After listening to the old monk saying that the gold should never be handed over to the Eastern Jin Dynasty, Chen Caozhi said: "The gold is under the Ye Palace. How can the Jin Dynasty come to get it?"
The old monk was silent.
Chen Cao said: "Let's not talk about it for now. I'll wait for you to check the pulse for Mr. Jiu." As he said that, he took the left hand of the old monk Jiezhu and carefully checked his pulse. However, he felt that his pulse was weak and the oil was almost exhausted. , only has a lifespan of one year at most, and cannot be rejuvenated by medicinal stones.
Ran Sheng on the side asked: "Brother, how is your health?"
When Chen Caozhi was thinking about how to word his words, the old monk smiled and said, "I know the deadline is coming, and I know it very well." Looking at Ran Sheng, he said, "His Majesty Tianxing is here, but I have fulfilled one of my wishes, even if I die. What a pity!"
Ran Sheng looked at Chen Caozhi, who shook his head gently. Ran Sheng knew that his brother could not do anything, so he couldn't help feeling a little sad. He held the old monk's bony hand and said: "Thanks to the loyalty of the school captain, God The sun can show that although Ran Yu cannot rebuild the country of his parents, he will definitely destroy the country of Yan."
The old monk listened to Ran Sheng's generous words and felt comforted, but he said: "Your Highness is the only blood descendant of the King of Wei. It is best to avenge the Xianbei people. If there is a great disparity in power, do not go your own way, otherwise you will not only If you fail to avenge yourself, you will find yourself in a desperate situation, so be careful, be careful."
Ran Sheng nodded solemnly, Uncle Jing also said this to him.
The old monk asked again: "Although the gold hidden in Ye Palace cannot be accessed now, it is best to know the exact location. What good advice does Chen Xima have?"
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "Of course the best way is to go to the West Palace area of Yecheng to see in person, so that you can confirm the location of the Shihu Xuanguang Palace ruins. But where can I get the chance to enter the palace?" said: " I have no other choice but to go to the West Palace area and draw a sketch of the palace for the borrower to take a look at. I wonder if the borrower can find out the location of Xuanguang Hall based on the map?"
The old monk nodded and said: "This method is feasible. I have learned from Chen Xima. Standing at the back door of Xuanguang Hall, if you look to the left, you can see the Hongqiao of the Golden Phoenix Terrace in the Tongque Garden. It is about a hundred steps away, and you can see it to the right. The majestic Ninth Hall of Taiwu, by the way, six of the nine halls of Taiwu have been burned down long ago. I don’t know what the Xianbei people changed the name of these nine halls. Chen Xima must find out clearly."
Chen Cao said: "If the Xuanguang Palace was burned down and rebuilt, and the foundations were excavated, wouldn't the hidden gold have already been obtained by the Xianbei people?"
The old monk shook his head and said: "No, the Xianbei people are not so blessed! In recent years, the Xianbei people have rebuilt the Ye Palace. I often asked the craftsmen among them and learned that most of the palaces were rebuilt on the original site. Emperor Wu of Zhao (i.e. Shi Hu) The palace built in Yecheng has a solid foundation. In order to speed up the move of the capital, the Xianbei people did not dig deep for reconstruction. Many of the palaces of the previous dynasty were preserved and only repaired slightly. Moreover, if the Xianbei people dug up the hidden gold, so many craftsmen would talk too much. , it will definitely spread.”
Chen Caozhi nodded: "Well, if I can enter the palace, I will draw a picture and ask my father-in-law for advice."
The old monk borrowed the money and said, "Please let Chen Xima agree to lend it to someone. If you can get the gold in the future, don't hand it over to the Sima family of the Jin Dynasty. Since His Highness Ran Yu has temporarily changed his surname to Chen, then this gold will belong to the Chen family." Although Jiuzheng knew that it would be very difficult to get out the gold hidden in Ye Palace, and it was very likely that Ran Sheng would not be able to get it in his lifetime, he still had to give Chen Cao a word to feel at ease.
Ran Sheng said: "Don't worry, Captain, that's what my brother means."
