On the west side of the Luodu Imperial City, there is a large palace called the West Palace - Shangyang Palace. According to the title of Bai Juyi's "Shangyang White-haired Man" in Volume 96 of "Yuefu Poetry Collection", it says: "Five years after Tianbao, Yang
The imperial concubine is exclusively favored, and she will never be lucky enough to enter the harem again. Those who have beauties in the sixth palace often find other places. If one of them is the upper yang, how can they still survive in Zhenyuan?"
Therefore, this is also where most of the palace people and female officials gathered, nicknamed: "Beauty Store". The story of the Shangyang palace maids in Tianbao period writing poems on red leaves and throwing them into the flowing water in the palace to express their feelings is
It happened here. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, there was an incident where people from the palace went out to watch the lanterns, and as a result, more than 3,000 people did not return.
The valley water flowing from the north-south axis divides Shangyang Palace into two parts: east and west. It is also diverted through Tixiang Gate, Guanfeng Gate, Yuri Tower, Lijing Terrace, Qibao Pavilion, Jiuzhou Pavilion and
Yaozhang Pavilion finally merges into a large deep and wide pool behind Guanfeng Hall, one of the six main building complexes.
And among the dozens of acres of water with brilliant waves and clear lake color, there is a towering palace on the water - Shuicheng Palace. Through the surrounding corridors and walkways that look like swastikas, and the stars that look like the moon.
Pavilions and pavilions; finally, a spacious thirty-seven-hole causeway was passed through to connect the ancillary buildings on the shore.
On all the aisles and bridge corridors, there are glazed tile sheds and wild goose-shaped eaves to protect against rain, snow and sun exposure. Therefore, even in the so-called hottest period of summer, walking back and forth between the Shuicheng Palace and the shore
The various buildings nearby were still filled with water vapor, and the air was no less cool.
Therefore, these corridors and corridors connecting Shuicheng Palace and its surrounding pavilions and buildings are also called the Corridors of Thousand Swallows. Because in summer, various water birds that are afraid of heat will also flock to and hide under the corridors.
Enjoying the cool air creates a unique spectacle of the sound of wind chimes under the eaves and the chirping of birds on the porch.
In the Water City Palace, there are many wheel-hub waterwheels, pipes and other extraction mechanisms, which are gathered together to provide ventilation, cooling, spring water spouting, and fog-making facilities. This makes this large palace on the elevated water even in the most arid and hot weather.
In any season, you can always keep a cool and moist interior.
Therefore, compared with the Chang'an palaces in Beijing, which are inevitably dry and hot after the beginning of summer, and the earth is humid and humid; since Luoyang City was rebuilt and the Eastern Capital Palace Gardens were rebuilt, the emperors of the Tang Dynasty and their relatives and ministers in the past dynasties would all have more or less
The few summer days passed by in the cool and comfortable daily life of Shangyang Palace.
And being able to get a place to live for a long or short time in the pavilions and pavilions surrounding Shuicheng Palace is a symbol of being favored by the king. If you can get a place called Jinbo
The permission to go boating and roam freely on the lake was a great honor that gradually gained the emperor's heart.
However, on the west side of Shuicheng Palace, a water terrace that is usually used for banquets, singing and dancing has been temporarily emptied, and the daily sound of Sheng songs and music is not heard. Even the small boats patrolling around it are not heard.
Stopped; and guards with bright armor and complete equipment stood, faintly surrounding the tower.
And on the open platform facing the water city hall, a pale-faced Xiao Huangmen was sitting on the ground; and compared to his blood-stained skirt, the place where the upper part of his neck was cut was already there.
There was a conspicuous thick scar. There were also new healed scars of varying sizes on his arms, armpits, chest, etc.
Although he was so weak that he might die at any time, he was actually alive. Then, an eunuch responsible for verification on the spot dropped his short blade and, regardless of the color of blood on his hand, knelt down on the ground to congratulate without hesitation.
He said: "Congratulations to the Holy Lord, congratulations to all nobles, such a wonderful thing came to the world and was obtained by this dynasty. This is an auspicious sign for the prosperous age of the Lord!"
Immediately, someone brought a plate of freshly cooked meat and placed it in front of the little Huangmen. They saw that he was a little sluggish due to excessive blood loss, and he was extremely thirsty as if he had been hungry for many days.
Without any regard for manners, he pounced on it, grabbed it with his hands and mouth, and chewed it without stopping; he quickly devoured a large plate of meat.
Then, someone brought a second large plate that was slightly red, but it was half-cooked meat. He grabbed it with unsatisfied taste, and started eating it happily. Then someone brought a third large plate, but it was grilled fish.
and goose meat, and a few oily flour pancakes. At this time, Xiao Huangmen finally stopped for a moment and only ate goose meat and fish.
Then, someone else was ordered to bring the fourth basin, which was sliced raw pork belly and raw pork knuckles marinated in sauce. At this time, the little Huangmen finally couldn't eat anymore, and looked at him with a faint feeling.
The brightly colored raw meat and pork shoulder suddenly covered their mouths and vomited on the spot. Seeing this scene, both the eunuch and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did the eunuch ask: "Jingguan, my son, what do you think?" Xiao Huangmen, who was pale-faced, couldn't help but burped heavily when he heard this and said: "My child, my child, it seems that I'm full.
