Tang riddles

Shen Sui briefly told Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng about the incident in Luoyang, and also told all of the existence of Annayi that she had found out, except for some details related to Shen Sui's identity, which she withdrew.Zhang Jiuling had been on the road for so long, and the news was blocked. Although Zhang Zheng arrived in Youzhou two or three months earlier than him, he was not a high-ranking official after all, and he could not receive some news from the upper echelons.Therefore, when the two heard about this for the first time, they couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Today I heard that the incident in Youzhou was caused by a group of Dongying people. I think I can probably understand the whole story." Shen Sui said, "More than 20 years ago, a cult planted a seed of disaster in Dongying. It It directly led to the birth of a girl, and this girl is the Yuan Chizuru I have been looking for. She is the child between the former Japanese Empress Hitaka and the Fujiwara family's third-bedroom master Uhe. After Fujiwara's death, the Fujiwara family was His four sons split into four families, namely, the Changfang Nanjia, the Erfangbeijia, the Sanfang Shijia, and the Sifang Jingjia. Since Fujiwara Bubiwai married his daughter to the current emperor's father, Emperor Wenmu, it started It was the first of its kind in the dictatorship of foreign relatives in Dongying. Right now, the current emperor is forced to marry the daughters of the Nan family of the chief house and the Bei family of the second house as his wife, and even marry Fujiwara's unparalleled daughter, that is, his own aunt, as the empress of the imperial court. The emperor's move , It can be seen as a balance between the South and North families. After all, these two families are the most powerful, and the Shi family and the Jing family are incomparable.

But Fujiwara Uhe is ambitious and wants to surpass his two elder brothers and take charge of the Fujiwara clan.Therefore, the child he had with Emperor Bing Gao became the key.In terms of orthodoxy, this child is not as good as the current emperor, but in terms of relatives, she is closer than the current emperor's queens and wives.The royal family of Japan attached great importance to blood kinship, so that they completely disregarded ethics.The emperor's official wife must be a female member of the emperor's family.Back then, Fujiwara would have risked the world's dissatisfaction if he didn't wait to make his daughter a queen.If Fujiwara Yuhe can marry Yuan Chizuru into the royal family under the banner of purging the royal family and defending the emperor's blood, and defeat the current light, she can become the queen.In this way, Fujiwara Yuhe can hold great power and suppress his two elder brothers. "

Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng listened carefully, because even they needed some time to digest the complicated relationship.When Shen Sui said this, Zhang Zheng couldn't help asking in doubt:

"That being the case, why is Goguryeo involved?"

"Yuan Qianhe went into exile in our country of Tang. There is a vast sea between Dongying and our country of Tang. It is a narrow escape if you come here. However, it is much easier for Dongying people to go to Silla Baekje to the north of them. Therefore, Fujiwara Yuhe's It means that they want to use Silla Baekje to enter the Tang Kingdom by land. However, this road is not feasible. Silla Baekje is not the Goguryeo of the past, and they are very resistant to the Dongying people. Even if they see a Dongying ship docking, they will They will be directly driven away. Fujiwara Yuhe has repeatedly negotiated to no avail, so he had no choice but to send people directly to Jiaozhou to land. However, things changed at this time. The original purpose of the Dongying people who landed has changed. I guess, It may be that they were intercepted by the cultists guarding near Jiaozhou. After some bewitching, they turned their target to Goguryeo. If Goguryeo can restore the country, there will be no harm to Dongying Baili in the future. Dongying can come to Tang Dynasty by way In Goguryeo, there is no need to take such a big risk, and the benefits of each party will be difficult to estimate. And Fujiwara Uhe does not have to rely on the unstable factor of Minazuru to gain power. If Fujiwara Uhe can fully control the relationship with Tang Guo Taking over the entire Japan will be a no-brainer. Therefore, Fujiwara Yuhe is tempted, and he may want to go two ways together, planning to assist Goguryeo in restoring the country, while continuing to send people to find the whereabouts of Yuan Qianzuru." Shen Sui explained.

Zhang Jiuling stroked his beard and pondered for a moment, then said:

"The restoration of Goguryeo is not an easy task. Right now, these remnants of Goguryeo have no soldiers and no generals, and they are under the nose of my Tang Dynasty. At best, they can only be like bandits, doing some things like robbing houses, and they can't make a fortune. Think To win Silla Baekje, without the support of my Tang Dynasty, it would not be easy."