Chen Caozhi left a heart-protecting prescription to the old monk Jiuzhi, which was the prescription Ge Hong prescribed for Chen's mother, Li Shi.
Returning to Yecheng Bingjing Terrace from Longgang Temple, looking at the high wall of Tongque Garden, Chen Caozhi was thinking about how to enter the west area of the palace to inspect? It seemed inappropriate to ask Murong Chong to lead him in. Murong Chong was only a child after all, and The west area of the palace is the inner garden of the harem. Perhaps only the Empress Dowager can summon him, and he can enter.
In the afternoon, Murong Chong came to see Chen Caozhi and said with a pleasant smile: "Was Chen Xima frightened last night? Xiao Wang specially ordered someone to send three jars of Daji City wine to calm Chen Xima's shock——"
Chen Caozhi pretended to be displeased and said: "Your Highness is making fun of me. Last night I was very nervous and walking on thin ice. Fortunately, the Queen Mother was kind and did not punish me."
Murong Chong cupped his hands and said: "Sorry, sorry, Xiao Wang has good intentions too. The beauty of a gentleman is that of an adult."
Chen Cao said: "What kind of adult beauty is this? It's just teasing others."
Murong Chong felt that his good intentions were not understood, and he couldn't help but feel aggrieved. This morning, his sister Princess Qinghe pinched his ear, which made him lose face in front of the rouge team. He was really depressed. He said sadly: "That's all, you are really a high-minded person. "I'm about to leave——
Chen Caozhi wondered what this had to do with Qu Gao and being reclusive, and then thought that this was Murong Chong lamenting that no one could understand him. This eight-year-old Phoenix was really funny. He must have just learned this word and found an opportunity to use it, so he tolerated it. He smiled and said: "Your Highness stayed, even if I wrongly blamed His Highness, it's just that I can't bear His Highness's kindness."
Murong Chong then turned his anger into joy and whispered: "Chen Xima, how about becoming the Prince Consort of Yan State? My sister is the most beautiful woman in Yan State. I saw it in the bamboo forest last night. Did you see it then?" My sister was stunned, right?"
Chen Caozhi smiled and did not argue, but said: "The female Mulan was really a very beautiful flower and tree that day. There is nothing like it in Jiangdong. It's a pity that we can't see the whole picture."
Murong Chong thought for a while and said: "If Chen Xima wants to see the goddess Mulan, he must ask my sister to ask my mother for permission, so that Chen Xima can enter the inner garden of the West Palace."
Chen Cao said: "That's all, this matter is too difficult, I just won't think about Mulan that day."
Murong Chong said with a smile: "This matter will be taken care of by Xiao Wang. Chen Xima will definitely see the girl Mulan that day with his own eyes."
After sending Murong Chong away, Chen Caozhi wrote a letter to Murong Ke, mentioning Murong Ke's promise that day. Now that the Qin envoy Xi Bao has been released, why is he stranded and unable to return?
Chen Caozhi wrote the letter and ordered Shen Chiqian to send it to the Prince's Mansion in Taiyuan.
In the evening of that day, Yan Shangshu servant She Ke Zuhunyi went to Shangyong Palace to visit the Taifu. Situ Murong Ping told the Taifu what happened at Longgang Temple last night and asked the Taifu for his opinion.
Murong Ping smiled and said: "Qinqin is thinking about spring. Well, he is twelve years old. It is time to recognize and admire Chen Caozhi. It is true that Chen Caozhi is handsome and talented. It is no wonder that Qinqin was interested. That day Qinqin was mixed up in Fenghuang's class. In the team, I felt confused, but it turned out that it was just to see Chen Caozhi, haha, it was interesting."
Ke Zuhunyi saw Murong Ping smiling heartily and said, "Although the Queen Mother thinks that Chen Cao's character is good, she has no power in the Yan State, so she cannot marry the princess to him - what do you think of the Grand Tutor?" "
Murong Ping said slowly: "Without power and power? If Dazai wants to keep him in the Yan Kingdom, he must reuse him. Then he will be powerful and powerful. You must not know, right? Dazai wanted to keep Chen Caozhi in the country." Dayan actually wants to use the city of Xuchang in exchange for money from the Tang Chen family, so that Chen Caozhi will serve Dayan wholeheartedly."
