The Grandmaster Strategist - Chapter 67

[Chapter 9]

In June of the twenty-fifth year of Wuwei’s reign, the emperor issued an edict, proclaiming sacrifices to the Yellow Emperor, erecting an altar in Qiaoshan, and ordering the prince to accompany the sacrifice in Chang’an.

——”Yong Shi – Biography of King Rui”

Ci Zhen smiled lightly when he saw this, and said, “Don’t worry about it, Your Highness, Shaolin is forced to do this. Although what His Royal Highness has done has not been made known to the world, it cannot be concealed from the people of the world, let alone Feng Feng. The Yimen has been going backwards recently, which has caused anxiety in both black and white. Shaolin is the number one faction of Baidao, so he cannot see such a situation happen. His Highness has always been honoring our temple, and he is diligent in government and loves the people. Although our temple cannot be involved in political disputes, it is Fengyimen is a sect of rivers and lakes, so the temple can still do something.” King

Yong and I both felt a sense of relief, it turned out that Shaolin couldn’t see the arrogance of Fengyimen, the new hatred and the old hatred are forgotten together, but my heart I think, because “Huo Jicheng” alone caused chaos in the rivers and lakes, and Fengyimen took the opportunity to sweep the martial arts, this matter must not be leaked, at least not known to everyone, otherwise I am afraid that I will also become the culprit of the chaos in the rivers and lakes.

At this time, Cizhen said: “Lao Na has one more thing to do this time. Recently, His Majesty intends to sacrifice to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor. Senior Brother Cixiu, Lao Na, was ordered to come and preside over one of the ceremonies. Although the senior brother is profound in Buddhism, he is not familiar with martial arts, so Lao Na specially Protect him from coming.”

Li Zhi and I both nodded secretly, we know this matter, Master Cixiu was a famous minister of the first dynasty, and he joined Buddhism after the country was destroyed and his family fell. Now he is one of the best monks in Buddhism. He is profound and proficient in Sanskrit. He has translated more than a thousand volumes of Sanskrit classics over the years. He is the first hero in promoting Buddhism. This man is worthy of Cizhen’s personal escort when he leaves the temple. You must know that although Cizhen is a great master of a generation, he is still in Buddhism. His status is no more noble than that of Master Cixiu.

Thinking of this, I can’t help but feel a little apologetic. This time, the ceremony to pay homage to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor is likely to be difficult to end.

Since the founding of Dayong, there have been many sacrificial ceremonies for the Yellow Emperor’s Mausoleum, but this time is a little unusual. Naturally, the emperor will go to Qiaoshan to worship the mausoleum in person, but at the same time, he will also set up an altar in Chang’an, and worship at the same time. The national fortune is prosperous. Naturally, only the Crown Prince can serve as the person to accompany the sacrifice. Therefore, starting from June, His Majesty ordered the Prince to fast in the East Palace, and he himself fasted in the Fast Palace. On the 14th of June, the Emperor will drive to the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor. The grand ceremony was held on June 15, accompanied by King Yong, King Qi and a group of important civil and military officials, while the prime minister Wei Guan and his servant Zheng Xia were ordered to assist the prince in the sacrifice of heaven in Beijing.

Fasting is not an easy thing to do, one must not eat meat, not drink alcohol, not listen to music, not be close to concubines, not be mourning, not pay any attention to criminals, but also be calm and not restless, but how can Prince Li An endure, eat and drink? It’s just that the soup has little water, and it has no taste at all. This has already made him unable to eat and can’t handle government affairs. He is already tired of these trivial matters, but not being able to listen to music and watch songs and dances has made him unhappy and even more unbearable. The only thing is that he can’t sleep alone every day, not being close to women makes him irritable and distressed, but he has to endure hard for half a month, and he has to abide by various prohibitions under the supervision of the servant Zheng Xia.

If it weren’t for the seriousness of this matter, he would have been unwilling to bear it long ago. He was thinking that if he ascended the throne in the future, it would not be so troublesome to hold sacrifices. The eunuch who delivered the lunch had already arrived, and put those vegetables such as green vegetables and radishes into the On the table, he brought out a bowl of brown rice, and then a pot of tea. Li An cursed God once again, then picked up his chopsticks and ate the meal hastily. Then he started drinking tea. There was joy in my heart.

As early as when he entered the East Palace to fast, he thought that rough tea and light meals would be too bitter, so he ordered people to secretly replace the rough tea sent with ginseng tea. This was Xia Jinyi’s idea. He was haggard because of his unsatisfactory diet. Unfortunately, it would be nice to have a pot of wine. After drinking a cup, he felt much better, so he put the ginseng tea aside and prepared to drink it during the afternoon reading of the scriptures.

