On the west side of the Luodu Imperial City, there is a large palace called the West Palace - Shangyang Palace. According to the title of Bai Juyi's "Shangyang White-haired Man" in Volume 96 of "Collection of Yuefu Poems": "Five years after Tianbao, Yang Guifei was exclusively favored, and she never entered the harem again. Those with beauties in the Sixth Palace often moved to another place, Shangyang The first is that Zhenyuan still exists."
Therefore, this is also where most of the palace servants and female officials gather, and it is also known as the "Beauty Storehouse". During the Tianbao period, the story of Shangyang palace maids writing poems on red leaves and throwing them into the flowing water in the palace to express their feelings happened here. During the reign of Emperor Zhongzong, palace officials went out to watch the lanterns, and more than 3,000 people failed to return.
The valley water flowing from the north-south axis divides Shangyang Palace into two parts: east and west. It is also diverted through Tixiang Gate, Guanfeng Gate, Yuri Tower, Lijing Terrace, Qibao Pavilion, Jiuzhou Pavilion and Yaozhang Pavilion finally merges into a large deep and wide pool behind Guanfeng Hall, one of the six main building complexes.
And among the dozens of acres of water with brilliant waves and clear color, there is a towering palace standing on the water - Shuicheng Palace. Through the surrounding corridors and walkways that look like swastikas, and the pavilions and pavilions that look like stars arching over the moon, a spacious thirty-seven-hole causeway can be passed through and connected to the auxiliary buildings on the shore.
On all the aisles and bridge corridors, there are glazed tile sheds and wild goose-shaped eaves to protect against rain, snow and exposure to the sun. Therefore, even if it is said to be the hottest dog day in the scorching period of summer, walking between Shuicheng Palace and the various buildings on the shore is still full of water vapor and the air is still cool.
Therefore, these corridors and corridors connecting Shuicheng Palace and its surrounding pavilions and buildings are also known as Wanyan Corridor. In the summer, various chaffinches and waterbirds that are afraid of the heat will also flock to and hide under the corridor to enjoy the coolness. This creates a unique spectacle of the sound of wind chimes under the eaves and the chirping of birds on the corridor.
In the Water City Palace, there are many wheel-hub waterwheels, pipes and other extraction mechanisms, which are gathered together to provide ventilation, cooling, spring water spouting, and fog-making facilities. This makes this large palace on an elevated water stand out even in the most arid and hot weather. In the season, you can always keep a cool and moist interior.
Therefore, compared with the palaces of Chang'an in Shangjing, which are inevitably dry and hot after the beginning of summer, and the earth atmosphere is humid and humid; since Luoyang City was rebuilt and the Dongdu Palace Garden was rebuilt. The emperors of the Tang Dynasty and their relatives and ministers in the past dynasties all spent more or less summer time in the cool and comfortable daily life of Shangyang Palace.
And being able to get a place to live for a long or short time in the pavilions and pavilions surrounding the Shuicheng Palace is a symbol of being favored by the king. If you can get permission to boat and roam as much as you want on this lake called Jinbo Pond, it will be a great honor that gradually grows in the emperor's heart.
However, on the west side of Shuicheng Palace, a water terrace that is usually used for banquets, singing and dancing has been temporarily emptied, and the daily sound of Sheng songs and music is not heard. Even the small boats that patrolled around the area stopped; and guards with bright armor and complete equipment stood vaguely surrounding the tower.
And on the open platform facing the water city hall, a pale-faced Xiao Huangmen was sitting on the ground; and compared to his blood-stained clothes, the place where the upper part of his neck was cut was already there. A conspicuous thick scar. There are also new healed scars of varying sizes on his arms, armpits, chest, etc.
Although he is already weak and may die at any time, he is actually alive. Then, an eunuch who was responsible for the verification on the spot dropped his short blade, and regardless of the sparkling blood on his hands, he knelt down on the ground without hesitation and congratulated: "Congratulations to the Holy Lord, congratulations to all nobles, such a wonderful thing has come to the world, and again It is obtained by this dynasty, this is an auspicious sign for the prosperous age of our Lord!"
Immediately, someone brought in a plate of freshly cooked meat and placed it in front of the little Huangmen. They saw that he was a little sluggish due to excessive blood loss, and he was extremely thirsty as if he had been hungry for many days. Without any regard for manners, he pounced on it, grabbed it with his hands and mouth, and chewed it without stopping; he quickly devoured a large plate of meat.
Then, someone brought a second large plate that was slightly red, but it was half-cooked meat; he grabbed it with unsatisfied taste, and started eating it happily; then someone brought a third large plate, but it was grilled fish. and goose meat, and a few oily flatbreads. At this time, Xiao Huangmen finally stopped for a moment and only ate goose meat and fish.
Then, someone else was ordered to bring the fourth basin, which was sliced raw pork belly and raw pork knuckles marinated in sauce. At this time, the little Huangmen finally couldn't eat anymore, and looked at him with a faint smile. The brightly colored raw pork belly and pork shoulder suddenly covered their mouths and started gagging on the spot. Seeing this scene, both the eunuch and others secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Only then did the eunuch ask: "Jingguan, my son, what do you think?". When the pale-faced Xiao Huangmen heard this, he couldn't help but burped heavily and said: "My child, my child, it seems that I have eaten my fill, and there is nothing I can do...but the wounds are still aching."
