The mountain in front of Chao Dou Altar is dark and moonlit, and the hero has dreams that give rise to sadness.
When will I see the snow in the south? The plum blossoms and I will have white heads.
——"Untitled" Anonymous (Qing Dynasty)
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Bai Fu said: "Master Fang, I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything, so I ask for your advice."
Fang Shuliu said with a smile: "Don't rush in and let me guess, what can trouble Brother Bai?"
Bai Fu and Princess Qingluan looked at each other with smiles, picked up the tea cups and sipped the fragrant tea.
Fang Shuliu looked at the snow in Longshou Plain from a distance, pondered for a moment, and said with a smile, "But are you here for Aunt Gongsun?"
Princess Qingluan was surprised: "How do you know, sir?"
Bai Fu looked at Fang Shuliu with a smile, waiting for his answer.
Fang Shuliu said with a smile: "I'm afraid there are only three things that can alarm Brother Bai in Chang'an right now: first, uncovering the puppet Yan's underground intelligence network; second, Shi Siming's rebellion; third, His Majesty's assassination.
The cloak worn by this girl looks like an ordinary fur coat at first glance, but judging from the fur turned out at the collar, it should be a costume from the Lingwu area.
There are a few fraying spots on the cuffs, and the stitching stitches have a lotus root and water chestnut pattern, which is clearly the work of Ouchi embroiderer.
From these two points, it can be seen that the girl must be from the palace, and she is a descendant of Lingwu's Yuancong."
Princess Qingluan was shocked. On her way out of the palace, in order not to draw attention to herself, she specially picked out a few pieces of clothing that she purchased during Lingwu. Unexpectedly, Fang Shuliu saw the clues.
"Even if he is someone from the palace, how would you know that he is related to Aunt Gongsun? Bai Shaoxia doesn't know Aunt Gongsun?" Princess Qingluan asked, not wanting Fang Shuliu to see through.
Fang Shuliu stroked Wu Liu's long beard and said with a smile: "Since he is a member of the palace, and he can win over Brother Bai, he must be a member of the royal family.
I heard that your Majesty’s beloved daughter, Princess Qingluan, studied under Gongsun Gongsun. This woman is as beautiful as a fairy from the Luo Shen. She is a mysterious woman from the Nine Heavens who descended to earth. She is skilled in swordsmanship, and often plays with the human world with a green bamboo stick.
I wonder if the girl recognizes it?"
Princess Qingluan looked at the jade-like green bamboo stick in her hand, her white teeth and starry eyes, and smiled.
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Princess Qingluan recreated to Fang Shuliu the exact process of Gongsun's assassination of His Majesty.
After listening to this, Fang Shuliu tapped his fingers on the tea table and said in deep thought: "This matter is really puzzling. There have been similar things in the past, but the person who assassinated him was either under the illusion of soul-stirring magic, or he himself was...
The zombie medicine man' is manipulated by people using witchcraft.
But according to what the princess said, before the assassination, Aunt Gongsun had a clear and clear spiritual stand and spoke carefully, unlike these two situations."
Bai Fu said: "There are only so many clues. Is there any other way to infer the murderer?"
Fang Shuliu said: "When we usually decide a case, we first look at two points: What is the motive of the perpetrator? Who is the biggest beneficiary of this matter?"
As the princess said, your master has a good relationship with the royal family, especially since he has known His Majesty for many years, and there is absolutely no motive for the assassination."
Bai Fu said: "Is it the second possibility?"
Fang Shuliu looked confused and said, "If His Majesty dies, who will be the biggest beneficiary?"
Princess Qingluan said: "Isn't it An Qingxu and Shi Siming?"
Bai Fu said: "Obviously they are not rebels. The puppet Yan is gone. Guo Ziyi, Li Guangbi, Li Siye, Zhang Hao and other military governors are all experienced generals. Even if there is a change in the court, it will at most affect the time of countering the rebellion, but will not change the purpose of countering the rebellion.
result."
There are some words that Bai Fu did not say: "Now that the Supreme Emperor has returned to Chang'an, Suzong has been placed in an improper position, and two masters have appeared in the sky, it is a strange time.
An Qingxu, Shi Siming and others must have been waiting eagerly every day to curse the emperor and the Supreme Emperor for a snipe-clam fight. How could they help the Supreme Emperor to eliminate the troubles he was intimate with for no reason? "
Thinking of this, Bai Fu and Fang Shuliu looked at each other and saw the fear in each other's eyes - the answer seemed to be ready to come out.
Since Princess Qingluan was present, neither of them knew what to say.
