However, Jiang Tian saw at a glance that Madam Zheng was being helped back. The person responsible for supporting Mrs. Zheng is a palace servant wearing a low-cut skirt and round temples. Judging from the texture and materials of the dress, it does not look like she was born as an ordinary palace maid living in a long alley, but from the side of a noble person. of escorts.
Sure enough, after seeing the girl who ran out to greet her, Mrs. Zheng, who was originally in a daze, couldn't help but cheer up and said: "Wan'er, come and pay your respects. This is the female history of Song Dynasty and my mother's handkerchief. In the future, , let Song Nu Shi teach you some palace rules."
"I have met Aunt Song." The girl bowed her head and saluted with a happy heart: "This is a humble and humble house, but please come in and see her." Seeing this, Song Nu Shi couldn't help but smile and said: "I really pity the good boy. I didn't expect that Yongxiang could raise such a low-income person."
After some more greetings and examinations, this Song Dynasty female historian, who was well-behaved and well-spoken, left quietly. Madam Zheng also introduced the origin of this female history of Song Dynasty to Jiang Tian who reappeared. There are six female officials in the palace and twenty-four divisions, and the female history officer is the lowest level.
However, according to the respective ministries, there are also differences in levels. For example, this female history of the Song Dynasty was one of the few acquaintances Madam Zheng made by chance in her early years in the palace. Because she originally served an old concubine, Yuanshi, who was also a palace attendant of Emperor Taizong.
But even though she has no children, she is still tough enough to survive until now, just like the auspicious existence in the harem; therefore, even in the contemporary era when Empress Wu's authority in the palace is flourishing, she will not deliberately target such a look. They look like decayed bones that are silent and harmless to humans and animals.
Therefore, as the female Shi Song who was responsible for the daily care of the Princess Yuan, she not only had a relatively aloof position and identity, but also had enough purity and leisure to teach others; therefore, she also served as a minister in the training academy. But if you want to impress the other party to teach in private, it is not that simple;
Apparently Madam Zheng had anticipated and planned this a long time ago. And Jiang Tian's appearance only strengthened her belief and determination in advance. Therefore, mother and daughter chatted non-stop throughout the night, and Jiang Tian once again started parkouring among the palace gardens, exploring and becoming familiar with the environment.
However, after the Ghost Festival, the girl fell ill. Because I was greedy and ate too many snacks on the roof; in order to cover up, I reluctantly ate the snacks Mrs. Zheng brought back. As a result, I held my stomach all night long and complained that it hurt. Now I could only lie on the bed groaning and reluctantly swallowing the medicinal soup.
But it's not without other good news. The mother and daughter can finally move. Two days later, when the waiter Lin was appointed as the prisoner of the neighborhood, he reciprocated the favor and arranged a new residence for the mother and daughter, with a slightly better environment and conditions.
Although it is still within the square area of South Alley, the location is closer to East Alley, where low-level female officials and girls waiting for draft live. Although there are only three rooms inside, the courtyard is wider; there are no other people living in the courtyard, and the furnishings are more complete.
In addition, the courtyard is located at the end of a lane. Behind are uninhabited abandoned houses, and on the left is an empty curved pond and water channel; only on the right side near the east alley, behind the high wall and the gate, can you hear the noise of daily life coming from the other side; it is considered clean and peaceful. convenient.
Of course, apart from some rumors about abandoned houses being haunted and ghosts lingering nearby, there were not many residents in the entire alley, which was just a harmless embellishment. Mrs. Zheng was obviously very popular in the community, and more than a dozen people came to help her during the move.
Then, after she confirmed that she would still keep in touch in the future, a group of women, led by Aqiu, came in reluctantly. Then, there was another female group leader who claimed to live in a nearby street, a woman who called herself Guo Niang. A middle-aged woman came to visit with a bag of snacks.
After testing each other's peaceful attitude in words, they turned around and brought a few loads of water over; they rinsed the courtyard and filled the water tanks everywhere; then they took the pills given by Madam Zheng and were satisfied. He left an agreement that two people would be sent to clean the outside regularly in the future.
Then, a third wave of people came to the door; it was the old palace man who was in charge of the street in the East Lane across the wall. The person with goosebumps on his face didn't stay long, just like an old woman who talked nonsense, babbled a lot of gossip, was envious of having a female Chenghuan under her knees, and felt sorry for herself.
However, when the other party was finally sent away, Mrs. Zheng whispered to her daughter: "This old woman said a lot of irrelevant things, just to hint and warn me in disguise; every day, she said to the east of the wall It’s just a matter of turning a blind eye and not listening to the things happening in the alley.”
"Is it to prevent you from accidentally seeing the medicine residue that I handled at night?" Jiang Tian couldn't help but chuckled: but he remembered a legendary allusion. The girl couldn't help but become curious and asked: "Mr. Li, I wonder what this medicine dregs is about?"
"Then do you know the allusion of Jia Nanfeng in the Western Jin Dynasty?" Jiang Tian chuckled: "She is that extremely ugly and jealous vicious woman of the generation." After hearing this, Madam Zheng's face turned faintly red, and she gently He groaned and said, "This is to say, don't look at anything that's inappropriate, don't say anything that's inappropriate."
"Then let me tell you about a contemporary story about seeking immortality?" Jiang Tian moved his paws nonchalantly and said, "It is said that in our dynasty there was a handsome young man and a poor scholar who met a chariot and horse claiming to be an immortal while traveling at night. , accidentally entered the Fuhua Cave, and became friends with many immortal women for many days before being released."
