Underground in Luoyang, an extremely narrow secret passage leads to the outside of Luoyang City.
A tall, middle-aged man wearing a crimson official robe walked forward quickly with an expressionless face, a little blood coming from the corner of his mouth.
The moment he raised his head, the madness and sobriety in his eyes alternately flickered and disappeared.
Suddenly, he stopped and looked at the sudden firelight in front of the dark passage.
"Who is it?" The middle-aged man looked forward with fierce eyes, his right hand dropped, and a sharp dagger appeared in his hand.
"Moko Wuliang."
Two middle-aged monks appeared silently in front, looked at the middle-aged man calmly, clasped their hands together, and bowed: "Donor Xiao, you have harmed my Buddhist disciples, do you just want to leave like this?"
"It turns out he's from White Horse Temple." The middle-aged man looked at the two of them, frowned slightly, and asked, "Why, do you know me?"
"Who doesn't know Xiao Tianzi, the famous Heavenly Demon Sect back then?" The middle-aged monk on the left bowed and said, "The poor monk Hui Ji, this is my junior brother Huili. I saw Xiao Tianzi's last battle in Chang'an."
"It turns out we are still old friends." Xiao Tianzi of the Tianmo Sect looked at the two middle-aged monks and said with a nostalgic look: "Back then, when I was the chief historian of Luoyang, I visited the White Horse Temple in person. I never thought that we were already friends. Human beings are wrong.”
"Back then, His Majesty issued an order to exile the Xiao family. I never thought that the Xiao family would collude with the Demon Sect, so they would be punished," Hui Ji looked at Emperor Xiao with a solemn expression.
Emperor Xiao was born in the Xiao family of the Southern Dynasty, and his aunt was Concubine Xiao Shu, one of the four noble concubines of Emperor Li Zhi.
Unfortunately, during the struggle with Empress Wu, Concubine Xiao Shu and Empress Wang were all hanged.
The Wang and Xiao clans were all exiled to Lingnan, and their surnames were posthumously changed to "Mang" for the Wang clan and "Xiao" for the Xiao clan.
Of course, the Wang family is a wealthy family, and the Xiao family is also a wealthy family.
Those who were exiled and changed their surnames were only members of two tribes.
Not to mention the Wang family, among the Xiao family, the left guard general Xiao Siye was also from the Xiao family.
Xiao Siye had already been the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple and the Chief of the Shanyu Protectorate many years ago. Although he was later promoted to General of Zuowei, it was very difficult to go further.
The Xiao family, the Wang family, the Changsun family, the Chu family... When Wang Liwu was deposed, countless top wealthy families fell into the world overnight.
Some people have even been labeled as demons.
"Demon sect!" Xiao Tianzi looked at Huiji, nodded calmly and said: "Since you said that I am a demon sect, then I will become a demon sect. This is more appropriate. Now if you want to kill me, just rely on I'm afraid you two may not be enough."
"The two of us are just at the first level. Whether Donor Xiao can fight his way out of Luoyang City depends on how deep his sins are." Huiji raised one palm in front of him and looked at Xiao Tianzi calmly.
Xiao Tianzi shook his head slightly and said: "You two are so involved in the world, I'm afraid the Buddha will be unhappy."
"Maha Wuliang, for slandering the Buddha, deserves to be killed." Hui Ji Huili immediately rushed towards Xiao Tianzi angrily.
In the narrow passage, the three of them started fighting fiercely.
It seems that there is no concern at all that the surrounding passages may collapse at any time.
…
In the Qianyang Hall, the last singing and dancing stopped.
Li Zhi stood up slowly, looked at the ministers and said: "Today my birthday is over. Prince, please give me a send-off for all your dear friends, as well as all the envoys at home and abroad."
"Here!" Li Xian immediately bowed, then looked to the side, and said gently: "Sanlang, Silang, you guys stay with us as brothers."
"Here!" Li Xian and Li Dan bowed at the same time.
The three of them stood at the door of the main hall, and then sent away the left prime minister Liu Rengui, the right prime minister Dai Zhide, and other prime ministers, ministers, ministers, ministers, princes, princes, and dukes in the court one by one until they arrived. There were no other outsiders in the hall, and Li Xian breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he calmed down, he was thinking more about the previous assassination.
