Chapter six hundred and eighty second half-hearted remnants
There was heavy rain at night, but during the day the sun was like fire, scorching the earth.
Thinking about what happened in Cishou Palace that morning, Qingyang became restless while sitting in the main hall.
The rules in the palace are strict, and the few people she can trust in the Changxin Palace are all married from the capital of Shu. But if she asks them to ask for information, it's okay if nothing happens. If something happens, they will only alert the snake.
It was getting dark in the afternoon, but the weather was extremely depressing.
"Master Yun Guan sent someone over to say that he had found a book of piano music scores in the past few days, which seems to be a fragment of music left by the former master Gu Pudao. He asked the empress if she is rare..." The maid came in and reported.
This summer, the weather was very hot, and it rained frequently, making it inconvenient to get in and out. Qingyang was too lazy to go to Chongfu to watch the ceremony, and he was too lazy to call Yun Puzi into the palace to talk, but he didn't expect that Yun Puzi could always find some rare gifts these days.
come over.
Before last night, Qingyang wouldn't have thought much about it, but she was just about to let someone accept the music score submitted by Yun Puzi directly. She didn't need Yun Puzi to come to the palace to pay her respects in such a hot day. Then she thought, Chen
Ruyi paraphrased the words of Marquis Yang En of Liyang. His Majesty's strange behavior in Cishou Palace today and his special stay at Zhao Guiren's house for a long time at noon. Do these have something to do with Yun Puzi's frequent sending of people to pay tribute in the past few days?
connect?
"I haven't seen Master Yun for a while. I have been reading Taoism in the past few days, and there are many things that I can't understand. I just invited Master Yun to come into the palace to explain a few things. I also want to thank him so much for such a hot day.
I still miss you..." Qingyang said, asking someone to invite Yun Puzi to come into the palace.
As a royal Taoist temple, Chongfu Temple is located within the imperial city, not far from the palace city. As soon as the incense stick passed, Yun Puzi came running over.
Qingyang still felt stuffy and stuffy while sitting in the main hall, and he didn't know if Yun Puzi had practiced some martial arts. He walked in from the main hall, his face was rosy under his snow-white beard and hair, and there was no trace of sweat on his brows.
"Han Qian dared to risk the disapproval of the world, but this time he asked his eldest son Han Wenxin to be the prince. I heard that most people in the palace said that he generally wanted to arrange his posthumous affairs, and then make a desperate move to lead the troops.
Ma participated in the Hehuai War. There are probably many people in the court who would be happy to see Tangyi and the Mongols kill both sides, right?" Qingyang, who had several direct female officials around him, asked Chao Yunpuzi.
"That should be the case," Yun Puzi couldn't see anything unusual in the Changxin Palace at this time, and said, "Your Majesty can ignore the objections of the Yushitai and the officials of the Ministry of Rites, and so happily approve the plot of the Marquis of Qianyang.
, you should also have such thoughts, right?"
"It's true that your Majesty has such an idea, but in the end he is still worried that Han Qian will really have three advantages and two disadvantages. No one in the court can control the Xinjin Marquis. On the contrary, it is not good, and he is a little worried," Qingyang said, "Three days ago, His Majesty specially called Chen Ruyi
I went to the Marquis of Liyang's Mansion to ask for advice and mentioned this matter. The Marquis of Liyang said that the Marquis of Xinjin and Han Qian seemed to be at odds with each other, but in all major matters they were in harmony. I don't know what Chen Ruyi thought. He returned from the Marquis of Liyang's Mansion the day before yesterday.
When I came to the palace, I didn’t immediately mention that Marquis Liyang had said this, but it was only last night when His Majesty asked in detail about Marquis Liyang’s speculation on Marquis Xinjin’s attitude that he suddenly brought it up..."
"Impossible!" Even though Yun Puzi had long expected that one of Chen Ruyi or Anji Xiang must be Lu Qingxia's accomplice, after confirming it, he could not suppress the shock in his heart and said in a sharp voice.
"Why is it impossible?" Qingyang looked at Yun Puzi and asked.
Yun Puzi realized that he had lost his composure, so he sat up straight and said: "Yang En was involved in the Queen Mother's edict back then, so he should be more aware of the relationship between the Marquis of Qianyang and the Marquis of Xinjin than the court officials.