"So, they want to assassinate the aristocratic families in Hebei Province. Hebei Province, especially Youzhou, is almost all controlled by the aristocratic families. The land, soldiers and civilians here are all urgently needed by Goguryeo. They will use terrifying means to control The aristocratic families living in Hebei Road, especially the Li family of Fanyang. This is why they only blackmail the Li family of Fanyang for food, grass and supplies. There is just one more problem." Shen Sui hesitated to speak.

Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng looked at each other, they both understood Shen Sui's meaning.

"Bo Zhao said, Youzhou Jiedushi and Youzhou Governor's Mansion?"

Shen Sui nodded, and said in a low voice: "These two are the biggest obstacles to the restoration of Goguryeo. From another perspective, they are also the biggest help. I guess, the cult and the remnants of Goguryeo may try to control Youzhou Jiedushi and Youzhou State Capital Protectorate. Father and elder brother, you also know how much power the Jiedushi of Youzhou has. The entire force of the Protectorate of the State is already comparable to that owned by the Forbidden Army. Roughly calculated, there are hundreds of thousands If these [-] soldiers and horses can really be used by Goguryeo, the restoration of the country is not really a dream."

Seeing Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng frowning in thought, she continued:

"Why did the saint send you and elder brother to Youzhou? Come to think of it, the saint is really worried about Youzhou. He needs someone who has nothing to do with Youzhou and is loyal to the court to go to Youzhou to be the eyes and ears of the court. To check and balance Youzhou. This person must have excellent abilities, be able to walk calmly between the towns of Youzhou, have both civil and military skills, and be bold and careful. The saint couldn't find such a person for a while, so he sent two people to come Youzhou, one is you, and the other is Li Jinyue, the princess of the Jin Kingdom. With one article and one military, the sage wants to strangle Youzhou by the throat."

Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng's eyes flashed, and they felt enlightened.

"I see, Bo Zhao, thank you for your guidance." Zhang Jiuling cupped his hands.

Shen Sui hurriedly returned the gift: "I dare not be my son-in-law."

"Ah..." Zhang Jiuling sighed, "It's true that the waves behind the Yangtze River push forward the waves ahead, and each generation is stronger than the previous generation. Bo Zhao, you are very good. It seems that my second brother and old mother have really vicious eyes, hahahaha..." He Fu Xu laughed.

"Father, you have vicious eyes, she is clearly our little sister." Zhang Zheng joked.

"Yes, yes, hahaha..." Zhang Jiuling laughed more and more.

Shen Sui blushed, shook his head and smiled wryly.Zhang Ruohan sat beside her, smiling with bowed head.But the feeling of gratification and pride in my heart came to me again spontaneously.Akashi is still Akashi after all, she has not been beaten to the ground, she has always been so strong.

The family wentssip again, Zhang Jiuling and Zhang Zheng rummaged through the boxes and cabinets, and found some things they bought on the road, none of them were expensive, most of them were herbal medicines for Zhang Ruohan to recuperate his body.There are also some candied and dried fruits that Zhang Ruohan likes to eat, they are carefully wrapped, and now they are all given to Zhang Ruohan.The climate in Youzhou is no better than that of Luoyang, let alone the south, and Zhang Jiuling is asking about the cold and warmth.Zhang Ruohan answered patiently one by one.Later, he asked about Zhang Zheng's wife and a pair of children. Zhang Zheng said that they were in the room and should have fallen asleep. Zhang Ruohan planned to visit his sister-in-law and children tomorrow.

It was late at night, Zhang Jiuling knew the toil of Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan's long-distance travel, and soon stayed with Zhang Ruohan, urging them to go back to rest.Shen Sui and Zhang Ruohan took their bags and said goodbye, accompanied them all the way, and walked slowly back to the room.

When approaching the door of the room, Shen Sui suddenly laughed out loud.Zhang Ruohan looked at her strangely, and heard Shen Sui say:

"Lotus Maid, many of the herbs my father gave you are nourishing yin and nourishing blood, and benefiting your mother's health."

Zhang Ruohan: "..."

"Maybe he didn't have time to buy the tonic for strengthening the yang..." Shen Sui pursed his lips and suppressed a smile.

