The spring breeze does not reach the end of the world, and there are no flowers in the mountain city in February.
There are still oranges on the branches under the heavy snow, and the bamboo shoots are about to sprout due to the freezing thunder.
Hearing about it at night makes me miss my hometown, and I feel the beauty of things as I enter the New Year.
I was once a guest of flowers in Luoyang. Although the wild fragrance is late, there is no need to complain.
——"A Reply to Yuan Zhen" by Ouyang Xiu
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After Li Bai left, everyone stared at Bai Fu strangely.
Bai Fu thought: "I won't really become an indestructible body and become invulnerable from now on, right?"
Bai Fu looked at his body and saw nothing unusual. Bai Fu borrowed a dagger from the Persian princess Boniadi, and lightly scratched his finger with the blade, and saw blood oozing from the fingertips.
Bai Fu showed his fingers to everyone, laughed at himself, and said: "Of course, there is no dragon scale armor, nor is there any invulnerability. I am still an ordinary person." Everyone was amused and laughed.
While everyone was joking and joking, no one noticed that the blood on Bai Fu's fingertips dripped on the ground, condensed into blood beads like mercury, and slid quietly down the grass...
The Persian princess Boniadi pointed to the copper box and repeated the dialogue: "These scrolls were found in your mansion. According to Persian law, the ownership of these scrolls is yours."
For the sake of our assistance in discovering the secret room, please allow me to copy these parchments and bring copies back to Persia."
Bai Fu was stunned and thought: "I don't understand the Persian on the parchment either. I originally planned to give all these parchments to you. But Boniadi's solemn instructions must have deep meaning."
Bai Fu responded accordingly and said with a smile: "Of course. Your Highness the Princess is too polite. I will do as you wish."
After the crisis was over, everyone relaxed, only to realize that they were extremely tired. After a brief discussion, they went back to their homes to rest.
Bai Fu and the Persian princess Poniadi mounted their horses and rode side by side. At this time, the earthquake had just subsided, and aftershocks continued. The streets of Chang'an were in chaos. Some people had lost their relatives, some people's homes were destroyed, and cries continued one after another.
.The streets and alleys are devastated, like a ghost prison on earth.
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In the Daming Palace, Xuanzong also didn't sleep all night. Many palaces such as Chengtianmen, Temple of Heaven, and Temple of Earth collapsed. Early in the morning, Qin Tianjian came to report that Taibai Venus appeared in the noon position due south in the sky during the day, which should be ominous.
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Xuanzong was depressed and was about to leave the court and let Li Linfu take charge of government affairs. Gao Lishi hurriedly came to report that Li Xiang had another stroke and was completely paralyzed. This time the illness was so severe that he was afraid that it would be more serious than bad.
Xuanzong passed the decree and urgently recruited Yang Guozhong to join the court and was promoted to Shangshu Zuopushe.
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The Prince of Qing, Li Cong, has been ill recently and has not gotten better even after taking some medicine. He feels his body is getting worse day by day. He hurriedly asked Li Yan to invite the prince. Prince Li Heng came to Prince Qing's residence with Xuanzong's approval on the pretext of visiting the sick.
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After the imperial doctor completed his consultation, he exited the bedroom of Prince Qing Li Cong and shook his head at the prince who was waiting at the door.
The imperial doctor sighed and said softly: "Reporting to His Majesty the Crown Prince, the prince has returned to his former glory today and looks good. If there is anything important, please tell me as soon as possible. Alas..."
Li Heng waved his hand, and the imperial doctor bowed and bowed before leaving.
Li Heng quickly came to King Qing's bedside. When he saw Li Cong was as skinny as wood and withered face, he couldn't help being shocked and said: "Brother, when I saw you on New Year's Eve, you still have the same style. How can you be like this in just a few days?"
Li Cong braced himself, forced out a smile, and said: "Third brother, don't be sad. Ever since I was diagnosed with this disease two years ago, I knew that such a day would come. I didn't expect that this mutilated body could last for so long.
I'm already very grateful to God.
I know my own body. I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this time. The end is approaching and there is not much time. Today may be the last time we two brothers see each other. I have a few words to explain."
Hearing this, Li Heng burst into tears, sat in front of the sick bed, brought a bowl of ginseng soup, and fed it with his own hands.