With your understanding, it’s impossible for you to say such a thing?”
"The Marquis of Liyang may be more aware of the relationship between the Marquis of Guizhou Yang and the Marquis of Xinjin, but how could Taoist Master Yun conclude that Han Qian and Li Zhigao were not pretending to be at odds with each other to show off to the court, and nothing else?
"Qingyang's expression couldn't help but become stern and asked.
Although she had to rely on Yun Puzi in these years, and although she had a deep relationship with her brother Wang Yong and Yun Puzi, it did not mean that she completely believed that Yun Puzi was loyal to her and had the same heart.
What's more, Yun Puzi has already made it clear that he is not her personal minister. Who knows which side Yun Puzi is on at this moment?
"I do know some secrets unknown to outsiders, so I can conclude that the 'discord' between the Marquis of Qianyang and the Marquis of Xinjin is definitely not a pretense. Of course, they may still choose to cooperate in the future. However, just like
I will never reveal the secrets of the empress to outsiders, but if there are any secrets between the Marquis of Qianyang and Xinjin, please forgive me for the inconvenience of confessing them." Yun Puzi said.
"You should be honest." Seeing Yun Puzi's detached attitude, Qingyang couldn't press him to ask him what secret he knew. He frowned and asked, "Since Taoist Master Yun has concluded that Yang En will never
If you say this, why would Chen Ruyi deliberately stir up the troubled waters at this time? What he said would only be more beneficial to Han Qian and Tangyi. After all, it would make His Majesty even more wary of Li Zhigao - Taoist priest Yun would not say that for sure.
Isn’t he from Han Qian?”
"This matter may seem beneficial to Tangyi at first glance, but there is no need for Tangyi to do these superfluous things," Yun Puzi asked hesitantly, "Is there anything unusual in the palace these two days?"
Although Qingyang did not fully trust Yun Puzi, but at this time he had no other choice but to rely on Yun Puzi, so he told Yang Yuanpu about all the abnormalities in Cishou Palace and his visit to Zhao Guiren before noon, and said: "
What happened today is really weird..."
While Yun Puzi was thinking deeply with his white eyebrows furrowed, a eunuch serving in the Chongwen Palace came in holding a fly whisk in his hand and said:
"Zhou Wengui met the imperial concubine, and his majesty said: The weather is unbearably hot, and your majesty wants to take refuge in Nanyuan. Please invite the imperial concubine and the eldest prince to accompany you..."
"Leave the palace and go to Nanyuan at this time?" Qingyang looked at the eunuch who was announcing Yang Yuanpu's instructions in surprise and doubt. He couldn't see anything suspicious on his face. At the moment, he could only suppress the shock in his heart and signal.
He will go back first.
Of course, she would not doubt that the oral instructions were false. After all, when Yang Yuanpu went out to escape the summer heat, the movement was not as big as the thirty or fifty people leaving Jinling City; the concubines, the eunuchs, the guards and horses, and the accompanying officials, etc., were so majestic that it was hard to say.
Tens of thousands of people.
Besides, when Yang Yuanpu summoned Huang Lu and Guo Liang to the palace early in the morning, it was probably to make arrangements to "go out of the palace to escape the summer heat."
Of course, Qingyang would not simply think that Yang Yuanpu suddenly decided to leave the palace at this time just to "escape the summer heat"!
Since Yang Yuanpu has made this decision, unless Shen Yang and other ministers or the Queen Mother can dissuade her, as a concubine in the harem, she can only listen and act. Qingyang said to Yun Puzi with anxiety about the unknown fate:
"Taoist Master Yun, please go back to Chongfu Temple first. Maybe His Majesty will also order Taoist Director Yun to accompany you - such a big thing happened suddenly. I'll go to Cishou Palace first to see what's going on."
Yun Puzi said with a stern expression:
"No, your Majesty must not go to Cishou Palace or Chongwen Palace at this moment. There is still some time before the palace gates are closed. Your Majesty's imperial edict to leave the palace for summer vacation should not have reached Chongfu Gate yet. Please bring your eldest prince with you at this moment.
If you go to Chongfu Temple to avoid disaster, the situation in the palace will change drastically at any time!"
