The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 49 Seek benevolence and gain benevolence and reach the sky in one step (including 30 pink votes)

Autumn mornings are the clearest. Yiyi is lying on the couch in front of the window. The morning breeze blows in from under the half-open window, bringing with it a burst of fragrance of grass and trees, but Yiyi only feels extremely depressed. Outside the window, the chatter and laughter of the palace maids kept coming, which made her more and more irritable. She couldn't help turning her head and said angrily to the palace maid Ayu next to her, "Who is making a noise here so early in the morning!"

Ayu ran out in response, and not long after, her scolding was heard outside, and the maids dispersed with laughter. Yiyi patted the edge of the couch bitterly, and felt that the laughter seemed to be full of ridicule: In less than a month, do they think that they are no longer the stewardess of Xianchi Palace?

　　It is really her bad luck. Kudi Liuli went to Shujing Palace and came back alive. Although she had a sprained foot, she was asked by Zhaoyi to study in the room every day. What a wonderful job! As for me, I went to the Li Zheng Palace and was left alone for a long time. When I went out, my foot slipped and rolled down the steps. As a result, my head was broken and my waist was injured. I could only lie on the couch every day. Angry.

She naturally knew that someone had plotted against her. Looking back, she must have painted something on the steps. However, Zhaoyi ordered that no matter who asked about Li Zhengdian in the future, they must be vague and only say that it was her fault. careful.

  Zhaoyi, is this stupid? She was obviously plotted against her! Even if it wasn't the Queen's order, it must be someone close to the Queen!

 But she didn't dare not listen to Zhaoyi's words. Everyone in this palace knows that Zhaoyi is the most good-natured person. She never beats or scolds anyone in the palace, and she is generous to others. Not to mention that the palace palaces in Xianchi Palace are constantly giving rewards all year round. Even those who are not related to the palace, anyone who has helped her even slightly , and never give less reward. Therefore, even if people often suffer in front of the empress and concubine Shu, serving in the Xianchi Palace is still the first-class fat servant in the palace. Every time Zhaoyi goes out, there are even more lowly maids who come forward to join her. She couldn't stay in front of Zhaoyi this month. She didn't know who had taken advantage of her, let alone disobeyed Zhaoyi. How many people were watching and waiting for her to make a mistake, just like herself back then. Also staring at the female officer next to Zhaoyi with a good eye?

Thinking of this, Yiyi couldn't help but glance at Ayu. Ayu hurriedly smiled and said, "But the wind has made it a bit cold? Do you want me to bring you a thin blanket for the bed?"

Yiyi suppressed the irritability in her heart and smiled lightly, "I'm a little irritated, go get me a round fan!" The smile unconsciously had a hint of Wu Zhaoyi.

Ayu hurriedly turned around to unpack the box, and soon he took out a silk fan with a picture of Chang'e flying to the moon. With a smile on his face, he said, "Slave, will you fan me?"

Yiyi shook her head, took the fan in her hand, looked at Chang'e's slim waist on the fan, and sighed in her heart. I don’t know how many days I will have to lie down before I can get out of bed and move around. The female doctor made it clear that if you want to avoid any further trouble, even if your body feels lighter, you have to come and see her to make sure it is healed before you can get out of bed. Then you can run as much as you want! Naturally, Yiyi didn't dare not listen. After all, if something happened to her body, all her ambitions would be in vain.

I just heard that this month, the Holy Emperor actually stayed in Xianchi Hall every day, and even on the fifteenth day, he didn’t go to the Queen’s Li Zheng Hall according to the rules. Although Mrs. Wu lives in the palace now, she doesn't know... that's all for others, so don't take advantage of Kudi Liuli! Thinking of the fact that Zhaoyi treated Hu Nu in a different light when she came to the palace, and even Aling, the most clever and capable among the little palace maids, was sent to serve her; thinking that she actually went to the royal study room of the Holy Sage, this kind of treatment was other than the previous treatment. Concubine Xiao Shu and now Wu Zhaoyi, who in the palace had this experience? Thinking of how she still hangs around in front of the Holy Master every day... Yiyi only feels that her chest is getting more and more uncomfortable.

Suddenly there was another burst of chattering and noisy sounds outside the window. She couldn't help but slap the ball in her hand fiercely, "Are there any rules here now?"

Of course, Yiyi didn't know that Kudi Liuli, whom she was thinking about deeply, was not having an easy time these days as she had imagined.