How did the Turks get so crazy that they assassinated the emperor in the Qianyang Palace?
The smell here is a little weird.
"Here comes someone." Li Zhi's voice interrupted Li Xian's thoughts.
Li Xian raised his head and saw that the curtains in the hall had fallen, making the hall feel much cooler.
The originally dazzling candlelight also became much softer.
Li Xian walked quickly to the imperial court, raised his hands to Li Zhi and Empress Wu and said, "Father, the emperor, mother."
Li Zhi nodded slightly. At this time, Wang Fulai came from the side holding a medicine bowl.
At this scene, Li Xian looked stunned: "Father?"
Li Xian, Li Dan, and Princess Taiping were equally frightened. Has the emperor's health reached the point where he needs medicine to maintain his health?
Li Zhi waved his hands carelessly and said: "No big deal, just a lot of things going on today...The King of Nanchang once said that my body should not have too many emotional ups and downs."
"That's it." The three brothers Li Xian and Princess Taiping couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
Empress Wu stood aside and said with a smile: "The efficacy of the medicines presented by King Nanchang has declined a lot over a long period of time. Fortunately, Princess Nanchang brought the descendant of Bian Que here to take care of it for your father. After that, new medicines were prescribed.”
While the medicine was still hot, the emperor took a sip, put it aside for a while, looked at the three brothers Li Xian and Princess Taiping, and said with a smile: "What happened today..."
A rush of footsteps sounded outside the hall, interrupting Li Zhi's words.
Li Zhi waved his hand, and Wang Fulai on the side had already stepped forward and covered the medicine bowl with a yellow handkerchief.
"Come in." Li Zhi raised his head and looked outside the hall.
Yuan Wanqing bowed and walked in from the outside, stood in the hall with a solemn expression, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the Queen of Heaven."
"How's it going? Have you found the person?" Li Zhi looked up seemingly casually.
Yuan Wanqing bowed: "Your Majesty, all the envoys from the Anbei Protectorate in the city have been arrested, but one of them escaped."
"Who is it?" Li Zhi leaned forward slightly, and his eyes suddenly became serious.
"It's Sima Fansu of the Anbei Protectorate." Yuan Wanqing looked a little embarrassed.
"Fan Su?" Li Zhi raised his head, looked at Yuan Wanqing, frowned and said, "Why do I think this person's surname is Xiao?"
"Come here, go to the Ministry of Personnel and transfer the official position of Sima Fan Su of the Anbei Protectorate. In addition, send up the memorial from Sun Jun, the Anbei Protector." Li Zhi turned and looked to one side. The person behind the curtain had quickly stood up. , left quickly.
Li Zhi looked at Yuan Wanqing again and asked directly: "Where are the people arranged outside the city?"
"Replying to your majesty, there was someone who responded and did not stop me." Yuan Waqing bowed and said with a guilty look on his face: "The two eminent monks from Baima Temple died and passed away. One of the Taoist monks from Taiqing Temple died and the other was injured."
"What?" Li Zhi couldn't help but stood up immediately, his face was stern, and veins were popping up on his forehead.
No matter they are the eminent monks of White Horse Temple or the real people of Taiqing Temple, they are not ordinary people.
The eminent monks of White Horse Temple even came from Luohan Hall. Their death can only explain one problem.
Li Zhi stared at Yuan Wanqing coldly, with incomparable hatred in his expression.
At this moment, a burst of footsteps sounded outside the hall again.
Li Zhi looked up and saw Fan Lubing appearing outside the hall with a serious face. He couldn't help but asked, "What happened again?"
Fan Lubing quickly walked into the palace, bowed to the emperor with a solemn expression, held up the memorial, and said seriously: "Reporting to Your Majesty, Liuzhou reported that the British Duke was missing; in addition, someone in Dali Temple reported that the British Duke was seen today. .”
"What?" Li Zhi suddenly slapped the imperial desk, causing the desk to shake.
The medicine bowl placed on one side suddenly lost its stability and fell to the ground with a "pop" sound.
