingxi had been standing there by himself, watching coldly for a long time.In her hand, she held a piece of crumpled yellow cloth hurriedly handed to her by a young eunuch, and two lines of messy manuscripts, which were written in such a panic, with a heavy tone and repeated repetitions. Tell her to leave quickly, go back to the northwest, and don't stay in the capital.She felt confused, not just the warning on the yellow cloth.As if overnight, everything around her changed.Becoming like this palace? The door was closed tightly to her.

"Unfortunately, originally, I also thought that there was no need for us to meet again!"

In the inner palace, Li Jingchen did not get off the chariot, and sat on the chair with his usual expression, looking down at the angry man opposite, "But these tricks of yours really opened my eyes, so I can't help it." Don't come." With a slight hook of her fingers, Liang Yue moved a box of crossbow|arrows in front of him, and piled them on the ground with a "boom", clapped her hands, and stood aside with a slight smile.

"Half of the arrows in this box are smeared with the most famous scorpion venom in the Western Regions. A mortal will die within an hour after touching it. The other half...is clean and has no poison at all. I've seen a lot of cutting corners in the world, but it's the first time I've seen people cutting corners in the matter of murder."

The muscles on Li Pinghong's forehead twitched unconsciously.

"Later, Mrs. Zhou awakened the dreamer. It turns out that this is half life, half death."

"Half life, half death." She repeated these words, her eyes lowered slightly, and she glanced at him like alms, "What's wrong with you? When you killed me, you still wanted to leave me a 'way of life' , if Gu guessed correctly, this is my father's bottom line, isn't it?"

Li Pinghong's face instantly changed various colors, including surprise, fear, remorse, jealousy, and the dark undertone that has remained unchanged for thousands of years.

But the intelligence of the person in front of him was obviously beyond his imagination, she almost methodically dismembered his tricks on the cutting board,

"Later, I thought about it. In fact, you have had many opportunities to kill me these years, but you haven't done it for a long time. It's all because of the same reason-although my father is dead, but he You are still living in your subconscious, and you can wake up at any time. These years, you have been trying your best to test my father's bottom line. You are afraid that if you put me to death, then you will be alarmed My father. Just like 14 years ago when you? plotted to kill my brother. You? crossed the line. You? didn?t? vassal, and my father is the real master of this body."

"Do you know why I know you so well?" Li Jingchen waved his hand and motioned for Liangyue and Rumei to come forward, "These two are your old acquaintances, Mr. Liang, Mr. Mr. Liang, who has served my father since he was a child. The old people who grew up in the emperor know more about your transformation than I do. Since the sixth year of Qinghe, you have been somewhat "not quite normal". My mother and my elder brother have all been treated coldly and alienated by you. You? Deliberately led my mother's death to Empress Dowager Yan's rise to power in front of my elder brother, but...you?didn't? One day, my brother will find out about you. At that time, you have already decided to kill him. Unfortunately, at that time, he didn't pay attention to your scheming, cruel methods, and despicable character I fully understood, so I didn’t build a dike, and finally lost in the hands of you, this evil spirit. Later, you did the same thing, deliberately leading the cause of my brother’s death to Empress Dowager Yan and King Xiao. With my hand? Get rid of you? The person who has always wanted to get rid of you. I think? The assassination of King Xiao, you? The result that you expected more should be success. Because you? Know that you? Will never do it yourself? Kill me. "

Li Pinghong's face was ashen, but he didn't say a word?

"Even if you? I also died, so if I want to paralyze my father in this way, the final result is just to want to kill my father and daughter at the same time."

Rumei was already trembling with anger when she heard this, wishing she could go up and strangle this evil spirit to death.

"It's a pity, your wishful thinking was wrong after all. Not only can't kill me, you can't even kill my father in your body. Because you are just a poor parasite from beginning to end. Worm. Survive by sucking my father's flesh and blood. Treating you as a complete person is an overestimation of you."

Li Jing's haughty posture, unreserved contempt, and precision in striking the snake all made the opponent feel unprecedented humiliation and anger.

Sudden.Those eyes turned blood red, and taking advantage of everyone's unpreparedness, he grabbed the arrow in the box and rushed towards her hysterically, stabbing fiercely at Li Jing's heart.The chariot then shook violently, "So what?, so what? You? Are you still in my hands? As long as I kill you, what if I die with you? This country is mine after all. .Ha ha ha ha……"

Rumei screamed, trying to stop it but it was too late.The arrow had already pierced into Li Jingchen's heart.At this moment, the weird laughter stopped abruptly. It turned out that the arrow in his hand had no arrowhead.It just bumped into Li Jing's close-fitting armor, and it broke.Only a small piece of the arrow tail remained in his hand.