At this time, a feminine voice came out from the high platform opposite and said: "Shangyu, Mrs. Song has worked hard." The eunuch named Mr. Song couldn't help but kowtow and said: "I don't dare to take it. This is a blessing for me as a slave. It’s even more of a blessing for children!” The soft voice continued: "As a metaphor, Song Su, the envoy of the inner sect, will be given a house outside the palace, and the Song family's children will be given three hundred pieces of silk to worship the court master."
However, as this temporary interlude-like demonstration ended; the left and right left and disappeared one after another. On the high platform where the metaphor was proclaimed, behind the seemingly empty curtain, after a while, a soft snort came out quietly: "Auspicious? Hmph... Auspicious... Hmm... really..." Auspicious…”
At the same time, the somewhat dazed Xiao Huangmen, after leaving Shuicheng Palace, was led to the guard hall of another side hall; "Jingguan, your chance has come." Then There were two tall and round eunuchs on the left and right. They congratulated him with a smile and pushed him in hard.
Xiao Huangmen Jingguan, who had somersaulted on the threshold and fell to the ground with his arms and legs spread out, was quickly helped up. However, his body soon began to tremble with fear; because, supporting him, he was obviously higher than his adoptive father, an unknown number of high-ranking ministers, and even patted the dust off his body and said:
"Jing Guan'er, you are already a person with great opportunities and a bright future. Why are you still so careless?"
And there were several middle-class nobles who looked at him with smiles like a group of carnivores, and he was working as a handyman in a remote and remote palace. He was a rare and prominent person who was rarely seen in the past; anyone could move their fingers. He can be shot to death, and he supports both father and son. But at this time, it was like a rare commodity, and he looked at it in admiration.
It wasn't until one of the youngest middle-class nobles said impatiently: "Why don't you take off his clothes quickly and see if anything can grow down there?" This made him feel as if he was struck by five thunders. He was so frightened that he quickly turned around and ran away; then, without any surprise, someone covered his mouth, knocked him down, and dragged him in.
Then, a castrator with gray hair and a face as wrinkled as an old Shar-Pei walked in slowly and leisurely with the support of his disciples; facing the astonishing little Huangmen Jingguan, he grinned and said: Spread out a whole set of dozens of large and small utensils...
However, in just one afternoon in the Outer Dynasty, a clear edict drafted by the Secretary Prison was passed almost quickly in the political hall: the Buddhist and Taoist temples of the past dynasties have been used to enshrine meritorious objects, many of which are frivolous and fraudulent. On the grounds of deceiving the world, he ordered the merit departments of the two capitals to cooperate with the envoys assigned by the imperial court to conduct an inventory and register them to correct the atmosphere.
At the same time, in the pagoda forest behind Yulin Temple. After repelling the enemy again, the brigade commander Lu Zhang was still a little worried; he couldn't help but sent a team of people to take over, and they also found and carried Lin Jiulang and other survivors, as well as the corpses and prisoners found at the scene, slowly and slowly. We retreated to the temple protected by walls.
At this time, Jiang Tian also saw some blood-stained battle scenes surrounding the temple gate and outer walls. As well as the wounded who were placed under the eaves of the half-collapsed building, some of them received temporary bandaging and treatment, but because of their critical injuries, they could only survive, and even entered the dying stage with blurred eyes.
"Are you willing to believe me again?" At this time, Jiang Tian couldn't help but said to Lin Jiulang and others: Then several other survivors who were rescued including Lin Jiulang, after looking at each other, faintly revealed With a hint of conviction and respect, they nodded heavily one after another and said: "But it depends on the officer's orders." "Just ask the deputy supervisor to explain."
"Okay, then pull out all these arrow clusters on your body." Jiang Tian immediately ordered and took out a swaying water bag. "Then, drink the contents here one by one. Each person can only take a small sip, and then pour a little more on the wound. Then drink as much water as possible and eat some solid food."
"Okay! Let me come first." Lin Jiulang stepped forward when he heard the words and took the water bag that had a faint smell of burning. He closed his eyes and took a small sip, only to feel the smell of plant ash/talisman water full of impurities. Then, with quick eyesight and quick hands, he cut into the arm with a knife close to the arrow shaft, picked and pried hard, and a thin fountain of blood suddenly spurted out, and a bloody arrow cluster was squeezed out.
Then, he grinned and pressed down on the wound, while others poured the water bag against the wound. The next moment, obvious changes occurred. The wound on the arm that continued to bleed began to shrink inward, and then condensed into a sticky black scab...
Then, Lin Jiulang, who was in disbelief, couldn't help but wipe the wound with force; only to find that the blood scab that dried quickly fell off as soon as he scratched it, revealing a slender pink new scar. Then he moved his arm again and found that except for the dull soreness and stagnation, it was basically fine.
The next moment, he knelt down on the ground without hesitation and said loudly: "Thank you, sir, for your life-saving grace. From now on, this life of my subordinates will be yours. Please continue to save my colleagues." The other most seriously wounded casualty nearby did not hesitate to pull out several broken arrows from his body without hesitation.
