But Qingliang Mountain in Jinling is located in the northwest of the city. It is about thirty feet high and nearly ten miles wide. It was called Shitou Mountain in ancient times. During the Warring States Period, King Wei of Chu built Jinling City here. There is a city on the mountain, and it is also called Shicheng Mountain.
Zhuge Liang praised the situation in Jinling as "dragons and tigers crouching". The so-called dragons and crouchings in Zhongshan and tigers crouching in Shicheng refer to this mountain.
In the Southern Tang Dynasty, there was a summer palace built on the mountain, which was scattered along the undulating mountains. Li Jing and Li Yu, the two generations of kings, often stayed here to escape the summer heat. They also renamed the Xingjiao Temple in the mountain "Shitou Qingliang Daochang". Zen Master Wenyi presided over it. During this period, Fayan Sect, one of the five schools of Zen Buddhism, was founded.
In the Song Dynasty, it was officially renamed "Qingliang Mountain".
After reading this, later generations wrote a poem called "Nanxiangzi" to describe its wonderfulness:
Green trees cover the red wall, listening to the water and wind is hidden in the ancient temple.
The Six Phases and Four Machines transmit the Dharma Eyes, which are cool and refreshing, and the copper bells singing Sanskrit are clear and vague.
Green smoke surrounds Pinggang, and a wisp of Buddhist incense enters the ink.
The river above the pavilion is far away today, and the vicissitudes of life have made me see all the floating clouds and yellow ginkgo trees.
Zhao Guan's family brought back their son Zhao Huan. After all, he was the emperor in name only. He was neither close nor far away, so he placed him in the Qingliang Mountain Palace in order to slow down his plans.
Lu Zhishen and others caused chaos in the city, and the Qingliang Mountain Palace became tense. The lights were brightly lit in front and behind the door, and all the imperial guards were awakened, wearing armor and holding staffs, so that flies could not enter.
However, flies may not be able to fly in, but who can stop him if he is "a flea on a drum"?
As a famous thief of a generation, could it be that his ability has changed over time, all in light kung fu? In fact, his understanding of architectural structure is no less than that of any craftsman.
He took Liu Yanqing with him, only looked at the main entrance of the palace from a distance, then looked at the mountain topography, and then decided on the direction.
The two of them used the cover of the dense forest to sneak around and came to a depression in the mountain. There was also a corner of the palace wall. They pushed aside the grass outside the wall and revealed a small puppy hole.
Liu Yanqing was shocked and asked: "Brother, have you been here before? How do you know there is a hole here?"
Shi Qian chuckled and said, "Brother, I don't know that for a palace, over time, the soil will loosen and the rocks will decay, and there will inevitably be foxes and dog dens, and most of them will be in places that avoid people. I just looked at the direction and size of this palace, and it's about Judging from its interior layout, it looks like this place. It is in a remote and low-lying area. It lacks beautiful scenery and is too damp. People don’t want to live there and the grass doesn’t want to grow. It must be a remote place. Isn’t there no fox or dog to manage it?”
Seeing him talking eloquently, Liu Yanqing couldn't help but nodded: "That's right, that's right!" Then his face turned bitter, he hugged his swollen general's belly and said, "It's a pity that this burrowing dog is not a fat dog, but this is What can I do?"
Shi Qian said with a smile: "Why do you need to worry, brother? I can deal with it myself."
Then he took out a two-piece iron tool from his arms, and twisted his hands together to form a pickaxe. With a few clicks, he gradually dug the dog hole bigger. Liu Yan danced with joy: "Wonderful! Wonderful. ! Bigger, bigger!”
After a while, the dog cave turned into a bear cave. Old Liu took the lead and crawled in using his hands and feet.
Shi Qian followed closely and deliberately picked up some weeds and put them together to cover the entrance of the cave.
Liu Yanqing was about to leave when Shi Qian shouted, "Brother, wait a minute!" He took off his clothes and put them on inside, took out a hat from his waist and put it on, and he was actually wearing the attire of a eunuch.
Liu Yanqing looked at it and was surprised and envious: "Ah, you are so thoughtful, but you dress up nicely, what should I do?"
