Tang riddles

On the fifth day of June, in the early morning, there were few clouds in the sky, and the scorching sun was half hidden in the east, but it was already getting hot.At the gate of Hui'an in the north of Luoyang City, a large group of people waited here early, waiting for the first morning bell to ring and open the city gate to leave the city.There are quite a lot of people in this team, roughly [-] people, among them three luxurious carriages are particularly conspicuous, there are also about ten trucks and more than ten horses.

The guard guarding the gate took a look and saw that this was probably a wealthy businessman who was about to go out for a long journey.Leaving aside the three luxurious carriages, the men who were escorting the goods, carrying knives and swords, were all fierce and powerful, and their gestures were masters.Those goods covered by the tarpaulin, I don't know what kind of treasures they are, which is quite curious.

At the gate of the city, this caravan is not the only one waiting to leave the city. Every morning, when it is still dark, there are a large number of traffickers and pawns lining up at the gate of Hui'an, waiting to open the gate.Even though this conspicuous chariot and horse team came early, they had to be ranked third or fourth.

When the morning bell rang and the city gate was about to open, a Taoist-looking man at the head of the team stepped forward, pulled out a string of money from his sleeve as if by magic, and handed it to the leader of the guards, saying:

"Sergeant, we are in a hurry, how about you let us go first?"

The leader of the guards has never seen such a generous person in recent years, and his hands are soft when he holds the usual money.So he immediately agreed, and as soon as the city gate opened, he would be the first to let this team of chariots out of the city.

And just after the team of horses and horses left the city, a Taoist nun wearing a veiled hat and a black veil veiled her face and stepped into the team. Regardless of other people's eyes, she led the horse and rushed out.As soon as she left the city, the nun got on her horse, swung her whip, urged the horse to raise its hooves, and caught up with the team of chariots and horses that were going away.

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Shen Sui stayed in Luoyang City for a while, and did not leave for Heshuo until the fifth day of June.First, she has to wait for brothers and sisters Xuanweizi and Congyun Congyu to join her.Secondly, she also wanted to witness with her own eyes the saint's subsequent handling of the matter after the prince committed suicide.

Everything did not go beyond her expectation, the suicide note left by the prince when he committed suicide became his last testimony.After his death, King Guang, King E and other princes' henchmen were all demoted, or changed from princes to ordinary people, or from important ministers to prisoners, and they were all sent to prison to be sentenced.It didn't take long to wait for the sentence. The sage personally issued an edict to kill King Guang and King E, punish his family members as slaves, and execute the rest of the accomplices.

All of a sudden, there was a bloody storm in the whole Luoyang City. Guangwang Mansion and Ewang Mansion were ruthlessly confiscated. In a blink of an eye, the world was turned upside down. The formerly prosperous Wangfu compound turned into an empty, silent and ominous place.

After ransacking the house, Shen Sui once went to the door of the two princes' mansions, looking at the seal on the door, she felt as if there was a huge stone oppressing her heart.The saint is still the same person more than ten years ago. After so many years, he has never changed.His suspicion was very serious back then, but now, after sitting on the supreme throne for so long, how can he change it?He didn't care about the truth of the matter, the prince's suicide note was enough to make him kill.He has always been a loyal believer who would rather kill ten thousand by mistake than let one person go.Even if it is one's own parents and children, they can do it.

This is Li Longji, the current ninety-five supreme.Shen Sui didn't know how to evaluate his deeds. Perhaps in the minds of many people, he was another rare Mingjun after Taizong, but behind the Mingjun, killing and betrayal were absolutely indispensable.How many dirty and scandalous things were hidden behind his glorious and great image on the surface.His dark and pitiful heart may soon be corroded, and he will never see the light again.

Shen Sui stood in the alley at the back door of the palace, and suddenly laughed.In terms of seniority, she is Li Longji's cousin, so to judge him like this, in a sense, it is not considered presumptuous.

