Chapter Twelve: The Spring Silkworms Don’t Exhaust until the Silkworms Die
There are many legends about immortality. In almost all dynasties, we can see kings doing all kinds of incredible things in pursuit of immortality. As far as history is known, there are almost many kings who pursued immortality recorded in the annals of history. Among them, Qin Shihuang sent people eastward to search for the Penglai Immortal Island in search of the elixir of immortality, and Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty asked alchemists to refine the elixir of immortality. Even in the history books handed down, the talented and resourceful Li Shimin also regarded the matter of immortality as extremely important in his later years.
Immortality, when thinking of these four words, no matter who is facing their twilight years, they will slightly imagine in their hearts that they can get this magical medicine, even if it means bankrupting their entire family.
No wonder Li Shimin would betray himself so readily. Who wouldn't be tempted by something that could spy on a divine object? He was playing with the two mirrors in his hand. One was given to him by Yuan Tiangang, and the other was sent to Miao territory. The two mirrors were given to him by the Holy Aunt when he was young. It is said that these two mirrors are one of the five mirrors that can open the Heavenly Palace. Therefore, Meng Xinghe is even more convinced that if the things in his hands are known to outsiders, they will be no less valuable than the traditional jade seal on his body. It's still turbulent if it's leaked.
"Uh," swallowed, Meng Xinghe thought that he had a lot of things on him. Not only did he have the imperial seal, but he even had the key to the heavenly palace containing the elixir of immortality. He thought to himself that he hoped not to be caught by anyone. Know, otherwise he will be in trouble. As the saying goes, he is smart and eager to learn, and he is not ashamed to ask questions. There are many things that Mr. Meng does not understand, so he smacked his lips and looked at Miss Du sincerely, his eyes full of longing, and he looked at her and said: " Can you tell me what is going on in this heavenly palace, and why these mirrors can find and open him?" Meng Xinghe had doubts in his heart. He really wanted to know everything here. After all, Miss Du in front of him was... No. Encyclopedia, as long as it's not about the future, she should know everything.
Facts have proved that Meng Xinghe's vision is indeed correct. Miss Du still knows about the affairs of the Heavenly Palace. After all, in the pre-Qin period, not many documents have been handed down because of Qin Shihuang's burning of books and humiliation of Confucians. Some secrets about that time are hundreds of thousands of years old. It has not been known for many years. Therefore, the authenticity of what Miss Du knows about Tiangong and some unofficial histories has yet to be tested.
After sorting out the knowledge gathered in her head, Miss Du was afraid that if she missed a word, the man next to her would tell him a long story to ask, so she said carefully: "Before I talk about the Heavenly Palace, let me ask you something first."
"Say it," Meng Xinghe said resentfully after being offended again.
Seeing Master Meng's dissatisfied look, Miss Du said coldly: "You know who founded the Taiping Sect?"
Not to mention, this problem directly stumped Mr. Meng, who is now nominally the Holy King of the Taiping Sect. He doesn't even know who the new Holy King is who founded the Taiping Sect. It's really a pity for his ancestors.
"Uh, I don't know," Saint King Meng answered very honestly. If his Taiping followers heard this, they would be so angry that they would vomit blood.
This person is indeed a weirdo. He doesn’t know much about history and biography, but he managed to win the first prize. If the article about Meng Xinghe’s first prize hadn’t been posted in Gongyuan, he might have been criticized by others about the darkness of officialdom. .
"It is said that the founder of the Taiping Sect was Zhang Jiao in the late Eastern Han Dynasty," Miss Du pointed out.
But there are some things that are better left unsaid. As soon as a certain adult is mentioned, he immediately collects the information from his memory and immediately rushes to say: "The sky is dead, Huang Tian is standing, he is aged for a year, and the world is at peace. These four words and two rumors, It was the slogan shouted by the Yellow Turban Army before the uprising, and Zhang Jiao was also known as General Tiangong, not the Holy King of the Taiping Religion today."
Meng Xinghe had already known that Meng Xinghe had an adaptable personality, so Miss Du nodded: "You are right, the Taiping Sect was indeed founded by Zhang Jiao, but the Yellow Turban Uprising was quickly suppressed, and Zhang Jiao has since He is also missing. Some say he was killed, and some say he was resurrected. Because he was carrying the Book of Heaven, he could not be killed. However, some biographies mentioned that he seemed to have gone to a certain place. Maybe that was the legendary place. Heavenly Palace,"
"Book of Heaven, Palace of Heaven," Meng Xinghe captured two important pieces of information: "Could it be that the Taiping Sect founded by Zhang Jiao was inspired by this Book of Heaven, and there is also a little-known connection between the Book of Heaven and the Palace of Heaven. "
"Yes," Miss Du simply said: "It is said that this book can predict the future and knows everything about the world. There are also rumors that those who get the book will conquer the world, and those who get the book will almost live forever. If you can get the book, you can know how to open it. The five bronze mirrors at the gate of the Heavenly Palace are there now. If you collect them, there is no need to worry about not being able to live forever. However, it is difficult for the Heavenly Book to appear. Every time it appears, it is when the world is in chaos. Do you know that today's Li Tang country was once lucky? An expert fortune teller discovered that the words from the Heavenly Book could replace the Yang family to establish an empire. However, there are rumors recently in Chang'an that the emperor passed down three generations and Wu succeeded Li Jiang. I think the reason why His Majesty is so anxious to find the elixir of immortality is, It is more or less related to the Book of Heaven, and maybe it is not impossible that the Book of Heaven has been brought into the Heavenly Palace now," after some analysis, Miss Du finally explained to Meng Xinghe without reservation.