Shi Qian took a look at his figure and said, "Brother, wait a moment. My younger brother is going to borrow some clothes to cover up with me."
He twisted his body and walked away like a gust of wind. He turned back with a few dresses in his hands and said with a wry smile: "Brother, among the middle-ranking officials, there are few people as tall as my brother. I have no choice but to obey the authority in urgent matters." I have to make do with this suit."
Liu Yanqing saw that the dress was fat and gorgeous. He was surprised at first, then smiled bitterly, shook his head and said: "That's it, that's all, I'm doing this for Marshal Wu, and I'm a count."
After saying that, he gritted his teeth, took off his clothes, brought Shi Qian and changed into women's clothes, and asked Shi Qian, "Brother, do you think my brother is dressed up like this?"
Shi Qian looked up and down, shook his head and said, "If a woman has a beard, I'm afraid she won't be any more beautiful."
Liu Yanqing touched his beard, reluctant to part with it, and finally gritted his teeth and said: "That's all, men like us are not afraid of life or death in order to find a title, so why do we care about beards? Cao Mengde also cut off his beard back then, and Sima Yi also wore women's clothes back then. !”
He drew out his sword and used a move of "wrap his head and wrap his head", which immediately shaved off his beautiful beard.
Shi Qian looked at it and shook his head: "It's not fun after all. Come on, little brother."
As he spoke, he stretched out his hand and combed Liu Yanqing's hair into a fashionable bun. He also took out some lead powder, rouge, and lipstick, and applied it evenly on his lips. Alas, in this case, the ghosts and gods also hid it."
The size of this palace was limited, so Shi Qian had already seen the best place for feng shui, and expected that it must be the emperor's bedroom. He led Liu Yanqing through the corridor and the garden, and walked straight away.
On the road, I met two groups of night guards who asked me how smart Shi Qian was. He answered the question without any flaws, and passed smoothly.
Not long after, they came to the "Deqing Hall". The plaque here was handwritten by the emperor Li Yu. Shi Qian looked at it and concluded that the emperor lived here, so he walked inside.
Two armored guards stood in front of the door and immediately stopped him: "Hey! Where are you two going?"
Shi Qian looked at the two of them and thought to himself, it was definitely not Zhao Huan's own intention to let the imperial guard come to his residence, it must have been his father's doing.
He immediately sneered and said: "Huh, I am following the order of the Supreme Emperor. I am afraid that the official's house will be cold at night, so I will give him a beautiful woman to warm his bed."
After hearing this, the two forbidden soldiers looked at Liu Yanqing's face. They were both shocked. They looked at each other and saw the horror in each other. They thought to themselves: The ancients said that a tiger's poison cannot eat its seeds. It seems that this statement is not absolute. , this woman is too old to be worthy of an old official. How humiliating is it to give such a woman to a son?
The two Imperial Guards couldn't help but look unbearable. One of them took courage, looked at Old Liu again, and suddenly frowned and said, "Why doesn't she wear shoes?"
However, when Shi Qian stole the clothes, he did not steal any shoes. Liu Yanqing's leather boots were very conspicuous, so he deliberately took them off without wearing them. Now that the boss's feet were bare and he could still smell some odor, he immediately let the guard know. Hygienic and suspicious.
Shi Qian, however, was unhurried and said with a smile, "What do you know? Do you know where this is?"
The two Imperial Guards wondered: "Isn't this the Qingliang Mountain Summer Palace?"
Shi Qian said confidently: "Come on! Don't you two know that Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty also lived here?"
The two Imperial Guards looked at each other and asked in confusion: "So what if Empress Li has lived here?"
Shi Qian chuckled, with a vulgar expression on his face, and said in a low voice: "Empress Li was here in the past, and my sister-in-law had a night party, and she wrote a few good words, and the Emperor liked it the most."
After saying that, he opened his throat and sang: "The flowers are bright and the moon is shrouded in light mist. Let's go to the man's side tonight. I put on my stockings and walk on the fragrant steps, carrying gold-laced shoes. I saw you on the south side of the painting hall, and you trembled for a while. It's hard for me to come out. Teach you to show mercy."
