It is said to be the Xuanji Palace, but in fact there are only three large rooms.
It is located in the southeast corner of Hanzhang Hall where the late emperor Sima Yan lived, separated by a small moon gate.
There are three large houses with black bricks, black tiles, black walls and black windows, giving them a completely black appearance, which looks very strange.
The middle room is dedicated to the statue of Lu Zu, the left room is the residence of Xu Zhenren, and the right room contains scriptures.
However, Master Xu doesn't live here very much. He practices in seclusion in Dongshan all year round. He only comes out to see if there is anything unusual happening in the world.
There were no special events in these years, so he only came to the palace to stay for a few days every winter month, and only talked and ate with Emperor Sima Zhong and several princes of the Sima family.
Half a year ago, he suddenly came to Luoyang City and told Sima Lun and other ministers assisting the emperor that he had calculated that the "phoenix" in the hexagram was about to appear in the world and asked for help in finding it.
The group of people looked at each other in surprise.
Although Sima Yan left this imperial edict when he was dying, ten years later, it has not been found.
Now that Xu Zhenren said this, and when the princes secretly gathered in Luoyang City and planned to get rid of Queen Jia Nanfeng, everyone was a little surprised.
Sun Xiu happened to be standing next to him, still thinking about the meaning of Xu Zhenren's words.
Xu Zhenren suddenly turned to look at him and silently recited a few verses before asking, "Does Mr. Sun have a granddaughter?"
"There are sixteen." Sun Xiu quickly counted his granddaughters.
"Can you please tell me your birth date?" Although ten years have passed, Master Xu's appearance is the same as before. His face is still thin, but it lacks the wanton and unrestrained appearance of the past and is more peaceful and quiet. .
"Okay." Sun Xiu thought and looked at Sima Lun who was sitting in the main seat.
Sima Lun's expression was dark and unclear, and he just looked at Xu Zhenren without saying a word.
The next day, not only the birth dates of Sun Xiu's sixteen granddaughters were submitted, but other senior officials also submitted the birth dates of unmarried women in their own families.
This time, everyone gathered outside Xuanji Hall, waiting for Master Xu to say something.
Emperor Sima Zhong was too lazy to participate in such things and slept in Zhengyang Palace.
He didn't like Hanzhang Palace. He always felt that his father, Sima Yan, would be there at night, and he was extremely scared.
Therefore, he preferred to live in the Zhengyang Palace nearby. Although it was smaller in size, it was spacious, bright and pleasant.
Zhang Du beside him had been very familiar with Master Xu before, so it was most appropriate for him to enter the Xuanji Palace holding a thick folded book with birth dates written on it.
The light of the morning sun penetrated through the window lattice into the room where Xu Zhenren lived on the left side of Xuanji Hall.
Xu Zhenren, dressed in black robes, sat cross-legged on a futon, looking like his whole body was plated with gold and emitting a soft light.
The room was large, but there was only a futon, a low table and a tea set, and nothing else.
His little Taoist boy was sorting things in the room where the scriptures were stored, and would not come out without his call.
Seeing his appearance, Zhang Du seemed to have returned to more than ten years ago.
Xu Zhenren was meditating in the room, but Emperor Sima Yan insisted that he teach his son knowledge, so the two started arguing in this room.
Xu Zhenren is the only person who can speak freely in front of Sima Yan. After all, they fought together and had many common experiences...
Therefore, even an empty place like Xuanji Palace became extremely lively because these two people often bickered and chatted with each other.
Suddenly a little dazed, Zhang Du was stunned for a moment, then knelt down and whispered: "Master Xu, these are the birthdays and horoscopes of the 198 unmarried women of our dynasty that were presented today. Please take a look."
"Okay." Xu Zhenren motioned for him to put all the folds in front of the futon and read through them quickly. Then, he suddenly asked: "Are these the only people?"
"Oh... yes." Zhang Du didn't understand what he meant for a while, so he could only nodded.
"Then these people are not." Xu Zhenren stood up, poured a cup of overnight tea and drank it, then said, "Zhang Du, you and I have known each other for more than forty years, and you also did it in court. Don’t you know what the managers have been doing for so many years?”