"Of course, when they were finally found again by their families, most of them had drunk the immortal wine that had forgotten their souls, and they were in a trance and didn't know where to go; they were wandering in the wilderness with yellow faces and thin muscles; only the golden treasures left on their sides Objects can serve as witnesses, so many people in the market are flocking to them.”
"These young people who met the immortals are just in a trance. Why do they look sallow and thin?" As expected, the girl grasped the key point again; however, Madam Zheng turned pale and begged in a low voice: "Li Li Mr. Nu, please keep your words of kindness in mind."
"Okay, I'm just giving you a warning in advance." Jiang Tian also stopped and said: "Whether it is encountering immortal fate or encountering medicine residue, you will not be able to escape the past if you stay in this palace for a long time. If you want to clean yourself up or If you stay out of it, you will have to pay more price and effort."
"In this case, I can only thank Mr. Li Nu for protecting me secretly." Madam Zheng said in a calm voice when she heard this. At the same time, she took out a seemingly blank note from her sleeve: "This is my sincerity. Here, don’t you want the current anecdotes between the government and the public and the news from outside the palace?”
Later, in the smell of acetic acid emanating from the candlelight, lines of text were slowly revealed on the note. Jiang Tian couldn't help but look at it with slight surprise: "It turns out, you really got it from outside the palace. After receiving the information, do you know the risks and relationships inside and outside the secret communication?"
"I am just a mother who wants to protect myself." Madam Zheng whispered with determination: "But since Mr. Linu gave me this opportunity, I don't want her to miss it. , and there will be regrets and regrets in the future..."
"If that's the case, then listen to me and don't ask anyone to send news to the palace easily again." Jiang Tian also said seriously after hearing this: "Especially this kind of paper evidence, as long as the person who handles it lives for one day, it is really too much This is where you can use the topic to your advantage, and you can ensure that no one is paying attention secretly.”
"Whether you want to send a message or receive a reply from outside the palace, agree with the other party on a secluded place near the palace wall; I will naturally collect according to the mark; this will also reduce the risk of being discovered. Even if you accidentally miss it, there is nothing you can do. If you don't let me, I will have room to maneuver and respond."
"Yes, this is because I am not thinking carefully." Madam Zheng said softly and respectfully: "Thank you, Mr. Li Nu, for your advice. I will ask for more advice in the future." Then, Jiang Tian focused on this note; although he knew the specific era, he only had a general impression of the corresponding history.
Therefore, Jiang Tian also needs more information from outside the palace to verify and compare one by one, so that he can deduce the major historical events and possible evolution processes that may happen next. But unexpectedly, Madam Zheng actually managed to get the source of the information directly from outside the palace.
He originally planned to slowly explore the terrain of the palace and find the Zhongshu Ministry, the Ministry of Internal Affairs, or the Academy of Academic Affairs who were on duty within the palace; what about directly checking the sealed memorials and documents inside? However, since someone is willing to take the risk to provide information, Jiang Tian doesn't mind saving some trouble.
The first item on the note is a famous defeat in Tang history; four years ago in the first year of Xianheng (671), Xue Rengui, the general of Youweiwei and the general manager of Luosu Road March, fought in Dafeichuan (now southwest of Gonghe County, Qinghai). Qieji Kuangyuan), defeated the 400,000-strong army led by Tubo Prime Minister Qin Ling.
The Tuyuhun restoration campaign supported by the Tang Dynasty failed, so Tubo took advantage of the situation and captured 18 Jisi Prefectures including Baizhou in the Western Regions in April. The lands of Tuyuhun, Shanshan, and Qiemo were officially occupied by Tubo. At this point, the offensive and defensive around the four towns of Anxi began, and the long-term tug-of-war between Tang and Tibet began.
The latest news is that in the first month of the fifth year of Xianheng/the first year of Shangyuan (674), King Jin Famin of Xinluo not only accepted Goryeo and rebelled, but also occupied Baekje's old land. This angered Gaozong and ordered him to cut off his officials and titles in order to keep those who stayed in the capital. His younger brother You Xiaowei, the general outside the army, and Linhai County Gong Renwen became the king of Silla and escorted him back to the country.
As for Xu Jingzong, who was the first to report the rebellion of the Shangguan family, he had passed away for more than two years after he became an official with the title of Prince's Young Master and the Third Rank of East and West Taiwan. In addition, Sun Simiao, the famous "King of Medicine" in later generations, has just retired and returned to his hometown at the age of 133.
Another example is that the prince Li Hong, who is currently in charge of the country, is weak and sick, so he delegates everything to his close ministers. There is another important buffoon in Wu Zhou's unofficial history. Wu Chengsi, the son of Wu Zetian's half-brother Wu Yuanshuang, was recruited into the capital to inherit the family and was worshiped as Shangyi Fengyu and Zongzhengqing.
Therefore, there is really not much useful information in it; the only thing that triggered the memory of Jiang Tian's later generations was probably that not long after, the last prince of the Persian Sasanian Dynasty, the Grand Governor of the Persian Governorate, and the last prince of Perusi, who was conferred by the Tang Dynasty, returned again. After the country failed, he entered the Tang Dynasty.
Despite this, Jiang Tian still asked the girl to copy the messages again and then burn them to ashes with fire. Then, he answered some specific questions raised by the mother and daughter on the spot so that if they encountered each other in the future, they could act accordingly.
"Understanding these, of course, is not to make you care about government affairs. It is just to cultivate your overall view and vision." Jiang Tian finally explained: "This way, if there is any trouble in the future, you can understand the situation behind it faster than others. Root causes and risk crises.”
However, at this time, there was a strong knock on the door: "Is Mrs. Zheng here? I have a question for Shang Gong Bureau..." (End of Chapter)
