"I've heard for a long time that Marquis Zhongyi is a rough man, but it seems that's not the case!" Empress Dowager Xiao's graceful voice came again.
Yang Fan was really depressed, and these words didn't sound like compliments at all.
But after all, the other party was an elder and a legendary empress, so he could only smile brightly and say nothing.
On the other hand, Abbot Tokugawa smiled flatteringly, nodded and apologized: "Tokugawa made an oversight and allowed the murderer to disturb the Queen Mother. Please atone for your sins!"
"It's okay, he's just a clown. But Tongfu Temple is a place of pure Buddhism. Master Tokugawa should check more people who come and go. Isn't it worth the loss to let the smell of copper pollute the quiet place of Buddhism?"
"Okay, you guys retreat first, Marquis Zhongyi will stay for now."
Although Empress Dowager Xiao's voice was calm and calm, there was a kind of majesty that made people not angry and confident, and the words she spoke were hard to refuse.
Abbot Tokugawa suddenly turned pale with fright and was frightened. He quickly said uneasily: "Tokugawa would like to follow the teachings of the Empress Dowager."
Yang Fan slightly chinned his head and secretly said, "Mrs. Xiao is indeed a legendary figure of her generation. Her calm demeanor can make people surrender. No wonder she has survived through all kinds of disasters."
However, there is something strange in my heart. I have no intersection with this Empress Dowager Xiao, so why should I deliberately stay behind?
After everyone retreated, Queen Mother Xiao's voice came again: "Marquis Zhongyi, move this way!"
After the door creaked shut, the light in the room dimmed instantly.
Yang Fan squinted at the light and slowly moved behind the screen.
The first thing that caught his eye was a woman, about forty or fifty years old, kneeling on a gray futon.
Is this Empress Dowager Xiao? Yang Fan felt doubts in his heart and looked at the woman in front of him very warily.
This woman is dressed in a green robe with brilliant embroidery. She has a beautiful face and a gentle temperament. She is as graceful and luxurious as a fairy concubine.
On her head, she wears a hairpin with five Chaoyang phoenixes and a red gold and white jade necklace on her neck. A pea-green palace ribbon is tied around her skirt. She wears a colorful narrow jacket, a multicolored carved stone green and silver rat jacket, and a floral crepe skirt.
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The fair cheeks are lightly powdered, and there are a few faint fish tails at the end of the eyes. However, the crow's feet not only do not give people the sigh of aging, but instead add a bit of grace and temperament accumulated over the years, like old wine, with a long lasting charm.
, but can't hide the nobility on his body.
Such a beautiful woman with excellent beauty and temperament, no wonder it made six emperors fascinated, she was born so well!
It is unbelievable that such a middle-aged woman is already seventy years old. How does she maintain herself?
What surprised Yang Fan the most was that if this woman didn't have subtle crow's feet at the corners of her eyes and was much older, he would have really thought that this was Xiao Shiyun pretending to be her.
They look so similar, as if they were poured out of the same mold.
Yang Fan didn't dare to look any further and bowed and saluted: "Young man Yang Fan has met the Queen Mother Xiao."
"Are you Marquis Zhongyi? You are indeed a talented person. No need to be polite. Just sit down." The woman nodded and said with a smile.
As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed at the stool next to the desk.
Although Empress Dowager Xiao seemed to have no ill intentions towards him, Yang Fan did not dare to be careless and just sat down halfway.
The woman was a little surprised when she saw that Yang Fan was so cautious and polite.
She had heard a lot of rumors about this Marquis Zhongyi, and now she realized that it was better to meet him than to be famous.
Then she smiled broadly and Empress Xiao said softly: "Marquis Zhongyi has repeatedly performed extraordinary feats at a young age. Now he has been conferred the title of Founding Marquis by His Majesty. He is also wearing a purple robe. He will surely have a bright future in the future. I
Congratulations to Marquis Zhongyi!"
Yang Fan quickly stood up: "The Empress Dowager Xiao is so ridiculous!"
But my heart is very tired, so if you have anything to say, just say it.
We are not that familiar with people who are so polite. Besides, if you want to say something modest, you have to keep saluting, which is really tiring!
"I heard that Marquis Zhongyi redeemed the girl Shiyun from the Marquis' mansion. The girl sent a letter some time ago, saying that she was very grateful and admiring Marquis Zhongyi. I wanted to thank Marquis Zhongyi for Shiyun's help, but I couldn't help myself.