Li Cong drank the ginseng soup and felt a little energetic. He sat up and asked the maids on his left and right to step back far away.
Recalling the past, Li Cong looked melancholy and said quietly: "Back then, my father launched the Shenlong Coup and deposed Emperor Zetian. Over the years, he killed Empress Wei's party and wiped out Princess Taiping.
The second brother and you, we three brothers cling to each other in the light of swords every day, and we don’t know when our heads will be separated. It is precisely because of this experience that among the princes, we three brothers have the deepest affection.
I finally survived until my father ascended the throne and the country was unified, and I thought I could enjoy peace. Unexpectedly, the three of us brothers have become each other's competitors, and the person who wants to kill us the most is actually our biological father!"
After saying this, Li Cong sighed and said: "I guess you can guess the truth behind the murder of my second brother. It's really not easy for you to bear the humiliation and bear the burden these years."
Li Heng burst into tears when he heard this. He held his brother's hand tightly and said, "If it weren't for the support from my eldest brother, I don't know how many times I would have died."
Li Cong patted Li Heng's hand and said: "My children are all the heirs of the second disciple. You will treat them well without me telling you. I'm not worried.
Before I die, I will tell them what happened in the past two years, so that they don't misunderstand you. We brothers have been singing double acts for many years, and it is not easy for our father to notice. "
It turned out that since the Qintian Supervisor observed the sky at night and discovered the pattern of "killing the wolf", Li Cong felt that something was wrong. He bribed the eunuchs and tried to figure out the holy will.
"Seven kills, breaking the army, greedy wolf" three stars, Xuanzong suspected that the person in charge of the military power was General Wang Zhongsi, a direct descendant of the prince, so he dismissed Wang Zhongsi from his post as the Jiedushi of the three towns and secretly imprisoned him in Tianlao.
Xuanzong was even more worried that one of the "Sha Po Lang" people was a prince. After thinking about it, he felt that the prince was the most suspicious, and he thought about abolishing it several times.
At this time, Qing Wang Li Cong found out that he was terminally ill. In order to protect Li Heng, he seizes the heir in a high-profile manner and transferred the suspicion of "killing the wolf" to himself.
Li Cong sighed and said: "Like my father, I have never doubted the theory of 'killing the wolf'. However, when the candidates were selected, I thought An Lushan, Li Linfu and Wang Zhi were the most suspicious, so I planned to eliminate them one by one.
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Among the three, Li Linfu is the most powerful. However, he has too many enemies and is very well protected. I have never had the chance to take action, so I can only use the help of my father to get rid of him.
In the past two years, Li Linfu and I have always been inseparable. The more we deliberately avoided it, the more suspicious my father became, suspecting that we were secretly colluding. From then on, Li Linfu gradually lost his favor.
In order to regain the honor of his father, Li Linfu worked day and night, even more diligently than when he was young. But he was already old, and if he worked so hard, he would inevitably become exhausted physically and mentally over time, and he would die soon. Therefore, there was no need to worry too much.
As the military governor of the three towns, An Lushan held fifty to sixty percent of the military power in the world, which was actually the source of the country's troubles.
I don’t know why my father considered it, but he tolerated An Lushan’s frequent visits to the palace, which embarrassed the Li Tang royal family and was ridiculed privately by the wealthy family.
I have arranged for my confidants to poison An Lushan when he enters the palace. Even if he has the intention to rebel, he will not survive long.
You should keep him in Chang'an as much as possible. Over time, he will be poisoned and die before he returns to Fan Yang. By then, you can take back the military power of the three major military governors in one fell swoop.
Wang He was killed because of his brother's rebellion, and his father handed over all his power to Yang Zhao. Only then did I realize that one of the three stars of "Sha Po Lang" was not Wang He, but Yang Guozhong.
Li Linfu was paralyzed due to illness this time. I heard that my father issued an edict to summon Yang Guozhong to return to the capital to serve as Minister Zuopushe. The Yang family is now unparalleled in honor and favor. Since ancient times, relatives who have gained too much power have always been the root of trouble.
I have no time to deal with Yang Guozhong. I also ask my third brother that after he ascends the throne, he must cut off the Yang family and eradicate it!