At this time, Liuli had just finished breakfast, looked at the time, sighed in her heart, resignedly picked up the volume of "Book of Han" open on the desk in front of her bed, and walked out. A Ling hurriedly called out, " Auntie!" Liuli was startled, quickly stopped, held her hand and walked out slowly. It will be one month soon, and she must insist on... pretending!

In fact, the swelling in her feet subsided within a few days, and she could walk as normal in less than ten days. But since the female doctor said it would take a month, she could only apply ointment on her feet, wrap them with cloth strips, and do it from time to time. He looked like his injured foot had not healed, especially in front of the emperor, and he looked even more careless. Wu Zhaoyi never mentioned what the Queen and Concubine Shu did that day, but every day the emperor would come before sending Liuli to limp away. Liuli was very suspicious, and Yiyi couldn't get up because of this.

However, compared to the "good job" of reading, pretending to be lame is nothing. These days, when Wu Zetian had nothing to do, he really asked her to go to the house and read a few biographies. At this time, Liuli would be grateful for the first three years he came here - if it weren't for the fact that he couldn't speak and couldn't go out, it was so boring, and he would have read through the few anthologies and biographies in that room. With her basic knowledge of ancient Chinese through practicing calligraphy, she is afraid that it is still a question whether she can understand these vertically arranged historical and biographical stories in traditional Chinese without punctuation. Even so, she still often encounters some unfamiliar words that she cannot pronounce, so that now every night, she has to do her homework in advance, and she has already curled up the pages of "Shuowen Jiezi".

What troubled her even more was the questions that Wu Zetian would suddenly pop up after thinking for a long time, such as "The empress had great power over the world. Why would the Lu family be exterminated once she died?" "In order to prevent his relatives from taking over the power, Emperor Wu established a son. Killing one’s mother, yet bringing powerful officials into power, is there a way to have the best of both worlds?”

Liuli vaguely knew that this was probably the reason why Wu Zetian asked her to read history. Even though she was carefully prepared when she was studying these days, she still inevitably read wrong words or misinterpreted sentences. Wu Zetian often caught it immediately, which showed that she was already familiar with history books. chest. She chose herself to study history. Apart from being bored by staying in the Xianchi Palace all day long to raise a baby, it is more likely that these problems have long been in her heart and she wanted to hear other people's thoughts, and she had said nothing to Huo Guang that day. The misinterpretation was exactly what she wanted.

But for Liuli, how to answer Wu Zetian in a way that would be interesting and useful without making her too suspicious was definitely a big problem. She could only play the role of being naturally smart but not having read too many books. - the latter half is a real performance, but the first half requires her to rack her brains to recall the little historical knowledge she has accumulated and find some new and thorough viewpoints. The level of hardship is like preparing for the college entrance examination every day. She doubted that if this continued, she would suffer a nervous breakdown before she could master ancient Chinese.

On this day, Liuli was reading "The Biography of Cool Officials". She also learned during the "preview" yesterday that the so-called "cool official" was not a derogatory term at this time. Many characters included in the "Biography of Cool Officials" such as Zhao Yu and Yin Qizhi Liu, all of them are Bao Qingtian-like figures who are not afraid of the powerful and enforce the law like a mountain, and Zhidu is a generation of famous generals who make the Huns fearful.

"Biography of Cruel Officials" contains ten people, but the length is not too long. After Liuli finished reading, Wu Zetian was silent for a moment as usual before speaking, "Liu Li, what do you think of these cruel officials?"

Liuli sighed, "According to Liuli, being a cruel official is the most uneconomical thing in the world."

Wu Zetian was used to listening to Liuli's nonsense these days, and did not interrupt, just looked at her and smiled, Liuli said again, "Zhaoyi, look, among these ten people, there are rivers of blood on their hands, and she will not die well." , the so-called harm to others is nothing more than this. "

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Then in your opinion, why are there still so many cruel officials in all dynasties?"

Liuli thought for a while and then said, "It's probably due to the situation. As mentioned in the beginning of the biography of cruel officials, if the rule is to do nothing, naturally there is no need for cruel officials. If the world is in chaos, heavy laws will be used in troubled times, or if the old and the new are to be reformed, and the emperor will not be established without destroying them, then the emperor It is necessary to use cruel officials, and naturally there are cruel officials. In the final analysis, they are just sharp swords in the hands of the emperor. The sword is invincible everywhere, but if it is used too much, it will inevitably be damaged by making too many enemies or being abandoned. To appease resentment.”