"Why is this said?" Qingyang stared at Yun Puzi and asked.
She also expected that the situation was very likely to be problematic, but at this time, it would only take half a stick of incense to bring the child out of the palace, and Yang Yuanpu would send someone over to question her why she resisted the decree.
How will she respond then?
Or can it be said that the situation in the palace will suddenly change dramatically in this half-burning incense period, as Yun Puzi hinted?
Leaving the palace to avoid disaster is by no means a decision that can be made lightly.
Yun Puzi knew the rules of the palace very well. Even if Qingyang was willing to go to Chongfu Temple at this time, he could not convince the people around Changxin Palace. If they stopped him, or there was no neat etiquette, it was just the concubine and the eldest prince.
It would be damning if someone could run out of the palace and run to Chongfu Temple through the heavily guarded gate of Chongfu Palace.
Of course, if you go to Chongfu Temple in Qingyang, as long as you don't leave the imperial city, there are no special rules. There is no need to ask for an order, and there is no need for the Ministry of Internal Affairs to send formal ceremonial officers and guards.
Fortunately, the palace envoys and female officials in Changxin Palace were mainly old people brought by Qingyang from the capital of Shu. At this time, Yun Puzi mainly wanted to convince Qingyang first, and said anxiously:
"The second prince of Cishou Palace is not the real 'second prince'. From His Majesty's actions today, we can conclude that he should have known about this from Chen Ruyi. And Chen Ruyi is most likely Lu Qing
The secret that Xia placed beside His Majesty, so all of His Majesty's reactions today, as well as the fact that he suddenly left the palace to escape the summer heat and was supposed to have a showdown with the Queen Mother, were actually under Lu Qingxia's control. His Majesty was still too impatient.
, he did not summon the ministers for a secret discussion, but was instigated by several eunuchs to decide this matter on his own. This forced the Queen Mother to kill him. Of course, your Majesty may not trust any of the ministers anymore! Your Majesty, please go and see him now.
The Queen Mother will definitely be detained, and she and the eldest prince will even be in danger of their lives, and your Majesty will probably not be able to wait for the escorting troops and horses to arrive and walk out of Chongyang Gate!"
"Why do you say that the second prince is not the second prince? What can you do to prove this?"
Princess Qingyang stared at Yun Puzi in shock. It was hard to imagine that Yun Puzi, who usually looked harmless to humans and animals, would know so many shocking secrets. She couldn't help but tremble in her hands and feet at this moment. She never thought of this.
Uterine changes may occur at any time,
"And even if what you said is true, even if the Queen Mother and Your Majesty are at odds over this matter, it won't be to the point where mother and son can kill each other, right?"
And if the identity of the second prince is false, it is not impossible - a concubine in the previous dynasty gave birth to a girl and secretly replaced her with a boy. If such a thing is revealed, it will inevitably cause shocking waves, but Qingyang does not think that this is the case.
It would bring Yang Yuanpu and Wang Chaner to the point where mother and son can kill each other.
Regardless of whether Yang Yuanpu deposed Wang Chan'er and imprisoned her in the palace in the end, or Wang Chan'er deposed Yang Yuanpu and established a new emperor, as a concubine in the harem, she would have no choice but to follow the trend, right?
Where can she go when she leaves the palace to avoid trouble? When the time comes, whether Wang Chan'er deposes Yang Yuanpu, or Yang Yuanpu puts his mother Wang Chan'er under house arrest, and an edict is issued, she still has to return to the palace obediently, where can she go?
Of course, at this time, she would never unreservedly believe that Yun Puzi was worthy of her trust.
Yun Puzi has frequently sent people to the palace these days to offer gifts, and now he encourages her to leave the palace to avoid trouble. Who knows if he wants to lure her and the eldest son of the emperor into falling under the control of the forces behind him?
Is the person behind Yun Puzi manipulating everything that happens in the palace?
"Everything is under the control of Lu Qingxia. She will not give His Majesty and the Queen Mother a chance to sit down calmly and talk about their relationship, but taking action is only a matter of a moment; and except for Empress Li, there is no one
Anyone can prove the true life experience of the second prince. Damn it, when Cishou Palace takes action against His Majesty, they will definitely send someone to assassinate Empress Li to silence her!"