Li Pinghong's eyes were about to split open, his face was ferocious, he suddenly lost the nock of his arrow, and instead used two hands to grab Li Jingchen's neck.

Liang Yue was about to make a move, but Li Jingchen looked calm and signaled: "No need." That's it, let him pinch.

When Liangyue looked again, she found that the man was very ugly and awkward at the moment. His hands were stretching forward like a zombie, but his head and neck were retracting strangely.It looks very similar to the posture of an ordinary person taking off his vest, except that this 'vest' is really exaggerated, as if his neck below his neck is going to swallow his entire body above his neck.

His face slowly turned red, and he had to withdraw his hand. He twisted his body and knelt on the ground, not daring to move or speak. He just scratched the ground with his nails, quietly, quietly waiting for something to happen. go.It seems like a century has passed.Probably got through it safely? He fell to the ground suddenly, panting heavily.

Li Jing's sarcastic voice descended from the top, "How? I'm right, you? You're just a poor parasite. Want to take over my father's body, if that's all it takes? That's fine, you? You shouldn't , Presumptuous ambition, harming my brothers and sisters."

"You have been on the throne for many years, and most of your actions are deceitful. You regard the king's teachings as floating things and invade more. You don't know the way of the son of heaven. Education should be the first, and the two should be combined to be the right way. Things? It's time to make a break at this point. Although Gu won't kill you and your group of children, there are ways to make you seek benevolence."

That night, Li Jingchen summoned all the princes and princesses into the palace.

Li Pinghong has eight sons and eight daughters.Among the eight sons, except the former prince Li Jingzhi, Dun Wang Li Jingchao, Cheng Wang Li Jingnan, and Wen Wang Li Jingqiao, who have announced their deaths one after another, there are four remaining sons, namely Li Jingpeng, King of Kun, Li Jingbai, King of Lian, and Li Jingbai, King of Lin. Li Jingheng and Su Wang Li Jingji.Among them, the oldest Kunwang Li Jingpeng is only 11 years old this year.Among the eight daughters, apart from Li Jingchun and Li Jingxuan, only the third princess is Li Jingxuan, the fourth princess Li Jingchun is over 14 years old, and the rest of the daughters are the fifth princess Li Jingchun and the sixth princess Li Jingchun. Li Jingning, Li Jingyu, the seventh princess, and Li Jingshao, the eighth princess, were all under the age of marriage.Some princes and sons were still at an unknown age, so they called their mothers together.

Li Jingchen said to everyone present: "I went to visit my father today. My father told Gu something on the sick bed?" He said that three days ago he had a strange dream. He dreamed that he went to Qixia Mountain to give his wife After offering incense, I happened to meet a big scarlet bird on the mountain, screaming in the yard, and couldn't go away. So I picked up an arrow and shot the big bird down. Unexpectedly, the big bird disappeared in an instant. , but ten feathers that were shining brightly fell down. After waking up, the father didn't take it seriously at first. Unexpectedly, for three days, the father dreamed of the big bird, and came to seek revenge on the father. He spewed fire, and clamored for his father to return its ten feathers. Fortunately, a bell rang from Qixia Mountain, and the big bird was frightened and fled. But before he left, he threatened to come back to take revenge. The father was awakened. Later, I thought this dream was very strange, so I asked Qin Tianjian to interpret the dream. Qin Tianjian said that this dream is a bad omen. The fire in Qixia Mountain. The fire lasted for more than three days, and it was because the Suzaku bird lingered all day long."

Li Jingchen seldom jokes in front of people on weekdays, most of the time he keeps a straight face.The first time they heard her such a tirade, everyone was a little at a loss, no one dared to agree, and no one dared not to listen.The atmosphere was a bit cold for a while, but she didn't care,

"Father asked, is there any way to resolve it? Qin Tianjian said: To untie the bell, the person who tied the bell must be tied. This matter? Since the emperor accidentally injured the divine bird, the emperor should make up for the mistake. Now The divine bird made an excuse to go crazy? Divine power, begging for a feather from the emperor, the emperor should return the feather as soon as possible and let it go. The father was shocked and said that the feather had already melted while it was still in the sky. How to return it? Qin Tianjian said: This matter? Since it came from Qixia Mountain, you can ask the eminent monks of Qixia Temple for clarification."