There's nothing I can do now...but the wounds are still aching."
At this time, a feminine voice came out from the high platform opposite and said, "Thank you for your hard work, Mrs. Song." The eunuch named Mrs. Song couldn't help but kowtow and said: "I don't dare to take it. Since this is a blessing for me as a servant,
What a blessing for children!" The soft voice continued: "The above metaphor is to reward Song Su, the envoy of the inner sect, with a house outside the palace, and reward the Song family's children with three hundred pieces of silk to worship the court master."
Valley invasion
However, as this temporary interlude-like demonstration ended; the left and right people retreated and disappeared one after another. On the high platform where the metaphor was announced, behind the seemingly empty curtain, it was after a while;
At the same time, the somewhat dazed Xiao Huangmen, after leaving the Shuicheng Palace, was led to the guard hall of another side hall; "Jingguan, your chance has come." Then.
There were two eunuchs with big muscles and round waists on the left and right. They congratulated him with a smile and pushed him in hard.
Xiao Huangmen Jingguan, who had somersaulted on the threshold and fell to the ground, was quickly helped up. However, his body soon began to tremble with fear; because, supporting him, he suddenly
Even his immediate superior, who was of unknown rank and higher than his adoptive father, served as the envoy to the envoy of the Imperial Academy. He even patted the dust off his body and said:
"Jing Guan'er, you are already a person with great opportunities and a bright future, why are you so careless?"
And there were several middle-class nobles who looked at him with smiles like a group of carnivores, and he was working as a handyman in a remote and remote palace. He was a rare and prominent figure in the world; anyone could move their fingers.
He could be shot to death, and he raised his father and son. But at this time, it was like a rare commodity, and he looked at him in admiration.
It wasn't until one of the youngest middle-class nobles said impatiently: "Why don't you take off his clothes quickly and see if anything can grow down there?" This made him feel like he was struck by five thunders.
He was so frightened that he quickly turned around and ran away; then, without any surprise, someone covered his mouth, knocked him down, and dragged him in.
Then, a castrator with gray hair and a face as wrinkled as an old Shar-Pei walked in slowly and leisurely with the support of his disciples; facing the astonishing little Huangmen Jingguan, he grinned and said:
Spread out a whole set of dozens of large and small utensils...
However, in the Outer Dynasty, in just one afternoon, a clear edict drafted by the Secretary Prison was passed through the political hall almost immediately: the Buddhist and Taoist temples of the past dynasties have been used to enshrine meritorious objects and various items, but many of them are superficial and fake, and have stolen their names.
On the grounds of deceiving the world, he ordered the merit departments of the two capitals to cooperate with the envoys assigned by the imperial court to conduct an inventory and register them to correct the atmosphere.
At the same time, in the pagoda forest behind the Yulin Temple, Brigadier Lu Zhang, who was still a little worried after repelling the enemy again, couldn't help but sent a team of people to help them, and also found and carried Lin Jiulang and other survivors again.
, as well as the corpses and prisoners found at the scene, slowly retreated to the temple protected by the wall.
At this time, Jiang Tian also saw some blood-stained battle scenes surrounding the temple gate and outer walls, as well as the wounded who were placed under the eaves of the half-collapsed building. Although some of them were temporarily bandaged and treated, they were injured because they were
Because of his critical condition, he could only survive, even to the point of dying with his eyes blurred.
"Are you willing to believe me again?" At this time, Jiang Tian couldn't help but said to Lin Jiulang and others: Then several other survivors who were rescued including Lin Jiulang, after looking at each other, faintly revealed
With a little bit of conviction and respect, they nodded heavily one after another and said: "But it depends on the officer's orders." "Just ask the deputy supervisor to explain."
"Okay, then pull out all these arrow clusters on your body." Jiang Tian immediately ordered and took out a sloshing water bag. "Then, drink the contents here one by one.
, each person can only take a small sip, and then pour a little more on the wound, and then drink as much water as possible and eat some dry food..."
"Okay! Let me come first." Lin Jiulang stepped forward when he heard the words and took the water bag that had a faint smell of burning. He closed his eyes and took a small sip, only to feel the smell of plant ash/talisman water full of impurities. Then,
With quick eyesight and quick hands, he cut into the arm with a knife close to the arrow shaft, and with force, he picked and pried, and a thin fountain of blood suddenly spurted out, and a bloody arrow cluster was squeezed out.
Then, he grinned and held down the wound, while others poured the water bag against the wound. The next moment, obvious changes occurred. The wound on the arm that was bleeding unexpectedly began to shrink inward, and then
It condensed into a sticky black blood scab...
Then, in disbelief, Lin Jiulang couldn't help but wipe the wound hard; only to find that the quickly dried blood scab fell off as soon as he scratched it, revealing a slender pink scar. Then he moved the wound again.
I stretched my arm and found that, except for the dull soreness and stagnation, it was basically fine.
The next moment, he knelt down on the ground without hesitation and said loudly: "Thank you, sir, for your life-saving grace. From now on, this life of my subordinates will be yours. Please continue to treat my colleagues."
The other most seriously wounded casualty nearby did not hesitate to draw out several broken arrows from his body without hesitation.