Li Zhi took a sharp look, then raised his head and looked at Yuan Wanqing and Fan Lubing with gritted teeth: "Go and find him quickly. If you can't find him, don't blame me for transferring the King of Nanchang back. Replace you..."
Li Zhi was suddenly stunned when he was halfway through his words.
Empress Wu subconsciously looked back and saw Li Zhi standing there blankly. She subconsciously pushed: "Your Majesty!"
With a "pop" sound, Li Zhi sat upright on the imperial couch. Immediately afterwards, he fell down on the table, and the blood on his forehead was already flowing out.
"Your Majesty." Empress Wu was startled and quickly helped Li Zhi up.
At this moment, the emperor's forehead was covered with blood, his eyes were closed tightly, his face was pale, and he was not breathing.
"Your Majesty, please don't scare me." Empress Wu was really panicked. She didn't expect that something would happen to the emperor at this time: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty... someone is here, send the imperial doctor quickly."
…
Outside the blue curtain, Li Xian kept pacing back and forth in the palace. Li Xian and Li Dan stood on one side, while Princess Taiping sat on a chair and sobbed softly.
Empress Wu stood inside the curtain, watching all the movements of her three sons and one daughter.
Seeing that none of the three people had any intention of going out to contact others, Empress Wu let down her guard.
At this time, Qin Heming, who was sitting next to the imperial couch, finally opened his eyes and let go of the emperor's hand.
"Physician Qin, how is your majesty's condition?" Empress Wu's voice came outside, and the three brothers Li Xian, Li Xian and Li Dan became nervous at the same time.
"After returning to heaven, Your Majesty's condition is fine for the time being, but it may not be easy to wake up." Qin Heming looked at Empress Wu cautiously.
Empress Wu looked at Qin Heming with a faint look and said: "You were recommended by the King of Nanchang. The King of Nanchang is proficient in medicine. If he recommended you, you must be outstanding. There is no harm in saying so."
"Yes!" Qin Heming took a deep breath, cupped his hands and said, "If you want His Majesty to wake up completely and even get better, you need to take a little risk and perform acupuncture and bloodletting on the Baihui and Naohu points on His Majesty's head..."
"Bold Qin Minghe, you, a little imperial doctor, want to bleed the emperor's head. You really don't want to live anymore. Someone, pull Qin Minghe out and behead him!" Empress Wu shouted loudly, and the imperial guards soldiers outside the palace were already there. He strode in.
"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please calm down." Li Xian quickly stopped the Imperial Guards soldiers and winked at Li Xian and Li Dan at the same time.
The two brothers immediately took a step forward, cupped their hands and said, "Mother, please calm down."
Empress Wu immediately clenched her fists. She took a deep breath and swung her fists outward. Several Forbidden Army officers immediately turned around and exited.
"Mother, Doctor Qin is the person in the capital who has the most in-depth treatment of my father's illness. Since he dares to speak, he must have his reasons." Li Xian pondered for a moment, and then said: "My son thought that it would be difficult to provide comprehensive rescue. , but it should be okay to let my father wake up briefly and let him decide."
Empress Wu immediately turned around and looked at Qin Heming. Qin Heming glanced at Li Xian in surprise and said, "You can force it, but it won't cure the root cause."
Empress Wu was speechless. She cursed the quack doctor in her heart, then quickly waved her hand and said, "Hurry up and give me the acupuncture."
"Here!" Qin Heming bowed, then took out a long needle from the needle bag he carried with him, and then gently pricked the needle on the emperor's head point.
After a while, the emperor finally slowly woke up.
Opening his eyes, Li Zhi's eyes flashed with a hint of haze, and he spoke with a hoarse voice: "Pass an order to summon General Zuowei and Pingyang County Duke Xue Li back to the capital."
The tense atmosphere in the hall suddenly became more solemn.
I want to use the word near-death, but death syndrome refers to sudden fainting, trismus, cold limbs, stiff body, etc. The causes are also considered to be exogenous fever, emotional and internal injuries, chronic illness, physical weakness, overwork, etc. , so I used Death Jue.
Not a clickbait.
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