The little eunuch who came to withdraw the meal was brisk and quickly completed the work. Then Zheng Xia personally sent him the scriptures that he should recite in the afternoon. Li An glanced at the scripture box impatiently, and went to take a nap first, but it took many days. Since the recharge, Li An missed those pets even more. After tossing and turning, he couldn’t sleep. He couldn’t help but think of Chunbi. I haven’t seen her for many days. I don’t know how she is.

I couldn’t help sitting up, thinking that I might as well go outside to avoid tossing and turning like this.

When he walked out of the dormitory, he saw the guards of the East Palace surrounded by guards, but Zheng Xia, who was in the middle, was nowhere to be seen. In his place was an official of the Ministry of Rites. He casually asked, “Where’s Mr. Zheng?” The official said sincerely, “Your Highness, Wei Xiangpai. People ask Master Zheng to discuss the matter of the memorial service, and we will not be able to come back until the end of the day.”

Li Anyi was happy, if Zheng Xia was here, he would not dare to be presumptuous, but if Zheng Xia was not there, then he would not be able to take a walk in the palace courtyard. When I was concerned, I looked up and saw that my trusted bodyguard, Xia Jinyi, was standing beside him.

He whispered: “Jin Yi, if you want to play the pitching pot, you go and bring it quietly, and don’t let others see it.”

Xia Jinyi listened and looked around for a moment, then said, “Your Highness, wait a moment, your subordinates will go get it now.” But after a while, Xia Jinyi really brought the throwing pot over. This is something Li Anxin loves, it has been kept in the East Palace, and he is often annoyed by the book. It is used for entertainment at times. This silver pot has a wide mouth and a big belly and a slender neck. It contains some beans, but it is designed to increase the difficulty. The arrows are all finely carved, Meilun Mio.

Xia Jinyi handed over the arrow and said with a smile: “His Royal Highness please show mercy, this subordinate lost miserably last time.”

Li An smiled and said, “In terms of throwing the pot, you are not as good as me.” Then he threw the arrow , sure enough, he was hit with an arrow, he smiled proudly, but after winning a few games in a row, he felt that it was meaningless. In the past, Xia Jinyi always made Li An lose a few games just right. In this way, Li An can always turn defeat into victory. , naturally very happy, but today Xia Jinyi made a series of mistakes, which made Li An easy to win. He couldn’t help but lose interest and could not help but angrily said: “Jin Yi, are you perfunctory?”

Xia Jinyi quickly said: “Your Highness, you are How dare I perfunctory you, I really have something in my mind.”

Li An asked suspiciously: “What is it that makes you so worried?”

Xia Jinyi said: “I received a token today, which should have been presented to the prince. , but now is the time when the prince is fasting, so I dare not submit it.”

Li An smiled: “I think it’s something, bring the things.”

Xia Jinyi did not dare to refuse, and quickly took out a brocade sachet from his arms .

presented.

Li An took it and saw that the sachet was very beautiful, with lotus flowers embroidered on it. He moved in his heart and opened the sachet. In addition to the sachet, there was a thin green silk handkerchief as thin as a cicada’s wings. When the handkerchief was unfolded, I saw a pair of mandarin ducks with red feathers and white heads embroidered on the silk handkerchief, and there was a small poem below, “The sky is looking at the clouds and mists, and the lovesickness is a few waning moons. Tonight’s red beans have an appointment, and the jade dew is golden wind. Go to the pillow.” Li An only felt a sway in his heart, this silk handkerchief was lingering affectionately, could it be that Chun Concubine entrusted it to send it.

While he was thinking about it, Xia Jinyi had already said: “Your Highness, it is the little eunuch who is close to Empress Chun’s side who is here to send this thing, but Your Highness is fasting now, so this thing is inappropriate, so I dare not submit it, but if If you

deduct it, you are disloyal to His Royal Highness again, so your subordinates are very embarrassed.”

Li An smiled and said, “You have meritorious deeds and are not guilty. Alright, let’s go down, this king should also recite the scriptures.” Xia Jinyi quickly put away the throwing pot, back down.

In the afternoon, Li An looked at the scriptures on the surface, but he was thinking in his heart, Concubine Chun must have invited me to a private meeting tonight, but I can’t be close to women now, which is absolutely impossible, but when I think of Concubine Chun’s beauty Because of his charming appearance from dancing for a long time, he was itching in his heart. Besides, after the last dispute with Concubine Xiao, he had not entered the palace and had a private meeting with Chun Concubine. Now he has been fasting in the East Palace for 12 days. I have been sleeping alone for a long time, and when I think that Chun Concubine will wait for her to meet tonight, I can’t help thinking about it.