Shi Qian was good at oral skills and learned local dialects from various places. He could pretend to be men, women, old and young, and could imitate animals and birds. In terms of singing ability, although he was not as good as Lehe and Yanqing, he was still much better than ordinary people.
The two Imperial Guards listened with rapt attention and couldn't help but shake their heads and keep in tune with him.
Shi Qian finished singing and said with a smile: "That sister-in-law was afraid that the sound of footsteps might be heard and her sister would know that she and her brother-in-law were having an affair, so she came barefoot. The Emperor ordered this beauty not to wear shoes, just to fit this word. artistic conception."
The two forbidden soldiers thought that this was indeed something that the old official could do, and they immediately believed it.
Shi Qian said again: "If you two don't believe it, just take me two in. I will hand over the beauty to the officials and go back to recover immediately."
The two Imperial Guards couldn't help but nod, thinking to themselves that a skinny little eunuch and an old fat palace maid, as long as they keep an eye on him, would they be afraid of causing trouble? Now he walked over to the two of them, pushed the door open and entered.
As expected, Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty had not slept at all. The commotion in the city tonight had already awakened him.
He didn't know what happened. He was restless when he suddenly heard movement outside the door. When he listened carefully, he found out that it was his father who wanted to give him a beautiful woman. He couldn't tell whether this was a good thing or a bad thing, and he couldn't help but speculate. Dad’s intention.
As soon as the door opened, Zhao Huan couldn't wait to look. His eyes met Liu Yanqing's. He was shocked and frightened, and he stumbled back two steps. Then he became furious, thinking that the old man was really going crazy. Give him a gift. Wouldn't it be intentional to humiliate yourself by marrying such an old and ugly woman?
He has been in this palace for more than ten days, which is like a house arrest. At this moment, he is full of grievances and can no longer restrain himself. He clenches his fists tightly and the veins on his forehead are beating wildly. He is about to let go and make a fuss. Suddenly, he saw the little eunuch beside the ugly palace maid, his figure whirling around, and there were two flashes of cold light. The two guards immediately covered their necks and fell down softly.
Zhao Huan's whole body trembled, and he was about to scream when the ugly palace maid rushed forward, covered his mouth with her hand, and shouted in a low voice: "Your Majesty, please stop yelling, my veteran Liu Yanqing, King Qin has come to escort you!"
Zhao Huan shuddered, his eyes suddenly opened wide, and he looked carefully, wasn't it?
Although this ugly girl is painted with makeup and has no beard, she is none other than Liu Yanqing, the military governor of the three cities of Henan!
Then I heard Shi Qian say: "Emperor, please don't panic. I am Shi Qian, brother of Brother Wu. I came here with General Liu to rescue Your Majesty on the orders of Brother Wu."
Zhao Heng took a look and found that he looked familiar. He had indeed seen this person under Lao Cao before!
Tears burst from my eyes, and I pulled Old Liu's hand hard, crying: "My dear friends, if the Emperor wants to carry out restoration, he will definitely kill me! My dear friends, hurry up and save my life!" "
Liu Yanqing sighed and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the two of us here were originally sent by Wu Zhi to rescue you from this prison. But I'll forgive you for saying it bluntly. Marshal Wu has now wiped out the Liao Kingdom and is going north to conquer it." If the Kingdom of Jin loses, then let it go. If it wins... Your Majesty, all the land north of the Huaihe River will be in his hands. La, who is south of the Yangtze River, will also call himself a minister. I am only afraid of Your Majesty before he leaves the wolf's den and enters the tiger's den again!"
Zhao Huan's body shook violently and he cried: "Does my brother Wu also have a disobedient heart?"
After saying that, without waiting for anyone to respond, he nodded: "It's not surprising! He destroyed Liao Dynasty in Pingxia, and his illustrious martial arts can only be compared to the Taizu of this dynasty. At this point, the man has no ambition, but he still wants to give birth to... What do I do? Such a miserable life!"