It’s inconvenient to come and visit.”
Empress Xiao's dignified and beautiful face was smiling, and her expression was full of gratitude and admiration.
Yang Fan asked with some confusion: "I wonder what the relationship between Shiyun and the Queen Mother is?"
"However, how dare I say this as the queen mother? I like my sister Shiyun very much. She is also my family. Whatever I do is as it should be."
Empress Xiao smiled and said softly: "It's not good for you to know about my relationship with Shiyun girl now. Let's talk about it later."
"However, you kid is really good at talking. It would be great if that cruel man back then was half as good at talking as you are.
"You look so glib and talkative, you really don't look like him!"
Even though she is a mature woman, the soft and elegant style that naturally appears between her slight smile makes Yang Fan tremble.
However, Empress Xiao's words shocked Yang Fan even more. It turned out that this person really knew about his life experience. It seemed that Concubine Yang did not lie to him last time in the palace.
After being slightly surprised, Yang Fan asked: "Does Empress Xiao know my father?"
In fact, it's no wonder Yang Fan asked this.
Since traveling to the Tang Dynasty, apart from Yang Laifu, he has no relatives around him, which is really strange.
Isn't it strange that my father, as a baron of Wannian County, has no relatives or friends?
Yang Fan also asked Yang Laifu, but the old housekeeper always hesitated and didn't want to say more.
Originally, Yang Fan was a fake, so he didn't bother to investigate. Now that someone actually knew about it, Yang Fan became slightly interested.
Empress Xiao's cheeks were slightly red and she murmured to herself: "Of course I know your father!"
He looked a little dazed, as if he was recalling something, and his expression suddenly became a little sad.
After a long while, Empress Xiao, who had regained her composure, saw Yang Fan looking at her curiously, and couldn't help but smile knowingly: "Why don't you ask me why I left you alone? Are you not afraid of being alone with my ex?"
Will you be punished by the emperor if you get along with the empress?"
Yang Fan didn't take it seriously and smiled slightly: "The boy is investigating the case under orders, so what does that mean? Besides, there are very few people in the world who can do anything to the boy!"
Empress Xiao chuckled, leaning forward and back, her majestic chest trembling, as if she wanted to escape from the restraints, she pointed at Yang Fan and cursed with a smile: "It seems that you are very favored by the emperor."
"But yes, I heard that the emperor is willing to let you marry his daughter. This is the first time in history."
"Today is just a meeting with me. What does a little gossip mean?"
At this point, Empress Xiao frowned slightly, her face darkened, and she sighed quietly: "You are a brave boy. If your father had been half as smart as you, I wouldn't have to wander around all my life, like a bird in a cage.
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Yang Fan was stunned by her words. The amount of information was too great!
Could it be that my cheap father and Empress Xiao still have some kind of affair?
This is really a shocking secret!
Seeing Yang Fan's surprised look, Empress Xiao smiled slightly and explained: "When I met your father back then, he was about your age. At that time, your father was serving as a personal guard under the command of King Wei Yang Shuang..."
Listening to Empress Xiao's eloquent talk, Yang Fan finally understood the whole story.
It turns out that cheap daddy Yang Lin was on duty under the account of King Wei Yang Shuang when he was young. Because of his civil and military skills, he won the hearts of many noble ladies.
Among them was the Xiao family. At that time, Empress Xiao was just a disaster star that everyone despised. Although she had the title of princess of the previous dynasty, she still had to work with her uncle Zhang Ke.
It's probably because the two of them felt that they had the same status, and they looked at each other rightly, and they secretly fell in love with each other. It was probably like a bastard looking at a mung bean and looking at each other.
All in all, it is a private decision for life.
But cheap daddy will propose marriage if he wants to be successful.
But at this time, Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty and his wife chose a concubine for their second son, King Jin, in the Liang Kingdom, because the divination results of all the princesses in the Liang Kingdom were unlucky.
So she married Xiao from Zhang Ke's house, and the divination showed good luck, and she was named Princess of Jin.
In fact, the cheap father still had a chance at that time, as long as he bravely stood up and admitted the relationship between the two.
It was impossible for Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty to let a problematic Xiao become his son's princess.
But the cheap father was a fool and believed that he could not stop his beloved from becoming a successful person, so the two became a pair of fateful mandarin ducks.
That makes sense!
Why did the cheap dad just marry a wife and have children when he was in his fifties? It turned out that he was still thinking about Empress Xiao!