"So Gu sent people to Wan'an Temple to invite Master Qingyun, an eminent monk from Qixia Temple who temporarily lived here. Master Qingyun was knowledgeable and wise, and he understood the secret on the spot. It turns out that this feather is nothing else, it corresponds to The three thousand threads of trouble in a person. It is the hair. " She was afraid that the little ones wouldn't understand, so she pointed to her own bun. "The Son of Heaven has knocked off the feathers of the divine bird, so you have to use the 'feathers' of the Son of Heaven to return it. This is fair. But the feathers of the Son of Heaven are so precious, how can they be easily damaged. Master Qingyun thought again? A compromise is to use the hair of the ten sons of heaven instead."

Everyone was in a fog at first, but when they heard this, their hearts suddenly jumped.Someone is already counting down there.Among the living children of the emperor, except for the empress dowager? two female compatriots and sisters?, there are exactly ten left.This dream was tailor-made for them, concubine children.

"Lonely thought? Brothers and sisters are also willing. Are you right?" All the princes and princesses dared to say no.

"Father Huang said that if the hair of his ten sons and daughters is used, it can be exchanged for the fire of Qixia Mountain to be extinguished and hundreds of millions of lives to be saved. Repaying one's own debts, but it can't be regarded as a great virtue. Father asked: What is a great virtue? Master Qingyun said that after the bird was injured, its temperament has changed drastically. If the Son of Heaven can eliminate the future troubles for the people forever, then he will be a great virtue. Father asked: How to eliminate future troubles forever? Master Qingyun said, in fact, there was a revelation in the dream, and the only thing that can calm this bird is The sound of the Buddhist bell in Qixia Temple, only the princes escaped into Buddhism and accompanied by the sound of the bell, can calm the divine bird so that it does not dare to attack. So the father ordered the ten children to be on behalf of them My father became a monk and often accompanied the Qingzhong ancient Buddha, seeking blessings for the people and eliminating disasters for the country.”

She winked, and ten monks entered the hall with ten square trays lined up. On each tray were a razor, a gray robe, a wooden fish, and a string of rosary beads. and three Buddhist scriptures.

"These are given to you alone. I hope that after you enter the Buddhist gate, you will practice hard and get rid of the three thousand troubles from now on, and don't give birth to delusional thoughts."

As soon as the words fell, the hall was already crying.The princes and princesses are unwilling to leave the palace and mother, and the concubines are also unwilling to leave their flesh and blood.Holding the children and weeping bitterly.There is a princess whose biological mother looks very stern, presumably she has never participated in the competition for favor, seeing that the princess's hair is not yet full, she begs to be able to become a monk instead of her daughter.The empress dowager felt that she had already told all the ins and outs, and there was no need to repeat it.With a cold face, he left in a chariot.Behind him is Liang Yue's very gentle voice, "Shave!"

In the inner hall of Fuyi Palace, Rumei is helping Li Jingxu comb her hair. Her long, warm hair is very much like the former empress's blue hair on her shoulders.In those many days when she didn't know how to worry about leisure, she was always like this. She was sitting upright with the veil, shaking her plain feet lightly, with the Rumeis helping to pull up her blue hair, and the Liangyue led her to meet the king.

The second princess's hands are wrapped with a silk thread, and she weaves all kinds of beautiful patterns on her hands. At the beginning, she dances very fast, and occasionally raises it high if she doesn't remember it. Pointing the maze with his finger, the second princess, Mao Sai, suddenly realized, hooked the eye of the formation and continued to dance the flower with his hand.In just a few back and forth?, she transformed butterflies, goldfish, elephants and other animals from the palm of her hand.Have fun playing a childhood game.Rumei smiled with crooked eyebrows, while helping her solve the difficulties she encountered in practice, and at the same time conceiving the next material for her to edit.Just when she was having fun, she suddenly heard a burst of crying from the lake. The second princess stopped pointing her fingers and looked out, "What happened outside? Why does it look like someone Crying? Is someone dead?"

"Bah, bah, what's the matter? Son, I'll go out and have a look, you? Don't move." Rumei put down her comb, went out in a hurry, and when she came back, there was a trace of sadness on her face.Of course she knew who was crying, and why, she pestered Li Jingxi all night, not letting her go out of Fuyi Palace, just for this reason?

Suddenly found that Li Jingxi was gone, turned around and saw her leaning against the window, quietly, not knowing what she was looking at.

At that moment, Rumei thought she saw the first queen.She is more and more like the shadow of the former queen.Especially after coming back from the northwest, the whole person's temperament is a bit reborn.When I was naughty, I was still the same as when I was a child? Naughty, people can't help but hurt to the bone, but when I look at you, my eyes are a little bit more eager to talk.She seems to have begun to know how to hide her own thoughts? And she began to unconsciously use her immature body, which had just been shelled, to slowly touch this sinister world.Although everything is different from when she first met?.But Rumei could deeply feel her keen intuition and delicate thinking inherited from the former queen.

