Tang riddles

The day of returning to Luoyang is destined to be an eventful day.

When the carriages of Zhang Shuo, Li Bai and Zhang Ruohan arrived at the gate of the Zhang Mansion under the escort of Shen Sui, after a group of people waited to say goodbye, the hosts all entered the main gate, and Qianhe handed over the carriage to the stable boy to take it away.She adjusted the samurai sword that was wandering away from her waist, left the main entrance, and prepared to take a detour to enter the house by the side entrance.She has a special status, she is Zhang Ruohan's servant in the monastery, disguised as a man, she is a low-level groom, no more than Zhang Ruohan's personal maid Wuya, she cannot go through the front door.

She followed the outer wall of Zhang's mansion, went around the corner, and turned north.Her sense of direction and space is very good, even if she came to Luoyang Zhangfu for the first time, she knew where she should go.But just as she walked near the side door, someone patted her back suddenly.

Qianhe was startled, she was unable to hear the person coming.Immediately, he pressed his hand on the handle of the knife and asked vigilantly:

"who?"

But the next moment, the elbow of her right arm was blocked by someone, obviously that person was very familiar with the way of her Iaijutsu, her elbow was restrained, and she immediately lost the chance to draw the knife.

Sweat dripped from Chizuru's forehead in an instant.

"Xiaoqian, don't do it, it's me." A deep and familiar male voice sounded from behind her. The man spoke clearly Dongying, and the accent was the authentic Beijing accent of her hometown, Pingcheng.

Qianhe was taken aback, turned his head abruptly, and said in a low voice:

"Yafu?! You... why are you here?"

"It's not appropriate to talk too much here, just come with me." The man said in a low voice, pinching Qianhe's shoulder with his right hand, pinching her painfully like iron tongs.

Qianhe was stunned for a moment, his mind numb from shock, and then turned around, and hurriedly said: "Yafu wait a moment, I will let someone in the house pass a message, and I will go with you."

Saying that, she hurried into the side door, grabbed a servant at random and said:

"Please, please tell Miss Wuya in the Three Lady's Courtyard that Qianhe is visiting friends in Luoyang and will not be returning tonight."

After finishing speaking, ignoring the astonished expression of the servant, he turned around and hurried out.As soon as he went out, the man grabbed his arm and quickly turned to the northwest street.

The two of them remained silent all the way, but Qianhe's usual calm face was filled with a rare seriousness and tension.The man next to her was dressed in the most common attire of Tang men, with a very ordinary face, with three strands of sheep beard, of medium height, only half a head taller than Qianhe, and slightly narrower shoulders.He doesn't look like a warrior, but a poor scholar.Only those eyes were long and narrow, with a hint of sharpness.

The man took Qianhe out of Guiyifang, where Zhang's residence was located, and entered Beishi instead.They entered an inn run by a barbarian in the southwest corner of Beishi.Then he took Qianhe up to the second floor and entered a room.Needless to say, this is where men end up in Luoyang.

"Sit." The man moved a stool for Qianhe, then turned around to pour tea.

Qianhe sat down hesitantly, and the man handed her a cup of tea.Holding another cup of tea himself, he gulped it down.The two of them hurried and walked for nearly two quarters of an hour, sweating all over, and they were indeed thirsty at the moment.

Qianhe drank the tea, before he could speak, he heard the man say:

"Xiaoqian, you made me search so hard. Where have you been all these years?"

"Yafu, why did you come to the Tang Dynasty? What's going on in your hometown? Don't the Emperor and the Fujiwara clan need you?"

The man casually sat cross-legged on the mat beside Qianhe, put the teacup aside, and said:

"It's just the two of us here, so I'll just say it straight. The Fujiwara family has a heart of disobedience, and the emperor is in danger. I came to the Tang Dynasty because of the emperor's order, and I made a special trip to find you back."

Qianhe frowned and said: "What's going on, please be more careful."

"You know, at the beginning of this year, King Nagaya was framed by the Fujiwara clan, and his family, including his wife, Prince Kibitai, were all given to death."

"What!" Qianhe suddenly stood up.

The man's words actually contained a lot of inside information about the struggles of the imperial family in Japan in recent years.

Today's Dongying Emperor, whose real name is the first prince.His Royal Highness, the First Prince, is the No.40 Fifth Emperor of Dongying.And his father is the No.40 second emperor, Emperor Wenmu.So, why are there two generations of emperors between the father and son?