The turmoil caused in Luoyang finally dissipated.During this matter, Datang lost half of Hanjiacang, a crown prince, two princes, and a group of ministers, which can be described as a heavy loss.The saint was devastated, and he was depressed for several days and did not go to court.Although the crown prince committed suicide, the position of crown prince was also abolished. He was like King Guang and King E. The funeral was handled in a low-key manner by the Ministry of Rituals. The palace did not even wear white filial piety. It just cleaned the East Palace and made the prince's place once again. Hanging in the air.But these follow-up trivial matters are no longer what Shen Sui needs to care about.She has a heavy responsibility, and she can no longer stay in Luoyang City for a long time, so she packs her bags, joins Xuan Weizi and others who came in a hurry, and finally leaves the city and heads north on the fifth day of June.

This trip to Heshuo, their purpose is to find the black hand organization behind the scenes and wipe them all out.This task is extremely difficult, even for Shen Sui, it is difficult to determine how long it will take.And if she can't complete this task for a day, she won't be able to return to Beijing for a day.From then on, assisting Li Jinyue to take over the position will be thousands of miles away, and it will be difficult to continue.

Shen Sui preliminarily estimated that this trip might be the longest trip in her life history, conservatively calculated it would take one to two years, if it is slow, it could be three or four years.Although she has long been used to wandering and wandering, she is a married person after all. It is impossible for her to be separated from the lotus maid for several years without seeing each other, but she brings the lotus maid with her, but she is worried that she will be lost with her , Suffering a lot, these past few days, I have always been very uneasy in my heart.

The lotus maid may have seen her thoughts, so in the past few days, she always mentioned her childhood dream to Shen Sui.She said that the life she wants to live is very simple, but read thousands of books and travel thousands of miles.At present, she has read ten thousand volumes of books, but she has stayed at home for so many years, so she has very little knowledge.Now that I have the opportunity to travel far, why not go away for three or four years?She wants to enjoy the scenery of this great river and mountain, the customs and customs of various places, and know how diverse and magnificent these three thousand worlds are, so that this life is worthwhile.

She is not afraid of suffering, because for her, the most difficult years have passed.As long as Shen Sui is by her side, it is not considered suffering at all, even if his face is covered with wind and frost and his body is dusty, his heart is still sweet.

These words made Shen Sui's eyes wet with tears.She really never knew, that's what Lian Maid thought in her heart.But on second thought, it is true.In fact, their wishes have always been simple, they just want to live a down-to-earth life and stay together until they grow old.If she hadn't been involved in these upheavals, she might have taken the lotus maid to live in seclusion elsewhere, so how could she be running around like this now.

So Shen Sui took Zhang Ruohan's hand and solemnly made a promise:

"Lotus maid, when everything is over, I will take you to Jinling, which is my hometown. We bought a house on the banks of the Qinhuai River, planting flowers and raising birds every day. On sunny days, we will go boating on the river and listen to the music of Jinling Jiaofang. Yayun; on rainy days, I listen to the rain at home, read books, boil water and make tea. I wash your hands and make soup for you every day. If I want to make you fat, you can’t be so thin. Okay?"

Zhang Ruohan smiled with tears in his eyes, and only replied with one word: "Okay."

The night before departure, Zhang Ruohan and Shen Sui didn't sleep well.They embraced each other on the couch, although they closed their eyes, there were many people and things rolling in their hearts.In the middle of the night, Shen Sui felt that Zhang Ruohan was messing with her hair intentionally or unintentionally, so he opened his mouth to ask if Zhang Ruohan was asleep, and Zhang Ruohan replied that he was not sleepy.So the two chatted for most of the night, until the morning, when they heard the sound of Wu Ya getting up.

The two simply got up, dressed and washed, and were ready to go.Shen Sui was in low spirits and did not ride a horse, but just sat in the first carriage with Zhang Ruohan.Strange to say, when they got into the car, the two of them fell into a drowsiness at the same time.So he asked Hutuo, who was driving in front of him, to go out of the city according to the original plan and not to disturb him if there was nothing special.She arranged the interior of the carriage by herself, leaned on the cushion, Zhang Ruohan was in her arms, and the two fell asleep in the carriage.

The carriage was still Shen Sui's special carriage, but because the shape was too unique and highly recognizable, Shen Sui modified the appearance of the carriage to make it look luxurious, but he didn't notice the special parts.The shock absorption effect of the carriage is as good as usual, and it is very comfortable to lie in it without feeling too much bumps.