Hearing this, Meng Xinghe was suddenly startled, and immediately thought about the Holy King of the Tianping Sect who had disappeared for nearly twenty years. Did he enter the Celestial Palace with the Book of Heaven?
With a quick slap on his head, Meng Xinghe seemed to think of something. It was the lotus platform made of white jade that he saw in his master's sister's military camp, and what seemed to be a book on it called the Wordless Heavenly Book.
Could it be, could it be that it is a heavenly book that can predict the past and the future?
It was very possible. He thought that his master and sister had tried it in front of him. However, by coincidence, the record about Meng Xinghe in the Wordless Heavenly Book was completely blank. He still clearly remembered that at that time, his master and sister directly mentioned Master Meng in one sentence. Scared to death, she said he was actually dead.
It seems that Li Shimin wanted to kill two birds with one stone, not only to find the elixir of immortality, but also to obtain the heavenly book from which he could know who was going to seize Li Tang's empire.
Meng Xinghe may not know how to get the elixir of immortality, but he knows that Li Tang's country will fall into the hands of a certain woman many years later, but he is unwilling to disrupt the trajectory of history. What should come will come sooner or later, and what should not come will come no matter what. It won't happen, but he just can't figure it out. Wu Meiniang doesn't show much ambition now. She is just a dispensable female staff general in the army. He doesn't know where her desire to be the emperor comes from.
I turned my head and looked out the window. The snow had not stopped yet, and the lights in the room were flickering on and off. Most of them were already burned out. I thought that I was approaching Chang'an, and I didn't know what dangers I would encounter this time, and how many people would be involved in those power struggles. In the middle, facing the outer flame of the green lantern, Meng Xinghe blew lightly and murmured to himself.
"Don't rely on me to entrust you with the title of Marquis. One general will make thousands of bones wither."
He sighed sincerely, and recited it very quietly. He wore plain sleeves and a blue robe, and there was no sign of nobility on him. But when he recited these two sentences, Miss Du next to him suddenly pricked up her ears and took his words into her heart. What's going on?
Suddenly, Miss Du felt that Meng Xinghe, who was still frivolous last year, had become much more mature after more than a year.
Following Meng Xinghe's example, Miss Du rested her head on her jade hand and threw herself on the sandalwood table with four corners. She stared blankly at the flames and then said for a long time: "Perhaps, this flame doesn't know when.
It will be extinguished, but it is burning with difficulty to shine the light. How is it true for people? Sometimes, they always do things they don’t want to do, but they have to do it. Do you think this is very contradictory? "
Suddenly Miss Du raised her eyes, and there was a trace of nostalgia in her bright but uncomfortable and gentle eyes.
Meng Xinghe chuckled and said: "Perhaps, this means that the spring silkworms will not run out until they are dead, and the wax torch will not dry until the wax torch turns to ashes." He read these two sentences and said with a smile: "It is late at night and I still don't go back. I am a lonely man."
If word spreads that widows and widows live in the same room together, your reputation will be ruined."
"Fame," Miss Du cursed secretly in her heart. Her reputation has long been gone. Don't forget that the man in front of her has a marriage contract with her in front of her parents. Although the conditions of the marriage contract are somewhat harsh, the ancients once
It is very difficult to change a marriage contract once it has been made.
"I'm leaving." After waiting for a long time, Miss Du finally chose to say goodbye. The man in front of her already had many wives. How could she, a strong woman, follow the example of Ehuang Nvying and work with a husband? Maybe, her relationship with Meng Xinghe
, after all, they are destined but not destined.
She stood up gently and prepared to leave. The door was closed. Just as Miss Du was about to reach out and open it, Meng Xinghe, who was sitting behind her and lost in thought, jumped up from where he was as if he was suddenly burned by fire.
He stretched out his arms and hugged Miss Du's slender waist. Miss Du's ears flushed with shame, but she did not resist the sudden attack of this big pervert. Master Meng's other hand had firmly covered her mouth, moving forward and backward.
It happened in only a quarter of an hour, and there was no room for her to react. She already whispered:
"There's someone outside the house,"
Miss Du stared at him with big unbelievable eyes, and her breathing suddenly became short of breath.
"Friends outside the house, since we are here, why don't you come in and talk," as if joking, Meng Xinghe, who has a very good ear, has taken two steps back, and then he saw that the door of the room seemed to be open, and it was very difficult to see.
It was opened easily, and then a woman wearing black slim-fitting night clothes appeared in front of Mr. Meng's door like a gust of wind.
Suddenly there was a burst of sweet laughter, like a hypnotic song. Mr. Meng, who was holding Miss Du tightly, felt dizzy, and he could no longer control his body.
"This, this, this tea is poisonous,"
As soon as he finished speaking in surprise, he and Miss Du both fell down.