"What do you mean?" Zhang Du was shocked, but did not answer him directly.
"You are too cautious, and you want to protect the safety of the emperor. It's really hard. But it's a pity that the power of Jin..." Xu Zhenren lowered his voice, "Tonight they will kill Jia Nanfeng. You and the emperor should go out of the palace to hide for a while."
With a "pop", Zhang Du knelt down in front of Xu Zhenren. He wanted to say something but couldn't make a sound. He just blushed and clenched his fists with his hands.
"You want to say that you have finally waited for this day? After the late emperor left, you watched Jian Nanfeng become more and more debauched and immoral, but you were helpless. So, you can only protect the emperor's safety and not suffer too much grievance? So, what about you? If Sima Lun hadn't taken action, what would you have done?" Xu Zhenren no longer looked like an immortal at this time, he was completely human, as if he was back to chatting with Sima Yan.
"I will kill this stupid woman." Zhang Du's fist tightened even more, and his nails dug into his own flesh.
"Then what?" Xu Zhenren suddenly laughed again and looked at him.
"Return to the court." Zhang Du said seriously.
"Didn't he belong to Sima Lun?" Xu Zhenren didn't hesitate at all, and his bright eyes showed ridicule.
"That's better than letting a stupid and bad woman and her father and brother take over the world." Zhang Du said bitterly, but he still looked outside the door quietly, for fear of being overheard by Sima Lun and others who were kneeling at the door.
"Forget it." Looking at his appearance, he was half-motivated, "My master often said that I am a person of temperament, and I have such a connection with the royal family before my mortal relationship is over. I also hurried because I saw the strange phenomenon in Luoyang City. I came down the mountain to see how Zhong'er is doing. After all, I promised the late emperor that I would protect him for the rest of his life."
"Thank you." Zhang Du leaned down again.
"Haha, go ahead. Tell them that there is no person I am looking for in these birth dates. I am afraid that this person is not in Luoyang City, because there is no divination yet. But I will also give you a clue. This woman is indeed rich and powerful. Life." Master Xu is still kind to his old friends.
However, Sima Lun had a headache. With Xu Zhenren's prestige, he was bound to find this person, but his palace change also had to be carried out quickly.
That night, he united many people from the Sima family, gathered the Imperial Guards, arrested Jia Nanfeng, and wiped out the lives of her family.
There is no such thing as bloodshed in the long river of history.
It happened and ended in just one day and night.
The blood flows into streams and returns to the great rivers.
Time changed, and at this moment, the new queen had been married into the palace for three days.
When they stood at the door of Xuanji Palace again, everyone had different expressions.
After all, when Sun Xiu asked his brother Sun Qi to also submit the birth dates of the unmarried women in the family, Sun Qi only had one granddaughter, Yang Xianrong, who still lived in his ancestral home and had never set foot in Luoyang City.
He refused to hand over his granddaughter's date of birth at that time, saying that she was still young and not old enough for marriage.
But I don’t know who is talking too much, saying that Yang Xianrong is about to reach the age where she can get married.
Under pressure from his brother Sun Xiu, he handed over his granddaughter's birthday and horoscope, and secretly thought: There are so many noble girls, they shouldn't be his own children.
However, Xu Zhenren took a fancy to the birth date at a glance, and even went to Taishan County to see Yang Xianrong's face.
Such attention is enough to show that this is indeed a "real phoenix".
"The real person said, please come into the house and talk to the queen." Xu Henian, the child next to Xu Zhenren, is two years older than Yang Xianrong. He is a young man with an extremely outstanding appearance. He has received the true Taoist biography of Xu Zhenren and has a very immortal demeanor.
His voice had the clearness of a young man, pulling everyone back from their thoughts.
The sunshine in early winter was a little brighter, and Sima Lun, who was wearing a little more clothes, had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead.
"Thank you." Yang Xianrong only wore a simple jacket and phoenix robe, and his body was light.
She had met Xu Henian before, so she was no stranger to him.
After nodding slightly, he walked straight in without taking anyone with him.