Wu Zetian frowned slightly, "Do you think these cruel officials are unfair?"

Liuli smiled and said, "Everywhere, they are all officials, and they are cruel and cruel. Naturally, they all choose themselves, and no one holds a knife to their necks to force them to kill. Choosing to play with fire will eventually lead to self-immolation. As the saying goes, seek benevolence and gain benevolence." , people do their best, how can they resent the monarch? Liuli also saw people fighting **** in the West Market. Who doesn't know that although those fighting **** become rich overnight, more often than not they lose everything. Is it possible that he chose this path? Do you blame God for not taking care of him?”

Wu Zetian smiled and shook his head, a pair of bright phoenix eyes fell on Liuli's face, "That's easy to say! What if you happen to be an official and know that the master is a cruel official?"

Liuli's heart was a little shuddering, and after pondering for a long time, she raised her head resolutely, "Liuli will do her best... to find a suitable person for the Lord!"

Wu Zetian was startled, couldn't help laughing, and sighed after a while, "You little naughty boy! If you really want to be an official, I'm afraid you won't be able to be an official, but you will be a good material for a jester!"

Liuli also smiled and said, "You know how important you are, and Liuli knows that his talent is limited. He doesn't even dare to kill a chicken. How can he be a cruel official who kills people? If he really has to force himself to do it, he will only ruin the Lord's important task. Besides, do it." What's wrong with being a jester? It's the duty of a minister to share the Lord's worries! Is it possible that I should imitate those loyal ministers, but my reputation will last forever, and I'll endanger my parents and family in vain?"

Wu Zetian nodded immediately, "Exactly."

Seeing that Wu Zetian was in a good mood, Liuli couldn't help but said, "Those cruel officials are actually similar to loyal ministers. Although they can be used, if they are used too much, it will not be helpful to the king's reputation." But Wu Zetian just smiled faintly, He looked like he didn't take it to heart, and couldn't help but sigh secretly. It seemed that he really only had the talent to be a jester.

While the two were talking, Yuliu quietly came in with a silver cup and stood by the door without making a sound. Wu Zetian then smiled and said, "Liuli, go to Madam and ask her to bring Yueniang over. , Hong'er actually likes to play with this sister."

Liuli hurriedly responded with a yes, stood up, supported Aling, turned around and retreated, without even looking at Yuliu. When she arrived at Mrs. Wu's place, there was no one there. After asking, she found out that Mrs. Wu had already taken Yueniang out. Concubine Xiao Shu was grounded. The first person who was overjoyed was Mrs. Wu. As long as the weather is good these days, she goes out almost every day. Strolling around, either boating or fighting with flowers, I really enjoyed myself. Today, I heard that Xihai was going to clean up this year's remnants, so I had already gone to watch the fun.

Liuli had no choice but to ask for a glass of water, drank it slowly, and then said to the palace maid in the room, "Zhaoyi originally wanted to find his wife to take Yueniang to play in her room. Since she is not here, why not?" Please tell me, sister."

The palace maid was startled, turned around and rushed out in a hurry. She couldn't help but blame Liuli in her heart, even if you wanted to drink water, why didn't you tell her about this earlier? Zhaoyi is probably impatient to wait! When she ran to Zhaoyi's room and reported the matter, she saw Zhaoyi smiling indifferently, "It seems she is really bored."

Seeing that Zhao Yi was not dissatisfied because she was late, the palace maid put her heart back in her stomach. She smiled and bowed and left. Before she walked out, she heard Zhao Yi give another instruction to the people around her. , "Go and invite the female doctor Han here, let her take a good look at Yiyi, and if she can get off the ground, give her a good suit of clothes and honor, and when the Holy One arrives, he will send her over." The palace maid was startled, and her heart suddenly rose to the limitless Suspicious.

On the second day, news came from the front. The Holy Emperor actually favored Yiyi last night and made her a Baolin in the morning. Although her rank was not improved, she was transferred from a palace official to an internal official. In the harem, it was normal for the concubines of each palace to arrange for their close maids to serve as low-ranking internal officials, but this was the first time in Xianchi Palace. For a time, envy, jealousy, and hatred were floating in every corner of the Xianchi Palace. Outside the Xianchi Palace, the various courtyards were filled with loneliness, emptiness, and coldness.