She grew up, and this day came so suddenly.Rumei has the urge to cry.

But I have to admit that she is beautiful like this.They are all waiting for the day when she matures. Different from the repressed, tense and cruel beauty of the empress dowager, she is expected to be like a full moon?, plump and dazzling.Unexpectedly? Unexpectedly, they all miscalculated, and she grew into a hidden crescent moon, discreetly and quietly revealing the crescent moon in the dark sky.

——Tidbits 1——

"It seems that she doesn't like you either? Brother, how about this marriage?..."

"Mother, whether she likes it or not, this matter is a foregone conclusion, and there is no room for repentance. Otherwise, Dad would not have taught my brother a lesson and then locked him up."

"But, alas... When Mother first saw her, she was like that? A kind and lovely little girl, Mother thought at the time? She must be begged to be a daughter-in-law. Who knew that she was actually the jewel of today's palm?" Knowing that marrying Donggong will involve our whole family in this dispute, but mother really likes this child from the bottom of her heart. But you? Brother is a careless master, you? Mother, I am pregnant with you? I didn’t know which Bodhisattva I offended when I was a brother and sister, and reversed your gender. You? Follow you? Dad, you? Brother follow me, although it’s okay to follow me. Admit it to death!" Zhou Xiaochuan remained silent.

"Mother, I wish you could marry me for our family. But, you? You're a girl again, so I might not agree to it."

"Mother, what are you talking about? Even? I'm a man, and I don't like her, she's so unruly and willful."

"I just want to have an unruly and willful girl who can act like a baby to me by my side. If you don't want her to be your daughter-in-law, you? Give it to me!"

"No, mother, you should have another one with dad!"

"I knew you? You can't count on anyone."

——Tidbits 2——

Cen Zhu had only stood for a while, and then he began to get carried away with complacency. With his hand on the side of the boat, he pulled Li Jingzhu over and trapped him between himself and the boat plank.He lowered his head and sniffed her hair? Fragrance.

"Huh? That's weird. They've all been wet by sea water? Why is my hair? Salty, but yours? Are it fragrant? Didn't you? Did you smoke incense secretly behind my back?"

The redness on Li Jingchen's face spread to the roots of his ears, and he didn't respond to her nonsense.

Have you been incensed in secret? Don't you know?They have been together since last night.

Where did she think? To Cen Zhu was just an excuse to get closer to her.

The empress dowager's back touched the ship's side.

Being forced by her, she suddenly became nervous, "You..." This area is rarely quiet, but there are people coming from both ends at any time, she doesn't want to be seen by people in public, half-clenched fists and pushed She said, "Sit back, stop making trouble, and be seen." Her voice was threatening, but her voice was weak, with a hint of panic and begging for mercy.

Cen Zhu laughed wildly in his heart, but the corners of his mouth were grinning triumphantly, and he moved forward again, holding her in his arms with both hands? gone."

The empress dowager's face turned red in an instant, and she stared at the person opposite in disbelief. "You? If you can't afford to drive, if you can't afford to drive again, I will... I will..."

"Just what? It's just calling my husband? It's all, and I have to call sooner or later, right? Calling now makes me happy, don't you? Are you unhappy?" Cen Zhu changed to acting like a baby, approaching her face, insisting She barked, "Just call me. Don't worry, I won't tell others. Otherwise, I'll really kiss you!"

The scorching breath had already come to his face, and Li Jingchen knew that she could do what she said.I was really a little scared.But she has never called someone else when she grows up.The word was new and shameful to her, absolutely unspeakable.

That's why he gritted his teeth and turned his face away resolutely, resisting death.

Cen Zhu sighed, and resentfully said: "Forget it, forget it, since you? Refuse to call me husband? Then I will suffer a bit and call you? Lady, this time? You? Can you agree?"

Li Jing gave her a blank look, and was puzzled by her disadvantaged setting, how could it be said that she was the one who took advantage?

Cen Zhu saw how fiercely she was thinking about biting someone, and smiled, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore. I really don't understand, as your future husband-in-law, I have no choice. You can only marry a chicken and follow the chicken, marry a dog and follow the dog!"

Li Jingchen looked at the smiling face brimming with happiness, his nose was slightly sore, he turned his head to look at the sea, and shed a teardrop.

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Because it was posted twice by mistake, some new plots and two tidbits were added.Don't be offended.

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