This sleep was dark and sweet, and I don't know how long it was. When Shen Sui was awakened by Hutuo's calling, she opened her eyes displeased. The first thing she did was to see if the lotus maid had woken up.Zhang Ruohan had always been a shallow sleeper, so she was woken up naturally, and was lying in her arms, unwilling to get up.Shen Sui stroked her face and said gently:

"Lotus Maid, sleep a little longer, I'll go out for a while, and I'll be back in a while."

"Hmm..." Zhang Ruohan replied bewilderedly and lazily.

Shen Sui pressed a kiss on her forehead, settled her to lie down, and quickly got out of the carriage, Hutuo had been waiting outside for a long time.

The entire team of carriages and horses stopped, and as soon as Shen Sui got out of the carriage, he saw Xuan Weizi, Cong Yun, Cong Yu, Huyan Zhuoma and others all staring at a woman, who led the horse and stood At the front of Shen Sui's carriage, she was dressed in Taoist robes, with a veiled hat on the back, and her delicate face was full of smiles. Seeing Shen Sui coming out, she gave a far-off look, and said:

"Shen Sizhi, Ji Lan is being polite."

Shen Sui frowned, somewhat surprised by Li Jilan's appearance.She jumped out of the car, stepped forward, cupped her hands and said:

"Li Daochang, I haven't seen you for a long time, so be polite. What kind of wind brought you here."

"I heard that Shen Sizhi is going to the Heshuo area, and Ji Lan also wants to go with her. Ji Lan has no companions and travels alone, which is full of dangers. I hope Shen Sizhi will take care of him based on his past friendship." Li Jilan laughed.

The corner of Shen Sui's mouth trembled, wondering why Li Jilan's choice of words and sentences sounded so awkward, what was meant by "looking at her past friendship", this kind of pleading tone, it sounded like he had abandoned her from beginning to end.

"Where is Daoist Li, Mr. Shen is a person in the Jianghu, and he values ​​loyalty the most. Daoist Li wants to go to Heshuo, let me tell you, I will send someone to escort you there immediately, you don't need to worry about the safety of food and accommodation on the way, you are too polite."

"But, it's fate that Ji Lan met Shen Sizhi today. With Shen Sizhi around, Ji Lan can feel more at ease." Li Jilan blinked her beautiful eyes, and looked at Shen Sui innocently and pitifully.

Shen Sui's body was covered with goosebumps, and he thought to himself what happened to Li Jilan?Every sentence with a hook, scratch people's heart.If something goes wrong, there must be a demon.

"Dare to ask, why did Daoist Li go to Heshuo?"

"To find an old friend I haven't seen for many years. I have been looking for this person for many years, and now I have some clues in Youzhou." Li Jilan answered straightforwardly.

"Oh?" Shen Sui became interested.

Seeing her showing interest, Li Jilan took advantage of the situation and approached her. Shen Sui wanted to back away immediately, but was grabbed by his sleeve. Li Jilan stood on tiptoe and whispered in Shen Sui's ear:

"Don't worry Dalang, Ji Lan is very strict."

Shen Sui was shocked.

Li Jilan had already retreated, with a gust of fragrant wind, she smiled and stepped on the horse, saying: "Thank you, Shen Sizhi, you are so kind."

Shen Sui frowned and looked at this woman, not knowing what kind of medicine she was selling in her gourd.

She turned around and was about to return to the carriage, but saw that the curtains of the carriage had been lifted, and Zhang Ruohan was looking at her indifferently.Shen Sui's heart skipped a beat, and seeing the curtains being lowered, Shen Sui secretly thought it was not good.

When she returned to the carriage, she saw Zhang Ruohan lying on the cushion, sideways, with her back to her.Breathing evenly, as if falling asleep.

Shen Sui opened his mouth, wanting to call her, but after thinking about it, he still didn't speak, and sat quietly by the side.

The carriage continued on its way.

The author has something to say: Keke, here we come.No update tomorrow, the next chapter will be updated on the 8th.

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