On this day, Liuli had been injured for a month since her foot injury. She walked briskly to Wu Zetian's house, and happened to meet Yiyi who was freshly dressed. Aling was originally well-informed, and Liuli already knew today's top news from her mouth, so after giving Wu Zetian a gift, she also blessed Yiyi, "Congratulations Deng Baolin!"

I saw Yiyi with her hair in an upturned bun, a pair of colorful jade-studded phoenixes swaying and shining. She was wearing a double-layered single silk blouse, paired with a six-piece long skirt with peony patterns and gold brocade, and she was holding a red gold-colored arm. Wearing silk, she is slim, charming, gorgeous and noble. Looking at her attire, not to mention Liuli, who is wearing a lake-colored plain undershirt, she is beyond her reach. I am afraid that not many people in the palace can surpass her. Yiyi smiled and stepped forward, holding Liuli's hand affectionately, "Are you going to laugh at me too?"

Liuli managed to hold back a shiver and said hurriedly, "How dare Liuli." Yiyi had always been indifferent to her, but now she really couldn't adapt to this change of attitude.

Wu Zetian smiled and said, "Yesterday the female doctor said that Yiyi is well. It seems that your feet are also well today. Anyway, I have detained you for a month. Today, Madam is going to Yingyao Courtyard to see the new Haidongqing from the north. You should also go and broaden your horizons.”

Liuli was overjoyed, but said with a bitter look, "As soon as Deng Baolin gets well, Zhaoyi will no longer like Liuli!"

Wu Zetian couldn't help but laugh, "You've got an advantage but you still act like a good boy. If you don't leave, I'll punish you by reading this whole volume to me."

Liuli waved her hands hurriedly, "Zhaoyi spare my life, Liuli will leave now!"

After leaving Wu Zetian's room, before the curtain fell, she heard Yiyi's laughter from behind her, "Liuli is really Zhaoyi's pistachio." Liuli felt her heart tremble again, thinking of Yiyi's vague hostility before. , now pretending to be affectionate, suddenly realized it, and couldn't help shaking his head and laughing.

Aling asked curiously, "Madam, why are you laughing?"

Liuli smiled and said, "It's nothing. I remembered what I said yesterday." So this is what we call "seeking benevolence and receiving benevolence, and making the best use of everyone"!

In the west room, Wu Zetian was whispering to Yiyi, "I said before that good and bad things in this world depend on each other. If you hadn't been in that accident, how could you have been so favored by the Holy One? You have been dressing up for a long time today. You will go to bed later. Don’t lose your etiquette when thanking the Queen. This is especially important for the first time. You must not let others pick on you. As you know, I have not been in good health since I became pregnant, so the Holy Father asked me not to go there to pay my respects for the time being. Your daily etiquette is indispensable. If you need any clothes or dignity, just tell me. It’s also my Xianchi Palace’s respect.”

Yiyi nodded incessantly, feeling resentful in her heart: Those cheap maids who caused her injuries, I was going to let them take a good look today, and I was not afraid of being angry or blinding their eyes!

She excused herself, turned around and walked out of the palace. Looking at the gorgeous dress on her body and thinking of the hundred-gold ball on her head, her face couldn't help but be filled with a smile.

Behind her, Wu Zetian looked at her back and smiled slowly. She leaned back gently. Yu Liuzao quietly put the soft pillow away and covered her with a thin bed. blanket.

Wu Zetian closed his eyes, Yu Liu made a gesture quickly, and all the maids in the room retreated. After a moment of silence, Wu Zetian asked in a low voice, "Has everything been arranged over there?"

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It is quite a long way from Xianchi Palace to Yingyao Courtyard. It was a sunny day in late autumn. Mrs. Wu took Yueniang, Liuli and Cuimo with her, and specifically asked Liu Kang to lead the way. The seven or eight people were chatting and laughing as they headed there. Go east. Mrs. Wu was also dressed very brightly today. She wore an apricot red brocade-trimmed undercoat, paired with a dark green Baoxianghua skirt, showing her poise and spirit. But Liuli always felt that the makeup on her face seemed too thick and her words seemed too few.

Yueniang, on the other hand, laughed happily when she saw Liuli following her. She was a child of few words, but probably because Liuli would listen carefully every time she spoke, she was willing to talk to Liuli a few more words. When they walked to Beihai, she pulled Liuli and pointed it out to her: "Over there, it turns out that there is a large lotus." Ye, there were a lot of people cleaning up yesterday.”