After hearing this, Liu Yanqing also shed two lines of old tears: "It is the incompetence of the ministers that makes the king humiliated. Your Majesty, there are only two ways to go. Although Liu Yanqing is not talented, he has lived in Song Dynasty for a long time, and is willing to accompany your Majesty in life and death." .”
Zhao Huan took Lao Liu's hand and said with tears: "Unexpectedly, there is Zhongliang at such a moment! Aiqing, please tell me, which two roads are there?"
Liu Yanqing said: "The first way, when Shi Qian and I came here, we had prepared a small boat at the foot of the mountain. If your Majesty is reluctant to part with the inheritance of our ancestors, I will attack Shi Qian and escape from this place with your Majesty on my back, wading through the water." To escape, we, the monarch and my ministers, went straight to Sha County in Nanjianzhou. Li Gang, who was demoted there, was a loyal minister. With his help, we first occupied the Fujian Road to protect ourselves, and then called on the loyal ministers, righteous men, and diligent kings in the world to connect with Jingchu, and then Tubashu is the cause of Sun Quan and Liu Bei."
Zhao Huan thought for a while, shook his head and said: "Old dear, I am not looking down on you. In terms of my mind, I am not as good as Emperor Zhaolie. Your ability has nothing to do with Zhang Zhiyong, Li Gang, let alone Zhuge's wisdom, Liu Bei , Sun Quan was defeated one after another, let alone you and me?"
Liu Yanqing smiled bitterly and said: "Since your Majesty has such self-awareness, wouldn't God show mercy? I have the courage to ask Your Majesty to be the Duke of Anle."
Zhao Huan's tears, which had stopped flowing, suddenly started to flow again: "You want me to be Liu Chan?"
"Liu Chan lived to be sixty-five years old, Your Majesty!" Liu Yanqing stated an exciting fact without blinking.
He looked directly at Zhao Huan and said sincerely: "Wu Zhi is known for his loyalty. If you call him brother, if you sincerely submit to him, not to mention An Le Gong, you will be crowned king, and you will be granted the title of king." Ordinary. In this way, not to mention that Your Majesty will be able to live happily until his old age, but his children and grandchildren will also have stability, and the Miao descendants of the Zhao family will have an endless incense, and in the future, under Jiuquan, they will be able to answer to Taizu Taizong."
Shi Qian watched from the side and nodded secretly, feeling strange that Brother Daowu was willing to let someone named Liu. I would never say what he said.
After hearing this, Zhao Huan blinked his eyelids, obviously his heart was moved.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked again: "Isn't there a third way?"
Liu Yanqing shook his head: "The third way is the road of death given to His Majesty by the Supreme Emperor."
When he mentioned the word "dead end", his voice suddenly dropped, and Zhao Huan shuddered, knowing that his father was the person who was most difficult for him to survive.
Then he looked at Shi Qian: "Brother Wu really won't kill me?"
Shi Qian smiled and said, "Brother Wu wants to win the trust of the world. Emperor, who is more important to you or the world?"
Zhao Huan nodded slowly: "Okay, I... no, I believe you."
Shi Qian glanced around and pointed at the pen and ink: "Your Majesty, in that case, please write me a Zen edict."
Zhao Huan frowned and said, "Why is this? You are waiting to take me away, isn't it normal?"
Shi Qian chuckled and said: "Your Majesty, this is Jinling Mansion. When you step out of this gate, you will see enemies everywhere. But there are only me and General Liu around your Majesty... You and I will give you the imperial edict for the Zen throne. When things really come to a head, I will have the edict." With it in hand, we can lure away the pursuers!"
After hearing these words, Liu Yanqing looked at Shi Qian's face, full of pride, and couldn't help but feel a sudden change in his heart——
He said that the two of them came here just to get an edict to make Cao Cao more famous when he comes out of the army in the future. However, judging from Shi Qian's behavior at the moment, it turned out that he actually had a last-minute intention to steal Zhao Huan away!
This is exactly:
Short in stature, tall in skill and bold in spirit, he is making waves in the city of Jinling! Who dared to steal from the emperor in ancient times? Also look at the fleas on the Liangshan drum!
(End of chapter)