But hearing her speak so sincerely, Yang Fan suddenly felt that his position had become a little embarrassing.
Although I have no impression of that cheap dad at all, he replaced his son's body after all!
Seemingly sensing Yang Fan's embarrassment, Empress Xiao smiled and said, "I and your father are old friends. The past has passed and we have nothing to do with you."
"After speaking out, I feel a lot more relaxed now. However, you gave me hope and put a worry in my mind away."
Yang Fan was stunned by these words!
Could it be that the famous Empress Xiao asked herself to fulfill her father's wish?
Although I had just the slightest flutter in my heart towards this Empress Xiao, I had no idea at all!
After all, there was a fifty-year age difference between the two of them, so it was impossible for Yang Fan to overcome this emotional hurdle.
If the two were only twenty years apart, maybe Yang Fan wouldn't refuse to have a vigorous fight...
Perhaps because she saw what Yang Fan was thinking, Empress Xiao secretly spat, gave Yang Fan a clue, and scolded with a smile: "What are you thinking about? I made a wish because I saw Shiyun girl and you.
Stay together, seeing the rhyme of poetry today, I think of my younger self."
This made Yang Fan extremely embarrassed. It turned out that he was just being sentimental!
After touching his nose, Yang Fan stood up involuntarily, bowed very formally, and called her aunt according to the ancient rules.
After all, if the cheap dad had successfully married Empress Xiao, I would still have to...
Well, maybe I don’t have myself anymore!
Think of it as compensation for taking over his son's body.
"Aunt?" Empress Xiao was a little funny. This kid should call herself mother-in-law, right?
Alas, it's a pity that I can't say it yet, so I waved my hand and accepted the title Yang Fan.
After giving the gift, Yang Fan continued to ask: "Auntie, what is your father's name?"
"You kid actually doesn't know your father's name?" Empress Xiao was a little unbelievable.
Yang Fan's words made Queen Xiao confused.
Isn’t it nonsense for a son to not know his father’s name?
Yang Fan smiled brightly, he really didn’t know!
There is not a trace of information about his father in the Yang family.
Furthermore, this faker didn't have the heart to investigate, so it became such an embarrassing situation.
Empress Xiao rolled her eyes at Yang Fan angrily, and said sweetly: "Listen up, kid, your father's name is Yang Lin, and he was a famous general who was all-powerful in the Sui Dynasty."
What?
Backer King Yang Lin?
Yang Fan was stunned!
In the history of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, there was only one famous general named Yang Lin named the patron king.
But this is a fictional character in "The Complete Story of Tang Dynasty".
In "The Complete Biography of the Tang Dynasty", Yang Lin, whose courtesy name is Huchen, is a character in the novel "The Complete Biography of the Tang Dynasty", the uncle of Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty Yang Jian, and the eighth hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties.
According to the biography, Yang Lin was originally the general manager of the marching capital of the Northern Zhou Dynasty. He followed his brother Yang Zhong to conquer the Northern Qi Dynasty. After Yang Zhong died, he helped his son Yang Jian seize the Zhou Dynasty. After Yang Jian established the Sui Dynasty, he named Yang Lin the patron king.
When the Wagang army was in rebellion, Yang Lin suppressed and chased the Wagang rebels many times. He once laid out a "long snake formation" to besiege Wagang, but was defeated by Luo Cheng.
Later, Yang Lin personally planned the Yangzhou martial arts contest. Under the pretext of the martial arts contest, various rebels gathered in Yangzhou and killed each other. Then, by surprise, they set off artillery and killed them all. As a result, the rebels were not harmed, but Yang Lin was killed by Luo Cheng.
Could it be that his father is this unlucky guy?
But it’s not right!
Yang Fan remembered that in the original official history, Yang Lin's prototype was Wei Wang Yang Shuang.
Didn’t Empress Xiao just say that Yang Lin was a soldier of King Wei? This seems a bit confusing!
Yang Fan's head was a little confused.
Hearing Yang Fan's surprised cry, Xiao Houbei was startled, and another thought came to him, and he smiled sweetly: "What kind of backer king? Are you looking for death?"
"Although your father is somewhat famous among the Sui generals, he comes from a humble background and cannot be crowned king."
"Your father can be granted the title of Baron of Wannian County by the Emperor of Tang Dynasty. This is his greatest lordship!"
Yang Fan touched his head, a little embarrassed!
It seems that I really took it for granted, actually taking the characters in the novel and matching them with reality.
