[Rebirth] Chronicle of the Two Capitals

night, late at night.

Snow, heavy snow.

Kongming lanterns rise, filling the sky with beans.

The heavy snow is about to fall, and the kylin woven with gold thread on oiled paper and cloth looks like flying in the clouds and fog in the hazy candlelight.

Anyway, it is gradually rising.

The tall and tall woman in the palace garden, her eyes were tightly glued to the Kongming lantern, until she could no longer see it in her field of vision, she lowered her eyes and raised her eyebrows unhurriedly.The tip of her right finger, wrapped in the white fox fur, was still holding a piece of fire, and the extinguished sparks were still warm. When she touched it lightly, she felt a bone-chilling ice-cold.

The charming Gong'e came from the moon gate where the snow was buried, her steps were brisk, making the snow path rustle.She frowned, obviously it was an extremely urgent matter, but when she got closer to the woman, her expression became more relaxed, as if her heart had found a stable footing: "Your Highness, Zhang Xianzhao was indeed recommended by Mr. He entered Beijing quietly the day before yesterday."

This year was the 13th year of Zaiyou in the Jin Dynasty, and Emperor Zaiyou ascended the throne at the age of four. The Empress Dowager and the few assistant ministers left by the late emperor tried their best to cultivate the young emperor with the way of governing the world and the method of controlling ministers, so they suffered from serious illness.Waiting for Emperor Zaiyou to be in charge at the age of 15, the empress dowager, who had been ill for a long time, returned home. According to the old palace people, the empress dowager passed away with her eyes closed, and she had no regrets in her heart.Unexpectedly, her old man was smart all her life, and for a moment she was confused. She decided to point out to her son a marriage related to the succession of clan heirs.

The ancestors of the Yan family, whose ancestral home is Jinling, paid homage to Jiuqing during the Chengzu period. During the Dingyou coup, they retired because they were dissatisfied with the sibling rivalry of the Tian family. For a deep official family.Among the few assistant ministers left behind by the first emperor was Yan Huaixin, the head of the Yan family. The empress dowager knew that his daughter-in-law was about the same age as Emperor Zaiyou, and she was a well-educated, gentle and virtuous daughter, so she granted the position of the middle palace to be with her. She, Yan Huaixin, then assisted Emperor Zaiyou to quell the Eight Kings Rebellion at the beginning of his reign.

It was supposed to be a perfect marriage, if the empress dowager who was buried far away in the imperial mausoleum of Fushan had any knowledge, she would have to give Yan Huaixin, who had harbored evil intentions for a long time. None of the sons and half daughters were conceived.Emperor Zaiyou's love was deeply rooted in his birth, and he would not be lucky with anyone other than her, even Yan Qi's younger sister Yan Yi who later entered the palace.Yan Qi's beauty was unlucky, and the famous doctor who had been visited by Emperor You's daughter passed away before she could wait. The Zhonggong changed its master in the blink of an eye.

Because of her older sister, Yan Qi, the world calls Yan Yi the Queen of Xiaoyan when criticizing the government in private.

After Yan Qi's death, Emperor Zaiyou looked like a walking corpse, so he didn't want to have sex.Seeing his haggard appearance, all the ministers had to worry about the inheritance of thousands of miles of rivers and mountains according to the late emperor who died early, and they all came forward to advise, hoping that Emperor Zaiyou would choose the heir of Zhilan Yushu from the royal family.Emperor Zaiyou naturally complied. What's ridiculous is that the crown prince raised one to die, and raised a pair to die. All the vassals in Beijing and the wild are eager to have a lack of words and ink for their children in the ancestral letter. Don't want to be picked up by the emperor. It's better to enter the palace.

Not long ago, the seven-year-old Prince Hong suddenly died of smallpox. Rumors spread everywhere among the people.Zhang Xianzhao, a poor and poor scholar who has repeatedly failed, wrote a volume of eloquent essays without adding any points, inciting famous officials of the Qing Dynasty, criticizing them with words and pens, and the yellow-mouthed children who made troubles in the house opened their mouths and said, "The foreign relatives are messing with the government, and the country will not do it." Country" and so on.

Hidden signs of chaos.

Gong'e's name is Liandong, and she has served Yan Yi since she was a child, and she is familiar with her calm and steady temperament. Seeing her still calm after hearing the words, her restless mind gradually calmed down.Ruanxiu followed Yan Yi half a step, and followed her to a crabapple tree whose branches were covered with white snow. There was a striking scratch on the trunk about waist high, which was still fresh.