The reason is very simple. In order to ensure the continuity of the emperor’s lineage, the Japanese royal family allowed the male heir to be replaced by a female royal family member—mainly the empress (and the empress must also be a member of the emperor’s lineage)—as the temporary emperor when there was a crisis of interruption. position, make the transition. No.40 The second generation of Emperor Wenmu died young. At that time, the first prince of the successor was very young and not enough to be the emperor.Therefore, the mother of Emperor Wenmu, that is, the grandmother of the first prince, Abe, took the throne temporarily. It is called "Emperor Yuanming", which is the No. 40 third generation emperor.

Emperor Yuanming reigned for eight years, but due to old age, he planned to abdicate.At that time, the first prince was still underage, so he was transitionally succeeded by the first prince's aunt, Empress Bing Gao, the daughter of Emperor Yuanmei, who was called "Emperor Gensho" and was the No.40 fourth generation emperor.

Princess Bing Gao reigned for nine years, and she didn't give way to the first prince until five years ago.This is the first time that the imperial daughter inherits the throne, and it can be regarded as a precedent.

And the first prince, who was successively called by his grandmother and aunt, finally ascended the throne after 17 years. He is the No. 40 fifth emperor.

Also, the "Long House King" mentioned by the man is actually the No. 40th emperor, the grandson of Emperor Tenmu, the son of Prince Takashi, and he should be the uncle of the current Emperor.

On the current Dongying court, the two parties are fighting.One party is the power of the emperor's clan, and these people are all from the emperor's lineage, and they are the real emperor's relatives.The other party is the power of heroes, that is, the Fujiwara family.

This Fujiwara family is the hero of Dahua innovation.His ancestor was the well-known Nakatomi Kamazu. Because of his great achievements in the Taika Reform, when he was dying, he was given the surname "Fujiwara" by the then Emperor Tenchi, which was the beginning of his surname.At that time, the Fujiwara clan was the most honorable family, but Emperor Wenmu feared that it would grow stronger, so he only allowed the second son of Nakaomi Kamazu to be named Fujiwara.So far, Fujiwara has become the most powerful minister in the Lin Dynasty.Today, the construction of Pingcheng capital is under the full authority of him, which can be said to have made great contributions.

In Dongying Chaotang, the left and right ministers are the most important, which is equivalent to the left minister and the right minister.Since Emperor Wenmu, the minister on the left was the Nagaya king, and the minister on the right was Fujiwara.The two are divided into clans and heroes, and they are constantly fighting each other.

Until 11 years ago, Fujiwara Bubi waited for illness and died, and the power of the Fujiwara family was controlled by his four sons——Fujiwara Takechimaro (South family), Fujiwara Fangqian (North family), Fujiwara Uhe (Shiki family), Fujiwara Maro (Kyoto family) Home).

And the man in front of him, whom Chizuru called "Yafu", was the retainer of Shikiye Fujiwara Uhe.He is Qianhe who is like a father and a teacher. His surname is Yitiao and his name is Alang. Therefore, Qianhe called him "Yafu".Iaijutsu is his family's unique skill, and he is also the samurai Fujiwara Yuhe admires most.But at the same time, he is also the eyeliner placed by the emperor around Fujiwara Yuhe, and he is only loyal to the emperor.He is even the lover of Chizuru's adoptive mother.

Chizuru's adoptive mother was Fujiwara Uga's concubine named Takahashi Aminiang, who had passed away many years ago.

Chizuru, originally surnamed Fujiwara, her current surname "Yuan" was changed after she came to Datang. She came to Chang'an 11 years ago, penniless, wandering around begging.That winter was very cold, and there was a shortage of food, and everyone was short of food.Qianhe couldn't beg for food, and when she was dying, it was Yin Yuan Qianyao of the Jingzhao Prefecture who opened a warehouse to donate rice and saved her life. After that, she met her elder brother in the porridge team and gave her a A bowl of rice to eat.She hated the Fujiwara family to the bone, and she had long since refused to use this as her surname.Taking advantage of his new life, he took the surname of his savior as his surname and changed his name to "Yuan Qianhe".

"Who did it, Fujiwara Uga? Or Takechimaro?" Chizuru asked.

"The four of them joined forces to do it." Aaron Yiyi replied.

"What does the emperor mean? What do you want me to do?" Qianhe asked again.