At this time, Yun Puzi suddenly thought about all the joints, slapped his forehead, shouted, and said,
"My dear, please believe me. That Chen Ruyi is definitely Lu Qingxia's man. What they did today was to force Your Majesty and the Queen Mother to turn against each other, and force the Queen Mother to be determined to eliminate Your Majesty. When the time comes, whether His Majesty dies suddenly or is assassinated.
Death, as long as the Queen Mother is under their control, they have the right to control the bodyguards and the inner and outer courts. And Lu Qingxia did all this, probably because he couldn't wait to disrupt Jinling and Dachu before the Marquis of Qianyang sent troops to Hehuai.
situation!”
"Taoist Master Yun wants to say that you are Han Qian's man, and have been lurking in the imperial city under Han Qian's orders these years?" Qingyang stared at Yun Puzi warily and asked, "It's just that I have something wrong with you.
Explanation: The Marquis of Qianyang is about to send troops, but why does Lu Qingxia have to disrupt the situation in Jinling? Doesn't it mean that after the Marquis of Guizhou Yang sends troops, Lu Qingxia has a greater chance of winning if he launches a palace coup? And if I hadn't remembered
If I'm wrong, were you instigated by Yao Xishui in Fanchang City to persuade me to announce the marriage between Han Qian and Wang Jun to His Majesty?"
"If the empress hadn't been by your Majesty's side, and if His Majesty hadn't renewed the engagement while Marquis Qianyang was observing mourning, how could the Marquis of Qianyang have an excuse to leave Fanchang directly?"
Yun Puzi couldn't guess why Lu Qingxia was led out of the cave at this time, but the critical situation in front of him was clear. He tried his best to persuade Qingyang Dao,
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Not only did the Marquis of Qianyang guess that there was something wrong with the second prince of the Cishou Palace, he also guessed that the second prince was the illegitimate son of the Queen Mother and Han Jun. He even knew that the Marquis of Xinjin, Li Zhigao, was the son of the former King of Lu; the old Taoist Xianyun Yehe
Although he is still old and has a lifetime of vision and skills, he is not as good as Li Yu or Lu Qingxia. But who is in charge of the general trend of the world? When the Marquis of Guizhou Yang Ding ordered the Jinling Rebellion, he could see clearly. As for Lu Qingxia
Why she chose to take action at this time may be because she had no choice but to do so - because she is not the only venomous snake lurking in Aurous Hill!"
Qingyang couldn't imagine what he was seeing. He couldn't imagine that Han Qian had known so many secrets in the palace for a long time. He was shocked and suspicious. His heart could not help but twitch slightly with fear. It took him a while to calm down and continue to question.
:
"How can I be sure that you didn't also fall into the trap about Fanchang, but now you are actually trying to trick me?"
The situation in front of her would be doomed if she took one wrong step. She even doubted whether Yun Puzi was really a secret agent deployed by Han Qian, and she was even more worried that this was a trap set by the mastermind behind the scenes.
Except for the Fanchang incident, in the next eight years, she did not notice any signs that Yun Puzi was obviously leaning towards Tangyi, otherwise she would not be so slow to notice it; more importantly, she asked Lu Qingxia why she chose this
When the time came, Yun Puzi failed to answer her questions directly.
One wrong step could lead to catastrophe, and the remains of mother and child would be lost. This problem cannot be explained clearly, so how could she act rashly?
Once she chooses to leave the palace to avoid disaster, it means that she has no other choice.
"Mother, do you remember the phrase 'Go east across the Yangtze River and sweep away all the heroes of the ages'?" Yun Puzi didn't even know if the assassins from Cishou Palace had already come to Changxin Palace, but if they stayed for a moment longer, there would definitely be more.
If it's dangerous, hurry up.
"Back then, many people in Shu knew this phrase. What did Taoist Yun want to say?" Qingyang asked.
"The great river goes to the east, and the waves are swept away, and there are all the famous people of the ages. To the west of the fort, there is the human road, the Red Cliff of Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms. The rocks penetrate the sky, the stormy waves crash on the shore, and roll up thousands of piles of snow. The country is picturesque, and there are so many heroes at that time."