At night, lying on the bed, Li An couldn’t fall asleep the more he thought about it, and finally got up and put on a dress. Seeing that the little eunuch who was serving outside was already asleep, he walked gently outside the hall and saw several guards watching the night. When he arrived at the side hall, he saw that Xia Jinyi was sleeping with his clothes on. This is the rule for the guards to serve in the East Palace. He stepped forward and pushed Xia Jinyi lightly, and Xia Jinyi woke up immediately. He was not qualified to wear a sword in the palace. When he touched

his waist, Li An knew that there was a hidden weapon hidden in his waist, and quickly said in a low voice, “It’s me.”

Xia Jinyi immediately woke up, got up and bowed down quickly, and was about to say hello, when Li An waved his hand to stop him, he whispered: “You accompany me to see Concubine Chun, don’t disturb outsiders.”

Xia Jinyi was shocked: “Your Highness, it is absolutely impossible, if this matter spreads out, I am afraid that the emperor will be angry.”

Li An smiled: “It’s okay, no Someone knows, let’s go and get back quickly, there won’t be any hindrance.” Xia Jinyi tried to persuade him, but Li An said angrily: “You are always obedient to the lonely, why are you so stubborn today and still can’t get up? Go alone.”

A flash of determination flashed in Xia Jinyi’s eyes, and he said, “Your subordinates obey, but it’s not right for His Highness to go out like this. Why don’t you change your clothes.” Sneaked to Chunconcubine’s residence. Although there were many guards in the palace, Xia Jinyi was the best at stealing chickens and dogs. He took the prince and didn’t meet many people. Once he encountered the forbidden army who was patrolling the night, he was also held by Xia Jinyi with the guard’s waist badge of the East Palace. , to perfunctory the past with rhetoric.

When he arrived at Chun Concubine’s residence, Li An couldn’t wait to push open the palace door, which was not closed. Li An walked in, but no one was seen. He only told Chun Concubine to send away the palace maid and eunuch and hurriedly walked into the bedroom. I saw a silver lamp on the table, on the brocade couch. Chun Concubine was only wearing tulle pajamas, sleeping soundly and sweetly. Her two lotus arms were exposed outside the quilt, which made her more attractive. Without company, it can be seen that the concubine Chun had been waiting for her for a long time and couldn’t help falling asleep. Li Anxin felt more and more guilty, and the desire aroused by the concubine became even more unbearable. pounce.

Chun Concubine was sleeping soundly, but suddenly felt that someone was pressing on her. She was half awake and could not resist. After a while, she woke up from her passion and found that someone was wreaking havoc on her body. She was about to exclaim, but the familiar feeling made her She didn’t call out, but through the dim light, she could see the identity of the man clearly, and she couldn’t help being shocked. Why did the prince come to have a private meeting with herself during the fasting period, but in just a moment, the prince’s madness made her addicted to it, and then Don’t even bother to question.

They were fighting to the death, but Xia Jinyi was in a panic. He checked it secretly. All the eunuchs and palace maids slept very deeply. It was obvious that someone had lightly tapped the sleeping hole. It seemed that this was a trap that had been set up. .

And the prince is the elk who fell into this trap, and he is the accomplice who helps tighten the rope.

But he thought about it, what is there to be sympathetic to the prince’s behavior, and it is true that he should take the medicine as soon as possible to avoid a tragic death.

He hurriedly took out the pills Jiang Zhe gave him, first took the pills in the green wax coat, a refreshing fragrance made him relaxed, and then hid the pills in the black wax clothes, but don’t lose them accidentally.

He stood outside the dormitory and waited silently, but he didn’t know whether he was waiting for the prince to come out or the storm when the matter was exposed.

Not long after the prince entered Chun Concubine’s palace, Li Yuan, who was guarding the vows in the Zhai Palace, slept peacefully. He was old and fasting for many days was just a recuperation of pure heart and few desires. Suddenly, half asleep, half awake, he saw the window paper. It was all red, and he couldn’t help but get up and asked loudly, “What happened outside Gaohou and Lengchuan?”

A forty-year-old eunuch in Xingyi hurried in and said, “Your Majesty, it’s the East Palace walking water, now The guards are fighting the fire, and Chief Leng is escorting them outside.”

Li Yuan was shocked, today is the twelfth day, how could such a thing happen before the festival, it’s really unlucky, remembering that it was the East Palace that went into the water, he thought in his heart With a strange premonition, he asked, “Where’s His Highness the Prince? Hurry up and pick him up, don’t let him go wrong.”