Yan Yi bent over slightly, touching the scratches with his fingertips, very gently.The washed-out face highlights her frailty after standing in the wind and snow for a long time, and her two eyelashes droop like thin fans, covering up all the redundant expressions in her eyes, leaving only the impression she used to leave to the world——Look She seems cold and aloof, but in fact she has a heart of snakes and scorpions, cooperating with her elder brother inside and outside, intending to eat away at the throne!

"He came at the right time. Let's not mention how well the proclamation is written. Just because he dares to use this move to stand shoulder to shoulder with Luo Linhai. I really want to meet him." [Note]

In the cold winter of the twelfth lunar month, when Yan Yi spoke, there was a thin layer of white steam from his lips.Baiqi didn't know if it was hot or cold, but it was probably wet. Lonicera wiped the sore corners of his eyes.Although she didn't study much, every gossip woman in the palace could drown her with a mouthful of saliva. How could she not know how much criticism her Highness has suffered in recent years.If it was a femme fatale, would it always be thinking about His Royal Highness Hong's wish, lighting up the Kongming lanterns he made himself on New Year's Eve, would he caress the scratches on the trunk of a crabapple tree that used to measure a child's body every day after His Highness Hong died in infancy?

Liandong hesitated for a long time, then said in dialect: "The servant came back from the palace, and listened to the palace servant who served the imperial court - Your Majesty insisted on abolishing the empress."

The end of the abolition of the past dynasties is nothing more than a cold palace and a court, one person a month and one cold tea, and this life is over.

Yan Yi got up, and slowly retracted his eyes from the scratch, Huo Zhezi handed it to Liandong: "There is no need to worry about this. Can the left minister present the candidate for the heir to the imperial case?"

Others only see that Yan Xun is the prime minister on the right, and the prime minister on the left is Xiao Shen, a loyal minister who is equal to him, but they don't see that behind Yan Xun is the Yan family in Jinling, which is well-established in the court and in the military camp, and behind Xiao Shen, they are only getting thinner day by day Emperor Zaiyou, who was unable to do what he wanted, was alone.

Abandoned?Easier said than done.Yan Huaixin, the head of the Yan family, was influenced by the profound scriptures and classics since she was a child, and she was like an exiled daughter of an aristocratic family. Yan Qi was killed, leaving only Yan Yi—a distant branch of blood that has not yet had the ability and courage to climb dragons and phoenixes.Unless Yan Xun can find another suitable Yan family to replace him, he will definitely protect her safety and security.

The ground dragon charcoal fire was burned in the elegantly furnished hall, and the doors and windows were closed, which easily cut off the cold weather.

Liandong served Yan Yi to untie the fox fur, and said to her: "The news from the imperial court is not easy to listen to recently, and the imperial case has never been known to the servants, but——The personal guard Commander Liu went from the south gate to Gusu before sunset on the west mountain. Going, this season, it should not be another thing."

Gusu?Yan Yi's eyes softened and settled down a bit. She sat down in full clothes after she was a little short, her figure was upright and beautiful. After the frost and snow between her eyebrows melted quietly, she showed her beauty against the backdrop of the finely stitched and exquisitely crafted plain shirt. Out of a natural family style.Liandong held the lamp for her, under the warm yellow hazy light in the room, the night was like day, Liandong propped his chin and watched Yan Yi write down one after another the words that Yan Huaixin used to praise in Jinling for their sharpness and sharpness. Seeing this, Liandong couldn't help closing his eyes and fell into a light sleep.

The lower the head is lowered, the closer it is to the table, and when it is about to hit——

Yan Yi raised his hand to support Liandong's head to prevent it from hitting the corner of the table.Yan Yi found a rug for her, so that she could sleep on it safely, and then continued to copy Buddhist scriptures.She asked for the decree to preside over the water and land ashram in Baoguo Temple for Prince Hong. Emperor Zaiyou was in charge of the government, so he had no time to distract himself from this matter, and he was afraid that he would not be sincere enough to hand over the Buddhist scriptures to others for copying.

Gusu.

It has been nearly 300 years since the founding of the Jin Dynasty.Even if Emperor Yuanshuo changed the laws and regulations in spite of the world's disgrace, the daughters of the clan could succeed to the throne, and the female emperors could marry the emperor as servants. Most of the throne was still passed on to the sons of the clan.At first, Emperor Yuanshuo chose a clan girl who was similar in character to his first wife, Empress Chunyuan. Unexpectedly, the clan girl couldn't help the villain's instigation and intended to rebel, so she had to abandon her.When the first emperor passed away, he still left behind his edicts and ministers, but in the year when Emperor Zaiyou came to power, he could not avoid the vassal kings who had coveted the throne for a long time. After the rebellion was put down, the fate of the eight kings was similar. The few accomplices were lucky enough to survive, and were either confined to a high wall or exiled in a designated area—one of them was Duan Wang, who lived in a peaceful corner of Gusu.