"Qianzuru, you are the daughter of Emperor Yuanzheng and Fujiwara Yuhe. Although you are not aboveboard, you are indeed the emperor's cousin. Now, the emperor is forced by the Fujiwara family to make Fujiwara Mitsuko, the daughter of Takechimaro, the queen. The king of the house was framed to death because of his opposition, and the Fujiwara family became more and more arrogant. This is the first queen of a relative's family. If her child ascends to the throne of the emperor, the Fujiwara family will control the emperor's bloodline from now on.

The Emperor and the Fujiwara clan have sent Zhineng into Tang respectively to find out your whereabouts.I rushed to find you before them, if it wasn't for a coincidence that I bumped into you here today, I'm afraid it would have taken me even longer.The emperor wants you to go back and change the situation of the Fujiwara dictatorship.But Fujiwara wants you to die. "

"Why? What does it matter to me?"

"You are the blood of the emperor and the Fujiwara family, and you are the only flesh and blood that can make the current head of the Fujiwara family, Fujiwara Uhe, sympathetic. The emperor wants to marry you, and let you fight against Fujiwara Mitsuko in order to restrain Fujiwara Takechimaro. It is best, It will allow you to give birth to Lin'er, and your child will compete with Guangmingzi's child for the crown, which will drive a wedge between and divide the Fujiwara family." Aro Ichijo spoke unequivocally, bluntly.

"Ridiculous!" Qianhe said angrily, "I'm just a dirty illegitimate child, the product of my parents' drunken love affair. My biological mother is the emperor who is aloof, but she hates me so much that she doesn't even want to look at me. The next time I threw me to my father. My father also ignored me, only my adoptive mother, Aminiang, loved me. But they killed Aminiang again! They also made me blind, and now they still want to manipulate me The future, or even my descendants? It’s been 11 years, I’ve lived in the Tang Dynasty for 11 years, and I’m living a very good life now, nothing in the past can influence me.”

"You're right, it's really absurd, and you should never take orders from these self-righteous people." Aaron folded his arms and nodded in agreement.

Qianhe was a little surprised, she didn't know what Yafu meant.

Yiyi Yalang scratched his forehead and said:

"Xiaoqian, I came all the way from Japan and spent more than half a year looking for you. I didn't want to arrest you. Although this is a task I had to complete. Frankly speaking, I actually defected, and I don't intend to gone back."

Qianhe was taken aback again, she didn't know that such a thing happened to Yafu.

"Xiao Qian, do you still want to take revenge on your adoptive mother Aminiang?"

"If there is a chance, of course I want to repay it. But my mother told me not to go back before she died. I don't want to go against her last wish." Qianhe lowered her head and said slowly.

"You don't need to go back, Xiaoqian, believe it or not, we can get revenge if we don't go back."

Qianhe was even more confused, and an ominous premonition came to her heart.

Yalang cleared his throat and said, "Listen to me now..."

***

Shen Sui is making the final confirmation with his younger sister Shen Jin.

This is April [-], the second day after returning to Luoyang.Luoyang's Qianyumen intelligence network is under intense reconstruction.The few hooligans who surrounded the entrance of Changfeng Hall were quietly cleared away, and Changfeng Hall opened for business, as usual.

Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures.Shen Sui failed to gain the trust of Jin Princess Li Jinyue in time, and Li Jinyue did not make a clear statement about Yang's uncle and concubine.Therefore, Luoyang Qianyu Sect had to take action on its own, because time was running out and there was no further delay.

What is it that makes Qianyumen so urgent?That is about the pursuit of Mrs. Yan.

Ever since Mrs. Yan was exposed as a traitor and absconded, Qianyumen has been tracking her whereabouts, but she is obviously very familiar with the operation mode of Qianyumen, and has a good idea of ​​how to avoid Qianyumen's interrogation and pursuit.Qian Yumen would often lose her whereabouts as soon as they discovered her whereabouts, or they would be tricked by tricks and be tricked.

The news of Mrs. Yan's recent appearance came from the Hebei area.Luoyang Qianyu Gate is the center for gathering news from the Heshuo area. If it cannot function normally, it will be hindered to track down Mrs. Yan.Those few hooligans have been blocking the entrance of Changfeng Hall, making it impossible for many businessmen from Heshuo to come to the door, and also unable to bring more news. It is obviously not enough to rely on Qianyumen's own information network, because Mrs. Yan is the person who is best at avoiding Qianyumen's eyes and ears.On the contrary, it is very likely that there will be news about her in the news brought by the merchants in Heshuo.

Shen Sui didn't hurt those hooligans, he just made them stunned and locked them up. Mi Shui will wait for them, and they will be released naturally at that time.However, the matter of He Lanzhe was still unresolved, and Yang's uncle and niece could only live in the attic on the third floor.