Gao Hou looked a little uneasy, and he looked away, but he didn’t dare to speak. Li Yuan was slightly angry and asked. Said:

“What’s the matter, but the prince is injured?”

Gao Hou had to say: “His Royal Highness is in the East Palace fasting, and Zheng Shizhong is in charge of it, but tonight the East Palace is water, Zheng Shizhong sent someone to rescue the prince, but found that the prince was not in the bedroom. Li Yuan only felt that a basin

of

cold water was pouring down from his head, and his heart was cold. He slowly asked, “Where did the prince go?

” , said yes, two guards from the East Palace went to the Hanxiang Hall.” Speaking of which, he was already trembling.

Li Yuan was dumbfounded and said, “Hanxiang Hall, Chun Concubine, hum, Leng Chuan, you and I will go to the Hanxiang Hall.” The

figure flashed, and a middle-aged man in the uniform of the imperial guard came in. This The middle-aged man is plain in appearance, but has a graceful bearing, with cold light shining between his eyes. He is Emperor Yong’s trusted bodyguard. Emperor’s favor.

He said lightly: “Your Majesty, don’t worry too much, so as not to hurt your body.”

Li Yuan said coldly: “Okay, hurry up to the Hanxiang Palace and instruct Xiahou to imprison all the guards, eunuchs and palace maids in the East Palace. There must be no mistake. ”

When Li Yuan hurried to Hanxiang Hall with Leng Chuan, Gao Hou and several eunuchs, the place was still calm.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the East Palace.

Li Yuan made a wink, a guard stepped forward, kicked open the hall door, Xia Jinyi, who was guarding in front, gave a jerk, looked up, and saw Emperor Yong Li Yuan staring at him angrily under the moonlight Instead, he calmed down in his heart, turned around and shouted, “The emperor is here.” A

fierce light flashed in Li Yuan’s eyes, and without his instructions, Leng Chuan’s figure flashed, and a palm hit Xia Jinyi’s vest, Xia Jinyi only felt himself Flying up like clouds and fog, various shapes slammed against the wall, and the violent internal force rushed into his meridians in an instant, and Xia Jinyi fainted in front of his eyes.

Li Yuan didn’t even look at the slain guard, and broke into the dormitory, only to see his eldest son’s face pale, and on the brocade couch, Chun Concubine was completely frightened.

Li Yuan felt dizzy and dizzy, and was about to fall when he stumbled, but was supported by Gao Hou and a few eunuchs.

Li Yuan didn’t speak, and said angrily: “Leng Chuan, don’t kill this rebel for me.”

Leng Chuan’s eyes flashed, but he didn’t dare to obey the order and remained silent.

Li Yuan said angrily: “Why, you don’t even listen to what I have said?”

Leng Chuan said lightly: “Your Majesty, the crown prince is the heir, even if he is guilty, he must be clearly ordered to the world, how can he handle it like this. UU read www.sonicmtl .com”

Li Yuan was only in a hurry, but Leng Chuan’s words calmed him down. At this time, Li An was already sober, and he rushed forward and kowtowed: “Father, forgive me, father, forgive me.”

Li Yuan looked at it with disgust. He glanced, kicked out, kicked Li An aside, and said, “Gao Hou, you send this villain to the ‘Jin’an Hall’ to be placed under house arrest, no one is allowed to visit, and also, put this Hanxiang Hall up and down I will execute them all, Chun Concubine, Chun Concubine, I don’t want to see her again.” After saying that, Li Yuan turned around and went out.

Leng Chuan quickly followed.

However, Gao Hou was ordered to stay. He greeted him outside the hall, and all the guards rushed into the Hanxiang Hall like tigers and wolves, but after a while, the eunuchs and maids in the Hanxiang Hall had been strangled to death, and most of them had just woken up from their sleep. Come on, you’re dead before you know what’s going on.

And Xia Jinyi woke up when Li Yuan and the others entered the dormitory. He took out the pill in black wax clothes with difficulty. Inside was a pill with a strange smell. Xia Jinyi thought, I’m dead or alive. After taking the pills, Xia Jinyi only felt numb in his limbs, unable to move his body up and down, and unable to open his eyes, but he still had a slight feeling.

After a while, Li Yuan left, and the guards began to obey orders to silence him. When he arrived, a guard snorted his breath and said, “This person is already dead, but you don’t need to look at it. How can Boss Leng have a living mouth in his hands? exist.”

[End of this Chapter]