Zhang Ruohan's cheeks slowly turned crimson, and she said angrily:

"Stop talking nonsense." Then he turned around and opened the door, and walked in.

Shen Sui looked at her back, smiling slightly.Following her into the room, she put down the big and small bags and asked casually:

"Lotus maid, do you know that Li Jiulang?"

Shen Sui waited for a while before Zhang Ruohan's answer came:

"Well, five years ago, he was traveling in Chang'an. At that time, my father was considered one of the leaders of the Chang'an literary world. He came to visit my father, because I also have some literary names in Chang'an, so he asked to see me, and we were there. We met at home."

Zhang Ruohan's voice was very calm. When she said this, she paused, and then continued:

"Later he... came to visit my house often, although he always came to see my father. Soon, he proposed marriage to my father. My father mentioned it to me, but I refused. After that, he never came again. I I heard that he left Chang'an soon."

She tried to play it lightly, but her tone was unavoidably cautious.

"Oh." Shen Sui hesitated.

Zhang Ruohan glanced sideways at her back, seeing that she seemed to be concentrating on playing with the herbs wrapped in oil paper, she pursed her lips, as if suppressing the smile that floated up for a moment.

She sat in front of the dressing table, took off her hair accessories, let her long hair loose, picked up the comb, and slowly combed her black hair.Step by step slowly, and no longer speak.But from the corner of her eye, she kept looking in the direction of Shen Sui.Shen Sui finally stopped playing with the pile of herbs, she leaned on the edge of the table and let out a long sigh, saying:

"I'm going to ask Qin Nu tomorrow."

"Ask what?" Zhang Ruohan asked.

"Five years ago, I was just transferred to the Henan Mansion, and the place was very difficult, and I couldn't take care of the management of Qianyumen. Did she forget to tell me some important information?"

"Pfft", Zhang Ruohan couldn't help laughing from behind.

"What are you laughing at?" Shen Sui muttered, still turning his back to not look at Zhang Ruohan, as if he was angry.

"I'm laughing, maybe someone ate too much vinegar and celery at night." Zhang Ruohan said.

"What vinegar celery, corn porridge and baked naan for tonight." Shen Sui argued like a child.

Zhang Ruohan didn't talk to her.

Shen Sui seemed a little discouraged, and said again:

"Seeing that Li Jiulang tonight is really well-deserved of his reputation. I have never seen such a handsome man since I grew up. He is dressed in white and has an excellent demeanor. "

Zhang Ruohan still didn't answer.

Shen Suixu muttered: "I just thought, when I came back, when I saw you for the first time, I was wearing a blue official uniform, which was so ugly. Why can't I wear that white robe?"

"Who said you can't wear white clothes?" Zhang Ruohan's voice suddenly sounded very close behind her. Before Shen Sui could turn around, he wrapped his arms around his waist and touched the buckle of her waist belt. , with a light button, she untied her belt. With a "bang", the rather heavy belt fell to the ground.

Shen Sui's heart beat violently, and when he lowered his head, he saw that pair of lotus root arms were wrapped around her open robe again, and a pair of green hands deftly untied her belt.She stared at it intently, as if she couldn't miss every detail of the hand that lightly undid the belt.

"You look good in anything you wear. I especially love Shang Yuan's night. The azure robe flutters, and the silver-faced snow knife is romantic. It's much more beautiful than Yingying's mansion, slowly walking in the mansion." The man behind spoke quickly. Slowly, there was an unprecedented charm in the tone.Brushing Shen Sui's chest with both hands, she took off her outer robe, causing Shen Sui's heart to palpitate, spreading out circle after circle of ripples.

She couldn't bear it anymore, turned around, bent down, embraced Zhang Ruohan, and walked towards the bed.Immediately, she heard her triumphant chuckle, which pierced into her bones.

"You are my disaster." Shen Sui gently put her down on the couch and sighed.

Zhang Ruohan didn't speak, and those deep pool-like eyes had sparkled for her.Shen Sui lowered his head and put his mouth in his mouth.Zhang Ruohan hugged her neck emotionally and pressed her tightly.

Shen Sui slapped it out with a palm, and the curtain was blown by her palm, and the hanging hooks fell down, covering the beauty of the couch.

The night is still silent, and the moon is shy, hiding in the clouds.

The author has something to say: Alas... Lian Maid, you cheated, you seduced people.