Yang Fan coughed dryly and quickly explained: "Auntie, don't be surprised, I just thought of another person. You should tell me what kind of person my father is!"
Empress Xiao nodded with satisfaction and continued to explain Yang Lin's details.
After he finished speaking, Yang Fan discovered.
It turns out that his cheap father Yang Lin was not the patron king in the novel, but he was still capable and had a certain reputation in the Sui Dynasty.
Yang Lin was granted the title of County Man of Wannian County by Emperor Li Yuan of the Tang Dynasty because he saved Li Yuan's life.
When Emperor Wen of the Sui Dynasty was emperor, one night he suddenly had a very strange dream.
He dreamed that he was surrounded by a large group of children and beaten, and then a large amount of water rushed towards him, almost drowning him.
After Yang Fan woke up, he asked someone to interpret his dream. The minister who interpreted the dream told him that what he dreamed about was because there was someone named Li in the court who would usurp your kingdom.
At that time, Yang Jian felt that it made sense, so he wanted to kill all the Li Yuan and Li Hun families in the court at that time.
Thanks to the help of Queen Dugu and the famous general Yang Lin, Li Yuan escaped.
After the fall of the Sui Dynasty and the establishment of the Tang Empire, Li Yuan certainly remembered Yang Lin's merits in interceding, so he granted him the title of Baron of Wannian County.
You must know that Wannian County, as the seat of the capital, cannot be awarded titles casually.
Although Yang Lin received the title, he always blamed himself for being an accomplice and finally died in depression.
This also created the scene of the ruins of Yang Fan's house when he traveled through time.
However, at least if you know where you come from, you won't have to be confused about your origin in the future.
This is no wonder why Yang Laifu refused to tell him.
It turns out he is shameless!
Seeing that Yang Fan was deep in thought, Empress Xiao stood up and carefully took out an exquisite wooden box from a hidden compartment: "This is for you, open it and take a look."
"What is this?" Yang Fan came to her senses and subconsciously thought that it contained a token of love given to her by a cheap dad.
But when he opened the wooden box, Yang Fan was instantly shocked!
It turned out that there was a square seal inside, which looked brilliant and green under the light.
Moreover, one corner of the seal seems to have been repaired, because it is also inlaid with a layer of gold foil.
A bold idea flashed through Yang Fan's mind, and he asked hesitantly: "Could this seal be..."
Empress Xiao chuckled and said, "Yes, this is the imperial seal."
Yang Fan gently held it in his hands and watched.
This national jade seal is four inches square. On the front, there are eight seal characters written by Li Si engraved with "Ownership to Heaven" and "Longevity and Longevity", as a representative of the imperial power granted by heaven, orthodoxy and legitimacy.
Since the Qin Dynasty, emperors of all dynasties have regarded this seal as a seal and regarded it as a treasure. It is an important weapon of the country. If it is obtained, it symbolizes that one has received orders from heaven. If it is lost, it means that one's strength has been exhausted.
Anyone who ascends the throne without this seal is considered not to be favored by God, and is often despised by the world because of lack of confidence.
Even the wise and mighty His Majesty Li Er was obsessed with this jade seal. After he ascended the throne, he never stopped tracing the whereabouts of the jade seal.
Because His Majesty Li Er wanted to use this jade seal to prove that his accession to the throne was justified and recognized by God.
His Majesty Li Er is almost going crazy thinking about this thing!
This imperial seal is equivalent to a certificate of qualification to be an emperor. With this certificate, His Majesty Li Er's throne will be considered impeccable.
It's a pity that after so many years, he never found out that it was hidden in Empress Xiao's place.
It’s really dark under the lamp!
Holding this jade seal in his hand, which has been revered by successive emperors as a national treasure, Yang Fan couldn't help but think about it.
This thing is a hot potato. Do you want me to hold it in my hand?
Of course, Yang Fan would not be so stupid as to think that with this imperial seal, he could become the emperor or something.
After all, this thing is just deceiving ignorant people.
No matter what era it is, strength is the most important thing. If you don't have the corresponding ability, you will die faster with this thing.
Yang Fan didn't think he was qualified to be emperor. The most important thing was that he didn't have the spare time.
Seeing that there was no surprise on Yang Fan's face, but rather a look of disgust, Empress Xiao, who had been secretly observing him, couldn't help but nod secretly.
This guy is really extraordinary!
If it were anyone else, they might have been ecstatic, right?
Do you really not have that idea, or are you hiding it too well?
If it's the latter, then this young man is too scary.