Fang Shuliu said: "There is another doubtful point in the assassination process. I wonder if Brother Bai noticed it?"
Bai Fu remained silent, suddenly picked up a chopstick from the tea table, and stabbed Fang Shuliu like lightning!
Things happened suddenly and without any warning. Princess Qingluan screamed and stood stunned on the spot, watching helplessly as the chopsticks stabbed Fang Shuliu in the throat!
Seeing that the catcher was about to splatter blood on the spot, Bai Fu stopped his hand instantly, and the chopstick head trembled slightly just an inch from Fang Shuliu's throat.
Fang Shuliu nodded.
Princess Qingluan let out a long breath, couldn't help but hit Bai Fu with her delicate hands, and said angrily: "You scared me to death!"
Bai Fu said to Princess Qingluan: "I imitated the speed of Aunt Gongsun's attack, and your angle was almost the same as Concubine Zhang Shu's position at that time.
If you didn't have time to react, how could Concubine Zhang Shu have the time to come to the rescue and push His Majesty away and block her in front of her?"
Fang Shuliu smiled and said: "Either Concubine Zhang Shu has been concealing the fact that she has mastered martial arts, or she knew in advance that Aunt Gongsun would assassinate her at this moment!"
Princess Qingluan was stunned on the spot!
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In the Ming Dynasty Palace, Suzong was walking back and forth in his bedroom, restless. The secret of Concubine Zhang Shu's mastery of martial arts was already known to Suzong when she was still Liangdi.
After detaching troops from Maweipo and heading north, they encountered constant dangers along the way. When going to bed every night, Zhang Liangdi would take the initiative to sleep on the outside of the bed, blocking Li Heng from behind.
Li Heng sighed: "If there is an assassin who breaks in here, he is probably a top expert. What's the use of sleeping outside? You can hide tonight, but you won't be able to hide tomorrow night."
Zhang Liangdi said: "Now the war is in chaos, and the escorting soldiers are constantly fleeing. The guards who are not fully protected have ulterior motives, and they want to use your golden body to claim credit.
I have been practicing martial arts since I was a child. Although I am not very skilled in martial arts, if danger arises, I will be as good as a man! Even if I am not a rival to the assassins, I can at least fight to the death and cover your majesty's evacuation."
When Gongsun was assassinating, Concubine Zhang Shu could block the fatal blow. Suzong had no doubt about this. Concubine Zhang Shu almost died under the golden hairpin in order to save Su Zong's life. This made Su Zong particularly touched. Fortunately, Concubine Shu was saved.
Don't worry, otherwise you will have trouble letting go.
How to repay Concubine Zhang Shu for her great contribution to saving the driver?
Suzong was worried. Of course Suzong knew what Concubine Shu wanted. But Concubine Shu's biological son, Prince Xing Li Yi, was only three years old.
The prince is the foundation of the country, and Suzong's first consideration is of course King Li Chu of Chu. Among the princes, Li Chu is thirty-three years old, the oldest, and has made great military achievements in regaining the two capitals. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty all have good reputations.
commend.
If Li Xing, king of Xing, is made the crown prince, where will Li Chu, king of Chu, be placed?
When Suzong was hesitant, he chatted with Li Kui, a doctor who also knew how to make imperial edicts. After hearing this, Li Kui immediately kowtowed and said: "If the king of Chu is established as the crown prince, it will be a blessing to the Tang Dynasty!"
At this moment, Suzong was both pleased and frightened. What was gratifying was that he, the eldest son of the emperor, had won the respect of all civil and military officials. What was frightening was that King Li Chu of Chu was so bright that he even won the favor of military commanders such as Guo Ziyi and Li Guangbi.
support.
Back then, because of the relationship between Huangfu Weiming, the military governor of Longyou in Hexi, and Wang Zhongsi, the military governor of Shuofang in Hedong, and himself, the Supreme Emperor eradicated these two imperial generals at all costs.
Will this scene happen again in my own hands?
Suzong couldn't sleep at night, thinking over and over the same question as Fang Shuliu: If he was buried, who would be the biggest beneficiary?
The answer is obvious, either his father, the Supreme Emperor, or his legitimate son, King Li Chu of Chu.
I'm afraid some things need to be done as soon as possible.
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On the fifth day of the first lunar month of the third year of Zhide, the Supreme Emperor Li Longji ascended to the Xuanzheng Palace and used a formal document to confer Li Heng as the tenth emperor of the Tang Empire, and confer the title: Guangtian Civil and Military Great Sage Xiaogan Emperor.
Li Heng also presented Li Longji's title: Supreme Supreme Taoist Saint Emperor Heavenly Emperor.