Yun Puzi wrote half of a poem on the rice paper in front of the case, and said, "The old Taoist only knows this half of the poem from the Marquis of Qianyang. As for what the next poem is, the old Taoist has never heard it mentioned by the Marquis of Qianyang."
, but Marquis Qianyang said that after seeing half of these poems, I should believe that the old Taoist's friendship with him is true."
Qingyang stared at these half-words in a daze, feeling a little crazy for a moment...
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"Aunt Deng, bring Bin'er quickly, let's go to Chongfu Temple!"
Qingyang was still calm and ordered a middle-aged female official beside him to speak.
At this time, the four female officials serving in the main hall were all old people brought by Qingyang from the Kingdom of Shu. After listening to the conversation between Qingyang and Yun Puzi, although they had been restrained from interjecting casually, at this time their hearts
There was also a turbulent situation inside, and his face was pale.
They never imagined that the Chu Palace, where everything was calm yesterday and everyone was complaining about the scorching heat, would suddenly experience a bloody palace uprising at any time.
They originally thought that the Shu Palace was dangerous enough, but they did not expect that the Chu Palace was a hundred times more dangerous than the Shu Palace.
The second prince is not the second prince, but the illegitimate son of the Queen Mother and Han Jun?
Chen Ruyi, who has many close associates of His Majesty, has always been Lu Qingxia's secret accomplice?
Yun Puzi is the secret agent deployed in the palace by Han Qian, the Marquis of Qianyang?
And why did the empress, after confirming this, leave the palace without hesitation and avoid trouble? Didn't Lu Qingxia arrange for someone to assassinate His Majesty and then support the second prince, who is actually a descendant of the Han family, to the throne? Wasn't that why?
Is it possible that Han Qian and Lu Qingxia colluded?
Although the four female officials around Qingyang had seen the world and were secretly practicing boxing, the complicated and extremely dangerous situation in front of them made them a mess.
This also has the advantage that Qingyang has made up his mind, or Qingyang's will is strong enough. Although they have deep doubts in their hearts, they will still unswervingly follow Qingyang's orders until they think of a better way.
You won't look so helpless when doing things.
Here, the driving arrangements for leaving the palace are arranged, and it is also confirmed that the imperial edict to leave the palace for summer vacation has not yet reached the guard office of Chongfumen - it may be Yang Yuanpu (or Yang Yuanpu who is instigated and controlled by his side)
) also knew how to avoid alerting Cishou Palace as much as possible, but this made Qingyang realize that his efforts were meager.
She held Bin'er's hand and when she boarded the carriage, she couldn't help but look back.
Now that she leaves the palace, she will have no way to turn back. If Yang Yuanpu is lucky enough not to die during the palace incident, then the best outcome for her may be to die and leave her body intact.
"There's a flood over there in Changyang Yuan!" a female official suddenly pointed at an eaves corner on the north side of Cishou Palace and exclaimed.
Qingyang stepped on the shaft of the carriage and looked over the carriage wall towards Changyang Courtyard. He saw two pillars of smoke rising up without any warning, which showed that the fire must have spread rapidly in a very short time.
She had been frightened too much today, and she was a little numb at the moment, but seeing the scene in front of her, she still felt a chill coming from the bottom of her heart.
Changyangyuan was the place where Li Yao lived in seclusion after being demoted. As Yun Puzi said, Lu Qingxia should send someone to kill Li Yao at this time.
Li Yao is the only person who can identify the authenticity of the second prince. Once Li Yao dies and his body is destroyed, who can question the authenticity of the second prince?
At that time, no one can stand up to question the Queen Mother's sending someone to assassinate Yang Yuanpu, and no one can stand up to question the legitimacy of the Queen Mother's designation of the second prince to ascend the throne?
Lu Qingxia's plan is so vicious and so perfect!
Will Han Qian risk his reputation as a traitor and fall out with Lu Qingxia and the Queen Mother for the sake of her and Bin'er? Or will he and Bin'er inevitably become bargaining chips in the deal between Han Qian, Lu Qingxia and the Queen Mother?
Qingyang thought melancholy for a while.
"Empress, it's time for us to leave. If we don't leave, it will be too late." Yun Puzi reminded.