Longyou was attacked by shrimps in the shoals, tigers fell in Pingyang and bullied by dogs, and the sons and grandsons of the phoenixes and dragons who were in distress survived for a while, so they should burn a few more high-quality incense plants for the Sanqing God every day.

An hour ago, King Duan in a blue jacket was condescendingly repairing the roof that was leaking from wind and snow. From a distance, he saw a long dragon with pine torches approaching from the path, and the sound of horseshoes and armored equipment could be heard endlessly.Duan Wang was so frightened that he thought it was the retrial of the old case, his legs were weak, and he almost fell and broke his bones.

He rushed back into the room from the wooden ladder in three steps and in two steps. Princess Duan saw that there was something strange on his face, and before she could ask, the low wooden door was slapped creakingly by a big hand like a cattail fan, and then, A tall, muscular man stepped in.

The door was full of flames, Princess Duan took a closer look, the person who came was not the commander of the personal guard Liu Duo who was ordered to arrest them during the Eight Kings' rebellion?She had long since disregarded her former noble status, even though she didn't know what could happen to her family in Gusu, she hurriedly made a gesture and knelt down.Just as soon as he bent his knees, Liu Duo strode forward to support her, with a smile on his face: "Princess, please don't disrespect your lowly position."

Prince Duan and Concubine Duan looked at each other, feeling more and more anxious, not knowing why.

The walls are plastered on all sides, and the blue-yellow mud is piled up in the corner. The furniture is only a couch, a table and a chair, and there is no stove.In the house, apart from King Duan and Princess Duan, there was another servant woman showing shriveled nipples timidly. The milk dolls sitting on the wooden table didn't notice the change of the surrounding atmosphere, smashing and sucking what was left. milk.After eating and drinking enough, her big dark eyes turned to Liu Duo, but she was extraordinarily bold. She stretched out two short arms like lotus root joints, stood up tremblingly from the wooden table, and kicked away the miscellaneous things under her feet. things, staggeringly walked towards Liu Duo.

Liu Duo was worried that she would fall, and thought she was being close to him, so he stepped forward to help her.The little milk baby came to her, and her short legs were wrapped up in cotton trousers. She raised one leg vigorously and kicked towards Liu Duo——

Liu Duo dodged and dodged, thinking to himself what a little master who held grudges from his mother's womb!

The little milk baby was unstable and fell backwards, and was supported by the wet nurse behind her, holding her arms so that she would not be naughty again.

Liu Duo dodged a leg, but he didn't take into account that he was standing under the roof with missing bricks and tiles, and "slapped" a cloud of crushed snow, which got into his collar, making him shiver and his face twisted.

The little milk baby was hugged by the wet nurse, clapping and laughing happily.Duan Wang's face became more and more blue, and he made a gesture to hit her, but Liu Duo hurriedly stopped him.He glanced at the wooden table full of sundries, and praised against his will: "The little princess is active by nature, and I think he will be strong and healthy in the future. But just now? I don't know what the little princess likes?"

Before King Duan could speak, Princess Duan rushed, "Rouge! Rouge from my daughter's house!" In the eyes of Princess Duan, who was living on a life-and-death life, there was nothing more suitable for her daughter than rouge.When Emperor Yuan Shuo was one year old, he grabbed a brush and drew the character "One" which later generations would call the unified river and mountain, but so what?Her face was ruined, and she married a woman as a queen, and she didn't have any sons and half daughters left behind.Not to mention the daughter's house, it is the man's house, if there is no diamond, she will stop doing porcelain work, otherwise, how could she have fallen from the resplendent Duan Wang's mansion to the small dilapidated house in front of her?

Hearing this, Liu Duo took a closer look with the help of a dim oil lamp, and he saw traces of rouge hanging from the corner of the little milk baby's mouth.At the moment, he didn't pay attention to whether the little master, who had been teased several times by nature, grabbed Zhou with his hands or licked him with his mouth. Liu Duo held the handle of the waist knife and smiled and said: "So, the rouge in Yanjing is of excellent quality, the little princess may as well Go with the humble."

Duan Wang and Duan Wangfei were both dumbfounded.