Liuli looked at the refreshing water surface and couldn't help but sigh. She didn't even see what the lotus flowers in the palace looked like. They even picked up all the leaves! Cui Mo said, "Actually, the white lotus in this palace is not much better than ours, but the water surface is wide, and rowing is a bit fun."

Liuli looked at the lake, and sure enough, there were three or two painted boats dotted on the clear lake. In the breeze, there seemed to be the sound of silk and bamboo faintly coming, and she couldn't help but nod: It was really quite refreshing to go boating and listen to music this early in the late autumn. point.

The group of people turned around to a small summer pavilion on the east corner of the lake. Not far away, they arrived at the dock of Beihai. They saw deep among the flowers and trees, and under the promenade, there were a row of seven or eight painted boats, which looked like a large dragon-headed boat. It is the most exquisite and gorgeous. A **** is pushing the boat to the bluestone pier at the end of the corridor.

Liu Kang's expression suddenly changed slightly, he turned around and whispered, "Let's go faster."

Mrs. Wu asked curiously, "Why is this?"

Liu Kangdao said, "The Emperor and the Queen can sit on that boat. The Emperor is attending court now. Naturally, the Queen is coming. We should avoid it if we can."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wu was somewhat disapproving, but as everyone speeded up their pace and were still some distance away from the dock, someone heard someone loudly say, "First flush the deck, and then clean up the inside of the ship. Everything is there." There is such a thick layer of dust, how can your Highness sit still!"

Liu Kang's brows furrowed and he whispered, "Why is it her?"

Mrs. Wu glanced at Liu Kang without knowing why, and Liu Kang smiled bitterly and said, "It's Lady Liu who is beside the Queen. She said she entered the East Palace with the Queen. She was just a bit gloomy at first, but in the past two years she has become more and more sweet-hearted and ruthless. The most difficult thing to deal with. Madam, if she sees us later, no matter what she says, don't answer it and just walk away."

The way they were walking happened to have to pass by the pier. On the pier, they saw a woman wearing a blue shirt directing a dozen eunuchs in the dock to pack up the dragon boats. They heard the footsteps of Mrs. Wu and the others and looked back. A sweet smile appeared on a snow-white round face, "My slave, please give my regards to Madam Wu. Where is Madam Wu going?"

Liuli couldn't help but look at Lady Liu curiously, and felt that her appearance seemed to be somewhat similar to Mrs. Liu, but her face was extremely sweet, and she only felt amiable, and she didn't seem to be difficult at all. place.

Mrs. Wu did not dare to be negligent and said with a smile, "Young lady Liu, you're welcome. I'm just walking around casually and won't disturb your work." After saying this, she led everyone away quickly without waiting for the female official's reply.

Liuli couldn't help but turn around and glance at the female officer again, only to see that she opened her mouth to say something but didn't say anything. She shook her head, her smile was still sweet, and she felt puzzled and a little timid.

There was nothing else to say on the way. When we arrived at Yingyao Courtyard, we saw Hai Dongqing in a small courtyard at the end. It was a big white falcon with a very proud look on its face. The **** who trained the eagle suddenly became energetic when he saw so many people coming to Haidongqing. He talked to a few people about the **** of eagles, who was so hard to exchange for ten thousand pieces of gold, and how he had to endure it for seven days and seven nights. wild. After talking for a long time, Yueniang asked, "Why is this big bird so dirty and no one washes it?" He immediately stopped talking and closed his mouth.

Liu Kang hurriedly asked Hai Dongqing how old he was and whether he had ever run a rope to let go of a hunter. The **** heard that he was good at asking questions, so he became more interested.

Although Mrs. Wu had followed her father and brother on horseback for hunting, she didn't know much about these falcons after all, and Liuli Cuimo and the others didn't understand anything at all. After looking at Haidongqing, they looked around in a circle. Forget it, when a few people went back, they still went back the same way. Sure enough, they saw the big dragon-headed boat floating on the lake from a distance, and there were musicians on the boat whining their flutes.

Seeing that the boat was far away, everyone naturally felt relieved. Seeing that it was still early, they simply went to the West Sea not far away and asked for a boat. They wandered around the lake and saw that it was almost noon before returning to Xian. Pool Hall.

Mrs. Wu was in a good mood, and she led a few people to Wu Zhaoyi's room chatting and laughing. As soon as she reached the door of the west hall, she heard a sobbing sound coming from inside. Everyone immediately looked at each other.

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