"Ah!" Ke Zuhunyi said in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
Murong commented: "The envoys sent by Huan Wen have crossed the Yellow River and will arrive in Yedu in three days. They are here to recover Chen Caozhi. Dazai will negotiate with them and exchange Xuchang City for money for the Chen family of Tang Dynasty."
Ke Zuhunyi stared at him for a long time, shook his head repeatedly and said: "Absurd, ridiculous, how could Dazai do such a ridiculous thing? This has never been heard of before."
Murong Ping was not surprised at all, and said: "In the past, the He family's jade could be exchanged for fifteen cities, so why not exchange Xuchang City for dozens of Chen family members!"
But Zuhunyi still shook his head: "The Sima family claims to be orthodox and is blindly arrogant. They accuse us, Dayan and Qin, of being pseudo-dynasties. Even if the Grand Prime Minister wants to exchange with them, I'm afraid the Jin Dynasty will not agree."
Murong commented: "That is something Dazai needs to worry about. You and I don't have to worry about it."
Ke Zuhunyi asked curiously: "What right does Taifu have to trade cities for people? Doesn't Taifu stop him?"
Murong Ping showed an enigmatic smile and said: "Leave it to him, let him."
But Zuhunyi knew that Murong had some calculations in his assessment. Since he refused to say anything now, he naturally couldn't ask more questions. He circled back to Princess Qinghe's marriage to Chen Caozhi. Murong commented: "It's not a bad idea. Qin Qin is only ten years old."
Two years old, it will be two years before we really get married, who knows what will happen in these two years!"
But Zuhunyi finally understood that Murong Ping wanted to use Princess Qinghe to influence Chen Caozhi's position and let Chen Caozhi help him deal with Dazai Murong Ke. Chen Caozhi was highly used by Murong Ke, but once he turned into an armpit,
That would be a fatal blow——
But Zu Hunyi was worried, this kind of coup was too dangerous, and when he was in the whirlpool, he often didn't know when his head would fall to the ground, so he didn't dare to say anything more, so he left immediately.
Murong commented: "Tomorrow I will go to the palace to see the Queen Mother and talk about Princess Qinqin."
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At midnight on July 17, Murong Chong came to Chen Cao's residence in Bingjingtai and said that his mother had given permission for Chen Cao to enter the inner garden to enjoy the flowers, and gave Chen Cao a fish patrol charm to tie around his waist.
With the token, you can freely enter and exit the Tongque Garden, but if you want to enter other palace areas, you need another token, and there is only one token for the Tongque Garden, so of course Ran Sheng and others cannot follow.
Chen Caozhi followed Murong Chong to the Imperial Palace of the State of Yan. Bingjing Terrace was originally part of the Tongque Garden. Although it was separated from the rear, it was very close to the palace. Murong Chong led Chen Caozhi into the palace through the back door and passed by for several seconds.
They went to the sentry post, checked their badges, searched their bodies, and then entered the Tongque Garden. They saw the Tongque Tower and the Golden Phoenix Tower towering high. The Hong Bridge across the Tongque Tower from the Golden Phoenix Tower was soaring in the sky, which was extremely spectacular——
Chen Caozhi thought to himself, "I told you that if you stand at the back door of Xuanguang Hall and look to the left, you can see Jinfengtai Hongqiao. It seems that I have to go northeast." He asked Murong Chong, "Your Highness, I heard that Xuanguang Hall of Ye Palace is extremely magnificent.
, I wonder if it can be seen from a distance from the garden?"
Murong Chong led Chen Caozhi through the garden, shook his head and said: "The little king doesn't know that there is Xuanguang Hall in the palace city. It must be the old name of the previous dynasty."
Chen Caozhi said "Oh" and said, "Maybe."
Murong Chong said: "Chen Xima, those three goddess magnolias are all in the north of the garden. Just walk this way along the gravel path. I'll come back when I go." After that, he trotted around and turned around a clump of flower trees.