Yang Xuangui became more and more anxious, wandering upstairs every day, Yang Yuhuan was also anxious, she was only a ten-year-old child, trapped here, the only support was her uncle.

Throughout the whole day on the [-]th, Shen Sui and Shen Jin stayed in the specially set-up room in the backyard of Luoyang Changfeng Hall, dealing with the news brought by merchants in Heshuo and sent by Qianyumen from various places, and based on these news , continue to deploy personnel to trace the whereabouts of Mrs. Yan.

After finishing all this, Shen Sui and Shen Jin discussed the action plan for tomorrow.

Tomorrow is the day when Shen Sui and Zhang Shuo enter the palace to propose marriage.Looking forward to the Great Court Meeting, Li Jinyue, as a woman, did not go to court.Zhang Ruohan has already decided to visit Li Jinyue at the court meeting tomorrow, in order to prevent Li Jinyue from intercepting Shen Sui or taking revenge on Shen Sui.And Shen Sui's only mission is to ask the saint for a marriage.However, it is unknown whether Zhang Ruohan can stop Li Jinyue.

They deduced all the possibilities, and finally Shen Jin asked:

[Sister, tell me, can Sister Lotus Maid stop the princess? 】

Shen Sui looked at the westward sun outside the window and remained silent.After a long time, she said:

"I hope she can come to me, no matter what, she should vent it." She lowered her head and smiled wryly, "If she can come to me, we can quarrel or fight, it will be to her, or to me , will be a consolation."

Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Shen Sui said to come in.Unexpectedly, it was Yang Yuhuan who opened the door and came in, holding their dinner for today.

"Miss Yang?" Shen Sui was surprised, and quickly stepped forward to take the tray in her hand, "Who told you to bring it, I'll go to him to settle the score."

"No, no, no." Yang Yuhuan explained with a shy look on her beautiful face, "I wanted to come."

Shen Sui and Shen Jin looked at each other, and they both saw the speculation in each other's eyes.

"Shen Langjun, Yuhuan wants to ask you for one thing. If possible, Yuhuan wants to leave third uncle and live alone, or Yuhuan can work for Shen Langjun, just ask you to let me leave third uncle's side." Yang Yuhuan muttered and said.

Shen Sui was silent for a moment, did not ask why, but said:

"Okay, I promise you." She paused, then continued, "Miss Yang, do you know Li Jinyue, Princess of Jin?"

Yang Yuhuan raised her head, there was a gleam in her eyes, Shen Sui was a little surprised.

"I know that Princess Jin is a heroine, and Yuhuan has admired her since she was a child."

"Then, do you want to live by her side?"

Yang Yuhuan looked at Shen Sui in disbelief, and said at a loss: "But... is this feasible?"

Shen Sui smiled, but did not speak.

Many years later, when Shen Sui recalled Yang Yuhuan's expression that day, he would feel that fate was so miraculous.It will deprive someone of one precious thing, and at the same time bestow upon her another unimaginable reward.

The author has something to say: How many people think that "source" is a Japanese surname?Hahaha……

In fact, Genji did not appear until the middle of the ninth century, and the surname Genji does not exist in Japan today.

Chizuru's life experience is very miserable. She is the product of Emperor Gensho and Fujiwara Uga's drunkenness. Emperor Gensho is a very conservative female emperor in Japanese history.

I guess, maybe the words about the emperor will make some children's shoes dizzy. Here is a table to figure it out.

Title Daime name (no surname) relationship (with the current emperor)

Emperor Tenmu No.40 great-grandfather of the sea people

Great-grandmother of Emperor Jito No. 40 generation Uno Sanra

Prince Kusakabe was not enthroned (died early) Grandfather of Prince Kusakabe

Emperor Wenmu No.40 The second generation light father

Emperor Yuanmei No.40 Grandmother of the Third Generation of Emperor Abe

Gensho Emperor No.40 Aunt of the fourth generation ice high emperor

The current emperor (Emperor Shomu) No.40 The first prince of the fifth generation himself

The long house king is not enthroned, the unknown uncle

The incest of the Japanese emperor and royal family is very serious, and there are also very serious genetic diseases. They are all short-lived ghosts, especially male members.Because they believed in Amaterasu, the emperor and royal family declared themselves to be the heirs of Amaterasu.In order to maintain this noble bloodline, close relatives will marry.To be named queen must be a woman of the royal family.In other words, most of the queens of male emperors are their aunts, aunts, or cousins.